Toledo 20, N. Illinois 19

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	21
Total Yards	321	387
Passing	157	230
Rushing	164	157
Penalties	9-67	7-59
3rd Down Conversions	7-14	5-12
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-1
Turnovers	1	3
Possession	30:07	29:53

Air/Ground Leaders
Northern Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Harnish 15/24 157 0 1 Team 0/2 0 0 0	Toledo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dantin 17/24 202 1 1 Pettee 2/2 28 0 0
Northern Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Brown 22 94 1 12 Harnish 9 42 2 11	Toledo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Collins 16 139 2 69 Dantin 12 14 0 12
Northern Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Cox 6 70 0 28 Lewis 2 36 0 29	Toledo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Page 10 127 0 27 Williams 3 50 0 29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				NIU	TOL
	TD	00:44	DaJuane Collins 17 Yd Run (Alex Steigerwald Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				NIU	TOL
	TD	06:28	Tim Cortazzo 26 Yd Pass From Austin Dantin (Alex Steigerwald Kick)	0	14
	TD	01:27	Me'co Brown 1 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	6	14
THIRD QUARTER				NIU	TOL
	TD	08:17	Chandler Harnish 1 Yd Run (Mike Salerno Kick)	13	14
FOURTH QUARTER				NIU	TOL
	TD	13:44	Chandler Harnish 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	19	14
	TD	07:05	DaJuane Collins 4 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	19	20

TOLEDO, Ohio -- DaJuane Collins scored Toledo's go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Barry Church blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the Rockets' 20-19 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday night.

The Huskies grabbed their first lead of the game to start the fourth quarter, as Chandler Harnish's second 1-yard touchdown run put his team up 19-14.

But the Rockets (4-3, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) took the lead back when Collins, who rushed for 139 yards and two scores, ran it in from 4 yards out for a 20-19 lead. Toledo couldn't convert the 2-point try.

The Huskies (3-3, 1-1) began their last possession with 2:43 left and drove 50 yards in just over two minutes, setting up the 42-yard field goal try by Mike Salerno with 37 seconds left.

Austin Dantin threw for 202 yards and a TD for Toledo, and Harnish ran for two Northern Illinois scores.