Boneyard Wins through NIU football history ...
Two chances this year: Sept. 7 at Notre Dame, and Sept. 28 at N.C. State.
Note: Some are only highlights; others with Bill Baker commentary. (Note: BYU win was added tho not a P5 at the time; no one objected so it stuck. Bowl and MAC title wins go elsewhere). If you can find any "missing links," please post the links and they will be added. Enjoy.
1983: NIU 37, Kansas 34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-7VZdsx5E0
1988: NIU 19, Wisconsin 17
https://youtu.be/9R4m84tvIyE
1989: NIU 37, Kansas State 20
1990: NIU 42, Kansas State 35
2002: NIU 42, Wake Forest 41
https://youtu.be/nkWBTozmdm8
2003: NIU 19, Alabama 16
https://youtu.be/AqZosKoCSos
2003: NIU 24, Iowa State 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSO0aDP-M2Y
(Novak commentary and hi-lites begins 3:37 into video)
2003: NIU 20, Maryland 13
https://youtu.be/72ZF8T90klc
https://youtu.be/z94MED4DK7k
2009: NIU 28, Purdue 21
https://youtu.be/MGYNX4IJ4UA
https://youtu.be/0AbjoU7_dsw
2010: NIU 34, Minnesota 23
https://youtu.be/llwbtcdX6To
2012: NIU 30, Kansas 23
http://www.godawgz.com/12_KUgame.htm
2013: NIU 55, Purdue 24
https://youtu.be/O1BPU4qDsZw
2013: NIU 30, Iowa 27
https://youtu.be/A09oLtJcQR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvAkCQUQIeg
2014: NIU 23, Northwestern 15
https://youtu.be/TUqu6kB8EYg
2017: NIU 21, Nebraska 17
https://youtu.be/_oaE3lxhZ2c
https://youtu.be/h13lUNsFGf4
https://youtu.be/k36B4MRuStM
2018: NIU 7, BYU 6
https://youtu.be/qIlAdCKayKI
https://youtu.be/q-5AX6WBok4
2021: NIU 22, Georgia Tech 21
https://youtu.be/Qs98aU4NhQU
https://youtu.be/aflYNERPzhs
2023: NIU 27, Boston College 24 (ot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdZ_UyHe7Q (highlights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_91VQFhSN-0 (highlights, ends with BBaker "good-bye")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lMZMDrXFa0 (full game)
Notes: Originally a solo effort that migrated to the Dog Pound. More added by others over several years to make it "ours." Keep 'em coming.