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Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green

Friday, December 5, 2014, Mid-American Championship Game

Northern Illinois beat Bowling Green 51–⁠17. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Bowling Green led the series 11–⁠8.

Neutral siteNorthern Illinois11–⁠3 in 2014
51
Neutral siteBowling Green8–⁠6 in 2014
17

Final at Ford Field, DetroitIndoorsTV: ESPN2Attendance 15,110

MVP Drew Hare (QB, NIU)Wikipedia

Officials
Referee Jeff Servinski; umpire Tim Owens; head linesman Dan Richard; line judge Mike Sharp; side judge Ryan Flynn; field judge Raymond Daniel; back judge Jeff LatkiewiczGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois1010171451
Bowling Green0100717

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drew Hare29/4921821
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cameron Stingily15116243
Akeem Daniels1276014
Drew Hare1260116
Joel Bouagnon957021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Juwan Brescacin783131
Da’Ron Brown970020
Ezra Saffold635011
Aregeros Turner51505
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Dechane Durante2340
Paris Logan1-20

Bowling Green

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
James Knapke12/2115112
Cody Callaway1/41201
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Travis Calton Greene18105127
Fred Coppet114109
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Burbrink556015
Gehrig Dieter256142
Ronnie Moore231021
Roger Lewis322015
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Clint Stephens100

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisBowling Green
552Total yards287
218Passing yards163
334Rushing yards124
4.4Yards per pass6.5
6.5Yards per rush3.5
29First downs13
10–⁠19Third downs4–⁠13
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠3
2Turnovers4
5–⁠40Penalties2–⁠5
37:59Possession22:01

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisBowling Green
50%Success rate33%
0.23EPA per play−0.09
1.01Explosiveness1.24
0.41Rushing EPA−0.01
0.09Passing EPA−0.13
50%Passing-down success18%
0.01First-down EPA−0.03
0.27Second-down EPA−0.52
0.68Third-down EPA0.60
5%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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −2.5, over/under 64.

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 57%, Bowling Green 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Bowling Green end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Bowling GreenInterception, 6 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Bowling GreenInterception, 1 playQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ1 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 13 playsQ2 Bowling GreenTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Bowling GreenField goal, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ3 Bowling GreenPunt, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Bowling GreenInterception, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Bowling GreenTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Bowling GreenEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bowling Green drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Bowling GreenInterception, 6 plays, 57 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 60 yards
  5. Q1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q1 Bowling GreenInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  8. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q1 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 13 plays, 31 yards
  11. Q2 Bowling GreenTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  13. Q2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 34 yards
  15. Q2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 68 yards
  17. Q2 Bowling GreenField goal, 4 plays, −6 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q3 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
  21. Q3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 48 yards
  22. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 56 yards
  23. Q3 Bowling GreenPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  24. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q3 Bowling GreenInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  26. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  27. Q3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards
  28. Q4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 5 plays, 21 yards
  29. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 30 yards
  30. Q4 Bowling GreenTouchdown, 4 plays, 33 yards
  31. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  32. Q4 Bowling GreenEnd of game, 2 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Northern Illinois 10, Bowling Green 0
Bowling Green Interception, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 55 yds , Brian Sutton return for 9 yds to the BwGrn 19
14:371st & 10 at own 19James Knapke pass complete to Ronnie Moore for 21 yds to the BwGrn 40 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at own 40Travis Greene run for 8 yds to the BwGrn 48
13:412nd & 2 at own 48James Knapke sacked by Michael Santacaterina for a loss of 9 yards to the BwGrn 39
13:243rd & 11 at own 39Knapke, James pass complete to Lewis, Roger for 6 yards to the BOWLGREEN45, PENALTY NORTHERNIL substitution infraction 5 yards to the BOWLGREEN44, NO PLAY.
13:023rd & 6 at own 44James Knapke pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 15 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 41Travis Greene run for 2 yds to the NoIll 39
12:172nd & 8 at opp 39Moore, Ronnie pass incomplete to Lewis, Roger, PENALTY NORTHERNIL roughing passer (Durante, Dechane) 15 yards to the NORTHERNIL24, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN BOWLGREEN. for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at opp 24James Knapke pass intercepted Dechane Durante return for 34 yds to the NoIll 44
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 44Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the NoIll 46
11:242nd & 8 at own 46Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
10:543rd & 5 at own 49Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin, broken up by Clint Stephens
10:464th & 5 at own 49Tyler Wedel punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Ryan Burbrink at the BwGrn 14
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 14Travis Greene run for 3 yds to the BwGrn 17
10:102nd & 7 at own 17James Knapke run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 18
9:173rd & 6 at own 18James Knapke sacked by Ben Compton for a loss of 7 yards to the BwGrn 11
8:474th & 13 at own 11Joe Davidson punt for 54 yds , Chad Beebe returns for 5 yds to the NoIll 40
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 40Cameron Stingily run for 8 yds to the NoIll 48
8:212nd & 2 at own 48Cameron Stingily run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 48 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 48Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 11 yds to the BwGrn 37 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 37Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 2 yds to the BwGrn 35
7:172nd & 8 at opp 35Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 20 yds to the BwGrn 15 for a 1ST down
6:531st & 10 at opp 15Drew Hare run for 8 yds to the BwGrn 7
6:162nd & 2 at opp 7Drew Hare run for 2 yds to the BwGrn 5 for a 1ST down
5:571st & goal at opp 5Drew Hare 5 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 7, Bowling Green 0
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
5:571st & 10 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 62 yds , Ronnie Moore return for 19 yds to the BwGrn 22
5:391st & 10 at own 22Fred Coppet run for 2 yds to the BwGrn 24
5:152nd & 8 at own 24Fred Coppet run for 2 yds to the BwGrn 26
4:343rd & 6 at own 26James Knapke pass incomplete to Ronnie Moore
4:344th & 6 at own 26NORTHERNIL Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the BwGrn 31
4:234th & 1 at own 31Joe Davidson punt for 60 yds , Chad Beebe returns for 5 yds to the NoIll 14
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:161st & 10 at own 14Drew Hare run for no gain to the NoIll 14
3:462nd & 10 at own 14Akeem Daniels run for 6 yds to the NoIll 20
3:183rd & 4 at own 20Drew Hare pass incomplete to Cameron Stingily, broken up by D.J. Lynch
3:054th & 4 at own 20Tyler Wedel punt for 66 yds, downed at the BwGrn 14
Bowling Green Interception, 1 play
2:591st & 10 at own 14James Knapke pass intercepted Paris Logan return for a loss of 2 yards to the BwGrn 25
Northern Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
2:461st & 10 at opp 25Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 21
2:292nd & 6 at opp 21Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 3 yds to the BwGrn 18
2:033rd & 3 at opp 18Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
1:584th & 3 at opp 18Christian Hagan 35 Yd Field GoalNorthern Illinois 10, Bowling Green 0
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:584th & 3 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 65 yds , Clint Stephens return for 22 yds to the BwGrn 22
1:441st & 10 at own 22Travis Greene run for 8 yds to the BwGrn 30
1:202nd & 2 at own 30Travis Greene run for 10 yds to the BwGrn 40 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at own 40Travis Greene run for no gain to the BwGrn 40
0:372nd & 10 at own 40James Knapke sacked by TEAM for a loss of 5 yards to the BwGrn 35 BOWLING GREEN Penalty, Intentional Grounding (James Knapke) to the BwGrn 35
0:163rd & 15 at own 35James Knapke pass complete to Ronnie Moore for 10 yds to the BwGrn 45
0:054th & 5 at own 45James Knapke pass incomplete to Ryan Burbrink
Northern Illinois Field goal, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 45Cameron Stingily run for no gain to the BwGrn 45
Q2 14:532nd & 10 at opp 45Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
Q2 14:433rd & 10 at opp 45Drew Hare pass complete to Akeem Daniels for 10 yds to the BwGrn 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:161st & 10 at opp 35Drew Hare run for 3 yds to the BwGrn 32
Q2 13:452nd & 7 at opp 32NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Da’Ron Brown) to the BwGrn 37
Q2 13:272nd & 12 at opp 37Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
Q2 13:203rd & 12 at opp 37Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 13 yds to the BwGrn 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:591st & 10 at opp 24Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
Q2 12:492nd & 10 at opp 24Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 20
Q2 12:223rd & 6 at opp 20Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 7 yds to the BwGrn 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:291st & 10 at opp 13Drew Hare sacked by Gus Schwieterman for a loss of 1 yard to the BwGrn 14
Q2 11:262nd & 11 at opp 14Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 11:26
Q2 11:212nd & 11 at opp 14Drew Hare pass incomplete to Ezra Saffold
Q2 11:153rd & 11 at opp 14Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
Q2 11:104th & 11 at opp 14Christian Hagan 32 Yd Field GoalNorthern Illinois 13, Bowling Green 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Northern Illinois 20, Bowling Green 10
Bowling Green Touchdown, 6 plays
11:104th & 11 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 60 yds , Herve Coby return for 20 yds to the BwGrn 25
10:561st & 10 at own 25Fred Coppet run for 9 yds to the BwGrn 34
10:322nd & 1 at own 34Fred Coppet run for 8 yds to the BwGrn 42 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 42James Knapke pass complete to Gehrig Dieter for 14 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at opp 44Fred Coppet run for 2 yds to the NoIll 42
9:422nd & 8 at opp 42James Knapke pass incomplete to Ryan Burbrink
9:333rd & 8 at opp 42Gehrig Dieter 42 Yd pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate Kick)Northern Illinois 13, Bowling Green 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:333rd & 8 at opp 35Anthony Farinella kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 33 yds to the BOWLGREEN 33 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive Holding (Christian Blake) to the NoIll 23
9:231st & 10 at own 23Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the NoIll 26
8:522nd & 6 at own 26Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 2 yds to the NoIll 28
8:343rd & 4 at own 28Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 08:34
8:293rd & 4 at own 28Drew Hare pass incomplete, broken up by Bryan Thomas
8:174th & 4 at own 28Tyler Wedel punt for 45 yds , Ryan Burbrink returns for 10 yds to the BwGrn 37
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
8:091st & 10 at own 37James Knapke pass incomplete to Roger Lewis
8:012nd & 10 at own 37Travis Greene run for no gain to the BwGrn 37
7:313rd & 10 at own 37Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 07:31
7:273rd & 10 at own 37James Knapke pass incomplete to Travis Greene
7:154th & 10 at own 37Joe Davidson punt for 46 yds, downed at the NoIll 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 9 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 17Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 5 yds to the NoIll 22
6:462nd & 5 at own 22Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 4 yds to the NoIll 26
6:193rd & 1 at own 26Cameron Stingily run for 5 yds to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at own 31Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 1 yd to the NoIll 32
5:252nd & 9 at own 32Drew Hare sacked by Gabe Martin for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 28
4:553rd & 13 at own 28Drew Hare run for 15 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 43Cameron Stingily run for 3 yds to the NoIll 46
4:002nd & 7 at own 46Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
3:193rd & 4 at own 49Akeem Daniels run for 2 yds to the BwGrn 49
2:374th & 2 at opp 49Tyler Wedel punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Ryan Burbrink at the BwGrn 12
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
2:321st & 10 at own 12James Knapke pass incomplete to Gehrig Dieter
2:222nd & 10 at own 12Travis Greene run for 7 yds to the BwGrn 19
1:473rd & 3 at own 19Travis Greene run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 20
1:444th & 2 at own 20Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:44
1:314th & 2 at own 20Joe Davidson punt for 48 yds, downed at the NoIll 32
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
1:261st & 10 at own 32Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 8 yds to the NoIll 40
1:182nd & 2 at own 40Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 6 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at own 46Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 11 yds to the BwGrn 43 for a 1ST down
1:041st & 10 at opp 43Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 7 yds to the BwGrn 36
0:562nd & 3 at opp 36Akeem Daniels run for 14 yds to the BwGrn 22 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 22Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 6 yds to the BwGrn 16
0:442nd & 4 at opp 16Akeem Daniels run for 11 yds to the BwGrn 5 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 0 at opp 5Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 00:41
0:361st & goal at opp 5Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
0:312nd & goal at opp 5Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin
0:253rd & goal at opp 5Luke Eakes 5 Yd pass from Drew Hare (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 20, Bowling Green 7
Bowling Green Field goal, 4 plays
0:253rd & 10 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 36 yds , Clay Rolf return for 12 yds to the BwGrn 41
0:131st & 10 at own 41James Knapke pass complete to Roger Lewis for 15 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
0:091st & 10 at opp 44James Knapke pass complete to Roger Lewis for 3 yds to the NoIll 41
0:042nd & 7 at opp 41James Knapke pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 13 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down
0:041st & 10 at opp 28Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:04
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Tyler Tate 46 Yd Field GoalNorthern Illinois 20, Bowling Green 10
3rd quarter10 drives, then Northern Illinois 37, Bowling Green 10
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Anthony Farinella kickoff for 60 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 27 yds to the NoIll 32
14:471st & 10 at own 32Akeem Daniels run for 9 yds to the NoIll 41
14:202nd & 1 at own 41Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 13 yds to the BwGrn 46 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at opp 46Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 8 yds to the BwGrn 38
13:342nd & 2 at opp 38Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin
13:223rd & 2 at opp 38Cameron Stingily run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 37
12:484th & 1 at opp 37Akeem Daniels run for 13 yds to the BwGrn 24 for a 1ST down
12:361st & 10 at opp 24Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
12:282nd & 10 at opp 24Drew Hare run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 20
11:423rd & 6 at opp 20Drew Hare run for 16 yds to the BwGrn 4 for a 1ST down
11:181st & goal at opp 4Juwan Brescacin 4 Yd pass from Drew Hare (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 27, Bowling Green 10
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 53 yds , Clint Stephens return for 17 yds to the BwGrn 29
11:041st & 10 at own 29Travis Greene run for 5 yds to the BwGrn 34
10:352nd & 5 at own 34Travis Greene run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 35
10:183rd & 4 at own 35BOWLING GREEN Penalty, False Start (Logan Dietz) to the BwGrn 30
10:033rd & 9 at own 30James Knapke pass incomplete to Gehrig Dieter
9:524th & 9 at own 30Joe Davidson punt for 50 yds , Shawun Lurry returns for 7 yds to the NoIll 27
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
9:461st & 10 at own 27Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
9:402nd & 10 at own 27Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 13 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at own 40Drew Hare run for 8 yds to the NoIll 48
8:512nd & 2 at own 48Cameron Stingily run for 7 yds to the BwGrn 45 for a 1ST down
8:431st & 10 at opp 45Drew Hare pass incomplete to Juwan Brescacin
8:342nd & 10 at opp 45Cameron Stingily run for 43 yds to the BwGrn 2 for a 1ST down
8:241st & goal at opp 2Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown, broken up by Jude Adjei-Barimah
8:182nd & goal at opp 2Cameron Stingily 2 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 34, Bowling Green 10
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 6 plays
8:182nd & 10 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 65 yds , Herve Coby return for 16 yds to the BwGrn 16
8:041st & 10 at own 16Travis Greene run for 27 yds to the BwGrn 43 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at own 43James Knapke pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 12 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 45James Knapke pass complete to Roger Lewis for 4 yds to the NoIll 41
6:542nd & 6 at opp 41James Knapke pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 4 yds to the NoIll 37
6:233rd & 2 at opp 37Travis Greene run for 1 yd to the NoIll 36
5:524th & 1 at opp 36James Knapke pass complete to Travis Greene for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 38
Northern Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
5:441st & 10 at own 38Joel Bouagnon run for 21 yds to the BwGrn 41 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at opp 41Joel Bouagnon run for 6 yds to the BwGrn 35
5:082nd & 4 at opp 35Drew Hare pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 31 yds to the BwGrn 4 for a 1ST down
4:551st & goal at opp 4Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the BwGrn 6
4:272nd & goal at opp 6Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown, broken up by Clint Stephens
4:203rd & goal at opp 6Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
4:154th & goal at opp 6Christian Hagan 23 Yd Field GoalNorthern Illinois 37, Bowling Green 10
Bowling Green Punt, 6 plays
4:154th & 12 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 64 yds , Herve Coby return for 23 yds to the BwGrn 24
3:491st & 10 at own 24Fred Coppet run for 6 yds to the BwGrn 30
3:352nd & 4 at own 30Fred Coppet run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 31
3:103rd & 3 at own 31Cody Callaway pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 12 yds to the BwGrn 43 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 43Fred Coppet run for 3 yds to the BwGrn 46
2:362nd & 7 at own 46Fred Coppet run for 2 yds to the BwGrn 48
2:153rd & 5 at own 48Cody Callaway pass incomplete to Ryan Burbrink
2:064th & 5 at own 48Joe Davidson punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 18
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 18Drew Hare run for 4 yds to the NoIll 22
1:302nd & 6 at own 22Drew Hare pass complete to Aregeros Turner for no gain to the NoIll 22
0:543rd & 6 at own 22Drew Hare pass incomplete to Da’Ron Brown
0:464th & 6 at own 22Tyler Wedel punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Ryan Burbrink at the BwGrn 32
Bowling Green Interception, 1 play
0:381st & 10 at own 32Cody Callaway pass intercepted Dechane Durante return for no gain to the NoIll 21
Northern Illinois Interception, 1 play
0:311st & 10 at own 21Drew Hare pass intercepted Clint Stephens return for no gain to the BwGrn 49
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:111st & 10 at own 49Travis Greene run for 2 yds to the NoIll 49
0:022nd & 8 at opp 49Cody Callaway pass incomplete to Gehrig Dieter
0:003rd & 8 at opp 49Cody Callaway run for 1 yd to the NoIll 48
Q4 14:554th & 7 at opp 48Cody Callaway sacked by Ben Compton for a loss of 3 yards to the BwGrn 49
4th quarter5 drives, then Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
Northern Illinois Fumble, 5 plays
14:421st & 10 at opp 49Akeem Daniels run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 45
14:162nd & 6 at opp 45Akeem Daniels run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 44
13:413rd & 5 at opp 44Akeem Daniels run for 6 yds to the BwGrn 38 for a 1ST down
13:041st & 10 at opp 38Akeem Daniels run for 10 yds to the BwGrn 28 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at opp 28Cameron Stingily run for no gain to the BwGrn 30 Cameron Stingily fumbled, forced by James Sanford, recovered by BwGrn Brian Sutton , return for 2 yds to the BwGrn 30 Brian Sutton fumbled, recovered by NoIll Aregeros Turner
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
11:461st & 10 at opp 30Akeem Daniels run for a loss of 1 yard to the BwGrn 31
11:312nd & 11 at opp 31Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 5 yds to the BwGrn 26
10:513rd & 6 at opp 26Drew Hare pass complete to Da’Ron Brown for 8 yds to the BwGrn 18 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at opp 18Akeem Daniels run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 17
9:592nd & 9 at opp 17Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the BwGrn 14
9:033rd & 6 at opp 14Drew Hare pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 11 yds to the BwGrn 3 for a 1ST down
8:251st & goal at opp 3Cameron Stingily run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 2
7:382nd & goal at opp 2Cameron Stingily 2 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 44, Bowling Green 10
Bowling Green Touchdown, 4 plays
7:382nd & 9 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 62 yds , Clint Stephens return for 64 yds to the NoIll 33
7:211st & 10 at opp 33Fred Coppet run for 3 yds to the NoIll 30
6:512nd & 7 at opp 30Fred Coppet run for 3 yds to the NoIll 27
6:253rd & 4 at opp 27Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 06:25
6:053rd & 4 at opp 27Travis Greene run for 21 yds to the NoIll 6 for a 1ST down
5:561st & goal at opp 6Travis Greene 6 Yd Run (Tyler Tate Kick)Northern Illinois 44, Bowling Green 17
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
5:561st & 10 at own 35Anthony Farinella kickoff for 62 yds , Akeem Daniels return for 18 yds to the NoIll 21
5:401st & 10 at own 21Cameron Stingily run for 6 yds to the NoIll 27
4:562nd & 4 at own 27Cameron Stingily run for 8 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at own 35Cameron Stingily run for 26 yds to the BwGrn 39 for a 1ST down
3:471st & 10 at opp 39Joel Bouagnon run for 10 yds to the BwGrn 29 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 29Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the BwGrn 25
2:112nd & 6 at opp 25Jordan Huff run for 18 yds to the BwGrn 7 for a 1ST down
1:301st & goal at opp 7Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the BwGrn 2
0:482nd & goal at opp 2Jordan Huff 2 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
Bowling Green End of game, 2 plays
0:482nd & 5 at own 35Tyler Wedel kickoff for 36 yds , Austin Valdez return for 6 yds to the BwGrn 35
0:341st & 10 at own 35Travis Greene run for 3 yds to the BwGrn 38
0:002nd & 7 at own 38Travis Greene run for no gain to the BwGrn 38

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Tied 12–⁠12 in 24 meetings, counting the five since this game.

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2024Northern Illinois 17, Bowling Green 7
2021Northern Illinois 34, Bowling Green 26
2017Northern Illinois 48, Bowling Green 17
2016Northern Illinois 45, Bowling Green 20
2015Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14Mid-American Championship Game
2014Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17Mid-American Championship Game

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