Kent State 35, at Northern Illinois 31

DEKALB, Ill. (Interstat) — In a stunning upset that defied statistical projections and closed out their regular seasons, the Kent State Golden Flashes outlasted the Northern Illinois Huskies 35-31 in a wild, back-and-forth Mid-American Conference contest Friday at Huskie Stadium. The game, played on Nov. 28, 2025, was a dramatic departure from pregame expectations. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a comfortable 15-point victory for Northern Illinois, and its ELO system gave the Huskies an 89.7 percent probability to win. Despite this, Kent State entered the game as a 5.5-point favorite against the spread, a line the Golden Flashes easily covered… Read more...