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Northern Illinois at Vanderbilt

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Vanderbilt beat Northern Illinois 24–⁠18. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 4–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Illinois5–⁠7 in 2019
18
HomeVanderbilt3–⁠9 in 2019
24

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleTV: SECNAttendance 24,519

At kickoff
86°F, partly cloudy, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; John C Tune (KJWN), 8 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Greg Blum; umpire Bob Holcomb; head linesman Brett Burgman; line judge Michael Sharp; side judge Brett Henninger; field judge Phil Hicks; back judge Rick Fahnestock; center judge A. Sauer-CookGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois0010818
Vanderbilt1407324

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ross Bowers17/3228010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Nettles1064034
Tre Harbison1362010
Tyrice Richie218011
Marcus Jones2312
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Spencer Tears3100044
Mitchell Brinkman245138
Cole Tucker243028
Daniel Crawford336020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mykelti Williams8000
Jalen McKie7000
Antonio Jones-Davis6100
Antwain Walker6000
Marcus Kelly2110
Camron Mattox2110

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Riley Neal21/2818910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ke’Shawn Vaughn17138139
Keyon Brooks261161
Justice Shelton-Mosley1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kalija Lipscomb8100138
Cam Johnson664023
Ke’Shawn Vaughn3808
C.J. Bolar1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dimitri Moore7200
Brendon Harris7000
Caleb Peart5000
Randall Haynie5000
Elijah McAllister2220
Brandon Maddox1110

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisVanderbilt
388Total yards373
280Passing yards189
108Rushing yards184
8.8Yards per pass6.8
3.5Yards per rush7.1
20First downs16
4–⁠14Third downs3–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
9–⁠74Penalties9–⁠97
31:25Possession28:35
4Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisVanderbilt
47%Success rate44%
0.24EPA per play0.19
1.31Explosiveness1.24
0.26Rushing EPA0.44
0.25Passing EPA0.03
29%Passing-down success23%
0.15First-down EPA0.06
0.14Second-down EPA0.53
0.64Third-down EPA0.08
25%Havoc by its defense19%

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)

Vanderbilt 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Vanderbilt −7, 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 Vanderbilt 69%, Northern Illinois 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Vanderbilt end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 5 playsQ3 VanderbiltPunt, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 VanderbiltField goal, 10 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 VanderbiltPunt, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Vanderbilt drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 4 plays, 80 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  3. Q1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 5 plays, 31 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 32 yards
  5. Q1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  8. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 4 plays, 41 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 44 yards
  11. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 33 yards
  13. Q2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 5 plays, 52 yards
  15. Q3 VanderbiltPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 83 yards
  17. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q3 VanderbiltField goal, 10 plays, 44 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 VanderbiltPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 7 plays, 26 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Vanderbilt 14, Northern Illinois 0
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds , Justice Shelton-Mosley return for 20 yds to the Vandy 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 23 yds to the Vandy 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for a loss of 2 yards to the Vandy 41
13:342nd & 12 at own 41Riley Neal pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for 8 yds to the Vandy 49 VANDERBILT Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Vandy 39
13:252nd & 14 at own 39Keyon Brooks run for 61 yds for a TD, (Javan Rice KICK)Vanderbilt 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:251st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:251st & 10 at own 25Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
12:512nd & 7 at own 28Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 12:51
12:512nd & 7 at own 28Ross Bowers pass incomplete
12:513rd & 7 at own 28Ross Bowers sacked by Elijah McAllister for a loss of 10 yards to the NoIll 18
11:584th & 17 at own 18Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 11:58
11:584th & 17 at own 18Matt Ference punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 31 , Justice Shelton-Mosley returns for 22 yds to the NoIll 31
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 5 plays
11:461st & 10 at opp 31Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for no gain to the NoIll 31
11:462nd & 10 at opp 31Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 4 yds to the NoIll 27
11:463rd & 6 at opp 27Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 17 yds to the NoIll 10 for a 1ST down
11:461st & goal at opp 10Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 9 yds to the NoIll 1
8:572nd & goal at opp 1Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD, (Javan Rice KICK)Vanderbilt 14, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
8:571st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:571st & 10 at own 25Jordan Nettles run for 34 yds to the Vandy 41 for a 1ST down
8:571st & 10 at opp 41Ross Bowers pass complete to Jordan Nettles for a loss of 7 yards to the Vandy 48
8:572nd & 17 at opp 48Ross Bowers pass incomplete
8:573rd & 17 at opp 48Ross Bowers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 5 yds to the Vandy 43
8:574th & 12 at opp 43Matt Ference punt for 43 yds for a touchback NORTHERNIL Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards)
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
6:561st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to Jared Pinkney for 1 yd to the Vandy 26
6:562nd & 9 at own 26Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 8 yds to the Vandy 34
6:563rd & 1 at own 34Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for no gain to the Vandy 34
6:564th & 1 at own 34Harrison Smith punt for 54 yds , Cole Tucker returns for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
4:491st & 10 at own 7Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the NoIll 11
4:492nd & 6 at own 11Ross Bowers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 7 yds to the NoIll 18 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive holding (-9 Yards) to the NoIll 9
4:492nd & 8 at own 9Tre Harbison run for 1 yd to the NoIll 10
3:153rd & 7 at own 10Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 03:15
3:153rd & 7 at own 10Ross Bowers pass incomplete
3:154th & 7 at own 10Matt Ference punt for 36 yds , Justice Shelton-Mosley returns for 2 yds to the NoIll 44
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
2:561st & 10 at opp 44Riley Neal sacked by Camron Mattox for a loss of 7 yards to the Vandy 49
2:562nd & 17 at own 49Riley Neal pass complete to C.J. Bolar for 6 yds to the NoIll 45
2:563rd & 11 at opp 45VANDERBILT Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the 50 yard line
2:563rd & 16 at the 50Riley Neal pass complete to Justice Shelton-Mosley for 5 yds to the NoIll 45
2:564th & 11 at opp 45Harrison Smith punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
0:221st & 10 at own 20Tyrice Richie run for 7 yds to the NoIll 27
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 27Ross Bowers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 20 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 47Ross Bowers pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 47Jordan Nettles run for 1 yd to the NoIll 48
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 48[SH], BOWERS, Ross pass complete to RICHIE, Tyrice for 15 yards to the VANDY37, out-of-bounds (Randall Haynie), PENALTY NIU pass interference (GAY, Rayshawn) 15 yards to the NIU33, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:003rd & 24 at own 33Ross Bowers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 18 yds to the Vandy 49
Q2 12:294th & 6 at opp 49Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 12:29
Q2 12:294th & 6 at opp 49Ross Bowers punt for 40 yds, downed at the Vandy 9
2nd quarter5 drives, then Vanderbilt 14, Northern Illinois 0
Vanderbilt Punt, 4 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 9Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 39 yds to the Vandy 48 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at own 48Riley Neal pass incomplete to Cam Johnson, broken up by Michael Kennedy
12:182nd & 10 at own 48Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
12:183rd & 8 at the 50Riley Neal pass incomplete to Cam Johnson
12:184th & 8 at the 50Harrison Smith punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 15
Northern Illinois Punt, 9 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 15Jordan Nettles run for 10 yds to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 25Jordan Nettles run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down VANDERBILT Penalty, personal foul (Dayo Odeyingbo) to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 43Jordan Nettles run for 10 yds to the Vandy 47 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 47Tre Harbison run for 10 yds to the Vandy 37 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 37Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the Vandy 33
11:152nd & 6 at opp 33Tyrice Richie run for 11 yds to the Vandy 22 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 22Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 6 yards to the Vandy 28
11:152nd & 16 at opp 28Ross Bowers sacked by Brandon Maddox for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 29
11:153rd & 17 at opp 29Ross Bowers sacked by Elijah McAllister for a loss of 12 yards to the Vandy 41
11:154th & 29 at opp 41Matt Ference punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Vanderbilt Punt, 4 plays
5:321st & 10 at own 20Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 15 yds to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
5:321st & 10 at own 35Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Vandy 37
5:322nd & 8 at own 37Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 36
5:323rd & 9 at own 36Riley Neal pass incomplete to Kalija Lipscomb
5:324th & 9 at own 36Harrison Smith punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 15
Northern Illinois Punt, 8 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 15Ross Bowers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 6 yds to the NoIll 21
3:252nd & 4 at own 21Jordan Nettles run for 4 yds to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 25Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Mitchell Brinkman
3:252nd & 10 at own 25Jordan Nettles run for 7 yds to the NoIll 32
3:253rd & 3 at own 32Tre Harbison run for no gain to the NoIll 32 for a 1ST down VANDERBILT Penalty, personal foul (Dimitri Moore) to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 47Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
3:252nd & 10 at own 47NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 42
3:252nd & 15 at own 42Ross Bowers pass complete to Marcus Jones for 11 yds to the Vandy 47
3:253rd & 4 at opp 47Ross Bowers pass incomplete
3:254th & 4 at opp 47NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 48
3:254th & 9 at own 48Matt Ference punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Vandy 8
Vanderbilt End of half, 1 play
0:441st & 10 at own 8Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for no gain to the Vandy 8
3rd quarter6 drives, then Vanderbilt 21, Northern Illinois 10
Northern Illinois Field goal, 5 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 60 yds , Marcus Jones return for 22 yds to the NoIll 27
14:531st & 10 at own 27Ross Bowers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 44 yds to the Vandy 29 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 29Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
14:532nd & 10 at opp 29Tre Harbison run for 7 yds to the Vandy 22
14:533rd & 3 at opp 22Ross Bowers pass complete to Tre Harbison for 1 yd to the Vandy 21
12:514th & 2 at opp 21John Richardson 39 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 14, Northern Illinois 3
Vanderbilt Punt, 4 plays
12:511st & 0 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:511st & 10 at own 25Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 13 yds to the Vandy 38 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 38Riley Neal pass complete to Justice Shelton-Mosley for 6 yds to the Vandy 44
12:512nd & 4 at own 44[SH], Ke’Shawn Vaughn rush for no gain to the VANDY44 (PATTON, Brayden), PENALTY VANDY personal foul (Saige Young) 15 yards to the VANDY29, NO PLAY.
12:512nd & 19 at own 29Riley Neal pass incomplete to C.J. Bolar
11:203rd & 19 at own 29Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 11:20
11:203rd & 19 at own 29Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 8 yds to the Vandy 37
11:204th & 11 at own 37Harrison Smith punt for 45 yds , Cole Tucker returns for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 17
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 17Tre Harbison run for 10 yds to the NoIll 27 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 27Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 32
10:352nd & 5 at own 32Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 37Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 32
10:352nd & 15 at own 32Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
10:353rd & 15 at own 32Ross Bowers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 23 yds to the Vandy 45 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 45[SH], BOWERS, Ross pass incomplete to TEARS, Spencer, PENALTY VANDY pass interference (BJ Anderson) 7 yards to the VANDY38, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
10:351st & 10 at opp 38Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tre Harbison
7:012nd & 10 at opp 38Ross Bowers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 38 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)Vanderbilt 14, Northern Illinois 10
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 4 plays
7:011st & 0 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:011st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 15 yds to the Vandy 40 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at own 40Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at the 50Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 12 yds to the NoIll 38 Ke’Shawn Vaughn fumbled, forced by Antwain Walker, recovered by Vandy for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at opp 38Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 38 yds for a TD, (Javan Rice KICK)Vanderbilt 21, Northern Illinois 10
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:121st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:121st & 10 at own 25[SH], HARBISON, Tre rush for 5 yards to the NIU30 (Dimitri Moore), PENALTY NIU holding (VELOZ, Nathan) 10 yards to the NIU15, NO PLAY.
5:121st & 20 at own 15NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (Marques Cox) to the NoIll 10
5:121st & 25 at own 10Ross Bowers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 15 yds to the NoIll 25
5:122nd & 10 at own 25Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie, broken up by Randall Haynie
5:123rd & 10 at own 25Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Daniel Crawford
5:124th & 10 at own 25Matt Ference punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Vandy 46
Vanderbilt Field goal, 10 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 46Riley Neal pass complete to Keyon Brooks for 5 yds to the NoIll 49
3:522nd & 5 at opp 49Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 7 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 42Riley Neal sacked by Marcus Kelly for a loss of 9 yards to the Vandy 49
3:522nd & 19 at own 49Riley Neal pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, personal foul (Jordan Cole) to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 43Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 5 yds to the NoIll 38
3:522nd & 5 at opp 38Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 24 yds to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 14Keyon Brooks run for no gain to the NoIll 14
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 14[SH], Ke’Shawn Vaughn rush for no gain to the NIU14 (JONES-DAVIS, A;LABUS, Vinny), PENALTY VANDY holding (67) 10 yards to the NIU24, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 20 at opp 24Riley Neal pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 14 yds to the NoIll 10
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 10Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jared Pinkney
Q4 13:464th & 6 at opp 10Javan Rice 28 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 24, Northern Illinois 10
4th quarter4 drives, then Vanderbilt 24, Northern Illinois 18
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
13:461st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:461st & 10 at own 25Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 18 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at own 43NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (Jordan Steckler) to the NoIll 38
13:461st & 15 at own 38Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
13:462nd & 15 at own 38Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Mitchell Brinkman
13:463rd & 15 at own 38Ross Bowers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 28 yds to the Vandy 34 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 34Ross Bowers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 33 yds to the Vandy 1 for a 1ST down
11:441st & goal at opp 1Marcus Jones run for 1 yd for a TD, (Ross Bowers pass to Mitchell Brinkman for Two-Point Conversion)Vanderbilt 24, Northern Illinois 18
Vanderbilt Punt, 6 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 15Justice Shelton-Mosley run for 4 yds to the Vandy 19
11:442nd & 6 at own 19Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 5 yds to the Vandy 24
11:443rd & 1 at own 24Riley Neal run for 2 yds to the Vandy 26 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at own 26Riley Neal pass incomplete to Cam Johnson
11:442nd & 10 at own 26Riley Neal pass complete to Cam Johnson for 4 yds to the Vandy 30
11:443rd & 6 at own 30VANDERBILT Penalty, false start (Devin Cochran) to the Vandy 25
11:443rd & 11 at own 25Riley Neal pass incomplete to Chris Pierce
11:444th & 11 at own 25Harrison Smith punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 23
Northern Illinois Punt, 9 plays
8:291st & 10 at own 23Jordan Nettles run for 6 yds to the NoIll 29
8:292nd & 4 at own 29Marcus Jones run for 2 yds to the NoIll 31
8:293rd & 2 at own 31Ross Bowers pass complete to Rayshawn Gay for 10 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at own 41Tre Harbison run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
8:292nd & 1 at the 50Tre Harbison run for no gain to the 50 yard line
8:293rd & 1 at the 50Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the Vandy 46 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at opp 46Ross Bowers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 38 Ross Bowers fumbled, recovered by NoIll Ross Bowers , return for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 38 , return for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 38
3:592nd & 26 at own 38Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 03:59
3:592nd & 26 at own 38Ross Bowers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 10 yds to the NoIll 48
3:593rd & 16 at own 48Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
3:594th & 16 at own 48Matt Ference punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Vandy 15
Vanderbilt End of game, 7 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 15Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 18 yds to the Vandy 33 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at own 33Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 32
2:182nd & 11 at own 32Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:18
2:182nd & 11 at own 32Riley Neal pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for 7 yds to the Vandy 39
1:473rd & 4 at own 39Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 01:47
1:473rd & 4 at own 39Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 7 yds to the Vandy 46 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 46Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the Vandy 44
1:472nd & 12 at own 44Team run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 43
1:473rd & 13 at own 43Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the Vandy 41

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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Vanderbilt leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Vanderbilt 38, Northern Illinois 28
2019Vanderbilt 24, Northern Illinois 18
1999Vanderbilt 34, Northern Illinois 31
1997Vanderbilt 17, Northern Illinois 7
1994Vanderbilt 17, Northern Illinois 16

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