N. Illinois 23, Ohio 13
| Ohio | 10 | 0 | – | 13 |
| N. Illinois | 0 | 6 | – | 23 |
First Quarter
NIU_Ga.Williams 53 run (Woodill kick), 8:18.
OHIO_FG Spetic 27, 3:04.
Second Quarter
OHIO_Rourke 1 run (Spetic kick), 10:22.
OHIO_FG Spetic 37, :07.
Third Quarter
NIU_Barnes 58 pass from Lombardi (Woodill kick), 12:54.
NIU_FG Woodill 31, 2:12.
Fourth Quarter
NIU_FG Woodill 37, 10:31.
NIU_FG Woodill 32, 8:09.
A_11,143.
| OHIO | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 14 |
| Total Net Yards | 254 | 302 |
| Rushes-yards | 26-95 | 34-130 |
| Passing | 159 | 172 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-15 | 1-17 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 3-68 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 22-36-3 | 15-23-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Punts | 4-38.25 | 3-36.333 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-70 | 1-15 |
| Time of Possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Ohio, Allison 11-43, Bangura 10-34, Rourke 5-18. N. Illinois, G.Williams 10-55, A.Brown 12-34, Lombardi 6-21, Rudolph 2-13, Lampe 1-11, (Team) 3-(minus 4).
PASSING_Ohio, Rourke 22-36-3-159. N. Illinois, Lombardi 15-23-0-172.
RECEIVING_Ohio, Wiglusz 4-37, Foster 4-30, Cross 3-29, Kacmarek 3-18, Walton 3-18, Allison 3-11, Bangura 2-16. N. Illinois, A.Brown 5-31, G.Williams 3-21, Rudolph 3-19, Barnes 2-66, Patterson 2-35.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.