The Northern Illinois Huskies have now dropped three straight games after winning their season opener against Boston College. The loss is their seventh consecutive home loss, as they have not won at Huskie Stadium since their win in week one last season.
NIU’s offense continues to be anemic but the Huskie defense has continued to look good...until they’re put in awkward positions due to those offensive struggles. The Huskies actually out-gained Tulsa 295-281 and the Golden Hurricane were held to just 6-15 on third down. Northern’s defense also forced three turnovers, a fumble and two interceptions, but it wasn’t enough as the Huskies turned the ball over three times themselves.