DEKALB, Ill. — There is scant evidence of a University of Toledo win in the final box score of Saturday’s 60-minute slugfest at Northern Illinois.
The Rockets recorded just 286 yards of offense and were outgained by more than 100 yards. Northern Illinois had 25 first downs to Toledo’s 15. UT was 2 for 15 on third down and 0 for 2 on fourth down.
And the Rockets only scored 13 points.
Turns out it was more than enough in a game that felt like a throwback to the 1970s, with UT and NIU combining for 13 punts and eight turnovers on downs, in a 13-6 Rocket victory.