Miami of Ohio 29, Northern Illinois 23
Associated Press
DeKALB, Ill. - Aveon Smith threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Mac Hippenhammer and added two TD runs about 4 minutes apart that gave Miami (Ohio) the lead for good just before halftime as the Redhawks beat Northern Illinois 29-23 in the snow.
Smith completed 11 of 23 passes for 180 yards and ran for 105 yards on 20 carries for Miami (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference).
John Richardson kicked a 31-yard field goal and Nevan Cremascoli threw a 15-yard TD pass to Liam Soraghan that gave Northern Illinois (3-8, 2-5) a 10-0 lead with 4:39 left in the first quarter. The Redhawks ensuing drive stalled at midfield and Dom Dzioban's 47-yard punt pinned NIU at its own 3 and two plays later Harrison Waylee fumbled the ball and kicked it out of the end zone for a touchback that got Miami on the scoreboard less than 3 minutes later.
Smith had four carries for 28 yards - including a 10-yard TD run - and went 1-for-1 passing for 13 yards on a six-play, 49-yard drive that made it 10-9 with 4:39 left in the second quarter and, after the Huskies went three-and-out, Tom Foley's punt was blocked and went just 17 yards, giving Miami the ball at its own 49 and six plays later Smitch scored on a 15-yard run to make it 16-10 at halftime.
Cremascoli threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Kacper Rutkiewicz to put Northern Illinois back in front just 96 seconds into the second half but Graham Nicholson kicked a 44-yard field goal 5 minutes later and Hippenhammer's TD catch with 48 seconds left in the third quarter made it 26-17.
Antario Brown raced untouched for and 86-yard score 42 seconds later to trim the Huskies' deficit to 26-23 and Nicholson capped the scoring with a 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
November 16, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Mia-O | NIU |
| NIU |
FG |
10:36 |
John Richardson 31 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| NIU |
TD |
4:45 |
Liam Soraghan 15 yd pass from Nevan Cremascoli (John Richardson kick) |
0 |
10 |
| Mia-O |
SF |
2:07 |
Team safety |
2 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
Mia-O | NIU |
| Mia-O |
TD |
4:39 |
Aveon Smith 10 yd run (Graham Nicholson kick) |
9 |
10 |
| Mia-O |
TD |
0:37 |
Aveon Smith 15 yd run (Graham Nicholson kick) |
16 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
Mia-O | NIU |
| NIU |
TD |
13:24 |
Kacper Rutkiewicz 53 yd pass from Nevan Cremascoli (John Richardson kick) |
16 |
17 |
| Mia-O |
FG |
8:24 |
Graham Nicholson 44 yd FG |
19 |
17 |
| Mia-O |
TD |
0:48 |
Mac Hippenhammer 47 yd pass from Aveon Smith (Graham Nicholson kick) |
26 |
17 |
| NIU |
TD |
0:06 |
Antario Brown 86 yd run (failed 2pt rush) |
26 |
23 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Mia-O | NIU |
| Mia-O |
FG |
9:02 |
Graham Nicholson 24 yd FG |
29 |
23 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Miami (OH) |
Northern Illinois |
| First downs |
20 |
15 |
| Rushing |
11 |
3 |
| Passing |
7 |
9 |
| Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-17, 41% |
0-9, 0% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
48-171 |
32-200 |
| Passing Yards |
185 |
165 |
| Return Yards |
65 |
2 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
11-23-0 |
14-22-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--33 |
1--11 |
| Punts |
7 |
7 |
| Punts-Average |
42.4 |
27 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-60 |
5-50 |
| Time of Possession |
34:32 |
25:28 |
| Miami (OH) Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Smith |
11 |
23 |
185 |
1 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| N. Cremascoli |
14 |
22 |
165 |
2 |
1 |
| Miami (OH) Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Smith |
20 |
105 |
5.3 |
2 |
| T. Shelton |
16 |
43 |
2.7 |
0 |
| K. Davis |
6 |
28 |
4.7 |
0 |
| K. Tracy |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Credle |
15 |
97 |
6.5 |
0 |
| A. Brown |
5 |
97 |
19.4 |
1 |
| H. Waylee |
6 |
9 |
1.5 |
0 |
| J. Lynch |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| B. Dozier |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| N. Cremascoli |
3 |
-10 |
-3.3 |
0 |
| Miami (OH) Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Hippenhammer |
5 |
105 |
21.0 |
1 |
| M. Marshall |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
0 |
| M. Bjorson |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| T. Shelton |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| J. Coldiron |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| K. Tracy |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Rutkiewicz |
4 |
80 |
20.0 |
1 |
| S. Thornton |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
| M. Travis |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| L. Soraghan |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
1 |
| B. Dozier |
2 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |
| Miami (OH) Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Saunders Jr. |
1 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Miami (OH) Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Dzioban |
7 |
297 |
42.4 |
| Northern Illinois Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Foley |
5 |
162 |
32.4 |
| J. Lynch |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
| Miami (OH) Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Pardridge |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Miami (OH) Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Walker |
2 |
52 |
26.0 |
| L. Bolden |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Dozier |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| Miami (OH) Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Northern Illinois Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
