Week 1 · 2022

Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois

Thu 09/01/2022 08:00 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame99%Pregame win probability: 99% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and won.

70°Cloudy6 mph S · 93% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Eastern Illinois

27

2–9

Northern Illinois

34

3–9

Attendance

10,864

reported

NIU9 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown

14:541st & 10own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 65 yds , Mason Blakemore return for 26 yds to the NoIll 26+26
14:391st & 10own 26Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 27+1
14:112nd & 9own 27Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 10 yds to the NoIll 37 for a 1ST down+10
13:361st & 10own 37Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 40+3
12:572nd & 7own 40Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NoIll 44+4
12:173rd & 3own 44Harrison Waylee run for 54 yds to the EIlln 2 for a 1ST down+54
10:411st & goalopp 2Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the EIlln 1+1
10:412nd & goalopp 1Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the EIlln 10
10:413rd & goalopp 1Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)+1

EIU6 plays, 4 yd · Punt

10:371st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds , Jaelin Benefield return for 16 yds to the EIlln 16+16
10:231st & 10own 16Markenzy Pierre run for 2 yds to the EIlln 18+2
9:422nd & 8own 18Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 2 yds to the EIlln 20+2
9:143rd & 6own 20Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 09:140
9:113rd & 6own 20Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Anthony Manaves0
8:564th & 6own 20Trey Wilhoit punt for 54 yds , Cole Tucker returns for 5 yds to the NoIll 20+5

NIU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

8:521st & 10own 20Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Cole Tucker0
8:342nd & 10own 20Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 21+1
7:563rd & 9own 21Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 7 yds to the NoIll 28+7
7:264th & 2own 28Tom Foley punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIlln 280

EIU15 plays, 55 yd · Field goal

7:121st & 10own 28Markenzy Pierre run for 3 yds to the EIlln 31+3
6:222nd & 7own 31Jaelin Benefield run for 4 yds to the EIlln 27+4
5:463rd & 11own 27Jaelin Benefield run for 19 yds to the EIlln 46 for a 1ST down+19
4:571st & 10own 46Jaelin Benefield run for 3 yds to the EIlln 49+3
4:122nd & 7own 49Jonah O'Brien run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line+1
3:523rd & 6midfieldPENALTY EIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from EIU50 to EIU45. NO PLAY.−5
3:243rd & 11own 45Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 11 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down+11
3:021st & 10opp 44Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to DeWayne Cooks Jr.0
2:472nd & 10opp 44Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 5 yds to the NoIll 39+5
2:113rd & 5opp 39Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 16 yds to the NoIll 23 for a 1ST down+16
1:421st & 10opp 23Jaelin Benefield run for 1 yd to the NoIll 22+1
1:112nd & 9opp 22Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Justin Thomas0
0:443rd & 9opp 22Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 5 yds to the NoIll 17+5
0:254th & 4opp 17Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 00:250
0:204th & 4opp 17Stone Galloway 34 yd FG GOOD+34

NIU11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

0:201st & 10own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:071st & 10own 25Mason Blakemore run for 15 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down+15
0:00own 25End of 1st Quarter0
14:451st & 10own 40Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the NoIll 42+2
14:052nd & 8own 42Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the EIlln 49 for a 1ST down+9
13:271st & 10opp 49Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the EIlln 47+2
13:022nd & 8opp 47Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Miles Joiner0
12:563rd & 8opp 47(13:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete short right to Tucker,Cole PENALTY EIU Pass Interference (Dandy,Russell) 15 yards from EIU47 to EIU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
12:341st & 10opp 32Mason Blakemore run for 1 yd to the EIlln 33+1
11:582nd & 11opp 33Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 14 yds to the EIlln 19 for a 1ST down+14
11:481st & 10opp 19Mason Blakemore run for 19 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)+19

EIU2 plays, 0 yd · Turnover

11:481st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:421st & 10own 25Jonah O'Brien pass intercepted0

NIU2 plays, 35 yd · Touchdown

11:341st & 10opp 35Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Shemar Thornton0
11:272nd & 10opp 35Antario Brown run for 35 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)+35

EIU12 plays, 27 yd · Turnover

11:271st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:081st & 10own 25Markenzy Pierre run for 1 yd to the EIlln 24+1
10:262nd & 11own 24Jonah O'Brien run for 7 yds to the EIlln 31+7
9:383rd & 4own 31Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 6 yds to the EIlln 37 for a 1ST down+6
9:221st & 10own 37Markenzy Pierre run for 5 yds to the EIlln 42+5
8:462nd & 5own 42Markenzy Pierre run for 2 yds to the EIlln 44+2
8:033rd & 3own 44Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 5 yds to the EIlln 49 for a 1ST down+5
7:261st & 10own 49Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 11 yds to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down+11
6:531st & 10opp 40Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 06:530
6:431st & 10opp 40(06:52) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah rush left for 16 yards gain to the NIU24 (Byrd,JaVaughn) PENALTY EIU Holding (Strickland,Chad) 10 yards from NIU40 to NIU50. NO PLAY.−10
6:191st & 20midfieldMarkenzy Pierre run for 2 yds to the NoIll 48+2
5:472nd & 18opp 48Jonah O'Brien pass intercepted0

NIU5 plays, 5 yd · Punt

5:311st & 10own 2Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the NoIll 8+6
4:592nd & 4own 8(05:07) No Huddle-Shotgun Waylee,Harrison rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU16 (Lewis,Tre'Jon) PENALTY NIU Holding (Lippe,J.J.) 4 yards from NIU08 to NIU04. NO PLAY.−4
4:282nd & 8own 4Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the NoIll 7+3
3:463rd & 5own 7Rocky Lombardi sacked for 0 yards to the NoIll 70
3:144th & 5own 7Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the NoIll 480

EIU9 plays, 40 yd · Field goal

2:581st & 10opp 48Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for no gain to the NoIll 480
2:283rd & 8opp 46Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:280
2:252nd & 10opp 48Markenzy Pierre run for 2 yds to the NoIll 46+2
2:033rd & 8opp 46Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 42 yds to the NoIll 4 for a 1ST down+42
1:501st & goalopp 4(01:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Pierre,Markenzy rush right for 1 yard loss to the NIU05 (Ester,James; Byrd,JaVaughn) PENALTY EIU Illegal Formation 5 yards from NIU04 to NIU09. NO PLAY.−5
1:291st & goalopp 9Jonah O'Brien sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the NoIll 20−11
0:322nd & goalopp 20Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Cooper Willman for 1 yd to the NoIll 19+1
0:083rd & goalopp 19Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 11 yds to the NoIll 8+11
0:044th & goalopp 8Stone Galloway 25 yd FG GOOD+25

NIU3 plays, -1 yd · End of period

0:021st & 10own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 62 yds , Mason Blakemore return for 4 yds to the NoIll 7+4
0:001st & 10own 7run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 6−1
0:00own 7End of 2nd Quarter0

EIU11 plays, 39 yd · On downs

15:001st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:451st & 10own 25Markenzy Pierre run for 6 yds to the EIlln 31+6
14:062nd & 4own 31Jonah O'Brien run for 3 yds to the EIlln 34+3
13:413rd & 1own 34Jonah O'Brien run for 2 yds to the EIlln 36 for a 1ST down+2
13:131st & 10own 36Markenzy Pierre run for 6 yds to the EIlln 42+6
12:412nd & 4own 42Markenzy Pierre run for 4 yds to the EIlln 46 for a 1ST down+4
12:071st & 10own 46Jaelin Benefield run for 19 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down+19
11:431st & 10opp 35Jaelin Benefield run for 3 yds to the NoIll 32+3
10:582nd & 7opp 32Jaelin Benefield run for 4 yds to the NoIll 36+4
10:353rd & 11opp 36Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Justin Thomas0
10:264th & 11opp 36Jonah O'Brien sacked for 0 yards to the NoIll 360

NIU9 plays, 64 yd · Touchdown

10:071st & 10own 36Antario Brown run for no gain to the NoIll 360
9:402nd & 10own 36Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 19 yds to the EIlln 45 for a 1ST down+19
8:521st & 10opp 45Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the EIlln 44+1
8:052nd & 9opp 44Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the EIlln 37+7
7:463rd & 2opp 37Harrison Waylee run for 7 yds to the EIlln 30 for a 1ST down+7
7:051st & 10opp 30Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 15 yds to the EIlln 15 for a 1ST down+15
6:241st & 10opp 15Mason Blakemore run for 2 yds to the EIlln 13+2
6:062nd & 8opp 13Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 06:060
5:592nd & 8opp 13Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Liam Soraghan for 13 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)+13

EIU8 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown

5:541st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 64 yds , Jaelin Benefield return for 17 yds to the EIlln 18+17
5:411st & 10own 18Jaelin Benefield run for 4 yds to the EIlln 22+4
5:052nd & 6own 22Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 6 yds to the EIlln 28 for a 1ST down+6
4:361st & 10own 28Jaelin Benefield run for 15 yds to the EIlln 43 for a 1ST down+15
3:521st & 10own 43Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 12 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down+12
3:131st & 10opp 45Markenzy Pierre run for 6 yds to the NoIll 39+6
2:492nd & 4opp 39(02:52) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass incomplete short left to Thomas,Justin PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Gandy,Jordan) 15 yards from NIU39 to NIU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
2:431st & 10opp 24Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 24 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)+24

NIU16 plays, 49 yd · Field goal

2:361st & 10own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 57 yds , Mason Blakemore return for 18 yds to the NoIll 26+18
2:161st & 10own 26Harrison Waylee run for 4 yds to the NoIll 30+4
1:442nd & 6own 30Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 5 yds to the NoIll 35+5
1:133rd & 1own 35Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down+1
0:261st & 10own 36(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun Blakemore,Mason rush left for 0 yards to the NIU36 (Coates,Nick; Vincent,Jordan) PENALTY NIU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Zschernitz,Logan) 15 yards from NIU36 to NIU21. NO PLAY.−15
0:061st & 25own 21Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Miles Joiner0
0:002nd & 25own 21Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+29
0:00own 21End of 3rd Quarter0
14:491st & 10midfieldRocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 13 yds to the EIlln 37 for a 1ST down+13
14:301st & 10opp 37PENALTY EIU Offside (Simon,Terence) 5 yards from EIU37 to EIU32. NO PLAY.+5
14:051st & 5opp 32Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 6 yds to the EIlln 26 for a 1ST down+6
13:291st & 10opp 26Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Shemar Thornton0
13:222nd & 10opp 26(13:28) No Huddle Brown,Antario rush right for 5 yards gain to the EIU21 (Jefferson,Alton) PENALTY NIU Holding (Cox,Marques) 10 yards from EIU26 to EIU36. NO PLAY.−10
13:002nd & 20opp 36Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Kacper Rutkiewicz0
12:303rd & 20opp 36Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Miles Joiner for 11 yds to the EIlln 25+11
12:154th & 9opp 25John Richardson 43 yd FG GOOD+43

EIU8 plays, 85 yd · Touchdown

12:101st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 60 yds , Jaelin Benefield return for 10 yds to the EIlln 15+10
11:571st & 10own 15Jaelin Benefield run for 7 yds to the EIlln 22+7
11:272nd & 3own 22Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Cooper Willman for 34 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down+34
11:141st & 10opp 44Markenzy Pierre run for 5 yds to the NoIll 39+5
10:452nd & 5opp 39Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 10 yds to the NoIll 29 for a 1ST down+10
10:191st & 10opp 29Markenzy Pierre run for 16 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST down+16
10:031st & 10opp 13Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Justin Thomas0
9:582nd & 10opp 13Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Justin Thomas for 13 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)+13

NIU14 plays, 62 yd · Field goal

9:511st & 10own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 65 yds , Mason Blakemore return for 18 yds to the NoIll 18+18
9:281st & 10own 18Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the NoIll 180
9:042nd & 10own 18Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Cole Tucker0
8:413rd & 10own 18Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 38 yds to the EIlln 44 for a 1ST down+38
8:201st & 10opp 44Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Shemar Thornton for 1 yd to the EIlln 45+1
7:422nd & 11opp 45Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the EIlln 42+3
7:043rd & 8opp 42Rocky Lombardi pass complete to George Gumbs for 13 yds to the EIlln 29 for a 1ST down+13
6:201st & 10opp 29Mason Blakemore run for no gain to the EIlln 290
5:442nd & 10opp 29(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun Blakemore,Mason rush right for 18 yards gain to the EIU11 (Bohanek,Colin), out of bounds PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from EIU29 to EIU39. NO PLAY.−10
5:242nd & 20opp 39(05:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete short middle to McCray,Fabian PENALTY EIU Pass Interference 15 yards from EIU39 to EIU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
5:081st & 10opp 24Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the EIlln 21+3
4:202nd & 7opp 21Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the EIlln 20+1
3:443rd & 6opp 20Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Liam Soraghan0
3:394th & 6opp 20John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD+38

EIU9 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown

3:331st & 10own 35John Richardson kickoff for 57 yds , Jaelin Benefield return for 18 yds to the EIlln 26+18
3:241st & 10own 26Markenzy Pierre run for 42 yds to the NoIll 32 for a 1ST down+42
3:021st & 10opp 32Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Nile Hill0
2:562nd & 10opp 32Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete to Justin Thomas0
2:433rd & 10opp 32Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 15 yds to the NoIll 17 for a 1ST down+15
2:211st & 10opp 17(02:27) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass incomplete short right QB hurried by Ester,James PENALTY NIU Holding 9 yards from NIU17 to NIU08, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+9
2:121st & goalopp 8(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun O'Brien,Jonah pass complete short right to Hill,Nile for 2 yards to the NIU06 (Rayner,Daveren) PENALTY EIU Illegal Touch-Pass (Hill,Nile). NO PLAY.−2
2:042nd & goalopp 8Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jay Vallie for 8 yds for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)+8
2:041st & 10own 35kickoff for 9 yds EASTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Targeting (Alex Oyawale) to the EIlln 29−6

NIU6 plays, 4 yd · Missed FG

1:481st & 10opp 29Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the EIlln 27+2
1:072nd & 8opp 27Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the EIlln 26+1
1:073rd & 7opp 26Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 01:070
1:023rd & 7opp 26Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the EIlln 25+1
1:024th & 6opp 25Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 01:020
0:584th & 6opp 25John Richardson 43 yd FG MISSED+43

EIU7 plays, 39 yd · End of period

0:421st & 10own 25Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 5 yds to the EIlln 30+5
0:302nd & 5own 30Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 12 yds to the EIlln 42 for a 1ST down+12
0:241st & 10own 42Jonah O'Brien pass incomplete0
0:222nd & 10own 42Jonah O'Brien pass complete to DeWayne Cooks Jr. for 10 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down+10
0:101st & 10opp 48Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Anthony Manaves for 4 yds to the NoIll 44+4
0:002nd & 6opp 44Jonah O'Brien pass complete to Nile Hill for 8 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down+8
0:00opp 44End 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 5 meetings vs. Team

Northern Illinois 4–1 vs Eastern Illinois

  • 2017 · wk 2Eastern Illinois 10 @ Northern Illinois 38
  • 2013 · wk 4Eastern Illinois 39 @ Northern Illinois 43
  • 1998 · wk 4Eastern Illinois 24 @ Northern Illinois 10
  • 1994 · wk 5Eastern Illinois 17 @ Northern Illinois 49
  • 1990 · wk 2Eastern Illinois 17 @ Northern Illinois 28

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