Akron Zips at Northern Illinois Huskies

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Akron Zips

2-8, 0-6 Away

Final
16 - 29

Northern Illinois Huskies

6-4, 3-2 Home

Johnson, Williams each surpass 100 yards rushing to lead Northern Illinois over Akron 29-16

Johnson had 104 yards rushing on 21 carries. Williams ran nine times for 101 yards that included a 71-yard touchdown run that ended the scoring with 7:56 remaining.

Rudolph scored on a 58-yard reverse and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge, each in the first quarter. Ethan Hamilton's 32-yard touchdown pass to Grayson Barnes stretched the Northern Illinois lead to 23-16 with 5:32 to play before halftime.

Hamilton was 9-of-16 passing for 105 yards for Northern Illinois (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference).

Ben Finley tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Norton for Akron (2-8, 1-5). Finley completed 19 of 52 passes for 205 yards. Noel Roach also blocked a punt for a touchdown for the Zips.

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Huskies: 87.3%

Zips: 12.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

FG	1st Period 12:31	Kanon Woodill 32 Yd Field Goal
TD	1st Period 9:46	Adrian Norton 40 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
TD	1st Period 8:20	Trayvon Rudolph 58 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)
TD	1st Period 3:50	Dane Pardridge 39 Yd pass from Trayvon Rudolph (Kanon Woodill Kick)
FG	2nd Period 10:56	Garrison Smith 27 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 9:20	Terence Thomas 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Garrison Smith Kick)
TD	2nd Period 5:32	Grayson Barnes 32 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
TD	4th Period 7:56	Gavin Williams 71 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)

Statistics

AKR		NIU
19	1st Downs	14
6-18	3rd down efficiency	2-12
1-4	4th down efficiency	1-2
256	Total Yards	440
205	Passing	144
19/52	Comp/Att	10/17
3.9	Yards per pass	8.5
51	Rushing	296
23	Rushing Attempts	40
2.2	Yards per rush	7.4
5-22	Penalties	7-69
1	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
26:31	Possession	33:29

Game Information

Huskie Stadium

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 6,795 · Capacity:

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