Week 14 · 2025
Kent State at Northern Illinois
Fri 11/28/2025 12:00 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame64% — Pregame win probability: 64% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and lost — Kent State won.Conference
27°Cloudy0 mph N · 59% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Kent State
35
5–7
Northern Illinois
31
3–9
Attendance
3,090
reported
Kent State11 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 28
Northern Illinois10 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 37
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | KENT | own 25opp 40 | 11 plays, 35 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 11:55 | NIU | own 26own 40 | 2 plays, 14 yd | Turnover +3 KENT | 3–0 |
| 11:19 | KENT | opp 40opp 17 | 9 plays, 23 yd | Field goal +3 KENT | 3–0 |
| 8:43 | NIU | own 29opp 3 | 15 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 3–7 |
| 2:07 | KENT | own 19opp 3 | 13 plays, 81 yd | Touchdown +7 KENT | 10–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:12 | NIU | own 18own 33 | 8 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 10–7 |
| 9:20 | KENT | own 24own 43 | 3 plays, 4 yd | Turnover | 10–7 |
| 7:57 | NIU | opp 43opp 3 | 2 plays, 43 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 10–14 |
| 7:20 | KENT | own 25opp 3 | 7 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 KENT | 17–14 |
| 4:15 | NIU | own 25opp 3 | 13 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 17–21 |
| 0:47 | KENT | own 25own 34 | 4 plays, 9 yd | End of period | 17–21 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 35midfield | 8 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 17–21 |
| 11:38 | KENT | own 17opp 11 | 11 plays, 72 yd | Field goal +3 KENT | 20–21 |
| 6:20 | NIU | own 29opp 16 | 16 plays, 55 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 20–24 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:16 | KENT | own 35own 1 | 3 plays, -34 yd | Turnover | 20–24 |
| 13:52 | NIU | opp 1opp 3 | 1 play, 1 yd | Touchdown | 20–31 |
| 13:52 | KENT | own 33opp 3 | 9 plays, 67 yd | Touchdown +8 KENT | 28–31 |
| 10:23 | NIU | own 25own 46 | 12 plays, 21 yd | Punt | 28–31 |
| 7:03 | KENT | own 20opp 3 | 8 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 KENT | 35–31 |
| 4:11 | NIU | own 25opp 27 | 17 plays, 48 yd | On downs | 35–31 |
| 0:26 | KENT | own 27own 26 | 2 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 35–31 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Kent State–Northern Illinois after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 9–1 vs Kent State
- 2023 · wk 13Northern Illinois 37 @ Kent State 27
- 2021 · wk 14Kent State 23 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2021 · wk 10Northern Illinois 47 @ Kent State 52
- 2017 · wk 6Kent State 3 @ Northern Illinois 24
- 2016 · wk 13Northern Illinois 31 @ Kent State 21
- 2014 · wk 6Kent State 14 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2013 · wk 6Northern Illinois 38 @ Kent State 24
- 2012 · wk 14Northern Illinois 44 @ Kent State 37
- 2011 · wk 6Kent State 10 @ Northern Illinois 40
- 2008 · wk 13Northern Illinois 42 @ Kent State 14
Previous 3 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock
Kent State 1–2 vs Thomas Hammock
- 2023 · wk 13Northern Illinois 37 @ Kent State 27
- 2021 · wk 14Kent State 23 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2021 · wk 10Northern Illinois 47 @ Kent State 52
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