DEKALB, Ill. — Much like the weather in Dekalb, the Ohio offense was cold and dreary on Saturday as the Bobcats fell to the Northern Illinois Huskies 23-13.
The Huskies' defense stymied the Bobcats offense, who came into the game averaging 24.5 points a game, by holding them scoreless in the second half.
It was also an off day for Kurtis Rourke, who threw three interceptions, all of which ended the Bobcats' last three drives of the game.
After falling behind, 7-0, the Bobcats (5-2, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) responded with a Rourke 1-yard scoring plunge that was bookended by two Gianni Spetic field goals, to give Ohio a 13-7 lead at the half.
Northern Illinois (3-4, 2-1) took the lead for good when Grayson Barnes turned a short pass into a 58-yard touchdown early in the third quarter to give the Huskies a 14-13 lead with 12:54 left in the third frame.
Kick Kanon Woodill would be responsible for the rest of the scoring in the game, with three field goals of 31, 37, and 32.
Rocky Lombardi was 15-of-23 passing for 172 yards for the Huskies, who had 302 yards of offense.
Rourke was 22 of 36 but only had 159 yards as his longest completion was 14 yards. The Bobcats' longest run was 15 yards.
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