Boneyard Wins through NIU football history ...

Two chances this year: Sept. 7 at Notre Dame, and Sept. 28 at N.C. State.

Note: Some are only highlights; others with Bill Baker commentary. (Note: BYU win was added tho not a P5 at the time; no one objected so it stuck. Bowl and MAC title wins go elsewhere). If you can find any "missing links," please post the links and they will be added. Enjoy.

1983: NIU 37, Kansas 34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-7VZdsx5E0
1988: NIU 19, Wisconsin 17
https://youtu.be/9R4m84tvIyE
1989: NIU 37, Kansas State 20
1990: NIU 42, Kansas State 35
2002: NIU 42, Wake Forest 41
https://youtu.be/nkWBTozmdm8
2003: NIU 19, Alabama 16
https://youtu.be/AqZosKoCSos
2003: NIU 24, Iowa State 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSO0aDP-M2Y
(Novak commentary and hi-lites begins 3:37 into video)
2003: NIU 20, Maryland 13
https://youtu.be/72ZF8T90klc
https://youtu.be/z94MED4DK7k
2009: NIU 28, Purdue 21
https://youtu.be/MGYNX4IJ4UA
https://youtu.be/0AbjoU7_dsw
2010: NIU 34, Minnesota 23
https://youtu.be/llwbtcdX6To
2012: NIU 30, Kansas 23
http://www.godawgz.com/12_KUgame.htm
2013: NIU 55, Purdue 24
https://youtu.be/O1BPU4qDsZw
2013: NIU 30, Iowa 27
https://youtu.be/A09oLtJcQR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvAkCQUQIeg
2014: NIU 23, Northwestern 15
https://youtu.be/TUqu6kB8EYg
2017: NIU 21, Nebraska 17
https://youtu.be/_oaE3lxhZ2c
https://youtu.be/h13lUNsFGf4
https://youtu.be/k36B4MRuStM
2018: NIU 7, BYU 6
https://youtu.be/qIlAdCKayKI
https://youtu.be/q-5AX6WBok4
2021: NIU 22, Georgia Tech 21
https://youtu.be/Qs98aU4NhQU
https://youtu.be/aflYNERPzhs
2023: NIU 27, Boston College 24 (ot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdZ_UyHe7Q (highlights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_91VQFhSN-0 (highlights, ends with BBaker "good-bye")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lMZMDrXFa0 (full game)


Notes: Originally a solo effort that migrated to the Dog Pound. More added by others over several years to make it "ours." Keep 'em coming.

Note: I will not be bumping this up closer to the season or re-posting in future years. If anyone wants to preserve the info, I suggest copy-and-paste from this OP directly to a new one to preserve the links. You can also delete commentary no longer necessary, edit at will, and update the upcoming games info season to season. Enjoy.

Next up (in 5 months): NIU 37, Notre Dame 19. Okay, so maybe it won’t be that close.

(04-09-2024 12:38 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Next up (in 5 months): NIU 37, Notre Dame 19. Okay, so maybe it won’t be that close.

You're assuming we would have an offense. If we win, it would be something stupid. Like 2-3. We give up a safety and our kicker bangs in a field goal.

(04-09-2024 03:13 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 12:38 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Next up (in 5 months): NIU 37, Notre Dame 19. Okay, so maybe it won’t be that close.

You're assuming we would have an offense. If we win, it would be something stupid. Like 2-3. We give up a safety and our kicker bangs in a field goal.

Of course I was being facetious. We probably won’t have much of an offense (except for the patented runs up the middle). IMO, there is no way we win that game and it will not be close. If we lose by less than 4 touchdowns, I’d consider that a moral victory.