|  | RECAP
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BOX SCORE 
 
|  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | TOTAL |  
| Ball State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |  
| Northern Illinois | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 |  
 
 
| Northern Ill- | FG Baker 35 |  
| Ball St- | FG Pucke 32 |  
| Northern Ill- | FG Baker 38 |  
| Northern Ill- | FG Baker 38 |  
| Northern Ill- | Carter 15 fumble return (Baker kick) |  
| Northern Ill- | Bryant 1 run (Baker kick) |  
| Northern Ill- | Hill 28 pass from Finlen (Baker kick) |  
| Northern Ill- | Hampton 44 interception return (Baker kick) |  
| Ball St- | Merriweather 13 run (Pucke kick) |  
| Ball St- | Reese 7 pass from C Walters (Pucke kick) | 
 
 
|  | Ball St | Northern Ill |  
| First downs | 21 | 19 |  
| Rushed-yards | 48-169 | 43-195 |  
| Passing yards | 170 | 202 |  
| Sacked-yards lost | 2-16 | 3-18 |  
| Return yards | 17 | 100 |  
| Passes | 19-30-3 | 14-25-0 |  
| Punts | 5-44.8 | 7-28.0 |  
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |  
| Penalties-yards | 5-30 | 7-57 |  
| Time of possession | 32:49 | 27:11 | 
 
 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING
 Ball St-Dunbar 22-92, Merriweather 9-67, Tate 11-21,
Team 2-minus 2, Conn 4-minus 9. Northern Ill-W Andrews 12-117,
Bryant 13-48, Hammock 9-35, Finlen 8-2, Jackson 1-minus 7.
 PASSING
 Ball St-Conn 12-19-2-102, C Walters 7-11-1-68.
Northern Ill-Finlen 13-24-0-193, Jackson 1-1-0-9.
 RECEIVING
 Ball St-Reese 6-39, Schembra 3-36, Cottee 2-35,
Parchman 2-16, Volk 2-15, J Place 2-10, Westbrook 1-10, Streit
1-9. Northern Ill-Mccareins 5-68, Fleck 4-42, Hill 3-77,
Garrett 1-9, Hammock 1-6.
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 ALSO SEE
 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Scoreboard
 Ball State Clubhouse
 
 Northern Illinois Clubhouse
 
 
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