On the season he has 275 yards and three TDs on 47 rushes. Marion Lukes has been starting the past few games and did well against Akron, rushing for 160 yards and two scores on 26 carries but didn’t get too many reps last game, rushing just seven times for 16 yards. He does have six rushing scores but he’s only averaging 3.6 yards per carry and his 469 yards ranks twelfth in the conference. Nichols III, who has missed the last two games with an injury, should be back this week although there has been no official word as of yet. However, CMU is netting just 132.1 rushing yards per game (8th best in the MAC) and Nichols III has only surpassed the 100-yard mark once this season. The Chippewas Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesĬentral was supposed to have one of the most dangerous ground attacks in the MAC this season with Lew Nichols III leading the charge in their backfield. NIU was able to steal last year’s contest from the Chips after CMU botched the snap on a last second game-winning field goal attempt, winning 39-38. Since 2007, CMU has gone 10-5 against the Huskies and built their series lead back up to six games. That would be the closest the Huskies came to tying up the series, as NIU would drop the next three games. But after an 11-2-1 start for CMU, the Huskies were able to take six of the next seven games and get the series to 12-8-1.Ĭentral would counter with a 9-3 record from 1975-1997 before the Huskies would rattle off nine straight wins from 1998-2006 and close the gap considerably, bringing CMU’s series lead to just one game - 21-20-1. The Chips controlled the series early on, winning 11 of the first 14 games. The series has been rather streaky, with the teams trading big runs back and forth. The Chippewas have been NIU most played FBS opponent, while the Huskies are CMU’s third most common opponent (only meeting WMU and EMU more times). These two teams have a very long history. Odds: NIU is favored by 4 points and has a 60.8% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. When: Wednesday, November 2nd at 7:00 p.m. However, if either of these teams can win out, they will be bowl eligible so this is a big game to keep one of these school’s post season hopes alive. The season hasn’t gone as either team had planned, with both squads entering the game at 2-6 overall and just 1-3 in conference play. Each team should be nice and rested, last playing ten days ago on October 22nd. The Northern Illinois Huskies will host the Central Michigan Chippewas on Wednesday night in each team’s return to Midweek # MACtion.
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