2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions;

Northern Illinois Huskies football
2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2019 record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Thomas Hammock (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Jackson (1st season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium; (Capacity: 23,595)

The 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018 season 8–6, 6–2 to win the West Division. In the MAC Championship game, they defeated Buffalo.[1] The received a bid to the Boca Raton Bowl[2] where they lost to UAB.[3]

On January 11, 2019, head coach Rod Carey accepted the head coach position at Temple.[4] On January 18, the school hired NIU alum and Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Thomas Hammock as the new head coach.[5] Hammock was a star running back for the Huskies from 1999 to 2002.

On January 25, Hammock announced the hiring of former South Dakota State offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness to the same position.[6] On February 11, Derrick Jackson was announced as the new defensive coordinator.[7] Jackson had spent the previous two seasons as cornerbacks coach and defensive recruiting coordinator at Purdue.

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Huskies predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West Division
1	Toledo	127 (15)
2	Western Michigan	112 (5)
3	Northern Illinois	103 (3)
4	Eastern Michigan	83
5	Ball State	43
6	Central Michigan	36 (1)

Rank	Team	Votes
MAC Championship Game
1	Ohio	13
2	Toledo	7
3	Western Michigan	2
4	Northern Illinois	1
4	Central Michigan	1

Schedule

Northern Illinois' 2019 schedule will begin on August 31 with a non-conference home game against Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They will then play three consecutive non-conference road games against Utah of the Pac-12 Conference, Nebraska of the Big Ten Conference, and, after a bye week, Vanderbilt of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In Mid-American Conference play, the Huskies will play home games against Ball State, Akron, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan; and road games against Ohio, Miami, Central Michigan, and Toledo. They will not play East Division members Bowling Green, Buffalo, or Kent State as part of the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) Illinois State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 24–10	14,568
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Utah*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 17–35	45,919
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 8–44	89,593
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 18–24	24,519
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN3	L 20–27	10,365
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 39–36	18,019
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 24–27	11,710
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Akron	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 49–0	9,027
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	L 10–48	10,438
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 31–28	15,610
November 19	6:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 17–45	5,062
November 26	6:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 17–14	3,568
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NIU coaching staff as of December 1, 2018.[10]

Rod Carey – Head Coach
Kevin Kane – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Mike Uremovich – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Jordan Lynch - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Kelton Copeland – Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers
Brett Diersen – Assistant Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Josh Homolka – Assistant Coach/Safeties
Craig Harmon – Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
Melvin Rice – Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks
Joe Tripodi – Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
Bob Bostad – Assistant Coach/Tight Ends

Game summaries

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Redbirds	0	3	0	7	10
Huskies	3	0	7	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–22–9	Sep. 9, 2000	W, 52–0

at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	10	0	0	17
No. 13 Utes	0	21	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	Sep. 8, 2018	L, 6–17

at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	5	3	0	8
Cornhuskers	10	20	7	7	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	Sep. 16, 2017	W, 21–17

at Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	10	8	18
Commodores	14	0	7	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	Sep. 11, 1999	L, 31–34

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	14	10	27
Huskies	14	3	0	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–20–2	Oct. 6, 2018	W, 24–16

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	0	12	17	39
Bobcats	7	14	0	15	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10	Oct. 13, 2018	W, 24–21

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	7	7	24
RedHawks	0	7	14	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	Nov. 14, 2018	L, 7–13

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	7	14	14	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	Nov. 1, 2018	W, 36–26

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	0	0	10
Chippewas	21	17	0	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–29–1	Sep. 15, 2018	W, 24–16

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	14	3	31
Rockets	7	0	0	21	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–31	Nov. 7, 2018	W, 38–15

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	24	7	45
Huskies	0	7	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–14–2	Sep. 29, 2018	W, 26–23

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	7	14
Huskies	3	7	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–25	Nov. 20, 2018	L, 21–28

References

"Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo - Game Recap - November 30, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
WIFR. "Huskies accept bid to Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl". www.wifr.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
Moriarty, Morgan (2018-12-18). "UAB wins first-ever bowl in program history to cap off a magical 2018". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
Gelston, Dan (2019-01-11). "Temple hires Rod Carey from N. Illinois as coach". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
"NIU hires Ravens' Hammock as head coach". ESPN.com. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
"NIU football: Hammock names three new assistant coaches". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, IL. January 25, 2019.
Carmin, Mike (February 11, 2019). "Northern Illinois hires Purdue assistant Derrick Jackson as defensive coordinator". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Lafayette, IN.
"MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
"2019 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
"The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". www.niuhuskies.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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[1] "Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo - Game Recap - November 30, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

[2] WIFR. "Huskies accept bid to Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl". www.wifr.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

[3] Moriarty, Morgan (2018-12-18). "UAB wins first-ever bowl in program history to cap off a magical 2018". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

[4] Gelston, Dan (2019-01-11). "Temple hires Rod Carey from N. Illinois as coach". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

[5] "NIU hires Ravens' Hammock as head coach". ESPN.com. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

[6] "NIU football: Hammock names three new assistant coaches". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, IL. January 25, 2019.

[7] Carmin, Mike (February 11, 2019). "Northern Illinois hires Purdue assistant Derrick Jackson as defensive coordinator". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Lafayette, IN.

[8] "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[9] "2019 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[10] "The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". www.niuhuskies.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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