Toledo 52, Northern Illinois 32
Associated Press
DeKalb, Ill. - Quinyon Mitchell intercepted four passes, returning a pair for touchdowns, and Toledo blasted Northern Illinois 52-32.
Dequan Finn threw the first of his three touchdown passes on the opening drive of the game - a 4-yarder to Jerjuan Newton - before Mitchell picked off Ethan Hampton and went 25 yards for the score.
The Huskies punted twice before three straight drives ended with Mitchell interceptions. The four tied the program record for Toledo (4-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference).
Finn and Newton hooked up for an 11-yard score and Jacquez Stuart plowed in from a yard out before Mitchell scored again on a 20-yard pick-6, making with 35-7 at halftime.
Tucker Gleason threw a touchdown pass to Jamal Turner to make it 45-7 before the Huskies (1-5, 0-2) scored 17 straight points.
That's when Finn stepped in for his third touchdown pass, an 8-yarder to Lenny Kuhl, before the Huskies capped a 25-point fourth quarter with Ethan Hampton's second touchdown pass in the last minute.
The NCAA record for interceptions in a game is five, last accomplished in 1972.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Toledo | NIU |
| Toledo |
TD |
11:56 |
Jerjuan Newton 4 yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Toledo |
TD |
11:22 |
Quinyon Mitchell 25 yd interception return (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
14 |
0 |
| NIU |
TD |
4:57 |
Justin Lynch 15 yd run (John Richardson kick) |
14 |
7 |
| Toledo |
TD |
3:46 |
Jerjuan Newton 11 yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
21 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
Toledo | NIU |
| Toledo |
TD |
13:57 |
Jacquez Stuart 1 yd run (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
28 |
7 |
| Toledo |
TD |
3:27 |
Quinyon Mitchell 20 yd interception return (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
35 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
Toledo | NIU |
| Toledo |
FG |
7:03 |
Thomas Cluckey 33 yd FG |
38 |
7 |
| Toledo |
TD |
3:45 |
Jamal Turner 15 yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
45 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Toledo | NIU |
| NIU |
TD |
14:56 |
Antario Brown 5 yd run (Liam Soraghan 2pt pass from Ethan Hampton) |
45 |
15 |
| NIU |
FG |
10:03 |
John Richardson 46 yd FG |
45 |
18 |
| NIU |
TD |
6:20 |
Messiah Travis 3 yd pass from Ethan Hampton (failed 2pt rush) |
45 |
24 |
| Toledo |
TD |
4:02 |
Lenny Kuhl 8 yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey kick) |
52 |
24 |
| NIU |
TD |
0:48 |
Drew Cassens 4 yd pass from Ethan Hampton (HARRISON WAYLEE 2pt run) |
52 |
32 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Toledo |
Northern Illinois |
| First downs |
22 |
29 |
| Rushing |
9 |
13 |
| Passing |
11 |
16 |
| Penalty |
2 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-9, 33% |
8-17, 47% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
2-2, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
36-159 |
41-140 |
| Passing Yards |
190 |
284 |
| Return Yards |
76 |
91 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
15-21-0 |
30-49-4 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--12 |
2--11 |
| Punts |
2 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
41 |
36 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-25 |
5-61 |
| Time of Possession |
22:01 |
37:59 |
| Toledo Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Finn |
13 |
19 |
167 |
3 |
0 |
| T. Gleason |
2 |
2 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| E. Hampton |
30 |
49 |
284 |
2 |
4 |
| Toledo Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Stuart |
11 |
73 |
6.6 |
1 |
| P. Boone |
8 |
36 |
4.5 |
0 |
| D. Finn |
8 |
32 |
4.0 |
0 |
| M. Kelly |
4 |
9 |
2.3 |
0 |
| T. Gleason |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| D. Maddox |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J. Culpepper |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Brown |
17 |
84 |
4.9 |
1 |
| H. Waylee |
13 |
27 |
2.1 |
0 |
| J. Lynch |
4 |
12 |
3.0 |
1 |
| K. Rutkiewicz |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Credle |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| E. Hampton |
5 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
| Toledo Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Newton |
5 |
89 |
17.8 |
2 |
| D. Maddox |
4 |
46 |
11.5 |
0 |
| J. Turner |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
1 |
| J. Stuart |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| L. Kuhl |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
1 |
| M. Barkley |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. Kelly |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| H. Waylee |
10 |
96 |
9.6 |
0 |
| C. Tucker |
4 |
56 |
14.0 |
0 |
| M. Travis |
6 |
47 |
7.8 |
1 |
| G. Gumbs |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
0 |
| K. Rutkiewicz |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| D. Cassens |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
1 |
| A. Brown |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Toledo Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Q. Mitchell |
4 |
45 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Toledo Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Batzke |
2 |
82 |
41.0 |
| Northern Illinois Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Foley |
4 |
144 |
36.0 |
| Toledo Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Beale |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Toledo Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Stuart |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| J. Newton |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Credle |
3 |
59 |
19.7 |
| F. McCray |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
| B. Dozier |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Toledo Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Northern Illinois Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
