MAC Football Scoreboard:
Tuesday, November 13
Ball State 42, Western Michigan 41 (OT) Final
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Ohio 52, Buffalo 17 Final
Miami 13, NIU 7 Final
NIU already clinched the MAC West Division with a 6-1 MAC record. The Huskies will play the East Division Champion in the 2018 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 pm ET at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
Thursday, Nov. 15
Toledo at Kent State, 6:00 pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
Saturday, Nov. 17
Bowling Green at Akron, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Staffs
Ohio 52, Buffalo 17
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio (7-4, 5-2 MAC) dominated MAC East Division rival Buffalo (9-2, 6-1 MAC), 52-17, tonight at Peden Stadium. Junior quarterback Nathan Rourke accounted for four total touchdowns, throwing three touchdown passes and adding another on the ground. He completed of 17-of-26 passes for 209 yards and carried the ball seven times for 77 yards.
Ohio senior running back A.J, Ouellette led the game in rushing yards compiling 196 on 26 attempts, two of which resulted in touchdowns. He also registered a catch for a touchdown for a total of three on the night. Redshirt senior wide receiver Papi White caught one touchdown pass on eight attempts for a team-high 84 receiving yards. Redshirt senior wide receiver Andrew Meyer hauled in four receptions for 41 yards while freshman wide receiver Jerome Buckner hauled in a 60-yard catch for his first career touchdown catch of the season. Redshirt senior running back Maleek Irons racked up a 92 rushing yards on 12 attempts for the Bobcats.
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Miami 13, NIU 7
Box Score
DeKALB, Ill. -- In a game dominated by the defenses, it was a defensive score that made the difference as the Miami University football team picked up a huge 13-7 road victory against Northern Illinois. Down 7-6 with 7:21 left to play in the third quarter, Miami freshman cornerback Ja'don Rucker-Furlow intercepted NIU quarterback Marcus Childers and returned it for a touchdown. The RedHawk defense would take care of business from there, sealing the win for the RedHawks (5-6, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) and handing the Huskies (7-4, 6-1) their first conference loss of the season. This sets up a Redbird Rivalry game against Ball State Tuesday at Yager Stadium in which the 'Hawks will play for bowl eligibility.
The RedHawk defense was superb all game, limiting Northern Illinois to just 15 first downs in the game and turning the Huskies over twice. Following the Rucker-Furlow interception midway through the third quarter, Miami would force NIU to punt five times in a row and then seal the game with back-to-back fourth down stops late in the fourth quarter.
Both teams would struggle offensively to start the game. Northern Illinois and Miami each crossed midfield on their first drives before stalling and punting it away. The second set of drives for each team would follow the same pattern, with neither the RedHawks or Huskies able to string together enough first downs. The Huskies would have the ball in Miami territory as the second quarter began, but would again be forced to punt by the RedHawk defense. Miami would finally break through on their next drive as the 'Hawks would go 75 yards in more than seven minutes, resulting in a 30-yard field goal from Sam Sloman.
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