Northern Illinois 30, Kansas 23
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Temperature:
55°
Head Official:
Cooper Castleberry
Attendance:
18374
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Northern Illinois 30, Kansas 23: Leighton Settle scored on a 2-yard run with 4:33 left and the host Huskies overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the Jayhawks to their 14th consecutive road loss.
Northern Illinois (3-1) scored 17 consecutive points after Kansas (1-3) took a 23-13 lead 27 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Ten seconds after Tyler Patmon's 54-yard interception return TD made it a 10-point game, Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch threw a short pass to Martel Moore, who ran 65 yards to score. Matthew Sims connected on a career-long 44-yard field goal to tie the game with 7:58 left.
Lynch, who had 467 total yards against Army last week, was 23-of-35 passing for 235 yards and two touchdowns and added 134 yards on the ground as the Huskies extended their home winning streak to 17 games - third-longest in the FBS.
James Sims, Kansas’ leading rusher last year, rushed 18 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns in his first game following a three-game suspension for an April arrest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas has lost 13 straight to Football Bowl Subdivision opponents since beating Northern Illinois 45-42 last season. …There were six lead changes and one tie. …Kansas QB Dayne Crist was 10 of 26 for 147 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Kansas |
|
Northern Illinois |
James Sims
|
Player |
Jordan Lynch
|
18 |
Attempts |
22 |
91 |
Yards |
134 |
5.1 |
Avg Yards |
6.1 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Kansas |
|
Northern Illinois |
Kale Pick
| Player |
Martel Moore
|
2 |
Receptions |
5 |
45 |
Yards |
105 |
22.5 |
Avg Yards |
21.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Kansas
|
329 |
179 |
150 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Northern Illinois
|
455 |
220 |
235 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |