BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Josh Holst ran for a touchdown and Gavin Williams ran for 102 yards and Northern Illinois beat Bowling Green 17-7 on Saturday.
Trailing 7-6 entering the fourth quarter, Holst ran for a 26-yard touchdown 7 seconds into the quarter. The two-point conversion was successful when Grayson Barnes completed a pass to Isaac Hatfield.
Kanon Woodill made it a two-score game when made a 27-yard field goal with 6 minutes left. Earlier, Woodill made kicks of 46 and 21 yards.
Northern Illinois (4-2, 2-0 Mid-American) has won two straight following consecutive defeats after its historic 16-14 win over Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
Bowling Green (2-4, 1-1) led 7-3 when Connor Bazelak threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Harold Fannin Jr. with 6:55 left in the first quarter.
With the win, Northern Illinois evened the all-time series record at 12-12.
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