2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in MAC play to win the West Division Title. They finished the regular season undefeated (12–0). They represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to East Division Champion Bowling Green 27–47. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to Utah State 14–21.

2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2013 record12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Cole (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (2nd season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 23,595)
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$  7 –1     10 –4  
Buffalo  6 –2     8 –5  
Ohio  4 –4     7 –6  
Akron  4 –4     5 –7  
Kent State  3 –5     4 –8  
UMass  1 –7     1 –11  
Miami  0 –8     0 –12  
West Division
Northern Illinois x  8 –0     12 –2  
Ball State  7 –1     10 –3  
Toledo  5 –3     7 –5  
Central Michigan  5 –3     6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7     2 –10  
Western Michigan  1 –7     1 –11  
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Fresh off their Orange Bowl Appearance in 2012 the Huskies went undefeated until the MAC Championship. This garnered NIU National attention with the anticipation of another BCS Bowl appearance. Star quarterback Jordan Lynch was a top 3 candidate for the Heisman Trophy.[1] The season marked the Huskies' sixth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:30 p.m.at Iowa*
BTNW 30–2767,402[2]
September 144:00 p.m.at Idaho*
W 45–3514,071[3]
September 216:00 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*
ESPN3W 43–3923,595[4]
September 2811:00 a.m.at Purdue*
ESPN2W 55–2454,258[5]
October 52:30 p.m.at Kent State
TWCSW 38–2418,773[6]
October 124:00 p.m.AkronNo. 23
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN3W 27–2023,595[7]
October 192:00 p.m.at Central MichiganNo. 23
ESPN3W 38–1718,796[8]
October 262:30 p.m.Eastern MichiganNo. 23
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 59–2020,185[9]
November 211:00 a.m.at MassachusettsNo. 21
ESPN+W 63–1910,061[10]
November 137:00 p.m.Ball StateNo. 20
ESPN2W 48–2718,290[11]
November 207:00 p.m.at ToledoNo. 20
ESPN2W 35–1721,974[12]
November 266:00 p.m.Western MichiganNo. 18
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 33–1417,679[13]
December 67:00 p.m.vs. Bowling GreenNo. 16
ESPN2L 27–4721,106[14]
December 268:30 p.m.vs. Utah State*No. 24
ESPNL 14–2123,408[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings
See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 23 21 22 20 20 18 16 24 RV 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 23 22 20 20 21 21 20 18 23 RV 
Harris Not released 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 15 22 Not released 
BCS Not released 18 17 18 15 16 14 14 23 Not released

Roster
2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 3 Akeem Daniels Sr
WR 4 Da'Ron Brown  Jr
QB 6 Jordan Lynch  Sr
WR 8 Matt Williams  Fr
QB 9 Matt McIntosh  So
WR 10 Tommylee Lewis Jr
WR 11 Juwan Brescacin  So
QB 12 Drew Hare  Fr
WR 14 Aregeros Turner Fr
WR 15 Terrance Roby Fr
WR 19 Johnny Eagan  Fr
QB 19 Octavio Renteria Fr
RB 20 Keith Harris Jr. So
RB 23 Jordan Huff Fr
RB 25 Giorgio Bowers  Jr
RB 28 Joel Bouagnon Fr
RB 34 James Spencer  Jr
TE 35 Shane Wimann Fr
RB 36 Draco Smith Fr
TE 37 Desroy Maxwell So
RB 38 Alex Morrow  Fr
TE 40 Ryan Stendler Fr
RB 42 Cameron Stingily  Jr
FB 47 Rob Sterling Jr
FB 48 Ricky Connors  Jr
OL 55 Andrew Ness  So
OL 57 Scott Taylor  Fr
C 59 Michael Gegner  Jr
OL 61 Aidan Conlon  So
OL 62 Patrick Husain  Jr
OL 65 Wes Ott  Jr
OL 66 Matt Battaglia  Sr
OL 67 Tyler Pitt  Jr
OL 68 Ron Brown  Fr
OL 70 Josh Ruka  Fr
OL 71 Levon Myers  Fr
OL 72 Ben Maruska Fr
OL 74 Lincoln Howard  Fr
OL 75 Tate Briggs Fr
OL 75 Tyler Loos  Jr
OL 76 Nick Calhoun Fr
OL 77 Jared Volk  Sr
OL 78 Ryan Brown  Jr
OL 79 Matt Krempel  Sr
TE 80 Devonte' Majors  So
WR 81 Clayton Glasper  Fr
WR 82 Chad Beebe Fr
TE 83 Luke Eakes  Jr
TE 84 Kevin Tennenbaum  So
WR 85 Angelo Sebastiano  So
WR 86 Jacob Brinlee So
WR 87 Malik Mitchell Fr
TE 88 Tim Semisch  Jr
WR 89 Blake Holder Fr
TE 95 Jake Heckel Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Dechane Durante  Jr
CB 2 Sean Evans  Sr
RB 5 Jhony Faustin Sr
LB 6 Jamaal Bass  Jr
LB 7 Michael Santacaterina  Jr
LB 8 Ladell Fleming  Fr
LB 9 Rasheen Lemon  So
DB 11 Mycial Allen Fr
DB 13 Jackson Abresch Fr
S 15 Jimmie Ward Sr
CB 16 Charles Ivory  Fr
CB 17 Marckie Hayes  Jr
LB 18 Bobby Jones IV Fr
CB 21 Marlon Moore So
S 24 Dominique Ware  Sr
LB 27 Bobby Winkel  Jr
CB 29 Paris Logan  So
CB 31 Anthony Brooks  Fr
S 32 Nate McNeal  Sr
LB 33 Jamaal Payton Fr
LB 40 Sean Folliard Fr
LB 41 Cody Hazelett  Fr
DB 42 Justin Corbett Fr
DB 43 Brandon Mayes Fr
DE 44 Perez Ford So
LB 45 Boomer Mays  So
DE 46 George Rainey  Sr
DE 49 Jason Meehan Jr
DE 50 Austin Smaha Fr
DT 51 Zach Andrerson  Sr
LB 52 Cody Sullivan Fr
DE 53 Matthew Baltimore  Fr
DE 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl  So
DL 56 Brian Canoy Fr
DT 57 Cornelius Henry  Jr
LB 58 Mike Cotton So
DT 69 Corey Thomas  Fr
DL 90 William Lee Fr
DT 91 Anthony Wells  Sr
DT 92 Mario Jones  Fr
DT 93 Ken Bishop Sr
DT 94 Donovan Gordon  Jr
DL 96 Michael Ippolito  Fr
DE 97 Joe Windsor Sr
DT 98 Cal Breedlove Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 12 Josh Brebant Fr
P/K 26 Tyler Wedel Jr
LS 66 Bobby Ramlet  Fr
LS 84 Brian Mayer  Jr
K 99 Matthew Sims Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bob Cole (Widener University)
    Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
  • Jay Niemann (Iowa State)
    Defensive Coordinator, Safeties
  • Kelton Copeland (Emporia State)
    Running Backs
  • Brett Diersen (Huron S.D.)
    Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator
  • Kevin Kane (Kansas)
    Linebackers, Special Team Coordinator
  • Tim Polasek (Concordia)
    Tight Ends, Fullbacks
  • Kelvin Sigler (Alabama)
    Cornerbacks
  • Joe Tripodi (Northwestern)
    Offensive Line
  • Thad Ward (Central Florida)
    Wide Receivers
  • Pat McAvoy (Northern Illinois)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line
  • Olaitan Oguntodu (Kansas)
    Defensive graduate Assistant, Linebackers
  • Matt Lipman (Miami (OH))
    Asst. Athletic Director, Director of Football Operations
  • Brad Ohrt (Appalachian State)
    Director of Sports Performance
  • Zach Opsal (Western Michigan)
    Graduate Assistant, Videos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Iowa
See also: Iowa Hawkeyes football and 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
• Huskies 10 7310 30
Hawkeyes 7 1703 27
Sources:

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

Eastern Illinois
See also: Eastern Illinois Panthers football and 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
#8 (FCS) Panthers 20 0613 39
• Huskies 6 171010 43
Sources:

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

Kent State
See also: Kent State Golden Flashes football and 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Northern Illinois at Kent State
1 234Total
• Huskies 7 14710 38
Golden Flashes 7 1070 24
Sources:

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

Akron
See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team
Akron at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Zips 14 006 20
• #23 Huskies 17 073 27
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 23,595
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

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

Central Michigan
See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
1 234Total
• #23 Huskies 7 71014 38
Chippewas 14 003 17
Sources:

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

Eastern Michigan
See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Eagles 3 0107 20
• #23 Huskies 21 17147 59
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 2:35pm CST
  • Game attendance: 20,185
  • Television network: CSNC
Sources:

UMass
See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2013 UMass Minutemen football team
Northern Illinois at UMass
1 234Total
• #21 Huskies 21 21714 63
Minutemen 6 760 19
Sources:

Ball State
See also: Ball State Cardinals football, 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team, and Bronze Stalk Trophy
Ball State at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 1730 27
• #20 Huskies 3 17721 48
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 18,290
  • Game weather: Temp: 32 • Weather: Overcast
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst)
Sources:

Toledo
See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team
Northern Illinois at Toledo
1 234Total
• #20 Huskies 7 01414 35
Rockets 3 770 17
Sources:

Western Michigan
See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Broncos 0 707 14
• #18 Huskies 7 13103 33
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 17,679
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Sources:

Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)
See also: 2013 MAC Championship Game, Bowling Green Falcons football, and 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team
MAC Championship Game
Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois
1 234Total
• Falcons 17 14016 47
#16 Huskies 7 677 27
Sources:

Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)
See also: 2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Utah State Aggies football, and 2013 Utah State Aggies football team
2013 Poinsettia Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State Aggies
1 234Total
• Aggies 3 378 21
#24 Huskies 0 707 14
Sources:

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

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