Northern Illinois Huskies @ Akron Zips
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Illinois Huskies | 7 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 55 |
 Akron Zips | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
Q1 12:52NIUKacper Rutkiewicz 64 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill Kick)7–0
NIUKacper Rutkiewicz 64 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill Kick)7–0Q1 7:11AKRTahj Bullock 1 Yd Run (Owen Wiley Kick)7–7
AKRTahj Bullock 1 Yd Run (Owen Wiley Kick)7–7Q2 11:26NIUAntario Brown 66 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)14–7
NIUAntario Brown 66 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)14–7Q2 8:37NIUGavin Williams 3 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)21–7
NIUGavin Williams 3 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)21–7Q2 5:36NIUGrayson Barnes 34 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill Kick)28–7
NIUGrayson Barnes 34 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Kanon Woodill Kick)28–7Q2 3:18NIUAntario Brown 58 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)35–7
NIUAntario Brown 58 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)35–7Q3 12:15NIUAntario Brown 46 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)41–7
NIUAntario Brown 46 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)41–7Q3 9:07NIUAntario Brown 50 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)48–7
NIUAntario Brown 50 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)48–7Q3 6:44AKRTJ Banks 21 Yd pass from Tahj Bullock (Owen Wiley Kick)48–14
AKRTJ Banks 21 Yd pass from Tahj Bullock (Owen Wiley Kick)48–14Q3 3:37NIUGavin Williams 1 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)55–14
NIUGavin Williams 1 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)55–14Passing
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Lombardi | 10/15 | 191 | 12.7 | 2 | 0 | 93.1 |
| Ethan Hampton | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Akron Zips
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahj Bullock | 19/34 | 146 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 19.6 |
Rushing
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antario Brown | 13 | 280 | 21.5 | 4 | 66 |
| Gavin Williams | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 2 | 10 |
| Trayvon Rudolph | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Christian Nash | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Lombardi | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 3 |
Akron Zips
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Lingard | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Tahj Bullock | 21 | 41 | 2.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Drake Anderson | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Golden | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charles Kellom | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 1 | 64 |
| Trayvon Rudolph | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 42 |
| Grayson Barnes | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Davis Patterson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Brock Lampe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dane Pardridge | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Dozier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Akron Zips
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Banks | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 21 |
| Lorenzo Lingard | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Nik Ognenovic | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Daniel George | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Drake Anderson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jasaiah Gathings | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Caleb Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Adrian Norton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Myles Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Dolphin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus McGarrell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Urwiler | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lafayette | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gumbs Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ester | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Crowell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte O'Malley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Monroe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hansen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jashon Prophete | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Valcarcel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Myles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam'Ron Dabney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Finley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevaeh Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Haberman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Waskow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Gassaway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashon Myles Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amariyun Knighten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Rattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Amegatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Akron Zips
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Thomas Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antavious Fish | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Nunnally IV | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Golden-Nelson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaharon Griffin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan McCoy Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shammond Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terray Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Judson Tallandier II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Durant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrian Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Nicolson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaJoshua Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabbash Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DiMarco Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Hester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennett Adler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| Northern Illinois Huskies | Akron Zips | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 3-8 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-18 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 571 | Total Yards | 253 |
| 191 | Passing | 146 |
| 10/17 | Comp/Att | 19/34 |
| 11.2 | Yards per pass | 4.3 |
| 380 | Rushing | 107 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 10.9 | Yards per rush | 2.6 |
| 5-60 | Penalties | 4-35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:54 | Possession | 36:06 |
Drives 27
Q1
NIUTouchdown6 plays · 75 yds · 2:18NIU 25 → AKR 3AKRTouchdown12 plays · 65 yds · 5:31AKR 35 → NIU 3NIUDowns8 plays · 33 yds · 3:41NIU 25 → AKR 35AKRMissed FG15 plays · 29 yds · 6:08AKR 42 → NIU 29Q2
NIUTouchdown2 plays · 71 yds · 0:51NIU 29 → AKR 3AKRPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 1:06AKR 25 → AKR 26NIUTouchdown4 plays · 64 yds · 1:45NIU 36 → AKR 3AKRPunt3 plays · 3 yds · 1:23AKR 21 → AKR 24NIUTouchdown3 plays · 53 yds · 1:33NIU 47 → AKR 3AKRPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 1:26AKR 24 → AKR 25NIUTouchdown2 plays · 59 yds · 0:45NIU 41 → AKR 3AKRPunt3 plays · -5 yds · 0:59AKR 24 → AKR 19NIUPunt3 plays · 3 yds · 1:37NIU 34 → NIU 37AKREnd of Half2 plays · 8 yds · 0:32AKR 27 → AKR 0Q3
AKRPunt4 plays · 6 yds · 2:05AKR 21 → AKR 27NIUTouchdown4 plays · 57 yds · 0:33NIU 43 → AKR 3AKRPunt3 plays · 3 yds · 1:29AKR 25 → AKR 28NIUTouchdown3 plays · 63 yds · 1:39NIU 37 → AKR 3AKRTouchdown5 plays · 70 yds · 2:14AKR 30 → NIU 3NIUTouchdown6 plays · 50 yds · 2:5550 → AKR 3AKRInterception3 plays · 4 yds · 0:57AKR 16 → AKR 20NIUMissed FG4 plays · 6 yds · 1:24AKR 40 → AKR 34AKRPunt12 plays · 26 yds · 5:33AKR 34 → NIU 40Q4
NIUPunt4 plays · 24 yds · 2:20NIU 10 → NIU 34AKRPunt6 plays · 29 yds · 4:02AKR 4 → AKR 33NIUDowns4 plays · 9 yds · 2:15NIU 37 → NIU 45AKRDowns6 plays · 26 yds · 1:58NIU 46 → NIU 20Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.