Pretty big win for CMU. I didn't expect them to beat NIU, which looked pretty solid against Ohio State.
Below is the only account I could find of the game. Pretty sad that MAC games don't get coverage anymore. But that's the way it is, Oct. 3, 2015.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Cooper Rush threw two touchdown passes and Brian Eavey kicked three field goals Saturday to help Central Michigan overtakeNorthern Illinois for a 29-19 win in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.
Trailing 10-3 at the half, Central Michigan (2-3) tied it up early in the third quarter with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Rush to Jesse Kroll, who later hauled in a 23-yard TD strike as well. Jahray Hayes punched in a touchdown from the 4 to extend the lead and Eavey padded it in the fourth quarter with his third field goal of the game, a 41-yarder.
Rush, who had been averaging 317 yards per game, completed 16 of 31 passes for 182 yards and an interception.
Northern Illinois (2-3), the defending league champion, got two touchdowns from Joel Bouagnon, who finished with 104 yards on 26 carries.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Below is the only account I could find of the game. Pretty sad that MAC games don't get coverage anymore. But that's the way it is, Oct. 3, 2015.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Cooper Rush threw two touchdown passes and Brian Eavey kicked three field goals Saturday to help Central Michigan overtakeNorthern Illinois for a 29-19 win in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.
Trailing 10-3 at the half, Central Michigan (2-3) tied it up early in the third quarter with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Rush to Jesse Kroll, who later hauled in a 23-yard TD strike as well. Jahray Hayes punched in a touchdown from the 4 to extend the lead and Eavey padded it in the fourth quarter with his third field goal of the game, a 41-yarder.
Rush, who had been averaging 317 yards per game, completed 16 of 31 passes for 182 yards and an interception.
Northern Illinois (2-3), the defending league champion, got two touchdowns from Joel Bouagnon, who finished with 104 yards on 26 carries.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
