Mississippi State 38, NIU 10: 5 observations from the loss

It was another strong effort for a half from the Northern Illinois Huskies against a Power 5 conference.

In a game similar to the Maryland game two weeks ago, NIU played the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference to a four-point game at halftime, but could not prevent the home Bulldogs from taking control in the second half in a 38-10 loss for the Huskies.

The Huskies were within seven points of the Terrapins 10-3 at the half of that game, but Maryland went on to a 20-9 victory.

This time it was MSU that held a 14-10 advantage at halftime, then outscored NIU 24-0 in the second half.

Even with another good effort, it could not prevent the Huskies from falling below the .500 mark for the first time since 2023 at 1-2. The Huskies are now 1-14 against teams from the SEC.