Week 2
Final
1-0 SIU
14
NIU 1-1
11
SIU 
NIU14
11
1Q 02:05
7 - 0
N. Baker 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3
3Q 11:49
14 - 0
R. Elliott 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 05:38
14 - 3
J. Seibert 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 14:21
14 - 11
K. Rutkiewicz 62-yard TD catch from R. Lombardi.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2nd & 16
Top Performers
Pass Yds
297
Lombardi
NIU
Rush Yds
62
Elliott
SIU
Rec Yds
139
Rutkiewicz
NIU
Scrim TD
1
Elliott
SIU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
198
Total Yds
329
24:01
Possession
35:59
12
1st Downs
19
1/11
3rd Down
7/15
0
Turnovers
3
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2023 AFL
undefined NIU
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toledo | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Miami (OH) | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Ohio | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Bowling Green | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Northern Illinois | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Eastern Michigan | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Buffalo | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Ball State | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Akron | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Kent State | 1 | 11 | .083 |
Game Summary
The Northern Illinois Huskies fell to the Southern Illinois Salukis, 14 to 11, on September 9, 2023.
Game Info
September 9, 2023
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, Illinois
73°
2 mph N
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Baker | 16/24 | 144 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 5-19 | 117.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lombardi #12 | 23/38 | 297 | 7.8 | 1 | 3 | 4-31 | 119.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Elliott | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | 19 |
J. Strong | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Benefield #3 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
N. Baker | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Brown #1 | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 |
G. Williams #21 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Lampe #49 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
B. Dozier #15 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
R. Lombardi #12 | 7 | -12 | -1.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Quinn #41 | 2/3 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
V. Davis III #0 | 5/7 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 |
R. Elliott | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
I. Hartrup #15 | 3/4 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Benefield #3 | 2/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Cox | 2/4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Strong | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reed | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 6/9 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | 62 |
C. Carter #11 | 3/4 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 |
G. Williams #21 | 5/6 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 7 |
D. Patterson #09 | 3/6 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
J. Johnson #16 | 3/6 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 |
T. Rudolph #9 | 2/5 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 |
G. Barnes #80 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Brown #1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PJ Jules | 12-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bohanek #16 | 8-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Steed #7 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Varga | 7-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Burrola | 5-4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #13 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Combs #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Davis #17 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hearns #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Reeves #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Brown #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bowdry | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Greene #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wilbert #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hansen #7 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dolphin #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thomas #25 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lafayette #3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Brown #24 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ester #94 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gumbs Jr. #34 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finley #3 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Prophete #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Malley #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Valcarcel #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McGarrell #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #00 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gill-Howard #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Barnes #80 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gilbert #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Carter #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burks | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Seibert #30 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 27 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Torney #92 | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 64 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foley #98 | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Davis III #0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dozier #15 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Baker | 16/24 | 144 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 5-19 | 117.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Elliott | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | 19 |
J. Strong | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Benefield #3 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
N. Baker | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Quinn #41 | 2/3 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
V. Davis III #0 | 5/7 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 |
R. Elliott | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
I. Hartrup #15 | 3/4 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Benefield #3 | 2/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Cox | 2/4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Strong | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reed | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PJ Jules | 12-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bohanek #16 | 8-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Steed #7 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Varga | 7-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Burrola | 5-4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #13 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Combs #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Davis #17 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hearns #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Reeves #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Brown #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bowdry | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Greene #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wilbert #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burks | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Torney #92 | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 64 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Davis III #0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lombardi #12 | 23/38 | 297 | 7.8 | 1 | 3 | 4-31 | 119.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Brown #1 | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 |
G. Williams #21 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Lampe #49 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
B. Dozier #15 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
R. Lombardi #12 | 7 | -12 | -1.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 6/9 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | 62 |
C. Carter #11 | 3/4 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 |
G. Williams #21 | 5/6 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 7 |
D. Patterson #09 | 3/6 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
J. Johnson #16 | 3/6 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 |
T. Rudolph #9 | 2/5 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 |
G. Barnes #80 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Brown #1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hansen #7 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dolphin #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thomas #25 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lafayette #3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Brown #24 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ester #94 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gumbs Jr. #34 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finley #3 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Prophete #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Malley #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Valcarcel #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McGarrell #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #00 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gill-Howard #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Barnes #80 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gilbert #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Carter #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Seibert #30 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 27 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foley #98 | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dozier #15 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Rutkiewicz #08 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
SIU NIU14
11
Punt
4 plays,
18 yd,
01:540-0
Punt
6 plays,
25 yd,
04:190-0
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:530-0
Missed FG
5 plays,
18 yd,
02:080-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
70 yd,
02:487-0
Missed FG
12 plays,
63 yd,
06:217-0
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:307-0
Punt
5 plays,
11 yd,
03:407-0
Punt
7 plays,
28 yd,
03:237-0
Interception
7 plays,
50 yd,
01:417-0
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:237-0
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:277-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
57 yd,
02:4814-0
Field Goal
13 plays,
65 yd,
06:1014-3
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:2614-3
Touchdown
9 plays,
99 yd,
04:5614-11
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:1814-11
Interception
2 plays,
-1 yd,
00:5414-11
Punt
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:4414-11
Downs
5 plays,
20 yd,
02:1914-11
Missed FG
7 plays,
29 yd,
02:3114-11
Punt
3 plays,
-11 yd,
01:0614-11
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
01:5014-11
Interception
5 plays,
21 yd,
01:5814-11
End of Game
3 plays,
-3 yd,
00:3314-11
198
Total Yds
329
125
Pass Yds
266
73
Rush Yds
63
13
Total Drives
12
55
Total Plays
76
3.6
Yards Per Play
4.3
4.3
Yards Per Pass
6.3
2.8
Yards Per Rush
1.9
24:01
Possession
35:59
14
Biggest Lead
0
12
1st Downs
19
6
Passing 1st Downs
13
4
Rushing 1st Downs
5
2
1st Downs from Penalties
1
1/11
3rd Down
7/15
0/0
4th Down
0/1
8
Punts
4
0
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
7
4.0
Sacks
5.0
9
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
