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Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 52–⁠17. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 15–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2022
52
HomeWestern Illinois0–⁠11 in 2022
17

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,500

At kickoff
78°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the west, gusts to 17 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
Jason PerkinsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa017211452
Western Illinois037717

Standouts

  • PassingTheo Day23 of 29, 260 yards, 3 TDNorthern Iowa
  • DefenseWoo Governor2 INTNorthern Iowa

Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day23/2926030
Aiden Dunne1/11100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dom Williams1469116
Harrison Bey-Buie1149111
Vance McShane1044011
Aiden Dunne42409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Schnee470023
Alex Allen353018
Sergio Morancy347024
Quan Hampton542113
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Benny Sapp III0001
Woo Governor0002

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clay Bruno15/2916613
Henry Ogala2/22910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaylen Reed736013
Clay Bruno1226015
Erin Collins62209
Henry Ogala114014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylen Reed252147
Naseim Brantley451122
Jay Parker239035
Jack Whyte220014

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

Team stats

Northern IowaWestern Illinois
468Total yards297
271Passing yards195
197Rushing yards102
9.0Yards per pass6.3
4.4Yards per rush3.8
28First downs19
7–⁠12Third downs3–⁠12
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers3
7–⁠80Penalties1–⁠5
35:24Possession24:36

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Iowa −16.5, over/under 54.

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 Iowa 87%, Western Illinois 13%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The series

Every Northern Iowa–Western Illinois game

Northern Iowa leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Northern Iowa 50, Western Illinois 6
2022Northern Iowa 52, Western Illinois 17
2021Northern Iowa 41, Western Illinois 3
2020Northern Iowa 34, Western Illinois 20
2019Northern Iowa 38, Western Illinois 7
2018Western Illinois 37, Northern Iowa 17

Around this game

Northern Iowa

Western Illinois

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