2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team information
American college football season
2013Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–47 vs. Bowling Green
Poinsettia Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Utah State
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Division
West Division
Record
12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Rod Carey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Bob Cole (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Jay Niemann (3rd season)
MVP
Jordan Lynch
Captain
Jamaal Bass, Jared Volk, Jordan Lynch, Jimmie Ward
Home stadium
Huskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Bowling Green x$
7
–
1
10
–
4
Buffalo
6
–
2
8
–
5
Ohio
4
–
4
7
–
6
Akron
4
–
4
5
–
7
Kent State
3
–
5
4
–
8
UMass
1
–
7
1
–
11
Miami (OH)
0
–
8
0
–
12
West Division
Northern Illinois x
8
–
0
12
–
2
Ball State
7
–
1
10
–
3
Toledo
5
–
3
7
–
5
Central Michigan
5
–
3
6
–
6
Eastern Michigan
1
–
7
2
–
10
Western Michigan
1
–
7
1
–
11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) member during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Carey, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 8–0 In conference play, they won the MAC West Division title, and advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to East Division champion Bowling Green. Northern Illinois was invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they lost to Utah State. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Fresh off their Orange Bowl appearance the previous season, the Huskies went undefeated until the MAC Championship Game. This garnered national attention with the anticipation of another Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl appearance. Starting quarterback Jordan Lynch finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[1] The season marked the Huskies' sixth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive bowl game loss.
^"Heisman finalist: Jordan Lynch". ESPN. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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