Northern Illinois Huskies at Miami (OH) RedHawks
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Tracy's trick-play TD pass to Virgil helps Miami (OH) beat N. Illinois 20-9
Virgil finished with four receptions for 107 yards.
Miami (7-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) has won six games in a row.
Dylan Downing scored on a 2-yard run that gave the Redhawks a 7-0 lead with 2:31 left in the first quarter and Dom Dzioban kicked a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Tracy took a jet sweep to the right and then lofted a pass down the same sideline to Virgil in the end zone to make it 17-0 with 3:50 left in the second quarter.
Kanon Woodill kicked a 47-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in the first half got Northern Illinois (6-5, 3-4) on the scoreboard and Telly Johnson Jr. ran for a 2-yard TD early in the fourth quarter that made it 17-9 after a failed 2-point conversion.
Dzioban made a 22-yard field goal to cap the scoring with 2:25 to play.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:31 | Dylan Downing 2 Yd Run (Dom Dzioban Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:24 | Dom Dzioban 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:50 | Reggie Virgil 30 Yd pass from Javon Tracy (Dom Dzioban Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:04 | Kanon Woodill 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 11:51 | Telly Johnson Jr. 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 4th Period 2:25 | Dom Dzioban 27 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 NIU |
 M-OH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 10-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-10 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 242 | Total Yards | 324 |
| 114 | Passing | 237 |
| 17/35 | Comp/Att | 15/24 |
| 3.3 | Yards per pass | 9.9 |
| 128 | Rushing | 87 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 6-59 | Penalties | 4-35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 32:56 | Possession | 27:04 |
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