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.
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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
Tommylee Lewis 40-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick)
Northern Illinois 10–0
1
0:27
Iowa
Christian Kirksey 52-yard fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick)
Northern Illinois 10–7
2
8:24
Iowa
Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal
Tied 10–10
2
6:32
Iowa
CJ Fiedorowicz 11-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mike Meyer kick)
Iowa 17–10
2
3:49
Northern Illinois
Tommylee Lewis 21-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick)
Tied 17–17
2
0:53
Iowa
Jake Rudock 6-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)
Iowa 24–17
3
1:13
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 25-yard field goal
Iowa 24–20
4
6:42
Iowa
Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal
Iowa 27–20
4
5:05
Northern Illinois
Da’Ron Brown 33-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick)
Tied 27–27
4
0:04
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 36-yard field goal
Northern Illinois 30–27
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:
Scoring summary
1
12:21
Eastern Illinois
Erik Lora 14 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Eastern Illinois 6–0
1
12:08
Eastern Illinois
Adam Drake 43 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick)
Eastern Illinois 13–0
1
7:36
Eastern Illinois
Keiondre Gober 13 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick)
Eastern Illinois 20–0
1
5:17
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Pat Failed)
Eastern Illinois 20–6
2
14:08
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Eastern Illinois 20–13
2
9:18
Northern Illinois
Luke Eakes 3 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Tied 20–20
2
0:05
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 18 Yd
Northern Illinois 23–20
3
10:17
Northern Illinois
Keith Harris Jr. 9 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 30–20
3
7:45
Eastern Illinois
Erik Lora 33 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
Northern Illinois 26–20
3
2:50
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 33 Yd
Northern Illinois 33–26
4
14:55
Eastern Illinois
Adam Drake 15 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick)
Tied 33–33
4
11:24
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 37 Yd
Northern Illinois 36–33
4
9:53
Eastern Illinois
Erik Lora 10 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Pat Failed)
Eastern Illinois 39–36
4
8:25
Northern Illinois
Keith Harris Jr. 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 43–39
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.
Da’Ron Brown 53 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 14–7
2
5:19
Kent State
Dri Archer 66 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick)
Tied 14–14
2
2:37
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 21–14
2
0:20
Kent State
Anthony Melchiori 24 Yd
Northern Illinois 21–17
3
11:27
Kent State
Tyshon Goode 28 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick)
Kent State 24–21
3
7:27
Northern Illinois
James Spencer 22 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 28–24
4
13:08
Northern Illinois
James Spencer 11 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 35–24
4
7:28
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 31 Yd
Northern Illinois 38–24
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:
Scoring summary
1
11:04
Akron
Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick)
Akron 7–0
1
10:01
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 18 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Tied 7–7
1
7:33
Northern Illinois
Tyler Wedel 42 Yd
Northern Illinois 10–7
1
4:52
Northern Illinois
Desroy Maxwell 25 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Northern Illinois 17–7
1
1:12
Akron
Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick)
Northern Illinois 17–14
3
11:37
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 9 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Northern Illinois 24–14
4
11:19
Northern Illinois
Tyler Wedel 21 Yd
Northern Illinois 27–14
4
5:27
Akron
Tyrell Goodman 11 Yd Pass From Kyle Pohl (Pat Blocked)
Northern Illinois 27–20
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:
Scoring summary
1
6:05
Central Michigan
Titus Davis 9 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick)
Central Michigan 7–0
1
2:05
Northern Illinois
Tommylee Lewis 9 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Tied 7–7
1
0:13
Central Michigan
Andrew Flory 36 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick)
Central Michigan 14–7
2
8:11
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 5 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Tied 14–14
3
11:01
Northern Illinois
Tyler Wedel 34 Yd
Northern Illinois 17–14
3
3:22
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 1 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Northern Illinois 24–14
4
14:50
Central Michigan
Ron Coluzzi 38 Yd
Northern Illinois 24–17
4
6:11
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 3 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Northern Illinois 31–17
4
1:32
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 19 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)
Northern Illinois 38–17
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:
Scoring summary
1
10:44
Northern Illinois
Da’Ron Brown 5 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 7–0
1
7:37
Northern Illinois
Joel Bouagnon 10 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 14–0
1
4:31
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 30 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 21–0
1
1:01
Eastern Michigan
Dylan Mulder 25 Yd
Northern Illinois 21–3
2
11:58
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 17 Yd Pass From Tommylee Lewis (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 28–3
2
2:08
Northern Illinois
Juwan Brescacin 16 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 35–3
2
0:00
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 28 Yd
Northern Illinois 38–3
3
9:54
Eastern Michigan
Dylan Mulder 32 Yd
Northern Illinois 38–6
3
8:11
Northern Illinois
Da’Ron Brown 28 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 45–6
3
6:33
Eastern Michigan
Tyreese Russell 9 Yd Pass From Tyler Benz (Dylan Mulder Kick)
Northern Illinois 45–13
3
4:55
Northern Illinois
Matt Williams 36 Yd Pass From Matt McIntosh (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 52–13
4
13:43
Northern Illinois
Ricky Connors 11 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 59–13
4
4:11
Eastern Michigan
Ryan Brumfield 5 Yd Run (Dylan Mulder Kick)
Northern Illinois 59–20
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:
Scoring summary
1
11:28
UMass
Brendon Levengood 42 Yd
UMass 3–0
1
8:03
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 7–3
1
5:35
UMass
Brendon Levengood 46 Yd
Northern Illinois 7–6
1
4:16
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 25 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 14–6
1
0:10
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 19 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 21–6
2
14:09
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 28–6
2
9:41
UMass
Lorenzo Woodley 1 Yd Run (Brendon Levengood Kick)
Northern Illinois 28–13
2
9:33
Northern Illinois
Juwan Brescacin 66 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 35–13
2
0:31
Northern Illinois
Tommylee Lewis 15 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 42–13
3
10:21
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 11 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 49–13
3
6:03
UMass
Brendon Levengood 44 Yd
Northern Illinois 49–16
3
2:37
UMass
Brendon Levengood 40 Yd
Northern Illinois 49–19
4
9:02
Northern Illinois
Chad Beebe 81 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 56–19
4
5:31
Northern Illinois
Drew Hare 47 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 63–19
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)
Sources:
Scoring summary
1
8:05
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 34 Yd
Northern Illinois 3–0
1
3:01
Ball State
Willie Snead 3 Yd Pass From Keith Wenning (Scott Secor Kick)
Ball State 7–3
2
13:53
Northern Illinois
Jordan Lynch 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 10–3
2
10:08
Ball State
Keith Wenning 1 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick)
Ball State 14–10
2
5:00
Northern Illinois
Mathew Sims 20 Yd
Ball State 14–13
2
1:28
Ball State
Jahwan Edwards 5 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick)
Ball State 21–13
2
1:13
Northern Illinois
Da’Ron Brown 58 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
Ball State 21–20
2
0:25
Ball State
Scott Secor 43 Yd
Ball State 24–20
3
8:31
Northern Illinois
Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick)
Northern Illinois 27–24
3
3:07
Ball State
Scott Secor 19 Yd
Tied 27–27
4
5:49
Northern Illinois
Da’Ron Brown 36 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick)
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