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Northern Illinois at Toledo

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Northern Illinois beat Toledo 22–⁠20. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 32–⁠17.

AwayNorthern Illinois9–⁠5 in 2021
22
HomeToledo7–⁠6 in 2021
20

Final at Glass Bowl, ToledoTV: CBSSNAttendance 21,284

At kickoff
69°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Toledo Suburban Airport (KDUH), 9 km from the stadium
Official
Tim O’DeyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois3130622
Toledo0140620

Standouts

  • PassingDequan Finn10 of 17, 179 yards, 2 TDToledo
  • RushingAntario Brown24 carries, 93 yards, 1 TDNorthern Illinois
  • ReceivingTyrice Richie8 catches, 98 yardsNorthern Illinois
  • DefenseJamal Hines10 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for lossToledo

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rocky Lombardi14/2415401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antario Brown2493137
Rocky Lombardi1290028
Jevyon Ducker1150017
Clint Ratkovich7903
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyrice Richie898034
Trayvon Rudolph325018
Mohamed Toure114014
Messiah Travis110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
C.J. Brown80.500
Nick Rattin60.500
Dillon Thomas50.500
Jordan Gandy5100

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dequan Finn10/1717920
Carter Bradley6/145000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bryant Koback1291140
Dequan Finn62508
Micah Kelly320010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryant Koback277175
Drew Rosi146046
Devin Maddox534112
Matt Landers121021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dyontae Johnson13100
Maxen Hook130.500
Jonathan Jones12100
Desjaun Johnson112.500
Jamal Hines101.510
Chris McDonald2001

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisToledo
396Total yards364
154Passing yards229
242Rushing yards135
6.4Yards per pass7.4
4.4Yards per rush6.1
23First downs15
7–⁠19Third downs1–⁠10
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠3
1Turnovers0
8–⁠80Penalties10–⁠100
40:47Possession19:13
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisToledo
35%Success rate30%
0.08EPA per play−0.03
1.32Explosiveness1.89
0.16Rushing EPA0.23
0.17Passing EPA−0.21
31%Passing-down success19%
−0.27First-down EPA0.16
0.01Second-down EPA0.70
0.67Third-down EPA−0.25
9%Havoc by its defense15%

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)

Toledo 72% to win. Northern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Toledo −13, over/under 51.

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 Toledo 82%, Northern Illinois 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Toledo end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 11 playsQ1 ToledoTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisResult not recorded, 9 playsQ1 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ1 ToledoPunt, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 13 playsQ2 ToledoTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 6 playsQ2 ToledoTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ToledoEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ToledoTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 ToledoResult not recorded, 6 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 ToledoPunt, 7 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 12 playsQ4 ToledoTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 playsQ4 ToledoTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ4 ToledoEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Toledo drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 11 plays, 50 yards
  2. Q1 ToledoTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisResult not recorded, 9 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 15 yards
  6. Q1 ToledoPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 13 plays, 72 yards
  8. Q2 ToledoTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 6 plays, 40 yards
  10. Q2 ToledoTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q2 ToledoEnd of half, 2 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q3 ToledoTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 32 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 ToledoResult not recorded, 6 plays, 26 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  17. Q3 ToledoPunt, 7 plays, 20 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 12 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q4 ToledoTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 35 yards
  21. Q4 ToledoTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 60 yards
  23. Q4 ToledoEnd of game, 3 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 3, Toledo 0
Northern Illinois Field goal, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Thomas Cluckey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 15:00
15:001st & 10 at own 25Antario Brown run for 12 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Clint Ratkovich run for 3 yds to the NoIll 40
15:002nd & 7 at own 40Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
15:003rd & 7 at own 40Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 15 yds to the Toled 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the Toled 46
15:002nd & 11 at opp 46Antario Brown run for 8 yds to the Toled 38
15:003rd & 3 at opp 38Rocky Lombardi run for 22 yds to the Toled 16 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 16Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the Toled 15
15:002nd & 9 at opp 15Brown,Antario rush for 0 yards to the TOL15 (Barrow,Jackson; Jones,Jonathan) PENALTY NIU Holding (Cox,Marques) 10 yards from TOL15 to TOL25. NO PLAY.
15:002nd & 19 at opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
15:003rd & 19 at opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
10:334th & 19 at opp 25John Richardson 43 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 3, Toledo 0
Toledo Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:281st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 62 yds , Bryce Mitchell return for 34 yds to the Toled 37
10:281st & 10 at own 37PENALTY TOL Delay Of Game (Bradley,Carter) 5 yards from TOL37 to TOL32. NO PLAY.
10:281st & 15 at own 32Carter Bradley pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 1 yd to the Toled 31
10:282nd & 16 at own 31Bryant Koback run for 2 yds to the Toled 33
10:283rd & 14 at own 33Carter Bradley pass complete to Devin Maddox for 12 yds to the Toled 45
8:234th & 2 at own 45Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Bryce Mitchell
Northern Illinois Result not recorded, 9 plays
8:231st & 10 at opp 45Rocky Lombardi sacked by Jamal Hines for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 48
8:232nd & 17 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 14 yds to the Toled 38
8:233rd & 3 at opp 38Lombardi,Rocky pass complete to McCray,Fabian for 3 yards to the TOL35 (Anderson,Tycen) PENALTY TOL Illegal Substitution 5 yards from TOL38 to TOL33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:453rd & 3 at opp 38Timeout TOLEDO, clock 06:45
6:451st & 10 at opp 33Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Mohamed Toure for 14 yds to the Toled 19 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at opp 19Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 8 yds to the Toled 11
6:452nd & 2 at opp 11Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the Toled 4 for a 1ST down
6:451st & goal at opp 4Rocky Lombardi run for 2 yds to the Toled 2
4:202nd & goal at opp 2Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd to the Toled 1
4:203rd & goal at opp 1PENALTY NIU False Start (Cox,Marques) 5 yards from TOL01 to TOL06. NO PLAY.
4:203rd & goal at opp 6Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tristen Tewes
3:344th & goal at opp 6John Richardson 23 yd FG MISSED
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
3:341st & 10 at own 20Bryant Koback run for 3 yds to the Toled 23
3:342nd & 7 at own 23Carter Bradley pass complete to Devin Maddox for 3 yds to the Toled 26
3:343rd & 4 at own 26Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Isaiah Winstead
2:054th & 4 at own 26Bailey Flint punt for 42 yds , Tyrice Richie returns for 23 yds to the Toled 45
Northern Illinois Interception, 3 plays
2:051st & 10 at opp 45Jay Ducker run for 8 yds to the Toled 37
2:052nd & 2 at opp 37Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tristen Tewes for 7 yds to the Toled 30 for a 1ST down
0:371st & 10 at opp 30Rocky Lombardi pass intercepted
Toledo Punt, 6 plays
0:371st & 10 at own 35Dequan Finn run for 8 yds to the Toled 43
0:002nd & 2 at own 43Bryant Koback run for 1 yd to the Toled 44
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at own 44Bryant Koback run for 2 yds to the Toled 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 46Bryant Koback run for 2 yds to the Toled 48
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 48Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jerjuan Newton
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 48Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Isaiah Winstead
Q2 13:374th & 8 at own 48Bailey Flint punt for 52 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 16, Toledo 14
Northern Illinois Field goal, 13 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 20Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the NoIll 24
13:372nd & 6 at own 24Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NoIll 25
13:373rd & 5 at own 25Rocky Lombardi run for 28 yds to the Toled 47 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at opp 47Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the Toled 42
13:372nd & 5 at opp 42Jay Ducker run for 17 yds to the Toled 25 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at opp 25Rocky Lombardi run for 1 yd to the Toled 24
13:372nd & 9 at opp 24Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 2 yds to the Toled 26
13:373rd & 11 at opp 26Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Messiah Travis for 10 yds to the Toled 16
13:374th & 1 at opp 16Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds to the Toled 14 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at opp 14Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the Toled 12
13:372nd & 8 at opp 12Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the Toled 11
13:373rd & 7 at opp 11Rocky Lombardi run for 3 yds to the Toled 8
6:144th & 4 at opp 8John Richardson 26 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 6, Toledo 0
Toledo Touchdown, 4 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:141st & 10 at own 25Dequan Finn pass complete to Jacquez Stuart for 6 yds to the Toled 31 TOLEDO Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bryce Mitchell) to the Toled 25
6:141st & 10 at own 25Jacquez Stuart run for 1 yd to the Toled 24
6:142nd & 11 at own 24Dequan Finn pass complete to Matt Landers for 21 yds to the Toled 45 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 45Finn,Dequan pass incomplete to Mitchell,Bryce PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Gandy,Jordan) 15 yards from TOL45 to NIU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:551st & 10 at opp 40Bryant Koback run for 40 yds for a TD (Thomas Cluckey KICK)Toledo 7, Northern Illinois 6
Northern Illinois Field goal, 6 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 35Thomas Cluckey kickoff for 61 yds
4:551st & 10 at own 35Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 38
4:552nd & 7 at own 38Rocky Lombardi run for 17 yds to the TOLEDO 45 for a 1ST down TOLEDO Penalty, Personal Foul (Nate Bauer) to the Toled 30 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at opp 30Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the Toled 26
4:552nd & 6 at opp 26Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the Toled 25
4:553rd & 5 at opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
2:454th & 5 at opp 25John Richardson 43 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 9, Toledo 7
Toledo Touchdown, 2 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:451st & 10 at own 25Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Devin Maddox
2:252nd & 10 at own 25Dequan Finn pass complete to Bryant Koback for 75 yds for a TD (Thomas Cluckey KICK)Toledo 14, Northern Illinois 9
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 35Thomas Cluckey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:251st & 10 at own 25Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26
2:252nd & 9 at own 26Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 27
1:462nd & 9 at own 26Timeout TOLEDO, clock 01:46
1:463rd & 8 at own 27Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 18 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 45Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the Toled 46
1:462nd & 1 at opp 46Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 9 yds to the Toled 37 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at opp 37Antario Brown run for 37 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)Northern Illinois 16, Toledo 14
Toledo End of half, 2 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:361st & 10 at own 25Dequan Finn run for 4 yds to the Toled 29
0:002nd & 6 at own 29Bryant Koback run for 4 yds to the Toled 33
3rd quarter6 drives, then Northern Illinois 16, Toledo 14
Toledo Turnover on downs, 6 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 61 yds , Bryce Mitchell return for 26 yds to the Toled 30
14:531st & 10 at own 30Dequan Finn pass complete to Isaiah Winstead for 1 yd to the Toled 31
14:532nd & 9 at own 31Dequan Finn pass complete to Danzel McKinley-Lewis for 14 yds to the Toled 45 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 45Finn,Dequan pass incomplete to Winstead,Isaiah PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Gandy,Jordan) 15 yards from TOL45 to NIU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:531st & 10 at opp 40Bryant Koback run for 3 yds to the NoIll 37
14:532nd & 7 at opp 37Dequan Finn run for 1 yd to the NoIll 38
14:533rd & 8 at opp 38Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Drew Rosi
12:304th & 8 at opp 38Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Bryce Mitchell
12:304th & 8 at opp 38Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Bryce Mitchell
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 38Tyrice Richie run for no gain to the NoIll 38
12:302nd & 10 at own 38Antario Brown run for no gain to the NoIll 38
12:303rd & 10 at own 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for no gain to the NoIll 38
10:144th & 10 at own 38Matt Ference punt for 48 yds , Devin Maddox returns for 30 yds to the Toled 44
Toledo Result not recorded, 6 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 44Carter Bradley pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 15 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 41Carter Bradley pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 11 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 30Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Devin Maddox
10:142nd & 10 at opp 30Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Isaiah Winstead
10:143rd & 10 at opp 30Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Drew Rosi
9:154th & 10 at opp 30Thomas Cluckey 48 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:151st & 10 at own 30Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 33
9:152nd & 7 at own 33Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 35
9:153rd & 5 at own 35Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
7:454th & 5 at own 35Matt Ference punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Devin Maddox at the Toled 21
Toledo Punt, 7 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 21Micah Kelly run for 6 yds to the Toled 27
7:452nd & 4 at own 27Micah Kelly run for 4 yds to the Toled 31 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 31Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Isaiah Winstead
7:452nd & 10 at own 31Micah Kelly run for 10 yds to the Toled 41 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 41Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Isaiah Winstead
7:452nd & 10 at own 41Bradley,Carter pass complete to Koback,Bryant for 8 yards to the TOL49 (Deveaux,Lance) PENALTY TOL Holding (Harris,Bryce) 10 yards from TOL41 to TOL31. NO PLAY.
7:452nd & 20 at own 31Carter Bradley pass complete to Devin Maddox for 10 yds to the Toled 41
7:453rd & 10 at own 41Carter Bradley pass incomplete to Devin Maddox
4:584th & 10 at own 41Bailey Flint punt for 52 yds , Tyrice Richie returns for 6 yds to the NoIll 13
Northern Illinois Punt, 12 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 13Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 14
4:121st & 10 at own 13Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 04:12
4:122nd & 9 at own 14Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 7 yds to the NoIll 21
4:123rd & 2 at own 21Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 23 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Sideline Inteference (Fabian McCray) to the NoIll 18 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 18Antario Brown run for no gain to the NoIll 18
4:122nd & 10 at own 18Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 12 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 30Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 33
4:122nd & 7 at own 33Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 36
0:003rd & 4 at own 36Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 38
Q4 15:004th & 2 at own 38Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 40Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 38
Q4 15:002nd & 12 at own 38Lombardi,Rocky pass complete to Travis,Messiah for 6 yards to the NIU44 (Clark,Justin; Hook,Maxen) PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Richie,Tyrice) 5 yards from NIU38 to NIU33. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 17 at own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
Q4 15:003rd & 17 at own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis
Q4 13:284th & 17 at own 33Matt Ference punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Devin Maddox at the Toled 31
4th quarter5 drives, then Northern Illinois 22, Toledo 20
Toledo Turnover on downs, 5 plays
13:281st & 10 at own 31Bryant Koback run for 31 yds to the NoIll 38 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at opp 38Bryant Koback run for 1 yd to the NoIll 37
13:282nd & 9 at opp 37Dequan Finn run for 3 yds to the NoIll 34
13:283rd & 6 at opp 34Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jamal Turner
11:354th & 6 at opp 34Dequan Finn pass complete to Devin Maddox for 2 yds to the NoIll 36
Northern Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
11:351st & 10 at own 36Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 8 yds to the NoIll 44
11:352nd & 2 at own 44Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 43
11:353rd & 3 at own 43TOLEDO Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Toled 40 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at opp 40Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete to Travis,Messiah PENALTY NIU Holding (Zschernitz,Logan) 10 yards from TOL40 to TOL50. NO PLAY.
11:351st & 20 at the 50Rocky Lombardi run for 1 yd to the Toled 49
11:352nd & 19 at opp 49Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie
11:353rd & 19 at opp 49Rocky Lombardi run for 20 yds to the Toled 29 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at opp 29Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the Toled 28
11:352nd & 9 at opp 28Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the Toled 31
11:353rd & 12 at opp 31Rocky Lombardi run for 2 yds to the Toled 29
6:194th & 10 at opp 29John Richardson 47 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 19, Toledo 14
Toledo Touchdown, 6 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:191st & 10 at own 25Dequan Finn run for 5 yds to the Toled 30
6:192nd & 5 at own 30Dequan Finn pass complete to Drew Rosi for 46 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 24Bryant Koback run for 2 yds to the NoIll 22
6:192nd & 8 at opp 22Bryant Koback run for no gain to the NoIll 22
4:193rd & 8 at opp 22Finn,Dequan pass complete to Newton,Jerjuan for 22 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 04:19 PENALTY TOL Holding (Gurman,Vitaliy) 10 yards from NIU22 to NIU32. NO PLAY.
4:193rd & 18 at opp 32Dequan Finn run for 6 yds to the NoIll 26
3:404th & 12 at opp 26Finn,Dequan pass incomplete to Newton,Jerjuan, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Byrd,JaVaughn) 15 yards from NIU26 to NIU11, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
3:351st & 10 at opp 11Dequan Finn pass complete to Devin Maddox for 11 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Toledo 20, Northern Illinois 19
Northern Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
3:281st & 10 at own 35Thomas Cluckey kickoff for 60 yds , Messiah Travis return for 24 yds to the NoIll 29
3:281st & 10 at own 29Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NoIll 30
3:282nd & 9 at own 30Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the NoIll 34
3:283rd & 5 at own 34Jay Ducker run for 6 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at own 40Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the NoIll 44
3:282nd & 6 at own 44Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete to Travis,Messiah PENALTY TOL Pass Interference (Womack,Samuel) 15 yards from NIU44 to TOL41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
3:281st & 10 at opp 41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 34 yds to the Toled 7 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at opp 41Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:46
0:461st & goal at opp 7Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds to the Toled 9
0:401st & goal at opp 7Timeout TOLEDO, clock 00:40
0:402nd & goal at opp 9Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd to the Toled 8
0:342nd & goal at opp 9Timeout TOLEDO, clock 00:34
0:343rd & goal at opp 8Rocky Lombardi run for 3 yds to the Toled 11
0:303rd & goal at opp 8Timeout TOLEDO, clock 00:30
0:264th & goal at opp 11John Richardson 29 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 22, Toledo 20
Toledo End of game, 3 plays
0:261st & 10 at own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:261st & 10 at own 25PENALTY TOL False Start (Gurman,Vitaliy) 5 yards from TOL25 to TOL20. NO PLAY.
0:261st & 15 at own 20Dequan Finn pass complete to Bryant Koback for 10 yds to the Toled 30
0:262nd & 5 at own 30Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Devin Maddox
0:003rd & 5 at own 30Dequan Finn pass complete to Bryce Mitchell for 4 yds to the Toled 34

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.

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Toledo leads 36–⁠17 in 53 meetings, counting the four since this game.

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2025Toledo 42, Northern Illinois 3
2024Toledo 13, Northern Illinois 6
2023Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 33
2022Toledo 52, Northern Illinois 32
2021Northern Illinois 22, Toledo 20
2020Toledo 41, Northern Illinois 24

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