Akron Zips @ Northern Illinois Huskies
1st Quarter
4-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Jalil Carter and Almondo Sewell.
1st & 10 at NIU 27
4-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Jalil Carter.
2nd & 6 at NIU 31
3-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Miguel Graham and Sean Fobbs for a 1ST down.
3rd & 2 at NIU 35
Pass Completion
15:00 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 9 yards to the NoIll 47, tackled by Jalil Carter.
1st & 10 at NIU 38
3-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 3 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Kevin Davis and Brian Wagner for a 1ST down.
2nd & 1 at NIU 47
5-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the Akron 45, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
1st & 10 at 50
0-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain to the Akron 45, tackled by Manley Waller out-of-bounds.
2nd & 5 at AKR 45
(11:11 - 1st) Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:11.
Pass Completion
11:11 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Marcus Lewis for 5 yards to the Akron 40, tackled by Jalil Carter out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3rd & 5 at AKR 45
2-yd Run
11:11 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for 2 yards to the Akron 38, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
1st & 10 at AKR 40
2-yd Run
11:11 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for 2 yards to the Akron 36, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
2nd & 8 at AKR 38
8-yd Run
11:11 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady rush for 8 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3rd & 6 at AKR 36
-1-yd Run
11:11 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 29, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Jalil Carter.
1st & 10 at AKR 28
Incompletion
11:11 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
2nd & 11 at AKR 29
Pass Completion
11:11 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 9 yards to the Akron 20, tackled by Mike Thomas.
3rd & 11 at AKR 29
Field Goal Missed
7:37 - 1st
Mike Salerno 37 yard field goal BLOCKED, N/A for no gain, to the Akron 20.
4th & 2 at AKR 20
Incompletion
7:37 - 1st
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller.
1st & 10 at AKR 20
2-yd Run
7:37 - 1st
Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Sean Progar.
2nd & 10 at AKR 20
Incompletion
7:37 - 1st
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Anthony Meriwether.
3rd & 8 at AKR 22
Punt
7:37 - 1st
Zack Campbell punt for 38 yards, returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Corey Woods out-of-bounds, NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 17 yard illegal block accepted.
4th & 8 at AKR 22
21-yd Run
7:37 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 21 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Miguel Graham out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at NIU 49
21-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 21 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Miguel Graham out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at NIU 49
5-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the Akron 25, tackled by Brian Wagner.
1st & 10 at AKR 30
0-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for no gain to the Akron 25, tackled by Brian Wagner and Mike Thomas.
2nd & 5 at AKR 25
14-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady rush for 14 yards to the Akron 11, tackled by Shawn Lemon and Miguel Graham for a 1ST down.
3rd & 5 at AKR 25
5-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
DeMarcus Grady rush for 5 yards to the Akron 6, tackled by Brian Wagner.
1st & 10 at AKR 11
1-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Me'co Brown rush for 1 yard to the Akron 5, tackled by Almondo Sewell and James Harvey.
2nd & 5 at AKR 6
Incompletion
2:45 - 1st
Mike Salerno 22 yard field goal GOOD.
3rd & 4 at AKR 5
Kickoff
2:41 - 1st
Mike Salerno kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Patrick George for 13 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Patrick George, AKRON penalty 17 yard illegal block accepted.
5-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Broderick Alexander rush for 5 yards to the Akron 15, tackled by Brandon Bice.
1st & 10 at AKR 10
3-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Broderick Alexander rush for 3 yards to the Akron 18, tackled by Mike Sobol.
2nd & 5 at AKR 15
1-yd Run
2:41 - 1st
Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 19, tackled by Tracy Wilson.
3rd & 2 at AKR 18
Punt
2:41 - 1st
Zack Campbell punt for 51 yards, downed at the NoIll 30.
4th & 1 at AKR 19
2nd Quarter
1-yd Run
0:32 - 1st
Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 31, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Sean Fobbs.
1st & 10 at NIU 30
0-yd Penalty
0:32 - 1st
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
2nd & 9 at NIU 31
0-yd Penalty
15:00 - 2nd
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard holding accepted, no play.
2nd & 24 at NIU 16
Incompletion
15:00 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Chad Spann.
2nd & 29 at NIU 11
5-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 16, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
3rd & 29 at NIU 11
Punt
15:00 - 2nd
Mike Salerno punt for 61 yards, returned by Jeremy Bruce for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 17, tackled by Pat Schiller.
4th & 24 at NIU 16
Pass Completion
15:00 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy Bruce for 4 yards to the Akron 21, tackled by Pat Schiller and Tracy Wilson.
1st & 10 at AKR 17
Pass Completion
15:00 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy Bruce for 5 yards to the Akron 26, tackled by Alex Kube.
2nd & 6 at AKR 21
0-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Broderick Alexander rush for no gain to the Akron 26, tackled by Pat Schiller.
3rd & 1 at AKR 26
0-yd Penalty
15:00 - 2nd
AKRON penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted.
4th & 1 at AKR 26
Punt
15:00 - 2nd
Zack Campbell punt for 42 yards, returned by Tommy Davis for 4 yards to the NoIll 41, tackled by Mike Thomas and Will Fleming.
4th & 6 at AKR 21
Incompletion
13:47 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Perez Ashford.
1st & 10 at NIU 41
0-yd Run
13:47 - 2nd
Me'co Brown rush for no gain to the NoIll 41, tackled by Deni Odofin and Brian Wagner.
2nd & 10 at NIU 41
Incompletion
13:47 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
3rd & 10 at NIU 41
Punt
13:47 - 2nd
Mike Salerno punt for 47 yards, returned by Andre Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 11, tackled by Mike Sobol.
4th & 10 at NIU 41
7-yd Run
11:34 - 2nd
Broderick Alexander rush for 7 yards to the Akron 18, tackled by Devon Butler.
1st & 10 at AKR 11
Pass Completion
11:34 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 7 yards to the Akron 25, tackled by Chris Smith for a 1ST down.
2nd & 3 at AKR 18
Sack
11:34 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely sacked by Nabal Jefferson for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 19.
1st & 10 at AKR 25
10-yd Run
11:34 - 2nd
Broderick Alexander rush for 10 yards to the Akron 29, tackled by Ron Newcomb.
2nd & 16 at AKR 19
Incompletion
11:34 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller, AKRON penalty holding declined.
3rd & 6 at AKR 29
Punt
11:34 - 2nd
Zack Campbell punt for 38 yards, returned by Perez Ashford for 2 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Tyler Campbell.
4th & 6 at AKR 29
4-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Marcus Lemon and Amin Kabir.
1st & 10 at NIU 35
5-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 44, tackled by Mike Thomas and Sean Fobbs.
2nd & 6 at NIU 39
20-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 20 yards to the Akron 36, tackled by Amin Kabir for a 1ST down.
3rd & 1 at NIU 44
12-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 12 yards to the Akron 24, tackled by Will Fleming and Jalil Carter for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at AKR 36
2-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 2 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
1st & 10 at AKR 24
10-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady rush for 10 yards to the Akron 12, tackled by Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
2nd & 8 at AKR 22
0-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady rush for no gain to the Akron 12, tackled by Dan Marcoux and Sean Fobbs.
1st & 10 at AKR 12
2-yd Run
10:33 - 2nd
Chad Spann rush for 2 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Hasan Hazime and Almondo Sewell.
2nd & 10 at AKR 12
(3:12 - 2nd) Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:12.
Sack
3:12 - 2nd
DeMarcus Grady sacked by Sean Fobbs for a loss of 10 yards to the Akron 20.
3rd & 8 at AKR 10
(2:55 - 2nd) Timeout AKRON, clock 02:55.
Field Goal Good
2:50 - 2nd
Mike Salerno 37 yard field goal GOOD.
4th & 18 at AKR 20
Kickoff
2:50 - 2nd
Mike Salerno kickoff for 45 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Spencer Williamson for 12 yards to the Akron 37, tackled by Spencer Williamson.
11-yd Run
2:46 - 2nd
Broderick Alexander rush for 11 yards to the Akron 48, tackled by Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at AKR 37
Pass Completion
2:50 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Jeremy LaFrance for 18 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by Jordan Delegal for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at AKR 48
-1-yd Run
2:50 - 2nd
Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 35, tackled by Ron Newcomb.
1st & 10 at NIU 34
Pass Completion
2:50 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Dashan Miller for 14 yards to the NoIll 21, tackled by Mike Sobol and Tracy Wilson for a 1ST down.
2nd & 11 at NIU 35
Incompletion
2:50 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones, broken up by Kiaree Daniels.
1st & 10 at NIU 21
Incompletion
2:50 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
2nd & 10 at NIU 21
Incompletion
2:50 - 2nd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Broderick Alexander.
3rd & 10 at NIU 21
Field Goal Missed
0:34 - 2nd
Branko Rogovic 38 yard field goal MISSED.
4th & 10 at NIU 21
-2-yd Run
0:34 - 2nd
Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 19.
1st & 10 at NIU 21
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
Mike Salerno kickoff for 63 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Devon Butler for 10 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Devon Butler.
3rd Quarter
0-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for no gain to the Akron 28, tackled by Pat Schiller.
1st & 10 at AKR 28
Incompletion
15:00 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to N/A.
2nd & 10 at AKR 28
0-yd Penalty
15:00 - 3rd
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
3rd & 10 at AKR 28
-3-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 40, tackled by Alex Kube and Brandon Bice.
1st & 10 at AKR 43
Pass Completion
15:00 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 21 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Patrick George out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2nd & 13 at AKR 40
2-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Cory Hanson and Tracy Wilson.
1st & 10 at NIU 39
Pass Completion
15:00 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 20 yards to the NoIll 17, tackled by Mike Sobol out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2nd & 8 at NIU 37
5-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 12, tackled by Pat Schiller and Tracy Wilson.
1st & 10 at NIU 17
0-yd Penalty
15:00 - 3rd
AKRON penalty 5 yard false start accepted.
2nd & 5 at NIU 12
0-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely rush for no gain to the NoIll 17, tackled by D.J. Pirkle.
2nd & 10 at NIU 17
Incompletion
15:00 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones.
3rd & 10 at NIU 17
Field Goal Good
10:42 - 3rd
Branko Rogovic 34 yard field goal GOOD.
4th & 10 at NIU 17
Kickoff
10:42 - 3rd
Branko Rogovic kickoff for 40 yards returned by Garrett Barnas, tackled by Tyler Campbell and Miguel Graham for 8 yards to the NoIll 38, tackled by Tyler Campbell and Miguel Graham.
Incompletion
10:42 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
1st & 10 at NIU 38
Pass Completion
10:42 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 5 yards to the NoIll 43, tackled by Miguel Graham.
2nd & 10 at NIU 38
Pass Completion
10:42 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 7 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Brian Wagner and Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
3rd & 5 at NIU 43
Pass Completion
10:42 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 7 yards to the Akron 43, tackled by Jalil Carter.
1st & 10 at 50
-2-yd Run
10:42 - 3rd
Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 45, tackled by Almondo Sewell.
2nd & 3 at AKR 43
4-yd Run
10:42 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the Akron 41, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds.
3rd & 5 at AKR 45
(7:53 - 3rd) Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:53.
2-yd Run
7:53 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the Akron 39, tackled by Almondo Sewell and Mike Thomas for a 1ST down.
4th & 1 at AKR 41
Pass Completion
7:53 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Marcus Lewis for 6 yards to the Akron 33, tackled by Jalil Carter and Amin Kabir.
1st & 10 at AKR 39
3-yd Run
7:53 - 3rd
Me'co Brown rush for 3 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Hasan Hazime.
2nd & 4 at AKR 33
0-yd Penalty
7:53 - 3rd
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard illegal block accepted, no play.
3rd & 1 at AKR 30
Incompletion
7:53 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark, broken up by Miguel Graham.
3rd & 16 at AKR 45
Punt
7:53 - 3rd
Josh Wilber punt for 45 yards for a touchback.
4th & 16 at AKR 45
Pass Completion
5:25 - 3rd
Alex Allen pass complete to Andre Jones for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
1st & 10 at AKR 20
Extra Point Good
5:25 - 3rd
Branko Rogovic extra point GOOD.
Kickoff
5:25 - 3rd
Branko Rogovic kickoff for 52 yards returned by Tommy Davis, tackled by Brian Wagner and Amin Kabir for 15 yards to the NoIll 33, tackled by Brian Wagner and Amin Kabir.
Incompletion
5:25 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass incomplete to N/A.
1st & 10 at NIU 33
6-yd Run
5:25 - 3rd
Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Mike Thomas and Shawn Lemon.
2nd & 10 at NIU 33
Pass Completion
5:25 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Kyle Skarb for 3 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Jalil Carter.
3rd & 4 at NIU 39
Punt
5:25 - 3rd
Josh Wilber punt for 42 yards, returned by Andre Jones, tackled by John Tranchitella out-of-bounds.
4th & 1 at NIU 42
2-yd Run
3:51 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for 2 yards to the Akron 23, tackled by Sean Progar and Mike Sobol.
1st & 10 at AKR 21
Incompletion
3:51 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller.
2nd & 8 at AKR 23
0-yd Penalty
3:51 - 3rd
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 3 yard pass interference on Mike Sobol accepted, no play.
3rd & 8 at AKR 23
4-yd Run
3:51 - 3rd
Broderick Alexander rush for 4 yards to the Akron 30, tackled by Cory Hanson and Tracy Wilson.
1st & 10 at AKR 26
Sack
3:51 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely sacked by Jake Coffman for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 24.
2nd & 6 at AKR 30
Incompletion
3:51 - 3rd
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy Bruce, broken up by Kiaree Daniels.
3rd & 12 at AKR 24
Punt
3:51 - 3rd
Zack Campbell punt for 23 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 47.
4th & 12 at AKR 24
4th Quarter
9-yd Run
1:27 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady rush for 9 yards to the Akron 38, tackled by Wayne Cobham.
1st & 10 at AKR 47
0-yd Run
1:27 - 3rd
Chad Spann rush for no gain to the Akron 38, tackled by Amin Kabir.
2nd & 1 at AKR 38
1-yd Run
1:27 - 3rd
DeMarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the Akron 37, tackled by James Harvey for a 1ST down.
3rd & 1 at AKR 38
3-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the Akron 34, tackled by Hasan Hazime and James Harvey.
1st & 10 at AKR 37
Pass Completion
15:00 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 6 yards to the Akron 28, tackled by Miguel Graham.
2nd & 7 at AKR 34
28-yd Run
13:35 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
3rd & 1 at AKR 28
Extra Point Good
13:35 - 4th
Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.
Kickoff
13:35 - 4th
Mike Salerno kickoff for 66 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Phil Brown for 28 yards to the Akron 37, tackled by Phil Brown, NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard offside accepted.
-3-yd Run
13:35 - 4th
Broderick Alexander rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 34, tackled by Nabal Jefferson.
1st & 10 at AKR 37
1-yd Run
13:35 - 4th
Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 35, tackled by Chris Smith.
2nd & 13 at AKR 34
Incompletion
13:35 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
3rd & 12 at AKR 35
Punt
13:35 - 4th
Zack Campbell punt for 18 yards, downed at the NoIll 47.
4th & 12 at AKR 35
31-yd Run
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 31 yards to the Akron 22, tackled by Brian Wagner for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at NIU 47
2-yd Run
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the Akron 20, tackled by Dan Marcoux.
1st & 10 at AKR 22
Pass Completion
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady pass complete to Perez Ashford for 5 yards to the Akron 15, tackled by Jalil Carter out-of-bounds.
2nd & 8 at AKR 20
7-yd Run
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 7 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Brian Wagner out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3rd & 3 at AKR 15
-3-yd Run
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for a loss of 3 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Chad Spann at the Akron 11.
1st & Goal at AKR 8
3-yd Run
11:55 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Brian Wagner and Dan Marcoux.
0-yd Penalty
11:55 - 4th
AKRON penalty 4 yard offside defense accepted, no play.
3rd & Goal at AKR 8
0-yd Penalty
11:55 - 4th
AKRON penalty 2 yard pass interference accepted, no play.
3rd & Goal at AKR 4
2-yd Run
7:59 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
1st & Goal at AKR 2
Extra Point Good
7:59 - 4th
Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.
Kickoff
7:59 - 4th
Mike Salerno kickoff for 37 yards returned by Tyler Campbell, tackled by Phil Brown for 6 yards to the Akron 39, tackled by Phil Brown.
1-yd Run
7:59 - 4th
Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the Akron 40, tackled by Cory Hanson out-of-bounds.
1st & 10 at AKR 39
Pass Completion
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 21 yards to the NoIll 39, tackled by Kiaree Daniels for a 1ST down.
2nd & 9 at AKR 40
Pass Completion
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Broderick Alexander for 2 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Cory Hanson.
1st & 10 at NIU 39
Incompletion
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones, broken up by Chris Smith.
2nd & 8 at NIU 37
0-yd Penalty
7:59 - 4th
AKRON penalty 5 yard false start accepted.
3rd & 8 at NIU 37
0-yd Penalty
7:59 - 4th
AKRON penalty 7 yard illegal block accepted, no play.
3rd & 13 at NIU 42
0-yd Penalty
7:59 - 4th
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
3rd & 20 at NIU 49
Incompletion
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy Bruce.
1st & 10 at NIU 34
0-yd Penalty
7:59 - 4th
NORTHN ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.
2nd & 10 at NIU 34
Pass Completion
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Andre Jones for 5 yards to the NoIll 14, tackled by Chris Smith.
1st & 10 at NIU 19
1-yd Run
7:59 - 4th
Broderick Alexander rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 13, tackled by Brandon Bice.
2nd & 5 at NIU 14
Sack
7:59 - 4th
Patrick Nicely sacked by Brandon Bice for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Tracy Wilson at the NoIll 20.
3rd & 4 at NIU 13
22-yd Run
7:59 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for 22 yards to the NoIll 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
1st & 10 at NIU 20
0-yd Run
5:23 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for no gain to the NoIll 42, tackled by Hasan Hazime and Almondo Sewell.
1st & 10 at NIU 42
6-yd Run
5:23 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 48, tackled by Mike Thomas.
2nd & 10 at NIU 42
-1-yd Run
5:23 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 47, tackled by James Harvey.
3rd & 4 at NIU 48
(3:26 - 4th) Timeout AKRON, clock 03:26.
Punt
3:26 - 4th
Mike Salerno punt for 50 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 3.
4th & 5 at NIU 47
Incompletion
3:26 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Dashan Miller, broken up by Chris Smith.
1st & 10 at AKR 3
Incompletion
3:23 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Jeremy LaFrance.
2nd & 10 at AKR 3
Incompletion
3:23 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass incomplete to Andre Jones.
3rd & 10 at AKR 3
Punt
3:23 - 4th
Zack Campbell punt for 24 yards, downed at the Akron 27.
4th & 10 at AKR 3
-2-yd Run
2:59 - 4th
DeMarcus Grady rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 29, tackled by Mike Thomas and Deni Odofin.
1st & 10 at AKR 27
(2:52 - 4th) Timeout AKRON, clock 02:52.
23-yd Run
2:52 - 4th
Nathan Palmer rush for 23 yards to the Akron 6 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2nd & 12 at AKR 29
-1-yd Run
2:52 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 7, tackled by Kevin Davis.
1st & Goal at AKR 6
0-yd Run
2:52 - 4th
Chad Spann rush for no gain to the Akron 7, tackled by Kevin Davis and Sean Fobbs.
2nd & Goal at AKR 7
7-yd Run
0:46 - 4th
Nathan Palmer rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
3rd & Goal at AKR 7
Extra Point Good
0:46 - 4th
Mike Salerno extra point GOOD.
Kickoff
0:46 - 4th
Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jalil Carter, tackled by Spencer Williamson and Matt Ng for 8 yards to the Akron 8, tackled by Spencer Williamson and Matt Ng.
2-yd Run
0:46 - 4th
Dale Martin rush for 2 yards to the Akron 10, tackled by Cory Hanson.
1st & 10 at AKR 8
Pass Completion
0:46 - 4th
Patrick Nicely pass complete to Dale Martin for 7 yards to the Akron 17, tackled by Jake Coffman.
2nd & 8 at AKR 10
Game Information
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2025 Standings
FBS
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Ohio | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Toledo | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 6-2 | 7-7 |
| Central Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Akron | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Buffalo | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Massachusetts | 0-8 | 0-12 |
NCAAF News

Oregon lands commit from Sam Ngata, son of former NFL All-Pro
Oregon secured a commitment from 2027 OLB Sam Ngata, son of former Ducks All-American and NFL All-Pro Haloti Ngata.
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Source: Ohio State finalizing deal with ex-Steelers OC Smith
Ohio State is finalizing a deal to make former Steelers playcaller Arthur Smith its offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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Hoosiers, fans brave winter storm to celebrate CFP title
The Indiana Hoosiers and their fans celebrated the school's first football national championship on Saturday despite a massive winter storm affecting the Midwest.
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