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

BC8 plays, 21 yd · Punt

14:56own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 65 yds0
14:561st & 10own 23Pat Garwo III run for 7 yds to the BC 30+7
14:562nd & 3own 30Pat Garwo III run for 3 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down+3
14:561st & 10own 33Emmett Morehead run for 3 yds to the BC 36+3
14:562nd & 7own 36Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
14:562nd & 10own 36Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
14:563rd & 10own 36Emmett Morehead pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 8 yds to the BC 44+8
12:364th & 2own 44Sam Candotti punt for 37 yds0

NIU7 plays, 14 yd · Punt

12:361st & 10own 19Billy Dozier run for 5 yds to the NIU 24+5
12:362nd & 5own 24Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 12 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down+12
12:361st & 10own 36Antario Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the NIU 33−3
12:362nd & 13own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
10:244th & 13own 33Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:240
10:243rd & 13own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
10:174th & 13own 33Tom Foley punt for 27 yds0

BC8 plays, 2 yd · Punt

10:171st & 10own 40Pat Garwo III run for 3 yds to the BC 43+3
10:172nd & 7own 43Pat Garwo III run for 8 yds to the NIU 49 for a 1ST down+8
10:171st & 10opp 49Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BC 46−5
10:171st & 15own 46Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
10:172nd & 15own 46BROOME, Alex rush to the right for a gain of 6 yards to the NIU48 (JACKSON, Tyler), out of bounds. PENALTY BOS Holding on JOHNSON, Taji enforced 10 yards from the BOS46 to the BOS36 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).−10
10:172nd & 25own 36Emmett Morehead pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 4 yds to the BC 40+4
10:173rd & 21own 40Emmett Morehead pass complete to George Takacs for 2 yds to the BC 42+2
7:184th & 19own 42Sam Candotti punt for 43 yds0

NIU11 plays, 25 yd · Punt

7:181st & 10own 15Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 18+3
7:182nd & 7own 18Antario Brown run for 6 yds to the NIU 24+6
7:183rd & 1own 24Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the NIU 28 for a 1ST down+4
5:162nd & 10own 28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:160
5:161st & 10own 28Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
5:162nd & 10own 28Gavin Williams run for 8 yds to the NIU 36+8
5:163rd & 2own 36Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down+3
5:161st & 10own 39Trayvon Rudolph run for 1 yd to the NIU 40+1
5:162nd & 9own 40Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
5:163rd & 9own 40Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
3:044th & 9own 40Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 190

BC14 plays, 41 yd · Punt

3:041st & 10own 19Thomas Castellanos run for 29 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down+29
3:041st & 10own 48Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Xavier Coleman for 5 yds to the NIU 47+5
3:042nd & 5opp 47Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 3 yds to the NIU 44+3
3:043rd & 2opp 44Boston College Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the BC 46 for a 1ST down−15
3:041st & 10own 46Alex Broome run for 7 yds to the NIU 47+7
3:042nd & 3opp 47Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
0:003rd & 3opp 47Xavier Coleman run for 1 yd to the NIU 46+1
0:00opp 47End of 1st Quarter0
15:004th & 2opp 46Thomas Castellanos run for 2 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down+2
15:001st & 10opp 44Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
15:002nd & 10opp 44Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NIU 49−5
15:002nd & 15opp 49Thomas Castellanos run for 9 yds to the NIU 40+9
15:003rd & 6opp 40Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
13:384th & 6opp 40Sam Candotti punt for 35 yds, downed at the NIU 50

NIU9 plays, 42 yd · Punt

13:381st & 10own 5Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 7+2
13:382nd & 8own 7Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 12 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down+12
13:381st & 10own 19Gavin Williams run for 2 yds to the NIU 21+2
13:382nd & 8own 21Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 210
13:383rd & 8own 21Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 24 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down+24
13:381st & 10own 45Gavin Williams run for 4 yds to the NIU 49+4
13:382nd & 6own 49Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 47−2
13:383rd & 8own 47Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
8:444th & 8own 47Tom Foley punt for 38 yds, downed at the BC 150

BC4 plays, 4 yd · Punt

8:441st & 10own 15Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the BC 19+4
8:442nd & 6own 19Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
8:443rd & 6own 19Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
7:584th & 6own 19Sam Candotti punt for 41 yds0

NIU9 plays, 60 yd · Touchdown

7:581st & 10own 40Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the NIU 47+7
6:322nd & 3own 47Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 48+1
6:323rd & 2own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:320
6:323rd & 2own 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 32 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down+32
6:321st & 10opp 20Antario Brown run for no gain to the BC 200
6:322nd & 10opp 20Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the BC 15+5
6:323rd & 5opp 15Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 9 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down+9
6:321st & goalopp 6Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the BC 2+4
6:322nd & goalopp 2Northern Illinois Penalty, False Start (Christion Carter) to the BC 7−5

BC11 plays, 27 yd · Punt

2:38own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 37 yds0
2:381st & 10own 30Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the BC 34+4
2:382nd & 6own 34Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Jaden Williams for 5 yds to the BC 39+5
2:383rd & 1own 39Alex Broome run for 5 yds to the BC 44 for a 1ST down+5
2:381st & 10own 44Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Alex Broome for 20 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down+20
2:381st & 10opp 36Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
2:382nd & 10opp 36Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
2:383rd & 10opp 36Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 38−2
2:384th & 12opp 38Boston College Penalty, Delay Of Game (-5 Yards) to the NIU 43−5
0:004th & 17opp 43Sam Candotti punt for 39 yds, downed at the NIU 40
0:00opp 4End of 2nd Quarter0

NIU9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:00own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 59 yds0
15:001st & 10own 25Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the NIU 34+9
15:002nd & 1own 34Antario Brown run for 13 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down+13
15:001st & 10own 47Justin Lynch run for no gain to the NIU 470
15:002nd & 10own 47Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 14 yds to the BC 39 for a 1ST down+14
15:001st & 10opp 39Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the BC 36+3
15:002nd & 7opp 36Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
15:003rd & 7opp 36Gavin Williams run for 21 yds to the BC 15 for a 1ST down+21
15:001st & 10opp 15Justin Lynch run for 13 yds to the BC 2 for a 1ST down+13

BC9 plays, 23 yd · Punt

10:27own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 65 yds0
10:271st & 10own 26GARWO, Patrick rush up the middle for a gain of 5 yards to the BOS31 (ESTER, James). PENALTY BOS Holding on MAHOGANY, Christian enforced 10 yards from the BOS26 to the BOS16 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).−10
10:271st & 20own 16Pat Garwo III run for 12 yds to the BC 28+12
10:272nd & 8own 28Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 30+2
10:273rd & 6own 30Emmett Morehead pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 16 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down+16
10:271st & 10own 46Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
10:272nd & 10own 46Kye Robichaux run for 3 yds to the BC 49+3
10:273rd & 7own 49Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
8:154th & 7own 49Sam Candotti punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 80

NIU4 plays, 17 yd · Turnover

8:151st & 10own 8Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
8:152nd & 10own 8Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 10 yds to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down+10
8:151st & 10own 18Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 11 yds to the NIU 29 for a 1ST down+11
6:531st & 10own 29Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 4 yards to the NIU 25 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BC Khris Banks−4

BC4 plays, 25 yd · Touchdown

6:531st & 10opp 25Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 6 yds to the NIU 19+6
6:532nd & 4opp 19Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the NIU 15 for a 1ST down+4
6:531st & 10opp 15Alex Broome run for 3 yds to the NIU 12+3
6:532nd & 7opp 12Thomas Castellanos run for 1 yd to the NIU 11+1

NIU8 plays, 18 yd · Punt

4:52own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 59 yds0
4:521st & 10own 21Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 22+1
4:522nd & 9own 22Trayvon Rudolph run for 6 yds to the NIU 28+6
4:523rd & 3own 28Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 7 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down+7
4:521st & 10own 35Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 37+2
4:522nd & 8own 37Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 39+2
4:523rd & 6own 39Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
1:354th & 6own 39Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 200

BC1 play, 0 yd · Turnover

1:281st & 10own 20Thomas Castellanos pass intercepted0

NIU13 plays, 55 yd · Touchdown

1:281st & 10own 45Kacper Rutkiewicz run for 9 yds to the BC 46+9
0:00opp 46End of 3rd Quarter0
0:002nd & 1opp 46Antario Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 47−1
15:003rd & 2opp 47Brock Lampe run for 5 yds to the BC 42 for a 1ST down+5
15:001st & 10opp 42Justin Lynch run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 43−1
15:002nd & 11opp 43Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the BC 38+5
15:003rd & 6opp 38Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
15:004th & 6opp 38LOMBARDI, Rocky pass to the left incomplete intended for PATTERSON, Davis thrown to the BOS25. PENALTY BOS Pass Interference on JONES, Elijah enforced 15 yards to the BOS23 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).+15
15:001st & 10opp 23Gavin Williams run for 7 yds to the BC 16+7
15:002nd & 3opp 16Gavin Williams run for 2 yds to the BC 14+2
15:003rd & 1opp 14Brock Lampe run for 8 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down+8
15:001st & goalopp 6Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the BC 5+1
15:002nd & goalopp 5Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the BC 1+4

BC15 plays, 59 yd · Touchdown

9:23own 35Kanon Woodill kickoff for 24 yds0
9:231st & 10own 41Thomas Castellanos run for 5 yds to the BC 46+5
9:232nd & 5own 46Emmett Morehead pass incomplete0
9:233rd & 5own 46Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
8:211st & 10opp 44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:210
8:214th & 5own 46Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 10 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down+10
8:211st & 10opp 44CASTELLANOS, Thomas pass deep to the left incomplete intended for WILLIAMS, Jaden thrown to the NIU22. PENALTY NIU Personal Foul on THOMAS, Raishein enforced 15 yards from the NIU44 to the NIU29 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).+15
8:211st & 10opp 29Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 16 yds to the NIU 13 for a 1ST down+16
8:214th & 10opp 13CASTELLANOS, Thomas pass to the left incomplete intended for GRIFFIN, Joe thrown to the NIU0. PENALTY NIU Pass Interference on BYRD, JaVaughn enforced 11 yards to the NIU2 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).+11
8:211st & goalopp 2Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NIU 7−5
8:211st & goalopp 7CASTELLANOS, Thomas pass to the left incomplete intended for WILLIAMS, Jaden thrown to the NIU0. PENALTY NIU Holding on ASKEW, Kobe enforced half the distance from the goal, 3 yards from the NIU7 to the NIU4 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).0
8:211st & goalopp 3Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the NIU 2+1
8:211st & 10opp 13Thomas Castellanos sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 7 yards to the NIU 20−7
8:212nd & 17opp 20Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
8:213rd & 17opp 20Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 7 yds to the NIU 13+7

NIU15 plays, 27 yd · Punt

5:59own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:591st & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
5:592nd & 10own 25Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 250
5:593rd & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
5:594th & 10own 25Boston College Penalty, Personal Foul (Donovan Ezeiruaku) to the NIU 40 for a 1ST down+15
5:591st & 10own 40Trayvon Rudolph run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 38−2
5:592nd & 12own 38Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 41+3
5:593rd & 9own 41LOMBARDI, Rocky pass to the right incomplete intended for RUTKIEWICZ, Kacper thrown to the NIU50. PENALTY BOS Pass Interference on CHEEK, Jalen enforced at the spot of the foul for 8 yards to the NIU49 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).+8
3:382nd & 9midfieldTimeout Boston College, clock 03:380
3:381st & 10own 49Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line+1
3:333rd & 7opp 48Timeout Boston College, clock 03:330
3:332nd & 9midfieldRocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 2 yds to the BC 48+2
3:294th & 7opp 48Timeout Boston College, clock 03:290
3:293rd & 7opp 48Gavin Williams run for no gain to the BC 480
3:234th & 7opp 48punt for 31 yds0

BC5 plays, 83 yd · Touchdown

3:231st & 10own 17Thomas Castellanos run for 16 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down+16
2:591st & 10own 33Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
2:592nd & 10own 33Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Pat Garwo III for 5 yds to the BC 38+5
2:593rd & 5own 38Thomas Castellanos run for 10 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down+10
2:591st & 10own 48Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 22 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down+22

NIU6 plays, 0 yd · Punt

1:44own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:441st & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
1:442nd & 10own 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
0:464th & 10own 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:460
0:463rd & 10own 25Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 250
0:394th & 10own 25punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 340

BC4 plays, 0 yd · Punt

0:391st & 10own 34Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
0:392nd & 10own 34Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
0:393rd & 10own 34Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
0:154th & 10own 34Sam Candotti punt for 32 yds0

NIU3 plays, 13 yd · End of period

0:151st & 10own 34Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 13 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down+13
0:00own 47End of 4th Quarter0
0:001st & 10own 47Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0

BC4 plays, 4 yd · Touchdown

0:001st & 10opp 25Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the NIU 21+4
0:002nd & 6opp 21Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the NIU 210
0:003rd & 6opp 21Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete0
0:00goal lineRocky Lombardi 1 Yd Run+1

NIU6 plays, 25 yd · Touchdown

0:00own 35Timeout Boston College, clock 00:000
0:001st & 10opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete0
0:002nd & 10opp 25Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 16 yds to the BC 9 for a 1ST down+16
0:001st & goalopp 9Gavin Williams run for 8 yds to the BC 1+8
0:00goal lineEnd of OT0
0:00own 0Liam Connor 39 Yd Field Goal+39

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

Previous 2 meetings vs. Team

Boston College 2–0 vs Northern Illinois

  • 2017 · wk 1Boston College 23 @ Northern Illinois 20
  • 2015 · wk 4Northern Illinois 14 @ Boston College 17

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