Ball State 20, N. Illinois 17
| Ball St. | 3 | 10 | – | 20 |
| N. Illinois | 10 | 7 | – | 17 |
First Quarter
BALL_Kelly 6 run (Courville kick), 10:49.
Second Quarter
NIU_Lombardi 4 run (Woodill kick), 10:48.
BALL_FG Courville 37, 1:04.
NIU_FG Woodill 27, :00.
Fourth Quarter
NIU_Rudolph 35 run (Woodill kick), 10:00.
BALL_Koziol 6 pass from Kelly (Courville kick), 3:44.
BALL_FG Courville 36, :00.
A_6,282.
| BALL | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total Net Yards | 301 | 315 |
| Rushes-yards | 44-186 | 29-174 |
| Passing | 115 | 141 |
| Punt Returns | 1-11 | 1-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-34 | 3-43 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 15-25-0 | 15-28-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Punts | 4-36.5 | 4-34.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 4-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-25 | 2-18 |
| Time of Possession | 34:50 | 25:10 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Ball St., Cooper 25-93, Kelly 14-66, Pemberton 5-27. N. Illinois, A.Brown 18-73, Rudolph 3-69, G.Williams 2-18, Lombardi 6-14.
PASSING_Ball St., Kelly 15-25-0-115. N. Illinois, Lombardi 15-26-0-141, (Team) 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING_Ball St., Edwards 5-32, Magwood 3-26, Koziol 3-22, Cooper 2-18, Presley 1-10, Pemberton 1-7. N. Illinois, Rudolph 6-57, Pardridge 2-40, Lampe 2-17, G.Williams 2-15, A.Brown 2-8, C.Thompson 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Ball St., Courville 50, Courville 37.