DETROIT — Travis Greene ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and Matt Johnson threw two scoring passes to lift Bowling Green over Northern Illinois 34-14 in the Mid-American Conference title game Friday night.

The Falcons (10-3) took back the league title in the third straight matchup between the teams in the championship game. Northern Illinois won 51-17 last year, after Bowling Green won in 2013.

Johnson threw for 235 yards, bringing his season total to a MAC-record 4,700.