2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion | |
MAC Championship Game, W 51–17 vs. Bowling Green | |
Boca Raton Bowl, L 23–52 vs. Marshall | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Cole (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jay Niemann (4th season) |
MVP | Da'Ron Brown |
Captain | Luke Eakes, Tyler Loos, Jason Meehan, Rob Sterling, Ryan Brown, Da'Ron Brown |
Home stadium | Huskie Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated Bowling Green to win the program's fifth MAC championship. The Huskies were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to Conference USA champion Marshall. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Northern Illinois loss to Central Michigan on October 11 snapped a 26-game home winning streak dating back to the 2009 season. The season marked the Huskies' seventh consecutive trip to a bowl game and their third consecutive bowl game loss.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Presbyterian* | W 55–3 | 12,398 | [1] | ||
September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | BTN | W 23–15 | 41,139 | [2] | |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | MWN | W 48–34 | 14,305 | [3] | |
September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | ESPNU | L 14–52 | 67,204 | [4] | |
October 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Kent State |
| ESPN3 | W 17–14 | 15,620 | [5] |
October 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Central Michigan |
| ESPN3 | L 17–34 | 20,122 | [6] |
October 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN3 | W 51–41 | 11,211 | [7] |
October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | W 28–17 | 19,654 | [8] | |
November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN2 | W 35–21 | 6,642 | [9] | |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo |
| ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 8,462 | [10] |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPNU | W 21–14 | 15,118 | [11] | |
November 28 | 10:00 a.m. | at Western Michigan | ESPNU | W 31–21 | 11,195 | [12] | |
December 5 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Bowling Green* | ESPN2 | W 51–17 | 15,110 | [13] | |
December 23 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Marshall* | ESPN | L 23–52 | 29,419 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Presbyterian vs. Northern Illinois Scoring Summary" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois vs. UNLV". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Arkansas Razorbacks - Box Score". ESPN. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score". ESPN. October 25, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Northern Illinois Huskies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 17, 2014.