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Northern Illinois Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

One of the main priorities for Jerry Kill since taking over the Northern Illinois head coaching job in December 2007 has been upgrading the team's speed. Kill put a heavier emphasis on speed following NIU's loss to South Florida in the International Bowl. "When we played South Florida, it was eviden... (original story)

S. Florida beats N. Illinois in International Bowl (AP)

Mike Ford played the best game of his career in just two quarters. Ford ran for a career-high 207 yards and scored one touchdown, B.J. Daniels threw two scoring passes to A.J. Love, and South Florida beat Northern Illinois 27-3 in Saturday's International Bowl. Ford had just one carry in the fir... (original story)

Central Michigan tops Northern Illinois 45-31 (AP)

Dan LeFevour threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game of his record-setting career, leading Central Michigan to a 45-31 victory against Northern Illinois on Friday. The Chippewas (10-2, 8-0 Mid-American Conference), who wrapped up the MAC West title last week, head to the conf... (original story)

Ohio holds off Northern Illinois 38-31 (AP)

Theo Scott threw three touchdown passes to lead Ohio to a 38-31 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday, keeping the Bobcats' Mid-American Conference title hopes alive. Ohio (8-3, 6-1), which won its 200th MAC game, maintained second place in the conference's East division. The Bobcats host f... (original story)

N. Illinois topples Ball State 26-20 (AP)

Quarterback Chandler Harnish threw a touchdown pass in his first appearance in nearly a month as Northern Illinois topped Ball State on Thursday. The Huskies (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American West) won their fourth straight while the Cardinals (1-9, 1-5) dropped their sixth game by seven or fewer points. Harni... (original story)

Northern Illinois routs Eastern Michigan 50-6 (AP)

Tommy Davis returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown, and Chad Spann ran for a career-high 174 yards and two scores to help Northern Illinois rout winless Eastern Michigan 50-6 on Thursday night. The Huskies (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American) won their third straight games, scoring on five straigh... (original story)

Spann's late TDs lead Northern Illinois past Akron (AP)

Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday. Spann Nathan Palmer added a 7-yard touchdown run for Northern Illinois with 46 seconds left. Freshman quarterback Patrick Nicely went 11 o... (original story)

Northern Illinois beats Miami (Ohio) 27-22 (AP)

Chad Spann had two long touchdown runs to lead Northern Illinois to a 27-22 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. Spann, who had 156 yards on 21 carries, opened the scoring on a 42-yard run with 8:01 left in the first quarter. Spann also had the last TD for Northern Illinois (4-3, 2-1 Mid-American Conf... (original story)

Enderle leads Idaho past N. Illinois 34-31 (AP)

Nathan Enderle threw three touchdown passes and De'Maundray Woolridge rushed for another to lead Idaho to a 34-31 victory Saturday over Northern Illinois. The Vandals (3-1) claimed a 7-3 lead on a 26-yard second-quarter pass play from Enderle to Daniel Hardy and never trailed again. Enderle also... (original story)

Enderle leads Idaho past N. Illinois 34-31 (AP)

Quarterback Nathan Enderle threw three first-half touchdown passes, but his biggest contribution came late when he helped run down the clock as Idaho slammed the door on a late Northern Illinois comeback to claim a 34-31 non-conference victory Saturday. The Huskies (2-2) scored twice in less than th... (original story)





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