| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 238.2 (12th) | 146.4 (43rd) |
| Passing | 231.4 (60th) | 222.9 (44th) |
| Overall | 21st | 40th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 51 | Zach Anderson | DT | 6-1 | 300 | Sr. | Ladysmith, WI |
| 64 | Sal Arceo | OL | 6-1 | 292 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 53 | Matthew Baltimore | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Fr. | Overland Park, KS |
| 6 | Jamaal Bass | LB | 5-10 | 225 | Jr. | Miramar, FL |
| 66 | Matt Battaglia | OL | 6-3 | 287 | Sr. | Chicago, IL |
| 93 | Ken Bishop | DT | 6-1 | 308 | Sr. | Sunrise, FL |
| 25 | Giorgio Bowers | RB | 5-8 | 218 | Jr. | Olympia Fields, IL |
| 82 | Juwan Brescacin | WR | 6-4 | 219 | Soph. | Mississauga, ON |
| 3 | Leroy Bridges | WR | 6-1 | 171 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 86 | Jacob Brinlee | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Soph. | Lake Zurich, IL |
| 31 | Anthony Brooks | CB | 5-11 | 175 | Fr. | Detroit, MI |
| 4 | Da'Ron Brown | WR | 6-0 | 194 | Jr. | Chicago, IL |
| 68 | Ron Brown | OL | 6-3 | 377 | Fr. | Detroit, MI |
| 78 | Ryan Brown | OL | 6-6 | 283 | Jr. | Elburn, IL |
| 55 | Brian Canoy | DT | 6-5 | 280 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 54 | Cameron Clinton-Earl | DE | 6-1 | 244 | Soph. | Milwaukee, WI |
| 61 | Aidan Conlon | OL | 6-3 | 287 | Soph. | Flossmoor, IL |
| 48 | Ricky Connors | FB | 6-1 | 246 | Jr. | Powder Springs, GA |
| 58 | Mike Cotton | LB | 6-1 | 224 | Soph. | O'Fallon, IL |
| 3 | Akeem Daniels | RB | 5-7 | 184 | Sr. | Kissimmee, FL |
| 21 | Dechane Durante | S | 6-2 | 196 | Jr. | Charlotte, NC |
| 19 | Johnny Eagan | WR | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Wautoma, WI |
| 83 | Luke Eakes | TE | 6-3 | 250 | Jr. | St. Mary's, KS |
| 2 | Sean Evans | CB | 5-10 | 174 | Sr. | Ft. Walton Beach, FL |
| 28 | Jhony Faustin | CB | 5-8 | 174 | Sr. | Naples, FL |
| 8 | Ladell Fleming | LB | 6-0 | 194 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 35 | Sean Folliard | LB | 6-2 | 205 | Fr. | Crystal Lake, IL |
| 44 | Perez Ford | DE | 6-0 | 218 | Soph. | Romeoville, IL |
| 59 | Michael Gegner | C | 6-3 | 283 | Jr. | Indianapolis, IN |
| 81 | Clayton Glasper | WR | 6-4 | 202 | Fr. | Peoria, IL |
| 94 | Donovan Gordon | DT | 6-0 | 275 | Jr. | Kansas City, MO |
| 50 | Ryan Gorrell | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | Westchester, IL |
| 1 | Zach Grant | WR | 5-11 | 191 | Soph. | Springfield, IL |
| 98 | Isaac Grashoff | K | 5-10 | 210 | Fr. | Plainfield, IL |
| 60 | David Green | DL | 6-2 | 315 | Jr. | Oak Park, IL |
| 12 | Drew Hare | QB | 6-1 | 200 | Fr. | O'Fallon, MO |
| 20 | Keith Harris | RB | 5-8 | 181 | Soph. | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Marckie Hayes | CB | 5-8 | 176 | Jr. | Sycamore, IL |
| 41 | Cody Hazelett | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Fr. | Inner Grove Heights, MN |
| 57 | Cornelius Henry | DT | 6-0 | 250 | Jr. | Chicago, IL |
| 98 | Lincoln Howard | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Fr. | Osceola, WI |
| 62 | Patrick Husain | OL | 6-7 | 309 | Jr. | Evanston, IL |
| 96 | Michael Ippolito | DE | 6-3 | 259 | Fr. | Naperville, IL |
| 16 | Charles Ivory | S | 6-0 | 160 | Fr. | Vero Beach, FL |
| 92 | Mario Jones | DT | 6-0 | 275 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 79 | Matt Krempel | OL | 6-5 | 307 | Sr. | Columbus, IN |
| 9 | Rasheen Lemon | LB | 6-0 | 206 | Soph. | Chicago, IL |
| 10 | Tommylee Lewis | WR | 5-7 | 155 | Jr. | Riviera Beach, FL |
| 63 | Larry Lloyd | DT | 6-0 | 244 | Jr. | Chicago, IL |
| 29 | Paris Logan | CB | 5-9 | 179 | Soph. | Columbia, MO |
| 75 | Tyler Loos | OL | 6-5 | 282 | Jr. | Sterling, IL |
| 6 | Jordan Lynch | QB | 6-0 | 216 | Sr. | Chicago, IL |
| 80 | DeVonte' Majors | WR | 6-1 | 237 | Soph. | O'Fallon, MO |
| 37 | Desroy Maxwell | TE | 6-2 | 245 | Soph. | Evanston, IL |
| 84 | Brian Mayer | LS | 6-2 | 205 | Jr. | Orland Park, IL |
| 45 | Boomer Mays | LB | 6-0 | 230 | Soph. | Lawrence, KS |
| 9 | Matt McIntosh | QB | 6-1 | 197 | Soph. | Evansville, IN |
| 32 | Nate McNeal | S | 5-10 | 171 | Sr. | Chicago, IL |
| 49 | Jason Meehan | DE | 6-1 | 241 | Jr. | St. Louis, MO |
| 13 | Charlie Miller | WR | 5-10 | 176 | Fr. | Vero Beach, FL |
| 30 | Marlon Moore | CB | 5-9 | 180 | Soph. | Mobile, AL |
| 33 | Tre' Moore | S | 5-9 | 194 | Soph. | Dayton, OH |
| 38 | Alex Morrow | RB | 5-8 | 194 | Fr. | Streamwood, IL |
| 71 | Levon Myers | OL | 6-5 | 267 | Fr. | Franklin, WI |
| 55 | Andrew Ness | OL | 6-3 | 286 | Soph. | O'Fallon, MO |
| 89 | Stephen O'Neal | DE | 6-3 | 235 | Sr. | Park Forest, IL |
| 65 | Wes Ott | OL | 6-3 | 281 | Jr. | Western Springs, IL |
| 67 | Tyler Pitt | OL | 6-5 | 292 | Jr. | McRae, GA |
| 46 | George Rainey | DE | 6-2 | 222 | Sr. | Milwaukee, WI |
| 66 | Bobby Ramlet | LS | 6-3 | 236 | Fr. | Appleton, WI |
| 72 | Josh Ruka | OL | 6-5 | 295 | Fr. | Greenfield, WI |
| 52 | Michael Santacaterina | LB | 5-10 | 210 | Jr. | Geneva, IL |
| 85 | Angelo Sebastiano | WR | 6-0 | 205 | Soph. | Coconut Creek, FL |
| 88 | Tim Semisch | TE | 6-8 | 266 | Jr. | Omaha, NE |
| 99 | Mathew Sims | K | 5-9 | 181 | Sr. | Hannibal, MO |
| 87 | Austin Smaha | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Fr. | Belvidere, IL |
| 34 | James Spencer | RB | 5-8 | 181 | Jr. | Fremont, OH |
| 76 | Brad Steger | OL | 6-6 | 346 | Fr. | Rock Island, IL |
| 47 | Rob Sterling | FB | 5-10 | 231 | Jr. | Lansing, IL |
| 42 | Cameron Stingily | RB | 6-1 | 244 | Jr. | Romeoville, IL |
| 39 | Mark Strbjak | P | 6-3 | 200 | Fr. | Munster, IN |
| 43 | Jess Striedl | TE | 6-1 | 221 | Jr. | St. Charles, IL |
| 57 | Scott Taylor | OL | 6-2 | 295 | Fr. | Marengo, IL |
| 84 | Kevin Tennenbaum | TE | 6-3 | 239 | Soph. | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| 69 | Corey Thomas | DT | 6-2 | 308 | Fr. | Chicago, IL |
| 77 | Jared Volk | OL | 6-3 | 315 | Sr. | Hartland, WI |
| 15 | Jimmie Ward | S | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. | Mobile, AL |
| 24 | Dominique Ware | S | 5-11 | 180 | Sr. | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 26 | Tyler Wedel | P | 5-11 | 186 | Jr. | McFarland, WI |
| 91 | Anthony Wells | DT | 6-3 | 276 | Sr. | North Chicago, IL |
| 22 | Jamison Wells | WR | 5-11 | 193 | Sr. | Combined Locks, WI |
| 12 | Matt Williams | QB | 6-1 | 188 | Fr. | Geneva, IL |
| 97 | Joe Windsor | DE | 6-0 | 236 | Sr. | Kearney, MO |
| 27 | Bobby Winkel | LB | 6-1 | 227 | Jr. | Batavia, IL |
| Roster Analysis | |||||
| Team | OLine Avg. Ht | OLine Avg. Wt | DLine Avg. Ht | DLine Avg. Wt | Avg. Age |
| Northern Illinois | 6-4 | 299.2 | 6-1 | 262.0 | 20.3 |
| Coaching Staff | |
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Rod Carey |
| NIU Opens Spring Ball Mar. 27, 2013 March 19, 2013 8:28 PM ET | |
| NIU Baseball Week Six Podcast March 20, 2013 5:00 PM ET | |
| NIU Baseball Weeks Four and Five Podcast March 6, 2013 6:00 PM ET | |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs. BUFFALO March 9, 2013 1:30 PM ET | |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN March 6, 2013 6:45 PM ET | |
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