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{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] BCS No. 15 Coaches No. 24 AP No. 22
The 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They were led by second year head coach Dave Doeren for the regular season and Rod Carey in the 2013 Orange Bowl . They played their home games at Huskie Stadium .
With their win over Kent State in the MAC Championship Game on November 30, NIU moved to 12–1, the most regular-season wins in the program's 113-year history. NIU also moved to No. 15 in the final Bowl Championship Series rankings, while Big East champion Louisville was No. 21. Since the MAC is a non-AQ conference, its conference champion must finish 16th or higher and be ranked ahead of at least one AQ conference champion to qualify for a BCS game. As a result, NIU played in the Orange Bowl against Florida State . It was the first major-bowl appearance in school history, as well as the first-ever major-bowl appearance for a MAC team.
Head coach Doeren did not coach the Huskies in the Orange Bowl after accepting the head coaching job at North Carolina State . Co-offensive coordinator Rod Carey was named his successor, and coached the bowl game.
Schedule
September 12:30 pmvs. Iowa *
ESPNU L 17–1852,117[ 1] Tennessee–Martin *
ESPN3 W 35–716,010[ 2] Army *
CBSSN W 41–4030,176[ 3] Kansas *
ESPN3W 30–2318,374[ 4] Central Michigan
ESPN3W 55–2416,292[ 5] Ball State
ESPN3W 35–2311,238[ 6] Buffalo
CSNC W 45–314,419[ 7] Akron
ESPN+ W 37–77,074[ 8] Western Michigan
ESPN+W 48–3412,974[ 9] Massachusetts
W 63–011,114[ 10] Toledo
ESPN2 W 31–2417,813[ 11] Eastern Michigan No. 23
ESPN3W 49–71,349[ 12] Kent State No. 18
ESPN2 W 44–37 2OT 18,132[ 13] Florida State * No. 15
ESPN L 10–3172,073
Template:CFB Schedule End
Rankings
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Roster
Game notes
vs Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
3
3
3
9
18
Huskies
0
10
7
0
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–7
2007
IOWA, 16–3
UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
0
0
7
7
Huskies
7
14
7
7
35
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0-0
First meeting
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
14
14
0
13
41
Black Knights
7
12
15
6
40
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2011
NIU, 49–26
Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
3
7
7
6
23
Huskies
6
7
0
17
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2011
KAN, 45–42
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
7
10
0
24
Huskies
14
10
10
21
55
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
21–25–1
2011
CMU, 48–41
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
7
7
14
35
Cardinals
3
13
7
0
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–20–2
2011
NIU, 41–38
Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
3
0
0
0
3
Huskies
7
21
14
3
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–1
2010
NIU, 31–30
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
10
10
10
7
37
Zips
0
7
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–5
2010
NIU, 50–14
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
10
14
17
48
Broncos
14
7
0
13
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–23
2011
NIU, 51–22
Massachusetts
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Huskies
14
21
21
7
63
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0-0
First meeting
Toledo
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
7
0
10
24
Huskies
0
7
21
3
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–29
2011
NIU, 63–60
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Huskies
14
14
7
14
49
Eagles
7
0
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
26–14–2
2011
NIU, 18–12
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
#19 Huskies
3
14
10
7 3 7
44
#18 Golden Flashes
10
0
3
21 3 0
37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
16–3
2011
NIU, 40–10
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Huskies
3
0
7
0
10
#12 Seminoles
7
7
3
14
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–0
First meeting
References
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