Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio Bobcats
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Bangura, Brune combine for 5 TDs, 272 yards as ground game drives Ohio past Northern Illinois 48-21
Bangura scored two touchdowns by the 12:13 mark of the second quarter, with a Parker Navarro rushing touchdown sandwiched between them.
Navarro was 17-of-23 passing for 205 yards and an interception.
Brune got on the board with a 66-yard scamper early in the third quarter. His second came less than seven minutes later.
Ohio (4-3, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) outgained Northern Illinois 538-293, with the offense going 5-for-5 in the red zone.
Josh Holst was 21 of 29 with 161 yards and a couple of passing touchdowns for Northern Illinois (1-6, 0-3 MAC), but five of the Huskies' first seven drives ended in punts.
Their penultimate drive ended in a 91-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Jalen Thomeson with 2:52 remaining.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:47 | Sieh Bangura 2 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:03 | Parker Navarro 9 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:13 | Sieh Bangura 5 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:08 | Devon Akers 7 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Josh Holst Pass to George Dimopoulos for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:49 | Duncan Brune 66 Yd Run (David Dellenbach PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:40 | Duncan Brune 4 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:04 | DeAree Rogers 50 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:55 | Sieh Bangura 1 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:08 | Chavon Wright 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:52 | Jalen Thomeson 91 Yd Fumble Return (David Dellenbach Kick) |
Statistics
 NIU |
 OHIO |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 6-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-13 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 293 | Total Yards | 538 |
| 161 | Passing | 205 |
| 21/30 | Comp/Att | 17/23 |
| 5.4 | Yards per pass | 8.9 |
| 132 | Rushing | 333 |
| 26 | Rushing Attempts | 52 |
| 5.1 | Yards per rush | 6.4 |
| 2-20 | Penalties | 13-75 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:10 | Possession | 35:50 |
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