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Akron at Northern Illinois

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Northern Illinois beat Akron 27–⁠10. It was their 10th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–⁠5.

AwayAkron3–⁠9 in 2009
10
HomeNorthern Illinois7–⁠6 in 2009
27

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESGP, ESPN3Attendance 10,148

At kickoff
39°F, overcast, wind 22 mph from the west, gusts to 28 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Akron0010010
Northern Illinois3302127

Standouts

  • RushingChad Spann21 carries, 125 yards, 2 TDNorthern Illinois
  • ReceivingAndre Jones6 catches, 154 yards, 1 TDAkron

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Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Patrick Nicely11/2712400
Alex Allen1/18010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Broderick Alexander1948011
Dale Martin1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Andre Jones6154180
Jeremy LaFrance118018
Dashan Miller114014
Jeremy Bruce2905

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
DeMarcus Grady10/186200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chad Spann21125228
DeMarcus Grady20109031
Nathan Palmer230123
Me’co Brown101304
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Perez Ashford43009
Willie Clark31807
Marcus Lewis21106
Kyle Skarb1303

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

AkronNorthern Illinois
235Total yards337
223Passing yards72
31Rushing yards275
7.3Yards per pass3.4
1.3Yards per rush5.1
12First downs18
0–⁠10Third downs10–⁠19
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
7–⁠45Penalties9–⁠105
14:16Possession22:20

Efficiency

AkronNorthern Illinois
27%Success rate40%
−0.13EPA per play0.08
0.79Explosiveness0.88
−0.34Rushing EPA0.06
0.02Passing EPA0.08
27%Passing-down success30%
−0.33First-down EPA−0.02
0.23Second-down EPA−0.22
−0.35Third-down EPA0.52

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneAkron end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 15 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 8 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 playsQ2 AkronMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 AkronField goal, 10 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 10 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown pass, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 6 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 7 playsQ4 AkronFumble, 8 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 5 playsQ4 AkronEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Akron right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 15 plays, 53 yards
  2. Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 8 plays, 46 yards
  4. Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  6. Q2 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 AkronPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 45 yards
  10. Q2 AkronMissed FG, 8 plays, 42 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  12. Q3 AkronField goal, 10 plays, 55 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 10 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q3 AkronTouchdown pass, 1 play, 80 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q3 AkronPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 6 plays, 47 yards
  18. Q4 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 7 plays, 53 yards
  20. Q4 AkronFumble, 8 plays, 41 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 27 yards
  22. Q4 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 5 plays, 27 yards
  24. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 2 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Northern Illinois 3, Akron 0
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 27Me’co Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Jalil Carter and Almondo Sewell.
15:002nd & 6 at own 31Me’co Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Jalil Carter.
15:003rd & 2 at own 35DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Miguel Graham and Sean Fobbs for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at own 38DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 9 yards to the NoIll 47, tackled by Jalil Carter.
15:002nd & 1 at own 47Chad Spann rush for 3 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Kevin Davis and Brian Wagner for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at the 50Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the Akron 45, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
15:002nd & 5 at opp 45DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain to the Akron 45, tackled by Manley Waller out-of-bounds.
11:113rd & 5 at opp 45Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:11.
11:113rd & 5 at opp 45DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Marcus Lewis for 5 yards to the Akron 40, tackled by Jalil Carter out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
11:111st & 10 at opp 40Me’co Brown rush for 2 yards to the Akron 38, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
11:112nd & 8 at opp 38Me’co Brown rush for 2 yards to the Akron 36, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
11:113rd & 6 at opp 36DeMarcus Grady rush for 8 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
11:111st & 10 at opp 28Me’co Brown rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 29, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Jalil Carter.
11:112nd & 11 at opp 29DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
11:113rd & 11 at opp 29DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 9 yards to the Akron 20, tackled by Mike Thomas.
7:374th & 2 at opp 20Mike Salerno 37 yard field goal BLOCKED, N/A for no gain, to the Akron 20.
Akron Punt, 3 plays
7:371st & 10 at own 20Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller.
7:372nd & 10 at own 20Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Sean Progar.
7:373rd & 8 at own 22Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Anthony Meriwether.
7:374th & 8 at own 22Zack Campbell punt for 38 yards, returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Corey Woods out-of-bounds, NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 17 yard illegal block accepted.
Northern Illinois Field goal, 8 plays
7:371st & 10 at own 49Chad Spann rush for 21 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Miguel Graham out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:411st & 10 at own 49Chad Spann rush for 21 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Miguel Graham out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:411st & 10 at opp 30Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the Akron 25, tackled by Brian Wagner.
2:412nd & 5 at opp 25Me’co Brown rush for no gain to the Akron 25, tackled by Brian Wagner and Mike Thomas.
2:413rd & 5 at opp 25DeMarcus Grady rush for 14 yards to the Akron 11, tackled by Shawn Lemon and Miguel Graham for a 1ST down.
2:411st & 10 at opp 11DeMarcus Grady rush for 5 yards to the Akron 6, tackled by Brian Wagner.
2:412nd & 5 at opp 6Me’co Brown rush for 1 yard to the Akron 5, tackled by Almondo Sewell and James Harvey.
2:453rd & 4 at opp 5Mike Salerno 22 yard field goal GOOD.Northern Illinois 3, Akron 0
2:41Mike Salerno kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Patrick George for 13 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Patrick George, AKRON penalty 17 yard illegal block accepted.
Akron Punt, 3 plays
2:411st & 10 at own 10Broderick Alexander rush for 5 yards to the Akron 15, tackled by Brandon Bice.
2:412nd & 5 at own 15Broderick Alexander rush for 3 yards to the Akron 18, tackled by Mike Sobol.
2:413rd & 2 at own 18Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 19, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
2:414th & 1 at own 19Zack Campbell punt for 51 yards, downed at the NoIll 30.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:321st & 10 at own 30Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 31, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Sean Fobbs.
0:322nd & 9 at own 31NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
Q2 15:002nd & 24 at own 16NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard holding accepted, no play.
Q2 15:002nd & 29 at own 11DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Chad Spann.
Q2 15:003rd & 29 at own 11Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 16, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
Q2 15:004th & 24 at own 16Mike Salerno punt for 61 yards, returned by Jeremy Bruce for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 17, tackled by Pat Schiller.
2nd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 6, Akron 0
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 17Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy Bruce for 4 yards to the Akron 21, tackled by Pat Schiller and Tracy Wilson.
15:002nd & 6 at own 21Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy Bruce for 5 yards to the Akron 26, tackled by Alex Kube.
15:003rd & 1 at own 26Broderick Alexander rush for no gain to the Akron 26, tackled by Pat Schiller.
15:004th & 1 at own 26AKRON penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted.
15:004th & 6 at own 21Zack Campbell punt for 42 yards, returned by Tommy Davis for 4 yards to the NoIll 41, tackled by Mike Thomas and Will Fleming.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:471st & 10 at own 41DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Perez Ashford.
13:472nd & 10 at own 41Me’co Brown rush for no gain to the NoIll 41, tackled by Deni Odofin and Brian Wagner.
13:473rd & 10 at own 41DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
13:474th & 10 at own 41Mike Salerno punt for 47 yards, returned by Andre Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 11, tackled by Mike Sobol.
Akron Punt, 5 plays
11:341st & 10 at own 11Broderick Alexander rush for 7 yards to the Akron 18, tackled by Devon Butler.
11:342nd & 3 at own 18Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 7 yards to the Akron 25, tackled by Chris Smith for a 1ST down.
11:341st & 10 at own 25Patrick Nicely sacked by Nabal Jefferson for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 19.
11:342nd & 16 at own 19Broderick Alexander rush for 10 yards to the Akron 29, tackled by Ron Newcomb.
11:343rd & 6 at own 29Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller, AKRON penalty holding declined.
11:344th & 6 at own 29Zack Campbell punt for 38 yards, returned by Perez Ashford for 2 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Tyler Campbell.
Northern Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
10:331st & 10 at own 35Chad Spann rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Marcus Lemon and Amin Kabir.
10:332nd & 6 at own 39Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 44, tackled by Mike Thomas and Sean Fobbs.
10:333rd & 1 at own 44Chad Spann rush for 20 yards to the Akron 36, tackled by Amin Kabir for a 1ST down.
10:331st & 10 at opp 36Chad Spann rush for 12 yards to the Akron 24, tackled by Will Fleming and Jalil Carter for a 1ST down.
10:331st & 10 at opp 24Chad Spann rush for 2 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
10:332nd & 8 at opp 22DeMarcus Grady rush for 10 yards to the Akron 12, tackled by Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
10:331st & 10 at opp 12DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain to the Akron 12, tackled by Dan Marcoux and Sean Fobbs.
10:332nd & 10 at opp 12Chad Spann rush for 2 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Hasan Hazime and Almondo Sewell.
3:123rd & 8 at opp 10Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:12.
3:123rd & 8 at opp 10DeMarcus Grady sacked by Sean Fobbs for a loss of 10 yards to the Akron 20.
2:554th & 18 at opp 20Timeout AKRON, clock 02:55.
2:504th & 18 at opp 20Mike Salerno 37 yard field goal GOOD.Northern Illinois 6, Akron 0
2:50Mike Salerno kickoff for 45 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Spencer Williamson for 12 yards to the Akron 37, tackled by Spencer Williamson.
Akron Missed FG, 8 plays
2:461st & 10 at own 37Broderick Alexander rush for 11 yards to the Akron 48, tackled by Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
2:501st & 10 at own 48Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy LaFrance for 18 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by Jordan Delegal for a 1ST down.
2:501st & 10 at opp 34Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 35, tackled by Ron Newcomb.
2:502nd & 11 at opp 35Patrick Nicely pass complete to Dashan Miller for 14 yards to the NoIll 21, tackled by Mike Sobol and Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
2:501st & 10 at opp 21Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones, broken up by Kiaree Daniels.
2:502nd & 10 at opp 21Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
2:503rd & 10 at opp 21Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Broderick Alexander.
0:344th & 10 at opp 21Branko Rogovic 38 yard field goal MISSED.
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:341st & 10 at own 21Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 19.
Q3 15:00Mike Salerno kickoff for 63 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Devon Butler for 10 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Devon Butler.
3rd quarter6 drives, then Akron 10, Northern Illinois 6
Akron Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 28Broderick Alexander rush for no gain to the Akron 28, tackled by Pat Schiller.
15:002nd & 10 at own 28Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to N/A.
15:003rd & 10 at own 28NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
15:001st & 10 at own 43Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 40, tackled by Alex Kube and Brandon Bice.
15:002nd & 13 at own 40Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 21 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Patrick George out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Cory Hanson and Tracy Wilson.
15:002nd & 8 at opp 37Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 20 yards to the NoIll 17, tackled by Mike Sobol out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at opp 17Broderick Alexander rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 12, tackled by Pat Schiller and Tracy Wilson.
15:002nd & 5 at opp 12AKRON penalty 5 yard false start accepted.
15:002nd & 10 at opp 17Patrick Nicely rush for no gain to the NoIll 17, tackled by D.J. Pirkle.
15:003rd & 10 at opp 17Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones.
10:424th & 10 at opp 17Branko Rogovic 34 yard field goal GOOD.Northern Illinois 6, Akron 3
10:42Branko Rogovic kickoff for 40 yards returned by Garrett Barnas, tackled by Tyler Campbell and Miguel Graham for 8 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Tyler Campbell and Miguel Graham.
Northern Illinois Punt, 10 plays
10:421st & 10 at own 38DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
10:422nd & 10 at own 38DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 5 yards to the NoIll 43, tackled by Miguel Graham.
10:423rd & 5 at own 43DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 7 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Brian Wagner and Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
10:421st & 10 at the 50DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 7 yards to the Akron 43, tackled by Jalil Carter.
10:422nd & 3 at opp 43Me’co Brown rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 45, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
10:423rd & 5 at opp 45DeMarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the Akron 41, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds.
7:534th & 1 at opp 41Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:53.
7:534th & 1 at opp 41DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the Akron 39, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
7:531st & 10 at opp 39DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Marcus Lewis for 6 yards to the Akron 33, tackled by Jalil Carter and Amin Kabir.
7:532nd & 4 at opp 33Me’co Brown rush for 3 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
7:533rd & 1 at opp 30NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard illegal block accepted, no play.
7:533rd & 16 at opp 45DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark, broken up by Miguel Graham.
7:534th & 16 at opp 45Josh Wilber punt for 45 yards for a touchback.
Akron Touchdown pass, 1 play
5:251st & 10 at own 20Alex Allen pass complete to Andre Jones for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Akron 9, Northern Illinois 6
5:25Branko Rogovic extra point GOOD.Akron 10, Northern Illinois 6
5:25Branko Rogovic kickoff for 52 yards returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Brian Wagner and Amin Kabir for 15 yards to the NoIll 33, tackled by Brian Wagner and Amin Kabir.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 33DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
5:252nd & 10 at own 33Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Mike Thomas and Shawn Lemon.
5:253rd & 4 at own 39DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Kyle Skarb for 3 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Jalil Carter.
5:254th & 1 at own 42Josh Wilber punt for 42 yards, returned by Andre Jones, tackled by John Tranchitella out-of-bounds.
Akron Punt, 5 plays
3:511st & 10 at own 21Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the Akron 23, tackled by Sean Progar and Mike Sobol.
3:512nd & 8 at own 23Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller.
3:513rd & 8 at own 23NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 3 yard pass interference on Mike Sobol accepted, no play.
3:511st & 10 at own 26Broderick Alexander rush for 4 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Cory Hanson and Tracy Wilson.
3:512nd & 6 at own 30Patrick Nicely sacked by Jake Coffman for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 24.
3:513rd & 12 at own 24Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy Bruce, broken up by Kiaree Daniels.
3:514th & 12 at own 24Zack Campbell punt for 23 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 47.
Northern Illinois Touchdown run, 6 plays
1:271st & 10 at opp 47DeMarcus Grady rush for 9 yards to the Akron 38, tackled by Wayne Cobham.
1:272nd & 1 at opp 38Chad Spann rush for no gain to the Akron 38, tackled by Amin Kabir.
1:273rd & 1 at opp 38DeMarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the Akron 37, tackled by James Harvey for a 1ST down.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 37DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the Akron 34, tackled by Hasan Hazime and James Harvey.
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 34DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 6 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Miguel Graham.
Q4 13:353rd & 1 at opp 28Chad Spann rush for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Illinois 12, Akron 10
Q4 13:35Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.Northern Illinois 13, Akron 10
Q4 13:35Mike Salerno kickoff for 66 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Phil Brown for 28 yards to the Akron 37, tackled by Phil Brown, NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard offside accepted.
4th quarter7 drives, then Northern Illinois 27, Akron 10
Akron Punt, 3 plays
13:351st & 10 at own 37Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 34, tackled by Nabal Jefferson.
13:352nd & 13 at own 34Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 35, tackled by Chris Smith.
13:353rd & 12 at own 35Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
13:354th & 12 at own 35Zack Campbell punt for 18 yards, downed at the NoIll 47.
Northern Illinois Touchdown run, 7 plays
11:551st & 10 at own 47DeMarcus Grady rush for 31 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Brian Wagner for a 1ST down.
11:551st & 10 at opp 22DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the Akron 20, tackled by Dan Marcoux.
11:552nd & 8 at opp 20DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 5 yards to the Akron 15, tackled by Jalil Carter out-of-bounds.
11:553rd & 3 at opp 15DeMarcus Grady rush for 7 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
11:551st & goal at opp 8DeMarcus Grady rush for a loss of 3 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Chad Spann at the Akron 11.
11:552nd & goal at opp 11DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Brian Wagner and Dan Marcoux.
11:553rd & 0 at opp 8AKRON penalty 4 yard offside defense accepted, no play.
11:553rd & 0 at opp 4AKRON penalty 2 yard pass interference accepted, no play.
7:591st & goal at opp 2Chad Spann rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Illinois 20, Akron 10
7:59Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.
7:59Mike Salerno kickoff for 37 yards returned by Tyler Campbell, tackled by Phil Brown for 6 yards to the Akron 39, tackled by Phil Brown.
Akron Fumble, 8 plays
7:591st & 10 at own 39Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 40, tackled by Cory Hanson out-of-bounds.
7:592nd & 9 at own 40Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 21 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Kiaree Daniels for a 1ST down.
7:591st & 10 at opp 39Patrick Nicely pass complete to Broderick Alexander for 2 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Cory Hanson.
7:592nd & 8 at opp 37Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones, broken up by Chris Smith.
7:593rd & 8 at opp 37AKRON penalty 5 yard false start accepted.
7:593rd & 13 at opp 42AKRON penalty 7 yard illegal block accepted, no play.
7:593rd & 20 at opp 49NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
7:591st & 10 at opp 34Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy Bruce.
7:592nd & 10 at opp 34NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
7:591st & 10 at opp 19Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 5 yards to the NoIll 14, tackled by Chris Smith.
7:592nd & 5 at opp 14Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 13, tackled by Brandon Bice.
7:593rd & 4 at opp 13Patrick Nicely sacked by Brandon Bice for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Tracy Wilson at the NoIll 20.
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
7:591st & 10 at own 20DeMarcus Grady rush for 22 yards to the NoIll 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
5:231st & 10 at own 42Chad Spann rush for no gain to the NoIll 42, tackled by Hasan Hazime and Almondo Sewell.
5:232nd & 10 at own 42Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 48, tackled by Mike Thomas.
5:233rd & 4 at own 48Chad Spann rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 47, tackled by James Harvey.
3:264th & 5 at own 47Timeout AKRON, clock 03:26.
3:264th & 5 at own 47Mike Salerno punt for 50 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 3.
Akron Punt, 3 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 3Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller, broken up by Chris Smith.
3:232nd & 10 at own 3Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
3:233rd & 10 at own 3Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones.
3:234th & 10 at own 3Zack Campbell punt for 24 yards, downed at the Akron 27.
Northern Illinois Touchdown run, 5 plays
2:591st & 10 at opp 27DeMarcus Grady rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 29, tackled by Mike Thomas and Deni Odofin.
2:522nd & 12 at opp 29Timeout AKRON, clock 02:52.
2:522nd & 12 at opp 29Nathan Palmer rush for 23 yards to the Akron 6 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:521st & goal at opp 6Chad Spann rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 7, tackled by Kevin Davis.
2:522nd & goal at opp 7Chad Spann rush for no gain to the Akron 7, tackled by Kevin Davis and Sean Fobbs.
0:463rd & goal at opp 7Nathan Palmer rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Illinois 26, Akron 10
0:46Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.Northern Illinois 27, Akron 10
0:46Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Spencer Williamson and Matt Ng for 8 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Spencer Williamson and Matt Ng.
Akron End of game, 2 plays
0:461st & 10 at own 8Dale Martin rush for 2 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Cory Hanson.
0:462nd & 8 at own 10Patrick Nicely pass complete to Dale Martin for 7 yards to the Akron 17, tackled by Jake Coffman.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Northern Illinois leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

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2023Northern Illinois 55, Akron 14
2022Akron 44, Northern Illinois 12
2019Northern Illinois 49, Akron 0
2018Northern Illinois 36, Akron 26
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