Northern Illinois at Iowa State

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Iowa State beat Northern Illinois 27–⁠10. It was their fourth meeting; Iowa State leads the series 3–⁠1.

AwayNorthern Illinois11–⁠3 in 2010
10
HomeIowa State5–⁠7 in 2010
27

Final at Jack Trice Stadium, AmesAttendance 43,116

At kickoff
68°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois003710
Iowa State71001027

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
DeMarcus Grady14/299303
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chad Spann1780013
DeMarcus Grady1454119
Jasmin Hopkins522012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Willie Clark235022
Martel Moore42109
Chad Spann31406
Nathan Palmer21308
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Tracy Wilson1260
Tyrone Clark1300

Iowa State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austen Arnaud27/3626502
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Alexander Robinson1997263
Austen Arnaud1445112
Jeff Woody1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Collin Franklin575034
Darius Darks652015
Alexander Robinson432011
Sedrick Johnson432015
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Jake Knott290
Zac Sandvig1110

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisIowa State
249Total yards403
101Passing yards269
156Rushing yards138
3.2Yards per pass7.4
4.3Yards per rush3.7
14First downs25
3–⁠13Third downs6–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers3
4–⁠51Penalties5–⁠60
17:07Possession19:02

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisIowa State
48%Success rate43%
−0.07EPA per play0.13
0.54Explosiveness0.86
0.17Rushing EPA−0.17
−0.29Passing EPA0.42
31%Passing-down success31%
−0.17First-down EPA−0.29
−0.06Second-down EPA0.08
−0.15Third-down EPA1.07
3%Havoc by its defense5%

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)

Iowa State 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Iowa State end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Iowa StateMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 11 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 5 playsQ2 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 1 playQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Iowa StateField goal, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Iowa StateFumble, 7 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Iowa StateInterception, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 Iowa StateEnd of halfQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 14 playsQ3 Iowa StateInterception, 15 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 8 playsQ3 Iowa StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 9 playsQ4 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 10 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 Iowa StateField goal, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Iowa StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa State drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Iowa StateMissed FG, 12 plays, 54 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 12 plays, 42 yards
  3. Q1 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 11 plays, 68 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 5 plays, 25 yards
  5. Q2 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 1 play, 63 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 Iowa StateField goal, 8 plays, 40 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
  9. Q2 Iowa StateFumble, 7 plays, 35 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  11. Q2 Iowa StateInterception, 3 plays, 14 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 4 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 Iowa StateEnd of half, 0 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 14 plays, 67 yards
  15. Q3 Iowa StateInterception, 15 plays, 56 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 8 plays, 38 yards
  17. Q3 Iowa StatePunt, 6 plays, 5 yards
  18. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown run, 9 plays, 40 yards
  19. Q4 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 10 plays, 73 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q4 Iowa StateField goal, 4 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  23. Q4 Iowa StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Iowa State 7, Northern Illinois 0
Iowa State Missed FG, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Austen Arnaud pass complete to Collin Franklin for 4 yards to the IowSt 24, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
15:002nd & 6 at own 24Alexander Robinson rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 25, tackled by Devon Butler.
15:003rd & 5 at own 25Austen Arnaud pass complete to Alexander Robinson for 11 yards to the IowSt 36, tackled by Tyrone Clark and Alex Kube for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at own 36Austen Arnaud pass complete to Alexander Robinson for 11 yards to the IowSt 47, tackled by Tommy Davis out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:141st & 10 at own 47IOWA ST penalty 5 yard illegal procedure accepted, no play.
13:141st & 15 at own 42Alexander Robinson rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 43, tackled by Alex Kube.
13:142nd & 14 at own 43Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to N/A.
13:143rd & 14 at own 43Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 15 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Tommy Davis out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:141st & 10 at opp 42Austen Arnaud rush for 12 yards to the NoIll 30, tackled by Tyrone Clark for a 1ST down.
13:141st & 10 at opp 30Austen Arnaud pass complete to Jake Williams for 2 yards to the NoIll 28, tackled by Kiaree Daniels.
13:142nd & 8 at opp 28Alexander Robinson rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 26, tackled by Mike Krause and Tyrone Clark.
13:143rd & 6 at opp 26Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to N/A.
10:394th & 6 at opp 26Grant Mahoney 44 yard field goal MISSED.
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 12 plays
10:391st & 10 at own 26DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Martel Moore for 4 yards to the NoIll 30, tackled by Leonard Johnson.
10:392nd & 6 at own 30Chad Spann rush for 8 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Rashawn Parker for a 1ST down.
10:391st & 10 at own 38DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Martel Moore for 9 yards to the NoIll 47, tackled by Michael O’Connell.
10:392nd & 1 at own 47Chad Spann rush for 9 yards to the IowSt 44, tackled by A.J. Klein for a 1ST down.
10:391st & 10 at opp 44Chad Spann rush for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by Jake Knott.
10:392nd & 12 at opp 46DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Landon Cox for no gain to the IowSt 46, tackled by A.J. Klein.
10:393rd & 12 at opp 46DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 8 yards to the IowSt 38, tackled by Ter’Ran Benton and A.J. Klein.
10:394th & 4 at opp 38DeMarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the IowSt 34, tackled by A.J. Klein and Jake Knott for a 1ST down.
10:391st & 10 at opp 34DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain to the IowSt 34, tackled by A.J. Klein and Leonard Johnson.
10:392nd & 10 at opp 34DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Martel Moore for 2 yards to the IowSt 32, tackled by Ter’Ran Benton.
10:393rd & 8 at opp 32DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete.
5:204th & 8 at opp 32Michael Cklamovski 49 yard field goal MISSED.
Iowa State Touchdown run, 11 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 32Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to N/A.
5:202nd & 10 at own 32Austen Arnaud rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 35, tackled by Alex Kube and Sean Progar.
5:203rd & 7 at own 35Austen Arnaud pass complete to Collin Franklin for 16 yards to the NoIll 49, tackled by Tommy Davis for a 1ST down.
5:201st & 10 at opp 49Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to N/A.
5:202nd & 10 at opp 49Alexander Robinson rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 48, tackled by Chris Smith and Darnell Bolding.
5:203rd & 9 at opp 48Austen Arnaud rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 41, tackled by Jordan Delegal and Darnell Bolding.
5:204th & 2 at opp 41Austen Arnaud rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 36, tackled by Jordan Delegal for a 1ST down.
5:201st & 10 at opp 36Austen Arnaud pass complete to Collin Franklin for 16 yards to the NoIll 20, tackled by Alex Kube for a 1ST down.
5:201st & 10 at opp 20NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard pass interference on Jordan Delegal accepted, no play.
5:201st & goal at opp 5Jeff Woody rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 2, tackled by Chris Smith and D.J. Pirkle.
2:272nd & goal at opp 2Austen Arnaud rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN, NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty offside defense declined.Iowa State 6, Northern Illinois 0
2:27Grant Mahoney kickoff for 68 yards returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Jeremy Reeves and Matt Morton for 30 yards to the NoIll 32, tackled by Jeremy Reeves and Matt Morton.
Northern Illinois Interception, 5 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 32Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 33, tackled by Stephen Ruempolhamer.
2:212nd & 9 at own 33DeMarcus Grady rush for 19 yards to the IowSt 48, tackled by Michael O’Connell out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:211st & 10 at opp 48DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Chad Spann for 5 yards to the IowSt 43, tackled by Jake Knott.
2:212nd & 5 at opp 43Chad Spann rush for no gain to the IowSt 43, tackled by Matt Tau’fo’ou.
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 43DeMarcus Grady pass intercepted by Zac Sandvig at the IowSt 26, returned for 11 yards to the IowSt 37, tackled by Jack Marks.
2nd quarter8 drives, then Iowa State 17, Northern Illinois 0
Iowa State Touchdown run, 1 play
14:431st & 10 at own 37Alexander Robinson rush for 63 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Iowa State 13, Northern Illinois 0
14:43Grant Mahoney kickoff for 69 yards returned by Ricky Crider, tackled by Michael O’Connell and Jeremy Reeves for 24 yards to the NoIll 25, tackled by Michael O’Connell and Jeremy Reeves.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 25DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 5 yards to the NoIll 30, tackled by Rashawn Parker.
14:382nd & 5 at own 30DeMarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by Zac Sandvig and A.J. Klein.
14:383rd & 1 at own 34Chad Spann rush for no gain to the NoIll 34, tackled by Zac Sandvig.
14:384th & 1 at own 34Josh Wilber punt for 29 yards to the IowSt 37, no return.
Iowa State Field goal, 8 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 37Alexander Robinson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 40, tackled by Jordan Delegal and Brian Lawson.
12:432nd & 7 at own 40Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Reynolds for 14 yards to the NoIll 46, tackled by Tracy Wilson and Jordan Delegal out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
12:431st & 10 at opp 46Austen Arnaud pass complete to Shontrelle Johnson for 9 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Alex Kube and Tommy Davis out-of-bounds.
12:432nd & 1 at opp 37Austen Arnaud pass complete to Jake Williams for 10 yards to the NoIll 27, tackled by Kiaree Daniels for a 1ST down.
12:431st & 10 at opp 27Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Reynolds for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 29, tackled by Chris Smith.
12:432nd & 12 at opp 29IOWA ST penalty 15 yard pass interference on Darius Reynolds accepted, no play.
12:432nd & 27 at opp 44Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 11 yards to the NoIll 33, tackled by Tommy Davis.
12:433rd & 16 at opp 33Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 10 yards to the NoIll 23, tackled by Chris Smith and Tyrone Clark.
8:334th & 6 at opp 23Grant Mahoney 41 yard field goal GOOD.
8:33Grant Mahoney kickoff for 64 yards returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Jacques Washington for 6 yards to the NoIll 12, tackled by Jacques Washington.
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 12DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Jasmin Hopkins for 6 yards to the NoIll 18, tackled by Patrick Neal out-of-bounds.
8:272nd & 4 at own 18Jasmin Hopkins rush for 12 yards to the NoIll 30, tackled by Zac Sandvig for a 1ST down.
8:271st & 10 at own 30DeMarcus Grady rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Leonard Johnson.
8:272nd & 5 at own 35DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete, broken up by Jake Knott.
8:273rd & 5 at own 35DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Jack Marks for 4 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Jake Knott and A.J. Klein.
8:274th & 1 at own 39Josh Wilber punt for 30 yards to the IowSt 31, no return.
Iowa State Fumble, 7 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 31Austen Arnaud pass complete to Sedrick Johnson for 3 yards to the IowSt 34, tackled by Kiaree Daniels.
6:202nd & 7 at own 34Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 7 yards to the IowSt 41, tackled by Brian Lawson and Demetrius Stone for a 1ST down.
6:201st & 10 at own 41Alexander Robinson rush for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 39, tackled by Alan Baxter.
6:202nd & 12 at own 39Austen Arnaud pass complete to Josh Lenz for 17 yards to the NoIll 44, tackled by Devon Butler and Alex Kube for a 1ST down.
6:201st & 10 at opp 44Alexander Robinson rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 43, tackled by Nabal Jefferson and Darnell Bolding.
6:202nd & 9 at opp 43Austen Arnaud pass complete to Sedrick Johnson for 15 yards to the NoIll 28, tackled by Chris Smith for a 1ST down.
6:201st & 10 at opp 28Alexander Robinson rush for a loss of 6 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll D.J. Pirkle at the NoIll 34.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 34Jasmin Hopkins rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Matt Tau’fo’ou and Jake Knott.
3:202nd & 5 at own 39Jasmin Hopkins rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 36, tackled by A.J. Klein.
3:203rd & 8 at own 36DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete, hurried by Jake McDonough.
3:204th & 8 at own 36Josh Wilber punt for 44 yards, returned by Josh Lenz for 11 yards to the IowSt 16, tackled by Jason Schepler, IOWA ST penalty 15 yard personal foul on N/A accepted.
Iowa State Interception, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 16Austen Arnaud rush for 9 yards to the IowSt 25, tackled by Jake Coffman.
1:572nd & 1 at own 25Austen Arnaud rush for 5 yards to the IowSt 30, tackled by Devon Butler for a 1ST down.
1:571st & 10 at own 30Austen Arnaud pass intercepted by Tracy Wilson at the IowSt 49, returned for 26 yards to the IowSt 23, tackled by Austen Arnaud.
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 4 plays
1:571st & 10 at opp 23DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Chad Spann for 6 yards to the IowSt 17, tackled by A.J. Klein.
0:572nd & 4 at opp 17DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
0:573rd & 4 at opp 17DeMarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 16, tackled by Rashawn Parker and Michael O’Connell.
0:054th & 3 at opp 16Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:05.
0:054th & 3 at opp 16Timeout Iowa State, clock 00:05.
0:004th & 3 at opp 16Michael Cklamovski 33 yard field goal MISSED.
Q3 15:00Grant Mahoney kickoff for 64 yards returned by Ricky Crider, tackled by Leonard Johnson for 25 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Leonard Johnson.
3rd quarter4 drives, then Iowa State 17, Northern Illinois 3
Northern Illinois Field goal, 14 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 31Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Jeremy Reeves.
14:552nd & 4 at own 37DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 13 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Jeremy Reeves for a 1ST down.
14:551st & 10 at the 50DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Martel Moore.
14:552nd & 10 at the 50DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 22 yards to the IowSt 28, tackled by Ter’Ran Benton out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
14:551st & 10 at opp 28DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark.
14:552nd & 10 at opp 28Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the IowSt 22, tackled by Michael O’Connell.
14:553rd & 4 at opp 22DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Martel Moore for 6 yards to the IowSt 16, tackled by Anthony Young for a 1ST down.
14:551st & 10 at opp 16DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
14:552nd & 10 at opp 16Chad Spann rush for 9 yards to the IowSt 7, tackled by Jake Knott and Michael O’Connell.
14:553rd & 1 at opp 7Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the IowSt 2, tackled by Rashawn Parker and Michael O’Connell for a 1ST down.
14:551st & goal at opp 2Chad Spann rush for no gain to the IowSt 2, tackled by Rashawn Parker and A.J. Klein.
9:532nd & goal at opp 2DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain, fumbled, forced by Jake Knott, recovered by NoIll Jack Marks at the IowSt 2.
14:553rd & goal at opp 2DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark.
9:534th & goal at opp 2Mathew Sims 19 yard field goal GOOD.
9:53Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.
Iowa State Interception, 15 plays
9:531st & 10 at own 20Alexander Robinson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 23, tackled by Chris Smith.
9:532nd & 7 at own 23Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to Jake Williams.
9:533rd & 7 at own 23NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard personal foul on Tyrone Clark accepted, no play.
9:531st & 10 at own 38Alexander Robinson rush for 7 yards to the IowSt 45, tackled by Tyrone Clark and Tracy Wilson.
9:532nd & 3 at own 45Alexander Robinson rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 49, tackled by Darnell Bolding for a 1ST down.
9:531st & 10 at opp 49Austen Arnaud rush for no gain to the NoIll 49, tackled by Devon Butler and Tracy Wilson.
9:532nd & 10 at opp 49IOWA ST penalty 10 yard holding accepted, no play.
9:532nd & 20 at own 41Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 5 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by Demetrius Stone.
9:533rd & 15 at own 46Austen Arnaud pass complete to Jake Williams for 16 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Tommy Davis for a 1ST down.
9:531st & 10 at opp 38Austen Arnaud sacked by Sean Progar for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 42.
9:532nd & 14 at opp 42Austen Arnaud pass complete to Sedrick Johnson for 7 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Chris Smith out-of-bounds.
9:533rd & 7 at opp 35Austen Arnaud pass complete to Alexander Robinson for 6 yards to the NoIll 29, tackled by Josh Wilber.
9:534th & 1 at opp 29Austen Arnaud rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down.
9:531st & 10 at opp 28NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted.
9:531st & 10 at opp 13IOWA ST penalty 15 yard pass interference on Josh Lenz accepted.
9:531st & 25 at opp 28Austen Arnaud pass complete to Alexander Robinson for 4 yards to the NoIll 24, tackled by Tyrone Clark.
9:532nd & 21 at opp 24Austen Arnaud pass intercepted by Tyrone Clark at the NoIll 12, returned for 30 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Collin Franklin.
Northern Illinois Interception, 8 plays
4:051st & 10 at own 42DeMarcus Grady rush for 8 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Jake Knott.
4:052nd & 2 at the 50Jasmin Hopkins rush for 7 yards to the IowSt 43, tackled by Zac Sandvig for a 1ST down.
4:051st & 10 at opp 43DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Landon Cox.
4:052nd & 10 at opp 43Jasmin Hopkins rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 42, tackled by Jake McDonough and A.J. Klein.
4:053rd & 9 at opp 42DeMarcus Grady rush for 6 yards to the IowSt 36, tackled by Jake Knott.
4:054th & 3 at opp 36Chad Spann rush for 13 yards to the IowSt 23, tackled by Zac Sandvig out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
4:051st & 10 at opp 23DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Chad Spann for 3 yards to the IowSt 20, tackled by Patrick Neal.
4:052nd & 7 at opp 20DeMarcus Grady pass intercepted by Jake Knott at the IowSt 15, returned for 2 yards to the IowSt 17, tackled by Martel Moore.
Iowa State Punt, 6 plays
0:311st & 10 at own 17Alexander Robinson rush for 7 yards to the IowSt 24, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at own 24Alexander Robinson rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 25, tackled by Alan Baxter.
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 25Alexander Robinson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 28, tackled by Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 28Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to Sedrick Johnson.
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 28Austen Arnaud rush for a loss of 6 yards to the IowSt 22, tackled by Tyrone Clark.
Q4 15:003rd & 16 at own 22Austen Arnaud pass incomplete to Jake Williams.
Q4 15:004th & 16 at own 22Daniel Kuehl punt for 18 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the IowSt 40.
4th quarter6 drives, then Iowa State 27, Northern Illinois 10
Northern Illinois Touchdown run, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Chad Spann rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 37, tackled by Jacob Lattimer.
13:022nd & 7 at opp 37Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the IowSt 31, tackled by A.J. Klein.
13:023rd & 1 at opp 31DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 29, tackled by Matt Tau’fo’ou for a 1ST down.
13:021st & 10 at opp 29DeMarcus Grady rush for 9 yards to the IowSt 20, tackled by Matt Tau’fo’ou.
13:022nd & 1 at opp 20DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 17, tackled by Jacob Lattimer out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:021st & 10 at opp 17Chad Spann rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 14, tackled by A.J. Klein and Matt Tau’fo’ou.
13:022nd & 7 at opp 14Chad Spann rush for 9 yards to the IowSt 5, tackled by A.J. Klein and Leonard Johnson for a 1ST down.
13:021st & goal at opp 5Chad Spann rush for 4 yards to the IowSt 1, tackled by Matt Tau’fo’ou and A.J. Klein.
8:512nd & goal at opp 1DeMarcus Grady rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
8:51Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 50 yards returned by Taylor Mansfield, tackled by Tracy Wilson for 7 yards to the IowSt 27, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
Iowa State Touchdown run, 10 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 27Austen Arnaud pass complete to Collin Franklin for 5 yards to the IowSt 32, tackled by Mike Sobol.
8:482nd & 5 at own 32Austen Arnaud pass complete to Darius Darks for 4 yards to the IowSt 36, tackled by Chris Smith and Tyrone Clark.
8:483rd & 1 at own 36Alexander Robinson rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 38, tackled by Alex Kube for a 1ST down.
8:481st & 10 at own 38Austen Arnaud rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 41, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
8:482nd & 7 at own 41Austen Arnaud pass complete to Josh Lenz for 8 yards to the IowSt 49, tackled by Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
8:481st & 10 at own 49Austen Arnaud pass complete to Collin Franklin for 34 yards to the NoIll 17, tackled by Mike Sobol for a 1ST down.
8:481st & 10 at opp 17Alexander Robinson rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 18, tackled by Jake Coffman and Nabal Jefferson.
8:482nd & 11 at opp 18Austen Arnaud pass complete to Sedrick Johnson for 7 yards to the NoIll 11, tackled by Chris Smith.
5:133rd & 4 at opp 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:13.
5:133rd & 4 at opp 11NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 6 yard roughing passer on N/A accepted, no play.
5:051st & goal at opp 5Alexander Robinson rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
5:05Grant Mahoney kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.
Northern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
5:051st & 10 at own 20DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark.
5:052nd & 10 at own 20DeMarcus Grady pass intercepted by Jake Knott at the NoIll 20, returned for 7 yards to the NoIll 13, tackled by Trevor Olson.
Iowa State Field goal, 4 plays
5:051st & 10 at opp 13Austen Arnaud rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 11, tackled by D.J. Pirkle.
4:132nd & 8 at opp 11Timeout Iowa State, clock 04:13.
4:132nd & 8 at opp 11Alexander Robinson rush for no gain to the NoIll 11, tackled by Devon Butler.
4:133rd & 8 at opp 11Austen Arnaud rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 5, tackled by Mike Sobol and Tracy Wilson.
2:414th & 2 at opp 5Timeout Iowa State, clock 02:41.
2:374th & 2 at opp 5Grant Mahoney 23 yard field goal GOOD.
2:37Grant Mahoney kickoff for 70 yards returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Leonard Johnson and Matt Morton for 21 yards to the NoIll 21, tackled by Leonard Johnson and Matt Morton.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:371st & 10 at own 21DeMarcus Grady sacked by Patrick Neal for a loss of 8 yards to the NoIll 13.
2:312nd & 18 at own 13DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark.
2:313rd & 18 at own 13DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Martel Moore.
2:314th & 18 at own 13Josh Wilber punt for 32 yards, fair catch by Josh Lenz at the NoIll 45.
Iowa State End of game, 3 plays
1:491st & 10 at opp 45Team rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 48.
1:492nd & 13 at opp 48Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line.
1:493rd & 15 at the 50Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 48.

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.

Iowa State leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
2010Iowa State 27, Northern Illinois 10
2004Iowa State 48, Northern Illinois 41
2003Northern Illinois 24, Iowa State 16
1993Iowa State 54, Northern Illinois 10

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