The Northern Illinois Huskies have their work cut out for them this week as they head up to Ann Arbor, Michigan to face the 25th-ranked Michigan Wolverines.
For the Huskies, this will be the 35th time they face off against a ranked opponent since joining the FBS back in 1968. NIU is 6-28 in the previous 34 games and hasn’t upset a ranked foe since 2015, when they downed the 24th-ranked Toledo Rockets. NIU does hold the NCAA record for largest margin of victory against a ranked team: they destroyed #23 Fresno State 73-18 back in 1990.