Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls

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Northern Illinois Huskies

8-3, 4-2 Away

Final
33 - 27

Buffalo Bulls

4-7, 2-4 Home

N. Illinois uses OT to beat Buffalo 33-27

Northern Illinois wins in OT to capture MAC West

Ratkovich's score was the only offensive play the Huskies (8-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) needed in the overtime.

Buffalo (4-7, 2-5) took the ball to the Northern Illinois 1-yard line in eight plays, but Matt Myers fumbled at the goal line and Demond Taylor Jr. recovered for the Huskies.

The Huskies' needed the extra session after John Richardson missed a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Buffalo tied it at 27 when Alex McNulty made a 55-yard field goal with 1:10 remaining.

Rocky Lombardi threw for 197 yards for Northern Illinois, Trayvon Rudolph ran for 94 yards on three carries and scored once and Ratkovich ran for 75 yards. Rudolph's 75-yard scoring run with 5:17 before halftime pulled the Huskies into a tie at 10.

Myers threw for 162 yards and a touchdown for the Bulls and Dylan McDuffie had 125 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown for Buffalo.

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Scoring Summary

FG	1st Period 10:12	Alex McNulty 32 Yd Field Goal
FG	2nd Period 8:28	John Richardson 30 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 5:29	Dylan McDuffie 1 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick)
TD	2nd Period 5:17	Trayvon Rudolph 75 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)
TD	3rd Period 11:53	Antario Brown 47 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)
TD	3rd Period 7:37	Clint Ratkovich 7 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)
TD	3rd Period 3:06	Ron Cook Jr. 22 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick)
TD	4th Period 12:22	Ron Cook Jr. 13 Yd pass from Matt Myers (Alex McNulty Kick)
FG	4th Period 4:58	John Richardson 27 Yd Field Goal
FG	4th Period 1:10	Alex McNulty 55 Yd Field Goal
TD	5 0:00	Clint Ratkovich 25 Yd Run

Statistics

NIU		BUFF
25	1st Downs	19
7-16	3rd down efficiency	8-18
2-2	4th down efficiency	2-2
505	Total Yards	384
197	Passing	162
17/27	Comp/Att	16/23
7.3	Yards per pass	7.0
308	Rushing	222
47	Rushing Attempts	51
6.6	Yards per rush	4.4
2-15	Penalties	2-23
1	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
31:22	Possession	28:38

Game Information

Broadview Stadium

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 13,097 · Capacity:

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