| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 4 | 0:29 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU40 | Rush for -2 yards to the NIU38. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 0:35 | TN-Mar | 4th&6 | TN-Mar24 | Satterfield punts. No return. Ball on NIU40. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 1:01 | TN-Mar | 3rd&13 | TN-Mar17 | Garland rush middle for 7 yards to the TN-Mar24. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 1:38 | TN-Mar | 2nd&12 | TN-Mar18 | Garland rush left for -1 yard to the TN-Mar17. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 2:12 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar20 | Garland rush for -2 yards to the TN-Mar18. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 2:30 | NIU | 4th&4 | TN-Mar4 | 21 yard field goal attempt by Sims is NO GOOD. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 3:01 | NIU | 3rd&7 | TN-Mar7 | McIntosh rush middle for 3 yards to the TN-Mar4. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 3:05 | NIU | 2nd&7 | TN-Mar7 | McIntosh incomplete pass to the middle. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 3:50 | NIU | 1st&8 | TN-Mar8 | Harris rush right for 1 yard to the TN-Mar7. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 4:55 | NIU | 3rd&1 | TN-Mar11 | McIntosh rush middle for 3 yards to the TN-Mar8. | 7 | 35 |
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| 4 | 5:32 | NIU | 2nd&6 | TN-Mar16 | McIntosh rush middle for 5 yards to the TN-Mar11. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 5:32 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar20 | McIntosh rush middle for 4 yards to the TN-Mar16. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 5:43 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar26 | Carr pass to the left intercepted by Ward and returned 19 yards. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 6:12 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar16 | Carr pass completion to the right to Garland for 10 yards to the TN-Mar26. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 6:53 | NIU | 4th&10 | NIU39 | Neir punts. McNair returns -3 yards to the TN-Mar16. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 7:03 | NIU | 3rd&9 | NIU40 | McIntosh rush middle for -1 yard to the NIU39. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 7:45 | NIU | 2nd&12 | NIU37 | Harris rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU40. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 8:22 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU39 | Harris rush left for -2 yards to the NIU37. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 8:32 | TN-Mar | 4th&7 | TN-Mar28 | Satterfield punts. Sebastiano returns 3 yards to the NIU39. | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 4 | 8:37 | TN-Mar | 3rd&7 | TN-Mar28 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 8:45 | TN-Mar | 2nd&7 | TN-Mar28 | Carr incomplete pass to the left. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 9:26 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar25 | McNair rush right for 3 yards to the TN-Mar28. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 9:26 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on TN-Mar25. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 9:26 | NIU | | | Sims PAT - GOOD. | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | 9:45 | NIU | 4th&1 | TN-Mar4 | Lynch rush right for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | 9:54 | NIU | 3rd&5 | TN-Mar8 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Lewis for 4 yards to the TN-Mar4. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 10:28 | NIU | 2nd&7 | TN-Mar10 | Settle rush right for 2 yards to the TN-Mar8. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 11:10 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar13 | Settle rush middle for 3 yards to the TN-Mar10. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 11:46 | NIU | 3rd&10 | TN-Mar25 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Lewis for 12 yards to the TN-Mar13. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 12:23 | NIU | 2nd&14 | TN-Mar29 | Settle rush left for 4 yards to the TN-Mar25. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 12:50 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar25 | Lynch sacked by Johnson for -4 yards to the TN-Mar29. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 14:09 | NIU | 2nd&7 | TN-Mar36 | Settle rush right for 11 yards to the TN-Mar25. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 14:09 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar39 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Moore for 3 yards to the TN-Mar36. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 14:09 | TN-Mar | | | Tennessee-Martin kicks off. Eakes returns 22 yards to the NIU46. Tennessee-Martin penalized 15 yards. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 14:09 | TN-Mar | | | Sandlin PAT - GOOD. | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | 14:16 | TN-Mar | 2nd&7 | NIU7 | Carr pass completion to the left to Jordan for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | 15:00 | TN-Mar | 1st&9 | NIU9 | McNeil rush right for 2 yards to the NIU7. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 0:19 | TN-Mar | 3rd&1 | NIU14 | McNeil rush right for 5 yards to the NIU9. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 0:24 | TN-Mar | 2nd&1 | NIU14 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 3 | 0:51 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU23 | Carr pass completion to the left to Sims for 9 yards to the NIU14. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 1:15 | TN-Mar | 3rd&1 | NIU26 | McNeil rush left for 3 yards to the NIU23. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 1:40 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | NIU35 | McNeil rush left for 9 yards to the NIU26. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 1:47 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU35 | Carr incomplete pass to the middle. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:00 | TN-Mar | 2nd&5 | 50 | Northern Illinois penalized 15 yards. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:32 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar45 | Carr pass completion to the right to McNair for 5 yards to the 50. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:50 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar25 | Carr pass completion to the left to Sims for 20 yards to the TN-Mar45. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:57 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Barfield returns 26 yards to the TN-Mar25. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:57 | NIU | | | Sims PAT - GOOD. | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 3:05 | NIU | 3rd&8 | TN-Mar32 | Lynch rush middle for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | 3:08 | NIU | 2nd&8 | TN-Mar32 | Lynch incomplete pass to the middle. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 3:35 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar34 | Settle rush right for 2 yards to the TN-Mar32. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 4:32 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU45 | Lynch rush middle for 21 yards to the TN-Mar34. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 4:32 | NIU | 3rd&1 | NIU42 | Settle rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU45. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:03 | NIU | 2nd&9 | NIU34 | Settle rush right for 8 yards to the NIU42. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:30 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU33 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Daniels for 1 yard to the NIU34. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:50 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU20 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Ashford for 13 yards to the NIU33. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:59 | TN-Mar | 3rd&10 | NIU19 | McNeil pass completion to the left to Carr for 18 yards to the NIU1. Carr fumbles, Northern Illinois recovers and returns -1 yard to the NIU0. Touchback. Ball on NIU20. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 6:04 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | NIU19 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 6:48 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU19 | Carr pass completion to the left to Sims for 0 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 3 | 7:10 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar29 | Carr pass completion to the right to Jordan for 52 yards to the NIU19. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 7:32 | TN-Mar | 3rd&9 | TN-Mar16 | Carr pass completion to the right to Sims for 13 yards to the TN-Mar29. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 7:35 | TN-Mar | 2nd&9 | TN-Mar16 | Carr incomplete pass to the left. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 8:28 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar15 | McNeil rush middle for 1 yard to the TN-Mar16. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 8:28 | TN-Mar | 2nd&6 | TN-Mar8 | McNeil rush for 7 yards to the TN-Mar15. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 9:10 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar4 | Carr pass completion to the left to Sims for 4 yards to the TN-Mar8. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 9:38 | NIU | 1st&4 | TN-Mar4 | Womble rush right for 1 yard to the TN-Mar3. Womble fumbles, Wright of Tennessee-Martin recovers and returns 0 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 9:38 | NIU | 2nd&6 | TN-Mar36 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Eakes for 32 yards to the TN-Mar4. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 10:20 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar40 | Settle rush left for 4 yards to the TN-Mar36. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 10:29 | NIU | 3rd&8 | TN-Mar49 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Brown for 9 yards to the TN-Mar40. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 11:04 | NIU | 2nd&8 | TN-Mar49 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 11:04 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU49 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 2 yards to the TN-Mar49. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 11:35 | TN-Mar | 4th&12 | TN-Mar9 | Satterfield punts. Ashford returns 0 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 11:35 | TN-Mar | 3rd&9 | TN-Mar12 | McNair rush middle for -3 yards to the TN-Mar9. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 12:18 | TN-Mar | 2nd&9 | TN-Mar12 | McNair rush middle for 0 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 12:52 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar11 | McNair rush for 1 yard to the TN-Mar12. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 12:59 | NIU | 4th&14 | NIU49 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on TN-Mar11. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 13:34 | NIU | 3rd&14 | NIU49 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 13:40 | NIU | 2nd&11 | TN-Mar48 | Settle rush for -3 yards to the NIU49. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 14:21 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar47 | Settle rush right for -1 yard to the TN-Mar48. | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 3 | 14:21 | NIU | 3rd&10 | NIU39 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Moore for 14 yards to the TN-Mar47. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 14:54 | NIU | 2nd&10 | NIU39 | Lynch incomplete pass to the left. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 14:54 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU39 | Settle rush middle for 0 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 15:00 | TN-Mar | | | Tennessee-Martin kicks off. Ashford returns 24 yards to the NIU39. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:02 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar29 | Lynch sacked by Roberts for -5 yards to the TN-Mar34. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:02 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois time out. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:07 | NIU | 3rd&7 | NIU44 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Sebastiano for 12 yards to the TN-Mar44. Tennessee-Martin penalized 15 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:15 | NIU | 2nd&7 | NIU44 | Lynch incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:37 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU41 | Daniels rush left for 3 yards to the NIU44. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:42 | TN-Mar | 4th&15 | NIU41 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:42 | TN-Mar | 4th&10 | NIU36 | Tennessee-Martin penalized -5 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:42 | TN-Mar | | | Tennessee-Martin time out. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 1:30 | TN-Mar | 3rd&13 | NIU39 | Carr pass completion to the right to McNair for 3 yards to the NIU36. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 1:30 | TN-Mar | | | Northern Illinois time out. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 2:11 | TN-Mar | 2nd&20 | NIU46 | Carr pass completion to the right to Thompson for 7 yards to the NIU39. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 2:15 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU36 | Tennessee-Martin penalized -10 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 2:31 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | TN-Mar27 | Carr pass completion to the middle to Sims for 37 yards to the NIU36. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 2:43 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar27 | Carr incomplete pass to the left. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 3:10 | TN-Mar | 2nd&15 | TN-Mar11 | Carr pass completion to the left to Barfield for 16 yards to the TN-Mar27. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 3:45 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar16 | McNair rush for -5 yards to the TN-Mar11. | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 2 | 3:51 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Barfield returns 15 yards to the TN-Mar16. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 3:51 | NIU | | | Sims PAT - GOOD. | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 4:00 | NIU | 2nd&1 | TN-Mar1 | Lynch rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 4:21 | NIU | 1st&2 | TN-Mar2 | Lynch rush left for 1 yard to the TN-Mar1. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 4:45 | NIU | 3rd&7 | TN-Mar7 | Tennessee-Martin penalized 5 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 5:08 | NIU | 2nd&6 | TN-Mar6 | Lynch rush for -1 yard to the TN-Mar7. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 5:30 | NIU | 1st&7 | TN-Mar7 | Womble rush left for 1 yard to the TN-Mar6. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 5:43 | NIU | 2nd&3 | TN-Mar10 | Womble rush left for 3 yards to the TN-Mar7. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 6:13 | NIU | 1st&20 | TN-Mar27 | Lewis rush for 17 yards to the TN-Mar10. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 6:25 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar17 | Northern Illinois penalized -10 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 6:35 | NIU | 2nd&1 | TN-Mar21 | Settle rush right for 4 yards to the TN-Mar17. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 7:06 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar30 | Settle rush left for 9 yards to the TN-Mar21. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 7:25 | NIU | 2nd&6 | TN-Mar36 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Moore for 6 yards to the TN-Mar30. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 8:26 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar40 | Lynch rush middle for 4 yards to the TN-Mar36. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 8:26 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU47 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Brown for 13 yards to the TN-Mar40. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 8:26 | NIU | 2nd&6 | NIU37 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Brown for 10 yards to the NIU47. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9:18 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU33 | Settle rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU37. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9:18 | NIU | 2nd&2 | NIU25 | Settle rush middle for 8 yards to the NIU33. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9:18 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU17 | Settle rush middle for 8 yards to the NIU25. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9:45 | TN-Mar | 4th&10 | NIU10 | Satterfield rush for 0 yards. Satterfield fumbles, Clark of Northern Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 2 | 10:49 | TN-Mar | 3rd&10 | NIU10 | Carr pass completion to the left to Sims for 0 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 10:49 | TN-Mar | 2nd&9 | NIU9 | McNeil rush for -1 yard to the NIU10. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 10:54 | TN-Mar | 1st&9 | NIU9 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 11:30 | TN-Mar | 3rd&4 | TN-Mar45 | Carr pass completion to the right to Sims for 46 yards to the NIU9. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:05 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | TN-Mar39 | McNeil rush middle for 6 yards to the TN-Mar45. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:10 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar39 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:24 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar22 | McNeil rush left for 17 yards to the TN-Mar39. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:31 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar47 | Lynch pass to the right intercepted by Fears-Perez. No return. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:36 | TN-Mar | 4th&13 | TN-Mar12 | Satterfield punts. No return. Ball on TN-Mar47. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:45 | TN-Mar | 4th&8 | TN-Mar17 | Tennessee-Martin penalized -5 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 13:55 | TN-Mar | 3rd&9 | TN-Mar16 | Carr rush for 1 yard to the TN-Mar17. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 14:04 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | TN-Mar15 | Barksdale rush for 1 yard to the TN-Mar16. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 14:04 | TN-Mar | | | Tennessee-Martin time out. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 14:48 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar15 | Barfield rush for 0 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 14:55 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Fears-Perez returns 16 yards to the TN-Mar15. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 14:55 | NIU | | | Sims PAT - GOOD. | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 15:00 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar31 | Lynch pass completion to the left to Moore for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | 0:01 | TN-Mar | 4th&12 | TN-Mar5 | Satterfield punts. Ashford returns 8 yards to the TN-Mar31. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:08 | TN-Mar | 3rd&12 | TN-Mar5 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:18 | TN-Mar | 2nd&12 | TN-Mar5 | Carr incomplete pass to the left. | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 1 | 0:55 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar7 | Barfield rush left for -2 yards to the TN-Mar5. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:30 | NIU | 4th&6 | NIU49 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on TN-Mar7. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:45 | NIU | 3rd&4 | TN-Mar49 | Lynch rush for -2 yards to the NIU49. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 2:14 | NIU | 2nd&10 | NIU45 | McIntosh rush middle for 6 yards to the TN-Mar49. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 2:34 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU45 | Settle rush middle for 0 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:01 | NIU | 2nd&4 | NIU39 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Lewis for 6 yards to the NIU45. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:24 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU33 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Ashford for 6 yards to the NIU39. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:42 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU20 | Settle rush left for 13 yards to the NIU33. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:45 | TN-Mar | 4th&4 | NIU4 | 21 yard field goal attempt by Sandlin is NO GOOD. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:50 | TN-Mar | 3rd&4 | NIU4 | Carr incomplete pass to the left. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:14 | TN-Mar | 2nd&8 | NIU8 | McNeil rush for 4 yards to the NIU4. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:14 | TN-Mar | 1st&9 | NIU9 | McNeil rush middle for 1 yard to the NIU8. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:36 | TN-Mar | 4th&1 | NIU16 | McNeil rush right for 7 yards to the NIU9. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:36 | TN-Mar | | | Northern Illinois time out. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:14 | TN-Mar | 3rd&3 | NIU18 | Carr pass completion to the left to McNeil for 2 yards to the NIU16. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:48 | TN-Mar | 2nd&3 | NIU18 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:50 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU25 | Carr pass completion to the right to Sims for 7 yards to the NIU18. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 7:00 | TN-Mar | 3rd&7 | NIU41 | Carr pass completion to the right to Sims for 16 yards to the NIU25. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:02 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | NIU44 | McNair rush middle for 3 yards to the NIU41. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:02 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | NIU44 | Carr incomplete pass to the right. | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 1 | 8:14 | TN-Mar | 2nd&10 | TN-Mar30 | Carr pass completion to the left to Barksdale for 11 yards to the TN-Mar41. Northern Illinois penalized 15 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:50 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar30 | McNair rush middle for 0 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:59 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Barksdale returns 29 yards to the TN-Mar30. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:59 | NIU | | | Sims PAT - GOOD. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 9:20 | NIU | 2nd&2 | TN-Mar2 | Womble rush middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:54 | NIU | 1st&3 | TN-Mar3 | Womble rush middle for 1 yard to the TN-Mar2. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:54 | NIU | 2nd&1 | TN-Mar13 | Settle rush right for 10 yards to the TN-Mar3. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:54 | NIU | | | Tennessee-Martin time out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:10 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar22 | Lynch rush middle for 9 yards to the TN-Mar13. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:35 | NIU | 3rd&6 | TN-Mar37 | Lynch pass completion to the middle to Wells for 15 yards to the TN-Mar22. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:10 | NIU | 2nd&7 | TN-Mar38 | Settle rush middle for 1 yard to the TN-Mar37. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:10 | NIU | 1st&10 | TN-Mar41 | Settle rush middle for 3 yards to the TN-Mar38. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:10 | NIU | 2nd&1 | NIU30 | Lynch pass completion to the right to Lewis for 29 yards to the TN-Mar41. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:10 | NIU | 1st&10 | NIU21 | Settle rush middle for 9 yards to the NIU30. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:10 | TN-Mar | 4th&6 | TN-Mar42 | Satterfield punts. Ashford returns 0 yards. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:11 | TN-Mar | 3rd&3 | TN-Mar45 | Carr rush middle for -3 yards to the TN-Mar42. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:11 | TN-Mar | 2nd&8 | TN-Mar40 | McNair rush for 5 yards to the TN-Mar45. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:00 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar38 | McNair rush left for 2 yards to the TN-Mar40. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:26 | TN-Mar | 2nd&1 | TN-Mar34 | McNair rush left for 4 yards to the TN-Mar38. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 15:00 | TN-Mar | 1st&10 | TN-Mar25 | McNair rush for 9 yards to the TN-Mar34. | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Down | Spot | Play | TN-Mar | NIU |
| 1 | 15:00 | NIU | | | Northern Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on TN-Mar25. | 0 | 0 |