Northern Illinois at Toledo

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Toledo beat Northern Illinois 35–⁠33. It was their 51st meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 34–⁠17.

AwayNorthern Illinois7–⁠6 in 2023
33
HomeToledo11–⁠3 in 2023
35

Final at Glass Bowl, ToledoTV: ESPNUAttendance 23,417

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Toledo Suburban Airport (KDUH), 9 km from the stadium
Official
Jeremy ValentineGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois70101633
Toledo7714735

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rocky Lombardi21/3125820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antario Brown16152080
Rocky Lombardi826113
Brock Lampe211010
Gavin Williams3404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kacper Rutkiewicz545021
Trayvon Rudolph432016
Jalen Johnson231124
Davis Patterson229016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaden Dolphin7000
DaRon Gilbert6000
Tyler Jackson5000
Raishein Thomas5000

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dequan Finn16/2028120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Peny Boone16113048
Jacquez Stuart1579119
Dequan Finn761115
Connor Walendzak5814
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Junior Vandeross4147168
Jerjuan Newton251142
Anthony Torres339020
Jaden Dottin221014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Daniel Bolden7000
Nate Bauer7000
Chris McDonald7000
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren6000
Judge Culpepper510.50
D’Andre Ragin30.50.50
Darius Alexander2110

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisToledo
444Total yards542
258Passing yards281
186Rushing yards261
8.3Yards per pass14.1
5.8Yards per rush6.1
22First downs23
2–⁠10Third downs2–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers1
5–⁠40Penalties8–⁠77
30:36Possession29:24
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisToledo
54%Success rate49%
0.23EPA per play0.23
1.14Explosiveness1.41
0.10Rushing EPA−0.06
0.34Passing EPA0.92
18%Passing-down success39%
0.39First-down EPA0.28
0.09Second-down EPA0.37
−0.03Third-down EPA−0.09
8%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)

Toledo 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Toledo −13, over/under 47.

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 IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ1 ToledoTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 ToledoTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 ToledoTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 ToledoPunt, 7 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 7 playsQ2 ToledoPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 ToledoTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ3 ToledoFumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)Q3 ToledoTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 playsQ4 ToledoTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 6 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 IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 29 yards
  2. Q1 ToledoTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 67 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  4. Q1 ToledoTouchdown, 3 plays, 68 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 85 yards
  6. Q1 ToledoTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 ToledoPunt, 7 plays, 54 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisFumble, 7 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 ToledoPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q3 ToledoTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 55 yards
  14. Q3 ToledoFumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores), 20 yards
  15. Q3 ToledoTouchdown, 12 plays, 85 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 38 yards
  17. Q4 ToledoTouchdown, 1 play, 68 yards
  18. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q4 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q4 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 76 yards
  23. Q4 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 6 plays, 41 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 8 plays
14:57Luke Pawlak kickoff for 43 yds
14:571st & 10 at own 25Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 6 yds to the NIU 31
14:572nd & 4 at own 31Trayvon Rudolph run for 3 yds to the NIU 34
14:573rd & 1 at own 34Brock Lampe run for 10 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at own 44Northern Illinois Penalty, False Start (Antario Brown) to the NIU 39
14:571st & 15 at own 39Antario Brown run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
14:572nd & 4 at the 50Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 4 yds to the TOL 46 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at opp 46Antario Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the TOL 47
14:572nd & 11 at opp 47Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 1 yd to the TOL 46
14:573rd & 10 at opp 46Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
9:464th & 10 at opp 46Tom Foley punt for 42 yds, downed at the TOL 4
Toledo Turnover on downs, 7 plays
9:461st & 10 at own 4Dequan Finn run for 8 yds to the TOL 12
9:462nd & 2 at own 12Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the TOL 14 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at own 14Peny Boone run for 48 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 38Dequan Finn pass incomplete
9:462nd & 10 at opp 38Jacquez Stuart run for 3 yds to the NIU 35
9:463rd & 7 at opp 35Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 5 yds to the NIU 30
6:104th & 2 at opp 30Peny Boone run for 1 yd to the NIU 29
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:101st & 10 at own 29Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 31 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by NIU Rocky Lombardi
6:102nd & 8 at own 31Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 33
6:103rd & 6 at own 33Rocky Lombardi sacked by D’Andre Ragin and Judge Culpepper for a loss of 7 yards to the NIU 26
3:544th & 13 at own 26Tom Foley punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Junior Vandeross III at the TOL 32
Toledo Touchdown, 3 plays
3:541st & 10 at own 32Dequan Finn pass complete to Anthony Torres for 12 yds to the TOL 44 for a 1ST down
3:541st & 10 at own 44Dequan Finn pass complete to Jaden Dottin for 14 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 42Dequan Finn pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 42 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
2:46Luke Pawlak kickoff for 64 yds , return for no gain to the NIU 15
2:461st & 10 at own 15Antario Brown run for 80 yds to the TOL 5 for a 1ST down
2:461st & goal at opp 5Gavin Williams run for 4 yds to the TOL 1
1:152nd & goal at opp 1Rocky Lombardi run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Seibert KICK)Tied at 7
Toledo Touchdown, 8 plays
1:15Jake Seibert kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Northern Illinois Penalty, Offsides (-5 Yards)
1:151st & 10 at own 30Peny Boone run for 3 yds to the TOL 33
1:152nd & 7 at own 33Peny Boone run for 21 yds to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 46Jacquez Stuart run for 5 yds to the NIU 41
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 41Jacquez Stuart run for 2 yds to the NIU 39
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 39Toledo Penalty, Offensive Holding (Vinny Sciury) to the NIU 47
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at opp 47Dequan Finn pass complete to Larry Stephens for 6 yds to the NIU 41
Q2 15:004th & 5 at opp 41Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 28 yds fumbled, recovered by TOL for a 1ST down
Q2 12:381st & 10 at opp 13Dequan Finn run for 13 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 14, Northern Illinois 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Toledo 14, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:33Luke Pawlak kickoff for 61 yds
12:331st & 10 at own 26Rocky Lombardi sacked by Darius Alexander for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 24
12:332nd & 12 at own 24Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 26
12:333rd & 10 at own 26Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 26
10:184th & 10 at own 26Tom Foley punt for 64 yds, downed at the TOL 10
Toledo Punt, 7 plays
10:181st & 10 at own 10Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 46 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at opp 44Peny Boone run for 1 yd to the NIU 43
10:182nd & 9 at opp 43Dequan Finn run for 7 yds to the NIU 36
10:183rd & 2 at opp 36Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the NIU 32 for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at opp 32FINN, Dequan scrambles to the left for no gain to the NIU32, out of bounds. PENALTY TOL Holding on SCHWIEBERT, Garrett enforced 10 yards from the NIU32 to the NIU42 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
10:181st & 20 at opp 42Dequan Finn pass incomplete
10:182nd & 20 at opp 42Jacquez Stuart run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 43
6:264th & 14 at opp 36Timeout Toledo, clock 06:26
6:263rd & 21 at opp 43Dequan Finn pass complete to Jaden Dottin for 7 yds to the NIU 36
6:194th & 14 at opp 36Emilio Duran punt for 16 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 35
Northern Illinois Fumble, 7 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 35Rocky Lombardi run for 13 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at own 48Trayvon Rudolph run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 43
6:192nd & 15 at own 43Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Billy Dozier for 24 yds to the TOL 33 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 33Antario Brown run for no gain to the TOL 33
6:192nd & 10 at opp 33Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 26 yds to the TOL 7 for a 1ST down
6:191st & goal at opp 7Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the TOL 3
2:262nd & goal at opp 3Brock Lampe run for 1 yd to the TOL 2 Brock Lampe fumbled, recovered by TOL Nate Bauer
Toledo Punt, 5 plays
2:261st & 10 at own 2Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the TOL 4
2:262nd & 8 at own 4Peny Boone run for 13 yds to the TOL 17 for a 1ST down
2:261st & 10 at own 17Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the TOL 21
2:262nd & 6 at own 21Toledo Penalty, False Start (Larry Stephens) to the TOL 16
0:553rd & 9 at own 18Timeout Toledo, clock 00:55
0:552nd & 11 at own 16Jacquez Stuart run for 2 yds to the TOL 18
0:553rd & 9 at own 18Dequan Finn pass incomplete
0:434th & 9 at own 18Emilio Duran punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 35
Northern Illinois End of half, 3 plays
0:431st & 10 at own 35Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 7 yds to the NIU 42
0:432nd & 3 at own 42Northern Illinois Penalty, False Start (Christion Carter) to the NIU 37
0:432nd & 8 at own 37Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:003rd & 8 at own 37Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 37
3rd quarter5 drives, then Toledo 28, Northern Illinois 17
Toledo Touchdown, 8 plays
14:53Jake Seibert kickoff for 62 yds
14:531st & 10 at own 34Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the TOL 38
14:532nd & 6 at own 38Dequan Finn pass complete to Anthony Torres for 20 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 42Dequan Finn pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 9 yds to the NIU 33
14:532nd & 1 at opp 33Peny Boone run for 7 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 26Peny Boone run for no gain to the NIU 26
14:532nd & 10 at opp 26Dequan Finn run for 10 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 16Jacquez Stuart run for 9 yds to the NIU 7
11:332nd & 1 at opp 7Jacquez Stuart run for 7 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 21, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
11:26Luke Pawlak kickoff for 64 yds
11:261st & 10 at own 30Antario Brown run for 15 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at own 45Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 49
11:262nd & 6 at own 49Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 28 yds to the TOL 23 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 23Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Jalen Johnson for 7 yds to the TOL 16
11:262nd & 3 at opp 16Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 1 yd to the TOL 15
11:263rd & 2 at opp 15Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
8:044th & 2 at opp 15Kanon Woodill 32 yd FG GOODToledo 21, Northern Illinois 10
Toledo Fumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)
7:59Jake Seibert kickoff for 42 yds , return for no gain to the TOL 30
7:591st & 10 at own 30Dequan Finn pass incomplete
7:592nd & 10 at own 30Dequan Finn run for 15 yds to the TOL 45 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 45Nate Valcarcel 50 Yd Fumble Return (Kanon Woodill Kick)Toledo 21, Northern Illinois 17
Toledo Touchdown, 12 plays
7:16Jake Seibert kickoff for 59 yds
7:161st & 10 at own 15QB Keeper FINN, Dequan rush to the left for a gain of 5 yards to the TOL20 (GUMBS, George). PENALTY TOL Holding on NEWTON, Jerjuan enforced half the distance from the goal, 7 yards from the TOL15 to the TOL8 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
7:161st & 17 at own 8Jacquez Stuart run for 17 yds to the TOL 25 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at own 25Northern Illinois Penalty, Targeting on MCGARRELL, Cyrus enforced (15 Yards) to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 41Dequan Finn run for 7 yds to the NIU 34
7:162nd & 3 at opp 34Dequan Finn pass complete to Connor Walendzak for 10 yds to the NIU 24 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 24Connor Walendzak run for no gain to the NIU 24
7:162nd & 10 at opp 24Dequan Finn pass complete to Anthony Torres for 7 yds to the NIU 17
7:163rd & 3 at opp 17Dequan Finn run for 1 yd to the NIU 16
7:164th & 2 at opp 16Jacquez Stuart run for 3 yds to the NIU 13 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 13Jacquez Stuart run for 3 yds to the NIU 10
7:162nd & 7 at opp 10Connor Walendzak run for 4 yds to the NIU 6
7:163rd & 3 at opp 6Dequan Finn pass complete to Dalton Andrews for 4 yds to the NIU 2 for a 1ST down
1:281st & goal at opp 2Connor Walendzak run for 2 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 28, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
1:28Luke Pawlak kickoff for 35 yds
1:281st & 10 at own 30Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the NIU 35
1:282nd & 5 at own 35Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 6 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at the 50Antario Brown run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at the 50Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the TOL 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 21 yds to the TOL 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Antario Brown run for no gain to the TOL 27
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 27Billy Dozier run for a loss of 5 yards to the TOL 32
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at opp 32Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
Q4 11:354th & 15 at opp 32Kanon Woodill 49 yd FG GOODToledo 28, Northern Illinois 20
4th quarter9 drives, then Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 33
Toledo Touchdown, 1 play
11:29Jake Seibert kickoff for 64 yds
11:171st & 10 at own 32Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 68 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 20
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
11:13Luke Pawlak kickoff for 44 yds
11:131st & 10 at own 32Antario Brown run for 8 yds to the NIU 40
11:132nd & 2 at own 40Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 6 yds to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 46Antario Brown run for 15 yds to the TOL 39 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 39Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
11:132nd & 10 at opp 39LOMBARDI, Rocky pass deep to the right incomplete intended for RUDOLPH, Trayvon thrown to the TOL9. PENALTY TOL Pass Interference on DELANCY III, Ronald enforced 15 yards to the TOL24 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
9:141st & 10 at opp 24Jalen Johnson 24 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 26
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
9:06Jake Seibert kickoff for 64 yds
9:061st & 10 at own 49Connor Walendzak run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
9:062nd & 9 at the 50Connor Walendzak run for 1 yd to the NIU 49
9:063rd & 8 at opp 49Dequan Finn pass complete to Larry Stephens for 1 yd to the NIU 48
6:414th & 7 at opp 48Emilio Duran punt for 44 yds, downed at the NIU 4
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:411st & 10 at own 4Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
6:412nd & 10 at own 4Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 4
6:413rd & 10 at own 4Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
5:334th & 10 at own 4Tom Foley punt for 52 yds
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 48Jacquez Stuart run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:483rd & 2 at opp 44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:48
4:482nd & 8 at the 50Jacquez Stuart run for 6 yds to the NIU 44
4:454th & 6 at opp 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:45
4:453rd & 2 at opp 44Peny Boone run for a loss of 4 yards to the NIU 48
4:404th & 6 at opp 48Emilio Duran punt for 24 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 24
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
4:401st & 10 at own 24Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 6 yds to the NIU 30
4:402nd & 4 at own 30Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 18 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Davis Patterson for 16 yds to the TOL 36 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 36Rocky Lombardi run for 8 yds to the TOL 28
4:402nd & 2 at opp 28Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the TOL 25 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 13 yds to the TOL 12 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 12Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 12 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 33
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
2:23kickoff for 11 yds
2:231st & 10 at opp 43Jacquez Stuart run for 1 yd to the NIU 42
1:353rd & 8 at opp 41Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:35
1:352nd & 9 at opp 42Jacquez Stuart run for 1 yd to the NIU 41
0:504th & 6 at opp 39Timeout Toledo, clock 00:50
0:503rd & 8 at opp 41Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the NIU 39
0:444th & 6 at opp 39Emilio Duran punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 14
Northern Illinois End of game, 6 plays
0:102nd & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:103rd & 10 at own 48Timeout Toledo, clock 00:10
0:001st & 10 at own 14LOMBARDI, Rocky pass deep to the left intercepted by MCNEIL-WARREN, Emmanuel at the TOL49 intended for PATTERSON, Davis. McNeil-Warren return for 0 yards to the TOL49, End of Play, clock 00:00. PENALTY TOL Offsides on HOLT, Deshawn enforced 5 yards from the NIU14 to the NIU19 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Northern Illinois End of game, 6 plays
0:001st & 5 at own 19Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 16 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 35Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:001st & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:003rd & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi run for 7 yds to the TOL 45
0:002nd & 10 at own 35Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Davis Patterson for 13 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down

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.

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

Recent meetings
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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