A late NIU field goal followed by a block on Notre Dame's saw the Huskies pull off a shocking upset over the Fighting Irish Saturday.
The Huskies claimed their first non-conference victory against a ranked opponent since a 19-16 upset of No. 21 Alabama in 2003Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired and Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 on Saturday.
Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard launched a pass deep up the middle intended for Kris Mitchell, but Amariyun Knighten made the interception and returned it 33 yards to the 50-yard line with 5:55 to play.Notre Dame struck first as quarterback Riley Leonard side-stepped the Huskies defense for an 11-yard touchdown run with 8:28 left in the first quarter.
Woodill missed a 53-yard field-goal attempt on the first possession of the second half, and Notre Dame took advantage.
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