Northern Illinois traveled to the Glass Bowl in hopes of taking sole possession of the competitive MAC West. The Huskies were shut down by Toledo, a team that played a solid game on both ends to win 27-17 over Rod Carey and the Huskies — participants in six of the last seven MAC Championship Games.
Here are five takeaways from the game:
Toledo surprisingly won the battle in the trenches
Armed with Sutton Smith and Josh Corcoran on the defensive line, Northern Illinois looked like heavy favorites to defeat Toledo's offensive line and pressure Logan Woodside all game long.