Ethan Hampton ran for a touchdown and engineered a pair of 66-yard touchdown drives, all in the first quarter, and Northern Illinois held on to earn a 24-16 win over long-time rival Central Michigan in the regular-season finale.
DEKALB, Ill. — Ethan Hampton ran for a touchdown and engineered a pair of 66-yard touchdown drives, all in the first quarter, and Northern Illinois held on to earn a 24-16 win over long-time rival Central Michigan in the regular-season finale on Saturday.
Gavin Williams got the Huskies . on the board with a 24-yard run on fourth down barely four minutes into the game, but a two-point conversion attempt failed. Hampton covered the final 16 yards to cap a five-play, 36-yard drive, but missed the PAT attempt for a 12-0 lead midway through the quarter. Telly Johnson scored from the 4 with 2:23 left in the quarter for a 19-0 lead after Kanon Woodill converted the PAT.
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