Week 2 · 2005
Northern Illinois at Northwestern
Sat 09/10/2005 04:00 PMRyan Field
Northern Illinois
37
7–5
Northwestern
38
7–5
Attendance
—
not reported
Northern Illinois11 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 28
Northwestern12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 39
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:55 | NIU | own 18opp 41 | 8 plays, 41 yd | Turnover | 0–0 |
| 11:30 | NU | own 41opp 16 | 13 plays, 43 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 0–3 |
| 8:20 | NIU | own 35goal line | 10 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 7–3 |
| 3:42 | NU | own 22opp 26 | 3 plays, 52 yd | Turnover | 7–3 |
| 3:06 | NIU | own 26own 37 | 4 plays, 11 yd | Turnover | 7–3 |
| 0:59 | NU | opp 25opp 12 | 5 plays, 13 yd | Missed FG | 7–3 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 13:31 | NIU | own 35goal line | 6 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 14–3 |
| 12:10 | NU | own 22goal line | 11 plays, 78 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–10 |
| 9:09 | NIU | own 29own 42 | 6 plays, 13 yd | Punt +6 NU | 14–16 |
| 7:01 | NU | opp 3goal line | 2 plays, 81 yd | Defensive TD | 14–17 |
| 7:00 | NIU | own 37opp 46 | 6 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 4:26 | NU | own 20goal line | 11 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–24 |
| 1:43 | NIU | midfieldown 44 | 4 plays, -6 yd | Punt | 14–24 |
| 0:49 | NU | own 34own 39 | 2 plays, 5 yd | End of period | 14–24 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | NU | own 32own 44 | 6 plays, 12 yd | Punt | 14–24 |
| 13:27 | NIU | own 27goal line | 13 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 21–24 |
| 9:18 | NU | own 27goal line | 11 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 21–31 |
| 6:19 | NIU | own 19goal line | 14 plays, 81 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 28–31 |
| 2:06 | NU | own 23opp 1 | 19 plays, 76 yd | On downs | 28–31 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 9:39 | NIU | own 1opp 14 | 16 plays, 85 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 31–31 |
| 3:06 | NU | own 18goal line | 9 plays, 82 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 31–38 |
| 0:57 | NIU | own 29goal line | 13 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +6 NIU | 37–38 |
| 0:05 | NU | opp 45opp 46 | 1 play, -1 yd | End of period | 37–38 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northern Illinois–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous 5 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 4–0–1 vs Northern Illinois
- 2000 · wk 2Northern Illinois 17 @ Northwestern 35
- 1990 · wk 6Northern Illinois 7 @ Northwestern 24
- 1987 · wk 5Northwestern 16 @ Northern Illinois 16
- 1985 · wk 5Northern Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 38
- 1982 · wk 4Northern Illinois 6 @ Northwestern 31
Previous 3 meetings vs. Randy Walker
Northern Illinois 0–3 vs Randy Walker
- 2000 · wk 2Northern Illinois 17 @ Northwestern 35
- 1998 · wk 11Miami (OH) 41 @ Northern Illinois 10
- 1997 · wk 13Northern Illinois 0 @ Miami (OH) 42
Previous meeting vs. Joe Novak
Northwestern 1–0 vs Joe Novak
- 2000 · wk 2Northern Illinois 17 @ Northwestern 35
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