MOBILE, Ala. — Martel Moore caught eight passes for 224 yards and a touchdown, and Northern Illinois rallied for a 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the Bowl on Sunday night.
The Huskies trailed 13-0 late in the first quarter, but the Mid-American Conference champions scored 31 unanswered points on the way to their ninth straight victory. It was the third time this season Northern Illinois (11-3) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win.
Arkansas State (10-3) had its nine-game winning streak broken. The Sun Belt champions couldn’t overcome five turnovers — including three interceptions thrown by Ryan Aplin.
Northern Illinois’ Chandler Harnish completed 18-of-36 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in his final college game. Moore’s 224 yards receiving were the third-most in a game in school history.
