Northern Illinois Huskies at Western Michigan Broncos

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Northern Illinois Huskies

5-4, 3-2 Away

Final
42 - 28

Western Michigan Broncos

5-4, 3-1 Home

Johnson and Hampton lead Northern Illinois over MAC leader Western Michigan 42-28

End Zone! Telly Johnson Jr. scores 6-yard rushing touchdown

Western Michigan (5-4, 4-1) ended its three-game home winning streak and hasn’t started 5-0 in conference play since its undefeated 2016 season. The Broncos dropped into a four-way tie atop the league standings.

Northern Illinois (5-4, 2-3) has won three straight in the series.

Johnson scored on a 6-yard run and his 26-yard touchdown stretched the Northern Illinois lead to 42-21 late in the third quarter.

Ethan Hampton completed 13 of 16 passes for 156 yards with two touchdowns for Northern Illinois (5-4, 2-3). Gavin Williams also had a touchdown run and catch for the Huskies. Cam Thompson scored on a 91-yard kickoff return.

Hayden Wolff was 14-of-27 passing for 179 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Broncos. Jaden Nixon ran for 95 yards and two scores.

Wolff threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mareyohn Hrabowski with 11:49 left to cap the scoring. The Huskies answered with a 12-play, 42-yard drive that ate 7:24 off the clock, but Kanon Woodill missed a 43-yard field goal.

The Western Michigan offense entered averaging a conference-best 44.8 points per game while the Northern Illinois defense leads the league allowing 17 points.

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Broncos: 43.1%

Huskies: 56.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 9:18	Jaden Nixon 66 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)
TD	2nd Period 13:56	Telly Johnson Jr. 6 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	2nd Period 6:05	Tristen Tewes 7 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	2nd Period 1:54	Jaden Nixon 14 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)
TD	2nd Period 0:09	Gavin Williams 5 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	3rd Period 12:46	Broc Lowry 1 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)
TD	3rd Period 12:33	Cam Thompson 91 Yd Kickoff Return (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	3rd Period 8:19	Gavin Williams 2 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	3rd Period 0:47	Telly Johnson Jr. 26 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	4th Period 11:49	Mareyohn Hrabowski 10 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick)

Statistics

NIU		WMU
21	1st Downs	21
6-10	3rd down efficiency	2-10
0-0	4th down efficiency	4-6
411	Total Yards	390
156	Passing	179
13/17	Comp/Att	14/28
9.2	Yards per pass	6.4
255	Rushing	211
43	Rushing Attempts	36
5.9	Yards per rush	5.9
4-37	Penalties	5-50
1	Turnovers	3
1	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	3
29:24	Possession	30:36

Game Information

Waldo Stadium

Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 10,346 · Capacity:

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