DETROIT, MI – Northern Illinois struck on a 35-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 remaining in the game to defeat to University Buffalo football team, 30-29, in the Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field on Friday night. The final touchdown gave the Huskies their first lead of the game.
The Buffalo offense was rolling early, scoring on each of its first five possessions of the game. Each of the Bulls' first two scoring drives were 94 yards. Kevin Marks got the Bulls on the board first with a three-yard touchdown run to give UB a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.