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Northern Illinois rallies in final minute to beat Chippewas
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Rocky Lombardi threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and freshman Kanon Woodill kicked the go-ahead field goal with under a minute to go in his first collegiate action to give Northern Illinois a 39-38 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Trayvon Rudolph kept the Huskies' final drive alive with a 7-yard gain off a reverse on fourth-and-1 at the 50. Jay Ducker followed with a 26-yard run and four plays later Woodill kicked a 26-yard field goal with 56 seconds left.
CMU reached the Huskies' 22 with five seconds left and lined up for a field-goal attempt that ended with a low snap.
NIU (6-2, 4-0) won its fifth straight to remain the only Mid-American team without a loss in conference play.
NIU came into the game with the MAC's top rushing offense and last in passing yards. But against Central Michigan (4-4, 2-2), ranked second in rushing defense and last in passing defense, the Huskies changed gears.
Trailing 35-18 in the third quarter, Lombardi and Rudolph connected on a 75-yard pass play that began the Huskies' rally. They had a 36-35 lead after Clint Ratkovich's 1-yard run in the fourth quarter before Marshall Meeder gave the Chippewas their last lead on a 38-yard field goal with six minutes remaining.
Ducker finished with 183 yards on 31 carries while Rudolph had 160 yards receiving and two scores and Tyrice Richie 147 and a touchdown for NIU.
Daniel Richardson threw for 289 yards and three scores for Central Michigan with Kalil Pimpleton collecting 130 yards receiving. Lew Nichols III had 192 yards rushing on 22 carries with two scores.
The teams combined for 1,020 yards of offense.
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R. Lombardi
12 QB 320 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 5 RuYds |
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L. Nichols
7 RB 192 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 42 ReYds, 6 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 23 | 24 |
Rushing | 14 | 9 |
Passing | 9 | 14 |
Penalty | 0 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-16 | 5-12 |
4th Down Conv | 4-5 | 2-3 |
Total Net Yards | 558 | 520 |
Total Plays | 76 | 71 |
Avg Gain | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 216 | 209 |
Rush Attempts | 49 | 29 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.4 | 7.2 |
Yards Passing | 342 | 311 |
Comp. - Att. | 17-27 | 26-42 |
Yards Per Pass | 11.7 | 7.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 5-50 | 5-40 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 5 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 2-39.0 | 3-34.3 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 16/26 | 320 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ratkovich
25 RB
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C. Ratkovich | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Ducker
8 RB
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J. Ducker | 31 | 183 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Blakemore
24 RB
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M. Blakemore | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Rudolph
85 WR
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T. Rudolph | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ratkovich
25 RB
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C. Ratkovich | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Rudolph
85 WR
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T. Rudolph | 7 | 6 | 160 | 2 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Richie
3 WR
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T. Richie | 13 | 8 | 147 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Travis
11 WR
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M. Travis | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Toure
9 WR
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M. Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. McCray
0 WR
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F. McCray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Byrd
29 CB
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J. Byrd | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brown
6 S
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C. Brown | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Prophete
24 S
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J. Prophete | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Nelson-Douglas
45 LB
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M. Nelson-Douglas | 4-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Thomas
15 DB
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D. Thomas | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. O'Malley
95 DT
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D. O'Malley | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Kennedy
5 DE
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M. Kennedy | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dolphin
26 LB
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J. Dolphin | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Rudolph
85 WR
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T. Rudolph | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Thomas
4 DE
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R. Thomas | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Gandy
14 CB
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J. Gandy | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Hernandez
16 LB
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A. Hernandez | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Rattin
38 LB
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N. Rattin | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Haberman
59 DT
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C. Haberman | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. McGee
13 CB
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M. McGee | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Brown
26 RB
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A. Brown | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ester
1 DT
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J. Ester | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
K. Woodill
92 K
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K. Woodill | 3/3 | 26 | 2/2 | 11 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Ference
36 P
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M. Ference | 2 | 39.0 | 1 | 41 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Rudolph
85 WR
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T. Rudolph | 3 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Richardson
10 QB
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D. Richardson | 23/36 | 289 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Nichols III
7 RB
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L. Nichols III | 2/2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Pimpleton
88 WR
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K. Pimpleton | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Nichols III
7 RB
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L. Nichols III | 22 | 192 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bailey
26 RB
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M. Bailey | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Richardson
10 QB
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D. Richardson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Lukes
9 RB
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M. Lukes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Lama
96 LS
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F. Lama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Pimpleton
88 WR
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K. Pimpleton | 7 | 6 | 130 | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sullivan
11 WR
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J. Sullivan | 8 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Nichols III
7 RB
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L. Nichols III | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Dixon
6 WR
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D. Dixon | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Lukes
9 RB
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M. Lukes | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilson
83 TE
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J. Wilson | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bailey
26 RB
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M. Bailey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Simmons
0 WR
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R. Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Buczkowski
44 TE
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H. Buczkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Kent
19 DB
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D. Kent | 5-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Reed
5 DB
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D. Reed | 5-8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Douglas
17 LB
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G. Douglas | 3-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Hairston II
13 DL
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T. Hairston II | 3-4 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Whiteside
45 LB
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J. Whiteside | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Kreski
4 DB
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G. Kreski | 3-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Jones
29 DB
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T. Jones | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Sturkey
37 DB
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