Kent State 14, Northern Illinois 17 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalOct 4, 2014 · Huskie Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Kent State	0	3	3	8	14
Northern Illinois	0	7	10	0	17

Game flow

Northern Illinois won by 3 · 6 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

NIU biggest lead

+14

Q3 9:35

KENT biggest lead

—

never led

Time in front

NIU 62% · KENT 0%

tied 38% · 37:09 vs 0:00 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Northern Illinois is ahead, below it Kent State. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

2nd quarter

7:09

TD Da'Ron Brown 7 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)9 plays, 80 yds, 2:58 · from NIU 20

KENT 0–7 NIU

1:54

FG Anthony Melchiori 19 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 80 yds, 5:15 · from KENT 19

KENT 3–7 NIU

3rd quarter

13:03

FG Tyler Wedel 40 Yd Field Goal 4 plays, 7 yds, 1:46 · from KENT 30

KENT 3–10 NIU

9:35

TD Jordan Huff 18 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick)5 plays, 70 yds, 1:37 · from NIU 30

KENT 3–17 NIU

1:53

FG Anthony Melchiori 27 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 83 yds, 3:47 · from KENT 7

KENT 6–17 NIU

4th quarter

7:15

TD Colin Reardon 2 Yd Run (Colin Reardon Pass to Casey Pierce for Two-Point Conversion)7 plays, 80 yds, 3:33 · from KENT 20

KENT 14–17 NIU

Drives

NIU 3/12 scoredKENT 3/12 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	KENT	KENT 33	6	12	2:33	Punt
Q1	12:27	NIU	NIU 14	12	50	3:45	Punt
Q1	8:42	KENT	KENT 29	3	2	1:33	Punt
Q1	7:09	NIU	NIU 23	8	55	3:27	Missed FG
Q1	3:42	KENT	KENT 22	6	14	2:22	Punt
Q1	1:20	NIU	NIU 19	4	23	1:16	Punt
Q1	0:04	KENT	KENT 17	10	48	4:57	Punt
Q2	10:07	NIU	NIU 20	9	80	2:58	Touchdown
Q2	7:09	KENT	KENT 19	11	80	5:15	Field Goal
Q2	1:54	NIU	NIU 25	3	5	0:47	Punt
Q2	1:07	KENT	KENT 16	3	-2	1:07	Punt
Q3	14:49	NIU	KENT 30	4	7	1:46	Field Goal

Win probability

Northern Illinois 100% · pregame line Northern Illinois −22.0 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Colin Reardon	20/36	244	6.8	63.8
Jack Williams	0/1	0	0.0	0.7
Nathan Strock	0/1	0	0.0	0.5

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nick Holley	13	48	3.7	0	12
Colin Reardon	8	26	3.3	1	10
James Brooks	3	26	8.7	0	20
Anthony Meray	10	7	0.7	0	6
Ernest Calhoun	1	0	0.0	0	0
Nathan Strock	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kris White	4	67	16.8	30
Chris Humphrey	5	58	11.6	26
James Brooks	2	40	20.0	27
Ernest Calhoun	3	34	11.3	25
Casey Pierce	3	22	7.3	12
Josh Boyle	2	19	9.5	11
Nick Holley	1	4	4.0	4

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Jordan Italiano	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anthony Melchiori	2/3	66.7	27	0/0	6

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Anthony Melchiori	8	350	43.8	1	2	56

Biggest plays

KENT +37% Q4 7:15 Colin Reardon 2 Yd Run (Colin Reardon Pass to Casey Pierce for Two-Point Conversion)

NIU +32% Q4 7:15 Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 59 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 17 yds to the NoIll 23

NIU +29% Q4 2:15 Cameron Stingily run for 5 yds to the NoIll 25

KENT +13% Q4 6:01 Colin Reardon run for 10 yds to the KntSt 49 for a 1ST down

NIU +10% Q2 1:54 Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Team stats

Stat	KENT	NIU
1st Downs	22	15
3rd down efficiency	3-16	9-18
4th down efficiency	2-2	0-0
Total Yards	327	379
Passing	244	198
Comp/Att	20/38	15/25
Yards per pass	6.4	7.9
Rushing	83	181
Rushing Attempts	37	39
Yards per rush	2.2	4.6
Penalties	3-27	9-81
Turnovers	0	1
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	34:54	24:33

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 2:15 3rd & 4 at NIU 26 Cameron Stingily run for 8 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:15 2nd & 5 at NIU 25 Cameron Stingily run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26

Q4 2:15 1st & 10 at NIU 20 Cameron Stingily run for 5 yds to the NoIll 25

Q4 2:15 4th & 15 at NIU 39 Anthony Melchiori 56 yd FG MISSED , Marlon Moore return for no gain

Q4 2:20 Timeout KENT ST, clock 02:20

Q4 2:26 3rd & 15 at NIU 39 Jack Williams pass incomplete, broken up by Perez Ford

Q4 2:26 Timeout KENT ST, clock 02:26

Q4 6:01 2nd & 15 at NIU 39 Nathan Strock pass incomplete to Kris White

Q4 6:01 1st & 10 at NIU 34 Nathan Strock sacked by Perez Ford and Rasheen Lemon for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 39

Q4 6:01 4th & 1 at NIU 42 Colin Reardon run for 8 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:01 3rd & 1 at NIU 42 Nick Holley run for no gain to the NoIll 42

Q4 6:01 2nd & 2 at NIU 43 Nick Holley run for 1 yd to the NoIll 42

Q4 6:01 1st & 10 at KENT 49 Colin Reardon pass complete to Casey Pierce for 8 yds to the NoIll 43

Q4 6:01 1st & 10 at KENT 39 Colin Reardon run for 10 yds to the KntSt 49 for a 1ST down

Q4 7:09 3rd & 7 at NIU 26 Anthony Maddie pass intercepted Jordan Italiano return for no gain to the KntSt 39

Q4 7:09 2nd & 5 at NIU 28 Anthony Maddie pass complete to Cameron Stingily for a loss of 2 yards Cameron Stingily fumbled, forced by Jordan Italiano, recovered by NoIll Da'Ron Brown

Q4 7:09 1st & 10 at NIU 23 Anthony Maddie run for 5 yds to the NoIll 28

Q4 7:15 Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 59 yds , Aregeros Turner return for 17 yds to the NoIll 23

Q4 7:15 1st & Goal at NIU 2 Colin Reardon 2 Yd Run (Colin Reardon Pass to Casey Pierce for Two-Point Conversion)

Q4 10:48 1st & Goal at NIU 8 REARDON, Colin pass incomplete to HUMPHREY, Chris, PENALTY NIU pass interference 6 yards to the NIU2, 1ST DOWN KENT, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down

Q4 10:48 2nd & 11 at NIU 21 Colin Reardon pass complete to James Brooks for 13 yds to the NoIll 8 for a 1ST down

Q4 10:48 1st & 10 at NIU 20 Anthony Meray run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 21

Q4 10:48 1st & 10 at 50 Colin Reardon pass complete to Kris White for 30 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down

Q4 10:48 1st & 10 at KENT 30 James Brooks run for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down