The Chicago Tribune: NIU resourceful —but remorseful
- Huskies pull out all stops, to no avail

The Chicago Tribune: NIU 2-minute drill

Getting offensive: Justin Anderson's 129 net yards gave him five straight 100-yard games, and receiver Matt Simon's 160 gave him three 100-yard games in the last four.

On the defense: Defensive end Larry English had 1 1/2 sacks to give him 8 1/2 for the season. His 21 1/2 sacks are two behind school record-holder Scott Kellar.

The number: 1. Third-down conversions out of 13 chances

They're still talking about: Coaches opening up the playbook for direct snaps to the tailback, fake punts, end-arounds, flanker-option passes, a semi-Statue of Liberty and a hook-and-ladder.

Sick bay: The list of injured starters is nearing double digits. Center Eddie Adamski, who had not missed a snap all season, missed the second half with a shoulder injury.

Audible: Pooch punts by Western Michigan kicker Mike Jones twice in the second half buried Northern Illinois inside its 10-yard line.

Looking ahead: Wisconsin will be the fourth road game in a stretch of five of six away from home, and the Badgers will be surly after consecutive losses at the hands of Illinois and Penn State.

The Rockford Register Star: NIU still winless in conference play

“We’ve been awful in the red zone. It’s been ridiculous this year,” Huskies head coach Joe Novak said. “That’s been the story of the season — not making plays when we need to.”