Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls

Nov 17, 2021

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NIU	0	10	14	3	6	33
BUFF	3	7	7	10	0	27

Game Recap

N. Illinois uses OT to beat Buffalo 33-27. Clint Ratkovich ran for two touchdowns and his 25-yard jaunt in overtime carried Northern Illinois past Buffalo 33-27 in overtime Wednesday night.

Scoring Summary

NIUBUFF

Q110:12Alex McNulty 32 Yd Field Goal.03
Q28:28John Richardson 30 Yd Field Goal.33
Q25:29Dylan McDuffie 1 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick).310
Q25:17Trayvon Rudolph 75 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).1010
Q311:53Antario Brown 47 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).1710
Q37:37Clint Ratkovich 7 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).2410
Q33:06Ron Cook Jr. 22 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick).2417
Q412:22Ron Cook Jr. 13 Yd pass from Matt Myers (Alex McNulty Kick).2424
Q44:58John Richardson 27 Yd Field Goal.2724
Q41:10Alex McNulty 55 Yd Field Goal.2727
OT0:00Clint Ratkovich 25 Yd Run.3327

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:48
03
Missed FG — 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:31
03
Missed FG — 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:03
03

2nd Quarter

Field Goal — 17 plays, 64 yards, 7:07
33
Touchdown — 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:54
310
Touchdown — 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
1010
Punt — 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:20
1010
End of Half — 10 plays, 61 yards, 2:57
1010

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:21
1010
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:05
1010
Touchdown — 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:37
1710
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 2:11
1710
Touchdown — 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:05
2410
Punt — 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:48
2410
Fumble — 3 plays, -7 yards, 1:06
2410
Touchdown — 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:31
2417
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:40
2417

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59
2424
Field Goal — 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:24
2724
Field Goal — 11 plays, 32 yards, 3:44
2727
Missed FG — 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:10
2727

Overtime

Fumble — 8 plays, 24 yards, 15:00
2727
Touchdown — 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00
3327

Team Stats

NIU

BUFF

33Points27

505Total Yards384

197Pass Yards162

308Rush Yards222

31:22Time of Possession28:38

25First Downs19

4Touchdowns3

2(4)Field Goals(Attempts)2(3)

1Turnovers1

15Penalty Yards23

Game Details

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 · 7:00 PM

UB Stadium · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 13,097 (52.4%)

spread: NIU -1.5

over/under: 59