KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Jordan Lynch threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more Saturday, leading Northern Illinois to a 48-34 victory over Western Michigan.
Lynch was 18 for 28 for 274 yards and no interceptions, and carried 21 times for 136 yards for the Huskies (8-1, 5-0 Mid-American), who have won eight in a row since losing to Iowa. Lynch threw two touchdown passes each to Tommylee Lewis and Da'Ron Brown. Martel Moore had 120 receiving yards for Northern Illinois.
The Broncos (3-6, 1-4) led 21-17 at halftime behind a pair of touchdown passes from Tyler Van Tubbergen to Eric Monette. Van Tubbergen, who finished with 333 passing yards, later ran for a touchdown, and Monette finished with 142 yards.
NIU got a 54-yard field goal from Mathew Sims on the last play of the first half, then scored four TDs while blanking Western Michigan until midway through the fourth quarter.
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| Scoring Summary |
| NILL | Tommylee Lewis 31 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) |
| WMICH | Eric Monette 27 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Eric Monette 6 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| NILL | Da'Ron Brown 9 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) |
| WMICH | Dareyon Chance 8 yd run (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| NILL | Mathew Sims 54 yd FG |
| NILL | Jordan Lynch 2 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) |
| NILL | Jordan Lynch 20 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) |
| NILL | Tommylee Lewis 3 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) |
| NILL | Da'Ron Brown 8 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) |
| WMICH | Tyler Van Tubbergen 9 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
| NILL | Mathew Sims 49 yd FG |
| WMICH | Justin Collins 17 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| NILL | WMICH | |
| First Downs | 20 | 29 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-15 | 12-20 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 68-453 | 89-489 |
| Rushes-Yds | 40-179 | 38-156 |
| Passing Yds | 274 | 333 |
| Kick Return Yds | 90 | 103 |
| Punt Return Yds | 75 | 0 |
| Passes | 18-28-0 | 32-51-1 |
| Punts | 3-95 | 6-196 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-55 | 5-31 |
| Time of Poss. | 24:53 | 35:7 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NILL: Jordan Lynch 21-136, Keith Harris 12-38, Akeem Daniels 4-4, Tommylee Lewis 1-4, Team 2--3 |
| WMICH: Dareyon Chance 23-97, Tyler Van Tubbergen 9-39, Brian Fields 6-20 |
| PASSING |
| NILL: Jordan Lynch 18-28-274-0 |
| WMICH: Tyler Van Tubbergen 32-51-333-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| NILL: Martel Moore 7-120, Tommylee Lewis 4-44, Da'Ron Brown 4-31, Juwan Brescacin 1-38, Jason Schepler 1-29, Angelo Sebastiano 1-12 |
| WMICH: Eric Monette 8-142, Dareyon Chance 6-34, Daniel Braverman 5-6, Josh Schaffer 3-36, Brian Fields 2-37, Justin Collins 2-28, Antoin Scriven 2-22, Clark Mussman 2-16, Devon Brant 1-9, Gabe Hughes 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Northern Illinois | 1st Mid American West | 9-0 | 12-2 |
| Western Michigan | 5th Mid American West | 2-6 | 4-8 |
