Week 4 · 2016
Western Illinois at Northern Illinois
Sat 09/24/2016 03:30 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame69% — Pregame win probability: 69% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and lost — Western Illinois won.
Western Illinois
28
6–5
Northern Illinois
23
5–7
Attendance
15,496
reported
Western Illinois15 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 27
Northern Illinois14 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 24
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 25own 31 | 6 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 13:59 | WIU | own 14own 23 | 5 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:22 | NIU | own 38opp 44 | 7 plays, 18 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 10:31 | WIU | own 20goal line | 8 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 WIU | 7–0 |
| 6:52 | NIU | own 25own 40 | 7 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 5:26 | WIU | own 38goal line | 9 plays, 62 yd | Touchdown +7 WIU | 14–0 |
| 1:00 | NIU | own 25goal line | 12 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 14–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:40 | WIU | own 25own 45 | 6 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 10:07 | NIU | own 8own 14 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 8:21 | WIU | own 46opp 17 | 9 plays, 37 yd | Missed FG | 14–7 |
| 5:35 | NIU | own 20opp 30 | 8 plays, 50 yd | On downs | 14–7 |
| 3:21 | WIU | own 30own 32 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 2:17 | NIU | own 18own 25 | 6 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 0:57 | WIU | own 27opp 22 | 8 plays, 51 yd | End of period | 14–7 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | WIU | own 25goal line | 9 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 WIU | 21–7 |
| 11:10 | NIU | own 10own 31 | 5 plays, 1 yd | Turnover | 21–7 |
| 8:50 | WIU | opp 23goal line | 5 plays, 23 yd | Touchdown +7 WIU | 28–7 |
| 7:13 | NIU | own 23opp 36 | 8 plays, 41 yd | Punt | 28–7 |
| 5:30 | WIU | own 20own 33 | 6 plays, 13 yd | Punt | 28–7 |
| 2:48 | NIU | own 18opp 10 | 13 plays, 72 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 28–10 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:07 | WIU | own 25own 19 | 6 plays, -6 yd | Punt | 28–10 |
| 12:05 | NIU | own 39goal line | 2 plays, 23 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 28–17 |
| 11:39 | WIU | own 19own 22 | 6 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 28–17 |
| 9:31 | NIU | own 40goal line | 6 plays, 60 yd | Touchdown +6 NIU | 28–23 |
| 8:07 | WIU | own 9own 40 | 9 plays, 31 yd | Punt | 28–23 |
| 4:59 | NIU | own 15opp 19 | 8 plays, 66 yd | On downs | 28–23 |
| 2:50 | WIU | own 19own 22 | 6 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 28–23 |
| 2:27 | NIU | own 39opp 9 | 10 plays, 52 yd | On downs | 28–23 |
| 0:36 | WIU | own 9own 8 | 2 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 28–23 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Western Illinois–Northern Illinois after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Western Illinois
Northern Illinois 5–5 vs Western Illinois
- 2009 · wk 2Western Illinois 7 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2002 · wk 5Western Illinois 29 @ Northern Illinois 26
- 1999 · wk 2Western Illinois 27 @ Northern Illinois 21
- 1996 · wk 3Western Illinois 17 @ Northern Illinois 0
- 1989 · wk 5Western Illinois 27 @ Northern Illinois 34
- 1988 · wk 11Western Illinois 6 @ Northern Illinois 16
- 1987 · wk 11Western Illinois 14 @ Northern Illinois 29
- 1986 · wk 5Western Illinois 10 @ Northern Illinois 0
- 1978 · wk 7Western Illinois 20 @ Northern Illinois 24
- 1973 · wk 10Western Illinois 30 @ Northern Illinois 27
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