Week 12 · 2017
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
Wed 11/15/2017 07:00 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame73% — Pregame win probability: 73% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and won.Conference
Western Michigan
31
6–6
Northern Illinois
35
8–5
Attendance
7,732
reported
Western MichiganWMU
Northern IllinoisNIU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Reece Goddard | 15/27 | 211 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 |
| NIU | Marcus Childers | 6/11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 58.7 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Jarvion Franklin | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 1 | 29 |
| WMU | D'Wayne Eskridge | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| WMU | Ra'Sean Davie | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMU | Reece Goddard | 14 | -16 | -1.1 | 1 | 7 |
| NIU | Jordan Huff | 25 | 185 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 |
| NIU | Marcus Childers | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 |
| NIU | Tre Harbison | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| NIU | Christian Blake | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| NIU | Marcus Jones | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Tyron Arnett | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 68 |
| WMU | Keishawn Watson | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 30 |
| WMU | Donnie Ernsberger | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 15 |
| WMU | Anton Curtis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WMU | Ra'Sean Davie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NIU | Mitchell Brinkman | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
| NIU | Shane Wimann | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NIU | Spencer Tears | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NIU | Christian Blake | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| NIU | Daniel Crawford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| NIU | Chad Beebe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Reece Goddard | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| WMU | Robert Spillane | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMU | Stefan Claiborne | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMU | Treshaun Hayward | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NIU | Chad Beebe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Marcus Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Trayshon Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Sutton Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Asantay Brown | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Robert Spillane | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Stefan Claiborne | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Andre Turner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Caleb Bailey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Darius Phillips | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Malik Rucker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Steven Clark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Alex Grace | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | A.J. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ali Fayad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Antonio Balabani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Derrick Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Emanuel Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Eric Assoua | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Leo Ekwoge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Mitch Heimbuch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Nick Matich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Sam Beal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Bobby Jones IV | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Mykelti Williams | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jawuan Johnson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Sutton Smith | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Ben LeRoy | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Joe Sanders | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Antonio Jones-Davis | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Alex Schwab | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Albert Smalls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Weston Kramer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | William Lee | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jack Heflin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jackson Abresch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jalen Embry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jauan Wesley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Lance Deveaux Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Marcus Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Mayomi Olootu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Mycial Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Shawun Lurry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Josh Grant | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 4/4 | 7 |
| NIU | Christian Hagan | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Derrick Mitchell | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| NIU | Matt Ference | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| NIU | Josh Orne | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Darius Phillips | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| WMU | Leo Ekwoge | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NIU | Chad Beebe | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | 49 |
| NIU | D.J. Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Chad Beebe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NIU | Trayshon Foster | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 7–3 vs Western Michigan
- 2016 · wk 6Northern Illinois 30 @ Western Michigan 45
- 2015 · wk 12Western Michigan 19 @ Northern Illinois 27
- 2014 · wk 14Northern Illinois 31 @ Western Michigan 21
- 2013 · wk 14Western Michigan 14 @ Northern Illinois 33
- 2012 · wk 9Northern Illinois 48 @ Western Michigan 34
- 2011 · wk 7Western Michigan 22 @ Northern Illinois 51
- 2010 · wk 9Northern Illinois 28 @ Western Michigan 21
- 2009 · wk 5Western Michigan 3 @ Northern Illinois 38
- 2008 · wk 2Northern Illinois 26 @ Western Michigan 29
- 2007 · wk 7Western Michigan 17 @ Northern Illinois 13
Previous 5 meetings vs. Rod Carey
Western Michigan 1–4 vs Rod Carey
- 2016 · wk 6Northern Illinois 30 @ Western Michigan 45
- 2015 · wk 12Western Michigan 19 @ Northern Illinois 27
- 2014 · wk 14Northern Illinois 31 @ Western Michigan 21
- 2013 · wk 14Western Michigan 14 @ Northern Illinois 33
- 2012 · wk 9 (coaching change that season)Northern Illinois 48 @ Western Michigan 34
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
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