Northern Illinois Huskies

Rob Harley sits at the bottom of the 31 first-year FBS coaches ranked after Northern Illinois’ 0-4 start, featuring one loss to an FCS opponent and...

Northern Illinois sits at 0-4 and must turn to conference play for its initial victory. The analysis flags three games as winnable.

• Oct. 17 at...

Nevada flipped from underdog to favorite at Northern Illinois after exceeding low preseason expectations, while similar upward shifts hit NIU matchups...

Taron Dickens lands on the 2026 MW All-Transfer Team after completing 25 of 37 passes for 228 yards and a TD while adding 9 rush yards at Northern...

After starting 0-3, Northern Illinois travels to Georgia State on Sept. 26 seeking to reverse its offensive and defensive woes against a Panthers...

Can Northern Illinois overcome its offensive and defensive struggles to exploit Nevada on November 14?

• Scoring woes: NIU averages 13.7 points per...

Northern Illinois grabbed a 10-0 lead behind an early field goal and a 52-yard touchdown pass, but Arizona responded with explosive scoring drives and...

Iowa will turn to Xavier Williams and Nathan McNeil to lead the run game against Northern Iowa after Kamari Moulton (undisclosed injury) and LJ...

NIU opens back-to-back road games at Arizona on Saturday night, the programs' first meeting, with kickoff at 9:30 p.m. CT on TNT.

• Broadcast details:...

The Huskies take the national stage Saturday at 9:30 p.m. CT on TNT, traveling to Arizona for their first-ever meeting and first game against a Big 12 opponent since beating Kansas in 2012.

The HuskieWire podcast examines whether NIU can recover from its 0-2 start after the home-opener loss to Illinois State.

NIU fans now have full details for the final two regular-season road games.

• Georgia State: Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+
• San José State: Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. CT on MW+
• Listen on WDKB 94.9 FM or the NIU Huskies App; road tickets via 815-753-7225

Northern Illinois dropped a 28-24 decision to FCS-member Illinois State after Gage Roy threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Alex Herrera in the closing moments.

The Mountain West's expanded roster — adding Northern Illinois, North Dakota State and UTEP while losing several former powers — creates a smaller but...

• G. Roy went 18/23 for 210 yards and 4 TDs with zero INTs.
• B. Pellant finished 14/28 for 246 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT.
• C. Kwiatkowski added 5/7 for 37 yards and 1 TD.
• Rushing attack complemented the air game with multiple 100-yard performers.

Northern Illinois will dedicate George Bork Way on Saturday at 3 p.m. before the Illinois State opener, making the Huskie legend the first NIU alum...

Northern Illinois will celebrate Jordan Lynch's 2026 College Football Hall of Fame induction with an NFF On-Campus Salute during its Sept. 12 home...

Can Northern Illinois respond to its 40-0 loss at Iowa when hosting No. 4 Illinois State in the home opener?

• The Huskies posted just seven first...

Northern Illinois ranks No. 6 in the Mountain West September team rankings, landing in Tier 3 with North Dakota State and Wyoming.

The Huskies...

Northern Illinois managed just 120 total yards and seven first downs in the shutout, including only 14 yards and zero first downs through two...