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Northern Illinois ends 21-year win drought vs. Big Ten

Associated Press

Saturday, September 19, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Me'co Brown ran for 150 yards, and Northern Illinois beat Purdue 28-21 Saturday for its first victory against a Big Ten school since 1988. Chad Spann rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskies (2-1). Northern Illinois, a Mid-American Conference school, entered the game 1-32-1 all time against the Big Ten. Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott passed for 188 yards and ran for 68 yards and two touchdowns. But the Huskies held Ralph Bolden, the nation's leading rush ...

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