College Football
BOXSCORE
Northern Illinois 39, Central Michigan 38
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, October 23, 2021
Where: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Attendance: 15232
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 7 11 11 10 39
Central Michigan 14 14 7 3 38
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:44
Central Michigan   TD  Central Michigan 7 - Northern Illinois 0
Lew Nichols 66 yd. run (Marshall Meeder kick)
1st Quarter - 7:48
Northern Illinois   TD  Central Michigan 7 - Northern Illinois 7
Tyrice Richie 21 yd. pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill kick)
1st Quarter - 4:03
Central Michigan   TD  Central Michigan 14 - Northern Illinois 7
Lew Nichols 1 yd. run (Marshall Meeder kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:02
Northern Illinois   FG  Central Michigan 14 - Northern Illinois 10
Kanon Woodill 26 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 13:16
Central Michigan   TD  Central Michigan 21 - Northern Illinois 10
Kalil Pimpleton 72 yd. pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:59
Central Michigan   TD  Central Michigan 28 - Northern Illinois 10
JaCorey Sullivan 22 yd. pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:33
Northern Illinois   TD  Central Michigan 28 - Northern Illinois 18
Trayvon Rudolph 15 yd. pass from Rocky Lombardi (Tristen Tewes pass from Trayvon Rudolph)
3rd Quarter - 9:53
Central Michigan   TD  Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 18
Joel Wilson 4 yd. pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:43
Northern Illinois   TD  Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 26
Trayvon Rudolph 75 yd. pass from Rocky Lombardi (Miles Joiner pass from Rocky Lombardi)
3rd Quarter - 0:55
Northern Illinois   FG  Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 29
Kanon Woodill 24 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 10:47
Northern Illinois   TD  Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 36
Clint Ratkovich 1 yd. run (Kanon Woodill kick)
4th Quarter - 6:01
Central Michigan   FG  Central Michigan 38 - Northern Illinois 36
Marshall Meeder 38 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:54
Northern Illinois   FG  Central Michigan 38 - Northern Illinois 39
Kanon Woodill 26 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Northern Illinois Central Michigan
W‑L 6 - 2 - 0 4 - 4 - 0
Conference 4 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Northern Illinois Central Michigan
Score 39 38
1st Downs 25 25
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-17
35%		 5-for-12
42%
4th Down Efficiency 4-for-5
80%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 546 500
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 49-195 29-189
Average/Rush 4.0 6.5
Passing
Comp-Att 18-28 26-42
Passing Yards 351 311
Average/Pass Play 11.7 7.4
Penalties-Yards 6-63 4-25
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 36:09 23:51
PLAYER STATS
Northern Illinois (6 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Lombardi 17/27 348 3 0
C. Ratkovich 1/1 3 0 0
Central Michigan (4 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Richardson 23/36 289 3 0
L. Nichols 2/2 18 0 0
K. Pimpleton 1/1 4 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Ducker 31 183 5.9 0
M. Blakemore 3 11 3.7 0
T. Rudolph 1 7 7.0 0
C. Ratkovich 6 6 1.0 1
R. Lombardi 6 5 0.8 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Nichols 22 192 8.7 2
M. Bailey 2 8 4.0 0
D. Richardson 1 5 5.0 0
M. Lukes 2 4 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Rudolph 6 160 26.7 2
T. Richie 8 147 18.4 1
M. Joiner 2 28 14.0 0
M. Travis 2 16 8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Pimpleton 6 130 21.7 1
J. Sullivan 6 63 10.5 1
L. Nichols 6 42 7.0 0
D. Dixon 2 33 16.5 0
M. Lukes 2 23 11.5 0
J. Wilson 3 16 5.3 1
M. Bailey 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Hairston 1.0 8.0
G. Kreski 1.0 5.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Brown 7 1
J. Byrd 6 0
M. Nelson-Douglas 4 4
J. Prophete 3 2
D. Thomas 3 2
J. Dolphin 2 0
D. O'Malley 2 0
M. Kennedy 2 3
M. McGee 1 0
J. Gandy 1 0
T. Urwiler 1 0
N. Valcarel 1 0
B. Lampe 1 1
C. Haberman 1 1
A. Hernandez 1 1
R. Thomas 1 1
N. Rattin 1 2
L. Frye 0 1
A. Brown 0 1
J. Ester 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Kent 5 3
T. Jones 4 1
G. Kreski 4 5
D. Reed 4 11
T. Hairston 3 4
G. Douglas 3 5
J. Whiteside 2 0
R. Sturkey 2 1
A. McCoy 2 2
R. Bowens III 1 0
J. Whiteside 1 0
D. Hill 1 0
C. Spann 1 0
K. Moretti 1 1
J. Bristol 1 2
A. Siddiq 1 3
T. Brown 1 4
K. Gwilly 1 4
T. Woods Jr. 0 1
T. Incoom 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
M. Nelson-Douglas 2.0 4.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Hairston 2.0 9.0
G. Kreski 1.0 5.0
A. Siddiq 1.0 2.0
J. Bristol 0.5 2.0
D. Reed 0.5 1.0
K. Gwilly 0.5 1.0
T. Incoom 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles