| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | AKR | NIU |
 | FG | 11:54 | JASON SWIGER 47 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 35 yards. | 3 | 0 |
| TD | 2:55 | DENNIS KENNEDY 3 YD RUN (JASON SWIGER KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 61 yards. | 10 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | AKR | NIU |
 | TD | 11:14 | GARRETT WOLFE 1 YD RUN (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 67 yards. | 10 | 7 |
| FG | 2:21 | CHRIS NENDICK 21 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 67 yards. | 10 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | AKR | NIU |
| TD | 5:03 | GARRETT WOLFE 11 YD RUN (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 81 yards. | 10 | 17 |
| TD | 1:43 | SAM HURD 19 YD PASS FROM DAN NICHOLSON (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 32 yards. | 10 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | AKR | NIU |
| TD | 13:53 | BRETT BIGGS 3 YD RUN (JASON SWIGER KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 80 yards. | 17 | 24 |
| FG | 10:49 | CHRIS NENDICK 52 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 55 yards. | 17 | 27 |
| TD | 7:35 | LUKE GETSY 7 YD RUN (JASON SWIGER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 76 yards. | 24 | 27 |
| FG | 3:28 | CHRIS NENDICK 46 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 42 yards. | 24 | 30 |
| TD | 0:10 | DOMENIK HIXON 36 YD PASS FROM LUKE GETSY (JASON SWIGER KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 81 yards. | 31 | 30 |
Akron 31, 
Northern Illinois 30