| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL | |
 | Boston College (1-0) | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 37 |  |
Northern Illinois (0-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
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| Team Statistics | BC | NIU |
| First Downs | 22 | 12 |
| Rushing | 7 | 3 |
| Passing | 15 | 9 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd-down Efficiency | 3-12 | 6-19 |
| 4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 386 | 221 |
| Total plays | 80 | 80 |
| Average gain | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 101 | 68 |
| Rushes | 39 | 37 |
| Average per rush | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 285 | 153 |
| Completed-attempted | 20-34 | 17-35 |
| Yards per pass | 8.4 | 4.4 |
| Sacked-yards lost | 7-27 | 8-27 |
| Had intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Punts-average | 6-43.2 | 10-38.1 |
| Return Yardage | 180 | 316 |
| Punts-returns | 8-84 | 3-28 |
| Kickoffs-returns | 2-86 | 7-272 |
| Interceptions-returns | 2-10 | 1-16 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-26 | 7-59 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 4 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 6-9-66.7% | 3-3-100% |
| Time Of Possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
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| First Quarter |
| BC | TD | 11:04 | 7-0 | Jacob Johnstone 3 YD Pass from John Lewis (Tom Suggs Kick). |
| BC | TD | 03:57 | 14-0 | Tim Harden 1 YD Pass from Mark Hunter (Tom Suggs Kick). |
| Second Quarter |
| BC | TD | 08:41 | 21-0 | Keith Manning 21 YD Pass from John Lewis (Tom Suggs Kick). |
| BC | TD | 01:01 | 28-0 | Casey Williams 68 YD Pass from John Lewis (Tom Suggs Kick). |
| NIU | TD | 00:42 | 28-7 | Tyler Dennis 1 YD Pass from James Winfield (Dave Jacobs Kick). |
| Third Quarter |
| BC | FG | 13:11 | 31-7 | Tom Suggs 38 YD |
| BC | FG | 09:04 | 34-7 | Tom Suggs 29 YD |
| Fourth Quarter |
| NIU | FG | 11:00 | 34-10 | Dave Jacobs 29 YD |
| NIU | FG | 03:41 | 34-13 | Dave Jacobs 34 YD |
| BC | FG | 00:56 | 37-13 | Tom Suggs 30 YD |
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| BC PUNTING |
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG |
| P C. Brown | 6 | 43.20 | 38.50 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
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| Player of the Game |
 | Josh Burnett, Free Safety |
| TAK | SCK | INT | PD | TD |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Game Information |
| Attendance: 16,251 |
| Temperature: 78 |
| Weather: Light rain |
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