Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)


 

Scoring Summary

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Northern Illinois (0-2-0,0-1) vs. Western Michigan (1-1-0,1-0)

Date: Sept 6, 2008 • Site: Kalamazoo, Mich.  • Stadium: Waldo Stadium  •  Attendance: 26262

Score by Quarters  Score 
Northern Illinois   7  3  3  13  26 
Western Michigan   7  7  0  15  29 

SCORING SUMMARY   NIU -WMU  
1st  11:33  NIU   BROWN, Me'co 26 yd run (SALERNO, Mike kick) 
         7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 3:27  7 - 0 
  03:02  WMU   SIMMONS, J. 26 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick) 
         8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:41  7 - 7 
2nd  13:54  WMU   WEST, Brandon 7 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick) 
         8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:56  7 - 14 
  01:16  NIU   SALERNO, Mike 20 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 5:02  10 - 14 
3rd  11:17  NIU   SALERNO, Mike 39 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:08  13 - 14 
4th  14:17  NIU   GRADY, DeMarcus 3 yd run (NICHOLSON, Dan pass failed) 
         9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:54  19 - 14 
  10:05  WMU   HILLER, Tim 5 yd run (NUNEZ, Juan pass from HILLER, Tim) 
         9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 4:12  19 - 22 
  06:59  WMU   PRITCHARD, A. 1 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick) 
         5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:15  19 - 29 
  00:40  NIU   TURNER, Greg 16 yd pass from NICHOLSON, Dan (SALERNO, Mike kick) 
         9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:48  26 - 29 

Kickoff time: 7:05 pm  • End of Game: 10:15  • Total elapsed time: 3:10
Referee: Tony Cannella  •  Umpire: Robert Holcomb  •  Linesman: Ed Steenbergen  •  Line judge: Michael Reiss  •  Back judge: Richard Ames  •  Field judge: Kevin Sullivan  •  Side judge: Dennis Jackson  •  Center judge: Marv Moll  • 
Temperature: 68  • Wind: SW 5-10  • Weather: Clear

 

Team Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

 Team Totals  NIU  WMU 
FIRST DOWNS  23  19 
   Rushing 
   Passing  14 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  142  198 
   Rushing Attempts  44  32 
   Average Per Rush  3.2  6.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  184  208 
   Yards Lost Rushing  42  10 
NET YARDS PASSING  297  186 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  18-33-1  21-30-0 
   Average Per Attempt  9.0  6.2 
   Average Per Completion  16.5  8.9 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  439  384 
   Total offense plays  77  62 
   Average Gain Per Play  5.7  6.2 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  4-1  2-2 
Penalties: Number-Yards  7-60  5-45 
PUNTS-YARDS  2-71  3-127 
   Average Yards Per Punt  35.5  42.3 
   Net Yards Per Punt  31.0  33.0 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-342  5-338 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  68.4  67.6 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  45.8  49.4 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-8-0  1-9-0 
   Average Per Return  8.0  9.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  3-51-0  3-73-0 
   Average Per Return  17.0  24.3 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-18-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  34:20  25:40 
   1st Quarter  7:25  7:35 
   2nd Quarter  12:17  2:43 
   3rd Quarter  9:11  5:49 
   4th Quarter  5:27  9:33 
Third-Down Conversions  7 of 15  3 of 10 
Fourth-Down Conversions  1 of 3  1 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-4  3-4 
   Touchdowns  2-4  3-4 
   Field goals  1-4  0-4 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  4-16 
PAT Kicks  2-2  3-3 
Field Goals  2-2  0-1 
Points off turnovers 

 

Individual Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Northern Illinois
  
Western Michigan
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
BROWN, Me'co   13  63  54  26  4.2 
GRADY, DeMarcus  43  43  14  6.1 
CRIDER, Ricky   22  22  3.7 
NICHOLSON, Dan   39  18  21  24  2.3 
HARNISH, Chand   3.0 
ANDERSON, Justi  1.0 
TEAM   -2  -2.0 
DITTBENNER, And  -9  -9.0 
Totals...  44  184  42  142  26  3.2 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
WEST, Brandon   25  183  175  27  7.0 
THOMPSON, G.   12  12  12.0 
HILLER, Tim   11  11  3.7 
ELSWORTH, Kirk   1.0 
TEAM   -2  -2.0 
Totals...  32  208  10  198  27  6.2 
  
  
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
NICHOLSON, Dan   16-29-1  239  34 
HARNISH, Chand   2-4-0  58  45 
Totals...  18-33-1  297  45 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
HILLER, Tim   21-30-0  186  26 
Totals...  21-30-0  186  26 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
PEREZ, Marcus   77  34 
PALMER, Nathan   78  31 
COX, Landon   21  12 
SIMON, Matt   45  45 
SKARB, Kyle   24  24 
TURNER, Greg   16  16 
BEAL, Brandon   15  15 
BROWN, Me'co   13  13 
CUNNINGHAM, Ree 
Totals...  18  297  45 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
SIMMONS, J.   102  26 
NUNEZ, Juan   32  23 
JULIEN, S.   27 
LEDBETTER, B.   15  16 
WEST, Brandon  
PRITCHARD, A.  
Totals...  21  186  26 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
DITTBENNER, And  71  35.5  45 
Totals...  71  35.5  45 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
ARMER, Ben   127  42.3  47 
Totals...  127  42.3  47 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
BROWN, Me'co   30  16 
CRIDER, Ricky   21  22 
Totals...  51  22 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
JULIEN, S.  
WEST, Brandon   73  30 
DELMAS, Louis   18  18 
Totals...  73  30  18  18 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
BROWN, Me'co   54  13  30  105 
PALMER, Nathan   78  78 
PEREZ, Marcus   77  77 
SIMON, Matt   45  45 
CRIDER, Ricky   22  21  43 
GRADY, DeMarcus  43  43 
SKARB, Kyle   24  24 
COX, Landon   21  21 
NICHOLSON, Dan   21  21 
TURNER, Greg   16  16 
BEAL, Brandon   15  15 
HARNISH, Chand  
CUNNINGHAM, Ree 
ANDERSON, Justi 
TEAM   -2  -2 
DITTBENNER, And  -9  -9 
Totals...  142  297  51  498 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
WEST, Brandon   175  73  257 
SIMMONS, J.   102  102 
JULIEN, S.   27  36 
NUNEZ, Juan   32  32 
DELMAS, Louis   18  18 
LEDBETTER, B.   15  15 
THOMPSON, G.   12  12 
HILLER, Tim   11  11 
ELSWORTH, Kirk  
PRITCHARD, A.  
TEAM   -2  -2 
Totals...  198  186  73  18  484 
  
  
  
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
SALERNO, Mike  2nd  01:16  20 yards  Good 
SALERNO, Mike  3rd  11:17  39 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
POTTER, John  3rd  07:15  25 yards  Missed 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
SALERNO, Mike   342  68.4 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
POTTER, John   338  67.6 
 
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-CRIDER, Ricky 1-0; NICHOLSON, Dan 1-0; GRADY, DeMarcus 1-1; DITTBENNER, And 1-0. Western Michigan-THOMPSON, G. 1-1; LEDBETTER, B. 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N16  15:00  Kickoff  W00  11:33  TOUCHDOWN  7-84  3:27    
NIU   1st  N16  09:29  Punt  N31  06:43     Punt  5-15  2:46    
NIU   1st  N20  03:02  Kickoff  N19  01:50     Punt  3--1  1:12    
NIU   2nd  N26  13:54  Kickoff  W27  06:49     Downs  13-47  7:05    
NIU   2nd  N41  06:18  Punt  W03  01:16  FIELD GOAL  10-56  5:02    
NIU   2nd  N34  00:10  Downs  N32  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:10    
NIU   3rd  N38  13:25  Fumble  W23  11:17  FIELD GOAL  8-39  2:08    
NIU   3rd  N20  07:15  Missed FG  N28  04:23     Interception  6-8  2:52    
NIU   3rd  N33  04:11  Fumble  W00  14:17  TOUCHDOWN  9-67  4:54    
NIU   4th  N21  10:05  Kickoff  N33  09:14     Fumble  2-12  0:51    
NIU   4th  N20  06:59  Kickoff  N42  04:54     Downs  6-22  2:05    
NIU   4th  N20  02:28  Punt  W00  00:40  TOUCHDOWN  9-80  1:48    
  
WMU   1st  W33  11:33  Kickoff  W38  09:29     Punt  3-5  2:04    
WMU   1st  W43  06:43  Punt  N00  03:02  TOUCHDOWN  8-57  3:41    
WMU   1st  W45  01:50  Punt  N00  13:54  TOUCHDOWN  8-55  2:56    
WMU   2nd  W27  06:49  Downs  W22  06:18     Punt  3--5  0:31    
WMU   2nd  W20  01:16  Kickoff  N34  00:10     Downs  8-46  1:06    
WMU   3rd  W30  15:00  Kickoff  N38  13:25     Fumble  4-32  1:35    
WMU   3rd  W20  11:17  Kickoff  N07  07:15     Missed FG  10-73  4:02    
WMU   3rd  N32  04:23  Interception  N33  04:11     Fumble  1--1  0:12    
WMU   4th  W18  14:17  Kickoff  N00  10:05  TOUCHDOWN  9-82  4:12    
WMU   4th  N33  09:14  Fumble  N00  06:59  TOUCHDOWN  5-33  2:15    
WMU   4th  N42  04:54  Downs  N45  02:28     Punt  3--3  2:26    
WMU   4th  N39  00:33  Kickoff  N41  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:33    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Northern Illinois   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:25   12:17   09:11   05:27      19:42   14:38      34:20  
3rd Down Conversions   0/3   1/3   4/6   2/3      1/6   6/9      7/15  
Average field position  N17   N33   N30   N20      N25   N25      N25  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   0/1   0/0   0/1      1/2   0/1      1/3  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Michigan   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:35   02:43   05:49   09:33      10:18   15:22      25:40  
3rd Down Conversions   1/4   1/3   0/1   1/2      2/7   1/3      3/10  
Average field position  W40   W23   W39   N49      W33   W46      W40  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   0/1   0/0   0/0      1/2   0/0      1/2  


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N16  15:00  Kickoff  W00  11:33  TOUCHDOWN  7-84  3:27    
WMU   1st  W33  11:33  Kickoff  W38  09:29     Punt  3-5  2:04    
NIU   1st  N16  09:29  Punt  N31  06:43     Punt  5-15  2:46    
WMU   1st  W43  06:43  Punt  N00  03:02  TOUCHDOWN  8-57  3:41    
NIU   1st  N20  03:02  Kickoff  N19  01:50     Punt  3--1  1:12    
WMU   1st  W45  01:50  Punt  N00  13:54  TOUCHDOWN  8-55  2:56    
NIU   2nd  N26  13:54  Kickoff  W27  06:49     Downs  13-47  7:05    
  
WMU   2nd  W27  06:49  Downs  W22  06:18     Punt  3--5  0:31    
NIU   2nd  N41  06:18  Punt  W03  01:16  FIELD GOAL  10-56  5:02    
WMU   2nd  W20  01:16  Kickoff  N34  00:10     Downs  8-46  1:06    
NIU   2nd  N34  00:10  Downs  N32  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:10    
WMU   3rd  W30  15:00  Kickoff  N38  13:25     Fumble  4-32  1:35    
  
NIU   3rd  N38  13:25  Fumble  W23  11:17  FIELD GOAL  8-39  2:08    
WMU   3rd  W20  11:17  Kickoff  N07  07:15     Missed FG  10-73  4:02    
NIU   3rd  N20  07:15  Missed FG  N28  04:23     Interception  6-8  2:52    
WMU   3rd  N32  04:23  Interception  N33  04:11     Fumble  1--1  0:12    
NIU   3rd  N33  04:11  Fumble  W00  14:17  TOUCHDOWN  9-67  4:54    
WMU   4th  W18  14:17  Kickoff  N00  10:05  TOUCHDOWN  9-82  4:12    
  
NIU   4th  N21  10:05  Kickoff  N33  09:14     Fumble  2-12  0:51    
WMU   4th  N33  09:14  Fumble  N00  06:59  TOUCHDOWN  5-33  2:15    
NIU   4th  N20  06:59  Kickoff  N42  04:54     Downs  6-22  2:05    
WMU   4th  N42  04:54  Downs  N45  02:28     Punt  3--3  2:26    
NIU   4th  N20  02:28  Punt  W00  00:40  TOUCHDOWN  9-80  1:48    
WMU   4th  N39  00:33  Kickoff  N41  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:33    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

##  Northern Illinois   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
4   BRYANT, David   .   .   .   .  
38  SOBOL, Mike   .   .   .   .  
26  HANSON, Cory   .   .   .   .  
51  ENGLISH, Larry   1/2   .   .   .  
2   RICE, Melvin   .   .   .   .  
53  MCCARTHY, Tim   .   .   .   .  
24  PRUITT, Bradley  1/3   .   .   .  
23  DANIELS, Kiaree  .   .   .   .  
37  KUBE, Alex   1/1   .   .   .  
98  PIRKLE, D.J.   .   .   .   .  
36  CARTER, Chase   .   1-0   .   .  
48  KRITIKOS, Mike   1/4   .   .   .  
99  RUSCH, Craig   .   .   .   .  
9   ALLEN, Josh   1/5   1-0   .   .  
56  BICE, Brandon   .   .   .   .  
52  BROWN, Phil   .   .   .   .  
33  GEORGE, Patrick  .   .   .   .  
80  COX, Landon   .   .   .   .  
58  KRAUSE, Mike   1/0   .   .   .  
29  SCHILLER, Pat   .   .   .   .  
25  WILSON, Tracy   .   .   .   .  
##  Western Michigan   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
26  WILSON, C.J.   10  12  .   .   .   .  
9   DELMAS, Louis   10  2/3   1-0   1-18  .  
54  MARSHALL, Greg   1/5   .   .   1.0/5  
43  MCCORNELL, B.   .   .   .   .  
59  DUCLO, Dustin   1/2   .   .   .  
1   BIGGERS, E.J.   3/12   .   .   .  
90  DAVIDSON, Zach   3/15   .   .   2.0/10  
35  PRITCHARD, A.   .   .   .   .  
99  VARCADIPANE, N.  .   .   .   .  
98  FLOM, Cory   1/1   .   .   1.0/1  
33  ARMSTRONG, M.   .   .   .   .  
19  PRICE, Josh   .   .   .   .  
6   FRYAR, Londen   .   .   .   .  
91  NEMETH, Grant   .   .   .   .  
48  BRASKA, Justin   .   .   .   .  
25  LEWIS, David   .   .   .   .  
69  HARRINGTON, Tom  .   .   .   .  

 

Participation Report

 
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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   62  OLSON, Trevor  
LG   59  SKATRUD, Kevin  
C   50  ADAMSKI, Eddie  
RG   78  KELLER, Dan  
RT   60  BROST, Jon  
WR   85  SIMON, Matt  
QB   12  HARNISH, Chand  
TE   83  CUNNINGHAM, Ree 
TE   88  BEAL, Brandon  
FB   34  SKARB, Kyle  
RB   21  ANDERSON, Justi 
  
Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LDE   99  RUSCH, Craig  
DT   69  KRUTSCH, Alex  
NG   58  KRAUSE, Mike  
RDE   51  ENGLISH, Larry  
WLB   26  HANSON, Cory  
MLB   53  MCCARTHY, Tim  
SLB   9   ALLEN, Josh  
LCB   2   RICE, Melvin  
SS   38  SOBOL, Mike  
FS   4   BRYANT, David  
RCB   36  CARTER, Chase  
  
Western Michigan  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   72  PARKER, Anthony 
LG   65  SWANSON, P.  
C   63  WASIKOWSKI, P.  
RG   61  CLEMENS, Nick  
RT   67  JOHNSON, Rob  
WRT   27  SIMMONS, J.  
QB   3   HILLER, Tim  
TE   84  STEVENS, Matt  
WRZ   11  JULIEN, S.  
RB   2   WEST, Brandon  
RB   22  THOMPSON, G.  
  
Western Michigan  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LDE   54  MARSHALL, Greg  
MG   98  FLOM, Cory  
DT   99  VARCADIPANE, N. 
RDE   90  DAVIDSON, Zach  
WLB   43  MCCORNELL, B.  
MLB   59  DUCLO, Dustin  
SLB   51  PORTER, H.  
HB   1   BIGGERS, E.J.  
FS   9   DELMAS, Louis  
SS   26  WILSON, C.J.  
CB   6   FRYAR, Londen  

Northern Illinois: 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 8-BROWN, Me'co, 10-CLARK, Willie, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And, 19-NICHOLSON, Dan, 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 45-CRUIKSHANK, Jas, 47-FLAHIVE, Connor, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 57-LARSEN, Zach, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan, 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 98-PIRKLE, D.J..

Western Michigan: 3A-STEWART, Vernon, 12-ARNHEIM, Robert, 15-DORCELY, Andy, 16-WILLIAMS, A., 17-POTTER, John, 18-BURDI, Drew, 19-PRICE, Josh, 23-WINCHESTER, A., 25-LEWIS, David, 29-GAJOS, Scott, 33-ARMSTRONG, M., 35-PRITCHARD, A., 36-BALICE, Tim, 37-ARMER, Ben, 40-ELSWORTH, Kirk, 41-KRASINSKI, Dan, 46-STEPHEN, Desman, 47-ZAJAC, Mitch, 48-BRASKA, Justin, 69-HARRINGTON, Tom, 76-ELLINGSEN, S., 80-KASHAMA, F., 81-NUNEZ, Juan, 82-LEDBETTER, B., 91-NEMETH, Grant.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  7  3  3 13  - 26       Record: (0-2-0,0-1)
Western Michigan....  7  7  0 15  - 29       Record: (1-1-0,1-0)



Scoring Summary:
1st 11:33 NIU - BROWN, Me'co 26 yd run (SALERNO, Mike kick), 7-84 3:27, NIU 7 - WMU 0
    03:02 WMU - SIMMONS, J. 26 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick), 8-57 3:41, NIU 7 - WMU 7
2nd 13:54 WMU - WEST, Brandon 7 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick), 8-55 2:56, NIU 7 - WMU 14
    01:16 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 20 yd field goal, 10-56 5:02, NIU 10 - WMU 14
3rd 11:17 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 39 yd field goal, 8-39 2:08, NIU 13 - WMU 14
4th 14:17 NIU - GRADY, DeMarcus 3 yd run (NICHOLSON, Dan pass failed), 9-67 4:54, NIU 19 - WMU 14
    10:05 WMU - HILLER, Tim 5 yd run (NUNEZ, Juan pass from HILLER, Tim), 9-82 4:12, NIU 19 - WMU 22
    06:59 WMU - PRITCHARD, A. 1 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (POTTER, John kick), 5-33 2:15, NIU 19 - WMU 29
    00:40 NIU - TURNER, Greg 16 yd pass from NICHOLSON, Dan (SALERNO, Mike kick), 9-80 1:48, NIU 26 - WMU 29



                                    NIU      WMU
FIRST DOWNS...................       23       19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   44-142   32-198
PASSING YDS (NET).............      297      186
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  33-18-1  30-21-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   77-439   62-384
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-8      1-9
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     3-51     3-73
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-18
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-35.5   3-42.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      4-1      2-2
Penalties-Yards...............     7-60     5-45
Possession Time...............    34:20    25:40
Third-Down Conversions........  7 of 15  3 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 3   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-4      3-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     4-16


RUSHING: Northern Illinois-BROWN, Me'co 13-54; GRADY, DeMarcus 7-43;
CRIDER, Ricky 6-22; NICHOLSON, Dan 9-21; HARNISH, Chand 3-9; ANDERSON, Justi
4-4; TEAM 1-minus 2; DITTBENNER, And 1-minus 9. Western Michigan-WEST, Brandon
25-175; THOMPSON, G. 1-12; HILLER, Tim 3-11; ELSWORTH, Kirk 2-2; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Northern Illinois-NICHOLSON, Dan 16-29-1-239; HARNISH, Chand
2-4-0-58. Western Michigan-HILLER, Tim 21-30-0-186.

RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-PEREZ, Marcus 6-77; PALMER, Nathan 4-78;
COX, Landon 2-21; SIMON, Matt 1-45; SKARB, Kyle 1-24; TURNER, Greg 1-16; BEAL,
Brandon 1-15; BROWN, Me'co 1-13; CUNNINGHAM, Ree 1-8. Western Michigan-SIMMONS,
J. 8-102; NUNEZ, Juan 4-32; JULIEN, S. 4-27; LEDBETTER, B. 2-15; WEST, Brandon
2-9; PRITCHARD, A. 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Western Michigan-DELMAS, Louis
1-18.

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-NICHOLSON, Dan 1-0; DITTBENNER, And 1-0;
CRIDER, Ricky 1-0; GRADY, DeMarcus 1-1. Western Michigan-THOMPSON, G. 1-1;
LEDBETTER, B. 1-1.

Stadium: Waldo Stadium         Attendance: 26262
Kickoff time: 7:05 pm   End of Game: 10:15     Total elapsed time: 3:10
Officials: Referee: Tony Cannella; Umpire: Robert Holcomb; Linesman: Ed Steenbergen;
Line judge: Michael Reiss; Back judge: Richard Ames; Field judge: Kevin Sullivan;
Side judge: Dennis Jackson; Center judge: Marv Moll;
Temperature: 68        Wind: SW 5-10   Weather: Clear



Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-None. Western Michigan-DAVIDSON, Zach 2-0; MARSHALL, Greg 1-0; FLOM, Cory 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-BRYANT, David 6-2; SOBOL, Mike 5-2; HANSON, Cory 6-0; RICE, Melvin 4-0; ENGLISH, Larry 4-0; PRUITT, Bradley 3-0; MCCARTHY, Tim 3-0; KUBE, Alex 2-1; DANIELS, Kiaree 2-1; PIRKLE, D.J. 2-0; CARTER, Chase 2-0; ALLEN, Josh 1-0; COX, Landon 1-0; KRITIKOS, Mike 1-0; BICE, Brandon 1-0; BROWN, Phil 1-0; GEORGE, Patrick 1-0; RUSCH, Craig 1-0; WILSON, Tracy 0-1; KRAUSE, Mike 0-1; SCHILLER, Pat 0-1. Western Michigan-WILSON, C.J. 10-2; DELMAS, Louis 5-5; MARSHALL, Greg 6-0; MCCORNELL, B. 5-1; DUCLO, Dustin 4-1; BIGGERS, E.J. 3-2; PRITCHARD, A. 3-1; DAVIDSON, Zach 3-1; VARCADIPANE, N. 2-0; ARMSTRONG, M. 2-0; FLOM, Cory 2-0; PRICE, Josh 1-1; FRYAR, Londen 1-0; LEWIS, David 1-0; BRASKA, Justin 1-0; HARRINGTON, Tom 1-0; NEMETH, Grant 1-0. Game Starters: Northern Illinois POS ## OFFENSE LT 62 OLSON, Trevor LG 59 SKATRUD, Kevin C 50 ADAMSKI, Eddie RG 78 KELLER, Dan RT 60 BROST, Jon WR 85 SIMON, Matt QB 12 HARNISH, Chand TE 83 CUNNINGHAM, Ree TE 88 BEAL, Brandon FB 34 SKARB, Kyle RB 21 ANDERSON, Justi POS ## DEFENSE LDE 99 RUSCH, Craig DT 69 KRUTSCH, Alex NG 58 KRAUSE, Mike RDE 51 ENGLISH, Larry WLB 26 HANSON, Cory MLB 53 MCCARTHY, Tim SLB 9 ALLEN, Josh LCB 2 RICE, Melvin SS 38 SOBOL, Mike FS 4 BRYANT, David RCB 36 CARTER, Chase Western Michigan POS ## OFFENSE LT 72 PARKER, Anthony LG 65 SWANSON, P. C 63 WASIKOWSKI, P. RG 61 CLEMENS, Nick RT 67 JOHNSON, Rob WRT 27 SIMMONS, J. QB 3 HILLER, Tim TE 84 STEVENS, Matt WRZ 11 JULIEN, S. RB 2 WEST, Brandon RB 22 THOMPSON, G. POS ## DEFENSE LDE 54 MARSHALL, Greg MG 98 FLOM, Cory DT 99 VARCADIPANE, N. RDE 90 DAVIDSON, Zach WLB 43 MCCORNELL, B. MLB 59 DUCLO, Dustin SLB 51 PORTER, H. HB 1 BIGGERS, E.J. FS 9 DELMAS, Louis SS 26 WILSON, C.J. CB 6 FRYAR, Londen Player participation: Northern Illinois: 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 8-BROWN, Me'co, 10-CLARK, Willie, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And, 19-NICHOLSON, Dan, 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 45-CRUIKSHANK, Jas, 47-FLAHIVE, Connor, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 57-LARSEN, Zach, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan, 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 98-PIRKLE, D.J.. Western Michigan: 3A-STEWART, Vernon, 12-ARNHEIM, Robert, 15-DORCELY, Andy, 16-WILLIAMS, A., 17-POTTER, John, 18-BURDI, Drew, 19-PRICE, Josh, 23-WINCHESTER, A., 25-LEWIS, David, 29-GAJOS, Scott, 33-ARMSTRONG, M., 35-PRITCHARD, A., 36-BALICE, Tim, 37-ARMER, Ben, 40-ELSWORTH, Kirk, 41-KRASINSKI, Dan, 46-STEPHEN, Desman, 47-ZAJAC, Mitch, 48-BRASKA, Justin, 69-HARRINGTON, Tom, 76-ELLINGSEN, S., 80-KASHAMA, F., 81-NUNEZ, Juan, 82-LEDBETTER, B., 91-NEMETH, Grant.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

1st Quarter

Niu 1-10at Niu30Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
WMU wins toss, defers to 2nd half. NIU to receive kick off.
Niu 1-10at Niu30WMU ball on WMU30.
POTTER, John kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, BROWN, Me'co return 16 yards to the NIU16 (PRICE, Josh).
Niu 1-10at Niu16HARNISH, Chand pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 45 yards to the WMU39, 1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 1-10at Wmu39ANDERSON, Justi rush for 1 yard to the WMU38 (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 2-9at Wmu38BROWN, Me'co rush for 5 yards to the WMU33 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Niu 3-4at Wmu33HARNISH, Chand rush for 3 yards to the WMU30 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
Niu 4-1at Wmu30HARNISH, Chand rush for 4 yards to the WMU26, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu26HARNISH, Chand pass incomplete to SKARB, Kyle, dropped pass.
Niu 2-10at Wmu26BROWN, Me'co rush for 26 yards to the WMU0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:33.
SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 7, Western Michigan 0
Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 03:27
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 63 yards to the WMU7, WEST, Brandon return 26 yards to the WMU33 (WILSON, Tracy;SCHILLER, Pat).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu33WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 11:33.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu33WEST, Brandon rush for 1 yard to the WMU34 (ENGLISH, Larry).
Wmu 2-9at Wmu34HILLER, Tim pass complete to JULIEN, S. for 7 yards to the WMU41 (PRUITT, Bradley).
Wmu 3-2at Wmu41HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for loss of 3 yards to the WMU38 (PRUITT, Bradley).
Wmu 4-5at Wmu38ARMER, Ben punt 47 yards to the NIU15, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:04
Niu 1-10at Niu15NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:29.
Niu 1-10at Niu15NIU ball on NIU16.
Niu 1-10at Niu16BROWN, Me'co rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU14 (BIGGERS, E.J.;DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 2-12at Niu14HARNISH, Chand pass complete to BROWN, Me'co for 13 yards to the NIU27, 1ST DOWN NIU (MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 1-10at Niu27HARNISH, Chand rush for 2 yards to the NIU29 (MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 2-8at Niu29CRIDER, Ricky rush for 2 yards to the NIU31 (DAVIDSON, Zach;DUCLO, Dustin).
Niu 3-6at Niu31HARNISH, Chand pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt (PRITCHARD, A.).
Niu 4-6at Niu31DITTBENNER, And punt 26 yards to the WMU43, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:46
Wmu 1-10at Wmu43WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 06:43.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu43HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 11 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN WMU (SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 1-10at Niu46PENALTY WMU false start (PARKER, Anthony) 5 yards to the WMU49.
Wmu 1-15at Wmu49HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 6 yards to the NIU45 (RICE, Melvin).
Wmu 2-9at Niu45WEST, Brandon rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU46 (KUBE, Alex;KRAUSE, Mike).
Wmu 3-10at Niu46HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 9 yards to the NIU37 (;DANIELS, Kiaree).
Wmu 4-1at Niu37WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU35, 1ST DOWN WMU (SOBOL, Mike;BRYANT, David).
Wmu 1-10at Niu35HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to LEDBETTER, B..
Wmu 2-10at Niu35WEST, Brandon rush for 9 yards to the NIU26 (BRYANT, David).
Wmu 3-1at Niu26HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 26 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:02.
POTTER, John kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 7, Western Michigan 7
Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:41
POTTER, John kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:02, NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NIU19 (FLOM, Cory).
Niu 2-11at Niu19NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan.
Niu 3-11at Niu19NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus.
Niu 4-11at Niu19DITTBENNER, And punt 45 yards to the WMU36, JULIEN, S. return 9 yards to the WMU45 (BROWN, Phil).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:12
Wmu 1-10at Wmu45WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:50.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu45HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 23 yards to the NIU32, 1ST DOWN WMU (RICE, Melvin).
Wmu 1-10at Niu32HILLER, Tim rush for 5 yards to the NIU27 (RICE, Melvin).
Wmu 2-5at Niu27WEST, Brandon rush for 3 yards to the NIU24 (HANSON, Cory).
Wmu 3-2at Niu24HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to ARNHEIM, Robert.
Wmu 4-2at Niu24HILLER, Tim pass intercepted by DANIELS, Kiaree at the NIU2, DANIELS, Kiaree return to the NIU9 (WASIKOWSKI, P.), PENALTY NIU offside defense 5 yards to the NIU19, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
Wmu 1-10at Niu19HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 5 yards to the NIU14, out-of-bounds (HANSON, Cory).
Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:56
Northern Illinois 7, Western Michigan 7
2nd Quarter

Wmu 2-5at Niu14Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wmu 2-5at Niu14Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wmu 2-5at Niu14WEST, Brandon rush for 4 yards to the NIU10 (SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 3-1at Niu10WEST, Brandon rush for 3 yards to the NIU7, 1ST DOWN WMU (PIRKLE, D.J.).
Wmu 1-Gat Niu07HILLER, Tim pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 7 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:54.
POTTER, John kick attempt good.
Western Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 7
Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:56
POTTER, John kickoff 58 yards to the NIU12, BROWN, Me'co return 14 yards to the NIU26 (DELMAS, Louis;PRICE, Josh).
Niu 1-10at Niu26NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:54, BROWN, Me'co rush for 5 yards to the NIU31 (DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 2-5at Niu31NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 6 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (FRYAR, Londen).
Niu 1-10at Niu37PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU32.
Niu 1-15at Niu32BROWN, Me'co rush for loss of 5 yards to the NIU27 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
Niu 2-20at Niu27NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to BEAL, Brandon for 15 yards to the NIU42 (ARMSTRONG, M.).
Niu 3-5at Niu42NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 8 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-10at Niu50ANDERSON, Justi rush for 6 yards to the WMU44 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
Niu 2-4at Wmu44NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 24 yards to the WMU20, 1ST DOWN NIU (BIGGERS, E.J.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu20ANDERSON, Justi rush for 1 yard to the WMU19 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Niu 2-9at Wmu19NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt.
Niu 3-9at Wmu19NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus, PENALTY WMU roughing passer (PORTER, H.) 10 yards to the WMU9, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
Niu 1-Gat Wmu09ANDERSON, Justi rush for loss of 4 yards to the WMU13 (BIGGERS, E.J.;DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 2-Gat Wmu13NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 5 yards to the WMU18 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Niu 3-Gat Wmu18NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt, dropped pass.
Niu 4-Gat Wmu18DITTBENNER, And rush for loss of 9 yards to the WMU27, fumble by DITTBENNER, And recovered by NIU SALERNO, Mike at WMU27, SALERNO, Mike for no gain to the WMU27 (BIGGERS, E.J.).
Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, TOP 07:05
Wmu 1-10at Wmu27WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 06:49.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu27HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
Wmu 2-10at Wmu27HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
Wmu 3-10at Wmu27HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
Wmu 4-10at Wmu27PENALTY WMU delay of game (ARMER, Ben) 5 yards to the WMU22.
Wmu 4-15at Wmu22ARMER, Ben punt 35 yards to the NIU43, BROWN, Me'co return 8 yards to the WMU49 (HARRINGTON, Tom), PENALTY NIU holding 10 yards to the NIU41, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU41.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:31
Niu 1-10at Niu41NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:18.
Niu 1-10at Niu41BROWN, Me'co rush for 2 yards to the NIU43 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Niu 2-8at Niu43NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 31 yards to the WMU26, 1ST DOWN NIU (DUCLO, Dustin), PENALTY WMU offside defense declined.
Niu 1-10at Wmu26BROWN, Me'co rush for 3 yards to the WMU23 (BRASKA, Justin).
Niu 2-7at Wmu23NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, Ree for 8 yards to the WMU15, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.;MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu15BROWN, Me'co rush for 6 yards to the WMU9 (MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 2-4at Wmu09CRIDER, Ricky rush for 6 yards to the WMU3, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-Gat Wmu03CRIDER, Ricky rush for 2 yards to the WMU1 (DUCLO, Dustin).
Niu 2-Gat Wmu01CRIDER, Ricky rush for no gain to the WMU1 (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 3-Gat Wmu01NICHOLSON, Dan rush for no gain to the WMU1, fumble by NICHOLSON, Dan recovered by NIU NICHOLSON, Dan at WMU3.
Niu 4-Gat Wmu03SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 01:16.
Western Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 10
Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 05:02
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the WMU0, touchback.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu20WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:16, WEST, Brandon rush for 8 yards to the WMU28 (BRYANT, David;SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 2-2at Wmu28HILLER, Tim pass complete to JULIEN, S. for 7 yards to the WMU35, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu35HILLER, Tim pass complete to JULIEN, S. for 4 yards to the WMU39, out-of-bounds.
Wmu 2-6at Wmu39HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 20 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN WMU (RICE, Melvin).
Wmu 1-10at Niu41HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to LEDBETTER, B..
Wmu 2-10at Niu41WEST, Brandon rush for 5 yards to the NIU36 (BRYANT, David), timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:24.
Wmu 3-5at Niu36HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
Wmu 4-5at Niu36HILLER, Tim pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 2 yards to the NIU34 (HANSON, Cory).
Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:06
Niu 1-10at Niu34NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:10.
Niu 1-10at Niu34TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU32.
Niu 2-12at Niu32End of half, clock 00:00.
Niu 2-12at Niu32Clock 15:00.
Niu 2-12at Niu32End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:10
Western Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 10
3rd Quarter

Niu 2-12at Niu32Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU30.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:10
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the WMU0, WEST, Brandon return 30 yards to the WMU30 (SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu30WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 15:00.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu30HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
Wmu 2-10at Wmu30WEST, Brandon rush for 19 yards to the WMU49, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (ENGLISH, Larry).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu49HILLER, Tim rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (ENGLISH, Larry).
Wmu 2-9at Wmu50THOMPSON, G. rush for 5 yards to the NIU45, fumble forced by MCCARTHY, Tim, fumble by THOMPSON, G. recovered by NIU ALLEN, Josh at NIU38.
Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, TOP 01:35
Niu 1-10at Niu38NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:25.
Niu 1-10at Niu38NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan.
Niu 2-10at Niu38NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU34 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
Niu 3-14at Niu34NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 34 yards to the WMU32, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Wmu32BROWN, Me'co rush for 11 yards to the WMU21, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.;DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 1-10at Wmu21NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt.
Niu 2-10at Wmu21BROWN, Me'co rush for loss of 2 yards to the WMU23 (DUCLO, Dustin).
Niu 3-12at Wmu23NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan.
Niu 4-12at Wmu23SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 11:17.
Western Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 13
Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:08
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the WMU0, touchback.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu20WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 11:17.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu20PENALTY WMU personal foul 10 yards to the WMU10.
Wmu 1-20at Wmu101st and 10.
Wmu 1-10at Wmu10WEST, Brandon rush for 9 yards to the WMU19 (KUBE, Alex).
Wmu 2-1at Wmu19WEST, Brandon rush for 3 yards to the WMU22, 1ST DOWN WMU (MCCARTHY, Tim).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu22WEST, Brandon rush for 17 yards to the WMU39, 1ST DOWN WMU (SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu39WEST, Brandon rush for 27 yards to the NIU34, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (BRYANT, David).
Wmu 1-10at Niu34HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 6 yards to the NIU28, out-of-bounds (HANSON, Cory).
Wmu 2-4at Niu28HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for 16 yards to the NIU12, 1ST DOWN WMU (BRYANT, David).
Wmu 1-10at Niu12WEST, Brandon rush for 6 yards to the NIU6 (BRYANT, David).
Wmu 2-4at Niu06Timeout Western Michigan, clock 08:09.
Wmu 2-4at Niu06PENALTY NIU substitution infraction (ALLEN, Josh) 3 yards to the NIU3.
Wmu 2-1at Niu03HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 3 yards to the NIU0, clock 08:03, PENALTY WMU pass interference (SIMMONS, J.) 15 yards to the NIU18, NO PLAY.
Wmu 2-16at Niu18HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to WEST, Brandon.
Wmu 3-16at Niu18WEST, Brandon rush for 11 yards to the NIU7 (DANIELS, Kiaree).
Wmu 4-5at Niu07POTTER, John field goal attempt from 25 MISSED - wide left, spot at NIU20, clock 07:15.
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:02
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:15, BROWN, Me'co rush for 4 yards to the NIU24 (MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 2-6at Niu24NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan.
Niu 3-6at Niu24NICHOLSON, Dan rush for 9 yards to the NIU33, 1ST DOWN NIU (PRITCHARD, A.).
Niu 1-10at Niu33BROWN, Me'co rush for 1 yard to the NIU34 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Niu 2-9at Niu34NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NIU28 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
Niu 3-15at Niu28NICHOLSON, Dan pass intercepted by DELMAS, Louis at the 50 yardline, DELMAS, Louis return 18 yards to the NIU32 (COX, Landon).
Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:52
Wmu 1-10at Niu32WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:23.
Wmu 1-10at Niu32HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for loss of 4 yards to the NIU36, fumble forced by KRITIKOS, Mike, fumble by LEDBETTER, B. recovered by NIU CARTER, Chase at NIU33.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:12
Niu 1-10at Niu33NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:11.
Niu 1-10at Niu33GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 7 yards to the NIU40 (NEMETH, Grant).
Niu 2-3at Niu40GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 2 yards to the NIU42 (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 3-1at Niu42GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 14 yards to the WMU44, 1ST DOWN NIU (BIGGERS, E.J.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu44GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 4 yards to the WMU40 (DELMAS, Louis;PRITCHARD, A.).
Niu 2-6at Wmu40CRIDER, Ricky rush for 5 yards to the WMU35 (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 3-1at Wmu35NICHOLSON, Dan rush for 24 yards to the WMU11, 1ST DOWN NIU (LEWIS, David).
Niu 1-10at Wmu11GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 1 yard to the WMU10 (MARSHALL, Greg).
Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 04:54
Western Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 13
4th Quarter

Niu 2-9at Wmu10Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Niu 2-9at Wmu10CRIDER, Ricky rush for 7 yards to the WMU3 (ARMSTRONG, M.).
Niu 3-2at Wmu03GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 3 yards to the WMU0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:17.
NICHOLSON, Dan pass attempt failed.
Northern Illinois 19, Western Michigan 14
Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:54
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 69 yards to the WMU1, WEST, Brandon return 17 yards to the WMU18 (BRYANT, David).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu18WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 14:17, HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 11 yards to the WMU29, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (HANSON, Cory).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu29ELSWORTH, Kirk rush for no gain to the WMU29 (PIRKLE, D.J.).
Wmu 2-10at Wmu29HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 16 yards to the WMU45, 1ST DOWN WMU (PRUITT, Bradley).
Wmu 1-10at Wmu45HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 4 yards to the WMU49, out-of-bounds (CARTER, Chase).
Wmu 2-6at Wmu49WEST, Brandon rush for 18 yards to the NIU33, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (DANIELS, Kiaree), PENALTY NIU face mask (DANIELS, Kiaree) 15 yards to the NIU18, 1ST DOWN WMU.
Wmu 1-10at Niu181st and 10, HILLER, Tim pass complete to JULIEN, S. for 9 yards to the NIU9 (GEORGE, Patrick).
Wmu 2-1at Niu09WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU7, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (CARTER, Chase).
Wmu 1-Gat Niu071st and 7.
Wmu 1-Gat Niu07ELSWORTH, Kirk rush for 2 yards to the NIU5 (BICE, Brandon).
Wmu 2-Gat Niu05HILLER, Tim rush for 5 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:05.
Wmu 1-Gat Niu03Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:05.
HILLER, Tim pass attempt to NUNEZ, Juan good.
Western Michigan 22, Northern Illinois 19
Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 04:12
POTTER, John kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, CRIDER, Ricky return 22 yards to the NIU22, fumble by CRIDER, Ricky recovered by NIU SPANN, Chad at NIU21.
Niu 1-10at Niu21NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:05, NIU ball on NIU21, BROWN, Me'co rush for no gain to the NIU21 (DUCLO, Dustin).
Niu 2-10at Niu21GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 6 yards to the NIU27, fumble forced by MCCORNELL, B., fumble by GRADY, DeMarcus recovered by WMU DELMAS, Louis at NIU33.
Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:51
Wmu 1-10at Niu33WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 09:14.
Wmu 1-10at Niu33WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU31 (MCCARTHY, Tim).
Wmu 2-8at Niu31WEST, Brandon rush for 21 yards to the NIU10, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (SOBOL, Mike).
Wmu 1-Gat Niu10WEST, Brandon rush for 9 yards to the NIU1 (KUBE, Alex).
Wmu 2-Gat Niu01WEST, Brandon rush for no gain to the NIU1 (RUSCH, Craig).
Wmu 3-Gat Niu01HILLER, Tim pass complete to PRITCHARD, A. for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59.
POTTER, John kick attempt good.
Western Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 19
Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:15
POTTER, John kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:59, NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 9 yards to the NIU29, out-of-bounds (DELMAS, Louis), PENALTY NIU holding 17 yards to the NIU12.
Niu 1-18at Niu121st and 18, timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:29.
Niu 1-18at Niu12NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 24 yards to the NIU36, 1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-10at Niu36NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus.
Niu 2-10at Niu36NICHOLSON, Dan rush for 1 yard to the NIU37 (FLOM, Cory).
Niu 3-9at Niu37NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to BROWN, Me'co (MCCORNELL, B.).
Niu 4-9at Niu37NICHOLSON, Dan rush for 5 yards to the NIU42.
Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:05
Wmu 1-10at Niu42WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:54.
Wmu 1-10at Niu42WEST, Brandon rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU44 (ENGLISH, Larry).
Wmu 2-12at Niu44WEST, Brandon rush for loss of 5 yards to the NIU49 (ALLEN, Josh).
Wmu 3-17at Niu49WEST, Brandon rush for 4 yards to the NIU45 (HANSON, Cory).
Wmu 4-13at Niu45ARMER, Ben punt 45 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 02:26
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:28.
Niu 1-10at Niu20NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 12 yards to the NIU32, 1ST DOWN NIU (PRITCHARD, A.).
Niu 1-10at Niu32NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to TURNER, Greg, dropped pass.
Niu 2-10at Niu32NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 8 yards to the NIU40 (PRITCHARD, A.).
Niu 3-2at Niu40NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 12 yards to the WMU48, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu48NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to CUNNINGHAM, Ree, PENALTY NIU IM declined.
Niu 2-10at Wmu48NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 11 yards to the WMU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 1-10at Wmu37NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to COX, Landon for 12 yards to the WMU25, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (WILSON, C.J.).
Niu 1-10at Wmu25NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to COX, Landon for 9 yards to the WMU16 (DELMAS, Louis).
Niu 2-1at Wmu16Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:47.
Niu 2-1at Wmu16NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to TURNER, Greg for 16 yards to the WMU0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:40.
SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.
Western Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 26
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 13 yards to the NIU43, on-side kick, recovered by NIU on NIU43, PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU25, NO PLAY.
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:55
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 13 yards to the NIU38, on-side kick, recovered by WMU on NIU39.
Wmu 1-10at Niu39WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 00:33, TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU41.
Wmu 2-12at Niu41End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:33
FINAL SCORE
Western Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 26
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)




Northern Illinois                      Western Michigan

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   40   37     77     OVERALL..........   32   30     62
1ST DOWN.........   20   13     33     1ST DOWN.........   14   15     29
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    1      3     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    1      4
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    3      5     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    2      6
2ND DOWN-LONG....    7   11     18     2ND DOWN-LONG....    7    4     11
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    1      5     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    1    4      5
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    0      1     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    0      0
3RD DOWN-LONG....    1    8      9     3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    3      5
4TH DOWN.........    3    0      3     4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2

Northern Illinois                      Western Michigan

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   40   37     77       ...............   32   30     62




Northern Illinois (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (20 RUN, 13 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 N27 #12 2 [ ] 1-10 N32 #19 to #17 - [ ] 1-10 W20 #21 1 [ ] 1-10 W26 #12 to #34 - [ ] 1-10 N50 #21 6 [ ] 1-10 N36 #19 to #5 - [ ] 1-9 W09 #21 -4 [ ] 1-10 N20 #19 to #5 12 [ ] 1-10 W39 #21 1 [ ] 1-10 N20 #19 to #5 9 [ ] 1-3 W03 #22 2 [ ] 1-10 W25 #19 to #80 9 [ ] 1-10 W11 #3 1 [ ] 1-10 W37 #19 to #80 12 [ ] 1-10 W44 #3 4 [ ] 1-10 N38 #19 to #81 - [ ] 1-10 N33 #3 7 [ ] 1-18 N12 #19 to #81 24 [ ] 1-10 W15 #8 6 [ ] 1-10 W48 #19 to #83 - [ ] 1-10 N21 #8 0 [ ] 1-10 W21 #19 to #85 - [ ] 1-10 N16 #8 -2 [ ] 1-10 N16 #12 to #85 45 [ ] 1-15 N32 #8 -5 [ ] 1-10 N20 #19 to # SACK [ ] 1-10 N26 #8 5 [ ] 1-10 W32 #8 11 [ ] 1-10 N41 #8 2 [ ] 1-10 N20 #8 4 [ ] 1-10 N33 #8 1 [ ] 1-10 W26 #8 3 [ ] 1-10 N34 #TM -2 [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-1 W01 #22 0 [ ] 2-1 W16 #19 to #17 16 [ ] 2-3 N40 #3 2 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 3 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-4 W09 #22 6 [ ] 2-4 W44 #19 to #34 24 [ ] 2-6 W40 #22 5 [ ] 2-5 N31 #19 to #5 6 [ ] 2-6 N24 #19 to #81 - [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (7 RUN, 11 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-10 N36 #19 1 [ ] 2-10 N32 #19 to #5 8 [ ] 2-8 N29 #22 2 [ ] 2-12 N14 #12 to #8 13 [ ] 2-9 W10 #22 7 [ ] 2-11 N19 #19 to #81 - [ ] 2-10 N21 #3 6 [ ] 2-8 N43 #19 to #81 31 [ ] 2-9 W38 #8 5 [ ] 2-10 W48 #19 to #81 11 [ ] 2-10 W21 #8 -2 [ ] 2-7 W23 #19 to #83 8 [ ] 2-10 W26 #8 26 [ ] 2-9 W19 #19 to #85 - [ ] 2-20 N27 #19 to #88 15 [ ] 2-10 N38 #19 to # SACK [ ] 2-13 W13 #19 to # SACK [ ] 2-9 N34 #19 to # SACK [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (4 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 W35 #19 24 [ ] 3-2 N40 #19 to #81 12 [ ] 3-1 W01 #19 0 [ ] 3-2 W03 #3 3 [ ] 3-1 N42 #3 14 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (1 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3-4 W33 #12 3 [ ] 3RD-LONG RUN (1 RUN, 8 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-6 N24 #19 9 [ ] 3-5 N42 #19 to #5 8 [ ] 3-11 N19 #19 to #5 - [ ] 3-14 N34 #19 to #5 34 [ ] 3-9 N37 #19 to #8 - [ ] 3-12 W23 #19 to #81 - [ ] 3-6 N31 #12 to #85 - [ ] 3-18 W18 #19 to #85 - [ ] 3-15 N28 #19 to #9 INT [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (3 RUN, 0 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-1 W30 #12 4 [ ] 4-18 W18 #18 -9 [ ] 4-9 N37 #19 5 [ ]
Western Michigan (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (14 RUN, 15 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 N42 #2 -2 [ ] 1-10 W35 #3 to #11 4 [ ] 1-10 W20 #2 8 [ ] 1-10 N18 #3 to #11 9 [ ] 1-10 N33 #2 2 [ ] 1-7 N07 #3 to #2 7 [ ] 1-10 N10 #2 9 [ ] 1-10 W18 #3 to #27 11 [ ] 1-10 W22 #2 17 [ ] 1-10 W45 #3 to #27 4 [ ] 1-10 W39 #2 27 [ ] 1-10 N19 #3 to #27 5 [ ] 1-10 W10 #2 9 [ ] 1-10 W30 #3 to #27 - [ ] 1-10 N12 #2 6 [ ] 1-10 W43 #3 to #27 11 [ ] 1-10 W33 #2 1 [ ] 1-10 W27 #3 to #27 - [ ] 1-10 N32 #3 5 [ ] 1-15 W49 #3 to #81 6 [ ] 1-10 W49 #3 1 [ ] 1-10 W45 #3 to #81 23 [ ] 1-10 W29 #40 0 [ ] 1-10 N34 #3 to #81 6 [ ] 1-7 N07 #40 2 [ ] 1-10 N41 #3 to #82 - [ ] 1-10 N39 #TM -2 [ ] 1-10 N32 #3 to #82 -4 [ ] 1-10 N35 #3 to #82 - [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (3 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-1 N09 #2 2 [ ] 2-2 W28 #3 to #11 7 [ ] 2-1 N01 #2 0 [ ] 2-1 W19 #2 3 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (4 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-5 N14 #2 4 [ ] 2-6 W39 #3 to #27 20 [ ] 2-6 W49 #2 18 [ ] 2-4 N28 #3 to #82 16 [ ] 2-5 N27 #2 3 [ ] 2-5 N05 #3 5 [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (7 RUN, 4 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-10 N41 #2 5 [ ] 2-9 W34 #3 to #11 7 [ ] 2-9 N45 #2 -1 [ ] 2-16 N18 #3 to #2 - [ ] 2-12 N44 #2 -5 [ ] 2-10 W29 #3 to #27 16 [ ] 2-10 W30 #2 19 [ ] 2-10 W27 #3 to #27 - [ ] 2-8 N31 #2 21 [ ] 2-10 N35 #2 9 [ ] 2-9 W50 #22 5 [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (1 RUN, 4 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 N10 #2 3 [ ] 3-2 N24 #3 to #12 - [ ] 3-1 N26 #3 to #27 26 [ ] 3-1 N01 #3 to #35 1 [ ] 3-2 W41 #3 to #81 -3 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3RD-LONG RUN (2 RUN, 3 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-17 N49 #2 4 [ ] 3-10 N46 #3 to #27 9 [ ] 3-16 N18 #2 11 [ ] 3-5 N36 #3 to #27 - [ ] 3-10 W27 #3 to #27 - [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-1 N37 #2 2 [ ] 4-5 N36 #3 to #2 2 [ ]