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Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 24–⁠16. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Central Michigan led the series 17–⁠16.

AwayCentral Michigan1–⁠11 in 2018
16
HomeNorthern Illinois8–⁠6 in 2018
24

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESPN+Attendance 12,354

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 8 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Tom Stapleton; umpire John Hanneke; head linesman Robin DeLorenzo; line judge G. Jagodzinski; side judge George Plesac; field judge Scott MacDonald; back judge Reggie Berry; center judge Rich EdwardsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Michigan037616
Northern Illinois0147324

Standouts

  • PassingMarcus Childers11 of 18, 109 yards, 3 TDNorthern Illinois
  • RushingTre Harbison13 carries, 124 yardsNorthern Illinois
  • DefenseMalik Fountain18 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossCentral Michigan

Player stats

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Lazzaro13/2212811
Tony Poljan5/113000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Ward1674015
Tommy Lazzaro1255115
Kumehnnu Gwilly102807
Devon Spalding21309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Julian Hicks763120
Jonathan Ward323023
Cameron Cole219013
Bernhard Raimann219011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Fountain18110
Da’Quaun Jamison8100
Devonni Reed7000
Trevor Apsey6000
Troy Brown1001

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Marcus Childers11/1810930
Anthony Thompson1/1-500
Matt Ference0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tre Harbison13124048
Marcus Jones154009
Marcus Childers828012
Jordan Nettles102706
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D.J. Brown469137
Spencer Tears114114
Jauan Wesley2804
Dennis Robinson1717
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Antonio Jones-Davis16000
Lance Deveaux Jr.9000
Ben LeRoy81.51.50
Kyle Pugh6000
Josh Corcoran3110
Matt Lorbeck20.50.50
Vinny Labus2001

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

Team stats

Central MichiganNorthern Illinois
322Total yards284
158Passing yards104
164Rushing yards180
4.8Yards per pass5.2
3.6Yards per rush3.8
21First downs15
6–⁠16Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠2
2Turnovers1
4–⁠31Penalties4–⁠44
28:31Possession31:29
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Central MichiganNorthern Illinois
35%Success rate33%
−0.02EPA per play0.01
1.14Explosiveness1.35
0.02Rushing EPA−0.06
−0.04Passing EPA0.19
32%Passing-down success26%
−0.13First-down EPA−0.24
−0.11Second-down EPA0.57
0.33Third-down EPA0.19
9%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)

Northern Illinois 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −13.5, over/under 48.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneCentral Michigan end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Central MichiganMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ1 Central MichiganField goal, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 Central MichiganFumble, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Central MichiganEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 Central MichiganInterception, 15 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Central Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 32 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 0 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −42 yards
  6. Q1 Central MichiganMissed FG, 4 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q1 Central MichiganField goal, 8 plays, 20 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, −16 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganFumble, 3 plays, 12 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 12 plays, 79 yards
  12. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  13. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q2 Central MichiganEnd of half, 4 plays, 16 yards
  15. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  17. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 65 yards
  19. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  20. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  21. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 15 plays, 73 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 56 yards
  23. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  25. Q4 Central MichiganInterception, 15 plays, 66 yards
  26. Q4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Marcus Jones run for 4 yds to the NoIll 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 24 yds to the CMich 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Marcus Jones run for 3 yds to the CMich 44
15:002nd & 7 at opp 44Marcus Jones run for 3 yds to the CMich 41
15:003rd & 4 at opp 41Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
15:004th & 4 at opp 41Matt Ference punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 11
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 11Tony Poljan pass complete to Cameron Cole for 13 yds to the CMich 24 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 24Jonathan Ward run for 15 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 39Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 42
12:562nd & 7 at own 42Tony Poljan sacked by Josh Corcoran for a loss of 7 yards to the CMich 35
12:563rd & 14 at own 35Jonathan Ward run for 8 yds to the CMich 43
12:564th & 6 at own 43Jack Sheldon punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 35
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 35Marcus Childers run for 2 yds to the NoIll 37
10:302nd & 8 at own 37CHILDERS, Marcu pass intercepted by BUNTING, Sean at the CMU22, BUNTING, Sean return to the CMU22, PENALTY CMU holding 10 yards to the NIU47, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
10:301st & 10 at own 47NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (Ty Harmston) to the NoIll 42
10:301st & 15 at own 42Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 45
10:302nd & 12 at own 45Marcus Childers pass complete to Tre Harbison for 3 yds to the NoIll 48
10:303rd & 9 at own 48Marcus Childers run for 6 yds to the CMich 46
10:304th & 3 at opp 46Matt Ference punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
8:051st & 10 at own 20Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 23 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the CMich 13
8:051st & 17 at own 13Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 16
8:052nd & 14 at own 16Tony Poljan run for 5 yds to the CMich 21
8:053rd & 9 at own 21Tony Poljan pass complete to Jonathan Ward for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 20
8:054th & 10 at own 20Jack Sheldon punt for 35 yds , Cole Tucker returns for 6 yds to the CMich 49
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:071st & 10 at opp 49Jordan Nettles run for 1 yd to the CMich 48
6:072nd & 9 at opp 48Anthony Thompson pass complete to Jordan Nettles for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 47
6:073rd & 14 at own 47Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
6:074th & 14 at own 47TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 9 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NoIll Matt Ference
Central Michigan Missed FG, 4 plays
4:431st & goal at opp 9Jonathan Ward run for no gain to the NoIll 9
4:432nd & goal at opp 9Tony Poljan run for 2 yds to the NoIll 7
4:433rd & goal at opp 7Tony Poljan pass incomplete to Jonathan Ward, broken up by Jalen Embry
3:324th & goal at opp 7Michael Armstrong 25 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Interception, 4 plays
3:321st & 10 at own 20Marcus Jones run for 1 yd to the NoIll 21
3:322nd & 9 at own 21Marcus Childers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 1 yd to the NoIll 22
3:323rd & 8 at own 22Marcus Childers run for 7 yds to the NoIll 29
3:324th & 1 at own 29Matt Ference pass intercepted Troy Brown return for 6 yds to the NoIll 29
Central Michigan Field goal, 8 plays
1:471st & 10 at opp 29Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 5 yds to the NoIll 24
1:472nd & 5 at opp 24Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 7 yds to the NoIll 17 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at opp 17Tony Poljan run for 7 yds to the NoIll 10
1:472nd & 3 at opp 10Jonathan Ward run for 5 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 5Tony Poljan run for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 10
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 10Kumehnnu Gwilly run for no gain to the NoIll 10
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 10Tony Poljan pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 1 yd to the NoIll 9
Q2 12:544th & goal at opp 9Ryan Tice 27 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 3, Northern Illinois 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 14, Central Michigan 3
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
12:541st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:541st & 10 at own 25Marcus Childers run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 22
12:542nd & 13 at own 22Jordan Nettles run for 6 yds to the NoIll 28 NORTHERNIL Penalty, illegal block (Luke Shively) to the NoIll 14
12:542nd & 21 at own 14Marcus Childers run for 8 yds to the NoIll 22
12:543rd & 13 at own 22Marcus Childers sacked by Malik Fountain for a loss of 13 yards to the NoIll 9
12:544th & 26 at own 9Matt Ference punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 33
Central Michigan Fumble, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at opp 33Devon Spalding run for 9 yds to the NoIll 24
10:302nd & 1 at opp 24Tony Poljan pass incomplete to Devon Spalding
10:303rd & 1 at opp 24Kumehnnu Gwilly run for no gain to the NoIll 21 Kumehnnu Gwilly fumbled, forced by Lance Deveaux Jr., recovered by NoIll Kyle Pugh
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 12 plays
9:371st & 10 at own 21Marcus Jones run for 4 yds to the NoIll 25
9:372nd & 6 at own 25Marcus Jones run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26
9:373rd & 5 at own 26Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 7 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 33Marcus Jones run for 5 yds to the NoIll 38
9:372nd & 5 at own 38Marcus Jones run for 5 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 43HALL, Rodney rush for 3 yards to the NIU46 (BRISSON-FAST, N;STANITZEK, M.), PENALTY NIU holding (JONES, Marcus) 10 yards to the NIU33, NO PLAY.
9:371st & 20 at own 33Marcus Childers pass incomplete to D.J. Brown
9:372nd & 20 at own 33Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 37 yds to the CMich 30 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 30Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Marcus Jones
9:372nd & 10 at opp 30Marcus Jones run for 4 yds to the CMich 26
9:373rd & 6 at opp 26Marcus Jones run for 9 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 17Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the CMich 14
4:032nd & 7 at opp 14Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 14 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Northern Illinois 7, Central Michigan 3
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
4:031st & 0 at own 35Andrew Gantz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:031st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Ward run for 15 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at own 40Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 43
4:032nd & 7 at own 43Tony Poljan pass incomplete to Brandon Childress
3:133rd & 7 at own 43Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 03:13
3:133rd & 7 at own 43Tony Poljan sacked by Ben LeRoy for a loss of 8 yards to the CMich 35
2:404th & 15 at own 35Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:40
2:404th & 15 at own 35Jack Sheldon punt blocked by Sutton Smith blocked by Sutton Smith
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
2:311st & 10 at opp 22Marcus Jones run for no gain to the CMich 22
2:312nd & 10 at opp 22Marcus Jones run for no gain to the CMich 22
2:313rd & 10 at opp 22Marcus Childers run for 9 yds to the CMich 13 for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive holding (6 Yards) to the CMich 7 for a 1ST down
1:021st & goal at opp 7Marcus Childers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 7 yds for a TD CENTRAL MICH Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Andrew Gantz KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Central Michigan 3
Central Michigan End of half, 4 plays
1:021st & 0 at own 35Andrew Gantz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:021st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 27
1:022nd & 8 at own 27Tony Poljan pass complete to Cameron Cole for 6 yds to the CMich 33
0:303rd & 2 at own 33Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:30
0:303rd & 2 at own 33Jonathan Ward run for 6 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at own 39Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 41
3rd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 21, Central Michigan 10
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
15:002nd & 8 at own 35Andrew Gantz kickoff for 65 yds , Kobe Lewis return for 28 yds to the CMich 28
14:541st & 10 at own 28Tony Poljan pass complete to Bernhard Raimann for 11 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 39Devon Spalding run for 4 yds to the CMich 43
14:542nd & 6 at own 43Jonathan Ward run for 1 yd to the CMich 44
14:543rd & 5 at own 44Tony Poljan pass incomplete
14:544th & 5 at own 44Jack Sheldon punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 23
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 23Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 28
13:252nd & 5 at own 28Marcus Childers pass incomplete
13:253rd & 5 at own 28Marcus Childers run for 12 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 40Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 43
13:252nd & 7 at own 43Jordan Nettles run for 6 yds to the NoIll 49
13:253rd & 1 at own 49Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 46
13:254th & 4 at own 46Matt Ference punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Jamil Sabbagh at the CMich 20
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
10:181st & 10 at own 20Tony Poljan pass incomplete to Damon Terry, broken up by Trayshon Foster
10:182nd & 10 at own 20Jonathan Ward run for 4 yds to the CMich 24
10:183rd & 6 at own 24Tony Poljan pass incomplete to Damon Terry, broken up by Trayshon Foster
10:184th & 6 at own 24Jack Sheldon punt for 41 yds , Jalen Embry returns for no gain to the NoIll 35
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 35Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the NoIll 39
9:292nd & 6 at own 39Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 6 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at own 45Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
9:292nd & 5 at the 50Tre Harbison run for 48 yds to the CMich 2 for a 1ST down
9:291st & goal at opp 2Tre Harbison run for no gain to the CMich 2
6:302nd & goal at opp 2Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Northern Illinois 21, Central Michigan 3
Central Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
6:301st & 0 at own 20Andrew Gantz kickoff for 70 yds , Kobe Lewis return for 24 yds to the CMich 34
6:221st & 10 at own 34Tommy Lazzaro run for 4 yds to the CMich 38
6:222nd & 6 at own 38Jonathan Ward run for 1 yd to the CMich 39
6:223rd & 5 at own 39Tommy Lazzaro run for 6 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at own 45Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 3 yds to the CMich 48
6:222nd & 7 at own 48Tommy Lazzaro run for 15 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at opp 37Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the NoIll 34
6:222nd & 7 at opp 34Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Bernhard Raimann for 8 yds to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at opp 26Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 20 yds to the NoIll 6 for a 1ST down
3:091st & goal at opp 6Tommy Lazzaro run for 6 yds for a TD (Ryan Tice KICK)Northern Illinois 21, Central Michigan 10
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
3:091st & 0 at own 35Kaden Keon kickoff for 60 yds , Jalen Embry return for 16 yds to the NoIll 21
3:041st & 10 at own 21Jordan Nettles run for 3 yds to the NoIll 24
3:042nd & 7 at own 24Jordan Nettles run for 5 yds to the NoIll 29
3:043rd & 2 at own 29Jordan Nettles run for 3 yds to the NoIll 32 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at own 32Jordan Nettles run for 2 yds to the NoIll 34
3:042nd & 8 at own 34Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
3:043rd & 8 at own 34Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 4 yds to the NoIll 38
3:044th & 4 at own 38Matt Ference punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 27
4th quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 24, Central Michigan 16
Central Michigan Touchdown, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 27Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 2 yds to the CMich 29
15:002nd & 8 at own 29Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 1 yd to the CMich 30
15:003rd & 7 at own 30Tommy Lazzaro run for 8 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 2 yds to the CMich 40
15:002nd & 8 at own 40Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 4 yds to the CMich 44
15:003rd & 4 at own 44Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 16 yds to the NORTHERNIL 40 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Tommy Lazzaro run for 1 yd to the NoIll 39
15:002nd & 9 at opp 39Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Drayton Law for 10 yds to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Drayton Law
15:002nd & 10 at opp 29Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 2 yds to the NoIll 27
15:003rd & 8 at opp 27Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Brandon Childress for 13 yds to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Tommy Lazzaro run for 3 yds to the NoIll 11
15:002nd & 7 at opp 11Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Devon Spalding for 7 yds to the NoIll 4 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 4Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Brandon Childress, broken up by Jalen Embry
9:432nd & goal at opp 4Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Northern Illinois 21, Central Michigan 16
Northern Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
9:431st & 0 at own 35Ryan Tice kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:431st & 10 at own 25CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the NoIll 30
9:431st & 10 at own 30Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 4 yds to the NoIll 34
9:432nd & 6 at own 34Marcus Jones run for 5 yds to the NoIll 39
9:433rd & 1 at own 39Marcus Jones run for 1 yd to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at own 40Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
9:432nd & 10 at own 40Tre Harbison run for 35 yds to the CMich 25 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 25Tre Harbison run for 2 yds to the CMich 23
9:432nd & 8 at opp 23Jordan Nettles run for 2 yds to the CMich 21
9:433rd & 6 at opp 21Jordan Nettles run for 2 yds to the CMich 19
5:514th & 4 at opp 19Andrew Gantz 36 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 24, Central Michigan 16
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
5:511st & 0 at own 35Andrew Gantz kickoff for 50 yds , Hunter Buczkowski return for 16 yds to the CMich 31
5:471st & 10 at own 31Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Brandon Childress for 4 yds to the CMich 35
5:472nd & 6 at own 35Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for no gain to the CMich 35
5:473rd & 6 at own 35Tommy Lazzaro sacked by Ben LeRoy and Matt Lorbeck for a loss of 9 yards to the CMich 26
5:474th & 15 at own 26Jack Sheldon punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 34
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
4:011st & 10 at own 34Tre Harbison run for 11 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at own 45Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 48
3:182nd & 7 at own 48Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 03:18
3:182nd & 7 at own 48Tre Harbison run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
3:133rd & 5 at the 50Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 03:13
3:133rd & 5 at the 50Marcus Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 45
3:084th & 10 at own 45Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 03:08
3:084th & 10 at own 45Matt Ference punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 19
Central Michigan Interception, 15 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 19Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Jonathan Ward
3:012nd & 10 at own 19Tommy Lazzaro run for 10 yds to the CMich 29 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 29Kumehnnu Gwilly run for 3 yds to the CMich 32
3:012nd & 7 at own 32Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 8 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 40Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Jonathan Ward
3:012nd & 10 at own 40Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Brandon Childress
3:013rd & 10 at own 40Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 23 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 37Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Cameron Cole
3:012nd & 10 at opp 37Tommy Lazzaro run for no gain to the NoIll 37
3:013rd & 10 at opp 37Tommy Lazzaro run for 8 yds to the NoIll 29
3:014th & 2 at opp 29Tommy Lazzaro run for 3 yds to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 26Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete to Damon Terry
3:012nd & 10 at opp 26Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Julian Hicks for 11 yds to the NoIll 15 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 15Tommy Lazzaro pass incomplete
3:012nd & 10 at opp 15Tommy Lazzaro pass intercepted Vinny Labus return for 6 yds to the NoIll 12
Northern Illinois End of game, 1 play
0:171st & 10 at own 12TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 11

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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Central Michigan leads 21–⁠18 in 39 meetings, counting the six since this game.

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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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