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The 2021 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2021, at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The seventh edition of the Cure Bowl, the game featured the Northern Illinois Huskies of the Mid-American Conference and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers of the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at 6:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN2. It was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by digital marketplace Tailgreeter, the game was officially known as the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game will feature the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from the Sun Belt Conference; the bowl has an additional tie-in with the American Athletic Conference that was not used.[3] This will be the first meeting all-time between Northern Illinois and Coastal Carolina.[4] This will be Northern Illinois' first appearance in the Cure Bowl and their 14th bowl appearance overall,[5] while Coastal Carolina will make their second Cure Bowl appearance, having lost the 2020 edition, which was also their only other bowl appearance in their program's history.[4]

Northern Illinois Huskies

Main article: 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

After compiling a record of 0–6 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the Northern Illinois Huskies achieved a dramatic turnaround in 2021, finishing the season as the champions of the Mid-American Conference.[6] The Huskies began their season with an upset victory against Georgia Tech, winning off of a two-point conversion with less than a minute remaining in the game.[7] NIU was not able to keep up the momentum; they fell in their next two games, against Wyoming[8] and No. 25 Michigan.[9] From there, Northern Illinois began a streak of five consecutive wins that saw them achieve bowl eligibility by the end of October. The Huskies defeated Maine[10] and Eastern Michigan,[11] the latter on homecoming, before hitting the road to beat Toledo.[12] They returned home, defeating Bowling Green,[13] before beating Central Michigan to secure their place in a bowl.[14] NIU suffered their third loss to begin the month of November; they fell on the road against Kent State,[15] but rebounded with wins against Ball State[16] and Buffalo.[17] They concluded their regular season with a loss to Western Michigan,[18] but they had already secured their place in the 2021 MAC Championship Game, where they defeated Kent State in a rematch the following week to win the MAC Championship.[19] Northern Illinois accepted their Cure Bowl bid the following day, on December 5, 2021; they will enter with a record of 9–4 and a 6–2 record in conference play.[20]

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Main article: 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Game summary

2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northern Illinois 10 14 14341
Coastal Carolina 6 13 141447

at Exploria Stadium • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Friday, December 17, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics NIU CCU
First downs 26 20
Plays–yards 88–516 55–514
Rushes–yards 55–335 25–199
Passing yards 181 315
Passing: comp–att–int 20–33–0 22–30–0
Time of possession 39:20 20:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 20/33, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 24 carries, 146 yards
Receiving Cole Tucker 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 22/30, 315 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Braydon Bennett 6 carries, 108 yards, TD
Receiving Isaiah Likely 7 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cure Bowl Partners". The Cure Bowl. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Chanticleer Football Game Notes - Cure Bowl" (PDF). Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Huskie Football Game Notes - Cure Bowl" (PDF). Northern Illinois Huskies Football. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ Good, Gavin (December 16, 2021). "Thomas Hammock's Belief in His Northern Illinois Team Never Wavered During a Winless 2020. Now the Huskies Are Enjoying One of the Best Turnarounds in FBS History". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Sherwin, Collin (4 September 2021). "Northern Illinois goes for two and gets it to upset Georgia Tech". DraftKings Nation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Chambers late TD, Wyoming pulls out 50-43 win at N. Illinois". CBS Sports. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ Plocher, Daniel (18 September 2021). "Michigan plays nearly perfect game against Northern Illinois in pulverizing 63-10 win". SB Nation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  10. ^ Drury, Dave (25 September 2021). "2021 MAC Football Week 4 Game Recap: NIU 41, Maine 14". SB Nation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois holds off Eastern Michigan 27-20". CBS Sports. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Richardson's 5 FGs lifts Northern Illinois over Toledo 22-20". ESPN. October 9, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ducker's 210 yards rushing leads NIU past Bowling Green". CBS Sports. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Northern Illinois rallies in the final minute to beat Central Michigan 39-38". Chicago Tribune. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Kent State scores 31 points in 2nd quarter, beats NIU 52-47". CBS Sports. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Ball State Drops Heartbreaker at Northern Illinois". Ball State University Athletics. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  17. ^ "N. Illinois uses OT to beat Buffalo 33-27". CBS Sports. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Eskridge helps Western Michigan rally for 30-27 victory". ESPN. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  19. ^ "N. Illinois wins MAC Championship 41-23 over Kent State". ESPN. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  20. ^ Hogan, Brandon (5 December 2021). "Teams announced for Cure Bowl at Exploria Stadium in Orlando". WKMG. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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