Northern Illinois 26, Eastern Michigan 23 (Final) · Game tracker

Final/3OTSep 29, 2018 · Rynearson Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Final
Northern Illinois	3	10	0	0	7	0	6	26
Eastern Michigan	10	0	0	3	7	0	3	23

Game flow

Northern Illinois won by 3 · 10 scores

Lead changes

3 times tied

EMU biggest lead

+10

Q1 6:26

NIU biggest lead

Q2 0:00

Time in front

EMU 38% · NIU 48%

tied 14% · 24:49 vs 30:57 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Eastern Michigan is ahead, below it Northern Illinois. 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

1st quarter

12:06

FG Chad Ryland 29 Yd Field Goal 5 plays, 16 yds, 1:16 · from NIU 28

NIU 0–3 EMU

6:26

TD Line Latu 34 Yd pass from Tyler Wiegers (Chad Ryland Kick)6 plays, 80 yds, 2:57 · from EMU 20

NIU 0–10 EMU

0:36

FG Andrew Gantz 43 Yd Field Goal 4 plays, 6 yds, 1:47 · from EMU 31

NIU 3–10 EMU

2nd quarter

4:17

TD Marcus Jones 2 Yd Run (Andrew Gantz Kick)14 plays, 56 yds, 5:44 · from NIU 44

NIU 10–10 EMU

0:00

FG Andrew Gantz 26 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 67 yds, 3:03 · from NIU 25

NIU 13–10 EMU

4th quarter

0:03

FG Chad Ryland 28 Yd Field Goal 13 plays, 60 yds, 2:18 · from EMU 29

NIU 13–13 EMU

TD Shaq Vann 14 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)13 plays, 60 yds · from EMU 29

NIU 13–20 EMU

TD Ty Harmston 11 Yd pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz Kick)5 plays, 25 yds · from EMU 25

NIU 20–20 EMU

FG Chad Ryland 42 Yd Field Goal 2 plays, 25 yds · from NIU 25

NIU 20–23 EMU

TD Tre Harbison 1 Yd Run 5 plays, 25 yds · from EMU 25

NIU 26–23 EMU

Drives

EMU 4/15 scoredNIU 4/16 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	NIU	NIU 25	6	17	1:38	Interception
Q1	13:22	EMU	NIU 28	5	16	1:16	Field Goal
Q1	12:01	NIU	NIU 22	7	23	2:38	Punt
Q1	9:23	EMU	EMU 20	6	80	2:57	Touchdown
Q1	6:22	NIU	NIU 23	7	29	2:26	Punt
Q1	3:56	EMU	EMU 13	3	-1	1:33	Punt
Q1	2:23	NIU	EMU 31	4	6	1:47	Field Goal
Q1	0:36	EMU	EMU 25	3	-10	2:12	Punt
Q2	13:24	NIU	NIU 39	4	-3	1:52	Downs
Q2	11:32	EMU	NIU 36	4	-8	1:31	Fumble
Q2	10:01	NIU	NIU 44	14	56	5:44	Touchdown
Q2	4:12	EMU	EMU 24	3	-1	1:09	Punt

Win probability

Northern Illinois 100% · pregame line Eastern Michigan −3.5 (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
Marcus Childers	20/35	121	3.5	1	2	46.5

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tre Harbison	32	136	4.3	1	10
Marcus Childers	17	77	4.5	0	16
Marcus Jones	4	18	4.5	1	6
Jordan Nettles	7	16	2.3	0	9
Team	2	-12	-6.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jauan Wesley	8	76	9.5	0	22
Cole Tucker	3	15	5.0	0	6
Dennis Robinson	2	14	7.0	0	11
Ty Harmston	1	11	11.0	1	11
D.J. Brown	5	3	0.6	0	6
Tre Harbison	1	2	2.0	0	2

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Gantz	2/2	100.0	43	2/2	8

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Ference	8	276	34.5	0	0	53

Biggest plays

EMU +98% Q5 0:00 Shaq Vann run for 6 yds to the NoIll 19

NIU +96% Q5 0:00 Marcus Childers pass complete to Ty Harmston for 11 yds for a TD, (Andrew Gantz KICK)

NIU +88% Q4 0:03 Jesse Kelly kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

NIU +59% Q5 0:00 Tre Harbison run for 1 yd to the EMich 24

EMU +49% Q5 0:00 Tyler Wiegers pass complete to Line Latu for 11 yds to the NoIll 14 for a 1ST down

Team stats

Stat	NIU	EMU
1st Downs	24	16
3rd down efficiency	11-23	3-18
4th down efficiency	1-2	1-2
Total Yards	356	242
Passing	121	180
Comp/Att	20/35	17/41
Yards per pass	3.5	4.4
Rushing	235	62
Rushing Attempts	62	33
Yards per rush	3.8	1.9
Penalties	8-68	11-85
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	33:32	26:28

Play by play

Q5 0:00 3rd & Goal at EMU 1 Tre Harbison run for 1 yd for a TD

Q5 0:00 2nd & Goal at EMU 1 Tre Harbison run for no gain to the EMich 1

Q5 0:00 2nd & Goal at EMU 1 Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:00

Q5 0:00 1st & Goal at EMU 4 Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the EMich 1

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at EMU 14 Tre Harbison run for 10 yds to the EMich 4 for a 1ST down

Q5 0:00 3rd & 4 at EMU 19 Marcus Childers run for 5 yds to the EMich 14 for a 1ST down

Q5 0:00 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:00

Q5 0:00 2nd & 9 at EMU 24 Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 5 yds to the EMich 19

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at EMU 25 Tre Harbison run for 1 yd to the EMich 24

Q5 0:00 4th & 10 at NIU 25 Chad Ryland 42 yd FG GOOD

Q5 0:00 4th & 5 at NIU 20 EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (Steve Nielsen) to the NoIll 25

Q5 0:00 3rd & 5 at NIU 20 Tyler Wiegers pass incomplete, broken up by Weston Kramer

Q5 0:00 2nd & 5 at NIU 20 Tyler Wiegers pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at NIU 25 Tyler Wiegers pass complete to Line Latu for 5 yds to the NoIll 20

Q5 0:00 4th & 6 at NIU 21 Chad Ryland 38 yd FG MISSED

Q5 0:00 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:00

Q5 0:00 3rd & 4 at NIU 19 Tyler Wiegers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 21

Q5 0:00 2nd & 4 at NIU 19 Shaq Vann run for no gain to the NoIll 19

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at NIU 25 Shaq Vann run for 6 yds to the NoIll 19

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at EMU 11 Tre Harbison run for 6 yds to the EMich 4 Tre Harbison fumbled, forced by Jaylen Pickett, recovered by EMich Kevin McGill

Q5 0:00 3rd & 4 at EMU 19 Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 8 yds to the EMich 11 for a 1ST down

Q5 0:00 2nd & 5 at EMU 20 Marcus Childers run for 1 yd to the EMich 19

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at EMU 25 Marcus Childers pass complete to Cole Tucker for 5 yds to the EMich 20

Q5 0:00 2nd & 8 at EMU 11 Marcus Childers pass complete to Ty Harmston for 11 yds for a TD, (Andrew Gantz KICK)

Q5 0:00 1st & 10 at EMU 13 Marcus Childers run for 2 yds to the EMich 11