Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 | |
| Northern Illinois | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 8:41 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Rocky Lombardi 5 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
| 1:54 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 28 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Jaden Dolphin 59 Yd Interception Return (John Richardson Kick) |
| 0:04 | Eastern Michigan field goal. Chad Ryland 47 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan touchdown. Bryson Cannon 42 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland Kick) |
| 5:18 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Clint Ratkovich 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
| 2:14 | Eastern Michigan touchdown. Dylan Drummond 17 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 3:25 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 26 Yd Field Goal |
| 1:12 | Eastern Michigan field goal. Chad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Total first downs | 20 | 24 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 13 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 43 % | 31 % |
| Fourth down | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 50 % |
| Offense | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Total yards | 376 | 326 |
| Total rushing yards | 38 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 338 | 84 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 24:13 | 35:47 |
| Rushing | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 24 | 242 |
| Total rushing yards | 38 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 40 | 21 |
| Passes completed | 27 | 9 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.5 | 4.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 56 | 20 |
| Turnovers | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| DJ Smith | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Darius Boone Jr. | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Aaron Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jawon Hamilton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ben Bryant | 8 | -32 | -4.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Antario Brown | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Harrison Waylee | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Rocky Lombardi | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Ben Bryant | 40 | 27 | 68 % | 338 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rocky Lombardi | 20 | 9 | 45 % | 84 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Drew Cassens | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Hassan Beydoun | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 0 | 45 | ||||
| Darius Boone Jr. | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 | ||||
| Bryson Cannon | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 | ||||
| Dylan Drummond | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Zach Westmoreland | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Latrell Fordham | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| DJ Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Liam Soraghan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Matthew Buschman | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Ben Bryant | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Raishein Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Jaden Dolphin | 1 | 59 | 1 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Tariq Speights | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Blake Bogan | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Myrick | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T.J. Peavy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jarrett Paul | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Daniel Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kempton Shine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jose Ramirez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alvinoski LaFleur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Freddie McGee III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Turan Rush | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kendric Nowling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Grant Trueman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Smith Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Woo Scott | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alex Merritt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mikey Haney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Bird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| EJ Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dexter Manior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carter Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peyton Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Carter Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jordan Hansen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Rattin | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dillon Thomas | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Brown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Rogers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Gandy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raishein Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lance Deveaux Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Dolphin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Myles McGee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Ester | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Devonte O'Malley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ivan Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trey Urwiler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Pinkney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jawon Hamilton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Chad Ryland | 2/3 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 | |||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| John Richardson | 2/2 | 28 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jake Julien | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt Ference | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 2 | 1 | 44 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 2:10 AM.