Week 1 · 2008

Northern Illinois at Minnesota

Sat 08/30/2008 07:00 PM

Northern Illinois

27

6–7

Minnesota

31

7–6

Attendance

44,029

reported

Northern Illinois13 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 27

Minnesota13 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 31

1st quarter
15:00	MINN	own 10goal line	21 plays, 90 yd	Touchdown +7 MINN	0–7
6:03	NIU	own 21own 41	8 plays, 20 yd	Punt	0–7
4:35	MINN	own 17own 23	4 plays, 6 yd	Punt	0–7
2:03	NIU	own 26goal line	12 plays, 74 yd	Touchdown +7 NIU	7–7
2nd quarter
10:45	MINN	own 37own 46	4 plays, 9 yd	Punt	7–7
10:36	NIU	own 27own 49	4 plays, 22 yd	Turnover	7–7
10:17	MINN	opp 49opp 23	8 plays, 26 yd	Field goal +3 MINN	7–10
6:02	NIU	own 24own 27	4 plays, 3 yd	Punt	7–10
5:56	MINN	own 34own 36	4 plays, 2 yd	Punt	7–10
4:17	NIU	opp 27opp 22	7 plays, 5 yd	Field goal +3 NIU	10–10
0:55	MINN	own 16own 21	3 plays, 5 yd	End of period	10–10
3rd quarter
15:00	NIU	own 23own 23	4 plays, 0 yd	Punt	10–10
15:00	MINN	own 36goal line	5 plays, 64 yd	Touchdown +7 MINN	10–17
11:25	NIU	own 28opp 32	10 plays, 40 yd	Field goal +3 NIU +6 MINN	13–23
8:27	MINN	own 39goal line	3 plays, 61 yd	Touchdown +1 MINN	13–24
8:07	NIU	own 9goal line	6 plays, 91 yd	Touchdown +7 NIU	20–24
6:59	MINN	own 45opp 47	4 plays, 8 yd	Punt	20–24
6:59	NIU	own 8own 33	7 plays, 25 yd	Punt	20–24
5:21	MINN	own 26own 46	5 plays, 20 yd	Punt	20–24
4th quarter
15:00	NIU	own 20own 22	4 plays, 2 yd	Punt	20–24
15:00	MINN	own 32opp 45	7 plays, 23 yd	Punt	20–24
13:07	NIU	own 20goal line	8 plays, 80 yd	Touchdown +7 NIU	27–24
8:09	MINN	own 35opp 38	8 plays, 27 yd	Turnover	27–24
8:09	NIU	own 38own 39	5 plays, 1 yd	Punt	27–24
5:25	MINN	own 26goal line	13 plays, 74 yd	Touchdown +7 MINN	27–31
0:22	NIU	own 40opp 30	6 plays, 30 yd	End of period	27–31

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northern Illinois–Minnesota after the drive.

Previous meeting vs. Team

Minnesota 1–0 vs Northern Illinois

1988 · wk 5Northern Illinois 20 @ Minnesota 31

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