Northern Illinois Huskies
Mid-American
2014 Record: 11-2, 7-1
Coach: Rod Carey
Coach Bowl Record: 0-2
Big Wins: 9/6 at Northwestern (23-15), 11/11 Toledo (27-24)
Bad Losses: 9/20 at Arkansas (14-52), 10/11 Central Michigan (17-34)
Statistical Leaders:
Rushing: Drew Hare, QB, 895 yards
Passing: Drew Hare, QB, 2,097 yards
Receiving: Da’Ron Brown, 1,002 yards
Tackles: Marlon Moore, S, 93
Sacks: Jason Meehan, DE, 7.0
Interceptions: Dechan Durante, S, 4
2014 Team Stats:
Rushing Offense: 246.2 (17th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Passing Offense: 187.2 (101, 12)
Total Offense: 433.3 (42, 5)
Scoring Offense: 30.6 (52, 5)
Rushing Defense: 161.3 (62, 6)
Pass Defense: 229.6 (72, 6)
Total Defense: 390.9 (60, 3)
Scoring Defense: 24.2 (44, 4)
Turnover Margin: 0.83 (15, 1)
Sacks: 2.17 (59, 4)
Sacks Allowed: 0.75 (2, 1)
Recent Bowl Appearances:
2013 Poinsettia Bowl Utah State (14-21)
2012 Orange Bowl Florida State (10-31)
2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas (38-20)
2010 Humanitarian Bowl Fresno State (40-17)
2009 International Bowl USF (3-27)
2008 Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech (10-17)
2006 Poinsettia Bowl TCU (7-37)
*all team stats through 12/1
