Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Dec 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
KENT	0	0	10	13	23
NIU	10	7	7	17	41

Game Recap

N. Illinois wins MAC championship 41-23 over Kent St. Quarterback Rocky Lombardi ran for three touchdowns and Jay Ducker ran for 146 yards on 29 carries to power Northern Illinois to a 41-23 victory over Kent State in the Mid-American Conference title game on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

KENTNIU

Q19:43John Richardson 37 Yd Field Goal.03
Q12:09Clint Ratkovich 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).010
Q28:33Rocky Lombardi 1 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).017
Q311:38Andrew Glass 41 Yd Field Goal.317
Q33:55CJ Brown 26 Yd Interception Return (John Richardson Kick).324
Q30:27Nykeim Johnson 17 Yd pass from Dustin Crum (Andrew Glass Kick).1024
Q410:54Rocky Lombardi 5 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).1031
Q46:55Rocky Lombardi 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick).1038
Q44:16Collin Schlee 4 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick).1738
Q42:01John Richardson 30 Yd Field Goal.1741
Q40:00Luke Floriea 7 Yd pass from Collin Schlee.2341

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:17
03
Punt — 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:37
03
Touchdown — 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:57
010
Interception — 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:44
010

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:52
017
Downs — 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:34
017
Interception — 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:45
017
End of Half — 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:14
017

3rd Quarter

Field Goal — 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:22
317
Punt — 13 plays, 23 yards, 7:34
317
Interception Touchdown — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:09
324
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:28
1024

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:33
1031
Downs — 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:11
1031
Touchdown — 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:48
1038
Touchdown — 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:39
1738
Field Goal — 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:15
1741
End of Game — 10 plays, 92 yards, 2:01
2341

Team Stats

KENT

NIU

23Points41

391Total Yards368

196Pass Yards102

195Rush Yards266

19:59Time of Possession40:01

24First Downs28

3Touchdowns5

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)2(2)

2Turnovers1

73Penalty Yards55

Game Details

Saturday, December 4, 2021 · 12:00 PM

Ford Field · Detroit, MI

attendance: 10,317 (16.0%)

spread: KENT -4

over/under: 75.5