| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | OWN 10 | Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 5 yds to the MD 15 | +5 | 0.07 |
| 14:25 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 15 | DeJuan Williams run for 2 yds to the MD 17 | +2 | -0.25 |
| 14:01 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 17 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to DeJuan Williams | 0 | -0.25 |
| 13:54 | 4th & 3 | OWN 17 | Bryce McFerson punt for 48 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 35 |
| 13:46 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Chavon Wright run for 6 yds to the NIU 41 | +6 | 0.40 |
| 13:12 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 41 | Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 42 | +1 | -0.95 |
| 12:18 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 42 | Josh Holst pass complete to Chavon Wright for 2 yds to the NIU 44 | +2 | -0.52 |
| 11:45 | 4th & 1 | OWN 44 | Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down | +2 | 2.13 |
| 11:08 | 1st & 10 | OWN 46 | Josh Holst sacked by Zahir Mathis for a loss of 6 yards to the NIU 40 | -6 | -2.28 |
| 10:27 | 2nd & 16 | OWN 40 | Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 42 | +2 | -0.32 |
| 9:51 | 3rd & 14 | OWN 42 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:51 | ||
| 9:42 | 3rd & 14 | OWN 42 | Chavon Wright run for 13 yds to the MD 45 | +13 | 1.36 |
| 9:25 | 4th & 1 | OPP 45 | Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the MD 44 for a 1ST down | +1 | 2.02 |
| 8:53 | 1st & 10 | OPP 44 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the MD 43 | +1 | -0.75 |
| 8:15 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 43 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the MD 42 | +1 | -0.84 |
| 7:39 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 42 | Josh Holst sacked by Trey Reddick for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 43 | -1 | -1.17 |
| 7:27 | 4th & 9 | OPP 43 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 43 yds for a touchback |
| 7:21 | 1st & 10 | OWN 20 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 8 yds to the MD 28 | +8 | 0.80 |
| 6:41 | 2nd & 2 | OWN 28 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 2 yds to the MD 30 for a 1ST down | +2 | -0.11 |
| 6:11 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts | 0 | -0.86 |
| 5:56 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 30 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 48 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down | +48 | 3.91 |
| 5:15 | 1st & 10 | OPP 22 | DeJuan Williams run for 4 yds to the NIU 18 | +4 | -0.03 |
| 4:38 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 18 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Ryan Manning | 0 | -0.43 |
| 4:33 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 18 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts | 0 | -0.57 |
| 4:30 | 4th & 6 | OPP 18 | Sean O'Haire 36 yd FG GOOD |
| 4:19 | 1st & 10 | OWN 24 | Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 27 | +3 | -0.28 |
| 3:36 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 27 | Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the NIU 32 | +5 | 0.07 |
| 2:56 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 32 | Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down | +2 | 1.02 |
| 2:10 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 34 | 0 | -0.99 |
| 1:42 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 34 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jaylen Poe | 0 | -0.57 |
| 1:35 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 34 | Josh Holst run for 5 yds to the NIU 39 | +5 | 0.03 |
| 0:57 | 4th & 5 | OWN 39 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds , Josiah McLaurin returns for 9 yds to the MD 16 |
| 0:51 | 1st & 10 | OWN 16 | Nolan Ray run for 5 yds to the MD 21 | +5 | 0.08 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 21 | Nolan Ray run for no gain to the MD 21 | 0 | -0.51 |
| 0:00 | OWN 21 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
| 14:56 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 21 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming | 0 | -0.23 |
| 14:49 | 4th & 5 | OWN 21 | Bryce McFerson punt for 49 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 30 |
| 14:43 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Josh Holst pass incomplete | 0 | -0.86 |
| 14:32 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 30 | Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 4 yds to the NIU 34 | +4 | -0.08 |
| 13:47 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 34 | Josh Holst pass complete to Gary Givens for 11 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down | +11 | 2.36 |
| 13:34 | 1st & 10 | OWN 45 | Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 49 | +4 | -0.16 |
| 12:58 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 49 | Josh Holst sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the NIU 42 | -7 | -2.30 |
| 12:08 | 3rd & 13 | OWN 42 | Josh Holst pass complete to Chavon Wright for 3 yds to the NIU 45 | +3 | -0.16 |
| 11:37 | 4th & 10 | OWN 45 | Quinn Urwiler run for 2 yds to the NIU 47 | +2 | -0.10 |
| 11:30 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Octavian Smith Jr. run for 11 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.60 |
| 11:02 | 1st & 10 | OPP 36 | Nolan Ray run for 3 yds to the NIU 33 | +3 | -0.23 |
| 10:22 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 33 | Nolan Ray run for 7 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down | +7 | 0.52 |
| 9:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 26 | Nolan Ray run for 5 yds to the NIU 21 | +5 | 0.08 |
| 9:17 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 21 | Nolan Ray run for 9 yds to the NIU 12 for a 1ST down | +9 | 0.11 |
| 8:46 | 1st & 10 | OPP 12 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 12 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | +12 | 2.53 |
| 8:35 | 1st & 10 | OWN 22 | Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 22 | 0 | -0.61 |
| 7:59 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 22 | Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 23 | +1 | -0.25 |
| 7:12 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 23 | Josh Holst pass complete to Gary Givens for 15 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down | +15 | 2.18 |
| 7:03 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the NIU 43 | +5 | 0.11 |
| 6:24 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 43 | Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the MD 46 for a 1ST down | +11 | 1.30 |
| 5:53 | 1st & 10 | OPP 46 | Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the MD 42 | +4 | -0.12 |
| 5:18 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 42 | Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the MD 41 | +1 | -0.83 |
| 4:36 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 41 | Josh Holst pass complete to Chavon Wright for 2 yds to the MD 39 | +2 | -0.64 |
| 3:49 | 4th & 3 | OPP 39 | Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 8 yds to the MD 31 for a 1ST down | +8 | 2.29 |
| 3:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 31 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the MD 27 | +4 | -0.05 |
| 2:54 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 27 | (03:07) PENALTY NIU False Start (Ozoh,Izuchukwu) 5 yards from UMD27 to UMD32. NO PLAY. | -5 | |
| 2:28 | 2nd & 11 | OPP 32 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the MD 28 | +4 | -0.11 |
| 2:00 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 28 | Timeout Maryland, clock 02:00 | ||
| 1:52 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 28 | Chavon Wright run for 12 yds to the MD 16 for a 1ST down | +12 | 1.11 |
| 1:29 | 1st & 10 | OPP 16 | Chavon Wright run for a loss of 2 yards to the MD 18 | -2 | -0.48 |
| 1:29 | 2nd & 12 | OPP 18 | Timeout Maryland, clock 01:29 | ||
| 1:22 | 2nd & 12 | OPP 18 | Chavon Wright run for 6 yds to the MD 12 | +6 | 0.11 |
| 1:22 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 12 | Timeout Maryland, clock 01:22 | ||
| 1:15 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 12 | Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the MD 5 for a 1ST down | +7 | 1.05 |
| 1:15 | 1st & 5 | OPP 5 | Timeout Maryland, clock 01:15 | ||
| 1:07 | 1st & 5 | OPP 5 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 6 | -1 | -0.64 |
| 0:35 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 6 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:35 | ||
| 0:27 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 6 | Chavon Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 7 | -1 | -0.36 |
| 0:06 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 7 | Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the MD 3 | +4 | -0.03 |
| 0:06 | 4th & 3 | OPP 3 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:06 | ||
| 0:03 | 4th & 3 | OPP 3 | Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 42 | M. Washington takes a knee | -1 | -1.36 |
| 0:00 | OWN 42 | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 14:57 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (14:57) PENALTY NIU False Start (Paasch,Thomas) 5 yards from NIU25 to NIU20. NO PLAY. | -5 | |
| 14:46 | 1st & 15 | OWN 20 | Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 3 yds to the NIU 23 | +3 | -0.14 |
| 14:18 | 2nd & 12 | OWN 23 | Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 26 | +3 | -0.11 |
| 13:31 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 26 | Josh Holst run for 5 yds to the NIU 31 | +5 | 0.02 |
| 13:01 | 4th & 4 | OWN 31 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MD 33 |
| 12:53 | 1st & 10 | OWN 33 | DeJuan Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 32 | -1 | -1.10 |
| 12:10 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 32 | Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 16 yds to the MD 48 for a 1ST down | +16 | 2.52 |
| 11:49 | 1st & 10 | OWN 48 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts | 0 | -1.14 |
| 11:45 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 48 | (11:49) No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,DeJuan rush middle for 0 yards to the UMD48 (Urwiler,Quinton) PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 15 yards from UMD48 to NIU37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. | +15 | |
| 11:16 | 1st & 10 | OPP 37 | DeJuan Williams run for 9 yds to the NIU 28 | +9 | 0.78 |
| 10:45 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 28 | DeJuan Williams run for no gain to the NIU 28 | 0 | -0.77 |
| 10:17 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 28 | DeJuan Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 27 for a 1ST down | +1 | 0.30 |
| 9:36 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 6 yds to the NIU 21 | +6 | 0.20 |
| 9:06 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 21 | Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 10 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.02 |
| 8:40 | 1st & 10 | OPP 11 | DeJuan Williams run for no gain to the NIU 11 | 0 | -0.29 |
| 7:59 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 11 | Malik Washington pass incomplete | 0 | -0.29 |
| 7:59 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 11 | Timeout Maryland, clock 07:59 | ||
| 7:55 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 11 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq | 0 | -0.46 |
| 7:52 | 4th & 10 | OPP 11 | Sean O'Haire 29 yd FG GOOD |
| 7:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 27 | Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 27 | 0 | -0.77 |
| 7:01 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 27 | Chavon Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 26 | -1 | -0.44 |
| 6:22 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 26 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 74 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) | +74 | 7.14 |
| 6:10 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Malik Washington pass complete to Nolan Ray for 5 yds to the MD 30 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 5:48 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 30 | Nolan Ray run for 4 yds to the MD 34 | +4 | -0.12 |
| 5:17 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 34 | Nolan Ray run for 4 yds to the MD 38 for a 1ST down | +4 | 1.15 |
| 4:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Octavian Smith Jr. | 0 | -1.09 |
| 4:33 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 38 | Nolan Ray run for 1 yd to the MD 39 | +1 | -0.58 |
| 3:52 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 39 | Malik Washington pass incomplete for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Jalonnie Williams) to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down | +15 | 3.08 |
| 3:47 | 1st & 10 | OPP 46 | Nolan Ray run for 10 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.53 |
| 3:16 | 1st & 10 | OPP 36 | Nolan Ray run for 2 yds to the NIU 34 | +2 | -0.38 |
| 2:36 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 34 | (02:43) Shotgun Washington,Malik pass incomplete deep right to Smith Jr.,Octavian thrown to NIU00 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Lyons,Keshawn) 15 yards from NIU34 to NIU19, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. | +15 | |
| 2:25 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Malik Washington run for 4 yds to the NIU 15 | +4 | -0.02 |
| 1:43 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 15 | Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 8 yds to the NIU 7 for a 1ST down | +8 | 0.43 |
| 1:24 | 1st & 7 | OPP 7 | Malik Washington run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 12 Malik Washington fumbled, recovered by NIU Jalonnie Williams | -4.80 |
| 1:17 | 1st & 10 | OWN 12 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 15 | +3 | -0.16 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 15 | Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for no gain to the NIU 15 | 0 | -0.29 |
| 0:00 | OWN 15 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
| 14:55 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 15 | Northern Illinois Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Josh Holst) to the NIU 1 | -14 | |
| 14:46 | 4th & 21 | OWN 1 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 40 yds , Josiah McLaurin returns for no gain to the NIU 43 |
| 14:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | Malik Washington pass complete to Nolan Ray for 2 yds to the NIU 41 | +2 | -0.51 |
| 14:15 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 41 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts | 0 | -1.04 |
| 14:12 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 41 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts | 0 | -1.01 |
| 14:04 | 4th & 8 | OPP 41 | Bryce McFerson punt for 41 yds for a touchback | ||
| 14:04 | 4th & 8 | OPP 41 | Bryce McFerson punt for 41 yds for a touchback |
| 13:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens | 0 | -0.86 |
| 13:51 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 30 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 31 | +1 | -0.39 |
| 13:01 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 31 | Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 1 yd to the NIU 32 | +1 | -0.22 |
| 12:20 | 4th & 8 | OWN 32 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 53 yds , Josiah McLaurin returns for 8 yds to the MD 23 |
| 12:15 | 1st & 10 | OWN 23 | (12:20) No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,DeJuan rush right for 9 yards gain to the UMD32 (Urwiler,Quinton) PENALTY UMD Holding (Herron,Alan) 10 yards from UMD23 to UMD13. NO PLAY. | -10 | |
| 11:34 | 1st & 20 | OWN 13 | Malik Washington pass complete to DeJuan Williams for 25 yds to the MD 38 for a 1ST down | +25 | 2.24 |
| 11:02 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 15 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down | +15 | 1.34 |
| 10:41 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | DeJuan Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 48 | -1 | -1.28 |
| 10:11 | 2nd & 11 | OPP 48 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq | 0 | -1.02 |
| 9:59 | 3rd & 11 | OPP 48 | Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 6 yds to the NIU 42 | +6 | 0.25 |
| 9:20 | 4th & 5 | OPP 42 | Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 42 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | +42 | 5.67 |
| 9:10 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 24 | -1 | -0.80 |
| 8:36 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 24 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos | 0 | -0.29 |
| 8:31 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 24 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr. | 0 | -0.13 |
| 8:23 | 4th & 11 | OWN 24 | Danny Vuckovic punt for 29 yds |
| 8:17 | 1st & 10 | OWN 47 | Malik Washington pass incomplete | 0 | -1.15 |
| 8:07 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 47 | Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 3 yds to the 50 yard line | +3 | -0.39 |
| 7:24 | 3rd & 7 | 50 | Malik Washington pass complete to Kaleb Webb for 19 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down | +19 | 2.79 |
| 6:43 | 1st & 10 | OPP 31 | Malik Washington pass complete to AJ Szymanski for 2 yds to the NIU 29 | +2 | -0.31 |
| 6:13 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 29 | Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 20 yds to the NIU 9 for a 1ST down | +20 | 0.73 |
| 5:38 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming | 0 | -0.32 |
| 5:27 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 9 | DeJuan Williams run for 5 yds to the NIU 4 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 4:48 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 4 | DeJuan Williams run for 1 yd to the NIU 3 | +1 | -0.22 |
| 4:15 | 4th & 3 | OPP 3 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming | 0 | -4.08 |
| 4:15 | 4th & 3 | OPP 3 | Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming | 0 | -4.08 |
| 4:08 | 1st & 10 | OWN 3 | Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the NIU 8 | +5 | 0.06 |
| 3:39 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 8 | Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 10 | +2 | -0.19 |
| 2:57 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 10 | Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 12 | +2 | -0.12 |
| 2:27 | 4th & 1 | OWN 12 | Chavon Wright run for 6 yds to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down | +6 | 0.72 |
| 2:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 18 | Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 6 yds to the NIU 24 | +6 | 0.27 |
| 2:00 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 24 | Timeout Maryland, clock 02:00 | ||
| 1:54 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 24 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos | 0 | -0.65 |
| 1:46 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 24 | Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 27 | +3 | -0.13 |
| 1:25 | 4th & 1 | OWN 27 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1:25 | 4th & 1 | OWN 27 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1:19 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Iverson Howard run for 7 yds to the NIU 20 | +7 | 0.34 |
| 1:19 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 20 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:19 | ||
| 1:15 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 20 | Iverson Howard run for 1 yd to the NIU 19 | +1 | -0.42 |
| 1:09 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 19 | Khristian Martin pass incomplete to JT Taggart | 0 | -0.57 |
| 1:08 | 4th & 2 | OPP 19 | Sean O'Haire 37 yd FG MISSED |
| 0:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 20 | Josh Holst run for 5 yds to the NIU 25 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 0:42 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 25 | Josh Holst pass incomplete to Chavon Wright | 0 | -0.61 |
| 0:38 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 25 | Josh Holst pass complete to La'Don Bryant for 8 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down | +8 | 1.48 |
| 0:20 | 1st & 10 | OWN 33 | Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +17 | 1.59 |
| 0:10 | 1st & 10 | 50 | Josh Holst run for 9 yds to the MD 41 | +9 | 1.09 |
| 0:06 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 41 | Andrew Glass 58 yd FG MISSED |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | K. Martin takes a knee | -1 | -1.34 |
| 0:00 | OWN 41 | End of 4th Quarter |
| 0 | sacks | 3 |
| 4 | plays for loss | 8 |
| 1 | takeaways | 0 |
| 3 | three-and-outs forced | 4 |
| 6 | explosive plays allowed | 4 |
| 5.63 | yards allowed / play | 4.07 |
| 4 of 12 | scoring drives allowed | 2 of 11 |
| Quinton Urwiler | 10 (9) | |
| Filip Maciorowski | 6 (4) | 0.5 TFL |
| Jasper Beeler | 5 (4) | |
| Roy Williams | 4 (4) | 1 QH |
| Muhammed Jammeh | 4 (3) | |
| Jacob Finley | 3 (2) | 1 PD |
| Dasean Dixon | 2 | 0.5 TFL |
| Donte Harrison | 2 (2) | 1 PD |
| Daniel Wingate | 14 (6) | 0.5 TFL |
| Trey Reddick | 11 (5) | 1 sk · 1 TFL |
| Jalen Huskey | 6 (5) | 1 TFL |
| Messiah Delhomme | 6 (6) | 1 PD |
| Cam Rice | 6 (4) | |
| Zahir Mathis | 4 (2) | 1 sk · 1.5 TFL |
| Dillan Fontus | 4 (2) | 0.5 sk · 2.5 TFL |
| Sidney Stewart | 3 (3) | 1 sk · 1 TFL |
| 1 of 2 | field goals | 2 of 3 |
| 6 | punts | 3 |
| 42.5 | punt average | 46.0 |
| 1 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 50 | return yards | 31 |
| own 28 | average drive start | own 33 |
| K | Andrew Glass | 1/2 FG · long 20 |
| P | Danny Vuckovic | 6 punts · 42.5 avg · 1 in 20 · 1 TB |
| KR | Dev'ion Reynolds | 2 ret · 41 yds · long 24 |
| KR | Jaylen Poe | 1 ret · 9 yds · long 9 |
| K | Sean O'Haire | 2/3 FG · long 36 · 2/2 XP |
| P | Bryce McFerson | 3 punts · 46.0 avg · 1 TB |
| KR | Josiah McLaurin | 1 ret · 16 yds · long 16 |
| KR | DJ Samuels | 1 ret · 0 yds |
| PR | Josiah McLaurin | 3 ret · 15 yds · long 9 |
| 70 | plays | 64 |
| 285 | yards | 360 |
| 11 | drives | 12 |
| 29% | success rate | 42% |
| 7.22 | total PPA | 2.38 |
| Q1 | Sean O'Haire 36 yd FG GOOD | 3–0 |
| Q2 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 12 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | 10–0 |
| Q2 | Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD | 3–10 |
| Q3 | Sean O'Haire 29 yd FG GOOD | 13–3 |
| Q3 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 74 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) | 9–13 |
| Q4 | Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 42 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | 20–9 |
| Q3 | Telly Johnson Jr. run for 74 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) | 7.14 |
| Q4 | Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 42 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | 5.67 |
| Q1 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 48 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down | 3.91 |
| Q3 | Malik Washington pass incomplete for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal⦠| 3.08 |
| Q4 | Malik Washington pass complete to Kaleb Webb for 19 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down | 2.79 |
| Q2 | Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 12 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) | 2.53 |
| 2004 | Northern Illinois 20 – 23 Maryland |
| 2003 | Maryland 13 – 20 Northern Illinois |
| 1996 | Northern Illinois 6 – 30 Maryland |