NIU Beats Ball State, 63-17
The Huskies have won nine in a row against the Cardinals.
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The Huskies have won nine in a row against the Cardinals.
Logan Woodside threw for 361 yards to become Toledo's career passing leader.
Marcus Childers threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards rushing.
Marcus Childers passed for one of Northern Illinois' touchdowns and ran for the other.
Northern Illinois (3-2, 1-0) held Kent State to 29 yards passing and intercepted Dustin Crum once and George Bollas twice.
The Aztecs got some big plays early and then held off the Huskies, 34-28, to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1975.
Jordan Huff scored the winning touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.
Daniel Santacaterina threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns.
Northern Illinois had a chance to tie it in the closing seconds, but Christian Hagan's 39-yard field-goal attempt hit the crossbar.
Daniel Santacaterina was 13-of-23 for 258 yards passing with an interception for the Huskies (5-7, 5-3), who won't win the Mid-American Conference's West Division for the first time in six seasons.
Jordan Huff rushed for a career-high 173 yards on 23 carries.
The game was played at Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the White Sox.
"You have a tough time telling it was ever a baseball field," said Roger Bossard, the head groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox.
Anthony Maddie threw for 199 yards, ran for 125 more and had five total touchdowns in a 44-7 win.
Cooper Rush connected with Tyler Conklin for a 25-yard touchdown pass in the third overtime.
Zach Terrell threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns
Anthony Maddie threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.
Sean McGuire threw for 315 yards and a touchdown.
Donnel Pumphrey ran for three touchdowns.
Quinton Flowers threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-17 win.
Josh Allen eluded three would-be tacklers on a wild touchdown scramble from seven yards out in the third overtime.
If the Big 12 really goes big in its expansion, Northern Illinois can make its case.
Antonio Campbell scored 21 points.
Travon Baker scored 18 points, including eight in a row in a key stretch of a 56-50 win.
The Huskies reached a 20-win plateau for just the fourth time in program history.
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