Week 2 · 2008
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
Sat 09/06/2008 07:00 PMWaldo StadiumConference
Northern Illinois
26
6–7
Western Michigan
29
9–4
Attendance
26,262
reported
Northern IllinoisNIU
Western MichiganWMU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Dan Nicholson | 16/29 | 239 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 57.3 |
| NIU | Chandler Harnish | 2/4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 57.8 |
| WMU | Tim Hiller | 21/30 | 186 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 74.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Me'co Brown | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
| NIU | DeMarcus Grady | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 14 |
| NIU | Ricky Crider | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | Dan Nicholson | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| NIU | Chandler Harnish | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NIU | Justin Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NIU | Andy Dittbenner | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Brandon West | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 0 | 27 |
| WMU | Glenis Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WMU | Tim Hiller | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 |
| WMU | Kirk Elsworth | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Nathan Palmer | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 31 |
| NIU | Marcus Perez | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 34 |
| NIU | Matt Simon | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| NIU | Kyle Skarb | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| NIU | Landon Cox | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| NIU | Greg Turner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
| NIU | Brandon Beal | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| NIU | Me'co Brown | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| NIU | Reed Cunningham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WMU | Jamarko Simmons | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 26 |
| WMU | Juan Nunez | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 |
| WMU | Schneider Julien | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 9 |
| WMU | Branden Ledbetter | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
| WMU | Brandon West | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 |
| WMU | Austin Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Louis Delmas | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Mike Salerno | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 8 |
| WMU | John Potter | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Andy Dittbenner | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| WMU | Ben Armer | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Me'co Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WMU | Schneider Julien | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Western Michigan 5–5 vs Northern Illinois
- 2007 · wk 7Western Michigan 17 @ Northern Illinois 13
- 2006 · wk 7Northern Illinois 14 @ Western Michigan 16
- 2005 · wk 13Western Michigan 7 @ Northern Illinois 42
- 2004 · wk 9Northern Illinois 59 @ Western Michigan 38
- 2003 · wk 9Western Michigan 10 @ Northern Illinois 37
- 2002 · wk 10Northern Illinois 24 @ Western Michigan 20
- 2001 · wk 9Western Michigan 12 @ Northern Illinois 20
- 2000 · wk 9Northern Illinois 22 @ Western Michigan 52
- 1999 · wk 5Western Michigan 24 @ Northern Illinois 21
- 1998 · wk 2Northern Illinois 23 @ Western Michigan 37
Previous 3 meetings vs. Bill Cubit
Northern Illinois 1–2 vs Bill Cubit
- 2007 · wk 7Western Michigan 17 @ Northern Illinois 13
- 2006 · wk 7Northern Illinois 14 @ Western Michigan 16
- 2005 · wk 13Western Michigan 7 @ Northern Illinois 42
Research
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