DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Telly Johnson Jr. and Gavin Williams rushed for more than 100 yards, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph recorded two scores and Northern Illinois outscored Akron in the second half for a 29-16 victory Wednesday night. .

Johnson rushed for 104 yards on 21 carries. Williams rushed nine times for 101 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown run that ended the scoring with 7:56 left.

Rudolph hit a 58-yard reverse and a 39-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge each in the first quarter. Ethan Hamilton’s 32-yard touchdown pass to Grayson Barnes gave Northern Illinois a 23-16 lead with 5:32 left in the half.

Hamilton was 9-of-16 passing for 105 yards for Northern Illinois (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference).

Ben Finley threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Norton for Akron (2-8, 1-5). Finley completed 19 of 52 passes for 205 yards. Noel Roach also blocked the punt for a touchdown for the Zips.

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