Northern Illinois shocked the No. 5 Irish on a go-ahead 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds left, then blocked a long field goal to seal a 16-14 win Saturday.
, allowing the jubilant Huskies to claim their first nonconference victory against a ranked opponent since a 19-16 upset of No. 21 Alabama in 2003.
The Huskies' win is the first by a Mid-American Conference team against an AP top-five team; the MAC was previously 0-51 against such opponents.
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