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Boise State vs. Northern Illinois

Wednesday, December 23, 2015, Poinsettia Bowl

Boise State beat Northern Illinois 55–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteBoise State9–⁠4 in 2015
55
Neutral siteNorthern Illinois8–⁠6 in 2015
7

Final at Qualcomm Stadium, San DiegoTV: ESPN, ESPNRMAttendance 21,501Payout $612,500 (Wikipedia)

MVPs Boise State QB Brett Rypien; Boise State DE Kamalei CorreaWikipedia

At kickoff
61°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Montgomery Field Airport (KMYF), 4 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Hilyer; umpire K. Huffhines; head linesman Keith Johnson; line judge Jeff Chandler; side judge Bart Horne; field judge Dan Moore; back judge Wayne Gautney; center judge Paul SchardeinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Boise State2110101455
Northern Illinois07007

Standouts

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Player stats

Boise State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brett Rypien29/4037731
Shane Williams-Rhodes0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeremy McNichols1993229
Ryan Wolpin1590049
Kelsey Young1054124
Shane Williams-Rhodes334022
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jeremy McNichols596139
Shane Williams-Rhodes894021
Thomas Sperbeck678023
Chaz Anderson446118

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Graham7/213800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joel Bouagnon81605
Jordan Huff51307
Aregeros Turner3905
Kenny Golladay4606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Juwan Brescacin31206
Tommylee Lewis111011
Desroy Maxwell1808
Kenny Golladay2704
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Mycial Allen1270

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

Team stats

Boise StateNorthern Illinois
654Total yards33
377Passing yards38
277Rushing yards-5
9.2Yards per pass1.8
4.9Yards per rush-0.2
35First downs7
10–⁠16Third downs1–⁠12
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers3
8–⁠65Penalties5–⁠30
43:13Possession16:47

Efficiency

Boise StateNorthern Illinois
54%Success rate22%
0.29EPA per play−0.40
1.10Explosiveness0.75
0.20Rushing EPA−0.43
0.48Passing EPA−0.38
46%Passing-down success5%
0.13First-down EPA−0.27
0.29Second-down EPA−0.60
1.02Third-down EPA−0.56

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)

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

The line

Boise State −8, 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 Boise State 71%, Northern Illinois 29%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Poinsettia Bowl was put on by the Sports San Diego, a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to February 2016, which takes in this game, reports $9.2 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses.

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 95-3198732).

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneBoise State end zoneQ1 Boise StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 13 playsQ1 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boise StateTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 2 playsQ2 Boise StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdownQ2 Boise StateFumble, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 6 playsQ2 Boise StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boise StateInterception, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Boise StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Boise StateField goal, 12 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 Boise StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Boise StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Boise StateEnd of game, 13 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Boise State right to left.
  1. Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 13 plays, 49 yards
  3. Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 67 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  5. Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 53 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q1 Boise StateTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 48 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 2 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q2 Boise StateField goal, 7 plays, 12 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 0 yards
  11. Q2 Boise StateFumble, 4 plays, 14 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 6 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q2 Boise StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 Boise StateInterception, 5 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 Boise StatePunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  19. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  20. Q3 Boise StateField goal, 12 plays, 51 yards
  21. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q3 Boise StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 62 yards
  23. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  24. Q3 Boise StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 61 yards
  25. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  26. Q4 Boise StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 69 yards
  27. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  28. Q4 Boise StateEnd of game, 13 plays, 45 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Boise State 21, Northern Illinois 0
Boise State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Brett Rypien pass complete to Holden Huff for 7 yds to the BoiSt 32
14:302nd & 3 at own 32Brett Rypien pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 39 yds to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 29Jeremy McNichols run for 29 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Fumble, 13 plays
14:021st & 10 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:551st & 10 at own 25Joel Bouagnon run for 5 yds to the NoIll 30
13:342nd & 5 at own 30Ryan Graham pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 6 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
13:171st & 10 at own 36Kenny Golladay run for 6 yds to the NoIll 42
12:562nd & 4 at own 42Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 3 yds to the NoIll 45
12:253rd & 1 at own 45Aregeros Turner run for no gain to the NoIll 45
12:004th & 1 at own 45Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at own 49Ryan Graham pass complete to Tommylee Lewis for 11 yds to the BoiSt 40 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 40Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the BoiSt 38
11:032nd & 8 at opp 38Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
10:493rd & 8 at opp 38Ryan Graham pass complete to Desroy Maxwell for 8 yds to the BoiSt 30 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 30Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
10:002nd & 10 at opp 30Aregeros Turner run for 4 yds to the BoiSt 26
9:563rd & 6 at opp 26Ryan Graham run for a loss of 7 yards to the BoiSt 33 Ryan Graham fumbled, recovered by BoiSt Tyler Gray
Boise State Touchdown, 7 plays
9:491st & 10 at own 33Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 23 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at opp 44Brett Rypien pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 23 yds to the NoIll 21 for a 1ST down
9:101st & 10 at opp 21Jeremy McNichols run for 2 yds to the NoIll 19
8:362nd & 8 at opp 19Jeremy McNichols run for 11 yds to the NoIll 8 for a 1ST down
8:081st & goal at opp 8Jeremy McNichols run for 4 yds to the NoIll 4
7:432nd & goal at opp 4Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Thomas Sperbeck
7:383rd & goal at opp 4Brett Rypien pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 4 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 14, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
7:383rd & 6 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 19 yds to the NoIll 19
7:301st & 10 at own 19Jordan Huff run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 18
7:002nd & 11 at own 18Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 4 yds to the NoIll 22
6:353rd & 7 at own 22Ryan Graham sacked by Elliot Hoyte and Tyler Gray for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 16
6:044th & 13 at own 16Jacob Ambrose punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Donte Deayon at the BoiSt 47
Boise State Touchdown, 7 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 47Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Thomas Sperbeck
5:452nd & 10 at own 47Brett Rypien pass complete to Jake Roh for 22 yds to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 31Kelsey Young run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
5:152nd & 7 at opp 28Kelsey Young run for 4 yds to the NoIll 24
5:003rd & 3 at opp 24Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 21 yds to the NoIll 3 for a 1ST down
4:151st & goal at opp 3Kelsey Young run for 2 yds to the NoIll 1
3:282nd & goal at opp 1Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 21, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:282nd & 8 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 21 yds to the NoIll 21
3:201st & 10 at own 21Ryan Graham run for 3 yds to the NoIll 24
3:002nd & 7 at own 24Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Aregeros Turner
2:503rd & 7 at own 24Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
2:404th & 7 at own 24Jacob Ambrose punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BoiSt 41
Boise State Turnover on downs, 10 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 41McNichols, Jeremy rush for loss of 3 yards to the BOISEST38, PENALTY BOISEST substitution infraction 5 yards to the BOISEST36, NO PLAY.
2:151st & 15 at own 36Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 9 yds to the BoiSt 45
1:412nd & 6 at own 45Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Holden Huff
1:353rd & 6 at own 45Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 11 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
1:131st & 10 at opp 44Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 11 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
0:541st & 10 at opp 33Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the NoIll 32
0:242nd & 9 at opp 32Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 13 yds to the NoIll 19 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 19Shane Williams-Rhodes pass incomplete to A.J. Richardson
Q2 14:552nd & 10 at opp 19Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 2 yds to the NoIll 17
Q2 14:163rd & 8 at opp 17Brett Rypien pass complete to Jake Roh for 6 yds to the NoIll 11
Q2 13:394th & 2 at opp 11BOISE ST Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 16
Q2 13:224th & 7 at opp 16NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the NoIll 11
Q2 13:214th & 2 at opp 11Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 13:21
Q2 13:154th & 2 at opp 11Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the NoIll 10
2nd quarter8 drives, then Boise State 31, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Fumble, 2 plays
13:051st & 10 at own 11Ryan Graham run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 10
12:452nd & 11 at own 10Aregeros Turner run for 5 yds to the NoIll 15 Aregeros Turner fumbled, forced by Tyler Gray, recovered by BoiSt Jonathan Moxey
Boise State Field goal, 7 plays
12:381st & 10 at opp 15Jeremy McNichols run for 2 yds to the NoIll 13
12:082nd & 8 at opp 13Jeremy McNichols run for 6 yds to the NoIll 7
11:353rd & 2 at opp 7Jeremy McNichols run for 2 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
11:101st & goal at opp 5McNichols, Jeremy rush for loss of 6 yards to the NORTHERNIL11, PENALTY BOISEST holding (Averill, Travis) 10 yards to the NORTHERNIL15, NO PLAY.
10:491st & goal at opp 15Brett Rypien pass complete to Chaz Anderson for 7 yds to the NoIll 8
10:262nd & goal at opp 8Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Jake Hardee
10:193rd & goal at opp 8Brett Rypien pass complete to Jake Roh for 5 yds to the NoIll 3
9:444th & goal at opp 3Tyler Rausa 20 yd FG GOODBoise State 24, Northern Illinois 0
9:324th & 8 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 61 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 96 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Boise State 24, Northern Illinois 7
Boise State Fumble, 4 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 62 yds , Kelsey Young return for 24 yds to the BoiSt 27
9:141st & 10 at own 27Jeremy McNichols run for 8 yds to the BoiSt 35
8:452nd & 2 at own 35Jeremy McNichols run for 5 yds to the BoiSt 40 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at own 40Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 41
7:452nd & 9 at own 41Brett Rypien sacked by Austin Smaha for a loss of 10 yards to the BoiSt 31 Brett Rypien fumbled, forced by Austin Smaha, recovered by NoIll Austin Smaha , return for 0 yards
Northern Illinois Fumble, 6 plays
7:341st & 10 at opp 31Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the BoiSt 24
7:202nd & 3 at opp 24Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the BoiSt 21 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 21Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the BoiSt 19
6:552nd & 8 at opp 19Ryan Graham sacked by Tyler Horn for a loss of 12 yards to the BoiSt 31 for a 1ST down BOISE ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Tyler Horn) to the BoiSt 16 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 16Joel Bouagnon run for a loss of 2 yards to the BoiSt 18
5:482nd & 12 at opp 18NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Ryan Stendler) to the BoiSt 23
5:262nd & 17 at opp 23Ryan Graham sacked by Kamalei Correa for a loss of 17 yards to the BoiSt 40 Ryan Graham fumbled, forced by Kamalei Correa, recovered by BoiSt Tyler Gray , return for 0 yards
Boise State Touchdown, 8 plays
5:191st & 10 at own 40Jeremy McNichols run for 7 yds to the BoiSt 47
4:452nd & 3 at own 47Jeremy McNichols run for 7 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at opp 46Shane Williams-Rhodes run for 22 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 24Thomas Sperbeck run for 1 yd to the NoIll 23
2:582nd & 9 at opp 23Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 8 yds to the NoIll 15
2:393rd & 1 at opp 15Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at opp 14Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:30
2:151st & 10 at opp 14Ryan Wolpin run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 16
1:512nd & 12 at opp 16Brett Rypien pass complete to Chaz Anderson for 16 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 31, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:512nd & 12 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 62 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 22 yds to the NORTHERNIL 43 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the NoIll 15
1:451st & 10 at own 15Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the NoIll 17
1:392nd & 8 at own 17Timeout BOISE ST, clock 01:39
1:352nd & 8 at own 17Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the NoIll 20
1:343rd & 5 at own 20Timeout BOISE ST, clock 01:34
1:333rd & 5 at own 20Joel Bouagnon run for 1 yd to the NoIll 21
1:314th & 4 at own 21Timeout BOISE ST, clock 01:31
1:254th & 4 at own 21Jacob Ambrose punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Donte Deayon at the BoiSt 45
Boise State Interception, 5 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 45Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 11 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at opp 44Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 9 yds to the NoIll 35
1:002nd & 1 at opp 35Brett Rypien pass complete to Chaz Anderson for 5 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 30Brett Rypien sacked by Jamaal Payton for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 37 BOISE ST Penalty, Intentional Grounding ( Yards) to the NoIll 37
0:192nd & 17 at opp 37Brett Rypien pass intercepted Mycial Allen return for 27 yds to the NoIll 44
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at own 44Ryan Graham pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 3 yds to the NoIll 47
3rd quarter8 drives, then Boise State 41, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:571st & 10 at own 25Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
14:482nd & 10 at own 25Ryan Graham run for 4 yds to the NoIll 29
14:233rd & 6 at own 29Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Desroy Maxwell
14:134th & 6 at own 29Jacob Ambrose punt for 41 yds , Donte Deayon returns for no gain to the BoiSt 30
Boise State Punt, 5 plays
14:051st & 10 at own 30Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 31
13:382nd & 9 at own 31Brett Rypien pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 12 yds to the BoiSt 43 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 43Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Chaz Anderson
13:112nd & 10 at own 43Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Chaz Anderson
13:063rd & 10 at own 43Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Shane Williams-Rhodes
12:594th & 10 at own 43Sean Wale punt for 30 yds, downed at the NoIll 27
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 27Kenny Golladay run for 4 yds to the NoIll 31
12:282nd & 6 at own 31Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
12:283rd & 6 at own 31NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Tommylee Lewis) to the NoIll 26
12:253rd & 11 at own 26Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
12:194th & 11 at own 26Jacob Ambrose punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Donte Deayon at the BoiSt 39
Boise State Field goal, 12 plays
12:091st & 10 at own 39Kelsey Young run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 40
11:442nd & 9 at own 40Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Holden Huff
11:403rd & 9 at own 40Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 12 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 48Kelsey Young run for 4 yds to the NoIll 44
10:372nd & 6 at opp 44Shane Williams-Rhodes run for 10 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 34Kelsey Young run for 4 yds to the NoIll 30
9:332nd & 6 at opp 30Kelsey Young run for 6 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at opp 24Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 11 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST down
8:281st & 10 at opp 13Shane Williams-Rhodes run for 2 yds to the NoIll 11
8:002nd & 8 at opp 11Jeremy McNichols run for 1 yd to the NoIll 10
7:353rd & 7 at opp 10Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Thomas Sperbeck
7:304th & 7 at opp 10Tyler Rausa 27 yd FG GOODBoise State 34, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
7:304th & 7 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:251st & 10 at own 25Ryan Graham pass complete to Juwan Brescacin for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
7:082nd & 7 at own 28Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down BOISE ST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jabril Frazier) to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 45Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
6:462nd & 10 at own 45Kenny Golladay run for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 39
6:103rd & 16 at own 39Ryan Graham sacked by Kamalei Correa for a loss of 8 yards to the NoIll 31
Boise State Touchdown, 6 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 38Brett Rypien pass complete to Jake Roh for 5 yds to the BoiSt 43
5:002nd & 5 at own 43Jeremy McNichols run for 3 yds to the BoiSt 46
4:243rd & 2 at own 46Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 18 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 36Brett Rypien pass complete to Chaz Anderson for 18 yds to the NoIll 18 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 18Brett Rypien pass incomplete to Thomas Sperbeck
3:292nd & 10 at opp 18Brett Rypien pass complete to Alec Dhaenens for 18 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 41, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:292nd & 10 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:241st & 10 at own 25Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
3:152nd & 10 at own 25Kenny Golladay run for 2 yds to the NoIll 27
2:253rd & 8 at own 27Ryan Graham sacked by Darren Lee for a loss of 11 yards to the NoIll 16
1:594th & 19 at own 16Jacob Ambrose punt for 46 yds , Donte Deayon returns for 1 yd to the BoiSt 39
Boise State Touchdown, 5 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 39Kelsey Young run for 4 yds to the BoiSt 43
1:152nd & 6 at own 43Brett Rypien pass complete to Shane Williams-Rhodes for 13 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 44Kelsey Young run for 2 yds to the NoIll 42
0:022nd & 8 at opp 42Brett Rypien pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 18 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:521st & 10 at opp 24Kelsey Young run for 24 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 48, Northern Illinois 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 14 yds to the NoIll 14
14:331st & 10 at own 14Ryan Graham run for 6 yds to the NoIll 20
14:172nd & 4 at own 20Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
14:133rd & 4 at own 20Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Joel Bouagnon
13:584th & 4 at own 20Jacob Ambrose punt for 40 yds , Donte Deayon returns for 1 yd to the BoiSt 21 BOISE ST Penalty, Illegal Block (Tyler Horton) to the BoiSt 31
Boise State Touchdown, 7 plays
13:501st & 10 at own 31Ryan Wolpin run for 49 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 20BOISE ST Penalty, False Start (Kellen Buhr) to the NoIll 25
13:001st & 15 at opp 25Thomas Stuart run for 9 yds to the NoIll 16
12:102nd & 6 at opp 16Thomas Stuart run for 4 yds to the NoIll 12
11:443rd & 2 at opp 12Ryan Wolpin run for 5 yds to the NoIll 7 for a 1ST down
11:051st & goal at opp 7Ryan Wolpin run for 2 yds to the NoIll 5
10:202nd & goal at opp 5Ryan Wolpin run for 4 yds to the NoIll 1
9:553rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 09:55
9:523rd & goal at opp 1Thomas Stuart run for 1 yd for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:523rd & 4 at own 35Tyler Rausa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:421st & 10 at own 25Joel Bouagnon run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26
9:202nd & 9 at own 26Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Aregeros Turner
9:153rd & 9 at own 26Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Joel Bouagnon
9:054th & 9 at own 26Jacob Ambrose punt for 48 yds , Kelsey Young returns for a loss of 1 yard to the BoiSt 25
Boise State End of game, 13 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 25Ryan Wolpin run for 4 yds to the BoiSt 29
8:182nd & 6 at own 29Ryan Wolpin run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 30
7:313rd & 5 at own 30Ryan Wolpin run for 4 yds to the BoiSt 34
6:554th & 1 at own 34Thomas Stuart run for 3 yds to the BoiSt 37 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at own 37Ryan Wolpin run for 3 yds to the BoiSt 40
5:302nd & 7 at own 40Ryan Wolpin run for 5 yds to the BoiSt 45
4:453rd & 2 at own 45Thomas Stuart run for 3 yds to the BoiSt 48 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at own 48Ryan Wolpin run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 49
3:272nd & 9 at own 49Wolpin, Ryan rush for no gain to the BOISEST49, PENALTY NORTHERNIL neutral zone infraction 5 yards to the NORTHERNIL46, NO PLAY.
3:062nd & 4 at opp 46Ryan Wolpin run for 5 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 41Ryan Wolpin run for 1 yd to the NoIll 40
1:402nd & 9 at opp 40Ryan Wolpin run for 3 yds to the NoIll 37
0:493rd & 6 at opp 37Ryan Wolpin run for 5 yds to the NoIll 32
0:104th & 1 at opp 32Alex Ogle run for 2 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down

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.

The series

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Boise State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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