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NIU Huskies claim MAC title and are now bowl bound

Scott Walstrom, NIU

The Northern Illinois University football team is headed to a bowl game in Orlando later this month.

The Huskies won their sixth Mid-American Conference Championship with a victory over Kent State on Saturday with a score of 41-23.

They’ll face Coastal Carolina on Dec. 17 at the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl. The event is hosted by the Orlando Sports Foundation that supports the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

It will be NIU's 11th bowl appearance in the last 14 seasons.