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Team stats
Northern Illinois
Miami (OH)
242
Total yards
324
114
Passing yards
237
128
Rushing yards
87
3.3
Yards per pass
9.9
3.2
Yards per rush
3.1
19
First downs
17
10–18
Third downs
2–10
1–2
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
1
6–59
Penalties
4–35
32:56
Possession
27:04
4
Sacks (by defense)
4
Efficiency
Northern Illinois
Miami (OH)
39%
Success rate
42%
−0.00
EPA per play
0.14
1.11
Explosiveness
1.20
0.10
Rushing EPA
0.03
−0.11
Passing EPA
0.25
33%
Passing-down success
20%
−0.14
First-down EPA
0.07
−0.15
Second-down EPA
0.01
0.58
Third-down EPA
0.57
18%
Havoc by its defense
22%
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)
Miami (OH) 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Miami (OH) −1.5, over/under 43.
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 Miami (OH) 54%, Northern Illinois 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Miami (OH) drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
Q3 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 0 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, −41 yards
Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 7 plays, −18 yards
Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 61 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)Punt, 5 plays, 0 yards
Q4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 7 plays, 20 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)Field goal, 7 plays, 16 yards
Q4 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 12 plays, 0 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)End of game, 1 play, −1 yard
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Miami (OH) 7, Northern Illinois 0
Miami (OH) Missed FG, 7 plays
14:53
1st & 10 at own 35
Austin Bullock kickoff for 63 yds , Kevin Davis return for 26 yds to the M-OH 28
14:42
1st & 10 at own 28
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 15 yds to the M-OH 43 for a 1ST down
13:55
1st & 10 at own 43
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 11 yds to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down
13:20
1st & 10 at opp 46
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 16 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down
12:38
1st & 10 at opp 30
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the NIU 30
11:58
2nd & 10 at opp 30
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
11:52
3rd & 10 at opp 30
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 7 yds to the NIU 23
11:22
4th & 3 at opp 23
Dom Dzioban 41 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
11:16
1st & 10 at own 23
Gavin Williams run for 7 yds to the NIU 30
10:45
2nd & 3 at own 30
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Brock Lampe
10:40
3rd & 3 at own 30
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 5 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
10:11
1st & 10 at own 35
(10:11) PENALTY NIU False Start (Lampe,Brock) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU30. NO PLAY.
9:46
1st & 15 at own 30
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Gavin Williams for 4 yds to the NIU 34
9:14
2nd & 11 at own 34
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
9:01
3rd & 11 at own 34
(09:14) Shotgun Hampton,Ethan pass complete short right to Williams,Gavin caught at NIU32, for 10 yards to the NIU44 (Wise,Ty; Salopek,Matt) PENALTY NIU Tripping (Malcore,Evan) 15 yards from NIU34 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
8:49
3rd & 26 at own 19
Gavin Williams run for 6 yds to the NIU 25
8:18
4th & 20 at own 25
Tom Foley punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 29
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
8:11
1st & 10 at own 29
Keyon Mozee run for 5 yds to the M-OH 34
7:34
2nd & 5 at own 34
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Kam Perry
7:29
3rd & 5 at own 34
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Coldiron
7:19
4th & 5 at own 34
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 47 yds
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
7:11
1st & 10 at own 19
Jaylen Poe run for 6 yds to the NIU 25
6:28
2nd & 4 at own 25
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 1 yd to the NIU 26
5:43
3rd & 3 at own 26
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
5:36
4th & 3 at own 26
Tom Foley punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 31
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 5 plays
5:36
1st & 10 at own 31
PENALTY NIU Offside (Williams,Roy) 5 yards from MIA31 to MIA36. NO PLAY.
5:24
1st & 5 at own 36
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Coldiron for 13 yds to the M-OH 49 for a 1ST down
4:47
1st & 10 at own 49
Kevin Davis run for 5 yds to the NIU 46
4:03
2nd & 5 at opp 46
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 9 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
3:14
1st & 10 at opp 37
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 26 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down
2:40
1st & 10 at opp 11
Timeout Miami (OH), clock 02:40
2:36
1st & 10 at opp 11
(02:40) Shotgun Gabbert,Brett pass incomplete short middle to Tracy,Javon thrown to NIU00 broken up by Banner,Santana PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Banner,Santana) 9 yards from NIU11 to NIU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:31
1st & goal at opp 2
Dylan Downing run for 2 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)Miami (OH) 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
2:31
1st & 10 at own 35
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:22
1st & 10 at own 25
Trayvon Rudolph run for 9 yds to the NIU 34
1:47
2nd & 1 at own 34
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to La’Don Bryant
1:40
3rd & 1 at own 34
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
0:47
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the NIU 36
0:00
2nd & 9 at own 36
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 3 yds to the NIU 33
Q2 14:56
3rd & 12 at own 33
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
Q2 14:56
4th & 12 at own 33
Timeout Miami (OH), clock 14:56
Q2 14:46
4th & 12 at own 33
Tom Foley punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the M-OH 23 , Kevin Davis returns for 6 yds to the M-OH 23
2nd quarter7 drives, then Miami (OH) 17, Northern Illinois 3
Miami (OH) Field goal, 7 plays
14:38
1st & 10 at own 23
Keyon Mozee run for 23 yds to the M-OH 46 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at own 46
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the M-OH 46
13:15
2nd & 10 at own 46
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 50 yds to the NIU 4 for a 1ST down
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:15
1st & 10 at own 25
Gavin Williams run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
11:38
2nd & 6 at own 29
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 31
10:53
3rd & 4 at own 31
Ethan Hampton run for 5 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
10:16
1st & 10 at own 36
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 8 yds to the NIU 44
9:34
2nd & 2 at own 44
Jaylen Poe run for 4 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
8:54
1st & 10 at own 48
Jaylen Poe run for 4 yds to the M-OH 48
8:13
2nd & 6 at opp 48
Jaylen Poe run for 1 yd to the M-OH 47
7:31
3rd & 5 at opp 47
Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the M-OH 49
6:51
4th & 7 at opp 49
Tom Foley punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 13
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 6 plays
6:45
1st & 10 at own 13
Kevin Davis run for 1 yd to the M-OH 14
6:02
2nd & 9 at own 14
Northern Illinois Penalty, Defensive Holding (Cade Haberman) to the M-OH 28 for a 1ST down
5:39
1st & 10 at own 28
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 8 yds to the M-OH 36
4:55
2nd & 2 at own 36
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 16 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Targeting (Santana Banner) to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down
4:33
1st & 10 at opp 33
Keyon Mozee run for 3 yds to the NIU 30
3:50
2nd & 7 at opp 30
Javon Tracy pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 30 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)Miami (OH) 17, Northern Illinois 0
3:50
1st & 10 at own 35
PENALTY MIA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Virgil,Reggie) 15 yards from MIA35 to MIA20. NO PLAY.
Northern Illinois Interception, 5 plays
3:45
1st & 10 at own 20
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 17 yds to the NIU 33
3:40
1st & 10 at own 33
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
3:34
2nd & 10 at own 33
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 35
2:42
3rd & 8 at own 35
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 12 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down
2:29
1st & 10 at own 47
Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Miami (OH) Interception, 3 plays
1:57
1st & 10 at own 40
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 5 yds to the M-OH 45
1:57
2nd & 5 at own 45
Timeout Miami (OH), clock 01:57
1:51
2nd & 5 at own 45
Keyon Mozee run for 2 yds to the M-OH 47
1:51
3rd & 3 at own 47
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:51
Northern Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
1:37
1st & 10 at opp 31
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to La’Don Bryant
1:30
2nd & 10 at opp 31
Gavin Williams run for 5 yds to the M-OH 26
0:46
3rd & 5 at opp 26
Ethan Hampton sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the M-OH 30
(00:02) Kneel down by Miami (OH) at MIA34 for loss of 1 yard.
3rd quarter5 drives, then Miami (OH) 17, Northern Illinois 3
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 12 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:54
1st & 10 at own 25
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
14:51
2nd & 10 at own 25
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 8 yds to the NIU 33
14:10
3rd & 2 at own 33
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
13:30
1st & 10 at own 35
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 39
12:51
2nd & 6 at own 39
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 40
12:10
3rd & 5 at own 40
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:43
1st & 10 at the 50
Jaylen Poe run for no gain to the 50 yard line
10:56
2nd & 10 at the 50
Trayvon Rudolph pass complete to Brock Lampe for 13 yds to the M-OH 37 for a 1ST down
10:34
1st & 10 at opp 37
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the M-OH 32
9:58
2nd & 5 at opp 32
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
9:53
3rd & 5 at opp 32
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
9:46
4th & 5 at opp 32
Ethan Hampton sacked by Brian Ugwu for a loss of 9 yards to the M-OH 41
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
9:41
1st & 10 at own 41
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the M-OH 41
8:54
2nd & 10 at own 41
Brett Gabbert sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 6 yards to the M-OH 35
8:12
3rd & 16 at own 35
Keyon Mozee run for 10 yds to the M-OH 45
7:27
4th & 6 at own 45
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 21
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
7:22
1st & 10 at own 21
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 25
6:38
2nd & 6 at own 25
Ethan Hampton pass complete to La’Don Bryant for 10 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
6:05
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Hampton sacked by Savio Frazier for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 30
5:23
2nd & 15 at own 30
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
5:23
3rd & 15 at own 30
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
5:15
4th & 15 at own 30
Tom Foley punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 18
Miami (OH) Punt, 7 plays
5:07
1st & 10 at own 18
Keyon Mozee run for 13 yds to the M-OH 31 for a 1ST down
4:32
1st & 10 at own 31
Keyon Mozee run for 7 yds to the M-OH 38
3:50
2nd & 3 at own 38
Brett Gabbert sacked by Devonte O’Malley for a loss of 8 yards to the M-OH 30
3:00
3rd & 11 at own 30
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Andre Johnson for 13 yds to the M-OH 43 for a 1ST down
2:21
1st & 10 at own 43
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
2:14
2nd & 10 at own 43
Brett Gabbert sacked by Nate Valcarcel for a loss of 8 yards to the M-OH 35
1:31
3rd & 18 at own 35
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 9 yds to the M-OH 44
0:58
4th & 9 at own 44
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 17 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 39
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
0:49
1st & 10 at own 39
Trayvon Rudolph run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:28
1st & 10 at the 50
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the M-OH 41
0:00
2nd & 1 at opp 41
Gavin Williams run for 20 yds to the M-OH 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:46
1st & 10 at opp 21
Josh Holst run for a loss of 4 yards to the M-OH 25
Q4 14:12
2nd & 14 at opp 25
(14:12) Shotgun Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete short left to McElroy,Andrew thrown to MIA21 PENALTY MIA Roughing The Passer (Ugwu,Brian) 13 yards from MIA25 to MIA12, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 14:02
1st & 10 at opp 12
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the M-OH 3
Q4 13:26
2nd & 1 at opp 3
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the M-OH 3
Q4 12:44
3rd & 1 at opp 3
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the M-OH 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:00
1st & goal at opp 2
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
Q4 11:51
2nd & goal at opp 2
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Miami (OH) 17, Northern Illinois 9
Q4 11:51
1st & goal at opp 3
PENALTY MIA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ugwu,Brian) 2 yards from MIA03 to MIA01. NO PLAY.
4th quarter5 drives, then Miami (OH) 20, Northern Illinois 9
Miami (OH) Punt, 5 plays
11:44
1st & 10 at own 35
Austin Bullock kickoff for 46 yds , Dylan Downing return for 22 yds to the M-OH 36
11:38
1st & 10 at own 36
Keyon Mozee run for 9 yds to the M-OH 45
10:45
2nd & 1 at own 45
Brett Gabbert run for 7 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
9:55
1st & 10 at opp 48
Brett Gabbert sacked by Jake Gassaway for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
9:21
2nd & 11 at opp 49
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete
9:10
3rd & 11 at opp 49
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 9 yds to the NIU 40
8:32
4th & 2 at opp 40
Timeout Miami (OH), clock 08:32
8:26
4th & 2 at opp 40
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 9
Northern Illinois Fumble, 7 plays
8:14
1st & 10 at own 9
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Brock Lampe for 13 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & 10 at own 22
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the NIU 31
7:35
2nd & 1 at own 31
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
7:29
3rd & 1 at own 31
Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 30
6:46
4th & 2 at own 30
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:46
6:37
4th & 2 at own 30
Trayvon Rudolph run for 4 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down
6:08
1st & 10 at own 34
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 37
5:46
2nd & 7 at own 37
Ethan Hampton sacked by Corey Suttle for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 25 Ethan Hampton fumbled, recovered by M-OH Brian Ugwu , return for 0 yards
Miami (OH) Field goal, 7 plays
5:46
1st & 10 at opp 25
PENALTY MIA False Start (Nank,Charlie) 5 yards from NIU25 to NIU30. NO PLAY.
5:40
1st & 15 at opp 30
Keyon Mozee run for 1 yd to the NIU 29
4:54
2nd & 14 at opp 29
Keyon Mozee run for 1 yd to the NIU 28
4:07
3rd & 13 at opp 28
Keyon Mozee run for 17 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down
3:21
2nd & 9 at opp 10
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:21
3:19
1st & 10 at opp 11
Dylan Downing run for 1 yd to the NIU 10
3:15
2nd & 9 at opp 10
Dylan Downing run for 3 yds to the NIU 7
3:15
3rd & 6 at opp 7
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:15
3:10
3rd & 6 at opp 7
Dylan Downing run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 9
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:11
1st & 10 at own 25
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for no gain to the NIU 25
1:58
2nd & 10 at own 25
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for 5 yds to the NIU 30
1:58
3rd & 5 at own 30
Timeout Miami (OH), clock 01:58
1:54
3rd & 5 at own 30
Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 6 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
1:50
1st & 10 at own 36
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
1:43
2nd & 10 at own 36
Josh Holst run for 5 yds to the NIU 41
1:37
3rd & 5 at own 41
Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:31
1st & 10 at the 50
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
1:20
2nd & 10 at the 50
Josh Holst pass complete to Cam Thompson for 8 yds to the M-OH 42
0:54
3rd & 2 at opp 42
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for 3 yds to the M-OH 39 for a 1ST down
0:39
1st & 10 at opp 39
Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the M-OH 25 for a 1ST down
0:26
1st & 10 at opp 25
pass incomplete
0:17
2nd & 10 at opp 25
Kanon Woodill 42 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Corey Suttle (00:20) Woodill,Kanon field goal attempt from 42 yards NO GOOD blocked by Suttle,Corey (H: Barnes,Grayson, LS: Hatfield,Isaac), clock 00:17 recovered by MIA Strader,Raion at NIU39 Strader,Raion return 3 yards to the NIU36 (Taylor Jr.,Rickey). , Raion Strader return for 3 yds to the NIU 36
Miami (OH) End of game, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 36
(00:17) Kneel down by Miami (OH) at NIU37 for loss of 1 yard.
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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