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
NIU9 plays, 84 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Matt Simon for 45 yards to the WMich 39, tackled by Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | +45 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | Kyle Skarb rush for 1 yard to the WMich 38, tackled by C.J. Wilson. | +1 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 9 | opp 38 | Me'co Brown rush for 5 yards to the WMich 33, tackled by Greg Marshall. | +5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 4 | opp 33 | Chandler Harnish rush for 3 yards to the WMich 30, tackled by Nick Varcadipane. | +3 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 1 | opp 30 | Chandler Harnish rush for 4 yards to the WMich 26, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | +4 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 26 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete to Kyle Skarb. | 0 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & 10 | opp 26 | Me'co Brown rush for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +26 |
| 11:33 | opp 3 | Mike Salerno extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 11:33 | own 30 | Mike Salerno kickoff for 63 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Tracy Wilson and Pat Schiller for 26 yards to the WMich 33, tackled by Tracy Wilson and Pat Schiller. | +26 | |
WMU4 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Brandon West rush for 1 yard to the WMich 34, tackled by Larry English. | +1 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & 9 | own 34 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Schneider Julien for 7 yards to the WMich 41, tackled by Bradley Pruitt. | +7 |
| 11:33 | 3rd & 2 | own 41 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Juan Nunez for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 38, tackled by Bradley Pruitt. | −3 |
| 11:33 | 4th & 5 | own 38 | Ben Armer punt for 47 yards, downed at the NoIll 15. | 0 |
NIU6 plays, 15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 14, tackled by E.J. Biggers and Louis Delmas. | −2 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & 12 | own 14 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Me'co Brown for 13 yards to the NoIll 27, tackled by Boston McCornell for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Chandler Harnish rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 29, tackled by Boston McCornell. | +2 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & 8 | own 29 | Ricky Crider rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Zach Davidson and Dustin Duclo. | +2 |
| 11:33 | 3rd & 6 | own 31 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete to Matt Simon, broken up by Austin Pritchard. | 0 |
| 11:33 | 4th & 6 | own 31 | Andy Dittbenner punt for 26 yards, downed at the WMich 43. | 0 |
WMU11 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 9:29 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Tim Hiller pass complete for no gain, lateral for 11 yards, to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down. | 0 |
| 9:29 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | Westrn Michigan penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | 0 |
| 9:29 | 1st & 15 | own 49 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Juan Nunez for 6 yards to the NoIll 45, tackled by Melvin Rice. | +6 |
| 9:29 | 2nd & 9 | opp 45 | Brandon West rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 46, tackled by Alex Kube and Mike Krause. | −1 |
| 9:29 | 3rd & 10 | opp 46 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 9 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Kiaree Daniels. | +9 |
| 9:29 | 4th & 1 | opp 37 | Brandon West rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 35, tackled by Mike Sobol and David Bryant for a 1ST down. | +2 |
| 9:29 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 9:29 | 2nd & 10 | opp 35 | Brandon West rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 26, tackled by David Bryant. | +9 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 1 | opp 26 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +26 |
| 3:02 | opp 3 | John Potter extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 3:02 | own 30 | John Potter kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
NIU4 plays, -1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Dan Nicholson sacked by Cory Flom for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 19. | 0 |
| 3:02 | 2nd & 11 | own 19 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 11 | own 19 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 3:02 | 4th & 11 | own 19 | Andy Dittbenner punt for 45 yards, returned by Schneider Julien for 9 yards to the WMich 45, tackled by Phil Brown. | +9 |
WMU12 plays, 55 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 15:00 | 2nd & 5 | opp 27 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 24, tackled by Cory Hanson. | +3 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 2 | opp 24 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 2 | opp 24 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 6 yards to the NoIll 13, tackled by Cory Hanson out-of-bounds. | +6 |
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Juan Nunez for 23 yards to the NoIll 32, tackled by Melvin Rice for a 1ST down. | +23 |
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Tim Hiller rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 27, tackled by Melvin Rice. | +5 |
| 3:02 | 2nd & 5 | opp 27 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 24, tackled by Cory Hanson. | +3 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 5 | opp 14 | Brandon West rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 10, tackled by Mike Sobol. | +4 |
| 13:54 | 3rd & 1 | opp 10 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 7, tackled by D.J. Pirkle for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 13:54 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +7 |
| 13:54 | opp 3 | John Potter extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 13:54 | own 30 | John Potter kickoff for 58 yards returned by Me'co Brown, tackled by Louis Delmas and Josh Price for 14 yards to the NoIll 26, tackled by Louis Delmas and Josh Price. | +14 | |
NIU15 plays, 47 yd · On downs | ||||
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | Me'co Brown rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Louis Delmas. | +5 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 5 | own 31 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 6 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Londen Fryar for a 1ST down. | +6 |
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 1st & 15 | own 32 | Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 27, tackled by Zach Davidson. | −5 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 20 | own 27 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Brandon Beal for 15 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Mario Armstrong. | +15 |
| 13:54 | 3rd & 5 | own 42 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 8 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Justin Anderson rush for 6 yards to the WMich 44, tackled by Nick Varcadipane. | +6 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 4 | opp 44 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Kyle Skarb for 24 yards to the WMich 20, tackled by E.J. Biggers for a 1ST down. | +24 |
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Justin Anderson rush for 1 yard to the WMich 19, tackled by Greg Marshall. | +1 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 9 | opp 19 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Matt Simon. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 3rd & 9 | opp 19 | Westrn Michigan penalty 10 yard roughing passer accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 1st & goal | opp 9 | Justin Anderson rush for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 13, tackled by E.J. Biggers and Louis Delmas. | −4 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & goal | opp 13 | Dan Nicholson sacked by Greg Marshall for a loss of 5 yards to the WMich 18. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 3rd & 0 | opp 18 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Matt Simon. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 4th & 0 | opp 18 | Andy Dittbenner rush, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Mike Salerno at the WMich 27, Mike Salerno for no gain, to the WMich 27, tackled by E.J. Biggers. | −9 |
WMU5 plays, -5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 2nd & 10 | own 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 3rd & 10 | own 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 4th & 10 | own 27 | Westrn Michigan penalty 5 yard delay of game on Ben Armer accepted. | 0 |
| 13:54 | 4th & 15 | own 22 | Ben Armer punt for 35 yards, returned by Me'co Brown for 8 yards to the WMich 22, tackled by - 69, Northn Illinois penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | +8 |
NIU11 plays, 56 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 6:49 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | Me'co Brown rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 43, tackled by Greg Marshall. | +2 |
| 6:49 | 2nd & 8 | own 43 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 31 yards to the WMich 26, tackled by Dustin Duclo, Westrn Michigan penalty offside defense declined for a 1ST down. | +31 |
| 6:49 | 1st & 10 | opp 26 | Me'co Brown rush for 3 yards to the WMich 23, tackled by Justin Braska. | +3 |
| 6:49 | 2nd & 7 | opp 23 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Reed Cunningham for 8 yards to the WMich 15, tackled by C.J. Wilson and Boston McCornell for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 6:49 | 1st & 10 | opp 15 | Me'co Brown rush for 6 yards to the WMich 9, tackled by Boston McCornell. | +6 |
| 6:49 | 2nd & 4 | opp 9 | Ricky Crider rush for 6 yards to the WMich 3, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | +6 |
| 6:49 | 1st & goal | opp 3 | Ricky Crider rush for 2 yards to the WMich 1, tackled by Dustin Duclo. | +2 |
| 6:49 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Ricky Crider rush for no gain to the WMich 1, tackled by C.J. Wilson. | 0 |
| 6:49 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Dan Nicholson rush for no gain, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Dan Nicholson at the WMich 3. | 0 |
| 1:16 | 4th & goal | opp 3 | Mike Salerno 20 yard field goal GOOD. | +20 |
| 1:16 | own 30 | Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
WMU8 plays, 46 yd · On downs | ||||
| 1:16 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Brandon West rush for 8 yards to the WMich 28, tackled by David Bryant and Mike Sobol. | +8 |
| 1:16 | 2nd & 2 | own 28 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Schneider Julien for 7 yards to the WMich 35 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +7 |
| 1:16 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Schneider Julien for 4 yards to the WMich 39 out-of-bounds. | +4 |
| 1:16 | 2nd & 6 | own 39 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 20 yards to the NoIll 41, tackled by Melvin Rice for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 1:16 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 0:24 | 2nd & 10 | opp 41 | Brandon West rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 36, tackled by David Bryant. | +5 |
| 0:24 | 3rd & 5 | opp 36 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 0 |
| 0:24 | 4th & 5 | opp 36 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 2 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by Cory Hanson. | +2 |
NIU2 plays, -2 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 32. | −2 |
| 15:00 | own 30 | Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Mike Sobol for 30 yards to the WMich 30, tackled by Mike Sobol. | +30 | |
WMU4 plays, 32 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 30 | Brandon West rush for 19 yards to the WMich 49, tackled by Larry English out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +19 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Tim Hiller rush for 1 yard to the 50 yard line, tackled by Larry English. | +1 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 9 | midfield | Glenis Thompson rush for 5 yards, fumbled, forced by Tim McCarthy, recovered by NoIll Josh Allen at the NoIll 38. | +5 |
NIU9 plays, 39 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 38 | Dan Nicholson sacked by Zach Davidson for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 34. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 14 | own 34 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 34 yards to the WMich 32 for a 1ST down. | +34 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Me'co Brown rush for 11 yards to the WMich 21, tackled by C.J. Wilson and Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 21 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Matt Simon. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 21 | Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 23, tackled by Dustin Duclo. | −2 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 12 | opp 23 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer. | 0 |
| 11:17 | 4th & 12 | opp 23 | Mike Salerno 39 yard field goal GOOD. | +39 |
| 11:17 | own 30 | Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
WMU14 plays, 73 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Westrn Michigan penalty 10 yard personal foul accepted. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 10 | Brandon West rush for 9 yards to the WMich 19, tackled by Alex Kube. | +9 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 1 | own 19 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the WMich 22, tackled by Kevin Sabock for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Brandon West rush for 17 yards to the WMich 39, tackled by Mike Sobol for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Brandon West rush for 27 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by David Bryant out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +27 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Juan Nunez for 6 yards to the NoIll 28, tackled by Cory Hanson out-of-bounds. | +6 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 4 | opp 28 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Branden Ledbetter for 16 yards to the NoIll 12, tackled by David Bryant for a 1ST down. | +16 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 12 | Brandon West rush for 6 yards to the NoIll 6, tackled by David Bryant. | +6 |
| 8:09 | 2nd & 4 | opp 6 | Timeout Western Michigan, clock 08:09. | 0 |
| 8:09 | 2nd & 4 | opp 6 | Northn Illinois penalty 3 yard substitution infraction on Josh Allen accepted. | 0 |
| 8:03 | 2nd & 1 | opp 3 | Westrn Michigan penalty 15 yard pass interference on Jamarko Simmons accepted, no play. | +3 |
| 8:03 | 2nd & 16 | opp 18 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Brandon West. | 0 |
| 8:03 | 3rd & 16 | opp 18 | Brandon West rush for 11 yards to the NoIll 7, tackled by Kiaree Daniels. | +11 |
| 7:15 | 4th & 5 | opp 7 | John Potter 25 yard field goal MISSED. | +25 |
NIU6 plays, 8 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 7:15 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Me'co Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 24, tackled by Boston McCornell. | +4 |
| 7:15 | 2nd & 6 | own 24 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer. | 0 |
| 7:15 | 3rd & 6 | own 24 | Dan Nicholson rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 33, tackled by Austin Pritchard for a 1ST down. | +9 |
| 7:15 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Me'co Brown rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 34, tackled by Greg Marshall. | +1 |
| 7:15 | 2nd & 9 | own 34 | Dan Nicholson sacked by Zach Davidson for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 28. | 0 |
| 7:15 | 3rd & 15 | own 28 | Dan Nicholson pass intercepted by Louis Delmas at the 50 yard line, returned for 18 yards to the NoIll 32, tackled by Landon Cox. | +18 |
WMU1 play, -1 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 7:15 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Branden Ledbetter for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, forced by Mike Kritikos, recovered by NoIll Chase Carter at the NoIll 33. | −4 |
NIU11 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:23 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 40, tackled by Grant Nemeth. | +7 |
| 4:23 | 2nd & 3 | own 40 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by C.J. Wilson. | +2 |
| 4:23 | 3rd & 1 | own 42 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 14 yards to the WMich 44, tackled by E.J. Biggers for a 1ST down. | +14 |
| 4:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the WMich 40, tackled by Louis Delmas and Austin Pritchard. | +4 |
| 4:23 | 2nd & 6 | opp 40 | Ricky Crider rush for 5 yards to the WMich 35, tackled by C.J. Wilson. | +5 |
| 4:23 | 3rd & 1 | opp 35 | Dan Nicholson rush for 24 yards to the WMich 11, tackled by David Lewis for a 1ST down. | +24 |
| 4:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the WMich 10, tackled by Greg Marshall. | +1 |
| 14:17 | 2nd & 9 | opp 10 | Ricky Crider rush for 7 yards to the WMich 3, tackled by Mario Armstrong. | +7 |
| 14:17 | 3rd & 2 | opp 3 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +3 |
| 14:17 | opp 3 | Two-point conversion attempt, Dan Nicholson pass FAILED. | 0 | |
| 14:17 | own 30 | Mike Salerno kickoff for 69 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by David Bryant for 17 yards to the WMich 18, tackled by David Bryant. | +17 | |
WMU12 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:17 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 11 yards to the WMich 29, tackled by Cory Hanson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 14:17 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Kirk Elsworth rush for no gain to the WMich 29, tackled by D.J. Pirkle. | 0 |
| 14:17 | 2nd & 10 | own 29 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 16 yards to the WMich 45, tackled by Bradley Pruitt for a 1ST down. | +16 |
| 14:17 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 4 yards to the WMich 49, tackled by Chase Carter out-of-bounds. | +4 |
| 14:17 | 2nd & 6 | own 49 | Brandon West rush for 18 yards to the WMich 49, tackled by Kiaree Daniels out-of-bounds, Northn Illinois penalty 15 yard face mask on Kiaree Daniels accepted for a 1ST down. | +18 |
| 14:17 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | pass complete to Schneider Julien for 9 yards to the NoIll 9, tackled by Patrick George. | +9 |
| 14:17 | 2nd & 1 | opp 9 | Brandon West rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 7, tackled by Chase Carter out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +2 |
| 14:17 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Kirk Elsworth rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 5. | +2 |
| 10:05 | 2nd & goal | opp 5 | Tim Hiller rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +5 |
| 10:05 | 1st & 0 | opp 3 | Timeout NIU, clock 10:05. | 0 |
| 10:05 | opp 3 | Two-point conversion attempt, Tim Hiller pass to Juan Nunez GOOD. | 0 | |
| 10:05 | own 30 | John Potter kickoff for 70 yards returned by Ricky Crider for 22 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Chad Spann at the NoIll 21. | +22 | |
NIU2 plays, 12 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 10:05 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | rush for no gain to the NoIll 21, tackled by Dustin Duclo. | 0 |
| 10:05 | 2nd & 10 | own 21 | DeMarcus Grady rush for 6 yards, fumbled, forced by Boston McCornell, recovered by WMich Louis Delmas at the NoIll 33. | +6 |
WMU7 plays, 33 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 10:05 | 1st & 10 | opp 33 | Brandon West rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Tim McCarthy. | +2 |
| 10:05 | 2nd & 8 | opp 31 | Brandon West rush for 21 yards to the NoIll 10, tackled by Mike Sobol out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +21 |
| 10:05 | 1st & goal | opp 10 | Brandon West rush for 9 yards to the NoIll 1, tackled by Alex Kube. | +9 |
| 10:05 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Brandon West rush for no gain to the NoIll 1, tackled by Craig Rusch. | 0 |
| 6:59 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Austin Pritchard for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 6:59 | opp 3 | John Potter extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 6:59 | own 30 | John Potter kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
NIU7 plays, 22 yd · On downs | ||||
| 6:59 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 9 yards to the NoIll 20, tackled by Louis Delmas out-of-bounds, Northn Illinois penalty 17 yard holding accepted. | +9 |
| 6:29 | 1st & 18 | own 12 | 1st and 18, timeout NIU, clock 06:29. | 0 |
| 6:29 | 1st & 18 | own 12 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 24 yards to the NoIll 36, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | +24 |
| 6:29 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Marcus Perez. | 0 |
| 6:29 | 2nd & 10 | own 36 | Dan Nicholson rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 37, tackled by Cory Flom. | +1 |
| 6:29 | 3rd & 9 | own 37 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Me'co Brown, broken up by Boston McCornell. | 0 |
| 6:29 | 4th & 9 | own 37 | Dan Nicholson rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 42. | +5 |
WMU4 plays, -3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:29 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Brandon West rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 44, tackled by Larry English. | −2 |
| 6:29 | 2nd & 12 | opp 44 | Brandon West rush for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 49, tackled by Josh Allen. | −5 |
| 6:29 | 3rd & 17 | opp 49 | Brandon West rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 45, tackled by Cory Hanson. | +4 |
| 6:29 | 4th & 13 | opp 45 | Ben Armer punt for 45 yards for a touchback. | 0 |
NIU13 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:54 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 12 yards to the NoIll 32, tackled by Austin Pritchard for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 4:54 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Greg Turner. | 0 |
| 4:54 | 2nd & 10 | own 32 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 8 yards to the NoIll 40, tackled by Austin Pritchard. | +8 |
| 4:54 | 3rd & 2 | own 40 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 12 yards to the WMich 48, tackled by C.J. Wilson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 4:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Reed Cunningham, Northn Illinois penalty IM declined. | 0 |
| 4:54 | 2nd & 10 | opp 48 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 11 yards to the WMich 37, tackled by Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 4:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Landon Cox for 12 yards to the WMich 25, tackled by C.J. Wilson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 4:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Landon Cox for 9 yards to the WMich 16, tackled by Louis Delmas. | +9 |
| 0:47 | 2nd & 1 | opp 16 | Timeout NIU, clock 00:47. | 0 |
| 0:40 | 2nd & 1 | opp 16 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Greg Turner for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +16 |
| 0:40 | opp 3 | Mike Salerno extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 0:40 | own 30 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard false start accepted, no play. | 0 | |
| 0:40 | own 25 | Mike Salerno on-side kick recovered by Westrn Michigan at the NoIll 39. | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
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
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