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#123Northern Illinois
19
Mid-American
AT
#119Central Michigan
29
Mid-American
2015 week 5 · Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2:00 PM CT · Kelly/Shorts Stadium · 17,380 att · 49.6°F, wind 11.4

Drive chart

Northern Illinois Central Michigan bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
INT
6 pl · 11 yd · 3:54
0–0
TD
6 pl · 23 yd · 1:49
7–0
PUNT
3 pl · 12 yd · 1:03
7–0
FG
5 pl · 15 yd · 0:57
10–0
FG
9 pl · 46 yd · 3:56
10–3
MISSED FG
9 pl · 35 yd · 3:21
10–3
Q2
PUNT
4 pl · 14 yd · 2:08
10–3
PUNT
11 pl · 43 yd · 4:15
10–3
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:27
10–3
ON DOWNS
11 pl · 46 yd · 4:27
10–3
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 0:28
10–3
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:38
10–3
MISSED FG
5 pl · 12 yd · 0:37
10–3
Q3
FUMBLE
2 pl · -9 yd · 0:24
10–3
TD
3 pl · 16 yd · 1:12
10–10
FG
8 pl · 29 yd · 2:45
13–10
FG
11 pl · 59 yd · 3:56
13–13
FUMBLE
3 pl · -2 yd · 1:09
13–13
TD
1 pl · 23 yd · 0:07
13–20
INT
2 pl · -5 yd · 0:08
13–20
TD
3 pl · 31 yd · 1:27
13–26
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:03
13–26
FG
8 pl · 30 yd · 4:18
13–29
Q4
TD
13 pl · 65 yd · 4:45
19–29
PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 2:03
19–29
ON DOWNS
8 pl · 21 yd · 2:28
19–29
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 0:28
19–29
FUMBLE
4 pl · 6 yd · 0:50
19–29
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 6 yd · 2:17
19–29
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 0 yd · 0:38
19–29
END OF GAME
1 pl · -1 yd · 0:02
19–29
31 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

1takeaways4
5three-and-outs forced2
6 of 16scoring drives allowed4 of 15
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

2 of 3field goals3 of 4
3punts6
22.3punt average39.7
0punts inside the 200
138return yards53
own 36average drive startown 31
Northern Illinois
K Christian Hagan 2/3 FG · long 32 · 1/1 XP
P Jacob Ambrose 3 punts · 22.3 avg
KR Aregeros Turner 2 ret · 90 yds · long 61
KR Shane Wimann 1 ret · 9 yds · long 9
PR Chad Beebe 3 ret · 39 yds · long 40
Central Michigan
K Brian Eavey 3/4 FG · long 44 · 2/2 XP
P Ron Coluzzi 6 punts · 39.7 avg
KR Emmett Thomas 3 ret · 53 yds · long 22
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

2024 Central Michigan 16 – 24 Northern Illinois
2023 Northern Illinois 31 – 37 Central Michigan
2022 Central Michigan 35 – 22 Northern Illinois
2021 Northern Illinois 39 – 38 Central Michigan
2020 Central Michigan 40 – 10 Northern Illinois
2019 Northern Illinois 10 – 48 Central Michigan
2018 Central Michigan 16 – 24 Northern Illinois
2017 Northern Illinois 24 – 31 Central Michigan
Last 8 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