Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 22
Associated Press
DEKALB, Ill. - Starter Daniel Richardson threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns, backup Jase Bauer rushed for 109 yards and two scores and Central Michigan beat Northern Illinois 35-22.
Richardson's 15-yard touchdown pass to Tyson Davis gave Central Michigan a 21-0 lead and Bauer's 7-yard run made it 28-7 with 36 seconds left in the third quarter. Bauer's TD capped a 75-yard drive that was aided by holder Luke Elzinga's 20-yard completion on a fake field goal.
Northern Illinois scored 15 points in four minutes, highlighted by a 57-yard scoop and score by Lew Nichols III to make it 28-22. But Central Michigan's defensive capped the scoring with 7:17 left when Kyle Moretti recovered a fumble in the end zone.
Central Michigan (3-6, 2-3 Mid-American Conference) used three quarterbacks. Richardson completed 13 of 22, Bauer was 3 of 4 for 36 yards and Luke Elzinga threw for 20 yards.
Northern Illinois (2-7, 1-4), which is ranked No. 2 in the MAC with 241.4 yards rushing per game, had just 43 yards rushing in the first half and finished with 158.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
CentMi | NIU |
| CentMi |
TD |
10:30 |
Jase Bauer 6 yard TD run (Marshall Meeder Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| CentMi |
TD |
4:50 |
Joel Wilson 23 yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Extra Point) |
14 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
CentMi | NIU |
| CentMi |
TD |
7:38 |
Tyson Davis 15 yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Extra Point) |
21 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
CentMi | NIU |
| NIU |
TD |
6:29 |
Liam Soraghan 11 yard TD pass from Nevan Cremascoli (John Richardson Extra Point) |
21 |
7 |
| CentMi |
TD |
0:36 |
Jase Bauer 7 yard TD run (Marshall Meeder Extra Point) |
28 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
CentMi | NIU |
| NIU |
TD |
14:18 |
Tristen Tewes 34 yard TD pass from Nevan Cremascoli (Nevan Cremascoli 2pt conversion attempt is GOOD) |
28 |
15 |
| NIU |
TD |
11:31 |
Izayah Green-May 57 yard fumble return for TD (John Richardson Extra Point) |
28 |
22 |
| CentMi |
TD |
7:17 |
Kyle Moretti 0 yard fumble return for TD (Marshall Meeder Extra Point) |
35 |
22 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Central Michigan |
Northern Illinois |
| First downs |
26 |
19 |
| Rushing |
14 |
5 |
| Passing |
10 |
10 |
| Penalty |
2 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
9-17, 53% |
6-15, 40% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
0-4, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
55-249 |
33-158 |
| Passing Yards |
206 |
158 |
| Return Yards |
83 |
22 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-27-1 |
13-33-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| Punts |
3 |
4 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-3 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
10-103 |
9-105 |
| Central Michigan Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Richardson |
14 |
23 |
168 |
2 |
1 |
| L. Elzinga |
1 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Bauer |
2 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| N. Cremascoli |
13 |
33 |
158 |
2 |
1 |
| Central Michigan Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Bauer |
14 |
109 |
7.8 |
2 |
| L. Nichols III |
28 |
94 |
3.4 |
0 |
| B. Emanuel Jr. |
7 |
32 |
4.6 |
0 |
| C. Brown |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| S. Hicks |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| D. Stepney |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| D. Richardson |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Wilson |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| H. Waylee |
20 |
135 |
6.8 |
0 |
| A. Brown |
6 |
17 |
2.8 |
0 |
| N. Cremascoli |
3 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
| J. Lynch |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| J. Credle |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| M. Travis |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Central Michigan Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. McGaughy |
2 |
36 |
18.0 |
0 |
| F. Hogan |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
0 |
| J. Wilson |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
1 |
| C. Carriere |
3 |
30 |
10.0 |
0 |
| C. Brown |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| C. Conley |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| T. Davis |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
1 |
| B. Kieft |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| C. Parker |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M. Young |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Tewes |
3 |
70 |
23.3 |
1 |
| S. Thornton |
5 |
49 |
9.8 |
0 |
| F. McCray |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| C. Tucker |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| L. Soraghan |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
1 |
| H. Waylee |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Central Michigan Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Jones |
1 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. White |
1 |
8 |
| Central Michigan Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Elzinga |
3 |
105 |
35.0 |
| Northern Illinois Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Foley |
4 |
177 |
44.3 |
| Central Michigan Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Central Michigan Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Stepney |
3 |
64 |
21.3 |
| S. Hicks |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Dozier |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Central Michigan Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| M. Meeder |
51 |
| Northern Illinois Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
