| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Kent State Touchdown - 15-yard run by Dri Archer. (Freddy Cortez extra point is good.). 8:57 Time Remaining. |
| Kent State Field Goal - 37-yarder by Freddy Cortez. 5:06 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 27-yarder by Mathew Sims. 0:14 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Martel Moore. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 11:03 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 1-yard run by Akeem Daniels. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 5:53 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Kent State Field Goal - 24-yarder by Freddy Cortez. 10:46 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 1-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 7:26 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 29-yarder by Mathew Sims. 2:38 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Kent State Touchdown - 5-yard run by Spencer Keith. (Freddy Cortez extra point is good.). 4:53 Time Remaining. |
| Kent State Touchdown - 22-yard fumble return by Zack Hitchens. (Freddy Cortez extra point is good.). 4:38 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 9-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 3:12 Time Remaining. |
| Kent State Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Spencer Keith to Tim Erjavec. (Freddy Cortez extra point is good.). 0:44 Time Remaining. |
| Overtime |
| Kent State Field Goal - 33-yarder by Freddy Cortez. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 40-yarder by Mathew Sims. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| 2 Overtime |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 2-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northern Ill | Kent State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 25 | 17 |
| By Rushing | 14 | 5 |
| By Passing | 11 | 10 |
| By Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 10-19-53.0 | 8-19-42.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-2-100 | 0-2-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 524 | 260 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 90 | 79 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 312 | 70 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 56 | 42 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 212 | 190 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 4-22 | 4-30 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 34-19-1 | 37-15-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-37.8 | 5-47.6 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 35 | 21 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-35 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-49 | 6-112 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-0 | 1--1 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-62 | 0-0 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing | 4 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 44 | 37 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:27 | 27:33 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northern Ill | Kent State |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Lynch | 34 | 19 | 212 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34 | 19 | 212 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| S.Keith | 36 | 15 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 2 | | M.Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 37 | 15 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| L.Green | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 2 | 55 | | Total | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 2 | 55 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| A.Melchiori | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | 55 | | Total | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | 55 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| E.Adeyemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Sims | 3/3 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 14 | | Total | 3/3 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 14 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| F.Cortez | 3/3 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 13 | | Total | 3/3 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 13 |
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