| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Florida State Touchdown - 60-yard run by Lonnie Pryor. (Dustin Hopkins extra point is good.). 5:28 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 25-yarder by Mathew Sims. 1:41 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Florida State Touchdown - 6-yard pass from E.J. Manuel to Rashad Greene. (Dustin Hopkins extra point is good.). 0:11 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Florida State Field Goal - 25-yarder by Dustin Hopkins. 11:48 Time Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Martel Moore. (Mathew Sims extra point is good.). 9:55 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Florida State Touchdown - 9-yard run by E.J. Manuel. (Dustin Hopkins extra point is good.). 14:56 Time Remaining. |
| Florida State Touchdown - 37-yard run by Lonnie Pryor. (Dustin Hopkins extra point is good.). 10:33 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northern Ill | Florida State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 23 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 9 |
| By Passing | 7 | 13 |
| By Penalty | 5 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-18-28.0 | 3-14-21.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-4-50 | 2-2-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 259 | 534 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 73 | 75 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 83 | 243 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 32 | 37 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 176 | 291 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-16 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 41-15-1 | 38-26-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 4.3 | 7.7 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-42.1 | 5-36.8 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 11 | 20 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 4-73 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-20 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-40 | 8-96 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 1 | 4 |
| Rushing | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 10 | 31 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 25:52 | 34:08 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northern Ill | Florida State |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Lynch | 41 | 15 | 176 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 1 | | Total | 41 | 15 | 176 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| E.Manuel | 38 | 26 | 291 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | | Total | 38 | 26 | 291 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Brooks | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 3 | 51 | | J.Lynch | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 | | Total | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 4 | 52 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Beatty | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 4 | 46 | | | | | | | | | Total | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 4 | 46 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Sims | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Hopkins | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 4/4 | 7 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 4/4 | 7 |
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