NORTHERN FOOTBALL 2012 2013 Discover Orange Bowl No. 15 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. No. 12 Florida State (11-2) Jan. 1, 2013 | 7:30 p.m. (CT) | ESPN | Miami, Fla. | Sun Life Stadium | 72,230 HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS Huskie Storylines • Northern Illinois will become the first Mid-American Con- 2012 Record/MAC Record/Finish ...... 12-1/8-0/1st West ference team to play in the 2011 Record/MAC Record/Finish ...... 11-3/7-1/T1st West when the No. 15 Huskies meet Atlantic Coast Conference Head Coach ...... Champion Florida State in the Discover Orange Bowl. Record at NIU/Years ...... 0-0/1st • NIU is ranked No. 16 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ Career Record/Years ...... 0-0/1st Polls, the school’s highest rank since 2003, when Northern Illinois entered Alma Mater/Year ...... /1993 the BCS Rankings at No. 10 on October 19 after defeating Maryland, Ala- Basic Offense/Defense ...... Multiple/4-3 bama and Iowa State. First Year of Football ...... 1899 • On Nov. 30, NIU defeated No. 17 (BCS) Kent State, 44-37, in double overtime All-Time Record ...... 535-464-51 at Detroit’s to win its second consecutive Mid-American Confer- Last Bowl Game ....2012 GoDaddy.com; NIU 38, Arkansas State 20 ence Championship. MAC Championship Game Appearances .....4 (last, 2012, 44-37 W) • Northern Illinois is tied with Notre Dame and Ohio State for the longest win- Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 49/24 ning streak in the nation at 12 games, which is also the longeset win-streak Starters Returning ...... 18 (4 offense, 10 defense, 4 specialists) in school history and the most wins ever by a Huskie team. Starters Lost ...... 11 (7 offense, 4 defense, 0 specialists) • The Huskies are the only NCAA FBS team to win 21 of their last 22 games. • Northern Illinois owns the longest conference winning streak (17 games) NORTHERN ILLINOIS FACTS and the longest home winning streak (21 games) in the nation. Location ...... DeKalb, Illinois • On the same day NIU earned its bid to the 2013 DIscover Orange Bowl, Rod Founded ...... 1895 Carey was introduced as the Huskies’ 22nd head football coach after serv- Enrollment ...... 23,850 ing as over the past 12 games and as offensive line Affiliation ...... NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coach for the past two seasons. Conference ...... Mid-American (West Division) • Northern Illinois will play in a bowl game for a school-record fifth straight Colors ...... Cardinal and Black season and the 2012 senior class has set the school record for victories Nickname ...... Huskies with 41 over the last four seasons. Stadium ...... Brigham Field at • NIU candidate Jor- The NIU Record Surface/Capacity ...... FieldTurf /24,000 dan Lynch is the most productive Since 2000, Northern Illinois is one President (Alma Mater, Year) ...... Dr. John Peters (John Carroll ‘67) dual-threat in the nation of the most successful FBS football with 2,962 passing and 1,773 rushing programs in the country. With 10 wins Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...... Jeff Compher again in 2012, over the last 13 years Alma Mater, Year ...... James Madison ‘80 yards with 43 TDs (responsible for). NIU has: Ticket Information ...... 815-752-6800 He ranks third in the country in total offense, fourth in rushing and 25th in 3 ...... consecutive 11-plus win seasons passing efficiency. 4 ...... seasons with 10 or more wins 6 ...... seasons with 8 or more wins @NIUAthletics NIU Huskies • Lynch has set four NCAA FBS re- cords and needs 38 passing yards to 12 ...... seasons with 6 or more wins @NIUScores Northern Huskie 7 ...... bowl appearances @PrideinthePack become the first player to pass for 4 ...... MAC Championship games 3,000 yards and rush for 1,500 in a 9 ...... 1st or 2nd place finishes season. in MAC West 2012 NIU Schedule & Results • NIU defensive lineman Nabal Jeffer- Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) son - who owns a 3.78 GPA in accountancy - won a 2012 National Football Sat., Sept. 1 IOWA - at Soldier Field (ESPNU) L, 18-17 Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to the top 15 student-athletes Sat., Sept. 8 UT MARTIN (ESPN3) W, 35-7 in . Sat., Sept. 15 at Army (CBS Sports Network) W, 41-40 • The Huskies are one play away from 12-0 as Iowa scored its lone Sat., Sept. 22 KANSAS (ESPN3) W, 30-23 Sat., Sept. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, 55-24 of the season-opener on a 23-yard run on third-and-nine with 2:15 to play, Sat., Oct. 6 at Ball State* (ESPN3) W, 35-23 giving the Hawkeyes a 18-17 victory over NIU at Soldier Field. Sat., Oct. 13 BUFFALO* - Homecoming (CSN ) W, 45-3 • Over the last 10 years, NIU is the winningest program in the Mid-American Sat., Oct. 20 at Akron*(ESPN Regional) W, 37-7 Conference (90-50, 64.3%) with more wins than Notre Dame, Northwestern Sat., Oct. 27 at Western Michigan*(ESPN Regional) W, 48-34 or Illinois. Sat., Nov. 3 MASSACHUSETTS* W, 63-0 • Northern Illinois will start eight Florida natives versus Florida State, including Weds., Nov. 14 TOLEDO* (ESPN2/ESPNU) W, 31-24 Miami-ans Jamaal Bass (LB), Demetrius Stone (DB) and Victor Jacques (LB), Fri., Nov. 23 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 49-7 Riviera Beach’s (KOR/WR) and Lauderhill’s . Fri., Nov. 30 vs. Kent State, MAC Championship (ESPN2) W, 44-37 (2ot) • Quarterback leads a contingent of five NIU players named first Tues., Jan. 1 vs. Florida State, Discover Orange Bowl (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. team All-MAC in 2012. Defensive ends Alan Baxter and Sean Progar, safety *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. and receiver Martel Moore joined Lynch on the team. 2011-12 MAC Champions | 2013 Discover Orange Bowl 1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2012 2012 Northern Illinois Seniors HUSKIE AWARDS & HONORS Name Pos. Arrived GP/GS Career Highlights Perez Ashford WR 2009 47/14 106 rec., 1,173 yds., 1,666 AP yds. SEAN PROGAR, DE Matt Battaglia^ OL 2010 9/0 Back-up 2011; Injured as a senior • All Mid-American Conference (First Team) Alan Baxter DE 2009 51/23 16 QS, 30 TFL, 140 tackles • Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List Tyrone Clark LB 2009 35/27 174 tckls, 16.5 TFL, 5 INT, 8 PBU • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Iowa) Daniel Green DE 2010 6/0 1st action in 2012; 4 tackles • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Western Michigan) Victor Jacques LB 2008 32/8 69 tackles, career-best 44 2012 Nabal Jefferson NG 2009 52/24 142 tackles, 22 TFL, 5 QS JIMMIE WARD, S CB 2008 40/26 162 tackles, 30 PBU, 6 INT • All Mid-American Conference (First Team) Martel Moore WR 2009 53/34 174 catches, 2,515 yds., 23 TDs • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UT Martin) Ryan Neir P 2008 27/-- 2yr starter; 107 punts, 36.5 avg. JORDAN LYNCH, QB Logan Pegram^ OL 2008 35/22 2yr starter; DNP broken leg • Manning Award (Finalist) Sean Progar DE 2008 53/47 24 QS, 39 TFL, 167 tackles • CBSSports.com All-American (Third Team) Jason Schepler TE 2008 48/26 14 catches, 177 yds, 2 TD • Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award Courtney Stephen S 2010 15/0 13 tackles, INT, punt rtn TD • MAC Offensive Player of the Year Demetrius Stone DB 2010 38/20 148 tackles, 12 PBU, 3 INT • All Mid-American Conference (First Team) *four-year starter; ^Injured; not able to play his senior season • Maxwell Award Watch List • MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Army) Most Wins by a • Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week (Army) Huskies in the NFL • Manning Award Star of the Week (Army) Huskie Senior Class Six former Huskies are currently on active NFL rosters • MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Kansas) No. Senior Class (Years) ...... Michael Turner, RB, • MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Ball State) 41 2012 (2009-12) San Diego Chargers ...... Larry English, LB • Manning Award Star of the Week (Ball State) 35 2011 (2008-11) ...... Doug Free, OT • Honorable Mention - Davey O’Brien QB of the Week (Ball St.) 34 2005 (2002-05) ...... Nathan Palmer, WR • Manning Award Star of the Week (Buffalo) Tennessee Titans ...... Tracy Wilson, DB • MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Toledo) 1966 (1963-66) Cincinnati Bengals ...... Scott Wedige, C • Manning Award Star of the Week (Toledo) 1965 (1962-65) Two 2011 Huskie seniors are on practice squads: Indianapolis Colts...... , QB JASON SCHEPLER, TE Atlanta Falcons ...... Pat Schiller, LB • Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee • Senior CLASS Award Candidate (one of 30) HUSKIES’ POSTSEASON HISTORY • Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team) 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) ...... W, Arkansas State, 38-20 NABAL JEFFERSON, DT 2011 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ...... W, Ohio, 23-20 • NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho) ...... W, Fresno State, 40-17 • NFF Campbell Trophy Finalist 2010 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ...... L, Miami (OH), 26-21 • Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team) 2009 International Bowl (Toronto, Canada) ...... L, South Florida, 27-3 MATHEW SIMS, PK 2008 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)...... L, Louisiana Tech, 17-10 • MAC West Specialist of the Week (Central Michigan) 2006 (San Diego, Calif.) ...... L, TCU, 37-7 • MAC West Specialist of the Week (Western Michigan) 2005 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ...... L, Akron, 31-30 2004 Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.) ...... W, Troy, 34-21 MARLON MOORE, CB 1983 California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) ...... W, Cal State Fullerton, 20-13 • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Buffalo) *since becoming a Division I FBS school in 1969 TYRONE CLARK, LB KENNETH AND ELLEN CHESSICK PRACTICE CENTER • All Mid-American Conference (Second Team) As of Oct. 1, 2012, construction officially started on the Kenneth and Ellen MARTEL MOORE, WR Chessick Practice Center, an 83,500-square foot facility which will provide a dedi- • All Mid-American Conference (First Team) cated on-campus indoor practice facility for Huskie student-athletes. TOMMYLEE LEWIS, KR The Chessick Practice Center will house a full-size, 120-yard artificial surface • MAC West Specialist of the Week (Eastern Michigan) football practice field with buffer space surrounding the field on all sides. It will stand 65-feet tall in the center and 45-feet high at the sidelines. The building will RYAN NEIR, P sit in the center of NIU’s athletic footprint on the west side of campus and will be • Ray Guy Award Candidate connected to the Yordon Center by the Barsema Hall of Champions. KEN BISHOP, DT • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UMass) NIU & MAC Athletics Media Relations Name ...... Contact Information ALAN BAXTER, DE Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director ...... [email protected] • All Mid-American Conference (First Team) • Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team) (FB Primary) ...... 815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director ...... [email protected] ROB STERLING, FB (FB Secondary) ...... 815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) • Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team) Matt Scheerer, Asst. Media Relations Director ...... [email protected] TYLER LOOS, LT ...... 815-753-1708 (o); 360-931-1132 (c) • All Mid-American Conference (Second Team) MAC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner ...... [email protected] Jeremy Guy, Director of Communications ...... [email protected] 2 Five Consecutive Bowl Trips | Three Straight 11-Win Seasons | www.NIUHuskies.com 2012 Statistics |------Rushing------| |------Passing------| |-----Total Offense-----| G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic. Plays Yards Avg/G 13 271 1771 19 88 6.5 136.2 353 222 5 2962 24 73 62.9 8.4 227.8 153.0 624 4733 364.0 “The most potent dual threat since fire and brimstone.” - Mike Lopresti, USA Today NORTHERN ILLINOIS’ JORDAN LYNCH...

• The TOP dual-threat quarterback in the country this year and arguably in NCAA FBS history currently ranks third in the nation in total offense, fourth in rushing and 25th in passing efficiency. • FIRST quarterback in FBS history to run for more yards in a single season as his 1,771 rushing yards LEAD THE NATION. • Threw for at least 200 yards and rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game EIGHT times. • Has passed and run for at least 150 yards in the same game four times. All other FBS COMBINED have five 150-150 games. • Has run for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games this season. That is the MOST 100-yard games in a season by ANY PLAYER since 2008. • Has set the NCAA Record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback with 11 while throwing for at least 150 yards in 12 consecutive games. • Needs 38 passing yards to become the FIRST 3,000/1,500 player in NCAA FBS history and one rushing touchdown to become just the fourth player in NCAA history to throw for 20 and run for 20 touchdowns in a season.

Make the Comparison “How do I describe Lynch? How More Rushing Yards Than… Montee Ball (Wisconsin), Stepfan Taylor (Stanford), Giovani Bernard (UNC) about a combination of Denard More Total Offense Yards Than… (Texas A&M), Geno Smith (WVU), Nick Florence (Baylor) Robinson, Johnny Manziel, Responsible for More Touchdowns Than… Collin Klein or any player and Bronco Nagurski? He is a More Total Yards Than… 48 NCAA FBS Teams, including Vanderbilt, Boise State, LSU, Michigan throwback with a modern game.” More Rushing Yards Than… 42 NCAA FBS Teams, including South Carolina, Louisville, Oregon State - Terry Foster, Detroit News LYNCH BY THE NUMBERS LYNCH’S GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS NCAA Record as a starter: 12-1 Most Games Consecutive 100 Rushing 2010 |---RUSHING---| |------PASSING------| Total Total Yards by a QB: Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 11 – Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 10/2 at Akron (W) 2 1 0 1 1-2-0 11 0 11 4 12 10/9 TEMPLE (W) 2 5 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 5 A QB Gaining 100 Yards Rushing and 10/16 BUFFALO (W) 2 96 1 90 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 96 300 Yards Passing, Game: ONE of 50 10/20 CMU (W) 4 12 0 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 12 Jordan Lynch, NIU, Sept. 15, 2012, at 10/30 at WMU (W) 2 19 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 19 Army (342 passing, 125 rushing) 11/9 TOLEDO (W) 9 43 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 9 43 11/20 at BSU (W) 3 18 0 8 2-2-0 1 1 4 5 19 A QB Gaining 1,000 Yards Rushing and 11/26 at EMU (W) 2 142 2 81 1-1-0 1 0 1 3 143 1,000 Yards Passing, Season: ONE of 50 12/3 vs Miami (L) 5 26 0 11 0-1-0 0 0 0 6 26 Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 (2,750 passing, Totals 31 362 3 90 4-6-0 13 1 11 37 375 1,611 rushing) 2011 |---RUSHING---| |------PASSING------| Total Total QB Rushing, Single Season Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 1,771 9/3 ARMY (W) 1 8 0 8 3-5-0 25 0 19 6 33 2. (Michigan, 2010) 1,702 9/17 WISCONSIN (L) 5 19 0 12 3-3-0 9 0 6 8 28 3. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) 1,494 9/24 CAL POLY (W) 1 6 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 6 4. Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010) 1,473 10/1 at CMU (L) 1 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 3 5. Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) 1,443 10/8 KSU (W) 8 46 1 10 3-4-0 22 0 11 12 68 10/15 WMU (W) 10 113 1 66 0-1-0 0 0 0 11 113

10/22 at Buffalo (W) 1 4 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 4 QB Rushing Yards Per Game, Season 11/1 at Toledo (W) 2 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 3 1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 136.2 11/8 at BGSU (W) 6 32 0 12 2-2-0 46 1 37 8 78 2. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) 135.8 11/15 BSU (W) 1 14 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 14 3. Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) 131.2 11/25 EMU (W) 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 1 0 4. Denard Robinson (Michigan, 2010) 130.9 12/2 vs Ohio (W) 1 2 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2 5. Brian Mitchell (La.-Lafayette, 1989) 119.2 1/8 vs Ark. St. (W) 7 -4 1 3 4-4-0 64 0 41 11 60 Totals 45 246 3 66 15-20-0 166 1 41 65 412 MAC 2012 |---RUSHING---| |------PASSING------| Total Total Most Rushing Yards By a QB, Season Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 1,771 9/1 vs Iowa* (L) 18 119 1 73 6-16-0 54 0 25 34 173 2. Chandler Harnish (NIU, 2011) 1,397 9/8 UTM* (W) 11 60 3 32 19-25-1 214 1 32 36 274 9/15 at Army* (W) 13 125 1 88 18-27-1 342 4 69 40 467 Northern Illinois 9/22 KANSAS* (W) 22 134 0 23 23-35-1 235 2 65 57 369 9/29 CMU* (W) 21 144 1 49 14-32-0 215 1 43 53 359 CAREER 10/6 at BSU* (W) 29 207 3 71 16-23-0 195 1 54 52 402 Rushing Yards 10/13 BUFFALO* (W) 15 129 2 40 13-20-0 232 2 45 35 361 12. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 2,379 10/20 at Akron* (W) 20 131 2 35 20-33-0 223 2 35 53 354 10/27 at WMU* (W) 21 136 2 27 18-28-0 274 4 62 50 410 11/3 UMASS* (W) 15 157 1 57 15-19-0 191 2 29 34 348 Rushing Touchdowns 11/14 TOLEDO (W) 30 162 0 31 25-36-1 407 3 73 66 569 T-8. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 25 11/23 at EMU* (W) 20 107 0 12 16-25-0 168 1 43 45 275 (1999-2002) 25 11/30 vs. Kent St. (W) 36 160 3 44 19-34-1 212 1 43 70 372 Consecutive 100-yard Rushing Games Totals 271 1771 19 88 222-354-5 2962 24 73 624 4733 T-1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 11 Career 347 2379 25 90 241-379-5 3141 25 73 726 5520 Garrett Wolfe (2005-06) 11 * – Games Started 100-yard Rushing Games 7. Jordan Lynch (2010-) 14 100-yard Rushing Games Passing Touchdowns 8. Stacey Robinson (1988-90) 11 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 12 T-4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 24 Chandler Harnish (2008-11) 11 T-2. Mark Kellar (1973) 9 LeShon Johnson (1993) 9 Touchdowns Responsible For Touchdowns Responsible For Charles Talley (1995) 9 T-1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 43 T-6. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 51 Michael Turner (2002 and 2003) 9 Chandler Harnish (2011) 39 Stacey Robinson (1988-90) 51 Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games Total Offense Yards SEASON 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 11 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 4,733 Rushing Yards 2. Garrett Wolfe (2004) 7 2. Chandler Harnish (2011) 4,595 4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 1,771 Pass Completions Plays Rushing Touchdowns 4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 222 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 624 T-2. Jordan Lynch (2012) 19 2. Chandler Harnish (2010) 578 Passing Yards 3. Jordan Lynch (2012) 2,962 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012) All games

Team Statistics NIU OPP SCORING 530 247 Points Per Game 40.8 19.0 FIRST DOWNS 309 290 R u s h in g 158 131 P a s s in g 137 132 P e n a lt y 14 27 RUSHING YARDAGE 3252 1807 Yards gained rushing 3468 2212 Yards lost rushing 216 405 Rushing Attempts 581 550 Average Per Rush 5.6 3.3 Average Per Game 250.2 139.0 TDs Rushing 44 18 PASSING YARDAGE 3063 2830 C o m p - A t t - I n t 230-369-5 258-471-15 Average Per Pass 8.3 6.0 Average Per Catch 13.3 11.0 Average Per Game 235.6 217.7 TDs Passing 25 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 6315 4637 Total Plays 950 1021 Average Per Play 6.6 4.5 Average Per Game 485.8 356.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 34-809 62-1062 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 31-257 7-14 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-187 5-117 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 17.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 2.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.5 23.4 -LOST 19-13 21-11 PENALTIES-Yards 78-727 58-533 Average Per Game 55.9 41.0 PUNTS-Yards 46-1764 68-2672 Average Per Punt 38.3 39.3 Net punt average 36.7 33.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 94-5533 54-3232 Average Per Kick 58.9 59.9 Net kick average 50.7 36.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 8 3 2 : 3 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 90/186 87/213 3rd-Down Pct 48% 41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 18/23 13/30 4th-Down Pct 78% 43% SACKS BY-Yards 40-261 14-65 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 70 30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-18 14-20 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (55-69) 80% (32-49) 65% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (49-69) 71% (21-49) 43% PAT-ATTEMPTS (68-69) 99% (23-25) 92% ATTENDANCE 94022 62811 Games/Avg Per Game 6/15670 5/12562 Neutral Site Games 2/35124

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Northern Illinois 103 159 128 130 10 530 Opponents 64 63 45 72 3 247 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg LYNCH, Jordan 13 271 1891 120 1771 6.5 19 88 136.2 SEBASTIANO, A.J 16 101 6.3 0 30 SETTLE, Leighto 8 101 460 7 453 4.5 5 46 56.6 ASHFORD, Perez 9 77 8.6 0 26 DANIELS, Akeem 13 65 439 7 432 6.6 9 25 33.2 LEWIS, Tommylee 5 79 15.8 0 44 HARRIS, Keith 9 55 238 12 226 4.1 4 53 25.1 MCNEAL, Nate 1 0 0.0 0 0 LEWIS, Tommylee 13 17 108 6 102 6.0 1 21 7.8 Total 31 257 8.3 0 44 MCINTOSH, Matt 7 25 104 12 92 3.7 2 15 13.1 Opponents 7 14 2.0 0 11 BOWERS, Giorgio 11 12 65 1 64 5.3 0 12 5.8 EAKES, Luke 13 1 32 0 32 32.0 0 32 2.5 no. yds avg td lg BRINLEE, Jacob 8 3 31 0 31 10.3 1 11 3.9 WARD, Jimmie 3 40 13.3 0 18 SPENCER, James 6 2 30 0 30 15.0 0 14 5.0 STONE, Demetriu 2 20 10.0 0 20 BROWN, Da'Ron 13 3 26 2 24 8.0 1 14 1.8 MOORE, Marlon 2 13 6.5 0 12 NEIR, Ryan 13 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 1.3 STEPHEN, Courtn 1 17 17.0 0 17 WOMBLE, Jamal 6 8 13 1 12 1.5 1 3 2.0 CLARK, Tyrone 1 0 0.0 0 0 SIMS, Mathew 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 1 7 0.5 PROGAR, Sean 1 21 21.0 0 21 STINGILY, Camer 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 DURANTE, Dechan 1 0 0.0 0 0 SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 EVANS, Sean 1 32 32.0 0 32 TEAM 8 14 0 48 -48 -3.4 0 0 -6.0 MELVIN, Rashaan 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 13 581 3468 216 3252 5.6 44 88 250.2 SANTACATERINA 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 13 550 2212 405 1807 3.3 18 28 139.0 BASS, Jamaal 1 44 44.0 0 44 Total 15 187 12.5 0 44 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 5 117 23.4 1 63 LYNCH, Jordan 13 152.98 222-353-5 62.9 2962 24 73 227.8 MCINTOSH, Matt 7 116.06 7-13-0 53.8 57 1 34 8.1 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg ASHFORD, Perez 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 LEWIS, Tommylee 21 526 25.0 1 93 CLARK, Tyrone 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SEBASTIANO, A.J 6 136 22.7 0 33 WELLS, Jamison 13 469.60 1-1-0 100. 44 0 44 3.4 ASHFORD, Perez 2 53 26.5 0 29 Total 13 151.71 230-369-5 62.3 3063 25 73 235.6 SETTLE, Leighto 2 52 26.0 0 30 Opponents 13 105.89 258-471-15 54.8 2830 10 92 217.7 EAKES, Luke 1 17 17.0 0 17 WELLS, Jamison 1 12 12.0 0 12 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g STERLING, Rob 1 13 13.0 0 13 MOORE, Martel 13 71 1054 14.8 12 73 81.1 Total 34 809 23.8 1 93 LEWIS, Tommylee 13 43 478 11.1 5 69 36.8 Opponents 62 1062 17.1 0 45 ASHFORD, Perez 8 30 354 11.8 1 44 44.2 DANIELS, Akeem 13 18 192 10.7 2 54 14.8 Returns no. yds avg td lg BROWN, Da'Ron 13 17 156 9.2 2 25 12.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 WELLS, Jamison 13 16 180 11.2 0 24 13.8 Opponents 2 24 12.0 1 22 BRESCACIN, Juwa 9 11 223 20.3 0 44 24.8 EAKES, Luke 13 8 268 33.5 0 46 20.6 SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 5 64 12.8 1 34 5.3 SETTLE, Leighto 8 4 20 5.0 0 14 2.5 SCHEPLER, Jason 13 3 65 21.7 1 29 5.0 SEMISCH, Tim 13 2 9 4.5 1 7 0.7 BRINLEE, Jacob 8 2 0 0.0 0 3 0.0 Total 13 230 3063 13.3 25 73 235.6 Opponents 13 258 2830 11.0 10 92 217.7 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SIMS, Mathew 1 14-18 66-67 - - - - - 114 LYNCH, Jordan 13 624 1771 2962 4733 364.1 LYNCH, Jordan 19 - - - - 0-1 - - 114 SETTLE, Leighto 8 101 453 0 453 56.6 MOORE, Martel 12 ------72 DANIELS, Akeem 13 65 432 0 432 33.2 DANIELS, Akeem 11 ------66 HARRIS, Keith 9 55 226 0 226 25.1 LEWIS, Tommylee 7 ------42 MCINTOSH, Matt 7 38 92 57 149 21.3 SETTLE, Leighto 5 ------30 LEWIS, Tommylee 13 17 102 0 102 7.8 HARRIS, Keith 4 ------24 BOWERS, Giorgio 11 12 64 0 64 5.8 BROWN, Da'Ron 3 ------18 WELLS, Jamison 13 1 0 44 44 3.4 MCINTOSH, Matt 2 ------12 EAKES, Luke 13 1 32 0 32 2.5 SCHEPLER, Jason 1 ------6 BRINLEE, Jacob 8 3 31 0 31 3.9 BRINLEE, Jacob 1 ------6 SPENCER, James 6 2 30 0 30 5.0 SEMISCH, Tim 1 ------6 BROWN, Da'Ron 13 3 24 0 24 1.8 ASHFORD, Perez 1 ------6 NEIR, Ryan 13 1 17 0 17 1.3 SEBASTIANO, A.J 1 ------6 WOMBLE, Jamal 6 8 12 0 12 2.0 WOMBLE, Jamal 1 ------6 SIMS, Mathew 13 1 7 0 7 0.5 WEDEL, Tyler - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 STINGILY, Camer 4 1 5 0 5 1.2 Total 70 14-18 68-69 - - 0-1 - - 530 SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 1 2 0 2 0.2 Opponents 30 14-20 23-25 0-2 1 1-3 - - 247 TEAM 8 14 -48 0 -48 -6.0 Total 13 950 3252 3063 6315 485.8 Opponents 13 1021 1807 2830 4637 356.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk SIMS, Mathew 14-18 77.8 0-0 5-7 2-2 6-8 1-1 54 0 NEIR, Ryan 45 1701 37.8 55 2 20 21 3 0 LYNCH, Jordan 1 63 63.0 63 1 0 0 1 0 FG Sequence Northern Illinois Opponents Total 46 1764 38.3 63 3 20 21 4 0 Iowa (28) (34),40,(29),(22),(50) Opponents 68 2672 39.3 58 6 16 3 10 0 UT Martin 21 21 Army - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Kansas (44) (26) WEDEL, Tyler 94 5533 58.9 30 1 Central Michigan (43),(20) (42),41 Total 94 5533 58.9 30 1 17.1 39.6 25 Ball State - (20),(27),(43),34,33 Opponents 54 3232 59.9 19 1 23.8 36.1 28 Buffalo (42) (28),25 Akron 42,(39),48,(31),(29) - Western Michigan (54),(49) - UMASS - - Toledo (43) (34) Eastern Michigan 28 - Kent State (27),(29),(40) (37),(24),(33)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. The Automated ScoreBook Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g LYNCH, Jordan 13 1771 0 0 0 0 1771 136.2 LEWIS, Tommyl 13 102 478 79 526 0 1185 91.2 MOORE, Martel 13 0 1054 0 0 0 1054 81.1 DANIELS, Akee 13 432 192 0 0 0 624 48.0 SETTLE, Leight 8 453 20 0 52 0 525 65.6 ASHFORD, Per 8 0 354 77 53 0 484 60.5 EAKES, Luke 13 32 268 0 17 0 317 24.4 S E B A S T I A N O , 12 2 64 101 136 0 303 25.2 HARRIS, Keith 9 226 0 0 0 0 226 25.1 BRESCACIN, J 9 0 223 0 0 0 223 24.8 WELLS, Jamiso 13 0 180 0 12 0 192 14.8 BROWN, Da'Ro 13 24 156 0 0 0 180 13.8 MCINTOSH, Ma 7 92 0 0 0 0 92 13.1 SCHEPLER, Ja 13 0 65 0 0 0 65 5.0 BOWERS, Gior 11 64 0 0 0 0 64 5.8 BASS, Jamaal 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.4 WARD, Jimmie 12 0 0 0 0 40 40 3.3 EVANS, Sean 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7 BRINLEE, Jaco 8 31 0 0 0 0 31 3.9 SPENCER, Jam 6 30 0 0 0 0 30 5.0 PROGAR, Sean 13 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.6 STONE, Demetr 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5 NEIR, Ryan 13 17 0 0 0 0 17 1.3 STEPHEN, Cour 9 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.9 STERLING, Rob 12 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.1 MOORE, Marlon 12 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.1 WOMBLE, Jam 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 2.0 SEMISCH, Tim 13 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.7 SIMS, Mathew 13 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.5 STINGILY, Cam 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.2 TEAM 8 -48 0 0 0 0 -48 -6.0 Total 13 3252 3063 257 809 187 7568 582.2 Opponents 13 1807 2830 14 1062 117 5830 448.5 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 15 WARD, Jimmie 12 54 36 90 1.0-3 . 3-40 10 . . 1 . . 36 CLARK, Tyrone 13 48 34 82 10.0-21 1.0-7 1-0 6 2 1-0 1 . . 6A BASS, Jamaal 13 40 36 76 5.0-12 0.5-2 1-44 . 1 . 1 . . 19 STONE, Demetriu 13 46 27 73 1.0-2 . 2-20 5 . 2-0 . . . 90 BAXTER, Alan 13 20 38 58 11.0-58 9.5-52 . 2 10 . . . . 99 JEFFERSON, Naba 13 24 32 56 6.0-7 1.0-1 . 2 1 . . . . 93 BISHOP, Ken 13 28 24 52 9.5-26 3.0-15 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 95 PROGAR, Sean 13 23 23 46 10.0-71 8.5-68 1-21 1 2 . 2 . . 11 MELVIN, Rashaan 11 33 12 45 . . 1-0 17 . . . . . 40 JACQUES, Victor 8 16 28 44 2.0-8 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . . 30 MOORE, Marlon 12 30 9 39 1.0-3 . 2-13 4 . . . . . 21 DURANTE, Dechan 8 21 16 37 1.5-2 . 1-0 . . 1-0 3 . . 97 WINDSOR, Joe 13 24 12 36 10.5-53 7.0-50 . 3 3 1-0 . . . 45 MAYS, Boomer 12 18 12 30 5.0-7 ...... 24 WARE, Dominique 13 20 9 29 1.0-2 . . 3 . . . . . 91 WELLS, Anthony 13 16 11 27 8.5-35 4.0-22 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 52 SANTACATERINA 13 15 12 27 2.5-5 . 1-0 3 . . 2 . . 46 RAINEY, George 12 11 13 24 6.5-34 2.5-21 . 1 . . . . . 28 FAUSTIN, Jhony 10 16 7 23 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 2 EVANS, Sean 12 12 7 19 1.5-11 1.0-10 1-32 7 . . . . . 94 GORDON, Donovan 13 9 9 18 1.5-5 1.0-5 ...... 17 HAYES, Marckie 12 14 3 17 ...... 49 MEEHAN, Jason 12 8 9 17 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 14 STEPHEN, Courtn 9 11 2 13 . . 1-17 ...... 9B LEMON, Rasheen 13 7 4 11 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 29 LOGAN, Paris 13 5 4 9 ...... 25 BOWERS, Giorgio 11 7 . 7 ...... 1 . . 44 FORD, Perez 13 4 2 6 1.0-2 ...... 51 ANDERSON, Zach 7 2 4 6 ...... 1 . . 27 WINKEL, Bobby 9 3 2 5 ...... 33 MOORE, Tre 8 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 56 GREEN, Daniel 5 2 2 4 2.0-8 0.5-4 ...... 58 COTTON, Mike 9 2 2 4 ...... 4 BROWN, Da'Ron 13 . 4 4 ...... 26 WEDEL, Tyler 13 2 . 2 ...... 42 STINGILY, Camer 4 1 . 1 ...... 86 BRINLEE, Jacob 8 1 . 1 ...... 9 MCINTOSH, Matt 7 . 1 1 ...... 50 GORRELL, Ryan 2 1 . 1 ...... 7 ASHFORD, Perez 8 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 3 DANIELS, Akeem 13 1 . 1 ...... 6 LYNCH, Jordan 13 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 8 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 13 600 447 1047 98-375 40-261 15-187 67 21 11-0 15 . . Opponents 13 574 420 994 53-146 14-65 5-117 29 11 13-24 12 . . NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Martel Moore WR 6-0 183 Sr. 3L San Antonio, TX (Earl Warren) 2 Sean Evans CB 5-10 174 Jr.-RS 1L Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton Beach) 3 Akeem Daniels RB 5-7 184 Jr. 2L Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) 4 Da’Ron Brown WR 6-0 194 So.-RS 1L Chicago, IL (Morgan Park) 6 Jamaal Bass LB 5-10 225 So.-RS 1L Miramar, FL (Miramar) 6 Jordan Lynch QB 6-0 216 Jr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel) 7 Perez Ashford WR 5-11 182 Sr. 3L Shaker Heights, OH (Shaker Heights) 8 Drew Hare QB 6-1 200 Fr. HS O’Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 9 Rasheen Lemon LB 6-0 206 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Proviso West) 9 Matt McIntosh QB 6-1 197 Fr.-RS 1Sq Evansville, IN (Reitz) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 155 So. 1L Riviera Beach, FL (W.T. Dwyer) 11 Rashaan Melvin CB 6-2 193 Sr.-RS 2L Waukegan, IL (Waukegan) 12 Matt Williams QB 6-1 188 Fr. HS Geneva, IL (Geneva) 14 Courtney Stephen S 6-0 194 Sr.-RS 1L Brampton, Ont., Canada (Turner Fenton/Wilfrid Laurier Univ.) 15 Jimmie Ward DB 5-11 192 Jr. 2L Mobile, AL (Davidson) 17 Marckie Hayes CB 5-8 176 So.-RS 1L Sycamore, IL (Sycamore) 18 Ryan Neir P 6-3 208 Sr.-RS 1L Roscoe, IL (Hononegah) 19 Demetrius Stone CB 5-10 203 Sr. 2L Miami, FL (American Senior/Coffeyville CC) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. RB 5-8 181 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (Leo) 21 Dechane Durante S 6-2 196 So.-RS 1L Charlotte, NC (Vance) 22 Jamison Wells WR 5-11 193 Jr.-RS 1L Combined Locks, WI (Kimberly) 24 Dominique Ware S 5-11 180 Jr.-RS 2L Bolingbrook, IL (Plainfield North) 25 Giorgio Bowers RB 5-8 218 So.-RS TR Olympia Fields, IL (Rich Central/Akron) 26 Tyler Wedel P/K 5-11 186 So. 1L McFarland, WI (McFarland) 27 Bobby Winkel LB 6-1 227 So.-RS 1L Batavia, IL (Marmion Academy) 28 Jhony Faustin CB 5-8 174 Jr. 1L Naples, FL (Lely/Ellsworth CC) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 179 Fr.-RS 1Sq Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge) 30 Marlon Moore CB 5-9 180 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. (C.F. Vigor) 32 Nate McNeal S 5-10 171 Jr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Thornwood/Harper College) 33 Tré Moore S 5-9 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Dayton, OH (Wayne) 34 James Spencer RB 5-8 181 So.-RS 1L Fremont, OH (Ross) 36 Tyrone Clark LB 5-10 219 Sr. 2L St. Louis, MO (Mehlville) 37 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 245 Fr. HS Evanston, IL (Amundsen) 40 Victor Jacques LB 5-11 228 Sr.-RS 2L Miami, FL (Christopher Columbus) 42 Cameron Stingily RB 6-1 244 So.-RS 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 218 Fr. HS Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Lawrence, KS (Eudora) 46 George Rainey DE 6-2 222 Jr.-RS 2L Milwaukee, WI (South Division) 47 Rob Sterling FB 5-10 231 So. 1L Lansing, IL (T.F. South) 48 Ricky Connors FB 6-1 246 So.-RS 2Sq Powder Springs, GA (Harrison)

2012 Huskie Pronunciation Guide Name ...... Pronunciation Name ...... Pronunciation Name ...... Pronunciation Jamaal Bass ...... juh-MALL Tyler Loos ...... Loose Leighton Settle ...... LATE-un Juwan Brescacin ...... juh-WAHN bress-cuh-SIN Devonte’ Majors ...... duh-VONN-TAY Courtney Stephen ...... STEE-vin Da’Ron Brown ...... duh-RON Desroy Maxwell ...... DEZ-roy Cameron Stingily ...... STING-lee Aidan Conlon ...... AY-den Brian Mayer...... MAY-err Demetrius Stone ...... duh-MEE-tree-US Dechane Durante ...... deh-SHON der-RANT Jason Meehan ...... MEE-HANN Tyler Wedel ...... WEEDLE Luke Eakes ...... EE-kiss Rashaan Melvin ...... ruh-SHAWN Jamal Womble ...... juh-MALL Jhony Faustin ...Johnny FOW (rhymes with COW)-stinn Ryan Neir ...... NEAR Michael Gegner ...... Gehgg-NUR (2 hard Gs) Videl Nelson ...... vih-DELL Coaching Staff Marckie Hayes ...... MARK-ee Sean Progar ...... PRO-garr ...... DORE-in Victor Jacques ...... jhock Michael Santacaterina ...... san-tuh-CAT-err-EEN-uh Ryan Nielsen ...... KNEEL-sin Nabal Jefferson ...... nuh-BALL Angelo Sebastiano ...... suh-BASS-tee-on-OH Jay Niemann ...... KNEE-min Rasheen Lemon ...... ruh-SHEEN Tim Semisch ...... SEMM-ish Mike Uremovich ...... YERR-em-uh-VICH

2011-12 MAC Champions | 2013 Discover Orange Bowl 31 No. Name NORTHERN Pos. Hgt. ILLINOIS Wgt. Yr.2012 NUMERICAL Exp. Hometown ROSTER (High School) 49 Jason Meehan DE 6-1 241 So. 1L St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves) 50 Ryan Gorrell LB 6-1 225 So.-RS 1Sq Westchester, IL (Montini Catholic/Minnesota State) 51 Zach Anderson DT 6-1 300 Jr.-RS 1L Ladysmith, WI (Ladysmith) 52 Michael Santacaterina LB 5-10 210 So.-RS 1L Geneva, IL (Geneva) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 286 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Christian Brothers College) 56 Daniel Green DE 6-1 242 Sr.-RS 2Sq Oak Park, IL (Oak Park and River Forest) 58 Mike Cotton LB 6-1 224 Fr. HS O’Fallon, IL (O’Fallon Township) 59 Michael Gegner C 6-3 283 So.-RS 1L Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central) 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 287 Fr.-RS 1Sq Flossmoor, IL (Homewood-Flossmoor) 65 Wes Ott OL 6-3 281 So.-RS 2Sq Western Springs, IL (Lyons Township) 67 Tyler Pitt OL 6-5 292 So.-RS 1L McRae, GA (Telfair County) 73 Matthew Killian OL 6-5 303 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Francis Howell) 75 Tyler Loos OL 6-5 282 So.-RS 2Sq Sterling, IL (Sterling) 77 Jared Volk OL 6-3 315 Jr.-RS 2L Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) 78 Ryan Brown OL 6-6 283 So.-RS 1L Elburn, IL (St. Charles North) 79 Matt Krempel OL 6-5 307 Jr.-RS 2L Columbus, IN (Columbus North) 80 Devonte’ Majors WR 6-1 237 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 82 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 219 Fr.-RS 1Sq Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Academy] 83 Luke Eakes TE 6-3 250 So.-RS 1L St. Marys, KS (St. Marys) 84 Brian Mayer LS 6-2 205 So.-RS 1L Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) 84 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 239 Fr.-RS 1Sq Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 85 Angelo Sebastiano WR 6-0 205 Fr.-RS 1sq Coconut Creek, FL (North Broward Prep) 86 Jacob Brinlee WR 5-9 185 Fr. WO Lake Zurich, IL (Lake Zurich/Fork Union) 87 Jason Schepler TE 6-2 274 Sr.-RS 3L Sycamore, IL (Sycamore) 88 Tim Semisch TE 6-8 266 So.-RS 1L Omaha, NE (Millard North/Neb.-Omaha) 90 Alan Baxter DE 6-0 240 Sr. 3L Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 91 Anthony Wells DT 6-3 276 Jr.-RS 2L North Chicago, IL (North Chicago) 93 Ken Bishop DT 6-1 308 Jr. JC Lauderhill, FL (Piper/Ellsworth CC) 94 Donovan Gordon DT 6-0 275 So.-RS 1Sq Kansas City, MO (Raytown South/Neb.-Omaha) 95 Sean Progar DE 6-2 254 Sr.-RS 3L Glenview, IL (Glenbrook South) 97 Joe Windsor DE 6-0 236 Jr. 2L Kearney, MO (Kearney) 99 Mathew Sims K 5-9 181 Jr. 2L Hannibal, MO (Hannibal) 99 Nabal Jefferson DT 6-0 287 Sr. 3L Chicago, IL (Marist)

KEY: RS -- Has already used a redshirt season. Sq -- Squad member. L -- Letterman. HS -- High School. WO -- Walk-on (new). NIU Career Games Played/Started Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Zach Anderson DT Jr.-RS 15/0 Marckie Hayes DB So.-RS 25/0 Logan Pegram OL Sr.-RS 35/22 Perez Ashford WR Sr. 46/14 Victor Jacques LB Sr.-RS 31/7 Tyler Pitt OL So.-RS 26/1 Jamaal Bass LB So.-RS 23/21 Nabal Jefferson DT Sr. 51/23 Sean Progar DE Sr.-RS 52/46 Matt Battaglia OL Sr. 9/0 Matt Killian OG Fr.-RS 12/0 George Rainey LB Jr.-RS 34/0 Alan Baxter DE Sr. 50/22 Matt Krempel OL Jr.-RS 30/2 Mike Santacaterina LB So.-RS 22/6 Ken Bishop DT Jr. 12/7 Rasheen Lemon LB Fr.-RS 12/1 Jason Schepler TE Sr.-RS 47/25 Giorgio Bowers TB So.-RS 10/0 Tommylee Lewis WR So. 23/2 Angelo Sebastiano WR Fr.-RS 11/0 Juwan Brescacin WR Fr.-RS 9/0 Paris Logan DB Fr.-RS 12/0 Tim Semisch TE So.-RS 23/5 Jacob Brinlee WR Fr. 9/0 Tyler Loos OT So.-RS 11/11 Leighton Settle TB Jr. 18/5 Da’Ron Brown WR So.-RS 26/11 Jordan Lynch QB Jr.-RS 34/12 Mathew Sims K Jr. 31/-- Ryan Brown OT So.-RS 22/11 Devonte Majors WR Fr.-RS 2/0 James Spencer RB So.-RS 12/0 Tyrone Clark LB Sr. 34/26 Desroy Maxwell TE Fr. 11/1 Courtney Stephen S Sr.-RS 14/0 Aidan Conlon OG Fr.-RS 12/12 Brian Mayer DS So.-RS 26/-- Rob Sterling FB So. 22/4 Ricky Connors FB So.-RS 6/1 Boomer Mays LB Fr.-RS 12/4 Cameron Stingily TB So.-RS 9/0 Mike Cotton LB Fr. 9/0 Matt McIntosh QB Fr.-RS 6/0 Demetrius Stone DB Sr. 37/19 Akeem Daniels WR Jr. 37/6 Nate McNeal S Jr.-RS 2/0 Jess Striedl FB So.-RS 1/0 Dechane Durante D So.-RS 21/15 Jason Meehan DE So. 26/0 Kevin Tennenbaum TE Fr.-RS 1.0 Luke Eakes TE So.-RS 26/14 Rashaan Melvin CB Sr.-RS 39/25 Jared Volk OL Jr.-RS 34/13 Sean Evans DB Jr.-RS 28/2 Marlon Moore CB Fr. 12/6 Jimmie Ward DB Jr. 39/23 Jhony Faustin CB Sr. 25/11 Martel Moore WR Sr. 52/33 Dominique Ware CB Jr.-RS 34/3 Perez Ford DE Fr. 12/0 Tre Moore S Fr.-RS 8/0 Tyler Wedel K So. 26/-- Mike Gegner C So.-RS 11/0 Ryan Neir P Sr.-RS 26/-- Anthony Wells DE Jr.-RS 30/7 Donovan Gordon DT So.-RS 12/0 Andrew Ness C Fr.-RS 12/12 Jamison Wells WR Jr.-RS 28/1 Ryan Gorrell LB So.-RS 2/0 Stephen O’Neal DE Jr.-RS 25/0 Joe Windsor DE Jr. 39/2 Daniel Green DE Sr.-RS 6/0 Wes Ott OL So.-RS 6/0 Bobby Winkel LB So.-RS 15/0 Keith Harris, Jr. TB Fr. 9/2 Jamal Womble TB Sr. 18/1 32 Five Consecutive Bowl Trips | Three Straight 11-Win Seasons | www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE WR (X) 1 Martel Moore (6-0, 183, Sr.)...... San Antonio, TX DE 90 Alan Baxter (6-0, 240, Sr.) ...... Buffalo Grove, IL 82 Juwan Brescacin (6-4, 219, Fr.-R) ...... Mississauga, ON 49 Jason Meehan (6-1, 241, So.)...... Webster Groves, MO 44 Perez Ford (6-0, 218, Fr.) ...... Romeoville, IL WR (S) 7 Perez Ashford (5-11, 182, Sr.)...... Shaker Heights, OH 4 Da’Ron Brown (6-0, 194, So.-R) ...... Chicago, IL DT 91 Anthony Wells (6-3, 276, Jr.-R) ...... North Chicago, IL 85 Angelo Sebastiano (6-0, 205, Fr.-R) ...... Coconut Creek, FL OR 93 Ken Bishop (6-1, 308, Jr.) ...... Lauderhill, FL

WR (H) 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ...... Riviera Beach, FL DT 99 Nabal Jefferson (6-0, 287, Sr.) ...... Chicago, IL 22 Jamison Wells (5-11, 193, Jr.-R) ...... Combined Locks, WI 94 Donovan Gordon (6-0, 275, So.-R) ...... Kansas City, MO 86 Jacob Brinlee (5-9, 185, Fr.) ...... Lake Zurich, IL DE 95 Sean Progar (6-2, 254, Sr.-R) ...... Glenview, IL TE (Y) 87 Jason Schepler (6-2, 274, Sr.-R) ...... Sycamore, IL 97 Joe Windsor (6-0, 236, Jr.) ...... Kearney, MO 37 Desroy Maxwell (6-2, 245, Fr.) ...... Evanston, IL 46 George Rainey (6-2, 222, Jr.-R) ...... Milwaukee, WI

LT 78 Ryan Brown (6-6, 283, So.-R) ...... Elburn, IL OLB 6 Jamaal Bass (5-10, 225, So.-R) ...... Miramar, FL 67 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 292, So.-R) ...... McRae, GA 9 Rasheen Lemon (6-0, 206, Fr.-R) ...... Chicago, IL

LG 77 Jared Volk (6-3, 315, Jr.-R) ...... Hartland, WI MLB 40 Victor Jacques (5-11, 228, Sr.-R) ...... Maimi, FL 67 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 292, So.-R) ...... McRae, GA 45 Boomer Mays (6-0, 230, Fr.-R) ...... Lawrence, KS

C 55 Andrew Ness (6-3, 286, Fr.-R)...... O’Fallon, MO OLB 36 Tyrone Clark (5-10, 219, Sr.) ...... St. Louis, MO 59 Michael Gegner (6-3, 283, So.-R) ...... Indianapolis, IN 52 Michael Santacaterina (5-10, 210, So.-R) ...... Geneva, IL

RG 61 Aidan Conlon (6-3, 287, Fr.-R) ...... Flossmoor, IL CB 11 Rashaan Melvin (6-2, 193, Sr.-R) ...... Waukegan, IL 73 Matthew Killian (6-5, 303, Fr.-R) ...... O’Fallon, MO 28 Jhony Faustin (5-8, 174, Jr.) ...... Naples, FL

RT 79 Matt Krempel (6-5, 307, Jr.-R) ...... Columbus, IN S 19 Demetrius Stone (5-10, 203, Sr.)...... Miami, FL 65 Wes Ott (6-3, 281, So.-R) ...... Western Springs, IL 24 Dominique Ware (5-11, 180, Jr.-R)...... Bolingbrook, IL TE (U) 83 Luke Eakes (6-3, 250, So.-R) ...... St. Marys, KS S 15 Jimmie Ward (5-11, 192, Jr.)...... Mobile, AL 88 Tim Semisch (6-8, 266, So.-R) ...... Omaha, NE 21 Dechane Durante (6-2, 196, So.-R) ...... Charlotte, NC

QB 6 Jordan Lynch (6-0, 216, Jr.-R) ...... Chicago, IL CB 2 Sean Evans (5-10, 174, Jr.-R) ...... Ft. Walton Beach, FL 9 Matt McIntosh (6-1, 197, Fr.-R) ...... Evansville, IN 30 Marlon Moore (5-9, 180, Fr.) ...... Mobile, AL FB 47 Rob Sterling (5-10, 231, So.) ...... Lansing, IL 48 Ricky Connors (6-1, 246, So.-R) ...... Powder Springs, GA SPECIALISTS

TB 3 Akeem Daniels (5-7, 183, Jr.) ...... Kissimmee, FL P 18 Ryan Neir (6-3, 208, Sr.-R) ...... Roscoe, IL 25 Giorgio Bowers (5-8, 218, So.-R) ...... Olympia Fields, IL 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...... McFarland, WI 34 James Spencer (5-8, 181, So.-R) ...... Fremont, OH PK 99 Mathew Sims (5-11, 180, Jr.)...... Hannibal, MO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...... McFarland, WI KO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...... McFarland, WI HO 18 Ryan Neir (6-3, 208, Sr.-R) ...... Roscoe, IL

SN 84 Brian Mayer (6-2, 205, So.-R) ...... Orland Park, IL

PR 85 Angelo Sebastiano (6-0, 205, Fr.-R) ...... Coconut Creek, FL 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ...... Riviera Beach, FL KOR 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ...... Riviera Beach, FL 22 Jamison Wells (5-11, 193, Jr.-R) ...... Combined Locks, WI

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