NCAAF Game Recap
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Northern Illinois at BuffaloFri Nov 30, 2018 7:00 PM EST
Bama |
35 |
UGA |
28 |
F |
Clem |
42 |
Pitt |
10 |
F |
Tex |
27 |
Okla |
39 |
F |
NW |
24 |
OSU |
45 |
F |
Mem |
41 |
UCF |
56 |
F |
Utah |
3 |
Wash |
10 |
F |
Fres |
19 |
Boise |
16 |
F OT |
Drak |
24 |
IASt |
27 |
F |
NIU |
30 |
Buff |
29 |
F |
ULLaf |
19 |
App |
30 |
F |
Marsh |
20 |
VaTec |
41 |
F |
JacSt |
27 |
Maine |
55 |
F |
Akr |
3 |
SCar |
28 |
F |
ECU |
3 |
NCSt |
58 |
F |
JMU |
20 |
Colg |
23 |
F |
UAB |
27 |
MidTN |
25 |
F |
Norf |
17 |
Lib |
52 |
F |
Stan |
23 |
Cal |
13 |
F |
Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
Nov 30, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
|
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Northern Illinois (8-5) |
0 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
30 |
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Buffalo (10-3) |
7 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
29 |
DETROIT (AP) Marcus Childers threw a touchdown pass - his fourth of the game - to D.J. Brown with 1:09 to go and Northern Illinois rallied from a 19-point, second-half deficit to take a 30-29 victory over Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference championship game on Friday night.
The 35-yard TD pass came on the eighth play of a 70-yard drive that took a little more than two minutes following a punt forced by Sutton Smith's sack of Bulls quarterback Tyree Jackson.
NIU's 2-point conversion failed and the Bulls (10-3) reached the Huskies' 41-yard line before an incomplete pass on fourth down with 21 seconds left ended Buffalo's hopes.
The Huskies' touchdown completed a comeback from a 29-10 deficit in the third quarter. Childers threw a 28-yard score to Brown near the end of the third quarter and a 32-yarder to Spencer Tears with under 13 minutes left in the fourth. Childers also had a 13-yard TD pass to Tears in the first half. Childers completed 21 of 33 passes for 300 yards with an interception and led the team with 58 yards rushing.
Jackson was 18-of-35 passing for 252 yards and two touchdown passes to Anthony Johnson, who had 124 yards receiving on seven catches. Kevin Marks and Jaret Patterson ran for touchdowns. Buffalo missed a PAT after their second TD.
The Bulls have never beaten NIU in a MAC game since joining the league in 1999, going 0-12. A lone win over the Huskies came in 1968. The Huskies (8-5) have won four title games, the Bulls one.
Passing
NIU | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
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M. Childers | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 4 | 300 | 35 | 1 | 119.9 |
Buff | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
T. Jackson | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 2 | 252 | 36 | 0 | 94.0 |
Rushing
NIU | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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M. Childers | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 33 | 0 |
T. Harbison III | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
Buff | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
J. Patterson | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
K. Marks Jr. | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 13 | 1 |
Receiving
NIU | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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D. Brown | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 35 | 2 |
S. Tears | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 32 | 2 |
Buff | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
A. Johnson | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 36 | 2 |
K. Osborn | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 |
Fumbles
Returning
NIU | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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M. Lorbeck | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
C. Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
Buff | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
K. Osborn | 3 | 20.7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
NIU | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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M. Ference | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 43 |
Buff | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
E. Finegan | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 56 |
Takeaways
Buff | Int | Yds | InTD |
---|---|---|---|
T. Slack | 1 | -13 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
NIU | Buff | |
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Points For | 30 | 29 |
Total Yards | 409 | 394 |
Rushing Yards | 109 | 142 |
Passing Yards | 300 | 252 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 21/33 | 18/35 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0/0 | 0/0 |
First Downs | 23 | 26 |
Penalties - Yards | 7/91 | 3/20 |
Time Of Possession | 55:55 | 05:05 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 5/13 | 7/15 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 3/3 | 1/2 |
Punts - Average Yards | 4/38 | 5/42 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | NIU | Buff | |||
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Buff | 08:22 | TD | Kevin Marks 3 yd run (Alex McNulty kick) | 0 | 7 |
2nd Quarter | NIU | Buff | |||
Buff | 00:05 | TD | Anthony Johnson 13 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (missed kick) | 0 | 13 |
NIU | 05:09 | TD | Spencer Tears 13 yd pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz kick) | 7 | 13 |
Buff | 09:19 | TD | Anthony Johnson 26 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (failed 2pt pass) | 7 | 19 |
NIU | 13:18 | FG | Andrew Gantz 39 yd FG | 10 | 19 |
Buff | 14:57 | FG | Adam Mitcheson 24 yd FG | 10 | 22 |
3rd Quarter | NIU | Buff | |||
Buff | 03:35 | TD | Jaret Patterson 9 yd run (Adam Mitcheson kick) | 10 | 29 |
NIU | 14:43 | TD | D.J. Brown 28 yd pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz kick) | 17 | 29 |
4th Quarter | NIU | Buff | |||
NIU | 02:09 | TD | Spencer Tears 32 yd pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz kick) | 24 | 29 |
NIU | 13:51 | TD | D.J. Brown 35 yd pass from Marcus Childers (failed 2pt pass) | 30 | 29 |
Game Information
Stadium: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan |
Attendance: 10,255 |
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