It was not a very pretty win for the Central Michigan Chippewas (3-6, 2-3 MAC), but the way a win looks this time of year ultimately doesn’t matter as much as the result, as the Chips took down the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-7, 1-4 MAC) 35-22 under the Wednesday night lights.
The result continued several streaks for CMU, as the Chippewas improved to 11-1 in November under head coach Jim McElwain since taking over head coaching duties in 2019, while also moving to 7-3 over the last 10 contests against NIU since 2013. The result also put CMU at 11-4 in weeknight games since 2012, putting the Chips at a league-best .