SETTING THE SCENE
Date: August 31, 2019
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Site: DeKalb, Illinois
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
Capacity: 23,595
Series: NIU leads 25-22-9 (last in 2000)
Last: L, 52-0 on Sept. 9, 2000
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THE GAME
Winners of its last two games against FBS foes, Illinois State will look to extend that streak to three in a row when the Redbirds open the 2019 campaign against the Northern Illinois Huskies in DeKalb, Illinois.