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NIU Huskies 1 2020 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY HUSKIES 2020 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY HUSKIES Saturday, December 12, 2020 - 11 AM CT 2020 SCHEDULE Ypsilanti, Michigan • Rynearson Stadium (30,200) Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Wed., Nov. 4 BUFFALO* (ESPN2) L, 49-30 Wed., Nov. 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPNU) L, 40-10 GAME Wed., Nov. 18 at Ball State* (ESPNU) L, 31-25 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN NIU Sat., Nov. 28 at Western Michigan* (ESPN+) L, 30-27 1-4 Overall Record 0-5 Sat., Dec. 5 TOLEDO* (ESPN3) L, 41-24 1-4 Conference Record 0-5 Sat., Dec. 12 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) 11 a.m. Chris Creighton Head Coach Thomas Hammock Kenyon 1991 Alma Mater NIU 2002 *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. 168-97/24th Career Record/Year 5-12/2nd 29-51/7th School Record/Year Same TV RADIO HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS Head Coach ..........................................................Thomas Hammock Alma Mater/Year ................................................................. NIU ‘02 HUSKIE BITES Record at NIU/Years .............................................................5-12/2nd • NIU concludes the 2020 season with a trip to Ypsilanti, Michigan where the Career Record/Years ...................................................................Same Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles will meet for the 51st time in a series that Basic Offense/Defense .................................................Multiple/4-3 dates back to 1927. First Year of Football .......................................................................1899 • NIU has won nine straight games over Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti dating back 2019 Record/MAC Record/Finish ............................5-7/4-4/3rd to 2000, with the 2016 and 2018 games both decided in overtime. All-Time Record .................................................................. 592-506-51 • The Huskies have the second-youngest roster in the Football Bowl Subdivision Last Bowl Game ................2018 Cheribundi Roca Raton Bowl (see complete chart p. 3) with underclassmen making up 73 percent (81 of 111) of ..................................................................................... UAB 37, NIU 14 the 2020 roster. Bowl Appearances (FBS) ..................................................................13 • Thirteen different freshmen have started games at least two games for NIU MAC Championship Appearances, Last ........................ 8, 2018 this season, including 10 true freshmen. Of the 46 names on NIU’s two-deep on MAC Championships, Last .....................................................5, 2018 offense and defense this week, 25 are freshmen, including 17 true freshmen and Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................... 34/35 eight redshirts. Starters Returning .....14 (6 offense, 5 defense, 3 specialists) • NIU graduate Thomas Hammock, a two-time first team Academic All-American Starters Lost .............................................. 11 (5 offense, 6 defense) who rushed for over 1,000 yards to lead the Huskies in both 2000 and 2001, is in his second season as head coach at his alma mater. Prior to returning to NIU, he NIU FACTS served as running backs for the Baltimore Ravens for five seasons. • Tyrice Richie became just the eighth player in NIU history to record four 100- Location .......................................................................... DeKalb, Illinois yard receiving games in a season and is the first Huskie since 2000 with three Founded ................................................................................................1895 consecutive 100-yard days. Richie ranks second in the country in catches per Enrollment ........................................................................................ 16,769 game. Affiliation ..................................NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision • Freshman Trayvon Rudolph has returned more kickoffs (24) for more yards (590) than any player in the nation and his 161.6 all-purpose yards per game are tops Conference ....................................Mid-American (West Division) among all FBS freshmen. Colors.......................................................................Cardinal and Black • Sophomore cornerback Jordan Gandy, a transfer from South Dakota State, leads Nickname ...................................................................................... Huskies NIU in tackles and ranks second in the country in passes defended. Gandy, who Stadium.....................................Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium was awarded a scholarship for the upcoming semester by head coach Thomas Surface/Capacity............................................FieldTurf /23,595 Hammock last week, tied the NIU school record with five pass break ups at Western Michigan. Acting President ...................................................Dr. Lisa Freeman Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ..................................Sean T. Frazier Alma Mater, Year .......................................................Alabama ‘92 Tickets ................................................................815-753-PACK (7225) NIU Huskies @NIUAthletics niuhuskies NIU Athletics NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 1 NIU HUSKIES 2020 FOOTBALL WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE THIS WEEK’S GAME DOGS & BIRDS IN DECEMBER: NIU closes out the six-game 2020 season with NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE a road game at MAC West foe Eastern Michigan on Saturday, December 12th. • NIU will host a weekly Zoom video conference with December 12 marks the latest end to the regular season in school history although Thomas Hammock and two Huskie players throughout the Huskies are no stranger to December football, having played in 10 bowl games the season. and six MAC Championships in December dating back to the 1983 California Bowl. • All press conferences will be virtual in 2020. • The press conference prior to the Eastern Michigan SERIES HISTORY: NIU holds a 33-15-2 advantage in the all-time series with EMU game will be held Tuesday, December 8, at 1 p.m. CT. and has won 17 of the last 19 meetings. NIU saw its 11-game series winning streak • Contact the NIU Athletics Communications staff for the versus the Eagles snapped last year in Huskie Stadium. Prior to that, Eastern Zoom link. Michigan’s last win over NIU came in 2007, a 21-19 victory in DeKalb. The Eagles’ • See a recording of the weekly press conference later in last win over the Huskies in Rynearson Stadium was a 39-32 victory in 2000. NIU the day on the NIU Athletics YouTube Channel. has won nine straight games in Ypsilanti, including overtime victories on each of its last two visits with a 31-24 win in 2016 and a 26-23 3OT triumph in 2018. All-time, the NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY Huskies are 17-7-1 versus EMU as the road team. The Eagles are NIU’s oldest MAC • Huskie players and coaches are available for telephone foe as the series goes all the way back to 1927, with annual meetings from 1947- or Zoom video interviews Monday through Wednesday. 1961 before becoming league opponents. The Huskies are 23-5-2 versus Eastern • Contact the NIU Athletics Communications Office to Michigan in their two stints in the MAC. arrange either all interviews. • Please provide 24-hour notice for interview requests so FAMILY REUNION: NIU offensive linemen Brayden Patton will see a familiar face that times can be arranged. on the EMU sideline as Patton’s father, James, is in his second season on Chris • Contact Joe Summins (players and assistant coaches) Creighton’s staff at Eastern Michigan. James, a 27-year college coaching veteran or Donna Turner (head coach) to arrange interviews. and Miami (Ohio) grad who has made stops at Indiana, Pitt, Rhode Island and PRACTICE COVERAGE Northwestern serves as the Eagles’ offensive line coach and run game coordinator. • NIU will hold practices Monday through Thursday prior Brayden has started 17 consecutive games on the NIU offensive line, the last seven to the game versus Eastern Michigan. at center. • Most weekday practices will begin at 6 a.m. and be held in Huskie Stadium, regardless of weather, in 2020. THE LAST MEETING: A year ago, Eastern Michigan used a 24-point third quarter • Please contact the NIU Athletics Communications to to break open a 14-7 game en route to a 45-17 win over NIU on Tuesday, November arrange practice access. 19, 2019. Leading 14-7, Eastern Michigan scored on each of its first three possessions of the third quarter to build a 31-10 advantage. After quarterback Mike Glass led the INFORMATION, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS Eagles on a nine-play 75-yard touchdown drive to open the third quarter, a pair of • To be added to the NIU AthComm e-mail distribution list Huskie turnovers led to EMU’s next 10 points and a 38-10 lead. Tailback Tre Harbison (media only), contact Donna Turner. led the Huskie offense with 112 rushing yards on 30 carries and NIU QB Marcus Childers rushed for 92 yards on 13 carries while Glass completed 20-of-24 passes • Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video. • Information on all MAC teams, including releases, depth for 235 yards and three scores. charts and photos, logos, league stats and more are available online at CollegePressBox.com. Media can SENIOR SALUTE register for access at collegepressbox.com/register. The 16 2020 NIU seniors are a mixed bag that includes nine players who have • NIU media can contact the NIU or MAC Office to obtain spent their entire collegiate careers at NIU, two who have been at NIU for six login information. seasons (Pugh, Crawford), three student-athletes in their fourth year
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