| Drive Chart Versus Northern Illinois September 18, 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Team | How | QT | Time | Spot | How | QT | Time | Spot | Plays | Yards | TOP |
| NIU | KO | 1 | 15:00 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 1 | 13:27 | NIU-28 | 3 | 3 | 01:33 |
| U-M | PUNT | 1 | 13:27 | NIU-48 | TD | 1 | 11:05 | NIU-0 | 7 | 48 | 02:22 |
| NIU | KO | 1 | 11:05 | NIU-25 | FG | 1 | 06:10 | NIU-3 | 10 | 72 | 04:55 |
| U-M | KO | 1 | 06:06 | U-M-24 | TD | 1 | 01:52 | NIU-0 | 9 | 76 | 04:14 |
| NIU | KO | 1 | 01:52 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 1 | 00:03 | NIU-22 | 3 | -3 | 01:49 |
| U-M | PUNT | 1 | 00:03 | U-M-36 | TD | 2 | 12:55 | NIU-0 | 6 | 64 | 02:08 |
| NIU | KO | 2 | 12:55 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 2 | 11:09 | NIU-26 | 3 | 1 | 01:46 |
| U-M | PUNT | 2 | 11:09 | U-M-29 | TD | 2 | 06:15 | NIU-0 | 10 | 71 | 04:54 |
| NIU | KO | 2 | 06:15 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 2 | 02:06 | NIU-36 | 7 | 11 | 04:09 |
| U-M | PUNT | 2 | 02:06 | U-M-13 | TD | 2 | 01:53 | NIU-0 | 1 | 87 | 00:13 |
| NIU | KO | 2 | 01:53 | NIU-25 | HALF | 2 | 00:00 | NIU-49 | 4 | 24 | 01:53 |
| U-M | KO | 3 | 15:00 | U-M-30 | TD | 3 | 13:39 | NIU-0 | 3 | 70 | 01:21 |
| NIU | KO | 3 | 13:39 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 3 | 11:21 | NIU-24 | 3 | -1 | 02:18 |
| U-M | PUNT | 3 | 11:21 | NIU-48 | TD | 3 | 07:36 | NIU-0 | 8 | 48 | 03:45 |
| NIU | KO | 3 | 07:36 | NIU-25 | INT | 3 | 07:25 | NIU-25 | 1 | 0 | 00:11 |
| U-M | INT | 3 | 07:25 | NIU-3 | TD | 3 | 06:40 | NIU-0 | 2 | 3 | 00:45 |
| NIU | KO | 3 | 06:40 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 3 | 04:55 | NIU-30 | 3 | 5 | 01:45 |
| U-M | PUNT | 3 | 04:55 | U-M-24 | TD | 3 | 04:13 | NIU-0 | 2 | 76 | 00:42 |
| NIU | KO | 3 | 04:13 | NIU-25 | PUNT | 3 | 01:06 | NIU-49 | 8 | 24 | 03:07 |
| U-M | PUNT | 3 | 01:06 | U-M-20 | DOWNS | 4 | 12:51 | NIU-32 | 7 | 48 | 03:15 |
| NIU | DOWNS | 4 | 12:51 | NIU-32 | TD | 4 | 08:28 | NIU-0 | 7 | 68 | 04:23 |
| U-M | KO | 4 | 08:23 | U-M-42 | DOWNS | 4 | 01:22 | NIU-31 | 10 | 27 | 07:01 |
| NIU | DOWNS | 4 | 01:22 | NIU-31 | HALF | 4 | 00:00 | NIU-39 | 2 | 8 | 01:22 |