Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Central Michigan beat Northern Illinois 34–⁠17. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Northern Illinois led the series 15–⁠14.

AwayCentral Michigan7–⁠6 in 2014
34
HomeNorthern Illinois11–⁠3 in 2014
17

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESPN3Attendance 20,122

At kickoff
58°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Mark Kluczynski; umpire Tony Smith; head linesman Rudy Studd; line judge John Swartz; side judge Ryan Flynn; field judge Kevin Sullivan; back judge Bob StinsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Michigan14710334
Northern Illinois7010017

Standouts

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Player stats

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cooper Rush20/3126921
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Thomas Rawls40270246
Martez Walker3502
Mark Chapman1404
Titus Davis1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jesse Kroll697139
Titus Davis454029
Deon Butler229018
Joe Bacci227016
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Tony Annese100

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drew Hare18/3323121
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cameron Stingily1346010
Joel Bouagnon1040010
Drew Hare428011
Akeem Daniels21407
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Da’Ron Brown476049
Juwan Brescacin676220
Chad Beebe345032
Desroy Maxwell221012
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Michael Santacaterina1350

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

Team stats

Central MichiganNorthern Illinois
552Total yards341
269Passing yards231
283Rushing yards110
8.7Yards per pass7.0
6.2Yards per rush3.3
30First downs19
5–⁠14Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers1
3–⁠29Penalties3–⁠34
38:43Possession20:44

Efficiency

Central MichiganNorthern Illinois
51%Success rate45%
0.31EPA per play0.13
1.11Explosiveness1.07
0.22Rushing EPA−0.01
0.54Passing EPA0.28
33%Passing-down success17%
0.38First-down EPA0.35
0.24Second-down EPA−0.28
0.45Third-down EPA0.18
1%Havoc by its defense1%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 78% to win. Central Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Illinois −12.5, over/under 57.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Northern Illinois 81%, Central Michigan 19%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneCentral Michigan end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Central MichiganField goal, 8 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Central MichiganInterception, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 5 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Central MichiganMissed FG, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 Central MichiganField goal, 8 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Central Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 71 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 10 plays, 86 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 92 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  6. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  8. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 10 plays, 68 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  12. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 Central MichiganField goal, 8 plays, 72 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 30 yards
  16. Q3 Central MichiganInterception, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 5 plays, 18 yards
  18. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  20. Q3 Central MichiganMissed FG, 5 plays, 52 yards
  21. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 Central MichiganField goal, 8 plays, 65 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  24. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  25. Q4 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 11 plays, 35 yards
  26. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  27. Q4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 7 plays, 49 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Central Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds , Jordan Huff return for 29 yds to the NoIll 29
15:001st & 10 at own 29Drew Hare pass complete to Chad Beebe for 32 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Cameron Stingily run for 7 yds to the CMich 32
15:002nd & 3 at opp 32Cameron Stingily run for 3 yds to the CMich 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Drew Hare pass complete to Chad Beebe for 9 yds to the CMich 20
13:292nd & 1 at opp 20Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 20 yds for a TD, (Tyler Wedel KICK)Northern Illinois 7, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Touchdown, 10 plays
13:291st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 60 yds , Devon Spalding return for 9 yds to the CMich 14
13:251st & 10 at own 14Cooper Rush pass complete to Mike Kinville for 11 yds to the CMich 25 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 25Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the CMich 30
13:252nd & 5 at own 30Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 8 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 38Thomas Rawls run for 16 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 46Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 21 yds to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 25Cooper Rush pass complete to Saylor Lavallii for 10 yds to the NoIll 15 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 15Thomas Rawls run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 16
13:252nd & 11 at opp 16Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Deon Butler
13:253rd & 11 at opp 16Cooper Rush pass complete to Deon Butler for 11 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
8:331st & goal at opp 5Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Tied at 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
8:331st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 62 yds
8:331st & 10 at own 35Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 7 yds to the NoIll 42
8:332nd & 3 at own 42NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (N/A) to the NoIll 37
8:332nd & 8 at own 37Drew Hare run for 4 yds to the NoIll 41
8:333rd & 4 at own 41Joel Bouagnon run for 10 yds to the CMich 49 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 49Cameron Stingily run for 4 yds to the CMich 45
8:332nd & 6 at opp 45Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin
8:333rd & 6 at opp 45Aregeros Turner run for 3 yds to the CMich 42
8:334th & 3 at opp 42Tyler Wedel punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Saylor Lavallii at the CMich 8
Central Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
6:041st & 10 at own 8Thomas Rawls run for 1 yd to the CMich 9
6:042nd & 9 at own 9Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 39 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
6:041st & 10 at own 48Cooper Rush pass complete to Courtney Williams for 9 yds to the NoIll 43
6:042nd & 1 at opp 43Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the NoIll 38 for a 1ST down
6:041st & 10 at opp 38Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 3 yds to the NoIll 35
6:042nd & 7 at opp 35Mark Chapman run for 4 yds to the NoIll 31
6:043rd & 3 at opp 31Cooper Rush pass complete to Deon Butler for 18 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 13Thomas Rawls run for 13 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:461st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:461st & 10 at own 25Cameron Stingily run for 4 yds to the NoIll 29
1:462nd & 6 at own 29TEAM run for a loss of 21 yards to the NoIll 8
1:463rd & 27 at own 8Cameron Stingily run for 5 yds to the NoIll 13
1:464th & 22 at own 13Tyler Wedel punt for 43 yds , Saylor Lavallii returns for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 42
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
0:091st & 10 at own 42Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 7 yds to the CMich 49
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 49Thomas Rawls run for 4 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the NoIll 44
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 44Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis, broken up by Paris Logan
Q2 15:004th & 7 at opp 44Ron Coluzzi punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Chad Beebe at the NoIll 11
2nd quarter7 drives, then Central Michigan 21, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 8 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 11Da’Ron Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 12
13:322nd & 9 at own 12Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 5 yds to the NoIll 17
13:323rd & 4 at own 17Akeem Daniels run for 7 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at own 24Akeem Daniels run for 7 yds to the NoIll 31
13:322nd & 3 at own 31Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 8 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at own 39Drew Hare pass complete to Akeem Daniels for no gain to the NoIll 39
13:322nd & 10 at own 39Cameron Stingily run for no gain to the NoIll 39
13:323rd & 10 at own 39Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
13:324th & 10 at own 39Tyler Wedel punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 32
Central Michigan Touchdown, 10 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 32Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 10 yds to the CMich 42 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at own 42Thomas Rawls run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 40
10:232nd & 12 at own 40Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis, broken up by Sean Folliard
10:233rd & 12 at own 40Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 16 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 44Martez Walker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 42
10:232nd & 8 at opp 42Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll
10:233rd & 8 at opp 42Cooper Rush pass complete to Courtney Williams for 15 yds to the NoIll 27 for a 1ST down
10:231st & goal at opp 0Cooper Rush pass complete to Joe Bacci for 16 yds to the NoIll 11 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the NoIll 11 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 11Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the NoIll 6
6:052nd & 5 at opp 6Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 6 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 21, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:051st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:051st & 10 at own 25Joel Bouagnon run for no gain to the NoIll 25
6:052nd & 10 at own 25Cameron Stingily run for 4 yds to the NoIll 29
6:053rd & 6 at own 29Drew Hare pass complete to Chad Beebe for 4 yds to the NoIll 33
6:054th & 2 at own 33Tyler Wedel punt for 48 yds , Mark Chapman returns for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 30 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, illegal block (Dennis Nalor) to the CMich 8
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 8Thomas Rawls run for 13 yds to the CMich 21 for a 1ST down
4:231st & 10 at own 21Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the CMich 23
4:232nd & 8 at own 23Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis
4:233rd & 8 at own 23Cooper Rush run for 2 yds to the CMich 25
3:074th & 6 at own 25Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 03:07
3:074th & 6 at own 25Ron Coluzzi punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 26
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 26Drew Hare pass complete to Luke Eakes for 8 yds to the NoIll 34
3:002nd & 2 at own 34Joel Bouagnon run for 5 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at own 39Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the NoIll 41
3:002nd & 8 at own 41Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin, broken up by Dennis Nalor
3:003rd & 8 at own 41Drew Hare pass incomplete to Chad Beebe
3:004th & 8 at own 41Tyler Wedel punt for 53 yds , Mark Chapman returns for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 5
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 5Thomas Rawls run for 7 yds to the CMich 12
1:482nd & 3 at own 12Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the CMich 14
1:483rd & 1 at own 14Thomas Rawls run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 12
0:134th & 3 at own 12Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:13
0:134th & 3 at own 12Ron Coluzzi punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 31
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:051st & 10 at own 31TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 30
3rd quarter8 drives, then Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 17
Central Michigan Field goal, 8 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds , Devon Spalding return for 20 yds to the CMich 20
14:551st & 10 at own 20Thomas Rawls run for 22 yds to the CMich 42 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 42Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 12 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 46Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the NoIll 44
14:552nd & 8 at opp 44Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 29 yds to the NoIll 15 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 15Thomas Rawls run for 4 yds to the NoIll 11
14:552nd & 6 at opp 11Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the NoIll 8
14:553rd & 3 at opp 8Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll, broken up by Paris Logan
10:594th & 3 at opp 8Brian Eavey 25 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 24, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays
10:591st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 60 yds , Jordan Huff return for 13 yds to the NoIll 18
10:531st & 10 at own 18Cameron Stingily run for 6 yds to the NoIll 24
10:532nd & 4 at own 24Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 20 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 44Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 4 yds to the NoIll 48
10:532nd & 6 at own 48Drew Hare pass incomplete, broken up by Blake Serpa
10:533rd & 6 at own 48Cameron Stingily run for 3 yds to the CMich 49
10:534th & 3 at opp 49Cameron Stingily run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 48
Central Michigan Interception, 3 plays
9:021st & 10 at opp 48Titus Davis run for 2 yds to the NoIll 46
9:022nd & 8 at opp 46Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the NoIll 46
9:023rd & 8 at opp 46Cooper Rush pass intercepted Michael Santacaterina return for 35 yds to the CMich 25
Northern Illinois Field goal, 5 plays
7:421st & 10 at opp 25Cameron Stingily run for 10 yds to the CMich 15 for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, personal foul (Devon Spalding) to the CMich 8 for a 1ST down
7:421st & goal at opp 8Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin, broken up by Tony Annese
7:422nd & goal at opp 8Joel Bouagnon run for 1 yd to the CMich 7
7:423rd & goal at opp 7Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin, broken up by Brandon Greer
6:414th & goal at opp 7Tyler Wedel 24 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 24, Northern Illinois 10
Central Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
6:411st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 62 yds , Martez Walker return for 17 yds to the CMich 20
6:371st & 10 at own 20Thomas Rawls run for 9 yds to the CMich 29
6:372nd & 1 at own 29Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 32 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at own 32Thomas Rawls run for 12 yds to the CMich 44 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at own 44Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis
6:372nd & 10 at own 44Thomas Rawls run for 27 yds to the NORTHERNIL 29 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Rasheen Lemon) to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at opp 14Thomas Rawls run for 1 yd to the NoIll 13
6:372nd & 9 at opp 13Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Mike Kinville
3:203rd & 9 at opp 13Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 13 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 10
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
3:201st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 63 yds , Jordan Huff return for 18 yds to the NoIll 20
3:151st & 10 at own 20Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 49 yds to the CMich 31 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at opp 31Cameron Stingily run for 3 yds to the CMich 28 for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, personal foul (Kavon Frazier) to the CMich 14 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 14Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 14 yds for a TD, (Tyler Wedel KICK)Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 17
Central Michigan Missed FG, 5 plays
2:431st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 63 yds , Devon Spalding return for 13 yds to the CMich 15
2:381st & 10 at own 15Thomas Rawls run for 46 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
2:381st & 10 at opp 39Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the NoIll 37
2:382nd & 8 at opp 37Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis
2:383rd & 8 at opp 37Cooper Rush pass complete to Mike Kinville for 4 yds to the NoIll 33
0:344th & 4 at opp 33Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:34
0:294th & 4 at opp 33Brian Eavey 50 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
0:291st & 10 at own 33Joel Bouagnon run for 8 yds to the NoIll 41
0:292nd & 2 at own 41Drew Hare pass intercepted Tony Annese return for no gain to the CMich 30
4th quarter6 drives, then Central Michigan 34, Northern Illinois 17
Central Michigan Field goal, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 30Cooper Rush pass complete to Joe Bacci for 11 yds to the CMich 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 44
15:002nd & 7 at own 44Thomas Rawls run for 26 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Martez Walker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Marlon Moore) to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the NoIll 9
15:002nd & 5 at opp 9Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the NoIll 6
15:003rd & 2 at opp 6Martez Walker run for 1 yd to the NoIll 5
10:354th & 1 at opp 5Brian Eavey 23 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 34, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:351st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 18 yds to the NoIll 18
10:311st & 10 at own 18Joel Bouagnon run for 5 yds to the NoIll 23
10:312nd & 5 at own 23Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
10:313rd & 5 at own 23Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown, broken up by Dennis Nalor
10:314th & 5 at own 23Tyler Wedel punt for 47 yds, downed at the CMich 30
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 30Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the CMich 32
9:502nd & 8 at own 32Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the CMich 37
9:503rd & 3 at own 37Thomas Rawls run for 1 yd to the CMich 38
9:504th & 2 at own 38Ron Coluzzi punt for 19 yds, downed at the NoIll 43
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 11 plays
7:341st & 10 at own 43Drew Hare pass incomplete to Joel Bouagnon
7:342nd & 10 at own 43Joel Bouagnon run for 8 yds to the CMich 49
7:343rd & 2 at opp 49Joel Bouagnon run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
7:344th & 3 at the 50Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 5 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at opp 45Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin
7:342nd & 10 at opp 45Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the CMich 43
7:343rd & 8 at opp 43Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 15 yds to the CMich 28 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at opp 28Drew Hare run for 6 yds to the CMich 22
7:342nd & 4 at opp 22Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
7:343rd & 4 at opp 22Cameron Stingily run for no gain to the CMich 22
4:154th & 4 at opp 22Tyler Wedel 39 yd FG MISSED
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 22Thomas Rawls run for 9 yds to the CMich 31
4:152nd & 1 at own 31Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the CMich 33 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at own 33Thomas Rawls run for 6 yds to the CMich 39
4:152nd & 4 at own 39Thomas Rawls run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 38
4:153rd & 5 at own 38Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the CMich 40
1:134th & 3 at own 40Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:13
1:134th & 3 at own 40Ron Coluzzi punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Chad Beebe at the NoIll 19
Northern Illinois End of game, 7 plays
1:061st & 10 at own 19Drew Hare run for 11 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at own 30Drew Hare pass complete to Desroy Maxwell for 12 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at own 42Drew Hare pass complete to Desroy Maxwell for 9 yds to the CMich 49
0:282nd & 1 at opp 49Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:28
0:282nd & 1 at opp 49Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin, broken up by Josh Cox
0:283rd & 1 at opp 49Drew Hare run for 7 yds to the CMich 42 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 42Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 10 yds to the CMich 32 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 32Drew Hare pass incomplete to Chad Beebe, broken up by Tony Annese

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.

Central Michigan leads 21–⁠18 in 39 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Northern Illinois 24, Central Michigan 16
2023Central Michigan 37, Northern Illinois 31
2022Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 22
2021Northern Illinois 39, Central Michigan 38
2020Central Michigan 40, Northern Illinois 10
2019Central Michigan 48, Northern Illinois 10

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