The Northern Illinois Huskies (3-4, 2-1 MAC) knocked the Ohio Bobcats (5-2, 2-1 MAC) out of first place in the East with some explosive offensive plays and an incredible second half defensive performance to take home a 23-13 triumph in front of the4 homecoming Huskies faithful.
It wasn’t a wire-to-wire guarantee either; the Huskies trialed 13-7 at the halftime break and had to hold the ‘Cats scoreless while also forcing three turnovers en route to the win.
The game started with a bit of a feeling-out period between both sides, with opening drives for both offenses completed without a first down.