Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 39 | |
| Central Michigan | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan touchdown. Lew Nichols III 66 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick) |
| 7:48 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Tyrice Richie 21 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
| 4:03 | Central Michigan touchdown. Lew Nichols III 1 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois field goal. Kanon Woodill 26 Yd Field Goal |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan touchdown. Kalil Pimpleton 72 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Kick) |
| 4:59 | Central Michigan touchdown. JaCorey Sullivan 22 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Kick) |
| 0:33 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Trayvon Rudolph 15 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Tristen Tewes Pass to Trayvon Rudolph for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 9:53 | Central Michigan touchdown. Joel Wilson 4 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Kick) |
| 9:43 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Trayvon Rudolph 75 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Miles Joiner Pass to Rocky Lombardi for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 0:55 | Northern Illinois field goal. Kanon Woodill 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Clint Ratkovich 1 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
| 6:01 | Central Michigan field goal. Marshall Meeder 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:54 | Northern Illinois field goal. Kanon Woodill 26 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Total first downs | 25 | 25 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 35 % | 42 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Fourth downs attempted | 5 | 3 |
| Fourth downs converted | 4 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 80 % | 67 % |
| Offense | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Total yards | 548 | 500 |
| Total rushing yards | 197 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 351 | 311 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 36:09 | 23:51 |
| Rushing | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Total rushing plays | 49 | 189 |
| Total rushing yards | 197 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Passes attempted | 28 | 42 |
| Passes completed | 18 | 26 |
| Average yards per completion | 12.5 | 7.4 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 63 | 25 |
| Turnovers | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Ducker | 31 | 183 | 5.9 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Mason Blakemore | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Rocky Lombardi | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Central Michigan | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Lew Nichols III | 22 | 192 | 8.7 | 2 | 66 | ||||
| Myles Bailey | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Daniel Richardson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Marion Lukes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rocky Lombardi | 27 | 17 | 63 % | 348 | 12.9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Clint Ratkovich | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Central Michigan | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Daniel Richardson | 36 | 23 | 64 % | 289 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lew Nichols III | 2 | 2 | 100 % | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kalil Pimpleton | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 2 | 75 | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 1 | 50 | ||||
| Miles Joiner | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Messiah Travis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Central Michigan | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Kalil Pimpleton | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 1 | 72 | ||||
| JaCorey Sullivan | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Lew Nichols III | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Dallas Dixon | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Marion Lukes | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Joel Wilson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Myles Bailey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jordan Gandy | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Central Michigan | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Luke Elzinga | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Central Michigan | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| CJ Brown | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Makhi Nelson-Douglas | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Javaughn Byrd | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dillon Thomas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jashon Prophete | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Rattin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Dolphin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devonte O'Malley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raishein Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cade Haberman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brock Lampe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Ester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Gandy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Myles McGee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trey Urwiler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nate Valcarcel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antario Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Frye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Central Michigan | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Devonni Reed | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gage Kreski | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donte Kent | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Douglas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Troy Hairston II | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trey Jones | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kumehnnu Gwilly | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tico Brown | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alonzo McCoy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Amir Siddiq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rolliann Sturkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacques Bristol | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Whiteside | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyle Moretti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Bowens III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Caleb Spann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daedae Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Wesley Whiteside | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyrece Woods Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Incoom | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Central Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Myles Bailey | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Marion Lukes | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Kumehnnu Gwilly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Keegan Cossou | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Central Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Kanon Woodill | 3/3 | 26 | 2/2 | 11 | |||||
| Central Michigan | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Marshall Meeder | 1/1 | 38 | 5/5 | 8 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt Ference | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |||
| Central Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Luke Elzinga | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:57 AM.