YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) So much for catching the Mid-American Conference West division champions napping.
Jordan Lynch ran for 107 yards and Akeem Daniels scored a career-best four touchdowns as No. 24 Northern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan 49-7 on a cold, snowy Friday.
The Huskies head to the MAC title game, which they had already locked up a spot in, with 11 straight victories.
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Daniels scored on runs of 25 and 20 yards in the first half and finished with a career-high 112 yards on 12 carries to help the Huskies (11-1, 8-0) cap a perfect run through the MAC. He added touchdowns carries from 19 and 16 yards out in the second half.
"It was like ice water out there," the Florida native said after his first game in snow. "My hands were kind of frozen but I didn't mind.
"The offensive line did a nice job opening holes."
Lynch, a week removed from a 407-yard passing performance, was 16 for 25 for 168 yards but extended his FBS record streak of 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback. He had 20 carries to crack the century mark for the 10th straight game and bolster his dark horse Heisman Trophy campaign.
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"We were really happy," coach Dave Doeren said. "We were great at tailback and didn't allow any sacks today.
"We had to be pretty conservative with our passing game."
The West division winners will go for a second straight conference title when they face No. 23 Kent State in next week's championship game. The Huskies have defeated 16 straight MAC opponents and won 11 regular-season games for the first time in school history.
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