Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)

 

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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois (2-3,1-1) vs. Tennessee (2-3,0-2)

Date: Oct 04, 2008 • Site: Knoxville, Tenn.  • Stadium: Neyland Stadium  •  Attendance: 99539

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Northern Illinois   3  0  6  0  9 
Tennessee   0  3  10  0  13 

SCORING SUMMARY   NIU -UT  
1st  02:53  NIU   SALERNO, Mike 25 yd field goal 
         9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:57  3 - 0 
2nd  06:50  UT   Daniel Lincoln 36 yd field goal 
         4 plays, -3 yards, TOP 1:57  3 - 3 
3rd  12:37  UT   Daniel Lincoln 34 yd field goal 
         5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:24  3 - 6 
  09:49  UT   Denarius Moore 52 yd pass from Nick Stephens (Daniel Lincoln kick) 
         1 play, 52 yards, TOP 0:11  3 - 13 
  04:45  NIU   SALERNO, Mike 24 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:55  6 - 13 
  01:31  NIU   SALERNO, Mike 25 yd field goal 
         4 plays, 1 yard, TOP 2:26  9 - 13 

Kickoff time: 7:08 pm  • End of Game: 10:06 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:58
Referee: Thomas Ritter  •  Umpire: Jeff Roberson  •  Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris •  Line judge: Tim Beard  •  Back judge: Timothy P Smith •  Field judge: Bobby Aillet Jr •  Side judge: Mike Williams  • 
Temperature: 76  • Wind: W 6  • Weather: Clear

 

Team Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

 Team Totals  NIU  UT 
FIRST DOWNS  12  9 
   Rushing  3  5 
   Passing  6  4 
   Penalty  3  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  72  69 
   Rushing Attempts  34  32 
   Average Per Rush  2.1  2.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  0 
   Yards Gained Rushing  87  103 
   Yards Lost Rushing  15  34 
NET YARDS PASSING  118  156 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  14-26-1  10-18-0 
   Average Per Attempt  4.5  8.7 
   Average Per Completion  8.4  15.6 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  190  225 
   Total offense plays  60  50 
   Average Gain Per Play  3.2  4.5 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  2-2 
Penalties: Number-Yards  7-40  6-45 
PUNTS-YARDS  5-198  4-146 
   Average Yards Per Punt  39.6  36.5 
   Net Yards Per Punt  35.2  34.8 
   Inside 20  1  2 
   50+ Yards  0  1 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  0  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  4-268  4-266 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  67.0  66.5 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  48.8  44.8 
   Touchbacks  1  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-7-0  4-22-0 
   Average Per Return  7.0  5.5 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  4-87-0  3-53-0 
   Average Per Return  21.8  17.7 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-48-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-4-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  33:05  26:55 
   1st Quarter  9:12  5:48 
   2nd Quarter  8:55  6:05 
   3rd Quarter  10:01  4:59 
   4th Quarter  4:57  10:03 
Third-Down Conversions  5 of 16  3 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 1  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  2-4 
   Touchdowns  0-3  0-4 
   Field goals  3-3  2-4 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  3-28  4-10 
PAT Kicks  0-0  1-1 
Field Goals  3-4  2-3 
Points off turnovers  6  3 

 

Individual Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois
  
Tennessee
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
GRADY, DeMarcus  14  46  5  41  0  9  2.9 
BROWN, Me'co   8  14  0  14  0  3  1.8 
ANDERSON, Justi  4  10  4  6  0  5  1.5 
SPANN, Chad   2  5  0  5  0  4  2.5 
MORRIS, Ryan   2  6  1  5  0  6  2.5 
NICHOLSON, Dan   4  6  5  1  0  6  0.2 
Totals...  34  87  15  72  0  9  2.1 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Arian Foster   18  76  1  75  0  16  4.2 
M. Hardesty   7  23  3  20  0  9  2.9 
Gerald Jones   1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
TEAM   1  0  2  -2  0  0  -2.0 
Nick Stephens   5  2  28  -26  0  2  -5.2 
Totals...  32  103  34  69  0  16  2.2 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
NICHOLSON, Dan   10-15-1  79  0  18  2 
GRADY, DeMarcus  4-10-0  39  0  35  1 
MORRIS, Ryan   0-1-0  0  0  0  1 
Totals...  14-26-1  118  0  35  4 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Nick Stephens   10-17-0  156  1  52  3 
Gerald Jones   0-1-0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  10-18-0  156  1  52  3 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
PALMER, Nathan   4  26  0  11 
COX, Landon   3  36  0  17 
CUNNINGHAM, Ree  2  21  0  18 
PEREZ, Marcus   2  13  0  8 
CLARK, Willie   1  35  0  35 
SCHEPLER, Jason  1  6  0  6 
BROWN, Me'co   1  4  0  4 
TEAM   0  -23  0  0 
Totals...  14  118  0  35 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Denarius Moore   3  65  1  52 
Gerald Jones   2  50  0  43 
Josh Briscoe   2  22  0  14 
Austin Rogers   2  14  0  10 
Luke Stocker   1  5  0  5 
Totals...  10  156  1  52 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
DITTBENNER, And  5  198  39.6  46  1  0 
Totals...  5  198  39.6  46  1  0 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Chad Cunningham  3  136  45.3  53  2  0 
TEAM   1  10  10.0  10  0  0 
Totals...  4  146  36.5  53  2  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
BROWN, Me'co   1  7  7  4  87  29  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  7  7  4  87  29  0  0  0 
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Gerald Jones   4  22  12  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Eric Berry   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  48  48 
Lennon Creer   0  0  0  3  53  31  0  0  0 
Totals...  4  22  12  3  53  31  1  48  48 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
BROWN, Me'co   14  4  87  7  0  112 
GRADY, DeMarcus  41  0  0  0  0  41 
COX, Landon   0  36  0  0  0  36 
CLARK, Willie   0  35  0  0  0  35 
PALMER, Nathan   0  26  0  0  0  26 
CUNNINGHAM, Ree  0  21  0  0  0  21 
PEREZ, Marcus   0  13  0  0  0  13 
ANDERSON, Justi  6  0  0  0  0  6 
SCHEPLER, Jason  0  6  0  0  0  6 
MORRIS, Ryan   5  0  0  0  0  5 
SPANN, Chad   5  0  0  0  0  5 
NICHOLSON, Dan   1  0  0  0  0  1 
TEAM   0  -23  0  0  0  -23 
Totals...  72  118  87  7  0  284 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Arian Foster   75  0  0  0  0  75 
Gerald Jones   2  50  0  22  0  74 
Denarius Moore   0  65  0  0  0  65 
Lennon Creer   0  0  53  0  0  53 
Eric Berry   0  0  0  0  48  48 
Josh Briscoe   0  22  0  0  0  22 
M. Hardesty   20  0  0  0  0  20 
Austin Rogers   0  14  0  0  0  14 
Luke Stocker   0  5  0  0  0  5 
TEAM   -2  0  0  0  0  -2 
Nick Stephens   -26  0  0  0  0  -26 
Totals...  69  156  53  22  48  348 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
SALERNO, Mike  1st  10:45  46 yards  Missed 
SALERNO, Mike  1st  02:53  25 yards  Good 
SALERNO, Mike  3rd  04:45  24 yards  Good 
SALERNO, Mike  3rd  01:31  25 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Daniel Lincoln  2nd  06:50  36 yards  Good 
Daniel Lincoln  3rd  12:37  34 yards  Good 
Daniel Lincoln  4th  06:39  32 yards  Missed 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
SALERNO, Mike   4  268  1  0  67.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Chad Cunningham  4  266  0  0  66.5 
 
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Josh Briscoe 1-1; Nick Stephens 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N30  15:00  Possession  N30  14:42     Kickoff  0-0  0:18    
NIU   1st  N31  14:42  Kickoff  T29  10:45     Missed FG  10-40  3:57    
NIU   1st  N48  07:50  Fumble  T08  02:53  *  FIELD GOAL  9-44  4:57    
NIU   2nd  N18  13:25  Punt  N48  08:47     Interception  9-30  4:38    
NIU   2nd  N25  06:44  Kickoff  N42  04:19     Punt  5-17  2:25    
NIU   2nd  N45  02:17  Punt  N45  00:31     Punt  3-0  1:46    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:37  Kickoff  N10  12:31     Possession  0-0  0:06    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:31  Possession  N18  10:00     Punt  3-8  2:31    
NIU   3rd  N25  09:40  Kickoff  T07  04:45  *  FIELD GOAL  10-68  4:55    
NIU   3rd  T09  03:57  Fumble  T08  01:31  *  FIELD GOAL  4-1  2:26    
NIU   4th  N26  14:21  Punt  N21  12:05     Punt  3--5  2:16    
NIU   4th  N20  06:39  Missed FG  N26  05:33     Punt  3-6  1:06    
NIU   4th  N18  03:56  Punt  N27  02:34     Downs  4-9  1:22    
NIU   4th  N21  00:13  Downs  N02  00:00     End of half  1--19  0:13    
  
UT   1st  T29  10:45  Missed FG  N48  07:50     Fumble  6-23  2:55    
UT   1st  T15  02:46  Kickoff  T45  13:25     Punt  8-30  4:21    
UT   2nd  N16  08:47  Interception  N19  06:50  *  FIELD GOAL  4--3  1:57    
UT   2nd  T26  04:19  Punt  T45  02:17     Punt  5-19  2:02    
UT   2nd  T16  00:31  Punt  T14  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:31    
UT   3rd  T31  14:55  Kickoff  N17  12:31  *  FIELD GOAL  5-52  2:24    
UT   3rd  T48  10:00  Punt  N00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-52  0:11    
UT   3rd  T20  04:45  Kickoff  T09  03:57     Fumble  3--11  0:48    
UT   3rd  T19  01:27  Kickoff  T28  14:21     Punt  3-9  2:06    
UT   4th  N49  12:05  Punt  N14  06:39     Missed FG  10-35  5:26    
UT   4th  T31  05:33  Punt  T36  03:56     Punt  3-5  1:37    
UT   4th  N27  02:34  Downs  N21  00:13     Downs  4-6  2:21    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Northern Illinois   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:12   08:55   10:01   04:57      18:07   14:58      33:05  
3rd Down Conversions   2/4   2/5   1/4   0/3      4/9   1/7      5/16  
Average field position  N36   N29   N42   N21      N32   N30      N31  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Tennessee   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:48   06:05   04:59   10:03      11:53   15:02      26:55  
3rd Down Conversions   2/3   0/3   0/2   1/5      2/6   1/7      3/13  
Average field position  T22   T42   T29   N49      T34   T39      T36  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N30  15:00  Possession  N30  14:42     Kickoff  0-0  0:18    
NIU   1st  N31  14:42  Kickoff  T29  10:45     Missed FG  10-40  3:57    
UT   1st  T29  10:45  Missed FG  N48  07:50     Fumble  6-23  2:55    
NIU   1st  N48  07:50  Fumble  T08  02:53  *  FIELD GOAL  9-44  4:57    
UT   1st  T15  02:46  Kickoff  T45  13:25     Punt  8-30  4:21    
NIU   2nd  N18  13:25  Punt  N48  08:47     Interception  9-30  4:38    
  
UT   2nd  N16  08:47  Interception  N19  06:50  *  FIELD GOAL  4--3  1:57    
NIU   2nd  N25  06:44  Kickoff  N42  04:19     Punt  5-17  2:25    
UT   2nd  T26  04:19  Punt  T45  02:17     Punt  5-19  2:02    
NIU   2nd  N45  02:17  Punt  N45  00:31     Punt  3-0  1:46    
UT   2nd  T16  00:31  Punt  T14  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:31    
UT   3rd  T31  14:55  Kickoff  N17  12:31  *  FIELD GOAL  5-52  2:24    
  
NIU   3rd  N10  12:37  Kickoff  N10  12:31     Possession  0-0  0:06    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:31  Possession  N18  10:00     Punt  3-8  2:31    
UT   3rd  T48  10:00  Punt  N00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-52  0:11    
NIU   3rd  N25  09:40  Kickoff  T07  04:45  *  FIELD GOAL  10-68  4:55    
UT   3rd  T20  04:45  Kickoff  T09  03:57     Fumble  3--11  0:48    
NIU   3rd  T09  03:57  Fumble  T08  01:31  *  FIELD GOAL  4-1  2:26    
UT   3rd  T19  01:27  Kickoff  T28  14:21     Punt  3-9  2:06    
NIU   4th  N26  14:21  Punt  N21  12:05     Punt  3--5  2:16    
  
UT   4th  N49  12:05  Punt  N14  06:39     Missed FG  10-35  5:26    
NIU   4th  N20  06:39  Missed FG  N26  05:33     Punt  3-6  1:06    
UT   4th  T31  05:33  Punt  T36  03:56     Punt  3-5  1:37    
NIU   4th  N18  03:56  Punt  N27  02:34     Downs  4-9  1:22    
UT   4th  N27  02:34  Downs  N21  00:13     Downs  4-6  2:21    
NIU   4th  N21  00:13  Downs  N02  00:00     End of half  1--19  0:13    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

##  Northern Illinois   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
4   BRYANT, David   3  3  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
53  MCCARTHY, Tim   3  3  6  1/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  PRUITT, Bradley  2  4  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  SOBOL, Mike   4  .  4  1/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   ALLEN, Josh   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
42  TRANCHITELLA, J  2  2  4  2/3   .  1-4   .   .  .  0.5/2   . 
51  ENGLISH, Larry   2  2  4  3/26   1  .   .   .  .  2.5/26   . 
25  WILSON, Tracy   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26  HANSON, Cory   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  KUBE, Alex   .  4  4  1/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   RICE, Melvin   2  1  3  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  CARTER, Chase   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  KRAUSE, Mike   1  1  2  .   .  1-0   .   .  .  .   . 
33  GEORGE, Patrick  .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
84  CLASEY, Tyler   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
54  COFFMAN, Jake   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
55  OWEN, Nolan   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  RUSCH, Craig   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
83  CUNNINGHAM, Ree  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  WILLIAMSON, Spe  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  PIRKLE, D.J.   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Tennessee   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
20  Nevin McKenzie   4  5  9  3/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.5/6   . 
5   Rico McCoy   5  3  8  1/1   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/1   . 
14  Eric Berry   5  1  6  1/1   .  .   1-48  1  .  .   . 
91  Robert Ayers   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
94  Wes Brown   2  3  5  1/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   1 
56  Nick Reveiz   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Demonte' Bolden  2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
41  Dennis Rogan   1  3  4  1/19   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Walter Fisher   1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  D. Willingham   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   3  .  .   . 
7   D. Morley   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  Dan Williams   .  3  3  1/0   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/0   1 
33  J. Williams   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
31  M. Johnson   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
84  Chris Walker   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
28  Tauren Poole   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
45  Kevin Cooper   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
53  Morgan Cox   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
43  Savion Frazier   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Josh Hawkins   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
57  Gerald Williams  .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
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Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   81  PALMER, Nathan  
LT   62  OLSON, Trevor  
LG   65  ONYEBUAGU, Jaso 
C   50  ADAMSKI, Eddie  
RG   78  KELLER, Dan  
RT   60  BROST, Jon  
TE   83  CUNNINGHAM, Ree 
WR   17  TURNER, Greg  
QB   19  NICHOLSON, Dan  
FB   34  SKARB, Kyle  
TB   8   BROWN, Me'co  
  
Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Defense 
RE   51  ENGLISH, Larry  
NG   58  KRAUSE, Mike  
DT   69  KRUTSCH, Alex  
LE   99  RUSCH, Craig  
SLB   9   ALLEN, Josh  
MLB   53  MCCARTHY, Tim  
WLB   26  HANSON, Cory  
LCB   24  PRUITT, Bradley 
SS   38  SOBOL, Mike  
FS   4   BRYANT, David  
RCB   36  CARTER, Chase  
  
Tennessee  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   79  Chris Scott  
LG   75  Anthony Parker  
C   50  Josh McNeil  
RG   65  J. McClendon  
RT   78  Ramon Foster  
TE   88  Luke Stocker  
WR   4   Gerald Jones  
WR   81  Josh Briscoe  
QB   17  Nick Stephens  
TB   27  Arian Foster  
FB   45  Kevin Cooper  
  
Tennessee  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LE   94  Wes Brown  
LT   55  Dan Williams  
RT   95  Walter Fisher  
RE   91  Robert Ayers  
SLB   20  Nevin McKenzie  
MLB   56  Nick Reveiz  
WLB   5   Rico McCoy  
LCB   24  D. Willingham  
RCB   41  Dennis Rogan  
FS   7   D. Morley  
SS   14  Eric Berry  

Northern Illinois: 2-RICE, Melvin, 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 7-DAVIS, Britt, 10-CLARK, Willie, 15-MORRIS, Ryan, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 18-DITTBENNER, And, 20-CLANTON, Montel, 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 44-FARLOW, Kendal, 45-CRUIKSHANK, Jas, 46-PRATT, David, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 54-COFFMAN, Jake, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 57-LARSEN, Zach, 59-SKATRUD, Kevin, 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 85-SIMON, Matt, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 98-PIRKLE, D.J..

Tennessee: 1-Brandon Warren, 2-M. Hardesty, 3-Lennon Creer, 6-Denarius Moore, 9A-Bram Cannon, 13-Brent Vinson, 21-Austin Rogers, 25-Art Evans, 26-Daniel Lincoln, 28-Tauren Poole, 31-M. Johnson, 33-J. Williams, 42-L. Thompson, 43-Savion Frazier, 44-Josh Hawkins, 48-A. Myers-White, 52-Victor Thomas, 53-Morgan Cox, 57-Gerald Williams, 72-Ramone Johnson, 80-Jeff Cottam, 84-Chris Walker, 87-Quintin Hancock, 96-Chad Cunningham, 98-Demonte' Bolden, 99-Ben Martin.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  3  0  6  0  -  9       Record: (2-3,1-1)
Tennessee...........  0  3 10  0  - 13       Record: (2-3,0-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 02:53 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 25 yd field goal, 9-44 4:57, NIU 3 - UT 0
2nd 06:50 UT - Daniel Lincoln 36 yd field goal, 4--3 1:57, NIU 3 - UT 3
3rd 12:37 UT - Daniel Lincoln 34 yd field goal, 5-52 2:24, NIU 3 - UT 6
    09:49 UT - Denarius Moore 52 yd pass from Nick Stephens (Daniel Lincoln kick), 1-52 0:11, NIU 3 - UT 13
    04:45 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 24 yd field goal, 10-68 4:55, NIU 6 - UT 13
    01:31 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 25 yd field goal, 4-1 2:26, NIU 9 - UT 13



                                    NIU       UT
FIRST DOWNS...................       12        9
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    34-72    32-69
PASSING YDS (NET).............      118      156
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  26-14-1  18-10-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   60-190   50-225
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      1-4      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-7     4-22
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     4-87     3-53
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-48
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-39.6   4-36.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      2-2
Penalties-Yards...............     7-40     6-45
Possession Time...............    33:05    26:55
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 16  3 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      2-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-28     4-10


RUSHING: Northern Illinois-GRADY, DeMarcus 14-41; BROWN, Me'co 8-14;
ANDERSON, Justi 4-6; SPANN, Chad 2-5; MORRIS, Ryan 2-5; NICHOLSON, Dan 4-1.
Tennessee-Arian Foster 18-75; M. Hardesty 7-20; Gerald Jones 1-2; TEAM 1-minus
2; Nick Stephens 5-minus 26.

PASSING: Northern Illinois-NICHOLSON, Dan 10-15-1-79; GRADY, DeMarcus
4-10-0-39; MORRIS, Ryan 0-1-0-0. Tennessee-Nick Stephens 10-17-0-156; Gerald
Jones 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-PALMER, Nathan 4-26; COX, Landon 3-36;
CUNNINGHAM, Ree 2-21; PEREZ, Marcus 2-13; CLARK, Willie 1-35; SCHEPLER, Jason
1-6; BROWN, Me'co 1-4; TEAM 0-minus 23. Tennessee-Denarius Moore 3-65; Gerald
Jones 2-50; Josh Briscoe 2-22; Austin Rogers 2-14; Luke Stocker 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Eric Berry 1-48.

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Josh Briscoe 1-1; Nick
Stephens 1-1.

Stadium: Neyland Stadium       Attendance: 99539
Kickoff time: 7:08 pm   End of Game: 10:06 pm  Total elapsed time: 2:58
Officials: Referee: Thomas Ritter; Umpire: Jeff Roberson; Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris;
Line judge: Tim Beard; Back judge: Timothy P Smith; Field judge: Bobby Aillet Jr;
Side judge: Mike Williams;
Temperature: 76        Wind: W 6       Weather: Clear




       Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-ENGLISH, Larry 2-1; TRANCHITELLA, J 0-1.
Tennessee-Nevin McKenzie 1-1; Rico McCoy 1-0; Dan Williams 0-1; Wes Brown 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-BRYANT, David 3-3; MCCARTHY, Tim 3-3;
PRUITT, Bradley 2-4; SOBOL, Mike 4-0; WILSON, Tracy 2-2; TRANCHITELLA, J 2-2;
ALLEN, Josh 2-2; ENGLISH, Larry 2-2; HANSON, Cory 2-2; KUBE, Alex 0-4; RICE,
Melvin 2-1; CARTER, Chase 1-2; KRAUSE, Mike 1-1; CLASEY, Tyler 0-2; GEORGE,
Patrick 0-2; OWEN, Nolan 1-0; COFFMAN, Jake 1-0; WILLIAMSON, Spe 0-1; PIRKLE,
D.J. 0-1; CUNNINGHAM, Ree 0-1; RUSCH, Craig 0-1. Tennessee-Nevin McKenzie 4-5;
Rico McCoy 5-3; Eric Berry 5-1; Robert Ayers 3-2; Wes Brown 2-3; Nick Reveiz
2-2; Demonte' Bolden 2-2; Walter Fisher 1-3; Dennis Rogan 1-3; D. Willingham
2-1; D. Morley 1-2; Dan Williams 0-3; J. Williams 1-1; Morgan Cox 1-0; M.
Johnson 1-0; Savion Frazier 1-0; Chris Walker 1-0; Kevin Cooper 1-0; Tauren
Poole 1-0; Josh Hawkins 0-1.


Game Starters:
Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   81 PALMER, Nathan
LT   62 OLSON, Trevor
LG   65 ONYEBUAGU, Jaso
C    50 ADAMSKI, Eddie
RG   78 KELLER, Dan
RT   60 BROST, Jon
TE   83 CUNNINGHAM, Ree
WR   17 TURNER, Greg
QB   19 NICHOLSON, Dan
FB   34 SKARB, Kyle
TB   8  BROWN, Me'co

POS  ## DEFENSE
RE   51 ENGLISH, Larry
NG   58 KRAUSE, Mike
DT   69 KRUTSCH, Alex
LE   99 RUSCH, Craig
SLB  9  ALLEN, Josh
MLB  53 MCCARTHY, Tim
WLB  26 HANSON, Cory
LCB  24 PRUITT, Bradley
SS   38 SOBOL, Mike
FS   4  BRYANT, David
RCB  36 CARTER, Chase

Tennessee

POS  ## OFFENSE
LT   79 Chris Scott
LG   75 Anthony Parker
C    50 Josh McNeil
RG   65 J. McClendon
RT   78 Ramon Foster
TE   88 Luke Stocker
WR   4  Gerald Jones
WR   81 Josh Briscoe
QB   17 Nick Stephens
TB   27 Arian Foster
FB   45 Kevin Cooper

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   94 Wes Brown
LT   55 Dan Williams
RT   95 Walter Fisher
RE   91 Robert Ayers
SLB  20 Nevin McKenzie
MLB  56 Nick Reveiz
WLB  5  Rico McCoy
LCB  24 D. Willingham
RCB  41 Dennis Rogan
FS   7  D. Morley
SS   14 Eric Berry


Player participation:


Northern Illinois: 2-RICE, Melvin, 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 7-DAVIS, Britt, 10-CLARK, Willie, 15-MORRIS, Ryan,
16-SALERNO, Mike, 18-DITTBENNER, And, 20-CLANTON, Montel, 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree,
25-WILSON, Tracy, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J,
43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 44-FARLOW, Kendal, 45-CRUIKSHANK, Jas, 46-PRATT, David, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 54-COFFMAN, Jake,
55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 57-LARSEN, Zach, 59-SKATRUD, Kevin, 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 84-CLASEY, Tyler,
85-SIMON, Matt, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 98-PIRKLE, D.J..

Tennessee: 1-Brandon Warren, 2-M. Hardesty, 3-Lennon Creer, 6-Denarius Moore, 9A-Bram Cannon, 13-Brent Vinson, 21-Austin Rogers,
25-Art Evans, 26-Daniel Lincoln, 28-Tauren Poole, 31-M. Johnson, 33-J. Williams, 42-L. Thompson, 43-Savion Frazier,
44-Josh Hawkins, 48-A. Myers-White, 52-Victor Thomas, 53-Morgan Cox, 57-Gerald Williams, 72-Ramone Johnson, 80-Jeff Cottam,
84-Chris Walker, 87-Quintin Hancock, 96-Chad Cunningham, 98-Demonte' Bolden, 99-Ben Martin.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

1st Quarter

Tenn. wins toss; defers, and defends South Goal.
Niu 1-10at Niu30Change of possession, UT ball on UT30.
Chad Cunningham kickoff 68 yards to the NIU2, BROWN, Me'co return 29 yards to the NIU31 (Savion Frazier).
Niu 1-10at Niu31NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:42.
Niu 1-10at Niu31NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 11 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 1-10at Niu42NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 4 yards to the NIU46.
Niu 2-6at Niu46BROWN, Me'co rush for no gain to the NIU46 (Walter Fisher;Robert Ayers).
Niu 3-6at Niu46NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to SCHEPLER, Jason for 6 yards to the UT48, 1ST DOWN NIU (D. Morley).
Niu 1-10at Ut48BROWN, Me'co rush for 2 yards to the UT46 (Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-8at Ut46NICHOLSON, Dan rush for 6 yards to the UT40 (Eric Berry), PENALTY UT holding (D. Willingham) 10 yards to the UT30, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Ut301st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Ut30BROWN, Me'co rush for 1 yard to the UT29 (Nevin McKenzie;Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-9at Ut29NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to SKARB, Kyle.
Niu 3-9at Ut29Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:55.
Niu 3-9at Ut29NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus (D. Willingham).
Niu 4-9at Ut29SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - wide right, spot at UT29, clock 10:45.
Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, TOP 03:57
Ut 1-10at Ut29TENNESSEE drive start at 10:45, PENALTY UT false start (J. McClendon) 5 yards to the UT24.
Ut 1-15at Ut241st and 15.
Ut 1-15at Ut24Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT27 (SOBOL, Mike).
Ut 2-12at Ut27Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for 7 yards to the UT34 (KRAUSE, Mike).
Ut 3-5at Ut34PENALTY UT false start (J. McClendon) 5 yards to the UT29.
Ut 3-10at Ut29Nick Stephens pass complete to Josh Briscoe for 14 yards to the UT43, 1ST DOWN UT (SOBOL, Mike).
Ut 1-10at Ut43Arian Foster rush for 1 yard to the UT44 (COFFMAN, Jake).
Ut 2-9at Ut44Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones (COFFMAN, Jake).
Ut 3-9at Ut44Nick Stephens pass complete to Josh Briscoe for 8 yards to the NIU48, fumble forced by RICE, Melvin, fumble by Josh Briscoe recovered by NIU TRANCHITELLA, J at NIU48, TRANCHITELLA, J for 4 yards to the UT48 (Kevin Cooper).
Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:55
Niu 1-10at Ut48NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:50.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Niu 1-10at Ut48NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to COX, Landon for 9 yards to the UT39 (D. Willingham).
Niu 2-1at Ut39BROWN, Me'co rush for 3 yards to the UT36, 1ST DOWN NIU (Walter Fisher).
Niu 1-10at Ut36NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UT39 (Wes Brown).
Niu 2-13at Ut39Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:21.
Niu 2-13at Ut39NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 8 yards to the UT31 (Dennis Rogan;D. Morley).
Niu 3-5at Ut31NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to COX, Landon for 10 yards to the UT21, 1ST DOWN NIU, PENALTY UT roughing passer (Demonte' Bolden) 10 yards to the UT11, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Ut111st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Ut11NICHOLSON, Dan rush for loss of 1 yard to the UT12 (Eric Berry).
Niu 2-11at Ut12NICHOLSON, Dan sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UT13 (Rico McCoy).
Niu 3-12at Ut13NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 5 yards to the UT8.
Niu 4-7at Ut08SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 25 GOOD, clock 02:53.
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 0
Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 05:04
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, Lennon Creer return 15 yards to the UT15 (BRYANT, David;CLASEY, Tyler).
Ut 1-10at Ut15TENNESSEE drive start at 02:46.
Ut 1-10at Ut15Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Brandon Warren.
Ut 2-10at Ut15Nick Stephens pass complete to Austin Rogers for 10 yards to the UT25, 1ST DOWN UT (CARTER, Chase;PRUITT, Bradley).
Ut 1-10at Ut25Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 6 yards to the UT31 (BRYANT, David).
Ut 2-4at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT34 (BRYANT, David;CARTER, Chase).
Ut 3-1at Ut34Arian Foster rush for 2 yards to the UT36, 1ST DOWN UT (MCCARTHY, Tim;ALLEN, Josh).
Ut 1-10at Ut36Nick Stephens pass complete to Austin Rogers for 4 yards to the UT40 (PRUITT, Bradley;ALLEN, Josh).
Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 04:21
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 0
2nd Quarter

Ut 2-6at Ut40Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ut 2-6at Ut40Arian Foster rush for no gain to the UT40 (HANSON, Cory).
Ut 3-6at Ut40Nick Stephens pass complete to Luke Stocker for 5 yards to the UT45 (SOBOL, Mike).
Ut 4-1at Ut45Chad Cunningham punt 37 yards to the NIU18, fair catch by BROWN, Me'co.
Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:21
Niu 1-10at Niu18NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:25.
Niu 1-10at Niu18ANDERSON, Justi rush for 5 yards to the NIU23 (Wes Brown;Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-5at Niu23NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, Ree for 3 yards to the NIU26 (Dennis Rogan;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 3-2at Niu26ANDERSON, Justi rush for 3 yards to the NIU29, 1ST DOWN NIU (Rico McCoy;Nick Reveiz).
Niu 1-10at Niu29GRADY, DeMarcus rush for no gain to the NIU29 (Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-10at Niu29NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 5 yards to the NIU34 (Wes Brown).
Niu 3-5at Niu34NICHOLSON, Dan pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, Ree for 18 yards to the UT48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Berry), PENALTY UT holding declined.
Niu 1-10at Ut48ANDERSON, Justi rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU48 (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 2-14at Niu48NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan.
Niu 3-14at Niu48NICHOLSON, Dan pass intercepted by Eric Berry at the UT36, Eric Berry return 48 yards to the NIU16.
Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:38
Ut 1-10at Niu16TENNESSEE drive start at 08:47.
Ut 1-10at Niu16M. Hardesty rush for 6 yards to the NIU10.
Ut 2-4at Niu10Gerald Jones pass incomplete to Josh Briscoe.
Ut 3-4at Niu10Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for no gain to the NIU10 (SOBOL, Mike), PENALTY UT ineligible downfield on pass (Gerald Jones) 5 yards to the NIU15, NO PLAY.
Ut 3-9at Niu153rd and 9.
Ut 3-9at Niu15Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU19 (TRANCHITELLA, J;ENGLISH, Larry).
Ut 4-13at Niu19Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 06:50.
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 3
Drive: 4 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 02:03
Chad Cunningham kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, BROWN, Me'co return 20 yards to the NIU25 (Josh Hawkins;J. Williams).
Niu 1-10at Niu25NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:44, NIU ball on NIU25.
Niu 1-10at Niu25BROWN, Me'co rush for 3 yards to the NIU28 (Walter Fisher;Rico McCoy).
Niu 2-7at Niu28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:49.
Niu 2-7at Niu28NICHOLSON, Dan pass incomplete to TURNER, Greg (D. Willingham).
Niu 3-7at Niu28PENALTY UT pass interference (D. Willingham) 10 yards to the NIU38, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Niu38GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 2 yards to the NIU40, out-of-bounds (Rico McCoy).
Niu 2-8at Niu40GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 2 yards to the NIU42 (Wes Brown;Dan Williams).
Niu 3-6at Niu42GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete to CUNNINGHAM, Ree (Eric Berry).
Niu 4-6at Niu42DITTBENNER, And punt 32 yards to the UT26, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:25
Ut 1-10at Ut26TENNESSEE drive start at 04:19.
Ut 1-10at Ut26Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones.
Ut 2-10at Ut26Arian Foster rush for 16 yards to the UT42, 1ST DOWN UT (RICE, Melvin;PRUITT, Bradley).
Ut 1-10at Ut42Arian Foster rush for 4 yards to the UT46 (MCCARTHY, Tim).
Ut 2-6at Ut46Arian Foster rush for loss of 1 yard to the UT45 (SOBOL, Mike).
Ut 3-7at Ut45Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones (ALLEN, Josh).
Ut 4-7at Ut45TEAM punt 10 yards to the NIU45 (blocked by GEORGE, Patrick).
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:02
Niu 1-10at Niu45NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:17, NIU ball on NIU45.
Niu 1-10at Niu45SPANN, Chad rush for 4 yards to the NIU49 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-6at Niu49SPANN, Chad rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Demonte' Bolden;Wes Brown).
Niu 3-5at Niu50GRADY, DeMarcus sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU45 (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 4-10at Niu45Timeout Tennessee, clock 00:39.
Niu 4-10at Niu45DITTBENNER, And punt 40 yards to the UT15, Gerald Jones return 1 yards to the UT16 (GEORGE, Patrick;CLASEY, Tyler).
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:46
Ut 1-10at Ut16TENNESSEE drive start at 00:31.
Ut 1-10at Ut16TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the UT14.
Ut 2-12at Ut14End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:31
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 3
3rd Quarter

Ut 2-12at Ut14Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU30.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:31
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, Lennon Creer return 31 yards to the UT31 (BRYANT, David).
Ut 1-10at Ut31TENNESSEE drive start at 14:55.
Ut 1-10at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 5 yards to the UT36 (BICE, Brandon), PENALTY NIU offside (BICE, Brandon) 5 yards to the UT36, NO PLAY.
Ut 1-5at Ut36Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for 43 yards to the NIU21, 1ST DOWN UT (PRUITT, Bradley).
Ut 1-10at Niu21Arian Foster rush for 4 yards to the NIU17 (HANSON, Cory;PRUITT, Bradley).
Ut 2-6at Niu17Arian Foster rush for no gain to the NIU17 (MCCARTHY, Tim;KRAUSE, Mike).
Ut 3-6at Niu17Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones.
Ut 4-6at Niu17Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 12:37.
Tennessee 6, Northern Illinois 3
Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 02:24
Chad Cunningham kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, BROWN, Me'co return 15 yards to the NIU20 (Tauren Poole), PENALTY NIU illegal block (TURNER, Greg) 10 yards to the NIU10, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU10.
Niu 1-10at Niu10Change of possession, NIU ball on NIU10, 1st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Niu10NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:31.
Niu 1-10at Niu10GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 5 yards to the NIU15 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-5at Niu15BROWN, Me'co rush for 2 yards to the NIU17 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 3-3at Niu17GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 1 yard to the NIU18 (Dan Williams;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 4-2at Niu18DITTBENNER, And punt 46 yards to the UT36, Gerald Jones return 12 yards to the UT48 (OWEN, Nolan).
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:31
Ut 1-10at Ut48TENNESSEE drive start at 10:00.
Ut 1-10at Ut48Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 52 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN UT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:49.
Daniel Lincoln kick attempt good.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 3
Drive: 1 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:20
Chad Cunningham kickoff 68 yards to the NIU2, BROWN, Me'co return 23 yards to the NIU25 (J. Williams).
Niu 1-10at Niu25NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:40.
Niu 1-10at Niu25GRADY, DeMarcus pass complete to COX, Landon for 17 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Berry).
Niu 1-10at Niu42BROWN, Me'co rush for 2 yards to the NIU44 (Demonte' Bolden).
Niu 2-8at Niu44GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie.
Niu 3-8at Niu44GRADY, DeMarcus pass complete to CLARK, Willie for 35 yards to the UT21, 1ST DOWN NIU (M. Johnson).
Niu 1-10at Ut21GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 9 yards to the UT12 (Eric Berry).
Niu 2-1at Ut12BROWN, Me'co rush for 1 yard to the UT11, 1ST DOWN NIU (Rico McCoy).
Niu 1-10at Ut11ANDERSON, Justi rush for 2 yards to the UT9 (Demonte' Bolden).
Niu 2-8at Ut09GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan, QB hurry by Wes Brown.
Niu 3-8at Ut09Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:33.
Niu 3-8at Ut09GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 2 yards to the UT7 (Rico McCoy).
Niu 4-6at Ut07SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 04:45.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 6
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:55
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, touchback.
Ut 1-10at Ut20TENNESSEE drive start at 04:45.
Ut 1-10at Ut20M. Hardesty rush for 3 yards to the UT23 (KUBE, Alex;WILSON, Tracy).
Ut 2-7at Ut23Nick Stephens pass incomplete (RUSCH, Craig).
Ut 3-7at Ut23Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 14 yards to the UT9 (ENGLISH, Larry), fumble by Nick Stephens recovered by NIU KRAUSE, Mike at UT9.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 11 yards, TOP 00:48
Niu 1-Gat Ut09NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:57.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Niu 1-Gat Ut09GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 1 yard to the UT8 (Walter Fisher;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 2-Gat Ut08PENALTY NIU delay of game 5 yards to the UT13.
Niu 2-Gat Ut13PENALTY NIU sideline interference 5 yards to the UT18.
Niu 2-Gat Ut18GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 3 yards to the UT15, out-of-bounds (Rico McCoy).
Niu 3-Gat Ut15GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 7 yards to the UT8 (Rico McCoy;D. Morley).
Niu 4-Gat Ut08SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 25 GOOD, clock 01:31.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 02:30
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 58 yards to the UT12, Lennon Creer return 7 yards to the UT19 (ALLEN, Josh).
Ut 1-10at Ut19TENNESSEE drive start at 01:27.
Ut 1-10at Ut19Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 7 yards to the UT26 (HANSON, Cory).
Ut 2-3at Ut26Gerald Jones rush for 2 yards to the UT28 (HANSON, Cory;RUSCH, Craig).
Ut 3-1at Ut28Clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:06
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
4th Quarter

Ut 3-1at Ut28Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ut 3-1at Ut28Nick Stephens rush for no gain to the UT28 (PIRKLE, D.J.;WILLIAMSON, Spe).
Ut 4-1at Ut28Chad Cunningham punt 53 yards to the NIU19, BROWN, Me'co return 7 yards to the NIU26 (Morgan Cox).
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:06
Niu 1-10at Niu26NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:21.
Niu 1-10at Niu26SPANN, Chad rush for no gain to the NIU26 (Nick Reveiz;Ben Martin), PENALTY NIU illegal procedure (CUNNINGHAM, Ree) 5 yards to the NIU21, NO PLAY.
Niu 1-15at Niu21GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 7 yards to the NIU28 (Chris Walker).
Niu 2-8at Niu28GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 3 yards to the NIU31, out-of-bounds (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 3-5at Niu31PENALTY NIU false start (CLARK, Willie) 5 yards to the NIU26.
Niu 3-10at Niu26GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete to SPANN, Chad, QB hurry by Chris Walker.
Niu 4-10at Niu26PENALTY NIU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the NIU21.
Niu 4-15at Niu21DITTBENNER, And punt 37 yards to the UT42, Gerald Jones return 9 yards to the NIU49 (CUNNINGHAM, Ree;GEORGE, Patrick).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 02:16
Ut 1-10at Niu49TENNESSEE drive start at 12:05.
Ut 1-10at Niu49Arian Foster rush for 10 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN UT (WILSON, Tracy).
Ut 1-10at Niu39Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the NIU36 (ALLEN, Josh).
Ut 2-7at Niu36Arian Foster rush for 6 yards to the NIU30 (BRYANT, David).
Ut 3-1at Niu30Arian Foster rush for 7 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN UT, out-of-bounds (CARTER, Chase).
Ut 1-10at Niu23Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the NIU20 (MCCARTHY, Tim).
Ut 2-7at Niu20Arian Foster rush for 11 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN UT, out-of-bounds (KUBE, Alex;WILSON, Tracy).
Ut 1-Gat Niu09Arian Foster rush for no gain to the NIU9 (TRANCHITELLA, J).
Ut 2-Gat Niu09M. Hardesty rush for 5 yards to the NIU4 (WILSON, Tracy).
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:26.
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Timeout Tennessee, clock 07:26.
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 10 yards to the NIU14 (ENGLISH, Larry).
Ut 4-Gat Niu14Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 32 MISSED - wide left, spot at NIU20, clock 06:39.
Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, TOP 05:26
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:39.
Niu 1-10at Niu20GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete to PALMER, Nathan (D. Willingham).
Niu 2-10at Niu20GRADY, DeMarcus pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 6 yards to the NIU26 (Eric Berry;D. Willingham).
Niu 3-4at Niu26GRADY, DeMarcus pass incomplete (Gerald Williams).
Niu 4-4at Niu26DITTBENNER, And punt 43 yards to the UT31, Gerald Jones return 0 yards to the UT31 (TRANCHITELLA, J).
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:06
Ut 1-10at Ut31TENNESSEE drive start at 05:33.
Ut 1-10at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT34 (ENGLISH, Larry;KUBE, Alex).
Ut 2-7at Ut34Timeout Tennessee, clock 04:53.
Ut 2-7at Ut34Nick Stephens rush for 2 yards to the UT36 (PRUITT, Bradley).
Ut 3-5at Ut36Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Austin Rogers.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Ut 4-5at Ut36Chad Cunningham punt 46 yards to the NIU18, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:37
Niu 1-10at Niu18NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:56.
Niu 1-10at Niu18MORRIS, Ryan pass incomplete, QB hurry by Robert Ayers.
Niu 2-10at Niu18GRADY, DeMarcus rush for 4 yards to the NIU22, out-of-bounds (D. Willingham).
Niu 3-6at Niu22MORRIS, Ryan sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NIU21 (Nevin McKenzie;Dan Williams).
Niu 4-7at Niu21Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:46.
Niu 4-7at Niu21MORRIS, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the NIU27 (Dennis Rogan;Demonte' Bolden).
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:22
Ut 1-10at Niu27TENNESSEE drive start at 02:34.
Ut 1-10at Niu27M. Hardesty rush for 9 yards to the NIU18 (RICE, Melvin).
Ut 2-1at Niu18M. Hardesty rush for no gain to the NIU18 (BRYANT, David;MCCARTHY, Tim).
Ut 3-1at Niu18M. Hardesty rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU19 (TRANCHITELLA, J;KUBE, Alex).
Ut 4-2at Niu19Timeout Tennessee, clock 00:18.
Ut 4-2at Niu19M. Hardesty rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU21 (MCCARTHY, Tim).
Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:21
Niu 1-10at Niu21NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:13.
Niu 1-10at Niu21GRADY, DeMarcus pass complete to BROWN, Me'co for 4 yards to the NIU25, TEAM for loss of 23 yards to the NIU2 (Dennis Rogan), PENALTY NIU illegal forward pass declined.
Niu 2-29at Niu02Clock 00:00.
Niu 2-29at Niu02End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 19 yards, TOP 00:13
FINAL SCORE
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.) 




Northern Illinois                      Tennessee

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   30   30     60     OVERALL..........   29   21     50
1ST DOWN.........   15    8     23     1ST DOWN.........   13    7     20
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    1      4     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    1      5
2ND DOWN-LONG....    5    9     14     2ND DOWN-LONG....    5    4      9
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    0      4
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2   11     13     3RD DOWN-LONG....    0    8      8
4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1     4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1

Northern Illinois                      Tennessee

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   30   30     60       ...............   29   21     50





Northern Illinois (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (15 RUN, 8 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 T11 #19  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 N21 #3  to #8      4 [     ]
1-10 N18 #21   5 [    ]                                          1-10 T48 #19 to #80     9 [     ]
1-10 T48 #21  -4 [    ]                                          1-10 N25 #3  to #80    17 [     ]
1-10 T11 #21   2 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #3  to #81     - [     ]
1-10 N45 #28   4 [    ]                                          1-10 N42 #19 to #81     4 [     ]
1-9  T09 #3    1 [    ]                                          1-10 N31 #19 to #81    11 [     ]
1-10 N10 #3    5 [    ]                                          1-10 T36 #19 to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 N38 #3    2 [    ]                                          1-10 N18 #15 to #       - [     ]
1-15 N21 #3    7 [    ]
1-10 T21 #3    9 [    ]
1-10 N29 #3    0 [    ]
1-10 N25 #8    3 [    ]
1-10 T30 #8    1 [    ]
1-10 N42 #8    2 [    ]
1-10 T48 #8    2 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  T39 #8    3 [    ]
2-1  T12 #8    1 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  N49 #28   1 [    ]                                          2-5  N23 #19 to #83     3 [     ]
2-6  N46 #8    0 [    ]
2-5  N15 #8    2 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (5 RUN, 9 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  T46 #19   6 [    ]                                          2-8  N44 #3  to #10     - [     ]
2-18 T18 #3    3 [    ]                                          2-7  N28 #19 to #17     - [     ]
2-10 N18 #3    4 [    ]                                          2-9  T29 #19 to #34     - [     ]
2-8  N40 #3    2 [    ]                                          2-13 T39 #19 to #5      8 [     ]
2-8  N28 #3    3 [    ]                                          2-14 N48 #19 to #81     - [     ]
                                                                 2-10 N29 #19 to #81     5 [     ]
                                                                 2-10 N20 #3  to #81     6 [     ]
                                                                 2-8  T09 #3  to #81     - [     ]
                                                                 2-11 T12 #19 to #    SACK [     ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  N26 #21   3 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  N17 #3    1 [    ]                                          3-4  N26 #3  to #       - [     ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 11 PASS)                                   3RD-LONG PASS
3-15 T15 #3    7 [    ]                                          3-8  N44 #3  to #10    35 [     ]
3-8  T09 #3    2 [    ]                                          3-14 N48 #19 to #14   INT [     ]
                                                                 3-10 N26 #3  to #28     - [     ]
                                                                 3-9  T29 #19 to #5      - [     ]
                                                                 3-12 T13 #19 to #5      5 [     ]
                                                                 3-5  T31 #19 to #80    10 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N42 #3  to #83     - [     ]
                                                                 3-5  N34 #19 to #83    18 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N46 #19 to #87     6 [     ]
                                                                 3-5  N50 #3  to #    SACK [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N22 #15 to #    SACK [     ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-7  N21 #15   6 [    ]



Tennessee (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (13 RUN, 7 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 N16 #2    6 [    ]                                          1-10 T15 #17 to #1      - [     ]
1-10 N27 #2    9 [    ]                                          1-10 T36 #17 to #21     4 [     ]
1-10 T20 #2    3 [    ]                                          1-10 T26 #17 to #4      - [     ]
1-9  N09 #27   0 [    ]                                          1-5  T36 #17 to #4     43 [     ]
1-10 T42 #27   4 [    ]                                          1-10 T25 #17 to #6      6 [     ]
1-10 T43 #27   1 [    ]                                          1-10 T48 #17 to #6     52 [     ]
1-15 T24 #27   3 [    ]                                          1-10 T19 #17 to #6      7 [     ]
1-10 T31 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N23 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N21 #27   4 [    ]
1-10 N39 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N49 #27  10 [    ]
1-10 T16 #TM  -2 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  N18 #2    0 [    ]
2-3  T26 #4    2 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  T46 #27  -1 [    ]                                          2-4  N10 #4  to #81     - [     ]
2-6  T40 #27   0 [    ]
2-4  T31 #27   3 [    ]
2-6  N17 #27   0 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (5 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-7  T34 #17   2 [    ]                                          2-10 T15 #17 to #21    10 [     ]
2-9  N09 #2    5 [    ]                                          2-9  T44 #17 to #4      - [     ]
2-7  N20 #27  11 [    ]                                          2-12 T27 #17 to #4      7 [     ]
2-10 T26 #27  16 [    ]                                          2-7  T23 #17 to #       - [     ]
2-7  N36 #27   6 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (4 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  T28 #17   0 [    ]
3-1  N18 #2   -1 [    ]
3-1  T34 #27   2 [    ]
3-1  N30 #27   7 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-4  N04 #17 to #    SACK [     ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (0 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
                                                                 3-5  T36 #17 to #21     - [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N17 #17 to #4      - [     ]
                                                                 3-7  T45 #17 to #4      - [     ]
                                                                 3-9  T44 #17 to #81     8 [     ]
                                                                 3-10 T29 #17 to #81    14 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  T40 #17 to #88     5 [     ]
                                                                 3-9  N15 #17 to #    SACK [     ]
                                                                 3-7  T23 #17 to #       - [     ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-2  N19 #2   -2 [    ]