College Football
BOXSCORE
Northern Illinois 34,
Bowling Green 26
When:
3:30 PM
ET
,
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Where: Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Attendance: 7854
Where: Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
Attendance: 7854
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Bowling Green | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:59 | ||
| Bowling Green | TD | Northern Illinois 0
- Bowling Green 7 Christian Sims 4 yd. run (Nate Needham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:13 | ||
| Northern Illinois | TD | Northern Illinois 7
- Bowling Green 7 Rocky Lombardi 3 yd. run (John Richardson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:56 | ||
| Northern Illinois | TD | Northern Illinois 14
- Bowling Green 7 Mason Blakemore 17 yd. run (John Richardson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:50 | ||
| Bowling Green | FG | Northern Illinois 14
- Bowling Green 10 Nate Needham 23 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:37 | ||
| Northern Illinois | TD | Northern Illinois 21
- Bowling Green 10 Trayvon Rudolph 100 yd. kickoff return (John Richardson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:07 | ||
| Bowling Green | FG | Northern Illinois 21
- Bowling Green 13 Nate Needham 49 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:39 | ||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Northern Illinois 24
- Bowling Green 13 John Richardson 23 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:09 | ||
| Bowling Green | FG | Northern Illinois 24
- Bowling Green 16 Nate Needham 42 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:16 | ||
| Northern Illinois | TD | Northern Illinois 31
- Bowling Green 16 Trayvon Rudolph 20 yd. pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:45 | ||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Northern Illinois 34
- Bowling Green 16 John Richardson 29 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:02 | ||
| Bowling Green | FG | Northern Illinois 34
- Bowling Green 19 Nate Needham 42 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 6:25 | ||
| Bowling Green | TD | Northern Illinois 34
- Bowling Green 26 Austin Osborne 36 yd. pass from Matt McDonald (Nate Needham kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Bowling Green | Northern Illinois | |
| W‑L | 2 - 5 - 0 | 5 - 2 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 3 - 0 | 3 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Bowling Green | Northern Illinois | |
| Score | 26 | 34 |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 23 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5-for-16 31% |
3-for-11 27% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-2 50% |
2-for-3 67% |
| Total Yards | 396 | 358 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 28-161 | 58-320 |
| Average/Rush | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 16-41 | 4-8 |
| Passing Yards | 235 | 38 |
| Average/Pass Play | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-55 | 4-30 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 25:19 | 34:41 |
PLAYER STATS
Bowling Green
(2 - 5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. McDonald | 16/41 | 235 | 1 | 0 |
Northern Illinois
(5 - 2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Lombardi | 4/8 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. McDonald | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 |
| T. Keith | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
| T. Stewart | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| J. Embry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| J. Patterson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| C. Sims | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Ducker | 33 | 210 | 6.4 | 0 |
| M. Blakemore | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 |
| C. Ratkovich | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 |
| T. Richie | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| A. Brown | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| T. Rudolph | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| R. Lombardi | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Embry | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 |
| A. Osborne | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 |
| T. Broden | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 |
| L. Gazarek | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| C. Croom | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| J. Patterson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| T. Keith | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| T. Rudolph | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 |
| T. Richie | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| M. Toure | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Ester | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Ferguson | 10 | 7 |
| D. Anders | 7 | 5 |
| J. Anderson | 5 | 2 |
| B. Horne | 5 | 6 |
| J. Burton | 2 | 0 |
| B. Brand | 2 | 2 |
| B. Spires | 2 | 2 |
| S. Dabney | 2 | 4 |
| B. Roberts | 1 | 0 |
| A. Hawkins | 1 | 0 |
| D. Daniels | 1 | 0 |
| J. Brown | 1 | 0 |
| C. Rosser | 1 | 1 |
| W. Haire | 1 | 1 |
| D. Brown | 1 | 1 |
| K. Brooks | 1 | 1 |
| D. Kelly | 0 | 1 |
| D. Taylor | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Thomas | 5 | 5 |
| J. Gandy | 3 | 1 |
| J. Hansen | 3 | 2 |
| J. Dolphin | 3 | 2 |
| L. Deveaux Jr. | 2 | 0 |
| D. Shinhoster | 2 | 0 |
| M. Nelson-Douglas | 2 | 0 |
| D. Taylor | 2 | 1 |
| M. Kennedy | 2 | 1 |
| C. Brown | 2 | 5 |
| P. Oppong | 1 | 0 |
| J. Prophete | 1 | 0 |
| J. Ester | 1 | 0 |
| I. Davis | 1 | 0 |
| B. Dozier | 1 | 0 |
| R. Thomas | 1 | 1 |
| J. Byrd | 0 | 1 |
| B. Lampe | 0 | 1 |
| N. Rattin | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Ester | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| D. Taylor | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| D. Thomas | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| M. Kennedy | 0.5 | 1.0 |