BOWLING GREEN 41, WESTERN MICHIGAN 27
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Matt Johnson threw three touchdown passes, Travis Greene ran for three scores and Bowling Green beat Western Michigan 41-27 on Wednesday night to wrap up its third consecutive Mid-American Conference East Division title.
The Falcons (8-2, 6-0) have won seven consecutive.
Johnson had touchdown passes of 31, 35 and 42 yards in the first half, but his interception with 35 seconds left set up Western Michigan's short field goal to make it 27-20 at halftime.
Western Michigan's Zach Terrell tied it at 27 on the first drive of the third quarter with a sneak of 10 yards. Greene put Bowling Green ahead for good with rushing TDs of 5 and 26 yards on its next two possessions.
Johnson threw for 269 yards with one interception for Bowling Green. Greene had 24 carries for 170 yards, which put him 5 yards shy of breaking Bowling Green's career rushing record of 3,423.
Corey Davis caught 13 passes for 158 yards for Western Michigan (6-4, 5-1).
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 41, BUFFALO 30
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Freshman Ryan Graham had 268 total yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and Northern Illinois beat Buffalo for the Huskies' fifth consecutive victory.
Down 28-3, Buffalo pulled to 31-23 in the fourth quarter on Cameron Lewis' 68-yard interception return. Two plays later, Graham found a wide open Kenny Golladay for a 68-yard score.
Christian Hagan's 47-yard field goal with 2:50 remaining sealed it.
Graham was 15-of-24 passing for 190 yards and had 18 carries for 78 yards for Northern Illinois (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American). Last week, Graham led two fourth-quarter scoring drives to help Northern Illinois rally past then-No. 20 Toledo after starter Drew Hare suffered a leg injury.
Golladay had six catches for 141 yards and two scores for the Huskies, and Joel Bouagnon ran for a career-high 156 yards and had two touchdowns.
Joe Licata threw for 354 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for Buffalo (5-5, 3-3).
Sports on 11/12/2015