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

CMU3 plays, 89 yd · Touchdown

14:561st & 10own 11Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds to the CMich 20+9
14:562nd & 1own 20Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 14 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down+14
13:441st & 10own 34Lew Nichols III run for 66 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)+66

NIU14 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

13:441st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
13:441st & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi run for 6 yds to the NoIll 31+6
13:442nd & 4own 31Jay Ducker run for 16 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down+16
13:441st & 10own 47Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 9 yds to the CMich 44+9
13:442nd & 1opp 44Jay Ducker run for no gain to the CMich 440
13:443rd & 1opp 44Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds to the CMich 42 for a 1ST down+2
13:441st & 10opp 42Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie0
13:442nd & 10opp 42Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the CMich 38+4
9:512nd & 10opp 42Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 09:510
9:513rd & 6opp 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Miles Joiner for no gain to the CMich 380
9:514th & 6opp 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 14 yds to the CMich 24 for a 1ST down+14
9:511st & 10opp 24Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the CMich 21+3
9:512nd & 7opp 21Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie0
7:483rd & 7opp 21Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 21 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)+21

CMU11 plays, 70 yd · Touchdown

7:421st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 55 yds , Myles Bailey return for 20 yds to the CMich 30+20
7:421st & 10own 30Daniel Richardson pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 6 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Personal Foul (Raishein Thomas) to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down+21
7:421st & 10opp 49Lew Nichols III run for 8 yds to the NoIll 41+8
7:422nd & 2opp 41Lew Nichols III run for 7 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down+7
7:421st & 10opp 34Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Lew Nichols III0
7:422nd & 10opp 34Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 5 yds to the NoIll 29+5
7:423rd & 5opp 29Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 11 yds to the NoIll 18 for a 1ST down+11
7:421st & 10opp 18Kalil Pimpleton pass complete to Myles Bailey for 4 yds to the NoIll 14+4
7:422nd & 6opp 14Myles Bailey run for 8 yds to the NoIll 6 for a 1ST down+8
7:421st & goalopp 6Lew Nichols III run for 5 yds to the NoIll 1+5
4:032nd & goalopp 1Lew Nichols III run for 1 yd for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)+1

NIU13 plays, 76 yd · Field goal

3:571st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 59 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 11 yds to the NoIll 17+11
3:571st & 10own 17Jay Ducker run for 27 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down+27
3:571st & 10own 44Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 42+2
3:572nd & 12own 42Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 7 yds to the NoIll 49+7
3:573rd & 5own 49Rocky Lombardi run for 5 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down+5
3:571st & 10opp 46PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from CMU46 to NIU49. NO PLAY.−5
3:571st & 15own 49Rocky Lombardi sacked by Troy Hairston II for a loss of 8 yards to the NoIll 41−8
3:572nd & 23own 41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 46 yds to the CMich 13 for a 1ST down+46
0:001st & 10opp 13Jay Ducker run for 6 yds to the CMich 7+6
0:00opp 13End of 1st Quarter0
15:002nd & 4opp 7Jay Ducker run for no gain to the CMich 70
15:003rd & 4opp 7Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Clint Ratkovich0
14:024th & 4opp 7Kanon Woodill 26 yd FG GOOD+26

CMU4 plays, 72 yd · Touchdown

13:571st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 64 yds , Myles Bailey return for 27 yds to the CMich 28+27
13:571st & 10own 28Lew Nichols III run for no gain to the CMich 280
13:572nd & 10own 28Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Hunter Buczkowski0
13:163rd & 10own 28Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 72 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)+72

NIU6 plays, 13 yd · Punt

13:161st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 56 yds0
13:161st & 10own 35Mason Blakemore run for 11 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down+11
13:161st & 10own 46Mason Blakemore run for 2 yds to the NoIll 48+2
13:162nd & 8own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie0
13:163rd & 8own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Messiah Travis0
11:594th & 8own 48Matt Ference punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Kalil Pimpleton at the CMich 110

CMU8 plays, 39 yd · Punt

11:591st & 10own 11Lew Nichols III run for 7 yds to the CMich 18+7
11:592nd & 3own 18Lew Nichols III pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 5 yds to the CMich 23 for a 1ST down+5
11:591st & 10own 23PENALTY CMU False Start (Smith,Keegan) 5 yards from CMU23 to CMU18. NO PLAY.−5
11:591st & 15own 18Lew Nichols III run for 25 yds to the CMich 43 for a 1ST down+25
11:591st & 10own 43Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 7 yds to the 50 yard line+7
11:592nd & 3midfieldMarion Lukes run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
11:593rd & 3midfieldDaniel Richardson pass incomplete to JaCorey Sullivan0
8:544th & 3midfieldLuke Elzinga punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tyrice Richie at the NoIll 80

NIU4 plays, 4 yd · Punt

8:541st & 10own 8Jay Ducker run for no gain to the NoIll 80
8:542nd & 10own 8Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the NoIll 12+4
8:543rd & 6own 12Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Fabian McCray0
7:314th & 6own 12Matt Ference punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Kalil Pimpleton at the NoIll 490

CMU9 plays, 49 yd · Touchdown

7:311st & 10opp 49Daniel Richardson pass complete to Marion Lukes for 7 yds to the NoIll 42+7
7:312nd & 3opp 42Marion Lukes run for 4 yds to the NoIll 38 for a 1ST down+4
7:311st & 10opp 38Daniel Richardson run for 5 yds to the NoIll 33+5
7:312nd & 5opp 33Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Remi Simmons0
7:313rd & 5opp 33Lew Nichols III run for 10 yds to the NoIll 23 for a 1ST down+10
7:311st & 10opp 23Lew Nichols III run for 1 yd to the NoIll 22+1
7:312nd & 9opp 22Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Joel Wilson0
5:052nd & 9opp 22Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 05:050
4:593rd & 9opp 22Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 22 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)+22

NIU16 plays, 51 yd · Touchdown

4:531st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 65 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 21 yds to the NoIll 21+21
4:531st & 10own 21Jay Ducker run for 13 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down+13
4:531st & 10own 34Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 36+2
4:532nd & 8own 36Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 38+2
4:533rd & 6own 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Miles Joiner for 28 yds to the CENTMICH 34 for a 1ST down NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive Holding (Fabian McCray) to the CMich 44 for a 1ST down+18
4:531st & 10opp 44Rocky Lombardi sacked by Gage Kreski for a loss of 5 yards to the CMich 49−5
4:532nd & 15opp 49Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the CMich 44+5
4:533rd & 10opp 44Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the CMich 43+1
1:343rd & 10opp 44Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:340
1:344th & 9opp 43Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 15 yds to the CMich 28 for a 1ST down+15
1:341st & 10opp 28Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the CMich 31+3
1:342nd & 13opp 31Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie0
1:343rd & 13opp 31Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Messiah Travis for 11 yds to the CMich 20+11
0:393rd & 13opp 31Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:390
0:394th & 2opp 20PENALTY CMU Offside (Bristol,Jacques) 5 yards from CMU20 to CMU15, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+5
0:331st & 10opp 15Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 15 yds for a TD+15

CMU9 plays, 32 yd · End of period

0:271st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 55 yds , Marion Lukes return for 13 yds to the CMich 23+13
0:271st & 10own 23Lew Nichols III run for 8 yds to the CMich 31+8
0:231st & 10own 23Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 00:230
0:232nd & 2own 31Daniel Richardson pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 9 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down+9
0:231st & 10own 40Daniel Richardson pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 2 yds to the CMich 42+2
0:121st & 10own 40Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 00:120
0:122nd & 8own 42Lew Nichols III pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 13 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down+13
0:001st & 10opp 45run for no gain to the NoIll 450
0:00opp 45End of 2nd Quarter0

NIU6 plays, 20 yd · On downs

15:001st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Jay Ducker run for 11 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10own 36Jay Ducker run for 7 yds to the NoIll 43+7
15:002nd & 3own 43Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 45+2
15:003rd & 1own 45Clint Ratkovich run for no gain to the NoIll 450
12:284th & 1own 45Clint Ratkovich run for no gain to the NoIll 450

CMU7 plays, 45 yd · Touchdown

12:281st & 10opp 45Lew Nichols III run for 4 yds to the NoIll 41+4
12:282nd & 6opp 41Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 20 yds to the NoIll 21 for a 1ST down+20
12:281st & 10opp 21Daniel Richardson pass complete to Dallas Dixon for 11 yds to the NoIll 10 for a 1ST down+11
12:281st & goalopp 10Lew Nichols III run for no gain to the NoIll 100
12:282nd & goalopp 10Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Lew Nichols III0
12:283rd & goalopp 10Lew Nichols III run for 6 yds to the NoIll 4+6
9:534th & goalopp 4Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 4 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)+4

NIU2 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

9:531st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:431st & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 75 yds for a TD+75

CMU5 plays, -2 yd · Punt

9:421st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 38 yds , Keegan Cossou return for no gain to the CMich 270
9:421st & 10own 27Lew Nichols III run for 1 yd to the CMich 28+1
9:422nd & 9own 28Daniel Richardson pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 3 yds to the CMich 25+3
9:423rd & 12own 25Daniel Richardson pass incomplete0
8:144th & 12own 25Luke Elzinga punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 440

NIU15 plays, 50 yd · Field goal

8:141st & 10own 44Jay Ducker run for 15 yds to the CMich 41 for a 1ST down+15
8:141st & 10opp 41run for 15 yds to the NoIll 44+15
8:142nd & 25own 44Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 28 yds to the CMich 28 for a 1ST down+28
8:141st & 10opp 28Mason Blakemore run for 2 yds to the CMich 30+2
8:142nd & 12opp 30Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie0
8:143rd & 12opp 30Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 10 yds to the CMich 20+10
8:144th & 2opp 20Clint Ratkovich pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down+3
8:141st & 10opp 17Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the CMich 16+1
8:142nd & 9opp 16Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 7 yds to the CMich 9+7
8:143rd & 2opp 9Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds to the CMich 7 for a 1ST down+2
8:141st & goalopp 7PENALTY NIU False Start (Soraghan,Liam) 5 yards from CMU07 to CMU12. NO PLAY.−5
8:141st & goalopp 12Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the CMich 11+1
8:142nd & goalopp 11Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Messiah Travis for 5 yds to the CMich 6+5
8:143rd & goalopp 6Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Fabian McCray0
0:554th & goalopp 6Kanon Woodill 24 yd FG GOOD+24

CMU8 plays, 23 yd · Punt

0:501st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 60 yds , Marion Lukes return for 21 yds to the CMich 26+21
0:501st & 10own 26Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 7 yds to the CMich 33+7
0:002nd & 3own 33Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 9 yds to the CMich 42 for a 1ST down+9
0:00own 33End of 3rd Quarter0
15:001st & 10own 42Lew Nichols III run for 7 yds to the CMich 49+7
15:002nd & 3own 49Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to JaCorey Sullivan0
15:003rd & 3own 49Lew Nichols III run for no gain to the CMich 490
13:424th & 3own 49Luke Elzinga punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 210

NIU6 plays, 79 yd · Touchdown

13:421st & 10own 21Jay Ducker run for 16 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down+16
13:421st & 10own 37Jay Ducker run for 12 yds to the NoIll 49 for a 1ST down+12
13:421st & 10own 49Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NoIll 48+1
13:422nd & 11own 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 50 yds to the CMich 2 for a 1ST down+50
13:421st & goalopp 2Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd to the CMich 1+1
10:472nd & goalopp 1Clint Ratkovich run for 1 yd for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)+1

CMU13 plays, 56 yd · Field goal

10:451st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 45 yds , Kumehnnu Gwilly return for 4 yds to the CMich 24+4
10:451st & 10own 24Daniel Richardson pass complete to Marion Lukes for 16 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down+16
10:451st & 10own 40Lew Nichols III run for 7 yds to the CMich 47+7
10:452nd & 3own 47Lew Nichols III run for 5 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down+5
10:451st & 10opp 48Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Dallas Dixon0
10:452nd & 10opp 48Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds to the NoIll 39+9
10:453rd & 1opp 39Lew Nichols III run for 3 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down+3
10:451st & 10opp 36PENALTY CMU False Start (Goedeke,Luke) 5 yards from NIU36 to NIU41. NO PLAY.−5
10:451st & 15opp 41Lew Nichols III run for 22 yds to the NoIll 19 for a 1ST down+22
10:451st & 10opp 19Lew Nichols III run for 1 yd to the NoIll 20+1
10:452nd & 11opp 20Myles Bailey run for no gain to the NoIll 200
10:453rd & 11opp 20Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Kalil Pimpleton0
6:014th & 11opp 20Marshall Meeder 38 yd FG GOOD+38

NIU18 plays, 62 yd · Field goal

5:561st & 10own 35Josh Rolston kickoff for 57 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 22 yds to the NoIll 30+22
5:561st & 10own 30Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the NoIll 34+4
5:562nd & 6own 34Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NoIll 36+2
5:563rd & 4own 36Rocky Lombardi run for 5 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down+5
5:561st & 10own 41Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Mohamed Toure0
5:562nd & 10own 41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 7 yds to the NoIll 48+7
5:563rd & 3own 48Rocky Lombardi run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
2:313rd & 3own 48Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:310
2:314th & 1midfieldTrayvon Rudolph run for 7 yds to the CMich 43 for a 1ST down+7
2:311st & 10opp 43Jay Ducker run for 26 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down+26
1:501st & 10opp 43Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:500
1:501st & 10opp 17Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the CMich 14+3
1:471st & 10opp 17Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:470
1:472nd & 7opp 14Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the CMich 11+3
1:442nd & 7opp 14Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:440
1:443rd & 4opp 11Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the CMich 8+3
0:573rd & 4opp 11Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:570
0:544th & 1opp 8Kanon Woodill 26 yd FG GOOD+26

CMU12 plays, 32 yd · Turnover

0:481st & 10own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 56 yds , Marion Lukes return for 17 yds to the CMich 26+17
0:481st & 10own 26Daniel Richardson pass complete to Lew Nichols III for 15 yds to the CMich 41 for a 1ST down+15
0:481st & 10own 41Daniel Richardson pass incomplete0
0:482nd & 10own 41Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 12 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down+12
0:481st & 10opp 47Daniel Richardson pass incomplete0
0:482nd & 10opp 47Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Lew Nichols III0
0:483rd & 10opp 47Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Joel Wilson0
0:484th & 10opp 47Daniel Richardson pass complete to Dallas Dixon for 22 yds to the NoIll 25 for a 1ST down+22
0:481st & 10opp 25Daniel Richardson pass incomplete0
0:482nd & 10opp 25Daniel Richardson pass incomplete to Joel Wilson0
0:483rd & 10opp 25Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 3 yds to the NoIll 22+3
0:034th & 7opp 22Luke Elzinga run for 20 yds to the NoIll 42+20

NIU3 plays, -28 yd · End of period

0:031st & 10own 42PENALTY NIU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Taylor,Demond) NIU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 28 yards from NIU42 to NIU14. NO PLAY.−28
0:002nd & 38own 14run for no gain to the NoIll 140
0:00own 14End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

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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