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2023 week 1 · Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM CT · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · 📺 ACCN · 30,122 att · 77.7°F Fair, wind 11.4

Drive chart

Northern Illinois Boston College bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
6 pl · 21 yd · 2:20
0–0
14:56 1st & 10 OWN 23 Pat Garwo III run for 7 yds to the BC 30 +7 0.57
14:56 2nd & 3 OWN 30 Pat Garwo III run for 3 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down +3 0.21
14:56 1st & 10 OWN 33 Emmett Morehead run for 3 yds to the BC 36 +3 -0.39
14:56 2nd & 7 OWN 36 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -0.80
14:56 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -0.63
14:56 3rd & 10 OWN 36 Emmett Morehead pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 8 yds to the BC 44 +8 0.41
12:36 4th & 2 OWN 44 Sam Candotti punt for 37 yds
PUNT
5 pl · 14 yd · 2:19
0–0
12:36 1st & 10 OWN 19 Billy Dozier run for 5 yds to the NIU 24 +5 0.08
12:36 2nd & 5 OWN 24 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 12 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down +12 1.21
12:36 1st & 10 OWN 36 Antario Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the NIU 33 -3 -1.49
12:36 2nd & 13 OWN 33 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.42
10:24 4th & 13 OWN 33 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:24
10:24 3rd & 13 OWN 33 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.20
10:17 4th & 13 OWN 33 Tom Foley punt for 27 yds
PUNT
5 pl · 2 yd · 2:59
0–0
10:17 1st & 10 OWN 40 Pat Garwo III run for 3 yds to the BC 43 +3 -0.43
10:17 2nd & 7 OWN 43 Pat Garwo III run for 8 yds to the NIU 49 for a 1ST down +8 1.43
10:17 1st & 10 OPP 49 Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BC 46 -5
10:17 1st & 15 OWN 46 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -1.02
10:17 2nd & 15 OWN 46 BROOME, 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
10:17 2nd & 25 OWN 36 Emmett Morehead pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 4 yds to the BC 40 +4 -0.04
10:17 3rd & 21 OWN 40 Emmett Morehead pass complete to George Takacs for 2 yds to the BC 42 +2 -0.11
7:18 4th & 19 OWN 42 Sam Candotti punt for 43 yds
PUNT
9 pl · 25 yd · 4:14
0–0
7:18 1st & 10 OWN 15 Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 18 +3 -0.19
7:18 2nd & 7 OWN 18 Antario Brown run for 6 yds to the NIU 24 +6 0.19
7:18 3rd & 1 OWN 24 Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the NIU 28 for a 1ST down +4 0.76
5:16 2nd & 10 OWN 28 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:16
5:16 1st & 10 OWN 28 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.80
5:16 2nd & 10 OWN 28 Gavin Williams run for 8 yds to the NIU 36 +8 0.55
5:16 3rd & 2 OWN 36 Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down +3 1.25
5:16 1st & 10 OWN 39 Trayvon Rudolph run for 1 yd to the NIU 40 +1 -0.90
5:16 2nd & 9 OWN 40 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.81
5:16 3rd & 9 OWN 40 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.45
3:04 4th & 9 OWN 40 Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 19
PUNT
11 pl · 41 yd · 4:26
0–0
3:04 1st & 10 OWN 19 Thomas Castellanos run for 29 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down +29 2.43
3:04 1st & 10 OWN 48 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Xavier Coleman for 5 yds to the NIU 47 +5 0.10
3:04 2nd & 5 OPP 47 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 3 yds to the NIU 44 +3 -0.41
3:04 3rd & 2 OPP 44 Boston College Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the BC 46 for a 1ST down -15
3:04 1st & 10 OWN 46 Alex Broome run for 7 yds to the NIU 47 +7 0.65
3:04 2nd & 3 OPP 47 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -1.23
0:00 3rd & 3 OPP 47 Xavier Coleman run for 1 yd to the NIU 46 +1 -0.89
0:00 OPP 47 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 4th & 2 OPP 46 Thomas Castellanos run for 2 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down +2 2.25
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 44 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.97
15:00 2nd & 10 OPP 44 Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NIU 49 -5
15:00 2nd & 15 OPP 49 Thomas Castellanos run for 9 yds to the NIU 40 +9 0.96
15:00 3rd & 6 OPP 40 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -1.07
13:38 4th & 6 OPP 40 Sam Candotti punt for 35 yds, downed at the NIU 5
Q2
PUNT
8 pl · 42 yd · 4:54
0–0
13:38 1st & 10 OWN 5 Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 7 +2 -0.18
13:38 2nd & 8 OWN 7 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 12 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down +12 0.66
13:38 1st & 10 OWN 19 Gavin Williams run for 2 yds to the NIU 21 +2 -0.35
13:38 2nd & 8 OWN 21 Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 21 0 -0.35
13:38 3rd & 8 OWN 21 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 24 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down +24 2.86
13:38 1st & 10 OWN 45 Gavin Williams run for 4 yds to the NIU 49 +4 -0.16
13:38 2nd & 6 OWN 49 Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 47 -2 -1.57
13:38 3rd & 8 OWN 47 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.70
8:44 4th & 8 OWN 47 Tom Foley punt for 38 yds, downed at the BC 15
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 0:46
0–0
8:44 1st & 10 OWN 15 Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the BC 19 +4 -0.07
8:44 2nd & 6 OWN 19 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.41
8:44 3rd & 6 OWN 19 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.18
7:58 4th & 6 OWN 19 Sam Candotti punt for 41 yds
TD
8 pl · 60 yd · 5:14
0–0
7:58 1st & 10 OWN 40 Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the NIU 47 +7 0.70
6:32 2nd & 3 OWN 47 Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 48 +1 -1.04
6:32 3rd & 2 OWN 48 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:32
6:32 3rd & 2 OWN 48 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 32 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down +32 2.47
6:32 1st & 10 OPP 20 Antario Brown run for no gain to the BC 20 0 -0.37
6:32 2nd & 10 OPP 20 Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the BC 15 +5 0.04
6:32 3rd & 5 OPP 15 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 9 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down +9 0.90
6:32 1st & 6 OPP 6 Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the BC 2 +4 -0.02
6:32 2nd & 2 OPP 2 Northern Illinois Penalty, False Start (Christion Carter) to the BC 7 -5
PUNT
7 pl · 27 yd · 2:38
7–0
2:38 1st & 10 OWN 30 Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the BC 34 +4 -0.14
2:38 2nd & 6 OWN 34 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Jaden Williams for 5 yds to the BC 39 +5 0.10
2:38 3rd & 1 OWN 39 Alex Broome run for 5 yds to the BC 44 for a 1ST down +5 1.36
2:38 1st & 10 OWN 44 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Alex Broome for 20 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down +20 1.36
2:38 1st & 10 OPP 36 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.72
2:38 2nd & 10 OPP 36 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.94
2:38 3rd & 10 OPP 36 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 38 -2 -1.40
2:38 4th & 12 OPP 38 Boston College Penalty, Delay Of Game (-5 Yards) to the NIU 43 -5
0:00 4th & 17 OPP 43 Sam Candotti punt for 39 yds, downed at the NIU 4
0:00 OPP 4 End of 2nd Quarter
Q3
TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 4:27
7–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the NIU 34 +9 1.25
15:00 2nd & 1 OWN 34 Antario Brown run for 13 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down +13 0.73
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 47 Justin Lynch run for no gain to the NIU 47 0 -1.15
15:00 2nd & 10 OWN 47 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 14 yds to the BC 39 for a 1ST down +14 2.11
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 39 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the BC 36 +3 -0.26
15:00 2nd & 7 OPP 36 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.90
15:00 3rd & 7 OPP 36 Gavin Williams run for 21 yds to the BC 15 for a 1ST down +21 1.75
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 15 Justin Lynch run for 13 yds to the BC 2 for a 1ST down +13 1.34
PUNT
6 pl · 23 yd · 2:12
14–0
10:27 1st & 10 OWN 26 GARWO, 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
10:27 1st & 20 OWN 16 Pat Garwo III run for 12 yds to the BC 28 +12 0.66
10:27 2nd & 8 OWN 28 Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 30 +2 -0.33
10:27 3rd & 6 OWN 30 Emmett Morehead pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 16 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down +16 2.62
10:27 1st & 10 OWN 46 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -1.16
10:27 2nd & 10 OWN 46 Kye Robichaux run for 3 yds to the BC 49 +3 -0.38
10:27 3rd & 7 OWN 49 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -0.81
8:15 4th & 7 OWN 49 Sam Candotti punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kacper Rutkiewicz at the NIU 8
FUMBLE
4 pl · 17 yd · 1:22
14–0
8:15 1st & 10 OWN 8 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.32
8:15 2nd & 10 OWN 8 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 10 yds to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down +10 0.68
8:15 1st & 10 OWN 18 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 11 yds to the NIU 29 for a 1ST down +11 0.71
6:53 1st & 10 OWN 29 Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 4 yards to the NIU 25 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BC Khris Banks -1.22
TD
5 pl · 25 yd · 1:55
14–0
6:53 1st & 10 OPP 25 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 6 yds to the NIU 19 +6 0.20
6:53 2nd & 4 OPP 19 Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the NIU 15 for a 1ST down +4 -0.05
6:53 1st & 10 OPP 15 Alex Broome run for 3 yds to the NIU 12 +3 -0.10
6:53 2nd & 7 OPP 12 Thomas Castellanos run for 1 yd to the NIU 11 +1 -0.25
PUNT
6 pl · 18 yd · 3:17
14–7
4:52 1st & 10 OWN 21 Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 22 +1 -0.49
4:52 2nd & 9 OWN 22 Trayvon Rudolph run for 6 yds to the NIU 28 +6 0.17
4:52 3rd & 3 OWN 28 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 7 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down +7 1.41
4:52 1st & 10 OWN 35 Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 37 +2 -0.63
4:52 2nd & 8 OWN 37 Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 39 +2 -0.49
4:52 3rd & 6 OWN 39 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.55
1:35 4th & 6 OWN 39 Tom Foley punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 20
INT
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:07
14–7
1:28 1st & 10 OWN 20 Thomas Castellanos pass intercepted -0.61
TD
12 pl · 55 yd · 7:04
14–7
1:28 1st & 10 OWN 45 Kacper Rutkiewicz run for 9 yds to the BC 46 +9 1.23
0:00 OPP 46 End of 3rd Quarter
0:00 2nd & 1 OPP 46 Antario Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 47 -1 -1.56
15:00 3rd & 2 OPP 47 Brock Lampe run for 5 yds to the BC 42 for a 1ST down +5 1.31
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 42 Justin Lynch run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 43 -1 -1.13
15:00 2nd & 11 OPP 43 Antario Brown run for 5 yds to the BC 38 +5 0.07
15:00 3rd & 6 OPP 38 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -1.06
15:00 4th & 6 OPP 38 LOMBARDI, 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
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 23 Gavin Williams run for 7 yds to the BC 16 +7 0.32
15:00 2nd & 3 OPP 16 Gavin Williams run for 2 yds to the BC 14 +2 -0.28
15:00 3rd & 1 OPP 14 Brock Lampe run for 8 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down +8 0.57
15:00 1st & 6 OPP 6 Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the BC 5 +1 -0.39
15:00 2nd & 5 OPP 5 Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds to the BC 1 +4 -0.02
Q4
TD
10 pl · 59 yd · 3:24
21–7
9:23 1st & 10 OWN 41 Thomas Castellanos run for 5 yds to the BC 46 +5 0.11
9:23 2nd & 5 OWN 46 Emmett Morehead pass incomplete 0 -1.18
9:23 3rd & 5 OWN 46 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.82
8:21 1st & 10 OPP 44 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:21
8:21 4th & 5 OWN 46 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 10 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down +10 3.14
8:21 1st & 10 OPP 44 CASTELLANOS, 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
8:21 1st & 10 OPP 29 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 16 yds to the NIU 13 for a 1ST down +16 0.25
8:21 4th & 10 OPP 13 CASTELLANOS, 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
8:21 1st & 2 OPP 2 Boston College Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NIU 7 -5
8:21 1st & 7 OPP 7 CASTELLANOS, 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
8:21 1st & 3 OPP 3 Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the NIU 2 +1 -0.60
8:21 1st & 10 OPP 13 Thomas Castellanos sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 7 yards to the NIU 20 -7 -0.84
8:21 2nd & 17 OPP 20 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.64
8:21 3rd & 17 OPP 20 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 7 yds to the NIU 13 +7 0.34
PUNT
8 pl · 27 yd · 2:36
21–14
5:59 1st & 10 OWN 25 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.70
5:59 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 25 0 -0.35
5:59 3rd & 10 OWN 25 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.16
5:59 4th & 10 OWN 25 Boston College Penalty, Personal Foul (Donovan Ezeiruaku) to the NIU 40 for a 1ST down +15
5:59 1st & 10 OWN 40 Trayvon Rudolph run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 38 -2 -1.50
5:59 2nd & 12 OWN 38 Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 41 +3 -0.26
5:59 3rd & 9 OWN 41 LOMBARDI, 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
3:38 2nd & 9 50 Timeout Boston College, clock 03:38
3:38 1st & 10 OWN 49 Gavin Williams run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line +1 -0.89
3:33 3rd & 7 OPP 48 Timeout Boston College, clock 03:33
3:33 2nd & 9 50 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 2 yds to the BC 48 +2 -0.64
3:29 4th & 7 OPP 48 Timeout Boston College, clock 03:29
3:29 3rd & 7 OPP 48 Gavin Williams run for no gain to the BC 48 0 -0.90
3:23 4th & 7 OPP 48 punt for 31 yds
TD
6 pl · 83 yd · 1:39
21–14
3:23 1st & 10 OWN 17 Thomas Castellanos run for 16 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down +16 1.11
2:59 1st & 10 OWN 33 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.96
2:59 2nd & 10 OWN 33 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Pat Garwo III for 5 yds to the BC 38 +5 0.06
2:59 3rd & 5 OWN 38 Thomas Castellanos run for 10 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down +10 2.32
2:59 1st & 10 OWN 48 Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Ryan O'Keefe for 22 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down +22 1.19
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:05
21–21
1:44 1st & 10 OWN 25 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.70
1:44 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.35
0:46 4th & 10 OWN 25 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:46
0:46 3rd & 10 OWN 25 Gavin Williams run for no gain to the NIU 25 0 -0.16
0:39 4th & 10 OWN 25 punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaden Williams at the BC 34
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:24
21–21
0:39 1st & 10 OWN 34 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.99
0:39 2nd & 10 OWN 34 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.57
0:39 3rd & 10 OWN 34 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.28
0:15 4th & 10 OWN 34 Sam Candotti punt for 32 yds
END OF GAME
2 pl · 13 yd · 0:15
21–21
0:15 1st & 10 OWN 34 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Kacper Rutkiewicz for 13 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down +13 1.24
0:00 OWN 47 End of 4th Quarter
0:00 1st & 10 OWN 47 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -1.15
Q5
FG TD
4 pl · 4 yd
27–24
0:00 1st & 10 OPP 25 Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the NIU 21 +4 -0.04
0:00 2nd & 6 OPP 21 Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the NIU 21 0 -0.48
0:00 3rd & 6 OPP 21 Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete 0 -0.66
TD
4 pl · 25 yd
27–24
0:00 1st & 10 OPP 25 Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete 0 -0.45
0:00 2nd & 10 OPP 25 Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 16 yds to the BC 9 for a 1ST down +16 0.73
0:00 1st & 9 OPP 9 Gavin Williams run for 8 yds to the BC 1 +8 0.52
0:00 OPP 0 End of OT
24 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

1sacks0
2plays for loss5
1takeaways1
2three-and-outs forced1
7explosive plays allowed6
4.29yards allowed / play4.53
3 of 12scoring drives allowed4 of 12
Northern Illinois
DaRon Gilbert 6 (3) 1 QH
Nate Valcarcel 5 (2) 1 TFL
Jacob Finley 5 (4)
Raishein Thomas 5 (3) 2 QH
CJ Brown 5 (3)
Tyler Jackson 4 (3)
Devonte O'Malley 4 (2)
Devin Lafayette 3 (2)
Boston College
Vinny DePalma 12 (6)
Donovan Ezeiruaku 9 (4) 1 TFL
John Pupel 7 (5) 1 TFL
Jaylen Blackwell 7 (5) 1 TFL
Cole Batson 7 (5)
Kameron Arnold 5 (1) 1 QH
Cameron Horsley 5 (1)
Elijah Jones 4 (3) 2 PD
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

field goals1 of 1
6punts7
36.5punt average38.6
3punts inside the 205
15return yards51
own 22average drive startown 27
Northern Illinois
K Jake Seibert 3/3 XP
P Tom Foley 6 punts · 36.5 avg · 3 in 20
KR Trayvon Rudolph 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15
Boston College
K Liam Connor 1/1 FG · long 39 · 3/3 XP
P Sam Candotti 7 punts · 38.6 avg · 5 in 20
KR Ryan O'Keefe 2 ret · 49 yds · long 26
KR Taji Johnson 2 ret · 2 yds · long 2
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.

Team stats from play-by-play

73plays62
331yards266
12drives12
38%success rate32%
0.4total PPA0.22
Derived from 135 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q5Rocky Lombardi 1 Yd Run 27–24
Q5Liam Connor 39 Yd Field Goal 24–21

Biggest plays by PPA

Q4Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 10 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down 3.14
Q2Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 24 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down 2.86
Q3Emmett Morehead pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 16 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down 2.62
Q2Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Christion Carter for 32 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down 2.47
Q1Thomas Castellanos run for 29 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down 2.43
Q4Thomas Castellanos run for 10 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down 2.32

Series recent meetings

2017 Boston College 23 – 20 Northern Illinois
2015 Northern Illinois 14 – 17 Boston College
1971 Northern Illinois 10 – 20 Boston College
Last 3 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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