2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 12–2 8–0 Rod Carey 1st Bob Cole 1st Multiple Jay Niemann 3rd 4–3 Jordan Lynch Jamaal Bass Jared Volk Jordan Lynch Jimmie Ward Huskie Stadium MAC West Division champion MAC Championship Game L 27–47 vs. Bowling Green Poinsettia Bowl L 14–21 vs. Utah State The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) member during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 8–0 In conference play, they won the MAC West Division title, and advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to East Division champion Bowling Green. Northern Illinois was invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they lost to Utah State. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Fresh off their Orange Bowl appearance the previous season, the Huskies went undefeated until the MAC Championship Game. This garnered national attention with the anticipation of another Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl appearance. Starting quarterback Jordan Lynch finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy.Heisman finalist: Jordan Lynch https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/91173/heisman-finalist-jordan-lynch ESPN December 13, 2013 December 3, 2017 The season marked the Huskies' sixth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss. Schedule 2013 AP Central August 31 2:30 p.m. w y y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN 30–27 67,402 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/332432294 ESPN August 31, 2013 August 31, 2013 September 14 4:00 p.m. w y y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 45–35 14,071 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332570070 ESPN September 14, 2013 September 14, 2013 September 21 6:00 p.m. w y Eastern Illinois 8 (FCS) Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN3 43–39 23,595 Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332642459 ESPN September 21, 2013 September 21, 2013 September 28 11:00 a.m. w y y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 55–24 54,258 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332712509 ESPN September 28, 2013 September 28, 2013 October 5 2:30 p.m. w y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH TWCS 38–24 18,773 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/332782309 ESPN October 5, 2013 October 7, 2013 October 12 4:00 p.m. w 23 Akron Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN3 27–20 23,595 Akron Zips vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332852459 ESPN October 12, 2013 October 12, 2013 October 19 2:00 p.m. w y 23 Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 38–17 18,796 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332922117 ESPN October 19, 2013 October 21, 2013 October 26 2:30 p.m. w 23 Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 59–20 20,185 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332992459 ESPN October 26, 2013 October 26, 2013 November 2 11:00 a.m. w y 21 Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN Plus 63–19 10,061 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333060113 ESPN November 2, 2013 November 2, 2013 November 13 7:00 p.m. w 20 Ball State Bronze Stalk Trophy Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN2 48–27 18,290 Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Scoe https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333172459 ESPN November 13, 2013 November 13, 2013 November 20 7:00 p.m. w y 20 Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN2 35–17 21,974 Northern Illinois vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333242649 ESPN November 20, 2013 November 21, 2013 November 26 6:00 p.m. w 18 Western Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN2 33–14 17,679 Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333302459 ESPN November 26, 2013 November 27, 2013 December 6 7:00 p.m. l y y 16 Bowling Green Ford Field Detroit, MI MAC Championship Game ESPN2 27–47 21,106 Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333402459 ESPN December 6, 2013 December 6, 2013 December 26 8:30 p.m. l y y 24 Utah State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Poinsettia Bowl ESPN 14–21 23,408 Utah State vs. Northern Illinois Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333602459 ESPN December 26, 2013 December 27, 2013 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 22 21 18 21 20 20 17 22 20 20 18 20 21 18 15 20 21 18 16 18 20 17 14 16 18 15 14 24 23 22 23 RV RV Game summaries Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes football 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Northern Illinois at Iowa Huskies 10 7 3 10 Hawkeyes 7 17 0 3 August 31 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA 2:42pm CST 3:37 67,402 Temp: 85 • Wind: NE 7 • Weather: Sunny Dave Witvoet Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Danan Hughes (analyst) BTNSources: yes 1 7:33 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 47-yard field goal Northern Illinois 3–0 1 3:47 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 40-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Northern Illinois 10–0 1 0:27 Iowa Christian Kirksey 52-yard fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick) Northern Illinois 10–7 2 8:24 Iowa Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2 6:32 Iowa CJ Fiedorowicz 11-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 17–10 2 3:49 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 21-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Tied 17–17 2 0:53 Iowa Jake Rudock 6-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 24–17 3 1:13 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 25-yard field goal Iowa 24–20 4 6:42 Iowa Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal Iowa 27–20 4 5:05 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 33-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Tied 27–27 4 0:04 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 36-yard field goal Northern Illinois 30–27 yes 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 Eastern Illinois Panthers football 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois #8 (FCS) Panthers 20 0 6 13 Huskies 6 17 10 10 September 21 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CST 23,595 Mark Kluczynski, ESPN3Sources: yes 1 12:21 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 14 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Eastern Illinois 6–0 1 12:08 Eastern Illinois Adam Drake 43 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Eastern Illinois 13–0 1 7:36 Eastern Illinois Keiondre Gober 13 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Eastern Illinois 20–0 1 5:17 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Eastern Illinois 20–6 2 14:08 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Eastern Illinois 20–13 2 9:18 Northern Illinois Luke Eakes 3 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 20–20 2 0:05 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 18 Yd Northern Illinois 23–20 3 10:17 Northern Illinois Keith Harris Jr. 9 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 30–20 3 7:45 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 33 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) Northern Illinois 26–20 3 2:50 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 33 Yd Northern Illinois 33–26 4 14:55 Eastern Illinois Adam Drake 15 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Tied 33–33 4 11:24 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 37 Yd Northern Illinois 36–33 4 9:53 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 10 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Pat Failed) Eastern Illinois 39–36 4 8:25 Northern Illinois Keith Harris Jr. 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 43–39 yes Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes football 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Northern Illinois at Kent State Huskies 7 14 7 10 Golden Flashes 7 10 7 0 October 5 Dix StadiumKent, OH CST 18,773 TWCSSources: yes 1 10:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 17 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 10:25 Kent State Dri Archer 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Tied 7–7 2 6:16 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 53 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–7 2 5:19 Kent State Dri Archer 66 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Tied 14–14 2 2:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–14 2 0:20 Kent State Anthony Melchiori 24 Yd Northern Illinois 21–17 3 11:27 Kent State Tyshon Goode 28 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Kent State 24–21 3 7:27 Northern Illinois James Spencer 22 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–24 4 13:08 Northern Illinois James Spencer 11 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–24 4 7:28 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 31 Yd Northern Illinois 38–24 yes 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 Akron Zips football 2013 Akron Zips football team Akron at Northern Illinois Zips 14 0 0 6 #23 Huskies 17 0 7 3 October 12 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CST 23,595 ESPN3Sources: yes 1 11:04 Akron Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick) Akron 7–0 1 10:01 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 18 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 7–7 1 7:33 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 42 Yd Northern Illinois 10–7 1 4:52 Northern Illinois Desroy Maxwell 25 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 17–7 1 1:12 Akron Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick) Northern Illinois 17–14 3 11:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 9 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 24–14 4 11:19 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 21 Yd Northern Illinois 27–14 4 5:27 Akron Tyrell Goodman 11 Yd Pass From Kyle Pohl (Pat Blocked) Northern Illinois 27–20 yes 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 Central Michigan Chippewas football 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Northern Illinois at Central Michigan #23 Huskies 7 7 10 14 Chippewas 14 0 0 3 October 19 Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI CST 18,796 ESPN3Sources: yes 1 6:05 Central Michigan Titus Davis 9 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick) Central Michigan 7–0 1 2:05 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 9 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:13 Central Michigan Andrew Flory 36 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick) Central Michigan 14–7 2 8:11 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 5 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 14–14 3 11:01 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 34 Yd Northern Illinois 17–14 3 3:22 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 1 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 24–14 4 14:50 Central Michigan Ron Coluzzi 38 Yd Northern Illinois 24–17 4 6:11 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 3 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 31–17 4 1:32 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 19 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 38–17 yes 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 Eastern Michigan Eagles football 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Eagles 3 0 10 7 #23 Huskies 21 17 14 7 October 26 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL 2:35pm CST 20,185 CSNCSources: yes 1 10:44 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 5 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 7:37 Northern Illinois Joel Bouagnon 10 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–0 1 4:31 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 30 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–0 1 1:01 Eastern Michigan Dylan Mulder 25 Yd Northern Illinois 21–3 2 11:58 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 17 Yd Pass From Tommylee Lewis (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–3 2 2:08 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 16 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–3 2 0:00 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 28 Yd Northern Illinois 38–3 3 9:54 Eastern Michigan Dylan Mulder 32 Yd Northern Illinois 38–6 3 8:11 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 28 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 45–6 3 6:33 Eastern Michigan Tyreese Russell 9 Yd Pass From Tyler Benz (Dylan Mulder Kick) Northern Illinois 45–13 3 4:55 Northern Illinois Matt Williams 36 Yd Pass From Matt McIntosh (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 52–13 4 13:43 Northern Illinois Ricky Connors 11 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 59–13 4 4:11 Eastern Michigan Ryan Brumfield 5 Yd Run (Dylan Mulder Kick) Northern Illinois 59–20 yes UMass UMass Minutemen football 2013 UMass Minutemen football team Northern Illinois at UMass #21 Huskies 21 21 7 14 Minutemen 6 7 6 0 November 2 Gillette StadiumFoxboro, MA 11:05am CST 3:18 10,061 ESPN+Sources: yes 1 11:28 UMass Brendon Levengood 42 Yd UMass 3–0 1 8:03 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–3 1 5:35 UMass Brendon Levengood 46 Yd Northern Illinois 7–6 1 4:16 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 25 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–6 1 0:10 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 19 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–6 2 14:09 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–6 2 9:41 UMass Lorenzo Woodley 1 Yd Run (Brendon Levengood Kick) Northern Illinois 28–13 2 9:33 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 66 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–13 2 0:31 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 15 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 42–13 3 10:21 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 11 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 49–13 3 6:03 UMass Brendon Levengood 44 Yd Northern Illinois 49–16 3 2:37 UMass Brendon Levengood 40 Yd Northern Illinois 49–19 4 9:02 Northern Illinois Chad Beebe 81 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 56–19 4 5:31 Northern Illinois Drew Hare 47 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 63–19 yes Ball State Ball State Cardinals football 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team Bronze Stalk Trophy Ball State at Northern Illinois Cardinals 7 17 3 0 #20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 November 13 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CST 18,290 Temp: 32 • Weather: Overcast Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst) ESPN2Sources: yes 1 8:05 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 34 Yd Northern Illinois 3–0 1 3:01 Ball State Willie Snead 3 Yd Pass From Keith Wenning (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 7–3 2 13:53 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 10–3 2 10:08 Ball State Keith Wenning 1 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 14–10 2 5:00 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 20 Yd Ball State 14–13 2 1:28 Ball State Jahwan Edwards 5 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 21–13 2 1:13 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 58 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Ball State 21–20 2 0:25 Ball State Scott Secor 43 Yd Ball State 24–20 3 8:31 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 27–24 3 3:07 Ball State Scott Secor 19 Yd Tied 27–27 4 5:49 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 36 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 34–27 4 1:26 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 16 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 41–27 4 0:46 Northern Illinois Joe Windsor 49 Yd Interception Return (Mathew Sims Kick) (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 48–27 yes Toledo Toledo Rockets football 2013 Toledo Rockets football team Northern Illinois at Toledo #20 Huskies 7 0 14 14 Rockets 3 7 7 0 November 20 Glass BowlToledo, OH CST 21,974 Temp: 46 • Weather: Overcast Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Desmond Howard (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN2Sources: yes 1 13:34 Northern Illinois James Spencer 19 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 0:50 Toledo Jeremiah Detmer 36 Yd Northern Illinois 7–3 2 0:51 Toledo Alonzo Russell 45 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer Kick) Toledo 10–7 3 12:28 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 12 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–10 3 8:34 Toledo Bernard Reedy 36 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer Kick) Toledo 17–14 3 6:15 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 31 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–17 4 9:42 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–17 4 5:39 Northern Illinois James Spencer 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–17 yes Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos football 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team Western Michigan at Northern Illinois Broncos 0 7 0 7 #18 Huskies 7 13 10 3 November 26 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CST 17,679 Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN2Sources: yes 1 1:10 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 10 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 2 11:09 Western Michigan Dareyon Chance 1 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick) Tied 7–7 2 9:43 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 29 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–7 2 7:31 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 36 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Northern Illinois 20–7 3 5:30 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 23 Yd Northern Illinois 23–7 3 1:36 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 37 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 30–7 4 12:52 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 32 Yd Northern Illinois 33–7 4 4:40 Western Michigan Antoin Scriven 1 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick) Northern Illinois 33–14 yes Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game) 2013 MAC Championship Game Bowling Green Falcons football 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team MAC Championship GameBowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Falcons 17 14 0 16 #16 Huskies 7 6 7 7 December 6 Ford FieldDetroit, MI CST 21,106 Dome Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams ESPN2Sources: yes 1 12:27 Bowling Green Tyler Beck 28 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 7–0 1 9:08 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 14 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 7–7 1 6:49 Bowling Green Tyler Tate 26 Yd Bowling Green 10–7 1 2:32 Bowling Green Ronnie Moore 36 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 17–7 2 14:51 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 51 Yd Bowling Green 17–10 2 12:22 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 45 Yd Bowling Green 17–13 2 5:39 Bowling Green Heath Jackson 22 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 24–13 2 0:13 Bowling Green Alex Bayer 12 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 31–13 3 12:23 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Bowling Green 31–20 4 14:50 Bowling Green Tyler Tate 52 Yd Bowling Green 34–20 4 10:17 Bowling Green Travis Greene 6 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Pat Blocked) Bowling Green 40–20 4 2:44 Bowling Green Travis Greene 16 Yd Run (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 47–20 4 0:14 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Bowling Green 47–27 yes Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl) 2013 Poinsettia Bowl Utah State Aggies football 2013 Utah State Aggies football team 2013 Poinsettia BowlNorthern Illinois vs. Utah State Aggies Aggies 3 3 7 8 #24 Huskies 0 7 0 7 December 26 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA PST 23,408 ESPNSources: Roster 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies y Akeem Daniels 3 RB SR Da'Ron Brown 4 WR JR y y Jordan Lynch 6 QB SR y y Matt Williams 8 WR FR y Matt McIntosh 9 QB SO y Tommylee Lewis 10 WR JR Juwan Brescacin 11 WR SO y Drew Hare 12 QB FR y Aregeros Turner 14 WR FR Terrance Roby 15 WR FR Johnny Eagan 19 WR FR y Octavio Renteria 19 QB FR Keith Harris Jr. 20 RB SO Jordan Huff 23 RB FR Giorgio Bowers 25 RB JR y Joel Bouagnon 28 RB FR James Spencer 34 RB JR y Shane Wimann 35 TE FR Draco Smith 36 RB FR Desroy Maxwell 37 TE SO Alex Morrow 38 RB FR y Ryan Stendler 40 TE FR Cameron Stingily 42 RB JR y Rob Sterling 47 FB JR Ricky Connors 48 FB JR y Andrew Ness 55 OL SO y Scott Taylor 57 OL FR y Michael Gegner 59 C JR y Aidan Conlon 61 OL SO y Patrick Husain 62 OL JR y Wes Ott 65 OL JR y Matt Battaglia 66 OL SR y Tyler Pitt 67 OL JR y Ron Brown 68 OL FR y Josh Ruka 70 OL FR y Levon Myers 71 OL FR y Ben Maruska 72 OL FR Lincoln Howard 74 OL FR y Tate Briggs 75 OL FR Tyler Loos 75 OL JR y Nick Calhoun 76 OL FR Jared Volk 77 OL SR y Ryan Brown 78 OL JR y Matt Krempel 79 OL SR y Devonte' Majors 80 TE SO y Clayton Glasper 81 WR FR y Chad Beebe 82 WR FR Luke Eakes 83 TE JR y Kevin Tennenbaum 84 TE SO y Angelo Sebastiano 85 WR SO y Jacob Brinlee 86 WR SO Malik Mitchell 87 WR FR Tim Semisch 88 TE JR y Blake Holder 89 WR FR Jake Heckel 95 TE FR Dechane Durante 1 S JR y Sean Evans 2 CB SR y Jhony Faustin 5 RB SR Jamaal Bass 6 LB JR y Michael Santacaterina 7 LB JR y Ladell Fleming 8 LB FR y Rasheen Lemon 9 LB SO y Mycial Allen 11 DB FR Jackson Abresch 13 DB FR Jimmie Ward 15 S SR y Charles Ivory 16 CB FR y Marckie Hayes 17 CB JR y Bobby Jones IV 18 LB FR Marlon Moore 21 CB SO Dominique Ware 24 S SR y Bobby Winkel 27 LB JR y Paris Logan 29 CB SO y Anthony Brooks 31 CB FR y Nate McNeal 32 S SR y Jamaal Payton 33 LB FR Sean Folliard 40 LB FR Cody Hazelett 41 LB FR y Justin Corbett 42 DB FR Brandon Mayes 43 DB FR Perez Ford 44 DE SO Boomer Mays 45 LB SO y George Rainey 46 DE SR y Jason Meehan 49 DE JR Austin Smaha 50 DE FR Zach Andrerson 51 DT SR y Cody Sullivan 52 LB FR Matthew Baltimore 53 DE FR y Cameron Clinton-Earl 54 DE SO y Brian Canoy 56 DL FR Cornelius Henry 57 DT JR y Mike Cotton 58 LB SO Corey Thomas 69 DT FR y William Lee 90 DL FR Anthony Wells 91 DT SR y Mario Jones 92 DT FR y Ken Bishop 93 DT SR Donovan Gordon 94 DT JR y Michael Ippolito 96 DL FR y Joe Windsor 97 DE SR Cal Breedlove 98 DT FR Josh Brebant 12 K/P FR Tyler Wedel 26 P/K JR Bobby Ramlet 66 LS FR y Brian Mayer 84 LS JR y Matthew Sims 99 K SR https://web.archive.org/web/20101228121733/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/niu-m-footbl-mtt.html%7Caccessdate%3D7/14/12 Rod Carey (Indiana) Bob Cole (Widener) Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Jay Niemann (Iowa State) Defensive coordinator, safeties Kelton Copeland (Emporia State) Running backs Brett Diersen (Huron) Defensive line, recruiting coordinator Kevin Kane (Kansas) Linebackers, special team coordinator Tim Polasek (Concordia (WI)) 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 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 Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football