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
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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes| Week

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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

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2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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
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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

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Game summaries

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### Iowa

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See also: Iowa Hawkeyes football and 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Northern Illinois at Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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.

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### Eastern Illinois

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See also: Eastern Illinois Panthers football and 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#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.

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### Kent State

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See also: Kent State Golden Flashes football and 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Northern Illinois at Kent State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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.

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### Akron

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See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team

Akron at Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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.

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### Central Michigan

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See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Northern Illinois at Central Michigan  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #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.

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### Eastern Michigan

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See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

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### UMass

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See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2013 UMass Minutemen football team

Northern Illinois at UMass  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #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

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### Ball State

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See also: Ball State Cardinals football, 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team, and Bronze Stalk Trophy

Ball State at Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

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### Toledo

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See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team

Northern Illinois at Toledo  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #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)

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| 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

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### Western Michigan

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See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #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)

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| 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

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### Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)

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See also: 2013 MAC Championship Game, Bowling Green Falcons football, and 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team

MAC Championship Game
Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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### Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)

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See also: 2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Utah State Aggies football, and 2013 Utah State Aggies football team

2013 Poinsettia Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State Aggies  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#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

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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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1. ^ "Heisman finalist: Jordan Lynch". ESPN. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
2. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
3. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
4. ^ "Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
5. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
6. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
7. ^ "Akron Zips vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN. October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
8. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Box Score". ESPN. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
9. ^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
10. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen Box Score". ESPN. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
11. ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Scoe". ESPN. November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
12. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
13. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
14. ^ "Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Box Score". ESPN. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
15. ^ "Utah State vs. Northern Illinois Box Score". ESPN. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

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