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 | |  | | Ohio (9-4) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | | Northern Illinois (10-3) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Ohio: Matt Weller 30 yd FG | | | Ohio: Donte Foster 24 yd pass from Phil Bates (Matt Weller kick) | | | Ohio: Matt Weller 21 yd FG | | | Ohio: Tyler Tettleton 18 yd run (Matt Weller kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Nathan Palmer 39 yd pass from Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Martel Moore 32 yd pass from Chandler Harnish (missed kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Nathan Palmer 22 yd pass from Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Mathew Sims 33 yd FG | |
| Team Statistics | | | Northern Illinois | Ohio | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 19 | 21 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 405 | 372 | | Total Plays | 62 | 71 | | Average Gain | 6.5 | 5.2 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 155 | 130 | | Rushes | 36 | 39 | | Average per rush | 4.3 | 3.3 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 250 | 242 | | Completions-attempted | 16-26 | 19-32 | | Sacked | 1 | 2 | | Yards Lost | -10 | -16 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 4 | 3 | | Interceptions | 1 | 3 | | Fumbles Lost | 3 | 0 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 4 | 5 | | Penalty Yards | 30 | 45 | | Time of Possesion | 26:1 | 33:59 | | Punts | 5 | 4 | | Punt Average | 39.2 | 34.75 | | Return Yards | 61 | 88 |
| Passing | | Northern Illinois | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Chandler Harnish | 16 | 26 | 250 | 3 | 1 | 9.6 | | | Ohio | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Tyler Tettleton | 18 | 31 | 218 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 | | | Phil Bates | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | |
| Rushing | | Northern Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Akeem Daniels | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Jordan Lynch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | | | Jasmin Hopkins | 11 | 60 | 0 | 5.5 | | | Chandler Harnish | 13 | 31 | 0 | 2.4 | | | Perez Ashford | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | | | Nathan Palmer | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | | | Willie Clark | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Jamal Womble | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Ohio | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Tyler Tettleton | 18 | 51 | 1 | 2.8 | | | LaVon Brazill | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Phil Bates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | | Donte Harden | 19 | 73 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Receiving | | Northern Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Nathan Palmer | 4 | 115 | 2 | 28.8 | | | Martel Moore | 3 | 59 | 1 | 19.7 | | | Perez Ashford | 3 | 45 | 0 | 15.0 | | | Jasmin Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | | | Da'Ron Brown | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Jamison Wells | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | | | Ohio | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Donte Foster | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15.0 | | | Jordan Thompson | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | | | Donte Harden | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | | | Mario Dovell | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | | | LaVon Brazill | 8 | 124 | 0 | 15.5 | | | Riley Dunlop | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 | |
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