2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game, W 51–17 vs. Bowling Green
Boca Raton Bowl, L 23–52 vs. Marshall
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Rod Carey (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Cole (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Niemann (4th season)
MVP	Da'Ron Brown
Captain	Luke Eakes, Tyler Loos, Jason Meehan, Rob Sterling, Ryan Brown, Da'Ron Brown
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated Bowling Green to win the program's fifth MAC championship. The Huskies were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to Conference USA champion Marshall. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Northern Illinois loss to Central Michigan on October 11 snapped a 26-game home winning streak dating back to the 2009 season. The season marked the Huskies' seventh consecutive trip to a bowl game and their third consecutive bowl game loss.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 55–3	12,398	[1]
September 6	2:30 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 23–15	41,139	[2]
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	W 48–34	14,305	[3]
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	L 14–52	67,204	[4]
October 4	4:00 p.m.	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 17–14	15,620	[5]
October 11	4:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 17–34	20,122	[6]
October 18	4:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 51–41	11,211	[7]
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 28–17	19,654	[8]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN2	W 35–21	6,642	[9]
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 27–24	8,462	[10]
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 21–14	15,118	[11]
November 28	10:00 a.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	W 31–21	11,195	[12]
December 5	6:00 p.m.	vs. Bowling Green*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 51–17	15,110	[13]
December 23	5:00 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–52	29,419
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

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