Historic Wins
From the Big Ten to the SEC, the Big 12 to the ACC, the Northern Illinois Huskies annually compete in front of huge crowds against the nation's top programs. Northern Illinois has collected "Boneyard Victories" -- upset wins over Maryland, Alabama, Purdue, Minnesota and Kansas. In 2013, NIU became the first Mid-American Conference school to defeat TWO Big Ten teams on the road in the same season. The Huskies knocked off Iowa, 30-27, in the season opener and posted a dominating 55-24 win at Purdue.
The Huskies have claimed three MAC titles in school history. Bill Mallory led NIU to its first championship in 1983, while Dave Doeren led the Huskies to back-to-back MAC titles in 2011 and 2012. Northern Illinois University has played in four straight MAC title games from 2010-13.
"Boneyard Victories"
Sept. 3, 1983 - NIU 37-Kansas 34 (A)
Sept. 17, 1988 - NIU 19-Wisconsin 17 (A)
Sept. 23, 1989 - NIU 37-Kansas State 20 (A)
Sept. 22, 1990 - NIU 42-Kansas State 35 (H)
Aug. 29, 2002 - NIU 42-Wake Forest 41 (OT) (H)
Aug. 28, 2003 - NIU 20-No. 13 Maryland 13 (H)
Sept. 20, 2003 - NIU 19-No. 21 Alabama 16 (A)
Sept. 27, 2003 - NIU 24-Iowa State 16 (H)
Sept. 19, 2009 - NIU 28-Purdue 21 (A)
Sept. 25, 2010 - NIU 34-Minnesota 23 (A)
Sept. 22, 2012 - NIU 30-Kansas 23 (H)
Aug. 31, 2013 - NIU 30-Iowa 27 (A)
Sept. 28, 2013 - NIU 55-Purdue 24 (A)
Sept. 6, 2014 - NIU 23-Northwestern 15 (A)
MAC Championship Games
Nov. 19, 1983 - NIU 41-Ohio 17 (H)
Dec. 2, 2011 - NIU 23-Ohio 20 (N)
Nov. 30, 2012 - NIU 44-No. 17 Kent State 37 (2OT) (N)
Dec. 5, 2014 - NIU 51-Bowling Green 17 (N)
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