MAC Football Scoreboard:
Tuesday, November 20
Miami 42, Ball State 21 Final
Western Michigan 28, NIU 21 Final
Friday, November 23
Akron at Ohio, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Buffalo at Bowling Green, Noon ET (ESPNU)
Central Michigan at Toledo, Noon ET (ESPN3)
Eastern Michigan at Kent State, Noon ET (ESPN3)
West Division:
NIU already clinched the MAC West Division with a 6-2 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.
East Division:
Buffalo (9-2, 6-1 MAC) and Miami (6-6, 6-2 MAC) are still in consideration for the East Division title.
East Division Clinching Scenarios:
Buffalo: Buffalo win at BGSU (11/23)
OR Ohio loss vs. Akron (11/23).
Miami: Ohio win vs. Akron (11/23)
AND Buffalo loss at BGSU (11/23).
Ohio: With Miami's 42-21 win over Ball State, Ohio has been eliminated from contention for the East Division title.
If the East Division has a three-way tie with Buffalo, Miami and Ohio all at 6-2, then the following tiebreaker will take place.
-All are 1-1 in head-to-head among the three teams (Buffalo beat Miami/lost to Ohio; Miami beat Ohio/lost to Buffalo; Ohio beat Buffalo/lost to Miami);
-All three beat Akron;
-All three beat Kent State;
-With BGSU, Buffalo would have lost to BGSU and both Miami and Ohio beat BGSU; the tiebreaker comes to Ohio and Miami – as Miami defeated Ohio on Nov. 7, 30-28.
Stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Staffs
Western Michigan 28, NIU 21
Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich -- Western Michigan defeated Northern Illinois 28-21 at Waldo Stadium on Tuesday night, earning its senior class their seventh win of the season to cement its bowl eligibility. The Broncos finish the regular season with a 7-5 overall record, going 5-3 in the MAC.
Western Michigan senior running back Jamauri Bogan scored the game-winning touchdown with a 1-yard run with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter. It was his second rushing touchdown of the game, capping off a 14-play, 85-yard drive that ate up 5:56. Redshirt freshman Harrison Taylor intercepted a pass (first career INT) by Marcus Childers on the next drive to seal the victory, allowing WMU to run out the clock.
Bogan finished with a team-high 63 yards rushing and now has 15 touchdowns on the season and 42 for his career. Freshman quarterback Kaleb Eleby threw for 285 yards on 19-for-35 passing and rushed for one touchdown. Junior wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge had a game-high 123 yards receiving on six catches, while freshman receiver Jayden Reedhad 85 yards on six receptions. Junior tight end Giovanni Ricci had three catches for 35 yards, with all three coming on third down conversions.
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Miami 42, Ball State 21
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami running back Alonzo Smith rushed for a career-high 207 yards and three touchdowns as the Miami football team scored 35-unanswered points to top Ball State 42-21 on Tuesday night. The win makes the RedHawks bowl eligible at 6-6 (6-2 MAC) and is their third-straight victory and Miami also retains the Red Bird Rivalry trophy.
After both teams traded punts, the Cardinals drew first blood by taking their second possession 87 yards for a touchdown, a drive that was capped by Justin Hall's 22-yard touchdown rush on an end-around that put BSU up 7-0 with about six minutes gone by.
Miami punted again on the next possession, but got the ball back in short order when Zedrick Raymond ran stride for stride with his man downfield to make his first career interception. That play spurred on a quick five-play touchdown drive that saw Gus Ragland start with a 25-yard completion to Quentin Hardy and a 17-yard toss to Jack Sorenson to bring up first and goal. Ragland dialed his own number three plays later on a quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line.
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