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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 . They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in MAC play to win MAC West Division Title. 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.[ 1]
Since the MAC was a non-automatic qualifying (non-AQ) conference, its conference champion had to finish 16th or higher in the BCS ranking and be ranked ahead of at least one AQ conference champion to qualify for a BCS game.[ 2] Bowl Championship Series rankings, while Big East champion Louisville was ranked No. 21. As a result, Northern Illinois received a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl against Florida State .[ 3] North Carolina State .[ 4] Rod Carey was named his successor, and coached the bowl game. The Huskies lost to Florida State 10–31.[ 5] [ 6]
The season marked the Huskies' fifth consecutive trip to a bowl game.
Schedule
September 12:30 pmvs. Iowa *
ESPNU L 17–1852,117[ 7] Tennessee–Martin *
ESPN3 W 35–716,010[ 8] Army *
CBSSN W 41–4030,176[ 9] Kansas *
ESPN3W 30–2318,374[ 10] Central Michigan
ESPN3W 55–2416,292[ 11] Ball State
ESPN3W 35–2311,238[ 12] Buffalo
CSNC W 45–314,419[ 13] Akron
ESPN+ W 37–77,074[ 14] Western Michigan
ESPN+W 48–3412,974[ 15] Massachusetts
W 63–011,114[ 16] Toledo
ESPN2 W 31–2417,813[ 17] Eastern Michigan No. 24
ESPN3W 49–71,349[ 18] Kent State No. 19
ESPN2 W 44–37 2OT 18,132[ 19] Florida State * No. 16
ESPN L 10–3172,073
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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
N/A
References
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