Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, California)
NIU Huskies (8-5) vs Boise State Broncos (8-4)
**1st meeting between the 2 teams
**NIU: 8th consecutive bowl game
**Have lost their last 3 bowl games
**NIU: (4-6) in major college bowl games
**Last win in 2012 over Arkansas State 38-20 (GoDaddy Bowl)
**NIU: (0-2) at Poinsettia Bowl
**Lost to Utah State (21-14) in 2013 and TCU (37-7) in 2006
**NIU: 11th Bowl game as a Division 1 FBS program and 16th overall bowl game