![]() ![]() Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (color analyst) will be on the call for ESPN+ Saturday.Subscriptions to ESPN+ are available on both a monthly and annual basis and can be used on up to five streaming devices simultaneously.The NIU-Toledo game will be streamed on ESPN+, accessible via the ESPN App available on both iOS and Android devices, desktop and TV-connected devices (e.g.Head Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Jason Candle (Mount Union, 2003)įirst Meeting: Nov. Starters Lost: 7 (3 offense, 2 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Returning: 22 (8 offense, 13 defense, 1 specialist) MAC Championship Appearances, Last: 9, 2021 Last Bowl Game: 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (Coastal Carolina 47, NIU 41) The two-time All-MAC (2018, 2020) linebacker currently ranks third on the team with 34 tackles.Ģ021 Record/MAC Record/Finish: 9-5/6-2/1st ![]() Pugh saw his 20 seasons cut short, missed 2021 with a knee injury sustained in the spring, and earned the COVID-19 "re-do" for 2020. Chicago Heights native Kyle Pugh has made NCAA FBS history as he is back for his eighth season as a member of the NIU football team.NIU head coach Thomas Hammock, a two-time first team CoSIDA Academic All-American at NIU who rushed for over 1,000 yards in both 20, joins fellow Huskie football alums Chad Spann (2007-10) and Chandler Harnish (2008-11) in this year's class which will induct 13 new members Friday night.Despite playing without nine players who have started games for the Huskies this year, NIU posted its highest scoring game of the season at Ball State, while the NIU defense held the Cardinals to a season low 77 rushing yards.After catching just one touchdown pass in three seasons (29 games) at Illinois State, transfer wide receiver Kacper Rutkiewicz leads NIU and is tied for the MAC lead in touchdown catches with five after scoring twice at Ball State.Waylee had touchdown runs of 52 and 68 yards in the game. NIU running back Harrison Waylee ran for a career high 230 yards on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Huskies at Ball State as he became the 18th player in school history to rush for 200 yards or more in a game.The Huskies lost an overtime game for the first time since 2016, breaking a four-game OT win streak. NIU is coming off a tough 44-38 double overtime loss at Ball State as the Cardinals overcame a 17-point halftime deficit and outscored the Huskies, 31-17, in the second half.However, the Rockets have just one win in Huskie Stadium in their last six trips as they broke the Huskies' five-game home winning streak with a 41-24 win in 2020. Toledo leads the all-time series with NIU, 32-17 and owns a 12-9 edge in games played in DeKalb.The Huskies are 74-30-10 all-time on Homecoming and have won 21 of their last 23 Homecoming contests.The NIU Huskies play host to Toledo in the 115th Homecoming Game Saturday at 2:30 pm at Huskie Stadium in the Huskies' lone home game this month. ![]()
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