(19) Northern Illinois 44, (18) Kent State 37 (F-2OT)
Saturday, 12/01/12
| F-2OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | O1 | O2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (19) Northern Illinois | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 44 |
| (18) Kent State | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 18,132 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 15:00 | Lynch rush for 4 yards to the NIU29. |
| 2-6, NIU29 | 14:40 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, NIU29 | 14:28 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Lewis for -1 yard to the NIU28. |
| 4-7, NIU28 | 14:15 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on KentSt17. |
| Kent State - 13:51 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt17 | 13:51 | Keith pass completion to the right to Archer for 7 yards to the KentSt24. |
| 2-3, KentSt24 | 13:20 | Durham rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-3, KentSt24 | 13:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, KentSt24 | 12:26 | Melchiori punts. Sebastiano returns 2 yards to the NIU24. Northern Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| Northern Illinois - 12:14 | ||
| 1-10, NIU14 | 12:14 | Lewis rush for 7 yards to the NIU21. |
| 2-3, NIU21 | 11:55 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 8 yards to the NIU29. |
| 1-10, NIU29 | 11:45 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NIU29 | 11:38 | Lynch sacked by Wollet for -2 yards to the NIU27. |
| 3-12, NIU27 | 11:10 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, NIU27 | 10:59 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on KentSt27. |
| Kent State - 10:51 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt27 | 10:51 | Durham rush right for -1 yard to the KentSt26. |
| 2-11, KentSt26 | 10:25 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-11, KentSt26 | 10:10 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, KentSt26 | 10:01 | Melchiori punts. Sebastiano returns 3 yards to the NIU22. Sebastiano fumbles, Polk of Kent State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU22 | 9:49 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NIU22 | 9:45 | Durham rush for 7 yards to the NIU15. |
| 3-3, NIU15 | 9:30 | Archer rush right for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:57 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:57 | Kent State kicks off. Sebastiano returns 20 yards to the NIU20. Northern Illinois penalized -10 yards. | |
| Northern Illinois - 8:51 | ||
| 1-10, NIU10 | 8:51 | Lynch rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU10 | 8:40 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, NIU10 | 8:31 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Wells for 15 yards to the NIU25. |
| 1-10, NIU25 | 8:23 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Daniels for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NIU25 | 8:10 | Lynch rush for 4 yards to the NIU29. |
| 3-6, NIU29 | 7:45 | Lynch sacked by Polk for -11 yards to the NIU18. Northern Illinois penalized 0 yards. |
| 4-17, NIU18 | 7:28 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on NIU36. |
| Kent State - 7:19 | ||
| 1-10, NIU36 | 7:19 | Keith sacked by Baxter and Bass for -5 yards to the NIU41. |
| 2-15, NIU41 | 6:45 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Humphrey for 20 yards to the NIU21. |
| 1-10, NIU21 | 6:05 | Durham rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU20. |
| 2-9, NIU20 | 5:45 | Hurdle incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, NIU20 | 5:15 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, NIU20 | 5:11 | Cortez 37 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:06 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 5:06 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 5:06 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU25 | 4:58 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Lewis for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, NIU25 | 4:35 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Wells for 12 yards to the NIU37. |
| 1-10, NIU37 | 4:20 | Lynch rush right for 9 yards to the NIU46. |
| 2-1, NIU46 | 4:00 | Lynch rush for 3 yards to the NIU49. |
| 1-10, NIU49 | 3:35 | Brown rush right for 14 yards to the KentSt37. |
| 1-10, KentSt37 | 3:24 | Lynch rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, KentSt37 | 3:00 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Ashford for 3 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 3-7, KentSt34 | 2:25 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Daniels for 4 yards to the KentSt30. |
| KentSt30 | 1:47 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 4-3, KentSt30 | 1:47 | Lynch rush right for 17 yards to the KentSt13. |
| 1-10, KentSt13 | 1:39 | Lynch rush for 4 yards to the KentSt9. |
| 2-6, KentSt9 | 1:10 | Lynch rush right for -1 yard to the KentSt10. |
| 3-7, KentSt10 | 0:40 | Lynch incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, KentSt10 | 0:18 | Sims 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:14 | Northern Illinois kicks off. No return. Ball on KentSt35. | |
| Kent State - 0:14 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt35 | 0:14 | Durham rush middle for 4 yards to the KentSt39. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-6, KentSt39 | 15:00 | Archer rush left for 2 yards to the KentSt41. |
| 3-4, KentSt41 | 14:45 | Archer rush middle for -3 yards to the KentSt38. |
| 4-7, KentSt38 | 14:05 | Melchiori punts. Sebastiano returns 30 yards to the NIU41. |
| Northern Illinois - 13:27 | ||
| 1-10, NIU41 | 13:27 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Brown for 25 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 13:15 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Ashford for 5 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 2-5, KentSt29 | 12:55 | Daniels rush for 14 yards to the KentSt15. |
| 1-10, KentSt15 | 12:30 | Lynch rush for 1 yard to the KentSt14. |
| 2-9, KentSt14 | 12:10 | Lynch rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, KentSt14 | 11:40 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Moore for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:03 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Boyle returns 5 yards to the KentSt32. | |
| Kent State - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt32 | 10:59 | Durham rush for -1 yard to the KentSt31. |
| 2-11, KentSt31 | 10:35 | Archer rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 3-8, KentSt34 | 10:00 | Keith pass to the right intercepted by Durante. No return. |
| Northern Illinois - 9:37 | ||
| 1-10, NIU42 | 9:37 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU42 | 9:32 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| NIU42 | 9:29 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-10, NIU42 | 9:29 | Lynch rush for 13 yards to the KentSt45. |
| 1-10, KentSt45 | 9:20 | Daniels rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt42. |
| 2-7, KentSt42 | 8:50 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| KentSt42 | 8:31 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-7, KentSt42 | 8:31 | Lynch rush for 8 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 8:20 | Daniels rush for 11 yards to the KentSt23. |
| 1-10, KentSt23 | 8:06 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Lewis for 5 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 2-5, KentSt18 | 7:30 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 8 yards to the KentSt10. |
| 1-10, KentSt10 | 7:18 | Lynch rush right for 6 yards to the KentSt4. |
| 2-4, KentSt4 | 6:50 | Lynch rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt1. |
| 3-1, KentSt1 | 6:25 | Daniels rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:53 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:53 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Boyle returns 11 yards to the KentSt35. | |
| Kent State - 5:47 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt35 | 5:47 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt35 | 5:43 | Durham rush middle for -1 yard to the KentSt34. |
| 3-11, KentSt34 | 5:25 | Keith sacked by Bishop for -9 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 4-20, KentSt25 | 4:30 | Melchiori punts. No return. Ball on NIU37. |
| Northern Illinois - 4:13 | ||
| 1-10, NIU37 | 4:13 | Northern Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, NIU32 | 4:06 | Lynch rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-15, NIU32 | 3:45 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Daniels for 20 yards to the KentSt48. |
| 1-10, KentSt48 | 3:20 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Ashford for 16 yards to the KentSt32. |
| 1-10, KentSt32 | 3:00 | Bowers rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 2-7, KentSt29 | 2:35 | Lynch pass to the middle intercepted by Green and returned -1 yard. |
| Kent State - 2:13 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt2 | 2:13 | Durham rush middle for 12 yards to the KentSt14. |
| 1-10, KentSt14 | 2:05 | Durham rush middle for 6 yards to the KentSt20. |
| 2-4, KentSt20 | 1:40 | Keith pass completion to the left to Archer for 2 yards to the KentSt22. |
| 3-2, KentSt22 | 1:19 | Durham rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 1:13 | Keith sacked by Wells for -6 yards to the KentSt19. |
| 2-16, KentSt19 | 0:47 | Archer rush for -6 yards to the KentSt13. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Boyle returns 28 yards to the KentSt47. | |
| Kent State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt47 | 14:54 | Durham rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt49. |
| 2-8, KentSt49 | 14:40 | Keith pass completion to the right to Durham for 22 yards to the NIU29. |
| 1-10, NIU29 | 14:00 | Dawson rush for 4 yards to the NIU25. |
| 2-6, NIU25 | 13:35 | Archer rush left for -1 yard to the NIU26. |
| 3-7, NIU26 | 12:40 | Northern Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU11 | 12:19 | Durham rush for 2 yards to the NIU9. |
| 2-8, NIU9 | 12:00 | Keith pass completion to the left to Erjavec for 2 yards to the NIU7. |
| 3-6, NIU7 | 11:25 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, NIU7 | 10:51 | Cortez 24 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:46 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 10:46 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 10:46 | Lynch rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU29. |
| 2-6, NIU29 | 10:25 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, NIU29 | 10:20 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Ashford for 14 yards to the NIU43. |
| 1-10, NIU43 | 10:15 | Lynch rush for 7 yards to the 50. |
| 2-3, 50 | 9:50 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, 50 | 9:33 | Lynch rush for 2 yards to the KentSt48. |
| 4-1, KentSt48 | 9:20 | Lynch rush for 44 yards to the KentSt4. |
| 1-4, KentSt4 | 9:00 | Daniels rush right for 3 yards to the KentSt1. |
| 2-1, KentSt1 | 8:25 | Daniels rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, KentSt1 | 7:55 | Lynch rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:26 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:26 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Adeyemi returns 11 yards to the KentSt29. | |
| Kent State - 7:21 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt29 | 7:21 | Archer rush right for -4 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 2-14, KentSt25 | 7:00 | Keith sacked by Rainey for -10 yards to the KentSt15. |
| 3-24, KentSt15 | 6:20 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-24, KentSt15 | 5:50 | Melchiori punts. No return. Ball on NIU45. |
| Northern Illinois - 5:41 | ||
| 1-10, NIU45 | 5:41 | Lynch incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NIU45 | 5:34 | Daniels rush for 6 yards to the KentSt49. |
| 3-4, KentSt49 | 5:20 | Lynch rush middle for 9 yards to the KentSt40. |
| 1-10, KentSt40 | 4:50 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Moore for 9 yards to the KentSt31. |
| 2-1, KentSt31 | 4:30 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Brown for 12 yards to the KentSt19. |
| 1-10, KentSt19 | 4:10 | Northern Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, KentSt24 | 3:55 | Lynch rush for 7 yards to the KentSt17. |
| 2-8, KentSt17 | 3:15 | Daniels rush for 5 yards to the KentSt12. |
| 3-3, KentSt12 | 3:00 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, KentSt12 | 2:43 | Sims 29 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:38 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Adeyemi returns 45 yards to the NIU37. | |
| Kent State - 2:30 | ||
| 1-10, NIU37 | 2:30 | Durham rush left for 4 yards to the NIU33. |
| 2-6, NIU33 | 2:10 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, NIU33 | 1:51 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Archer for 7 yards to the NIU26. |
| 1-10, NIU26 | 1:45 | Durham rush left for 8 yards to the NIU18. |
| 2-2, NIU18 | 1:20 | Durham rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU14. |
| 1-10, NIU14 | 0:45 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU14 | 0:20 | Archer rush for 2 yards to the NIU12. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-8, NIU12 | 15:00 | Archer rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU11. |
| 4-7, NIU11 | 14:50 | Keith pass completion to the left to Archer for 5 yards to the NIU6. |
| Northern Illinois - 14:15 | ||
| 1-10, NIU6 | 14:15 | Daniels rush right for -3 yards to the NIU3. |
| 2-13, NIU3 | 14:00 | Lynch rush for 5 yards to the NIU8. |
| 3-8, NIU8 | 13:20 | Lynch rush middle for 14 yards to the NIU22. |
| 1-10, NIU22 | 12:45 | Daniels rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU25. |
| 2-7, NIU25 | 12:20 | Lynch rush left for 9 yards to the NIU34. |
| 1-10, NIU34 | 11:35 | Daniels rush left for 7 yards to the NIU41. |
| 2-3, NIU41 | 11:00 | Daniels rush right for 23 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 1-10, KentSt36 | 10:20 | Lynch rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 2-8, KentSt34 | 9:55 | Lynch rush middle for 1 yard to the KentSt33. |
| 3-7, KentSt33 | 9:15 | Lynch sacked by Brown for -3 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 4-10, KentSt36 | 8:15 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on KentSt4. |
| Kent State - 7:46 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt4 | 7:46 | Archer rush left for 5 yards to the KentSt9. |
| 2-5, KentSt9 | 7:30 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, KentSt9 | 6:59 | Keith pass completion to the right to Humphrey for 9 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 1-10, KentSt18 | 6:55 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Archer for 60 yards to the NIU22. |
| 1-10, NIU22 | 6:30 | Northern Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, NIU17 | 5:56 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-5, NIU17 | 5:54 | Keith rush for 7 yards to the NIU10. |
| 1-10, NIU10 | 5:48 | Keith rush right for 5 yards to the NIU5. |
| 2-5, NIU5 | 5:25 | Keith rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:53 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:53 | Kent State kicks off. Sebastiano returns 29 yards to the NIU29. | |
| Northern Illinois - 4:46 | ||
| 1-10, NIU29 | 4:46 | Lynch rush middle for -7 yards to the NIU22. Lynch fumbles, Hitchens of Kent State recovers and returns 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Kent State - 4:38 | ||
| 4:38 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:38 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 4:38 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 4:38 | Daniels rush for 9 yards to the NIU34. |
| 2-1, NIU34 | 4:20 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Daniels for 43 yards to the KentSt23. |
| 1-10, KentSt23 | 4:00 | Daniels rush middle for 14 yards to the KentSt9. |
| 1-9, KentSt9 | 3:35 | Lynch rush right for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:12 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:12 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Boyle returns 12 yards to the KentSt42. | |
| Kent State - 3:07 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt42 | 3:07 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt42 | 3:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, KentSt42 | 2:56 | Keith pass completion to the left to Hurdle for 11 yards to the NIU47. |
| 1-10, NIU47 | 2:50 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NIU47 | 2:31 | Durham rush middle for 7 yards to the NIU40. |
| NIU40 | 2:16 | Kent State time out. |
| 3-3, NIU40 | 2:16 | Keith pass completion to the right to Humphrey for 7 yards to the NIU33. |
| 1-10, NIU33 | 2:10 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NIU33 | 1:52 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Boyle for 11 yards to the NIU22. |
| 1-10, NIU22 | 1:45 | Keith rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU19. |
| 2-7, NIU19 | 1:15 | Keith pass completion to the left to Hurdle for 0 yards. |
| NIU21 | 0:52 | Kent State time out. |
| NIU21 | 0:52 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 3-7, NIU19 | 0:52 | Keith pass completion to the left to Erjavec for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:44 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:44 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NIU25. | |
| Northern Illinois - 0:44 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 0:44 | Daniels rush for 9 yards to the NIU34. |
| 2-1, NIU34 | 0:39 | Lynch sacked by Dooley and Nix for -6 yards to the NIU28. |
| Overtime 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 0:00 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 0:00 | Durham rush left for 4 yards to the NIU21. |
| 2-6, NIU21 | 0:00 | Archer rush left for -1 yard to the NIU22. |
| 3-7, NIU22 | 0:00 | Keith pass completion to the left to Erjavec for 8 yards to the NIU14. |
| 1-10, NIU14 | 0:00 | Durham rush middle for 9 yards to the NIU5. |
| NIU5 | 0:00 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 2-1, NIU5 | 0:00 | Durham rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, NIU5 | 0:00 | Erjavec rush right for -11 yards to the NIU16. Erjavec fumbles, Keith of Kent State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-12, NIU16 | 0:00 | Cortez 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| Northern Illinois - 0:00 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 0:00 | Lynch rush for 2 yards to the KentSt23. |
| 2-8, KentSt23 | 0:00 | Daniels rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, KentSt23 | 0:00 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, KentSt23 | 0:00 | Sims 40 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| Overtime 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 0:00 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 0:00 | Daniels rush for 23 yards to the KentSt2. |
| 1-2, KentSt2 | 0:00 | Lynch rush right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:00 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| Kent State - 0:00 | ||
| 1-10, NIU25 | 0:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU25 | 0:00 | Archer rush middle for 2 yards to the NIU23. |
| 3-8, NIU23 | 0:00 | Northern Illinois penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-10, NIU11 | 0:00 | Durham rush right for 2 yards to the NIU9. |
| 2-8, NIU9 | 0:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-8, NIU9 | 0:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| NIU9 | 0:00 | Kent State time out. |
| 4-8, NIU9 | 0:00 | Keith pass to the right intercepted by Stone. No return. Touchback. Ball on NIU20. |
