Bowling Green routs Northern Illinois 34-14 for MAC title

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DETROIT (AP) — Travis Greene ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and Matt Johnson threw two scoring passes to lift Bowling Green over Northern Illinois 34-14 in the Mid-American Conference title game Friday night.

The Falcons (10-3) took back the league title in the third straight matchup between the teams in the championship game. Northern Illinois won 51-17 last year, after Bowling Green won in 2013.

Johnson threw for 235 yards, bringing his season total to a MAC-record 4,700. The Bowling Green senior broke the record of 4,486 yards passing set by Ben Roethlisberger in 2003.

Northern Illinois (8-5) was making its sixth straight appearance in the title game, but the Huskies fell behind 28-0 early in the third quarter.

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