Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals
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Career-best 52-yard FG by Jackson Courville gives Ball State 25-23 win over Northern Illinois
Kanon Woodill kicked a 47-yard field goal with 18 seconds left to give the Huskies their only lead, 23-22 but Kadin Semonza completed passes of 34 yards to Malcolm Gillie and 5 yards to Tanner Koziol to put the Ball at the NIU 35 with 5 seconds to go.
It capped a wild finish that saw a wide-open Skyler Gill, who had seven receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown, drop a two-point conversion that would have pulled Northern Illinois into a 22-20 tie with 4:57 to play. But after a tipped-ball interception put Ball State at the NIU 23 with 2:26 to play, Santana Banner blocked Courville's potential clinching 33-yard field goal with 1:51 to go.
Semonza was 20-of-33 passing for 211 yards with two touchdown passes to Kaziol for the Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference). A 3-yard connection opened the scoring. Kaziol also had a 9-yard touchdown among his nine catches for 78 yards.
Courville had field goals of 24 and 47 yards, a yard shy of his career best at the time, to help Ball State take a 19-14 lead at the half. A 50-yard field goal in the third quarter made it 22-14.
Ethan Hampton was 18-of-33 passing for the Huskies (4-4, 1-3), including a 54-yard scoring connection with Thompson. Antario Brown ran for two touchdowns, a 34-yarder to tie the game at 7 and a 6-yard run that pulled NIU within 22-20.
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- TV Channel: Huskies at Cardinals 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:26 | Tanner Koziol 3 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:49 | Antario Brown 34 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:44 | Jackson Courville 24 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 9:40 | Jackson Courville 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:51 | Tanner Koziol 6 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:12 | Cam Thompson 54 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 8:52 | Jackson Courville 50 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 4:57 | Antario Brown 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:15 | Kanon Woodill 47 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 0:02 | Jackson Courville 52 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 NIU |
 BALL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 6-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 10-18 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 374 | Total Yards | 392 |
| 232 | Passing | 222 |
| 25/43 | Comp/Att | 21/34 |
| 5.4 | Yards per pass | 6.5 |
| 142 | Rushing | 170 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 5.9 | Yards per rush | 4.1 |
| 3-30 | Penalties | 5-50 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 25:08 | Possession | 34:52 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 15,318 · Capacity:
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