| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 12-yard run by DaRon Brown. (Mathew Sims kick). 9:53 Remaining. |
| Buffalo Field Goal - 28-yarder by Patrick Clarke. 3:21 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 1-yard run by Akeem Daniels. (Mathew Sims kick). 11:07 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 4-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 6:59 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 4-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 1:08 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 43-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Martel Moore. (Mathew Sims kick). 11:48 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 28-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Tommylee Lewis. (Mathew Sims kick). 1:04 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Northern Ill Field Goal - 42-yarder by Mathew Sims. 3:55 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Buffalo | Northern Ill |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 21 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 10 |
| By Passing | 15 | 10 |
| By Penalty | 5 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 7-19-37.0 | 4-14-29.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-2-50 | 4-5-80 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 337 | 460 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 88 | 66 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 3.8 | 7.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 74 | 219 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 39 | 41 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 263 | 241 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 5-11 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 49-27-2 | 25-15-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.4 | 9.6 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-35.4 | 3-43.7 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | -10 | 13 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2--10 | 1-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-69 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 2-13 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-103 | 7-81 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | 0 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 3 | 45 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:50 | 30:10 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Buffalo | Northern Ill |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Moore | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Grassman | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 0 | 58 | | Total | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 0 | 58 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | 50 | | Total | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | 50 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Dixon | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| N.McNeal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| P.Clarke | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 0/0 | 3 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 0/0 | 3 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Sims | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 6/6 | 9 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 6/6 | 9 |
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