Marathon MAC Football Championship Game
Northern Illinois Passing
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/33 | 300 | 9.1 | 4 | 1 | 66.6 | ||
| 21/33 | 300 | 9.1 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Buffalo Passing
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/35 | 252 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 76.0 | ||
| 18/35 | 252 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | -- |
Northern Illinois Rushing
Tre Harbison#22 |
D.J. Brown#10 |
Team |
Marcus Jones#21 |
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 0 | 33 |
Buffalo Rushing
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 |
| 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 24 |
| 42 | 142 | 3.4 | 2 | 24 |
Northern Illinois Receiving
D.J. Brown#10 |
Cole Tucker#18 |
Marcus Jones#21 |
Ty Harmston#84 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 2 | 35 | |
| 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 2 | 32 | |
| 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | 300 | 14.3 | 4 | 35 |
Buffalo Receiving
Zac Lefebvre#89 |
Tyler Mabry#81 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 2 | 36 | |
| 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 18 | 252 | 14.0 | 2 | 36 |
Northern Illinois Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Northern Illinois Fumbles | |||
Buffalo Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Buffalo Fumbles | |||
Northern Illinois Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
Buffalo Interceptions
| team |
| INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -13 | 0 |
| 1 | -13 | 0 |
Northern Illinois Kick Returns
Matt Lorbeck#41 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Buffalo Kick Returns
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 |
Northern Illinois Punt Returns
Cole Tucker#18 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Buffalo Punt Returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Buffalo Punt Returns | |||||
Northern Illinois Kicking
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 6 |
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 6 |
Buffalo Kicking
Alex McNulty#11 |
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 1/1 | 4 |
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 2/3 | 5 |
Northern Illinois Punting
Matt Ference#36 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
Buffalo Punting
Evan Finegan#40 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
NIU vs BUFF Videos
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Game Information
Ford Field
12:00 AM, 1 December 2018
Detroit, MI
Attendance: 10,255
2024 Mid-American Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Miami (OH) | 7-1 | 8-5 |
| Buffalo | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Bowling Green | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| Western Michigan | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Toledo | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Akron | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Central Michigan | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Kent State | 0-8 | 0-12 |
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