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Northern Illinois at Kent State

Friday, November 25, 2016

Northern Illinois beat Kent State 31–⁠21. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Northern Illinois led the series 20–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Illinois5–⁠7 in 2016
31
HomeKent State3–⁠9 in 2016
21

Final at Dix Stadium, KentTV: CBSSNAttendance 4,450

At kickoff
36°F, overcast, mist, wind 6 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Portage County Airport (KPOV), 10 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Tom Stapleton; umpire Tim Gover; head linesman Vincent Winters; line judge Gary Jagodzinsk; side judge Scott McDonald; field judge Brad Horchem; back judge Tom Riepenhoff; alternate Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois70101431
Kent State077721

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Daniel Santacaterina13/2325801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joel Bouagnon29133231
Jordan Huff154016
Aregeros Turner639013
Daniel Santacaterina131616
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kenny Golladay491034
Shane Wimann365032
Christian Blake254044
D.J. Brown119019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sean Folliard60.500
Ladell Fleming41.510
Corey Thomas4100
Jackson Abresch4000
Alex Schwab3210
Mayomi Olootu2001

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
George Bollas14/3520321
Colin Reardon0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
George Bollas987185
Justin Rankin1261030
Raekwon James229031
Myles Washington3906
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ernest Calhoun377157
Brice Fackler241131
Charles Chandler240023
Justin Rankin222012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kevin Bourne21000
Nick Cuthbert19100
Jim Jones11110
Terence Waugh7200
Jamal Parker7001

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisKent State
473Total yards391
258Passing yards203
215Rushing yards188
11.2Yards per pass5.5
3.0Yards per rush6.5
27First downs15
7–⁠17Third downs4–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
4–⁠45Penalties6–⁠57
35:22Possession24:38
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisKent State
53%Success rate50%
0.50EPA per play1.08
1.39Explosiveness3.10
0.11Rushing EPA3.22
1.48Passing EPA0.78
46%Passing-down success75%
0.30First-down EPA−0.52
0.22Second-down EPA2.36
1.61Third-down EPA2.27
119%Havoc by its defense23%

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −5, over/under 45.5.

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 63%, Kent State 37%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Kent State end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 6 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Kent StateTouchdown, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kent State drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 54 yards
  3. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 23 yards
  4. Q2 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 plays, −24 yards
  5. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 6 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q2 Kent StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores), 51 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 37 yards
  8. Q2 Kent StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 47 yards

Play by play

1st quarter1 drive, then Northern Illinois 7, Kent State 0
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 7Joel Bouagnon run for 6 yds to the NoIll 13
7:402nd & 4 at own 13Daniel Santacaterina pass incomplete
7:403rd & 4 at own 13Joel Bouagnon run for 7 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 20Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to D.J. Brown for 19 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 39Joel Bouagnon run for 3 yds to the NoIll 42
7:402nd & 7 at own 42Joel Bouagnon run for 1 yd to the NoIll 43
7:403rd & 6 at own 43Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at the 50Joel Bouagnon run for 6 yds to the KntSt 44
7:402nd & 4 at opp 44Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Joel Bouagnon for 9 yds to the KntSt 35 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at opp 35Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the KntSt 33
7:402nd & 8 at opp 33Daniel Santacaterina run for 3 yds to the KntSt 30
7:403rd & 5 at opp 30Jordan Huff run for 4 yds to the KntSt 26
7:404th & 1 at opp 26Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the KntSt 24 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at opp 24Kenny Golladay run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 28
7:402nd & 14 at opp 28Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Shane Wimann for 25 yds to the KntSt 3 for a 1ST down
1:341st & goal at opp 3Daniel Santacaterina 3 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 7, Kent State 0
2nd quarter1 drive, then Tied at 7
Kent State Touchdown, 3 plays
9:531st & 10 at own 19Justin Rankin run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 15
9:032nd & 14 at own 15George Bollas 85 Yd Run (Shane Hynes Kick)Tied at 7
3rd quarter3 drives, then Northern Illinois 17, Kent State 14
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
10:561st & 10 at own 40Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 34 yds to the KntSt 26 for a 1ST down
10:561st & 10 at opp 26Aregeros Turner run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 29
10:562nd & 13 at opp 29Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 28 yds to the KntSt 1 for a 1ST down
9:511st & goal at opp 1Jordan Huff 1 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 14, Kent State 7
Kent State Touchdown, 3 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 43Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Justin Rankin
4:142nd & 10 at own 43Ernest Calhoun 57 Yd pass from George Bollas (Shane Hynes Kick)Tied at 14
Northern Illinois Field goal, 6 plays
4:141st & 0 at own 35Shane Hynes kickoff for 59 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 21 yds to the NoIll 27
4:081st & 10 at own 27Joel Bouagnon run for 2 yds to the NoIll 29
4:082nd & 8 at own 29Daniel Santacaterina run for 2 yds to the NoIll 31
4:083rd & 6 at own 31Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Christian Blake for 44 yds to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at opp 25Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the KntSt 23
4:082nd & 8 at opp 23Daniel Santacaterina pass incomplete
4:083rd & 8 at opp 23Daniel Santacaterina run for 6 yds to the KntSt 17
1:034th & 2 at opp 17Christian Hagan 34 Yd Field GoalNorthern Illinois 17, Kent State 14
4th quarter3 drives, then Northern Illinois 31, Kent State 21
Northern Illinois 2 plays
14:511st & 10 at opp 40Joel Bouagnon run for 31 yds to the KntSt 9 for a 1ST down
14:341st & goal at opp 9Joel Bouagnon 9 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 24, Kent State 14
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 37Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the NoIll 40
13:142nd & 7 at own 40Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Shane Wimann for 8 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 48Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
13:142nd & 8 at the 50Daniel Santacaterina pass incomplete to Shane Wimann
13:143rd & 8 at the 50Daniel Santacaterina pass complete to Shane Wimann for 32 yds to the KntSt 18 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 18Joel Bouagnon run for 5 yds to the KntSt 13
13:142nd & 5 at opp 13Jordan Huff run for no gain to the KntSt 13
10:243rd & 5 at opp 13Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 10:24
10:243rd & 5 at opp 13Clayton Glasper run for 8 yds to the KntSt 5 for a 1ST down
10:241st & goal at opp 5Joel Bouagnon run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 9
10:242nd & goal at opp 9Daniel Santacaterina run for no gain to the KntSt 9 NORTHERNIL Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
10:243rd & goal at opp 9SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia (REFUGE, Elcee), PENALTY KENT pass interference (REFUGE, Elcee) 7 yards to the KENT2, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
8:491st & goal at opp 2Joel Bouagnon 2 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)Northern Illinois 31, Kent State 14
Kent State Touchdown, 5 plays
4:511st & 10 at own 15George Bollas pass complete to Charles Chandler for 23 yds to the KntSt 38 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at own 38George Bollas pass incomplete to Charles Chandler
4:512nd & 10 at own 38George Bollas sacked by Ladell Fleming for a loss of 7 yards to the KntSt 31
4:513rd & 17 at own 31George Bollas pass complete to Charles Chandler for 17 yds to the KntSt 48 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at own 48George Bollas pass incomplete to Charles Chandler, broken up by Jackson Abresch
4:512nd & 10 at own 48George Bollas pass incomplete to Mike Carrigan
4:513rd & 10 at own 48George Bollas pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for 12 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at opp 40George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun, broken up by Sean Folliard
4:512nd & 10 at opp 40George Bollas pass complete to Raekwon James for 8 yds to the NoIll 32
4:513rd & 2 at opp 32George Bollas pass complete to Raekwon James for 7 yds to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at opp 25BOLLAS, George pass intercepted by OLOOTU, Mayomi at the NIU0, OLOOTU, Mayomi return to the NIU12 (RANKIN, Justin), PENALTY NIU pass interference (OLOOTU, Mayomi) 15 yards to the NIU10, 1ST DOWN KENT, NO PLAY.
4:511st & goal at opp 10George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun, broken up by Dwayne Milton
2:052nd & goal at opp 10Brice Fackler 10 Yd pass from George Bollas (Shane Hynes Kick)Northern Illinois 31, Kent State 21

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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Northern Illinois leads 23–⁠7 in 30 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Kent State 35, Northern Illinois 31
2023Northern Illinois 37, Kent State 27
2021Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23Mid-American Championship Game
2021Kent State 52, Northern Illinois 47
2017Northern Illinois 24, Kent State 3
2016Northern Illinois 31, Kent State 21

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