TheThe PlayersPlayers Northern Illinois TB Garrett Wolfe (1) / Maxwell Award watch list (2005) 30 HuskiesHuskies AtAt AA GlanceGlance Northern Illinois University 2005 Football Overview The Basics The Personnel The Schedule (TV Games) Offense: One Back Team Captains (4): Sept. 3 at Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Defense: Attack Four-Three A.J. Harris, TB (6-1, 221, Sr.)-### (ABC Regional) Lettermen Returning: 36 Javan Lee, LB (6-2, 222, Sr.)-### Sept. 10 at Northwestern, 3 p.m. (Offense: 17 / Defense: 17 / Special Teams: 2) Ray Smith, SS (6-2, 185, Sr.)-### (ESPN Classic) Starters Returning: 15 Brian Van Acker, C (6-4, 287, Sr.)-## Sept. 17 Tennessee Tech, 3:05 p.m. (Offense: 7 / Defense: 6 / Special Teams: 2) (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) Lettermen Lost: 22 Returning Starters (15): Sept. 24 at Akron, 6 p.m.-% (Offense: 11 / Defense: 10 / Special Teams: 1) Offense (7): Oct. 5 Miami (OH), 6:35 p.m.-% Starters Lost: 11 Sam Hurd, SE (6-2, 187, Sr.)-###@ (ESPN2) (Offense: 5 / Defense: 5 / Starters: 1) Jake Nordin, TE (6-4, 253, Jr.)-# Oct. 15 Eastern Michigan, 3:05 p.m.-% Doug Free, OT (6-6, 290, Jr.)-##@ (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) Ben Lueck, OG (6-4, 310, Sr.)-## Oct. 22 at Kent State, 1 p.m.-% The Staff Brian Van Acker, C (6-4, 287, Sr.)-## Oct. 29 Ball State, 3:05 p.m.-% Head Coach: Garrett Wolfe, TB (5-7, 174, Jr.)-# (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) Joe Novak A.J. Harris, TB (6-1, 221, Sr.)-### Nov. 5at Central Michigan, 1 p.m.-% (Miami, OH, 1967) Nov. 16 at Toledo, 7:30 p.m.-% Career / Northern Illinois Record: Defense (6): (ESPN2) 47-55 (.461 Pct.) (Tenth Year) Quince Holman, DE (6-3, 261, Sr.)-## Nov. 23 Western Michigan, 12:35 p.m.-% Ken West, DE (6-3, 235, Jr.)-## (ESPN2) Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Interior Line: Adam Schroeder, DT (6-4, 277, So.)-# Sam Pittman Javan Lee, LB (6-2, 222, Jr.)-###@ Home Games in Bold Type / All Times Local (Pittsburg, KS, State, 1986) (Fifth Year) Adriel Hansbro, CB (5-10, 174, Jr.)-## %--Mid-American Conference Games Ray Smith, SS (6-2, 185, Sr.)-### Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks: Important Dates John Bond Special Teams (2): (Arkansas, 1985) (Second Year) Chris Nendick, PK (5-11, 160, So.)-# July 25 — Mid-American Conference Media Day Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers: Jason Labus, C (6-1, 240, Sr.)-# (at Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit) Denny Doornbos Aug. 7— NIU Players Report (Western Michigan, 1978) (Third Year) Departed Starters (11): Aug. 10 — NIU Media Day Offense (5): Aug. 13 — First Practice in Full Pads Tight Ends / Media Coordinator: Dan Sheldon, WR (5-10, 180, Sr.)-#### Aug. 22 — NIU Fall Semester Opens Greg Bower Brad Cieslak, TE (6-5, 257, Sr.)-### Oct. 15 — NIU’s 99th Homecoming Game (Loras, 1993) (Sixth Year) Jake VerStraete, OT (6-6, 305, Sr.)-#### (Eastern Michigan) Runningbacks: Matt McGhghy, OG (6-3, 302, Sr.)-### Dec. 1 — Ninth Mid-American Conference Thomas Hammock Josh Haldi, QB (6-2, 216, Sr.)-### Championship Game, 7:30 p.m. (EST) (Northern Illinois, 2001) (First Year) (at Ford Field, Detroit, MI) Defensive Interior Line: Defense (5): (ESPN) Derrick Jackson Travis Moore, DE (6-1, 257, Sr.)-#### Dec. 21 — GMAC Bowl (Duke, 1993) (First Year) Brian Atkinson, LB (6-1, 235, Sr.)-#### (at Mobile, AL) Wide Receivers: Jason Hawkins, LB (6-2, 218, Sr.)-#### 7 p.m. (CST) (ESPN2) Marquis Mosely Rob Lee, CB (6-2, 193, Sr.)-### Dec. 26 — Motor City Bowl (Illinois, 1998) (Second Year) Lionel Hickenbottom, FS (5-11, 197, Sr.)-### (at Detroit, MI) Secondary: 5 p.m. (EST) (ESPN) Steve Bernstein Special Teams (1): April 19 — Joe Novak’s birthday (Occidental, 1967) (Second Year) Anthony Gallagher, P (6-0, 194, Sr.)-## Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator: Mike Sabock @—2003 Starter (Baldwin-Wallace, 1977) (22nd Year) #—Indicates number of varsity letters won (July 23, 2005) 31 20052005 AlphabeticalAlphabetical RosterRoster No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 70 Chris Acevedo OT 6-5 305 So. 2Sq Lyons (Chicago Curie) 50 Eddie Adamski C 6-4 240 Fr. HS Kildeer (Mundelein Carmel) 13 Evans Adonis WR 5-11 161 Fr.-RS 1Sq Miami, FL (Southwest) 9 Josh Allen LB 6-0 200 Fr. HS North Chicago 21 Justin Anderson FS 6-3 205 Fr. HS Chicago (Steinmetz) 97 Anthony Antonacci DE 6-2 235 Fr. HS Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 46D Luke Athans LB 6-1 196 So. 1Sq Manhattan (New Lenox-Lincoln Way Central) 45 Jason Baez-a P 5-9 168 So. Tr Muskego, WI (Waukesha Catholic Memorial) 88 Brandon Beal TE 6-1 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Kirkwood, MO (Vianney) 49 Brad Benson-## NT 6-3 251 Jr. 2L Sycamore 55 Erek Benz DE 6-1 214 So. 1Sq Park Ridge (Chicago Lane Tech) 56 Brandon Bice DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS McCook (LaGrange Lyons Township) 10 Luke Biondi-b PK 5-11 185 Jr. Tr Sioux Falls, SD (O’Gorman) 74 Matt Biondi OG 6-4 323 So. 2Sq Geneseo (J. D. Darnall) 33 Keenan Blalark LB 5-10 221 Jr. 3Sq Elgin (Larkin) 60 Jon Brost OG 6-5 300 Fr.-RS 1Sq Maple Grove, MN 41 Phil Brown LB 6-1 215 Fr. HS Chicago (Morgan Park) 38 David Bryant TB 6-0 195 Fr. HS St. Louis, MO (Ladue Horton Watkins) 14 Jarret Carter-# WR 6-2 205 Jr. 1L Florissant, MO (Hazelwood Central) 33D Foster Chambers TB 5-8 207 Jr. 3Sq Bellwood (Melrose Park Walther Lutheran) 20 Montell Clanton TB 5-7 176 Fr.-RS 1Sq Rockford (Guilford) 82D Troy Cogdill DT 6-3 260 Fr.-RS 1Sq East Moline (United Township) 89 Reed Cunningham TE 6-5 240 Fr. HS Cambria, WI (Pardeeville) 58 George Daglas-# OT 6-4 286 Sr. 1L Palos Heights (Stagg) 39 Adrian Davis-## TB 5-5 181 Sr. 2L Kenosha, WI (St. Joseph) 87 Brandon Davis TE 6-3 260 So. 2Sq Broadview (Riverside-Brookfield) 7 Britt Davis QB 6-3 187 Fr.-RS 1Sq Broadview (Riverside-Brookfield) 18 Andy Dittbenner P 6-1 180 Fr. HS Bloomington (Normal University) 16 Keafta Dokes CB 5-10 188 Jr. 3Sq Hazel Crest (Homewood-Flossmoor) 97D Grant Dungan DE 6-5 208 Fr.-RS 1Sq Elmhurst (York) 68 Jake Ebenhoch-## OG 6-4 295 Sr. 2L Sussex, WI (Hamilton) 64D Jon Ellison OG 6-5 280 Fr.-RS 1Sq Rockford (East) 51 Larry English DE 6-2 231 Fr.-RS 1Sq Aurora (Marmion Academy) 32 Jeff Fontana SS 5-11 185 Fr. HS Libertyville 62 Doug Free-## OT 6-6 290 Jr. 2L Manitowoc, WI (Lincoln) 73 Ethan Gill OT 6-4 265 Fr. HS Sun Prairie, WI 43 T. J. Griffin LB 6-0 218 Fr.-RS 1Sq Carol Stream (Wheaton North) 71 Adam Grimm DT 6-3 230 Fr. HS Mequon, WI (Homestead) 12 Adriel Hansbro-## CB 5-10 174 Jr. 2L Madison, WI (Edgewood) 11 Alvah Hansbro-## CB 5-10 175 Jr. 2L Madison, WI (Edgewood) 26 Cory Hanson LB 6-1 195 Fr. HS Minneapolis, MN (DeLaSalle) 24 A. J. Harris-### TB 6-1 221 Sr. 3L Wheaton (North) 94 Bryan Holicek NT 6-0 370 Fr.-RS 1Sq Waupaca, WI 96 Quince Holman-## DE 6-3 261 Sr. 2L Woodridge (Downers Grove South) 66 Tony Holmes OT 6-7 310 Fr. HS Woodbury, MN (Senior) 63 Zack Holycross-# DT 6-5 268 So. 1L Georgetown (Ridge Farm) 53D Dan Holzapfel C 5-10 200 So. 2Sq Coral Springs, FL (Christian Academy) 3 Phil Horvath-# QB 6-2 200 Jr. 1L Naperville (Central) 84 Sam Hurd-### WR 6-2 187 Sr. 3L San Antonio, TX (Brackenridge) 85 Jason Hutton-### LB 6-1 239 Sr. 3L Chicago (Whitney Young) 23 Saul Ibarra SS 5-11 198 So. 2Sq Elmwood Park (Chicago St. Patrick) 37 Bill Ikegwuonu SS 5-11 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Madison, WI (Memorial) 12D Dossie Jennings WR 5-11 187 So. 2Sq University City, MO (St. Louis University) 78 Dan Keller OG 6-4 291 Fr.-RS 1Sq Racine, WI (St. Catherines) 90D Tom Kelly TE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Elgin (Larkin) 91 David Koronkiewicz TE 6-3 240 Fr.-RS 1Sq Goshen, IN 69 Alex Krutsch DT 6-3 255 Fr.-RS 1Sq Schaumburg 46 Jason Labus-# C 6-1 240 Sr. 1L Park Ridge (Chicago Gordon Tech) 57 Zach Larsen LB 6-2 230 Fr. HS Northfield, MN 47 Javan Lee-### LB 6-2 222 Sr. 3L Michigan City, IN 32 20052005 AlphabeticalAlphabetical RosterRoster No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 79 Ben Lueck-## OG 6-4 310 Sr. 2L Oswego 6 Vincent Matthew CB 5-10 173 Fr.-RS 1Sq Miami, FL (Palmetto) 77 Tim Mayerbock OG 6-4 285 Fr. HS Chicago (St. Patrick) 53 Tim McCarthy LB 6-0 217 Fr.-RS 1Sq Neenah, WI 54 Bob McLearen LB 6-1 232 So. 2Sq Wheaton (North) 18D Sylvester McNutt CB 5-7 180 So. HS Palatine Brian Mitz WR 6-2 175 Fr. HS Cary Grove 36 Orlando Moore WR 5-10 175 Fr. HS Chicago (Morgan Park) 28 Andre Morris-# CB 5-8 172 Jr. 1L Chicago (Simeon) Ryan Morris QB 6-0 180 Fr. HS West Chicago 25 Chris Nendick-# PK 5-11 160 So. 1L Naperville (Central) 19 Dan Nicholson QB 6-2 187 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago (Brother Rice) 86 Jake Nordin-# TE 6-4 253 Jr. 1L Lake Lillian, MN (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) 95 Robert Oruche-# DE 6-2 241 So. 1L Bensenville (Fenton) 93 Zach Osburn DE 6-5 240 Fr.-RS 1Sq Holland, MI (West Ottawa) 5Marcus Perez-# WR 5-10 170 So.