On November 9, the school announced that Hammock had signed a contract extension through the 2026 season.[4] With their win over Buffalo on November 17, the Huskies clinched the West Division championship and a berth in the MAC Championship Game.[5]
As a result of the limited season in 2020 due to COVID-19, the NCAA granted a waiver to allow athletes to transfer to another school and be eligible immediately without having to sit out a season.[6] In April 2021, the NCAA further made one-time transfers for all college athletes to be eligible immediately.[7] As a result, transfers were much more common this year than in prior years.
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The 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid American Conference MAC during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season Led by third year head coach Thomas Hammock the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9 5 with a mark of 6 2 in conference playing sharing the MAC s West Division title with Central Michigan By virtue of a head to head win over Central Michigan Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game and defeated Kent State to win the program s six MAC championship 1 The Huskies invited to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Coastal Carolina on December 17 2 3 The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb Illinois 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies footballMAC championMAC West Division co championMAC Championship Game W 41 23 vs Kent StateCure Bowl L 41 47 vs Coastal CarolinaConferenceMid American ConferenceDivisionWest DivisionRecord9 5 6 2 MAC Head coachThomas Hammock 3rd season Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness 3rd season Defensive coordinatorDerrick Jackson 3rd season Home stadiumHuskie StadiumSeasons 20202022 2021 Mid American Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L East DivisionKent State xy 6 2 7 7 Miami OH 5 3 7 6 Ohio 3 5 3 9 Bowling Green 2 6 4 8 Buffalo 2 6 4 8 Akron 1 7 2 10 West DivisionNorthern Illinois xy 6 2 9 5 Central Michigan x 6 2 9 4 Toledo 5 3 7 6 Ball State 4 4 6 7 Eastern Michigan 4 4 7 6 Western Michigan 4 4 8 5 Championship Northern Illinois 41 Kent State 23 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantOn November 9 the school announced that Hammock had signed a contract extension through the 2026 season 4 With their win over Buffalo on November 17 the Huskies clinched the West Division championship and a berth in the MAC Championship Game 5 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Transfers 2 Preseason 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 Game summaries 5 1 At Georgia Tech 5 2 At Kent State 5 3 Vs Kent State MAC Championship game 6 ReferencesOffseason editTransfers edit As a result of the limited season in 2020 due to COVID 19 the NCAA granted a waiver to allow athletes to transfer to another school and be eligible immediately without having to sit out a season 6 In April 2021 the NCAA further made one time transfers for all college athletes to be eligible immediately 7 As a result transfers were much more common this year than in prior years Michigan State quarterback Rocky Lombardi who started six games for the Spartans in 2020 announced he would transfer to Northern Illinois 8 9 Preseason editIn the league s annual preseason poll the Huskies were picked to finish in last place in the West 10 Schedule editThe Huskies played Maine and Wyoming at home while traveling to Georgia Tech and Michigan for non conference games in 2021 11 12 DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 46 30 p m at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAACCNW 22 2133 651September 1112 30 p m Wyoming Huskie StadiumDeKalb ILESPN L 43 5011 334September 1811 00 a m at No 25 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor MIBTNL 10 63106 263September 251 30 p m Maine Huskie StadiumDeKalb ILESPN3W 41 1410 076October 21 30 p m Eastern Michigan nbsp Huskie StadiumDeKalb ILESPN W 27 2010 034October 911 00 a m at ToledoGlass BowlToledo OHCBSSNW 22 2021 284October 162 30 p m Bowling GreenHuskie StadiumDeKalb ILESPN W 34 267 854October 2311 00 a m at Central MichiganKelly Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant MIESPNUW 39 3815 232November 36 00 p m at Kent StateDix StadiumKent OHESPN2L 47 526 076November 106 00 p m Ball StateHuskie StadiumDeKalb IL Bronze Stalk Trophy ESPN2W 30 297 894November 176 00 p m at BuffaloUniversity at Buffalo StadiumBuffalo NYESPN2W 33 27 OT13 097November 236 00 p m Western MichiganHuskie StadiumDeKalb ILESPNUL 21 427 156December 411 00 a m vs Kent StateFord FieldDetroit MI MAC Championship Game ESPNW 41 2310 317December 175 00 p m vs Coastal Carolina Exploria StadiumOrlando FL Cure Bowl ESPN2L 41 479 784 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time 13 14 Rankings editFurther information 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked RV Received votesWeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP RVCoaches CFPNot released Not releasedGame summaries editAt Georgia Tech edit See also 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Northern Illinois Huskies 0 0 at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 0 0 Period 1 2 34TotalNorthern Illinois 7 7 0822Georgia Tech 0 7 01421at Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta GA Date Saturday September 4 2021Game time 6 30 p m CDTGame weather sunny Temperature 78 FGame attendance 33 651Referee Marcus WoodsTV announcers ACCN Dave O Brien Tim Hasselbeck Kelsey RiggsPregame line Georgia Tech 19 Game informationFirst Quarter 1 56 NIU Harrison Waylee 35 yard rush John Richardson kick Drive 8 plays 74 yards 3 42 NIU 7 0 Second Quarter 10 17 NIU Miles Joiner 5 yard pass from Rocky Lombardi John Richardson kick Drive 12 plays 66 yards 5 22 NIU 14 0 0 47 GT Kyric McGowan 22 yard pass from Jordan Yates Brent Cimaglia kick Drive 17 plays 97 yards 6 00 NIU 14 7 Fourth Quarter 7 44 GT Dontae Smith 15 yard rush Brent Cimaglia kick Drive 5 plays 77 yards 2 23 14 14 6 32 GT Jordan Yates 4 yard rush Brent Cimaglia kick Drive 3 plays 25 yards 0 54 GT 21 14 0 38 NIU Clint Ratkovich 3 yards pass from Rocky Lombardi Tyrice Richie pass from Rocky Lombardi Drive 9 plays 80 yards 2 04 NIU 22 21 Statistics NIU GTFirst downs 15 25Total yards 301 429Rushes yards 42 165 52 273Passing yards 136 156Passing Comp Att Int 11 17 0 15 26 0Time of possession 28 55 31 05Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 11 17 136 yards 2 TDRushing Harrison Waylee 27 carries 144 yards 1 TDReceiving Tyrice Richie 2 receptions 64 yardsGeorgia Tech Passing Jordan Yates 12 18 135 yards 1 TDRushing Jahmyr Gibbs 20 carries 99 yardsReceiving Malachi Carter 6 receptions 92 yards At Kent State edit Northern Illinois at Kent State 1 234TotalNorthern Illinois 7 14620 47 Kent State 0 31147 52Date November 3 2021Location Dix StadiumKent OHGame start 7 00 p m ESTGame attendance 6 076Television network ESPN2See also 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Pregame line Over underKENT 3 5 72 0Statistics Northern Illinois Kent StateFirst downs 32 31Total yards 663 682Rushing yards 131 360Passing yards 532 322Turnovers 1 0Time of possession 35 04 24 56Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 33 57 532 yards 3 TDsRushing Jay Ducker 19 carries 101 yards 2 TDsReceiving Trayvon Rudolph 14 receptions 309 yards 3 TDsKent State Passing Dustin Crum 20 30 322 yards 2 TDsRushing Marquez Cooper 23 carries 173 yards 2 TDsReceiving Dante Cephas 5 receptions 124 yards Vs Kent State MAC Championship game edit MAC Championship Game 1 234TotalKent State 0 01013 23 Northern Illinois 10 7717 41Date December 4 2021Location Ford FieldDetroit MIGame start 12 00 p m ESTGame attendance 10 317Television network ESPNSee also 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and 2021 MAC Championship Game Pregame line Over underKENT 3 5 75 5Statistics Kent State Northern IllinoisFirst downs 24 28Total yards 391 368Rushing yards 195 266Passing yards 196 102Turnovers 2 1Time of possession 19 59 40 01Team Category Player StatisticsKent State Passing Dustin Crum 11 21 128 yards 1 TD 2 INTsRushing Xavier Williams 8 carries 93 yardsReceiving Dante Cephas 7 receptions 102 yardsNorthern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 7 15 102 yards 1 INTRushing Jay Ducker 29 carries 146 yardsReceiving Trayvon Rudolph 3 receptions 50 yardsReferences edit Northern Illinois easily beats Kent State to win fifth MAC championship sports yahoo com Retrieved December 7 2021 Helwick Steve December 5 2021 Northern Illinois will play Coastal Carolina in the 2021 Cure Bowl Hustle Belt Retrieved December 7 2021 MAC Champion NIU Huskies to play in Tailgreeter Cure Bowl MyStateline com December 5 2021 Retrieved December 7 2021 Northern Illinois extends Hammock thru 2026 ESPN com November 9 2021 Retrieved November 19 2021 NIU Huskies Beat Buffalo Clinch Mac West Division November 17 2021 Retrieved November 19 2021 Coleman Madeline NCAA to Grant D I Transfer Athletes Immediate Eligibility This Year Sports Illustrated Retrieved September 22 2021 Dellenger Ross The NCAA s Transfer Revolution Is Here Sports Illustrated Retrieved September 22 2021 Michigan State transfer QB Rocky Lombardi leads Northern Illinois to upset win over Georgia Tech 247Sports Retrieved November 19 2021 QB Lombardi transfers to N Illinois from MSU ESPN com December 27 2020 Retrieved November 19 2021 MAC Announces 2021 Preseason Media Football Poll getsomemaction com Retrieved November 19 2021 Kelley Kevin March 9 2018 NIU to play at Kentucky in 2022 adds games vs Maine and EIU FBSchedules com Retrieved July 21 2021 NIU s 2021 Football Schedule Features Six Home Games NIU Athletics Retrieved July 1 2021 2021 Northern Illinois Football Schedule FBSchedules com Retrieved February 16 2021 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results College Football at Sports Reference com Retrieved November 19 2021 nbsp This college football 2020s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team amp oldid 1210900002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,