Final/2OT
(21) N Illinois 44
(12-1, 8-0 MAC)
(17) Kent St 37
(11-2, 8-0 MAC)
Coverage: ESPN2
7:00 PM ET, November 30, 2012
Ford Field, DETROIT, MI
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Kent State at 15:00 | NIU | KENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northern Illinois at 14:50 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 29. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Perez Ashford. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Tommylee Lewis for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 28. | |||
| 4th and 7 at NIU 28 | Ryan Neir punt for 55 yards, downed at the KntSt 17. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 01:09 NORTHERNIL PUNT | ||||
| Kent State at 13:51 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 17 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Dri Archer for 7 yards to the KntSt 24. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 3 at KENT 24 | Trayion Durham rush for no gain to the KntSt 24. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at KENT 24 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 3 at KENT 24 | Anthony Melchiori punt for 54 yards, returned by Angelo Sebastiano for 2 yards to the NoIll 14, NORTHERNIL penalty 10 yard Illegal Block accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 01:37 KENTST PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 12:14 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 14 | Tommylee Lewis rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 21. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 3 at NIU 21 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Martel Moore for 8 yards to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Tommylee Lewis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch sacked by Luke Wollet for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 27. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at NIU 27 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | |||
| 4th and 12 at NIU 27 | Ryan Neir punt for 46 yards, fair catch by Eric Adeyemi at the KntSt 27. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 5 plays 13 yards, 01:23 NORTHERNIL PUNT | ||||
| Kent State at 10:51 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 27 | Trayion Durham rush for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 26. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 11 at KENT 26 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Dri Archer. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at KENT 26 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Eric Adeyemi. | |||
| 4th and 11 at KENT 26 | Anthony Melchiori punt for 55 yards, returned by Angelo Sebastiano for 3 yards, fumbled, forced by Darius Polk, recovered by KntSt Darius Polk at the NoIll 22. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 22 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Eric Adeyemi. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 22 | Trayion Durham rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 15. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NIU 15 | Dri Archer rush for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Freddy Cortez extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards returned by Angelo Sebastiano for 20 yards to the NoIll 10, NORTHERNIL penalty 10 yard Illegal Block accepted. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays 22 yards, 00:52 KENTST TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 8:57 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 10 | Jordan Lynch rush for no gain to the NoIll 10. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 10 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NIU 10 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Jamison Wells for 15 yards to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Akeem Daniels for no gain to the NoIll 25. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 29. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch sacked by Darius Polk for a loss of 11 yards to the NoIll 18, NORTHERNIL penalty 0 yard Intentional Grounding on Jordan Lynch accepted. | |||
| 4th and 17 at NIU 18 | Ryan Neir punt for 18 yards, downed at the NoIll 36. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 6 plays 8 yards, 01:38 NORTHERNIL PUNT | ||||
| Kent State at 7:19 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 36 | Spencer Keith sacked by Jamaal Bass and Alan Baxter for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 41. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 15 at NIU 41 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Chris Humphrey for 20 yards to the NoIll 21 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 21 | Trayion Durham rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 20. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at NIU 20 | Matthew Hurdle pass incomplete to Spencer Keith. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at NIU 20 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Dri Archer. | |||
| 4th and 9 at NIU 20 | Freddy Cortez 37 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 | 10 | |
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 6 plays 16 yards, 02:13 KENTST FG | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 5:06 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete. | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Tommylee Lewis for no gain to the NoIll 25. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Jamison Wells for 12 yards to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 37 | Jordan Lynch rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 46. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at NIU 46 | Jordan Lynch rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 49 | Da'Ron Brown rush for 14 yards to the KntSt 37 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 37 | Jordan Lynch rush for no gain to the KntSt 37. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at KENT 37 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Perez Ashford for 3 yards to the KntSt 34. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at KENT 34 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Akeem Daniels for 4 yards to the KntSt 30. | |||
| 4th and 3 at KENT 30 | Timeout NORTHERN ILLINOIS, clock 1:47. | |||
| 4th and 3 at KENT 30 | Jordan Lynch rush for 17 yards to the KntSt 13 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 13 | Jordan Lynch rush for 4 yards to the KntSt 9. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at KENT 9 | Jordan Lynch rush for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 10. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at KENT 10 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | |||
| 4th and 7 at KENT 10 | Mathew Sims 27 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 10 | |
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 51 yards out-of-bounds. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 14 plays 65 yards, 04:52 NORTHERNIL FG | ||||
| Kent State at 0:14 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 35 | Trayion Durham rush for 4 yards to the KntSt 39. | 3 | 10 | |
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Kent State at 15:00 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 2nd and 6 at KENT 39 | Dri Archer rush for 2 yards to the KntSt 41. | 3 | 10 | |
| 3rd and 4 at KENT 41 | Dri Archer rush for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 38. | |||
| 4th and 7 at KENT 38 | Anthony Melchiori punt for 51 yards, returned by Angelo Sebastiano for 30 yards to the NoIll 41. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 01:47 KENTST PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 13:27 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 41 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Da'Ron Brown for 25 yards to the KntSt 34 for a 1ST down. | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st and 10 at KENT 34 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Perez Ashford for 5 yards to the KntSt 29. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at KENT 29 | Akeem Daniels rush for 14 yards to the KntSt 15 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 15 | Jordan Lynch rush for 1 yard to the KntSt 14. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at KENT 14 | Jordan Lynch rush for no gain to the KntSt 14. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at KENT 14 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Martel Moore for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 9 | 10 | |
| Mathew Sims extra point GOOD. | 10 | 10 | ||
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 38 yards returned by Josh Boyle for 5 yards to the KntSt 32. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 6 plays 59 yards, 02:24 NORTHERNIL TD | ||||
| Kent State at 11:03 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 32 | Trayion Durham rush for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 31. | 10 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 11 at KENT 31 | Dri Archer rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 34. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at KENT 34 | Spencer Keith pass intercepted by Dechane Durante at the NoIll 42, returned for no gain to the NoIll 42. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays 2 yards, 01:26 KENTST INT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 9:37 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 42 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | 10 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 42 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Akeem Daniels. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NIU 42 | Timeout NORTHERN ILLINOIS, clock 09:29. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NIU 42 | Jordan Lynch rush for 13 yards to the KntSt 45 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 45 | Akeem Daniels rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 42. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at KENT 42 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at KENT 42 | Timeout NORTHERN ILLINOIS, clock 08:31. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at KENT 42 | Jordan Lynch rush for 8 yards to the KntSt 34 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 34 | Akeem Daniels rush for 11 yards to the KntSt 23 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 23 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Tommylee Lewis for 5 yards to the KntSt 18. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at KENT 18 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Martel Moore for 8 yards to the KntSt 10 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at KENT 10 | Jordan Lynch rush for 6 yards to the KntSt 4. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at KENT 4 | Jordan Lynch rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 1. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at KENT 1 | Akeem Daniels rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 16 | 10 | |
| Mathew Sims extra point GOOD. | 17 | 10 | ||
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 41 yards returned by Josh Boyle for 11 yards to the KntSt 35. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 12 plays 58 yards, 03:44 NORTHERNIL TD | ||||
| Kent State at 5:53 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 35 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | 17 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 10 at KENT 35 | Trayion Durham rush for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 34. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at KENT 34 | Spencer Keith sacked by Ken Bishop for a loss of 9 yards to the KntSt 25. | |||
| 4th and 20 at KENT 25 | Anthony Melchiori punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Angelo Sebastiano at the NoIll 37. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays -10 yards, 01:40 KENTST PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 4:13 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 37 | NORTHERNIL penalty 5 yard Illegal Shift accepted, no play. | 17 | 10 | |
| 1st and 15 at NIU 32 | Jordan Lynch rush for no gain to the NoIll 32. | |||
| 2nd and 15 at NIU 32 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Akeem Daniels for 20 yards to the KntSt 48 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 48 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Perez Ashford for 16 yards to the KntSt 32 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 32 | Giorgio Bowers rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 29. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at KENT 29 | Jordan Lynch pass intercepted by Leon Green at the KntSt 3, returned for a loss of 1 yards to the KntSt 2. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 5 plays 34 yards, 02:00 NORTHERNIL INT | ||||
| Kent State at 2:13 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 2 | Trayion Durham rush for 12 yards to the KntSt 14 for a 1ST down. | 17 | 10 | |
| 1st and 10 at KENT 14 | Trayion Durham rush for 6 yards to the KntSt 20. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at KENT 20 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Dri Archer for 2 yards to the KntSt 22. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at KENT 22 | Trayion Durham rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 25 | Spencer Keith sacked by Anthony Wells for a loss of 6 yards to the KntSt 19. | |||
| 2nd and 16 at KENT 19 | Dri Archer rush for a loss of 6 yards to the KntSt 13. | |||
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 15:00 | NIU | KENT | ||
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 46 yards returned by Josh Boyle for 28 yards to the KntSt 47. | 17 | 10 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 6 plays 11 yards, 02:13 KENTST END HALF | ||||
| Kent State at 15:00 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 47 | Trayion Durham rush for 2 yards to the KntSt 49. | 17 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 8 at KENT 49 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Trayion Durham for 22 yards to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 29 | Larry Dawson rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 25. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NIU 25 | Dri Archer rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 26. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NIU 26 | NORTHERNIL penalty 15 yard Pass Interference on Rashaan Melvin accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 11 | Trayion Durham rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 9. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NIU 9 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Tim Erjavec for 2 yards to the NoIll 7. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NIU 7 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NIU 7 | Freddy Cortez 24 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 | 13 | |
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 8 plays 46 yards, 04:14 KENTST FG | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 10:46 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 29. | 17 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Tommylee Lewis. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Perez Ashford for 14 yards to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 43 | Jordan Lynch rush for 7 yards to the 50 yard line. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at KENT 50 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at KENT 50 | Jordan Lynch rush for 2 yards to the KntSt 48. | |||
| 4th and 1 at KENT 48 | Jordan Lynch rush for 44 yards to the KntSt 4 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at KENT 4 | Akeem Daniels rush for 3 yards to the KntSt 1. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at KENT 1 | Akeem Daniels rush for no gain to the KntSt 1. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at KENT 1 | Jordan Lynch rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 23 | 13 | |
| Mathew Sims extra point GOOD. | 24 | 13 | ||
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 47 yards returned by Eric Adeyemi for 11 yards to the KntSt 29. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 10 plays 75 yards, 03:20 NORTHERNIL TD | ||||
| Kent State at 7:26 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 29 | Dri Archer rush for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 25. | 24 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 14 at KENT 25 | Spencer Keith sacked by George Rainey for a loss of 10 yards to the KntSt 15. | |||
| 3rd and 24 at KENT 15 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Eric Adeyemi. | |||
| 4th and 24 at KENT 15 | Anthony Melchiori punt for 40 yards, fair catch by Angelo Sebastiano at the NoIll 45. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 3 plays -14 yards, 01:45 KENTST PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 5:41 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 45 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete. | 24 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 45 | Akeem Daniels rush for 6 yards to the KntSt 49. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at KENT 49 | Jordan Lynch rush for 9 yards to the KntSt 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 40 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Martel Moore for 9 yards to the KntSt 31. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at KENT 31 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Da'Ron Brown for 12 yards to the KntSt 19 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 19 | NORTHERNIL penalty 5 yard False Start on Ryan Brown accepted. | |||
| 1st and 15 at KENT 24 | Jordan Lynch rush for 7 yards to the KntSt 17. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at KENT 17 | Akeem Daniels rush for 5 yards to the KntSt 12. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at KENT 12 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Ken Bishop. | |||
| 4th and 3 at KENT 12 | Mathew Sims 29 yard field goal GOOD. | 27 | 13 | |
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 47 yards returned by Eric Adeyemi for 45 yards to the NoIll 37. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 9 plays 43 yards, 03:03 NORTHERNIL FG | ||||
| Kent State at 2:38 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 37 | Trayion Durham rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 33. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NIU 33 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NIU 33 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Dri Archer for 7 yards to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 26 | Trayion Durham rush for 8 yards to the NoIll 18. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NIU 18 | Trayion Durham rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 14 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Kyle Payton. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 14 | Dri Archer rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 12. | |||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Kent State at 15:00 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 3rd and 8 at NIU 12 | Dri Archer rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 11. | 27 | 13 | |
| 4th and 7 at NIU 11 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Dri Archer for 5 yards to the NoIll 6. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 9 plays 31 yards, 03:23 KENTST DOWNS | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 14:15 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 6 | Akeem Daniels rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 3. | 27 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 13 at NIU 3 | Jordan Lynch rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 8. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NIU 8 | Jordan Lynch rush for 14 yards to the NoIll 22 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 22 | Akeem Daniels rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 25. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at NIU 25 | Jordan Lynch rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 34 | Akeem Daniels rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 41. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at NIU 41 | Akeem Daniels rush for 23 yards to the KntSt 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 36 | Jordan Lynch rush for 2 yards to the KntSt 34. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at KENT 34 | Jordan Lynch rush for 1 yard to the KntSt 33. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at KENT 33 | Jordan Lynch sacked by Dana Brown Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 36. | |||
| 4th and 10 at KENT 36 | Ryan Neir punt for 32 yards, downed at the KntSt 4. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 10 plays 58 yards, 06:29 NORTHERNIL PUNT | ||||
| Kent State at 7:46 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 4 | Dri Archer rush for 5 yards to the KntSt 9. | 27 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 5 at KENT 9 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at KENT 9 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Chris Humphrey for 9 yards to the KntSt 18 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 18 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Dri Archer for 60 yards to the NoIll 22 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 22 | NORTHERNIL penalty 5 yard Offside on Sean Progar accepted. | |||
| 1st and 5 at NIU 17 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Dri Archer. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NIU 17 | Spencer Keith rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 10 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NIU 10 | Spencer Keith rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 5. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NIU 5 | Spencer Keith rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 27 | 19 | |
| Freddy Cortez extra point GOOD. | 27 | 20 | ||
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards returned by Angelo Sebastiano for 29 yards to the NoIll 29. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 8 plays 96 yards, 02:53 KENTST TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 4:53 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 29 | Jordan Lynch rush, fumbled, recovered by KntSt Zack Hitchens at the NoIll 22, Zack Hitchens for 22 yards, to the NoIll 0 for a TOUCHDOWN. | 27 | 26 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 1 play -7 yards, 00:15 NORTHERNIL FUMB | ||||
| Kent State at 4:53 | NIU | KENT | ||
| Freddy Cortez extra point GOOD. | 27 | 27 | ||
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 1 play -7 yards, 00:15 NORTHERNIL FUMB | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 4:38 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Akeem Daniels rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 34. | 27 | 27 | |
| 2nd and 1 at NIU 34 | Jordan Lynch pass complete to Akeem Daniels for 43 yards to the KntSt 23 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 23 | Akeem Daniels rush for 14 yards to the KntSt 9 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at KENT 9 | Jordan Lynch rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 33 | 27 | |
| Mathew Sims extra point GOOD. | 34 | 27 | ||
| Tyler Wedel kickoff for 35 yards returned by Josh Boyle for 12 yards to the KntSt 42. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 4 plays 75 yards, 01:26 NORTHERNIL TD | ||||
| Kent State at 3:12 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 42 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | 34 | 27 | |
| 2nd and 10 at KENT 42 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Dri Archer. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at KENT 42 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Matthew Hurdle for 11 yards to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 47 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 47 | Trayion Durham rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 40. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NIU 40 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Chris Humphrey for 7 yards to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 33 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 33 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Josh Boyle for 11 yards to the NoIll 22 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 22 | Spencer Keith rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 19. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at NIU 19 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Matthew Hurdle for no gain to the NoIll 19. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NIU 19 | Timeout KENT STATE, clock 0:52. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NIU 19 | Timeout NORTHERN ILLINOIS, clock 0:52. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NIU 19 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Tim Erjavec for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 34 | 33 | |
| Freddy Cortez extra point GOOD. | 34 | 34 | ||
| Freddy Cortez kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 11 plays 58 yards, 02:28 KENTST TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 0:44 | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Akeem Daniels rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 34. | 34 | 34 | |
| 2nd and 1 at NIU 34 | Jordan Lynch sacked by Jake Dooley for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 28. | |||
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
OT Play by Play | ||||
| Kent State | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Trayion Durham rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 21. | 34 | 34 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NIU 21 | Dri Archer rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 22. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NIU 22 | Spencer Keith pass complete to Tim Erjavec for 8 yards to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 14 | Trayion Durham rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 5. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at NIU 5 | Timeout NORTHERN ILLINOIS, clock 15:00. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at NIU 5 | Trayion Durham rush for no gain to the NoIll 5. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NIU 5 | Tim Erjavec rush for a loss of 11 yards, fumbled, recovered by KntSt Spencer Keith at the NoIll 16. | |||
| 4th and 12 at NIU 16 | Freddy Cortez 33 yard field goal GOOD. | 34 | 37 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: KENTST drive: 6 plays 9 yards, 00:00 KENTST FG | ||||
| Northern Illinois | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 25 | Jordan Lynch rush for 2 yards to the KntSt 23. | 34 | 37 | |
| 2nd and 8 at KENT 23 | Akeem Daniels rush for no gain to the KntSt 23. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at KENT 23 | Jordan Lynch pass incomplete to Martel Moore. | |||
| 4th and 8 at KENT 23 | Mathew Sims 40 yard field goal GOOD. | 37 | 37 | |
| End of OT | ||||
2OT Play by Play | ||||
| Northern Illinois | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at KENT 25 | Akeem Daniels rush for 23 yards to the KntSt 2 for a 1ST down. | 37 | 37 | |
| 1st and Goal at KENT 2 | Jordan Lynch rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 43 | 37 | |
| Mathew Sims extra point GOOD. | 44 | 37 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHERNIL drive: 2 plays 25 yards, 00:00 NORTHERNIL TD | ||||
| Kent State | NIU | KENT | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 25 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Tim Erjavec. | 44 | 37 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 25 | Dri Archer rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 23. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NIU 23 | NORTHERNIL penalty 12 yard Pass Interference on Rashaan Melvin accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 11 | Trayion Durham rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 9. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NIU 9 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Chris Humphrey. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NIU 9 | Spencer Keith pass incomplete to Matthew Hurdle. | |||
| 4th and 8 at NIU 9 | Timeout KENT STATE. | |||
| 4th and 8 at NIU 9 | Spencer Keith pass intercepted by Demetrius Stone at the NoIll 0, returned for no gain for a touchback. | |||
| End of Quarter | ||||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
