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(MAC). The game featured the Miami University Redhawks and the

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. Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.Final Gamebook, December 3, 2010

Scoring

;First Quarter: * Miami — Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead (Northern Illinois 0 - Miami 6) * Northern Illinois — Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 6) * Miami — Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 13) * Northern Illinois — Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 13) ;Third Quarter: * Miami — T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 20) ;Fourth Quarter: * Northern Illinois — Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 20) * Miami — Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 26)

References

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