Week 12 · 2003
#23 Northern Illinois at Buffalo
Sat 11/08/2003 01:00 PMUB StadiumConference
#23 Northern Illinois
40
10–2
Buffalo
9
1–11
Attendance
5,127
reported
Northern Illinois19 drives · 7 scoring · avg start opp 49
Buffalo24 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 19
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | NIU | own 27goal line | 5 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 7–0 |
| 12:51 | BUF | own 0own 26 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–0 |
| 12:48 | BUF | own 26goal line | 11 plays, 74 yd | Touchdown +6 BUF | 7–6 |
| 8:31 | NIU | goal lineown 26 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–6 |
| 8:26 | NIU | own 26opp 39 | 6 plays, 35 yd | Punt | 7–6 |
| 6:21 | BUF | own 2own 7 | 4 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 7–6 |
| 4:10 | NIU | opp 27opp 6 | 12 plays, 21 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 10–6 |
| 0:53 | BUF | own 0own 42 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 10–6 |
| 0:46 | BUF | own 42opp 6 | 12 plays, 52 yd | Field goal +3 BUF | 10–9 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 13:07 | NIU | goal lineown 34 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 10–9 |
| 13:02 | NIU | own 34goal line | 8 plays, 66 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 17–9 |
| 10:32 | BUF | own 0own 21 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 17–9 |
| 10:26 | BUF | own 21opp 48 | 7 plays, 31 yd | Punt | 17–9 |
| 7:38 | NIU | own 20own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 17–9 |
| 7:30 | BUF | own 45opp 5 | 5 plays, 50 yd | Turnover | 17–9 |
| 6:40 | NIU | own 3opp 21 | 7 plays, 76 yd | Missed FG | 17–9 |
| 3:59 | BUF | own 21own 45 | 7 plays, 24 yd | Turnover | 17–9 |
| 1:54 | NIU | opp 44goal line | 6 plays, 44 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 24–9 |
| 1:20 | BUF | own 0own 31 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 24–9 |
| 1:14 | BUF | own 31own 18 | 5 plays, -13 yd | Punt | 24–9 |
| 0:26 | NIU | opp 38goal line | 5 plays, 38 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 31–9 |
| 0:07 | BUF | own 0own 40 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 31–9 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | BUF | own 28own 36 | 4 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 31–9 |
| 13:55 | NIU | own 33own 36 | 4 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 31–9 |
| 11:59 | BUF | own 25own 25 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Turnover | 31–9 |
| 11:09 | NIU | opp 21goal line | 5 plays, 21 yd | Touchdown +6 NIU | 37–9 |
| 9:20 | BUF | own 0own 26 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 37–9 |
| 9:16 | BUF | own 26own 30 | 4 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 37–9 |
| 7:42 | NIU | own 48opp 20 | 6 plays, 32 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 40–9 |
| 5:25 | BUF | own 0own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 40–9 |
| 5:25 | BUF | own 20own 26 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 40–9 |
| 4:55 | NIU | opp 47opp 48 | 4 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 40–9 |
| 2:55 | BUF | own 6own 41 | 12 plays, 35 yd | Pass Complete | 40–9 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:16 | NIU | opp 41own 41 | 1 play, -18 yd | On downs | 40–9 |
| 13:16 | NIU | own 41opp 45 | 4 plays, 14 yd | Punt | 40–9 |
| 12:15 | BUF | own 5own 26 | 7 plays, 21 yd | Punt | 40–9 |
| 9:09 | NIU | opp 48opp 23 | 6 plays, 25 yd | Turnover | 40–9 |
| 7:59 | BUF | own 28own 30 | 3 plays, 2 yd | Turnover | 40–9 |
| 7:15 | NIU | opp 35opp 41 | 4 plays, -6 yd | Incomplete | 40–9 |
| 5:48 | BUF | own 41opp 41 | 1 play, 18 yd | On downs | 40–9 |
| 5:48 | BUF | opp 41own 43 | 3 plays, -16 yd | On downs | 40–9 |
| 5:48 | NIU | own 43opp 19 | 9 plays, 38 yd | On downs | 40–9 |
| 0:16 | BUF | own 19own 35 | 5 plays, 16 yd | Incomplete | 40–9 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northern Illinois–Buffalo after the drive.
Previous 4 meetings vs. Northern Illinois
Buffalo 1–3 vs Northern Illinois
- 2000 · wk 10Buffalo 10 @ Northern Illinois 73
- 1999 · wk 6Northern Illinois 45 @ Buffalo 21
- 1970 · wk 13Buffalo 26 @ Northern Illinois 43
- 1968 · wk 9Buffalo 20 @ Northern Illinois 7
Previous 2 meetings vs. Joe Novak
Buffalo 0–2 vs Joe Novak
- 2000 · wk 10Buffalo 10 @ Northern Illinois 73
- 1999 · wk 6Northern Illinois 45 @ Buffalo 21
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