| Scoring Summary | 
Kent State (1-5,0-2) vs. Northern Illinois (3-2,1-0)
Date: Oct 07, 2017  Site: DeKalb, Ill.  Stadium: Huskie Stadium  Attendance: 11398
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | 
| Kent State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 
| SCORING SUMMARY | KENT -NIU | |||
| 1st | 02:00 | NIU | TEARS, Spencer 10 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick) | |
| 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:35 | 0 - 7 | |||
| 2nd | 06:33 | KENT | HYNES, Shane 18 yd field goal | |
| 10 plays, 89 yards, TOP 4:42 | 3 - 7 | |||
| 01:01 | NIU | WIMANN, Shane 25 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick) | ||
| 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:54 | 3 - 14 | |||
| 3rd | 10:34 | NIU | HUFF, Jordan 2 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick) | |
| 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 0:32 | 3 - 21 | |||
| 04:48 | NIU | HAGAN, Christia 41 yd field goal | ||
| 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:04 | 3 - 24 | |||
| Kickoff time: 2:30 pm   End of Game: 5:30 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:00 Referee: Amanda Sauer  Umpire: Tony Smith  Linesman: Rudy Studd  Line judge: Dan Bush  Back judge: Reggie Berry  Field judge: Monte Tilgner  Side judge: Edward Smith  Center judge: Dan Novak  Temperature: 63  Wind: 23 SSW  Weather: Rain | 
| Team Statistics | 
| Team Totals | KENT | NIU | 
| FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 15 | 
| Rushing | 7 | 9 | 
| Passing | 1 | 6 | 
| Penalty | 1 | 0 | 
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 102 | 152 | 
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 50 | 
| Average Per Rush | 2.4 | 3.0 | 
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 | 
| Yards Gained Rushing | 164 | 204 | 
| Yards Lost Rushing | 62 | 52 | 
| NET YARDS PASSING | 29 | 114 | 
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-17-3 | 13-22-2 | 
| Average Per Attempt | 1.7 | 5.2 | 
| Average Per Completion | 4.8 | 8.8 | 
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 | 
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 131 | 266 | 
| Total offense plays | 60 | 72 | 
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.2 | 3.7 | 
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 | 
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-43 | 7-59 | 
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-412 | 8-312 | 
| Average Yards Per Punt | 45.8 | 39.0 | 
| Net Yards Per Punt | 38.2 | 33.8 | 
| Inside 20 | 0 | 2 | 
| 50+ Yards | 3 | 1 | 
| Touchbacks | 3 | 2 | 
| Fair catch | 2 | 0 | 
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 1-65 | 5-304 | 
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 65.0 | 60.8 | 
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 40.0 | 40.6 | 
| Touchbacks | 1 | 3 | 
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-2-0 | 2-8-0 | 
| Average Per Return | 2.0 | 4.0 | 
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-26-0 | 0-0-0 | 
| Average Per Return | 13.0 | 0.0 | 
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-0-0 | 3-56-0 | 
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 | 
| Possession Time | 30:00 | 30:00 | 
| 1st Quarter | 5:39 | 9:21 | 
| 2nd Quarter | 10:17 | 4:43 | 
| 3rd Quarter | 7:58 | 7:02 | 
| 4th Quarter | 6:06 | 8:54 | 
| Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 16 | 5 of 17 | 
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 2 | 1 of 1 | 
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-2 | 2-3 | 
| Touchdowns | 0-2 | 2-3 | 
| Field goals | 1-2 | 0-3 | 
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 4-29 | 7-37 | 
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 3-3 | 
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 1-1 | 
| Points off turnovers | 0 | 14 | 
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| FUMBLES: Kent State-JAMES, Raymond 2-1. Northern Illinois-JONES, Marcus 1-1. | 
| Drive Chart | 
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| KENT | 1st | K44 | 13:16 | Punt | N40 | 10:55 | Punt | 5-16 | 2:21 | ||
| KENT | 1st | K39 | 09:27 | Punt | K41 | 07:35 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:52 | ||
| KENT | 1st | K35 | 01:55 | Kickoff | K35 | 00:34 | Interception | 3-0 | 1:21 | ||
| KENT | 2nd | K20 | 14:33 | Interception | K24 | 12:37 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:56 | ||
| KENT | 2nd | K10 | 11:15 | Punt | N01 | 06:33 | * | FIELD GOAL | 10-89 | 4:42 | # | 
| KENT | 2nd | N19 | 06:31 | Kickoff | N17 | 03:55 | Interception | 4-2 | 2:36 | # | |
| KENT | 2nd | K25 | 01:01 | Kickoff | K39 | 00:00 | End of half | 2-14 | 1:01 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K17 | 14:59 | Kickoff | K08 | 12:52 | Punt | 3--9 | 2:07 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K09 | 00:00 | Punt | K11 | 11:06 | Fumble | 0-2 | 0:00 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K25 | 10:34 | Kickoff | K25 | 10:24 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:10 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K01 | 08:04 | Punt | K03 | 05:52 | Punt | 3-2 | 2:12 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K25 | 04:48 | Kickoff | K17 | 02:55 | Punt | 3--8 | 1:53 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K20 | 01:35 | Punt | K13 | 00:00 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:35 | ||
| KENT | 4th | K20 | 13:26 | Punt | K24 | 12:07 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:19 | ||
| KENT | 4th | K20 | 09:05 | Interception | K26 | 05:58 | Punt | 7-6 | 3:07 | ||
| KENT | 4th | N49 | 04:08 | Punt | N45 | 03:14 | Downs | 4-4 | 0:54 | ||
| KENT | 4th | N43 | 03:09 | Fumble | N40 | 02:23 | Downs | 4-3 | 0:46 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N30 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N23 | 13:16 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:44 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N20 | 10:55 | Punt | N29 | 09:27 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:28 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N20 | 07:35 | Punt | K00 | 02:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-80 | 5:35 | # | 
| NIU | 1st | K34 | 00:34 | Interception | K24 | 14:33 | Interception | 4-10 | 1:01 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | N49 | 12:37 | Punt | N44 | 11:15 | Punt | 3--5 | 1:22 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | K48 | 03:55 | Interception | K00 | 01:01 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-48 | 2:54 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N46 | 12:52 | Punt | K48 | 11:06 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:46 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | K11 | 11:06 | Fumble | K00 | 10:34 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-11 | 0:32 | # | 
| NIU | 3rd | K34 | 10:24 | Interception | K42 | 08:04 | Punt | 7--8 | 2:20 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | K32 | 05:52 | Punt | K24 | 04:48 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-8 | 1:04 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N48 | 02:55 | Punt | K46 | 01:35 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:20 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N46 | 15:00 | Punt | N43 | 13:26 | Punt | 3--3 | 1:34 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N23 | 12:07 | Punt | K20 | 09:05 | Interception | 9-57 | 3:02 | # | |
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 05:58 | Punt | N21 | 04:08 | Punt | 3-1 | 1:50 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N45 | 03:14 | Downs | N43 | 03:09 | Fumble | 1--2 | 0:05 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N40 | 02:23 | Downs | K40 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-20 | 2:23 | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Kent State | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 05:39 | 10:17 | 07:58 | 06:06 | 15:56 | 14:04 | 30:00 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 0/3 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 1/5 | 1/7 | 1/9 | 2/16 | ||
| Average field position | K39 | K34 | K17 | K37 | K36 | K26 | K30 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 09:21 | 04:43 | 07:02 | 08:54 | 14:04 | 15:56 | 30:00 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/5 | 0/4 | 4/8 | 1/9 | 5/17 | ||
| Average field position | N34 | N50 | K37 | N34 | N39 | N49 | N45 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| NIU | 1st | N30 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N23 | 13:16 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:44 | ||
| KENT | 1st | K44 | 13:16 | Punt | N40 | 10:55 | Punt | 5-16 | 2:21 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N20 | 10:55 | Punt | N29 | 09:27 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:28 | ||
| KENT | 1st | K39 | 09:27 | Punt | K41 | 07:35 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:52 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N20 | 07:35 | Punt | K00 | 02:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-80 | 5:35 | # | 
| KENT | 1st | K35 | 01:55 | Kickoff | K35 | 00:34 | Interception | 3-0 | 1:21 | ||
| NIU | 1st | K34 | 00:34 | Interception | K24 | 14:33 | Interception | 4-10 | 1:01 | ||
| KENT | 2nd | K20 | 14:33 | Interception | K24 | 12:37 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:56 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | N49 | 12:37 | Punt | N44 | 11:15 | Punt | 3--5 | 1:22 | ||
| KENT | 2nd | K10 | 11:15 | Punt | N01 | 06:33 | * | FIELD GOAL | 10-89 | 4:42 | # | 
| KENT | 2nd | N19 | 06:31 | Kickoff | N17 | 03:55 | Interception | 4-2 | 2:36 | # | |
| NIU | 2nd | K48 | 03:55 | Interception | K00 | 01:01 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-48 | 2:54 | |
| KENT | 2nd | K25 | 01:01 | Kickoff | K39 | 00:00 | End of half | 2-14 | 1:01 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K17 | 14:59 | Kickoff | K08 | 12:52 | Punt | 3--9 | 2:07 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | N46 | 12:52 | Punt | K48 | 11:06 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:46 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K09 | 00:00 | Punt | K11 | 11:06 | Fumble | 0-2 | 0:00 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | K11 | 11:06 | Fumble | K00 | 10:34 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-11 | 0:32 | # | 
| KENT | 3rd | K25 | 10:34 | Kickoff | K25 | 10:24 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:10 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | K34 | 10:24 | Interception | K42 | 08:04 | Punt | 7--8 | 2:20 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K01 | 08:04 | Punt | K03 | 05:52 | Punt | 3-2 | 2:12 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | K32 | 05:52 | Punt | K24 | 04:48 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-8 | 1:04 | |
| KENT | 3rd | K25 | 04:48 | Kickoff | K17 | 02:55 | Punt | 3--8 | 1:53 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | N48 | 02:55 | Punt | K46 | 01:35 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:20 | ||
| KENT | 3rd | K20 | 01:35 | Punt | K13 | 00:00 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:35 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N46 | 15:00 | Punt | N43 | 13:26 | Punt | 3--3 | 1:34 | ||
| KENT | 4th | K20 | 13:26 | Punt | K24 | 12:07 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:19 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N23 | 12:07 | Punt | K20 | 09:05 | Interception | 9-57 | 3:02 | # | |
| KENT | 4th | K20 | 09:05 | Interception | K26 | 05:58 | Punt | 7-6 | 3:07 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 05:58 | Punt | N21 | 04:08 | Punt | 3-1 | 1:50 | ||
| KENT | 4th | N49 | 04:08 | Punt | N45 | 03:14 | Downs | 4-4 | 0:54 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N45 | 03:14 | Downs | N43 | 03:09 | Fumble | 1--2 | 0:05 | ||
| KENT | 4th | N43 | 03:09 | Fumble | N40 | 02:23 | Downs | 4-3 | 0:46 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N40 | 02:23 | Downs | K40 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-20 | 2:23 | ||
| Defensive Statistics | 
| ## | Kent State | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH | 
| 22 | JONES, Jim | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.5/7 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | 0.5/7 | . | 
| 28 | LAWRENCE-BURKE | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.0/8 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/8 | . | 
| 1 | McRAE, Juantez | 4 | 2 | 6 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | 
| 7 | PARKER, Jamal | 4 | 2 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 90 | CUNNINGHAM, Jon | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.5/6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 45 | MOORE, Marques | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.0/12 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.0/12 | . | 
| 58 | EBOIGBE, Theo | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 23 | FOSTER, Jerrell | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | 
| 17 | FAULKNER, Nick | 2 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 92 | MAJETTE, Theo | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/2 | . | 
| 2 | SIMPSON, Erik | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 55 | ROBINSON, J. | . | 3 | 3 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 
| 53 | HOAG, Alex | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5/7 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 5 | ALEXANDER, J. | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 3L | LEE, Devante | . | 2 | 2 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 52 | McKAY, Anthony | . | 2 | 2 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 24 | JAMES, Raekwon | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 95 | PALUMBO, Joey | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 30 | MARSHALL, D. | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 8 | HINES, Elvis | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 10 | PRICE, Kavious | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 87 | CARRIGAN, Mike | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 11 | RANKIN, Justin | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 21 | MONDAY, D. | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 34 | GAMBLE, Kesean | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| ## | Northern Illinois | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH | 
| 7 | JOHNSON, Jawuan | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2.0/5 | . | . | 1-5 | . | . | 1.0/2 | . | 
| 15 | SMITH, Sutton | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4.0/25 | . | . | . | . | . | 3.0/21 | . | 
| 6 | JONES, Bobby | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.0/5 | . | . | 1-2 | . | . | 1.0/4 | . | 
| 18 | SCHWAB, Alex | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.5/2 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 8A | WILLIAMS, Mykel | 4 | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 
| 5 | OLOOTU, Mayomi | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 12 | CORCORAN, Josh | . | 4 | 4 | 2.0/9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.5/7 | . | 
| 11 | FOSTER, Traysho | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 99 | LEROY, Ben | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 1 | SMALLS, Albert | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 20 | ALLEN, Mycial | 2 | . | 2 | 1.0/8 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 
| 9A | SANDERS, Joe | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 26 | MISTER, Tommy | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 19 | LURRY, Shawun | . | 1 | 1 | 0.5/1 | . | . | 1-45 | . | . | . | . | 
| 53 | WYNNE, Quintin | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 40 | BROWN, Drequan | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 90 | LEE, William | . | 1 | 1 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/3 | . | 
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| Kent State: 1M-MUSOLINO, AJ, 2-SIMPSON, Erik, 2A-ANDRASSY, Joe, 2M-MATTHEWS, Will, 3L-LEE, Devante, 6-SINGLETON, Keon, 8-HINES, Elvis, 9F-FRAZIER, M., 12-JAMES, Raymond, 13-PHILLIS, Will, 14-CRUM, Dustin, 15-SHERALD, KJ, 20-ELLIOTT, Marcus, 25-MOORE, Jonathan, 30-MARSHALL, D., 33-SOMMERS, Matt, 34-GAMBLE, Kesean, 35-THOMAS, Sam, 41-JOLICOEUR, R., 45-MOORE, Marques, 53-HOAG, Alex, 55-ROBINSON, J., 57-HYNES, Shane, 68-MARINELLI, Mike, 69-ALLAN, Sam, 87-CARRIGAN, Mike, 89-GAMBLE, Charles, 92-MAJETTE, Theo, 94-URENOVITCH, G., 95-PALUMBO, Joey, 96-ADAMS, Derek, 98-HILL, Dominic. | 
| Northern Illinois: 1E-CHILDERS, Marcu, 2-PARKER, Jonatha, 3A-EMBRY, Jalen, 5-OLOOTU, Mayomi, 8-PARCHMENT, Andr, 9-WESLEY, Jauan, 9A-SANDERS, Joe, 13-ABRESCH, Jackso, 16-MILTON, Dwayne, 18-SCHWAB, Alex, 21-JONES, Marcus, 22-HARBISON, Tre, 25-ORNE, Josh, 26-MISTER, Tommy, 29-BUIRGE, Adam, 33-FISCHER, Aaron, 34-HAGAN, Christia, 36-FERENCE, Matt, 37-DEVEAUX, Lance, 40-BROWN, Drequan, 41-LORBECK, Matt, 52-HLAVA, Jake, 53-WYNNE, Quintin, 55-KRAMER, Weston, 56-ROBERTS, Ryan, 59-SAK, Hayden, 76-BROWN, Dale, 84-HARMSTON, Ty, 88-CRAWFORD, Danie, 89-BRINKMAN, Mitch, 90-LEE, William, 94-WEBSTER, Devin. | 
| Box Score | 
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Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
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Kent State..........  0  3  0  0  -  3       Record: (1-5,0-2)
Northern Illinois...  7  7 10  0  - 24       Record: (3-2,1-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 02:00 NIU - TEARS, Spencer 10 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick), 12-80 5:35, KENT 0 - NIU 7
2nd 06:33 KENT - HYNES, Shane 18 yd field goal, 10-89 4:42, KENT 3 - NIU 7
    01:01 NIU - WIMANN, Shane 25 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick), 8-48 2:54, KENT 3 - NIU 14
3rd 10:34 NIU - HUFF, Jordan 2 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (HAGAN, Christia kick), 2-11 0:32, KENT 3 - NIU 21
    04:48 NIU - HAGAN, Christia 41 yd field goal, 4-8 1:04, KENT 3 - NIU 24
                                   KENT      NIU
FIRST DOWNS...................        9       15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   43-102   50-152
PASSING YDS (NET).............       29      114
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........   17-6-3  22-13-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   60-131   72-266
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-2      2-8
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-26      0-0
Interception Returns-Yards....      2-0     3-56
Punts (Number-Avg)............   9-45.8   8-39.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     5-43     7-59
Possession Time...............    30:00    30:00
Third-Down Conversions........  2 of 16  5 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 2   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-2      2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-29     7-37
RUSHING: Kent State-CRUM, Dustin 15-77; RANKIN, Justin 12-33; MATTHEWS,
Will 8-15; GAMBLE, Kesean 1-3; JAMES, Raekwon 1-minus 3; PRICE, Kavious 2-minus
7; BOLLAS, George 4-minus 16. Northern Illinois-CHILDERS, Marcu 17-65; HUFF,
Jordan 18-58; JONES, Marcus 6-20; BROWN, D.J. 1-10; MISTER, Tommy 2-5;
SANTACATERINA D 3-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2; BLAKE, Christia 2-minus 3.
PASSING: Kent State-BOLLAS, George 4-13-2-14; CRUM, Dustin 2-4-1-15.
Northern Illinois-CHILDERS, Marcu 13-21-1-114; SANTACATERINA D 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING: Kent State-HARRELL, Trey 2-10; RANKIN, Justin 2-8; CARRIGAN,
Mike 1-7; PRICE, Kavious 1-4. Northern Illinois-WIMANN, Shane 4-53; TEARS,
Spencer 3-25; BLAKE, Christia 2-7; BRINKMAN, Mitch 1-13; BROWN, D.J. 1-9;
WESLEY, Jauan 1-5; HUFF, Jordan 1-2.
INTERCEPTIONS: Kent State-McRAE, Juantez 1-0; FOSTER, Jerrell 1-0.
Northern Illinois-LURRY, Shawun 1-45; JOHNSON, Jawuan 1-5; JONES, Bobby 1-2;
ALLEN, Mycial 0-4.
FUMBLES: Kent State-JAMES, Raymond 2-1. Northern Illinois-JONES, Marcus
1-1.
Stadium: Huskie Stadium        Attendance: 11398
Kickoff time: 2:30 pm   End of Game: 5:30 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:00
Officials: Referee: Amanda Sauer; Umpire: Tony Smith; Linesman: Rudy Studd;
Line judge: Dan Bush; Back judge: Reggie Berry; Field judge: Monte Tilgner;
Side judge: Edward Smith; Center judge: Dan Novak;
Temperature: 63        Wind: 23 SSW    Weather: Rain
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| Play-by-Play Summary | 
| Kent State won the toss and deferred. NIU will receive. | |||
| HYNES, Shane kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback, PENALTY KENT offside 5 yards to the NIU30, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU30. | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu30 | HUFF, Jordan rush for no gain to the NIU30 (FOSTER, Jerrell). | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu30 | SANTACATERINA D sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU25 (MOORE, Marques). | 
| Niu | 3-15 | at Niu25 | SANTACATERINA D sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU23 (MAJETTE, Theo). | 
| Niu | 4-17 | at Niu23 | FERENCE, Matt punt 33 yards to the KENT44, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:44 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent44 | KENT STATE drive start at 13:16. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent44 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 8 yards to the NIU48 (FOSTER, Traysho). | 
| Kent | 2-2 | at Niu48 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 2 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN KENT (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu46 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 9 yards to the NIU37 (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Kent | 2-1 | at Niu37 | BOLLAS, George rush for loss of 3 yards to the NIU40 (CORCORAN, Josh;LEROY, Ben). | 
| Kent | 3-4 | at Niu40 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to RANKIN, Justin, dropped pass. | 
| Kent | 4-4 | at Niu40 | ADAMS, Derek punt 40 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:21 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:55. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | MISTER, Tommy rush for 1 yard to the NIU21 (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 2-9 | at Niu21 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the NIU23 (LAWRENCE-BURKE). | 
| Niu | 3-7 | at Niu23 | SANTACATERINA D rush for 6 yards to the NIU29 (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 4-1 | at Niu29 | FERENCE, Matt punt 32 yards to the KENT39, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:28 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent39 | KENT STATE drive start at 09:27. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent39 | BOLLAS, George sacked for loss of 2 yards to the KENT37 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 2-12 | at Kent37 | RANKIN, Justin rush for loss of 3 yards to the KENT34 (SCHWAB, Alex;LURRY, Shawun). | 
| Kent | 3-15 | at Kent34 | BOLLAS, George pass complete to CARRIGAN, Mike for 7 yards to the KENT41, out-of-bounds (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 4-8 | at Kent41 | ADAMS, Derek punt 59 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:52 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:35. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for loss of 3 yards to the NIU17. | 
| Niu | 2-13 | at Niu17 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 8 yards to the NIU25 (McRAE, Juantez). | 
| Niu | 3-5 | at Niu25 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to TEARS, Spencer for 8 yards to the NIU33, 1ST DOWN NIU (McRAE, Juantez). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 5 yards to the NIU38 (MONDAY, D.;ALEXANDER, J.). | 
| Niu | 2-5 | at Niu38 | BROWN, D.J. rush for 10 yards to the NIU48, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (McRAE, Juantez;FOSTER, Jerrell). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu48 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 4 yards to the KENT48 (EBOIGBE, Theo). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Kent48 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to WIMANN, Shane for 15 yards to the KENT33, 1ST DOWN NIU (FOSTER, Jerrell). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent33 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 4 yards to the KENT29 (McRAE, Juantez;LAWRENCE-BURKE). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Kent29 | JONES, Marcus rush for 2 yards to the KENT27 (ALEXANDER, J.). | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Kent27 | PENALTY NIU false start (BLAKE, Christia) 5 yards to the KENT32. | 
| Niu | 3-9 | at Kent32 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 28 yards to the KENT4, 1ST DOWN NIU (PARKER, Jamal). | 
| Niu | 1-G | at Kent04 | Timeout Kent State, clock 02:39. | 
| Niu | 1-G | at Kent04 | BLAKE, Christia rush for loss of 6 yards to the KENT10 (CUNNINGHAM, Jon). | 
| Niu | 2-G | at Kent10 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to TEARS, Spencer for 10 yards to the KENT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:00. | 
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 7, Kent State 0 | |||
| Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:40 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 57 yards to the KENT8, JAMES, Raymond return 22 yards to the KENT30 (MISTER, Tommy), PENALTY NIU offside 5 yards to the KENT35, 1st and 10, KENT ball on KENT35. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent35 | KENT STATE drive start at 01:55. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent35 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 3 yards to the KENT38 (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Kent | 2-7 | at Kent38 | JAMES, Raekwon rush for loss of 3 yards to the KENT35 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 3-10 | at Kent35 | BOLLAS, George pass intercepted by JOHNSON, Jawuan at the KENT39, JOHNSON, Jawuan return 5 yards to the KENT34 (RANKIN, Justin;CARRIGAN, Mike). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:21 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent34 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:34. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent34 | HUFF, Jordan rush for loss of 1 yard to the KENT35 (McKAY, Anthony;CUNNINGHAM, Jon). | 
| Niu | 2-11 | at Kent35 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 9 yards to the KENT26 (PARKER, Jamal). | 
| Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
| Northern Illinois 7, Kent State 0 | 
| Niu | 3-2 | at Kent26 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. | 
| Niu | 3-2 | at Kent26 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the KENT24, 1ST DOWN NIU (MOORE, Marques;CUNNINGHAM, Jon). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent24 | SANTACATERINA D pass intercepted by FOSTER, Jerrell at the KENT0, FOSTER, Jerrell return 0 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | KENT STATE drive start at 14:33. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | RANKIN, Justin rush for loss of 2 yards to the KENT18 (OLOOTU, Mayomi). | 
| Kent | 2-12 | at Kent18 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 6 yards to the KENT24 (JONES, Bobby;JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 3-6 | at Kent24 | CRUM, Dustin rush for no gain to the KENT24 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 4-6 | at Kent24 | ADAMS, Derek punt 27 yards to the NIU49, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:56 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu49 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:37. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu49 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 2 yards to the KENT49 (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 2-8 | at Kent49 | JONES, Marcus rush for 1 yard to the KENT48 (McKAY, Anthony;FAULKNER, Nick), PENALTY NIU holding (HAWN, Isaac) 10 yards to the NIU41, NO PLAY. | 
| Niu | 2-18 | at Niu41 | BLAKE, Christia rush for 3 yards to the NIU44, out-of-bounds (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 3-15 | at Niu44 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to TEARS, Spencer. | 
| Niu | 4-15 | at Niu44 | FERENCE, Matt punt 56 yards to the KENT0, touchback, PENALTY KENT holding (THOMAS, Sam) 10 yards to the KENT10, 1st and 10, KENT ball on KENT10. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:22 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent10 | KENT STATE drive start at 11:15. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent10 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 12 yards to the KENT22, 1ST DOWN KENT (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent22 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 34 yards to the NIU44, 1ST DOWN KENT (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu44 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 3 yards to the NIU41 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;SCHWAB, Alex). | 
| Kent | 2-7 | at Niu41 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 4 yards to the NIU37 (LEROY, Ben). | 
| Kent | 3-3 | at Niu37 | CRUM, Dustin pass complete to RANKIN, Justin for 8 yards to the NIU29, 1ST DOWN KENT, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu29 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 22 yards to the NIU7, 1ST DOWN KENT, out-of-bounds (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Kent | 1-G | at Niu07 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 1 yard to the NIU6 (SCHWAB, Alex;SANDERS, Joe). | 
| Kent | 2-G | at Niu06 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 3 yards to the NIU3 (WILLIAMS, Mykel;SANDERS, Joe). | 
| Kent | 3-G | at Niu03 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 2 yards to the NIU1 (SCHWAB, Alex). | 
| Kent | 4-G | at Niu01 | HYNES, Shane field goal attempt from 18 GOOD, clock 06:33. | 
| Northern Illinois 7, Kent State 3 | |||
| Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, TOP 04:44 | |||
| HYNES, Shane kickoff 46 yards to the NIU19, on-side kick, recovered by KENT MARSHALL, D. on NIU19. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu19 | KENT STATE drive start at 06:31. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu19 | CRUM, Dustin rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU23 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 2-14 | at Niu23 | CRUM, Dustin pass incomplete to CARRIGAN, Mike, PENALTY NIU pass interference (WILLIAMS, Mykel) 14 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN KENT, NO PLAY. | 
| Kent | 1-G | at Niu09 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 1 yard to the NIU8 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 2-G | at Niu08 | CRUM, Dustin pass incomplete to CARRIGAN, Mike, dropped pass, PENALTY KENT holding (PUTHOFF, Nathan) 10 yards to the NIU18, NO PLAY. | 
| Kent | 2-G | at Niu18 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 1 yard to the NIU17 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 3-G | at Niu17 | CRUM, Dustin pass intercepted by LURRY, Shawun at the NIU3, LURRY, Shawun return 45 yards to the NIU48, ALLEN, Mycial for 4 yards to the KENT48 (JAMES, Raekwon). | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:36 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent48 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:55, NIU ball on KENT48. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent48 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Kent48 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 7 yards to the KENT41 (McRAE, Juantez). | 
| Niu | 3-3 | at Kent41 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the KENT40 (CUNNINGHAM, Jon;MAJETTE, Theo). | 
| Niu | 4-2 | at Kent40 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 2 yards to the KENT38, 1ST DOWN NIU (CUNNINGHAM, Jon). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent38 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 4 yards to the KENT34 (MAJETTE, Theo;ROBINSON, J.). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Kent34 | JONES, Marcus rush for 2 yards to the KENT32 (MOORE, Marques;LAWRENCE-BURKE). | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Kent32 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:29. | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Kent32 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 7 yards to the KENT25, 1ST DOWN NIU (PARKER, Jamal;JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent25 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to WIMANN, Shane for 25 yards to the KENT0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:01. | 
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Kent State 3 | |||
| Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:54 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | KENT STATE drive start at 01:01. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 5 yards to the KENT30 (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Kent | 2-5 | at Kent30 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 9 yards to the KENT39, 1ST DOWN KENT (JOHNSON, Jawuan;SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent39 | End of half, clock 00:00. | 
| Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Kent State 3 | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent39 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU35. | 
| Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 52 yards to the KENT13, JAMES, Raymond return 0 yards to the KENT13, fumble by JAMES, Raymond recovered by KENT TEAM at KENT17. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent17 | KENT STATE drive start at 14:59, KENT ball on KENT17. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent17 | PRICE, Kavious rush for 1 yard to the KENT18 (SMITH, Sutton;LEROY, Ben). | 
| Kent | 2-9 | at Kent18 | BOLLAS, George pass complete to RANKIN, Justin for no gain to the KENT18 (SCHWAB, Alex;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 3-9 | at Kent18 | BOLLAS, George sacked for loss of 10 yards to the KENT8 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 4-19 | at Kent08 | ADAMS, Derek punt 46 yards to the NIU46, EMBRY, Jalen return 0 yards to the NIU46 (PALUMBO, Joey). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 02:07 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:52. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 2 yards to the NIU48 (McKAY, Anthony;FAULKNER, Nick). | 
| Niu | 2-8 | at Niu48 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 4 yards to the KENT48 (FAULKNER, Nick). | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Kent48 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for no gain to the KENT48, out-of-bounds (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 4-4 | at Kent48 | FERENCE, Matt punt 39 yards to the KENT9, JAMES, Raymond return 0 yards to the KENT9, fumble by JAMES, Raymond recovered by NIU SCHWAB, Alex at KENT11. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:46 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent11 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:06. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent11 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to BROWN, D.J. for 9 yards to the KENT2, out-of-bounds (LAWRENCE-BURKE;PARKER, Jamal). | 
| Niu | 2-1 | at Kent02 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to HUFF, Jordan for 2 yards to the KENT0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:34. | 
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 21, Kent State 3 | |||
| Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 00:32 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | KENT STATE drive start at 10:34. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | BOLLAS, George pass intercepted by JONES, Bobby at the KENT36, JONES, Bobby return 2 yards to the KENT34 (PRICE, Kavious). | 
| Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:10 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent34 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:24. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent34 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J.. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Kent34 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for no gain to the KENT34 (JONES, Jim), PENALTY NIU holding (SHIVELY, Luke) 10 yards to the KENT44, NO PLAY. | 
| Niu | 2-20 | at Kent44 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to TEARS, Spencer. | 
| Niu | 3-20 | at Kent44 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 20 yards to the KENT24, 1ST DOWN NIU (HINES, Elvis). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent24 | HUFF, Jordan rush for loss of 1 yard to the KENT25 (LEE, Devante;LAWRENCE-BURKE). | 
| Niu | 2-11 | at Kent25 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 1 yard to the KENT24 (EBOIGBE, Theo), PENALTY NIU holding (SCHARPING, Max) 10 yards to the KENT34. | 
| Niu | 2-20 | at Kent34 | 2nd and 20. | 
| Niu | 2-20 | at Kent34 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to TEARS, Spencer for 7 yards to the KENT27. | 
| Niu | 3-13 | at Kent27 | CHILDERS, Marcu sacked for loss of 15 yards to the KENT42 (LAWRENCE-BURKE;JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 4-28 | at Kent42 | FERENCE, Matt punt 41 yards to the KENT1, downed. | 
| Drive: 7 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 02:20 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent01 | KENT STATE drive start at 08:04. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent01 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 1 yard to the KENT2 (SCHWAB, Alex;JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 2-9 | at Kent02 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for 1 yard to the KENT3 (JONES, Bobby;OLOOTU, Mayomi). | 
| Kent | 3-8 | at Kent03 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 3 yards to the KENT6, out-of-bounds. | 
| Kent | 4-5 | at Kent06 | PENALTY KENT delay of game 3 yards to the KENT3. | 
| Kent | 4-8 | at Kent03 | ADAMS, Derek punt 29 yards to the KENT32, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:12 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent32 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:52. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent32 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Kent32 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 6 yards to the KENT26 (SIMPSON, Erik). | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Kent26 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 2 yards to the KENT24 (EBOIGBE, Theo;JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 4-2 | at Kent24 | HAGAN, Christia field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, clock 04:48. | 
| Northern Illinois 24, Kent State 3 | |||
| Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:04 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | KENT STATE drive start at 04:48. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent25 | RANKIN, Justin rush for 4 yards to the KENT29 (SCHWAB, Alex;JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 2-6 | at Kent29 | PRICE, Kavious rush for loss of 8 yards to the KENT21, out-of-bounds (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Kent | 3-14 | at Kent21 | CRUM, Dustin sacked for loss of 4 yards to the KENT17 (CORCORAN, Josh;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 4-18 | at Kent17 | ADAMS, Derek punt 35 yards to the NIU48, fair catch by EMBRY, Jalen. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:53 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu48 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:55. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu48 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J.. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu48 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 2 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 3-8 | at Niu50 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to WIMANN, Shane for 4 yards to the KENT46 (MARSHALL, D.). | 
| Niu | 4-4 | at Kent46 | FERENCE, Matt punt 46 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:20 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | KENT STATE drive start at 01:35. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | GAMBLE, Kesean rush for 3 yards to the KENT23 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 2-7 | at Kent23 | CRUM, Dustin sacked for loss of 5 yards to the KENT18 (LEE, William;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 3-12 | at Kent18 | CRUM, Dustin sacked for loss of 5 yards to the KENT13 (SMITH, Sutton;CORCORAN, Josh). | 
| Kent | 4-17 | at Kent13 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:07. | 
| Kent | 4-17 | at Kent13 | ADAMS, Derek punt 41 yards to the NIU46, fair catch by EMBRY, Jalen. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:35 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:00. | 
| Northern Illinois 24, Kent State 3 | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (FAULKNER, Nick). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Niu50 | HUFF, Jordan rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (FAULKNER, Nick;LEE, Devante). | 
| Niu | 3-6 | at Niu50 | CHILDERS, Marcu sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU43 (MOORE, Marques). | 
| Niu | 4-13 | at Niu43 | FERENCE, Matt punt 37 yards to the KENT20, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:34 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | KENT STATE drive start at 13:26. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for no gain to the KENT20 (BROWN, Drequan;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 2-10 | at Kent20 | CRUM, Dustin rush for loss of 3 yards to the KENT17, fumble by CRUM, Dustin recovered by KENT MATTHEWS, Will at KENT19, PENALTY NIU offside (BROWN, Drequan) 5 yards to the KENT25, NO PLAY. | 
| Kent | 2-5 | at Kent25 | MATTHEWS, Will rush for loss of 1 yard to the KENT24 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Kent | 3-6 | at Kent24 | CRUM, Dustin pass incomplete to RANKIN, Justin (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Kent | 4-6 | at Kent24 | ADAMS, Derek punt 61 yards to the NIU15, EMBRY, Jalen return 8 yards to the NIU23 (GAMBLE, Kesean;MOORE, Marques). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:19 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:07. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 19 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (McRAE, Juantez). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu42 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to BRINKMAN, Mitch for 13 yards to the KENT45, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (PARKER, Jamal). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent45 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 6 yards to the KENT39 (JONES, Jim;MAJETTE, Theo). | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Kent39 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush for 5 yards to the KENT34, 1ST DOWN NIU (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent34 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to WIMANN, Shane for 9 yards to the KENT25 (FOSTER, Jerrell). | 
| Niu | 2-1 | at Kent25 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 5 yards to the KENT20, 1ST DOWN NIU. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent20 | HUFF, Jordan rush for no gain to the KENT20 (JONES, Jim;ROBINSON, J.). | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Kent20 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass incomplete to HARMSTON, Ty. | 
| Niu | 3-10 | at Kent20 | Timeout Kent State, clock 09:11. | 
| Niu | 3-10 | at Kent20 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass intercepted by McRAE, Juantez at the KENT0, McRAE, Juantez return 0 yards to the KENT0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:02 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | KENT STATE drive start at 09:05. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent20 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 10 yards to the KENT30, 1ST DOWN KENT (FOSTER, Traysho). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent30 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 4 yards to the KENT34 (SMITH, Sutton;WYNNE, Quintin). | 
| Kent | 2-6 | at Kent34 | CRUM, Dustin sacked for loss of 5 yards to the KENT29 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Kent | 3-11 | at Kent29 | CRUM, Dustin rush for 12 yards to the KENT41, 1ST DOWN KENT (FOSTER, Traysho). | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Kent41 | CRUM, Dustin sacked for loss of 6 yards to the KENT35 (SMITH, Sutton;CORCORAN, Josh). | 
| Kent | 2-16 | at Kent35 | CRUM, Dustin pass complete to HARRELL, Trey for 7 yards to the KENT42 (OLOOTU, Mayomi), PENALTY KENT unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the KENT27. | 
| Kent | 2-24 | at Kent27 | 3rd and 24. | 
| Kent | 3-24 | at Kent27 | BOLLAS, George rush for loss of 1 yard to the KENT26. | 
| Kent | 4-25 | at Kent26 | ADAMS, Derek punt 74 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, TOP 03:07 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:58. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | HUFF, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the NIU22 (PARKER, Jamal). | 
| Niu | 2-8 | at Niu22 | CHILDERS, Marcu pass complete to WESLEY, Jauan for 5 yards to the NIU27 (JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 3-3 | at Niu27 | HUFF, Jordan rush for loss of 6 yards to the NIU21 (ROBINSON, J.;HOAG, Alex). | 
| Niu | 4-9 | at Niu21 | FERENCE, Matt punt 28 yards to the NIU49, downed. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:50 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu49 | KENT STATE drive start at 04:08. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu49 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to PRICE, Kavious. | 
| Kent | 2-10 | at Niu49 | BOLLAS, George pass complete to PRICE, Kavious for 4 yards to the NIU45 (OLOOTU, Mayomi;JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Kent | 3-6 | at Niu45 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to PRICE, Kavious. | 
| Kent | 4-6 | at Niu45 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to PRICE, Kavious. | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:54 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu45 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:14. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu45 | QB hurry by ROBINSON, J.. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu45 | JONES, Marcus rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU41, fumble forced by HOAG, Alex, fumble by JONES, Marcus recovered by KENT JONES, Jim at NIU43. | 
| Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:05 | |||
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu43 | KENT STATE drive start at 03:09. | 
| Kent | 1-10 | at Niu43 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to JAMES, Raekwon. | 
| Kent | 2-10 | at Niu43 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to PRICE, Kavious. | 
| Kent | 3-10 | at Niu43 | BOLLAS, George pass complete to HARRELL, Trey for 3 yards to the NIU40. | 
| Kent | 4-7 | at Niu40 | BOLLAS, George pass incomplete to PRICE, Kavious (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:46 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:23. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | JONES, Marcus rush for 8 yards to the NIU48 (SIMPSON, Erik). | 
| Niu | 2-2 | at Niu48 | JONES, Marcus rush for 12 yards to the KENT40, 1ST DOWN NIU (LAWRENCE-BURKE;JONES, Jim). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Kent40 | JONES, Marcus rush for loss of 2 yards to the KENT42 (EBOIGBE, Theo). | 
| Niu | 2-12 | at Kent42 | MISTER, Tommy rush for 4 yards to the KENT38 (CUNNINGHAM, Jon;SIMPSON, Erik). | 
| Niu | 3-8 | at Kent38 | TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the KENT40. | 
| Niu | 4-10 | at Kent40 | End of game, clock 00:00. | 
| Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:23 | |||
| FINAL SCORE | |||
| Northern Illinois 24, Kent State 3 | 
| Play Breakdown Summary | 
| Kent State Northern Illinois Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 36 24 60 OVERALL.......... 46 26 72 1ST DOWN......... 19 5 24 1ST DOWN......... 20 9 29 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 2 3 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 4 1 5 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 5 1 6 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 6 5 11 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 9 7 16 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 2 3 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 5 0 5 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 4 9 13 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 4 7 11 4TH DOWN......... 0 2 2 4TH DOWN......... 1 0 1 Kent State Northern Illinois Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 36 24 60 ............... 46 26 72 |