Northern Illinois at Kent State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 47 | |
| Kent State | 0 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 52 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Trayvon Rudolph 36 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 10:01 | Kent State field goal. Andrew Glass 39 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:49 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Trayvon Rudolph 75 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson Kick) |
| 8:45 | Kent State touchdown. Dustin Crum 8 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 7:03 | Kent State touchdown. Marquez Cooper 27 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 3:35 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Jay Ducker 5 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
| 2:21 | Kent State touchdown. Dustin Crum 39 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 0:38 | Kent State touchdown. Kris Leach 4 Yd pass from Dustin Crum (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 13:05 | Kent State touchdown. Nykeim Johnson 14 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 8:32 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Trayvon Rudolph 34 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 2:10 | Kent State touchdown. Nykeim Johnson 36 Yd pass from Dustin Crum (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Jay Ducker 30 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 8:00 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Clint Ratkovich 5 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
| 7:17 | Kent State touchdown. Marquez Cooper 36 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 5:07 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Clint Ratkovich 1 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Total first downs | 32 | 31 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Third downs attempted | 21 | 11 |
| Third downs converted | 10 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 48 % | 36 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 4 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 4 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 100 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Total yards | 663 | 682 |
| Total rushing yards | 131 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 532 | 322 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 35:04 | 24:56 |
| Rushing | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Total rushing plays | 39 | 360 |
| Total rushing yards | 131 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.4 | 8.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 4 | 5 |
| Passing | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Passes attempted | 57 | 30 |
| Passes completed | 33 | 20 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.3 | 10.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 44 | 50 |
| Turnovers | Northern Illinois | Kent State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Ducker | 19 | 101 | 5.3 | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Rocky Lombardi | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mason Blakemore | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Kent State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Marquez Cooper | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 2 | 36 | ||||
| Xavier Williams | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Dustin Crum | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| Nykeim Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rocky Lombardi | 57 | 33 | 58 % | 532 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kent State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Dustin Crum | 30 | 20 | 67 % | 322 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 14 | 309 | 22.1 | 3 | 75 | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Cole Tucker | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Messiah Travis | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Miles Joiner | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Liam Soraghan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Mason Blakemore | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kent State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Dante Cephas | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 0 | 46 | ||||
| Ja'Shaun Poke | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Keshunn Abram | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Nykeim Johnson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Kris Leach | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Tyrice Richie | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Kent State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Nico Bolden | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kent State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jordan Hansen | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lance Deveaux Jr. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Brown | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Makhi Nelson-Douglas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cade Haberman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raishein Thomas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Javaughn Byrd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Dolphin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dillon Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Myles McGee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nate Valcarcel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeffrey Griffin Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zhamaine March | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Ester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Gandy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Rattin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daveren Rayner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pierce Oppong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jashon Prophete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Messiah Travis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devonte O'Malley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kent State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Nico Bolden | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dean Clark | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elvis Hines | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keith Sherald Jr. | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khalib Johns | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marvin Pierre | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| A.J. Musolino | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Montre Miller | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Adin Huntington | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| C.J. Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richie Carpenter Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zayin West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antoine Cook | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jabbar Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Mason Blakemore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Nykeim Johnson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Ja'Shaun Poke | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Bryan Bradford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Aaron Hackett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Nykeim Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| John Richardson | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Kanon Woodill | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||
| Kent State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Andrew Glass | 1/1 | 39 | 7/7 | 10 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt Ference | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Josh Smith | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:38 AM.