NIU Settles in, routs CMU

By The Associated Press

Created: Monday, October 1, 2012 12:05 a.m. CDT

Leighton Settle ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Northern Illinois ran its home winning streak to 18 games Saturday in DeKalb with a 55-24 victory over Central Michigan in both teams’ Mid-American Conference opener.

Settle opened the scoring with an 11-yard run in the first quarter before adding a 6-yard TD in the second. In the fourth, he ran 46 yards down the sideline to help seal the victory for the Huskies (4-1), who closed the game on a 31-3 run.

Jordan Lynch threw for 215 yards and a touchdown and added 144 yards rushing for the Huskies (4-1).

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