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American college football season
The
2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
represented
Northern Illinois University
as a member of the West Division of the
Mid-American Conference
(MAC) during the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
. Led by
Rod Carey
in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8?6 with a mark of 6?2 in conference play, winning the MAC's West Division title. Northern Illinois advanced to the
MAC Championship Game
, where they defeated East Division champion
Buffalo
to win the program's fifth MAC championship. The Huskies were invited to the
Boca Raton Bowl
, where they lost to
UAB
. The team played home games at
Huskie Stadium
in
DeKalb, Illinois
.
Preseason
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Award watch lists
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Preseason media poll
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The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.
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West Division
|
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1
|
Northern Illinois
|
133 (15)
|
2
|
Toledo
|
125 (7)
|
3
|
Western Michigan
|
87 (1)
|
4
|
Eastern Michigan
|
67
|
5
|
Central Michigan
|
58 (1)
|
6
|
Ball State
|
34
|
Schedule
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Date
| Time
| Opponent
| Site
| TV
| Result
| Attendance
|
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September 1
| 2:30 p.m.
| at
Iowa
*
| | BTN
| L
7?33
| 67,510
|
September 8
| 6:30 p.m.
| Utah
*
| | ESPNews
| L
6?17
| 16,762
|
September 15
| 2:30 p.m.
| Central Michigan
| - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
| ESPN+
| W
24?16
| 12,354
|
September 22
| 3:30 p.m.
| at
Florida State
*
| | ESPNU
| L
19?37
| 65,633
|
September 29
| 5:00 p.m.
| at
Eastern Michigan
| | ESPN+
| W
26?23
3OT
| 14,779
|
October 6
| 3:00 p.m.
| at
Ball State
| | ESPN3
| W
24?16
| 7,159
|
October 13
| 2:30 p.m.
| Ohio
| - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
| ESPN+
| W
24?21
| 12,138
|
October 27
| 2:30 p.m.
| at
BYU
*
| | ESPNU
| W
7?6
| 51,084
|
| 6:00 p.m.
| at
Akron
| | CBSSN
| W
36?26
| 16,401
|
| 7:00 p.m.
| Toledo
| - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
| ESPN2
| W
38?15
| 5,887
|
| 7:00 p.m.
| Miami (OH)
| - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
| ESPNU
| L
7?13
| 4,878
|
| 6:00 p.m.
| at
Western Michigan
| | ESPNU
| L
21?28
| 18,278
|
| 6:00 p.m.
| vs.
Buffalo
| | ESPN2
| W
30?29
| 10,255
|
| 6:00 p.m.
| vs.
UAB
*
| | ESPN
| L
13?37
| 22,614
|
|
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Game summaries
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At Iowa
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Northern Illinois at Iowa
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
0
| 0
| 7
|
7
|
•
Iowa
|
0
|
3
| 14
| 16
|
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)
|
|
Scoring summary
|
---|
| Q2
| 12:20
| IOWA
| Miguel Recinos 33-yard field goal
| 3?0 IOWA
|
| Q3
| 07:20
| IOWA
| Noah Fant 1-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)
| 10?0 IOWA
|
| Q3
| 02:41
| IOWA
| I. Kelly-Martin 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)
| 17?0 IOWA
|
| Q4
| 13:02
| IOWA
| Toren Young 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)
| 24?0 IOWA
|
| Q4
| 07:59
| IOWA
| Team safety
| 26?0 IOWA
|
| Q4
| 06:52
| IOWA
| Peyton Mansell 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)
| 33?0 IOWA
|
| Q4
| 02:12
| NIU
| Jauan Wesley 10-yard pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz kick)
| 33?7 IOWA
|
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
1?8
|
August 31, 2013
|
NIU, 30?27
|
Utah
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Utah at Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Utah
|
0
|
0
| 7
| 10
|
17
|
Northern Illinois
|
3
|
0
| 0
| 3
|
6
|
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Central Michigan
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Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Central Michigan
|
0
|
3
| 7
| 6
|
16
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
14
| 7
| 3
|
24
|
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
15?17
|
November 24, 2017
|
CMU, 31?24
|
At Florida State
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Northern Illinois at Florida State
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
7
| 6
| 6
|
19
|
•
Florida State
|
14
|
6
| 3
| 14
|
37
|
|
At Eastern Michigan
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Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| OT
| 2OT
| 3OT
| Total
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
3
|
10
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 6
|
26
|
Eastern Michigan
|
10
|
0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
|
23
|
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
24?5?2
|
October 26, 2017
|
NIU, 30?27
|
At Ball State
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Northern Illinois at Ball State
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
7
|
7
| 7
| 3
|
24
|
Ball State
|
0
|
6
| 3
| 7
|
16
|
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
17?18
|
November 9, 2017
|
NIU, 63?17
|
Ohio
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Ohio at Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Ohio
|
0
|
7
| 14
| 0
|
21
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
3
|
6
| 0
| 15
|
24
|
- Location:
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game attendance:
12,138
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
11?10
|
November 24, 2015
|
OHIO, 26?21
|
At BYU
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Northern Illinois at BYU
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
0
| 7
| 0
|
7
|
BYU
|
3
|
0
| 3
| 0
|
6
|
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
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At Akron
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Northern Illinois at Akron
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
7
|
17
| 5
| 7
|
36
|
Akron
|
7
|
3
| 16
| 0
|
26
|
- Date:
November 1, 2018
- Location:
Info Cision Stadium
,
Akron, Ohio
- Game start:
7:02 pm
- Elapsed time:
3:31
- Game attendance:
16,401
- Game weather:
48 °F (9 °C), Wind: 3 MPH ENE, Intermittent Showers
- Referee:
Amanda S.-Cook
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Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
8?5
|
October 12, 2013
|
NIU, 27?20
|
Toledo
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Toledo at Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Toledo
|
3
|
6
| 0
| 6
|
15
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
7
|
10
| 14
| 7
|
38
|
- Date:
November 7, 2018
- Location:
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game start:
7:05 pm
- Elapsed time:
3:15
- Game attendance:
5,887
- Game weather:
37 °F (3 °C), Wind: 6 MPH NNW, Intermittent Showers
- Referee:
Ron Hudson
- Television network:
ESPN2
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Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
14?30
|
November 2, 2017
|
TOL, 27?17
|
Miami (OH)
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Miami at Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Miami
|
0
|
3
| 10
| 0
|
13
|
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
0
| 7
| 0
|
7
|
- Location:
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game start:
7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance:
4,878
- Television network:
ESPNU
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
9?8
|
October 17, 2015
|
NIU, 45?12
|
At Western Michigan
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Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
Northern Illinois
|
7
|
0
| 14
| 0
|
21
|
•
Western Michigan
|
7
|
6
| 8
| 7
|
28
|
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
19?23
|
November 15, 2018
|
NIU, 35?31
|
vs Buffalo (MAC Championship Game)
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Northern Illinois vs Buffalo
(
MAC Championship Game
)
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
Northern Illinois
|
0
|
10
| 7
| 13
|
30
|
Buffalo
|
7
|
15
| 7
| 0
|
29
|
|
Series Record
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Previous meeting
|
Result
|
11?1
|
October 14, 2017
|
NIU, 14?13
|
vs UAB (Boca Raton Bowl)
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UAB vs. Northern Illinois
(
Boca Raton Bowl
)
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
•
UAB
|
10
|
17
| 10
| 0
|
37
|
Northern Illinois
|
7
|
3
| 3
| 0
|
13
|
- Date:
December 18, 2018
- Location:
FAU Stadium
,
Boca Raton, FL
- Game start:
7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance:
22,614
- Television network:
ESPN
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Series Record
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Previous meeting
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Result
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First Meeting
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Coaching staff
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Name
|
Title
|
Years at NIU
|
Rod Carey
|
Head coach
|
8
|
Jeff Knowles
|
Def. Coord./lb coach
|
6
|
Mike Uremovich
|
Off. Coord./Asst. Head Coach/TE/fb coach
|
3
|
Steve Crutchley
|
WR Coach
|
2
|
Craig Harmon
|
QB Coach
|
7
|
Melvin Rice
|
CB Coach
|
4
|
Joe Tripodi
|
OL Coach/Run Game Coord.
|
9
|
Walter Stewart
|
DL Coach
|
1
|
Tyler Yelk
|
Safeties Coach
|
1
|
Jake Landry
|
RB Coach
|
1
|
Dan Sabock
|
Special Teams Coord.
|
1
|
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Players drafted into the NFL
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References
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- ^
"2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best"
.
lottimpacttrophy.org
. Retrieved
July 17,
2018
.
- ^
"Rimington Trophy Press Release"
. May 30, 2018
. Retrieved
July 14,
2018
.
- ^
"2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club"
.
Maxwell Football Club
. July 16, 2018. Archived from
the original
on July 16, 2018
. Retrieved
July 17,
2018
.
- ^
"2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List"
. July 24, 2018
. Retrieved
July 24,
2018
.
- ^
"2018 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled"
. July 24, 2018
. Retrieved
July 24,
2018
.
- ^
"Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List"
. July 26, 2018. Archived from
the original
on July 26, 2018
. Retrieved
July 26,
2018
.
- ^
"Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award"
(PDF)
. August 14, 2018. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on August 14, 2018
. Retrieved
August 16,
2018
.
- ^
"NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll"
.
- ^
"2018 NIU Huskies Football Schedule"
.
FBSchedules.com
. Retrieved
March 26,
2018
.
- ^
"NIU Football Set for Five-Game Home Schedule in 2018 - Northern Illinois University"
.
NIU Athletics
. Retrieved
March 26,
2018
.
- ^
"NIU Football Coaching Staff Set for 2018 - Northern Illinois University"
.
NIU Athletics
. Retrieved
March 26,
2018
.
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