Box Score DEKALB, Ill.- Western Michigan couldn't make a 28-21 lead hold, as Northern Illinois out-scored the Broncos 14-3 in the final quarter to defeat WMU Wednesday night, 35-31.
Making his third career start, freshman quarterback Reece Goddard had his most productive outing of the season, connecting on 15 of 27 passes for 211 yards. He threw his first and second career touchdown passes and rushed for one as well. In the third quarter he found fellow freshman Tyron Arnett for a 68-yard strike, a team season long throw and catch.