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NIU Athletics Communications Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director | [email protected] Joe Summins, Associate Director Ath. Comm. | [email protected] Primary Contact ...........................815-753-9513 (O); 815-793-5474 (C) Secondary Contact ...................... 815-753-9539 (O); 630-965-5213 (C) GAME 7 2014 SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent (TV) Thurs., Aug. 28 PRESBYTERIAN (ESPN3) Sat., Sept. 6 at Northwestern (BTN) Sat., Sept. 13 at UNLV (MW/CI) Sat., Sept. 20 at Arkansas (ESPNU) Sat., Oct. 4 KENT STATE* (ESPN3) Sat., Oct. 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) Sat., Oct. 18 MIAMI (OHIO)* (ESPN3) Sat., Oct. 25 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) Weds., Nov. 5 at Ball State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Tues., Nov. 11 TOLEDO* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Tues., Nov. 18 at Ohio (ESPNU/ESPN3) Fri., Nov. 28 at Western Michigan (ESPNU/ESPN3) Fri., Dec. 5 MAC Championship - Detroit, Mich. (ESPN2) *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central Time (CT) W, 55-3 W, 23-15 W, 48-34 L, 52-14 W, 17-14 L, 34-17 4 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS 2013 Record/MAC Record/Finish ................................ 12-2/8-0/1st West Head Coach ......................................................................................Rod Carey Record at NIU/Years .........................................................................16-5/2nd Career Record/Years ........................................................................16-5/2nd Alma Mater/Year ....................................................................... Indiana/1993 Basic Offense/Defense ............................................................ Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football ................................................................................ 1899 All-Time Record ..............................................................................551-469-51 Last Bowl Game ........................................ 2013 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl ..................................................................................Utah State 21, NIU 14 Consecutive Bowl Games .............................................................................6 MAC Championship Game Appearances ........ 5 (last, 2013, 47-27 L) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................................48/20 Starters Returning ......................16 (9 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialist) Starters Lost ..................................9 (3 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialist) Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 4 PM CT TV: ESPN3 | Radio: AM 560 The Answer; WCPT 92.5 DeKalb Miami RedHawks (1-6, 1-2 MAC) Head Coach: Chuck Martin (75-13, First Season) VS NIU Huskies (4-2, 1-1 MAC) Head Coach: Rod Carey (16-5, Second Season) DeKalb, Illinois | Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium: (24,000) HUSKIE BITES • Saturday is the first meeting between NIU and Miami since the 2010 MAC Championship game in Detroit. • There are 16 players on both rosters, 14 from NIU and two from Miami, that were on their respective team’s roster in 2010. • Since 2010 NIU is 8-2 in games following a loss. The Huskies defeated Kent State after their loss to Arkansas earlier this season. • The Huskies’ 17-14 victory over Kent State was NIU’s first victory when scoring 17 points or less since the Huskies beat Bowling Green, 16-13, on Oct. 25, 2008. • The Huskies lead the league and are seventh in the nation in sacks allowing five sacks in six games this season. • Having lost two fumbles and thrown two interceptions, NIU ranks fourth in the country and leads the MAC in turnovers lost. • The winningest program in Illinois and in the Mid-American Conference over the last decade, the Northern Illinois University Huskies have won two Mid-American Conference championships and four straight MAC West titles in the last four seasons, and in 2013 made a MAC-record sixth-straight bowl appearance. • The Huskies’ 50 wins since 2010 ranks second among all FBS teams behind only Oregon. The Huskies are tied with Alabama and ahead of Boise State (49), LSU (48) and Oklahoma (47). • NIU head coach Rod Carey is 16-5 since taking over prior to the Huskies’ appearance in the 2013 Orange Bowl. • The Huskies have won 38 of their last 39 games when allowing 24 points or less. • NIU returns four starters on the offensive line who have a combined 131 starts over the last three seasons. Juniors guard Aidan Conlon and center Andrew Ness have started every game over the last two seasons for 34 apiece, while senior tackles Ryan Brown and Tyler Loos have made 45 and 26 career starts, respectively. NIU FACTS Location .................................................................................... DeKalb, Illinois Founded ........................................................................................................ 1895 Enrollment ................................................................................................. 21,138 Affiliation ................................................ NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Conference .................................................Mid-American (West Division) Colors ................................................................................ Cardinal and Black Stadium .................................................Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Surface/Capacity ......................................................FieldTurf /24,000 President ...................................................................... Dr. Douglas D. Baker Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ................................................Sean T. Frazier Alma Mater, Year .................................................................Alabama ‘92 Ticket Information .....................................................815-753-PACK (7225) Four Straight MAC Championship Game Appearances | Six Consecutive Bowl Games NIU FOOTBALL 2014 COVERING THE HUSKIES ROD CAREY ON THE MAC COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE • Mondays from 8:46-8:54 a.m. (Central). • Oct. 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24 • Replay available Monday pm on www.MAC-sports.com. • For complete schedule and media call-in #, contact NIU. NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • Tuesdays from 12:15-1 p.m. (CT) for Saturday games. • Head Coach Rod Carey and 3-4 Huskies players. • McCareins Auditorium, Yordon Center, DeKalb. • Quotes available Tuesday pm on www.NIUHuskies.com • For call-in #, contact NIU. NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY • Huskie players are available for interviews thru Wednesday’s practice (Saturday games). • NIU will not practice on Mondays and player availability is limited on that day. • Please provide 24-hour advance notice for phone requests. • Contact Donna Turner (for coaches) or Joe Summins (for players) to arrange interviews (contact info below). PRACTICE COVERAGE • NIU practices, held at Huskie Stadium or the Chessick Practice Center, are open to the media. • Confirm times with the Athletics Communications Office • Media are asked to remain in the end zone. • Video shooting times may be limited. GETTING EVEN: Miami owns an 8-7 lead in the series with NIU all-time, however, the Huskies have won five of the last six games, including five straight regular season contests. The lone RedHawk victory came in the 2010 MAC Championship game. The series is tied 3-3 in games played at Huskie Stadium but NIU has won the last two meetings in DeKalb, including a 17-13 win on Oct. 11, 2008. WHEN LAST WE MET: Saturday’s game between NIU and Miami is a rematch of the 2010 MAC Championship game and marks the first game between the teams since that contest, a 26-21 Miami victory. In that game, Miami rallied from a 21-20 deficit, converting a fourth and 20 on its final drive, scoring a touchdown with 33 seconds left in the game. (See full game recap on page 7.) THEN THERE WERE TWO: There are 16 players on NIU and Miami’s rosters – 14 for NIU and 2 for Miami – that were on the rosters for both squads in 2010. However only two, the Huskies’ running back Akeem Daniels and defensive lineman Mwanza Wamulumba of Miami, participated in the 2010 MAC Championship Game. Daniels had one carry for no gain, while Wamulumba did not tally stats. MAC CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH: All three of NIU’s MAC East foes in 2014 are teams the Huskies have faced in the MAC Championship game. NIU faced this week’s opponent, Miami, in the 2010 MAC Championship game, and defeated Ohio, 23-20, in the 2011 MAC title contest. The Huskies travel to Athens, Ohio Nov. 18 to take on the Bobcats in their first meeting since that game. NIU already dispatched their 2012 MAC Championship game adversary, Kent State, 17-14 earlier this year. ON THE REBOUND: One reason for NIU’s continued success over the past five seasons has been its ability to rebound following a loss. Since the start of the 2010 season, the Huskies are 8-2 in games following a loss, including a 4-1 mark since an 18-17 loss to Iowa at Soldier Field to open the 2012 season. NIU posted a 17-14 win over Kent State on Oct. 4, 2014 following the Huskies’ loss to Arkansas earlier this year. NIU has only lost back-to-back games twice since 2010, once during the 2011 season and at the end of 2013. You have to go all the way back to the end of the 2009 season to find the last time the Huskies lost three-straight games; NIU lost its last three games of the season. INFORMATION CENTER, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS • To be added to the NIU Athletics Communications e-mail distribution list (media only), contact Donna Turner. • Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video and for player interviews. • Action shots from every Huskie football game are available for use by media; contact NIU for the URL. • Media can find information on all MAC teams, including releases, depth charts, league stats, photos and more, online at CollegePressBox.com. • Accredited media should contact the NIU or MAC Office to obtain login information. DO I KNOW YOU?: The Huskies and RedHawks recruit many of the same areas in the offseason and this is reflected in their respective rosters. Both schools have players from Aurora, Illinois, Charlotte, North Carolina, Powder Springs, Georgia and West Palm Beach, Florida. The two schools even have players from across the border as NIU’s Juwan Brescacin and Miami’s Mitchell Winter hail from Mississauga, Ontario. Two high schools, Chicago’s Mt. Carmel and West Palm Beach’s W.T. Dwyer, also are represented on both teams rosters. NIU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS HUSKIES IN THE MAC: NIU is 124-92-2 all-time in MAC games with an 88-47 (.652) record in league play since 1997. The Huskies have won 24 of 25 MAC regular season contests and 32 of their last 33 since Oct. 1, 2011. NIU enters its 29th season as a member of the Mid-American Conference in 2014-15; the 2014 season is NIU’s 18th in the MAC since rejoining the league in 1997. Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director.................................... (FB Primary Contact) ......................... [email protected] ........................................815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director.......................... (FB Secondary)........................................... [email protected] ........................................815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) Matt Scheerer, Asst. Media Relations Director ........................... [email protected] ............815-753-1708; 360-931-1132 Jeremy Reid, Asst. Media Relations Director ............................... [email protected] ......................815-753-3706; 716-867-1908 Michael Benson, Asst. Media Relations Director........................ [email protected] ............815-753-9538; 815-535-8178 RJ Sepich, Graduate Assistant ........................................................... [email protected] ................................................. 815-753-9572 2 MAC AT HOME: NIU has won 17 of its last 18 MAC games at Huskie Stadium over the last four seasons, and is 70-39-1 (.647) all-time in home conference games. Central Michigan is the only MAC team to win in DeKalb since 2008. The Chippewas scored a 33-30 win in overtime on Nov. 12, 2008 and knocked off NIU 34-17 on Oct. 11, 2014. NIU has won 70.5 percent (48-20) of its league games in Huskie Stadium since starting its second stint in the MAC in 1997. NOT A COINCIDENCE: The NIU special teams, specifically the punt unit, have done an exemplary job this season. The Huskies lead the MAC and are top 10 in the country in net punting. Kicker/punter Tyler Wedel is averaging 43.1 yards a punt and has pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line 10 times. Concurrently, the Huskies are also first in the MAC and third in the country in punt return defense as NIU has allowed an average of .57 yards a return. FIRST IN THIRD (DOWN EFFICIENCY): The NIU offense leads the league and is fourth in the nation in third down efficiency. The Huskies have converted 55 of 105 (notes continued on page 4) www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 NIU Head Coach Rod Carey Over a four-month period in the fall of 2012, Rod Carey went from coordinating the run game and coaching the offensive line of the NIU Huskies, to offensive coordinator of one of the most explosive offenses in the country, to head coach of the first Mid-American Conference team to play in a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl game. Carey’s promotion to head coach of Northern Illinois University’s football team was announced on December 2, 2012, just minutes before NIU learned that the team had earned a historic bid to face Florida State in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl. That hard work paid off in 2013 as Carey led NIU to an undefeated regular season that included two wins over Big Ten Conference teams – a 30-27 last-minute win over Iowa in the season opener and a 55-24 blowout victory at Purdue. Behind AllAmericans Jordan Lynch and Jimmie Ward, the Huskies spent 12 weeks in the Top 25 rankings and coasted through the league slate to win the MAC West title and advance to the MAC Championship game for the fourth straight year. Carey became the third NIU mentor to be named the MAC Coach of the Year, following in the footsteps of greats Bill Mallory (1983) and Joe Novak (2002), and was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year Award. He is the first league coach to win two games over Big Ten Conference opponents in one season. Prolific offensive production, leading to four consecutive 11-plus win seasons, has been a hallmark of Carey’s four seasons in DeKalb. In his first season at NIU, he coached a pair of All-American offensive lineman as center Scott Wedige and left tackle Trevor Olson were named All-Americans by CBSSports.com and Phil Steele’s magazine, respectively. Tommylee Lewis joined Ward and Lynch, earning All-America honors a year ago, while Lynch’s historic career was capped by a third-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting and a trip to New York for the Heisman festivities. Carey joined the Huskies after three seasons coaching the offensive line at the University of North Dakota. Five of Carey’s offensive linemen earned GWC allconference honors in his last three seasons at UND. Prior to going to North Dakota, Carey spent the 2007 season as the offensive line coach at Illinois State. His Redbird offensive line featured three players that received professional football opportunities. From 2000-06, Carey served on the coaching staff at the University of WisconsinStout, where he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. In all, Carey coached 26 all-conference selections and seven All-Americans during his time at UW-Stout. Carey began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Minnesota (199899) where he helped the Gophers to their first bowl game in over a decade with a trip to the 1999 Sun Bowl. Prior to UM, he spent four seasons in the high school ranks at his alma mater, Wayzata (Minn.) High School, from 1994-97. A three-year starter at center for Indiana during his collegiate playing days, Carey served as a team captain and won IU’s Corby Davis Outstanding Offensive Player Award as a senior. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana in 1994. Carey and his wife Tonya have two children, daughter Kennedi (10) and son Charlie (7). 2014 HUSKIE COACHING STAFF Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks ...............Bob Cole ............................... Coaches’ Booth Defensive Coord./Safeties ..................... Jay Niemann ........................... Coaches’ Booth Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. .......Brett Diersen ................................................. Field Offensive Line ............................................... Joe Tripodi ................................................... Field Wide Receivers ............................................. Thad Ward ................................................... Field Linebackers/Special Teams Coord. ...... Kevin Kane ................................................... Field Tight Ends/Fullbacks ..............................Craig Harmon# .............................................. Field Running Backs ........................................ Kelton Copeland ............................................. Field Cornerbacks .................................................Kelvin Sigler.................................................. Field Director of Sports Performance.............. Brad Ohrt .................................................... Field #New to NIU in 2014 FOLLOW THE HUSKIES WATCH NIU-MIAMI ON ESPN3 • NIU’s game versus Miami will be streamed live online on ESPN3 and available to mobile users via WatchESPN. • Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman(color analyst) will call the game for ESPN3. • WatchESPN requires an active subscription from an affiliated provider. • For more information, go to www.espn3.com. • Get the direct link to the game stream on GameDay Central at NIUHuskies.com. HUSKIES-REDHAWKS ON RADIO • The Huskie Sports Network broadcast begins at 3:30 p.m. CT, 30 minutes before kickoff. • NIU network affiliates for 2014 are WCPT 92.5 FM (DeKalb) and AM 560 The Answer (Chicago). • Stations will NOT be streaming the game on their websites; the NIU broadcast CAN ONLY be heard online via NIUTube. • Bill Baker is in his 35th season as the play-by-play voice of the Huskies and is joined by 29-year color analyst Mark Lindo and Andy Garcia, who is in his second season on the sidelines. “INSIDE HUSKIE FOOTBALL WITH ROD CAREY” • Airs Mondays from 7-8 p.m. CT. • The hour-long live show can be heard on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago (WIND) and WCPT 92.5 FM in DeKalb. • Stations will NOT be streaming the show on their websites; hear the broadcast online ONLY via NIUTube. • Fans are invited to attend the show at Fatty’s Pub & Grille in DeKalb (1312 W. Lincoln Hwy) • The host is Voice of the Huskies Bill Baker. • Hear from head coach Rod Carey, two Huskie players and other head coaches and administrators each week. “NIU WEEKLY” • Airs Friday nights at 11 p.m. CT. • Half-hour show can be heard on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago and online at www.560theanswer.com. • The show hosts are NIU football sideline reporter Andy Garcia and NIU Associate Vice-President/Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier. • Features interviews with football head coach Rod Carey, as well as other NIU head coaches and administrators. NIUTube • Hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, including football and basketball games and NIU radio shows. • See weekly and post-game press conferences, video features, Huskie Olympic sports and special events. • Cost is $6.95/month or $49.95/year • Go to www.NIUHuskies.com/allaccess to sign up. GETTING SOCIAL • Twitter: @NIUAthletics, @NIUScores, @NIU_Football • Facebook: NIU Huskies, NIU Football • Instagram: niuhuskies, niuhuskiefootball • YouTube: niuhuskiesdotcom • See NIU Athletics’ social media hub online to see all of our coaches’ and teams’ Facebook and Twitter accounts. Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 3 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 2014 TEAM STATS COMPARISON Huskies 29.0 22 (11-11) 142 445.8 231.7 214.2 4 27:39 52% 50% 41.6 21.4 8.1 43-407/67.8 25.3 (23-28) 82% (18-28) 64% 16 (8-8) 129 387.7 136.8 250.8 43% 60% 6 Category Points/G TDs (Rush-Pass) First Downs Total Yards/G Rush Yards/G Pass Yards/G Turnovers Lost Time of Possession/G 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Net Punting Avg. Kickoff Return Avg. Punt Return Avg. Penalties-Yards/G Points Allowed/G Red Zone Scores Red Zone TDs TDs Allowed (Rush-Pass) First Downs Allowed Total Yards/G Allowed Rush Yards/G Allowed Pass Yards/G Allowed 3rd Down Conv. Allowed 4th Down Conv. Allowed Turnovers Gained RedHawks 19.6 12 (2-10) 106 354.0 85.6 268.4 11 30:30 32% 36% 38.3 22.2 8.7 40-301/60.2 31.8 (9-14) 64% (5-14) 36% 20 (8-12) 106 423.4 180.2 243.2 41% 40% 8 BY THE NUMBERS 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 16 20 27 46 72 98 131 551 1,012 1,119 Number of players on both rosters that played in the 2010 MAC Championship game Consecutive MAC West titles Sacks allowed by the NIU offensive line in 2014 Current streak of consecutive bowl appearances All-time wins by NIU over Big Ten teams Wins following a Huskie loss Tyler Wedel punts that have landed inside the 20yard line Huskie returning starters in 2014 Seniors on the 2014 NIU football roster Freshmen or sophomores on NIU’s two-deep Players from Illinois on NIU’s 2014 roster Miles between DeKalb and Evanston, the shortest road trip of the season for NIU Wins for NIU since 2003 Combined career starts by the NIU offensive line Wins for the Huskies all-time Intercollegiate football games played by Northern Illinois, beginning in 1899 Rushing yards gained by Cameron Stingily in 2013 ON THE WATCH Five Huskie players have been named to the preseason watch lists for five different awards entering 2014. Jamaal Bass, LB.................................. Rotary Lombardi Award Da’Ron Brown, WR.........................................Biletnikoff Award Luke Eakes, TE.......................................................Mackey Award Tommylee Lewis, WR/KOR .................. Paul Hornung Award Cameron Stingily, TB ............................... Doak Walker Award 4 third down opportunities for a 52.4 percent clip. Third down efficiency is one of five NCAA statistical categories NIU leads the MAC and is top 10 in the nation. SUPERIOR PROTECTION: The Huskies lead the MAC and are seventh in the nation in sacks allowed. The NIU offensive line, which features five players with 131 combined starts, has allowed five sacks through six games this season. This is nothing new for the Huskie front five. In 2013, NIU finished second in the conference and fifth in the country in sacks allowed. GIFT FOR SANTA: Michael Santacaterina intercepted the third pass of his career on Saturday, picking off CMU quarterback Cooper Rush and returning it 35 yards to set up a 24-yard Tyler Wedel field goal. It was Santacaterina’s first interception since Oct. 6, 2012 at Ball State and the first turnover for the Huskie defense since the fourth quarter of the Huskies’ win over UNLV. MAKING THEM COUNT: Michael Santacaterina’s interception was the sixth takeaway on the season for the Huskie defense, which has four interceptions and two fumble recoveries in its first six games. NIU has converted those six turnovers into 31 points with two touchdowns and a field goal off of its four interceptions. Both fumble recoveries eventually resulted in touchdowns. The only time NIU did not convert on a turnover was on Paris Logan’s interception at Northwestern on Sept. 6. STARTING ANEW: The Huskies will be looking to start a new home winning streak when NIU faces off against Miami on Saturday. NIU saw its 28-game winning streak at Huskie Stadium come to an end following a 34-17 setback to Central Michigan on Oct. 11. The Huskies’ last home loss came on Sept. 26, 2009 at Idaho. THE BEST: Since the start of the 2010 season, the Huskies are among the nation’s winningest FBS teams. NIU is 50-11 (under three head coaches) over the past five seasons and is behind Alabama and Oregon for wins during that stretch. The Crimson Tide has posted a 51-8 mark since 2010, while Oregon has tallied a 52-7 record over that time. Stanford also has 50 wins over the past five years, going 50-10. WINS SINCE 2010 Oregon ...................................................52 Alabama .................................................51 NIU .............................................. 50 Stanford .................................................50 Boise State ............................................49 LSU ...........................................................49 Oklahoma..............................................48 COMING INTO HIS OWN: A week after recording his second career 100-yard receiving game in NIU’s win over Kent State, wide receiver Juwan Brescacin posted the first multi-touchdown game of his career when he hauled in two TD receptions in NIU’s 34-17 loss to Central Michigan. Brescacin scored his first touchdown of the season on a 20-yard reception from Drew Hare in the first quarter. He also scored the last TD of the contest when he and Hare connected on a 14-yard pass play with 2:43 left in the fourth quarter. The native of Mississauga, Ontario has eight career touchdown receptions. ATTEMPTING TO SURPASS CAREER BESTS: Quarterback Drew Hare attempted a career-high 33 passes, completing 18, which is also a career best, for 231 yards and two touchdowns against Central Michigan (Oct. 11, 2014). His previous career high was 29 at Arkansas (Sept. 20) and he has completed 18 passes three times this season, including at UNLV (Sept. 13) and against the Razorbacks. FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Drew Hare threw his first interception of the season and his career in NIU’s setback to Central Michigan on Oct. 11, 2014. Dating back to last season, the sophomore had thrown 124 passes before being picked off at the end of the third quarter. He threw 115 passes before the interception in 2014. Hare is third in the league in passing efficiency with a 149.0 rating. UP NEXT: After three straight home games, the Huskies return to the road when NIU travels to Eastern Michigan on Oct. 25, beginning a stretch of four of five games on the road to close out the 2014 regular season. After the trip to Yspilanti, Michigan, the Huskies travel to Muncie, Ind. for a midweek MACtion showdown at Ball State Nov. 5. The Huskies close out the season on the road when they travel to www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 Ohio (Nov. 18) and to Western Michigan (Nov. 28). The lone home game during that stretch is a Nov. 11 contest with Toledo at Huskie Stadium. It’s the second straight season NIU will play four of its last five games on the road. SCORE ONE FOR THE DEFENSE: NIU has won 38 of its last 39 games when allowing 24 points or less. The last time the Huskies held a team under 24 points and lost was in the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 26) when Utah State defeated NIU, 21-14. The Huskies are second in the league in scoring defense in 2014, allowing 23.6 points a game. UNDER 18 PERMITTED: NIU’s 17-14 win over Kent State was the first win for the Huskies while scoring 17 or less points since Oct. 25, 2008, when the Huskies defeated Bowling Green, 16-13. NIU has played 75 games since that time with 55 wins. In 2008, NIU won two games while scoring 17 points or less, the Bowling Green contest and prior to that, a 17-13 win over Miami (Ohio), on Oct. 11. WHAT’S THE RUSH: The NIU has held three opponents to under 100 yards total yards of rushing this season. The Huskies held Kent State to just 83 yards on the ground on Oct. 4 and Presbyterian to 69 yards rushing in the first week of the season. Northwestern rushed for 72 total yards on Sept. 6 with all those yards coming in the first half. IN A HUFF: Redshirt freshman Jordan Huff had a pair of career firsts in NIU’s 17-14 victory last week. Huff returned his first career kickoff 66 yards, the longest kickoff return of the season for NIU, to set up a Huskie field goal on the opening drive of the second half. On his only carry from scrimmage, Huff ran 18 yards for his first career touchdown to put NIU up 17-3. RECEIVING ATTENTION: Wide receiver Juwan Brescacin posted the second 100-yard receiving game of his career, catching three passes for 116 yards (38.7 yards per catch), in the Huskies’ victory over Kent State. He recorded a career-high 121 receiving yards last year at Toledo (Nov. 20, 2013) on eight receptions. Brescacin was the second Huskie to tally a 100-yard receiving game in 2014 as Da’Ron Brown accomplished the feat twice this season. STERLING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Huskie fullback Rob Sterling has been named one of 167 semifinalists for the 2014 National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Sterling is also a semifinalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes one individual (from any level of college football) as the top scholar-athlete in the nation. The Lansing, Illinois native carries a 3.63 grade point average while pursuing his degree in accountancy. ROAD WARRIORS: NIU’s 52-14 loss at Arkansas Sept. 20, 2014 snapped the Huskies and the nation’s longest road winning streak. Since suffering a 48-41 loss at Central Michigan on Oct. 1, 2011, the Huskies had won 17 straight games at an opponent’s stadium. During that stretch, NIU knocked off such opponents as Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue and Army. In 2013, NIU was the only FBS school to win all seven of its road games. FILL THE BONEYARD: With its 23-15 victory over Big Ten Conference foe Northwestern on Sept. 6, NIU will add another dog bone (stickers) to the wall in its locker room. The Huskies have 14 wins over teams from larger conferences. NIU’s first boneyard win came versus Kansas on Sept. 3, 1983. (See chart on page 6 for complete listing.) FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: NIU sophomore wide receiver Aregeros Turner put NIU on the board in its 52-14 setback at Arkansas with his first career touchdown. The 5-11, 172-pound native of Copley, Ohio reached the end zone on an 11-yard pass from quarterback Drew Hare with 3:29 left in the first half. Turner has 10 receptions for 96 yards this season and 18 receptions for 166 yards for his career. PRIOR EXPERIENCE PREFERRED: NIU’s starting offensive linemen – Tyler Loos, Tyler Pitt, Andrew Ness, Aidan Conlon and Ryan Brown – have played in a combined 184 games and started a total of 131 contests in their Huskie careers. Loos, Pitt and Brown are redshirt seniors, while Ness and Conlon are redshirt juniors who have started every game at guard and center, respectively, over the last two seasons. Player Ryan Brown Aidan Conlon Tyler Loos Andrew Ness Tyler Pitt Games Played/Games Started 45/30 34/34 26/26 34/34 48/7 HONORING BOB BRIGHAM: Northern Illinois University studentathletes from all 17 sports will honor the memory of iconic former director of athletics Robert J. Brigham, who passed away last May at the age of 90, by wearing “RJB” patches or stickers throughout the 201415 academic year. Northern Illinois University will honor the memory of the late Dr. Robert J. Brigham, Sr., whose 50 years of service to the university included 19 as the Huskies’ director of athletics and dated back to his time as an NIU student-athlete, on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center on the NIU campus. JUST FOR KICKS: Kicker Tyler Wedel helped the Huskies flip the field on Kent State in NIU’s win over the Golden Flashes. The senior from McFarland, Wisconsin, who is averaging 43.1 yards on 25 punts this season, averaged 43.2 yards on five punts and pinned Kent State inside the 20 five times. In addition to his punting, Wedel was two-for-two on extra points and one-for-two on field goals. He hit a 40-yarder in the third quarter, which proved to be the margin of victory for NIU. HIGH SCHOOL REUNION: Aurora Christian High School, a 3A school in nearby Aurora, has sent four of its recent graduates to NIU, more than any other school. Joel Bouagnon (TB) and Brandon Mayes (FS) have seen action in all six games this season, while Chad Beebe (WR) and Anthony Maddie (QB), have played in five games. Bouagnon is second on the team in rushing with 263 yards and four touchdowns, while Mayes has 14 tackles, 11 solo, and a forced fumble as the Huskies’ nickelback. Maddie has rushed for 136 yards and passed for 166 and Beebe has eight receptions for 109 yards, including a season-long 32yard reception against Central Michigan, and four punt returns for 58 yards in five games. SUNSHINE STATERS: The 2014 Huskie roster includes seven true freshmen from Florida. Three wide receivers, three defensive backs and linebacker Renard Cheren join four returning Florida Huskies – seniors Jamaal Bass, Akeem Daniels and Tommylee Lewis and redshirt freshman Bobby Jones IV. With memories of NIU’s Orange Bowl appearance still fresh, the Huskies’ Sunshine State contingent nearly tripled. The group, their positions, hometowns and high schools. Jamaal Bass Akeem Daniels Tommylee Lewis Bobby Jones IV Christian Blake Renard Cheren Shawun Lurry Deion Hallmon Ezra Saffold David Senior Albert Smalls Sr.-R Sr.-R Sr. Fr.-R Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. LB RB WR LB WR LB CB CB WR WR CB Miramar (Miramar) Kissimmee (Osceola) Riviera Beach (W. T. Dwyer) Miami Gardens (Monsignor Pace) Ft. Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons) Lake Worth (Park Vista) West Palm Beach (W.T. Dwyer) Weston (Cypress Bay) West Palm Beach (W.T. Dwyer) Ft. Lauderdale (Boyd Anderson) Miramar (Monsignor Pace) Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 5 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 NIU BONEYARD WINS Year 1983 1988 1989 1990 2002 2003 2003 2003 2009 2010 2012 2013 2013 2014 Opponent Kansas Wisconsin Kansas State Kansas State Wake Forest Maryland Alabama Iowa State Purdue Minnesota Kansas Iowa Purdue Northwestern H/A A A A H H H A H A A H A A A Score Opp Rank 37-34 — 19-17 — 37-20 — 42-35 — 42-41 — 20-13 15 19-16 21 24-16 — 28-20 — 34-23 — 30-23 — 30-27 — 55-24 — 23-15 — #SCHEDULEPALOOZA The Huskies will have the opportunity to collect some more “Boneyard Victories” in the future as NIU Associate Vice President/Athletic Director Sean T. Frazier announced nine future home-and-home series in a week of announcements dubbed “SchedulePalooza” this summer and again in the fall. Teams from the Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12, SEC as well as the Mountain West and the American are all scheduled to make appearances in Huskie Stadium within the next nine years. 2015 Sept. 26 - at Boston College 2016 Sept. 10 - at USF Sept. 17 - San Diego State Sept. 23 - Boston College (or 2017) 2017 Sept. 2 - Boston College (or 2016) Sept. 23 - USF Sept. 30 - at San Diego State 2018 Sept. 8 - Utah Oct. 27 - at BYU 2019 Sept. 7 - at Utah Sept. 27 - at Vanderbilt 2020 Sept. 12 - at Maryland Oct. 24 - BYU 2021 Sept. 25 - Maryland 2022 Sept. 10 - at Tulsa Sept. 17 - Vanderbilt 2023 Sept. 23 - Tulsa IN A RUSH: NIU tailback Cameron Stingily posted his first 100-yard rushing game of the season and fourth of his career when the Romeoville native rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns in a 48-34 victory over UNLV. It was his first 100-yard game since Nov. 20, 2013 when Stingily rushed for 146 yards in a victory over Toledo. It was also the first time this season and the third time in his career Stingily has rushed for two touchdowns in a game. His last twotouchdown game came at Kent State Oct. 5, 2013. PLAY IT AGAIN: The Huskies ran a school-record 109 offensive plays in its 55-3 season-opening victory over the Blue Hose. The Mid-American Conference record for offensive plays run in a game is 114 by Toledo (Oct. 6, 1973). NIU ran the most offensive plays in the FBS in its opener and was one of 10 teams to run more than 90 plays including USC (105), which broke the Pac-12 record, Texas A&M (99), Hawai’i (97), Western Kentucky (96), Nevada (96), TCU (96), Arizona (94), North Carolina (93) and Nebraska (91). FIRST THINGS FIRST: The NIU defense tied the school record for first downs allowed in a game when it held Presbyterian to just six first downs in the season opener. The last time the Huskies held their opponents to six first downs was Oct. 19, 2002 in a 49-0 victory over Central Michigan. NIU also accomplished the feat against Illinois St. (Oct. 16, 1976) and against Kent State (Oct. 28, 1972). LOOK WHAT’S NEW: NIU will don new red and black home uniforms and white road uniforms in 2014. In addition to the new threads, the Huskies will have their choice between matte black or matte white helmets and different helmet decals in 2014. Huskies players now have a variety of uniform combinations as they can wear all one color (red, black and white) or a combination of the three (three ways). The new jerseys have the letters “NIU” on the front, while the helmets use the dog head logo or new “NIU’ markings. The seniors will choose the uniform combination each week. HUSKIES IN THE NFL Former Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish had a whirlwind week as Minnesota signed him to its practice squad on Monday (Sept. 29), put him on their active roster as the back up quarterback for their Thursday night game, then waived him Friday. On Monday (Oct. 6), he was resigned to the Vikings’ practice squad. The list of NIU’s former players currently in the NFL stands at six (active and practice squad). Dallas Cowboys........................................................................................... Doug Free (OL) ........................................................................................................................ Ken Bishop (DT)* San Francisco 49ers ................................................................................Jimmie Ward (S)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers.........................................................................Larry English (DE) Denver Broncos............................................................................. Nathan Palmer (WR)** Minnesota Vikings ................................................................... Chandler Harnish (QB)** * - Rookie; ** - Practice Squad NIU OPPONENTS THIS WEEK Presbyterian ...................................................at Charleston Southern Northwestern...................................................................... vs. Nebraska UNLV ........................................................................................................ BYE Arkansas .................................................................................. vs. Georgia Central Michigan ................................................................vs. Ball State Miami.............................................................................at NIU Eastern Michigan ......................................................................at UMass Ball State .................................................................at Central Michigan Toledo ...................................................................................................... BYE Ohio............................................................................................... vs. Arkon Western Michigan ....................................................at Bowling Green 6 The Yard, NIU Athletics’ Official Pregame Tailgate returns for its final Saturday of the season this week. It is the place to be for Huskie fans prior to every NIU football home game this fall. The Yard will open four hours prior to kickoff each week and will close approximately 15 minutes before kickoff. Admission: FREE Location: West Lawn outside Huskie Stadium Hours: 12-3:45 p.m. CT Band: Back Country Roads Team of the Week: NIU Volleyball Varsity Club Tent: Featuring NIU Volleyball alums Huskie Legend: Tom Beck (1987 NIU Hall of Fame Inductee) Emcee: TBD Food Vendors: Lukulos, Acquaviva, The Lodge Activities: Beer Garden, Kids’ Zone, Giant Video Screen www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 MIAMI FACTS 2013 Record .........................................................................................0-12 Mid-American Conference Record/Finish ................ 0-8/7th East Head Coach (Alma Mater/Year) ..................................Chuck Martin ....................................................................................... (Millikin/1990) Record at Miami/Years ............................................................... 1-6/1st Career Record/Years...............................................................75-12/7th Location ................................................................................Oxford, Ohio Enrollment.........................................................................................17,557 Conference ...............................................Mid-American Conference Colors..................................................................................... Red & White Stadium .............................................................................. Yager Stadium Surface/Capacity ....................................................... FieldTurf /24,286 President........................................................................Dr. David Hodge Athletic Director.................................................................. David Sayler Athletics Website...........................................www.muredhawks.com Twitter ........................................................................ @MiamiRedHawks Ticket Information...................1-866-684-2957 or 513-529-4938 — Miami Athletic Communications — Name ................................................................Contact Information Dave Meyer (FB Primary) [email protected] ............................................................................................................. 513-529-4329 2014 MIAMI SCHEDULE Day, Date Sat., Aug. 30 Sat., Sept. 6 Sat., Sept. 13 Sat., Sept. 20 Sat., Sept. 27 Sat., Oct. 4 Sat., Oct. 11 Sat., Oct. 18 Sat., Oct. 25 Sat., Nov. 1 Wed., Nov. 15 Sat., Nov. 22 Opponent (TV) Time (CT) MARSHALL L,42-27 EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) L, 17-10 at Michigan (BTN) L, 34-10 at Cincinnati (CBS Sports Network) L, 31-24 at Buffalo* (ESPN3) L, 35-27 UMASS* (ESPN3) W, 42-41 at Akron* (ESPN3) L, 29-19 at NIU* (ESPN3) 4 p.m. KENT STATE* 1:30 p.m. WESTERN MICHIGAN* TBA at Central Michigan* TBA OHIO* (ESPN2/ESPN3) 6 p.m. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central NIU-MU SERIES HISTORY Overall ................................................................................. MU leads 8-7 In Oxford ..........................................................................Series Tied 4-4 In DeKalb ..........................................................................Series Tied 3-3 Neutral Site....................................................................... MU leads, 1-0 In MAC Games ................................................................NIU Leads 7-6 Streak ...................................................................................................MU, 1 Carey vs. Miami .................................................................First Meeting Series History .................................................................(*MAC Game): 1970: MU 48, NIU 0 (A) 1981: MU 30, NIU 3 (A)* 1982: NIU 12, MU 7 (H)* 1983: NIU 17, MU 0 (A)* 1984: MU 20, NIU 7 (H)* 1985: MU 32, NIU 15 (A)* 1986: MU 20, NIU 6 (H) 1997: MU 42, NIU 0 (A)* 1998: MU 41, NIU 10 (H)* 2002: NIU 48, MU 41 (A)* 2005: NIU 38, MU 27 (H)* 2006: NIU 28, MU 25 (A)* 2008: NIU 17, MU 13 (H)* 2009: NIU 27, MU 22 (A)* 2010: MU 26, NIU 21 (N)* THE LAST MEETING NIU 21, Miami 26 December 3, 2010 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPN2 Detroit, Mich. | Ford Field | 12,031 DETROIT – NIU had the school’s first MAC Championship since 1983 a fingertip away, holding onto a 21-20 lead in the final two minutes of the 2010 Marathon MAC Championship game at Ford Field. All the Huskies had to do was stop Miami on fourth and 20 with 1:51 on the clock and the RedHawks on their own 38-yard line. After a Miami timeout and facing a fourth and 20, RedHawk redshirt freshman Austin Boucher lofted the football down the middle of the field, where three Huskie defenders leapt to knock it down. Even after an NIU defender got his fingertips on the ball, it went past the defense into the hands of Chris Givens for 31 yards and a Miami first down. Two plays later, with just 33 seconds on the clock, Boucher caught the Huskies in a blitz and hit Adrian Robinson for 33 yards and his only passing touchdown of the night, giving the RedHawks a 26-21 win. Miami took an early 6-0 lead, driving 80 yards in eight plays on its first possession, with Thomas Merriweather getting the drive started with a 47-yard pick-up and finishing it with a one-yard touchdown run on fourth and goal. NIU’s Mike Krause blocked the PAT, and until the final minute, that looked to be one of the biggest plays of the game. NIU responded with the first of three long touchdown passes by Harnish. He hit Martel Moore for a season-long 69 yards and Mike Cklamovski’s PAT put the Huskies ahead 7-6. After Miami took the lead on a seven-yard touchdown run by Tracy Woods, Harnish and Moore hooked up for a 27-yard touchdown and the Huskies led 14-13. The RedHawks gained 106 yards on the ground in the first quarter, but finished the game with only 99 rushing yards thanks to five sacks by NIU defenders, including two by senior Jake Coffman. Miami took the second half kickoff and went 10 plays in 82 yards. Merriweather scored on a one-yard run for his second rushing touchdown to give the RedHawks a 20-14 lead. NIU re-claimed the lead on the first play of the final period when Harnish hit Willie Clark on a 39-yard pass to the end zone to finish a five-play, 89-yard drive. Cklamovski’s PAT again put the Huskies ahead, 21-20. Harnish tied his season high with 281 yards on 15-of-28 passing and three scores, breaking George Bork’s 47-year-old record for single season total offense along the way. Moore’s 110 receiving yards gave NIU its first 100-yard receiving day of the year and his career best day. SCORING BY QUARTERS Northern Illinois Miami 1 14 13 2 0 6 3 0 7 4 7 6 - Total 21 26 SCORING SUMMARY MU - Merriweather 1 run (Cook kick blocked), 1st 8:02 (8-80, 4:33) NIU- Moore 69 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 1st 6:33 (3-73, 1:23) MU - Woods 7 run (Cook kick), 1st 3:46 (6-77, 2:41) NIU - Moore 27 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 1st 1:17 (6-70, 2:22) MU - Merriweather 1 run (Cook kick ), 3rd 9:52 (10-82, 5:02) NIU - Clark 39 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 4th 14:54 (9-89, 4:52) MU - Robinson 33 pass from Boucher (Boucher PAT failed), 4th 0:33 (6-52, 2:15) Team & Individual Statistics NIU ..........MU First Downs (R-P) 18 (6-12)...19 (6-13) Rushes-Net Yards 32-92..........26-99 Passing Yards 281.............. 333 Passes (C-A-I) 15-29-0.....29-46-0 Plays-Total Yards 61-373.......72-432 Fumbles-Lost 2-1...............0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15...............1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yds 5-117............ 3-59 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...............1-8 3rd Down Conversions 6-13............ 6-16 4th Down Conversions 0-1...............2-3 Punts-Average 6-45.2.........6-38.0 Possession Time 26:30...........33:30 Sacks By-Yards 5-29............ 3-28 Rushing - NIU: Spann 17-54, Lynch 5-26, Crider 1-9, Harnish 8-3, A. Daniels 1-0. MU: Merriweather 11-85, Woods 5-26, Scherpenberg 1-3, Boucher 9-(-15). Passing - NIU: Harnish 15-28-0, 281; Lynch 0-1-0, 0. MU: Boucher 29-46-0, 333. Receiving - NIU: Moore 4-110, W. Clark 4-70, Palmer 3-56, Schepler 2-22, Ashford 1-13, Cox 1-10. MU: Robinson 14-176, Harwell 5-66, Woods 3-33, Givens 2-38, Cruse 2-9, Paine 2-9, Semmes 1-2. Tackles - NIU: Kube 9, C. Smith 8, Coffman 8. MU: Wedge 9, Hinkel 8. Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 7 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 PLAYERS TO WATCH 49 JASON MEEHAN 2 MARLON MOORE DE | 6-1 | 252 | Sr. | 3L St. Louis, Mo. | Webster Groves HS S | 5-9 | 192 | Jr. | 2L Mobile, Ala. | C.F. Vigor HS Leads NIU and ranks third in the MAC with four sacks for minus 29 yards. Second on the team in tackles for loss. Had four tackles, including one for loss, with two QB hurries vs. Kent State. Recorded two tackles for loss, a sack and four stops at UNLV. Registered a pair of quarterback sacks for 15 yards and six tackles at Northwestern. Added QS TOs three stops versus CMU. The Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL 6/5 13 7 20 6.0 4.0 0 Huskies’ most experienced 2014 Career 47/5 51 45 96 16.0 11.0 4 returning defensive lineman. Made a career high 14 tackles, most by an NIU defender this season, versus Arkansas. Tackle total was most by a Huskie player since 2013. Led the team with 12 tackles, eight solo, versus CMU. NIU’s top tackler with 51 tackles, 15 more than the next player; has recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass. Made the defensive play of the game with a fourth quarter interception in the end zone at UNLV with NIU leading QS TOs 41-34. Has already surpassed Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL 6/6 27 24 51 2.0 0.0 3 his previous single season high 2014 Career 32/20 83 41 124 3.0 0.0 6 for tackles. 9 RASHEEN LEMON 83 LUKE EAKES LB | 6-0 | 206 | Jr.-R | 1L Chicago, Ill. | Proviso West HS Recorded his third nine-tackle game of the season versus CMU with eight solo stops. Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week with nine tackles, eight solo, and two sacks, at Northwestern. The Huskies’ defensive player of the week versus Kent State with nine stops and half a QS TOs sack. His 28 solo tackles lead Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL 6/6 28 8 36 2.5 2.5 2 NIU and his 36 total tackles 2014 41 20 61 4.0 4.0 3 rank second. Had seven tackles Career 22/9 and a forced fumble at UNLV. 4 DA’RON BROWN TE | 6-3 | 253 | Sr.-R | 3L St. Marys, Kan. | St. Marys HS One of the Huskies’ top blockers, most versatile and most consistent players has graded out to an 86 percent offensively on the year. Totaled 10 knockdown and five “dominator” blocks on the year. Also a member of multiple special teams units. Named one of NIU’s players of the week versus Presbyterian. Has made one catch in four different games, twice with a long gain of 16 yards. Two-year starter was named to G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg the John Mackey Award Watch Year 6/4 4 47 11.8 0 16 List for 2014. Has never missed 2014 Career 49/31 30 477 15.9 3 46 a game in his Huskie career. 42 CAMERON STINGILY WR | 6-0 | 196 | Sr.-R | 3L Chicago, Ill. | Morgan Park HS Leads NIU in every receiving category in 2014. Caught four passes for 76 yards versus CMU with a long of 49 yards. Has seven receptions of at least 25 yards. Posted his second straight (third career) 100-yard game at UNLV with six catches for 138 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown to break a 34-34 tie. Totaled six catches for 128 yards and scored NIU’s first two TDs at Northwestern. Caught seven passes for 91 yards with a 39-yard TD versus Presbyterian. Hauled in a 37-yard pass versus Kent State and scored Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg on a seven-yard run. Tied for 2014 6/6 29 499 17.2 4 59 eighth in career TD catches. Career 47/28 116 1729 14.9 17 59 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. TB | 6-1 | 235 | Sr.-R | 2L Romeoville, Ill. | Romeoville HS Gained 102 yards on 17 carries with TD runs of two and five yards at UNLV for his fourth career 100-yard rushing game. Led NIU in rushing at Arkansas and versus Central Michigan. Gained 49 yards at Arkansas with a 21-yard rush. Missed all of preseason and the first game with an undisclosed injury. Returned to the field at Northwestern with six carries for 46 yards, including a 23-yard run. Moved up to 27th on the NIU G/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD Lg career rushing chart. A 1,000- Year 5/0 56 280 5.0 2 23 yard rusher for NIU a year ago. 2014 Career 12 DREW HARE Year 2014 Career 8 G/GS Rush 6/4 46 9/4 51 Yds. 235 303 Avg. 5.1 5.9 TD Lg Comp-Att-Int 2 25 76-128-1 3 47 81-137-1 Pct. Yds TD Lg 59.4 997 10 59 59.1 1150 12 81 260 1404 5.4 11 46 26 TYLER WEDEL QB | 6-1 | 215 | So.-R | 2Sq O’Fallon, Mo. | Fort Zumwalt West HS Tied his career high of 18 completions for the third time versus CMU. Passed for 231 yards and two TDs. After 115 pass attempts this season and 125 in his career, threw his first interception. Made his first career start versus UNLV and completed 18-of-28 passes for 285 yards and three TDs with 74 rushing yards on 14 carries and a score. Earned MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. Hit Da’Ron Brown for a 54-yard game-winning TD pass in the fourth quarter. Led NIU to all 23 of its points with two TD passes and a rushing score at Northwestern. Completed 18-of-29 passes for 179 yards and two TDs at Arkansas. Third in the MAC and 29th in the FBS in passing efficiency. 27/9 K/P | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. | 3L McFarland, Wis. | McFarland HS Serves as the Huskies’ punter and placekicker in 2014. Earned MAC West Specialist of the Week honors versus UNLV after hitting field goals of 45 (career long) and 33 yards and making all six of his PAT tries. Had his best career punting day at Arkansas with five punts for a 46.4-yard average. Placed all five of his punts inside the 20 versus Kent State and averaged 43.2 yards per punt. Three of his six punts versus CMU landed inside the 20 and has nine on the season. NIU leads the league and ranks 10th in the country in net punting. Has made at least one field goal in five games and has scored 42 points to lead NIU. Year 2014 Career G/GS Punts Yds. 6/0 25 1078 48/0 75 3097 Avg. I20 43.1 9 41.3 23 Lg 57 57 PAT FG 21-22 7-11 31-32 10-16 Lg 45 45 Pts 42 61 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 GAME RECAPS GAME 1: NIU 55, PRESBYTERIAN 3 GAME 2: NIU 23, NORTHWESTERN 15 August 28 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 12,398 September 6 | 2:30 p.m. (CT) | BTN Evanston, Illinois | Ryan Field | 41,139 Joel Bouagnon scored four touchdowns as NIU opened the season with a 55-3 victory over Presbyterian College on Thursday night at Huskie Stadium. NIU racked up 635 yards of total offense, 424 coming on the ground, as it extended its Huskie Stadium winning streak to a nation-leading 27 games. NIU used a 23-point second half offensive outburst and an unrelenting defense to defeat in-state foe Northwestern, 23-15, Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston. The Huskies won their third consecutive game over a Big Ten Conference opponent, and claimed their first win in eight tries over the Wildcats. The Huskies ran a program-record 109 plays on offense, while the defense held Presbyterian to just six first downs in the game to tie the school record for fewest first downs allowed, last set in 2002. NIU won its 25th consecutive regular season game and its 16th straight true road game. The Huskies are 5-3 versus Big Ten teams since 2009. Bouagnon gained 97 yards on 16 carries while Akeem Daniels rushed for 118 yards on 15 carries. Eleven different players carried the football for the Huskies. NIU took the lead on a 58-yard, eight-play drive as quarterback Matt McIntosh connected with wide receiver Da’Ron Brown for a 39-yard touchdown reception. Brown led NIU with seven catches for 91 yards. After a Presbyterian three-and-out, the Huskies added three points on a 32-yard field goal by kicker Tyler Wedel. The Huskie defense forced another punt, and NIU scored again as Bouagnon found the end zone from a yard out to increase the NIU lead to 17-0 with 1:12 to play in the first quarter. Presbyterian opened the second quarter with a punt and it took the Huskies seven plays and 2:20 to go 69 yards for another score. Daniels picked up 29 yards to put the Huskies in scoring position and two plays later, Bouagnon found a big hole up the middle to score from 23 yards out. Bouagnon scored a third touchdown on a nine-yard run to cap a 13-play, 73-yard drive as NIU pushed its lead to 31-0 with 2:30 left in the first half. The Huskies closed out the first half scoring when Wedel connected on a 26-yard field goal with three seconds left, giving NIU a 34-0 lead at the break. The Huskies added to their advantage on the opening possession of the second half. Quarterback Drew Hare ran for 25 yards to get NIU across midfield; he then connected with Juwan Brescacin on a 49-yard slant for a touchdown as the Huskies lead grew to 41-0. An interception by freshman Albert Smalls gave the ball back to NIU at the PC 12. Three plays later, Bouagnon found the end zone for the fourth time, scoring from a yard out. Presbyterian got on the scoreboard with a 31-yard field goal by Brandon Morrow at the end of the third quarter and neither team scored in the final period SCORING BY QUARTERS Presbyterian NIU 1 0 17 2 0 17 3 3 21 4 0 0 - Total 3 55 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - D. Brown 39 pass from McIntosh (Wedel kick), 1st 11:02 (8-58, 1:54) NIU - Wedel 32 FG, 1st 4:56 (12-43, 3:46) NIU - Bouagnon 1 run (Wedel kick), 1st 1:12 (12-64, 2:35) NIU - Bouagnon 23 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 12:39 (7-69, 2:14) NIU - Bouagnon 9 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 2:30 (13-73, 3:18) NIU - Wedel 26 FG, 2nd 0:03 (9-62, 0:49) NIU - Brescacin 49 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 13:27 (4-79, 1:24) NIU - Bouagnon 1 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 11:31 (3-12, 0:32) NIU - Smith 10 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 3:55 (6-49, 1:35) PC Morrow 31 FG, 3rd 0:06 (9-51, 3:42) Team & Individual Statistics PC ............NIU First Downs (R-P) 6 (2-3).... 36 (26-10) Rushes-Net Yards 31-69...........77-424 Passing Yards 58..................211 Passes (C-A-I) 10-18-1.........19-32-0 Plays-Total Yards 49-127........ 109-635 Fumbles-Lost 2-2...................0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-12................6-55 Kickoff Returns-Yds 9-142................2-42 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0................3-30 3rd Down Conversions 1-12............. 14-22 4th Down Conversions 0-0...................1-1 Punts-Average 9-43.0............ 2-37.0 Possession Time 26:19.............. 33:41 Sacks By-Yards 2-13................3-16 Rushing - PC: Mayes 6-31, Roberts 6-17, Bridges 9-12, McKie 1-6, Hines 2-4, Griffin 2-4, Wilson 1-0, McMath 4-(-5). NIU: Daniels 15-118, Bouagnon 16-97, Hare 5-51, Maddie 9-51, Smith 7-30, McIntosh 4-27, Harris 8-26, Saffold 3-14, Lewis 4-10, Huff 3-8, D. Brown 1-5, Team 2-(-13). Passing - PC: McMath 8-14-1, 27; Griffin 2-4-0, 31. NIU: McIntosh 10-14-0, 87; Hare 8-13-0, 100; Maddie 1-4-0, 24; Team 0-1-0, 0. Receiving - PC: Antigha 3-7, Hallums 2-14, Wilson 1-27, Roberts 1-6, McKie 1-6, Glenn 1-0, Bridges 1-(-2). NIU: Brown 7-91, Lewis 3-25, Brescacin 2-53, Beebe 2-9, Bouagnon 2-(-1), Saffold 1-24, Daniels 1-5, Turner 1-5. Tackles - PC: White 12, Williams 12. NIU: Santacaterina 7, Folliard 6. Drew Hare, the third quarterback to play in the game for NIU, sparked the Huskies to three second-half touchdowns. The sophomore from O’Fallon, Mo. completed six-of-10 passes for 109 yards, including touchdown passes of 18 and 59 yards to senior receiver Da’Ron Brown. Hare also scored on a four-yard run. Brown finished the game with six catches for 128 yards while Akeem Daniels rushed for 81 yards on 16 carries to power a Huskie rushing attack that totaled 221 yards on 55 carries by seven different players. The teams played to a 0-0 halftime tie as defenses dominated early. NIU got a spectacular interception in the end zone from junior cornerback Paris Logan to thwart one Wildcat drive and forced five punts in the half. Hare took over to start the third quarter and led NIU on a 10-play, 60-yard drive to the Wildcat 15, where Tyler Wedel’s field goal attempt from 32 yards was good for a 3-0 Huskie lead. Northwestern responded with a four-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 19yard touchdown pass from Trevor Siemian to Kyle Prater to give the Wildcats their only lead of the game. Then, the Huskie defense rose up. NIU recorded three of its five sacks in the second half and Northwestern finished the half with zero (0) net yards rushing on 12 carries for the half. The Wildcats were also penalized for holding several times. Linebacker Rasheen Lemon and defensive end Jason Meehan each collected a pair of sacks. NIU broke up six passes and forced three fumbles. NIU took the lead for good with 52 seconds to play in the third quarter when Hare hit Brown from 18 yards out to complete a 13-play, 82-yard drive. Two possessions later, Hare connected with Brown on a 59-yard laser to the end zone to give NIU a 16-7 lead (after the PAT was blocked). The NIU defense forced a Northwestern three-and-out, and Chad Beebe’s 36yard punt return set up NIU on the NU 22. Four plays later, Hare ran it in from four yards out and Wedel’s PAT made it 23-7 with 3:27 to play. Northwestern got a late touchdown pass and two-point conversion but Brown recovered the onside kick attempt and NIU ran out the clock for the win. SCORING BY QUARTERS NIU Northwestern 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 7 4 13 8 - Total 23 15 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Wedel 32 FG, 3rd 11:55 (10-60, 3:05) NU - Prater 19 pass from Siemian (Mitchell kick), 3rd 4:51 (4-60, 0:58) NIU - D. Brown 18 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 0:52 (13-82, 3:59) NIU - D. Brown 59 pass from Hare (Wedel kick blocked), 4th 7:00 (5-72, 1:11) NIU - Hare 4 run (Wedel kick), 4th 3:27 (5-22, 1:58) NU - Youngblood-Ary 54 pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver), 4th 2:34 (3-74, 0:53) Team & Individual Statistics NIU .............NU First Downs (R-P) 20 (10-7).......21 (4-15) Rushes-Net Yards 55-221............. 37-72 Passing Yards 180..................322 Passes (C-A-I) 13-23-0.........28-43-1 Plays-Total Yards 78-401...........80-394 Fumbles-Lost 2-0...................3-0 Penalties-Yards 8-75................9-93 Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-18............. 5-104 Punt Returns-Yds 4-48................2-10 3rd Down Conversions 7-17............. 14-23 4th Down Conversions 1-1...................0-1 Punts-Average 6-45.3............ 8-42.0 Possession Time 28:32.............. 31:28 Sacks By-Yards 5-36................2-13 Rushing - NIU: Daniels 16-81, Stingily 6-46, Hare 11-31, Bouagnon 9-22, Maddie 4-20, McIntosh 4-17, Lewis 2-7, Team 3-(-3). NU: Jackson 12-52, Green 10-26, Vault 5-18, Oliver 1-5, Siemian 9-(-29). Passing - NIU: Hare 6-10-0, 109; McIntosh 4-9-0, 35; Maddie 3-4-0, 36. NU: Siemian 27-41-1, 268; Oliver 1-2-0, 54. Receiving - NIU: Brown 6-128, Brescacin 2-13, Daniels 2-3, Turner 1-26, Eakes 1-7, Lewis 1-3. NU: Prater 7-87, Shuler 5-37, Vitale 4-50, Dickerson 4-48, Youngblood-Ary 2-59, Jackson 2-19, Carr 1-9, Taylor 1-5, Buckley 1-4, Vault 1-4. Tackles - NIU: Lemon 9, Santacaterina 8. Logan 8. NU: Ellis 9, Hall 8, Campbell 8. Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 9 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 GAME RECAPS GAME 3: NIU 48, UNLV 34 GAME 4: ARKANSAS 52, NIU 14 September 13 | 6 p.m. (CT) | MWN/CI Las Vegas, Nevada | Sam Boyd Stadium | 14,305 September 20 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPNU Fayetteville, Ark. | Reynolds Razorback Stadium | 67,204 The Northern Illinois University Huskies fought off a furious third-quarter comeback by UNLV to claim a 48-34 victory over the Rebels and improve to 3-0 on the 2014 season Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorbacks were too much for the Northern Illinois University Huskies to handle as NIU fell to 3-1 on the season after dropping a 52-14 decision in Fayetteville. After extending a 21-5 halftime lead to 28-5 on its first drive of the second half, the Huskies saw UNLV come all the way back to tie the game, 34-34, with 9:18 to play. But NIU’s playmakers answered the challenge over the final minutes to give the Huskies the win. Arkansas’ special teams and defense accounted for its first two touchdowns, and while the Huskie defense played valiantly at times, holding the Razorbacks below their per rush average, they could not hold up as UA effectively mixed the run and the pass. UNLV tied the game on a nine-yard pass from quarterback Blake Decker to Shaquille Murray-Lawrence. One play earlier, Decker had hit Kendal Keys on a 41yard bomb to the nine. A two-point conversion pass to Devante Davis completed the comeback. NIU saw its nation-leading 17-game road winning streak come to an end and dropped its first regular season contest in 27 games, since the 2012 season opener versus Iowa. The Huskies were not done. After a pair of Keith Harris runs netted a first down, Hare hit receiver Da’Ron Brown down the sidelines for a 54-yard touchdown. The score put the Huskies back on top, 41-34, with 8:23 to play. The Razorbacks’ Korliss Marshall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. Later in the first quarter, NIU quarterback Drew Hare was sacked and his fumble was picked up on the NIU 14 by UA’s Darius Philon and returned for a touchdown. Then it was the NIU defense’s turn. Decker led the Rebels on a drive to the NIU seven. On first and goal, the UNLV QB looked for All-America candidate Davis in the end zone. Davis, who caught six passes for 150 yards and two scores in the game, was covered by junior Paris Logan, who tipped the ball into the arms of NIU safety Marlon Moore. NIU went three-and-out on its next drive and Arkansas drove 69 yards in 12 plays to score its first offensive touchdown. Jonathan Williams broke four tackles to score from 15 yards out and the Razorbacks took a 21-0 lead with 21 seconds to play in the first quarter. The Huskies got the ball with 5:22 to play and used the rushing of Cameron Stingily and Hare, and a big third-down completion to Aregeros Turner to drive down the field. Stingily’s 22-yard run put NIU on the UNLV four-yard line with 2:18 to play and he scored three plays later to give the Huskies a 48-34 lead. Hare completed 18-of-28 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and added 74 rushing yards on 14 carries with a score. Stingily led the Huskies’ 331-yard rushing attack with 102 yards on 17 carries and two scores. Brown recorded his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 138 yards. After NIU took a 28-5 lead on Hare’s 12-yard touchdown run on the first drive of the second half, the third quarter belonged to UNLV. The Rebels outscored the Huskies 21-3 the rest of the period as Decker hit Davis for TDs of 26 and 53 yards, and Murray-Lawrence scored on a two-yard run, making the score 31-26, NIU. SCORING BY QUARTERS NIU UNLV 1 7 5 2 14 0 3 10 21 4 17 8 - Total 48 34 SCORING SUMMARY LV - Leiva 25 FG, 1st 12:12 (8-50, 2:48) NIU - Stingily 5 run (Wedel kick), 1st 7:26 (15-76, 4:40) LV - Team Safety, 1st 4:44 NIU - Harris 12 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 6:24 (14-80, 4:11) NIU - Brescacin 10 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 0:29 (10-80, 2:32) NIU - Hare 12 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 11:59 (10-75, 3:01) LV - D. Davis 26 pass from Decker (Leiva kick), 3rd 10:07 (6-75, 1:52) NIU - Wedel 45 FG, 3rd 7:06 (9-47, 3:01) LV - D. Davis 53 pass from Decker (Leiva kick), 3rd 4:44 (5-95, 2:16) LV - Murray-Lawrence 2 run (Leiva kick), 3rd 2:40 (4-10, 1:20) NIU - Wedel 33 FG, 4th 11:11 (9-62, 3:49) LV - Murray-Lawrence 9 run (Davis pass from Decker), 4th 9:18 (7-75, 1:53) NIU - Brown 54 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 4th 8:23 (4-65, 0:55) NIU - Stingily 2 run (Wedel kick), 4th 1:56 (10-80, 3:26) Team & Individual Statistics NIU .........UNLV First Downs (R-P) 35 (20-15).......26 (3-18) Rushes-Net Yards 69-331...........32-102 Passing Yards 285..................397 Passes (C-A-I) 18-28-0.........24-42-1 Plays-Total Yards 97-616...........74-499 Fumbles-Lost 2-1...................1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-95................5-32 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-44............. 7-143 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...................0-0 3rd Down Conversions 15-19................8-17 4th Down Conversions 0-0...................1-2 Punts-Average 2-36.0............ 4-48.2 Possession Time 32:16.............. 27:44 Sacks By-Yards 3-18...................0-0 10 Rushing - NIU: Stingily 17-102, Hare 14-74, Harris 17-65, Bouagnon 11-50, Brown 3-26, Beebe 1-5, Saffold 1-5, Turner 2-3, Daniels 1-3, Team 2-(-2). UNLV: Murray-Lawrence 17-60, Keys 2-19, Whitely 2-11, Decker 10-11, Naufahu 1-1. Passing - NIU: Hare 18-28-0, 285. UNLV: Decker 24-42-1, 397. Receiving - NIU: Brown 6-138, Beebe 3-55, Brescacin 3-22, Harris 2-21, Eakes 1-16, Turner 1-13, Saffold 1-12, Daniels 1-8. UNLV: Davis 6-150, Mataele 4-60, Boyd 3-47, Keys 2-57, Murray-Lawrence 2-45, Barnhill 2-15, Whitely 2-15, Williams 2-12, Naufahu 1-(-4). Tackles - NIU: Lemon 7, Logan 7, Moore 7. UNLV: Vea 12, Philippi 12. After Arkansas missed a 43-yard field goal, NIU put together its best offensive series of the game. Joel Bouagnon ran for 25 yards and Hare hit Aregeros Turner three times on the drive, including on the 11-yard touchdown play. Bouagnon led the Huskies in receiving with five catches for 71 yards and a touchdown on an 11-yard screen pass in the final quarter. Bouagnon also gained 45 yards on a screen in the first quarter for his career long play. Hare completed 18of-29 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the game. The Razorbacks drove 71 yards in 10 plays and 2:40 to take a 28-7 halftime lead with UA quarterback Brandon Allen finding Jared Cornelius in the end zone for the 10-yard touchdown. NIU struggled to put together anything offensively in the third quarter. and despite playing tough run defense early, Arkansas took a 35-7 lead with 3:34 to play in the period on a two-yard run by Allen. Down 38-7 early in the fourth, NIU used 10 plays to go 75 yards, with Hare hitting Bouagnon on the screen for the score. With 10:05 to play, NIU trailed 38-14 before Arkansas scored twice more to provide the final margin. SCORING BY QUARTERS NIU Arkansas 1 0 21 2 7 7 3 0 7 4 7 17 - Total 14 52 SCORING SUMMARY AR - K. Marshall 97 kickoff return (Henson kick), 1st 14:46 AR - Philon 14 fumble return (Henson kick), 1st 8:07 AR - J. Williams 15 run (Henson kick), 1st 0:21 (12-69, 6:26) NIU - Turner 11 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 3:29 (8-74, 2:24) AR - Cornelius 10 pass from Allen (Henson kick), 2nd 0:49 (10-71, 2:40) AR - Allen 2 run (Henson kick), 3rd 3:34 (12-68, 6:15) AR - Henson 21 FG, 4th 12:59 (8-30, 4:15) NIU - Bouagnon 15 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 4th 10:05 (10-75, 2:54) AR - Hatcher 44 pass from Allen (Henson kick), 4th 9:56 (1-44, 0:09) AR - K. Marshall 27 run (Henson kick), 4th 3:33 (8-68, 4:52) Team & Individual Statistics NIU ........... ARK First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-8).... 24 (11-11) Rushes-Net Yards 32-123...........45-212 Passing Yards 180..................215 Passes (C-A-I) 19-31-0.........16-23-0 Plays-Total Yards 63-303...........68-427 Fumbles-Lost 2-1...................1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-67................4-30 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-119............. 2-113 Punt Returns-Yds 1-0...................2-0 3rd Down Conversions 6-15............. 10-14 4th Down Conversions 0-2...................0-0 Punts-Average 5-46.4............ 2-40.5 Possession Time 25:22.............. 34:38 Sacks By-Yards 0-0................1-11 Rushing - NIU: Stingily 10-49, Bouagnon 8-25, Hare 5-17, Maddie 7-17, Huff 1-14, Wedel 1-1. ARK: Collins 15-79, Williams 15-69, Marshall 6-40, Walker 3-16, Cornelius 2-7, Allen 4-1. Passing - NIU: Hare 18-29-0, 179; Maddie 1-2-0, 1. ARK: B. Allen 15-22-0, 199; A. Allen 1-1-0, 16. Receiving - NIU: Bouagnon 5-71, Brown 5-29, Turner 3-29, Blake 2-14, Brescacin 2-13, Eakes 1-16, Saffold 1-8. ARK: Hatcher 6-107, Hollister 3-34, Henry 2-21, Cornelius 2-15, Sprinkle 1-16, Edwards 1-14, Derby 1-8. Tackles - NIU: Moore 14, Durante 8. ARK: Flowers 9, J. Collins 6, Spaight 6. www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 GAME RECAPS GAME 5: NIU 17, KENT STATE 14 GAME 6: CENTRAL MICHIGAN 34, NIU 17 October 4 | 4 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 15,620 October 11 | 4 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 20,122 Kent State’s game-tying, 56-yard field goal effort with 2:15 to play came up short, giving NIU a 17-14 victory over the Golden Flashes in its MAC opener. Behind Thomas Rawls’ 270 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Central Michigan knocked off NIU, 34-17, in a Mid-American Conference West Division matchup at Huskie Stadium. The loss snapped the Huskies’ 28-game home stadium winning streak and ended NIU’s 24-game regular season winning streak against MAC opponents. With the Huskie offense unable to find a consistent rhythm, the NIU defense stepped up. Kent State managed just a pair of field goals through the first 53 minutes before scoring its lone touchdown of the game with 7:15 to play. The two-point conversion pulled the Golden Flashes within three, 17-14. After NIU quarterback Anthony Maddie was intercepted to give Kent State the ball back at its own 39 with 6:01 on the clock, the Golden Flashes marched to the NIU 34. QB Colin Reardon gained eight yards on fourth-and-one, but was injured on the play. On the next play, Perez Ford and Rasheen Lemon sacked KSU backup Nathan Strock for a five-yard loss. After two incomplete passes, Kent State attempted the long field goal, and the Huskies ran out the clock. NIU held Kent State to 83 yards rushing and KSU converted just three of 16 first downs in the game. Huskie defenders combined for eight tackles for loss, and recorded a sack and two hurries on KSU’s final drive. Following a scoreless first quarter, Maddie came in at quarterback and marched the Huskies 80 yards in nine plays. He connected with receiver Da’Ron Brown for 37 yards on a third down play before Brown found the end zone on the jet sweep to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Kent State answered with a field goal to cut the Huskie advantage to 7-3. The Golden Flashes advanced to the NIU one-yard line before linebacker Jamaal Bass stuffed KSU running back Nick Holley for no gain on third-and-goal. Jordan Huff took the opening kickoff of the second half 66 yards to the Kent State 30, setting up a 40-yard field goal for Tyler Wedel as the Huskies took a 10-3 lead. A three-and-out gave the ball back to NIU and the Huskies needed just five plays and 1:37 to find the end zone. Maddie connected with junior Juwan Brescacin for 49 yards to the Kent State 27. Three plays later, Huff ran 18 yards for his first career score as NIU pushed its lead to 17-3. Brescacin finished with a game-high 116 yards receiving on three catches. The Huskies and Golden Flashes traded punts before Kent State added a field goal to cut the NIU lead to 17-6 with 1:53 to play in the third quarter. The Golden Flashes reached the NIU 10-yard line but three-straight incomplete passes forced Kent State to settle for a field goal with 1:53 to play in the third quarter. Kent State scored its first touchdown with 7:15 to play in the game. A 20-yard carry by James Brooks, followed by a 30-yard pass from Reardon to Kris White, helped move the Golden Flashes into Huskie territory. Four plays later Reardon scored from two yards out, and then connected with Casey Pierce on the twopoint conversion as the Golden Flashes trimmed the Huskie lead to 17-14. SCORING BY QUARTERS Kent State NIU 1 0 0 2 3 7 3 3 10 4 8 0 - Total 14 17 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - D. Brown 7 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 7:09 (9-80, 2:58) KSU - Melchiori 19 FG, 2nd 1:54 (11-80, 5:15) NIU - Wedel 40 FG, 3rd 13:03 (4-7, 1:46) NIU - Huff 18 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 9:35 (5-70, 1:37) KSU - Melchiori 27 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 1:53 (11-83, 3:47) KSU - Reardon 2 run (Pierce pass from Reardon), 4th 7:15 (7-80, 3:33) Team & Individual Statistics KSU ............NIU First Downs (R-P) 22 (7-12)......... 15 (8-5) Rushes-Net Yards 37-83...........39-181 Passing Yards 244..................198 Passes (C-A-I) 20-38-0.........15-25-1 Plays-Total Yards 75-327...........64-379 Fumbles-Lost 1-0...................2-0 Penalties-Yards 3-27................9-81 Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-25............. 3-105 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...................2-3 3rd Down Conversions 3-16................9-18 4th Down Conversions 2-2...................0-0 Punts-Average 8-43.8............ 6-37.2 Possession Time 34:54.............. 25:06 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...................1-5 Rushing - KSt: Nick Holley 14-29, Reardon 8-26, Brooks 3-26, Meray 10-7, Calhoun 1-0, Strock 1-(-5). NIU: Maddie 8-48, Stingily 10-37, Hare 7-34, Bouagnon 7-29, Huff 1-18, Daniels 5-8, D. Brown 1-7. Passing - KSt: Reardon 20-36-0, 244; Strock 0-1-0, 0; Williams 0-1-0, 0. NIU: Hare 8-15-0, 93; Maddie 7-10-1, 105. Receiving - KSt: Humphrey 5-58, White 4-67, Calhoun 3-34, Pierce 3-22, Brooks 2-40, Boyle 2-19, Nick Holley 1-4. NIU: Turner 4-23, Brescacin 3-116, Maxwell 2-18, Bouagnon 2-2, Brown 1-37, Saffold 1-4, Daniels 1-0, Stingily 1-(-2). Tackles - KSt: Nate Holley 16, Italiano 8. NIU: Lemon 9, Mays 7, Moore 7. The Huskies opened the game with a five-play, 71-yard drive that culminated with a 20-yard strike from quarterback Drew Hare to junior receiver Juwan Brescacin. CMU countered with a 10-play, 86-yard response that ended with Rawls finding the endzone from five yards out to knot the game at 7-7. After an NIU punt, the Chippewas moved out of the shadow of their own endzone courtesy of a 39-yard pass from quarterback Cooper Rush to Jesse Kroll. An 18-yard completion put the CMU offense at the NIU 13, where Rawls rumbled for a 13-yard touchdown to give the visitors a 14-7 lead. The teams traded punts before the CMU offense again found its rhythm and drove to the NIU 16. Following a five-yard gain by Rawls, Rush found Jesse Kroll on a six-yard touchdown to put the Huskies in a 14-point hole entering the half. Rawls jumpstarted the Chippewa offense out of the intermission with a 22-yard run. Two long completions from Rush to Titus Davis put CMU at the NIU 15. On third-and-three at the NIU 8, Logan came through with a breakup, forcing CMU to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Brian Eavey and a 24-7 lead. NIU’s hurry-up attack on the ensuing drive seemed to get the Huskie offense in gear, before Cameron Stingily was stopped on fourth-and three from the CMU 49 and the Chippewas took over. Three plays later, NIU’s Michael Santacaterina stepped in front of a Rush pass and raced down the sidelines before getting pushed out at the CMU 25, setting up a 24-yard chip shot field goal by Tyler Wedel. CMU came back with an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 13-yard pass from Rush to Ben McCord that put CMU up by 21 with 3:20 to play in the the third quarter. Rawls accounted for 49 yards on the drive. Hare lofted a pass deep downfield to Da’Ron Brown, who came down with a 49yard catch to move NIU into CMU territory. Two plays later, Hare hit Brescacin ifrom 14 yards out, getting NIU within 31-17. From there, Rawls and the Chippewas’ rushing attack took over, grinding the clock down and adding a 23-yard field goal from Eavey to complete the scoring. NIU finished with just 110 yards rushing on 33 carries. SCORING BY QUARTERS Central Michigan NIU 1 14 7 2 7 0 3 10 10 4 3 0 - Total 34 17 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Brescacin 20 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 1st 13:29 (5-71, 1:31) CMU - Rawls 5 run (Eavey kick), 1st 8:33 (10-86, 4:52) CMU - Rawls 13 run (Eavey kick), 1st 1:46 (8-92, 4:18) CMU - Kroll 6 pass from Rush (Eavey kick), 2nd 6:05 (10-68, 4:18) CMU - Eavey 25 FG, 3rd 10:59 (8-72, 3:56) NIU - Wedel 24 FG, 3rd 6:41 (5-18, 1:01) CMU - McCord 13 pass from Rush (Eavey kick), 3rd 3:20 (8-80, 3:17) NIU - Brescacin 14 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 2:43 (3-80, 0:32) CMU - Eavey 23 FG, 4th 10:35 (8-65, 4:25) Team & Individual Statistics CMU ............NIU First Downs (R-P) 30 (12-16).......19 (7-10) Rushes-Net Yards 46-283...........33-110 Passing Yards 269..................231 Passes (C-A-I) 20-31-1.........18-33-1 Plays-Total Yards 77-552...........66-341 Fumbles-Lost 0-0...................0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-29................3-34 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-59................4-78 Punt Returns-Yds 3-(-6)...................0-0 3rd Down Conversions 5-14................4-14 4th Down Conversions 0-0...................1-2 Punts-Average 8-43.8............ 6-37.2 Possession Time 34:54.............. 25:06 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...................1-5 Rushing - CMU: Rawls 40-270, Walker 3-5, Chapman 1-4, Davis 1-(-2), Rush 1-2. NIU: Stingily 1346, Bouagnon 10-40, Hare 4-28, Daniels 2-14, Turner 1-3, D. Brown 1-1, Team 2-(-22). Passing - CMU: Rush 20-31-1, 269. NIU: Hare 18-33-1, 231. Receiving - CMU: Kroll 6-97, Davis 4-54, Butler 2-29, Bacci 2-27, Williams 2-24, Kinville 2-15, McCord 1-13, Lavalli 1-10. NIU: Brescacin 6-76, Brown 4-76, Beebe 3-45, Maxwell 2-21, Eakes 1-8, Turner 1-5, Daniels 1-0. Tackles - CMU: Cherocci 10, Greer 8, Frazier 8. NIU: Moore 12, Lemon 9. Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 11 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS NIU Opponents 12 NIU 174 29.0 31 142 79 55 8 1390 1523 133 305 4.6 231.7 11 1285 102-172-2 7.5 12.6 214.2 11 2675 477 5.6 445.8 19-406 10-81 4-45 21.4 8.1 11.2 8-2 43-407 67.8 27-1127 41.7 41.6 36-2125 59.0 38.6 27:39 55/105 52% 3/6 50% 12-75 0 22 7-12 0-0 (23-28) 82% (18-28) 64% (21-22) 95% 48140 3/16047 1st 31 40 2nd 45 17 3rd 61 51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OPP 152 25.3 17 129 3 75 15 821 977 156 228 3.6 136.8 8 1505 118-195-4 7.7 12.8 250.8 8 232 423 5.5 387.7 28-586 7-4 2-0 20.9 0.6 0.0 8-2 26-223 37.2 36-1546 42.9 37.9 30-1825 60.8 39.8 32:21 41/96 43% 3/5 60% 5-37 0 18 7-11 0-1 (18-20) 90% (11-20) 55% (15-15) 100% 122648 3/40883 0/0 4th Total 37 174 44 152 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G STINGILY, Cameron 5 56 286 6 280 5.0 2 23 56.0 BOUAGNON, Joel 6 61 277 14 263 4.3 4 25 43.8 HARE, Drew 6 46 279 44 235 5.1 2 25 39.2 DANIELS, Akeem 5 39 228 4 224 5.7 0 29 44.8 MADDIE, Anthony 5 28 144 8 136 4.9 0 27 27.2 HARRIS, Keith 2 25 99 8 91 3.6 0 11 45.5 MCINTOSH, Matt 2 8 44 0 44 5.5 0 13 22.0 HUFF, Jordan 5 5 40 0 40 8.0 1 18 8.0 BROWN, Da’Ron 6 6 39 0 39 6.5 1 19 6.5 SMITH, Draco 5 7 35 5 30 4.3 1 10 6.0 SAFFOLD, Ezra 4 4 19 0 19 4.8 0 7 4.8 LEWIS, Tommylee 2 6 21 4 17 2.8 0 8 8.5 TURNER, Aregeros 6 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 1.0 BEEBE, Chad 5 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 1.0 WEDEL, Tyler 6 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 TEAM 4 9 0 40 -40 -4.4 0 0 -10.0 Total.......... 6 305 1523 133 1390 4.6 11 29 231.7 Opponents...... 6 228 977 156 821 3.6 8 46 136.8 PASSING HARE, Drew MCINTOSH, Matt MADDIE, Anthony TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... RECEIVING BROWN, Da’Ron BRESCACIN, Juwan TURNER, Aregeros BOUAGNON, Joel BEEBE, Chad DANIELS, Akeem SAFFOLD, Ezra EAKES, Luke MAXWELL, Desroy LEWIS, Tommylee HARRIS, Keith BLAKE, Christian STINGILY, Cameron Total.......... Opponents...... TOTAL OFFENSE HARE, Drew MADDIE, Anthony STINGILY, Camer BOUAGNON, Joel DANIELS, Akeem MCINTOSH, Matt HARRIS, Keith HUFF, Jordan BROWN, Da’Ron SMITH, Draco SAFFOLD, Ezra LEWIS, Tommylee TURNER, Aregeros BEEBE, Chad WEDEL, Tyler TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... G 6 2 5 3 6 6 Effic. C-A-I Pct. 149.02 76-128-1 59.4 119.77 14-23-0 60.9 119.72 12-20-1 60.0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 140.84 102-172-2 59.3 134.78 118-195-4 60.5 G 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 6 6 2 2 6 5 6 6 G 6 5 5 6 5 2 2 5 6 5 4 2 6 5 6 4 6 6 No. 29 18 11 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 102 118 Plays 174 48 56 61 39 31 25 5 6 7 4 6 3 1 1 10 477 423 Yds 499 293 101 72 109 16 48 47 39 28 21 14 -2 1285 1505 Rush 235 136 280 263 224 44 91 40 39 30 19 17 6 5 1 -40 1390 821 Avg 17.2 16.3 9.2 8.0 13.6 2.7 12.0 11.8 9.8 7.0 10.5 7.0 -2.0 12.6 12.8 Yds TD Lng Avg/G 997 10 59 166.2 122 1 39 61.0 166 0 49 33.2 0 0 0 0.0 1285 11 59 214.2 1505 8 54 250.8 TD Long Avg/G 4 59 83.2 4 49 48.8 1 26 16.8 1 45 12.0 0 32 21.8 0 9 3.2 0 24 12.0 0 16 7.8 0 14 6.5 0 11 14.0 1 12 10.5 0 9 2.3 0 0 -0.4 11 59 214.2 8 54 250.8 Pass 997 166 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1285 1505 Total Avg/G 1232 205.3 302 60.4 280 56.0 263 43.8 224 44.8 166 83.0 91 45.5 40 8.0 39 6.5 30 6.0 19 4.8 17 8.5 6 1.0 5 1.0 1 0.2 -40 -10.0 2675 445.8 2326 387.7 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS 2014 LONG PLAYS No. 25 Long 59 TD Hare to Brown at NU, 9/6 6 1 1 2 2 29, Daniels vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 25, at Arkansas, 9/20 29, vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 25, vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 27, vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 16 10 1 5 1 1 4 7 1 59 TD, Hare to Brown at NU 9/6 59 TD, to Brown at NU, 9/6 39 TD, to Brown vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 49, to Brescacin vs. Kent State, 10/4 32, from Hare vs. CMU, 10/11 45, from Hare at Arkansas, 9/20 49 TD, from Hare vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 59 TD, from Hare at NU, 9/6 26, from Maddie at NU, 9/6 Returns Beebe Huff 3 1 2 66 KOR by Huff vs. Kent State, 10/4 36 PR by Beebe at NU, 9/6 66 KOR vs. Kent State, 10/4 OPPONENT Rushing Passing Returns 18 4 12 2 97 KOR TD Marshall, Arkansas, 9/20 46 Rawls, CMU, 10/11 54 TD Oliver to Youngblood-Ary, NU, 9/6 97 KOR TD Marshall, Arkansas, 9/20 NIU Rushing Bouagnon Daniels Hare Maddie Passing by Hare by McIntosh by Maddie to Beebe to Bouagnon to Brescacin to Brown to Turner * 25 Yards or Longer FG SEQUENCE Presbyterian Northwestern UNLV Arkansas Kent State Central Michigan Miami (OH) at Eastern Michigan at Ball State Toledo at Ohio at Western Michigan Northern Illinois (32),21,(26),31 25,(32) (45),(33) 39,(40) (24),39 Opponents (31) (25),33 43,(21) (19),(27),56 (25),50,(23) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk WEDEL, Tyler 7-11 63.6 0-0 2-4 3-5 2-2 0-0 45 0 ORNE, Josh 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 FUMBLE RETURNS Total.......... Opponents...... No. 0 2 Yds 0 20 Avg 0.0 10.0 TD Long 0 0 1 14 KICK RETURNS TURNER, Aregeros LOGAN, Paris HUFF, Jordan SAFFOLD, Ezra STERLING, Rob FOLLIARD, Sean MOORE, Marlon Total.......... Opponents...... No. 7 5 4 1 1 1 0 19 28 Yds 147 99 126 5 21 8 0 406 586 Avg 21.0 19.8 31.5 5.0 21.0 8.0 0.0 21.4 20.9 TD Long 0 28 0 26 0 66 0 5 0 21 0 8 0 0 0 66 1 97 PUNT RETURNS LEWIS, Tommylee BEEBE, Chad LURRY, Shawun Total.......... Opponents...... No. 4 4 2 10 7 Yds 20 58 3 81 4 Avg 5.0 14.5 1.5 8.1 0.6 TD Long 0 14 0 36 0 4 0 36 0 7 INTERCEPTIONS SMALLS, Albert SANTACATERINA LOGAN, Paris MOORE, Marlon Total.......... Opponents...... KICKOFFS ORNE, Josh WEDEL, Tyler Total.......... Opponents...... No. 20 16 36 30 No. 1 1 1 1 4 2 Yds 1153 972 2125 1825 PUNTING No. Yds WEDEL, Tyler 25 1078 MCINTOSH, Matt 1 42 HARE, Drew 1 7 Total.......... 27 1127 Opponents...... 36 1546 Avg 57.7 60.8 59.0 60.8 Yds 10 35 0 0 45 0 TB 5 1 6 9 OB 1 0 1 2 Avg Long TB 43.1 57 0 42.0 42 0 7.0 7 0 41.7 57 0 42.9 57 5 Avg 10.0 35.0 0.0 0.0 11.2 0.0 TD Long 0 10 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 Retn Net YdLn 586 406 FC 7 0 0 7 8 I20 10 1 0 11 10 38.6 39.8 50+ Blkd 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 |------------- PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf WEDEL, Tyler 0 7-11 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 BOUAGNON, Joel 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 BROWN, Da’Ron 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 BRESCACIN, Juwan 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 STINGILY, Cameron 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 HARE, Drew 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 HUFF, Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 HARRIS, Keith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 SMITH, Draco 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 TURNER, Aregeros 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 ORNE, Josh 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Total.......... 22 7-12 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Opponents...... 18 7-11 15-15 0-0 3 3-3 0 1 ALL PURPOSE BROWN, Da’Ron BOUAGNON, Joel BRESCACIN, Juwan STINGILY, Cameron TURNER, Aregeros DANIELS, Akeem HARE, Drew BEEBE, Chad HUFF, Jordan MADDIE, Anthony HARRIS, Keith LOGAN, Paris SAFFOLD, Ezra LEWIS, Tommylee EAKES, Luke MCINTOSH, Matt MAXWELL, Desroy SANTACATERINA SMITH, Draco STERLING, Rob BLAKE, Christia SMALLS, Albert FOLLIARD, Sean LURRY, Shawun WEDEL, Tyler TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... G Rush Rec 6 39 499 6 263 72 6 0 293 5 280 -2 6 6 101 5 224 16 6 235 0 5 5 109 5 40 0 5 136 0 2 91 21 6 0 0 4 19 48 2 17 28 6 0 47 2 44 0 6 0 39 6 0 0 5 30 0 6 0 0 6 0 14 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 1 0 4 -40 0 6 1390 1285 6 821 1505 PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 81 4 KOR 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 126 0 0 99 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 8 0 0 0 406 586 Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 26 25 Pts. 42 30 30 24 12 12 6 6 6 6 0 174 152 IR Tot Avg/G 0 538 89.7 0 335 55.8 0 293 48.8 0 278 55.6 0 254 42.3 0 240 48.0 0 235 39.2 0 172 34.4 0 166 33.2 0 136 27.2 0 112 56.0 0 99 16.5 0 72 18.0 0 65 32.5 0 47 7.8 0 44 22.0 0 39 6.5 35 35 5.8 0 30 6.0 0 21 3.5 0 14 2.3 10 10 1.7 0 8 1.3 0 3 0.5 0 1 0.2 0 -40 -10.0 45 3207 534.5 0 2916 486.0 13 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2 9 29 1 7 45 40 44 49 33 24 69 43 8 19 54 90 94 6 92 56 93 18 82 5 31 15 98 95 13 35 50 25 22 12 36 26 46 MOORE, Marlon LEMON, Rasheen LOGAN, Paris DURANTE, Dechane SANTACATERINA MAYS, Boomer FOLLIARD, Sean FORD, Perez MEEHAN, Jason PAYTON, Jamaal MAYES, Brandon THOMAS, Corey SMALLS, Albert FLEMING,Ladell LURRY, Shawun CLINTON-EARL, C LEE, William GORDON, Donovan BASS, Jamaal JONES, Mario COMPTON, Ben MOSLEY, Rajshaw JONES, Bobby BEEBE, Chad OLOOTU, Mayomi BROOKS, Anthony BLAKE, Christian BREEDLOVE, Cal DUNBAR, Ruben ABRESCH, Jackson WIMANN, Shane SMAHA, Austin ORNE, Josh TURNER, Aregeros HARE, Drew SMITH, Draco WEDEL, Tyler HARRIS, Terrell Total.......... Opponents...... |---------Tackles---------| GP Solo Ast Total 6 27 24 51 6 28 8 36 6 23 12 35 6 20 13 33 6 24 6 30 6 18 11 29 6 18 6 24 6 14 7 21 6 13 7 20 6 14 2 16 6 11 3 14 6 5 8 13 6 9 3 12 6 7 5 12 6 6 3 9 6 4 4 8 6 2 5 7 5 3 4 7 2 3 3 6 6 3 2 5 6 2 2 4 5 3 1 4 6 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 6 3 . 3 4 1 2 3 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 . 2 4 2 . 2 6 1 . 1 5 1 . 1 6 1 . 1 6 . 1 1 6 1 . 1 5 1 . 1 6 1 . 1 2 1 . 1 6 278 146 424 6 301 184 485 |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp 2.0-2 . 1-0 . 2.5-15 2.5-15 . . . . 1-0 5 0.5-0 . . 2 3.0-5 . 1-35 . 7.5-11 . . . 2.5-4 . . 1 4.5-17 1.5-9 . 3 6.0-33 4.0-29 . . 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-2 . 1-10 2 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . . . . . . . 2.0-14 1.5-13 . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-19 . . . 1.0-2 . . . 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . . 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-5 . . . 38-140 12-75 4-45 16 30.0-96 5-37 2-0 20 QBH . 4 . . . . 1 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8 |-Fumbles-| FR-Yds FF . 2 . 2 1-0 . . . . . . . 1-0 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 7 2-20 5 Blkd Kick Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 NIU Players of the Week PC Off. Lineman Conlon/ Eakes Off. Skill NA Def. Scout Harmston NU R. Brown D. Brown Sullivan/ Harris Special Teams Santacaterina Beebe Def. Lineman All Thomas Def. Skill All Lemon/ Logan Off. Scout Stendler Graham UNLV Pitt Arkansas NA Kent St. NA CMU NA D. Brown Bouagnon Harmston Chambers NA Schwab NA Harmston Wedel NA Durante Huff NA Lemon Payton NA NA Brown NA NA NA NA Scharping Huff Miami EMU BSU Toledo Ohio WMU Selected by the Huskie coaching staff. 14 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 PARTICIPATION No. 13 6 82 15 28 98 11 86 31 4 68 78 54 56 61 48 3 95 1 83 8 40 44 59 81 94 12 20 46 74 23 30 18 92 90 9A 10 29 75 19 1A 99 37 84 24 45 9 49 85 2B 2 93 71 55 5 25 65 33 67 66 70 14 7 88 50 43 36 4A 47 42 52 57 69 22 26 35 Name ABRESCH, Jackson BASS, Jamaal BEEBE, Chad BLAKE, Christian BOUAGNON, Joel BREEDLOVE, Cal BRESCACIN, Juwan BRINLEE, Jacob BROOKS, Anthony BROWN, Da’Ron BROWN, Ron BROWN, Ryan CLINTON-EARL, C COMPTON, Ben CONLON, Aidan CONNORS, Ricky DANIELS, Akeem DUNBAR, Ruben DURANTE, Dechane EAKES, Luke FLEMING, Ladell FOLLIARD, Sean FORD, Perez GEGNER, Mike GLASPER, Clay GORDON, Donovan HARE, Drew HARRIS, Keith HARRIS, Terrell HOWARD, Lincoln HUFF, Jordan HUNT, Tifonte JONES, Bobby JONES, Mario LEE, William LEMON, Rasheen LEWIS, Tommylee LOGAN, Paris LOOS, Tyler LURRY, Shawun MADDIE, Anthony MALOLO, Siosifa MAXWELL, Desroy MAYER, Brian MAYES, Brandon MAYS, Boomer MCINTOSH, Matt MEEHAN, Jason MITCHELL, Malik MONAGHAN, Skyler MOORE, Marlon MOSLEY, Rajshaw MYERS, Levon NESS, Andrew OLOOTU, Mayomi ORNE, Josh OTT, Wes PAYTON, Jamaal PITT, Tyler RAMLET, Bobby RUKA, Josh SAFFOLD, Ezra SANTACATERINA SEMISCH, Tim SMAHA, Austin SMALLS, Albert SMITH, Draco STENDLER, Ryan STERLING, Rob STINGILY, Cameron SULLIVAN, Cody TAYLOR, Scott THOMAS, Corey TURNER, Aregeros WEDEL, Tyler WIMANN, Shane GP/GS 4/2/5/3 6/6/3 1/6/6 1/4/6/6 6/6/6 6/1 6/6/6 1/5/4 1/6/6 6/4 6/6/6/6 2/5/5/6/4 2/2/6/5/1/6/6/1 6/6 6/6 2/1 6/6 6/6 6/5/1/6/2 5/6/6/6 2/2 6/5 1/3/6/6 5/6/6/6 6/6/4/6/6/6 2/5/4/6/6 3/5/6/6 5/1/6/5/1/1/6/5 6/1 6/6/- PC X X X TB X WR X WR X RT X X LG X X X FS TE X X DE X X X X X X X X X DT NG OLB WR CB LT X X X X X X MLB QB DE X SS X X C X X X X RG X X X OLB X X CB X X X X X X X X X NU X X X WR WR X RT X X LG TB FS TE X X DE X X X X X X DT OLB X CB LT X X TE X MLB QB DE SS X X C X X X RG X X OLB CB X X X NG X X X UNLV WR X X WR X WR X RT X X LG TB FS TE X X DE X X X QB X X X X X DT OLB CB LT X X X X X MLB DE SS X X C X X X X RG X X OLB X CB X X X NG X X X Arkansas X X WR X TB WR X WR X RT X X LG FS TE X X DE X X QB X X X X DT OLB CB LT X X X X X MLB DE X SS X X C X X X X RG X X OLB X CB X X X NG X X X Kent St. X X X TB WR X WR X RT DE X LG TB FS X X X DE X X QB X X X X DT OLB CB LT X X TE X X MLB X X SS X C X X X X RG X X OLB X X CB X X X NG X X X CMU X WR X X WR X WR X RT X X LG TB FS X X X DE X X QB X X X X DT OLB CB LT X X X X MLB DE X SS X X C X X X RG OLB X X CB X X NG WR X X Miami EMU BSU Toledo Ohio WMU X-indicates played; letters indicate position started H- indicates served as holder on FGs and PATs only Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 15 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS Game Score ---1st Downs--Rushing -------Passing------- Total Off. Punts Fum Penalties Total R-P-Pen No-Yds-TD C-A-I Yds TD Pl-Yds No-Avg No-L No-Yds 3rd Time of Downs Poss NIU vs. Presbyterian 55 3 36 6 26-10-0 2-3-1 77-424, 5 31-69, 0 19-32-0 10-18-1 211 58 2 0 109-635 49-127 2-37.0 9-43.0 0-0 2-2 6-55 14-of-22 2-12 1-of-12 33:41 26:19 NIU at Northwestern 23 15 20 21 10-7-3 4-15-2 55-221, 1 37-72, 0 13-23-0 28-43-1 180 322 2 2 78-401 80-394 6-45.3 8-42.0 2-0 3-0 8-75 7-of-17 9-93 14-of-23 28:32 31:28 NIU at UNLV 48 34 35 26 20-15-0 3-18-5 69-331, 3 32-102, 2 18-28-0 24-42-1 285 397 3 2 97-616 74-499 2-36.0 4-48.2 2-1 1-0 8-95 15-of-19 5-32 8-of-17 32:16 27:44 NIU at Arkansas 14 52 17 24 8-8-1 11-11-2 32-123, 0 45-212, 3 19-31-0 16-23-0 180 215 2 2 63-303 68-427 5-46.4 2-40.5 2-1 1-0 9-67 6-of-15 4-30 10-of-14 25:22 34:38 NIU vs. Kent State 17 14 15 22 8-5-2 7-12-3 39-181, 2 37-83, 1 15-25-1 20-38-0 198 244 0 0 64-379 75-327 6-37.2 8-43.8 2-0 1-0 9-81 3-27 9-of-18 3-of-16 25:06 34:54 NIU vs. C. Michigan 17 34 19 30 7-10-2 12-16-2 33-110, 0 46-283, 2 18-33-1 20-31-1 231 269 2 2 66-341 77-552 6-42.3 5-39.8 0-0 0-0 3-34 3-29 4-of-14 5-of-14 20:59 39:01 NIU vs. Miami (Ohio) NIU at E. Michigan NIU at Ball State NIU vs. Toledo NIU at Ohio NIU at W. Michigan — NIU in the 2014 NCAA and MAC Rankings — TEAM CATEGORY Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Red Zone Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Passing Yards Allowed Total Defense Scoring Defense Red Zone Defense First Downs Offense First Downs Defense Completion Percentage Passes Had Intercepted Net Punting Punt Returns Punt Return Defense Kickoff Returns Kickoff Return Defense Turnover Margin Sacks Tackles for Loss Interceptions (Defense) Sacks Allowed 16 Avg./No. 231.7 214.2 140.84 445.8 29.0 0.821 136.8 134.78 250.8 387.7 25.3 .900 142 129 .593 2 41.6 8.1 0.57 21.4 20.9 0.33 2.00 6.3 4 0.83 NCAA 22 83 43 39 72 70 47 83 81 61 66 101 41 69 66 7 10 65 3 56 69 44 64 50 83 7 MAC 2 9 4 5 6 6 2 6 6 3 3 13 6 3 6 1 1 5 1 5 6 2 4 3 6 1 TEAM CATEGORY Tackles for Loss Allowed Fewest Penalties/Game Fewest Penalty Yards/Game Third Down Conversion Pct. Third Down Conv. Pct. Defense Fourth Down Conversion Pct. Fourth Down Conv. Pct. Defense Time of Possession Avg./No. 5.00 7.17 67.83 52.4 42.7 .500 .600 27:39 NCAA 38 89 97 4 88 54 82 107 MAC 6 10 10 1 6 6 9 10 INDIVIDUAL (Top 50, Select) Avg./No. Tyler Wedel, Field Goals/Game 1.17 Tyler Wedel, Punting 43.1 Da’Ron Brown, Receiving TDs 4 Juwan Brescacin, Receiving TDs 4 Da’Ron Brown, Receiving Yards/Game 83.2 Da’Ron Brown, Receiving Yards 499 Jason Meehan, Sacks 0.67 Boomer Mays, Tackles for Loss 1.3 Marlon Moore, Forced Fumbles 0.33 Rasheen Lemon, Forced Fumbles 0.33 Drew Hare, Passing Efficiency 149.0 Drew Hare, Pass Yards/Completion 13.12 Drew Hare, Passing TDs 10 NCAA 47 39 46 46 37 36 47 41 22 22 29 32 42 MAC 5 6 5 5 6 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATS RUSHING No-Yds Beebe, Chad Bouagnon, Joel NW 0-0 9-22 Brown, Da’Ron PC 0-0 16-97 4 TD 1-5 0-0 3-26 0-0 Daniels, Akeem Hare, Drew 15-118 5-51 1-3 14-74 TD 17-65 DNP DNP 5-17 8-26 3-8 16-81 11-31 TD DNP DNP Lewis, Tommylee 4-10 Maddie, Anthony 9-51 McIntosh, Matt 4-27 Saffold, Ezra 3-14 Smith, Draco 7-30, TD Stingily, Cameron DNP 2-7 4-20 4-17 DNP 0-0 6-46 DNP 0-0 DNP 1-5 0-0 17-102 2 TD 2-3 Harris, Keith Huff, Jordan Turner, Aregeros 0-0 UNLV Arkansas 1-5 0-0 11-50 8-25 CMU 0-0 10-40 1-7 TD 5-8 7-34 1-1 Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU Toledo Ohio WMU Ohio WMU 2-14 4-28 DNP 7-17 DNP 0-0 0-0 10-49 DNP 1-18 TD DNP 8-48 DNP 0-0 0-0 10-37 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 13-46 0-0 0-0 1-3 NW UNLV Arkansas 0-0 3-55 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-14 0-0 0-0 5-71, TD 2-13 3-22, TD 2-13 6-128 6-138 5-29 2TD TD 2-3 1-8 DNP 1-7 1-16 1-16 DNP 2-21, TD DNP 1-3 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 1-12 1-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-26 1-13 3-29, TD Kent St, DNP 0-0 2-2 3-116 1-37 CMU 3-45 0-0 0-0 6-76 4-76 1-0 0-0 DNP DNP 2-18 1-4 1-(-2) 4-23 1-0 1-8 DNP DNP 2-21 DNP 0-0 1-5 0-0 DNP 1-14 Kent St, DNP 7-29 DNP 0-0 RECEIVING No-Yds PC Beebe, Chad 2-9 Blake, Christian 0-0 Bouagnon, Joel 2-(-1) Brescacin, Juwan 2-53, TD Brown, Da’Ron 7-91, TD Daniels, Akeem Eakes, Luke Harris, Keith Lewis, Tommylee Maxwell, Desroy Saffold, Ezra Stingily, Cameron Turner, Aregeros 1-5 0-0 0-0 3-25 0-0 1-24 DNP 1-5 PASSING Att-Comp, Yds PC NW UNLV Ark Kent St, CMU Hare, Drew 8-13, 100 6-10, 109 18-28, 285 18-29,179 8-15, 93 18-33, 231 TD 2 TD 3 TD 2 TD 2 TD Maddie, Anthony 1-4, 24 3-4, 36 0-0 1-2, 1 7-10, 105 DNP McIntosh, Matt 10-14, 87 4-9, 35 DNP DNP DNP DNP TD Miami EMU Ball St. PUNTING No-Avg., In20 PC NW UNLV Ark Wedel, Tyler 2-37.0, 1 5-46.0, 0 2-36.0, 0 5-46.4, 1 McIntosh, Matt 0-0, 0 1-42.0, 1 DNP DNP Hare, Drew 0-0, 0 0-0, 0 0-0, 0 0-0, 0 Kent St, CMU 5-43.2, 5 6-42.3, 3 DNP DNP 1-7.0, 0 0-0, 0 Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 17 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATS DEFENSE Solo-Asst.-Total PC NW UNLV Arkansas Kent St, CMU Abresch, Jackson Bass, Jamaal Beebe, Chad Breedlove, Cal DNP DNP 2-0-2 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 DNP 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 3-3-6 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP Brooks, Anthony 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 QS, TFL DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 Clinton-Earl, Cameron Compton, Ben 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 PBU 4-2-6 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dunbar, Ruben Durante, Dechane 2-0-2 2-0-2 DNP 6-1-7 Fleming, Ladell 2-0-2 Folliard, Sean 4-2-6 TFL, FR 1-0-1 2-3-5 0.5 QS 1-0-1 FF 4-0-4 2 PBU Ford, Perez Gordon, Donovan Harris, Terrell DNP 1-4-5 .5 TFL, PBU 0-0-0 DNP 3-5-8, PBU DNP 3-1-4 0-0-0 1-0-1 TFL DNP 5-2-7 2-2-4 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 4-2-6 4-2-6 0.5 QS 2-3-5 TFL, .5 QS PBU 0-0-0 DNP 3-0-3 TFL, PBU 2-1-3 TFL, QBH 1-1-2 TFL 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 6-3-9 0.5 QS, FF 5-1-6 PBU 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 8-1-9 5-0-5 0-3-3 2TFL, QS .5 TFL Jones, Mario DNP 1-0-1 TFL 1-0-1 Jones, Bobby Lee, William 2-1-3 0-0-0 Lemon, Rasheen 1-0-1 Logan, Paris Olootu, Mayomi 1-0-1 FR 1-1-2 0-0-0 3-0-3 FF 3-0-3 TFL 1-0-1 QS, TFL 4-1-5 FF 1-1-2 QS, TFL 0-0-0 Payton, Jamaal 4-0-4 1-0-1 0-0-0 FF, 2PBU 1-0-1 1-0-1 Santacaterina, Mike 7-0-7 TFL 0-0-0 2-0-2 TFL, INT 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-1-8 TFL DNP 1-0-1 PBU DNP 0-0-0 Lurry, Shawun Malolo, Siosifa Mayes, Brandon Mays, Boomer Meehan, Jason Moore, Marlon Mosley, Rajshawn Smaha, Austin Smalls, Albert Sullivan, Cody Thomas, Corey 18 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0.5 QS 8-1-9 2.0 QS 6-2-8 INT, PBU 2-0-2 DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 TFL, QS 4-3-7 FF 6-1-7 PBU 1-2-3 DNP 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 .5 TFL 1-0-1 QBH 2-4-6 PBU 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 4-1-5 TFL 3-3-6 2 QS 4-2-6 FF 1-0-1 1-3-4 0.5 TFL 3-1-4 QS, 2TFL 3-4-7 INT 0-0-0 2-4-6 TFL 1-1-2 0-3-3 1-0-1 2-1-3 PBU DNP 0-3-3 Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-4-7 2 PBU 1-0-1 DNP 5-2-7 3-1-4 TFL 2-1-3 4-10-14 2TFL 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 3-1-4 2-1-3 TFL 0-0-0 3-0-3 DNP 2-2-4 EMU 2-0-2 DNP 5-2-7 3TFL 3-1-4 TFL 4-3-7 2-2-4 TFL 0-0-0 1-1-2 Miami 8-4-12 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-6 INT 0-0-0 3-1-4 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 0-1-1 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 - THE LAST TIME A NORTHERN ILLINOIS TEAM RECORDED A SHUTOUT – 63-0 vs. Massachusetts (11-3-12) HAD 25 FIRST DOWNS – 35 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) HAD 30 FIRST DOWNS – 35 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) HAD 35 FIRST DOWNS – 35 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) HAD 40 FIRST DOWNS – 43 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) SCORED 40 OR MORE POINTS – 48 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) SCORED 45 OR MORE POINTS – 48 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) SCORED 50 OR MORE POINTS – 55 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) SCORED 60 OR MORE POINTS – 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) 500 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 616 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) 600 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 616 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) 700 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 710 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) 300 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING – 331 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) 400 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING – 424 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) DID NOT COMMIT A TURNOVER – vs. Northwestern (9-6-14) HAD A SUCCESSFUL ON-SIDE KICK – vs. Florida State, Wedel kick/Faustin recovery (1-1-13) HAD 40 MINUTES TIME OF POSSESSION – at Purdue, 41:40 (9-19-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 50 YARDS OR LESS RUSHING – 42 yards at Akron (10-20-12) HELD OPPONENT TO NEGATIVE YARDS RUSHING – (-11) yards at Miami (10-24-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS PASSING – 58 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 200 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 127 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 150 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 127 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 64 vs. Kent State (10-8-11) HELD AN OPPONENT WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN – 55-3 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) WAS INVOLVED IN AN OVERTIME GAME – 2OT vs. Kent State, MAC Championship Game, W (11-30-12) AN OPPONENT HAD 35 MINUTES OF POSSESSION – 39:01, Central Michigan (10-11-14) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 97 yards, Korliss Marshall of Arkansas (9-20-14) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 91 yards, LaVon Brazill of Ohio (11-21-09) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 54, Tyler Patmon of Kansas (9-22-12) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 14 yards, Darius Philon of Arkansas (9-20-14) SCORED A SAFETY – UNLV (NIU penalty in end zone) (9-13-14) BLOCKED A PUNT – Jacob Sannon of Idaho (9-14-13) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Ellis Hobbs (block) / LaMarcus Hicks (recovered ball in end zone) of Iowa State (9-18-04) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL – Quayshun Smith of Massachusetts (11-2-13) BLOCKED A PAT KICK – Nick VanHoose of Northwestern (9-6-14) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) – Cameron Berra of Eastern Illinois (9-21-13) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES – Navy 16, NIU 0 (11-25-08) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES FOR A HALF – Northwestern (1st Half), (9-6-14) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – 397, Blake Decker of UNLV, (9-13-14) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS – 450, Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois (9-21-13) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS – 270, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10-11-14) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS – 270, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10-11-14) HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER – 60, Lonnie Pryor of Florida State (1-1-13) TWO OR MORE PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS – 159, Raymond Maples, 136 Larry Dixon, 116 Trent Steelman of Army (9-15-12) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – 12, Willie Snead of Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – 150, Devante Davis of UNLV (9-13-14) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – 204, Travis Shelton of Temple (10-21-06) Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 19 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 - THE LAST TIME A NORTHERN ILLINOIS PLAYER RETURNED THE OPENING KICKOFF FOR A TD – Tommylee Lewis (100 yards) at Toledo (11-1-11) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Tommylee Lewis (99 yards) at Purdue (9-28-13) RETURNED TWO KICKOFFS FOR TOUCHDOWNS – Tommylee Lewis (100 & 95 yards) at Toledo (11-1-11) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Perez Ashford (44 yards) at Miami (10-24-09) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Craig Rusch (60 yards) at Kent State (11-18-08) SCORED A SAFETY – Sean Progar (tackled RB in end zone) vs. Eastern Michigan (11-25-11) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Joe Windsor (49 yards) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) A NON-QB THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS – Tommylee Lewis (17 yards to Jordan Lynch) vs. Eastern Michigan (10-26-13) BLOCKED A PUNT – Dechane Durante vs. Kent State (10-8-11) BLOCKED TWO PUNTS IN A GAME – Jordan Delegal (2) at Ball St. (11-20-10) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Jimmie Ward (block)/Courtney Stephen (14-yard return) vs. Army (9-3-11) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL – George Rainey vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) BLOCKED A PAT KICK – Boomer Mays vs. Akron (10-12-13) CONVERTED A FAKE FG FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Mathew Sims (7-yard rush) vs. Central Michigan (9-29-12) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) – Mathew Sims vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) CONVERTED A TWO-POINT ATTEMPT – Nathan Palmer (pass from Chandler Harnish) at Central Michigan (10-1-11) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (345) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (407) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS – Cameron Stingily (102) at UNLV (9-13-14) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA QB RECORD RUSHED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA QB RECORD HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER – Jordan Lynch (61) at Idaho (9-14-13) TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME – Jordan Lynch (161) and Cameron Stingily (146) at Toledo (11-20-13) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Tommylee Lewis (12) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – Juwan Brescacin (3-116) vs. Kent State (10-4-14) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – Da’Ron Brown (209) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 150 RUSHING AND 400 PASSING YARDS – Jordan Lynch (162 rushing/407 passing) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) HAD 200 RUSHING AND 200 PASSING YARDS – Chandler Harnish (229 rushing/203 passing) vs. Western Michigan (10-15-11) HAD 100 RUSHING AND 100 RECEIVING YARDS – Garrett Wolfe (171 rushing/114 receiving) at Ohio State (9-2-06) CAUGHT TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES – Da’Ron Brown (2) vs. Northwestern (9-6-14) and Juwan Brescasin (2) vs. C. Michigan (10-11-14) SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS – Joel Bouagnon (4 rush) vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME – Dechane Durante (2) at Purdue (9-28-13) QB RUSHED FOR 150 YARDS – Jordan Lynch (161) at Toledo (11-20-13) QB RUSHED FOR 300 YARDS – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES – Jordan Lynch, 4 games, (11-2 to 11-26-13) RUSHED FOR 2 OR MORE TDS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES – Jordan Lynch, 5 games (11-2 to 12-6-13) SCORED A RUSHING AND RECEIVING TD IN A GAME – Jordan Lynch vs. Eastern Michigan (10-26-13) HAD A 70-YARD RUN – Jordan Lynch (71 yards) at Ball St. (10-6-12) HAD AN 80-YARD RUN – Jordan Lynch (88 yards) at Army (9-15-12) KICKED A FG OF 50 OR MORE YARDS – Mathew Sims (51 yards) vs. Bowling Green (12-6-13) SCORED 15 OR MORE POINTS KICKING – Mathew Sims (16) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) KICKED FOUR OR MORE FIELD GOALS IN A GAME – Mathew Sims (4) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) THREW FIVE TD PASSES IN A GAME – Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) THREW SIX TD PASSES IN A GAME – Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) CAUGHT THREE TD PASSES IN A GAME – Nathan Palmer (3) at Toledo (11-1-11) RUSHED FOR FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME – Joel Bouagnon (4) vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) COMPLETED A 60-YARD PASS – Jordan Lynch (66 yard TD) to Juwan Brescacin at Massachusetts (11-2-13) COMPLETED A 70-YARD PASS – Jordan Lynch (73 yards) to Martel Moore vs Toledo (11-14-12) COMPLETED AN 80-YARD PASS – Drew Hare (81 yard TD) to Chad Beebe at Massachusetts (11-2-13) 20 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 HIGHS & LOWS NORTHERN ILLINOIS Points, Game Points, Half Points, Quarter First Downs Rushing Yards Rushing Attempts Passing Yards Pass Attempts Pass Completions Sacks (By Defense) Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Penalties Turnovers Time of Possession HIGH 55, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 34, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 21 (3rd), vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 36, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 424, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 77, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 285, vs. UNLV (9/13) 33, vs. Central Michigan (10/11) 19, vs. Presbyterian (8/28), at Arkansas (9/20) 5, at Northwestern (9/6) 109, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 635, vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 9, at Arkansas (9/20), vs. Kent State (10/4) 1, three times; most recent vs. C. Michigan (10/11) 33:41 vs. Presbyterian (8/28) LOW 14, at Arkansas (9/20) 0, at Northwestern (9/6) 0, multiple times 15, vs. Kent State (10/4) 110, vs. Central Michigan (10/11) 32, at Arkansas (9/20) 180, at Northwestern (9/6), at Arkansas (9/20) 23, at Northwestern (9/6) 13, at Northwestern (9/6) 0, at Arkansas (9/20), vs. C. Michigan (10/11) 63, at Arkansas (9/20) 303, at Arkansas (9/20) 3, vs. Central Michigan (10/11) 0, at Northwestern (9/6), vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 20:59, vs. Central Michigan (10/11) OPPONENTS Points, Game Points, Half Points, Quarter First Downs Rushing Yards Rushing Attempts Passing Yards Pass Attempts Pass Completions Sacks (By Opponents) Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Penalties Turnovers Time of Possession HIGH 52, by Arkansas (9/20) 29, 2nd by UNLV (9/13) 21, 3rd by Presbyterian (8/28) 21, 3rd by UNLV (9/13) 21, 1st by Arkansas (9/20) 30, by Central Michigan (10/11) 283, by Central Michigan (10/11) 46, by Central Michigan (10/11) 397, by UNLV (9/6) 43, by Northwestern (9/6) 28, by Northwestern (9/6) 2, by Northwestern (9/6), by Presbyterian (8/28) 80, by Northwestern (9/6) 552, by Central Michigan (10/11) 9, by Northwestern (9/6) 3, by Presbyterian (8/28) 39:01, by Central Michigan (10/11) LOW 3, by Presbyterian (8/28) 0, 1st by Presbyterian (8/28) 0, 1st by Northwestern (9/6) 0, in 7 different quarters by 4 opponents 6, by Presbyterian (8/28) 69, by Presbyterian (8/28) 31, by Presbyterian (8/28) 58, by Presbyterian (8/28) 18, by Presbyterian (9/14) 10, by Presbyterian (8/28) 0, 3 times (most recent, CMU) 49, by Presbyterian (8/28) 127, by Presbyterian (8/28) 2, by Presbyterian (8/28) 0, by Kent State (10/4) 26:19, by Presbyterian (8/28) Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 21 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 SUPERLATIVES NIU Rushing Attempts: Rushing Yards: Long TD Run: Non-Scoring Run: Opponents 17, Cameron Stingily at UNLV (9/13) 118, Akeem Daniels vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 23, Joel Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 29, Akeem Daniels vs. Presbyterian (8/28) Passes Attempted: 33, Drew Hare vs. C. Michigan (10/11) Passes Completed: 18, Drew Hare at UNLV (9/13); at Arkansas (9/20); vs. C. Michigan (10/11) Passes Had Intercepted: 1, Anthony Maddie vs. Kent State (10/4); 1, Drew Hare vs. C. Michigan (10/11) Completion Percentage: .714, Matt McIntosh vs. Presbyterian (8/28) Passing Yards: 285, Drew Hare at UNLV (9/13) TD Passes: 3, Drew Hare at UNLV (9/13) Long TD Pass: 59, Drew Hare to Da’Ron Brown at Northwestern (9/6) Non-Scoring Pass: 49, Maddie to Brescacin vs. Kent State (10/4); 49, Hare to Da’Ron Brown vs. C. Michigan (10/11) Receptions: Reception Yards: 7, Da’Ron Brown vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 138, Da’Ron Brown at UNLV (9/13) 2, Four Times by Three Different Players Most Recent: Shawun Lurry vs. Kent State (10/4) Punt Return Yards: 47, Chad Beebe at Northwestern (9/6) Punt Return Long: 36, Chad Beebe at Northwestern (9/6) Punt Return, TD: N/A Rushing Attempts: Rushing Yards: Long TD Run: Non-Scoring Run: 40, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) 270, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) 15, Jonathan Williams of Arkansas (9/20) 46, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) Passes Attempted: Passes Completed: Passes Had Intercepted: Completion Percentage: Passing Yards: TD Passes: 42, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) 27, Trevor Siemian of Northwestern (9/6) 2, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) .681, Brandon Allen of Arkansas (9/20) 397, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) 2, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) 2, Brandon Allen of Arkansas (9/20) 2, Cooper Rush of Central Michigan (10/11) 54, Zack Oliver to Ary-Youngblood of NU (9/6) 41, Blake Decker to Kendal Keys of UNLV (9/13) Long TD Pass: Non-Scoring Pass: Receptions: Reception Yards: 7, Kyle Prater of Northwestern (9/6) 150, Devante Davis of UNLV (9/13) Punt Returns: 2, Ibraheim Campbell of Northwestern (9/6) 2, D.J. Dean of Arkansas (9/20) 2, Mark Chapman of Central Michigan (10/11) 10, Ibraheim Campbell of Northwestern (9/6) 7, Ibraheim Campbell of Northwestern (9/6) N/A Punt Returns: Kickoff Returns: Kickoff Return Yards: Kickoff Return Long: Kickoff Return, TD: 3, Jordan Huff vs. Central Michigan (10/11) 66, Jordan Huff vs. Kent State (10/4) 66, Jordan Huff vs. Kent State (10/4) N/A Total Plays: Total Offensive Yards: 42, Drew Hare at UNLV (9/13) 359, Drew Hare at UNLV (9/13) All-Purpose Attempts: All-Purpose Yards: 18, Joel Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8/26) 18, Akeem Daniels at Northwestern (9/6) 138, Da’Ron Brown at UNLV (9/13) Points: Touchdowns: 24, Joel Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8/26) 4, Joel Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8/26) Field Goals Attempted: Field Goals Made: Tackles: Sacks: 45, Tyler Wedel at UNLV (9/13) 45, Tyler Wedel at UNLV (9/13) 6, Tyler Wedel,vs. Central Michigan (10/11) 46.4, Tyler Wedel at Arkansas (9/20) 57, Tyler Wedel at Northwestern (9/6) 14, Marlon Moore at Arkansas (9/20) 2, Rasheen Lemon at Northwestern (9/6) 2, Jason Meehan at Northwestern (9/6) Interceptions: 1, 4 times by 4 different players Interception Return: 35, M. Santacaterina vs. C. Michigan (10/11) Interception Return, TD: N/A Fumbles Forced: 1, by seven players Fumbles Recovered: 1, by two players Fumble Return: NA Fumble Return, TD: N/A 22 Kickoff Returns: Kickoff Return Yards: Kickoff Return Long: Kickoff Return, TD: 7, Jeremiah McKie of Presbyterian (8/26) 113, Jeremiah McKie of Presbyterian (8/26) 97, Korliss Marshall of Arkansas (9/20) 97, Korliss Marshall of Arkansas (9/20) Total Plays: Total Offensive Yards: 52, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) 408, Blake Decker of UNLV (9/13) All-Purpose Plays: All-Purpose Yards: 40, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) 270, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) Points: 14, Devante Davis of UNLV (9/13) 14, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) Touchdowns: 2, Devante Davis of UNLV (9/13) 2, Shaquille Murray-Lawrence of UNLV (9/13) 2, Korliss Marshall of Arkansas (9/20) 2, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10/11) 3, Tyler Wedel vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 2, Tyler Wedel vs. Presbyterian (8/28) 2, Tyler Wedel at UNLV (9/13) Longest Field Goal Attempt: Longest Field Goal Made: Punts: Best Punting Average: Longest Punt: Punt Return Yards: Punt Return Long: Punt Return, TD: Field Goals Attempted: Field Goals Made: 3, Anthony Melchiori of Kent State (10/4) 3, Brian Eavey of Central Michigan (10/11) 2, Anthony Melchiori of Kent State (10/4) 2, Brian Eavey of Central Michigan (10/11) Longest Field Goal Attempt: 56, Anthony Melchiori of Kent St. (10/4) Longest Field Goal Made: 31, Brandon Morrow of Presbyterian (8/28) Punts: Best Punting Average: Longest Punt: Tackles: Sacks: 9, Stephen Doar of Presbyterian (8/28) 48.2, Logan Yunker of UNLV (9/13) 57, Ron Coluzzi of Central Michigan (10/11) 16, Nate Holley of Kent State (10/4) 1, 4 times, last by Trey Flowers of Arkansas (9/20) Interceptions: 1, Jordan Italiano of Kent State (10/4) 1, Tony Annese of C. Michigan (10/11) Interception Return: 0 Interception Return, TD: 0 Fumbles Forced: 1, 3 times, last by Jordan Italiano of Kent St. (10/4) Fumbles Recovered: 1, multiple times Fumble Return: 14 yards, Darius Philon of Arkansas (9/20) Fumble Return, TD: 1, Darius Philon of Arkansas (9/20) NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 ROSTERS No. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 42 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 48 49 50 Name Pos. Dechane Durante S Anthony Maddie QB Marlon Moore S Akeem Daniels TB Da’Ron Brown WR Mayomi Olootu CB Jamaal Bass LB Michael Santacaterina LB Ladell Fleming DE Rasheen Lemon LB Matt McIntosh QB Tommylee Lewis WR Juwan Brescacin WR Drew Hare QB Jackson Abresch S Landon Root QB Ezra Saffold WR Christian Blake WR Renard Cheren LB Ryan Graham QB Bobby Jones IV LB Peter Deppe P Kenny Golladay WR Shawun Lurry CB Mycial Allen S Keith Harris, Jr. TB Deion Hallmon CB Aregeros Turner WR Darion Henderson LB Jordan Huff TB Devan Ingram S Brandon Mayes S Josh Orne K Tyler Wedel P/K Jawaun Johnson S Joel Bouagnon TB Will Daniels S Paris Logan CB Tifonte Hunt CB Anthony Brooks CB Jimmy Russell CB Jamaal Payton LB Christian Hagan K Shane Wimann TE/FB Khalil Rogers LB Draco Smith TB Desroy Maxwell TE Skyler Monaghan WR Ryan Stendler TE Sean Folliard LB Andrew Stark K Cameron Stingily TB Alex Schwab LB Albert Smalls CB Perez Ford DE Boomer Mays LB Aaron Fischer FB Terrell Harris DL Rob Sterling FB Ricky Connors FB David O’Gorman DE Jason Meehan DE Austin Smaha DE Hgt. 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-8 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 Wgt. 193 201 192 189 196 173 214 205 224 206 213 159 224 215 209 202 164 170 190 198 218 194 200 172 193 193 162 172 175 217 189 187 220 192 203 222 207 184 164 189 194 229 171 248 239 191 257 162 263 227 168 235 206 206 228 243 227 237 245 250 229 252 227 Yr. Sr.-R So.-R Jr. Sr.-R Sr.-R Fr. Sr.-R Sr.-R So.-R Jr.-R Jr.-R Sr. Jr.-R So.-R Fr.-R Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.-R Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.-R Fr. Fr.-R So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr.-R Fr. So.-R Fr.-R So. Fr. Fr.-R Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.-R So. Fr. Sr.-R So. Fr. Jr. Jr.-R Fr. So.-R Sr. Sr.-R Fr. Sr. So. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Charlotte, N.C. (Vance) Plainfield, Ill. (Aurora Christian/W. Michigan) Mobile, Ala. (C.F. Vigor) Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) Allen, Texas (Allen) Miramar, Fla. (Miramar) Geneva, Ill. (Geneva) Chicago, Ill. (Julian) Chicago, Ill. (Proviso West) Evansville, Ind. (Reitz) Riviera Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.)] O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) Hartland, Wis. ( Arrowhead) Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Collegiate) West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) Lake Worth, Fla. (Park VIsta) Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) Miami Gardens, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) Almont, Mich. (Almont) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/North Dakota) West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) Detroit, Mich. (King) Chicago, Ill. (Leo) Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) Copley, Ohio (Copley) Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal) Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur) Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) Wales, Wis. (Kettle Moraine) McFarland, Wis. (McFarland) New Boston, Texas (New Boston) Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) Green Bay, Wis. (Preble) Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) Detroit, Mich. (Warren Mott) DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso West) Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Wisconsin Dells) North Chicago, Ill. (North Chicago) Hammond, Ind. [Mt. Carmel (Ill.)] Evanston, Ill. (Amundsen) Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) Palatine, Ill. (Fremd) Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville) New Berlin, Wis. (West Allis Hale/SE Missouri St.) Miramar, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville) Lawrence, Kan. (Eudora) Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) Lansing, Ill. (Bloom Trail) Lansing, Ill. (T.F. South) Powder Springs, Ga. (Harrison) Watertown, Wis. (Watertown) St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves) Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere North) No. 13 20 6 82 15 28 98 11 31 89 4 68 78 51 91 16 54 56 61 48 97 3 28 18 95 1 83 77 46 58 8 40 44 59 81 19 94 17 34 21 12 55 20 46 22 74 23 30 23 96 27 18 92 90 9 10 29 75 19 1 99 37 84 24 45 9 49 85 38 2 93 71 Name Pos. Jackson Abresch S Mycial Allen S Jamaal Bass LB Chad Beebe WR Christian Blake WR Joel Bouagnon TB Cal Breedlove DT Juwan Brescacin WR Anthony Brooks CB Dale Brown OL Da’Ron Brown WR Ron Brown OL Ryan Brown OL Brian Canoy OL Russell Chambers DT Renard Cheren LB Cameron Clinton-Earl DE Ben Compton DE Aidan Conlon OL Ricky Connors FB Herlandez Corley DT Akeem Daniels TB Will Daniels S Peter Deppe P Ruben Dunbar DL Dechane Durante S Luke Eakes TE Shane Evans OL Aaron Fischer FB Jareem Fleming DE Ladell Fleming DE Sean Folliard LB Perez Ford DE Michael Gegner OL Clayton Glasper WR Kenny Golladay WR Donovan Gordon DT Ryan Graham QB Christian Hagan K Deion Hallmon CB Drew Hare QB Ty Harmston DE Keith Harris, Jr. TB Terrell Harris DL Darion Henderson LB Lincoln Howard OL Jordan Huff TB Tifonte Hunt CB Devan Ingram S Michael Ippolito DT Jawaun Johnson S Bobby Jones IV LB Mario Jones DT William Lee DT Rasheen Lemon LB Tommylee Lewis WR Paris Logan CB Tyler Loos OL Shawun Lurry CB Anthony Maddie QB Siosifa Malolo DL Desroy Maxwell TE Brian Mayer LS Brandon Mayes S Boomer Mays LB Matt McIntosh QB Jason Meehan DE Malik Mitchell WR Skyler Monaghan WR Marlon Moore S Rajshawn Mosley DE Levon Myers OL Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 23 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 ROSTERS No. 51 52 54 55 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Name Brian Canoy Cody Sullivan Cameron Clinton-Earl Andrew Ness Ty Harmston Ben Compton Scott Taylor Jareem Fleming Michael Gegner Aidan Conlon Mike Smith Tom Scanlan Wes Ott Bobby Ramlet Tyler Pitt Ron Brown Corey Thomas Josh Ruka Levon Myers Max Scharping Lincoln Howard Tyler Loos Shane Evans Ryan Brown David Senior Clayton Glasper Chad Beebe Luke Eakes Brian Mayer Kevin Tennenbaum Malik Mitchell Denzel Tolliver Tim Semisch Dale Brown William Lee Russell Chambers Mario Jones Rajshawn Mosley Donovan Gordon Ruben Dunbar Michael Ippolito Herlandez Corley Cal Breedlove Siosifa Malolo Pos. OL LB DE OL DE DE OL DE OL OL OL DT OL LS OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR TE LS TE WR TE TE OL DT DT DT DE DT DL DT DT DT DL Hgt. 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-6 5-11 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 Wgt. 275 224 245 298 231 273 295 202 287 297 310 285 306 231 314 333 302 311 311 287 291 302 294 297 149 218 171 253 209 238 182 241 267 265 301 251 270 235 293 254 275 256 276 220 Yr. Fr.-R Fr.-R Jr.-R Jr.-R Fr. Jr. So.-R Fr. Sr.-R Jr.-R Fr. So.-R Sr.-R So.-R Sr.-R So.-R So.-R So.-R So.-R Fr. So.-R Sr.-R Fr. Sr.-R Fr. So.-R So. Sr.-R Sr.-R Jr.-R Fr.-R Fr. Sr.-R Fr. Fr.-R Fr. So.-R Fr. Sr.-R Fr. So.-R Fr. Fr.-R So. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick) Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton) O’Fallon, Mo. (Christian Brothers College) Stockton, Ill. (Stockton) Windsor, Conn. [Windsor/Monroe College (N.Y.)] Marengo, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic) Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) Schaumburg, Ill. (Conant) Chicago, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) Western Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township) Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) McRae, Ga. (Telfair County) Detroit, Mich. (Mumford) Chicago, Ill. (Lindblom Math & Science Acad.) Greenfield, Wis. (Greenfield) Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) Osceola, Wis. (Osceola) Sterling, Ill. (Sterling) Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) Elburn, Ill. (St. Charles North) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson) Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods) Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) St. Marys, Kan. (St. Marys) Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Buffalo Grove) Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) Hillside, Ill. (Proviso West) Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/Neb.-Omaha) Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University) Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard) Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown South/Neb.-Omaha) Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) Kewanee, Ill. (Kewanee) Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley/Los Medanos) No. 55 48 5 25 65 33 67 66 35 13 70 32 14 7 63 73 42 88 80 50 43 36 62 41 39 47 42 52 57 84 69 87 22 26 35 Name Pos. Andrew Ness OL David O’Gorman DE Mayomi Olootu CB Josh Orne K Wes Ott OL Jamaal Payton LB Tyler Pitt OL Bobby Ramlet LS Khalil Rogers LB Landon Root QB Josh Ruka OL Jimmy Russell CB Ezra Saffold WR Michael Santacaterina LB Tom Scanlan DT Max Scharping OL Alex Schwab LB Tim Semisch TE David Senior WR Austin Smaha DE Albert Smalls CB Draco Smith TB Mike Smith OL Andrew Stark K Ryan Stendler TE Rob Sterling FB Cameron Stingily TB Cody Sullivan LB Scott Taylor OL Kevin Tennenbaum TE Corey Thomas DT Denzel Tolliver TE Aregeros Turner WR Tyler Wedel P/K Shane Wimann TE/FB KEY: RS -- Has already used a redshirt season. Sq -- Squad member. L -- Letterman. HS -- High School. WO -- Walkon (new). TR – Transfer; Italics -- transfer (will not play in 2014) 24 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE WR 4 11 15 Da’Ron Brown (6-0, 196, Sr.-R)..........................Chicago, Ill. Juwan Brescacin (6-4, 224, Jr.-R) ..........Mississauga, Ont. Christian Blake (6-1, 170, Fr.) ...............Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. WR OR 22 82 14 Aregeros Turner (5-11, 172, So.) ...................Copley, Ohio Chad Beebe (5-9, 171, So.) ................................... Aurora, Ill. Ezra Saffold (5-7, 164, Fr.) ................... W. Palm Beach, Fla. TE AND 83 37 35 Luke Eakes (6-3, 253, Sr.-R) ........................St. Marys, Kans. Desroy Maxwell (6-2, 257, Jr.).......................... Evanston, Ill. Shane Wimann (6-4, 248, Fr.-R) .....Wisconsin Dells, Wis. LT 75 71 Tyler Loos (6-5, 302, Sr.-R) ...................................Sterling, Ill. Levon Myers (6-5, 311, So.-R) ....................... Franklin, Wis. LG 61 65 68 Aidan Conlon (6-3, 297, Jr.-R) .......................Flossmoor, Ill. Wes Ott (6-3, 306, Sr.-R) ..................... Western Springs, Ill. Ron Brown (6-3, 333, So.-R)...........................Detroit, Mich. C 55 59 RG DE 49 54 Jason Meehan (6-1, 252, Sr.) ...........Webster Groves, Mo. Cameron Clinton-Earl (6-1, 245, Jr.-R) ..Milwaukee, Wis. DT 90 92 56 William Lee (6-2, 301, Fr.-R) ....................Indianapolis, Ind. Mario Jones (6-0, 270, So.-R) ............................Chicago, Ill. Ben Compton (6-4, 273, Jr.)........................ Windsor, Conn. NG 69 94 93 Corey Thomas (6-2, 302, So.-R)........................Chicago, Ill. Donovan Gordon (6-0, 293, Sr.-R) ......... Kansas City, Mo. Rajshawn Mosley (6-2, 235, Fr.) .............Indianapolis, Ind. DE 44 8 Perez Ford (6-0, 228, Jr.) ................................Romeoville, Ill. Ladell Fleming (6-0, 224, So.-R) .......................Chicago, Ill. OLB 9 18 Rasheen Lemon (6-0, 206, Jr.-R) .......................Chicago, Ill. Bobby Jones IV (6-0, 218, Fr.-R) ...... Miami Gardens, Fla. MLB Andrew Ness (6-3, 298, Jr.-R) ........................ O’Fallon, Mo. Mike Gegner (6-3, 287, Sr.-R) .................Indianapolis, Ind. 45 33 Boomer Mays (6-0, 243, Jr.-R) .................... Lawrence, Kan. Jamaal Payton (6-0, 229, So.) ..........................Bellwood, Ill. OLB 67 70 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 314, Sr.-R)..................................... McRae, Ga. Josh Ruka (6-5, 311, So.-R)........................ Greenfield, Wis. 7 40 Michael Santacaterina (5-10, 210, Sr.-R) ........ Geneva, Ill. Sean Folliard (6-2, 227, So.) .......................Crystal Lake, Ill. CB RT 78 74 Ryan Brown (6-6, 297, Sr.-R) ................................. Elburn, Ill. Lincoln Howard (6-5, 291, So.-R) ................. Osceola, Wis. 43 31 Albert Smalls (6-1, 206, Fr.) ............................. Miramar, Fla. Anthony Brooks (5-11, 189, So.) ..................Detroit, Mich. QB 12 1 Drew Hare (6-1, 215, So.-R) ........................... O’Fallon, Mo. Anthony Maddie (6-1, 201, So.-R).................Plainfield, Ill. SS OR 13 24 2 Jackson Abresch (6-1, 209, Fr.-R) ................Hartland, Wis. Brandon Mayes (5-11, 187, Fr.-R) ...................... Aurora, Ill. Marlon Moore (5-9, 192, Jr.) ............................. Mobile, Ala. FB 47 48 Rob Sterling (5-10, 245, Sr.).................................Lansing, Ill. Ricky Connors (6-1, 250 Sr.-R) .........Powder Springs, Ga. FS 1 24 Dechane Durante (6-2, 193, Sr.-R) .............Charlotte, N.C. Brandon Mayes (5-11, 187, Fr.-R) ...................... Aurora, Ill. TB OR OR 42 28 3 Cameron Stingily (6-1, 235, Sr.-R) ..............Romeoville, Ill. Joel Bouagnon (6-2, 222, So.) ............................. Aurora, Ill. Akeem Daniels (5-7, 189, Sr.-R) ................ Kissimmee, Fla. CB 29 5 19 Paris Logan (5-9, 184 Jr.-R) .......................... Columbia, Mo. Mayomi Olootu (5-9, 173, Fr.) ...........................Allen, Texas Shawun Lurry (5-8, 172, Fr.) .......... West Palm Beach, Fla. OR OR SPECIALISTS P/PK 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 192, Sr.)......................... McFarland, Wis. KO 25 Josh Orne (6-0, 220, So.) ...................................... Wales, Wis. HO 82 25 Chad Beebe (5-9, 171, So.) .................................... Aurora, Ill. Josh Orne (6-0, 220, So.) ...................................... Wales, Wis. SN (P) 84 66 Brian Mayer (6-2, 209, Sr.-R) ....................... Orland Park, Ill. Bobby Ramlet (6-3, 231, So.-R) ...................Appleton, Wis. PR 82 19 Chad Beebe (5-9, 171, So.) .................................... Aurora, Ill. Shawun Lurry (5-8, 172, Fr.) ........... West Palm Beach, Fla. KOR 23 AND 22 29 14 Jordan Huff (5-11, 217, Fr.-R) ........................... Mobile, Ala. Aregeros Turner (5-11, 172, So.) ...................Copley, Ohio Paris Logan (5-9, 184, Jr.-R) ......................... Columbia, Mo. Ezra Saffold (5-7, 164, Fr.) ................... W. Palm Beach, Fla. — 2014 NIU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE — Name ............................................. Pronunciation Jackson Abresch ....................................... Obb-RESH Jamaal Bass ................................................. juh-MALL Chad Beebe.............................................................B-B Joel Bouagnon..........................Joe-ELL Bwon-NYO Juwan Brescacin ........... juh-WAHN bress-cuh-SIN Da’Ron Brown ............................................. duh-RON Renard Cheren ......................... reh-NARD Share-in Aidan Conlon ...................................................AY-den Peter Deppe .....................................................DEP-ee Dechane Durante................. deh-SHON der-RANT Luke Eakes .........................................................EE-kiss Ladell Fleming...............................................luh-DELL Sean Folliard............................................... FAHL-yerd Michael Gegner .....................Gehgg-NUR (hard G) Christian Hagan............................. HAY-gin (hard g) Name ............................................. Pronunciation Deion Hallmon ......................................... HALL-mun Tifonte Hunt .......................................... Tih-FON-TAY Tyler Loos .............................................................Loose Shawun Lurry ..........................Sha-WAHN LURE-ee Siosifa Malolo...........SEE-oh-SEE-fuh Muh-LO-LO Desroy Maxwell ............................................. DEZ-roy Brian Mayer .................................................... MAY-err Jason Meehan ............................................ MEE-hann Malik Mitchell ............................................. muh-LEEK Skyler Monaghan ...........................MON-uh-HANN Rajshawn Mosley.................RAY-shawn MOHS-lee Levon Myers................................................... LEE-von Mayomi Olootu .........MAY-YO-mee OH-loo-TOO Josh Orne.................................... (rhymes with Corn) Name ............................................. Pronunciation Josh Ruka .......................................................RUKE-uh Michael Santacaterina... san-tuh-CAT-err-EEN-uh Tim Semisch ................................................SEMM-ish Austin Smaha .............................................. SMAH-ha Draco Smith ...............................................DRAKE-oh Cameron Stingily........................................STING-lee Aregeros Turner................................... are-GAIR-oce Tyler Wedel .....................................................WEEDLE Shane Wimann ..........................................WHY-men Coaching Staff Brett Diersen ................................................ DEAR-sin Jay Niemann................................................KNEE-min Joe Tripodi ............................................ Trih-POE-dee Four Consecutive Seasons with 11 or More Wins | Six Consecutive Bowl Appearances 25