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2021 MAC Football Week 4 Game Recap: NIU 41, Maine 14
The Huskies pull away in the second half and finish non-conference play with a 2-2 record.
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2021 MAC Football Week 4 Game Preview: Maine Black Bears at NIU Huskies
The Huskies look to right the ship after last week’s blowout loss to Michigan.
Northern Illinois Huskies
Three takeaways: Huskies routed by Wolverines, 63-10
NIU drops to 1-2 after blowout loss to Michigan last weekend
Game Recap: Michigan 63, Northern Illinois 10
The Huskies never had in a chance in a blowout at the Big House.
NIU signs 30 in the 2015 class
Another year, another solid recruiting class for Rod Carey and his staff.
2021 MAC Football Week 3 Game Preview: NIU Huskies at #25 Michigan Wolverines
NIU faces their toughest challenge of the season as they head north to take on the Michigan Wolverines
What We Learned: Takeaways from NIU’s 43-50 loss to Wyoming
The Huskies couldn’t complete the furious comeback but they showed a lot of fight.
2021 MAC Football Week 2 Game Preview: Wyoming Cowboys at NIU Huskies
The Huskies will look to start 2-0 for the first time since 2015.
2021 MAC Football Week 1 Game Preview: NIU Huskies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Huskies open their season against an ACC foe, Georgia Tech, down in Atlanta.
Ye Olde Roundtable: Hustle Belt staff predicts the 2021 MAC football season, Part 1
Our writers predict the breakout and breakdown teams, the MAC champion, and more in this team-focused peek through the looking glass.
2021 MAC Positional Previews: NIU Huskies Coaching Staff
A look at the Huskie coaching staff for the upcoming season
2021 MAC Positional Previews: NIU Huskies Secondary
The Huskies have the youngest secondary in the MAC but, thanks to 2020, most of them have already seen playing time.
2021 MAC Positional Previews: NIU Huskies Defensive Front Seven
Breaking down the Huskies defensive linemen and linebackers
2021 MAC Positional Previews: NIU Huskies offensive skill positions
A look at the Huskies’ quarterbacks, running backs, and wide outs for the 2021 season
2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: NIU O-Line
A look at the Huskies linemen for the 2021 season.
Arizona State asst. Rashon Burno hired as NIU MBB coach
The rising coaching prospect will have his first collegiate head coaching opportunity in DeKalb after six seasons under Bobby Hurley.
NIU just can’t complete the comeback in 41-33 loss to EMU
Eastern Michigan escapes the basement of the MAC West with 41-33 victory.
2020 MAC Football Week 6 Game Preview: NIU at EMU
The Huskies are down to their last chance to get in the win column in 2020
2020 MAC Football Week 5 Game Preview: Toledo Rockets at NIU Huskies
Both teams are looking to bounce back and get a win in their penultimate game
WMU holds on for their division title lives in 30-27 win over NIU
Broncos hold off Huskies, move to 4-0 with 30-27 win
2020 Mid-American Conference Football Week 3 Reactions: NIU Huskies
Huskies show signs of improvement but still have a lot of growing to do
Ball State retains the Bronze Stalk in 31-25 thriller over NIU
Ball State holds off a late charge by NIU to keep the Bronze Stalk in Muncie for another season by the score of 31-25
The NIU Football Drinking Game (2020 Edition)
Because getting through these games requires some drinking...
2020 MAC Week 3 Game Preview: NIU at Ball State
Who will win this year’s Battle For the Bronze Stalk?
2020 MAC Football Week Two Reaction: NIU
The Huskies continue to struggle on both sides of the ball
Chippewas blow out Huskies in 40-10 win to go 2-0
CMU broke away in the third quarter and never looked back.
2020 MAC Football Week 2 Game Preview: NIU vs. CMU
CMU has had NIU’s number in recent years, winning four of the last five meetings. Can NIU pull off an upset on home turf?
2020 Mid-American Conference Football Week One Reaction: Northern Illinois Huskies
Our takeaways from NIU’s 49-30 loss to Buffalo
How to Watch/Stream/Listen: NIU vs. Buffalo
It’s a 2018 MAC Championship rematch in DeKalb, as the Huskies host the Bulls.
2020 MAC Football Week 1 Game Preview: Buffalo at NIU
The favorites in the MAC East open on the road in DeKalb, Illinois
2020 Mid-American Conferene Football Key Storylines: Northern Illinois Huskies
There are some major questions the Huskies will need to address this season...
2020 Football Season Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies
After a 5-7 season in 2019, what’s in store for year two under Coach Hammock?
Defensive Back U: Getting Defensive
Which MAC school claims the best secondary?