The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.[8]
West Division
|
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Northern Illinois |
133 (15)
|
2 |
Toledo |
125 (7)
|
3 |
Western Michigan |
87 (1)
|
4 |
Eastern Michigan |
67
|
5 |
Central Michigan |
58 (1)
|
6 |
Ball State |
34
|
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa* | | BTN | L 7–33 | 67,510 |
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Utah* | | ESPNews | L 6–17 | 16,762 |
September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | | ESPN+ | W 24–16 | 12,354 |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida State* | | ESPNU | L 19–37 | 65,633 |
September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | | ESPN+ | W 26–23 3OT | 14,779 |
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 24–16 | 7,159 |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Ohio | | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 12,138 |
October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at BYU* | | ESPNU | W 7–6 | 51,084 |
| 6:00 p.m. | at Akron | | CBSSN | W 36–26 | 16,401 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | | ESPN2 | W 38–15 | 5,887 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | | ESPNU | L 7–13 | 4,878 |
| 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | ESPNU | L 21–28 | 18,278 |
| 6:00 p.m. | vs. Buffalo | | ESPN2 | W 30–29 | 10,255 |
| 6:00 p.m. | vs. UAB* | | ESPN | L 13–37 | 22,614 |
|
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Northern Illinois at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northern Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Iowa |
0 |
3 | 14 | 16 |
33 |
- Date: September 1, 2018
- Location:
Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA - Game start: 2:40 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 67,510
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 5-10 MPH SSW, Overcast
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-Play), Chuck Long (Analyst)
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 12:20 | IOWA | Miguel Recinos 33-yard field goal | 3–0 IOWA |
| Q3 | 07:20 | IOWA | Noah Fant 1-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) | 10–0 IOWA |
| Q3 | 02:41 | IOWA | I. Kelly-Martin 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) | 17–0 IOWA |
| Q4 | 13:02 | IOWA | Toren Young 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) | 24–0 IOWA |
| Q4 | 07:59 | IOWA | Team safety | 26–0 IOWA |
| Q4 | 06:52 | IOWA | Peyton Mansell 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) | 33–0 IOWA |
| Q4 | 02:12 | NIU | Jauan Wesley 10-yard pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz kick) | 33–7 IOWA |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
1–8
|
August 31, 2013
|
NIU, 30–27
|
Utah at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Utah |
0 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
17 |
Northern Illinois |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Central Michigan |
0 |
3 | 7 | 6 |
16 |
• Northern Illinois |
0 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
15–17
|
November 24, 2017
|
CMU, 31–24
|
Northern Illinois at Florida State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northern Illinois |
0 |
7 | 6 | 6 |
19 |
• Florida State |
14 |
6 | 3 | 14 |
37 |
|
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
• Northern Illinois |
3 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
26 |
Eastern Michigan |
10 |
0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
23 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
24–5–2
|
October 26, 2017
|
NIU, 30–27
|
Northern Illinois at Ball State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Northern Illinois |
7 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
Ball State |
0 |
6 | 3 | 7 |
16 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
17–18
|
November 9, 2017
|
NIU, 63–17
|
Ohio at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio |
0 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
21 |
• Northern Illinois |
3 |
6 | 0 | 15 |
24 |
- Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game attendance: 12,138
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
11–10
|
November 24, 2015
|
OHIO, 26–21
|
Northern Illinois at BYU
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Northern Illinois |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
BYU |
3 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Northern Illinois at Akron
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Northern Illinois |
7 |
17 | 5 | 7 |
36 |
Akron |
7 |
3 | 16 | 0 |
26 |
- Date: November 1, 2018
- Location: Info Cision Stadium, Akron, Ohio
- Game start: 7:02 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:31
- Game attendance: 16,401
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: 3 MPH ENE, Intermittent Showers
- Referee: Amanda S.-Cook
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
8–5
|
October 12, 2013
|
NIU, 27–20
|
Toledo at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toledo |
3 |
6 | 0 | 6 |
15 |
• Northern Illinois |
7 |
10 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
- Date: November 7, 2018
- Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game start: 7:05 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:15
- Game attendance: 5,887
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Wind: 6 MPH NNW, Intermittent Showers
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- Television network: ESPN2
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
14–30
|
November 2, 2017
|
TOL, 27–17
|
Miami at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Miami |
0 |
3 | 10 | 0 |
13 |
Northern Illinois |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
- Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
- Game start: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 4,878
- Television network: ESPNU
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
9–8
|
October 17, 2015
|
NIU, 45–12
|
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northern Illinois |
7 |
0 | 14 | 0 |
21 |
• Western Michigan |
7 |
6 | 8 | 7 |
28 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
19–23
|
November 15, 2018
|
NIU, 35–31
|
vs Buffalo (MAC Championship Game)
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Northern Illinois vs Buffalo
(MAC Championship Game)
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Northern Illinois |
0 |
10 | 7 | 13 |
30 |
Buffalo |
7 |
15 | 7 | 0 |
29 |
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
11–1
|
October 14, 2017
|
NIU, 14–13
|
vs UAB (Boca Raton Bowl)
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UAB vs. Northern Illinois
(Boca Raton Bowl)
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• UAB |
10 |
17 | 10 | 0 |
37 |
Northern Illinois |
7 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
13 |
- Date: December 18, 2018
- Location: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
- Game start: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 22,614
- Television network: ESPN
|
Series Record
|
Previous meeting
|
Result
|
First Meeting
|
Name
|
Title
|
Years at NIU
|
Rod Carey |
Head coach |
8
|
Jeff Knowles |
Def. Coord./lb coach |
6
|
Mike Uremovich |
Off. Coord./Asst. Head Coach/TE/fb coach |
3
|
Steve Crutchley |
WR Coach |
2
|
Craig Harmon |
QB Coach |
7
|
Melvin Rice |
CB Coach |
4
|
Joe Tripodi |
OL Coach/Run Game Coord. |
9
|
Walter Stewart |
DL Coach |
1
|
Tyler Yelk |
Safeties Coach |
1
|
Jake Landry |
RB Coach |
1
|
Dan Sabock
|
Special Teams Coord.
|
1
|
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Players drafted into the NFL
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- ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
- ^ "2018 NIU Huskies Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "NIU Football Set for Five-Game Home Schedule in 2018 - Northern Illinois University". NIU Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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