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2016 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY HUSKIES 2016 SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Sat.., Sept. 3 at Wyoming (CBSSN) 9:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 10 at South Florida (CBSSN) 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17 SAN DIEGO STATE (CBSSN) 2:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 WESTERN ILLINOIS TBA Sat., Oct. 1 at Ball State* TBA Sat., Oct. 8 at Western Michigan* 5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 15 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* TBA Sat., Oct. 22 BUFFALO* (Homecoming) 2:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 1 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN2/U) 7 p.m. Huskie Chi-Town Showdown Weds., Nov. 9 TOLEDO (ESPN2/ ESPNU)* 7 p.m. Weds., Nov. 16 at Eastern Michigan (ESPN2/ U)* 6/7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 25 at Kent State TBA Fri., Dec. 2 MAC Championship (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS 2015 Record/MAC Record/Finish .............8-6/6-2/T1st West Head Coach ........................................................................Rod Carey Record at NIU/Years .......................................................31-12/4th Career Record/Years .......................................................31-12/4th Alma Mater/Year ........................................................Indiana/1993 Basic Offense/Defense ..............................................Multiple/4-3 Joel Bouagnon scored 18 rushing touchdowns and ran for 1,285 yards in 2015 with a First Year of Football .................................................................1899 little help from his friends, like freshman All-American Max Scharping (73). All-Time Record .............................................................566-476-51 Consecutive Bowl Appearances ...................................................8 2015 RESULTS Last Bowl Game ..........................2015 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Overall: 8-6 (.571); Home: 5-1; Away: 3-3; Neutral: 0-2 ....................................................................Boise State 55, NIU 7 MAC Record: 6-2 (.750); Home: 3-1; Road: 3-1 MAC Championship Appearances, Last ...................... 7, 2015 Last Championship Game .............NIU 14, Bowling Green 34 Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Attendance Sat., Sept. 5 UNLV (CBS Sports Network) W, 38-30 15,455 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................56/15 Sat., Sept. 12 MURRAY STATE (ESPN3) W, 57-26 17,465 Starters Returning ......16 (6 offense, 6 defense, 4 specialist) Sat., Sept. 19 at Ohio State (ABC) L, 20-13 104,095 Starters Lost .................10 (5 offense, 5 defense, 0 specialist) Sat., Sept. 26 at Boston College (ESPN3) L, 17-14 30,193 Sat., Oct. 3 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 29-19 17,380 Sat., Oct. 10 BALL STATE* (ESPN3) W, 59-41 13,535 NIU FACTS Sat., Oct. 17 at Miami (Ohio)* (ESPN3) W, 45-12 20,278 Sat., Oct. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, 49-21 17,245 Tues., Nov. 3 at Toledo* (ESPN2) W, 32-27 23,089 Location ......................................................................DeKalb, Illinois Weds., Nov. 11 at Buffalo* (ESPNU) W, 41-30 17,180 Founded......................................................................................... 1895 Weds., Nov. 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN2) W, 27-19 10,194 Enrollment..................................................................................21,138 Tues., Nov. 24 OHIO* (ESPNU) L, 26-21 9,755 Affi liation ................................NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision MAC Championship Game Fri., Dec. 4 vs. Bowling Green (ESPN2) L, 34-14 16,425 Conference .................................Mid-American (West Division) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Colors ...................................................................Cardinal and Black Weds., Dec. 23 vs. Boise State (ESPN) L, 55-7 21,501 Stadium ..................................Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. Surface/Capacity ..........................................FieldTurf /23,595 President .......................................................Dr. Douglas D. Baker Assoc. VP/Athletic Director .................................Sean T. Frazier Alma Mater, Year ..................................................Alabama ‘92 Ticket Information ....................................815-753-PACK (7225) NIU Huskies @NIUAthletics niuhuskies @NIUAthletics niuhuskiesdotcom NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 1 2016 NIU FOOTBALL — WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE — PERSONNEL CHART MONDAY MAC COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (53) • NIU Head Coach Rod Carey will be on the call each Offense (26): WR Chad Beebe, WR Christian Blake, TB Joel Bouagnon, OL week from 8:46-8:54 a.m. (Central). Dale Brown, OL Ron Brown, WR D.J. Brown, OL Shane Evans, FB Aaron • Replay available Monday afternoon on www.MAC- Fischer, WR Clayton Glasper, WR Kenny Golladay, QB Ryan Graham, QB sports.com. Drew Hare, TE (DT) Ty Harmston, TB Keith Harris Jr., OT Lincoln Howard, • For schedule and media call-in number, contact NIU or RB Marcus Jones, QB Anthony Maddie, WR Skyler Monaghan, OT Levon the Mid-American Conference. Myers, OG Josh Ruka, WR Ezra Saffold, OL Max Scharping, OL Luke Shively, NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE TE Denzel Tolliver, WR Aregeros Turner, TE Shane Wimann • NIU will host a weekly press conference with Rod Carey Defense (22): S Jackson Abresch, S Mycial Allen, CB Anthony Brooks, S and several Huskie players throughout the season. • Press conferences are held Tuesdays (for Saturday Elijah Campbell, LB Renard Cheren, DE Josh Corcoran, DT Herlandez Corley, games) at approximately 12:15 p.m. CT with telephone DE Ladell Fleming, LB Sean Folliard, CB Tifonte Hunt, LB Jawaun Johnson, access available (contact NIU for call-in numbers). DT Mario Jones, DT William Lee, CB Shawun Lurry, SS Brandon Mayes, DE • Press conference is held in the McCareins Auditorium, Rajshawn Mosley, CB Mayomi Olootu, LB Jamaal Payton, LB Alex Schwab, on the second fl oor of the Yordon Center in DeKalb. DE Austin Smaha, CB Albert Smalls, NG Corey Thomas • Quotes and video from the press conference are post- ed on NIUHuskies.com. Specialists (5): P Jake Ambrose, K Christian Hagan, K Josh Orne, SN Bobby Ramlet, DS Hayden Sak NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY • In general, Huskie players and coaches are available for LETTERWINNERS LOST (18) interviews after practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays Offense (9): WR Juwan Brescacin, OG Aidan Conlon, TB Jordan Huff, WR (Saturday games). Tommylee Lewis, TE Desroy Maxwell, C Andrew Ness, TB Draco Smith, TE • Please provide 24-hour notice for phone requests. Ryan Stendler, TE Kevin Tennenbaum. • Contact Donna Turner (for coaches) or Joe Summins (for players) to arrange interviews. Defense (9): DT Russell Chambers, DE Cameron Clinton-Earl, DT Ben Compton, DE Ruben Dunbar, DE Perez Ford, CB Paris Logan, LB Boomer PRACTICE COVERAGE Mays, FS Marlon Moore, LB Cody Sullivan. • NIU practices, held at Huskie Stadium or the Chessick Practice Center, are open to the media. Specialists (0): • Media are asked to remain in the end zone. • Video shooting times may be limited. STARTERS* RETURNING (16) INFORMATION, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS Offense (6): RB Joel Bouagnon, WR Kenny Golladay, QB Drew Hare, OT • To be added to the NIU AthComm e-mail distribution list Levon Myers, OG Josh Ruka, OL Max Scharping. (media only), contact Donna Turner. Defense (6): LB Renard Cheren, LB Sean Folliard, DT Mario Jones, CB • Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video and for player interviews. Shawun Lurry, SS Brandon Mayes, NG Corey Thomas • Action shots from every Huskie football game are avail- Specialists (4): P Jake Ambrose, K Christian Hagan, SN Bobby Ramlet, DS able for use by media; contact NIU for the URL. Hayden Sak. • Media can fi nd information on all MAC teams, includ- ing releases, depth charts, league stats, photos and more, online at CollegePressBox.com. STARTERS* LOST (10) • Accredited media should contact the NIU or MAC Offense (5): WR Juwan Brescacin, OG Aidan Conlon, WR Tommylee Lewis, Offi ce to obtain login information. TE Desroy Maxwell, C Andrew Ness Defense (5): DE Cameron Clinton-Earl, DE Perez Ford, CB Paris Logan, LB NIU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Boomer Mays, FS Marlon Moore. Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director ............................. Specialists (0): (FB Primary Contact) [email protected] ..................................815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) 2015 REDSHIRTS (27) Jeremy Reid, Director of Communications [email protected] . WR Adam Buirge, TE Daniel Crawford, S Trayshon Foster, CB Jeffrey Hill, DL ........................................815-753-3706 (o); 716-867-1908 (c) Jake Hlava, CB Marquis Howard, OL Vince Hughes, LB Antonio Jones-Davis, Joe Summins, Assoc. [email protected] DT Marcus Kelly, S Corey Kennedy, OL Robert Kraklow, OL Josh Mailloux, (FB Secondary) ...........815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) TB Tommy Mister, WR Jordan Niemeyer, LB Kyle Pugh, OL Ryan Roberts, Matt Scheerer, Assoc. Director [email protected] QB Charlie Rotherham, QB Daniel Santacaterina, OL Alex Schlee, LB Sutton ........................................815-753-1708 (o); 360-931-1132 (c) Smith, S Trequan Smith, OL Jordan Steckler, WR Spencer Tears, OL Scott Hannah Ossman, Graduate Assistant [email protected] Topole, OL Nathan Veloz, DL Quintin Wynne. .............................................................................815-753-9572 (o) *started at least seven games 2 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 2016 NIU FOOTBALL HUSKIE