DEKALB, Ill. (Interstat) — Visiting Air Force defeated Northern Illinois 28-7 on Saturday at Huskie Stadium, using a powerful rushing attack and a key defensive performance to improve to 4-1. Northern Illinois dropped to 0-5. Attendance was 15,292. In the NCAA Football Bowl Division game, Evan Medders ran 16 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns for Air Force, while Owen Allen added 13 carries for 100 yards and two scores. Matt Long gained 76 yards on seven carries, and Kemper Hodges had 11 carries for 52 yards. Blake Fletcher led the defense with 11 tackles and an interception, and Dallas Daley recorded a sack. For Northern Illinois, Taron Dickens completed 13 of 20 passes for 140 yards and ran seven times for 33 yards. DeAree Rogers caught seven passes for 81 yards, Elijah Porter ran eight times for 33 yards, and Telly Johnson Jr. had eight carries for 47 yards, one catch for 6 yards and a touchdown. Brady Kerperin, Jashawn Nelson and Jack Murray each made 10 tackles, with Kerperin adding a sack.