2018 mac football news5/31/2023 ![]() Northern Illinois hasn’t won a bowl game since 2011 when it won the Bowl. Now the focus turns to ending an absurdly long bowl losing streak. Hammock was promoted to replace Rod Carey after Carey left for Temple and it was hard to see how NIU would get to the heights it did under Carey’s watch in Hammock’s first two seasons. The Huskies were 0-6 in 2020 after going 5-7 in Thomas Hammock’s first season in 2019. This MAC title comes just a year after NIU went winless. Jay Ducker rushed for over 100 yards while QB Rocky Lombardi - a transfer from Michigan State - rushed for three scores. ![]() That TD put the game out of reach for Kent State. NIU jumped out to a 17-0 lead before halftime and led 24-3 in the third quarter on a pick-six by CJ Brown. All of Northern Illinois’ five titles have come since 2011 and the Huskies most recently won in 2018. Marshall won five titles from 1997-2002 before it left the conference. The Huskies beat Kent State, 41-23, on Saturday to tie Marshall for the most conference championship game wins in MAC history. Northern Illinois has its fifth MAC title.
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