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2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   6 – 2     6 – 7  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Buffalo   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Toledo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ball State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They are led by fourth-year head coach Rod Carey. They play their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Preseason

For the second straight year, the Huskies were picked to finish third in the division in 2016 in the poll released during the 2016 MAC Media Day at Ford Field in Detroit.[1]

Schedule

The 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies schedule is:[2][3]

September 39:30 PMat Wyoming*

CBSSNL 34–40 3OT18,483 September 106:30 PMat South Florida*

CBSSNL 17–4836,557 September 172:30 PMSan Diego State*

CBSSNL 28–4214,513 September 242:30 PMNo. 13 (FCS) Western Illinois*

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

ESPN3L 23–2815,496 October 12:30 PMat Ball State

ASN   October 85:30 PMat Western Michigan

  October 15TBACentral Michigan

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

  October 222:30 PMBuffalo

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

  November 17:00 PMBowling Green

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

ESPN2/ESPNU   November 97:00 PMvs. Toledo

ESPN2/ESPNU   November 166:00 or 7:00 PMat Eastern Michigan

ESPN2/ESPNU   November 25TBAat Kent State

 

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game summaries

Wyoming

NIU at Wyoming
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
NIU 7 677070 34
• Wyoming 3 10140076 40
  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • Location:
    War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 10:20 PM
  • Elapsed time: 4:14
  • Game attendance: 18,483
  • Game weather: 57°F, Wind: 10 MPH SSE, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN):
    Dwayne Ballen (Play-by-Play)
    Adam Archuleta (Analyst)
    Cassie McKinney (Sideline)
Scoring summary
108:03NIUGolloday, K. 39 yd pass from Hare, D. (Hagan, C. kick), 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:117–0 NIU
100:43WYORothe, C. 35 yd field goal, 10 plays, 30 yards, TOP 4:147–3 NIU
214:19NIUGolloday, K. 34 yd run (kick failed), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:2413–3 NIU
211:42WYOHill, B. 2 yd run (Rothe, C. kick), 6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:3713–10 NIU
204:32WYOTothe, C. 29 yd field goal, 13 plays, 62 yards, TOP 6:1213–13 TIE
309:50WYOGentry, T. 17 yd pass from Allen, J. (Rothe, C. kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:3820–13 WYO
307:03NIUGolladay, K. 27 yd pass from Hare, D. (Hagan, C. kick), 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:4720–20 TIE
301:39WYOHollister, J. 2 yd pass from Allen, J. (Rothe, C. kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:2427–20 WYO
401:13NIUWimann, S. 19 yd pass from Hare, D. (Hagan, C. kick), 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:5927–27 TIE
2OT15:00WYOHill, B. 5 yd run (Rothe, C. kick), 7 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:0034–27 WYO
2OT15:00NIUHare, D. 1 yd run (Hagan, C. kick), 5 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:0034–34 TIE
3OT15:00WYOAllen, J. 7 yd run, 5 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:0040–34 WYO
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

The Cowboys beat the Huskies in triple overtime, 40–34. NIU quarterback Drew Hare went 24-for-39 for 327 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Receiver Kenny Golladay gained 144 yards on 10 catches with one touchdown, and got 82 yards and another touchdown rushing. However, the Huskies had 12 penalties for 108 yards. The game was scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time, but began almost two hours late due to lightning. The game ended at 2:35 a.m. MT, which was 3:35 a.m. for NIU fans back in Illinois.[5][6]

South Florida

NIU at South Florida
1 234Total
NIU 0 7010 17
• South Florida 14 13147 48
  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Location:
    Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:08 PM ET
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game weather: 88°F, Wind: 5 MPH E, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (CBSSN):
    Dwayne Ballen (Play-by-Play)
    Corey Chavous (Analyst)
Scoring summary
106:39USFAdams, R. 11 yd run (Nadelman, E. kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:167–0 USF
103:25USFBronson, R 73 yd pass from Flowers, Q. (Nadelman, E. kick) 3 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:1514–0 USF
214:05USFNadelman, E. 31 yd field goal, 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:2817–0 USF
211:07USFAdams, R. 26 yd pass from Flowers, Q. (Nadelman, E. kick) 5 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:0624–0 USF
25:17USFNadelman, E. 34 yd field goal, 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 5:1727–0 USF
201:36NIUTurner, A. 4 yd run (Hagan, C. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:3627–7 USF
308:05USFJohnson, D. 13 yd pass from Flower, Q. (Nadelman, E. kick) 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:5634–7 USF
304:27USFBarr, C. 6 yd pass from Flowers, Q (Nadelman, E. kick) 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 2:3141–7 USF
413:31USFTice, D. 11 yd run (Nadelman, E. kick) 11 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:5648–7 USF
410:09NIUTurner, A. 11 yd pass from Graham, R. (Hagan, C. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:2248–14 USF
402:34NIUHagan, C. 22 yd field goal, 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 2:3448–17 USF
See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2010 USF, 27–3

San Diego State

San Diego State at NIU
1 234Total
• San Diego State 14 14014 42
NIU 0 7147 28
  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • Location:
    Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 2:37 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 14,513
  • Game weather: 78°F, Wind: 15 MPH W, Partly sunny
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden
    Jay Feely
Scoring summary
107:19SDSUDonnie Pumphrey 46 yard run (John Baron kick), 1 play, 46 yards, TOP 0:097–0 SDSU
101:08SDSURashaad Penny 27-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:1614–0 SDSU
214:09SDSUKahale Warring 5 yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:4321–0 SDSU
206:19SDSUMikah Holder 33 yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:1428–0 SDSU
203:52NIUKenny Golladay 12 yard run (Christian Hagan kick) 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:2728–7 SDSU
312:03NIUKenny Golladay 49 yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick) 2 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:3128–14 SDSU
37:46NIUShane Wimann 14 yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:0828–21 SDSU
414:54SDSUDonne Pumphrey 33 yard run (John Baron kick) 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:4435–21 SDSU
48:02NIUShane Wimann 7 yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick) 16 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:4335–28 SDSU
407:40SDSUDonne Pumphrey 79 yard run (John Baron kick) 2 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:1742–28 SDSU
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 1971 SDSU, 30–10

Western Illinois

Western Illinois at NIU
1 234Total
#13 (FCS) Western Illinois 0 000 0
NIU 0 000 0
  • Date: September 24, 2016
  • Location:
    Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: TBA
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–17–1 2009 NIU, 41–7

Ball State

NIU at Ball State
Bronze Stalk Trophy
1 234Total
NIU 0 000 0
Ball State 0 000 0
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–20–2 2015 NIU, 59–41

Western Michigan

NIU at Western Michigan
1 234Total
NIU 0 000 0
Western Michigan 0 000 0
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23 2015 NIU, 27–19

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at NIU
1 234Total
Central Michigan 0 000 0
NIU 0 000 0
  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Location:
    Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: TBA
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–27–1 2015 CMU, 29–19

Buffalo

Buffalo at NIU
1 234Total
Buffalo 0 000 0
NIU 0 000 0
  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Location:
    Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2015 NIU, 41–30

Bowling Green

Bowling Green at NIU
1 234Total
Bowling Green 0 000 0
NIU 0 000 0
  • Date: November 1, 2016
  • Location:
    Huskie Stadium
    DeKalb, IL
  • Game start: 7:00 PM
  • Television network: ESPN2/ESPNU
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–12 2015 BGSU, 34–14

Toledo

Toledo at NIU
1 234Total
Toledo 0 000 0
NIU 0 000 0
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–29 2015 NIU, 32–27

Eastern Michigan

NIU at Eastern Michigan
1 234Total
NIU 0 000 0
Eastern Michigan 0 000 0
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–14–2 2015 NIU, 49–21

Kent State

NIU at Kent State
1 234Total
NIU 0 000 0
Kent State 0 000 0
 
Scoring summary
See also: 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–7 2014 NIU, 17–14

References

  1. ^ "Huskies Third in MAC Preseason Poll - The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". niuhuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ "NIU 2016 Football Schedule Set". The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site. February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Northern Illinois Huskies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 NIU-Toledo Game to be played at U.S. Cellular Field". FB Schedules. February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Helfgot, Mike (September 4, 2016). "NIU Comes Up Empty after Lightning Delay, 3 OTs, 3:35 a.m. Finish". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Severson, Jesse (September 5, 2016). "NIU Football: 'Too Many Mistakes' Doom Huskies in 3OT Loss at Wyoming". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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