Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies
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Richardson boots Northern Illinois past Ball State 30-29
Northern Illinois drove 69 yards in 14 plays to take a 27-26 lead with 2:42 to go in the fourth. The score came on a 10-yard run by Jay Ducker and culminated a drive in which the Huskies converted three third downs.
The Cardinals quickly drove to the Northern Illinois side of the field but their drive stalled at the 31 and Jacob Lewis kicked a 48-yard field goal for a 29-27 lead with 1:42 to go.
Not to be outdone, the Huskies raced back and reached the 10-yard line before backing up and setting up Richardson's winning kick, his third field goal of the game.
The win keeps Northern Illinois (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American) in first place in the West Division with two games remaining in the regular season.
Ducker gained 155 yards rushing on 24 carries and Rocky Lombardi was 23-of-38 passing for 264 yards for the Huskies.
Carson Steele had 109 yards rushing on 21 carries and Drew Plitt completed 11 of 26 passes for 126 yards for Ball State (5-5, 3-3).
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- TV Channel: Cardinals at Huskies 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 5:46 | Jacob Lewis 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 3:04 | Jayshon Jackson 15 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jake Chanove Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:41 | Clint Ratkovich 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:50 | Justin Hall 7 Yd Run (Jake Chanove Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 2:14 | John Richardson 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:29 | Cole Tucker 58 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson Kick) |
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SF | 3rd Period 13:46 | Team Safety |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:08 | Justin Hall 2 Yd Run (Jake Chanove Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 4:45 | John Richardson 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 2:42 | Jay Ducker 10 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 1:42 | Jacob Lewis 48 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 0:00 | John Richardson 32 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 BALL |
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 1-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 372 | Total Yards | 475 |
| 126 | Passing | 264 |
| 11/26 | Comp/Att | 23/38 |
| 4.8 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 246 | Rushing | 211 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 7.5 | Yards per rush | 5.1 |
| 4-30 | Penalties | 4-50 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:16 | Possession | 36:44 |
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