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San Diego State at Northern Illinois

Saturday, September 17, 2016

San Diego State beat Northern Illinois 42–⁠28. It was their fourth meeting; after it, San Diego State led the series 4–⁠0.

AwaySan Diego State11–⁠3 in 2016
42
HomeNorthern Illinois5–⁠7 in 2016
28

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: CBSSNAttendance 14,513

At kickoff
80°F, clear, wind 17 mph from the west, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Scott Campbell; umpire Joel Bellinger; head linesman Doug Moore; line judge Keith Garmond; side judge Corey Luxner; field judge Randy Smith; back judge Joel Wetzel; center judge Stacy HardinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
San Diego State141401442
Northern Illinois0714728

Standouts

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Player stats

San Diego State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Christian Chapman11/1912631
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Donnel Pumphrey23220379
Rashaad Penny1465027
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mikah Holder467133
Rashaad Penny237127
David Wells111011
Eric Judge1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Smith10000
Calvin Munson9000
Parker Baldwin8100
Derek Babiash7100
Damontae Kazee5101
Alex Barrett4210
Trey Lomax2001

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Graham18/3622132
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Huff1246015
Joel Bouagnon737018
Kenny Golladay320112
Christian Blake319011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kenny Golladay680149
Jordan Huff239030
Ezra Saffold128028
Shane Wimann325214
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bobby Jones IV15210
Brandon Mayes8000
Shawun Lurry6000
Mycial Allen4101

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

Team stats

San Diego StateNorthern Illinois
404Total yards368
126Passing yards213
278Rushing yards155
6.6Yards per pass6.1
6.2Yards per rush4.0
22First downs21
5–⁠13Third downs3–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠5
1Turnovers2
11–⁠107Penalties8–⁠103
32:10Possession27:50
1Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

San Diego StateNorthern Illinois
39%Success rate35%
0.26EPA per play−0.04
1.58Explosiveness1.32
0.23Rushing EPA0.07
0.32Passing EPA−0.15
18%Passing-down success20%
0.14First-down EPA−0.14
0.18Second-down EPA0.09
0.40Third-down EPA0.04
16%Havoc by its defense14%

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)

San Diego State 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

San Diego State −8, over/under 48.

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 San Diego State 71%, Northern Illinois 29%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneSan Diego State end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 San Diego StateInterception, 8 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 San Diego StateMissed FG, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 7 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 San Diego StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 16 playsQ4 San Diego StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ4 San Diego StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 San Diego StateEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, San Diego State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 San Diego StateInterception, 8 plays, 25 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 1 play, 46 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 43 yards
  6. Q1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  8. Q1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 13 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  10. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q2 San Diego StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 45 yards
  13. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  14. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  15. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 54 yards
  18. Q3 San Diego StateMissed FG, 4 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 73 yards
  20. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 7 plays, 37 yards
  21. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  22. Q3 San Diego StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 53 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 16 plays, 65 yards
  24. Q4 San Diego StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 79 yards
  25. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 8 yards
  26. Q4 San Diego StatePunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  27. Q4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 45 yards
  28. Q4 San Diego StateEnd of game, 5 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then San Diego State 14, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 65 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 28 yds to the NoIll 28
15:001st & 10 at own 28Joel Bouagnon run for 18 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Ryan Graham run for 2 yds to the NoIll 48
15:002nd & 8 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete
15:003rd & 8 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Aregeros Turner
15:004th & 8 at own 48Jacob Ambrose punt for 35 yds
San Diego State Interception, 8 plays
13:531st & 10 at own 17Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 18 yds to the SDSt 35 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at own 35Donnel Pumphrey run for 1 yd to the SDSt 36
13:532nd & 9 at own 36Donnel Pumphrey run for 4 yds to the SDSt 40
13:533rd & 5 at own 40Christian Chapman pass complete to David Wells for 11 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at opp 49Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
13:532nd & 10 at opp 49Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSt 48
13:533rd & 13 at own 48CHAPMAN, Christ sacked for loss of 7 yards to the SDSU41 (SANDERS, Joe), PENALTY NIU unsportsmanlike conduct (SANDERS, Joe) 15 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN SDSU, NO PLAY.
13:531st & 10 at opp 37PUMPHREY, Donne rush for 1 yard to the NIU36 (ALLEN, Mycial;WYNNE, Quintin), PENALTY SDSU illegal motion 5 yards to the NIU42, NO PLAY.
13:531st & 15 at opp 42CHAPMAN, Christ pass complete to JUDGE, Eric for 6 yards to the NIU36 (OLOOTU, Mayomi), PENALTY SDSU pass interference 15 yards to the SDSU43, NO PLAY.
13:531st & 30 at own 43Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 42
13:532nd & 31 at own 42Christian Chapman pass intercepted Mycial Allen return for 8 yds to the NoIll 18
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
8:421st & 10 at own 18HUFF, Jordan rush for 3 yards to the NIU21 (DUNN, Ryan), PENALTY NIU holding (MYERS, Levon) 9 yards to the NIU9, NO PLAY.
8:421st & 19 at own 9Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the NoIll 14
8:422nd & 14 at own 14Ryan Graham pass complete to Christian Blake for 6 yds to the NoIll 20
8:423rd & 8 at own 20Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake, broken up by Malik Smith
8:424th & 8 at own 20Jacob Ambrose punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 46
San Diego State Touchdown, 1 play
7:191st & 10 at opp 46Donnel Pumphrey run for 46 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)San Diego State 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
7:191st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:191st & 10 at own 25Christian Blake run for 11 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at own 36Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 8 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive offside (3 Yards) to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
7:192nd & 6 at own 45Jordan Huff run for 15 yds to the SDSt 40 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 40Jordan Huff run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 41
7:192nd & 11 at opp 41Anthony Maddie run for 6 yds to the SDSt 35
7:193rd & 5 at opp 35Ryan Graham run for 4 yds to the SDSt 31
7:194th & 1 at opp 31Jordan Huff run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 32
7:191st & 10 at own 41Jordan Huff run for 4 yds to the NoIll 45
San Diego State Touchdown, 6 plays
4:241st & 10 at own 32CHAPMAN, Christ pass incomplete to JUDGE, Eric, PENALTY NIU pass interference (OLOOTU, Mayomi) 15 yards to the SDSU47, 1ST DOWN SDSU, NO PLAY.
4:191st & 10 at own 47Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 04:19
4:191st & 10 at own 47Donnel Pumphrey run for 5 yds to the NoIll 48
4:192nd & 5 at opp 48Rashaad Penny run for 9 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 39Christian Chapman pass complete to Nick Bawden for 4 yds to the NoIll 35
4:192nd & 6 at opp 35Rashaad Penny run for 4 yds to the NoIll 31
4:193rd & 2 at opp 31Rashaad Penny run for 4 yds to the NoIll 27 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at opp 27Christian Chapman pass complete to Rashaad Penny for 27 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK) NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedSan Diego State 14, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Interception, 1 play
1:081st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 64 yds , Jordan Huff return for 24 yds to the NORTHERNIL 41 SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the NoIll 25
1:031st & 10 at own 25Ryan Graham pass intercepted for a 1ST down Damontae Kazee return for 28 yds to the NORTHERNIL 47 for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (14 Yards) declined for a 1ST down
San Diego State Touchdown, 4 plays
0:521st & 10 at opp 13Rashaad Penny run for no gain to the NoIll 13
0:522nd & 10 at opp 13Christian Chapman run for 3 yds to the NoIll 10
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 10Christian Chapman run for 5 yds to the NoIll 5
Q2 14:144th & 2 at opp 5Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 14:14
Q2 14:094th & 2 at opp 5Christian Chapman pass complete to Kahale Warring for 5 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK) NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedSan Diego State 21, Northern Illinois 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:091st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 64 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 25 yds to the NoIll 26
14:021st & 10 at own 26Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the NoIll 28
14:022nd & 8 at own 28Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 25
14:023rd & 11 at own 25Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake
14:024th & 11 at own 25Jacob Ambrose punt for 16 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSt 41 SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the SDSt 49
San Diego State Punt, 6 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 49Donnel Pumphrey run for 4 yds to the NoIll 47
12:522nd & 6 at opp 47Donnel Pumphrey run for 2 yds to the NoIll 45
12:523rd & 4 at opp 45Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 7 yds to the NoIll 38 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 38SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, substitution infraction (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 43
12:521st & 15 at opp 43Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 44
12:522nd & 16 at opp 44Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Eric Judge
10:093rd & 16 at opp 44Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 10:09
10:093rd & 16 at opp 44Christian Chapman run for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 48 Christian Chapman fumbled, recovered by SDSt Rashaad Penny
9:374th & 20 at opp 48Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 09:37
9:374th & 20 at opp 48Tanner Blain punt for 46 yds
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:281st & 10 at own 2Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the NoIll 6
9:282nd & 6 at own 6Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the NoIll 10
9:283rd & 2 at own 10Joel Bouagnon run for 1 yd to the NoIll 11
9:284th & 1 at own 11Jacob Ambrose punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 45
San Diego State Touchdown, 3 plays
7:331st & 10 at opp 45Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 9 yds to the NoIll 36
7:332nd & 1 at opp 36Rashaad Penny run for 3 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 33Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 33 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
6:191st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 59 yds
6:191st & 10 at own 35Ryan Graham pass complete to Jordan Huff for 9 yds to the NoIll 44
6:192nd & 1 at own 44Aregeros Turner run for 10 yds to the SDSt 46 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 46Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay, broken up by Derek Babiash
6:192nd & 10 at opp 46Jordan Huff run for 9 yds to the SDSt 37
6:193rd & 1 at opp 37Ryan Graham run for 1 yd to the SDSt 36 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 36GOLLADAY, Kenny pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia, PENALTY SDSU pass interference (KELLY, Kameron) 15 yards to the SDSU21, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
6:191st & 10 at opp 21Christian Blake run for 9 yds to the SDSt 12
3:522nd & 1 at opp 12Kenny Golladay run for 12 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 7
San Diego State Punt, 5 plays
3:521st & 0 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:521st & 10 at own 25Christian Chapman run for 5 yds to the SDSt 30
3:522nd & 5 at own 30Donnel Pumphrey run for 8 yds to the SDSt 38 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at own 38Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
3:522nd & 10 at own 38Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 37
3:523rd & 11 at own 37Christian Chapman pass complete to Rashaad Penny for 10 yds to the SDSt 47
3:524th & 1 at own 47Tanner Blain punt for 49 yds
Northern Illinois End of half, 2 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 4TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 3
0:552nd & 11 at own 3TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 2
3rd quarter7 drives, then San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 21
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 12 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the SDSt 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28CHAPMAN, Christ pass complete to HOLDER, Mikah for 8 yards to the SDSU36 (ALLEN, Mycial), PENALTY SDSU pass interference (WELLS, David) 14 yards to the SDSU14, NO PLAY.
15:002nd & 21 at own 14Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the SDSt 17
15:003rd & 18 at own 17Christian Chapman pass complete to Donnel Pumphrey for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSt 14
15:004th & 21 at own 14Tanner Blain punt for 52 yds , Shawun Lurry returns for 12 yds to the NoIll 46
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
12:341st & 10 at own 46Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the SDSt 49
12:032nd & 5 at own 0Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 49 yds for a TD NORTHERNIL Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the SDSt 0, (Christian Hagan KICK) NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-15 Yards) to the NoIll 20San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 14
San Diego State Missed FG, 4 plays
12:031st & 0 at own 20Christian Hagan kickoff for 63 yds , Juwan Washington return for 53 yds to the NoIll 30
11:541st & 10 at opp 30Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Eric Judge
11:542nd & 10 at opp 30Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the NoIll 27
11:543rd & 7 at opp 27Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Mikah Holder, broken up by Mayomi Olootu
10:544th & 7 at opp 27John Baron II 44 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 27Ryan Graham run for no gain to the NoIll 27
10:542nd & 10 at own 27Ryan Graham pass complete to Jordan Huff for 30 yds to the SDSt 43 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at opp 43Aregeros Turner run for 1 yd to the SDSt 42
10:542nd & 9 at opp 42Ryan Graham pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 4 yds to the SDSt 38
10:543rd & 5 at opp 38NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the SDSt 43
10:543rd & 10 at opp 43Ryan Graham run for 8 yds to the SDSt 35
10:544th & 2 at opp 35Kenny Golladay run for 7 yds to the SDSt 28 for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Noble Hall) to the SDSt 14 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 14Ryan Graham pass complete to Shane Wimann for 14 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)San Diego State 28, Northern Illinois 21
San Diego State Punt, 7 plays
7:461st & 0 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 58 yds , Juwan Washington return for 20 yds to the SDSt 27
7:401st & 10 at own 27Donnel Pumphrey run for 5 yds to the SDSt 32
7:402nd & 5 at own 32Donnel Pumphrey run for 2 yds to the SDSt 34
7:403rd & 3 at own 34Rashaad Penny run for no gain to the SDSt 34 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Bobby Jones IV) to the SDSt 49 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 49Donnel Pumphrey run for 10 yds to the NORTHERNIL 41 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Shawun Lurry) to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at opp 26Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
7:402nd & 10 at opp 26Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the NoIll 23
7:403rd & 7 at opp 23Christian Chapman sacked by Bobby Jones IV for a loss of 13 yards to the NoIll 36
7:404th & 20 at opp 36Tanner Blain punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 6
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
4:031st & 10 at own 6Joel Bouagnon run for 4 yds to the NoIll 10
4:032nd & 6 at own 10Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the NoIll 13
4:033rd & 3 at own 13Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Aregeros Turner, broken up by Randy Ricks for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive offside (Damontae Kazee) to the NoIll 18 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at own 18Ryan Graham pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 7 yds to the NoIll 25
4:032nd & 3 at own 25Christian Blake run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 24
4:033rd & 4 at own 24Ryan Graham pass incomplete
4:034th & 4 at own 24Jacob Ambrose punt for 36 yds , Quest Truxton returns for 7 yds to the SDSt 47
San Diego State Touchdown, 5 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 47Donnel Pumphrey run for 8 yds to the NoIll 45
1:382nd & 2 at opp 45Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 42Donnel Pumphrey run for 4 yds to the NoIll 38
1:382nd & 6 at opp 38Christian Chapman pass complete to Eric Judge for 5 yds to the NoIll 33
Q4 14:543rd & 1 at opp 33Donnel Pumphrey run for 33 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)San Diego State 35, Northern Illinois 21
4th quarter6 drives, then San Diego State 42, Northern Illinois 28
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 16 plays
14:541st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 65 yds , Jordan Huff return for 35 yds to the NoIll 35
14:451st & 10 at own 35Ryan Graham pass complete to Christian Blake for 8 yds to the NoIll 43
14:452nd & 2 at own 43Aregeros Turner run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at the 50Ryan Graham run for 7 yds to the SDSt 43
14:452nd & 3 at opp 43Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the SDSt 40 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 40Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
14:452nd & 10 at opp 40Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the SDSt 35
14:453rd & 5 at opp 35Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 4 yds to the SDSt 31
14:454th & 1 at opp 31Kenny Golladay run for 1 yd to the SDSt 30 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 30Jordan Huff run for no gain to the SDSt 30
14:452nd & 10 at opp 30Ryan Graham sacked by Alex Barrett for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSt 40
14:453rd & 20 at opp 40Ryan Graham pass complete to Ezra Saffold for 28 yds to the SDSt 12 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 12Jordan Huff run for no gain to the SDSt 12
14:452nd & 10 at opp 12Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake
14:453rd & 10 at opp 12GOLLADAY, Kenny rush for loss of 8 yards to the SDSU20 (RICKS, Randy), PENALTY SDSU face mask (RICKS, Randy) 6 yards to the SDSU6, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
14:451st & goal at opp 6Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
14:452nd & goal at opp 6Ryan Graham run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 7
8:023rd & goal at opp 7Ryan Graham pass complete to Shane Wimann for 7 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)San Diego State 35, Northern Illinois 28
San Diego State Touchdown, 2 plays
8:021st & 0 at own 35Christian Hagan kickoff for 64 yds , Juwan Washington return for 20 yds to the SDSt 21
7:571st & 10 at own 21Christian Chapman pass incomplete to Nick Bawden
7:402nd & 10 at own 21Donnel Pumphrey run for 79 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)San Diego State 42, Northern Illinois 28
Northern Illinois Interception, 3 plays
7:401st & 0 at own 35John Baron II kickoff for 61 yds , Jordan Huff return for 25 yds to the NORTHERNIL 40 SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, personal foul (Randy Ricks) to the NoIll 44
7:281st & 10 at own 44Ryan Graham pass complete to Christian Blake for 5 yds to the NoIll 49
7:282nd & 5 at own 49Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the SDSt 48
7:283rd & 2 at opp 48Ryan Graham pass intercepted Trey Lomax return for 10 yds to the SDSt 45
San Diego State Punt, 6 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 45Rashaad Penny run for no gain to the SDSt 45
6:292nd & 10 at own 45Rashaad Penny run for 8 yds to the NoIll 47
6:293rd & 2 at opp 47Rashaad Penny run for 3 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at opp 44Rashaad Penny run for 3 yds to the NoIll 41
4:262nd & 7 at opp 41Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 04:26
4:262nd & 7 at opp 41Rashaad Penny run for 1 yd to the NoIll 40
4:163rd & 6 at opp 40Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 04:16
4:163rd & 6 at opp 40Rashaad Penny run for 2 yds to the NoIll 38
4:164th & 4 at opp 38Tanner Blain punt for 35 yds
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 10 plays
4:061st & 10 at own 3Ryan Graham pass complete to Shane Wimann for 4 yds to the NoIll 7
4:062nd & 6 at own 7Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 17 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at own 24Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Aregeros Turner
4:062nd & 10 at own 24Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 5 yds to the NoIll 29
4:063rd & 5 at own 29Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake
4:064th & 5 at own 29Ryan Graham pass complete to D.J. Brown for 19 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake
4:062nd & 10 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Christian Blake
4:063rd & 10 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay
4:064th & 10 at own 48Ryan Graham pass incomplete to Kenny Golladay, broken up by Derek Babiash
San Diego State End of game, 5 plays
2:291st & 10 at opp 48Rashaad Penny run for 1 yd to the NoIll 47
2:292nd & 9 at opp 47Rashaad Penny run for 27 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at opp 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 21
2:292nd & 11 at opp 21TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 22
2:293rd & 12 at opp 22TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 23

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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San Diego State leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025San Diego State 6, Northern Illinois 3
2017San Diego State 34, Northern Illinois 28
2016San Diego State 42, Northern Illinois 28
1971San Diego State 30, Northern Illinois 10
1970San Diego State 35, Northern Illinois 3
1968San Diego State 40, Northern Illinois 21

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