Tulsa at Northern Illinois

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Tulsa beat Northern Illinois 22–⁠14. It was their second meeting; Tulsa leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayTulsa4–⁠8 in 2023
22
HomeNorthern Illinois7–⁠6 in 2023
14

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: CBSSNAttendance 10,321

At kickoff
76°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
Scott HardinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tulsa2731022
Northern Illinois077014

Standouts

Player stats

Tulsa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cardell Williams8/2010202
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Watkins2391115
Tahj Gary851117
Jordan Ford628013
Bill Jackson217015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kamdyn Benjamin453026
Devan Williams342015
Jordan Ford1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kendarin Ray10001
Julien Simon72.500
Dorian Hopkins4000
Everitt Rogers4000
Dayne Hodge2001

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ethan Hampton13/239712
Rocky Lombardi4/63100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Lynch884130
Antario Brown1854013
Gavin Williams416013
Ethan Hampton4606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Grayson Barnes340017
Jalen Johnson323010
Davis Patterson32209
Trayvon Rudolph31416
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Raishein Thomas110.50.50
George Gumbs6100
Devin Lafayette51.50.50
Jordan Hansen5100
Devonte O’Malley40.50.50
Roy Williams40.50.50
Nate Valcarcel4001
Muhammed Jammeh3001
Nevaeh Sanders1110

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

Team stats

TulsaNorthern Illinois
281Total yards295
102Passing yards128
179Rushing yards167
5.1Yards per pass4.4
3.7Yards per rush4.1
17First downs18
6–⁠15Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠4
3Turnovers3
3–⁠29Penalties5–⁠38
27:48Possession32:12
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

TulsaNorthern Illinois
42%Success rate38%
−0.14EPA per play−0.11
0.74Explosiveness1.07
0.04Rushing EPA0.03
0.04Passing EPA0.09
26%Passing-down success26%
−0.26First-down EPA−0.31
−0.01Second-down EPA−0.08
−0.12Third-down EPA0.57
16%Havoc by its defense16%

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)

Tulsa 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −4, over/under 54.5.

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 Northern Illinois 61%, Tulsa 39%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneTulsa end zoneQ1 TulsaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 TulsaInterception, 2 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 8 playsQ1 TulsaFumble, 12 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisSafety, 2 plays (Tulsa scores)Q1 TulsaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 20 playsQ2 TulsaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ2 TulsaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 TulsaPunt, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 TulsaInterception, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 TulsaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 TulsaField goal, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ4 TulsaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 TulsaField goal, 7 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 TulsaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 11 playsQ4 TulsaEnd 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, Tulsa right to left.
  1. Q1 TulsaPunt, 3 plays, −16 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 TulsaInterception, 2 plays, −3 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 8 plays, 48 yards
  5. Q1 TulsaFumble, 12 plays, 74 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisSafety, 2 plays (Tulsa scores), −6 yards
  7. Q1 TulsaTouchdown, 8 plays, 50 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 20 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 TulsaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q2 TulsaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  14. Q3 TulsaPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 36 yards
  16. Q3 TulsaInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 33 yards
  18. Q3 TulsaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q3 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 19 yards
  20. Q3 TulsaField goal, 6 plays, 10 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  22. Q4 TulsaTouchdown, 9 plays, 76 yards
  23. Q4 TulsaField goal, 7 plays, 30 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  25. Q4 TulsaPunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  26. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 11 plays, 57 yards
  27. Q4 TulsaEnd of game, 1 play, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tulsa 2, Northern Illinois 0
Tulsa Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Braylin Presley
14:482nd & 10 at own 25Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Braylin Presley
14:403rd & 10 at own 25Cardell Williams sacked by Nevaeh Sanders for a loss of 16 yards to the TLSA 9
14:264th & 26 at own 9Angus Davies punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 49
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
14:131st & 10 at own 49Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Jalen Johnson for 6 yds to the TLSA 45
13:482nd & 4 at opp 45Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the TLSA 43
12:583rd & 2 at opp 43Brock Lampe run for no gain to the TLSA 43
12:244th & 2 at opp 43Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Kacper Rutkiewicz
Tulsa Interception, 2 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 43Anthony Watkins run for 3 yds to the TLSA 40
11:582nd & 13 at own 40Cardell Williams pass intercepted
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 8 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 43Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Davis Patterson for 9 yds to the TLSA 48
11:122nd & 1 at opp 48Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the TLSA 45 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at opp 45Billy Dozier run for 5 yds to the TLSA 40
9:181st & 10 at opp 13Justin Lynch run for 1 yd to the TLSA 14
8:432nd & 11 at opp 14Kacper Rutkiewicz run for 5 yds to the TLSA 9
8:063rd & 6 at opp 9Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
8:024th & 6 at opp 9Jake Seibert 26 yd FG MISSED
Tulsa Fumble, 12 plays
7:561st & 10 at own 20Jordan Ford run for 3 yds to the TLSA 23
7:352nd & 7 at own 23Jordan Ford run for 4 yds to the TLSA 27
6:553rd & 3 at own 27Cardell Williams pass complete to Kamdyn Benjamin for 4 yds to the TLSA 31 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at own 31Jordan Ford run for 7 yds to the TLSA 38
6:052nd & 3 at own 38Jordan Ford run for no gain to the TLSA 38
5:323rd & 3 at own 38Cardell Williams run for 3 yds to the TLSA 41 for a 1ST down
5:041st & 10 at own 41Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Marquis Shoulders
4:492nd & 10 at own 41Cardell Williams pass complete to Devan Williams for 15 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 44Cardell Williams sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the 50 yard line
3:502nd & 16 at the 50Braylin Presley run for 5 yds to the NIU 45
3:033rd & 11 at opp 45Cardell Williams pass complete to Kamdyn Benjamin for 26 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at opp 19Jordan Ford run for 13 yds to the NIU 6 Jordan Ford fumbled, recovered by NIU James Ester
Northern Illinois Safety, 2 plays (Tulsa scores)
2:421st & 10 at own 6Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 7
2:042nd & 9 at own 7Rocky Lombardi run for 7 yds for a SAFETY Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by NIU Rocky Lombardi for a SAFETYTulsa 2, Northern Illinois 0
Tulsa Touchdown, 8 plays
2:041st & 10 at own 20Kanon Woodill kickoff for 71 yds
1:561st & 10 at the 50Anthony Watkins run for 6 yds to the NIU 44
1:282nd & 4 at opp 44Anthony Watkins run for 2 yds to the NIU 42
0:573rd & 2 at opp 42Anthony Watkins run for 6 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at opp 36Cardell Williams pass complete to Kamdyn Benjamin for 12 yds to the NIU 24 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 24Anthony Watkins run for 4 yds to the NIU 20
Q2 14:502nd & 6 at opp 20Cardell Williams run for 12 yds to the NIU 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:181st & goal at opp 8Anthony Watkins run for 7 yds to the NIU 1
Q2 14:062nd & goal at opp 1Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:06
Q2 14:022nd & goal at opp 1Anthony Watkins run for 1 yd for a TD (Chase Meyer KICK)Tulsa 9, Northern Illinois 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tulsa 9, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 20 plays
14:021st & 10 at own 35Michael Slaba kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:541st & 10 at own 25Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the NIU 30
13:192nd & 5 at own 30Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 34
12:403rd & 1 at own 34Brock Lampe run for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 39PENALTY TULSA Offside (Anderson,Joseph) 5 yards from NIU39 to NIU44. NO PLAY.
12:001st & 5 at own 44Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 44
11:282nd & 5 at own 44Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 47
10:503rd & 2 at own 47Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at the 50Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the TLSA 47
9:422nd & 7 at opp 47Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the TLSA 44
8:583rd & 4 at opp 44Ethan Hampton run for 6 yds to the TLSA 38 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 38PENALTY NIU False Start (Lippe,J.J.) 5 yards from TULSA38 to TULSA43. NO PLAY.
8:131st & 15 at opp 43Ethan Hampton pass complete to Tristen Tewes for 6 yds to the TLSA 37
7:442nd & 9 at opp 37Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the TLSA 36
6:483rd & 8 at opp 36Ethan Hampton pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 12 yds to the TLSA 24 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 24Antario Brown run for 8 yds to the TLSA 16
5:512nd & 2 at opp 16Antario Brown run for no gain to the TLSA 16
5:113rd & 2 at opp 16Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the TLSA 15
4:494th & 1 at opp 15Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the TLSA 14 for a 1ST down
4:111st & 10 at opp 14PENALTY NIU False Start (Lippe,J.J.) 5 yards from TULSA14 to TULSA19. NO PLAY.
3:431st & 15 at opp 19Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Kacper Rutkiewicz
3:392nd & 15 at opp 19Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
3:343rd & 15 at opp 19Gavin Williams run for 13 yds to the TLSA 6
3:044th & 2 at opp 6Timeout Tulsa, clock 03:04
2:594th & 2 at opp 6Ethan Hampton pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 6 yds for a TD (Jake Seibert KICK)Tulsa 9, Northern Illinois 7
Tulsa Punt, 3 plays
2:511st & 10 at own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 55 yds , Kamdyn Benjamin return for 18 yds to the TLSA 28
2:421st & 10 at own 28Anthony Watkins run for 1 yd to the TLSA 29
2:172nd & 9 at own 29Anthony Watkins run for 5 yds to the TLSA 34
1:463rd & 4 at own 34Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Kamdyn Benjamin
1:404th & 4 at own 34Angus Davies punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 24
1:351st & 10 at own 24Ethan Hampton pass intercepted
Tulsa Punt, 3 plays
1:271st & 10 at opp 37Cardell Williams sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the NIU 43
0:442nd & 16 at opp 43(00:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Gary,Tahj rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU42 (Prophete,Jashon; Finley,Jacob) PENALTY TULSA Holding (Herbert,Kai-Leon) 10 yards from NIU43 to TULSA47. NO PLAY.
0:383rd & 24 at own 49Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:38
0:362nd & 26 at own 47Anthony Watkins run for 2 yds to the TLSA 49
0:323rd & 24 at own 49Anthony Watkins run for 11 yds to the NIU 40
0:324th & 13 at opp 40Timeout Tulsa, clock 00:32
0:264th & 13 at opp 40Angus Davies punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 15
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 15E. Hampton takes a knee
3rd quarter8 drives, then Northern Illinois 14, Tulsa 12
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Michael Slaba kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:531st & 10 at own 25Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
14:452nd & 10 at own 25Antario Brown run for 13 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at own 38Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 36
13:252nd & 12 at own 36Ethan Hampton pass complete to Christion Carter for 6 yds to the NIU 42
12:333rd & 6 at own 42Ethan Hampton run for 7 yds to the NIU 35 Ethan Hampton fumbled, recovered by NIU Ethan Hampton
12:094th & 13 at own 35Tom Foley punt for 42 yds , Kamdyn Benjamin returns for 9 yds to the TLSA 32
Tulsa Punt, 5 plays
11:581st & 10 at own 32Anthony Watkins run for 5 yds to the TLSA 37
11:282nd & 5 at own 37Cardell Williams pass complete to Kamdyn Benjamin for 11 yds to the TLSA 48 for a 1ST down
11:081st & 10 at own 48Anthony Watkins run for 4 yds to the NIU 48
10:452nd & 6 at opp 48Anthony Watkins run for 5 yds to the TLSA 47
10:033rd & 11 at own 47Cardell Williams pass complete to Jordan Ford for 7 yds to the NIU 46
9:334th & 4 at opp 46Angus Davies punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 12
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
9:271st & 10 at own 12Justin Lynch run for 30 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at own 42Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 42
8:132nd & 10 at own 42Ethan Hampton pass complete to Davis Patterson for 6 yds to the NIU 48
7:473rd & 4 at own 48Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Christion Carter
7:394th & 4 at own 48Tom Foley punt for 16 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TLSA 36
Tulsa Interception, 3 plays
7:391st & 10 at own 36Anthony Watkins run for 1 yd to the TLSA 37
6:582nd & 9 at own 37Anthony Watkins run for 3 yds to the TLSA 40
6:183rd & 6 at own 40Cardell Williams pass intercepted
6:183rd & 6 at own 40Cardell Williams pass intercepted
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
6:101st & 10 at opp 33Justin Lynch run for 4 yds to the TLSA 29
5:342nd & 6 at opp 29Justin Lynch run for 29 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Tulsa 9
Tulsa Punt, 3 plays
5:291st & 10 at own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 59 yds , Jordan Ford return for 15 yds to the TLSA 21
5:191st & 10 at own 21Cardell Williams run for 6 yds to the TLSA 27
4:532nd & 4 at own 27Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Kamdyn Benjamin
4:463rd & 4 at own 27Jordan Ford run for 1 yd to the TLSA 28
4:074th & 3 at own 28Angus Davies punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 9 , Kacper Rutkiewicz returns for 23 yds to the NIU 49 Northern Illinois Penalty, Illegal Block (Grayson Barnes) to the NIU 9
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 9Justin Lynch run for 10 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down
3:191st & 10 at own 19Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 18
2:452nd & 11 at own 18Justin Lynch run for 7 yds to the NIU 25
1:573rd & 4 at own 25Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the NIU 28
1:434th & 1 at own 28Rocky Lombardi run for no gain to the NIU 28
Tulsa Field goal, 6 plays
1:361st & 10 at opp 28Anthony Watkins run for 6 yds to the NIU 22
1:132nd & 4 at opp 22Anthony Watkins run for 5 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at opp 17Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Anthony Watkins
0:412nd & 10 at opp 17Anthony Watkins run for 1 yd to the NIU 18
0:013rd & 11 at opp 18Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Kamdyn Benjamin
0:004th & 11 at opp 18Chase Meyer 36 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 14, Tulsa 12
4th quarter7 drives, then Tulsa 22, Northern Illinois 14
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
14:591st & 10 at own 35Michael Slaba kickoff for 41 yds , Drew Cassens return for no gain to the NIU 24
14:521st & 10 at own 24Justin Lynch run for 5 yds to the NIU 29
14:182nd & 5 at own 29Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
13:541st & 10 at own 36Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 40
13:172nd & 6 at own 40Justin Lynch run for no gain to the NIU 40
12:433rd & 6 at own 40(12:48) No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,Gavin rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU44 (Anderson,Joseph) PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU40 to NIU25. NO PLAY.
12:103rd & 21 at own 25Ethan Hampton pass complete to Jalen Johnson for 10 yds to the NIU 35
11:344th & 11 at own 35Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Kamdyn Benjamin at the TLSA 24
Tulsa Touchdown, 9 plays
11:231st & 10 at own 24Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Marquis Shoulders
11:162nd & 10 at own 24Bill Jackson run for 2 yds to the TLSA 26
10:433rd & 8 at own 26Cardell Williams pass complete to Devan Williams for 14 yds to the TLSA 40 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at own 40Bill Jackson run for 15 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at opp 45Cardell Williams pass complete to Devan Williams for 13 yds to the NIU 32 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 32Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Ethan Hall
9:222nd & 10 at opp 32Anthony Watkins run for 7 yds to the NIU 25
9:033rd & 3 at opp 25Tahj Gary run for 8 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 17Tahj Gary run for 17 yds for a TD (Chase Meyer KICK)Tulsa 19, Northern Illinois 14
Tulsa Field goal, 7 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 35Michael Slaba kickoff for 52 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 21 yds to the NIU 34 Trayvon Rudolph fumbled, recovered by TLSA Cam Crooks
8:171st & 10 at opp 34Tahj Gary run for 11 yds to the NIU 23 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at opp 23Tahj Gary run for 8 yds to the NIU 15
6:582nd & 2 at opp 15Tahj Gary run for 4 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down
6:121st & 10 at opp 11Tahj Gary run for 4 yds to the NIU 7
5:312nd & 6 at opp 7Tahj Gary run for 2 yds to the NIU 9
5:023rd & 8 at opp 9(05:03) No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,Cardell pass incomplete short right to Williams,Devan broken up by Prophete,Jashon PENALTY NIU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NIU09 to NIU04. NO PLAY.
4:553rd & 3 at opp 4Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Marquis Shoulders
4:504th & 3 at opp 4Chase Meyer 22 yd FG GOODTulsa 22, Northern Illinois 14
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 35Michael Slaba kickoff for 54 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 23 yds to the NIU 34
4:361st & 10 at own 34Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 33
4:092nd & 11 at own 33Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Davis Patterson
4:033rd & 11 at own 33Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Kacper Rutkiewicz
3:574th & 11 at own 33Tom Foley punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kamdyn Benjamin at the TLSA 25
Tulsa Punt, 5 plays
3:511st & 10 at own 25Anthony Watkins run for 2 yds to the TLSA 27
3:102nd & 8 at own 27Anthony Watkins run for 15 yds to the TLSA 42 for a 1ST down
2:282nd & 3 at own 49Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:28
2:281st & 10 at own 42Anthony Watkins run for 7 yds to the TLSA 49
2:282nd & 3 at own 49Tahj Gary run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
2:213rd & 2 at the 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:21
2:163rd & 2 at the 50Cardell Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 49
2:164th & 1 at opp 49Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:16
2:094th & 1 at opp 49Angus Davies punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 13
Northern Illinois Interception, 11 plays
1:591st & 10 at own 13Ethan Hampton pass complete to Jalen Johnson for 7 yds to the NIU 20
1:462nd & 3 at own 20Ethan Hampton run for 6 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 26Ethan Hampton pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 5 yds to the NIU 31
1:172nd & 5 at own 31Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 17 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at own 48Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
1:042nd & 10 at own 48Ethan Hampton pass complete to Gavin Williams for 4 yds to the TLSA 48
0:563rd & 6 at opp 48Ethan Hampton pass complete to Davis Patterson for 7 yds to the TLSA 41 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 41Ethan Hampton pass complete to Gavin Williams for 1 yd to the TLSA 40
0:412nd & 9 at opp 40Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 10 yds to the TLSA 30 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 30Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson
0:262nd & 10 at opp 30Ethan Hampton pass intercepted
Tulsa End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 21C. Williams takes a knee

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.

Tulsa leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Tulsa 22, Northern Illinois 14
2022Tulsa 38, Northern Illinois 35

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