Saturday (Huskie Stadium in DeKalb)
**UNLV "Rebels" (0-0) vs NIU "Huskies" (0-0)
**Season Opener
**NIU: Coming off an (11-3) overall record and 7th straight bowl game
**UNLV: (2-11) last season
**5th game between the 2 schools
**NIU won last season 48-34
**Lead series (4-0)
**NIU: Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Huskie Stadium
**Have won 30 out of their last 31 games in DeKalb
**UNLV: Head Coach is Tony Sanchez (1st Year)
**Coached last 6 seasons at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas
**Record (85-5) and 6 consecutive State 4A Championships
**Teams ranked in the top 25 nationally each year
**2014 team went (15-0)