Week 8 · 2021
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
Sat 10/23/2021 12:00 PMKelly/Shorts StadiumCentral Michigan pregame66% — Pregame win probability: 66% for Central Michigan. Central Michigan favored, and lost — Northern Illinois won.Conference
46°3 mph WNW · 75% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northern Illinois
39
9–5
Central Michigan
38
9–4
Attendance
15,232
reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| CMU | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 36:09 | 77 | 548 | 6-63 | 25 | 6-17 35.3% | 4-5 80.0% |
| CMU | 23:51 | 71 | 500 | 4-25 | 25 | 5-12 41.7% | 2-3 66.7% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 18-28 | 351 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 |
| CMU | 26-42 | 311 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 1 |
| CMU | 29 | 189 | 6.5 | 2 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CMU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0 |
| CMU | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 3 | 54 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CMU | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Central Michigan 7–3 vs Northern Illinois
- 2020 · wk 11Central Michigan 40 @ Northern Illinois 10
- 2019 · wk 10Northern Illinois 10 @ Central Michigan 48
- 2018 · wk 3Central Michigan 16 @ Northern Illinois 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northern Illinois 24 @ Central Michigan 31
- 2016 · wk 7Central Michigan 34 @ Northern Illinois 28
- 2015 · wk 5Northern Illinois 19 @ Central Michigan 29
- 2014 · wk 7Central Michigan 34 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2013 · wk 8Northern Illinois 38 @ Central Michigan 17
- 2012 · wk 5Central Michigan 24 @ Northern Illinois 55
- 2011 · wk 5Northern Illinois 41 @ Central Michigan 48
Previous 2 meetings vs. Jim McElwain
Northern Illinois 0–2 vs Jim McElwain
- 2020 · wk 11Central Michigan 40 @ Northern Illinois 10
- 2019 · wk 10Northern Illinois 10 @ Central Michigan 48
Previous 2 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock
Central Michigan 2–0 vs Thomas Hammock
- 2020 · wk 11Central Michigan 40 @ Northern Illinois 10
- 2019 · wk 10Northern Illinois 10 @ Central Michigan 48
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