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34

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28

Final/3OTOct 15, 2016 · Huskie Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Final
Central Michigan	0	14	0	7	0	7	6	34
Northern Illinois	0	7	7	7	0	7	0	28

Game flow

Central Michigan won by 6 · 9 scores

Lead changes

0

4 times tied

NIU biggest lead

—

never led

CMU biggest lead

+7

Q2 8:38

Time in front

NIU 0% · CMU 29%

tied 71% · 0:00 vs 22:07 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Northern Illinois is ahead, below it Central Michigan. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one. Overtime periods are untimed, so each is drawn the same width.

Scoring summary

2nd quarter

8:38

TD Trevor Thomas 11 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey Kick)3 plays, 18 yds, 0:59 · from NIU 18

CMU 7–0 NIU

6:30

TD Christian Blake 17 Yd pass from Anthony Maddie (Christian Hagan Kick)6 plays, 75 yds, 2:08 · from NIU 25

CMU 7–7 NIU

0:42

TD Jahray Hayes 3 Yd Run (Brian Eavey Kick)11 plays, 65 yds, 5:48 · from CMU 35

CMU 14–7 NIU

3rd quarter

0:31

TD Aregeros Turner 11 Yd pass from Anthony Maddie (Christian Hagan Kick)13 plays, 80 yds, 5:06 · from NIU 20

CMU 14–14 NIU

4th quarter

4:21

TD Devon Spalding 58 Yd Run (Brian Eavey Kick)4 plays, 80 yds, 1:57 · from CMU 20

CMU 21–14 NIU

3:43

TD Aregeros Turner 53 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)2 plays, 61 yds, 0:32 · from NIU 39

CMU 21–21 NIU

2OT

TD Corey Willis 25 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey Kick)

CMU 28–21 NIU

TD Joel Bouagnon 13 Yd pass from Anthony Maddie (Christian Hagan Kick)

CMU 28–28 NIU

3OT

TD Tyler Conklin 25 Yd pass from Cooper Rush

CMU 34–28 NIU

Drives

NIU 3/15 scoredCMU 3/14 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	CMU	CMU 25	3	6	1:12	Interception
Q1	13:48	NIU	NIU 40	6	34	2:07	Downs
Q1	11:41	CMU	CMU 26	6	18	2:45	Punt
Q1	8:56	NIU	NIU 30	3	9	1:24	Punt
Q1	7:32	CMU	CMU 12	11	40	6:53	Punt
Q1	0:39	NIU	NIU 4	5	19	1:47	Punt
Q2	13:52	CMU	CMU 31	6	24	4:06	Punt
Q2	9:46	NIU	NIU 20	1	0	0:09	Interception
Q2	9:37	CMU	NIU 18	3	18	0:59	Touchdown
Q2	8:38	NIU	NIU 25	6	75	2:08	Touchdown
Q2	6:30	CMU	CMU 35	11	65	5:48	Touchdown
Q2	0:42	NIU	NIU 25	1	-1	0:42	End of Half

Win probability

Central Michigan 100% · pregame line Central Michigan −4.0 (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	TD	INT	QBR
Cooper Rush	19/35	254	7.3	3	2	66.1

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devon Spalding	22	124	5.6	1	58
Jahray Hayes	22	105	4.8	1	16
Cooper Rush	6	1	0.2	0	6

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Corey Willis	6	66	11.0	1	25
Mark Chapman	4	43	10.8	0	16
Tyler Conklin	3	38	12.7	1	25
Brandon Childress	1	38	38.0	0	38
Zach Crouch	1	34	34.0	0	34
Anthony Rice	1	12	12.0	0	12
Trevor Thomas	1	11	11.0	1	11
Joe Bacci	1	6	6.0	0	6
Devon Spalding	1	6	6.0	0	6

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Joshua Cox	1	13	0
Nathan Ricketts	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brian Eavey	0/2	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Sheldon	6	231	38.5	0	0	45

Biggest plays

NIU +71% Q4 0:16 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 18

NIU +58% Q4 3:43 Aregeros Turner run for 53 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

NIU +49% Q5 0:00 Aregeros Turner run for 7 yds to the CMich 17

CMU +34% Q4 3:43 Christian Hagan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

NIU +32% Q3 0:31 Anthony Maddie pass complete to Aregeros Turner for 11 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

Team stats

Stat	CMU	NIU
1st Downs	24	16
3rd down efficiency	8-18	4-15
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-2
Total Yards	484	339
Passing	254	165
Comp/Att	19/35	18/30
Yards per pass	7.3	5.5
Rushing	230	174
Rushing Attempts	50	37
Yards per rush	4.6	4.7
Penalties	4-50	3-26
Turnovers	3	2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	2	2
Possession	41:01	18:59

Play by play

Q5 0:00 4th & 2 at CMU 17 Christian Hagan 34 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by D'Andre Dill TEAM return for 8 yds to the CMich 25

Q5 0:00 2nd & 10 at CMU 25 Joel Bouagnon run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 27

Q5 0:00 4th & 2 at CMU 17 Anthony Maddie run for 4 yds to the CMich 13 for a 1ST down

Q5 0:00 2nd & 4 at CMU 19 Kenny Golladay run for 3 yds to the CMich 16

Q5 0:00 3rd & 15 at CMU 18 Brian Eavey 35 yd FG MISSED

Q5 0:00 2nd & 14 at CMU 19 Jahray Hayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 18

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at CMU 23 Jahray Hayes run for a loss of 4 yards to the CMich 19

Q5 0:00 3rd & 2 at CMU 17 Anthony Maddie pass intercepted Nathan Ricketts return for no gain to the CMich 11

Q5 0:00 2nd & 9 at CMU 24 Aregeros Turner run for 7 yds to the CMich 17

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:16 1st & 10 at NIU 20 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 18

Q4 0:16 4th & 8 at NIU 15 Brian Eavey 33 yd FG MISSED

Q4 0:26 3rd & 8 at NIU 15 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Joe Bacci

Q4 0:26 Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 00:26

Q4 1:12 2nd & 9 at NIU 16 Devon Spalding run for 1 yd to the NoIll 15

Q4 1:12 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:12

Q4 1:17 1st & 10 at NIU 17 Devon Spalding run for 1 yd to the NoIll 16

Q4 1:17 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:17

Q4 1:27 3rd & 4 at NIU 28 Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 11 yds to the NoIll 17 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:27 Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:27

Q4 3:43 2nd & 7 at NIU 31 Devon Spalding run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28

Q4 3:43 1st & 10 at NIU 34 Jahray Hayes run for 3 yds to the NoIll 31

Q4 3:43 3rd & 7 at CMU 28 Cooper Rush pass complete to Brandon Childress for 38 yds to the NoIll 34 for a 1ST down

Q4 3:43 2nd & 10 at CMU 25 Jahray Hayes run for 3 yds to the CMich 28

Q4 3:43 1st & 10 at CMU 25 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Joe Bacci