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#123Northern Illinois
14
Mid-American
AT
#82Boston College
17
ACC
2015 week 4 · Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM CT · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · 30,193 att · 63°F, wind 11.4

Drive chart

Northern Illinois Boston College bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:00
0–0
FUMBLE
3 pl · 8 yd · 0:57
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:55
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:23
0–0
PUNT
4 pl · 18 yd · 2:28
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:53
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:32
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · -5 yd · 0:54
0–0
PUNT
5 pl · 20 yd · 2:58
0–0
Q2
PUNT
5 pl · 8 yd · 1:53
0–0
TD
10 pl · 68 yd · 4:17
0–7
PUNT
6 pl · 9 yd · 2:43
0–7
INT
4 pl · 34 yd · 1:52
0–7
TD
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:22
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 0:56
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · -11 yd · 1:04
7–7
END OF HALF
5 pl · 14 yd · 0:53
7–7
Q3
INT
3 pl · 13 yd · 0:46
7–7
PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 2:00
7–7
MISSED FG
11 pl · 51 yd · 4:24
7–7
TD
12 pl · 80 yd · 6:36
7–14
PUNT
4 pl · 31 yd · 1:42
7–14
Q4
PUNT
6 pl · 3 yd · 3:26
7–14
PUNT
5 pl · 12 yd · 1:53
7–14
FG
11 pl · 58 yd · 4:36
7–17
TD
0 pl · 0 yd
14–17
PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 2:07
14–17
ON DOWNS
5 pl · 26 yd · 0:49
14–17
END OF GAME
3 pl · -3 yd · 1:31
14–17
29 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1takeaways2
6three-and-outs forced4
3 of 15scoring drives allowed2 of 14
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

0 of 1field goals1 of 1
7punts9
43.6punt average37.9
0punts inside the 200
134return yards54
own 33average drive startown 33
Northern Illinois
K Christian Hagan 0/1 FG · 2/2 XP
P Jacob Ambrose 7 punts · 43.6 avg
KR Aregeros Turner 3 ret · 117 yds · long 86 · 1 TD
KR Ezra Saffold 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
PR Chad Beebe 1 ret · 7 yds · long 7
Boston College
K Colton Lichtenberg 1/1 FG · long 25 · 2/2 XP
P Alex Howell 9 punts · 37.9 avg
KR Myles Willis 1 ret · 18 yds · long 18
KR Tyler Rouse 1 ret · 7 yds · long 7
PR Sherman Alston Jr. 2 ret · 21 yds · long 12
PR Matt Milano 1 ret · 8 yds · long 8
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2023 Northern Illinois 27 – 24 Boston College
2017 Boston College 23 – 20 Northern Illinois
1971 Northern Illinois 10 – 20 Boston College
Last 3 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal