Week 1
Final0-1 EIU
27
NIU 1-0
34
NIU1Q 10:52
0 - 7
H. Waylee 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
1Q 00:25
3 - 7
S. Galloway 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
2Q 11:55
3 - 14
M. King 19-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 11:34
3 - 21
A. Brown 35-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
2Q 00:08
6 - 21
S. Galloway 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 06:06
6 - 28
L. Soraghan 13-yard TD catch from R. Lombardi.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
3Q 02:49
13 - 28
J. Benefield 24-yard TD catch from J. O'Brien.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 12:19
13 - 31
J. Richardson 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
4Q 10:03
20 - 31
J. Thomas 13-yard TD catch from J. O'Brien.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
4Q 03:43
20 - 34
J. Richardson 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 02:12
27 - 34
J. Vallie 8-yard TD catch from J. O'Brien.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
276
O'Brien
EIU
Rush Yds
100
Pierre
EIU
Rec Yds
81
Thornton
NIU
Scrim TD
1
Benefield
EIU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
430
Total Yds
379
30:27
Possession
29:33
25
1st Downs
19
8/12
3rd Down
6/11
2
Turnovers
0
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2022 undefined
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| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Toledo | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Buffalo | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Bowling Green | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Miami (OH) | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Western Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Ball State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Kent State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Northern Illinois | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Akron | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Northern Illinois Huskies emerged victorious over the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 34 to 27, on September 1, 2022.
Game Info
September 2, 2022
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, Illinois
77°
7 mph SSW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. O'Brien #4 | 25/34 | 276 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 1-11 | 159.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lombardi #12 | 14/22 | 192 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 151.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Pierre #22 | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 0 | 42 |
J. Benefield #3 | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 |
J. O'Brien #4 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Waylee #4 | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 1 | 54 |
A. Brown #1 | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 1 | 35 |
M. King #3 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 19 |
R. Lombardi #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Benefield #3 | 4/4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 24 |
C. Willman #13 | 2/2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 34 |
D. Cooks Jr. | 3/4 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 11 |
A. Manaves #11 | 5/6 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Thornton #19 | 6/8 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 38 |
C. Tucker #18 | 4/6 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 29 |
L. Soraghan #83 | 1/2 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 |
G. Gumbs Jr. #34 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
M. Joiner #80 | 1/3 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. Waylee #4 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tolbert #11 | 11-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vincent #24 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bohanek #16 | 7-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ball #32 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Porter #19 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Drakeford #22 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Coates #1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Leach | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Varga | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Benoit #45 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barrows #6 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dandy | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Harvey #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miles #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hacha #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Woods Jr. #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cooks Jr. | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jarosz | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rayner #17 | 14-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dolphin #26 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pugh #11 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Brown #6 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Byrd #2 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thomas #4 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jammeh #6 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Rattin #38 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kennedy #5 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gandy #14 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ester #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Oppong #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Malley #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Davis #52 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Urwiler #32 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Green-May #50 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. McCray #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Rogers #0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haberman #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shinhoster #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Richardson #39 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 43 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilhoit #24 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foley #98 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Benefield #3 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. King #3 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Tucker #18 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. O'Brien #4 | 25/34 | 276 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 1-11 | 159.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Pierre #22 | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 0 | 42 |
J. Benefield #3 | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 |
J. O'Brien #4 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Benefield #3 | 4/4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 24 |
C. Willman #13 | 2/2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 34 |
D. Cooks Jr. | 3/4 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 11 |
A. Manaves #11 | 5/6 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tolbert #11 | 11-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vincent #24 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bohanek #16 | 7-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ball #32 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Porter #19 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Drakeford #22 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Coates #1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Leach | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Varga | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Benoit #45 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barrows #6 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dandy | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Harvey #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miles #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hacha #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Woods Jr. #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cooks Jr. | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jarosz | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilhoit #24 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Benefield #3 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lombardi #12 | 14/22 | 192 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 151.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Waylee #4 | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 1 | 54 |
A. Brown #1 | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 1 | 35 |
M. King #3 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 19 |
R. Lombardi #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Thornton #19 | 6/8 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 38 |
C. Tucker #18 | 4/6 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 29 |
L. Soraghan #83 | 1/2 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 |
G. Gumbs Jr. #34 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
M. Joiner #80 | 1/3 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. Waylee #4 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rayner #17 | 14-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dolphin #26 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pugh #11 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Brown #6 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Byrd #2 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thomas #4 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jammeh #6 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Rattin #38 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kennedy #5 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gandy #14 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ester #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Oppong #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Malley #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Davis #52 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Urwiler #32 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Green-May #50 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. McCray #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Rogers #0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haberman #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shinhoster #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Richardson #39 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 43 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foley #98 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. King #3 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Tucker #18 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Touchdown
8 plays,
74 yd,
04:190-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:480-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:270-7
Field Goal
13 plays,
60 yd,
07:063-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
60 yd,
03:323-14
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:063-14
Touchdown
2 plays,
35 yd,
00:153-21
Interception
9 plays,
37 yd,
05:403-21
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:333-21
Field Goal
7 plays,
45 yd,
03:106-21
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:046-21
Downs
10 plays,
39 yd,
04:346-21
Touchdown
8 plays,
64 yd,
04:276-28
Touchdown
6 plays,
67 yd,
03:1613-28
Field Goal
11 plays,
69 yd,
05:2813-31
Touchdown
7 plays,
85 yd,
02:1720-31
Field Goal
11 plays,
57 yd,
06:1920-34
Touchdown
5 plays,
65 yd,
01:3227-34
Missed FG
4 plays,
4 yd,
01:0927-34
End of Game
6 plays,
39 yd,
00:5827-34
430
Total Yds
379
265
Pass Yds
192
165
Rush Yds
187
10
Total Drives
10
66
Total Plays
56
6.5
Yards Per Play
6.8
7.4
Yards Per Pass
8.7
5.5
Yards Per Rush
5.5
30:27
Possession
29:33
0
Biggest Lead
22
25
1st Downs
19
16
Passing 1st Downs
10
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
8/12
3rd Down
6/11
0/1
4th Down
0/0
1
Punts
2
2
Turnovers
0
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
7
0.0
Sacks
1.0
0
Tackles For Loss
1
0
D/ST TD
0
