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Northern Illinois at Central Michigan

Friday, November 24, 2017

Central Michigan beat Northern Illinois 31–⁠24. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Central Michigan led the series 17–⁠15.

AwayNorthern Illinois8–⁠5 in 2017
24
HomeCentral Michigan8–⁠5 in 2017
31

Final at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount PleasantTV: CBSSNAttendance 8,744

At kickoff
48°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the southwest, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Greg Sujack; umpire Tony Smith; head linesman William Henry; line judge J. Shelton; side judge Steve Verbridge; field judge John Masterson; back judge Reginald Berry; center judge William SteinkeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois1430724
Central Michigan00171431

Standouts

  • PassingShane Morris19 of 37, 247 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTCentral Michigan
  • RushingJonathan Ward21 carries, 159 yards, 1 TDCentral Michigan
  • DefenseJosh Cox10 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INTCentral Michigan

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Marcus Childers20/3612812
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tre Harbison952114
Jordan Huff1148012
D.J. Brown21307
Marcus Childers1213013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Spencer Tears541015
Chad Beebe126026
Christian Blake426011
Daniel Crawford215016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bobby Jones IV9000
Ben LeRoy72.510
Jawuan Johnson6111
Mycial Allen5100
Sutton Smith3110

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shane Morris19/3724731
Tony Poljan1/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Ward21159154
Mark Chapman113013
Romello Ross2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mark Chapman374156
Tyler Conklin667021
Eric Cooper558040
Corey Willis338129
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Josh Cox10101
Joe Ostman7210
Amari Coleman7000
Michael Oliver7000
Chris Kantzavelos41.510
Mike Danna2110
Sean Bunting1001

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisCentral Michigan
265Total yards386
128Passing yards247
137Rushing yards139
3.6Yards per pass6.3
3.4Yards per rush4.2
19First downs16
5–⁠17Third downs4–⁠17
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers1
7–⁠60Penalties9–⁠87
31:24Possession28:36
3Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisCentral Michigan
31%Success rate27%
−0.16EPA per play0.04
0.98Explosiveness1.73
−0.01Rushing EPA−0.05
−0.27Passing EPA0.13
19%Passing-down success21%
−0.20First-down EPA−0.06
−0.41Second-down EPA0.23
0.36Third-down EPA−0.28
19%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 51% to win. Central Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Illinois −3, over/under 51.5.

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 58%, Central Michigan 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Central Michigan end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Central MichiganPick-six, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Central MichiganField goal, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 5 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 15 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 6 playsQ4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Michigan drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Central MichiganPick-six, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores), 4 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  6. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  7. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 41 yards
  8. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, −10 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 22 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 62 yards
  12. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  14. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  15. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  17. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  19. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  20. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  21. Q3 Central MichiganField goal, 5 plays, 52 yards
  22. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 5 plays, 16 yards
  23. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 15 plays, 69 yards
  24. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  25. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 69 yards
  26. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  27. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  28. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  29. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  30. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 64 yards
  31. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  32. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 6 plays, 39 yards
  33. Q4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Northern Illinois 14, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Pick-six, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shane Morris pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Jonathan Ward run for 4 yds to the CMich 29
14:083rd & 6 at own 29Shane Morris pass intercepted for a TD Jawuan Johnson return for 37 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 7, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
14:081st & 0 at own 20Josh Orne kickoff for 64 yds
14:081st & 10 at the 50Jonathan Ward run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 47
14:082nd & 13 at own 47Shane Morris pass incomplete to Jonathan Ward
14:083rd & 13 at own 47Shane Morris pass complete to Tony Poljan for 6 yds to the NoIll 47
14:084th & 7 at opp 47Jack Sheldon punt for 37 yds, downed at the NoIll 10
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 10Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the NoIll 17
12:502nd & 3 at own 17Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 3 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 20Anthony Thompson run for 1 yd to the NoIll 21
12:502nd & 9 at own 21Marcus Childers pass complete to Shane Wimann for 5 yds to the NoIll 26
12:503rd & 4 at own 26Marcus Childers run for 1 yd to the NoIll 27
12:504th & 3 at own 27Matt Ference punt for 67 yds, downed at the CMich 6
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 6Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 8
10:112nd & 8 at own 8Shane Morris run for 2 yds to the CMich 10
9:013rd & 6 at own 10Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 09:01
9:013rd & 6 at own 10Tony Poljan run for 3 yds to the CMich 13
9:014th & 3 at own 13Jack Sheldon punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 48
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
8:141st & 10 at own 48BROWN, D.J. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU46 (BUNTING,Sean), PENALTY NIU illegal block 15 yards to the NIU33, NO PLAY.
8:141st & 25 at own 33Marcus Childers pass complete to Christian Blake for 5 yds to the NoIll 38
8:142nd & 20 at own 38Jordan Huff run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 37
8:143rd & 21 at own 37Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown
8:144th & 21 at own 37Matt Ference punt for 48 yds
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 15Tony Poljan pass incomplete
6:492nd & 10 at own 15Tony Poljan run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 12
6:493rd & 13 at own 12Tony Poljan pass complete to Kumehnnu Gwilly for no gain to the CMich 12
6:494th & 13 at own 12Jack Sheldon punt for 29 yds, downed at the CMich 41
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
5:191st & 10 at opp 41Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Christian Blake
5:192nd & 10 at opp 41Jordan Huff run for 1 yd to the CMich 40
5:193rd & goal at opp 0BLAKE, Christia rush for loss of 12 yards to the NIU48 (MORRIS,Shane), PENALTY NIU face mask off-setting, PENALTY CMU face mask off-setting, NO PLAY.
5:193rd & 9 at opp 40Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 11 yds to the CMich 29 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at opp 29D.J. Brown run for 6 yds to the CMich 23
5:192nd & 4 at opp 23Marcus Childers pass complete to Christian Blake for 7 yds to the CMich 16 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at opp 16Jordan Huff run for 12 yds to the CMich 4 for a 1ST down
5:191st & goal at opp 4Marcus Childers run for 1 yd to the CMich 3
5:192nd & goal at opp 3Marcus Childers pass complete to Jordan Huff for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 4
1:593rd & goal at opp 4Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 4 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
1:591st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:591st & 10 at own 25Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the CMich 27
1:592nd & 8 at own 27Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 21 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 48Romello Ross run for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
1:592nd & 7 at opp 49Shane Morris pass incomplete to Tyler Conklin, broken up by Jackson Abresch
1:593rd & 7 at opp 49Shane Morris sacked by Jawuan Johnson for a loss of 9 yards to the CMich 20 Shane Morris fumbled, , return for 0 yards
0:074th & 38 at own 20Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:07
0:074th & 38 at own 20CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (Da’Quaun Jamison) to the CMich 15
0:074th & 43 at own 15Jack Sheldon punt for 34 yds , Chad Beebe returns for 1 yd to the CMich 48
2nd quarter9 drives, then Northern Illinois 17, Central Michigan 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the CMich 40 Tre Harbison fumbled, forced by Nate Brisson-Fast,
15:002nd & 2 at opp 40Marcus Childers pass complete to Christian Blake for 11 yds to the CMich 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 2 yds to the CMich 27
15:002nd & 8 at opp 27Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 15 yds to the CMich 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Marcus Childers sacked by Mike Danna for a loss of 14 yards to the CMich 26 NORTHERNIL Penalty, intentional grounding (Marcus Childers) to the CMich 26
15:002nd & 24 at opp 26Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
15:003rd & 24 at opp 26Marcus Childers pass incomplete
12:534th & 24 at opp 26Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 12:53
12:534th & 24 at opp 26Matt Ference punt for 22 yds, downed at the CMich 4
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
12:421st & 10 at own 4Shane Morris pass complete to Mark Chapman for 18 yds to the CMich 22 for a 1ST down
12:421st & 10 at own 22Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 21
12:422nd & 11 at own 21Shane Morris pass incomplete
12:423rd & 11 at own 21Shane Morris pass incomplete to Tyler Conklin, broken up by Mycial Allen
12:424th & 11 at own 21Jack Sheldon punt for 47 yds , Chad Beebe returns for no gain to the NoIll 32
Northern Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 32Jordan Huff run for 1 yd to the NoIll 33
11:152nd & 9 at own 33Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 3 yds to the NoIll 36
11:153rd & 6 at own 36Marcus Childers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 16 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 48Jordan Huff run for 12 yds to the CMich 36 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 36Jordan Huff run for 11 yds to the CMich 25 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 25CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J., PENALTY CMU roughing passer (OSTMAN,Joe) 12 yards to the CMU13, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
11:151st & 10 at opp 13Jordan Huff run for 4 yds to the CMich 9
11:152nd & 6 at opp 9Marcus Childers run for 2 yds to the CMich 7
11:153rd & 4 at opp 7Jordan Huff run for 1 yd to the CMich 6
7:134th & 3 at opp 6Christian Hagan 23 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 17, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
7:131st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 54 yds , Damon Terry return for 17 yds to the CENTMICH 48 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, illegal use of hands (16 Yards) to the CMich 12
7:071st & 10 at own 12Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 14
7:072nd & 8 at own 14Shane Morris pass incomplete to Tyler Conklin
7:073rd & 8 at own 14Shane Morris pass incomplete
7:074th & 8 at own 14Jack Sheldon punt for 36 yds, downed at the 50 yard line
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:111st & 10 at the 50Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown
6:112nd & 10 at the 50Jordan Huff run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 47
6:113rd & 13 at own 47Marcus Childers pass complete to Marcus Jones for no gain to the NoIll 47
6:114th & 13 at own 47Matt Ference punt for 28 yds, downed at the CMich 25
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
4:461st & 10 at own 25Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 5 yds to the CMich 30
4:462nd & 5 at own 30Shane Morris pass incomplete to Eric Cooper, broken up by Albert Smalls
4:463rd & 5 at own 30Shane Morris pass incomplete to Mark Chapman
4:464th & 5 at own 30Jack Sheldon punt for 70 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
4:041st & 10 at own 20Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the NoIll 23
4:042nd & 7 at own 23D.J. Brown run for 7 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
4:041st & 10 at own 30Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 7 yds to the NoIll 37
4:042nd & 3 at own 37Marcus Childers pass incomplete
4:043rd & 3 at own 37Marcus Childers pass complete to Jordan Huff for no gain to the NoIll 37
4:044th & 3 at own 37Matt Ference punt for 39 yds, downed at the CMich 24
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
1:471st & 10 at own 24Shane Morris pass incomplete to Tyler Conklin
1:472nd & 10 at own 24Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 12 yds to the CMich 36 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 36MORRIS,Shane pass incomplete to CONKLIN,Tyler, PENALTY NIU roughing passer (SMITH, Sutton) 15 yards to the NIU49, 1ST DOWN CMU, NO PLAY.
1:471st & 10 at opp 49Shane Morris sacked by Ben LeRoy for a loss of 6 yards to the CMich 45
1:112nd & 16 at own 45Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:11
1:112nd & 16 at own 45Shane Morris sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 8 yards to the CMich 37
1:113rd & 24 at own 37Shane Morris pass complete to Corey Willis for 7 yds to the CMich 44
0:264th & 17 at own 44Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:26
0:264th & 17 at own 44Jack Sheldon punt for 42 yds , Chad Beebe returns for 8 yds to the NoIll 22
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:131st & 10 at own 22TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 21
3rd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Devon Spalding kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Christian Blake, broken up by Sean Bunting
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
15:004th & 5 at own 30Matt Ference punt for 35 yds , Mark Chapman returns for 8 yds to the CMich 38 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the CMich 33
Central Michigan Touchdown, 5 plays
14:131st & 10 at own 33Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 7 yds to the CMich 40
14:132nd & 3 at own 40Jonathan Ward run for 1 yd to the CMich 41
14:133rd & 2 at own 41Shane Morris pass complete to Corey Willis for 2 yds to the CMich 43 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at own 43Jonathan Ward run for 1 yd to the CMich 44
12:062nd & 9 at own 44Shane Morris pass complete to Mark Chapman for 56 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)Northern Illinois 17, Central Michigan 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:061st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:061st & 10 at own 25Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Christian Blake, broken up by Sean Bunting
12:062nd & 10 at own 25Marcus Childers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 23
12:063rd & 12 at own 23Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown
12:064th & 12 at own 23Matt Ference punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 43
Central Michigan Field goal, 5 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 43Jonathan Ward run for 52 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
11:121st & goal at opp 5Shane Morris pass complete to Mark Chapman for no gain to the NoIll 5
11:122nd & goal at opp 5Shane Morris pass incomplete
11:123rd & goal at opp 5Shane Morris pass incomplete to Corey Willis
9:524th & goal at opp 5Michael Armstrong 23 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 17, Central Michigan 10
Northern Illinois Interception, 5 plays
9:521st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:521st & 10 at own 25Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
9:522nd & 7 at own 28Tre Harbison run for 14 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at own 42Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the NoIll 46
9:522nd & 6 at own 46NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (Nathan Veloz) to the NoIll 41
9:522nd & 11 at own 41Marcus Childers run for no gain to the NoIll 41
9:523rd & 11 at own 41Marcus Childers pass intercepted Sean Bunting return for 1 yd to the CMich 31
Central Michigan Touchdown, 15 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 31Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 33
7:332nd & 8 at own 33Jonathan Ward run for 13 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at own 46Shane Morris pass incomplete to Corey Willis
7:332nd & 10 at own 46Jonathan Ward run for 6 yds to the NoIll 48
7:333rd & 4 at opp 48NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive offside (Jack Heflin) to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 43Jonathan Ward run for 6 yds to the NoIll 37
7:332nd & 4 at opp 37Mark Chapman run for 13 yds to the NoIll 24 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NoIll 34
7:332nd & 1 at opp 34Jonathan Ward run for no gain to the NoIll 34
4:373rd & 1 at opp 34Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 04:37
4:373rd & 1 at opp 34Shane Morris run for 3 yds to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 31Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
4:372nd & 7 at opp 28Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 7 yds to the NoIll 21 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 21Jonathan Ward run for 1 yd to the NoIll 20
4:372nd & 9 at opp 20Shane Morris pass incomplete
4:373rd & 9 at opp 20CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 25
4:373rd & 14 at opp 25Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 18 yds to the NoIll 7 for a 1ST down
4:371st & goal at opp 7Shane Morris run for 3 yds to the NoIll 4
1:192nd & goal at opp 4Shane Morris pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 4 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)Tied at 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:191st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:191st & 10 at own 25Marcus Jones run for 7 yds to the NoIll 32
1:192nd & 3 at own 32Marcus Jones run for 1 yd to the NoIll 33
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 33Marcus Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 32
Q4 15:004th & 3 at own 32Matt Ference punt for 45 yds , Mark Chapman returns for 8 yds to the CMich 31
4th quarter9 drives, then Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 24
Central Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
14:131st & 10 at own 31Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 33
14:132nd & 8 at own 33Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 5 yds to the CMich 38
14:133rd & 3 at own 38Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 8 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 46Jonathan Ward run for 54 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)Central Michigan 24, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:351st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 52 yds , Chad Beebe return for 21 yds to the NoIll 34
12:351st & 10 at own 34Marcus Childers sacked by Joe Ostman for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 31
12:352nd & 13 at own 31Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Chad Beebe, broken up by Amari Coleman
12:353rd & 13 at own 31Marcus Childers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 30
12:354th & 14 at own 30Matt Ference punt for 70 yds for a touchback
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
11:071st & 10 at own 20CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (Shakir Carr) to the CMich 15
11:071st & 15 at own 15Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 17
11:072nd & 13 at own 17Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 19
11:073rd & 11 at own 19NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive offside (Jawuan Johnson) to the CMich 24
11:073rd & 6 at own 24Shane Morris pass incomplete to Mark Chapman
11:074th & 6 at own 24Jack Sheldon punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Chad Beebe at the NoIll 36
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 36Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 2 yds to the NoIll 38
9:292nd & 8 at own 38Marcus Jones run for 4 yds to the NoIll 42
9:293rd & 4 at own 42Marcus Childers sacked by Chris Kantzavelos for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 39
9:294th & 7 at own 39Matt Ference punt for 51 yds , Mark Chapman returns for 3 yds to the CMich 13
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 13Jonathan Ward run for 4 yds to the CMich 17
7:402nd & 6 at own 17Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 19
7:403rd & 4 at own 19Shane Morris pass incomplete to Eric Cooper, broken up by Shawun Lurry
7:404th & 4 at own 19Jack Sheldon punt for 45 yds, downed at the NoIll 36
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 36Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Christian Blake
6:152nd & 10 at own 36Tre Harbison run for 1 yd to the NoIll 37
6:153rd & 9 at own 37CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete, PENALTY CMU illegal use of hands (STANITZEK,M.) 15 yards to the CMU48, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
6:151st & 10 at opp 48Tre Harbison run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
6:152nd & 12 at the 50Marcus Childers run for 3 yds to the CMich 47
6:153rd & 9 at opp 47Marcus Childers run for 13 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 34Marcus Childers pass complete to Christian Blake for 3 yds to the CMich 31
6:152nd & 7 at opp 31Tre Harbison run for 7 yds to the CMich 24 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 24Marcus Childers run for 12 yds to the CMich 12 for a 1ST down
3:031st & 10 at opp 12Tre Harbison run for 12 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Tied at 24
Central Michigan Touchdown, 5 plays
3:031st & 0 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:031st & 10 at own 25Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 40 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down
3:031st & 10 at opp 35Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the NoIll 32
3:032nd & 7 at opp 32Shane Morris pass incomplete to Corey Willis, broken up by Shawun Lurry
2:033rd & 7 at opp 32Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 02:03
2:033rd & 7 at opp 32Shane Morris pass complete to Tyler Conklin for 3 yds to the NoIll 29
1:384th & 4 at opp 29Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:38
1:324th & 4 at opp 29Shane Morris pass complete to Corey Willis for 29 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 24
Northern Illinois Interception, 6 plays
1:321st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 52 yds , D.J. Brown return for 24 yds to the NoIll 37
1:321st & 10 at own 37Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Christian Blake, broken up by Amari Coleman
1:322nd & 10 at own 37Marcus Childers run for 3 yds to the NoIll 40
1:323rd & 7 at own 40Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at the 50Marcus Childers pass complete to Chad Beebe for 26 yds to the CMich 24 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at opp 24Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown, broken up by Trevor Apsey
1:322nd & 10 at opp 24Marcus Childers pass intercepted Josh Cox return for 15 yds to the CMich 16
Central Michigan End of game, 1 play
0:221st & 10 at own 16TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 15

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Every Northern Illinois–Central Michigan game

Central Michigan leads 21–⁠18 in 39 meetings, counting the seven 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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