Football | May 31
DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University football team's home opener against Southern Illinois on September 9th and 116th Homecoming game versus Ohio on October 14th will kick off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) from Huskie Stadium as game times for nine of NIU's 12 2023 regular season games were announced Wednesday. In addition, ESPN and the Mid-American Conference released broadcast network options for six Huskie contests, with five to air on a national platform.
NIU's 2023 football season opener at Boston College will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, September 2nd on the ACC Network, NIU's first appearance on the network since the Huskies' 2021 season opener at Georgia Tech. Two weeks later, the Huskies' game at Nebraska will air on FS1 beginning at 6 p.m. (CT), the third straight time the network will air the match-up.
Wednesday's release also included game time and network options for three of the Huskies' MACtion games, beginning Tuesday, October 31st when the game at Central Michigan will kick off at either 6 or 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU. The Battle for the Bronze Stalk versus Ball State on Tuesday, November 7th at Huskie Stadium will begin at either 6 or 6:30 p.m. while the home finale versus Western Michigan on Tuesday, November 14th is set for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The network for all three MACtion games will be determined closer to the dates of the game with all three contests slated to be broadcast on an over-the-air platform.
League opponents Toledo and Akron also scheduled the Huskies' games at those locations for 2:30 p.m. on both Sept. 30 at Toledo and Oct. 7 at Akron with television designations to be announced 12 days prior to those contests.
See below for the complete list of game times and network designations released Wednesday. Game times for NIU's remaining home games versus Tulsa (Sat., Sept. 23) and Eastern Michigan (Sat., Oct. 21) will be announced at a later date.
| Day, Date |
Opponent (Site) |
Time (CT) |
Broadcast |
| Sat., Sept. 2 |
at Boston College |
11 am |
ACC Network |
| Sat., Sept. 9 |
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS |
2:30 pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 16 |
at Nebraska |
6 pm |
FS1 |
| Sat., Sept. 30 |
at Toledo |
2:30 pm |
TBD |
| Sat., Oct. 7 |
at Akron |
2:30 pm |
TBD |
| Sat., Oct. 14 |
OHIO* (Homecoming) |
2:30 pm |
TBD |
| Tues., Oct. 31 |
at Central Michigan* |
6 or 6:30 pm |
ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Tues., Nov. 7 |
BALL STATE* |
6 or 6:30 pm |
ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBS Sports Network |
| Tues., Nov. 14 |
WESTERN MICHIGAN* |
6 pm |
ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBS Sports Network |
Football season ticket prices for NIU's six-game home schedule in 2023 are unchanged from a year ago, beginning from as little as $97 annually for general admission (East Side) tickets with payment plans available. Reserved seat pricing on the West Side is $144 (sections A, B, F) and $162 (sections C, D, E) annually. Purchase four season tickets with Huskie Family 4 Pack for even greater discounts. To review all the ticket options, including a new West Side general admission section, go to
NIUHuskies.com/tickets or call 815-753-PACK (7225).
Through the new Build Your Membership plan, NIU fans can customize their game day experience by adding parking, hospitality passes and more to their season ticket orders on an a la carte basis. Premium seating opportunities – including in the chairback section and the SkyBox – are available. Find information on the opportunity to
Build Your Membership or to directly support NIU Football through the Huskie Athletic Fund click
here.
NIU fans can still purchase tickets to the road games at Boston College and at Nebraska through the Huskie Ticket Office. Ticket price for the game at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. is $20 while Nebraska game tickets are $55 each. Click
here to purchase tickets to those games. Tickets can be mailed for a $5 fee. They can be picked up at the Huskie Athletics Ticket Office in the NIU Convocation Center beginning three weeks prior to the game until the Thursday before the game, or at the stadium on game day for no charge.
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