Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Northern Illinois Huskies

College Football

E Illinois

0-1

27-34

Final

N Illinois

1-0

Huskie Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Missed FG
Touchdown
Field Goal
Touchdown
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
EIU	3	3	7	14	27
NIU	7	14	7	6	34

Who won: N Illinois 34-27

The Northern Illinois Huskies beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers 34-27 on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Huskie Stadium. The N Illinois outscored the E Illinois 14-3 in the 2nd quarter. Rocky Lombardi led the N Illinois in passing yards (14/22, 192 YDS, 1 TD). Jonah O'Brien led the E Illinois in passing yards (25/34, 276 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT).

EIU

NIU

Player of the game

Jaelin Benefield

EIU · 10 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 REC TD

7.8

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rocky Lombardi7.1	14/22	192	8.7	1	0	62.0

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Harrison Waylee7.2	14	83	5.9	1	54
Antario Brown7.0	13	70	5.4	1	35
Mason King6.9	5	35	7.0	1	19
Rocky Lombardi7.1	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shemar Thornton6.8	6	81	13.5	0	38
Cole Tucker6.6	4	67	16.8	0	29
Liam Soraghan6.5	1	13	13.0	1	13
George Gumbs Jr.	1	13	13.0	0	13
Miles Joiner	1	11	11.0	0	11
Harrison Waylee7.2	1	7	7.0	0	7