2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 3–3 (3–0 MAC)
Head coach Rod Carey (6th full season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Uremovich (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Kane (3rd season)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 23,595)
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Buffalo  3 –0     6 –1  
Miami  3 –1     3 –4  
Ohio  1 –1     3 –3  
Akron  0 –2     2 –3  
Bowling Green  0 –3     1 –6  
Kent State  0 –3     1 –6  
West Division
Northern Illinois  4 –0     4 –3  
Western Michigan  3 –0     5 –2  
Ball State  2 –1     3 –4  
Toledo  1 –1     3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  1 –3     3 –4  
Central Michigan  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by sixth-year head coach Rod Carey. They play their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017 season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. The Huskies received an invitation to the Quick Lane Bowl, their 11th bowl game in the previous 14 years. There they lost to Duke 36–14.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Sutton Smith DE JR
Rimington Trophy[2] Luke Shively C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Sutton Smith DE JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Sutton Smith DE JR
Outland Trophy[5] Max Scharping T SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Max Scharping T SR
Ted Hendricks Award[7] Sutton Smith DE JR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.[8]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Coaching staff

Name Title Years at NIU
Rod CareyHead Coach8
Jeff KnowlesDef. Coord./LB Coach6
Mike UremovichOff. Coord./Asst. Head Coach/TE/FB Coach3
Steve CrutchleyWR Coach2
Craig HarmonQB Coach7
Melvin RiceCB Coach4
Joe TripodiOL Coach/Run Game Coord.9
Walter StewartDL Coach1
Tyler YelkSafeties Coach1
Jake LandryRB Coach1
Dan Sabock Special Teams Coord. 1

Source:[9][10]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.at Iowa*
BTNL 7–3367,510
September 86:30 p.m.Utah*
ESPNewsL 6–1716,762
September 152:30 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+W 24–1612,354
September 223:30 p.m.at Florida State*
ESPNUL 19–3765,633
September 295:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 26–23 3OT14,779
October 63:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN3W 24–167,159
October 132:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+
October 27at BYU*
November 16:00 p.m.at Akron
ESPNU/CBSSN
November 7Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 14Miami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 206:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPNU/ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source[11][12][13]

Game summaries

at Iowa

Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 0 007 7
• Iowa 0 31416 33
  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:40 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 67,510
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 5-10 MPH SSW, Overcast
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-Play), Chuck Long (Analyst)
Series Record Previous meeting Result
1–8 August 31, 2013 NIU, 30–27

Utah

Utah at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
• Utah 0 0710 17
Northern Illinois 3 003 6
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Central Michigan 0 376 16
• Northern Illinois 0 1473 24
Series Record Previous meeting Result
15–17 November 24, 2017 CMU, 31–24

at Florida State

Northern Illinois at Florida State
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 0 766 19
• Florida State 14 6314 37
Series Record Previous meeting Result
0–1 January 1, 2013 FSU, 31–10

at Eastern Michigan

Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
• Northern Illinois 3 1000706 26
Eastern Michigan 10 003703 23
Series Record Previous meeting Result
24–5–2 October 26, 2017 NIU, 30–27

at Ball State

Northern Illinois at Ball State
1 234Total
• Northern Illinois 7 773 24
Ball State 0 637 16
Series Record Previous meeting Result
17–18 November 9, 2017 NIU, 63–17

Ohio

Ohio at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Ohio 0 000 0
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
  • Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Series Record Previous meeting Result
11–10 November 24, 2015 OHIO, 26–21

at BYU

Northern Illinois at BYU
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
BYU 0 000 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

at Akron

Northern Illinois at Akron
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
Akron 0 000 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
8–5 October 12, 2013 NIU, 27–20

Toledo

Toledo at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Toledo 0 000 0
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
  • Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Series Record Previous meeting Result
14–30 November 2, 2017 TOL, 27–17

Miami (OH)

Miami at Northern Illinois
1 234Total
Miami 0 000 0
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
  • Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Series Record Previous meeting Result
9–8 October 17, 2015 NIU, 45–12

at Western Michigan

Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 0 000 0
Western Michigan 0 000 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
19–23 November 15, 2018 NIU, 35–31


References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  9. ↑ 2017 Football Coaching Staff. Northern Illinois Athletics. Accessed April 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "NIU Football Coaching Staff Set for 2018 - Northern Illinois University". NIU Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  11. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies (NIU) Football Schedules | Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  12. ↑ "2018 NIU Huskies Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  13. ↑ "NIU Football Set for Five-Game Home Schedule in 2018 - Northern Illinois University". NIU Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
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