Mid-American Conference

MAC Football Scoreboard: 
Thursday, November 9:
NIU 63, Ball State 17  Final

Wednesday, November 8:
Ohio 38, Toledo 10  Final
Western Michigan 48, Kent State 20  Final
Central Michigan 42, Eastern Michigan 30  Final
 
Tuesday, November 7:
Miami 24, Akron 14  Final
Buffalo 38, Bowling Green 28  Final 
   
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments

NIU 63, Ball State 17
Box Score
DeKALB, Ill. -- Northern Illinois University scored 63 points, including two touchdowns by senior Jackson Abresch on a pair of blocked punt returns, and the Huskie defense broke the school record for tackles for loss in a game with 18 as NIU retained the Bronze Stalk Trophy for the ninth consecutive year with a 63-17 victory over Ball State Thursday night at Huskie Stadium.
 
With the win, the Huskies improved to 7-3 overall, 5-1 in the Mid-American Conference while Ball State fell to 2-8, 0-6.  NIU's 63 points were the most since Nov. 2, 2013 when NIU totaled 63 points in a 63-19 victory over UMass.
  
The Huskie defense held Ball State to 83 rushing yards thanks in large part to the school-record 18 tackles for loss compiled by 14 different players, including seven quarterback sacks by seven different Huskies.  NIU's total is the highest in a single game by an FBS team this year.  Defensive end Sutton Smith's two TFLs gave him the individual school record for tackles for loss in a season with 22, breaking the tie with Scott Kellar (1984).
 
NIU has now held five of its 10 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing in a game, while linebacker Jawuan Johnson added to his team lead with his fourth interception of the season. Full Story...