2017 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY HUSKIES 2017 SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Fri., Sept. 1 BOSTON COLLEGE (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 16 at Nebraska (FS1) 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 30 at San Diego State (CBSSN) 9:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 KENT STATE* - HC 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 at Buffalo* TBA Sat., Oct. 21 at Bowling Green* TBA Thu., Oct. 26 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (CBSSN/E3) 6 p.m. Thu., Nov. 2 at Toledo* (ESPNU/CBSSN) 5 p.m. Thu., Nov. 9 BALL STATE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN*(CBSSN/ESPN2/U) 6/7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 at Central Michigan (ESPNU/3/CBSSN) TBA TBA MAC Championship (TBA) TBA Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS 2016 Record/MAC Record/Finish ...............5-7/5-3/3rd West Head Coach ........................................................................Rod Carey Record at NIU/Years .......................................................36-19/5th Career Record/Years .......................................................36-19/5th Safety Mycial Allen is NIU’s leading returning tackler for 2017 after making 61 stops Alma Mater/Year ........................................................Indiana/1993 with two interceptions and three tackles for loss a year ago. Basic Offense/Defense ..............................................Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football .................................................................1899 2016 RESULTS All-Time Record .............................................................571-483-51 Last Bowl Game ..........................2015 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Overall: 5-7 (.417); Home: 2-4; Away: 3-3; Neutral: 0-0 ....................................................................Boise State 55, NIU 7 MAC Record: 5-3 (.625); Home: 2-2; Road: 3-1 MAC Championship Appearances, Last ...................... 7, 2015 Day, Date Opponent (TV) Score Attend. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................50/31 Sat., Sept. 3 at Wyoming (CBS Sports Network) L, 40-34 (3OT) 18,483 Starters Returning ....15 (5 offense, 8 defense, 2 specialists) Sat., Sept. 10 at South Florida (CBS Sports Network) L, 48-17 36,557 Starters Lost .................12 (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialist) Sat., Sept. 17 SAN DIEGO STATE (CBS Sports Network) L, 42-28 14,513 Sat., Sept. 24 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) L, 28-23 15,496 NIU FACTS Sat., Oct. 1 at Ball State* (ESPN3) W, 31-24 7,249 Sat., Oct. 8 at Western Michigan* (CBS Sports Network) L, 45-30 28,042 Location ......................................................................DeKalb, Illinois Sat., Oct. 15 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) L, 34-28 (3OT) 8,495 Founded......................................................................................... 1895 Sat., Oct. 22 BUFFALO* (ESPN3) W, 44-7 11,801 Enrollment..................................................................................19,015 Tues., Nov. 1 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPNU) W, 45-20 4,790 Affi liation ................................NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Weds., Nov. 9 TOLEDO* (ESPN2) L, 31-24 10,180 Conference .................................Mid-American (West Division) Weds., Nov. 16 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPNU) W, 31-24 (OT) 15,603 Colors ...................................................................Cardinal and Black Fri., Nov. 25 at Kent State* (CBS Sports Network) W, 31-21 4,450 Nickname .................................................................................Huskies Stadium ..................................Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. Surface/Capacity ..........................................FieldTurf /23,595 Acting President ........................................................Lisa Freeman Assoc. VP/Athletic Director .................................Sean T. Frazier Alma Mater, Year ..................................................Alabama ‘92 Tickets ............................................................815-753-PACK (7225) NIU Huskies @NIUAthletics niuhuskies niuhuskiesdotcom NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 1 2017 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL — WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE — PERSONNEL CHART MONDAY MAC COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (50) • NIU Head Coach Rod Carey will be on the call each Offense (22): WR Chad Beebe, WR Christian Blake, TE Mitchell Brinkman, week from 8:46-8:54 a.m. (Central). OL Dale Brown, WR D.J. Brown, TE Daniel Crawford, FB Aaron Fischer, • Replay available Monday afternoon on www.MAC- QB Ryan Graham, TE Ty Harmston, TB Jordan Huff, TB Marcus Jones, TB sports.com. • For schedule and media call-in number, contact NIU or Dwayne Milton, TB Tommy Mister, OL Ryan Roberts, WR Ezra Saffold, QB the Mid-American Conference. Daniel Santacaterina, OT Max Scharping, C Luke Shively, OG Jordan Steck- ler, WR Maalik Todd, DT Nathan Veloz#, TE Shane Wimann. NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • NIU will host a weekly press conference with Rod Carey Defense (25): S Jackson Abresch, S Mycial Allen, S Adam Buirge, DT Her- and several Huskie players throughout the season. landez Corley, DE Josh Corcoran, LB Lance Deveaux Jr., S Trayshon Foster, • Press conferences are held Tuesdays (for Saturday CB Tifonte Hunt, CB Daniel Isom, LB Jawuan Johnson, LB Bobby Jones IV, games) at approximately 12:15 p.m. CT with telephone LB Antonio Jones-Davis, DT Marcus Kelly, DT William Lee, DT Ben LeRoy, access available (contact NIU for call-in numbers). CB Shawun Lurry, CB Mayomi Olootu Jr., LB Kyle Pugh, S Jimmy Russell, DE • Press conference is held in the McCareins Auditorium, Joe Sanders, LB Alex Schwab, CB Albert Smalls, DE Sutton Smith, S Trequan on the second fl oor of the Yordon Center in DeKalb. Smith, DE Quintin Wynne. • Quotes and video from the press conference are post- ed on NIUHuskies.com. Specialists (3): K Christian Hagan, P/K Josh Orne, LS Hayden Sak NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY LETTERWINNERS LOST (31) • In general, Huskie players and coaches are available for Offense (15): RB Joel Bouagnon, OL Ron Brown, OL Shane Evans, WR Clay- interviews after practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays ton Glasper, WR Kenny Golladay, QB Drew Hare, OL Lincoln Howard, QB (Saturday games). Anthony Maddie, WR Skyler Monaghan, OT Levon Myers, OG Josh Ruka, • Please provide 24-hour notice for phone requests. OG Mike Smith, WR Spencer Tears, TE Denzel Tolliver, WR Aregeros Turner • Contact Donna Turner (for coaches) or Joe Summins (for players) to arrange interviews. Defense (14): CB Damarius Brinson Jr., CB Anthony Brooks, LB Renard Cheren, LB Will Daniels, DE Ladell Fleming, LB Sean Folliard, DT Mario PRACTICE COVERAGE Jones, DB Corey Kennedy, S Brandon Mayes, DL Rajshawn Mosley, LB Ja- • NIU practices, held at Huskie Stadium or the Chessick maal Payton, DE Austin Smaha, DT Corey Thomas, DE Mikiel Thompson. Practice Center, are open to the media. • Media are asked to remain in the end zone. Specialists (2): P Jake Ambrose, LS Bobby Ramlet • Video shooting times may be limited. STARTERS* RETURNING (15) INFORMATION, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS Offense (5): WR Christian Blake, OT Max Scharping, C Luke Shively, OG • To be added to the NIU AthComm e-mail distribution list (media only), contact Donna Turner. Jordan Steckler, TE Shane Wimann. • Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video Defense (8): S Mycial Allen, DE Josh Corcoran, CB Daniel Isom, LB Bobby and for player interviews. Jones IV, NG William Lee, CB Shawun Lurry, CB Mayomi Olootu, S Trequan • Action shots from every Huskie football game are avail- able for use by media; contact NIU for the URL. Smith. • Media can fi nd information on all MAC teams, includ- Specialists (2): K Christian Hagan, DS Hayden Sak. ing releases, depth charts, league stats, photos and more, online at CollegePressBox.com. • Accredited media should contact the NIU or MAC STARTERS* LOST (12) Offi ce to obtain login information. Offense (5): TB Joel Bouagnon, WR Kenny Golladay, OT Levon Myers, OG Josh Ruka, WR Aregeros Turner. NIU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Defense (6): DE Ladell Fleming, LB Sean Folliard, DT Mario Jones, S Bran- Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director ............................. don Mayes, LB Jamaal Payton, DT Corey Thomas. (FB Primary Contact) [email protected] Specialists (1): P Jake Ambrose ..................................815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) Jeremy Reid, Director of Communications [email protected] . 2016 REDSHIRTS (20) ........................................815-753-3706 (o); 716-867-1908 (c) WR Chad Beebe^, QB Marcus Childers, CB Jaylen Embry, WR Ryan Gibbons, Joe Summins, Assoc. [email protected] LB Andrew Gregory, OL Ezekiel Gueths, TB Tre Harbison, TE Ty Harmston^, (FB Secondary) ...........815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) DT Jack Hefl in, TB Marcus Jones^, LB Corey Lersch, OL Benn Olson, K/P TBA, Asst. Director ................................................................................. Josh Orne, WR Andrew Parchment, OL Brayden Patton, CB Albert Smalls^, Hannah Ossman, Graduate Assistant [email protected] QB Anthony Thompson, TE Maximilian Thrower, OL Austin Warner, WR .............................................................................815-753-9572 (o) Jauan Wesley. Brett Tudela, Intern [email protected] ...................................................................................815-753-1708 ^Medical redshirt in 2016. *Started at least six (6) games.