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Week 8 · MAC
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan Eagles
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13–20
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies
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October 21, 2023 · Huskie Stadium · DeKalb, IL
Final
Eastern Michigan Eagles
BOOMBLÄT Game Score
27BLÄT
Northern Illinois Huskies
BOOMBLÄT Game Score
61BLIP
Score by Quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Michigan733013
Northern Illinois7301020
Win Probability
EMU0–0NIUKICKOFF
100%50%0%Q1Q2Q3Q4
Press play to run the game back
Northern IllinoisEastern Michigan🏈Touchdown🎯Field Goal🛡️Defensive 2PT❌Interception⚠️Fumble💨Sack🧱Safety🏃Big Play🚩Penalty
100%50%0%🏃🏈🏃🏈🚩🏃🎯💨🚩🎯💨🚩🎯🏃🎯❌💨🏃🏃🏈❌KICKOFFQ2HALFQ4FINAL
Northern IllinoisEastern Michigan🏈Touchdown🎯Field Goal🛡️Defensive 2PT❌Interception⚠️Fumble💨Sack🧱Safety🏃Big Play🚩PenaltyNorthern Illinois led for good from 1:11 in Q4
Key EventsFrom the play-by-play · 21 events
Q114:01
🏃 Big Play · R.Lombardi20 yds
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 5 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down Eastern Michigan Penalty, Targetin…
0–0
Q110:33
🏈 Touchdown · A.BrownTD
Antario Brown run for 2 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)
0–7
Q19:22
🏃 Big Play · A.Smith37 yds
Austin Smith pass complete to Blake Daniels for 37 yds to the NIU 24 for a 1ST down
0–7
Q15:26
🏈 Touchdown · S.EvansTD
Samson Evans run for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
7–7
Q14:01
🚩 Penalty · EMU15 yds
Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Javaughn Byrd) to the EMU 46 for a 1ST down
7–7
Q210:07
🏃 Big Play · A.Smith36 yds
Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 36 yds Hamze El-Zayat fumbled, recovered by EMU for a 1ST down
7–7
Q28:21
🎯 Field Goal · EMU34 yds
Jesus Gomez 34 yd FG GOOD
10–7
Q22:54
💨 Sack · EMU offense
Austin Smith sacked by Devonte O'Malley for a loss of 6 yards to the EMU 18
10–7
Q21:40
🚩 Penalty · NIU15 yds
Eastern Michigan Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Cameron Smith) to the EMU 40 for a 1ST down
10–7
Q20:14
🎯 Field Goal · NIU35 yds
Kanon Woodill 35 yd FG GOOD
10–10
Q314:51
💨 Sack · EMU offense
Austin Smith sacked by James Ester for a loss of 1 yard to the EMU 24
10–10
Q39:10
🚩 Penalty · EMU
(09:14) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass complete short left to El-Zayat,Hamze for 10 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN nu…
10–10
Q38:28
🎯 Field Goal · EMU37 yds
Jesus Gomez 37 yd FG GOOD
13–10
Q31:46
🏃 Big Play · R.Lombardi20 yds
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Davis Patterson for 20 yds to the EMU 28 for a 1ST down
13–10
Q414:53
🎯 Field Goal · NIU39 yds
Kanon Woodill 39 yd FG GOOD
13–13
Q412:32
❌ Interception · EMU · A.Smith
Austin Smith pass intercepted
13–13
Q45:00
💨 Sack · NIU offense
Rocky Lombardi sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 27
13–13
Q41:49
🏃 Big Play · R.Lombardi26 yds
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 26 yds to the EMU 36 for a 1ST down
13–13
Q41:19
🏃 Big Play · G.Williams34 yds
Gavin Williams run for 34 yds to the EMU 2 for a 1ST down
13–13
Q41:11
🏈 Touchdown · R.LombardiTD
Rocky Lombardi run for 1 yd for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)
13–20
Box Score
151Passing Yards173
106Rushing Yards116
257Total Yards289
1Touchdowns2
2Turnovers0
2Sacks Taken1
15First Downs18
7–14Third Down8–17
7–78Penalties10–85
14/26Comp / Att21/34
EMUNIU
Scoring Plays
Q1NIUAntario Brown run for 2 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) (10:33)0–7
Q1EMUSamson Evans run for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK) (5:26)7–7
Q2EMUJesus Gomez 34 yd FG GOOD (8:21)10–7
Q2NIUKanon Woodill 35 yd FG GOOD (0:14)10–10
Q3EMUJesus Gomez 37 yd FG GOOD (8:28)13–10
Q4NIUKanon Woodill 39 yd FG GOOD (14:53)13–13
Q4NIURocky Lombardi run for 1 yd for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK) (1:11)13–20
Quick Stats
Date
Oct 21, 2023
Stage
Week 8 · MAC game
Stadium
Huskie Stadium
Location
DeKalb, IL
Attendance
9,458
Pre-game Win Prob.
NIU 85.5%
About This Game
Northern Illinois Huskies 20–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles (MAC) in week 8 play, 2023. BOOMBLÄT scores each side's performance straight from the box score — offense, defense and game context in one number.
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