Northern Illinois Stunned at Home by Buffalo

In its first game since upsetting Notre Dame, Northern Illinois lost on its home field to a MAC rival

Sep 21, 2024; DeKalb, Illinois, USA; Northern Illinois Huskies head coach Thomas Hammock during the first half at Huskie Stadium. / Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images

At least Notre Dame's loss to Northern Illinois was to a contender to make the College Football Playoff, right?

Well, about that.

Northern Illinois can probably forget about playing in the College Football Playoff this December.

In its first game since a historic upset of Notre Dame in South Bend, Northern Illinois was upset on its home field by Buffalo in overtime on Saturday.

Bellenfant walks it off!

UB 23 NIU 20#UBhornsUP🤘|#BullMarket📈 pic.twitter.com/8R14bmjK3G

— UB Football (@UBFootball) September 21, 2024

Antario Brown, who combined for 225 yards against Notre Dame, combined for just 95 yards in the 23-20 overtime loss to the Bulls.

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