Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2008–11
Nathan Palmer
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Elkhart, IN
- Born
- Apr 14, 1989, in Elkhart, Indiana
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Nathan Palmer played receiver at Northern Illinois (2008–11).
Career highs
9catches, career highat Kansas, 2011170receiving yards, career highat Minnesota, 20083receiving touchdowns, career highat Toledo, 2011Team titles: MAC champions, 2011
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Northern Illinois | 12 | 278 | 23.2 | 2 | 91 |
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 29 | 532 | 18.3 | 6 | 58 |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 47 | 695 | 14.8 | 7 | 71 |
| Career | 93 | 1,575 | 16.9 | 16 | 91 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Northern Illinois | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 1 | 35 |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 21 | 200 | 9.5 | 1 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Northern Illinois | 81 | WR | |
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | 81 | WR | |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 81 | WR | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 81 | WR | 5′11″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Northern Illinois 13 games, 47 catches, 695 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Army | W 49–26 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 10 | at Kansas | L 42–45 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Wisconsin | L 7–49 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Cal Poly | W 47–30 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Central Michigan | L 41–48 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Kent State | W 40–10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Western Michigan | W 51–22 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 58 | – |
| Oct 22 | at Buffalo | W 31–30 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 1 | at Toledo | W 63–60 | 4 | 120 | 3 | 71 | – |
| Nov 8 | at Bowling Green | W 45–14 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Ball State | W 41–38 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 27 | 13 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Ohio | W 23–20 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 39 | 17 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 38–20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, so that game is not listed.
2010 Northern Illinois 14 games, 29 catches, 532 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa State | L 10–27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. North Dakota | W 23–17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 18 | at Illinois | L 22–28 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Sep 25 | at Minnesota | W 34–23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 |
| Oct 2 | at Akron | W 50–14 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 58 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Temple | W 31–17 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Buffalo | W 45–14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Central Michigan | W 33–7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 30 | atWestern Michigan | W 28–21 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs.Toledo | W 65–30 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Nov 20 | atBall State | W 59–21 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Nov 26 | at Eastern Michigan | W 71–3 | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 21–26 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | W 40–17 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 25 | – |
2009 Northern Illinois 7 games, 5 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atWisconsin | L 20–28 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Sep 19 | at Purdue | W 28–21 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Western Michigan | W 38–3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs.Akron | W 27–10 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ball State | W 26–20 | – | – | – | – | 69 |
| Nov 21 | atOhio | L 31–38 | – | – | – | – | 22 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 3–27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
2008 Northern Illinois 5 games, 12 catches, 278 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | atMinnesota | L 27–31 | 3 | 170 | 2 | 91 | – |
| Sep 6 | atWestern Michigan | L 26–29 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Oct 4 | at Tennessee | L 9–13 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 17–13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 10–17 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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