LARAMIE – Both the Wyoming Cowboys and Northern Illinois Huskies (NIU) are coming off thrilling victories in their 2021 season openers last week.
Wyoming defeated Montana State, 19-16, in Laramie. The Cowboys winning touchdown came on an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive with only 47 seconds remaining in the game.
NIU captured an exciting road win at Georgia Tech by a score of 22-21. The Huskies won the game on an 80-yard touchdown drive that took nine plays, capped off by a two-point conversion to win the game.
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The Wyoming Cowboys and Northern Illinois Huskies will meet for only the second time in history when they face off this Saturday in DeKalb, Ill. The first meeting between the two teams on Sept. 3, 2016, was a classic that resulted in a 40-34 triple overtime thriller.
That initial 2016 meeting was the coming out party for Wyoming sophomore quarterback Josh Allen who scored the winning touchdown on an amazing scramble in the third overtime.
Northern Illinois will be the first of two Mid-American Conference opponents for the Wyoming Cowboys. After facing NIU on the road this Saturday, Wyoming will return home to host Ball State on Saturday, Sept. 18. Ball State is the defending Mid-American Conference Champion.
