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Maine at Northern Illinois

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Northern Illinois beat Maine 41–⁠14. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMaine6–⁠5 in 2021
14
HomeNorthern Illinois9–⁠5 in 2021
41

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESPN3Attendance 10,076

At kickoff
67°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Shabbona 5 NNE, 12 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Maine770014
Northern Illinois71431741

Standouts

  • RushingRocky Lombardi10 carries, 119 yards, 3 TDNorthern Illinois
  • ReceivingCole Tucker4 catches, 114 yardsNorthern Illinois
  • DefenseJordan Hansen8 tackles, 1 for lossNorthern Illinois

Player stats

Maine

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Derek Robertson14/2616500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Freddie Brock1885128
Elijah Barnwell529110
John Gay3704
Jordan Rowell2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Andre Miller587033
Devin Young670022
Steve Petrick1404
Shawn Bowman1404
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ray Miller8000
Fofie Bazzie8000
Josh Lezin8000
Adrian Otero7000
Richard Carr3001

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rocky Lombardi17/2428211
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Harrison Waylee23130115
Rocky Lombardi10119364
Clint Ratkovich738010
Jevyon Ducker5502
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cole Tucker4114066
Tyrice Richie776018
Trayvon Rudolph346023
Clint Ratkovich225122
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dillon Thomas8000
Jordan Hansen8100
C.J. Brown8000
Jordan Gandy6200

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

Team stats

MaineNorthern Illinois
290Total yards574
165Passing yards282
125Rushing yards292
6.3Yards per pass11.8
4.2Yards per rush6.5
13First downs29
2–⁠11Third downs2–⁠9
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
5–⁠65Penalties7–⁠58
26:30Possession33:30
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

MaineNorthern Illinois
39%Success rate55%
0.09EPA per play0.43
1.10Explosiveness1.19
−0.01Rushing EPA0.40
0.20Passing EPA0.76
31%Passing-down success33%
−0.01First-down EPA0.45
0.40Second-down EPA0.36
0.17Third-down EPA0.52
9%Havoc by its defense18%

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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −21.5, over/under 62.

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 93%, Maine 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneMaine end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 MainePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 MaineTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 MaineTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 MainePunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 MainePunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisInterception, 8 playsQ2 MaineEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MaineTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ3 MainePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisFumble, 5 playsQ3 MaineResult not recorded, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ4 MainePunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 MainePunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ4 MainePunt, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 MaineEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Maine right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  2. Q1 MainePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 MaineTouchdown, 10 plays, 99 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 92 yards
  6. Q2 MaineTouchdown, 8 plays, 71 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 MainePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  10. Q2 MainePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisInterception, 8 plays, 54 yards
  12. Q2 MaineEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  13. Q3 MaineTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 25 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 48 yards
  15. Q3 MainePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisFumble, 5 plays, 22 yards
  17. Q3 MaineResult not recorded, 6 plays, 9 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q4 MainePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  21. Q4 MainePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 33 yards
  24. Q4 MainePunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  25. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  26. Q4 MaineEnd of game, 2 plays, 5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35Vladimir Rivas kickoff for 58 yds , Clint Ratkovich return for 16 yds to the NoIll 23
14:561st & 10 at own 23Harrison Waylee run for 10 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 33PENALTY MAI Offside 5 yards from NIU33 to NIU38. NO PLAY.
14:561st & 5 at own 38Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the NoIll 41
14:562nd & 2 at own 41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 17 yds to the Maine 42 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 42Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 6 yds to the Maine 36
14:562nd & 4 at opp 36Harrison Waylee run for 7 yds to the Maine 29 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 29Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the Maine 29
14:562nd & 10 at opp 29Rocky Lombardi run for 19 yds to the Maine 10 for a 1ST down
14:561st & goal at opp 10Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the Maine 7
10:202nd & goal at opp 7Harrison Waylee run for 7 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 7, Maine 0
Maine Punt, 3 plays
10:201st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:201st & 10 at own 25Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
10:202nd & 10 at own 25Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
10:203rd & 10 at own 25Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Zavier Scott
10:034th & 10 at own 25David Gelb punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 30
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:031st & 10 at own 30Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the NoIll 33
10:032nd & 7 at own 33Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the NoIll 35
10:033rd & 5 at own 35PENALTY NIU False Start (Potter,Nolan) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU30. NO PLAY.
10:033rd & 10 at own 30Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the NoIll 34
7:534th & 6 at own 34Matt Ference punt for 65 yds
Maine Touchdown, 10 plays
7:531st & 10 at own 1Freddie Brock run for 5 yds to the Maine 6
7:532nd & 5 at own 6Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 10 yds to the Maine 16 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at own 16Derek Robertson pass complete to Andre Miller for 12 yds to the Maine 28 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at own 28Derek Robertson pass incomplete
7:532nd & 10 at own 28Freddie Brock run for 3 yds to the Maine 31
7:533rd & 7 at own 31PENALTY NIU Offside (Kennedy,Michael) 5 yards from MAI31 to MAI36. NO PLAY.
7:533rd & 2 at own 36Derek Robertson pass complete to Andre Miller for 18 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 46Freddie Brock run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
7:532nd & 14 at the 50Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 22 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 28Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
3:242nd & 10 at opp 28Freddie Brock run for 28 yds for a TD (Jonny Messina KICK)Tied at 7
3:181st & 10 at own 35Vladimir Rivas kickoff for 58 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 9 yds to the NoIll 8
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
3:181st & 10 at own 8Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 10
3:182nd & 8 at own 10Clint Ratkovich run for 4 yds to the NoIll 14
3:183rd & 4 at own 14Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 14 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at own 28Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 23 yds to the Maine 49 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at opp 49Clint Ratkovich run for 8 yds to the Maine 41
3:182nd & 2 at opp 41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 20 yds to the Maine 21 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 21Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd to the Maine 22
Q2 14:552nd & 11 at opp 22Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 22 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Maine 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Northern Illinois 21, Maine 14
Maine Touchdown, 8 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 56 yds , Devin Young return for 20 yds to the Maine 29
14:491st & 10 at own 29Elijah Barnwell run for 9 yds to the Maine 38
14:492nd & 1 at own 38Elijah Barnwell run for 1 yd to the Maine 39 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at own 39Zavier Scott run for 4 yds to the Maine 35
14:492nd & 14 at own 35Derek Robertson pass complete to Andre Miller for 10 yds to the Maine 45
14:493rd & 4 at own 45Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 8 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 47Derek Robertson pass complete to Andre Miller for 33 yds to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 14Elijah Barnwell run for 10 yds to the NoIll 4 for a 1ST down
10:521st & goal at opp 4Elijah Barnwell run for 4 yds for a TD (Jonny Messina KICK)Tied at 14
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 35Vladimir Rivas kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:521st & 10 at own 25Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26
10:522nd & 9 at own 26Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
10:523rd & 9 at own 26Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 7 yds to the NoIll 33
9:273rd & 9 at own 26Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 09:27
9:204th & 2 at own 33Matt Ference punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jacob Hennie at the Maine 31
Maine Punt, 3 plays
9:201st & 10 at own 31Elijah Barnwell run for 5 yds to the Maine 36
9:202nd & 5 at own 36Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
9:203rd & 5 at own 36Derek Robertson pass complete to Shawn Bowman for 4 yds to the Maine 40
7:474th & 1 at own 40David Gelb punt for 45 yds , Cole Tucker returns for 6 yds to the NoIll 21
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
7:471st & 10 at own 21Richie,Tyrice rush for 1 yard loss to the NIU20 (Manns,Khairi) PENALTY MAI Face Mask (Manns,Khairi) 15 yards from NIU21 to NIU36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:471st & 10 at own 36Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 13 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at own 49Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 18 yds to the Maine 33 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 33Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 16 yds to the Maine 17 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 17Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
7:472nd & 10 at opp 17Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 8 yds to the Maine 9
7:473rd & 2 at opp 9Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd to the Maine 8
7:474th & 1 at opp 8Rocky Lombardi run for 1 yd to the Maine 7 for a 1ST down
4:311st & goal at opp 7Rocky Lombardi run for 7 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 21, Maine 14
Maine Punt, 3 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 44 yds , Steve Petrick return for 15 yds to the Maine 36
4:231st & 10 at own 36Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
4:232nd & 10 at own 36Freddie Brock run for 6 yds to the Maine 42
3:362nd & 10 at own 36Timeout MAINE, clock 03:36
3:363rd & 4 at own 42Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Shawn Bowman
3:254th & 4 at own 42David Gelb punt for 44 yds , Cole Tucker returns for no gain to the NoIll 13
Northern Illinois Interception, 8 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 13Harrison Waylee run for 9 yds to the NoIll 22
3:252nd & 1 at own 22Harrison Waylee run for 13 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 35Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the NoIll 37
3:252nd & 8 at own 37Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 9 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 46Harrison Waylee run for 8 yds to the Maine 46
3:252nd & 2 at opp 46PENALTY NIU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Zschernitz,Logan) 15 yards from MAI46 to NIU39. NO PLAY.
3:252nd & 17 at own 39Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete to Travis,Messiah PENALTY MAI Pass Interference (Pewee Jr.,Kolubah) 15 yards from NIU39 to MAI46, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
3:251st & 10 at opp 46Rocky Lombardi run for 12 yds to the Maine 34 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at opp 34Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the Maine 33
0:451st & 10 at opp 34Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:45
0:312nd & 9 at opp 33Rocky Lombardi pass intercepted
Maine End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 39Derek Robertson pass complete to Freddie Brock for no gain to the Maine 39
3rd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 24, Maine 14
Maine Turnover on downs, 6 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds , Devin Young return for 32 yds to the Maine 32
14:541st & 10 at own 32Freddie Brock run for 9 yds to the Maine 41
14:542nd & 1 at own 41Freddie Brock run for 7 yds to the Maine 48 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 48Freddie Brock run for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
14:542nd & 7 at opp 49Freddie Brock run for 2 yds to the NoIll 47
14:543rd & 5 at opp 47Derek Robertson pass complete to for 4 yds to the NoIll 43
12:184th & 1 at opp 43Freddie Brock run for no gain to the NoIll 43
Northern Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 43Harrison Waylee run for 15 yds to the Maine 42 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at opp 42Harrison Waylee run for 13 yds to the Maine 29 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at opp 29Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tristen Tewes for 21 yds to the Maine 8 for a 1ST down
12:181st & goal at opp 8Harrison Waylee run for 4 yds to the Maine 4
9:552nd & goal at opp 4Ratkovich,Clint rush for 4 yards gain to the MAI00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 09:55 PENALTY NIU Holding (Potter,Nolan) 10 yards from MAI04 to MAI14. NO PLAY.
9:552nd & goal at opp 14Rocky Lombardi run for 5 yds to the Maine 9
9:553rd & goal at opp 9Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
9:134th & goal at opp 9John Richardson 27 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 24, Maine 14
Maine Punt, 3 plays
9:131st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:131st & 10 at own 25Freddie Brock run for 1 yd to the Maine 26
9:132nd & 9 at own 26Freddie Brock run for 7 yds to the Maine 33
9:133rd & 2 at own 33Freddie Brock run for 1 yd to the Maine 34
7:323rd & 2 at own 33Timeout MAINE, clock 07:32
7:234th & 1 at own 34David Gelb punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 13
Northern Illinois Fumble, 5 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 13Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 5 yds to the NoIll 18
7:232nd & 5 at own 18Harrison Waylee run for 14 yds to the NoIll 32 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at own 32Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the NoIll 34
7:232nd & 8 at own 34Clint Ratkovich run for 9 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at own 43Rocky Lombardi run for 8 yds to the NoIll 15
Maine Result not recorded, 6 plays
5:191st & 10 at opp 15Freddie Brock run for 6 yds to the NoIll 9
5:192nd & 4 at opp 9Freddie Brock run for 4 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
5:191st & goal at opp 5Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Shawn Bowman
5:192nd & goal at opp 5Freddie Brock run for 1 yd to the NoIll 6
3:332nd & goal at opp 5Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 03:33
3:333rd & goal at opp 6Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Devin Young
3:264th & goal at opp 6Jonny Messina 23 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 20Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the NoIll 22
3:262nd & 8 at own 22PENALTY NIU False Start (Soraghan,Liam) 5 yards from NIU22 to NIU17. NO PLAY.
3:262nd & 13 at own 17Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 14 yds to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST down
3:261st & 10 at own 31Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 30
3:262nd & 11 at own 30Waylee,Harrison rush for 11 yards gain to the NIU41 (Bazzie,Fofie) PENALTY NIU Holding (Cox,Marques) 10 yards from NIU30 to NIU20. NO PLAY.
3:262nd & 21 at own 20Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 3 yds to the NoIll 23
3:263rd & 18 at own 23Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 66 yds to the Maine 11 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 11Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 11Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the Maine 8
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 8Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Cole Tucker
Q4 14:094th & 7 at opp 8John Richardson 25 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 27, Maine 14
4th quarter8 drives, then Northern Illinois 41, Maine 14
Maine Punt, 5 plays
14:011st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 62 yds , Devin Young return for 20 yds to the Maine 23
14:011st & 10 at own 23Tavion Banks run for 3 yds to the Maine 26
14:012nd & 7 at own 26Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 22 yds to the Maine 48 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at own 48Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Devin Young
14:012nd & 10 at own 48Freddie Brock run for 7 yds to the NoIll 45
14:013rd & 3 at opp 45Robertson,Derek pass complete to Miller,Andre for 4 yards to the NIU41 (Gandy,Jordan) PENALTY MAI Pass Interference (Miller,Andre) 15 yards from NIU45 to MAI40. NO PLAY.
14:013rd & 18 at own 40Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 9 yds to the Maine 49
11:004th & 9 at own 49David Gelb punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
11:001st & 10 at own 20Harrison Waylee run for 9 yds to the NoIll 29
11:002nd & 1 at own 29Clint Ratkovich run for 7 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at own 36Rocky Lombardi run for 64 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 34, Maine 14
Maine Punt, 3 plays
9:341st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:341st & 10 at own 25Freddie Brock run for 1 yd to the Maine 26
9:342nd & 9 at own 26Derek Robertson pass complete to Devin Young for 1 yd to the Maine 25
9:343rd & 10 at own 25Derek Robertson pass incomplete to Andre Miller
8:084th & 10 at own 25David Gelb punt for 75 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 20Clint Ratkovich run for 10 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
8:081st & 10 at own 30Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NoIll 31
8:082nd & 9 at own 31Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 33
8:083rd & 7 at own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
5:544th & 7 at own 33Matt Ference punt for 34 yds , Jacob Hennie returns for no gain to the Maine 33
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
5:541st & 10 at opp 33PENALTY MAI UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Manns,Khairi) 15 yards from MAI33 to MAI18, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:471st & 10 at opp 18Rocky Lombardi run for 18 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 41, Maine 14
Maine Punt, 4 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds , Devin Young return for 25 yds to the Maine 25
5:421st & 10 at own 25Derek Robertson pass complete to Andre Miller for 14 yds to the Maine 39 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at own 39John Gay run for 4 yds to the Maine 43
5:422nd & 6 at own 43John Gay run for 3 yds to the Maine 46
5:423rd & 3 at own 46John Gay run for no gain to the Maine 46
3:164th & 3 at own 46David Gelb punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 23
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 23Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 25
3:162nd & 8 at own 25Rocky Lombardi run for 3 yds to the NoIll 22
3:163rd & 11 at own 22Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 20
1:073rd & 11 at own 22Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:07
1:004th & 13 at own 20Matt Ference punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Jacob Hennie at the Maine 37
Maine End of game, 2 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 37Jordan Rowell run for 2 yds to the Maine 39
0:002nd & 8 at own 39Jordan Rowell run for 3 yds to the Maine 42

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