| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SDSU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 NIU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Josh Holst
· QB
Telly Johnson Jr.
· RB
Jayden Denegal
· QB
Lucky Sutton
· RB
Team Stats
191st Downs10
5-153rd down efficiency4-15
1-34th down efficiency1-2
266Total Yards169
115Passing57
14/22Comp/Att7/16
5.2Yards per pass3.6
151Rushing112
44Rushing Attempts41
3.4Yards per rush2.7
5-50Penalties7-60
2Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOOD
0:02
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:02
0:21
J. Denegal takes a knee
0:49
(00:51) No Huddle Denegal,Jayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU09 (Gulley, Jr,Alvin; Dixon,Dasean) PENALTY NIU Offside 5 yards from NIU11 to NIU06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:51
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51
0:51
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 11
0:54
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:54
0:54
Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 14
1:10
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Roy Williams) to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down
1:22
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 40
1:37
Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
1:44
Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds
1:52
Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:52
1:52
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 19
1:57
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
2:32
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 12
2:38
PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU15 to NIU10. NO PLAY.
2:38
Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 15
3:19
Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
3:54
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 48
4:20
Jayden Denegal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
4:28
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:28
4:28
Josh Holst run for no gain to the SDSU 44
5:07
Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the SDSU 44
5:47
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
6:26
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
6:48
(06:50) No Huddle Vuckovic,Danny rush middle for 16 yards loss to the NIU17 fumbled by Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17 recovered by NIU Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17, End Of Play PENALTY SDSU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU33 to NIU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:53
Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
6:59
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
7:26
Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 33
7:39
Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 38 Northern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Hron) to the NIU 28
7:46
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:46
7:46
Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Jasper Beeler return for no gain to the NIU 32
8:32
Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 34
8:51
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 34
9:16
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 7 yds to the NIU 36
9:51
Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
10:32
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
11:06
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 1 yd to the SDSU 48
11:33
Lucky Sutton run for 10 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down
11:59
Lucky Sutton run for 11 yds to the SDSU 37 for a 1ST down
12:33
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26
12:39
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:39
12:39
Danny Vuckovic punt for 52 yds
13:19
Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 4 yds to the NIU 28
14:08
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 24
14:17
Josh Holst pass incomplete
14:54
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down
Plascencia's field goal as time expires gives San Diego State 6-3 win over Northern Illinois
— Gabe Plascencia kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give San Diego State a 6-3 over Northern Illinois on Saturday.
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