Friday, December 4, 2015 08:00 PM
(ET)
Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
The Sports Xchange
Dec 5, 2015
Travis Greene rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Matt Johnson threw for 235 yards and two scores as Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 34-14 for the Mid-American Conference championship on Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit.
The Falcons (10-3) never trailed as they avenged a 51-17 loss to the Huskies in the 2014 title game.
Johnson had a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roger Lewis in the third quarter and Greene scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter for Bowling Green.
Injuries forced Northern Illinois (8-5) to use walk-on freshman quarterback Tommy Fiedler. He completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to tight end Desroy Maxwell in the third quarter.
Huskies cornerback Shawun Lurry collected his ninth interception of the season and a 64-yard touchdown return.
Bowling Green dominated both sides of the ball in the first half, scoring on three of seven possessions for a 21-0 lead while compiling 289 total yards to 72 for Northern Illinois.
Falcons running backs Fred Coppet and Greene scored on first-half runs of 4 and 25 yards. Johnson threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Derek Lee.
Dec 5, 2015
Travis Greene rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Matt Johnson threw for 235 yards and two scores as Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 34-14 for the Mid-American Conference championship on Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit.
The Falcons (10-3) never trailed as they avenged a 51-17 loss to the Huskies in the 2014 title game.
Johnson had a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roger Lewis in the third quarter and Greene scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter for Bowling Green.
Injuries forced Northern Illinois (8-5) to use walk-on freshman quarterback Tommy Fiedler. He completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to tight end Desroy Maxwell in the third quarter.
Huskies cornerback Shawun Lurry collected his ninth interception of the season and a 64-yard touchdown return.
Bowling Green dominated both sides of the ball in the first half, scoring on three of seven possessions for a 21-0 lead while compiling 289 total yards to 72 for Northern Illinois.
Falcons running backs Fred Coppet and Greene scored on first-half runs of 4 and 25 yards. Johnson threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Derek Lee.
