Moore leads N. Illinois past Arkansas St.

| January 9, 2012 8:00 PM

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Martel Moore caught eight passes for 224 yards and a touchdown, and Northern Illinois rallied for a 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Sunday night.

The Huskies trailed 13-0 late in the first quarter, but the Mid-American Conference champions scored 31 unanswered points on the way to their ninth straight victory. It was the third time this season Northern Illinois (11-3) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win.

Arkansas State (10-3) had its nine-game winning streak snapped. The Sun Belt champions couldn't overcome five turnovers - including three interceptions thrown by Ryan Aplin.

NIU's Chandler Harnish completed 18 of 36 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in his final college game. He came into the game as the nation's top rushing quarterback, averaging 106.3 yards per game, but was limited to minus-3 on the ground after being slowed by an ankle injury in the second quarter.