Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets
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Toledo beats NIU 42-3 behind Rudolph’s 96-yard kick return, Gleason's 2 TDs
After Andrew Glass hit a 50-yard field goal to pull NIU within 7-3 at 9:25 of the first, Toledo (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) took control with a 21-point second quarter. Chip Trayanum powered in from 5 yards at 5:08, and Gleason found Junior Vandeross III for a 19-yard score with 51 seconds left to cap an eight-play, 92-yard march.
Kenji Christian finished it off after the break, running in from 10 yards with 4:53 in the third, then hauling in a 16-yard touchdown in the fourth.
Gleason went 25 of 31 with no interceptions, repeatedly working to Vandeross, who had six catches for 97 yards. Christian totaled 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Northern Illinois (2-7, 1-4) rushed 36 times for 62 yards and completed only 11 of 29 for 141 yards. Toledo ran 29 times for 134 yards with three scores and Gleason averaged 9.4 yards per attempt. Rickey Taylor Jr. led NIU with three receptions for 69 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:45 | Trayvon Rudolph 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 9:25 | Andrew Glass 50 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:01 | Tucker Gleason 2 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:08 | Chip Trayanum 5 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:51 | Junior Vandeross III 19 Yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:53 | Kenji Christian 10 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:43 | Kenji Christian 16 Yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
Statistics
 NIU |
 TOL |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 2-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-14 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 203 | Total Yards | 443 |
| 141 | Passing | 309 |
| 11/29 | Comp/Att | 25/33 |
| 4.9 | Yards per pass | 9.4 |
| 62 | Rushing | 134 |
| 36 | Rushing Attempts | 29 |
| 1.7 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 7-60 | Penalties | 10-92 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 29:42 | Possession | 30:18 |
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