| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 29-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 4:03 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 20-yarder by Steven Schott. 0:31 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 1-yard run by Leighton Settle. (Mathew Sims kick). 14:03 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 27-yarder by Steven Schott. 9:22 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Willie Snead. (Steven Schott kick). 3:19 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 43-yarder by Steven Schott. 1:41 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 1-yard run by Keith Wenning. (Steven Schott kick). 12:24 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 12-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 8:46 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 54-yard pass from Jordan Lynch to Akeem Daniels. (Mathew Sims kick). 4:58 Remaining. |
| Northern Ill Touchdown - 71-yard run by Jordan Lynch. (Mathew Sims kick). 3:03 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northern Ill | Ball State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 29 |
| By Rushing | 17 | 7 |
| By Passing | 6 | 20 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-12-17.0 | 9-20-45.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-3-67 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 509 | 563 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 75 | 100 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 314 | 129 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 52 | 29 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 195 | 434 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 23-16-0 | 71-42-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.5 | 6.1 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-36.7 | 4-39.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 19 | 0 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 6-124 | 4-105 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-17 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 9-81 | 7-70 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 2 |
| Rushing | 4 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 2-2 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 35 | 23 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 26:12 | 33:48 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northern Ill | Ball State |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Lynch | 23 | 16 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | | Total | 23 | 16 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| K.Wenning | 71 | 42 | 434 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | | Total | 71 | 42 | 434 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Neir | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 2 | 47 | | Total | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 2 | 47 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Kovanda | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 1 | 47 | | Total | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 1 | 47 |
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| | PUNT 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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| M.Sims | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| S.Schott | 3/5 | 60.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 | | Total | 3/5 | 60.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 |
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