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Recap: Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Michigan 7
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 23, 2012
No. 23 Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Michigan 7: Akeem Daniels ran for four touchdowns and joined Jordan Lynch by topping 100 yards rushing apiece as the visiting Huskies tied a school record with their 11th consecutive victory.
Lynch extended his FBS rushing record for quarterbacks by surpassing the 100-yard mark for the 10th consecutive game, finishing with 107 yards on 20 carries. He also completed 16 of 25 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. Daniels, a junior running back, established career highs with 112 rushing yards on 12 carries and the four scores for Northern Illinois (11-1, 8-0 MAC).
Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) was limited to 227 total yards. Tyler Benz took the majority of snaps at quarterback and was 10 for 22 for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Despite snowy conditions, Northern Illinois wide receiver Martel Moore went over 1,000 yards receiving on the season, finishing with nine catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. He caught a 43-yard scoring strike from Lynch on a fourth-and-2 with 53 seconds left in the first half, extending the lead to 28-7.
The Huskies will meet Kent State in Friday’s MAC championship game. Kent State has won 10 consecutive games,
GAME NOTEBOOK: Northern Illinois has won 16 straight games against MAC opponents, the longest active conference streak in the nation, and is 24-2 in the last three seasons. … The Huskies have won five in a row and 11 of the last 12 against Eastern Michigan. … Lynch needs 92 rushing yards to break the FBS single-season rushing mark by a quarterback, established by Denard Robinson of Michigan in 2010 (1,702).
Nov 23, 2012
No. 23 Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Michigan 7: Akeem Daniels ran for four touchdowns and joined Jordan Lynch by topping 100 yards rushing apiece as the visiting Huskies tied a school record with their 11th consecutive victory.
Lynch extended his FBS rushing record for quarterbacks by surpassing the 100-yard mark for the 10th consecutive game, finishing with 107 yards on 20 carries. He also completed 16 of 25 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. Daniels, a junior running back, established career highs with 112 rushing yards on 12 carries and the four scores for Northern Illinois (11-1, 8-0 MAC).
Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) was limited to 227 total yards. Tyler Benz took the majority of snaps at quarterback and was 10 for 22 for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Despite snowy conditions, Northern Illinois wide receiver Martel Moore went over 1,000 yards receiving on the season, finishing with nine catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. He caught a 43-yard scoring strike from Lynch on a fourth-and-2 with 53 seconds left in the first half, extending the lead to 28-7.
The Huskies will meet Kent State in Friday’s MAC championship game. Kent State has won 10 consecutive games,
GAME NOTEBOOK: Northern Illinois has won 16 straight games against MAC opponents, the longest active conference streak in the nation, and is 24-2 in the last three seasons. … The Huskies have won five in a row and 11 of the last 12 against Eastern Michigan. … Lynch needs 92 rushing yards to break the FBS single-season rushing mark by a quarterback, established by Denard Robinson of Michigan in 2010 (1,702).
