Bacher leads 'Cats past Eastern Michigan
Posted October 18, 2007 11:00 pm
DETROIT - C.J. Bacher ran and threw for fourth-quarter touchdowns, helping Northwestern hold off Eastern Michigan 26-14 in a nonconference game Friday night at Ford Field.
After beating Michigan State and Minnesota in overtime the past two weeks, it took the Wildcats (5-3) a while to get rolling against lowly Eastern Michigan. They didn't put it away until Bacher hit Tim Thompson for a 71-yard touchdown with 2:44 left.
Bacher finished 25-of-42 for 363 yards passing, and Omar Conteh added 122 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The Eagles (2-6), who turned the ball over three times inside the Northwesten 10, have lost four straight.
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