Northern Illinois Huskies

Founded in the 2016 season and coached by LaserCats, the Northern Illinois Huskies began as a CFBHC team playing in the West division of the AAC. In 2017, the team switched conferences from the AAC to the MAC. In 2017, the Huskies defeated Miami OH to win the MAC Championship. In 2018, coach LaserCats led the team to their second consecutive conference title. NIU would select robcarlson77 as head coach for the 2019 season after Lasercats was named head coach at the University of Georgia. Noobie is now the Head Coach for NIU
==2019==
===Schedule===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conference Record
1 	vs Missouri 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	28-31 	0-1 	-
2 	vs Ole Miss 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	14-31 	0-2 	-
3 	vs Toledo 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	7-34 	0-3 	0-1
4 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
5 	@ Florida International	- 	Miami, FL 	59-7 	1-3 	0-1
6 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
7 	vs Louisiana Tech 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	41-7 	2-3 	0-1
8 	@ Buffalo 	- 	Buffalo, NY 	21-44 	2-4 	0-2
9 	vs Kent State 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	13-28 	2-5 	0-3
10 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
11 	vs Eastern Michigan 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	21-35 	2-6 	0-4
12 	vs Central Michigan 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	28-14 	3-6 	1-4
13 	@ Western Michigan 	- 	Kalamazoo, MI 	6-19 	3-7 	1-5
14 	@ Colorado State 	- 	Fort Collins, CO	13-38 	3-8 	1-5
15 	@ Ball State 	- 	Muncie, IN 	31-26 	4-8 	2-5
===Individual Awards and Accolades===
Daniel Hutchins - RB
* National Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)
Dovid Gunter - P
* MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 2)
* MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9)
==2018==
===Schedule===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conference Record
1 	at #19 Missouri 	- 	Columbia, MO 	20-24 	0-1 	-
2 	Hawaii (N) 	- 	Oakland, CA 	21-20 	1-1 	-
3 	at Toledo 	- 	Toledo, OH 	14-17 	1-2 	0-1
4 	Oklahoma State 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	14-19 	2-2 	0-1
5 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
6 	Vanderbilt 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	20-16 	2-3 	0-1
7 	at Bowling Green 	- 	Bowling Green, OH 	28-10 	3-3 	1-1
8 	#24 New Mexico 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	17-21 	3-4 	1-1
9 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
10 	Akron 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	27-3 	4-4 	2-1
11 	at Eastern Michigan	- 	Ypsilanti, MI 	38-17 	5-4 	3-1
12 	at Central Michigan	- 	Mount Pleasant, MI	28-7 	6-4 	4-1
13 	Western Michigan 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	14-10 	7-4 	5-1
14 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
15 	Ball State 	- 	DeKalb, IL 	28-13 	8-4 	6-1
16 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
17 	Ohio 	- 	Cincinnati, OH 	17-3 	9-4 	7-1
===Individual Awards and Accolades===
Andrew Davis - QB
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2)
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 11)
* MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 15)
* Named to the 2018 MAC Legends List
* 2018 1st Team All-MAC
Carlos Bright - FS
* MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7)
Joshua Brown - OT
* 2018 1st Team All-MAC
Dovid Gunter - P
* 2018 2nd Team All-MAC
Robert Morris - CB
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 10)
* 2018 1st Team All-MAC (P/K Returner)
Richard Archer - K
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 11)
Dave Parker - WR
* 2018 1st Team All-MAC
Russell Brandt - DT
* 2018 2nd Team All-MAC
===2018 Signing Class===
* RB Daniel Hutchins 5-7 212 Jr Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, IL) 4.5 of 5.0 [Power]
* ATH Oliver McNeal 6-1 251 Fr Gibsonburg (Gibsonburg, OH) 1.0 of 5.0 [Run Zone]
* C Cooper Oneill 6-3 251 Fr St. Philip Catholic Central (, MI) 1.5 of 4.0 [Run Blocking]
* TE Jaden Payton 6-2 217 Fr Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH) 1.0 of 4.0 [Run Blocking]
* C Zachary Way 6-4 274 Fr Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH) 1.0 of 3.5 [Run Blocking]
* RB Khalil Eubanks 6-1 173 Fr Escanaba Area (Escanaba, MI) 1.0 of 3.5 [Speed]
* C Kenneth Shackelford 6-4 267 Fr Chatfield (Chatfield, MN) 1.0 of 3.5 [Pass Blocking]
* OLB Sean Clarke 6-1 223 Fr Hall (Valley, IL) 1.0 of 3.5 [Run Zone]
* QB Justice Matthews 6-0 204 Fr Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN) 1.0 of 3.0 [Scrambling]
* SS Stephen Hutchinson 6-2 210 Fr Marshall (Milwaukee, WI) 1.0 of 2.5 [Man Coverage]
* DE Tywin Reis 5-11 253 Fr Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) 1.5 of 2.5 [Pass Stop]
* FS Edward Whelan 6-2 188 Fr Coon Rapids (Rapids, MN) 1.5 of 2.5 [Zone Coverage]
* K Achachak Moon 5-8 154 Fr Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH) 1.0 of 2.5 [Accuracy]
* DT Jamal Parris 6-2 304 Fr Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) 2.0 of 2.0 [Run Stop]
* FB Henry Bertrand 5-11 207 Fr Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) 1.0 of 2.0 [Speed]
* ILB Shane Shaw 5-11 229 Fr Roxana (Roxana, IL) 1.0 of 2.0 [Pass Zone]
* P Nikolas Egan 6-4 171 Fr Springfield (Holland, OH) 1.0 of 2.0 [Accuracy]
* QB Zion Tyler 6-3 236 Fr Glen Lake (City, MI) 1.0 of 2.0 [Scrambling]
==2017==
2017 marked the Huskies first season as part of the Mid-American Conference. Northern Illinois was considered by most to be the front-runner to win the MAC. The Huskies faced tough competition in the West division, but were able to clinch the West division title by defeating Eastern Michigan, the other top team in the West, in Week 14. After finishing undefeated within the conference, NIU faced the Miami Redhawks in the conference championship. The Huskies won the game in a tight defensive battle, beating the Redhawks 12-10.
===Schedule===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conf. Record
1 	Utah 	 	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO	21-17 	1-0 	0-0
2 	at Vanderbilt 	 	Nashville, TN 	16-10 	2-0 	0-0
3 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	
4 	at Oklahoma State 	 	Stillwater, OK 	17-20 	2-1 	0-0
5 	at Georgia Tech 	 	Atlanta, GA 	24-38 	2-2 	0-0
6 	at New Mexico 	 	Albuquerque, NM 	28-10 	3-2 	0-0
7 	Central Michigan 	 	DeKalb, IL 	20-7 	4-2 	1-0
8 	Toledo 	 	DeKalb, IL 	17-16 	5-2 	2-0
9 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	
10 	at Western Michigan	 	Kalamazoo, MI 	23-7 	6-2 	3-0
11 	Miami (OH) 	 	DeKalb, IL 	24-21 	7-2 	4-0
12 	at Buffalo 	 	Amherst, NY 	21-10 	8-2 	5-0
13 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	
14 	Eastern Michigan 	 	DeKalb, IL 	28-14 	9-2 	6-0
15 	at Ball State 	 	Muncie, IN 	21-10 	10-2 	7-0
16 	vs Miami (OH) 	 	Cincinnati, OH 	12-10 	11-2 	8-0
===Individual Awards and Accolades===
Andrew Davis - QB
* 2nd-Team All-MAC
Calvin Hayes - WR
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 7)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 15)
*2017 MAC Special Teams Player of the Year
*1st Team All-MAC WR and KR/PR
Emory Johnson - TE
* 2nd-Team All-MAC
Greg Coughlin - OG
* 1st-Team All-MAC
Russel Brandt - DT
* 1st-Team All-MAC
Robert Morris - CB
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 4)
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 14)
* 1st-Team All-MAC
Hunter Mackey - SS
*MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12)
* 1st-Team All-MAC
Richard Archer - K
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 2)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 10)
*MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 11)
* 2nd-Team All-MAC
===2017 Signing Class===
* CB Samuel Echols 5-10 200 Fr St. Francis DeSales (Toledo, OH) 1.0 of 4.5 [Zone Coverage]
* ILB Kieran Linn 6-0 235 Fr Adams Central (Monroe, IN) 1.0 of 4.5 [Pass Man-to-Man]
* P Dovid Gunter 5-11 177 Jr Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey, IL) 3.5 of 4.0 [Accuracy]
* QB Charlie Sanford 6-0 225 Fr F.J. Reitz (Evansville, IN) 1.0 of 4.0 [Pocket]
* K Jasper Horton 6-2 150 Fr Alex Monroe (Alexandria, IN) 1.5 of 3.5 [Accuracy]
* CB Alpha Mitchell 6-1 195 Fr Frankfort (Frankfort, IN) 1.0 of 3.5 [Zone Coverage]
* DT Samuel Nielsen 6-3 320 Fr Southeast Warren (Liberty Center, IA) 1.0 of 3.5 [Pass Stop]
* OG Austin Haynes 6-5 310 Fr White Lake (White Lake, WI) 1.0 of 3.5 [Run Blocking]
* P Charles Hoff 5-8 188 Fr Chatfield (Chatfield, MN) 1.0 of 3.5 [Power]
* ILB Harrison Braswell 5-11 217 Fr Jackson (Masillon, OH) 2.0 of 3.0 [Pass Zone]
* FS Christian Brumfield 5-11 197 Fr Abilene (Abilene, KS) 1.0 of 3.0 [Zone Coverage]
* ILB Jordan Lambert 5-11 219 Fr Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, MN) 1.0 of 3.0 [Pass Man-to-Man]
* OT Anthony Sprague 6-7 326 Fr Sisseton (Sisseton, SD) 1.0 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]
* K Rocco Grove 5-10 182 Fr Stebbins (Riverside, OH) 1.0 of 3.0 [Power]
* K Leonardo Preston 6-2 223 Fr Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN) 2.5 of 2.5 [Power]
* K Dominick Weaver 5-9 166 Fr Keystone (La Grange, OH) 2.0 of 2.5 [Accuracy]
* FB Justice Cotton 6-1 227 Fr Rich South (Richton Park, IL) 1.0 of 2.5 [Power]
* FB Miles Starnes 6-0 201 Fr Barnesville (Barnesville, OH) 1.0 of 2.5 [Speed]
* QB Nathaniel Goetz 6-1 191 Fr Terre Haute South Vigo (, IN) 1.5 of 2.5 [Scrambling]
* C Leonard Carlin 6-2 242 Fr Wauseon (Wauseon, OH) 2.0 of 2.0 [Pass Blocking]
* DT Jaden Green 6-5 329 Fr Sterling (Sterling, IL) 1.5 of 2.0 [Run Stop]
* FS Mario Ross 6-1 199 Fr White Lake (White Lake, WI) 1.5 of 1.5 [Zone Coverage]
* OG Leonardo Lyle 6-3 339 Fr Winchester (Winchester, IN) 1.0 of 1.5 [Run Blocking]
==2016==
NIU's inaugural season went better than most expected. The team finished with a 6-1 record in conference play, and earned a bowl bid. They faced NC State in the Mile High Bowl. However, Northern Illinois would go on to lose their bowl game, and move to the Mid-American Conference for the 2017 season. The team's kicker, Wilson Mitchell, would go into the NFL draft after the 2016. Mitchell went undrafted, but was signed as a UDFA by the Philadelphia Eagles prior to the start of the 2017 NFL season.
===Schedule===
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conf. Record
1 	Oregon State 	 	DeKalb, IL 	23-17 	1-0 	0-0
2 	at ECU 	 	Greenville, NC 	26-7 	2-0 	1-0
3 	North Texas 	 	DeKalb, IL 	21-7 	3-0 	1-0
4 	at Houston 	 	Houston, TX 	24-31 	3-1 	1-1
5 	Rice 	 	DeKalb, IL 	17-14 	4-1 	2-1
6 	at Boise State	 	Boise, ID 	28-31 	4-2 	2-1
7 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	
8 	at Arkansas 	 	Fayetteville, AR	7-21 	4-3 	2-2
9 	at Tulane 	 	New Orleans, LA 	20-10 	5-3 	3-1
10 	#3 Penn State 	 	DeKalb, IL 	17-34 	5-4 	3-1
11 	Temple 	 	DeKalb, IL 	23-14 	6-4 	4-1
12 	at SMU 	 	Dallas, TX 	23-7 	7-4 	5-1
13 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	
14 	Cincinnati 	 	DeKalb, IL 	28-17 	8-4 	6-1
===Individual Awards and Accolades===
Robert Morris - CB
*AAC 1st Team All-Conference
Calvin Hayes - PR
*AAC 1st Team All-Conference
Richard Gomez - ILB
*AAC 2nd Team All-Conference
Keith Powers - LOLB
*AAC 2nd Team All-Conference
Wilson Mitchell - K
*AAC 2nd Team All-Conference
*AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 2)
*AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5)
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Conference	Year	Record	Record	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Conference	Year	Wins 	Losses	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Northern Illinois Huskies	 	 	 	 	 	
LaserCats 	AAC 	2016	8 	5 	Lost Mile High Bowl vs NC State (28-42) 	NR
LaserCats 	MAC 	2017	11 	3 	Lost Camellia Bowl vs UCF (17-35) 	NR
LaserCats 	MAC 	2018	9 	5 	Lost Land of 10,000 Lakes Bowl vs #16 Maryland (28-31)	NR
robcarlson77 	MAC 	2019	4 	8 	- 	NR
Noobie 	MAC 	2020	1 	4 	- 	NR
Total 	33 	25 	 	 	 	
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