DEKALB — Quinyon Mitchell intercepted four Ethan Hampton passes, returning a pair for touchdowns, and Toledo blasted Northern Illinois 52-32 on Saturday.
Dequan Finn threw the first of his three touchdown passes on the opening drive of the game — a 4-yarder to Jerjuan Newton — before Mitchell picked off Hampton and went 25 yards for the score.
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The Huskies punted twice before three straight drives ended with Mitchell interceptions. The four tied the program record for Toledo (4-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference).
Finn and Newton hooked up for an 11-yard score and Jacquez Stuart plowed in from a yard out before Mitchell scored again on a 20-yard pick-6, making with 35-7 at halftime.
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Tucker Gleason threw a touchdown pass to Jamal Turner to make it 45-7 before the Huskies (1-4, 0-2) scored 17 straight points.
That’s when Finn stepped in for his third touchdown pass, an 8-yarder to Lenny Kuhl, before the Huskies capped a 25-point fourth quarter with Hampton’s second touchdown pass in the last minute.
Hamton finished 30-for-49 for 284 yards with two touchdowns and the four INTs.
The NCAA record for interceptions in a game is five, last accomplished in 1972.
