Tre Harbison rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown and John Richardson kicked a 25-yard field goal with 41 seconds left to give Northern Illinois a 31-28 win over Toledo after blowing a 21-point fourth quarter lead Wednesday night.
Quinten Dormady threw for three touchdowns as Central Michigan built a big first-half lead and finished off Northern Illinois, 48-10 on Saturday afternoon.
Marcus Childers threw three touchdown passes, Tre Harbison ran for two scores and Northern Illinois beat Akron 49-0 on Saturday.
Jaylon Bester ran for two touchdowns and Sam Sloman kicked two fourth-quarter field goals that allowed Miami of Ohio to hold off Northern Illinois, 27-24 in a Mid-America Conference battle Saturday afternoon.
John Richardson booted a field goal as time expired to give Northern Illinois a 39-36 victory over Ohio on Saturday.
Caleb Huntley ran 35 times for 157 yards and two TDs, and Ball State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Northern Illinois 27-20 in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed for 138 yards and one touchdown, Riley Neal threw for 189 yards and a touchdown and Vanderbilt defeated Northern Illinois 24-18.
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Adrian Martinez threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Dedrick Mills rushed for 116 yards and Nebraska beat Northern Illinois 44-8 on Saturday night.
Tyler Huntley passed for one touchdown and ran for another as No. 13 Utah held Northern Illinois to 69 yards in the second half and beat the Huskies 35-17 on Saturday.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5-1 | 6-4 |
| Ohio | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Kent State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Buffalo | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Bowling Green | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Akron | 0-6 | 0-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Western Michigan | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Central Michigan | 4-2 | 6-4 |
| Ball State | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Toledo | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Fletcher | QB-PP | Committed | 75 |
| Eddie Jackson | S | Committed | 74 |
| Jevyon Ducker | RB | Committed | 74 |
| Evan Buss | OC | Committed | 73 |
| Cody Kopp | ILB | Committed | 73 |
