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10/08/2011 Dominating Defensive Effort Leads NIU Over Kent State, 40-10Huskie defense allows just 70 yards while recording seven sacks and three turnovers 01/10/2012 Fans greet Huskies after bowl victoryNIU faithful greeted the Huskies at the team hotel following their bowl win. 01/10/2012 NIU defeats Arkansas State, 38-20Huskies defeat Arkansas State, 38-20, in 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl 12/03/2011 Huskies comeback to beat Bobcats, 23-20NIU defeats Ohio, 23-20, to win its first MAC title in 28 years. 11/26/2011 NIU defeats Eastern MichiganHuskies defeat Eagles to win MAC West 11/17/2011 NIU retains Bronze Stalk trophyNIU defeats Ball State, 41-38, in a thriller Jay Niemann, a veteran defensive coordinator who has spent much of his career in Iowa, leads the Northern Illinois defensive staff and coaches the Huskies' safeties. Niemann has spent the past 25 years as a collegiate coach on the defensive side of the ball, and has been a defensive coordinator nearly as long. In three seasons as secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator at Hardin-Simmons University in Texas, he helped turn around a defense that ranked last in the nation prior to his arrival to the No. 2 unit in the American Southwest Conference in 2009. He coached free safety Matt Warnish to All-America honors in 2008 and saw three of his defensive backs earn all-conference accolades in the past two seasons. The Avoca, Iowa native also brings experience as a head coach to the NIU sidelines as he served as head coach at Simpson (Iowa) College from 2002-07 and compiled a 32-29 record. He led Simpson to the 2003 NCAA playoffs while also serving as the Storm defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. In five years at the University of Northern Iowa (1997-2001), Niemann served as the secondary coach (1997, 2001), linebacker coach (1998-99) and defensive coordinator (1999-2000). The Panthers advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 2001, where they were defeated by a Montana staff that included Doeren. At UNI, Niemann coached cornerback Ty Talton, who went on to play in the NFL. Niemann spent seven seasons at Drake University as the assistant head coach (beginning in 1995), defensive coordinator and secondary coach. The Iowa State grad, who played for the Cyclones from 1979-82, began his career as an assistant coach at Western Washington University and also was a graduate assistant coach at the University of Washington where he worked for UW legends Don James and Jim Lambright. About Niemann COACHING EXPERIENCE
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• 2012 Printable Schedule  • 2012 NIU Football Camps • 2011 Huskie Football: A Championship Season • NIU Football 2011 Senior Bios • Interactive Guide • Football Depth Chart • Printable Season Statistics • Statistics • 2011 NIU Football Weekly Release • NIU Football Media Supplement • Recruiting Questionnaire • Huskies in the NFL • Chandler Harnish Webpage • Huskie Stadium 360º • Yordon Center 360º • Game-Day Information • Archives • Football History • All Letterwinners • Visiting Team Guide 05/04/2012 - Football The 2012 Victors Awards Honor Top Huskie Team, Student-Athletes05/02/2012 - Football Three Huskies Honored by the National Football Foundation05/01/2012 - Football Five Huskies Sign With NFL Teams04/28/2012 - Football NIU's Chandler Harnish Gets Final Draft Call as Colts Select Indiana Native04/30/2012 - Football MAC Announces Four-Year Contract Extension with GoDaddy.com Bowl04/25/2012 - Football Travel Packages to NIU-Army Football Game Available04/23/2012 - Football Huskie Fans Can Bring ESPN's College GameDay to Campus04/21/2012 - Football Red Defeats White 31-6 with Lynch in Charge04/20/2012 - Football Former Huskie McAllister Collins is One of the Army's Brightest04/14/2012 - Football Action-Packed Day Set for SpringFest on April 21 at NIU
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