BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University football team plays its final Saturday game of the 2017 season this weekend when it hosts Northern Illinois University at Doyt L. Perry Stadium at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 21. The Falcons arrive at the contest with a 1-6 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the Mid-American Conference. That includes a win over Miami and losses to Akron and Ohio. The Huskies are currently 4-2 overall, and their 2-0 record in the MAC puts them in a three-way tie for the lead in the Western DIvision.
BGSU owns a 12-9-0 all-time record against NIU and have won seven of the nine meetings between the two in Bowling Green.