Saturday, 09/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Attendance | |
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| Attendance | -- |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Iowa25. | |
| Iowa - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa25 | 15:00 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Martin-Manley for 4 yards to the Iowa29. |
| 2-6, Iowa29 | 14:55 | Bullock rush middle for 7 yards to the Iowa36. |
| 1-10, Iowa36 | 14:00 | Bullock rush middle for 4 yards to the Iowa40. |
| 2-6, Iowa40 | 13:50 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Davis for 5 yards to the Iowa45. |
| 3-1, Iowa45 | 13:30 | Bullock rush middle for 13 yards to the NIU42. |
| 1-10, NIU42 | 13:20 | Bullock rush for 9 yards to the NIU33. |
| 2-1, NIU33 | 12:20 | Bullock rush for 6 yards to the NIU27. |
| 1-10, NIU27 | 12:00 | Bullock rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU27 | 11:00 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Fiedorowicz for 8 yards to the NIU19. |
| 3-2, NIU19 | 10:30 | Bullock rush for 3 yards to the NIU16. |
| 1-10, NIU16 | 10:10 | Bullock rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU16 | 9:30 | Bullock rush for -1 yard to the NIU17. |
| 3-11, NIU17 | 8:40 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, NIU17 | 8:11 | Meyer 34 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:08 | Iowa kicks off. Lewis returns 29 yards to the NIU28. | |
| Northern Illinois - 8:02 | ||
| 1-10, NIU28 | 8:02 | Lynch rush middle for 11 yards to the NIU39. |
| 1-10, NIU39 | 8:00 | Lynch rush middle for 2 yards to the NIU41. |
| 2-8, NIU41 | 7:40 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 4 yards to the NIU45. |
| 3-4, NIU45 | 7:30 | Lewis rush for -2 yards to the NIU43. |
| 4-6, NIU43 | 6:35 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on Iowa18. |
| Iowa - 6:22 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa18 | 6:22 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Iowa18 | 6:15 | Northern Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 2-5, Iowa23 | 6:05 | Bullock rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-5, Iowa23 | 5:40 | Vandenberg sacked by Baxter for -9 yards to the Iowa14. |
| 4-14, Iowa14 | 5:00 | Kornbrath punts. Ashford returns 5 yards to the NIU38. |
| Northern Illinois - 4:21 | ||
| 1-10, NIU38 | 4:21 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU38 | 4:17 | Settle rush middle for 9 yards to the NIU47. |
| 3-1, NIU47 | 4:00 | Womble rush middle for 4 yards to the Iowa49. |
| 1-10, Iowa49 | 3:40 | Lynch rush middle for 3 yards to the Iowa46. |
| 2-7, Iowa46 | 3:10 | Settle rush middle for 4 yards to the Iowa42. |
| 3-3, Iowa42 | 2:40 | Lynch rush middle for 10 yards to the Iowa32. |
| 1-10, Iowa32 | 2:15 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Settle for 15 yards to the Iowa17. |
| Iowa17 | 1:35 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 1-10, Iowa18 | 1:35 | Settle rush for 4 yards to the Iowa14. |
| 2-6, Iowa14 | 1:00 | Lynch rush for 0 yards. |
| Iowa14 | 0:21 | Iowa time out. |
| 3-6, Iowa14 | 0:21 | Lynch rush middle for 7 yards to the Iowa7. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 1-7, Iowa7 | 15:00 | Harris rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:55 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Weisman returns 12 yards to the Iowa37. | |
| Iowa - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa37 | 14:50 | Bullock rush for 8 yards to the Iowa45. |
| 2-2, Iowa45 | 14:30 | Bullock rush middle for 3 yards to the Iowa48. |
| 1-10, Iowa48 | 14:15 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Derby for 9 yards to the NIU43. |
| 2-1, NIU43 | 13:30 | Bullock rush for 8 yards to the NIU35. |
| 1-10, NIU36 | 13:00 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Fiedorowicz for 9 yards to the NIU27. |
| 2-1, NIU27 | 12:30 | Bullock rush middle for 5 yards to the NIU22. |
| 1-10, NIU22 | 12:05 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Shumpert for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU23 | 11:15 | Bullock rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU22. |
| 3-9, NIU22 | 10:40 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, NIU22 | 10:06 | 40 yard field goal attempt by Meyer is NO GOOD. |
| Northern Illinois - 10:01 | ||
| 1-10, NIU22 | 10:01 | Settle rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU26. |
| 2-6, NIU26 | 10:00 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Settle for 4 yards to the NIU30. |
| 3-2, NIU30 | 9:30 | Lynch rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-2, NIU30 | 9:10 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on Iowa38. Northern Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| Iowa - 9:10 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa42 | 9:10 | Vandenberg pass completion to the left to Martin-Manley for 4 yards to the Iowa46. |
| 2-6, Iowa46 | 8:15 | Garmon rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-6, Iowa46 | 8:00 | Northern Illinois penalized 6 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU48 | 7:30 | Vandenberg pass completion to the left to Davis for 9 yards to the NIU39. |
| 2-1, NIU39 | 7:20 | Garmon rush middle for 2 yards to the NIU37. |
| 1-10, NIU37 | 7:10 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Fiedorowicz for 4 yards to the NIU33. |
| 2-6, NIU33 | 7:00 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Shumpert for 0 yards. |
| NIU33 | 6:11 | Iowa time out. |
| NIU33 | 6:11 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-6, NIU33 | 6:11 | Vandenberg rush for 16 yards to the NIU17. |
| 1-10, NIU17 | 6:02 | Garmon rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU13. |
| 2-6, NIU13 | 5:44 | Garmon rush for 2 yards to the NIU11. |
| 3-4, NIU11 | 5:00 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, NIU11 | 4:27 | Meyer 29 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:23 | Iowa kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 4:23 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 4:23 | Settle rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU26. |
| 2-9, NIU26 | 4:20 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 10 yards to the NIU36. Moore fumbles, Moore of Northern Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU36 | 4:00 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Lewis for 2 yards to the NIU38. |
| 2-8, NIU38 | 3:40 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, NIU38 | 3:06 | Lynch rush middle for 9 yards to the NIU47. |
| 1-10, NIU47 | 3:00 | Iowa penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Iowa38 | 2:19 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Moore for 25 yards to the Iowa13. |
| 1-10, Iowa13 | 2:10 | Settle rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Iowa13 | 2:00 | Lynch rush for 2 yards to the Iowa11. |
| 3-9, Iowa11 | 1:26 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, Iowa11 | 1:20 | Sims 28 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:16 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Garmon returns 22 yards to the Iowa22. | |
| Iowa - 1:11 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa22 | 1:11 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Bullock for 7 yards to the Iowa29. |
| 2-3, Iowa29 | 1:00 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Bullock for 15 yards to the Iowa44. |
| 1-10, Iowa44 | 0:39 | Vandenberg rush for 3 yards to the Iowa47. |
| Iowa47 | 0:23 | Iowa time out. |
| 2-7, Iowa47 | 0:23 | Vandenberg pass completion to the left to Davis for 19 yards to the NIU34. |
| 1-10, NIU35 | 0:17 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the middle. Iowa penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, NIU45 | 0:03 | Vandenberg sacked by Windsor for -7 yards to the Iowa48. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Iowa - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Iowa kicks off. Lewis returns 15 yards to the NIU18. | |
| Northern Illinois - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, NIU19 | 14:53 | Lynch rush for -1 yard to the NIU18. |
| 2-11, NIU18 | 14:40 | Harris rush for 3 yards to the NIU21. |
| 3-8, NIU21 | 14:22 | Lynch sacked by Gaglione for -6 yards to the NIU15. Lynch fumbles, Davis of Iowa recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Iowa - 14:08 | ||
| 1-10, NIU14 | 14:08 | Bullock rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU13. |
| 2-9, NIU13 | 14:00 | Bullock rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU10. |
| 3-6, NIU10 | 13:25 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Martin-Manley for 5 yards to the NIU5. |
| 4-1, NIU5 | 12:40 | Weisman rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU4. |
| 1-4, NIU4 | 11:59 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-4, NIU4 | 11:48 | Bullock rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, NIU4 | 11:30 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, NIU4 | 11:02 | Meyer 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:59 | Iowa kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 10:59 | Lynch rush middle for 2 yards to the NIU27. |
| 2-8, NIU27 | 10:50 | Settle rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, NIU27 | 10:20 | Lynch rush middle for 73 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:43 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:43 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Garmon returns 20 yards to the Iowa23. | |
| Iowa - 9:38 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa23 | 9:38 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Davis for 2 yards to the Iowa25. |
| 2-8, Iowa25 | 9:21 | Bullock rush for 5 yards to the Iowa30. |
| 3-3, Iowa30 | 8:55 | Vandenberg rush middle for 3 yards to the Iowa33. |
| 1-10, Iowa33 | 8:30 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Davis for 5 yards to the Iowa38. |
| 2-5, Iowa38 | 8:00 | Bullock rush middle for 4 yards to the Iowa42. |
| 3-1, Iowa42 | 7:30 | Weisman rush middle for 6 yards to the Iowa48. |
| 1-10, Iowa48 | 7:00 | Northern Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU49 | 6:09 | Vandenberg sacked by Jacques for -7 yards to the Iowa44. |
| 2-17, Iowa44 | 6:00 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-17, Iowa44 | 5:24 | Vandenberg sacked by Windsor for -10 yards to the Iowa34. |
| 4-27, Iowa34 | 5:10 | Kornbrath punts. No return. Ball on NIU29. |
| Northern Illinois - 4:32 | ||
| 1-10, NIU29 | 4:32 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU29 | 4:27 | Lynch rush for 9 yards to the NIU38. |
| 3-1, NIU38 | 4:15 | Lynch rush middle for 5 yards to the NIU43. |
| 1-10, NIU43 | 4:00 | Lynch sacked by Alvis for -7 yards to the NIU36. |
| 2-17, NIU12 | 3:15 | Fumble, Lynch of Northern Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 3-41, NIU12 | 2:20 | Settle rush middle for 5 yards to the NIU17. |
| 4-36, NIU17 | 1:30 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on Iowa33. |
| Iowa - 1:06 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa33 | 1:06 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Iowa33 | 1:00 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Iowa33 | 0:55 | Vandenberg rush middle for 1 yard to the Iowa34. |
| 4-9, Iowa34 | 0:40 | Kornbrath punts. No return. Ball on NIU28. |
| Northern Illinois - 0:09 | ||
| 1-10, NIU28 | 0:09 | Settle rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU32. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 2-5, NIU33 | 15:00 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, NIU33 | 14:54 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, NIU33 | 14:49 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on Iowa36. |
| Iowa - 14:41 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa36 | 14:41 | Bullock rush middle for 2 yards to the Iowa38. |
| 2-8, Iowa38 | 14:25 | Vandenberg rush for 7 yards to the Iowa45. |
| 3-1, Iowa45 | 13:50 | Bullock rush middle for 2 yards to the Iowa47. |
| 1-10, Iowa47 | 13:20 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Martin-Manley for 12 yards to the NIU41. |
| 1-10, NIU39 | 12:30 | Vandenberg pass completion to the middle to Martin-Manley for 8 yards to the NIU31. |
| 2-2, NIU31 | 11:45 | Bullock rush middle for 5 yards to the NIU26. |
| 1-10, NIU26 | 11:30 | Vandenberg sacked by Evans for -11 yards to the NIU37. |
| 2-21, NIU37 | 10:50 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-20, NIU36 | 10:14 | Vandenberg pass completion to the left to Bullock for 4 yards to the NIU32. |
| 4-16, NIU32 | 10:06 | Meyer 50 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:33 | Iowa kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 9:33 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 9:33 | Iowa penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU40 | 9:30 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Daniels for -1 yard to the NIU39. |
| 2-11, NIU39 | 9:00 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, NIU39 | 8:48 | Lynch rush for 2 yards to the NIU41. |
| 4-9, NIU41 | 8:15 | Neir punts. Hyde returns 9 yards to the Iowa26. |
| Iowa - 8:01 | ||
| 1-10, Iowa26 | 8:01 | Bullock rush for 19 yards to the Iowa45. |
| 1-10, Iowa45 | 7:50 | Bullock rush for 4 yards to the Iowa49. |
| 2-7, Iowa49 | 7:30 | Bullock rush middle for 9 yards to the NIU42. |
| 1-10, NIU42 | 7:00 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU42 | 6:31 | Vandenberg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, NIU42 | 6:28 | Vandenberg pass completion to the left to Martin-Manley for -2 yards to the NIU44. |
| 4-12, NIU44 | 6:00 | Kornbrath punts. No return. Ball on NIU1. |
| Northern Illinois - 5:36 | ||
| 1-10, NIU1 | 5:36 | Womble rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU4. |
| 2-7, NIU4 | 5:20 | Northern Illinois penalized -2 yards. |
| 2-9, NIU2 | 5:00 | Womble rush middle for -1 yard to the NIU1. |
| 3-10, NIU1 | 4:30 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, NIU1 | 3:50 | Neir punts. Hyde returns 10 yards to the NIU25. |
| Iowa - 3:41 | ||
| NIU25 | 3:41 | Iowa time out. |
| 1-10, NIU24 | 3:41 | Bullock rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU24 | 3:35 | Vandenberg pass completion to the right to Derby for 2 yards to the NIU22. |
| 3-8, NIU22 | 2:45 | Bullock rush for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| NIU0 | 2:15 | Iowa time out. |
| 2:15 | Vandenberg two point pass is NO GOOD. | |
| 2:15 | Iowa kicks off. Lewis returns 17 yards to the NIU21. | |
| Northern Illinois - 2:08 | ||
| 1-10, NIU19 | 2:08 | Lynch fumbles, Lynch of Northern Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-12, NIU19 | 2:00 | Daniels rush for 5 yards to the NIU24. |
| NIU24 | 1:30 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-7, NIU24 | 1:30 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, NIU24 | 1:26 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| Iowa - 1:18 | ||
| Iowa24 | 1:18 | Iowa time out. |
| 1-10, NIU24 | 1:18 | Bullock rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU20. |
| NIU20 | 1:12 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 2-6, NIU20 | 1:12 | Bullock rush middle for 5 yards to the NIU15. |
| NIU14 | 1:03 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-1, NIU14 | 1:03 | Vandenberg rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU13. |
| 1-10, NIU13 | 1:00 | Vandenberg rush middle for -2 yards to the NIU15. |
