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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06)

Scoring Summary


                            Scoring Summary (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

         Northern Illinois (4-3-0,3-2) vs. Western Michigan (4-2-0,2-1)
Date: 10/14/06      Site: Kalamazoo, Mich.      Stadium: Waldo Stadium
Attendance: 19275

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  7  0  0  7  - 14
Western Michigan....  0 10  3  3  - 16



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:24 NIU - Carter, Jarret 0 yd blocked punt return (Nendick, Chris kick)
                                                                               NIU 7 - WMU 0
2nd 11:39 WMU - MEYER, Nate 20 yd field goal
                                                 15 plays, 64 yards, TOP 6:39, NIU 7 - WMU 3
    03:34 WMU - STEVENS, Matt 2 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MEYER, Nate kick)
                                                12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 5:57, NIU 7 - WMU 10
3rd 07:45 WMU - MEYER, Nate 39 yd field goal
                                                 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 4:13, NIU 7 - WMU 13
4th 03:25 WMU - MEYER, Nate 40 yd field goal
                                                 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 5:18, NIU 7 - WMU 16
    01:19 NIU - Davis, Britt 31 yd pass from Horvath, Phil (Nendick, Chris kick)
                                                8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:06, NIU 14 - WMU 16



Kickoff time: 2:06      End of Game: 5:14      Total elapsed time: 3:08
Officials: Referee: Nick DeFine; Umpire: Mark Shupe; Linesman: Jeff Szink;
Line judge: Harold Deines; Back judge: Rob Luklan; Field judge: Charles Braum;
Side judge: George Plesac; Scorer: Marv Moll;
Temperature: 45        Wind: WNW 17    Weather: Mostly Cloudy




Team Statistics


                            Team Statistics (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

                                    NIU      WMU

FIRST DOWNS...................       10       21
  Rushing.....................        1        6
  Passing.....................        8       15
  Penalty.....................        1        0
NET YARDS RUSHING.............        0      129
  Rushing Attempts............       22       40
  Average Per Rush............      0.0      3.2
  Yards Gained Rushing........       38      133
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       38        4
NET YARDS PASSING.............      157      251
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  14-25-3  29-44-1
  Average Per Attempt.........      6.3      5.7
  Average Per Completion......     11.2      8.7
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      157      380
  Total offense plays.........       47       84
  Average Gain Per Play.......      3.3      4.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      0-0      1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     3-21     7-59
PUNTS-YARDS...................    5-221    5-155
  Average Yards Per Punt......     44.2     31.0
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     36.2     19.0
  Inside 20...................        0        1
  50+ Yards...................        2        0
  Touchbacks..................        0        2
  Fair catch..................        1        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    2-128    5-308
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     64.0     61.6
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     43.5     49.0
  Touchbacks..................        1        3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   1-20-1   3-40-0
  Average Per Return..........     20.0     13.3
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD    1-3-0   2-21-0
  Average Per Return..........      3.0     10.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..   1-44-0   3-20-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    21:12    38:48
  1st Quarter.................     3:08    11:52
  2nd Quarter.................     4:16    10:44
  3rd Quarter.................     8:00     7:00
  4th Quarter.................     5:48     9:12
Third-Down Conversions........  4 of 12 12 of 22
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 2   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-0      2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     3-26
PAT Kicks.....................      2-2      1-1
Field Goals...................      0-0      3-4



Individual Statistics


                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)


Northern Illinois

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Wolfe, Garrett  18   37   12   25  0  8  1.4
Horvath, Phil    4    1   26  -25  0  1 -6.2
Totals...       22   38   38    0  0  8  0.0

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Horvath, Phil     25-14-3   157  1   31    3
Totals...         25-14-3   157  1   31    3

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Davis, Britt       7   89    1   31
Wolfe, Garrett     5   31    0   12
Davis, Brandon     1   22    0   22
Carter, Jarret     1   15    0   15
Totals...         14  157    1   31

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
DITTBENNER, And    5  221  44.2   57    0    0
Totals...          5  221  44.2   57    0    0

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Davis, Britt     0   0  0  1   3  3  0   0  0
Carter, Jarret   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
Turner, Greg     1  20  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
McCarthy, Tim    0   0  0  0   0  0  1  44 44
Totals...        1  20  0  1   3  3  1  44 44

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Nendick, Chris     2  128   1   0  64.0



Western Michigan

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
BONDS, Mark     32  100    2   98  0  7  3.1
WEST, Brandon    6   22    0   22  0 11  3.7
CUBIT, Ryan      2   11    2    9  0 11  4.5
Totals...       40  133    4  129  0 11  3.2

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
CUBIT, Ryan       44-29-1   251  1   30    0
Totals...         44-29-1   251  1   30    0

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
CHAPPLE, Joe       8   53    0   16
BONDS, Mark        4   31    0   14
SIMMONS, J.        4   26    0   12
WEST, Brandon      4   15    0    9
MARTIN, Herb       3   71    0   30
SCHULTZ, Keith     3   19    0   17
MARAGOS, Chris     2   34    0   23
STEVENS, Matt      1    2    1    2
Totals...         29  251    1   30

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
LANEY, Jim         1   42  42.0   42    0    0
TEAM               1    0   0.0    0    0    0
CUBIT, Ryan        3  113  37.7   46    1    2
Totals...          5  155  31.0   46    1    2

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
CHAPPLE, Joe     3  40 18  0   0  0  0   0  0
WEST, Brandon    0   0  0  1  23 23  0   0  0
ISMAIL, Ameer    0   0  0  0   0  0  1  20 20
BIGGERS, E.J.    0   0  0  1  -2  0  1   0  0
FRYAR, Londen    0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0
Totals...        3  40 18  2  21 23  3  20 20

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
MEYER, Nate     2nd 11:39  20 yds - Good
MEYER, Nate     2nd 00:16  21 yds - Missed
MEYER, Nate     3rd 07:45  39 yds - Good
MEYER, Nate     4th 03:25  40 yds - Good

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
MEYER, Nate        5  308   3   1  61.6



FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-0.


Drive Chart


                                      Drive Chart (Final)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NIU      1st W33  12:44  Interception  W33  12:10  Interception   1-0    0:34
NIU      1st W00  10:24  Punt          W00  10:24 *TOUCHDOWN      0-0    0:00
NIU      1st N16  05:52  Punt          N18  03:18  Punt           4-2    2:34
NIU      2nd N20  11:39  Kickoff       W47  09:31  Interception   6-33   2:08
NIU      2nd N20  03:34  Kickoff       N11  01:42  Punt           3--9   1:52
NIU      2nd N20  00:16  Missed FG     N20  00:00  End of half    0-0    0:16
NIU      3rd N16  15:00  Kickoff       N27  11:58  Punt           5-11   3:02
NIU      3rd N35  07:45  Kickoff       N35  07:00  Interception   1-0    0:45
NIU      3rd N20  05:59  Punt          N22  04:48  Punt           3-2    1:11
NIU      3rd N27  03:02  Punt          W31  13:31  Downs         13-42   4:31
NIU      4th N20  10:56  Punt          N26  08:43  Punt           3-6    2:13
NIU      4th N20  03:25  Kickoff       W00  01:19 *TOUCHDOWN      8-80   2:06

WMU      1st W25  15:00  Kickoff       N26  12:44  Interception   6-49   2:16
WMU      1st W20  12:10  Interception  W20  10:24  Punt           3-0    1:46
WMU      1st W20  10:24  Kickoff       N47  05:52  Punt           9-33   4:32
WMU      1st W33  03:18  Punt          N03  11:39 *FIELD GOAL    15-64   6:39#
WMU      2nd W27  09:31  Interception  N00  03:34 *TOUCHDOWN     12-73   5:57#
WMU      2nd N41  01:42  Punt          N03  00:16  Missed FG      8-38   1:26#
WMU      3rd W34  11:58  Punt          N21  07:45 *FIELD GOAL     9-45   4:13
WMU      3rd N37  07:00  Interception  N36  05:59  Punt           3-1    1:01
WMU      3rd W27  04:48  Punt          W32  03:02  Punt           3-5    1:46
WMU      4th W31  13:31  Downs         N46  10:56  Punt           8-23   2:35
WMU      4th W48  08:43  Punt          N22  03:25 *FIELD GOAL     9-30   5:18
WMU      4th N48  01:19  Kickoff       N42  00:00  End of half    3-6    1:19

NIU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       03:08 04:16 08:00 05:48   07:24 13:48 21:12
3rd Down Conversions      0/1   1/3   0/3   3/5     1/4   3/8   4/12
Avg Field Position        N41   N20   N24   N20     N28   N23   N25
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   1/1   0/1     0/0   1/2   1/2

WMU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       11:52 10:44 07:00 09:12   22:36 16:12 38:48
3rd Down Conversions      3/5   6/8   1/4   2/5     9/13  3/9  12/22
Avg Field Position        W24   W43   W41   W43     W30   W42   W36
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0     0/0   0/0   0/0


                                    Drive Chart (By Quarter)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WMU      1st W25  15:00  Kickoff       N26  12:44  Interception   6-49   2:16
NIU      1st W33  12:44  Interception  W33  12:10  Interception   1-0    0:34
WMU      1st W20  12:10  Interception  W20  10:24  Punt           3-0    1:46
NIU      1st W00  10:24  Punt          W00  10:24 *TOUCHDOWN      0-0    0:00
WMU      1st W20  10:24  Kickoff       N47  05:52  Punt           9-33   4:32
NIU      1st N16  05:52  Punt          N18  03:18  Punt           4-2    2:34
WMU      1st W33  03:18  Punt          N03  11:39 *FIELD GOAL    15-64   6:39#

NIU      2nd N20  11:39  Kickoff       W47  09:31  Interception   6-33   2:08
WMU      2nd W27  09:31  Interception  N00  03:34 *TOUCHDOWN     12-73   5:57#
NIU      2nd N20  03:34  Kickoff       N11  01:42  Punt           3--9   1:52
WMU      2nd N41  01:42  Punt          N03  00:16  Missed FG      8-38   1:26#
NIU      2nd N20  00:16  Missed FG     N20  00:00  End of half    0-0    0:16

NIU      3rd N16  15:00  Kickoff       N27  11:58  Punt           5-11   3:02
WMU      3rd W34  11:58  Punt          N21  07:45 *FIELD GOAL     9-45   4:13
NIU      3rd N35  07:45  Kickoff       N35  07:00  Interception   1-0    0:45
WMU      3rd N37  07:00  Interception  N36  05:59  Punt           3-1    1:01
NIU      3rd N20  05:59  Punt          N22  04:48  Punt           3-2    1:11
WMU      3rd W27  04:48  Punt          W32  03:02  Punt           3-5    1:46
NIU      3rd N27  03:02  Punt          W31  13:31  Downs         13-42   4:31

WMU      4th W31  13:31  Downs         N46  10:56  Punt           8-23   2:35
NIU      4th N20  10:56  Punt          N26  08:43  Punt           3-6    2:13
WMU      4th W48  08:43  Punt          N22  03:25 *FIELD GOAL     9-30   5:18
NIU      4th N20  03:25  Kickoff       W00  01:19 *TOUCHDOWN      8-80   2:06
WMU      4th N48  01:19  Kickoff       N42  00:00  End of half    3-6    1:19



Defensive Statistics


                                Defensive Statistics (Final)
                             Northern Illinois Huskies Football
            Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)


Northern Illinois   
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 Blalark, Keenan    5    9   14     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
35 Utschig, Dustin    9    3   12    1/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
8  Reiter, Mark       4    8   12     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
99 Rusch, Craig       4    5    9    1/2    .   .     .      1    .      .     .
26 Hanson, Cory       4    4    8     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
53 McCarthy, Tim      2    5    7     .     .   .    1-44    1    .      .     .
92 Schroeder, Adam    2    4    6     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
2  Rice, Melvin       3    2    5    1/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
49 Benson, Brad       3    2    5     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
24 Pruitt, Bradley    2    1    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
51 English, Larry     1    2    3    1/6    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
18 DITTBENNER, And    1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
87 Davis, Brandon     1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
34 West, Ken          1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
13 Adonis, Evans      1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
1  Wolfe, Garrett     1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
32 Fontana, Jeff      .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
9  Allen, Josh        .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
17 Turner, Greg       .    .    .     .     .   .     .      .    1      .     .

Western Michigan    
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9  DELMAS, Louis      5    2    7     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
43 ISMAIL, Ameer      2    4    6    3/11   .   .    1-20    .    .     1/5    .
6  FRYAR, Londen      3    2    5     .     .   .    1-0     .    .      .     .
99 VARCADIPANE, N.    2    2    4    2/4    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
90 DAVIDSON, Zach     2    2    4    2/13   .   .     .      .    .     2/13   .
51 TITHOF, Paul       1    3    4    1/4    .   .     .      .    .     1/4    .
98 FLOM, Cory         2    1    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
97 LUDEMAN, Matt      2    .    2    1/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
1  BIGGERS, E.J.      1    1    2     .     .   .    1-0     .    .      .     .
38 GEBHART, A.        1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
37 BELMONTE, A.       1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
59 DUCLO, Dustin      .    2    2    1/4    .   .     .      .    .     1/4    .
96 BERGHUIS, Mark     1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
26 WILSON, C.J.       1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
35 PRITCHARD, A.      1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
2  WEST, Brandon      1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
19 ROBINSON, C.       .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .



Participation Report


                          Participation Report (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)


Northern Illinois                              Western Michigan

POS  ## OFFENSE                                POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   5  Perez, Marcus                          WR   28 MARAGOS, Chris
LT   62 Free, Doug                             WR   27 SIMMONS, J.
LG   70 Acevedo, Chris                         LT   67 JOHNSON, Rob
C    50 Adamski, Eddie                         LG   72 MORAN, Dominic
RG   61 Rogers, Matt                           C    78 KRUTILLA, R.
RT   60 Brost, Jon                             RG   62 WILLIAMS, Matt
TE   87 Davis, Brandon                         RT   75 BLAIR, James
QB   3  Horvath, Phil                          WR   7  MARTIN, Herb
TB   1  Wolfe, Garrett                         QB   12 CUBIT, Ryan
Z    7  Davis, Britt                           RB   2  WEST, Brandon
SL   14 Carter, Jarret                         WR   10 CHAPPLE, Joe

POS  ## DEFENSE                                POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   34 West, Ken                              LDE  37 BELMONTE, A.
NG   49 Benson, Brad                           NG   98 FLOM, Cory
T    99 Rusch, Craig                           DT   99 VARCADIPANE, N.
RE   51 English, Larry                         RDE  90 DAVIDSON, Zach
SLB  33 Blalark, Keenan                        WLB  43 ISMAIL, Ameer
MLB  53 McCarthy, Tim                          MLB  59 DUCLO, Dustin
WLB  26 Hanson, Cory                           SLB  51 TITHOF, Paul
LCB  2  Rice, Melvin                           HB   1  BIGGERS, E.J.
SS   8  Reiter, Mark                           FS   9  DELMAS, Louis
FS   35 Utschig, Dustin                        SS   26 WILSON, C.J.
RCB  12 Hansbro, Adriel                        CB   6  FRYAR, Londen


 Northern Illinois: 4-BRYANT, David, 9-ALLEN, Josh, 13-ADONIS, Evans, 16-BIONDI, Luke, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And,
 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-NENDICK, Chris, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J,
 48-O'BRIEN, Tommy, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 91-KORONKIEWICZ, D, 92-SCHROEDER, Adam, 97-ANTONACCI, Anth.

 Western Michigan: 15-DORCELY, Andy, 17-JONES, Mike, 19-ROBINSON, C., 21-PENN, Stephen, 22-THOMPSON, G., 23-SAAD, Nic,
 25-MEYER, Nate, 30-BUSKIRK, Matt, 33-QUIVEY, Seth, 34-BONDS, Mark, 35-PRITCHARD, A., 38-GEBHART, A., 39-LANEY, Jim,
 40-ELSWORTH, Kirk, 47-WRIGHT, J., 48-BRASKA, Justin, 50-SOSNOVICH, G., 63-WASIKOWSKI, P., 82-LEDBETTER, B., 84-STEVENS, Matt,
 87-SCHULTZ, Keith, 91-NEMETH, Grant, 96-BERGHUIS, Mark, 97-LUDEMAN, Matt.



Box Score

                               Box Score (Final)
      Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  7  0  0  7  - 14       Record: (4-3-0,3-2)
Western Michigan....  0 10  3  3  - 16       Record: (4-2-0,2-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:24 NIU - Carter, Jarret 0 yd blocked punt return (Nendick, Chris kick), , NIU 7 - WMU 0
2nd 11:39 WMU - MEYER, Nate 20 yd field goal, 15-64 6:39, NIU 7 - WMU 3
    03:34 WMU - STEVENS, Matt 2 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MEYER, Nate kick), 12-73 5:57, NIU 7 - WMU 10
3rd 07:45 WMU - MEYER, Nate 39 yd field goal, 9-45 4:13, NIU 7 - WMU 13
4th 03:25 WMU - MEYER, Nate 40 yd field goal, 9-30 5:18, NIU 7 - WMU 16
    01:19 NIU - Davis, Britt 31 yd pass from Horvath, Phil (Nendick, Chris kick), 8-80 2:06, NIU 14 - WMU 16


NIU WMU FIRST DOWNS................... 10 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 22-0 40-129 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 157 251 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 25-14-3 44-29-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 47-157 84-380 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-20 3-40 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 1-3 2-21 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-44 3-20 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-44.2 5-31.0 Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards............... 3-21 7-59 Possession Time............... 21:12 38:48 Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 12 12 of 22 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 3-26 RUSHING: Northern Illinois-WOLFE, Garrett 18-25; Horvath, Phil 4-minus 25. Western Michigan-BONDS, Mark 32-98; WEST, Brandon 6-22; CUBIT, Ryan 2-9. PASSING: Northern Illinois-HORVATH, Phil 14-25-3-157. Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 29-44-1-251. RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-DAVIS, Britt 7-89; Wolfe, Garrett 5-31; Davis, Brandon 1-22; Carter, Jarret 1-15. Western Michigan-CHAPPLE, Joe 8-53; BONDS, Mark 4-31; SIMMONS, J. 4-26; WEST, Brandon 4-15; MARTIN, Herb 3-71; SCHULTZ, Keith 3-19; MARAGOS, Chris 2-34; STEVENS, Matt 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-MCCARTHY, Tim 1-44. Western Michigan-ISMAIL, Ameer 1-20; BIGGERS, E.J. 1-0; FRYAR, Londen 1-0. FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-0. Stadium: Waldo Stadium Attendance: 19275 Kickoff time: 2:06 End of Game: 5:14 Total elapsed time: 3:08 Officials: Referee: Nick DeFine; Umpire: Mark Shupe; Linesman: Jeff Szink; Line judge: Harold Deines; Back judge: Rob Luklan; Field judge: Charles Braum; Side judge: George Plesac; Scorer: Marv Moll; Temperature: 45 Wind: WNW 17 Weather: Mostly Cloudy Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-None. Western Michigan-DAVIDSON, Zach 1-1; ISMAIL, Ameer 0-1; TITHOF, Paul 0-1; DUCLO, Dustin 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-BLALARK, Keenan 5-9; Utschig, Dustin 9-3; Reiter, Mark 4-8; Rusch, Craig 4-5; Hanson, Cory 4-4; McCarthy, Tim 2-5; Schroeder, Adam 2-4; Rice, Melvin 3-2; Benson, Brad 3-2; Pruitt, Bradley 2-1; English, Larry 1-2; West, Ken 1-0; Adonis, Evans 1-0; DITTBENNER, And 1-0; Wolfe, Garrett 1-0; Davis, Brandon 1-0; Fontana, Jeff 0-1; Allen, Josh 0-1. Western Michigan-DELMAS, Louis 5-2; ISMAIL, Ameer 2-4; FRYAR, Londen 3-2; VARCADIPANE, N. 2-2; DAVIDSON, Zach 2-2; TITHOF, Paul 1-3; FLOM, Cory 2-1; LUDEMAN, Matt 2-0; GEBHART, A. 1-1; BIGGERS, E.J. 1-1; BELMONTE, A. 1-1; DUCLO, Dustin 0-2; WILSON, C.J. 1-0; PRITCHARD, A. 1-0; WEST, Brandon 1-0; BERGHUIS, Mark 1-0; ROBINSON, C. 0-1. Game Starters: Northern Illinois POS ## OFFENSE WR 5 Perez, Marcus LT 62 Free, Doug LG 70 Acevedo, Chris C 50 Adamski, Eddie RG 61 Rogers, Matt RT 60 Brost, Jon TE 87 Davis, Brandon QB 3 Horvath, Phil TB 1 Wolfe, Garrett Z 7 Davis, Britt SL 14 Carter, Jarret POS ## DEFENSE LE 34 West, Ken NG 49 Benson, Brad T 99 Rusch, Craig RE 51 English, Larry SLB 33 Blalark, Keenan MLB 53 McCarthy, Tim WLB 26 Hanson, Cory LCB 2 Rice, Melvin SS 8 Reiter, Mark FS 35 Utschig, Dustin RCB 12 Hansbro, Adriel Western Michigan POS ## OFFENSE WR 28 MARAGOS, Chris WR 27 SIMMONS, J. LT 67 JOHNSON, Rob LG 72 MORAN, Dominic C 78 KRUTILLA, R. RG 62 WILLIAMS, Matt RT 75 BLAIR, James WR 7 MARTIN, Herb QB 12 CUBIT, Ryan RB 2 WEST, Brandon WR 10 CHAPPLE, Joe POS ## DEFENSE LDE 37 BELMONTE, A. NG 98 FLOM, Cory DT 99 VARCADIPANE, N. RDE 90 DAVIDSON, Zach WLB 43 ISMAIL, Ameer MLB 59 DUCLO, Dustin SLB 51 TITHOF, Paul HB 1 BIGGERS, E.J. FS 9 DELMAS, Louis SS 26 WILSON, C.J. CB 6 FRYAR, Londen Player participation: Northern Illinois: 4-BRYANT, David, 9-ALLEN, Josh, 13-ADONIS, Evans, 16-BIONDI, Luke, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And, 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-NENDICK, Chris, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 48-O'BRIEN, Tommy, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 91-KORONKIEWICZ, D, 92-SCHROEDER, Adam, 97-ANTONACCI, Anth. Western Michigan: 15-DORCELY, Andy, 17-JONES, Mike, 19-ROBINSON, C., 21-PENN, Stephen, 22-THOMPSON, G., 23-SAAD, Nic, 25-MEYER, Nate, 30-BUSKIRK, Matt, 33-QUIVEY, Seth, 34-BONDS, Mark, 35-PRITCHARD, A., 38-GEBHART, A., 39-LANEY, Jim, 40-ELSWORTH, Kirk, 47-WRIGHT, J., 48-BRASKA, Justin, 50-SOSNOVICH, G., 63-WASIKOWSKI, P., 82-LEDBETTER, B., 84-STEVENS, Matt, 87-SCHULTZ, Keith, 91-NEMETH, Grant, 96-BERGHUIS, Mark, 97-LUDEMAN, Matt. Play-by-Play Summary


                               Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (10/14/06 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

               NIU wins coin toss, defers to 2nd half.  WMU to receive kick-off.
  N 1-10 N35   NIU ball on NIU35, clock 15:00.

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 63 yards to the WMU2, WEST, Brandon return 23 yards
               to the WMU25 (Utschig, Dustin;FONTANA, Jeff).
      W 1-10 W25   PENALTY WMU delay of game 5 yards to the WMU20.
      W 1-15 W20   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for loss of 1 yard to the
                   WMU19 (Rice, Melvin).
      W 2-16 W19   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to MARTIN, Herb for 30 yards to the WMU49,
                   1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 1-10 W49   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 9 yards to the NIU42
                   (McCarthy, Tim).
      W 2-1  N42   WEST, Brandon rush for 5 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN WMU (RUSCH,
                   Craig).
      W 1-10 N37   WEST, Brandon rush for 11 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN WMU,
                   out-of-bounds (West, Ken).
      W 1-10 N26   CUBIT, Ryan pass intercepted by McCarthy, Tim at the NIU23, MCCARTHY,
                   Tim return 44 yards to the WMU33 (WEST, Brandon).
--------------- 6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

  N 1-10 W33   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:44 (1st).
  N 1-10 W33   Horvath, Phil pass intercepted by FRYAR, Londen at the WMU0, FRYAR, Londen
               return 0 yards to the WMU0, WMU ball on WMU20.
--------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:34 ---------------

      W 1-10 W20   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 12:10 (1st).
      W 1-10 W20   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU23 (Rusch, Craig;SCHROEDER,
                   Adam).
      W 2-7  W23   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU26 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 3-4  W26   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WEST, Brandon for loss of 6 yards to the
                   WMU20 (English, Larry).
      W 4-10 W20   LANEY, Jim punt BLOCKED, recovered by NIU Carter, Jarret at WMU0,
                   Carter, Jarret for no gain to the WMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:24 (blocked by
                   Turner, Greg).
--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:46 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kick attempt good.

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                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 0
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               Nendick, Chris kickoff 65 yards to the WMU0, touchback.
      W 1-10 W20   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:24 (1st), WEST, Brandon rush for 1
                   yard to the WMU21 (McCarthy, Tim;RUSCH, Craig).
      W 2-9  W21   BONDS, Mark rush for 7 yards to the WMU28 (Benson, Brad).
      W 3-2  W28   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 8 yards to the WMU36,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Blalark, Keenan).
      W 1-10 W36   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 4 yards to the WMU40
                   (Hanson, Cory;REITER, Mark).
      W 2-6  W40   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the WMU41 (Benson, Brad).
      W 3-5  W41   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to MARAGOS, Chris for 11 yards to the NIU48,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Reiter, Mark).
      W 1-10 N48   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to WEST, Brandon.
      W 2-10 N48   WEST, Brandon rush for 1 yard to the NIU47 (Blalark, Keenan;SCHROEDER,
                   Adam).
      W 3-9  N47   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to CHAPPLE, Joe.
      W 4-9  N47   CUBIT, Ryan punt 31 yards to the NIU16, downed.
--------------- 9 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:32 ---------------

  N 1-10 N16   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:52 (1st).
  N 1-10 N16   Wolfe, Garrett rush for no gain to the NIU16 (DAVIDSON, Zach), PENALTY
               WMU face mask 5 yards to the NIU21.
  N 1-5  N21   Wolfe, Garrett rush for no gain to the NIU21 (BELMONTE, A.;ISMAIL, Ameer).
  N 2-5  N21   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 1 yard to the NIU22 (FLOM, Cory).
  N 3-4  N22   Wolfe, Garrett rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU18 (ISMAIL,
               Ameer;VARCADIPANE, N.).
  N 4-8  N18   DITTBENNER, And punt 45 yards to the WMU37, CHAPPLE, Joe return 11 yards to
               the WMU48 (Adonis, Evans), PENALTY WMU personal foul (BIGGERS, E.J.) 15
               yards to the WMU33, 1st and 10, WMU ball on WMU33.
--------------- 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:34 ---------------

      W 1-10 W33   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 03:18 (1st).
      W 1-10 W33   WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the WMU35 (Hanson, Cory).
      W 2-8  W35   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU38 (Schroeder, Adam).
      W 3-5  W38   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 6 yards to the WMU44,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Rice, Melvin).
      W 1-10 W44   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 9 yards to the NIU47
                   (Blalark, Keenan;RICE, Melvin).
      W 2-1  N47   PENALTY WMU false start (WILLIAMS, Matt) 4 yards to the WMU49.
      W 2-5  W49   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to MARAGOS, Chris for 23 yards to the NIU28,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Utschig, Dustin).

                            ==========END OF 1st QUARTER===========
                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 0
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
      W 1-10 N28   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
      W 1-10 N28   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SCHULTZ, Keith for loss of 2 yards to the
                   NIU30 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 2-12 N30   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 9 yards to the NIU21
                   (Schiffler, Matt).
      W 3-3  N21   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 7 yards to the NIU14,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Pruitt, Bradley).
      W 1-10 N14   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to LEDBETTER, B..
      W 2-10 N14   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 5 yards to the NIU9,
                   out-of-bounds (Rice, Melvin).
      W 3-5  N09   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 5 yards to the NIU4, 1ST
                   DOWN WMU (Reiter, Mark).
      W 1-G  N04   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to STEVENS, Matt.
      W 2-G  N04   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU3 (Schroeder, Adam).
      W 3-G  N03   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to CHAPPLE, Joe.
      W 4-G  N03   MEYER, Nate field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 11:39.

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                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 3
                            =======================================

--------------- 15 plays, 64 yards, TOP 06:39 ---------------

                   MEYER, Nate kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:39 (2nd), Wolfe, Garrett rush for 1 yard
               to the NIU21 (BELMONTE, A.).
  N 2-9  N21   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 5 yards to the NIU26 (PRITCHARD, A.).
  N 3-4  N26   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 7 yards to the NIU33,
               1ST DOWN NIU (FLOM, Cory).
  N 1-10 N33   PENALTY WMU roughing passer 15 yards to the NIU48, 1ST DOWN
               NIU.
  N 1-10 N48   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
  N 2-10 N48   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 5 yards to the WMU47 (FRYAR,
               Londen).
  N 3-5  W47   Horvath, Phil pass intercepted by BIGGERS, E.J. at the WMU27, BIGGERS, E.J.
               return 0 yards to the WMU27.
--------------- 6 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:08 ---------------

      W 1-10 W27   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 09:31 (2nd).
      W 1-10 W27   PENALTY WMU delay of game 5 yards to the WMU22.
      W 1-15 W22   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SCHULTZ, Keith for 17 yards to the WMU39,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Hanson, Cory).
      W 1-10 W39   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU42 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 2-7  W42   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 1 yard to the WMU43
                   (McCarthy, Tim;REITER, Mark), PENALTY WMU illegal shift declined.
      W 3-6  W43   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 14 yards to the NIU43,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Blalark, Keenan).
      W 1-10 N43   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to MARAGOS, Chris.
      W 2-10 N43   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the NIU40 (Benson, Brad;ALLEN, Josh).
      W 3-7  N40   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to MARTIN, Herb for 20 yards to the NIU20,
                   1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Pruitt, Bradley;REITER, Mark).
      W 1-10 N20   WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU18 (Benson, Brad;UTSCHIG,
                   Dustin).
      W 2-8  N18   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU16 (Blalark, Keenan;MCCARTHY,
                   Tim).
      W 3-6  N16   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 12 yards to the NIU4,
                   1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds.
      W 1-G  N04   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to STEVENS, Matt, PENALTY NIU holding
                   (Utschig, Dustin) 2 yards to the NIU2, NO PLAY.
      W 1-G  N02   BONDS, Mark rush for no gain to the NIU2 (Reiter, Mark).
      W 2-G  N02   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to STEVENS, Matt for 2 yards to the NIU0,
                   TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:34.
                   MEYER, Nate kick attempt good.

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                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 10
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--------------- 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:57 ---------------

                   MEYER, Nate kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:34 (2nd).
  N 1-10 N20   Wolfe, Garrett rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU18 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
  N 2-12 N18   Horvath, Phil sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU9 (ISMAIL, Ameer;DUCLO,
               Dustin).
  N 3-21 N09   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 2 yards to the NIU11 (TITHOF, Paul;ISMAIL, Ameer).
  N 4-19 N11   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 01:58.
  N 4-19 N11   DITTBENNER, And punt 41 yards to the WMU48, CHAPPLE, Joe return 11 yards to
               the NIU41 (Davis, Brandon).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 01:52 ---------------

      W 1-10 N41   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:42 (2nd).
      W 1-10 N41   CUBIT, Ryan rush for 11 yards to the NIU30, 1ST DOWN WMU
                   (Blalark, Keenan).
      W 1-10 N30   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the NIU24 (Blalark, Keenan;REITER,
                   Mark).
      W 2-4  N24   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to STEVENS, Matt.
      W 3-4  N24   BONDS, Mark rush for 7 yards to the NIU17, 1ST DOWN WMU (HANSON,
                   Cory;REITER, Mark), PENALTY NIU personal foul 9 yards to the NIU8.
      W 1-1  N08   1st and 8.
      W 1-G  N08   BONDS, Mark rush for 7 yards to the NIU1 (Reiter, Mark;ENGLISH, Larry).
      W 2-G  N01   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:32.
      W 2-G  N01   CUBIT, Ryan rush to the NIU3, fumble by CUBIT, Ryan recovered by WMU
                   CUBIT, Ryan at NIU3.
      W 3-G  N03   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to LEDBETTER, B..
      W 4-G  N03   MEYER, Nate field goal attempt from 21 MISSED - wide left, spot at
                   NIU20, clock 00:16.
--------------- 8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 01:42 ---------------

  N 1-10 N20   End of half, clock 00:00.

                            ===========END OF 2nd QUARTER===========
                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 10
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
  N 1-10 N20   Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WMU ball on WMU35.

                   MEYER, Nate kickoff 52 yards to the NIU13, Davis, Britt return 3 yards
                   to the NIU16 (BERGHUIS, Mark).
  N 1-10 N16   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00 (3rd), Wolfe, Garrett rush for 3
               yards to the NIU19 (FRYAR, Londen;DAVIDSON, Zach).
  N 2-7  N19   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 12 yards to the NIU31,
               1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (DELMAS, Louis).
  N 1-10 N31   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 7 yards to the NIU38 (DUCLO, Dustin;DELMAS, Louis).
  N 2-3  N38   Wolfe, Garrett rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU34 (ISMAIL, Ameer).
  N 3-7  N34   Horvath, Phil sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU27 (TITHOF,
               Paul;DAVIDSON, Zach).
  N 4-14 N27   DITTBENNER, And punt 57 yards to the WMU16, CHAPPLE, Joe return 18 yards to
               the WMU34 (DITTBENNER, And).
--------------- 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 03:02 ---------------

      W 1-10 W34   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 11:58 (3rd).
      W 1-10 W34   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU37 (Schroeder, Adam;RUSCH,
                   Craig).
      W 2-7  W37   BONDS, Mark rush for 4 yards to the WMU41 (McCarthy, Tim;SCHROEDER,
                   Adam).
      W 3-3  W41   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 6 yards to the WMU47,
                   1ST DOWN WMU (Pruitt, Bradley).
      W 1-10 W47   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the NIU47 (Rusch, Craig).
      W 2-4  N47   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to MARTIN, Herb for 21 yards to the NIU26,
                   1ST DOWN WMU.
      W 1-10 N26   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:10, BONDS, Mark rush for loss of 2
                   yards to the NIU28 (Rusch, Craig).
      W 2-12 N28   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 7 yards to the NIU21
                   (Blalark, Keenan;RUSCH, Craig).
      W 3-5  N21   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 07:56.
      W 3-5  N21   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to WEST, Brandon (Rusch, Craig).
      W 4-5  N21   MEYER, Nate field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 07:45.

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                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 13
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--------------- 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:13 ---------------

                   MEYER, Nate kickoff 61 yards to the NIU4, out-of-bounds, NIU ball on
                   NIU35.
  N 1-10 N35   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:45 (3rd), Horvath, Phil pass intercepted
               by ISMAIL, Ameer at the WMU43, ISMAIL, Ameer return 20 yards to the NIU37
               (Wolfe, Garrett).
--------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:45 ---------------

      W 1-10 N37   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 07:00 (3rd).
      W 1-10 N37   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU36 (McCarthy, Tim;REITER, Mark).
      W 2-9  N36   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to MARTIN, Herb, dropped pass.
      W 3-9  N36   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to STEVENS, Matt (McCarthy, Tim).
      W 4-9  N36   CUBIT, Ryan punt 36 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:01 ---------------

  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:59 (3rd).
  N 1-10 N20   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Davis, Brandon.
  N 2-10 N20   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 2 yards to the NIU22
               (ISMAIL, Ameer).
  N 3-8  N22   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus.
  N 4-8  N22   DITTBENNER, And punt 51 yards to the WMU27, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:11 ---------------

      W 1-10 W27   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:48 (3rd).
      W 1-10 W27   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the WMU28 (Hanson, Cory).
      W 2-9  W28   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SCHULTZ, Keith for 4 yards to the WMU32
                   (Hanson, Cory).
      W 3-5  W32   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to CHAPPLE, Joe.
      W 4-5  W32   LANEY, Jim punt 42 yards to the NIU26, fair catch by Perez, Marcus.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:46 ---------------

  N 1-10 N26   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:02 (3rd), NIU ball on NIU27.
  N 1-10 N27   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 7 yards to the NIU34 (TITHOF, Paul;BIGGERS, E.J.).
  N 2-3  N34   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 2 yards to the NIU36 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
  N 3-1  N36   Wolfe, Garrett rush for no gain to the NIU36 (TITHOF, Paul).
  N 4-1  N36   Horvath, Phil rush for 1 yard to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (FLOM,
               Cory;VARCADIPANE, N.).
  N 1-10 N37   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 1 yard to the NIU38 (DELMAS, Louis).
  N 2-9  N38   Wolfe, Garrett rush for no gain to the NIU38 (ROBINSON, C.;FRYAR, Londen).

                            ===========END OF 3rd QUARTER===========
                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 13
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
  N 3-9  N38   Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
  N 3-9  N38   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 11 yards to the NIU49,
               1ST DOWN NIU (BIGGERS, E.J.).
  N 1-10 N49   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Brandon for 22 yards to the WMU29,
               1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
  N 1-10 W29   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus, dropped pass.
  N 2-10 W29   Wolfe, Garrett rush for 8 yards to the WMU21 (DELMAS, Louis), PENALTY NIU
               holding 10 yards to the WMU31.
  N 2-12 W31   2nd and 12, Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus.
  N 3-12 W31   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus.
  N 4-12 W31   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
--------------- 13 plays, 42 yards, TOP 04:31 ---------------

      W 1-10 W31   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 13:31 (4th).
      W 1-10 W31   Clock 13:31.
      W 1-10 W31   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 3 yards to the WMU34,
                   out-of-bounds.
      W 2-7  W34   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 16 yards to the 50
                   yardline, 1ST DOWN WMU (Hanson, Cory;BLALARK, Keenan).
      W 1-10 W50   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to WEST, Brandon, dropped pass.
      W 2-10 W50   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 2 yards to the NIU48
                   (Blalark, Keenan;HANSON, Cory).
      W 3-8  N48   CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to CHAPPLE, Joe for 9 yards to the NIU39,
                   1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Blalark, Keenan).
      W 1-10 N39   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU37 (English, Larry;RUSCH, Craig).
      W 2-8  N37   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to MARTIN, Herb, dropped pass (HANSON,
                   Cory), PENALTY WMU holding (JOHNSON, Rob) 10 yards to the NIU47, NO
                   PLAY.
      W 2-18 N47   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU46 (Benson, Brad).
      W 3-17 N46   CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to BONDS, Mark, dropped pass.
      W 4-17 N46   CUBIT, Ryan punt 46 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 8 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:35 ---------------

  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:56 (4th).
  N 1-10 N20   Wolfe, Garrett rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU18 (LUDEMAN, Matt).
  N 2-12 N18   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 7 yards to the NIU25
               (DELMAS, Louis).
  N 3-5  N25   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 1 yard to the NIU26
               (LUDEMAN, Matt).
  N 4-4  N26   DITTBENNER, And punt 27 yards to the WMU47, fair catch by CHAPPLE, Joe.
--------------- 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:13 ---------------

      W 1-10 W47   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 08:43 (4th), WMU ball on WMU48.
      W 1-10 W48   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the NIU46 (Reiter, Mark).
      W 2-4  N46   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the NIU40, 1ST DOWN WMU (UTSCHIG,
                   Dustin;REITER, Mark).
      W 1-10 N40   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the NIU37 (Blalark, Keenan).
      W 2-7  N37   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the NIU31 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 3-1  N31   BONDS, Mark rush for 4 yards to the NIU27, 1ST DOWN WMU (UTSCHIG,
                   Dustin).
      W 1-10 N27   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU26 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 2-9  N26   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the NIU23 (McCarthy, Tim).
      W 3-6  N23   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU22 (Rusch, Craig).
      W 4-5  N22   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 03:30.
      W 4-5  N22   MEYER, Nate field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 03:25.

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                            NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 16
                            ========================================

--------------- 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 05:18 ---------------

                   MEYER, Nate kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:25 (4th), Horvath, Phil sacked for loss
               of 10 yards to the NIU10 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
  N 2-20 N10   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 10 yards to the NIU20
               (FRYAR, Londen).
  N 3-10 N20   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Carter, Jarret for 15 yards to the NIU35,
               1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS, Louis;GEBHART, A.).
  N 1-10 N35   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus, dropped pass.
  N 2-10 N35   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 9 yards to the NIU44
               (GEBHART, A.).
  N 3-1  N44   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 14 yards to the WMU42,
               1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS, Louis).
  N 1-10 W42   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 11 yards to the WMU31,
               1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (FRYAR, Londen).
  N 1-10 W31   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Davis, Britt for 31 yards to the WMU0, 1ST
               DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:19.
               Nendick, Chris kick attempt good.

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                           NORTHERN ILLINOIS 14, WESTERN MICHIGAN 16
                           =========================================

  N 1-G  N35   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 01:19.
--------------- 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:06 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 11 yards to the NIU46, on-side kick, recovered by WMU
               on NIU46, BIGGERS, E.J. return -2 yards to the NIU48.
      W 1-10 N48   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:19 (4th).
      W 1-10 N48   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:13.
      W 1-10 N48   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU46 (Rice, Melvin;BLALARK,
                   Keenan).
      W 2-8  N46   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:07.
      W 2-8  N46   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU44 (Utschig, Dustin).
      W 3-6  N44   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU42 (Blalark, Keenan;BAEZ, Jason).
      W 4-4  N42   End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:19 ---------------

                           ===============FINAL SCORE===============
                           NORTHERN ILLINOIS 14, WESTERN MICHIGAN 16
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