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Richardson boots Northern Illinois past Ball State 30-29
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) John Richardson kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 30-29 on Wednesday night in a game that saw three lead changes in the final 2-plus minutes.
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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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 18 | 25 |
Rushing | 12 | 12 |
Passing | 5 | 11 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 1-10 | 5-14 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 372 | 475 |
Total Plays | 59 | 79 |
Avg Gain | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 246 | 211 |
Rush Attempts | 33 | 41 |
Avg Rush Yards | 7.5 | 5.1 |
Yards Passing | 126 | 264 |
Comp. - Att. | 11-26 | 23-38 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.8 | 6.9 |
Penalties - Yards | 4-30 | 4-50 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 6-46.3 | 5-35.8 |
Return Yards | 38 | 7 |
Punts - Returns | 2-38 | 2-7 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 1 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Plitt
9 QB
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D. Plitt | 11/26 | 126 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Steele
33 RB
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C. Steele | 21 | 109 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hall
11 WR
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J. Hall | 7 | 79 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGaughy
0 WR
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J. McGaughy | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Plitt
9 QB
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D. Plitt | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Jones
24 RB
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W. Jones | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. McGaughy
0 WR
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J. McGaughy | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
12 WR
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J. Jackson | 6 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hall
11 WR
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J. Hall | 6 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Jones
24 RB
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W. Jones | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Tyler
6 WR
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Y. Tyler | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
13 TE
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J. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Rudy
8 FB
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C. Rudy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
B. Martin
7 LB
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B. Martin | 8-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thomas
6 LB
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J. Thomas | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Cosby
5 S
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B. Cosby | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Lee
2 S
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M. Lee | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wahee
14 S
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J. Wahee | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Albright
9 LB
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C. Albright | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Anderson II
23 S
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B. Anderson II | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Coll
32 LB
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C. Coll | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Woodard
52 DL
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T. Woodard | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sape
94 DL
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J. Sape | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Uzodinma II
3 CB
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A. Uzodinma II | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
97 DL
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J. Harris | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Baldwin
12 CB
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T. Baldwin | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ward
99 DL
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J. Ward | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Chanove
42 K
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J. Chanove | 1/2 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
J. Lewis
46 K
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J. Lewis | 1/1 | 48 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. McGaughy
0 WR
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J. McGaughy | 2 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hall
11 WR
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J. Hall | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lezon
81 TE
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R. Lezon | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Hall 11 WR
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J. Hall | 1 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Littles 16 WR
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H. Littles | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 23/38 | 264 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Ducker
8 RB
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J. Ducker | 24 | 155 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lombardi
12 QB
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R. Lombardi | 5 | 30 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ratkovich
25 RB
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C. Ratkovich | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Blakemore
24 RB
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M. Blakemore | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Brown
26 RB
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A. Brown | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Rudolph
85 WR
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T. Rudolph | 13 | 8 | 108 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Tucker
15 WR
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C. Tucker | 9 | 6 | 103 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ratkovich
25 RB
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C. Ratkovich | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Joiner
80 TE
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M. Joiner | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Tewes
82 TE
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T. Tewes | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Travis
11 WR
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M. Travis | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Toure
9 WR
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M. Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ducker
8 RB
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J. Ducker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Gandy
14 CB
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J. Gandy | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Deveaux Jr.
2 LB
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L. Deveaux Jr. | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hansen
7 S
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J. Hansen | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||