The Northern Illinois Huskies scored 63 points, including two touchdowns by senior Jackson Abresch on a pair of blocked punt returns, and the Huskie defense broke the school record for tackles for loss in a game with 18 as NIU retained the Bronze Stalk Trophy for the ninth consecutive year with a 63-17 victory over the Ball State Cardinals on Thursday night at Huskie Stadium.
With the win, the Huskies improved to 7-3 overall, 5-1 in the Mid-American Conference while Ball State fell to 2-8, 0-6. NIU’s 63 points were the most since Nov.