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Team stats
Massachusetts
Northern Illinois
267
Total yards
610
153
Passing yards
278
114
Rushing yards
332
4.1
Yards per pass
10.7
2.5
Yards per rush
6.8
23
First downs
28
6–18
Third downs
9–11
1–6
Fourth downs
0–1
4
Turnovers
1
2–20
Penalties
10–88
30:57
Possession
29:03
Efficiency
Massachusetts
Northern Illinois
34%
Success rate
59%
−0.17
EPA per play
0.26
0.86
Explosiveness
0.86
−0.19
Rushing EPA
0.12
−0.15
Passing EPA
0.51
27%
Passing-down success
69%
−0.32
First-down EPA
0.03
0.10
Second-down EPA
0.66
0.10
Third-down EPA
0.77
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 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Massachusetts right to left.
Q1 MassachusettsFumble, 9 plays, 63 yards
Q1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 16 yards
Matt McIntosh pass complete to Angelo Sebastiano for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Illinois 55, Massachusetts 0
3:50
Mathew Sims extra point GOOD.Northern Illinois 56, Massachusetts 0
3:50
Tyler Wedel kickoff for 61 yards returned by Marken Michel for no gain to the UMass 4.
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
3:38
1st & 10 at own 4
Michael Cox rush for 1 yard to the UMass 5.
3:13
2nd & 9 at own 5
Michael Cox rush for 5 yards to the UMass 10.
2:34
3rd & 4 at own 10
Michael Cox rush for no gain to the UMass 10.
1:47
4th & 4 at own 10
Colter Johnson punt for 48 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 42.
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:43
1st & 10 at own 42
Matt McIntosh pass incomplete to Jacob Brinlee.
1:26
2nd & 10 at own 42
Giorgio Bowers rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 41.
0:49
3rd & 11 at own 41
Matt McIntosh pass complete to Jacob Brinlee for 3 yards to the NoIll 44.
0:00
4th & 8 at own 44
Ryan Neir punt for 46 yards, downed at the UMass 10.
4th quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 63, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Punt, 7 plays
14:54
1st & 10 at own 10
Michael Cox rush for no gain to the UMass 10.
14:20
2nd & 10 at own 10
NORTHERNIL penalty 15 yard Face Mask accepted, no play.
13:50
1st & 10 at own 25
A.J. Doyle rush for 2 yards to the UMass 27.
13:20
2nd & 8 at own 27
Michael Cox rush for 7 yards to the UMass 34.
13:19
3rd & 1 at own 34
Michael Cox rush for 2 yards to the UMass 36 for a 1ST down.
13:14
1st & 10 at own 36
A.J. Doyle pass incomplete to Rob Blanchflower.
13:04
2nd & 10 at own 36
A.J. Doyle pass incomplete.
12:45
3rd & 10 at own 36
A.J. Doyle sacked by Anthony Wells for a loss of 7 yards to the UMass 29.
Northern Illinois Touchdown run, 8 plays
12:01
1st & 10 at own 30
Giorgio Bowers rush for 12 yards to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down.
11:15
1st & 10 at own 42
Giorgio Bowers rush for 9 yards to the UMass 49.
10:46
2nd & 1 at opp 49
James Spencer rush for 14 yards to the UMass 35 for a 1ST down.
10:10
1st & 10 at opp 35
Jacob Brinlee rush for 11 yards to the UMass 24 for a 1ST down.
9:37
1st & 10 at opp 24
Matt McIntosh pass incomplete to Rob Sterling.
9:00
2nd & 10 at opp 24
Matt McIntosh rush for 8 yards to the UMass 16.
8:43
3rd & 2 at opp 16
Jacob Brinlee rush for 9 yards to the UMass 7 for a 1ST down.
8:12
1st & goal at opp 7
Matt McIntosh rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Illinois 62, Massachusetts 0
8:12
Mathew Sims extra point GOOD.Northern Illinois 63, Massachusetts 0
8:12
Tyler Wedel kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:05
1st & 10 at own 25
Jamal Wilson rush for 13 yards to the UMass 38 for a 1ST down.
7:38
1st & 10 at own 38
Jamal Wilson rush for 6 yards to the UMass 44.
7:18
2nd & 4 at own 44
A.J. Doyle pass complete to Bernard Davis for no gain to the UMass 44.
6:51
3rd & 4 at own 44
A.J. Doyle pass complete to Bernard Davis for 5 yards to the UMass 49 for a 1ST down.
6:22
1st & 10 at own 49
A.J. Doyle pass complete to Elgin Long for 4 yards to the NoIll 47.
5:55
2nd & 6 at opp 47
Jamal Wilson rush for 2 yards, fumbled, recovered by UMass Jamal Wilson at the NoIll 44.
5:26
3rd & 3 at opp 44
Jamal Wilson rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 46.
4:51
4th & 5 at opp 46
A.J. Doyle pass incomplete.
Northern Illinois Fumble, 2 plays
4:29
1st & 10 at own 46
Cameron Stingily rush for 5 yards to the UMass 49.
3:59
2nd & 5 at opp 49
James Spencer rush for 16 yards, fumbled, forced by Joe Colton, recovered by UMass Brandon Potvin at the UMass 33.
Massachusetts Interception, 9 plays
3:40
1st & 10 at own 33
A.J. Doyle pass complete to Bernard Davis for 7 yards to the UMass 40.
3:23
2nd & 3 at own 40
Jamal Wilson rush for 2 yards to the UMass 42.
2:45
3rd & 1 at own 42
Jamal Wilson rush for no gain to the UMass 42.
2:27
4th & 1 at own 42
A.J. Doyle rush for 2 yards to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down.
2:13
1st & 10 at own 44
NORTHERNIL penalty 5 yard Offside accepted.
1:51
1st & 5 at own 49
Jamal Wilson rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 48.
1:21
2nd & 2 at opp 48
Jamal Wilson rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down.
1:02
1st & 10 at opp 45
A.J. Doyle pass incomplete to Marken Michel.
0:51
2nd & 10 at opp 45
Jamal Wilson rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 43.
0:13
3rd & 8 at opp 43
A.J. Doyle pass intercepted by Courtney Stephen at the NoIll 23, returned for 17 yards to the NoIll 40.
Northern Illinois End of game, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at own 40
Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 38.
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.
PassingJordan Lynch15 of 19, 191 yards, 2 TDNorthern Illinois
Massachusetts
Northern Illinois