Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, noon Saturday, ESPN3.com Entering Saturday’s game with five consecutive wins, Northern Illinois (6-2, 4-0 MAC) looks to remain unbeaten in the MAC and tied for first in the West Division with Toledo. The Huskies won big last weak, defeating Central Michigan 33-7. Chad Spann put together a big performance, scoring three touchdowns on 101 yards rushing. Western Michigan (3-4, 2-1 MAC) took an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter of their last game against Akron, and never looked back, beating the Zips 56-10. WMU quarterback Alex Carder had 372 yards and five touchdowns.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Ohio, 2 p.m. Saturday UL-Lafayette (2-5, 2-3 Sun Belt) will try to change its luck after losing 54-21 against Western Kentucky, its third consecutive losss. Fullback Brad McGuire scored two of the Ragin’ Cajuns three touchdowns. The win was WKU’s first win in 26 games, snapping the nation’s longest losing streak. Ohio (5-3, 4-1 MAC) took over first place in the MAC East after beating Miami (OH) 34-13. Quarterback Boo Jackson and running back Donte Harden each ran for two touchdowns. Running back Vince Davidson lead the team with 103 yards rushing.

Akron at Temple, 1 p.m. Saturday Akron (0-8, 0-4 MAC) is still the only team in the MAC without a win on its season. The Zips last game was a rather lopsided loss at the hands of Western Michigan, who won by a score of 56-10. The team’s only touchdown of the day came on defense when Brian Wagner recovered a fumble and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown. Temple (6-2, 3-1 MAC) had no problem making plays on either side of the ball, beating Buffalo 42-0. Quarterback Mike Gerardi led Temple with three touchdowns with 131 yards passing.

Miami (OH) at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN3.com Miami (4-3, 3-1 MAC) lost its first conference game of the season, coming up on the short end of a 34-13 loss against Ohio. RedHawks quarterback Zac Dysert had 332 passing yards, along with scoring the team’s only two touchdowns. He also accounted for four of the team’s six turnovers, throwing four interceptions. Buffalo (2-5, 1-2 MAC) was unable to manufacture any offense during its last game, losing 42-0 against Temple. Quarterback Alex Zordich struggled during his first career start for the Bulls, throwing three interceptions. Buffalo has been shut out twice this season.

Ball State at Kent State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN3.com Ball State’s (2-6, 1-3 MAC) held a commanding 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter last week against Toledo but allowed the Rockets to tie the game 17-17 at halftime. Toledo scored two more touchdowns giving them a 31-24 victory. Kent State (3-4, 2-2 MAC) looks for a second consecutive win after beating Bowling Green 30-6. Quarterback Spencer Keith performed well, amassing 223 yards and three touchdowns.

Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 4 p.m. Saturday, ESPN3.com Toledo (5-3, 4-0 MAC) looks to remain tied at the top of the MAC West against as they take on Eastern Michigan (1-7, 1-3 MAC) Saturday in Ypsilanti. Toledo quarterback Austin Dantin provided the majority of the Rockets offense with 255 yards and three touchdowns last week against Ball State. Eastern Michigan’s defense had trouble against Virginia, losing 48-21. Running back Javonti Greene led the Eagles rushing attack with 155 yards and two touchdowns.

No. 5 Michigan State at No. 18 Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC Quarterback Kirk Cousins had 329 yards passing and three touchdowns for Michigan State (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten) in its last game at Northwestern. He threw a 9-yard pass to B.J. Cunningham with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, giving them a 28-27 lead. After a turnover on downs, MSU got the ball back allowing Edwin Baker to score another touchdown, giving them all the insurance they needed in a 35-27 win. Iowa (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) came up just short of a win against Wisconsin, despite the Hawkeyes leading Wisconsin 30-24 with eight minutes left to play in the fourth quarter. With only one minute left, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball ran the ball for an 8 yard touchdown, giving the Badgers a 31-30 lead which would also be the final score.

Michigan at Penn State, 8 p.m. Saturday, ESPN Michigan (5-2, 1-2 Big Ten) sat idle last weekend after losing back-to-back games. Denard Robinson had to leave early in the team’s 38-28 loss against Iowa on Oct. 16. Tate Forcier stepped in and added two touchdowns, one rushing and the other passing. Forcier also threw an interception. Penn State’s (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) season hasn’t exactly gone according to plan, as they sit only one game above .500. However, they were able to win their first conference game of the season, a 33-21 win against Minnesota last week. Matt McGloin came in for an injured Robert Bolden, throwing two touchdowns to help lead his team toward victory.