Week 1 · 2023
Northern Illinois at Boston College
Sat 09/02/2023 12:00 PMAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)Boston College pregame76% — Pregame win probability: 76% for Boston College. Boston College favored, and lost — Northern Illinois won.
78°Fair11 mph WSW · 50% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northern Illinois
27
7–6
Boston College
24
7–6
Attendance
30,122
reported
Northern Illinois12 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 28
Boston College12 drives · 0 scoring · avg start own 35
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:56 | BC | own 23own 44 | 8 plays, 21 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:36 | NIU | own 19own 33 | 7 plays, 14 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 10:17 | BC | own 40own 42 | 8 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 7:18 | NIU | own 15own 40 | 11 plays, 25 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 3:04 | BC | own 19opp 40 | 14 plays, 41 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 13:38 | NIU | own 5own 47 | 9 plays, 42 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 8:44 | BC | own 15own 19 | 4 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 7:58 | NIU | own 40goal line | 9 plays, 60 yd | Touchdown | 0–0 |
| 2:38 | BC | own 30opp 43 | 11 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 25goal line | 9 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown | 7–0 |
| 10:27 | BC | own 26own 49 | 9 plays, 23 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 8:15 | NIU | own 8own 25 | 4 plays, 17 yd | Turnover | 14–0 |
| 6:53 | BC | opp 25goal line | 4 plays, 25 yd | Touchdown | 14–0 |
| 4:52 | NIU | own 21own 39 | 8 plays, 18 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 1:35 | BC | own 20own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 14–7 |
| 1:28 | NIU | own 45goal line | 13 plays, 55 yd | Touchdown | 14–7 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 9:23 | BC | own 41goal line | 15 plays, 59 yd | Touchdown | 21–7 |
| 5:59 | NIU | own 25opp 48 | 15 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 21–14 |
| 3:23 | BC | own 17goal line | 5 plays, 83 yd | Touchdown | 21–14 |
| 1:44 | NIU | own 25own 25 | 6 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 21–21 |
| 0:39 | BC | own 34own 34 | 4 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 21–21 |
| 0:15 | NIU | own 34own 47 | 3 plays, 13 yd | End of period | 21–21 |
Overtime | |||||
| 0:00 | BC | opp 25opp 21 | 4 plays, 4 yd | Touchdown | 27–24 |
| 0:00 | NIU | opp 25goal line | 6 plays, 25 yd | Touchdown +6 NIU +3 BC | 27–24 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northern Illinois–Boston College after the drive.
Previous 3 meetings vs. Northern Illinois
Boston College 3–0 vs Northern Illinois
- 2017 · wk 1Boston College 23 @ Northern Illinois 20
- 2015 · wk 4Northern Illinois 14 @ Boston College 17
- 1971 · wk 10Northern Illinois 10 @ Boston College 20
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