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Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Oct 13, 2007)

Scoring Summary


                            Scoring Summary (Final)
           Western Michigan (3-4,2-1) vs. Northern Illinois (1-6,0-4)
Date: Oct 13, 2007  Site: DeKalb, Ill.          Stadium: Huskie Stadium
Attendance: 23057

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Western Michigan....  3  7  7  0  - 17
Northern Illinois... 10  3  0  0  - 13



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:20 NIU - Nendick, Chris 22 yd field goal
                                                  6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:27, WMU 0 - NIU 3
    10:40 WMU - JONES, Mike 21 yd field goal
                                                  6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:40, WMU 3 - NIU 3
    05:32 NIU - Simon, Matt 59 yd pass from Perez, Marcus (Nendick, Chris kick)
                                                 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:57, WMU 3 - NIU 10
2nd 08:13 WMU - BONDS, Mark 1 yd run (JONES, Mike kick)
                                                8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:27, WMU 10 - NIU 10
    04:49 NIU - Nendick, Chris 28 yd field goal
                                                7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:16, WMU 10 - NIU 13
3rd 13:10 WMU - LEDBETTER, B. 7 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (JONES, Mike kick)
                                                3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:54, WMU 17 - NIU 13



Kickoff time: 3:08 pm   End of Game: 6:11 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:03
Officials: Referee: William Alge; Umpire: Tim Owens; Linesman: Greg Nowak;
Line judge: Jeff Bauer; Back judge: Matt Edwards; Field judge: Dennis Jackson;
Side judge: Jeff Ulery; Scorer: Matt Brendich;
Temperature: 57        Wind: SSW 6MPH  Weather: Cloudy

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Team Statistics


                            Team Statistics (Final)
                                    WMU      NIU

FIRST DOWNS...................       18       12
  Rushing.....................       11        3
  Passing.....................        7        7
  Penalty.....................        0        2
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      170      130
  Rushing Attempts............       48       33
  Average Per Rush............      3.5      3.9
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        1        0
  Yards Gained Rushing........      197      150
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       27       20
NET YARDS PASSING.............      226      203
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  20-29-1  14-26-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      7.8      7.8
  Average Per Completion......     11.3     14.5
  Passing Touchdowns..........        1        1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      396      333
  Total offense plays.........       77       59
  Average Gain Per Play.......      5.1      5.6
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-1      3-2
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     9-70     4-35
PUNTS-YARDS...................    8-308    7-282
  Average Yards Per Punt......     38.5     40.3
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     30.9     31.7
  Inside 20...................        3        0
  50+ Yards...................        1        1
  Touchbacks..................        1        1
  Fair catch..................        0        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    4-228    4-268
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     57.0     67.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     44.0     49.5
  Touchbacks..................        0        2
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   4-40-0   4-41-0
  Average Per Return..........     10.0     10.2
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   2-30-0   3-52-0
  Average Per Return..........     15.0     17.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0   1-22-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    34:00    26:00
  1st Quarter.................     6:09     8:51
  2nd Quarter.................     7:29     7:31
  3rd Quarter.................    11:02     3:58
  4th Quarter.................     9:20     5:40
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 16  1 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-4      2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     1-11     3-20
PAT Kicks.....................      2-2      1-1
Field Goals...................      1-2      2-3



Individual Statistics


                                 Individual Statistics (Final)

Western Michigan

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
BONDS, Mark     27  109    5  104  1 32  3.9
WEST, Brandon   15   75    0   75  0 10  5.0
JULIEN, S.       1   13    0   13  0 13 13.0
SIMMONS, J.      1    0    0    0  0  0  0.0
TEAM             1    0    2   -2  0  0 -2.0
HILLER, Tim      3    0   20  -20  0  0 -6.7
Totals...       48  197   27  170  1 32  3.5

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
HILLER, Tim       29-20-1   226  1   77    3
Totals...         29-20-1   226  1   77    3

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
SIMMONS, J.        5   57    0   22
LEDBETTER, B.      5   33    1   13
NUNEZ, Juan        4   95    0   77
BONDS, Mark        3   25    0   14
WEST, Brandon      3   16    0    6
Totals...         20  226    1   77

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
JONES, Mike        2   51  25.5   30    2    0
LANEY, Jim         6  257  42.8   53    1    1
Totals...          8  308  38.5   53    3    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
WEST, Brandon    0   0  0  1  18 18  0   0  0
DELMAS, Louis    0   0  0  1  12 12  0   0  0
JULIEN, S.       4  40 18  0   0  0  0   0  0
Totals...        4  40 18  2  30 18  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
JONES, Mike     1st 10:40  21 yds - Good
JONES, Mike     4th 14:47  22 yds - Missed

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
JONES, Mike        4  228   0   1  57.0



Northern Illinois

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
ANDERSON, J.    29  141    9  132  0 52  4.6
Perez, Marcus    1    7    0    7  0  7  7.0
Larsen, Zach     1    2    0    2  0  4  2.0
Crider, Ricky    1    0    0    0  0  0  0.0
Morris, Ryan     1    0   11  -11  0  0 -11.0
Totals...       33  150   20  130  0 52  3.9

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Morris, Ryan      25-13-0   144  0   27    1
Perez, Marcus      1-1-0     59  1   59    0
Totals...         26-14-0   203  1   59    1

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Simon, Matt        6  160    1   59
ANDERSON, J.       6   30    0   12
Perez, Marcus      1   10    0   10
Beal, Brandon      1    3    0    3
Totals...         14  203    1   59

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
DITTBENNER, A.     7  282  40.3   52    0    1
Totals...          7  282  40.3   52    0    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Simon, Matt      2  18 11  0   0  0  0   0  0
Perez, Marcus    2  23 12  1  30 30  0   0  0
Adonis, Evans    0   0  0  2  22 22  0   0  0
Reiter, Mark     0   0  0  0   0  0  1  22 22
Totals...        4  41 12  3  52 30  1  22 22

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Nendick, Chris  1st 12:20  22 yds - Good
Nendick, Chris  2nd 04:49  28 yds - Good
Nendick, Chris  2nd 00:12  25 yds - Missed

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Nendick, Chris     4  268   2   0  67.0



FUMBLES: Western Michigan-WEST, Brandon 1-1. Northern Illinois-SIMON, Matt 1-1; ANDERSON, J.
1-1; Larsen, Zach 1-0.


Drive Chart


                                      Drive Chart (Final)
                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WMU      1st W20  15:00  Kickoff       W29  14:47  Fumble         2-9    0:13
WMU      1st W20  12:20  Kickoff       N02  10:40 *FIELD GOAL     6-78   1:40#
WMU      1st W26  09:21  Punt          W39  07:29  Punt           4-13   1:52
WMU      1st W28  05:26  Kickoff       W30  04:00  Punt           3-2    1:26
WMU      1st W47  02:00  Downs         N49  01:08  Interception   3-4    0:52
WMU      2nd W10  15:00  Punt          W35  12:46  Punt           5-25   2:14
WMU      2nd N42  10:40  Punt          N00  08:13 *TOUCHDOWN      8-42   2:27#
WMU      2nd W29  04:44  Kickoff       W34  02:13  Punt           4-5    2:31
WMU      2nd W20  00:12  Missed FG     W18  00:00  End of half    1--2   0:12
WMU      3rd N40  14:04  Fumble        N00  13:10 *TOUCHDOWN      3-40   0:54#
WMU      3rd W30  12:13  Punt          N29  05:19  Punt          11-41   6:54
WMU      3rd W49  03:14  Punt          N04  14:47  Missed FG     10-47   3:27#
WMU      4th W34  13:44  Punt          N33  09:41  Punt           9-33   4:03
WMU      4th N46  07:54  Punt          N35  04:52  Punt           5-11   3:02
WMU      4th W38  02:18  Downs         N44  00:16  Punt           5-18   2:02
WMU      4th N39  00:00  Fumble        N39  00:00  End of half    0-0    0:00

NIU      1st W29  14:47  Fumble        W05  12:20 *FIELD GOAL     6-24   2:27#
NIU      1st N33  10:34  Kickoff       N40  09:21  Punt           3-7    1:13
NIU      1st N29  07:29  Punt          W00  05:32 *TOUCHDOWN      4-71   1:57
NIU      1st N33  04:00  Punt          W47  02:00  Downs          5-20   2:00
NIU      1st W46  01:08  Interception  W42  00:00  Punt           3-4    1:08
NIU      2nd N24  12:46  Punt          N14  10:40  Punt           3--10  2:06
NIU      2nd N38  08:05  Kickoff       W11  04:49 *FIELD GOAL     7-51   3:16#
NIU      2nd N32  02:13  Punt          W08  00:12  Missed FG      6-60   2:01#
NIU      3rd N27  14:59  Kickoff       N40  14:04  Fumble         2-13   0:55
NIU      3rd N35  13:10  Kickoff       N38  12:13  Punt           3-3    0:57
NIU      3rd N08  05:19  Punt          N14  03:14  Punt           3-6    2:05
NIU      4th N20  14:47  Missed FG     N29  13:44  Punt           3-9    1:03
NIU      4th N03  09:41  Punt          N14  07:54  Punt           3-11   1:47
NIU      4th N20  04:52  Punt          W38  02:18  Downs          9-42   2:34
NIU      4th N07  00:16  Punt          N39  00:00  Fumble         2-32   0:16

WMU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       06:09 07:29 11:02 09:20   13:38 20:22 34:00
3rd Down Conversions      0/4   1/3   3/4   1/5     1/7   4/9   5/16
Avg Field Position        W28   W29   W46   W42     W28   W44   W34
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0     0/0   0/0   0/0

NIU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       08:51 07:31 03:58 05:40   16:22 09:38 26:00
3rd Down Conversions      1/5   0/3   0/2   0/3     1/8   0/5   1/13
Avg Field Position        N44   N31   N23   N12     N39   N17   N28
4th Down Conversions      0/1   0/0   0/0   0/1     0/1   0/1   0/2


                                    Drive Chart (By Quarter)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WMU      1st W20  15:00  Kickoff       W29  14:47  Fumble         2-9    0:13
NIU      1st W29  14:47  Fumble        W05  12:20 *FIELD GOAL     6-24   2:27#
WMU      1st W20  12:20  Kickoff       N02  10:40 *FIELD GOAL     6-78   1:40#
NIU      1st N33  10:34  Kickoff       N40  09:21  Punt           3-7    1:13
WMU      1st W26  09:21  Punt          W39  07:29  Punt           4-13   1:52
NIU      1st N29  07:29  Punt          W00  05:32 *TOUCHDOWN      4-71   1:57
WMU      1st W28  05:26  Kickoff       W30  04:00  Punt           3-2    1:26
NIU      1st N33  04:00  Punt          W47  02:00  Downs          5-20   2:00
WMU      1st W47  02:00  Downs         N49  01:08  Interception   3-4    0:52
NIU      1st W46  01:08  Interception  W42  00:00  Punt           3-4    1:08

WMU      2nd W10  15:00  Punt          W35  12:46  Punt           5-25   2:14
NIU      2nd N24  12:46  Punt          N14  10:40  Punt           3--10  2:06
WMU      2nd N42  10:40  Punt          N00  08:13 *TOUCHDOWN      8-42   2:27#
NIU      2nd N38  08:05  Kickoff       W11  04:49 *FIELD GOAL     7-51   3:16#
WMU      2nd W29  04:44  Kickoff       W34  02:13  Punt           4-5    2:31
NIU      2nd N32  02:13  Punt          W08  00:12  Missed FG      6-60   2:01#
WMU      2nd W20  00:12  Missed FG     W18  00:00  End of half    1--2   0:12

NIU      3rd N27  14:59  Kickoff       N40  14:04  Fumble         2-13   0:55
WMU      3rd N40  14:04  Fumble        N00  13:10 *TOUCHDOWN      3-40   0:54#
NIU      3rd N35  13:10  Kickoff       N38  12:13  Punt           3-3    0:57
WMU      3rd W30  12:13  Punt          N29  05:19  Punt          11-41   6:54
NIU      3rd N08  05:19  Punt          N14  03:14  Punt           3-6    2:05
WMU      3rd W49  03:14  Punt          N04  14:47  Missed FG     10-47   3:27#

NIU      4th N20  14:47  Missed FG     N29  13:44  Punt           3-9    1:03
WMU      4th W34  13:44  Punt          N33  09:41  Punt           9-33   4:03
NIU      4th N03  09:41  Punt          N14  07:54  Punt           3-11   1:47
WMU      4th N46  07:54  Punt          N35  04:52  Punt           5-11   3:02
NIU      4th N20  04:52  Punt          W38  02:18  Downs          9-42   2:34
WMU      4th W38  02:18  Downs         N44  00:16  Punt           5-18   2:02
NIU      4th N07  00:16  Punt          N39  00:00  Fumble         2-32   0:16
WMU      4th N39  00:00  Fumble        N39  00:00  End of half    0-0    0:00



Defensive Statistics


                                Defensive Statistics (Final)

Western Michigan    
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59 DUCLO, Dustin      8    2   10  1.0/1    .  2-0    .      .    .      .     .
38 GEBHART, A.        5    1    6  2.0/4    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
43 MCCORNELL, B.      5    1    6  1.0/3    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
9  DELMAS, Louis      4    1    5  1.0/3    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
99 VARCADIPANE, N.    3    2    5  1.0/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
90 DAVIDSON, Zach     3    1    4  1.0/11   .   .     .      .    .   1.0/11   .
26 WILSON, C.J.       2    1    3     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
6  FRYAR, Londen      2    1    3     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
54 MARSHALL, Greg     2    1    3     .     1   .     .      .    .      .     .
1  BIGGERS, E.J.      2    .    2     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
98 FLOM, Cory         2    .    2     .     1   .     .      .    .      .     .
68 CIELENSKI, Cody    1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
51 PORTER, H.         .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
19 ROBINSON, C.       .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
22 THOMPSON, G.       .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .

Northern Illinois   
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
57 Larsen, Zach       6    7   13  0.5/1    1   .     .      .    .      .     .
37 Kube, Alex         7    5   12     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
8  Reiter, Mark       5    5   10  0.5/1    .   .    1-22    .    .      .     .
51 English, Larry     4    3    7  1.5/11   .   .     .      .    .   1.5/11   .
56 Bice, Brandon      2    5    7  0.5/0    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
26 Hanson, Cory       .    7    7  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
24 Pruitt, Bradley    5    1    6  1.0/8    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/8    .
36 Carter, Chase      3    2    5     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
98 Pirkle, D.J.       4    .    4  1.0/2    .  1-0    .      .    .      .     .
69 Krutsch, Alex      3    1    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
9  Allen, Josh        1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
42 TRANCHITELLA       1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
90 Jackson, Ed        1    2    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
33 George, Patrick    2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
52 Brown, Phil        1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
3  Spann, Chad        1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
1  Mason, Anthony     .    1    1  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .   0.5/1    .
28 Crider, Ricky      .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
32 Fontana, Jeff      .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .



Participation Report


                          Participation Report (Final)

Western Michigan                               Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE                                POS  ## OFFENSE
Z    81 NUNEZ, Juan                            WR   5  Perez, Marcus
TE   82 LEDBETTER, B.                          TE   96 Beckner, Bryan
LT   56 LAUE, Andy                             LT   70 Acevedo, Chris
LG   65 SWANSON, P.                            LG   59 Skatrud, Kevin
C    78 KRUTILLA, R.                           C    50 Adamski, Eddie
RG   64 TRUESDELL, S.                          RG   65 ONYEBUAGU, J.
RT   75 BLAIR, James                           RT   60 Brost, Jon
X    7  MARTIN, Herb                           WR   85 Simon, Matt
Y    27 SIMMONS, J.                            TE   87 Davis, Brandon
QB   3  HILLER, Tim                            QB   15 Morris, Ryan
TB   2  WEST, Brandon                          TB   21 ANDERSON, J.

POS  ## DEFENSE                                POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   54 MARSHALL, Greg                         LE   56 Bice, Brandon
NG   98 FLOM, Cory                             NG   98 Pirkle, D.J.
DT   99 VARCADIPANE, N.                        DT   69 Krutsch, Alex
DE   90 DAVIDSON, Zach                         RE   51 English, Larry
LB   43 MCCORNELL, B.                          LB   9  Allen, Josh
LB   59 DUCLO, Dustin                          LB   57 Larsen, Zach
LB   19 ROBINSON, C.                           LB   26 Hanson, Cory
CB   1  BIGGERS, E.J.                          CB   24 Pruitt, Bradley
FS   9  DELMAS, Louis                          SS   37 Kube, Alex
SS   38 GEBHART, A.                            FS   8  Reiter, Mark
CB   6  FRYAR, Londen                          CB   36 Carter, Chase


 Western Michigan: 11-JULIEN, S., 17-JONES, Mike, 22-THOMPSON, G., 23-SAAD, Nic, 26-WILSON, C.J., 29-GAJOS, Scott,
 33-ARMSTRONG, M., 34-BONDS, Mark, 39-LANEY, Jim, 41-KRASINSKI, Dan, 48-BRASKA, Justin, 50-SOSNOVICH, G., 51-PORTER, H.,
 53-PICKENS, Matt, 55-GRAY, Dezmond, 61-CLEMENS, Nick, 62-WILLIAMS, Matt, 63-WASIKOWSKI, P., 68-CIELENSKI, Cody,
 69-HARRINGTON, Tom, 80-KASHAMA, F., 84-STEVENS, Matt, 85-WORKMAN, Joel, 87-SCHULTZ, Keith, 88-MIDDLETON, A..

 Northern Illinois: 1-MASON, Anthony, 3-SPANN, Chad, 11-LEWIS, Marcus, 13-ADONIS, Evans, 18-DITTBENNER, A., 25-NENDICK, Chris,
 27-WILLIAMSON, S., 28-CRIDER, Ricky, 31-KNIGHT, Tyler, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 34-SKARB, Kyle, 39-STEWART, Justin,
 42-TRANCHITELLA, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 66-HOLMES, Tony, 77-MAYERBOCK, Tim, 78-KELLER, Dan, 80-COX, Landon,
 86-SIMS, Vernon, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 90-JACKSON, Ed, 94-HOPKINS, John.



Box Score

                               Box Score (Final)
Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Western Michigan....  3  7  7  0  - 17       Record: (3-4,2-1)
Northern Illinois... 10  3  0  0  - 13       Record: (1-6,0-4)



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:20 NIU - Nendick, Chris 22 yd field goal, 6-24 2:27, WMU 0 - NIU 3
    10:40 WMU - JONES, Mike 21 yd field goal, 6-78 1:40, WMU 3 - NIU 3
    05:32 NIU - Simon, Matt 59 yd pass from Perez, Marcus (Nendick, Chris kick), 4-71 1:57, WMU 3 - NIU 10
2nd 08:13 WMU - BONDS, Mark 1 yd run (JONES, Mike kick), 8-42 2:27, WMU 10 - NIU 10
    04:49 NIU - Nendick, Chris 28 yd field goal, 7-51 3:16, WMU 10 - NIU 13
3rd 13:10 WMU - LEDBETTER, B. 7 yd pass from HILLER, Tim (JONES, Mike kick), 3-40 0:54, WMU 17 - NIU 13



                                    WMU      NIU
FIRST DOWNS...................       18       12
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   48-170   33-130
PASSING YDS (NET).............      226      203
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  29-20-1  26-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   77-396   59-333
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     4-40     4-41
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-30     3-52
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-22
Punts (Number-Avg)............   8-38.5   7-40.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      3-2
Penalties-Yards...............     9-70     4-35
Possession Time...............    34:00    26:00
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 16  1 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-4      2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     1-11     3-20


RUSHING: Western Michigan-BONDS, Mark 27-104; WEST, Brandon 15-75;
JULIEN, S. 1-13; SIMMONS, J. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2; HILLER, Tim 3-minus 20.
Northern Illinois-ANDERSON, J. 29-132; Perez, Marcus 1-7; Larsen, Zach 1-2;
Crider, Ricky 1-0; Morris, Ryan 1-minus 11.

PASSING: Western Michigan-HILLER, Tim 20-29-1-226. Northern
Illinois-MORRIS, Ryan 13-25-0-144; Perez, Marcus 1-1-0-59.

RECEIVING: Western Michigan-SIMMONS, J. 5-57; LEDBETTER, B. 5-33; NUNEZ,
Juan 4-95; BONDS, Mark 3-25; WEST, Brandon 3-16. Northern Illinois-SIMON, Matt
6-160; ANDERSON, J. 6-30; Perez, Marcus 1-10; Beal, Brandon 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Western Michigan-None. Northern Illinois-REITER, Mark
1-22.

FUMBLES: Western Michigan-WEST, Brandon 1-1. Northern Illinois-SIMON,
Matt 1-1; Larsen, Zach 1-0; ANDERSON, J. 1-1.

Stadium: Huskie Stadium        Attendance: 23057
Kickoff time: 3:08 pm   End of Game: 6:11 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:03
Officials: Referee: William Alge; Umpire: Tim Owens; Linesman: Greg Nowak;
Line judge: Jeff Bauer; Back judge: Matt Edwards; Field judge: Dennis Jackson;
Side judge: Jeff Ulery; Scorer: Matt Brendich;
Temperature: 57        Wind: SSW 6MPH  Weather: Cloudy

ID-536267
536267


      Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Oct 13, 2007 at DeKalb, Ill.)

SACKS (UA-A): Western Michigan-DAVIDSON, Zach 1-0. Northern
Illinois-ENGLISH, Larry 1-1; Mason, Anthony 0-1; Pruitt, Bradley 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Western Michigan-DUCLO, Dustin 8-2; MCCORNELL, B. 5-1;
GEBHART, A. 5-1; DELMAS, Louis 4-1; VARCADIPANE, N. 3-2; DAVIDSON, Zach 3-1;
MARSHALL, Greg 2-1; FRYAR, Londen 2-1; WILSON, C.J. 2-1; FLOM, Cory 2-0;
BIGGERS, E.J. 2-0; CIELENSKI, Cody 1-0; PORTER, H. 0-1; THOMPSON, G. 0-1;
ROBINSON, C. 0-1. Northern Illinois-LARSEN, Zach 6-7; Kube, Alex 7-5; REITER,
Mark 5-5; English, Larry 4-3; Bice, Brandon 2-5; Hanson, Cory 0-7; PRUITT,
Bradley 5-1; Carter, Chase 3-2; Pirkle, D.J. 4-0; Krutsch, Alex 3-1; Allen, Josh
1-3; TRANCHITELLA 1-3; Jackson, Ed 1-2; George, Patrick 2-0; Brown, Phil 1-1;
Spann, Chad 1-0; Crider, Ricky 0-1; Fontana, Jeff 0-1; Mason, Anthony 0-1.


Game Starters:
Western Michigan

POS  ## OFFENSE
Z    81 NUNEZ, Juan
TE   82 LEDBETTER, B.
LT   56 LAUE, Andy
LG   65 SWANSON, P.
C    78 KRUTILLA, R.
RG   64 TRUESDELL, S.
RT   75 BLAIR, James
X    7  MARTIN, Herb
Y    27 SIMMONS, J.
QB   3  HILLER, Tim
TB   2  WEST, Brandon

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   54 MARSHALL, Greg
NG   98 FLOM, Cory
DT   99 VARCADIPANE, N.
DE   90 DAVIDSON, Zach
LB   43 MCCORNELL, B.
LB   59 DUCLO, Dustin
LB   19 ROBINSON, C.
CB   1  BIGGERS, E.J.
FS   9  DELMAS, Louis
SS   38 GEBHART, A.
CB   6  FRYAR, Londen

Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   5  Perez, Marcus
TE   96 Beckner, Bryan
LT   70 Acevedo, Chris
LG   59 Skatrud, Kevin
C    50 Adamski, Eddie
RG   65 ONYEBUAGU, J.
RT   60 Brost, Jon
WR   85 Simon, Matt
TE   87 Davis, Brandon
QB   15 Morris, Ryan
TB   21 ANDERSON, J.

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   56 Bice, Brandon
NG   98 Pirkle, D.J.
DT   69 Krutsch, Alex
RE   51 English, Larry
LB   9  Allen, Josh
LB   57 Larsen, Zach
LB   26 Hanson, Cory
CB   24 Pruitt, Bradley
SS   37 Kube, Alex
FS   8  Reiter, Mark
CB   36 Carter, Chase


Player participation:


Western Michigan: 11-JULIEN, S., 17-JONES, Mike, 22-THOMPSON, G., 23-SAAD, Nic, 26-WILSON, C.J., 29-GAJOS, Scott,
33-ARMSTRONG, M., 34-BONDS, Mark, 39-LANEY, Jim, 41-KRASINSKI, Dan, 48-BRASKA, Justin, 50-SOSNOVICH, G., 51-PORTER, H.,
53-PICKENS, Matt, 55-GRAY, Dezmond, 61-CLEMENS, Nick, 62-WILLIAMS, Matt, 63-WASIKOWSKI, P., 68-CIELENSKI, Cody,
69-HARRINGTON, Tom, 80-KASHAMA, F., 84-STEVENS, Matt, 85-WORKMAN, Joel, 87-SCHULTZ, Keith, 88-MIDDLETON, A..

Northern Illinois: 1-MASON, Anthony, 3-SPANN, Chad, 11-LEWIS, Marcus, 13-ADONIS, Evans, 18-DITTBENNER, A., 25-NENDICK, Chris,
27-WILLIAMSON, S., 28-CRIDER, Ricky, 31-KNIGHT, Tyler, 32-FONTANA, Jeff, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 34-SKARB, Kyle, 39-STEWART, Justin,
42-TRANCHITELLA, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 66-HOLMES, Tony, 77-MAYERBOCK, Tim, 78-KELLER, Dan, 80-COX, Landon,
86-SIMS, Vernon, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 90-JACKSON, Ed, 94-HOPKINS, John.




Play-by-Play Summary


                               Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
               NIU has won the toss and deferred. WMU will receive.
  W 1-10 W30   NIU ball on NIU30.

                   Nendick, Chris kickoff 70 yards to the WMU0, touchback.
  W 1-10 W20   HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 4 yards to the WMU24 (KUBE,
               Alex).
  W 2-6  W24   HILLER, Tim pass complete to WEST, Brandon to the WMU29, fumble forced by
               Larsen, Zach, fumble by WEST, Brandon recovered by NIU Pirkle, D.J. at
               WMU29.
--------------- 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:13 ---------------

      N 1-10 W29   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:47.
      N 1-10 W29   ANDERSON, J. rush for 5 yards to the WMU24 (DAVIDSON, Zach;VARCADIPANE,
                   N.).
      N 2-5  W24   ANDERSON, J. rush for 18 yards to the WMU6, 1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS,
                   Louis).
      N 1-G  W06   ANDERSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the WMU5 (DUCLO, Dustin;GEBHART, A.).
      N 2-G  W05   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for no gain to the WMU5
                   (GEBHART, A.).
      N 3-G  W05   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to ANDERSON, J..
      N 4-G  W05   Nendick, Chris field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 12:20.

                            =======================================
                            WESTERN MICHIGAN 0, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3
                            =======================================

--------------- 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:27 ---------------

                   Nendick, Chris kickoff 70 yards to the WMU0, touchback.
  W 1-10 W20   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 12:20.
  W 1-10 W20   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the WMU21 (Bice, Brandon).
  W 2-9  W21   HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 77 yards to the NIU2, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (TRANCHITELLA).
  W 1-G  N02   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU0, clock 12:00, PENALTY WMU
               illegal shift 5 yards to the NIU7, NO PLAY.
  W 1-G  N07   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 12:03.
  W 1-G  N07   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to MIDDLETON, A. (Kube, Alex).
  W 2-G  N07   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the NIU4 (TRANCHITELLA;LARSEN, Zach).
  W 3-G  N04   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the NIU2 (Krutsch, Alex).
  W 4-G  N02   JONES, Mike field goal attempt from 21 GOOD, clock 10:40.

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

--------------- 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------

               JONES, Mike kickoff 59 yards to the NIU11, Adonis, Evans return 22 yards to
               the NIU33 (MCCORNELL, B.).
      N 1-10 N33   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:34.
      N 1-10 N33   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Davis, Brandon.
      N 2-10 N33   Perez, Marcus rush for 7 yards to the NIU40 (FRYAR, Londen).
      N 3-3  N40   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:44.
      N 3-3  N40   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Simon, Matt.
      N 4-3  N40   DITTBENNER, A. punt 52 yards to the WMU8, JULIEN, S. return 18 yards to
                   the WMU26 (English, Larry;BICE, Brandon).
--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:13 ---------------

  W 1-10 W26   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 09:21.
  W 1-10 W26   BONDS, Mark rush for 13 yards to the WMU39, 1ST DOWN WMU (PRUITT,
               Bradley).
  W 1-10 W39   WEST, Brandon rush for 3 yards to the WMU42 (Allen, Josh;HANSON, Cory).
  W 2-7  W42   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to MARTIN, Herb.
  W 3-7  W42   HILLER, Tim sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WMU39 (English, Larry;MASON,
               Anthony).
  W 4-10 W39   LANEY, Jim punt 43 yards to the NIU18, Perez, Marcus return 11 yards to the
               NIU29.
--------------- 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:52 ---------------

      N 1-10 N29   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:29.
      N 1-10 N29   ANDERSON, J. rush for 3 yards to the NIU32 (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 2-7  N32   ANDERSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the NIU33 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
      N 3-6  N33   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for 8 yards to the NIU41,
                   1ST DOWN NIU (DELMAS, Louis).
      N 1-10 N41   Perez, Marcus pass complete to Simon, Matt for 59 yards to the WMU0,
                   1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:32.
                   Nendick, Chris kick attempt good.

                            ========================================
                            WESTERN MICHIGAN 3, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10
                            ========================================

--------------- 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------

                   Nendick, Chris kickoff 69 yards to the WMU1, DELMAS, Louis return 12
                   yards to the WMU13 (Crider, Ricky;FONTANA, Jeff), PENALTY NIU face mask
                   15 yards to the WMU28, 1st and 10, WMU ball on WMU28.
  W 1-10 W28   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 05:26.
  W 1-10 W28   BONDS, Mark rush for 2 yards to the WMU30 (Pirkle, D.J.).
  W 2-8  W30   SIMMONS, J. rush for no gain to the WMU30 (Kube, Alex).
  W 3-8  W30   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
  W 4-8  W30   LANEY, Jim punt 48 yards to the NIU22, Simon, Matt return 11 yards to the
               NIU33 (MCCORNELL, B.).
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:26 ---------------

      N 1-10 N33   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:00.
      N 1-10 N33   ANDERSON, J. rush for 13 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN NIU (DUCLO,
                   Dustin).
      N 1-10 N46   ANDERSON, J. rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (VARCADIPANE, N.).
      N 2-6  N50   ANDERSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the WMU49 (GEBHART, A.).
      N 3-5  W49   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to ANDERSON, J..
      N 4-5  W49   Larsen, Zach rush to the WMU45, fumble forced by MARSHALL, Greg, fumble
                   by Larsen, Zach recovered by NIU WILLIAMSON, S. at WMU47.
--------------- 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:00 ---------------

  W 1-10 W47   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 02:00.
  W 1-10 W47   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to LEDBETTER, B..
  W 2-10 W47   WEST, Brandon rush for 4 yards to the NIU49 (Reiter, Mark).
  W 3-6  N49   HILLER, Tim pass intercepted by Reiter, Mark at the NIU32, Reiter, Mark
               return 22 yards to the WMU46.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:52 ---------------

      N 1-10 W46   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:08.
      N 1-10 W46   ANDERSON, J. rush for loss of 3 yards to the WMU49 (GEBHART, A.),
                   PENALTY NIU holding declined.
      N 2-13 W49   ANDERSON, J. rush for 7 yards to the WMU42 (CIELENSKI, Cody).
      N 3-6  W42   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus (WILSON, C.J.).
      N 4-6  W42   DITTBENNER, A. punt 42 yards to the WMU0, touchback, PENALTY WMU
                   personal foul 10 yards to the WMU10, 1st and 10, WMU ball on WMU10.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:08 ---------------

  W 1-10 W10   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 00:00.
  W 1-10 W10   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU13 (Pirkle, D.J.).

                            ===========END OF 1st QUARTER===========
                            WESTERN MICHIGAN 3, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10
                            ========================================

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
  W 2-7  W13   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
  W 2-7  W13   HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for 13 yards to the WMU26, 1ST
               DOWN WMU.
  W 1-10 W26   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
  W 2-10 W26   HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for no gain to the WMU26 (HANSON,
               Cory;CARTER, Chase).
  W 3-10 W26   HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for 9 yards to the WMU35 (PRUITT,
               Bradley).
  W 4-1  W35   LANEY, Jim punt 53 yards to the NIU12, Perez, Marcus return 12 yards to the
               NIU24.
--------------- 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:14 ---------------

      N 1-10 N24   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:46.
      N 1-10 N24   ANDERSON, J. rush for 2 yards to the NIU26 (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 2-8  N26   ANDERSON, J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU25 (VARCADIPANE, N.).
      N 3-9  N25   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:25.
      N 3-9  N25   Morris, Ryan sacked for loss of 11 yards to the NIU14 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
      N 4-20 N14   DITTBENNER, A. punt 28 yards to the NIU42, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 02:06 ---------------

  W 1-10 N42   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:40.
  W 1-10 N42   JULIEN, S. rush for 13 yards to the NIU29, 1ST DOWN WMU (REITER,
               Mark).
  W 1-10 N29   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU28 (English, Larry).
  W 2-9  N28   HILLER, Tim pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 14 yards to the NIU14, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (Kube, Alex).
  W 1-10 N14   WEST, Brandon rush for 4 yards to the NIU10 (Pirkle, D.J.).
  W 2-6  N10   WEST, Brandon rush for 5 yards to the NIU5 (TRANCHITELLA;REITER, Mark).
  W 3-1  N05   BONDS, Mark rush for 4 yards to the NIU1, 1ST DOWN WMU (JACKSON,
               Ed;REITER, Mark).
  W 1-G  N01   BONDS, Mark rush for no gain to the NIU1 (Pruitt, Bradley;KUBE, Alex).
  W 2-G  N01   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:13.
               JONES, Mike kick attempt good.

                           =========================================
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 10, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10
                           =========================================

--------------- 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:27 ---------------

               JONES, Mike kickoff 62 yards to the NIU8, Perez, Marcus return 30 yards to
               the NIU38 (ROBINSON, C.;THOMPSON, G.).
      N 1-10 N38   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:05.
      N 1-10 N38   PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU33.
      N 1-15 N33   ANDERSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the NIU34 (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 2-14 N34   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Simon, Matt for 25 yards to the WMU41,
                   1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
      N 1-10 W41   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Simon, Matt for 23 yards to the WMU18,
                   1ST DOWN NIU (BIGGERS, E.J.).
      N 1-10 W18   ANDERSON, J. rush for 4 yards to the WMU14 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
      N 2-6  W14   Crider, Ricky rush for no gain to the WMU14 (MCCORNELL, B.).
      N 3-6  W14   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Beal, Brandon for 3 yards to the WMU11.
      N 4-3  W11   Nendick, Chris field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 04:49.

                           =========================================
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 10, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13
                           =========================================

--------------- 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:16 ---------------

                   Nendick, Chris kickoff 59 yards to the WMU11, WEST, Brandon return 18
                   yards to the WMU29 (Spann, Chad).
  W 1-10 W29   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:44.
  W 1-10 W29   HILLER, Tim pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 5 yards to the WMU34 (ALLEN,
               Josh).
  W 2-5  W34   HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for no gain to the WMU34 (CARTER,
               Chase;BICE, Brandon), PENALTY WMU illegal block 10 yards to the
               WMU24.
  W 2-15 W24   2nd and 15.
  W 2-15 W24   HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 6 yards to the WMU30 (LARSEN,
               Zach;BICE, Brandon).
  W 3-9  W30   HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for 4 yards to the WMU34
               (Krutsch, Alex).
  W 4-5  W34   LANEY, Jim punt 41 yards to the NIU25, Simon, Matt return 7 yards to the
               NIU32 (MARSHALL, Greg).
--------------- 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:31 ---------------

      N 1-10 N32   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:13.
      N 1-10 N32   ANDERSON, J. rush for 6 yards to the NIU38 (MCCORNELL, B.;MARSHALL,
                   Greg).
      N 2-4  N38   ANDERSON, J. rush for 52 yards to the WMU10, 1ST DOWN NIU (FRYAR,
                   Londen).
      N 1-G  W10   ANDERSON, J. rush for 3 yards to the WMU7 (WILSON, C.J.;DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 2-G  W07   ANDERSON, J. rush for loss of 3 yards to the WMU10 (DELMAS, Louis).
      N 3-G  W10   ANDERSON, J. rush for 2 yards to the WMU8 (MCCORNELL, B.).
      N 4-G  W08   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:15.
      N 4-G  W08   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:15.
      N 4-G  W08   Nendick, Chris field goal attempt from 25 MISSED - wide right, spot at
                   WMU20, clock 00:12.
--------------- 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:13 ---------------

  W 1-10 W20   TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the WMU18.
  W 2-12 W18   End of half, clock 00:00.

                           ===========END OF 2nd QUARTER============
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 10, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13
                           =========================================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
  W 2-12 W18   Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------

               JONES, Mike kickoff 55 yards to the NIU27, Adonis, Evans return 0 yards to
               the NIU27.
      N 1-10 N27   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:59.
      N 1-10 N27   ANDERSON, J. rush for 3 yards to the NIU30 (FLOM, Cory).
      N 2-7  N30   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Davis, Brandon, PENALTY WMU holding
                   10 yards to the NIU40, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
      N 1-10 N40   ANDERSON, J. rush to the NIU40, fumble forced by FLOM, Cory, fumble by
                   ANDERSON, J. recovered by WMU DUCLO, Dustin at NIU40.
--------------- 2 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:55 ---------------

  W 1-10 N40   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 14:04.
  W 1-10 N40   BONDS, Mark rush for 32 yards to the NIU8, 1ST DOWN WMU (ALLEN,
               Josh;KUBE, Alex).
  W 1-G  N08   PENALTY WMU false start 5 yards to the NIU13.
  W 1-G  N13   HILLER, Tim pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 6 yards to the NIU7 (HANSON,
               Cory;LARSEN, Zach).
  W 2-G  N07   HILLER, Tim pass complete to LEDBETTER, B. for 7 yards to the NIU0,
               TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:10.
               JONES, Mike kick attempt good.

                           =========================================
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 17, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13
                           =========================================

--------------- 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------

               JONES, Mike kickoff 52 yards to the NIU18, out-of-bounds, NIU ball on NIU35.
      N 1-10 N35   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:10.
      N 1-10 N35   ANDERSON, J. rush for 3 yards to the NIU38 (DAVIDSON, Zach).
      N 2-7  N38   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Simon, Matt for no gain to the NIU38
                   (BIGGERS, E.J.).
      N 3-7  N38   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Beal, Brandon.
      N 4-7  N38   DITTBENNER, A. punt 39 yards to the WMU23, JULIEN, S. return 7 yards to
                   the WMU30 (George, Patrick).
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:57 ---------------

  W 1-10 W30   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 12:13.
  W 1-10 W30   BONDS, Mark rush for 6 yards to the WMU36 (English, Larry).
  W 2-4  W36   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU39 (Kube, Alex;HANSON, Cory).
  W 3-1  W39   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU42, 1ST DOWN WMU (KRUTSCH,
               Alex;LARSEN, Zach).
  W 1-10 W42   WEST, Brandon rush for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Reiter, Mark).
  W 2-2  W50   WEST, Brandon rush for 6 yards to the NIU44, 1ST DOWN WMU (ENGLISH,
               Larry).
  W 1-10 N44   WEST, Brandon rush for no gain to the NIU44 (Kube, Alex), PENALTY NIU
               offside 5 yards to the NIU39, NO PLAY.
  W 1-5  N39   PENALTY WMU false start 5 yards to the NIU44.
  W 1-10 N44   BONDS, Mark rush for no gain to the NIU44 (English, Larry;LARSEN, Zach).
  W 2-10 N44   HILLER, Tim pass complete to WEST, Brandon for 5 yards to the NIU39 (BICE,
               Brandon;KUBE, Alex).
  W 3-5  N39   HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 8 yards to the NIU31, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (Carter, Chase).
  W 1-10 N31   HILLER, Tim sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU39 (Pruitt, Bradley).
  W 2-18 N39   BONDS, Mark rush for 4 yards to the NIU35 (Krutsch, Alex).
  W 3-14 N35   HILLER, Tim pass complete to BONDS, Mark for 6 yards to the NIU29 (ALLEN,
               Josh;KUBE, Alex).
  W 4-8  N29   JONES, Mike punt 21 yards to the NIU8, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 11 plays, 41 yards, TOP 06:54 ---------------

      N 1-10 N08   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:19.
      N 1-10 N08   ANDERSON, J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU7 (GEBHART, A.).
      N 2-11 N07   ANDERSON, J. rush for 2 yards to the NIU9 (VARCADIPANE, N.;FRYAR,
                   Londen).
      N 3-9  N09   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for 5 yards to the NIU14
                   (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 4-4  N14   DITTBENNER, A. punt 37 yards to the WMU49, fair catch by JULIEN, S..
--------------- 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:05 ---------------

  W 1-10 W49   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 03:14.
  W 1-10 W49   BONDS, Mark rush for loss of 2 yards to the WMU47 (Pirkle, D.J.).
  W 2-12 W47   HILLER, Tim pass complete to NUNEZ, Juan for 4 yards to the NIU49 (PRUITT,
               Bradley).
  W 3-8  N49   HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 22 yards to the NIU27, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (Brown, Phil;REITER, Mark).
  W 1-10 N27   WEST, Brandon rush for 7 yards to the NIU20 (Reiter, Mark).
  W 2-3  N20   WEST, Brandon rush for 7 yards to the NIU13, 1ST DOWN WMU (PRUITT,
               Bradley).
  W 1-10 N13   WEST, Brandon rush for 10 yards to the NIU3, 1ST DOWN WMU (KUBE,
               Alex).
  W 1-G  N03   BONDS, Mark rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU4 (Larsen, Zach;BICE,
               Brandon).

                           ===========END OF 3rd QUARTER============
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 17, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13
                           =========================================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
  W 2-G  N04   Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
  W 2-G  N04   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
  W 3-G  N04   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to SIMMONS, J..
  W 4-G  N04   JONES, Mike field goal attempt from 22 MISSED - wide right, spot at NIU20,
               clock 14:47.
--------------- 10 plays, 47 yards, TOP 04:30 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Beal, Brandon.
      N 2-10 N20   ANDERSON, J. rush for 9 yards to the NIU29 (DELMAS, Louis).
      N 3-1  N29   ANDERSON, J. rush for no gain to the NIU29.
      N 4-1  N29   DITTBENNER, A. punt 37 yards to the WMU34, JULIEN, S. return 0 yards to
                   the WMU34 (George, Patrick).
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------

  W 1-10 W34   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 13:44.
  W 1-10 W34   HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 20 yards to the NIU46, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (Larsen, Zach).
  W 1-10 N46   BONDS, Mark rush for 5 yards to the NIU41 (Carter, Chase).
  W 2-5  N41   BONDS, Mark rush for 5 yards to the NIU36, 1ST DOWN WMU (BROWN,
               Phil).
  W 1-10 N36   WEST, Brandon rush for 7 yards to the NIU29 (Kube, Alex).
  W 2-3  N29   WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU27 (Hanson, Cory;LARSEN, Zach).
  W 3-1  N27   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN WMU (LARSEN,
               Zach).
  W 1-10 N26   HILLER, Tim sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU35 (English, Larry).
  W 2-19 N35   HILLER, Tim pass incomplete to WEST, Brandon.
  W 3-19 N35   PENALTY WMU delay of game 5 yards to the NIU40.
  W 3-24 N40   BONDS, Mark rush for 7 yards to the NIU33 (Kube, Alex).
  W 4-17 N33   JONES, Mike punt 30 yards to the NIU3, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 9 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:03 ---------------

      N 1-10 N03   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:41.
      N 1-10 N03   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus, PENALTY WMU roughing
                   passer 15 yards to the NIU18, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
      N 1-10 N18   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to ANDERSON, J..
      N 2-10 N18   ANDERSON, J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU17 (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 3-11 N17   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for loss of 3 yards to the
                   NIU14 (MCCORNELL, B.).
      N 4-14 N14   DITTBENNER, A. punt 47 yards to the WMU39, JULIEN, S. return 15 yards to
                   the NIU46 (Bice, Brandon).
--------------- 3 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:47 ---------------

  W 1-10 N46   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 07:54.
  W 1-10 N46   BONDS, Mark rush for 1 yard to the NIU45 (Larsen, Zach).
  W 2-9  N45   HILLER, Tim pass complete to SIMMONS, J. for 11 yards to the NIU34, 1ST
               DOWN WMU (Carter, Chase).
  W 1-10 N34   BONDS, Mark rush for no gain to the NIU34 (Jackson, Ed;TRANCHITELLA).
  W 2-10 N34   WEST, Brandon rush for 3 yards to the NIU31 (Larsen, Zach).
  W 3-7  N31   WEST, Brandon rush for 1 yard to the NIU30 (Hanson, Cory;REITER, Mark),
               PENALTY WMU holding declined.
  W 4-6  N30   PENALTY WMU delay of game 5 yards to the NIU35.
  W 4-11 N35   LANEY, Jim punt 35 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 03:02 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:52.
      N 1-10 N20   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus (BIGGERS, E.J.).
      N 2-10 N20   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Perez, Marcus for 10 yards to the NIU30,
                   1ST DOWN NIU (GEBHART, A.).
      N 1-10 N30   ANDERSON, J. rush for no gain to the NIU30 (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 2-10 N30   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Simon, Matt for 21 yards to the WMU49,
                   1ST DOWN NIU (WILSON, C.J.).
      N 1-10 W49   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for 12 yards to the WMU37,
                   1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds.
      N 1-10 W37   ANDERSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the WMU36 (PORTER, H.;DELMAS, Louis).
      N 2-9  W36   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to ANDERSON, J., PENALTY NIU holding 10
                   yards to the WMU46, NO PLAY.
      N 2-19 W46   Morris, Ryan pass complete to ANDERSON, J. for 8 yards to the WMU38
                   (DUCLO, Dustin).
      N 3-11 W38   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Simon, Matt (FRYAR, Londen).
      N 4-11 W38   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Davis, Brandon.
--------------- 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:34 ---------------

  W 1-10 W38   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 02:18.
  W 1-10 W38   BONDS, Mark rush for 3 yards to the WMU41 (Larsen, Zach).
  W 2-7  W41   BONDS, Mark rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WMU (KUBE,
               Alex).
  W 1-10 W50   WEST, Brandon rush for 6 yards to the NIU44 (Reiter, Mark).
  W 2-4  N44   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:04.
  W 2-4  N44   WEST, Brandon rush for 2 yards to the NIU42 (Jackson, Ed).
  W 3-2  N42   Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:00.
  W 3-2  N42   BONDS, Mark rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU44 (Hanson, Cory;REITER,
               Mark).
  W 4-4  N44   Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:23.
  W 4-4  N44   LANEY, Jim punt 37 yards to the NIU7, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:02 ---------------

      N 1-10 N07   NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:16.
      N 1-10 N07   Morris, Ryan pass incomplete to Perez, Marcus.
      N 2-10 N07   Morris, Ryan pass complete to Simon, Matt to the NIU34, fumble by SIMON,
                   Matt recovered by WMU DUCLO, Dustin at NIU39.
--------------- 2 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:16 ---------------

  W 1-10 N39   WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 00:00.
  W 1-10 N39   End of game, clock 00:00.

                           ===============FINAL SCORE===============
                           WESTERN MICHIGAN 17, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13
                           =========================================



Play Breakdown Summary


                         Play Breakdown Summary (Final)



Western Michigan                       Northern Illinois

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   45   32     77     OVERALL..........   32   27     59
1ST DOWN.........   24    9     33     1ST DOWN.........   17    8     25
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    4    0      4     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    0    0      0
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    3      7     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    1      5
2ND DOWN-LONG....    6   11     17     2ND DOWN-LONG....    8    6     14
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    0      4     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    8     10     3RD DOWN-LONG....    1   10     11
4TH DOWN.........    0    0      0     4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2

Western Michigan                       Northern Illinois

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   45   32     77       ...............   32   27     59




Play Breakdown


                                                       Play Breakdown (Final)
                                               Western Michigan (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (24 RUN, 9 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 N42 #11  13 [    ]                                          1-13 N13 #3  to #2      6 [    ]
1-10 N14 #2    4 [    ]                                          1-10 W20 #3  to #27     4 [    ]
1-10 N13 #2   10 [    ]                                          1-10 W34 #3  to #27    20 [    ]
1-10 W42 #2    8 [    ]                                          1-10 W26 #3  to #27     - [    ]
1-10 W50 #2    6 [    ]                                          1-10 W29 #3  to #34     5 [    ]
1-10 N36 #2    7 [    ]                                          1-10 W47 #3  to #82     - [    ]
1-10 W39 #2    3 [    ]                                          1-7  N07 #3  to #88     - [    ]
1-10 N27 #2    7 [    ]                                          1-10 N31 #3  to #    SACK [    ]
1-10 W26 #34  13 [    ]                                          1-10 N26 #3  to #    SACK [    ]
1-10 N46 #34   1 [    ]
1-10 N46 #34   5 [    ]
1-10 N34 #34   0 [    ]
1-3  N03 #34  -1 [    ]
1-10 W49 #34  -2 [    ]
1-10 W28 #34   2 [    ]
1-10 N44 #34   0 [    ]
1-10 W30 #34   6 [    ]
1-10 W20 #34   1 [    ]
1-10 N40 #34  32 [    ]
1-10 W38 #34   3 [    ]
1-10 W10 #34   3 [    ]
1-10 N29 #34   1 [    ]
1-1  N01 #34   0 [    ]
1-10 W20 #TM  -2 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (4 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  N20 #2    7 [    ]
2-2  W50 #2    6 [    ]
2-3  N29 #2    2 [    ]
2-1  N01 #34   1 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 3 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4  N44 #2    2 [    ]                                          2-6  W24 #3  to #2      5 [    ]
2-6  N10 #2    5 [    ]                                          2-4  N04 #3  to #27     - [    ]
2-5  N41 #34   5 [    ]                                          2-5  W34 #3  to #82     0 [    ]
2-4  W36 #34   3 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (6 RUN, 11 PASS)                                   2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 N34 #2    3 [    ]                                          2-19 N35 #3  to #2      - [    ]
2-10 W47 #2    4 [    ]                                          2-10 N44 #3  to #2      5 [    ]
2-8  W30 #27   0 [    ]                                          2-9  N45 #3  to #27    11 [    ]
2-18 N39 #34   4 [    ]                                          2-10 W26 #3  to #27     0 [    ]
2-7  N07 #34   3 [    ]                                          2-9  N28 #3  to #34    14 [    ]
2-7  W41 #34   9 [    ]                                          2-7  W42 #3  to #7      - [    ]
                                                                 2-15 W24 #3  to #81     6 [    ]
                                                                 2-9  W21 #3  to #81    77 [    ]
                                                                 2-12 W47 #3  to #81     4 [    ]
                                                                 2-7  N07 #3  to #82     7 [    ]
                                                                 2-7  W13 #3  to #82    13 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (4 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  N27 #34   1 [    ]
3-1  W39 #34   3 [    ]
3-2  N42 #34  -2 [    ]
3-1  N05 #34   4 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-4  N04 #34   2 [    ]                                          3-4  N04 #3  to #27     - [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-7  N31 #2    1 [    ]                                          3-8  N49 #3  to #27    22 [    ]
3-24 N40 #34   7 [    ]                                          3-8  W30 #3  to #27     - [    ]
                                                                 3-14 N35 #3  to #34     6 [    ]
                                                                 3-6  N49 #3  to #8    INT [    ]
                                                                 3-5  N39 #3  to #81     8 [    ]
                                                                 3-9  W30 #3  to #82     4 [    ]
                                                                 3-10 W26 #3  to #82     9 [    ]
                                                                 3-7  W42 #3  to #    SACK [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS

Play Breakdown


                                                       Play Breakdown (Final)
                                              Northern Illinois (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (17 RUN, 8 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 N27 #21   3 [    ]                                          1-10 W49 #15 to #21    12 [    ]
1-10 N40 #21   0 [    ]                                          1-10 N18 #15 to #21     - [    ]
1-10 W46 #21  -3 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #15 to #5      - [    ]
1-10 W37 #21   1 [    ]                                          1-10 N07 #15 to #5      - [    ]
1-10 N35 #21   3 [    ]                                          1-10 W41 #15 to #85    23 [    ]
1-10 N30 #21   0 [    ]                                          1-10 N41 #5  to #85    59 [    ]
1-15 N33 #21   1 [    ]                                          1-10 N33 #15 to #87     - [    ]
1-6  W06 #21   1 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #15 to #88     - [    ]
1-10 N46 #21   4 [    ]
1-10 N33 #21  13 [    ]
1-10 W29 #21   5 [    ]
1-10 W18 #21   4 [    ]
1-10 W10 #21   3 [    ]
1-10 N29 #21   3 [    ]
1-10 N08 #21  -1 [    ]
1-10 N24 #21   2 [    ]
1-10 N32 #21   6 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  W24 #21  18 [    ]                                          2-5  W05 #15 to #21     0 [    ]
2-6  N50 #21   1 [    ]
2-4  N38 #21  52 [    ]
2-6  W14 #28   0 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (8 RUN, 6 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-13 W49 #21   7 [    ]                                          2-19 W46 #15 to #21     8 [    ]
2-8  N26 #21  -1 [    ]                                          2-10 N20 #15 to #5     10 [    ]
2-7  N32 #21   1 [    ]                                          2-10 N30 #15 to #85    21 [    ]
2-7  W07 #21  -3 [    ]                                          2-7  N38 #15 to #85     0 [    ]
2-10 N20 #21   9 [    ]                                          2-10 N07 #15 to #85    27 [    ]
2-11 N07 #21   2 [    ]                                          2-14 N34 #15 to #85    25 [    ]
2-10 N18 #21  -1 [    ]
2-10 N33 #5    7 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  N29 #21   0 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-3  N40 #15 to #85     - [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (1 RUN, 10 PASS)                                   3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 W10 #21   2 [    ]                                          3-5  W49 #15 to #21     - [    ]
                                                                 3-6  N33 #15 to #21     8 [    ]
                                                                 3-5  W05 #15 to #21     - [    ]
                                                                 3-9  N09 #15 to #21     5 [    ]
                                                                 3-11 N17 #15 to #21    -3 [    ]
                                                                 3-6  W42 #15 to #5      - [    ]
                                                                 3-11 W38 #15 to #85     - [    ]
                                                                 3-7  N38 #15 to #88     - [    ]
                                                                 3-6  W14 #15 to #88     3 [    ]
                                                                 3-9  N25 #15 to #    SACK [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-5  W49 #57   4 [    ]                                          4-11 W38 #15 to #87     - [    ]




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