DETROIT – The Northern Illinois University Huskies were picked to finish fifth in the 2025 Mid-American Conference Football Coaches Preseason Poll released Thursday during the 2025 MAC Football Media Day in Detroit.
NIU collected 94 points, 21 behind No. 4 Buffalo and 13 ahead of sixth-place Bowling Green. Toledo narrowly edged Miami (Ohio) for first place with 135 points to the RedHawks’ 131. They were followed by defending champions Ohio with 123.
NIU will open its final season in the Mid-American Conference versus Miami on Saturday, October 4 in the Huskies’ 118th Homecoming game, will play Ohio in Athens on Saturday, October 18 and face Toledo on Wednesday, November 5 in Toledo.
The season begins for the Huskies on August 30th with a home game against Holy Cross.
July 24, 2025
