2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, won the MAC West Division title, and advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to East Division champion Bowling Green. Northern Illinois was invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they lost to Utah State. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Fresh off their Orange Bowl appearance the previous season, the Huskies went undefeated until the MAC Championship Game. This garnered national attention with the anticipation of another Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl appearance. Starting quarterback Jordan Lynch finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[1] The season marked the Huskies’ sixth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
August 31 2:30 p.m. at Iowa* BTN W 30–27 67,402 [2]
September 14 4:00 p.m. at Idaho* W 45–35 14,071 [3]
September 21 6:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS) Eastern Illinois* ESPN3 W 43–39 23,595 [4]
September 28 11:00 a.m. at Purdue* ESPN2 W 55–24 54,258 [5]
October 5 2:30 p.m. at Kent State TWCS W 38–24 18,773 [6]
October 12 4:00 p.m. Akron No. 23 ESPN3 W 27–20 23,595 [7]
October 19 2:00 p.m. at Central Michigan No. 23 ESPN3 W 38–17 18,796 [8]
October 26 2:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan No. 23 CSNC W 59–20 20,185 [9]
November 2 11:00 a.m. at Massachusetts No. 21 ESPN Plus W 63–19 10,061 [10]
November 13 7:00 p.m. Ball State No. 20 ESPN2 W 48–27 18,290 [11]
November 20 7:00 p.m. at Toledo No. 20 ESPN2 W 35–17 21,974 [12]
November 26 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 18 ESPN2 W 33–14 17,679 [13]
December 6 7:00 p.m. vs. Bowling Green* No. 16 ESPN2 L 27–47 21,106 [14]
December 26 8:30 p.m. vs. Utah State* No. 24 ESPN L 14–21 23,408 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 23 21 22 20 20 18 16 24 RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 23 22 20 20 21 21 20 18 23 RV
Harris Not released 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 15 22 Not released
BCS Not released 18 17 18 15 16 14 14 23 Not released
2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K/P 12 Josh Brebant Fr
P/K 26 Tyler Wedel Jr
LS 66 Bobby Ramlet Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 84 Brian Mayer Redshirt.svg Jr
K 99 Matthew Sims Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 7 3 10 30
Hawkeyes 7 17 0 3 27

Sources:

Jordan Lynch threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, as the team came away with their second win of the season.


Eastern Illinois[edit]

Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 (FCS) Panthers 20 0 6 13 39
Huskies 6 17 10 10 43

Sources:

Jordan Lynch threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns, and Northern Illinois scored on a kickoff return and an interception return to rout Purdue 55–24.
It’s the first time a Mid-American Conference team has beaten two Big Ten foes during the same regular season, and the Huskies made it look easy, tying the MAC record for victory margin over a Big Ten school. Toledo beat Minnesota by 31 in 2001.


Kent State[edit]

Northern Illinois at Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38
Golden Flashes 7 10 7 0 24

Sources:

Cameron Stingily ran for a career-high 266 yards and two scores as Northern Illinois remained undefeated with a 38–24 win over Kent State.


Akron[edit]

Akron at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 14 0 0 6 20
#23 Huskies 17 0 7 3 27
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 23,595
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

The Huskies used their defense and kicking game to beat Akron 27–20 on Saturday night after the offense went 1 for 15 on third-down conversions.


Central Michigan[edit]

Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Huskies 7 7 10 14 38
Chippewas 14 0 0 3 17

Sources:

Lynch had three rushing touchdowns and was 20 for 30 through the air for 155 yards and another score to help Northern Illinois (7–0, 3–0 Mid-American) extend the nation’s best conference winning streak to 20 games. Lynch rushed for 316 yards, an FBS record for a quarterback, and the 23rd-ranked Huskies stayed unbeaten with a 38–17 victory at Central Michigan.


Eastern Michigan[edit]

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 10 7 20
#23 Huskies 21 17 14 7 59
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 2:35pm CST
  • Game attendance: 20,185
  • Television network: CSNC

Sources:


UMass[edit]

Northern Illinois at UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Huskies 21 21 7 14 63
Minutemen 6 7 6 0 19

Sources:


Ball State[edit]

Ball State at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 17 3 0 27
#20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 48
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 18,290
  • Game weather: Temp: 32 • Weather: Overcast
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst)

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Toledo[edit]

Northern Illinois at Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Huskies 7 0 14 14 35
Rockets 3 7 7 0 17

Sources:


Western Michigan[edit]

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 7 0 7 14
#18 Huskies 7 13 10 3 33
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 17,679
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

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Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)[edit]

MAC Championship Game
Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 17 14 0 16 47
#16 Huskies 7 6 7 7 27

Sources:


Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)[edit]

2013 Poinsettia Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State Aggies
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 3 7 8 21
#24 Huskies 0 7 0 7 14

Sources:


Jamaal Bass
  • All-MAC First Team Outside Linebacker
Ken Bishop
  • All-MAC First Team Down Lineman
  • 2x MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks 3, 10)
Da’Ron Brown
  • All-MAC Second Team Wide Receiver
Rod Carey
Dechane Durante
  • All-MAC Third Team Defensive Back
Tommylee Lewis
  • All-MAC First Team Wide Receiver
  • 1x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
  • 1x MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5)
Tyler Loos
  • All-MAC First Team Offensive Lineman
Jordan Lynch
  • Vern Smith Leadership Award
  • MAC Offensive Player of the Year
  • All-MAC First Team Quarterback
  • 7x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13)
Mathew Sims
  • 1x MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1)
Cameron Stingily
  • 1x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Week 6)
Jared Volk
  • All-MAC Second Team Offensive Lineman
Jimmie Ward
  • All-MAC First Team Defensive Back
Joe Windsor
  • All-MAC Third Team Down Lineman

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Heisman finalist: Jordan Lynch”. ESPN. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score”. ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  3. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score”. ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. ^ “Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score”. ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  5. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score”. ESPN. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score”. ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  7. ^ “Akron Zips vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score”. ESPN. October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  8. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Box Score”. ESPN. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  9. ^ “Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score”. ESPN. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  10. ^ “Northern Illinois Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen Box Score”. ESPN. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  11. ^ “Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Scoe”. ESPN. November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  12. ^ “Northern Illinois vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score”. ESPN. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  13. ^ “Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Box Score”. ESPN. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  14. ^ “Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Box Score”. ESPN. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  15. ^ “Utah State vs. Northern Illinois Box Score”. ESPN. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.