MAC Football Wednesday Scoreboard
MAC Football Scoreboard: Wednesday, November 11
Bowling Green 41, Western Michigan 27 Final
Northern Illinois 41, Buffalo 30 Final
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Bowling Green 41, Western Michigan 27
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Bowling Green defeated the Western Michigan, 41-27, Wednesday (Nov. 11) night at Waldo Stadium. The win clinches Bowling Green's third straight MAC East Division title, as well as a third straight berth in the MAC Championship Game. The MAC title game is set for Dec. 4 at Ford Field.
Bowling Green improves to 8-2 (6-0 MAC) on the season, and has now won seven straight ballgames. The loss for Western Michigan – which snaps a five-game winning streak – drops the Broncos to 6-4 (5-1 MAC).
After Western Michigan scored on its first drive of the third quarter to knot the contest at 27-27, the Falcons scored the final 14 points of the game to secure the two-score victory.
Fittingly, it was Travis Greene who scored the final two touchdowns of the game. Greene – who is now just five yards shy of breaking the career rushing-yards record – ran for a career-best 170 yards on 24 carries, while also scoring three touchdowns for the second consecutive week. Fred Coppet added 64 yards on six carries – good enough for 10.7 yards per rush.
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Northern Illinois 41, Buffalo 30
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Northern Illinois turned a 28-3 halftime lead into a 41-30 win over Buffalo Wednesday night. NIU won its fifth straight game, extended its winning streak in November games to 21 and claimed its 17th straight win over a MAC East opponent in the regular season.
NIU improved to 7-3, 5-1 in the MAC with the win and is tied for the lead in the MAC West Division with Toledo and Western Michigan. The Huskies play host to the Broncos next Wednesday night, Nov. 18, at Huskie Stadium.
Graham completed 15-of-24 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, but threw an interception that was returned for 68 yards and a Buffalo touchdown in the fourth quarter. All of his completions went to either Kenny Golladay, who caught six passes for 141 yards and both touchdowns, or Aregeros Turner, whose nine catches went for 49 yards.
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