| 13:51 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 41 | (13:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU45 (#20 K.Fisher) | +4 | -0.16 |
| 13:22 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 45 | (13:26) No Huddle #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU46 (#11 N.Tucker) | +1 | -0.80 |
| 12:42 | 4th & 1 | OWN 46 | (12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 8 yards gain to the WMU46 (#4 R.McGraw), 1ST DOWN | +8 | 2.63 |
| 12:12 | 1st & 10 | OPP 46 | (12:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right thrown to WMU35 | 0 | -1.03 |
| 12:05 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 46 | (12:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 3 yards gain to the WMU43 (#3 T.Hallock; #10 S.Saipaia) | +3 | -0.40 |
| 11:21 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 43 | (11:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 43 yards gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:21, 1ST DOWN #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) | +43 | 4.97 |
| 11:12 | 1st & 10 | OWN 8 | (11:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass intercepted by #22 J.Beeler at WMU19 broken up by #3 J.Finley, End Of Play | -0.15 |
| 10:59 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | (11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 4 yards loss to the WMU23 (#11 N.Tucker) | -4 | -0.73 |
| 10:29 | 2nd & 14 | OPP 23 | (10:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 0 yards to the WMU23 (#9 J.Camden) | 0 | -0.65 |
| 9:49 | 3rd & 14 | OPP 23 | (09:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 2 yards gain to the WMU21 (#3 T.Hallock; #9 J.Camden), out of bounds | +2 | -0.51 |
| 9:13 | 4th & 12 | OPP 21 | (09:19) #60 A.Glass field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro), clock 09:13 |
| 9:01 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | (09:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 14 yards gain to the WMU40 (#32 Q.Urwiler), 1ST DOWN | +14 | 1.25 |
| 8:32 | 1st & 10 | OWN 40 | (08:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 0 yards to the WMU40 (#16 J.Thomas) | 0 | -1.12 |
| 7:52 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 40 | (07:59) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush right for 4 yards gain to the WMU44 (#32 Q.Urwiler; #16 J.Thomas) | +4 | -0.14 |
| 7:15 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 44 | (07:19) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass incomplete short right to #0 T.Williams thrown to WMU47 broken up by #7 D.Harrison | 0 | -0.70 |
| 7:05 | 4th & 6 | OWN 44 | (07:15) #25 R.Millmore punt 47 yards to the NIU09 |
| 7:03 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:03 | ||
| 6:56 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | (07:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 1 yard gain to the NIU10 (#9 J.Camden) | +1 | -0.28 |
| 6:25 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 10 | (06:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU09 (#47 D.Moon) | -1 | -0.20 |
| 5:45 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 9 | (05:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU14 (#3 T.Hallock; #9 J.Camden) | +5 | 0.01 |
| 5:02 | 4th & 5 | OWN 14 | (05:12) #36 J.Ference punt 61 yards to the WMU25 |
| 4:55 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (05:02) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WMU35 (#22 J.Beeler; #4 M.Jammeh), 1ST DOWN | +10 | 0.84 |
| 4:25 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | (04:30) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WMU38 (#17 F.Maciorowski) | +3 | -0.41 |
| 3:50 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 38 | (03:55) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 6 yards gain to the WMU44 (#32 Q.Urwiler) | +6 | 0.35 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 44 | (03:11) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush middle for 22 yards gain to the NIU34 (#33 T.Powell), 1ST DOWN | +22 | 2.36 |
| 2:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | (02:33) Shotgun #24 O.Mataele rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU33 (#95 L.Ingold) | +1 | -0.50 |
| 1:47 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 33 | (01:53) Shotgun #24 O.Mataele rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU29 (#32 Q.Urwiler; #6 D.Dixon) | +4 | -0.10 |
| 1:10 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 29 | (01:16) Shotgun #24 O.Mataele rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU27 (#95 L.Ingold) | +2 | -0.48 |
| 0:28 | 4th & 3 | OPP 27 | (00:32) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short right to #0 T.Williams caught at NIU25, for 2 yards to the NIU25 (#32 Q.Urwiler), TURNOVER ON DOWNS | +2 | -2.98 |
| 0:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (00:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 1 yard loss to the NIU24 (#12 D.Moore) | -1 | -0.80 |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | End of 1st quarter. | -0.80 | |
| 14:55 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 24 | (14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush middle for 18 yards gain to the NIU42 (#8 J.Sims), 1ST DOWN | +18 | 2.32 |
| 14:29 | 1st & 10 | OWN 42 | (14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU43 (#0 M.Al-Garawi) | +1 | -0.93 |
| 13:56 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 43 | (14:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #6 D.Rogers caught at NIU42, for 5 yards to the NIU48 (#6 J.Pope), out of bounds | +5 | 0.08 |
| 13:18 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 48 | (13:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 15 yards gain to the WMU37 (#10 S.Saipaia; #5 A.Wofford), 1ST DOWN | +15 | 2.36 |
| 12:47 | 1st & 10 | OPP 37 | (12:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 12 yards gain to the WMU25 (#6 J.Pope), 1ST DOWN | +12 | 0.35 |
| 12:30 | 1st & 10 | OPP 25 | (12:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to WMU02 | 0 | -0.45 |
| 12:25 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 25 | (12:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 2 yards gain to the WMU23 (#10 S.Saipaia), out of bounds | +2 | -0.32 |
| 11:49 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 23 | (11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep left to #6 D.Rogers thrown to WMU00 | 0 | -0.77 |
| 11:45 | 4th & 8 | OPP 23 | (11:48) #60 A.Glass field goal attempt from 41 yards GOOD (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro), clock 11:45 | ||
| 11:45 | 4th & 8 | OPP 23 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:45 |
| 11:31 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | (11:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short middle to #1 C.Leary caught at WMU32, for 10 yards to the WMU44 (#32 Q.Urwiler), 1ST DOWN | +10 | 0.97 |
| 10:55 | 1st & 10 | OWN 44 | (11:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short left to #18 A.Chenault caught at WMU50, for 11 yards to the NIU45 (#33 T.Powell), 1ST DOWN | +11 | 0.89 |
| 10:21 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | (10:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush left for 4 yards loss to the NIU49 (#17 F.Maciorowski; #95 L.Ingold) | -4 | -1.90 |
| 9:43 | 2nd & 14 | OPP 49 | (09:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Williams rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU43 (#26 J.Finley IV) | +6 | 0.28 |
| 9:03 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 43 | (09:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass incomplete short left to #82 B.Brooks thrown to NIU40 broken up by #32 Q.Urwiler | 0 | -0.98 |
| 8:52 | 4th & 8 | OPP 43 | (09:02) #25 R.Millmore punt 37 yards to the NIU06 | ||
| 8:52 | 4th & 8 | OPP 43 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 08:52 |
| 8:44 | 1st & 10 | OWN 6 | (08:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 2 yards gain to the NIU08 (#20 K.Fisher) | +2 | -0.19 |
| 8:14 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 8 | (08:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 2 yards gain to the NIU10 (#6 J.Pope) | +2 | -0.12 |
| 7:34 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 10 | (07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU13 (#9 J.Camden; #11 N.Tucker) | +3 | -0.05 |
| 6:54 | 4th & 3 | OWN 13 | (07:00) #36 J.Ference punt 42 yards to the WMU45 fair catch by #86 B.Bosma at WMU45 PENALTY NIU Illegal Formation 5 yards from WMU45 to WMU50 | ||
| 6:54 | 4th & 3 | OWN 13 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:54 |
| 6:45 | 1st & 10 | 50 | (06:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush right for 32 yards gain to the NIU18 (#4 M.Jammeh), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN | +32 | 1.25 |
| 6:13 | 1st & 10 | OPP 18 | (06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 18 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:13, 1ST DOWN #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd) | +18 | 2.59 |
| 6:09 | OPP 35 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:09 | |||
| 6:03 | 1st & 10 | OWN 19 | (06:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 3 yards gain to the NIU22 (#9 J.Camden) | +3 | -0.23 |
| 5:21 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 22 | (05:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU30 (#9 J.Camden; #14 M.Smith), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN | +8 | 0.97 |
| 4:44 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | (04:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 1 yard gain to the NIU31 (#11 N.Tucker) | +1 | -0.72 |
| 4:16 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 31 | (04:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at NIU30, for 1 yard loss to the NIU30 (#3 T.Hallock) PENALTY WMU Offside 5 yards from NIU31 to NIU36. NO PLAY | +5 | |
| 3:50 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 36 | (03:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 2 yards gain to the NIU38 (#11 N.Tucker) | +2 | -0.64 |
| 3:05 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 38 | (03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU39 (#4 R.McGraw) | +1 | -0.63 |
| 2:26 | 4th & 1 | OWN 39 | (02:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU39 (#9 J.Camden), TURNOVER ON DOWNS | 0 | -0.41 |
| 2:20 | 1st & 10 | OPP 39 | (02:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush left for 7 yards gain to the NIU32 (#0 A.Gulley, Jr) | +7 | 0.44 |
| 1:57 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 32 | (02:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush left for 7 yards gain to the NIU25 (#7 D.Harrison), 1ST DOWN | +7 | 0.01 |
| 1:57 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 32 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 01:57 | ||
| 1:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 25 | (01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU21 (#95 L.Ingold; #0 A.Gulley, Jr) | +4 | -0.04 |
| 1:29 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 21 | (01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU17 (#10 M.Hensley) | +4 | -0.04 |
| 1:01 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 17 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 01:01 | ||
| 1:00 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 17 | (01:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 3 yards gain to the NIU14 (#32 Q.Urwiler; #6 D.Dixon), 1ST DOWN | +3 | 0.23 |
| 0:55 | 1st & 10 | OPP 14 | (01:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU08 (#17 F.Maciorowski) | +6 | 0.18 |
| 0:40 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 8 | (00:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:40, 1ST DOWN #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd) | +8 | 2.37 |
| 0:33 | 1st & 10 | OWN 18 | (00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU22 (#9 J.Camden; #20 K.Fisher) PENALTY WMU Offside 5 yards from NIU18 to NIU23. NO PLAY | +5 | |
| 0:24 | 1st & 5 | OWN 23 | (00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 15 yards gain to the NIU38 (#0 M.Al-Garawi), 1ST DOWN | +15 | 0.34 |
| 0:11 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | (00:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to NIU47 | 0 | -1.09 |
| 0:05 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 38 | (00:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU43 (#11 N.Tucker) | +5 | 0.06 |
| 0:05 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 38 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:05 | ||
| 0:04 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 43 | (00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush right for 2 yards gain to the NIU45 (#9 J.Camden; #18 M.Davis) | +2 | -0.47 |
| 0:00 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 43 | End of 2nd quarter. | 2.88 |
| 14:47 | 1st & 10 | OWN 11 | (14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 12 yards gain to the WMU23 (#3 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN | +12 | 0.55 |
| 14:10 | 1st & 10 | OWN 23 | (14:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short middle to #0 T.Williams caught at WMU20, for 2 yards to the WMU25 (#33 T.Powell) | +2 | -0.42 |
| 13:36 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 25 | (13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush left for 12 yards gain to the WMU37 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +12 | 1.58 |
| 12:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 37 | (13:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush right for 2 yards gain to the WMU39 (#16 J.Thomas) | +2 | -0.66 |
| 12:19 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 39 | (12:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush left for 6 yards gain to the WMU45 (#22 J.Beeler; #17 F.Maciorowski) | +6 | 0.33 |
| 11:40 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 45 | (11:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 8 yards gain to the NIU47 (#17 F.Maciorowski), 1ST DOWN | +8 | 1.76 |
| 11:02 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | (11:06) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush left for 11 yards gain to the NIU36 (#33 T.Powell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN | +11 | 0.60 |
| 10:29 | 1st & 10 | OPP 36 | (10:37) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush right for 16 yards gain to the NIU20 (#33 T.Powell; #22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +16 | 0.39 |
| 9:52 | 1st & 10 | OPP 20 | (09:58) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU15 (#32 Q.Urwiler) | +5 | 0.07 |
| 9:16 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 15 | (09:23) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU11 (#33 T.Powell) | +4 | -0.03 |
| 8:36 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 11 | (08:37) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush left for 3 yards gain to the NIU08 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +3 | 0.25 |
| 8:11 | 1st & 8 | OPP 8 | (08:14) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:11 #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd) | +8 | 2.32 |
| 8:11 | OPP 3 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 08:11 |
| 8:03 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (08:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU31 (#9 J.Camden) | +6 | 0.33 |
| 7:36 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 31 | (07:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. thrown to WMU35 | 0 | -0.87 |
| 7:26 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 31 | (07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU24 (#11 N.Tucker, #9 J.Camden) | -4 | -0.62 |
| 6:49 | 4th & 11 | OWN 24 | (06:54) #36 J.Ference punt 51 yards to the WMU25 fair catch by #86 B.Bosma at WMU25 | ||
| 6:49 | 4th & 11 | OWN 24 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:49 |
| 6:42 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (06:49) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 1 yard gain to the WMU26 (#32 Q.Urwiler) | +1 | -0.59 |
| 6:07 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 26 | (06:12) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 0 yards to the WMU26 (#22 J.Beeler), out of bounds | 0 | -0.41 |
| 5:24 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 26 | (05:31) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short left to #1 C.Leary caught at WMU32, for 7 yards to the WMU33 (#3 J.Finley), out of bounds | +7 | 0.17 |
| 4:42 | 4th & 2 | OWN 33 | (04:51) #25 R.Millmore punt 49 yards to the NIU18 #6 D.Rogers return 4 yards to the NIU22 (#1 J.Franklin) | ||
| 4:42 | 4th & 2 | OWN 33 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 04:42 |
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 | OWN 22 | (04:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 7 yards gain to the NIU29 (#9 J.Camden) | +7 | 0.56 |
| 4:10 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 29 | (04:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU33 (#8 J.Sims; #4 R.McGraw), 1ST DOWN | +4 | 0.29 |
| 3:39 | 1st & 10 | OWN 33 | (03:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. thrown to WMU45 | 0 | -0.96 |
| 3:33 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 33 | (03:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 3 yards loss to the NIU30 (#6 J.Pope) | -3 | -0.73 |
| 2:55 | 3rd & 13 | OWN 30 | (03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 2 yards gain to the NIU32 (#10 S.Saipaia; #4 R.McGraw) | +2 | -0.11 |
| 2:19 | 4th & 11 | OWN 32 | (02:25) #36 J.Ference punt 44 yards to the WMU24 fair catch by #86 B.Bosma at WMU24 |
| 2:11 | 1st & 10 | OWN 24 | (02:19) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WMU30 (#22 J.Beeler) | +6 | 0.32 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 30 | (01:41) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush right for 3 yards gain to the WMU33 (#9 D.Reynolds) | +3 | -0.34 |
| 0:57 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 33 | (01:03) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush right for 3 yards gain to the WMU36 (#33 T.Powell), 1ST DOWN | +3 | 1.02 |
| 0:18 | 1st & 10 | OWN 36 | (00:27) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass incomplete deep middle to #82 B.Brooks thrown to NIU20 broken up by #3 J.Finley | 0 | -1.04 |
| 0:16 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 36 | (00:16) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush right for 13 yards gain to the WMU49 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +13 | 2.26 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 36 | End of 3rd quarter. | 2.26 | |
| 14:56 | 1st & 10 | OWN 49 | (14:57) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU45 (#3 J.Finley), out of bounds | +6 | 0.35 |
| 14:25 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 45 | (14:30) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU39 (#3 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN | +6 | 0.43 |
| 13:43 | 1st & 10 | OPP 39 | (13:50) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU35 (#22 J.Beeler) | +4 | -0.09 |
| 13:03 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 35 | (13:11) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU29 (#33 T.Powell), 1ST DOWN | +6 | 0.44 |
| 12:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 29 | (12:29) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU23 (#22 J.Beeler; #10 M.Hensley) | +6 | 0.21 |
| 11:46 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 23 | (11:51) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 10 yards gain to the NIU13 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +10 | 0.04 |
| 11:46 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 23 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 11:46 | ||
| 11:21 | 1st & 10 | OPP 13 | (11:27) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU07 (#95 L.Ingold; #32 Q.Urwiler) | +6 | 0.18 |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 7 | (10:50) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU01 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN | +6 | 1.42 |
| 10:22 | 1st & 1 | OPP 1 | (10:26) Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush left for 0 yards to the NIU01 (#10 M.Hensley) | 0 | -0.96 |
| 9:50 | 1st & 1 | OPP 1 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 09:50 | ||
| 9:46 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 1 | (09:46) #6 J.Buckley rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:46 #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd) | +1 | 1.90 |
| 9:46 | OPP 3 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 09:46 |
| 9:39 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (09:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU29 (#3 T.Hallock; #96 D.Gustwiller) | +4 | -0.11 |
| 9:16 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 29 | (09:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete deep right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to WMU37 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference 14 yards from NIU29 to NIU15. NO PLAY | +14 | |
| 9:03 | 2nd & 20 | OWN 15 | (09:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #6 D.Rogers caught at NIU16, for 16 yards to the NIU31 (#14 J.Peters) | +16 | 0.69 |
| 8:33 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 31 | (08:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU27 (#22 A.Louis) | -4 | -0.62 |
| 7:58 | 4th & 8 | OWN 27 | (08:04) No Huddle NIU rush middle for 22 yards loss to the NIU05 fumbled by NIU at NIU27 recovered by NIU #36 J.Ference at NIU05 (#42 W.Gerig), TURNOVER ON DOWNS | -22 | 0.23 |
| 7:48 | 1st & 5 | OPP 5 | (07:56) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU01 (#16 J.Thomas) | +4 | -0.02 |
| 7:19 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 1 | (07:23) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:19 #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd) | +1 | 1.90 |
| 7:19 | OPP 3 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 07:19 |
| 7:04 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | (07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #7 G.Givens III caught at NIU29, for 4 yards to the NIU29, End Of Play | +4 | -0.11 |
| 6:50 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 29 | (06:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush right for 1 yard gain to the NIU30 (#4 R.McGraw) | +1 | -0.54 |
| 6:19 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 30 | (06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete short right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to NIU38 broken up by #6 J.Pope | 0 | -0.37 |
| 6:11 | 4th & 5 | OWN 30 | (06:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson rush left for 11 yards gain to the NIU41 (#18 M.Davis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN | +11 | 2.45 |
| 5:45 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | (05:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete short left to #24 E.Porter thrown to WMU40 | 0 | -1.14 |
| 5:32 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 41 | (05:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU47, End Of Play | +6 | 0.30 |
| 5:10 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 47 | (05:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to WMU33 | 0 | -0.91 |
| 4:51 | 4th & 4 | OWN 47 | (05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU43, for 14 yards to the WMU39 (#5 A.Wofford), 1ST DOWN | +14 | 3.27 |
| 4:39 | 1st & 10 | OPP 39 | (04:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU22, for 21 yards to the WMU18 (#1 J.Franklin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN | +21 | 0.55 |
| 4:25 | 1st & 10 | OPP 18 | (04:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU00, for 18 yards to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:25, 1ST DOWN #10 C.Wright pass attempt failed | +18 | 2.59 |
| 4:19 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | (04:25) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU39 (#32 Q.Urwiler) | +6 | 0.30 |
| 4:11 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 39 | (04:14) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 2 yards gain to the NIU37 (#17 F.Maciorowski) | +2 | -0.55 |
| 4:05 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 37 | (04:10) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU32 (#3 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN | +5 | 0.85 |
| 3:19 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | (03:24) Shotgun #24 O.Mataele rush middle for 11 yards gain to the NIU21 (#4 M.Jammeh), 1ST DOWN | +11 | 0.24 |
| 2:33 | 1st & 10 | OPP 21 | (02:38) Shotgun #24 O.Mataele rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU20 (#16 J.Thomas; #22 J.Beeler) | +1 | -0.30 |
| 2:24 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 20 | (02:32) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU16 (#7 D.Harrison) | +4 | -0.05 |
| 2:00 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 20 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 02:00 | ||
| 1:55 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 16 | (02:00) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NIU08 (#15 B.Windham), 1ST DOWN | +8 | 0.66 |
| 1:13 | 1st & 8 | OPP 8 | (01:17) Kneel down by #12 B.Lowry at NIU09 for loss of 1 yard | -1 | -0.42 |
| 0:35 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 9 | (00:35) Kneel down by #12 B.Lowry at NIU10 for loss of 1 yard | -1 | -0.34 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 9 | End of 4th quarter. | -0.34 |
| 2 | sacks | 0 |
| 6 | plays for loss | 3 |
| 0 | takeaways | 1 |
| 3 | three-and-outs forced | 1 |
| 8 | explosive plays allowed | 8 |
| 4.75 | yards allowed / play | 5.78 |
| 4 of 11 | scoring drives allowed | 5 of 11 |
| James Camden | 13 (7) | 0.5 sk · 0.5 TFL |
| Nadame Tucker | 8 (6) | 0.5 sk · 1.5 TFL |
| Rodney McGraw | 5 (3) | |
| Joey Pope | 4 (4) | 1 TFL · 1 PD |
| Sefa Saipaia Jr. | 4 (1) | |
| Tate Hallock | 4 | |
| Aaron Wofford | 2 (1) | |
| Jarvarius Sims | 2 (1) |
| Jasper Beeler | 13 (8) | 1 INT |
| Quinton Urwiler | 11 (7) | 1 PD |
| Taylor Powell | 8 (7) | |
| Filip Maciorowski | 6 (4) | 0.5 TFL |
| Lance Ingold | 5 (2) | 0.5 TFL |
| Jacob Finley | 5 (5) | 2 PD |
| Jay'Shon Thomas | 5 (3) | |
| Muhammed Jammeh | 3 (2) |
| — | field goals | 2 of 2 |
| 3 | punts | 4 |
| 44.3 | punt average | 49.5 |
| 2 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 62 | return yards | 17 |
| own 31 | average drive start | own 19 |
| K | Palmer Domschke | 5/5 XP |
| P | Ryan Millmore | 3 punts · 44.3 avg · 2 in 20 |
| KR | Joshua Franklin | 2 ret · 37 yds · long 26 |
| KR | Devin Miles | 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15 |
| KR | Cade Conley | 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10 |
| K | Andrew Glass | 2/2 FG · long 41 · 1/1 XP |
| P | Jake Ference | 4 punts · 49.5 avg |
| KR | Dev'ion Reynolds | 3 ret · 13 yds · long 9 |
| PR | DeAree Rogers | 1 ret · 4 yds · long 4 |
| 68 | plays | 55 |
| 393 | yards | 261 |
| 11 | drives | 11 |
| 60% | success rate | 27% |
| 18.82 | total PPA | 5.46 |
| Q1 | (11:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 43 yards gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN… | 7–0 |
| Q1 | (09:19) #60 A.Glass field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro)… | 10–0 |
| Q2 | (11:48) #60 A.Glass field goal attempt from 41 yards GOOD (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro)… | 13–0 |
| Q2 | (06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 18 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN… | 7–13 |
| Q2 | (00:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Buckley rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN… | 14–13 |
| Q3 | (08:14) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:11 #20… | 21–13 |
| Q4 | (09:46) #6 J.Buckley rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:46 #20… | 28–13 |
| Q4 | (07:23) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:19 #20… | 35–13 |
| Q4 | (04:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at… | 19–35 |
| Q1 | (11:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 43 yards gain to the WMU00… | 4.97 |
| Q4 | (05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr.… | 3.27 |
| Q2 | End of 2nd quarter. | 2.88 |
| Q1 | (12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 8 yards gain to the WMU46 (#4… | 2.63 |
| Q2 | (06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry rush right for 18 yards gain to the NIU00… | 2.59 |
| Q4 | (04:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr.… | 2.59 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois 42 – 28 Western Michigan |
| 2023 | Western Michigan 0 – 24 Northern Illinois |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois 24 – 21 Western Michigan |
| 2021 | Western Michigan 42 – 21 Northern Illinois |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois 27 – 30 Western Michigan |
| 2019 | Western Michigan 14 – 17 Northern Illinois |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois 21 – 28 Western Michigan |
| 2017 | Western Michigan 31 – 35 Northern Illinois |