2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–47 vs. Bowling Green
Poinsettia Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Utah State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Rod Carey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Cole (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Niemann (3rd season)
MVP	Jordan Lynch
Captain	Jamaal Bass, Jared Volk, Jordan Lynch, Jimmie Ward
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
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 (OH)	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

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] The season marked the Huskies' sixth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 30–27	67,402	^[2]
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 45–35	14,071	^[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 43–39	23,595	^[4]
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 55–24	54,258	^[5]
October 5	2:30 p.m.	at Kent State		Dix Stadium Kent, OH	TWCS	W 38–24	18,773	^[6]
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 23	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 27–20	23,595	^[7]
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	No. 23	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 38–17	18,796	^[8]
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	No. 23	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 59–20	20,185	^[9]
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at Massachusetts	No. 21	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN Plus	W 63–19	10,061	^[10]
November 13	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	No. 20	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN2	W 48–27	18,290	^[11]
November 20	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	No. 20	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 35–17	21,974	^[12]
November 26	6:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 18	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 33–14	17,679	^[13]
December 6	7:00 p.m.	vs. Bowling Green*	No. 16	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 27–47	21,106	^[14]
December 26	8:30 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	No. 24	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–21	23,408	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received 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	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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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

Rod Carey (Indiana)

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)
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

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Iowa

Northern Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	10	7	3	10	30
Hawkeyes	7	17	0	3	27

Date: August 31
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:42pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:37
Game attendance: 67,402
Game weather: Temp: 85 • Wind: NE 7 • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (BTN): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Danan Hughes (analyst)

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

Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 (FCS) Panthers	20	0	6	13	39
• Huskies	6	17	10	10	43

Date: September 21
Location: Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL
Game attendance: 23,595
Referee: Mark Kluczynski,
Television network: ESPN3

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.

Kent State

Northern Illinois at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	7	14	7	10	38
Golden Flashes	7	10	7	0	24

Date: October 5
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Game attendance: 18,773
Television network: TWCS

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

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:

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.

Central Michigan

Northern Illinois at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Huskies	7	7	10	14	38
Chippewas	14	0	0	3	17

Date: October 19
Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI
Game attendance: 18,796
Television network: ESPN3

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

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:

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

UMass

Northern Illinois at UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #21 Huskies	21	21	7	14	63
Minutemen	6	7	6	0	19

Date: November 2
Location: Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, MA
Game start: 11:05am CST
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 10,061
Television network: ESPN+

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

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:

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 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

Toledo

Northern Illinois at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #20 Huskies	7	0	14	14	35
Rockets	3	7	7	0	17

Date: November 20
Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH
Game attendance: 21,974
Game weather: Temp: 46 • Weather: Overcast
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Desmond Howard (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

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

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:

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

Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)

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

Date: December 6
Location: Ford Field
Detroit, MI
Game attendance: 21,106
Game weather: Dome
TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams

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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

Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)

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

Date: December 26
Location: Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
Game attendance: 23,408
Television network: ESPN

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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

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