Northern Illinois defeated Akron 36-26 for its fifth straight victory, while also gaining a two-game lead in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
The Huskies rushed for a total of 269 yards on 69 carries to control the game. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Marcus Childers completed 21-of-28 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown pass against the Zips (4-4, 2-3 MAC).
NIU (6-3, 5-0) joins Buffalo (8-1, 5-0), Ohio (6-3, 4-1) and Western Michigan (6-4, 4-2) as teams who are bowl eligible in the league.
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