Northern Illinois

Series

The games in 2012 and 2013 were part of UM's agreement with the MAC to be an affiliate conference member for football.¹⁾
NIU left the MAC in Summer 2026.²⁾

Games marked as Away were played at NIU's Convocation Center, unless otherwise noted.

					Opponent
Date	Game Results	Site	UM Coach	Game Notes	Conference	Head Coach	Nickname
11/10/2007	W 102-87	Neutral	Travis Ford	BTI Tip-Off Classic at the McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, IA. UMass shoots 57% and never trails in contest. Forbes 22 points.	MAC	Ricardo Patton	Huskies³⁾
12/29/2012	W 64-59	Away	Derek Kellogg	UM builds a 15-point lead, then holds on for road win. UM season-high 20 turnovers, and 17 offensive rebounds allowed to NIU, kept it close. 28 bench points as starters get into foul trouble.	MAC	Mark Montgomery	Huskies
12/14/2013	W 80-54	Home (MC)	Derek Kellogg	UMass #22/20. UM jumps to a 15-3 lead and is never really threatened. Santee breaks out with 13 points (5-6 FG) in 6 minutes.	MAC	Mark Montgomery	Huskies
1/17/2026	L 70-68	Away	Frank Martin	Bad loss to the NET 324 Huskies, after being favored by 8. UM goes without a field goal for the final 3+ minutes, DHS fouls out after just 16 minutes with 2 points. Bettiol 25 & 7, Banks 16 points, Parker 15.	MAC	Rashon Burno	Huskies