| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 39-yarder by Mathew Sims. 6:16 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Martel Moore. (Mathew Sims kick). 4:52 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 31-yarder by Mathew Sims. 4:47 Remaining. |
| Akron Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Dalton Williams to Jerrod Dillard. (Robert Stein kick). 1:32 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 15-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 0:19 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 29-yarder by Mathew Sims. 12:09 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Jason Schepler. (Mathew Sims kick). 1:30 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 35-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 11:09 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northern Ill | Akron |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 28 | 15 |
| By Rushing | 14 | 5 |
| By Passing | 12 | 7 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-17-35.0 | 5-14-36.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 528 | 199 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 83 | 66 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 305 | 42 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 50 | 37 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 223 | 157 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 5-40 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 33-20-0 | 29-15-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-35.0 | 8-41.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 40 | 4 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 4-20 | 1-4 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 1-33 | 5-47 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-20 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-70 | 7-67 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 37 | 7 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:01 | 26:59 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northern Ill | Akron |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Lynch | 33 | 20 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | | Total | 33 | 20 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Williams | 29 | 15 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 | | Total | 29 | 15 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Stone | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 46 | | Total | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 46 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| Z.Paul | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 0 | 46 | | Total | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 0 | 46 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| I.Davis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Sims | 3/5 | 60.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 13 | | Total | 3/5 | 60.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 13 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| R.Stein | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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