Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Eastern Michigan beat Northern Illinois 16–⁠10. It was their 38th meeting; Northern Illinois leads the series 28–⁠8–⁠2.

AwayNorthern Illinois3–⁠9 in 2025
10
HomeEastern Michigan4–⁠8 in 2025
16

Final at Rynearson Stadium, YpsilantiTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,676

At kickoff
61°F, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jason PerkinsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois037010
Eastern Michigan3301016

How the win probability moved

Eastern Michigan favored

Win probability by play: Eastern Michigan 59% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 25 points.

Northern Illinois favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (25 points).

Standouts

Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brady Davidson11/269401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Telly Johnson Jr.12137180
Chavon Wright1450011
Jalen Macon51608
Lazaro Rogers71103
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Gary Givens III342021
DeAree Rogers325017
Telly Johnson Jr.21206
Jake Appleget1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jasper Beeler110.500
Muhammed Jammeh9000
Roy Williams9100
Jacob Finley9000
Donte Harrison50.501

Eastern Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Noah Kim19/3214711
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dontae McMillan23104020
Noah Kim932010
Joey Mattord110010
James Jointer3402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joshua Long552115
Porter Rooks428015
Jamarien Wheeler225014
Ben Prosper222012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Andrew Marshall10000
Bryce Llewellyn91.501
Juan Salas7000
Carter Evans6000

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisEastern Michigan
310Total yards299
94Passing yards147
216Rushing yards152
3.6Yards per pass4.6
5.5Yards per rush4.1
14First downs17
4–⁠16Third downs6–⁠16
3–⁠5Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties6–⁠40
29:54Possession30:06
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisEastern Michigan
29%Success rate39%
−0.11EPA per play0.09
1.42Explosiveness1.13
0.19Rushing EPA0.04
−0.55Passing EPA0.16
15%Passing-down success29%
0.06First-down EPA−0.04
−0.40Second-down EPA−0.09
0.01Third-down EPA0.49
6%Havoc by its defense9%

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)

Northern Illinois 54% to win. Eastern Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Illinois −1.5, over/under 48.5.

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 54%, Eastern Michigan 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Eastern Michigan end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Eastern MichiganField goal, 14 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 15 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganField goal, 11 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganInterception, 8 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 9 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Eastern Michigan drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 Eastern MichiganField goal, 14 plays, 63 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 15 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IllinoisMissed FG, 9 plays, 46 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern MichiganField goal, 11 plays, 47 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 plays, 24 yards
  11. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q3 Eastern MichiganInterception, 8 plays, 34 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  14. Q3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 80 yards
  16. Q3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 9 plays, 30 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  18. Q4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 64 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 6 yards
  20. Q4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 19 yards
  22. Q4 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 53 yards
  24. Q4 Eastern MichiganEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Eastern Michigan 3, Northern Illinois 0
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:481st & 10 at own 25Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 5 yds to the EMU 30
14:272nd & 5 at own 30Dontae McMillan run for 4 yds to the EMU 34
13:543rd & 1 at own 34Dontae McMillan run for a loss of 1 yard to the EMU 33
13:234th & 2 at own 33Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:23
13:124th & 2 at own 33Mitchell Tomasek punt for 35 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 19 yds to the EMU 49
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:122nd & 12 at own 49Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 13:12
13:051st & 10 at opp 49Lazaro Rogers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 49
12:342nd & 12 at own 49Lazaro Rogers run for 3 yds to the EMU 48
11:593rd & 9 at opp 48Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
11:534th & 9 at opp 48Brady Davidson punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 14 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 20Noah Kim pass incomplete to Dontae McMillan
11:412nd & 10 at own 20Noah Kim pass complete to Dontae McMillan for 11 yds to the EMU 31 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at own 31Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 34
10:482nd & 7 at own 34Noah Kim pass incomplete
10:363rd & 7 at own 34Noah Kim pass complete to Ben Prosper for 12 yds to the EMU 46 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at own 46Dontae McMillan run for 8 yds to the NIU 46
10:082nd & 2 at opp 46Noah Kim pass complete to Dontae McMillan for no gain to the NIU 46
9:373rd & 2 at opp 46Noah Kim run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at opp 43Noah Kim run for 7 yds to the NIU 36
8:422nd & 3 at opp 36Dontae McMillan run for 13 yds to the NIU 23 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 23Noah Kim pass incomplete to Dontae McMillan
8:042nd & 10 at opp 23Noah Kim pass incomplete to Nick Devereaux
7:553rd & 10 at opp 23Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 6 yds to the NIU 17
7:164th & 4 at opp 17Rudy Kessinger 35 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 3, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Field goal, 15 plays
7:161st & 10 at own 35Nathan Dibert kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:091st & 10 at own 25Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 28
6:382nd & 7 at own 28Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 28
5:573rd & 7 at own 28Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 6 yds to the NIU 34
5:154th & 1 at own 34Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
4:481st & 10 at own 37Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 04:48
4:371st & 10 at own 37Brady Davidson pass complete to Gary Givens for 16 yds to the EMU 47 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at opp 47Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the EMU 40
3:272nd & 3 at opp 40Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
3:163rd & 3 at opp 40Brady Davidson run for 2 yds to the EMU 38
2:384th & 1 at opp 38Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the EMU 34 for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at opp 34Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the EMU 32
1:222nd & 8 at opp 32Lazaro Rogers run for 3 yds to the EMU 29
0:453rd & 5 at opp 29(00:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Davidson,Brady pass incomplete short left to Dimopoulos,George thrown to EMU26 PENALTY EMU Holding (Dobbs,Caleb) 10 yards from EMU29 to EMU19, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 10 at opp 19Brady Davidson pass complete to Gary Givens for 5 yds to the EMU 14
Q2 14:562nd & 5 at opp 14Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the EMU 11
Q2 14:123rd & 2 at opp 11Chavon Wright run for a loss of 2 yards to the EMU 13
Q2 13:404th & 4 at opp 13Andrew Glass 30 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Q2 13:401st & 10 at own 18Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 13:40
2nd quarter6 drives, then Eastern Michigan 6, Northern Illinois 3
Eastern Michigan Punt, 5 plays
13:361st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 54 yds , Jayvin Norman return for 7 yds to the EMU 18
13:291st & 10 at own 18Dontae McMillan run for 8 yds to the EMU 26
12:592nd & 2 at own 26Noah Kim run for 4 yds to the EMU 30 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 30Noah Kim run for a loss of 6 yards to the EMU 24
11:332nd & 16 at own 24Noah Kim pass complete to Dontae McMillan for 2 yds to the EMU 22
11:003rd & 18 at own 22Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 15 yds to the EMU 37
10:224th & 3 at own 37Mitchell Tomasek punt for 46 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 15 yds to the NIU 32
Northern Illinois Missed FG, 9 plays
10:222nd & 8 at own 34Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 10:22
10:121st & 10 at own 32Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 34
9:332nd & 8 at own 34Jalen Macon run for 5 yds to the NIU 39
9:033rd & 3 at own 39Jalen Macon run for 3 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at own 42Lazaro Rogers run for 2 yds to the NIU 44
7:492nd & 8 at own 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for 27 yds to the EMU 29 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 29Jalen Macon run for 8 yds to the EMU 21
6:482nd & 2 at opp 21Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the EMU 21
6:053rd & 2 at opp 21Jalen Macon run for a loss of 1 yard to the EMU 22
5:214th & 3 at opp 22Andrew Glass 40 yd FG MISSED
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 11 plays
5:211st & 10 at own 36Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 05:21
5:131st & 10 at own 22Noah Kim pass complete to Jamarien Wheeler for 14 yds to the EMU 36 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at own 36Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 4 yds to the EMU 40
4:252nd & 6 at own 40Joey Mattord run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at the 50Noah Kim run for 9 yds to the NIU 41
3:282nd & 1 at opp 41Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
3:213rd & 1 at opp 41James Jointer Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 41
2:374th & 1 at opp 41James Jointer Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at opp 39Dontae McMillan run for 8 yds to the NIU 31
2:002nd & 2 at opp 31Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:00
1:522nd & 2 at opp 31Noah Kim pass incomplete
1:473rd & 2 at opp 31Noah Kim pass incomplete to Joshua Long
1:424th & 2 at opp 31Rudy Kessinger 49 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 6, Northern Illinois 3
1:421st & 10 at own 25Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 01:42
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:421st & 10 at own 35Nathan Dibert kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:251st & 10 at own 25Brady Davidson pass complete to Jake Appleget for 6 yds to the NIU 31
1:072nd & 4 at own 31Brady Davidson pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
0:593rd & 4 at own 31Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
0:504th & 4 at own 31Jake Ference punt for 36 yds
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 33Noah Kim pass incomplete to Ben Prosper
0:392nd & 10 at own 33Noah Kim pass complete to Dontae McMillan for 2 yds to the EMU 35
0:313rd & 8 at own 35Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
0:234th & 8 at own 35punt for 49 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for no gain to the NIU 15
Northern Illinois End of half, 2 plays
0:151st & 10 at own 15Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down
0:011st & 10 at own 26(00:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Davidson,Brady pass intercepted by Salas,Juan at NIU49 Salas,Juan return 33 yards to the NIU16, out of bounds at NIU16 PENALTY EMU Holding (Deener,Tyrelle) 10 yards from NIU26 to NIU36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 10 at own 36Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 39
3rd quarter7 drives, then Northern Illinois 10, Eastern Michigan 6
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 35Nathan Dibert kickoff for 64 yds , Dev’ion Reynolds return for 25 yds to the NIU 26
14:411st & 10 at own 26Lazaro Rogers run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 25
14:012nd & 11 at own 25Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Andrew Bond
13:533rd & 11 at own 25Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 6 yds to the NIU 31
13:174th & 5 at own 31Jake Ference punt for 43 yds
Eastern Michigan Interception, 8 plays
13:172nd & 4 at own 32Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 13:17
13:091st & 10 at own 26Dontae McMillan run for 6 yds to the EMU 32
12:512nd & 4 at own 32Dontae McMillan run for 4 yds to the EMU 36 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 36Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 2 yds to the EMU 38
11:402nd & 8 at own 38James Jointer Jr. run for 2 yds to the EMU 40
11:143rd & 6 at own 40Noah Kim pass complete to Ben Prosper for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at the 50Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 13 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at opp 37(10:29) Shotgun Kim,Noah pass complete short left to Rooks,Porter caught at NIU31, for 6 yards to the NIU31 (Jammeh,Muhammad; Finley,Jacob) PENALTY EMU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Gallegos,Nicholas) 5 yards from NIU37 to NIU42. NO PLAY.
10:101st & 15 at opp 42Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the NIU 40
9:562nd & 13 at opp 40Northern Illinois Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (11 Yards) to the NIU 17
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 17Lazaro Rogers run for 3 yds to the NIU 20
9:182nd & 7 at own 20Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 6 yds to the NIU 26
8:553rd & 1 at own 26Chavon Wright run for 9 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at own 35Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
8:112nd & 10 at own 35Lazaro Rogers run for 3 yds to the NIU 38
7:313rd & 7 at own 38Chavon Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 37
6:544th & 8 at own 37Jake Ference punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the EMU 22
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
6:542nd & 7 at own 25Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 06:54
6:471st & 10 at own 22Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 25
6:012nd & 7 at own 25Noah Kim run for no gain to the EMU 25
5:173rd & 7 at own 25Noah Kim pass complete to Nick Devereaux for 5 yds to the EMU 30
4:404th & 2 at own 30Mitchell Tomasek punt for 50 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 20
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
4:401st & goal at opp 3Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 04:40
4:261st & 10 at own 20Telly Johnson Jr. run for 80 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)Northern Illinois 10, Eastern Michigan 6
Eastern Michigan Punt, 9 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds fair catch by Quincy Byas at the EMU 25
4:191st & 10 at own 25Noah Kim run for 4 yds to the EMU 29
3:482nd & 6 at own 29Noah Kim pass complete to Nick Devereaux for 4 yds to the EMU 33
3:193rd & 2 at own 33Dontae McMillan run for 8 yds to the EMU 41 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at own 41Dontae McMillan run for 1 yd to the EMU 42
2:232nd & 9 at own 42Noah Kim pass incomplete to Ben Prosper
2:123rd & 9 at own 42Noah Kim pass complete to Jamarien Wheeler for 11 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 47Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the NIU 45
1:202nd & 8 at opp 45Noah Kim pass incomplete to Jamarien Wheeler
1:163rd & 8 at opp 45Noah Kim pass incomplete to Jamarien Wheeler
1:094th & 8 at opp 45Mitchell Tomasek punt for 41 yds
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
1:011st & 10 at own 4Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 2
0:002nd & 12 at own 2Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 6
Q4 14:513rd & 8 at own 6Telly Johnson Jr. run for 8 yds to the NIU 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:101st & 10 at own 14Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 16
Q4 13:322nd & 8 at own 16Jalen Macon run for 1 yd to the NIU 17
Q4 12:543rd & 7 at own 17Brady Davidson pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
Q4 12:464th & 7 at own 17Jake Ference punt for 47 yds
4th quarter7 drives, then Eastern Michigan 16, Northern Illinois 10
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
12:441st & 10 at opp 44Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 12:44
12:371st & 10 at own 36Dontae McMillan run for 20 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 44Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the NIU 41
11:512nd & 7 at opp 41PENALTY EMU False Start (Prosper,Benson) 5 yards from NIU41 to NIU46. NO PLAY.
11:262nd & 12 at opp 46Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 14 yds to the NIU 32 for a 1ST down
11:141st & 10 at opp 32Dontae McMillan run for 5 yds to the NIU 27
10:532nd & 5 at opp 27Dontae McMillan run for a loss of 4 yards to the NIU 31
10:133rd & 9 at opp 31Noah Kim run for 10 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at opp 21Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 15 yds to the NIU 6 for a 1ST down
9:181st & goal at opp 6Dontae McMillan run for no gain to the NIU 6
8:312nd & goal at opp 6Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 6 yds for a TD (Rudy Kessinger KICK)Eastern Michigan 13, Northern Illinois 10
8:311st & 10 at own 25Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 08:31
Northern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 35Nathan Dibert kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:261st & 10 at own 25Chavon Wright run for 6 yds to the NIU 31
7:482nd & 4 at own 31Brady Davidson pass intercepted Bryce Llewellyn return for 39 yds to the NIU 15
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 4 plays
7:381st & 10 at opp 15Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the NIU 13
7:112nd & 8 at opp 13Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the NIU 10
6:493rd & 5 at opp 10PENALTY EMU False Start (Snively,Owen) 5 yards from NIU10 to NIU15. NO PLAY.
6:193rd & 10 at opp 15Dontae McMillan run for 5 yds to the NIU 10
5:404th & 5 at opp 10Rudy Kessinger 28 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 16, Northern Illinois 10
5:401st & 10 at own 32Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 05:40
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 35Nathan Dibert kickoff for 56 yds , Elijah Porter return for 23 yds to the NIU 32
5:261st & 10 at own 32Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 37
4:482nd & 5 at own 37Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at own 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 46
3:492nd & 7 at own 46Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 2 yds to the NIU 48
3:163rd & 5 at own 48Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the EMU 49
2:404th & 2 at opp 49Brady Davidson pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
2:352nd & 9 at the 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:35
2:331st & 10 at own 49Dontae McMillan run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
2:322nd & 9 at the 50Ben Prosper run for 2 yds to the NIU 48
2:323rd & 7 at opp 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:32
2:263rd & 7 at opp 48Noah Kim run for 1 yd to the NIU 47
2:264th & 6 at opp 47Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:26
2:184th & 6 at opp 47Mitchell Tomasek punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 11 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 20Brady Davidson pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 3 yds to the NIU 23
1:583rd & 6 at own 24Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 01:58
1:542nd & 7 at own 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 24
1:513rd & 6 at own 24Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 17 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down Eastern Michigan Penalty, Delay Of Game (Joshua Scott) to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 46Brady Davidson pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
1:362nd & 10 at own 46Brady Davidson pass complete to La’Don Bryant for 6 yds to the EMU 48
1:173rd & 4 at opp 48Brady Davidson pass incomplete
1:174th & 4 at opp 48Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 01:17
1:044th & 4 at opp 48Brady Davidson pass complete to Gary Givens for 21 yds to the EMU 27 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 27Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Chavon Wright
0:502nd & 10 at opp 27Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
0:463rd & 10 at opp 27Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
0:404th & 10 at opp 27Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Eastern Michigan End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 27N. Kim 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.

Northern Illinois leads 28–⁠8–⁠2 in 38 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Eastern Michigan 16, Northern Illinois 10
2023Northern Illinois 20, Eastern Michigan 13
2022Northern Illinois 39, Eastern Michigan 10
2021Northern Illinois 27, Eastern Michigan 20
2020Eastern Michigan 41, Northern Illinois 33
2019Eastern Michigan 45, Northern Illinois 17

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