College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Michigan 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2012
Where: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Temperature: 41°
Head Official: Ron Snodgrass
Attendance: 1349

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).
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Northern Illinois   Eastern Michigan
Akeem Daniels Player Bronson Hill
12 Attempts 11
112 Yards 29
9.3 Avg Yards 2.6
4 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Northern Illinois   Eastern Michigan
Martel Moore Player Alex Gillett
9 Receptions 4
116 Yards 34
12.9 Avg Yards 8.5
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Northern Illinois 415 242 173 6 0 1 3.0 0
Eastern Michigan 227 94 133 1 0 0 0.0 0