Stingily also scored twice for Northern Illinois (5-0, 1-0 MAC), which also got 244 yards and two touchdowns passing from Jordan Lynch. Da'Ron Brown had two catches for 72 yards, including a 53-yard score.

Colin Reardon had 209 yards and two touchdowns passing for Kent State (2-4, 1-2). The Huskies outgained the Golden Flashes 698-392, including a 454-147 advantage in rushing yardage.

The Huskies opened the scoring on Stingily's 17-yard scoring run, but the Golden Flashes responded immediately with Dri Archer tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return. Northern Illinois went up in the second quarter on Lynch's 53-yard scoring toss to Brown and Stingily's 1-yard touchdown run, but Kent State pulled to within four by halftime when Anthony Melchiori kicked a 24-yard field with 20 seconds to play in the half.

Reardon connected with Tyshon Goode for a 28-yard touchdown hookup less than four minutes into the third to put Kent State on top, 24-21, but the Huskies took the lead for good on James Spencer's 22-yard touchdown run midway through the stanza. Lynch found Spencer for an 11-yard score and Mathew Sims kicked a 31-yard field goal in the fourth as the Huskies pulled away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Lynch had two interceptions in his first 140 pass attempts on the season before throwing two in the span of four attempts against the Golden Flashes. … Archer's 100-yard return matched one by Norman Warren in 1979 as the longest in Kent State history. … Northern Illinois won its seventh straight meeting with the Golden Flashes.