NIU could not carry over the good vibes from the Ball State win.

The Huskies were outplayed in all three phases at Toledo on Wednesday night, resulting in a humbling 42-3 loss at the Glass Bowl. The issues began on the opening kickoff and didn’t stop until the final seconds ticked off the clock.

The loss is NIU’s fourth consecutive to Toledo, and the Huskies fall to 2-7 (1-4 Mid-American Conference) on the season. They will stay home for the holidays, missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 2022. NIU is winless away from DeKalb this season, with its last road win coming at Western Michigan exactly 365 days ago.

The Huskies get one more chance to end that six-game streak of futility next week at UMass.

Here are five takeaways from the game.

Offensive woes persist

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