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 |  |
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Powers: Illinois, NU, NIU all squander chances
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Northwestern, Illinois and Northern Illinois all squandered opportunities on Saturday to make statements for the 2009 Football Bowl Subdivision season.
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Week 12 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 | ||
| PASSING » Harnish (NIU) 307 yds RUSHING » Spann (NIU) 32 yds RECEIVING » Cox (NIU) 132 yds | ||||||
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Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas
| CONF | OVR | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | |
| NIU | 5-2 | 7-4 | 338 | 209 | 5-1 | 2-3 |
| CMU | 7-0 | 9-2 | 366 | 183 | 4-0 | 5-2 |
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2009 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
| Temple | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| Ohio | 6-1 | 8-3 |
| Bowling Green | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Kent State | 4-3 | 5-6 |
| Buffalo | 2-5 | 4-7 |
| Akron | 1-6 | 2-9 |
| Miami (OH) | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Central Michigan | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Western Michigan | 4-3 | 5-6 |
| Toledo | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Ball State | 1-6 | 1-10 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-7 | 0-11 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| C. Harnish | 170 | 114 | 1334 | 9 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| C. Spann | 143 | 862 | 6.0 | 18 |
| M. Brown | 148 | 645 | 4.4 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| L. Cox | 41 | 471 | 11.5 | 3 |
| M. Lewis | 19 | 221 | 11.6 | 2 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 210.4 | 146.7 | 357.1 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 30.7 | 19 | 11.7 |
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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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