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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 .[ 1] bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 2:30 p.m. at Iowa * BTN W 30–2767,402 [ 2] September 14 4:00 p.m. at Idaho * W 45–3514,071 [ 3] September 21 6:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS ) Eastern Illinois * ESPN3 W 43–3923,595 [ 4] September 28 11:00 a.m. at Purdue * ESPN2 W 55–2454,258 [ 5] October 5 2:30 p.m. at Kent State TWCS W 38–2418,773 [ 6] October 12 4:00 p.m. Akron No. 23 ESPN3 W 27–2023,595 [ 7] October 19 2:00 p.m. at Central Michigan No. 23 ESPN3 W 38–1718,796 [ 8] October 26 2:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan No. 23 CSNC W 59–2020,185 [ 9] November 2 11:00 a.m. at Massachusetts No. 21 ESPN Plus W 63–1910,061 [ 10] November 13 7:00 p.m. Ball State No. 20 ESPN2 W 48–2718,290 [ 11] November 20 7:00 p.m. at Toledo No. 20 ESPN2 W 35–1721,974 [ 12] November 26 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 18 ESPN2 W 33–1417,679 [ 13] December 6 7:00 p.m. vs. Bowling Green * No. 16 ESPN2 L 27–4721,106 [ 14] December 26 8:30 p.m. vs. Utah State * No. 24 ESPN L 14–2123,408 [ 15] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Northern Illinois at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Huskies
10
7 3 10
30
Hawkeyes
7
17 0 3
27
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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 at Northern Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
#8 (FCS) Panthers
20
0 6 13
39
• Huskies
6
17 10 10
43
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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.
Northern Illinois at Kent State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Huskies
7
14 7 10
38
Golden Flashes
7
10 7 0
24
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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 at Northern Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Zips
14
0 0 6
20
• #23 Huskies
17
0 7 3
27
Date: October 12Location: Huskie StadiumGame attendance: 23,595Television network: ESPN3 Scoring summary 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
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.
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• #23 Huskies
7
7 10 14
38
Chippewas
14
0 0 3
17
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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 at Northern Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
0 10 7
20
• #23 Huskies
21
17 14 7
59
Date: October 26Location: Huskie StadiumGame start: 2:35pm CST Game attendance: 20,185Television network: CSNC Scoring summary 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
Northern Illinois at UMass
1
2 3 4 Total
• #21 Huskies
21
21 7 14
63
Minutemen
6
7 6 0
19
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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 13Location: Huskie StadiumGame attendance: 18,290Game weather: Temp: 32 • Weather: OvercastTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst) Scoring summary 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 YdBall 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 YdTied 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
Northern Illinois at Toledo
1
2 3 4 Total
• #20 Huskies
7
0 14 14
35
Rockets
3
7 7 0
17
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
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 26Location: Huskie StadiumGame attendance: 17,679TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) Scoring summary 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
MAC Championship Game
1
2 3 4 Total
• Falcons
17
14 0 16
47
#16 Huskies
7
6 7 7
27
Sources:
Scoring summary 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
2013 Poinsettia Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Aggies
3
3 7 8
21
#24 Huskies
0
7 0 7
14
Sources:
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 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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