US EditionKent State 35, NIU 31: 5 Takeaways From the Huskies’ Loss in Their Final MAC Game
Kent State ended a 59-year losing streak at Northern Illinois with a 35-31 fourth-quarter comeback, featuring Gavin Garcia's career-high 151 rushing yards and winning touchdown.
- On Friday, Kent State Golden Flashes rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Northern Illinois Huskies 35-31, with Gavin Garcia, Kent State running back, rushing 151 yards and scoring the game-winning touchdown.
- Trailing 31-20 early in the final quarter, Cade Wolford's 31-yard rushing score cut the deficit and Kent State forced a punt that set up the late rally.
- Northern Illinois was paced by Chavon Wright's 185 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Dru DeShields' 207 passing yards with two touchdowns and one interception, and Jalen Macon's 65 yards with two scores.
- Northern Illinois' loss ended its season at 3-9 and marked their final Mid-American Conference game before joining the Mountain West, while Kent State finished 5-7 and 4-4 in the conference.
- The win marked Kent State Golden Flashes' first at Northern Illinois Huskies since Sept. 25, 1966, with Quinn Urwiler, Kent State defender, forcing a fumble and intercepting passes amid turnovers and near-interceptions.
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Garcia has career-high 151 rushing yards, scores winning TD in Kent State's 35-31 win over NIU
Gavin Garcia rushed for a career-high 151 yards and the game-winning score as Kent State rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Northern Illinois, 35-31 on Friday in the season finale for both teams.
NIU football closes MAC era with late collapse against Kent State
DeKALB — When NIU nickelback Taylor Powell scooped up a forced fumble and took it 34 yards to set up Chavon Wright’s 1-yard touchdown plunge early in the fourth quarter, the Huskies looked poised to end their Mid-American Conference tenure on somewhat of a high note. Instead, NIU (3-9, 2-6 MAC) watched a two-score lead slip away as Kent State (5-7, 4-4 MAC) racked up 15 unanswered points, handing the Huskies a 35-31 loss at home on Senior Day — …
Kent State Outlasts NIU on Senior Day - NIU Athletics
DEKALB, Ill. – Kent State came from behind with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Golden Flashes topped the Northern Illinois University Huskies, 35-31, on Friday afternoon (Nov. 28) at Huskie Stadium. Gavin Garcia rushed for 151 yards on 24 carries for the visitors, who overcame an 11-point halftime deficit.
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