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2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | @ Wisconsin | 0-1 (0-0) | L 28-20 |
| 9/12 | Western Illinois | 1-1 (0-0) | W 41-7 |
| 9/19 | @ Purdue | 2-1 (0-0) | W 28-21 |
| 9/26 | Idaho | 2-2 (0-0) | L 34-31 |
| 10/03 | Western Michigan | 3-2 (1-0) | W 38-3 |
| 10/17 | @ Toledo | 3-3 (1-1) | L 20-19 |
| 10/24 | @ Miami (OH) | 4-3 (2-1) | W 27-22 |
| 10/31 | Akron | 5-3 (3-1) | W 27-10 |
| 11/05 | Eastern Michigan | 6-3 (4-1) | W 50-6 |
| 11/12 | Ball State | 7-3 (5-1) | W 26-20 |
| 11/21 | @ Ohio | 7-4 (5-2) | L 38-31 |
| 11/27 | @ Central Michigan | 7-5 (5-3) | L 45-31 |
| 1/02 | vs. South Florida | 7-6 (5-3) | L 27-3 |
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Headlines
Simeon OL Ebbele picks Arizona over Illini, NIU
Scott Powers | ESPNChicago.com (6 days ago)
Simeon OL Fabbians Ebbele picked Arizona over four others, including Illinois and Northern Illinois.
NIU kicker Salerno's thoughts with ill sister
Scott Powers | ESPNChicago.com (39 days ago)
NIU kicker Mike Salerno will be thinking of his sister before the International Bowl.
Bowl Betting Bonanza: Part III
Chad Millman | ESPN.com (41 days ago)
Chad Millman checks in with betting advice for bowl games during Jan. 1-6, 2009 -- including Boise St./TCU, Iowa/Georgia Tech, and more.
- Scouts Inc.: South Florida vs. Northern Illinois (48 days ago)
- NIU coach Kill believes Wilson has NFL potential (50 days ago)
- Blue Ribbon: Northern Illinois
(54 days ago) - Cox excels in NIU's run-heavy offense (55 days ago)
- Schlabach: Bowl rankings from best to worst (63 days ago)
- NIU to play South Florida in International Bowl (64 days ago)
- Powers' Week 12 college football preview (81 days ago)
1/2/2010 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PASSING » Daniels (USF) 217 yds RUSHING » Ford (USF) 207 yds RECEIVING » Love (USF) 56 yds | ||||||
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2009 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
| Temple | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Ohio | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Bowling Green | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Buffalo | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Akron | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Miami (OH) | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Central Michigan | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Western Michigan | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Toledo | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Ball State | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-8 | 0-12 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| C. Harnish | 223 | 143 | 1670 | 11 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| C. Spann | 179 | 1038 | 5.8 | 19 |
| M. Brown | 148 | 645 | 4.4 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| L. Cox | 45 | 535 | 11.9 | 4 |
| M. Lewis | 29 | 299 | 10.3 | 3 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 202.4 | 151.7 | 354.1 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 30.8 | 21.2 | 9.6 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| T. Clark | S | Signed | 76 |
| J. Volk | OT | Signed | 74 |
| A. Wells | DE | Signed | 74 |
| P. Ashford | ATH | Signed | 71 |
| J. Lynch | QB | Signed | 71 |
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