DeKALB – So many times Northern Illinois has been on the opposite end of what happened Saturday at Huskie Stadium.

For NIU in recent years against teams from a BCS conference, an all-too-common sight has been seeing an opponent’s offense score late to get a close win. The latest example was a one-point loss to Iowa in Week 1 at Soldier Field, when Hawkeyes running back James Bullock ran for a 23-yard touchdown to put Iowa ahead in the fourth quarter.

Who can forget last season’s three-point loss at Kansas, when the Jayhawks scored with nine seconds left to take the lead?