Quick Look:
- The NIU Huskies compete in the Mid-American (MAC) Conference in 17 sports
- NIU is a NCAA Division I institution (1-A in football)
More Points of Pride
Points of Pride: Athletics
Huskie Football
- Opened the 2006 season at top-ranked Ohio State
- Earned NIU's first-ever berth in the conference championship game in 2005
- Mid-American Conference West Division Champions in 2005
- Posted a sixth-straight winning season, including a victory over rival University of Toledo
- Opened the 2005 season at the University of Michigan
- Had four players selected to All-America teams
- Featured sensational tailback Garrett Wolfe, the nation’s second-leading major college rusher with 1,580 yards
- Wolfe, an Honorable Mention All-America, finished the season in three Top Five NCAA statistical categories
Men's Basketball
- Won its first-ever Mid-American Conference West DIvision championship in 2006
- Center James Hughes won the conference's Defensive Player of the Year Award
Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center
- NIU’s new facility enhances the on-field and classroom performance of student-athletes.
- The 60,000-square-foot facility includes a strength and conditioning center, academic performance center with fully equipped technology lab, football locker room, and sports medicine areas.
