The Huskies dealt coach Marcus Freeman's squad a crushing blow Saturday
The Huskies led for much of the contest, but trailed 14–13 with 31 seconds to go. With a raucous Notre Dame Stadium crowd bearing down on him, Northern Illinois kicker Kanon Woodill pushed a 35-yard field goal through the uprights to give the Huskies the advantage.
Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter then missed a 62-yard field goal at the final horn to preserve Northern Illinois's victory. it was the kind of victory that compelled a nation collectively onto College Football Reference and into its history books.noted, it was the Huskies' first ever win over a top-10 team—and the first for the MAC sinceNotre Dame paid Northern Illinois $1.4 million to play in South Bend today.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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