| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KENT | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
 NIU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Game Leaders
Jalen Macon
· QB
Chavon Wright
· RB
Dru DeShields
· QB
Gavin Garcia
· RB
Team Stats
201st Downs21
3-93rd down efficiency6-12
2-34th down efficiency1-2
438Total Yards334
207Passing27
11/22Comp/Att5/10
9.4Yards per pass2.7
231Rushing307
36Rushing Attempts58
6.4Yards per rush5.3
3-20Penalties3-32
2Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:26
(00:26) Kneel down by #12 D.DeShields at KENT26 for loss of 1 yard
0:33
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:33
0:28
(00:31) Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to KENT03, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:40
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:40
0:33
(00:39) Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at KENT30, for 1 yard to the KENT27 (#8 N.Brown)
0:40
(00:45) Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to KENT19 broken up by #18 T.Miller
1:06
(01:13) Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard loss to the KENT28 (#5 T.Aden)
1:18
(01:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 3 yards gain to the KENT29 (#18 T.Miller), out of bounds PENALTY KENT Illegal Substitution 5 yards from KENT32 to KENT27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:30
(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KENT32 (#8 N.Brown)
1:48
(01:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 11 yards gain to the KENT38 (#5 T.Aden; #13 T.Tucker), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
1:55
(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #6 D.Rogers caught at KENT49, for 5 yards to the KENT49, out of bounds at KENT49, 1ST DOWN
2:00
(02:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the N IU46 (#33 J.Roy)
2:27
(02:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 3 yards gain to the N IU45 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh; #58 D.Blachewicz)
2:54
(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 4 yards gain to the N IU42 (#13 T.Tucker; #15 S.Abuhamdeh)
3:27
(03:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 12 yards gain to the N IU38 (#8 N.Brown), 1ST DOWN
4:04
(04:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the N IU26 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh)
4:11
(04:11) #47 W.Hryszko kickoff 65 yards to the N IU00, Touchback
4:11
(04:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush left for 26 yards gain to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:11, 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
4:51
(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 6 yards gain to the N IU26 (#22 J.Beeler; #10 M.Hensley)
5:04
(05:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Martin thrown to N IU20 PENALTY N IU Pass Interference 15 yards from N IU47 to N IU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
5:05
(05:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right thrown to N IU33 QB hurried by #95 L.Ingold
5:41
(05:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 2 yards gain to the N IU47 (#23 M.Pretto)
6:17
(06:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 29 yards gain to the N IU49 (#26 J.Finley IV; #15 B.Windham), 1ST DOWN
7:03
Timeout Kent State, clock 07:03
6:55
(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 2 yards gain to the KENT22 (#32 Q.Urwiler)
7:03
(07:11) #36 J.Ference punt 54 yards to the KENT00, Touchback
7:11
(07:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right to #8 P.Oppong thrown to KENT40
7:51
(07:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush middle for 1 yard gain to the N IU46 (#8 N.Brown)
8:07
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:07
8:01
PENALTY KENT Offside 5 yards from N IU40 to N IU45. NO PLAY
8:19
(08:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 1 yard gain to the N IU40 (#0 M.Woods)
9:03
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:03
8:51
(09:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short middle to #83 J.Fowler caught at N IU31, for 7 yards to the N IU39 (#32 T.Rubinstein), 1ST DOWN
9:41
(09:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard loss to the N IU32 (#0 M.Woods; #21 J.Cordoba)
10:17
(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 8 yards gain to the N IU33 (#32 T.Rubinstein)
10:23
Timeout Kent State, clock 10:23
10:23
(10:23) #47 W.Hryszko kickoff 65 yards to the N IU00, Touchback
10:23
(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 C.Wolford rush right for 31 yards gain to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:23, 1ST DOWN #1 D.Martin pass attempt Successful
11:04
(11:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 1 yard gain to the N IU31 (#32 Q.Urwiler)
11:11
(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep right to #30 D.Clark thrown to N IU00
11:45
(11:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #13 A.Banks caught at N IU33, for 12 yards to the N IU32 (#22 J.Beeler; #3 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN
12:28
(12:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 5 yards gain to the N IU44 (#90 R.Jean), 1ST DOWN
13:06
(13:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush right for 8 yards gain to the N IU49 (#4 M.Jammeh; #33 T.Powell)
13:40
(13:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush middle for 10 yards gain to the KENT43 (#4 M.Jammeh), 1ST DOWN
13:52
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:52
13:46
(13:52) #60 A.Glass kickoff 42 yards to the KENT23 #11 C.Berry return 10 yards to the KENT33 (#57 K.Nelson)
13:52
(13:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KENT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:52 #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro)
13:57
(14:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #1 D.Martin caught at KENT32, for 15 yards to the KENT50 fumbled by #1 D.Martin at KENT48 forced by #32 Q.Urwiler recovered by N IU #33 T.Powell at KENT50 #33 T.Powell return 49 yards to the KENT01 (#5 G.Garcia)
Garcia has career-high 151 rushing yards, scores winning TD in Kent State's 35-31 win over NIU
— Gavin Garcia rushed for a career-high 151 yards and the game-winning score as Kent State rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Northern Illinois, 35-31 on Friday in the season finale for both teams.
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