The NIU football team led Eastern Michigan on the road Saturday in the fourth quarter but gave up 10 unanswered points in a 16-10 loss.

Eastern Michigan (2-6, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) entered Saturday, allowing 35.7 points per game, 126th out of 134 teams. But the Huskies (1-5, 0-2) continued their offensive struggles. They still haven’t reached the 20-point mark in a game this year.

“We’re doing everything right besides winning the game,” said NIU coach Thomas Hammock after his team ran for over 200 yards, didn’t allow a sack and didn’t commit a penalty. “That’s what I have to love with. We played disciplined football, we’re not doing anything negative, we’re not just making enough plays to win.”

Down 6-3 in the third, NIU cornerback Donte Harrison got an interception deep in Hus

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