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NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2012

2012 Record/MAC Record/Finish ............................... 12-1/8-0/1st West2011 Record/MAC Record/Finish ................................11-3/7-1/T1st WestHead Coach ....................................................................................Rod CareyRecord at NIU/Years ..........................................................................0-0/1stCareer Record/Years .........................................................................0-0/1stAlma Mater/Year ..................................................................... Indiana/1993Basic Offense/Defense ..........................................................Multiple/4-3First Year of Football .............................................................................. 1899All-Time Record .......................................................................... 535-464-51Last Bowl Game ....2012 GoDaddy.com; NIU 38, Arkansas State 20MAC Championship Game Appearances ..... 4 (last, 2012, 44-37 W)Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........................................................49/24Starters Returning .............. 18 (4 offense, 10 defense, 4 specialists)Starters Lost ............................ 11 (7 offense, 4 defense, 0 specialists)

HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS

Location ..................................................................................DeKalb, IllinoisFounded ......................................................................................................1895Enrollment ............................................................................................23,850Affiliation ..............................................NCAA Football Bowl SubdivisionConference .............................................. Mid-American (West Division)Colors ..............................................................................Cardinal and BlackNickname ............................................................................................HuskiesStadium ..............................................Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Surface/Capacity ................................................... FieldTurf /24,000President (Alma Mater, Year) ........Dr. John Peters (John Carroll ‘67)Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...............................................Jeff Compher Alma Mater, Year ................................................ James Madison ‘80Ticket Information ................................................................ 815-752-6800

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FACTS

2012 NIU Schedule & Results Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT)

Sat., Sept. 1 IOWA - at Soldier Field (ESPNU) L, 18-17

Sat., Sept. 8 UT MARTIN (ESPN3) W, 35-7

Sat., Sept. 15 at Army (CBS Sports Network) W, 41-40

Sat., Sept. 22 KANSAS (ESPN3) W, 30-23

Sat., Sept. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, 55-24

Sat., Oct. 6 at Ball State* (ESPN3) W, 35-23

Sat., Oct. 13 BUFFALO* - Homecoming (CSN Chicago) W, 45-3

Sat., Oct. 20 at Akron*(ESPN Regional) W, 37-7

Sat., Oct. 27 at Western Michigan*(ESPN Regional) W, 48-34

Sat., Nov. 3 MASSACHUSETTS* W, 63-0

Weds., Nov. 14 TOLEDO* (ESPN2/ESPNU) W, 31-24

Fri., Nov. 23 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 49-7

Fri., Nov. 30 vs. Kent State, MAC Championship (ESPN2) W, 44-37 (2ot)

Tues., Jan. 1 vs. Florida State, Discover Orange Bowl (ESPN) 7:30 p.m.

*Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central.

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NIU HuskiesNorthern Huskie

Jan. 1, 2013 | 7:30 p.m. (CT) | ESPN | Miami, Fla. | Sun Life Stadium | 72,230

No. 15 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. No. 12 Florida State (11-2)

Huskie Storylines• Northern Illinois will become the first Mid-American Con-

ference team to play in the Bowl Championship Series when the No. 15 Huskies meet Atlantic Coast Conference Champion Florida State in the Discover Orange Bowl.

• NIU is ranked No. 16 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ Polls, the school’s highest rank since 2003, when Northern Illinois entered the BCS Rankings at No. 10 on October 19 after defeating Maryland, Ala-bama and Iowa State.

• On Nov. 30, NIU defeated No. 17 (BCS) Kent State, 44-37, in double overtime at Detroit’s Ford Field to win its second consecutive Mid-American Confer-ence Championship.

• Northern Illinois is tied with Notre Dame and Ohio State for the longest win-ning streak in the nation at 12 games, which is also the longeset win-streak in school history and the most wins ever by a Huskie team.

• The Huskies are the only NCAA FBS team to win 21 of their last 22 games. • Northern Illinois owns the longest conference winning streak (17 games)

and the longest home winning streak (21 games) in the nation. • On the same day NIU earned its bid to the 2013 DIscover Orange Bowl, Rod

Carey was introduced as the Huskies’ 22nd head football coach after serv-ing as offensive coordinator over the past 12 games and as offensive line coach for the past two seasons.

• Northern Illinois will play in a bowl game for a school-record fifth straight season and the 2012 senior class has set the school record for victories with 41 over the last four seasons.

• NIU Heisman Trophy candidate Jor-dan Lynch is the most productive dual-threat quarterback in the nation with 2,962 passing and 1,773 rushing yards with 43 TDs (responsible for). He ranks third in the country in total offense, fourth in rushing and 25th in passing efficiency.

• Lynch has set four NCAA FBS re-cords and needs 38 passing yards to become the first player to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,500 in a season.

• NIU defensive lineman Nabal Jeffer-son - who owns a 3.78 GPA in accountancy - won a 2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to the top 15 student-athletes in college football.

• The Huskies are one play away from 12-0 as Iowa scored its lone touchdown of the season-opener on a 23-yard run on third-and-nine with 2:15 to play, giving the Hawkeyes a 18-17 victory over NIU at Soldier Field.

• Over the last 10 years, NIU is the winningest program in the Mid-American Conference (90-50, 64.3%) with more wins than Notre Dame, Northwestern or Illinois.

• Northern Illinois will start eight Florida natives versus Florida State, including Miami-ans Jamaal Bass (LB), Demetrius Stone (DB) and Victor Jacques (LB), Riviera Beach’s Tommylee Lewis (KOR/WR) and Lauderhill’s Ken BIshop.

• Quarterback Jordan Lynch leads a contingent of five NIU players named first team All-MAC in 2012. Defensive ends Alan Baxter and Sean Progar, safety Jimmie Ward and receiver Martel Moore joined Lynch on the team.

Since 2000, Northern Illinois is one of the most successful FBS football programs in the country. With 10 wins again in 2012, over the last 13 years NIU has:

3 ........consecutive 11-plus win seasons4 ...........seasons with 10 or more wins6 .............seasons with 8 or more wins12 ............seasons with 6 or more wins7 ...................................bowl appearances4 .................. MAC Championship games9 ....................... 1st or 2nd place finishes in MAC West

The NIU Record

2013 Discover Orange Bowl

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KENNETH AND ELLEN CHESSICK PRACTICE CENTERAs of Oct. 1, 2012, construction officially started on the Kenneth and Ellen

Chessick Practice Center, an 83,500-square foot facility which will provide a dedi-cated on-campus indoor practice facility for Huskie student-athletes.

The Chessick Practice Center will house a full-size, 120-yard artificial surface football practice field with buffer space surrounding the field on all sides. It will stand 65-feet tall in the center and 45-feet high at the sidelines. The building will sit in the center of NIU’s athletic footprint on the west side of campus and will be connected to the Yordon Center by the Barsema Hall of Champions.

NIU & MAC Athletics Media RelationsName ..................................................................................................... Contact InformationDonna Turner, Associate Athletic Director ............................................. [email protected](FB Primary) ............................................................................ 815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c)Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director ........................................ [email protected](FB Secondary) ......................................................................815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c)Matt Scheerer, Asst. Media Relations Director [email protected]....................................................................................................... 815-753-1708 (o); 360-931-1132 (c) MAC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONSKen Mather, Assistant Commissioner ............................................kmather@mac-sports.comJeremy Guy, Director of Communications ............................................ [email protected]

2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) ........................................W, Arkansas State, 38-202011 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ............................................W, Ohio, 23-202010 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho) ..............................................W, Fresno State, 40-172010 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ..................................L, Miami (OH), 26-21 2009 International Bowl (Toronto, Canada) ........................................L, South Florida, 27-32008 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)..................................... L, Louisiana Tech, 17-102006 Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) .................................................................L, TCU, 37-72005 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) ............................................ L, Akron, 31-302004 Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.) .......................................................W, Troy, 34-211983 California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) ........................................W, Cal State Fullerton, 20-13*since becoming a Division I FBS school in 1969

HUSKIES’ POSTSEASON HISTORY

Huskies in the NFLSix former Huskies are currently on active NFL rosters

Atlanta Falcons...........................Michael Turner, RB, San Diego Chargers ......................Larry English, LBDallas Cowboys ...................................Doug Free, OT Indianapolis Colts ....................Nathan Palmer, WRTennessee Titans .........................Tracy Wilson, DBCincinnati Bengals ........................ Scott Wedige, C

Two 2011 Huskie seniors are on practice squads: Indianapolis Colts.................Chandler Harnish, QBAtlanta Falcons ..................................Pat Schiller, LB

HUSKIE AWARDS & HONORS

SEAN PROGAR, DE• All Mid-American Conference (First Team)• Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Iowa)• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Western Michigan)

JIMMIE WARD, S• All Mid-American Conference (First Team)• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UT Martin)

JORDAN LYNCH, QB• Manning Award (Finalist)• CBSSports.com All-American (Third Team)• Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award• MAC Offensive Player of the Year• All Mid-American Conference (First Team)• Maxwell Award Watch List• MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Army)• Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week (Army)• Manning Award Star of the Week (Army)• MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Kansas)• MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Ball State)• Manning Award Star of the Week (Ball State)• Honorable Mention - Davey O’Brien QB of the Week (Ball St.)• Manning Award Star of the Week (Buffalo)• MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Toledo)• Manning Award Star of the Week (Toledo)

JASON SCHEPLER, TE• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (one of 30)• Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team)

NABAL JEFFERSON, DT• NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award• NFF Campbell Trophy Finalist• Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team)

MATHEW SIMS, PK• MAC West Specialist of the Week (Central Michigan) • MAC West Specialist of the Week (Western Michigan)

MARLON MOORE, CB• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Buffalo)

TYRONE CLARK, LB• All Mid-American Conference (Second Team)

MARTEL MOORE, WR• All Mid-American Conference (First Team)

TOMMYLEE LEWIS, KR• MAC West Specialist of the Week (Eastern Michigan)

RYAN NEIR, P• Ray Guy Award Candidate

KEN BISHOP, DT• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UMass)

ALAN BAXTER, DE• All Mid-American Conference (First Team)• Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team)

ROB STERLING, FB• Capital One Academic All-DIstrict V (First Team)

TYLER LOOS, LT• All Mid-American Conference (Second Team)

Name Pos. Arrived GP/GS Career HighlightsPerez Ashford WR 2009 47/14 106 rec., 1,173 yds., 1,666 AP yds.Matt Battaglia^ OL 2010 9/0 Back-up 2011; Injured as a seniorAlan Baxter DE 2009 51/23 16 QS, 30 TFL, 140 tacklesTyrone Clark LB 2009 35/27 174 tckls, 16.5 TFL, 5 INT, 8 PBUDaniel Green DE 2010 6/0 1st action in 2012; 4 tacklesVictor Jacques LB 2008 32/8 69 tackles, career-best 44 2012Nabal Jefferson NG 2009 52/24 142 tackles, 22 TFL, 5 QSRashaan Melvin CB 2008 40/26 162 tackles, 30 PBU, 6 INTMartel Moore WR 2009 53/34 174 catches, 2,515 yds., 23 TDsRyan Neir P 2008 27/-- 2yr starter; 107 punts, 36.5 avg.Logan Pegram^ OL 2008 35/22 2yr starter; DNP broken legSean Progar DE 2008 53/47 24 QS, 39 TFL, 167 tacklesJason Schepler TE 2008 48/26 14 catches, 177 yds, 2 TDCourtney Stephen S 2010 15/0 13 tackles, INT, punt rtn TDDemetrius Stone DB 2010 38/20 148 tackles, 12 PBU, 3 INT

*four-year starter; ^Injured; not able to play his senior season

2012 Northern Illinois Seniors

Most Wins by a Huskie Senior ClassNo. Senior Class (Years)41 2012 (2009-12)35 2011 (2008-11)34 2005 (2002-05) 1966 (1963-66) 1965 (1962-65)

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2012

2012 Statistics |---------------Rushing---------------| |-------------------------------Passing-------------------------------| |-----Total Offense-----|G Att Yds TD LgAvg/C Avg/G AttCmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/PAvg/G Effic. Plays Yards Avg/G13 271 1771 19 88 6.5 136.2 353 222 5 2962 24 73 62.9 8.4 227.8 153.0 624 4733 364.0

More Rushing Yards Than… Montee Ball (Wisconsin), Stepfan Taylor (Stanford), Giovani Bernard (UNC)

More Total Offense Yards Than… Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M), Geno Smith (WVU), Nick Florence (Baylor)

Responsible for More Touchdowns Than… Collin Klein or any Big Ten Conference player

More Total Yards Than… 48 NCAA FBS Teams, including Vanderbilt, Boise State, LSU, Michigan

More Rushing Yards Than… 42 NCAA FBS Teams, including South Carolina, Louisville, Oregon State

Make the Comparison

NORTHERN ILLINOIS’ JORDAN LYNCH...

• The TOP dual-threat quarterback in the country this year and arguably in NCAA FBS history currently ranks third in the nation in total offense, fourth in rushing and 25th in passing efficiency.

• FIRST quarterback in FBS history to run for more yards in a single season as his 1,771 rushing yards LEAD THE NATION.

• Threw for at least 200 yards and rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game EIGHT times.

• Has passed and run for at least 150 yards in the same game four times. All other FBS quarterbacks COMBINED have five 150-150 games.

• Has run for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games this season. That is the MOST 100-yard games in a season by ANY PLAYER since 2008.

• Has set the NCAA Record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback with 11 while throwing for at least 150 yards in 12 consecutive games.

• Needs 38 passing yards to become the FIRST 3,000/1,500 player in NCAA FBS history and one rushing touchdown to become just the fourth player in NCAA history to throw for 20 touchdowns and run for 20 touchdowns in a season.

“The most potent dual threat since fire and brimstone.” - Mike Lopresti, USA Today

“How do I describe Lynch? How about a combination of Denard Robinson, Johnny Manziel, and Bronco Nagurski? He is a throwback with a modern game.”

- Terry Foster, Detroit News

LYNCH’S GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICSRecordasastarter: 12-1

2010 |---RUSHING---| |-------PASSING-------| Total TotalDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards10/2 at Akron (W) 2 1 0 1 1-2-0 11 0 11 4 1210/9 TEMPLE (W) 2 5 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 510/16 BUFFALO (W) 2 96 1 90 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 9610/20 CMU (W) 4 12 0 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 1210/30 at WMU (W) 2 19 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 1911/9 TOLEDO (W) 9 43 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 9 4311/20 at BSU (W) 3 18 0 8 2-2-0 1 1 4 5 1911/26 at EMU (W) 2 142 2 81 1-1-0 1 0 1 3 14312/3 vs Miami (L) 5 26 0 11 0-1-0 0 0 0 6 26Totals 31 362 3 90 4-6-0 13 1 11 37 375

2011 |---RUSHING---| |-------PASSING-------| Total TotalDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards9/3 ARMY (W) 1 8 0 8 3-5-0 25 0 19 6 339/17 WISCONSIN (L) 5 19 0 12 3-3-0 9 0 6 8 289/24 CAL POLY (W) 1 6 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 610/1 at CMU (L) 1 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 310/8 KSU (W) 8 46 1 10 3-4-0 22 0 11 12 6810/15 WMU (W) 10 113 1 66 0-1-0 0 0 0 11 11310/22 at Buffalo (W) 1 4 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 411/1 at Toledo (W) 2 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 311/8 at BGSU (W) 6 32 0 12 2-2-0 46 1 37 8 7811/15 BSU (W) 1 14 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1411/25 EMU (W) 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 1 012/2 vs Ohio (W) 1 2 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 21/8 vs Ark. St. (W) 7 -4 1 3 4-4-0 64 0 41 11 60Totals 45 246 3 66 15-20-0 166 1 41 65 412

2012 |---RUSHING---| |-------PASSING-------| Total TotalDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards9/1 vs Iowa* (L) 18 119 1 73 6-16-0 54 0 25 34 1739/8 UTM* (W) 11 60 3 32 19-25-1 214 1 32 36 2749/15 at Army* (W) 13 125 1 88 18-27-1 342 4 69 40 4679/22 KANSAS* (W) 22 134 0 23 23-35-1 235 2 65 57 3699/29 CMU* (W) 21 144 1 49 14-32-0 215 1 43 53 35910/6 at BSU* (W) 29 207 3 71 16-23-0 195 1 54 52 40210/13 BUFFALO* (W) 15 129 2 40 13-20-0 232 2 45 35 36110/20 at Akron* (W) 20 131 2 35 20-33-0 223 2 35 53 35410/27 at WMU* (W) 21 136 2 27 18-28-0 274 4 62 50 41011/3 UMASS* (W) 15 157 1 57 15-19-0 191 2 29 34 34811/14 TOLEDO (W) 30 162 0 31 25-36-1 407 3 73 66 56911/23 at EMU* (W) 20 107 0 12 16-25-0 168 1 43 45 27511/30 vs. Kent St. (W) 36 160 3 44 19-34-1 212 1 43 70 372Totals 271 1771 19 88 222-354-5 2962 24 73 624 4733Career 347 2379 25 90 241-379-5 3141 25 73 726 5520

*–GamesStarted

NCAAMostGamesConsecutive100RushingYardsbyaQB:11 – Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012

AQBGaining100YardsRushingand300YardsPassing,Game: ONE of 50Jordan Lynch, NIU, Sept. 15, 2012, at Army (342 passing, 125 rushing)

AQBGaining1,000YardsRushingand1,000YardsPassing,Season:ONE of 50Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 (2,750 passing, 1,611 rushing)

QBRushing,SingleSeason1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 1,7712. Denard Robinson (Michigan, 2010) 1,7023. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) 1,4944. Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010) 1,4735. Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) 1,443 QBRushingYardsPerGame,Season1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 136.22. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) 135.83. Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) 131.24. Denard Robinson (Michigan, 2010) 130.95. Brian Mitchell (La.-Lafayette, 1989) 119.2

MACMostRushingYardsByaQB,Season1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 2012) 1,7712. Chandler Harnish (NIU, 2011) 1,397

NorthernIllinoisCAREERRushingYards 12. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 2,379 RushingTouchdowns T-8. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 25 Thomas Hammock (1999-2002) 25 Consecutive100-yardRushingGames T-1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 11 Garrett Wolfe (2005-06) 11 100-yardRushingGames 7. Jordan Lynch (2010-) 148. Stacey Robinson (1988-90) 11 Chandler Harnish (2008-11) 11 TouchdownsResponsibleFor T-6. Jordan Lynch (2010- ) 51 Stacey Robinson (1988-90) 51 SEASONRushingYards 4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 1,771 RushingTouchdowns T-2. Jordan Lynch (2012) 19

100-yardRushingGames 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 12T-2. Mark Kellar (1973) 9 LeShon Johnson (1993) 9 Charles Talley (1995) 9 Michael Turner (2002 and 2003) 9 Consecutive100-YardRushingGames 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 112. Garrett Wolfe (2004) 7 PassCompletions 4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 222 PassingYards 3. Jordan Lynch (2012) 2,962

PassingTouchdowns T-4. Jordan Lynch (2012) 24 TouchdownsResponsibleFor T-1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 43 Chandler Harnish (2011) 39 TotalOffenseYards 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 4,7332. Chandler Harnish (2011) 4,595 Plays 1. Jordan Lynch (2012) 624 2. Chandler Harnish (2010) 578

LYNCH BY THE NUMBERS

The Automated ScoreBookNorthern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012)

All games

Team Statistics NIU OPPSCORING 530 247 Points Per Game 40.8 19.0FIRST DOWNS 309 290 R u s h i n g 158 131 P a s s i n g 137 132 P e n a l t y 14 27RUSHING YARDAGE 3252 1807 Yards gained rushing 3468 2212 Yards lost rushing 216 405 Rushing Attempts 581 550 Average Per Rush 5.6 3.3 Average Per Game 250.2 139.0 TDs Rushing 44 18PASSING YARDAGE 3063 2830 C o m p - A t t - I n t 230-369-5 258-471-15 Average Per Pass 8.3 6.0 Average Per Catch 13.3 11.0 Average Per Game 235.6 217.7 TDs Passing 25 10TOTAL OFFENSE 6315 4637 Total Plays 950 1021 Average Per Play 6.6 4.5 Average Per Game 485.8 356.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 34-809 62-1062PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 31-257 7-14INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-187 5-117KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 17.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 2.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.5 23.4FUMBLES-LOST 19-13 21-11PENALTIES-Yards 78-727 58-533 Average Per Game 55.9 41.0PUNTS-Yards 46-1764 68-2672 Average Per Punt 38.3 39.3 Net punt average 36.7 33.8KICKOFFS-Yards 94-5533 54-3232 Average Per Kick 58.9 59.9 Net kick average 50.7 36.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 8 3 2 : 3 93RD-DOWN Conversions 90/186 87/213 3rd-Down Pct 48% 41%4TH-DOWN Conversions 18/23 13/30 4th-Down Pct 78% 43%SACKS BY-Yards 40-261 14-65MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 70 30FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-18 14-20ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (55-69) 80% (32-49) 65%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (49-69) 71% (21-49) 43%PAT-ATTEMPTS (68-69) 99% (23-25) 92%ATTENDANCE 94022 62811 Games/Avg Per Game 6/15670 5/12562 Neutral Site Games 2/35124

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorthern Illinois 103 159 128 130 10 530Opponents 64 63 45 72 3 247

The Automated ScoreBookNorthern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gLYNCH, Jordan 13 271 1891 120 1771 6.5 19 88 136.2SETTLE, Leighto 8 101 460 7 453 4.5 5 46 56.6DANIELS, Akeem 13 65 439 7 432 6.6 9 25 33.2HARRIS, Keith 9 55 238 12 226 4.1 4 53 25.1LEWIS, Tommylee 13 17 108 6 102 6.0 1 21 7.8MCINTOSH, Matt 7 25 104 12 92 3.7 2 15 13.1BOWERS, Giorgio 11 12 65 1 64 5.3 0 12 5.8EAKES, Luke 13 1 32 0 32 32.0 0 32 2.5BRINLEE, Jacob 8 3 31 0 31 10.3 1 11 3.9SPENCER, James 6 2 30 0 30 15.0 0 14 5.0BROWN, Da'Ron 13 3 26 2 24 8.0 1 14 1.8NEIR, Ryan 13 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 1.3WOMBLE, Jamal 6 8 13 1 12 1.5 1 3 2.0SIMS, Mathew 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 1 7 0.5STINGILY, Camer 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 1.2SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2TEAM 8 14 0 48 -48 -3.4 0 0 -6.0Total 13 581 3468 216 3252 5.6 44 88 250.2Opponents 13 550 2212 405 1807 3.3 18 28 139.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gLYNCH, Jordan 13 152.98 222-353-5 62.9 2962 24 73 227.8MCINTOSH, Matt 7 116.06 7-13-0 53.8 57 1 34 8.1ASHFORD, Perez 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0CLARK, Tyrone 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0WELLS, Jamison 13 469.60 1-1-0 100. 44 0 44 3.4Total 13 151.71 230-369-5 62.3 3063 25 73 235.6Opponents 13 105.89 258-471-15 54.8 2830 10 92 217.7

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gMOORE, Martel 13 71 1054 14.8 12 73 81.1LEWIS, Tommylee 13 43 478 11.1 5 69 36.8ASHFORD, Perez 8 30 354 11.8 1 44 44.2DANIELS, Akeem 13 18 192 10.7 2 54 14.8BROWN, Da'Ron 13 17 156 9.2 2 25 12.0WELLS, Jamison 13 16 180 11.2 0 24 13.8BRESCACIN, Juwa 9 11 223 20.3 0 44 24.8EAKES, Luke 13 8 268 33.5 0 46 20.6SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 5 64 12.8 1 34 5.3SETTLE, Leighto 8 4 20 5.0 0 14 2.5SCHEPLER, Jason 13 3 65 21.7 1 29 5.0SEMISCH, Tim 13 2 9 4.5 1 7 0.7BRINLEE, Jacob 8 2 0 0.0 0 3 0.0Total 13 230 3063 13.3 25 73 235.6Opponents 13 258 2830 11.0 10 92 217.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSEBASTIANO, A.J 16 101 6.3 0 30ASHFORD, Perez 9 77 8.6 0 26LEWIS, Tommylee 5 79 15.8 0 44MCNEAL, Nate 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 31 257 8.3 0 44Opponents 7 14 2.0 0 11

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgWARD, Jimmie 3 40 13.3 0 18STONE, Demetriu 2 20 10.0 0 20MOORE, Marlon 2 13 6.5 0 12STEPHEN, Courtn 1 17 17.0 0 17CLARK, Tyrone 1 0 0.0 0 0PROGAR, Sean 1 21 21.0 0 21DURANTE, Dechan 1 0 0.0 0 0EVANS, Sean 1 32 32.0 0 32MELVIN, Rashaan 1 0 0.0 0 0SANTACATERINA 1 0 0.0 0 0BASS, Jamaal 1 44 44.0 0 44Total 15 187 12.5 0 44Opponents 5 117 23.4 1 63

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgLEWIS, Tommylee 21 526 25.0 1 93SEBASTIANO, A.J 6 136 22.7 0 33ASHFORD, Perez 2 53 26.5 0 29SETTLE, Leighto 2 52 26.0 0 30EAKES, Luke 1 17 17.0 0 17WELLS, Jamison 1 12 12.0 0 12STERLING, Rob 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 34 809 23.8 1 93Opponents 62 1062 17.1 0 45

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 2 24 12.0 1 22


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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsSIMS, Mathew 1 14-18 66-67 - - - - - 114LYNCH, Jordan 19 - - - - 0-1 - - 114MOORE, Martel 12 - - - - - - - 72DANIELS, Akeem 11 - - - - - - - 66LEWIS, Tommylee 7 - - - - - - - 42SETTLE, Leighto 5 - - - - - - - 30HARRIS, Keith 4 - - - - - - - 24BROWN, Da'Ron 3 - - - - - - - 18MCINTOSH, Matt 2 - - - - - - - 12SCHEPLER, Jason 1 - - - - - - - 6BRINLEE, Jacob 1 - - - - - - - 6SEMISCH, Tim 1 - - - - - - - 6ASHFORD, Perez 1 - - - - - - - 6SEBASTIANO, A.J 1 - - - - - - - 6WOMBLE, Jamal 1 - - - - - - - 6WEDEL, Tyler - - 2-2 - - - - - 2Total 70 14-18 68-69 - - 0-1 - - 530Opponents 30 14-20 23-25 0-2 1 1-3 - - 247

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gLYNCH, Jordan 13 624 1771 2962 4733 364.1SETTLE, Leighto 8 101 453 0 453 56.6DANIELS, Akeem 13 65 432 0 432 33.2HARRIS, Keith 9 55 226 0 226 25.1MCINTOSH, Matt 7 38 92 57 149 21.3LEWIS, Tommylee 13 17 102 0 102 7.8BOWERS, Giorgio 11 12 64 0 64 5.8WELLS, Jamison 13 1 0 44 44 3.4EAKES, Luke 13 1 32 0 32 2.5BRINLEE, Jacob 8 3 31 0 31 3.9SPENCER, James 6 2 30 0 30 5.0BROWN, Da'Ron 13 3 24 0 24 1.8NEIR, Ryan 13 1 17 0 17 1.3WOMBLE, Jamal 6 8 12 0 12 2.0SIMS, Mathew 13 1 7 0 7 0.5STINGILY, Camer 4 1 5 0 5 1.2SEBASTIANO, A.J 12 1 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 8 14 -48 0 -48 -6.0Total 13 950 3252 3063 6315 485.8Opponents 13 1021 1807 2830 4637 356.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkSIMS, Mathew 14-18 77.8 0-0 5-7 2-2 6-8 1-1 54 0

FG Sequence Northern Illinois OpponentsIowa (28) (34),40,(29),(22),(50)UT Martin 21 21Army - -Kansas (44) (26)Central Michigan (43),(20) (42),41Ball State - (20),(27),(43),34,33Buffalo (42) (28),25Akron 42,(39),48,(31),(29) -Western Michigan (54),(49) -UMASS - -Toledo (43) (34)Eastern Michigan 28 -Kent State (27),(29),(40) (37),(24),(33)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkNEIR, Ryan 45 1701 37.8 55 2 20 21 3 0LYNCH, Jordan 1 63 63.0 63 1 0 0 1 0Total 46 1764 38.3 63 3 20 21 4 0Opponents 68 2672 39.3 58 6 16 3 10 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnWEDEL, Tyler 94 5533 58.9 30 1Total 94 5533 58.9 30 1 17.1 39.6 25Opponents 54 3232 59.9 19 1 23.8 36.1 28


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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gLYNCH, Jordan 13 1771 0 0 0 0 1771 136.2LEWIS, Tommyl 13 102 478 79 526 0 1185 91.2MOORE, Martel 13 0 1054 0 0 0 1054 81.1DANIELS, Akee 13 432 192 0 0 0 624 48.0SETTLE, Leight 8 453 20 0 52 0 525 65.6ASHFORD, Per 8 0 354 77 53 0 484 60.5EAKES, Luke 13 32 268 0 17 0 317 24.4S E B A S T I A N O , 12 2 64 101 136 0 303 25.2HARRIS, Keith 9 226 0 0 0 0 226 25.1BRESCACIN, J 9 0 223 0 0 0 223 24.8WELLS, Jamiso 13 0 180 0 12 0 192 14.8BROWN, Da'Ro 13 24 156 0 0 0 180 13.8MCINTOSH, Ma 7 92 0 0 0 0 92 13.1SCHEPLER, Ja 13 0 65 0 0 0 65 5.0BOWERS, Gior 11 64 0 0 0 0 64 5.8BASS, Jamaal 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.4WARD, Jimmie 12 0 0 0 0 40 40 3.3EVANS, Sean 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7BRINLEE, Jaco 8 31 0 0 0 0 31 3.9SPENCER, Jam 6 30 0 0 0 0 30 5.0PROGAR, Sean 13 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.6STONE, Demetr 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5NEIR, Ryan 13 17 0 0 0 0 17 1.3STEPHEN, Cour 9 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.9STERLING, Rob 12 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.1MOORE, Marlon 12 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.1WOMBLE, Jam 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 2.0SEMISCH, Tim 13 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.7SIMS, Mathew 13 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.5STINGILY, Cam 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.2TEAM 8 -48 0 0 0 0 -48 -6.0Total 13 3252 3063 257 809 187 7568 582.2Opponents 13 1807 2830 14 1062 117 5830 448.5

The Automated ScoreBookNorthern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2012)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf15 WARD, Jimmie 12 54 36 90 1.0-3 . 3-40 10 . . 1 . .36 CLARK, Tyrone 13 48 34 82 10.0-21 1.0-7 1-0 6 2 1-0 1 . .6A BASS, Jamaal 13 40 36 76 5.0-12 0.5-2 1-44 . 1 . 1 . .19 STONE, Demetriu 13 46 27 73 1.0-2 . 2-20 5 . 2-0 . . .90 BAXTER, Alan 13 20 38 58 11.0-58 9.5-52 . 2 10 . . . .99 JEFFERSON, Naba 13 24 32 56 6.0-7 1.0-1 . 2 1 . . . .93 BISHOP, Ken 13 28 24 52 9.5-26 3.0-15 . 1 1 1-0 . . .95 PROGAR, Sean 13 23 23 46 10.0-71 8.5-68 1-21 1 2 . 2 . .11 MELVIN, Rashaan 11 33 12 45 . . 1-0 17 . . . . .40 JACQUES, Victor 8 16 28 44 2.0-8 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . .30 MOORE, Marlon 12 30 9 39 1.0-3 . 2-13 4 . . . . .21 DURANTE, Dechan 8 21 16 37 1.5-2 . 1-0 . . 1-0 3 . .97 WINDSOR, Joe 13 24 12 36 10.5-53 7.0-50 . 3 3 1-0 . . .45 MAYS, Boomer 12 18 12 30 5.0-7 . . . . . . . .24 WARE, Dominique 13 20 9 29 1.0-2 . . 3 . . . . .91 WELLS, Anthony 13 16 11 27 8.5-35 4.0-22 . 1 . 1-0 . . .52 SANTACATERINA 13 15 12 27 2.5-5 . 1-0 3 . . 2 . .46 RAINEY, George 12 11 13 24 6.5-34 2.5-21 . 1 . . . . .28 FAUSTIN, Jhony 10 16 7 23 . . . . . 1-0 1 . .2 EVANS, Sean 12 12 7 19 1.5-11 1.0-10 1-32 7 . . . . .94 GORDON, Donovan 13 9 9 18 1.5-5 1.0-5 . . . . . . .17 HAYES, Marckie 12 14 3 17 . . . . . . . . .49 MEEHAN, Jason 12 8 9 17 . . . . 1 . 1 . .14 STEPHEN, Courtn 9 11 2 13 . . 1-17 . . . . . .9B LEMON, Rasheen 13 7 4 11 . . . . . 1-0 . . .29 LOGAN, Paris 13 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .25 BOWERS, Giorgio 11 7 . 7 . . . . . . 1 . .44 FORD, Perez 13 4 2 6 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .51 ANDERSON, Zach 7 2 4 6 . . . . . . 1 . .27 WINKEL, Bobby 9 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .33 MOORE, Tre 8 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .56 GREEN, Daniel 5 2 2 4 2.0-8 0.5-4 . . . . . . .58 COTTON, Mike 9 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .4 BROWN, Da'Ron 13 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .26 WEDEL, Tyler 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .42 STINGILY, Camer 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .86 BRINLEE, Jacob 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 MCINTOSH, Matt 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .50 GORRELL, Ryan 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 ASHFORD, Perez 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .3 DANIELS, Akeem 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .6 LYNCH, Jordan 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 8 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 13 600 447 1047 98-375 40-261 15-187 67 21 11-0 15 . .Opponents 13 574 420 994 53-146 14-65 5-117 29 11 13-24 12 . .


NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Martel Moore WR 6-0 183 Sr. 3L San Antonio, TX (Earl Warren) 2 Sean Evans CB 5-10 174 Jr.-RS 1L Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton Beach) 3 Akeem Daniels RB 5-7 184 Jr. 2L Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) 4 Da’Ron Brown WR 6-0 194 So.-RS 1L Chicago, IL (Morgan Park) 6 Jamaal Bass LB 5-10 225 So.-RS 1L Miramar, FL (Miramar) 6 Jordan Lynch QB 6-0 216 Jr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel) 7 Perez Ashford WR 5-11 182 Sr. 3L Shaker Heights, OH (Shaker Heights) 8 Drew Hare QB 6-1 200 Fr. HS O’Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 9 Rasheen Lemon LB 6-0 206 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Proviso West) 9 Matt McIntosh QB 6-1 197 Fr.-RS 1Sq Evansville, IN (Reitz) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 155 So. 1L Riviera Beach, FL (W.T. Dwyer) 11 Rashaan Melvin CB 6-2 193 Sr.-RS 2L Waukegan, IL (Waukegan) 12 Matt Williams QB 6-1 188 Fr. HS Geneva, IL (Geneva) 14 Courtney Stephen S 6-0 194 Sr.-RS 1L Brampton, Ont., Canada (Turner Fenton/Wilfrid Laurier Univ.) 15 Jimmie Ward DB 5-11 192 Jr. 2L Mobile, AL (Davidson) 17 Marckie Hayes CB 5-8 176 So.-RS 1L Sycamore, IL (Sycamore) 18 Ryan Neir P 6-3 208 Sr.-RS 1L Roscoe, IL (Hononegah) 19 Demetrius Stone CB 5-10 203 Sr. 2L Miami, FL (American Senior/Coffeyville CC) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. RB 5-8 181 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (Leo) 21 Dechane Durante S 6-2 196 So.-RS 1L Charlotte, NC (Vance) 22 Jamison Wells WR 5-11 193 Jr.-RS 1L Combined Locks, WI (Kimberly) 24 Dominique Ware S 5-11 180 Jr.-RS 2L Bolingbrook, IL (Plainfield North) 25 Giorgio Bowers RB 5-8 218 So.-RS TR Olympia Fields, IL (Rich Central/Akron) 26 Tyler Wedel P/K 5-11 186 So. 1L McFarland, WI (McFarland) 27 Bobby Winkel LB 6-1 227 So.-RS 1L Batavia, IL (Marmion Academy) 28 Jhony Faustin CB 5-8 174 Jr. 1L Naples, FL (Lely/Ellsworth CC) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 179 Fr.-RS 1Sq Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge) 30 Marlon Moore CB 5-9 180 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. (C.F. Vigor) 32 Nate McNeal S 5-10 171 Jr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Thornwood/Harper College) 33 Tré Moore S 5-9 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Dayton, OH (Wayne) 34 James Spencer RB 5-8 181 So.-RS 1L Fremont, OH (Ross) 36 Tyrone Clark LB 5-10 219 Sr. 2L St. Louis, MO (Mehlville) 37 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 245 Fr. HS Evanston, IL (Amundsen) 40 Victor Jacques LB 5-11 228 Sr.-RS 2L Miami, FL (Christopher Columbus) 42 Cameron Stingily RB 6-1 244 So.-RS 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 218 Fr. HS Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Lawrence, KS (Eudora) 46 George Rainey DE 6-2 222 Jr.-RS 2L Milwaukee, WI (South Division) 47 Rob Sterling FB 5-10 231 So. 1L Lansing, IL (T.F. South) 48 Ricky Connors FB 6-1 246 So.-RS 2Sq Powder Springs, GA (Harrison)

2012 Huskie Pronunciation GuideName ...........................................................PronunciationJamaal Bass ............................................................... juh-MALLJuwan Brescacin ......................... juh-WAHN bress-cuh-SINDa’Ron Brown .............................................................duh-RONAidan Conlon ..................................................................AY-denDechane Durante ...............................deh-SHON der-RANTLuke Eakes ...................................................................... EE-kissJhony Faustin ... Johnny FOW (rhymes with COW)-stinnMichael Gegner ............................. Gehgg-NUR (2 hard Gs)Marckie Hayes ............................................................MARK-eeVictor Jacques ................................................................... jhockNabal Jefferson .........................................................nuh-BALLRasheen Lemon ..................................................... ruh-SHEEN

Name ...........................................................PronunciationTyler Loos ......................................................................... LooseDevonte’ Majors ............................................. duh-VONN-TAYDesroy Maxwell ............................................................DEZ-royBrian Mayer.................................................................... MAY-errJason Meehan ......................................................... MEE-HANNRashaan Melvin .................................................... ruh-SHAWNRyan Neir ............................................................................ NEARVidel Nelson ................................................................vih-DELLSean Progar .................................................................PRO-garrMichael Santacaterina .................san-tuh-CAT-err-EEN-uhAngelo Sebastiano .............................suh-BASS-tee-on-OHTim Semisch ..............................................................SEMM-ish

Name ...........................................................PronunciationLeighton Settle ........................................................... LATE-unCourtney Stephen .....................................................STEE-vinCameron Stingily .....................................................STING-leeDemetrius Stone ....................................... duh-MEE-tree-USTyler Wedel ................................................................. WEEDLEJamal Womble ........................................................... juh-MALL

Coaching StaffDave Doeren ................................................................DORE-inRyan Nielsen ............................................................ KNEEL-sinJay Niemann ..............................................................KNEE-minMike Uremovich ....................................... YERR-em-uh-VICH

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 49 Jason Meehan DE 6-1 241 So. 1L St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves) 50 Ryan Gorrell LB 6-1 225 So.-RS 1Sq Westchester, IL (Montini Catholic/Minnesota State) 51 Zach Anderson DT 6-1 300 Jr.-RS 1L Ladysmith, WI (Ladysmith) 52 Michael Santacaterina LB 5-10 210 So.-RS 1L Geneva, IL (Geneva) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 286 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Christian Brothers College) 56 Daniel Green DE 6-1 242 Sr.-RS 2Sq Oak Park, IL (Oak Park and River Forest) 58 Mike Cotton LB 6-1 224 Fr. HS O’Fallon, IL (O’Fallon Township) 59 Michael Gegner C 6-3 283 So.-RS 1L Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central) 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 287 Fr.-RS 1Sq Flossmoor, IL (Homewood-Flossmoor) 65 Wes Ott OL 6-3 281 So.-RS 2Sq Western Springs, IL (Lyons Township) 67 Tyler Pitt OL 6-5 292 So.-RS 1L McRae, GA (Telfair County) 73 Matthew Killian OL 6-5 303 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Francis Howell) 75 Tyler Loos OL 6-5 282 So.-RS 2Sq Sterling, IL (Sterling) 77 Jared Volk OL 6-3 315 Jr.-RS 2L Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) 78 Ryan Brown OL 6-6 283 So.-RS 1L Elburn, IL (St. Charles North) 79 Matt Krempel OL 6-5 307 Jr.-RS 2L Columbus, IN (Columbus North) 80 Devonte’ Majors WR 6-1 237 Fr.-RS 1Sq O’Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 82 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 219 Fr.-RS 1Sq Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Academy] 83 Luke Eakes TE 6-3 250 So.-RS 1L St. Marys, KS (St. Marys) 84 Brian Mayer LS 6-2 205 So.-RS 1L Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) 84 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 239 Fr.-RS 1Sq Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 85 Angelo Sebastiano WR 6-0 205 Fr.-RS 1sq Coconut Creek, FL (North Broward Prep) 86 Jacob Brinlee WR 5-9 185 Fr. WO Lake Zurich, IL (Lake Zurich/Fork Union) 87 Jason Schepler TE 6-2 274 Sr.-RS 3L Sycamore, IL (Sycamore) 88 Tim Semisch TE 6-8 266 So.-RS 1L Omaha, NE (Millard North/Neb.-Omaha) 90 Alan Baxter DE 6-0 240 Sr. 3L Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 91 Anthony Wells DT 6-3 276 Jr.-RS 2L North Chicago, IL (North Chicago) 93 Ken Bishop DT 6-1 308 Jr. JC Lauderhill, FL (Piper/Ellsworth CC) 94 Donovan Gordon DT 6-0 275 So.-RS 1Sq Kansas City, MO (Raytown South/Neb.-Omaha) 95 Sean Progar DE 6-2 254 Sr.-RS 3L Glenview, IL (Glenbrook South) 97 Joe Windsor DE 6-0 236 Jr. 2L Kearney, MO (Kearney) 99 Mathew Sims K 5-9 181 Jr. 2L Hannibal, MO (Hannibal) 99 Nabal Jefferson DT 6-0 287 Sr. 3L Chicago, IL (Marist)

KEY: RS -- Has already used a redshirt season. Sq -- Squad member. L -- Letterman. HS -- High School. WO -- Walk-on (new).

NIU Career Games Played/StartedName Pos. Cl. GP/GSZach Anderson DT Jr.-RS 15/0Perez Ashford WR Sr. 46/14Jamaal Bass LB So.-RS 23/21Matt Battaglia OL Sr. 9/0Alan Baxter DE Sr. 50/22Ken Bishop DT Jr. 12/7Giorgio Bowers TB So.-RS 10/0Juwan Brescacin WR Fr.-RS 9/0Jacob Brinlee WR Fr. 9/0Da’Ron Brown WR So.-RS 26/11Ryan Brown OT So.-RS 22/11Tyrone Clark LB Sr. 34/26Aidan Conlon OG Fr.-RS 12/12Ricky Connors FB So.-RS 6/1Mike Cotton LB Fr. 9/0Akeem Daniels WR Jr. 37/6Dechane Durante D So.-RS 21/15Luke Eakes TE So.-RS 26/14Sean Evans DB Jr.-RS 28/2Jhony Faustin CB Sr. 25/11Perez Ford DE Fr. 12/0Mike Gegner C So.-RS 11/0Donovan Gordon DT So.-RS 12/0Ryan Gorrell LB So.-RS 2/0Daniel Green DE Sr.-RS 6/0Keith Harris, Jr. TB Fr. 9/2

Name Pos. Cl. GP/GSMarckie Hayes DB So.-RS 25/0Victor Jacques LB Sr.-RS 31/7Nabal Jefferson DT Sr. 51/23Matt Killian OG Fr.-RS 12/0Matt Krempel OL Jr.-RS 30/2Rasheen Lemon LB Fr.-RS 12/1Tommylee Lewis WR So. 23/2Paris Logan DB Fr.-RS 12/0Tyler Loos OT So.-RS 11/11Jordan Lynch QB Jr.-RS 34/12Devonte Majors WR Fr.-RS 2/0Desroy Maxwell TE Fr. 11/1Brian Mayer DS So.-RS 26/--Boomer Mays LB Fr.-RS 12/4Matt McIntosh QB Fr.-RS 6/0Nate McNeal S Jr.-RS 2/0Jason Meehan DE So. 26/0Rashaan Melvin CB Sr.-RS 39/25Marlon Moore CB Fr. 12/6Martel Moore WR Sr. 52/33Tre Moore S Fr.-RS 8/0Ryan Neir P Sr.-RS 26/--Andrew Ness C Fr.-RS 12/12Stephen O’Neal DE Jr.-RS 25/0Wes Ott OL So.-RS 6/0

Name Pos. Cl. GP/GSLogan Pegram OL Sr.-RS 35/22Tyler Pitt OL So.-RS 26/1Sean Progar DE Sr.-RS 52/46George Rainey LB Jr.-RS 34/0Mike Santacaterina LB So.-RS 22/6Jason Schepler TE Sr.-RS 47/25Angelo Sebastiano WR Fr.-RS 11/0Tim Semisch TE So.-RS 23/5Leighton Settle TB Jr. 18/5Mathew Sims K Jr. 31/--James Spencer RB So.-RS 12/0Courtney Stephen S Sr.-RS 14/0Rob Sterling FB So. 22/4Cameron Stingily TB So.-RS 9/0Demetrius Stone DB Sr. 37/19Jess Striedl FB So.-RS 1/0Kevin Tennenbaum TE Fr.-RS 1.0Jared Volk OL Jr.-RS 34/13Jimmie Ward DB Jr. 39/23Dominique Ware CB Jr.-RS 34/3Tyler Wedel K So. 26/--Anthony Wells DE Jr.-RS 30/7Jamison Wells WR Jr.-RS 28/1Joe Windsor DE Jr. 39/2Bobby Winkel LB So.-RS 15/0Jamal Womble TB Sr. 18/1


NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

P 18 Ryan Neir (6-3, 208, Sr.-R) .......................................... Roscoe, IL

26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...................................McFarland, WI

PK 99 Mathew Sims (5-11, 180, Jr.)................................... Hannibal, MO

26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...................................McFarland, WI

KO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, So.) ...................................McFarland, WI

HO 18 Ryan Neir (6-3, 208, Sr.-R) .......................................... Roscoe, IL

SN 84 Brian Mayer (6-2, 205, So.-R) .............................Orland Park, IL

PR 85 Angelo Sebastiano (6-0, 205, Fr.-R) ......... Coconut Creek, FL

10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ...................Riviera Beach, FL

KOR 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ...................Riviera Beach, FL

22 Jamison Wells (5-11, 193, Jr.-R) ...............Combined Locks, WI

WR (X) 1 Martel Moore (6-0, 183, Sr.)............................ San Antonio, TX

82 Juwan Brescacin (6-4, 219, Fr.-R) .................. Mississauga, ON

WR (S) 7 Perez Ashford (5-11, 182, Sr.)..................... Shaker Heights, OH

4 Da’Ron Brown (6-0, 194, So.-R) ............................... Chicago, IL

85 Angelo Sebastiano (6-0, 205, Fr.-R) ........ Coconut Creek, FL

WR (H) 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, So.) ..................Riviera Beach, FL

22 Jamison Wells (5-11, 193, Jr.-R) ..............Combined Locks, WI

86 Jacob Brinlee (5-9, 185, Fr.) ................................Lake Zurich, IL

TE (Y) 87 Jason Schepler (6-2, 274, Sr.-R) .......................... Sycamore, IL

37 Desroy Maxwell (6-2, 245, Fr.) ...............................Evanston, IL

LT 78 Ryan Brown (6-6, 283, So.-R) ...................................... Elburn, IL

67 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 292, So.-R) ........................................ McRae, GA

LG 77 Jared Volk (6-3, 315, Jr.-R) ..................................... Hartland, WI

67 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 292, So.-R) ........................................ McRae, GA

C 55 Andrew Ness (6-3, 286, Fr.-R)................................O’Fallon, MO

59 Michael Gegner (6-3, 283, So.-R) .................... Indianapolis, IN

RG 61 Aidan Conlon (6-3, 287, Fr.-R) ..............................Flossmoor, IL

73 Matthew Killian (6-5, 303, Fr.-R) ..........................O’Fallon, MO

RT 79 Matt Krempel (6-5, 307, Jr.-R) ............................ Columbus, IN

65 Wes Ott (6-3, 281, So.-R) ..........................Western Springs, IL

TE (U) 83 Luke Eakes (6-3, 250, So.-R) ............................... St. Marys, KS

88 Tim Semisch (6-8, 266, So.-R) .................................Omaha, NE QB 6 Jordan Lynch (6-0, 216, Jr.-R) ................................... Chicago, IL

9 Matt McIntosh (6-1, 197, Fr.-R) ...............................Evansville, IN

FB 47 Rob Sterling (5-10, 231, So.) ...................................... Lansing, IL

48 Ricky Connors (6-1, 246, So.-R) ............. Powder Springs, GA

TB 3 Akeem Daniels (5-7, 183, Jr.) .............................Kissimmee, FL

25 Giorgio Bowers (5-8, 218, So.-R) .................Olympia Fields, IL

34 James Spencer (5-8, 181, So.-R) ............................Fremont, OH

DE 90 Alan Baxter (6-0, 240, Sr.) .............................Buffalo Grove, IL

49 Jason Meehan (6-1, 241, So.).................... Webster Groves, MO

44 Perez Ford (6-0, 218, Fr.) ........................................ Romeoville, IL

DT 91 Anthony Wells (6-3, 276, Jr.-R) .................... North Chicago, IL

OR 93 Ken Bishop (6-1, 308, Jr.) ........................................ Lauderhill, FL

DT 99 Nabal Jefferson (6-0, 287, Sr.) ..................................Chicago, IL

94 Donovan Gordon (6-0, 275, So.-R) ................ Kansas City, MO

DE 95 Sean Progar (6-2, 254, Sr.-R) ...................................Glenview, IL

97 Joe Windsor (6-0, 236, Jr.) ......................................Kearney, MO

46 George Rainey (6-2, 222, Jr.-R) .......................... Milwaukee, WI

OLB 6 Jamaal Bass (5-10, 225, So.-R) .................................Miramar, FL

9 Rasheen Lemon (6-0, 206, Fr.-R) ............................. Chicago, IL

MLB 40 Victor Jacques (5-11, 228, Sr.-R) ...................................Maimi, FL

45 Boomer Mays (6-0, 230, Fr.-R) .............................Lawrence, KS

OLB 36 Tyrone Clark (5-10, 219, Sr.) ....................................St. Louis, MO

52 Michael Santacaterina (5-10, 210, So.-R) ................Geneva, IL

CB 11 Rashaan Melvin (6-2, 193, Sr.-R) ......................... Waukegan, IL

28 Jhony Faustin (5-8, 174, Jr.) ...........................................Naples, FL

S 19 Demetrius Stone (5-10, 203, Sr.).................................Miami, FL

24 Dominique Ware (5-11, 180, Jr.-R)...................... Bolingbrook, IL

S 15 Jimmie Ward (5-11, 192, Jr.)..........................................Mobile, AL

21 Dechane Durante (6-2, 196, So.-R) ....................Charlotte, NC

CB 2 Sean Evans (5-10, 174, Jr.-R) ....................Ft. Walton Beach, FL

30 Marlon Moore (5-9, 180, Fr.) ......................................... Mobile, AL

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