2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football
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MAC West Division Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2013 record 12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach Rod Carey (1st full year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Cole (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Jay Niemann (2nd year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 23,595)
Seasons
« 2012 2014 »
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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 also 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 2:30 PM at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 30–27   67,402[1]
September 14 4:00 PM at Idaho* Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID W 45–35   14,071[2]
September 21 6:00 PM #8 (FCS) Eastern Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 43–39   23,595[3]
September 28 11:00 AM at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 55–24   54,258[4]
October 5 2:30 PM at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TWCS W 38–24   18,773[5]
October 12 4:00 PM Akron #23 Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 27–20   23,595[6]
October 19 2:00 PM at Central Michigan #23 Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 38–17   18,796[7]
October 26 2:30 PM Eastern Michigan #23 Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 59–20   20,185[8]
November 2 11:00 AM at Massachusetts #21 Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA ESPN+ W 63–19   10,061[9]
November 13 7:00 PM Ball State #20 Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle of the Bronze Stalk) ESPN2 W 48–27   18,290[10]
November 20 7:00 PM at Toledo #20 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 W 35–17   21,974[11]
November 26 6:00 PM Western Michigan #18 Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 W 33–14   17,679[12]
December 6 7:00 PM vs. Bowling Green #16 Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 L 27–47   21,106[13]
December 26 8:30 PM vs. Utah State* #24 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) ESPN L 14–21   23,408[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings


Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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. # Name Class
RB 3 Akeem Daniels Sr
WR 4 Da'Ron Brown Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 6 Jordan Lynch Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 8 Matt Williams Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 9 Matt McIntosh Redshirt.svg So
WR 10 Tommylee Lewis Jr
WR 11 Juwan Brescacin Redshirt.svg So
QB 12 Drew Hare Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 14 Aregeros Turner Fr
WR 15 Terrance Roby Fr
WR 19 Johnny Eagan Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 19 Octavio Renteria Fr
RB 20 Keith Harris Jr. So
RB 23 Jordan Huff Fr
RB 25 Giorgio Bowers Redshirt.svg Jr
RB 28 Joel Bouagnon Fr
RB 34 James Spencer Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 35 Shane Wimann Fr
RB 36 Draco Smith Fr
TE 37 Desroy Maxwell So
RB 38 Alex Morrow Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 40 Ryan Stendler Fr
RB 42 Cameron Stingily Redshirt.svg Jr
FB 47 Rob Sterling Jr
FB 48 Ricky Connors Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 55 Andrew Ness Redshirt.svg So
OL 57 Scott Taylor Redshirt.svg Fr
C 59 Michael Gegner Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 61 Aidan Conlon Redshirt.svg So
OL 62 Patrick Husain Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 65 Wes Ott Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 66 Matt Battaglia Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 67 Tyler Pitt Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 68 Ron Brown Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 70 Josh Ruka Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 71 Levon Myers Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 72 Ben Maruska Fr
OL 74 Lincoln Howard Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 75 Tate Briggs Fr
OL 75 Tyler Loos Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 76 Nick Calhoun Fr
OL 77 Jared Volk Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 78 Ryan Brown Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 79 Matt Krempel Redshirt.svg Sr
TE 80 Devonte' Majors Redshirt.svg So
WR 81 Clayton Glasper Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 82 Chad Beebe Fr
TE 83 Luke Eakes Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 84 Kevin Tennenbaum Redshirt.svg So
WR 85 Angelo Sebastiano Redshirt.svg So
WR 86 Jacob Brinlee So
WR 87 Malik Mitchell Fr
TE 88 Tim Semisch Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 89 Blake Holder Fr
TE 95 Jake Heckel Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Dechane Durante Redshirt.svg Jr
CB 2 Sean Evans Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 5 Jhony Faustin Sr
LB 6 Jamaal Bass Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 7 Michael Santacaterina Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 8 Ladell Fleming Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 9 Rasheen Lemon Redshirt.svg So
DB 11 Mycial Allen Fr
DB 13 Jackson Abresch Fr
S 15 Jimmie Ward Sr
CB 16 Charles Ivory Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 17 Marckie Hayes Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 18 Bobby Jones IV Fr
CB 21 Marlon Moore So
S 24 Dominique Ware Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 27 Bobby Winkel Redshirt.svg Jr
CB 29 Paris Logan Redshirt.svg So
CB 31 Anthony Brooks Redshirt.svg Fr
S 32 Nate McNeal Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 33 Jamaal Payton Fr
LB 40 Sean Folliard Fr
LB 41 Cody Hazelett Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 42 Justin Corbett Fr
DB 43 Brandon Mayes Fr
DE 44 Perez Ford So
LB 45 Boomer Mays Redshirt.svg So
DE 46 George Rainey Redshirt.svg Sr
DE 49 Jason Meehan Jr
DE 50 Austin Smaha Fr
DT 51 Zach Andrerson Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 52 Cody Sullivan Fr
DE 53 Matthew Baltimore Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl Redshirt.svg So
DL 56 Brian Canoy Fr
DT 57 Cornelius Henry Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 58 Mike Cotton So
DT 69 Corey Thomas Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 90 William Lee Fr
DT 91 Anthony Wells Redshirt.svg Sr
DT 92 Mario Jones Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 93 Ken Bishop Sr
DT 94 Donovan Gordon Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 96 Michael Ippolito Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 97 Joe Windsor Sr
DT 98 Cal Breedlove Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 12 Josh Brebant Fr
P/K 26 Tyler Wedel Jr
LS 66 Bobby Ramlet Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 84 Brian Mayer Redshirt.svg Jr
K 99 Matthew Sims Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bob Cole (Widener)
    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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/14/12

Game Summaries

Iowa

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See also: Iowa Hawkeyes football and 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
• Huskies 10 7 3 10 30
Hawkeyes 7 17 0 3 27
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–8 2012 Iowa, 18–17

Jordan Lynch threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns for the Huskies, who scored 10 points in the final 5:05 to record their first win over the Hawkeyes.

Northern Illinois safety Jimmie Ward intercepted Iowa's Jake Rudock with 1:17 left. He brought it to the Hawkeyes 30-yard line, setting up the game-winning kick from Sims.

Idaho

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See also: Idaho Vandals football and 2013 Idaho Vandals football team
Northern Illinois at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
• Huskies 7 14 14 10 45
Vandals 14 14 0 7 35
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Kibbie Dome
    Moscow, ID
  • Game attendance: 14,071
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2009 Idaho 34–31

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

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See also: Eastern Illinois Panthers football and 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 (FCS) Panthers 20 0 6 13 39
• Huskies 6 17 10 10 43
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–10–1 1998 Eastern Illinois, 24–10

Jordan Lynch accounted for 424 yards of offense in the air and on the ground as Northern Illinois overcame six touchdown passes by Jimmy Garoppolo.

Purdue

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See also: Purdue Boilermakers football and 2013 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Northern Illinois at Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
• Huskies 10 17 21 7 55
Boilermakers 7 3 7 7 24
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2009 Northern Illinois, 28–21

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

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See also: Kent State Golden Flashes football and 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Northern Illinois at Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Huskies 7 14 7 10 38
Golden Flashes 7 10 7 0 24
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–7 2012 Northern Illinois, 44–37

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

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See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team
Akron at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 14 0 0 6 20
• #23 Huskies 17 0 7 3 27
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 23,595
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2012 Northern Illinois, 37–7

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

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See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
• #23 Huskies 7 7 10 14 38
Chippewas 14 0 0 3 17
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–25–1 2012 Northern Illinois, 55–24

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

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See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 10 7 20
• #23 Huskies 21 17 14 7 59
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 2:35pm CST
  • Game attendance: 20,185
  • Television network: CSNC
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–14–2 2012 Northern Illinois, 49–7

UMass

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See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2013 UMass Minutemen football team
Northern Illinois at UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
• #21 Huskies 21 21 7 14 63
Minutemen 6 7 6 0 19
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2012 Northern Illinois, 63–0

Ball State

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See also: Ball State Cardinals football, 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team, and Bronze Stalk Trophy
Ball State at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 17 3 0 27
• #20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 48
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 18,290
  • Game weather: Temp: 32 • Weather: Overcast
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–20–2 2012 Northern Illinois, 35–23

Toledo

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See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team
Northern Illinois at Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
• #20 Huskies 7 0 14 14 35
Rockets 3 7 7 0 17
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–29 2012 Northern Illinois, 31–24

Western Michigan

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See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 7 0 7 14
• #18 Huskies 7 13 10 3 33
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game attendance: 17,679
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–23 2012 Northern Illinois, 48–34

Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)

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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 2 3 4 Total
• Falcons 17 14 0 16 47
#16 Huskies 7 6 7 7 27
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9 2011 Northern Illinois, 45–14

Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)

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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 2 3 4 Total
• Aggies 3 3 7 8 21
#24 Huskies 0 7 0 7 14
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1995 Utah State, 42–7

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

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