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#118Bowling Green
34
Mid-American
NEUTRAL
#123Northern Illinois
14
Mid-American
2015 week 14 · Friday, December 4, 2015 at 7:00 PM CT · Ford Field · 📺 ESPN2 · 16,425 att · 36°F Fog, wind 4.7

Drive chart

Bowling Green Northern Illinois bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 1:21
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:48
0–0
PUNT
6 pl · 23 yd · 2:01
0–0
PUNT
6 pl · 13 yd · 2:55
0–0
TD
10 pl · 70 yd · 2:40
7–0
FUMBLE
9 pl · 59 yd · 3:56
7–0
ON DOWNS
13 pl · 74 yd · 4:16
7–0
Q2
PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 1:39
7–0
INT
8 pl · 25 yd · 2:15
7–0
FUMBLE
3 pl · 12 yd · 0:46
7–0
TD
3 pl · 17 yd · 0:55
14–0
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:52
14–0
TD
8 pl · 84 yd · 2:32
21–0
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:50
21–0
—
0 pl · -10 yd · 0:14
21–0
Q3
PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 0:57
21–0
TD
5 pl · 73 yd · 1:37
28–0
INT
7 pl · 43 yd · 3:08
28–0
PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 2:06
28–0
TD
5 pl · 46 yd · 1:29
28–7
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 8 yd · 1:06
28–7
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 9 yd · 1:28
28–7
INT TD
2 pl · 7 yd · 0:45
28–14
TD
12 pl · 83 yd · 4:52
34–14
Q4
ON DOWNS
11 pl · 63 yd · 3:31
34–14
PUNT
3 pl · -6 yd · 2:26
34–14
INT
4 pl · 28 yd · 0:49
34–14
PUNT
5 pl · 34 yd · 2:50
34–14
INT
2 pl · 16 yd · 0:27
34–14
ON DOWNS
5 pl · -4 yd · 2:29
34–14
30 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

5takeaways2
5three-and-outs forced3
1 of 14scoring drives allowed5 of 16
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

5punts6
46.0punt average42.8
0punts inside the 200
35return yards84
own 33average drive startown 29
Bowling Green
K Tyler Tate 4/5 XP
P Joseph Davidson 5 punts · 46.0 avg
KR Ronnie Moore 1 ret · 19 yds · long 19
KR Clint Stephens 1 ret · 17 yds · long 17
PR Ryan Burbrink 1 ret · -1 yds · long -1
Northern Illinois
K Christian Hagan 2/2 XP
P Jacob Ambrose 6 punts · 42.8 avg
KR Aregeros Turner 3 ret · 61 yds · long 21
PR Ezra Saffold 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15
PR Chad Beebe 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

2024 Northern Illinois 17 – 7 Bowling Green
2021 Bowling Green 26 – 34 Northern Illinois
2017 Northern Illinois 48 – 17 Bowling Green
2016 Bowling Green 20 – 45 Northern Illinois
2014 Northern Illinois 51 – 17 Bowling Green
2013 Bowling Green 47 – 27 Northern Illinois
2011 Northern Illinois 45 – 14 Bowling Green
2008 Bowling Green 13 – 16 Northern Illinois
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