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Northern Illinois vs Ohio State (Sep 2, 2006)

Scoring Summary


                            Scoring Summary (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

                  Northern Illinois (0-1) vs. Ohio State (1-0)
Date: Sep  2, 2006  Site: Columbus, Ohio        Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 103896

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  0  3  3  6  - 12
Ohio State.......... 21  7  0  7  - 35



Scoring Summary:
1st 08:24 OSU - Ginn, Jr., Ted 5 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick)
                                                  8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:53, NIU 0 - OSU 7
    06:38 OSU - Ginn, Jr., Ted 58 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick)
                                                  1 play, 58 yards, TOP 0:13, NIU 0 - OSU 14
    03:15 OSU - Gonzalez, A 15 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick)
                                                 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:34, NIU 0 - OSU 21
2nd 14:55 OSU - Wells, Chris 8 yd run (Pettrey, Aaron kick)
                                                 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:11, NIU 0 - OSU 28
    06:16 NIU - Nendick, Chris 35 yd field goal
                                                 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:05, NIU 3 - OSU 28
3rd 08:39 NIU - Nendick, Chris 37 yd field goal
                                                10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 5:06, NIU 6 - OSU 28
4th 14:58 OSU - Pittman, A 1 yd run (Pettrey, Aaron kick)
                                                 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 2:15, NIU 6 - OSU 35
    10:27 NIU - Wolfe, Garrett 4 yd pass from Horvath, Phil (Horvath, Phil rush failed)
                                               10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:31, NIU 12 - OSU 35



Kickoff time:  3:37 pm  End of Game: 6:28      Total elapsed time: 2:51
Officials: Referee: Dave Witvoet; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Mike Mahouski;
Line judge: John Kouris; Back judge: Robert Smith Jr; Field judge: Greg Sujack;
Side judge: Rick Ames; Scorer: Paul Hummel;
Temperature: 61        Wind: NNW 5mph  Weather: Partly Cloudy

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Team Statistics


                            Team Statistics (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

                                    NIU      OSU

FIRST DOWNS...................       15       22
  Rushing.....................        9       11
  Passing.....................        5       11
  Penalty.....................        1        0
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      151      173
  Rushing Attempts............       33       36
  Average Per Rush............      4.6      4.8
  Yards Gained Rushing........      199      179
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       48        6
NET YARDS PASSING.............      192      315
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  16-30-1  20-27-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      6.4     11.7
  Average Per Completion......     12.0     15.8
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      343      488
  Total offense plays.........       63       63
  Average Gain Per Play.......      5.4      7.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-0      2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     4-35     3-40
PUNTS-YARDS...................    6-227     1-43
  Average Yards Per Punt......     37.8     43.0
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     25.3     43.0
  Inside 20...................        0        0
  50+ Yards...................        0        0
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
  Fair catch..................        0        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    4-203    6-378
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     50.8     63.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     32.5     42.0
  Touchbacks..................        0        3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.    0-0-0   3-55-0
  Average Per Return..........      0.0     18.3
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   3-66-0   4-73-0
  Average Per Return..........     22.0     18.2
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0   1-49-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    31:04    28:56
  1st Quarter.................     8:14     6:46
  2nd Quarter.................     6:35     8:25
  3rd Quarter.................     6:50     8:10
  4th Quarter.................     9:25     5:35
Third-Down Conversions........  1 of 13  6 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   3 of 3   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-4      4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     4-24
PAT Kicks.....................      0-0      5-5
Field Goals...................      2-2      0-2



Individual Statistics


                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)


Northern Illinois

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Wolfe, Garrett  26  187   16  171  0 51  6.6
CLANTON, Montel  2   12    3    9  0 12  4.5
Nicholson, Dan   1    0    8   -8  0  0 -8.0
Horvath, Phil    4    0   21  -21  0  0 -5.2
Totals...       33  199   48  151  0 51  4.6

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Horvath, Phil     26-15-1   185  1   65    3
Nicholson, Dan     4-1-0      7  0    7    1
Totals...         30-16-1   192  1   65    4

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Wolfe, Garrett     5  114    1   65
Davis, Britt       5   23    0    9
Nordin, Jake       3   37    0   18
CLANTON, Montel    2    4    0    4
Carter, Jarret     1   14    0   14
Totals...         16  192    1   65

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
DITTBENNER, And    6  227  37.8   49    0    1
Totals...          6  227  37.8   49    0    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Davis, Britt     0   0  0  1  19 19  0   0  0
Perez, Marcus    0   0  0  2  47 30  0   0  0
Totals...        0   0  0  3  66 30  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Nendick, Chris  2nd 06:16  35 yds - Good
Nendick, Chris  3rd 08:39  37 yds - Good

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Nendick, Chris     4  203   0   0  50.8



Ohio State

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Pittman, A      19  111    0  111  1 14  5.8
Wells, Chris    10   52    2   50  1 12  5.0
Wells, Maurice   5   16    1   15  0  7  3.0
Smith, Troy      1    0    1   -1  0  0 -1.0
Zwick, Justin    1    0    2   -2  0  0 -2.0
Totals...       36  179    6  173  2 14  4.8

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Smith, Troy       25-18-0   297  3   58    0
Zwick, Justin      2-2-0     18  0   12    0
Totals...         27-20-0   315  3   58    0

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Ginn, Jr., Ted     4  123    2   58
Gonzalez, A        4   53    1   18
Robiskie,  B       3   32    0   12
Small, Ray         3   19    0    8
Nicol, Rory        2   14    0    9
Hartline, Brian    1   32    0   32
Wells, Maurice     1   30    0   30
Dukes, Albert      1   12    0   12
Pittman, A         1    0    0    0
Totals...         20  315    3   58

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
Trapasso, A. J.    1   43  43.0   43    0    0
Totals...          1   43  43.0   43    0    0

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Ginn, Jr., Ted   2  44 22  2  25 15  0   0  0
Gonzalez, A      1  11 11  0   0  0  0   0  0
Grant, Larry     0   0  0  0   0  0  1  49 49
O'Neal, Jamario  0   0  0  2  48 31  0   0  0
Totals...        3  55 22  4  73 31  1  49 49

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Pretorius, Ryan 2nd 09:21  51 yds - Missed
Pettrey, Aaron  2nd 00:33  44 yds - Missed

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Pettrey, Aaron     4  259   3   0  64.8
Pretorius, Ryan    2  119   0   0  59.5



FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-HORVATH, Phil 1-0. Ohio State-Wells, Chris 1-1; Zwick, Justin 1-1.


Drive Chart


                                      Drive Chart (Final)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NIU      1st N20  15:00  Kickoff       N48  12:17  Punt           5-28   2:43
NIU      1st N18  08:24  Kickoff       N16  06:51  Punt           3--2   1:33
NIU      1st N10  06:38  Kickoff       N09  04:49  Punt           3--1   1:49
NIU      1st N20  03:15  Kickoff       O11  01:06  Interception   4-69   2:09#
NIU      2nd N31  14:55  Kickoff       O49  11:58  Punt           4-20   2:57
NIU      2nd N34  09:21  Missed FG     O18  06:16 *FIELD GOAL     9-48   3:05#
NIU      2nd N27  00:33  Missed FG     N36  00:00  End of half    4-9    0:33
NIU      3rd N20  13:45  Punt          O20  08:39 *FIELD GOAL    10-60   5:06#
NIU      3rd N05  03:57  Fumble        N07  02:13  Punt           3-2    1:44
NIU      4th N29  14:58  Kickoff       O00  10:27 *TOUCHDOWN     10-71   4:31#
NIU      4th N07  07:53  Fumble        N41  02:59  Punt          10-34   4:54

OSU      1st O34  12:17  Punt          N00  08:24 *TOUCHDOWN      8-66   3:53#
OSU      1st O42  06:51  Punt          N00  06:38 *TOUCHDOWN      1-58   0:13
OSU      1st N20  04:49  Punt          N00  03:15 *TOUCHDOWN      3-20   1:34#
OSU      1st N43  01:06  Interception  N00  14:55 *TOUCHDOWN      5-43   1:11#
OSU      2nd O20  11:58  Punt          N34  09:21  Missed FG      8-46   2:37
OSU      2nd O20  06:16  Kickoff       N26  00:33  Missed FG     11-54   5:43
OSU      3rd O35  15:00  Kickoff       O37  13:45  Punt           3-2    1:15
OSU      3rd O45  08:39  Kickoff       N04  03:57  Fumble        10-51   4:42#
OSU      3rd N38  02:13  Punt          N00  14:58 *TOUCHDOWN      6-38   2:15#
OSU      4th O20  10:27  Kickoff       N07  07:53  Fumble         5-73   2:34#
OSU      4th O38  02:59  Punt          N35  00:00  End of half    5-27   2:59

NIU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       08:14 06:35 06:50 09:25   14:49 16:15 31:04
3rd Down Conversions      0/3   1/4   0/2   0/4     1/7   0/6   1/13
Avg Field Position        N17   N30   N12   N18     N22   N15   N20
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   0/0   3/3     0/0   3/3   3/3

OSU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       06:46 08:25 08:10 05:35   15:11 13:45 28:56
3rd Down Conversions      3/3   1/3   0/2   2/2     4/6   2/4   6/10
Avg Field Position        N47   O20   O47   O29     O42   O40   O41
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   1/1   0/0     0/0   1/1   1/1


                                    Drive Chart (By Quarter)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NIU      1st N20  15:00  Kickoff       N48  12:17  Punt           5-28   2:43
OSU      1st O34  12:17  Punt          N00  08:24 *TOUCHDOWN      8-66   3:53#
NIU      1st N18  08:24  Kickoff       N16  06:51  Punt           3--2   1:33
OSU      1st O42  06:51  Punt          N00  06:38 *TOUCHDOWN      1-58   0:13
NIU      1st N10  06:38  Kickoff       N09  04:49  Punt           3--1   1:49
OSU      1st N20  04:49  Punt          N00  03:15 *TOUCHDOWN      3-20   1:34#
NIU      1st N20  03:15  Kickoff       O11  01:06  Interception   4-69   2:09#
OSU      1st N43  01:06  Interception  N00  14:55 *TOUCHDOWN      5-43   1:11#

NIU      2nd N31  14:55  Kickoff       O49  11:58  Punt           4-20   2:57
OSU      2nd O20  11:58  Punt          N34  09:21  Missed FG      8-46   2:37
NIU      2nd N34  09:21  Missed FG     O18  06:16 *FIELD GOAL     9-48   3:05#
OSU      2nd O20  06:16  Kickoff       N26  00:33  Missed FG     11-54   5:43
NIU      2nd N27  00:33  Missed FG     N36  00:00  End of half    4-9    0:33

OSU      3rd O35  15:00  Kickoff       O37  13:45  Punt           3-2    1:15
NIU      3rd N20  13:45  Punt          O20  08:39 *FIELD GOAL    10-60   5:06#
OSU      3rd O45  08:39  Kickoff       N04  03:57  Fumble        10-51   4:42#
NIU      3rd N05  03:57  Fumble        N07  02:13  Punt           3-2    1:44
OSU      3rd N38  02:13  Punt          N00  14:58 *TOUCHDOWN      6-38   2:15#

NIU      4th N29  14:58  Kickoff       O00  10:27 *TOUCHDOWN     10-71   4:31#
OSU      4th O20  10:27  Kickoff       N07  07:53  Fumble         5-73   2:34#
NIU      4th N07  07:53  Fumble        N41  02:59  Punt          10-34   4:54
OSU      4th O38  02:59  Punt          N35  00:00  End of half    5-27   2:59



Defensive Statistics


                                Defensive Statistics (Final)
                             Northern Illinois Huskies Football
            Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)


Northern Illinois   
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 Hansbro, Alvah     7    2    9    1/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
53 McCarthy, Tim      5    4    9     .     .  1-0    .      1    .      .     .
12 Hansbro, Adriel    5    3    8     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
24 Pruitt, Bradley    4    2    6    1/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
35 Utschig, Dustin    3    3    6     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
33 Blalark, Keenan    2    4    6     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
51 English, Larry     3    1    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
8  Reiter, Mark       2    1    3     .     .  1-0    .      .    .      .     .
4  Bryant, David      2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
49 Benson, Brad       1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
9  Allen, Josh        1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
16 Biondi, Luke       1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
27 WILLIAMSON, Spe    1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
2  Rice, Melvin       .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
92 Schroeder, Adam    .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
56 Bice, Brandon      1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
23 Ibarra, Saul       1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
21 ANDERSON, Justi    1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
34 West, Ken          .    .    .     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .

Ohio State          
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32 Mitchell, B        8    2   10    1/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
1  Freeman, Marcus    4    5    9    1/1    .   .     .      1    .      .     .
21 Russell, A         4    2    6    1/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
50 Gholston, V        2    3    5    3/11   .   .     .      .    .     2/9    .
99 Richardson, Jay    3    1    4    3/8    .   .     .      .    .     1/3    .
33 Laurinaitis, J     2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
14 Smith, Antonio     1    3    4    1/3    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
51 Homan, Ross        2    1    3    1/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
2  Jenkins, M         2    1    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
78 Barrow, Alex       2    .    2    1/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
23 Patterson, Nick    1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
97 Patterson, D       1    1    2    1/3    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
3  O'Neal, Jamario    1    1    2    1/4    .   .     .      .    .     1/4    .
92 Denlinger, Todd    1    .    1    1/3    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
8B Wilson, L          1    .    1    1/8    .   .     .      .    .     1/8    .
2C Washington, D      1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
6  Grant, Larry       .    1    1     .     .   .    1-49    1    .      .     .
52 Kerr, John         .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
90 Pitcock, Quinn     .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .



Participation Report


                          Participation Report (Final)
                       Northern Illinois Huskies Football
      Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)


Northern Illinois                              Ohio State

POS  ## OFFENSE                                POS  ## OFFENSE
LE   34 West, Ken                              LT   75 Boone, Alex
NG   92 Schroeder, Adam                        LG   68 Schafer, Tim
T    69 Krutsch, Alex                          C    50 Gholston, V
RE   51 English, Larry                         RG   72 Downing, T. J.
LB   53 McCarthy, Tim                          RT   74 Barton, Kirk
LB   33 Blalark, Keenan                        TE   88 Nicol, Rory
LB   9  Allen, Josh                            FL   7  Ginn, Jr., Ted
CB   11 Hansbro, Alvah                         QB   10 Smith, Troy
S    8  Reiter, Mark                           FB   89 White, Jr., S
S    35 Utschig, Dustin                        WB   11 Gonzalez, A
CB   12 Hansbro, Adriel                        TB   25 Pittman, A

POS  ## DEFENSE                                POS  ## DEFENSE
WR   14 Carter, Jarret                         DE   99 Richardson, Jay
LT   62 Free, Doug                             DT   97 Patterson, D
LG   70 Acevedo, Chris                         DT   90 Pitcock, Quinn
RG   61 Rogers, Matt                           DE   50 Gholston, V
RT   60 Brost, Jon                             SLB  1  Freeman, Marcus
TE   86 Nordin, Jake                           MLB  33 Laurinaitis, J
QB   3  Horvath, Phil                          WLB  52 Kerr, John
TB   1  Wolfe, Garrett                         SS   2  Jenkins, M
ZB   7  Davis, Britt                           NB   14 Smith, Antonio
TE   87 Davis, Brandon                         FS   23 Patterson, Nick
C    50 Adamski, Eddie                         FS   32 Mitchell, B


 Northern Illinois: 2-RICE, Melvin, 4-BRYANT, David, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 16-BIONDI, Luke, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And,
 19-NICHOLSON, Dan, 20-CLANTON, Montel, 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 23-IBARRA, Saul, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-NENDICK, Chris,
 26-HANSON, Cory, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 48-O'BRIEN, Tommy, 49-BENSON, Brad,
 56-BICE, Brandon, 59-SKATRUD, Kevin, 63-HOLYCROSS, Zach, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 85-SIMON, Matt, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 89-LEWIS, Marcus,
 95-ORUCHE, Robert.

 Ohio State: 0A-Coleman, Kurt, 1C-Ruhl, Kyle, 2C-Washington, D, 3-O'Neal, Jamario, 4D-Lukens, Ryan, 4-Small, Ray, 5-Dukes, Albert,
 5A-Datish, Doug, 6-Grant, Larry, 7A-Larimore, D, 8B-Wilson, L, 9-Hartline, Brian, 9A-Daly, Brett, 12-Zwick, Justin,
 15-Trapasso, A. J., 16-Robinson, T, 19-Harden, Derek, 20-Pettrey, Aaron, 21-Russell, A, 28-Wells, Chris, 29-Lane, Shaun,
 34-Wells, Maurice, 38-Spitler, Austin, 49-Johnson, Dionte, 51-Homan, Ross, 55-Terry, Curtis, 58-Norman, Drew, 67-Mitchum, Kyle,
 69-Gray, Bryan, 78-Barrow, Alex, 79-Skinner, Jon, 80-Robiskie,  B, 85-Pretorius, Ryan, 86-Potokar, Dan, 87-Smith, Brandon,
 92-Denlinger, Todd, 98-Penton, Joel.



Box Score

                               Box Score (Final)
      Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  0  3  3  6  - 12       Record: (0-1)
Ohio State.......... 21  7  0  7  - 35       Record: (1-0)



Scoring Summary:
1st 08:24 OSU - Ginn, Jr., Ted 5 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick), 8-66 3:53, NIU 0 - OSU 7
    06:38 OSU - Ginn, Jr., Ted 58 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick), 1-58 0:13, NIU 0 - OSU 14
    03:15 OSU - Gonzalez, A 15 yd pass from Smith, Troy (Pettrey, Aaron kick), 3-20 1:34, NIU 0 - OSU 21
2nd 14:55 OSU - Wells, Chris 8 yd run (Pettrey, Aaron kick), 5-43 1:11, NIU 0 - OSU 28
    06:16 NIU - Nendick, Chris 35 yd field goal, 9-48 3:05, NIU 3 - OSU 28
3rd 08:39 NIU - Nendick, Chris 37 yd field goal, 10-60 5:06, NIU 6 - OSU 28
4th 14:58 OSU - Pittman, A 1 yd run (Pettrey, Aaron kick), 6-38 2:15, NIU 6 - OSU 35
    10:27 NIU - Wolfe, Garrett 4 yd pass from Horvath, Phil (Horvath, Phil rush failed), 10-71 4:31, NIU 12 - OSU 35



                                    NIU      OSU
FIRST DOWNS...................       15       22
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   33-151   36-173
PASSING YDS (NET).............      192      315
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  30-16-1  27-20-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   63-343   63-488
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0     3-55
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     3-66     4-73
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-49
Punts (Number-Avg)............   6-37.8   1-43.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      2-2
Penalties-Yards...............     4-35     3-40
Possession Time...............    31:04    28:56
Third-Down Conversions........  1 of 13  6 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   3 of 3   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-4      4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     4-24


RUSHING: Northern Illinois-WOLFE, Garrett 26-171; CLANTON, Montel 2-9;
Nicholson, Dan 1-minus 8; Horvath, Phil 4-minus 21. Ohio State-Pittman, A
19-111; Wells, Chris 10-50; Wells, Maurice 5-15; Smith, Troy 1-minus 1; Zwick,
Justin 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Northern Illinois-HORVATH, Phil 15-26-1-185; Nicholson, Dan
1-4-0-7. Ohio State-Smith, Troy 18-25-0-297; Zwick, Justin 2-2-0-18.

RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-WOLFE, Garrett 5-114; Davis, Britt 5-23;
Nordin, Jake 3-37; CLANTON, Montel 2-4; Carter, Jarret 1-14. Ohio State-Ginn,
Jr., Ted 4-123; Gonzalez, A 4-53; Robiskie,  B 3-32; Small, Ray 3-19; Nicol,
Rory 2-14; Hartline, Brian 1-32; Wells, Maurice 1-30; Dukes, Albert 1-12;
Pittman, A 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Ohio State-Grant, Larry 1-49.

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-HORVATH, Phil 1-0. Ohio State-Zwick, Justin
1-1; Wells, Chris 1-1.

Stadium: Ohio Stadium          Attendance: 103896
Kickoff time:  3:37 pm  End of Game: 6:28      Total elapsed time: 2:51
Officials: Referee: Dave Witvoet; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Mike Mahouski;
Line judge: John Kouris; Back judge: Robert Smith Jr; Field judge: Greg Sujack;
Side judge: Rick Ames; Scorer: Paul Hummel;
Temperature: 61        Wind: NNW 5mph  Weather: Partly Cloudy

ID-435088


      Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-None. Ohio State-Gholston, V 1-1; Wilson,
L 1-0; O'Neal, Jamario 0-1; Richardson, Jay 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-HANSBRO, Alvah 7-2; McCarthy, Tim 5-4;
Hansbro, Adriel 5-3; Pruitt, Bradley 4-2; Utschig, Dustin 3-3; Blalark, Keenan
2-4; English, Larry 3-1; Reiter, Mark 2-1; Bryant, David 2-0; Allen, Josh 1-1;
Biondi, Luke 1-1; WILLIAMSON, Spe 1-1; Benson, Brad 1-1; Schroeder, Adam 0-2;
Rice, Melvin 0-2; Bice, Brandon 1-0; Ibarra, Saul 1-0; ANDERSON, Justi 1-0. Ohio
State-Mitchell, B 8-2; Freeman, Marcus 4-5; Russell, A 4-2; Gholston, V 2-3;
Richardson, Jay 3-1; Laurinaitis, J 2-2; Smith, Antonio 1-3; Jenkins, M 2-1;
Homan, Ross 2-1; Barrow, Alex 2-0; Patterson, Nick 1-1; Patterson, D 1-1;
O'Neal, Jamario 1-1; Wilson, L 1-0; Denlinger, Todd 1-0; Washington, D 1-0;
Kerr, John 0-1; Grant, Larry 0-1; Pitcock, Quinn 0-1.


Game Starters:
Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE
LE   34 West, Ken
NG   92 Schroeder, Adam
T    69 Krutsch, Alex
RE   51 English, Larry
LB   53 McCarthy, Tim
LB   33 Blalark, Keenan
LB   9  Allen, Josh
CB   11 Hansbro, Alvah
S    8  Reiter, Mark
S    35 Utschig, Dustin
CB   12 Hansbro, Adriel

POS  ## DEFENSE
WR   14 Carter, Jarret
LT   62 Free, Doug
LG   70 Acevedo, Chris
RG   61 Rogers, Matt
RT   60 Brost, Jon
TE   86 Nordin, Jake
QB   3  Horvath, Phil
TB   1  Wolfe, Garrett
ZB   7  Davis, Britt
TE   87 Davis, Brandon
C    50 Adamski, Eddie

Ohio State

POS  ## OFFENSE
LT   75 Boone, Alex
LG   68 Schafer, Tim
C    50 Gholston, V
RG   72 Downing, T. J.
RT   74 Barton, Kirk
TE   88 Nicol, Rory
FL   7  Ginn, Jr., Ted
QB   10 Smith, Troy
FB   89 White, Jr., S
WB   11 Gonzalez, A
TB   25 Pittman, A

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   99 Richardson, Jay
DT   97 Patterson, D
DT   90 Pitcock, Quinn
DE   50 Gholston, V
SLB  1  Freeman, Marcus
MLB  33 Laurinaitis, J
WLB  52 Kerr, John
SS   2  Jenkins, M
NB   14 Smith, Antonio
FS   23 Patterson, Nick
FS   32 Mitchell, B


Player participation:


Northern Illinois: 2-RICE, Melvin, 4-BRYANT, David, 5-PEREZ, Marcus, 16-BIONDI, Luke, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, And,
19-NICHOLSON, Dan, 20-CLANTON, Montel, 21-ANDERSON, Justi, 23-IBARRA, Saul, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-NENDICK, Chris,
26-HANSON, Cory, 27-WILLIAMSON, Spe, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 42-TRANCHITELLA, J, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 48-O'BRIEN, Tommy, 49-BENSON, Brad,
56-BICE, Brandon, 59-SKATRUD, Kevin, 63-HOLYCROSS, Zach, 65-ONYEBUAGU, Jaso, 85-SIMON, Matt, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 89-LEWIS, Marcus,
95-ORUCHE, Robert.

Ohio State: 0A-Coleman, Kurt, 1C-Ruhl, Kyle, 2C-Washington, D, 3-O'Neal, Jamario, 4-Small, Ray, 4D-Lukens, Ryan, 5-Dukes, Albert,
5A-Datish, Doug, 6-Grant, Larry, 7A-Larimore, D, 8B-Wilson, L, 9-Hartline, Brian, 9A-Daly, Brett, 12-Zwick, Justin,
15-Trapasso, A. J., 16-Robinson, T, 19-Harden, Derek, 20-Pettrey, Aaron, 21-Russell, A, 28-Wells, Chris, 29-Lane, Shaun,
34-Wells, Maurice, 38-Spitler, Austin, 49-Johnson, Dionte, 51-Homan, Ross, 55-Terry, Curtis, 58-Norman, Drew, 67-Mitchum, Kyle,
69-Gray, Bryan, 78-Barrow, Alex, 79-Skinner, Jon, 80-Robiskie,  B, 85-Pretorius, Ryan, 86-Potokar, Dan, 87-Smith, Brandon,
92-Denlinger, Todd, 98-Penton, Joel.




Play-by-Play Summary


                               Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
                               Northern Illinois Huskies Football
              Northern Illinois vs #1 Ohio State (Sep  2, 2006 at Columbus, Ohio)

               Ohio State wins the coin toss, and defers. NIU to receive. OSU defends
               North Goal.
  N 1-10 N35   OSU ball on OSU35.

                   Pettrey, Aaron kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
  N 1-10 N20   Horvath, Phil sideline pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
  N 2-10 N20   Horvath, Phil screen pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 31 yards to the
               OSU49, 1ST DOWN NIU (Patterson, Nick).
  N 1-10 O49   Deadball foul, PENALTY NIU illegal procedure 5 yards to the NIU46, NO
               PLAY.
  N 1-15 N46   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU47 (Freeman, Marcus).
  N 2-14 N47   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for 9 yards to the OSU44 (Freeman,
               Marcus;Russell, A).
  N 3-5  O44   Horvath, Phil sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU48 (O'Neal,
               Jamario;Gholston, V).
  N 4-13 N48   DITTBENNER, And punt 40 yards to the OSU12, Ginn, Jr., Ted return 22 yards
               to the OSU34 (Biondi, Luke).
--------------- 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:43 ---------------

      O 1-10 O34   OHIO STATE drive start at 12:17 (1st).
      O 1-10 O34   Smith, Troy middle pass complete to Hartline, Brian for 32 yards to the
                   NIU34, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-10 N34   Pittman, A rush over left guard for 6 yards to the NIU28 (HANSBRO,
                   Alvah;BLALARK, Keenan).
      O 2-4  N28   Pittman, A rush draw play for 10 yards to the NIU18, 1ST DOWN OSU
                   (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-10 N18   Pittman, A rush over left guard for 2 yards to the NIU16 (Benson, Brad).
      O 2-8  N16   Smith, Troy SGM pass complete to Gonzalez, A for 9 yards to the NIU7,
                   1ST DOWN OSU (Blalark, Keenan;MCCARTHY, Tim).
      O 1-G  N07   Pittman, A rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU4 (Reiter, Mark;HANSBRO,
                   Adriel).
      O 2-G  N04   Smith, Troy rush SGRR for loss of 1 yard to the NIU5 (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 3-G  N05   Smith, Troy sideline pass complete to Ginn, Jr., Ted for 5 yards to the
                   NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:24.
                   Pettrey, Aaron kick attempt good.

                               =================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 7
                               =================================

--------------- 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:53 ---------------

                   Pettrey, Aaron kickoff 64 yards to the NIU1, Perez, Marcus return 17
                   yards to the NIU18 (O'Neal, Jamario).
  N 1-10 N18   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:24 (1st).
  N 1-10 N18   Wolfe, Garrett rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the NIU16 (Mitchell,
               B).
  N 2-12 N16   Horvath, Phil SGM pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
  N 3-12 N16   Horvath, Phil SGSL pass incomplete to Beal, Brandon.
  N 4-12 N16   DITTBENNER, And punt 42 yards to the OSU42, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:33 ---------------

      O 1-10 O42   OHIO STATE drive start at 06:51 (1st).
      O 1-10 O42   Smith, Troy deep in pass complete to Ginn, Jr., Ted for 58 yards to the
                   NIU0, 1ST DOWN OSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:38.
                   Pettrey, Aaron kick attempt good.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 14
                               ==================================

--------------- 1 plays, 58 yards, TOP 00:13 ---------------

                   Pettrey, Aaron kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback, PENALTY NIU
                   illegal block (Pruitt, Bradley) 10 yards to the NIU10, 1st and 10, NIU
                   ball on NIU10.
  N 1-10 N10   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:38 (1st).
  N 1-10 N10   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU8 (Homan, Ross).
  N 2-12 N08   Horvath, Phil sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU3 (Gholston, V).
  N 3-17 N03   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for 6 yards to the NIU9 (Russell, A).
  N 4-11 N09   DITTBENNER, And punt 11 yards to the NIU20, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:49 ---------------

      O 1-10 N20   OHIO STATE drive start at 04:49 (1st).
      O 1-10 N20   Pittman, A rush over right guard for 3 yards to the NIU17 (ALLEN,
                   Josh;MCCARTHY, Tim).
      O 2-7  N17   Pittman, A rush draw play for 2 yards to the NIU15 (English, Larry).
      O 3-5  N15   Smith, Troy middle pass complete to Gonzalez, A for 15 yards to the
                   NIU0, 1ST DOWN OSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:15.
                   Pettrey, Aaron kick attempt good.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 21
                               ==================================

--------------- 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:34 ---------------

                   Pettrey, Aaron kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:15 (1st).
  N 1-10 N20   Horvath, Phil middle pass complete to Davis, Britt for 3 yards to the NIU23
               (Freeman, Marcus).
  N 2-7  N23   Horvath, Phil screen pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 65 yards to the
               OSU12, 1ST DOWN NIU (Smith, Antonio;Patterson, Nick).
  N 1-10 O12   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 1 yard to the OSU11 (Mitchell, B).
  N 2-9  O11   Horvath, Phil middle pass intercepted by Grant, Larry at the OSU8, Grant,
               Larry return 49 yards to the NIU43.
--------------- 4 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:09 ---------------

      O 1-10 N43   OHIO STATE drive start at 01:06 (1st).
                   Referee Dave Witvoet injured on the play,  Helped off the field.
      O 1-10 N43   Smith, Troy screen pass incomplete (West, Ken).
      O 2-10 N43   Wells, Maurice rush draw play for 3 yards to the NIU40 (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 3-7  N40   Smith, Troy middle pass complete to Wells, Maurice for 30 yards to the
                   NIU10, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hansbro, Alvah;PRUITT, Bradley).
      O 1-G  N10   Wells, Chris rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU8 (BENSON,
                   Brad;MCCARTHY, Tim).

                               ========END OF 1st QUARTER========
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 21
                               ==================================

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
      O 2-G  N08   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
      O 2-G  N08   Wells, Chris rush over right end for 8 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN,
                   clock 14:55.
                   Pettrey, Aaron kick attempt good.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 28
                               ==================================

--------------- 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:11 ---------------

                   Pretorius, Ryan kickoff 64 yards to the NIU1, Perez, Marcus return 30
                   yards to the NIU31 (Russell, A).
  N 1-10 N31   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:55 (2nd).
  N 1-10 N31   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for 13 yards to the NIU44, 1ST DOWN
               NIU (Laurinaitis, J).
  N 1-10 N44   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU47 (Kerr, John;Freeman,
               Marcus).
  N 2-7  N47   Horvath, Phil sideline pass complete to CLANTON, Montel for no gain to the
               NIU47 (Pitcock, Quinn;Smith, Antonio).
  N 3-7  N47   Horvath, Phil middle pass complete to Nordin, Jake for 4 yards to the OSU49
               (Freeman, Marcus).
  N 4-3  O49   DITTBENNER, And punt 49 yards to the OSU0, touchback.
--------------- 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:57 ---------------

      O 1-10 O20   OHIO STATE drive start at 11:58 (2nd).
      O 1-10 O20   Smith, Troy middle pass complete to Gonzalez, A for 18 yards to the
                   OSU38, 1ST DOWN OSU (Allen, Josh).
      O 1-10 O38   Smith, Troy sideline pass complete to Robiskie,  B for 10 yards to the
                   OSU48, 1ST DOWN OSU, out-of-bounds.
      O 1-10 O48   Pittman, A rush over right end for 5 yards to the NIU47 (UTSCHIG,
                   Dustin;HANSBRO, Adriel).
      O 2-5  N47   Smith, Troy SGSL pass complete to Robiskie,  B for 12 yards to the
                   NIU35, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hansbro, Adriel).
      O 1-10 N35   Smith, Troy middle pass incomplete to Gonzalez, A.
      O 2-10 N35   Pittman, A rush over left guard for 1 yard to the NIU34 (ENGLISH,
                   Larry).
      O 3-9  N34   Smith, Troy sideline pass incomplete to Nicol, Rory, dropped pass.
      O 4-9  N34   Pretorius, Ryan field goal attempt from 51 MISSED - short, spot at
                   NIU34, clock 09:21.
--------------- 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 05:42 ---------------

  N 1-10 N34   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for 15 yards to the NIU49, 1ST DOWN
               NIU (Mitchell, B).
  N 1-10 N49   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for 22 yards to the OSU29, 1ST DOWN
               NIU (Homan, Ross).
  N 1-10 O29   Horvath, Phil middle pass incomplete to Wolfe, Garrett (Freeman, Marcus).
  N 2-10 O29   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the OSU31 (Barrow,
               Alex).
  N 3-12 O31   Horvath, Phil SGM pass complete to Nordin, Jake for 18 yards to the OSU13,
               1ST DOWN NIU (Mitchell, B;Laurinaitis, J).
  N 1-10 O13   Horvath, Phil crossing pass incomplete to Nordin, Jake, dropped pass.
  N 2-10 O13   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for loss of 5 yards to the OSU18
               (Richardson, Jay).
  N 3-15 O18   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete.
  N 4-15 O18   Nendick, Chris field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 06:16.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3, OHIO STATE 28
                               ==================================

--------------- 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 55 yards to the OSU10, Ginn, Jr., Ted return 10 yards
               to the OSU20 (Ibarra, Saul).
      O 1-10 O20   OHIO STATE drive start at 06:16 (2nd).
      O 1-10 O20   Pittman, A rush over right end for 14 yards to the OSU34, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (Hansbro, Adriel).
      O 1-10 O34   Pittman, A rush over left end for 13 yards to the OSU47, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU, out-of-bounds (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-10 O47   Smith, Troy sideline pass complete to Ginn, Jr., Ted for 4 yards to the
                   NIU49 (Hansbro, Adriel).
      O 2-6  N49   Pittman, A rush PTL for 10 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN OSU
                   (Pruitt, Bradley;BLALARK, Keenan).
      O 1-10 N39   Wells, Maurice rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU36 (BLALARK,
                   Keenan).
      O 2-7  N36   Smith, Troy SGSL pass complete to Small, Ray for 5 yards to the NIU31
                   (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 3-2  N31   Wells, Chris rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (Bice, Brandon).
      O 1-10 N26   Pittman, A rush over left end for 5 yards to the NIU21, out-of-bounds
                   (Utschig, Dustin), PENALTY OSU holding (Boone, Alex) 10 yards to the
                   NIU36, NO PLAY.
      O 1-20 N36   Smith, Troy crossing pass complete to Pittman, A for no gain to the
                   NIU36 (Blalark, Keenan).
      O 2-20 N36   Smith, Troy SGSL pass complete to Robiskie,  B for 10 yards to the NIU26
                   (Hansbro, Adriel).
      O 3-10 N26   Smith, Troy pass incomplete to Ginn, Jr., Ted.
      O 4-10 N26   Pettrey, Aaron field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - wide right, spot at
                   NIU27, clock 00:33.
--------------- 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 06:16 ---------------

  N 1-10 N27   Horvath, Phil SGM pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 12 yards to the NIU39,
               1ST DOWN NIU (Freeman, Marcus;Laurinaitis, J).
  N 1-10 N39   Horvath, Phil SGM pass incomplete to Wolfe, Garrett.
  N 2-10 N39   Horvath, Phil middle pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
  N 3-10 N39   Horvath, Phil sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU36 (Richardson, Jay).
  N 4-13 N36   End of half, clock 00:00.

                               ========END OF 2nd QUARTER========
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3, OHIO STATE 28
                               ==================================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
               Ohio State will receive kickoff NIU to defend South goal.
  N 4-13 N36   Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU35.
--------------- 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 47 yards to the OSU18, O'Neal, Jamario return 17
               yards to the OSU35 (WILLIAMSON, Spe).
      O 1-10 O35   OHIO STATE drive start at 15:00 (3rd).
      O 1-10 O35   Pittman, A rush up middle for 2 yards to the OSU37 (English, Larry).
      O 2-8  O37   Smith, Troy SGSL pass incomplete to Nicol, Rory.
      O 3-8  O37   Smith, Troy SGM pass incomplete to Gonzalez, A (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 4-8  O37   Trapasso, A. J. punt 43 yards to the NIU20, fair catch by Perez, Marcus.
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:15 ---------------

  N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:45 (3rd).
  N 1-10 N20   Horvath, Phil sideline pass complete to Davis, Britt for 9 yards to the
               NIU29 (Russell, A).
  N 2-1  N29   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU32, 1ST DOWN NIU
               (Freeman, Marcus;Gholston, V).
  N 1-10 N32   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 9 yards to the NIU41 (Mitchell, B).
  N 2-1  N41   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right guard for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST
               DOWN NIU (Laurinaitis, J).
  N 1-10 N50   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for 3 yards to the OSU47, out-of-bounds,
               PENALTY NIU holding 10 yards to the NIU43.
  N 1-17 N43   1st and 17.
  N 1-17 N43   Horvath, Phil pass complete to Nordin, Jake for 15 yards to the OSU42
               (Mitchell, B).
  N 2-2  O42   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete, PENALTY OSU roughing passer (Richardson,
               Jay) 20 yards to the OSU22, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
  N 1-10 O22   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 8 yards to the OSU14 (Patterson, D;Homan,
               Ross).
  N 2-2  O14   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the OSU15 (Freeman,
               Marcus;Richardson, Jay).
  N 3-3  O15   Horvath, Phil rush to the OSU17, fumble by Horvath, Phil recovered by NIU
               Horvath, Phil at OSU20 (Smith, Antonio;Gholston, V).
  N 4-8  O20   Nendick, Chris field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 08:39.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, OHIO STATE 28
                               ==================================

--------------- 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 05:06 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 51 yards to the OSU14, O'Neal, Jamario return 31
               yards to the OSU45, out-of-bounds (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-10 O45   OHIO STATE drive start at 08:39 (3rd).
      O 1-10 O45   Pittman, A rush over right end for 12 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (Reiter, Mark).
      O 1-10 N43   Smith, Troy deep pass incomplete to Ginn, Jr., Ted (Hansbro, Adriel).
      O 2-10 N43   Pittman, A rush for 3 yards to the NIU40 (Hansbro, Adriel;ENGLISH,
                   Larry).
      O 3-7  N40   Smith, Troy SGST pass complete to Nicol, Rory for 5 yards to the NIU35
                   (Bryant, David).
      O 4-2  N35   Wells, Chris rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the NIU26, 1ST
                   DOWN OSU (Rice, Melvin;UTSCHIG, Dustin).
      O 1-10 N26   Wells, Chris rush over right end for 12 yards to the NIU14, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 1-10 N14   Wells, Chris rush over left end for 9 yards to the NIU5 (HANSBRO,
                   Adriel).
      O 2-1  N05   Wells, Chris rush over left end for 3 yards to the NIU2, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (Rice, Melvin;UTSCHIG, Dustin).
      O 1-G  N02   Wells, Chris rush up middle for no gain to the NIU2 (MCCARTHY,
                   Tim;SCHROEDER, Adam).
      O 2-G  N02   Wells, Chris rush up middle to the NIU2, fumble by Wells, Chris
                   recovered by NIU Reiter, Mark at NIU4.
--------------- 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:42 ---------------

  N 1-10 N04   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:57 (3rd).
  N 1-10 N04   NIU ball on NIU5.
  N 1-10 N05   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for no gain to the NIU5 (Barrow, Alex).
  N 2-10 N05   Horvath, Phil sideline pass complete to Davis, Britt for 2 yards to the NIU7
               (Mitchell, B;Jenkins, M).
  N 3-8  N07   Horvath, Phil SGSL pass incomplete to Davis, Britt.
  N 4-8  N07   DITTBENNER, And punt 42 yards to the NIU49, Gonzalez, A return 11 yards to
               the NIU38 (ANDERSON, Justi).
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:44 ---------------

      O 1-10 N38   OHIO STATE drive start at 02:13 (3rd).
      O 1-10 N38   Smith, Troy SGSL pass complete to Gonzalez, A for 11 yards to the NIU27,
                   1ST DOWN OSU.
      O 1-10 N27   Smith, Troy sideline pass complete to Small, Ray for 8 yards to the
                   NIU19 (Reiter, Mark).
      O 2-2  N19   Pittman, A rush up middle for 9 yards to the NIU10, 1ST DOWN OSU
                   (Utschig, Dustin).
      O 1-G  N10   Smith, Troy crossing pass complete to Nicol, Rory for 9 yards to the
                   NIU1 (Bryant, David).
      O 2-G  N01   Pittman, A rush up middle for no gain to the NIU1 (BLALARK,
                   Keenan;SCHROEDER, Adam).

                               ========END OF 3rd QUARTER========
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, OHIO STATE 28
                               ==================================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
      O 3-G  N01   Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
      O 3-G  N01   Pittman, A rush over right guard for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN,
                   clock 14:58.
                   Pettrey, Aaron kick attempt good.

                               ==================================
                               NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, OHIO STATE 35
                               ==================================

--------------- 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 02:15 ---------------

                   Pretorius, Ryan kickoff 55 yards to the NIU10, Davis, Britt return 19
                   yards to the NIU29 (Smith, Antonio).
  N 1-10 N29   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:58 (4th).
  N 1-10 N29   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for 51 yards to the OSU20, 1ST DOWN
               NIU, out-of-bounds (Mitchell, B).
  N 1-10 O20   Wolfe, Garrett rush over right end for 8 yards to the OSU12, out-of-bounds
               (Mitchell, B), PENALTY NIU holding 10 yards to the OSU22.
  N 1-12 O22   1st and 12.
  N 1-12 O22   Horvath, Phil SGSL pass complete to CLANTON, Montel for 4 yards to the
               OSU18, out-of-bounds (Gholston, V).
  N 2-8  O18   Horvath, Phil pass incomplete.
  N 3-8  O18   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the OSU19 (Russell,
               A), PENALTY NIU holding declined.
  N 4-9  O19   Horvath, Phil SGM pass complete to Carter, Jarret for 14 yards to the OSU5,
               1ST DOWN NIU.
  N 1-G  O05   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the OSU8 (Patterson,
               D).
  N 2-G  O08   Horvath, Phil screen pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 2 yards to the OSU6
               (Richardson, Jay).
  N 3-G  O06   Horvath, Phil SGM pass complete to Davis, Britt for 2 yards to the OSU4
               (Jenkins, M).
  N 4-G  O04   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:32.
  N 4-G  O04   Horvath, Phil SGM pass complete to Wolfe, Garrett for 4 yards to the OSU0,
               TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:27.
               Horvath, Phil rush attempt failed.

                              ===================================
                              NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12, OHIO STATE 35
                              ===================================

--------------- 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:31 ---------------

               Nendick, Chris kickoff 50 yards to the OSU15, Ginn, Jr., Ted return 15 yards
               to the OSU30 (Pruitt, Bradley), PENALTY OSU holding 10 yards to the
               OSU20, 1st and 10, OSU ball on OSU20.
      O 1-10 O20   OHIO STATE drive start at 10:27 (4th).
      O 1-10 O20   Pittman, A rush over right guard for 13 yards to the OSU33, 1ST DOWN
                   OSU (Utschig, Dustin).
      O 1-10 O33   Pittman, A rush over left end for 2 yards to the OSU35 (PRUITT,
                   Bradley).
      O 2-8  O35   Smith, Troy deep pass complete to Ginn, Jr., Ted for 56 yards to the
                   NIU9, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-G  N09   Wells, Chris rush over left guard for 4 yards to the NIU5 (PRUITT,
                   Bradley).
                   Ohio State new Quarterback #12 Justin Zwick
      O 2-G  N05   Zwick, Justin rush to the NIU7, fumble by Zwick, Justin recovered by NIU
                   McCarthy, Tim at NIU7.
--------------- 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:34 ---------------

  N 1-10 N07   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:53 (4th).
  N 1-10 N07   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for 14 yards to the NIU21, 1ST DOWN
               NIU (Jenkins, M).
               New Quarterback for Northern Illinois (#19) Dan Nicholson
  N 1-10 N21   Nicholson, Dan sideline pass incomplete to Wolfe, Garrett.
  N 2-10 N21   Nicholson, Dan middle pass complete to Davis, Britt for 7 yards to the NIU28
               (Russell, A;Grant, Larry).
  N 3-3  N28   Wolfe, Garrett rush over left end for 2 yards to the NIU30 (Mitchell, B).
  N 4-1  N30   Wolfe, Garrett rush up middle for 10 yards to the NIU40, 1ST DOWN NIU
               (Freeman, Marcus).
  N 1-10 N40   Nicholson, Dan SGM pass incomplete to Davis, Britt (Grant, Larry).
  N 2-10 N40   CLANTON, Montel rush over right end for 12 yards to the OSU48, 1ST DOWN
               NIU (Washington, D).
  N 1-10 O48   Nicholson, Dan sideline pass incomplete to Davis, Brandon.
  N 2-10 O48   CLANTON, Montel rush over left guard for loss of 3 yards to the NIU49
               (Denlinger, Todd).
  N 3-13 N49   Nicholson, Dan sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU41 (Wilson, L).
  N 4-21 N41   DITTBENNER, And punt 43 yards to the OSU16, Ginn, Jr., Ted return 22 yards
               to the OSU38 (WILLIAMSON, Spe;BIONDI, Luke).
--------------- 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 04:54 ---------------

      O 1-10 O38   OHIO STATE drive start at 02:59 (4th).
      O 1-10 O38   Wells, Maurice rush over right end for 7 yards to the OSU45 (UTSCHIG,
                   Dustin).
      O 2-3  O45   Wells, Maurice rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the OSU44
                   (Pruitt, Bradley).
      O 3-4  O44   Zwick, Justin SGM pass complete to Dukes, Albert for 12 yards to the
                   NIU44, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hansbro, Alvah).
      O 1-10 N44   Wells, Maurice rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU41 (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 2-7  N41   Zwick, Justin SGM pass complete to Small, Ray for 6 yards to the NIU35
                   (McCarthy, Tim).
      O 3-1  N35   End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:59 ---------------

                              ============FINAL SCORE============
                              NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12, OHIO STATE 35
                              ===================================



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