FINAL SCORE
Northern Illinois Huskies at Iowa State Cyclones game details
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET
Jack Trice Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Iowa State finished 17 points ahead. The teams combined for 37 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Northern Illinois 0, Iowa State 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Iowa State outscored its opponent in 3 and Northern Illinois in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
 Iowa State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 14 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 6-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 249 | 403 |
| Passing | 101 | 269 |
| Comp/Att | 14/29 | 27/36 |
| Yards per pass | 3.2 | 7.4 |
| Rushing | 156 | 138 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 4-51 | 5-60 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 2 |
| Possession | 17:07 | 19:02 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northern Illinois Huskies
passing
| DeMarcus Grady | 14/29 | 93 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 11.5 |
rushing
| Chad Spann | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
| DeMarcus Grady | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 1 | 19 |
| Jasmin Hopkins | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
receiving
| Willie Clark | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Martel Moore | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Chad Spann | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Nathan Palmer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Jasmin Hopkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Marks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Landon Cox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Tyrone Clark | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Tracy Wilson | 1 | 26 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Tommy Davis | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ricky Crider | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 |
kicking
| Mathew Sims | 1/1 | 100.0 | 19 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Michael Cklamovski | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Josh Wilber | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Iowa State Cyclones
passing
| Austen Arnaud | 27/36 | 265 | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 72.0 |
rushing
| Alexander Robinson | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 2 | 63 |
| Austen Arnaud | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 12 |
| Jeff Woody | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Collin Franklin | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Darius Darks | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Alexander Robinson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sedrick Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jake Williams | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh Lenz | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Darius Reynolds | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Shontrelle Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
interceptions
| Jake Knott | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Zac Sandvig | 1 | 11 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Taylor Mansfield | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Josh Lenz | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Grant Mahoney | 2/3 | 66.7 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Daniel Kuehl | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 2:27 | IOWA ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 2 | 14:43 | IOWA ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 2 | 8:33 | IOWA ST 41 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 – 17 |
| 3 | 9:53 | NORTHN ILLINOIS 19 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 17 |
| 4 | 8:51 | NORTHN ILLINOIS rush for a touchdown. | 9 – 17 |
| 4 | 5:05 | IOWA ST rush for a touchdown. | 10 – 23 |
| 4 | 2:37 | IOWA ST 23 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:27 PM UTCData methodology