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N. Illinois 27, Akron 10

Associated Press

Saturday, October 31, 2009

DE KALB, Ill. -- Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday. Spanns 28-yard touchdown run with 13:35 to play erased a 10-6 deficit. He added a 2-yard scoring run with 7:59 showing as the Huskies (5-3, 3-1 Mid-American) won their second straight. Nathan Palmer added a 7-yard touchdown run for Northern Illinois with 46 seconds left. Freshman quarterback Patrick Nicely went 11 of ...

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