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Western Mich. (7-5 , 4-4) -VS- Northern Ill. (8-4 , 6-2)

Box Score

Western Mich. logo
42
vs
Northern Ill. logo
21

Western Mich. (7-5 , 4-4) -VS- Northern Ill. (8-4 , 6-2)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner WMUWestern Mich. 7 21 7 7 42
NIUNorthern Ill. 0 7 0 14 21
WMU:
Eleby,Kaleb (338),
Tyler,Sean (115),
Moore,Skyy (206)
NIU:
Hampton,Ethan (23),
Ducker,Jay (104),
Joiner,Miles (14)
Date:
11/23/2021
Site:
DeKalb, Illinois
Stadium:
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
Attendance:
7156
Kickoff Time:
06:05 PM
End of Game:
09:22 PM
Duration:
03:17
Temperature:
41
Wind:
SE 17mph
Weather:
Cloudy
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Match History vs Western Mich.

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play WMU NIU
1st - 08:32 1st 08:32 WMU - Borske,Brett 1 yd pass from Eleby,Kaleb (Sampson,Parker kick) 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:00 7 0
2nd - 11:36 2nd 11:36 NIU - Ratkovich,Clint 96 yd run (Richardson,John kick), 1 plays, 96 yards, TOP 00:15 7 7
2nd - 10:19 2nd 10:19 WMU - Moore,Skyy 50 yd pass from Eleby,Kaleb (Sampson,Parker kick) 3 plays, 84 yards, TOP 01:12 14 7
2nd - 08:42 2nd 08:42 WMU - Moore,Skyy 6 yd pass from Eleby,Kaleb (Sampson,Parker kick) 3 plays, 36 yards, TOP 01:35 21 7
2nd - 01:25 2nd 01:25 WMU - Moore,Skyy 29 yd pass from Eleby,Kaleb (Sampson,Parker kick) 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:17 28 7
3rd - 00:10 3rd 00:10 WMU - Moore,Skyy 12 yd pass from Eleby,Kaleb (Sampson,Parker kick) 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:24 35 7
4th - 14:53 4th 14:53 NIU - Brown,Antario 44 yd run (Richardson,John kick), 2 plays, 45 yards, TOP 00:10 35 14
4th - 10:06 4th 10:06 WMU - Tyler,Sean 12 yd run (Sampson,Parker kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:05 42 14
4th - 08:21 4th 08:21 NIU - Brown,Antario 41 yd run (Richardson,John kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:39 42 21
42 21
Referee: Valentine,Jeremy Line Judge: Schildmeyer,Gary Side Judge: Henninger,Brett
Umpire: Vaverchak,Keith Back Judge: Stout,Paul Score Keeper:
Linesman: Griebel,Matthew Field Judge: Dolphin,Pat

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic WMU NIU
First Downs
Total 29 9
Rushing 15 7
Passing 13 1
Penalty 1 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 298 268
Attempts 50 27
Avg. Per Rush 6.0 9.9
Rushing TDs 1 3
Yds. Gained 314 304
Yds. Lost 16 36
Passing
Total (Net) 338 23
Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-26-0 4-10-0
Avg. / Att. 13.0 2.3
Avg. / Comp. 16.1 5.8
TDs 5 0
Total Offense
Yards 636 291
Plays 76 37
Avg. / Play 8.4 7.9
Fumbles - Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties - Yds. 5-30 2-20
Punting
Punts - Yds. 2-88 5-242
Avg. / Punt 44 48.4
Inside 20 1 2
50+ Yds. 1 2
Touchbacks 0 1
Fair Catch 1 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 7-275 4-221
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 39.3 55.3
Touchbacks 0 1
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-5-0 1-6-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 5.0 6.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-27-0 6-65-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 9.0 10.8
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 41:57 18:03
3rd. Down Conv. 9 of 14 0 of 7
4th. Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-6 0-1
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-18 2-12
PAT: Total - Made 6-6 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 0-1

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
WMU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Eleby,Kaleb 21 26 338 5 0 50 2
Totals 21 26 338 5 0 50 2
NIU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Hampton,Ethan 4 10 23 0 0 14 2
Totals 4 10 23 0 0 14 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
WMU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Tyler,Sean 17 115 0 115 1 23 6.8
Hrabowski,Mareyohn 10 77 0 77 0 25 7.7
Jefferson,La'Darius 10 72 2 70 0 26 7.0
Kincaide,Jaxson 9 44 1 43 0 17 4.8
Crooms,Corey 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0
TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Eleby,Kaleb 2 0 12 -12 0 0 -6.0
Totals 50 314 16 298 1 26 6.0
NIU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Ducker,Jay 13 105 1 104 0 47 8.0
Ratkovich,Clint 4 99 2 97 1 96 24.3
Brown,Antario 5 88 11 77 2 44 15.4
Hampton,Ethan 5 12 22 -10 0 9 -2.0
Totals 27 304 36 268 3 96 9.9
Individual Receiving Statistics
WMU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Moore,Skyy 12 206 4 50
Hall,Jaylen 4 63 0 38
Crooms,Corey 3 63 0 36
Borske,Brett 2 6 1 5
Totals 21 338 5 50
NIU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Joiner,Miles 1 14 0 14
Tewes,Tristen 1 9 0 9
Rudolph,Trayvon 2 0 0 4
Totals 4 23 0 14

Defensive

Western Mich. - Individual Defensive Statistics
Western Mich. - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Thomas,AJ 7 1 8 1.0/4 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 2 - -
Fayad,Ali 2 2 4 1.0/10 1.0 1.0/10 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Barnes,Zaire 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Coleman,Therran 1 2 3 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Selig,Ryan 1 2 3 1.0/8 1.0 1.0/8 1.0 - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Fiske,Braden 3 - 3 1.0/6 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kneeland,Marshawn - 3 3 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carter,Andre 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Holley,Ralph 1 1 2 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Moment,Corvin 1 1 2 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sambucci,Anthony 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Stuckey,Matthew 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Iraci,Giacomo 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bonnema,Boone 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ware,Delano 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cannon,Quinton 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tyler,Sean - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Moore,Skyy - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Moertl,Jake - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Borske,Brett - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sampson,Parker - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Northern Ill. - Individual Defensive Statistics
Northern Ill. - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Brown,C.J. 9 5 14 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Byrd,JaVaughn 8 2 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Prophete,Jashon 5 4 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Rayner,Daveren 6 1 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Rattin,Nick 2 4 6 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas,Raishein 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kennedy,Michael 4 1 5 2.0/7 2.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Taylor,Demond 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Deveaux,Lance 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hansen,Jordan 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Gandy,Jordan 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Thomas,Dillon 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Dolphin,Jaden 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
O'Malley,Devonte 2 - 2 1.0/7 1.0 1.0/7 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Oppong,Pierce 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ester,James - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Dozier,Billy 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Frye,Louis 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Earl,Joshua - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lampe,Brock 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Haberman,Cade 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ratkovich,Clint - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brown,Antario - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Richardson,John - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
WMU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Mihalic,Nick 2 88 44 57 1 0 1
NIU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Ference,Matt 5 242 48.4 58 2 1 2
Individual Return Statistics
WMU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Nunnelly,Bryce 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler,Sean 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
Abdus-Salaam,Zahir 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0
Moore,Skyy 0 0 0 1 9 9 0 0 0
NIU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Rudolph,Trayvon 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blakemore,Mason 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0
Ratkovich,Clint 0 0 0 2 21 13 0 0 0
Cassens,Drew 0 0 0 2 16 10 0 0 0
Tewes,Tristen 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
WMU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
NIU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Richardson,John 4th 12:11 35 MISSED
Individual Kickoff Statistics
WMU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Mihalic,Nick 7 275 0 0 39.3
NIU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Richardson,John 4 221 1 0 55.3
Individual PAT Statistics
WMU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Sampson,Parker 6 6 0 0 0 0
NIU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Richardson,John 3 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/14:56 NIU 1st NIU28 14:56 KO WMU28 13:32 FUMB 4-44 01:24
1st/13:32 WMU 1st WMU28 13:32 FUMB NIU0 08:32 TD 11-72 05:00
1st/08:28 NIU 1st NIU35 08:28 KO WMU48 06:01 PUNT 5-17 02:27
1st/06:01 WMU 1st WMU12 06:01 PUNT WMU8 03:49 PUNT 3-(-4) 02:12
1st/03:49 NIU 1st NIU41 03:49 PUNT NIU40 02:06 PUNT 3-(-1) 01:43
1st/02:06 WMU 1st WMU2 02:06 PUNT NIU35 11:51 PUNT 10-63 05:15
2nd/11:51 NIU 2nd NIU4 11:51 PUNT WMU0 11:36 TD 1-96 00:15
2nd/11:31 WMU 2nd WMU16 11:31 KO NIU0 10:19 TD 3-84 01:12
2nd/10:17 WMU 2nd NIU36 10:17 KO NIU0 08:42 TD 3-36 01:35
2nd/08:39 NIU 2nd NIU31 08:39 KO NIU38 05:42 PUNT 5-7 02:57
2nd/05:42 WMU 2nd WMU21 05:42 PUNT NIU0 01:25 TD 9-79 04:17
2nd/01:20 NIU 2nd NIU33 01:20 KO NIU37 00:00 HALF 2-4 01:20
3rd/15:00 WMU 3rd WMU25 15:00 KO NIU37 12:26 DOWNS 6-38 02:34
3rd/12:26 NIU 3rd NIU37 12:26 DOWNS NIU42 11:09 PUNT 3-5 01:17
3rd/11:09 WMU 3rd WMU20 11:09 PUNT NIU20 06:13 DOWNS 8-60 04:56
3rd/06:13 NIU 3rd NIU20 06:13 DOWNS NIU11 04:34 PUNT 3-(-9) 01:39
3rd/04:34 WMU 3rd WMU45 04:34 PUNT NIU0 00:10 TD 8-55 04:24
3rd/00:03 NIU 3rd WMU45 00:03 KO WMU0 14:53 TD 2-45 00:10
4th/14:52 NIU 4th WMU27 14:52 KO WMU17 12:11 FGA 6-10 02:41
4th/12:11 WMU 4th WMU20 12:11 FGA NIU0 10:06 TD 4-80 02:05
4th/10:00 NIU 4th NIU27 10:00 KO WMU0 08:21 TD 4-73 01:39
4th/08:17 WMU 4th WMU13 08:17 KO NIU14 00:00 HALF 11-73 08:17

Western Mich. Drives

Western Mich. Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/13:32 WMU 1st WMU28 13:32 FUMB NIU0 08:32 TD 11-72 05:00
1st/06:01 WMU 1st WMU12 06:01 PUNT WMU8 03:49 PUNT 3-(-4) 02:12
1st/02:06 WMU 1st WMU2 02:06 PUNT NIU35 11:51 PUNT 10-63 05:15
2nd/11:31 WMU 2nd WMU16 11:31 KO NIU0 10:19 TD 3-84 01:12
2nd/10:17 WMU 2nd NIU36 10:17 KO NIU0 08:42 TD 3-36 01:35
2nd/05:42 WMU 2nd WMU21 05:42 PUNT NIU0 01:25 TD 9-79 04:17
3rd/15:00 WMU 3rd WMU25 15:00 KO NIU37 12:26 DOWNS 6-38 02:34
3rd/11:09 WMU 3rd WMU20 11:09 PUNT NIU20 06:13 DOWNS 8-60 04:56
3rd/04:34 WMU 3rd WMU45 04:34 PUNT NIU0 00:10 TD 8-55 04:24
4th/12:11 WMU 4th WMU20 12:11 FGA NIU0 10:06 TD 4-80 02:05
4th/08:17 WMU 4th WMU13 08:17 KO NIU14 00:00 HALF 11-73 08:17

Northern Ill. Drives

Western Mich.
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/14:56 NIU 1st NIU28 14:56 KO WMU28 13:32 FUMB 4-44 01:24
1st/08:28 NIU 1st NIU35 08:28 KO WMU48 06:01 PUNT 5-17 02:27
1st/03:49 NIU 1st NIU41 03:49 PUNT NIU40 02:06 PUNT 3-(-1) 01:43
2nd/11:51 NIU 2nd NIU4 11:51 PUNT WMU0 11:36 TD 1-96 00:15
2nd/08:39 NIU 2nd NIU31 08:39 KO NIU38 05:42 PUNT 5-7 02:57
2nd/01:20 NIU 2nd NIU33 01:20 KO NIU37 00:00 HALF 2-4 01:20
3rd/12:26 NIU 3rd NIU37 12:26 DOWNS NIU42 11:09 PUNT 3-5 01:17
3rd/06:13 NIU 3rd NIU20 06:13 DOWNS NIU11 04:34 PUNT 3-(-9) 01:39
3rd/00:03 NIU 3rd WMU45 00:03 KO WMU0 14:53 TD 2-45 00:10
4th/14:52 NIU 4th WMU27 14:52 KO WMU17 12:11 FGA 6-10 02:41
4th/10:00 NIU 4th NIU27 10:00 KO WMU0 08:21 TD 4-73 01:39

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Western Mich. wins toss and defers; NIU will receive; WMU will defend North end-zone.
Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Mihalic,Nick kickoff 47 yards to the NIU18 Cassens,Drew return 10 yards to the NIU28 (Stuckey,Matthew).
Northern Ill. at 14:56
Northern Ill. at 14:56
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 14:56
1st and 10 at NIU28 Northern Ill. drive start at 14:56.
1st and 10 at NIU28 Ducker,Jay rush for 47 yards gain to the WMU25 (Thomas,AJ), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU25 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon.
2nd and 10 at WMU25 Ratkovich,Clint rush for 1 yard gain to the WMU24 (Barnes,Zaire).
3rd and 9 at WMU24 Hampton,Ethan rush for 4 yards loss to the WMU28 fumbled by Hampton,Ethan at WMU28 recovered by WMU Selig,Ryan at WMU28, End Of Play.
Western Mich. at 13:32
Western Mich. at 13:32
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 13:32
1st and 10 at WMU28 Western Mich. drive start at 13:32.
1st and 10 at WMU28 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Moore,Skyy.
2nd and 10 at WMU28 Tyler,Sean rush for 3 yards gain to the WMU31 (Rattin,Nick).
3rd and 7 at WMU31 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 8 yards to the WMU39 (Hansen,Jordan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU39 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Hall,Jaylen for 16 yards to the NIU45 (Brown,C.J.), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU45 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 8 yards to the NIU37 (Byrd,JaVaughn).
2nd and 2 at NIU37 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU34 (Hansen,Jordan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU34 Tyler,Sean rush for 6 yards gain to the NIU28 (Deveaux,Lance), out of bounds.
2nd and 4 at NIU28 Tyler,Sean rush for 23 yards gain to the NIU05 (Brown,C.J.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 5 at NIU5 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 1 yard gain to the NIU04 (Thomas,Raishein).
2nd and 4 at NIU4 Tyler,Sean rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU01 (Deveaux,Lance).
3rd and 1 at NIU1 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Borske,Brett for 1 yard to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:32.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 35 yards to the NIU30 Tewes,Tristen return 5 yards to the NIU35 (Iraci,Giacomo).
Score:
Western Mich. 7-0 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 08:28
Northern Ill. at 08:28
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 08:28
1st and 10 at NIU35 Northern Ill. drive start at 08:28.
1st and 10 at NIU35 Hampton,Ethan rush for 9 yards gain to the NIU44 (Thomas,AJ).
2nd and 1 at NIU44 Ducker,Jay rush for 9 yards gain to the WMU47 (Selig,Ryan; Kneeland,Marshawn), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU47 Hampton,Ethan pass complete to Rudolph,Trayvon for 4 yards loss to the NIU49 (Thomas,AJ).
2nd and 14 at NIU49 Hampton,Ethan rush for 3 yards gain to the WMU48 (Holley,Ralph; Selig,Ryan).
3rd and 11 at WMU48 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon broken up by Thomas,AJ.
4th and 11 at WMU48 Ference,Matt punt 36 yards to the WMU12, out of bounds.
Western Mich. at 06:01
Western Mich. at 06:01
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 06:01
1st and 10 at WMU12 Western Mich. drive start at 06:01.
1st and 10 at WMU12 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Hall,Jaylen for 3 yards to the WMU15 (Brown,C.J.; Byrd,JaVaughn).
2nd and 7 at WMU15 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 0 yards to the WMU15 (Ester,James; Kennedy,Michael).
3rd and 7 at WMU15 Eleby,Kaleb sacked for loss of 7 yards to the WMU08 (O'Malley,Devonte).
4th and 14 at WMU8 Mihalic,Nick punt 57 yards to the NIU35 Rudolph,Trayvon return 6 yards to the NIU41 (Bonnema,Boone).
Northern Ill. at 03:49
Northern Ill. at 03:49
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 03:49
1st and 10 at NIU41 Northern Ill. drive start at 03:49.
1st and 10 at NIU41 Brown,Antario rush for 6 yards loss to the NIU35 (Fiske,Braden).
2nd and 16 at NIU35 Brown,Antario rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU38 (Fiske,Braden).
3rd and 13 at NIU38 Ratkovich,Clint rush for 2 yards gain to the NIU40 (Barnes,Zaire).
4th and 11 at NIU40 Ference,Matt punt 58 yards to the WMU02.
Western Mich. at 02:06
Western Mich. at 02:06
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 02:06
1st and 10 at WMU2 Western Mich. drive start at 02:06.
1st and 10 at WMU2 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 1 yard gain to the WMU03 (O'Malley,Devonte).
2nd and 9 at WMU3 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 10 yards gain to the WMU13 (Prophete,Jashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU13 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 1 yard gain to the WMU14 (Rayner,Daveren).
2nd and 9 at WMU14 Tyler,Sean rush for 3 yards gain to the WMU17 (Thomas,Raishein; Rayner,Daveren).
Score:
Western Mich. 7-0 Northern Ill.

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
3rd and 6 at WMU17 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3rd and 6 at WMU17 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Crooms,Corey for 36 yards to the NIU47 (Gandy,Jordan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU47 Tyler,Sean rush for 8 yards gain to the NIU39 (Brown,C.J.).
2nd and 2 at NIU39 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 6 yards gain to the NIU33 (Brown,C.J.), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU33 Tyler,Sean rush for 0 yards to the NIU33 (Kennedy,Michael).
2nd and 10 at NIU33 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 2 yards loss to the NIU35 (Kennedy,Michael).
3rd and 12 at NIU35 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Hall,Jaylen broken up by Gandy,Jordan.
4th and 12 at NIU35 Mihalic,Nick punt 31 yards to the NIU04 fair catch by Rudolph,Trayvon at NIU04.
Northern Ill. at 11:51
Northern Ill. at 11:51
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 11:51
1st and 10 at NIU4 Northern Ill. drive start at 11:51.
1st and 10 at NIU4 Ratkovich,Clint rush for 96 yards gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:36, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU3 Richardson,John kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at NIU35 Richardson,John kickoff 64 yards to the WMU01 Tyler,Sean return 15 yards to the WMU16 (Lampe,Brock).
Score:
Western Mich. 7-7 Northern Ill.
Western Mich. at 11:31
Western Mich. at 11:31
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 11:31
1st and 10 at WMU16 Western Mich. drive start at 11:31.
1st and 10 at WMU16 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 27 yards to the WMU43 (Byrd,JaVaughn), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU43 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 7 yards gain to the WMU50 (Thomas,Dillon).
2nd and 3 at WMU50 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 50 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:19, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 35 yards to the NIU30 muffed by Cassens,Drew at NIU30 recovered by WMU Taylor,Harrison at NIU36, End Of Play.
Score:
Western Mich. 14-7 Northern Ill.
Western Mich. at 10:17
Western Mich. at 10:17
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 10:17
1st and 10 at NIU36 Western Mich. drive start at 10:17.
1st and 10 at NIU36 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Crooms,Corey broken up by Brown,C.J. PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Brown,C.J.) 15 yards from NIU36 to NIU21, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at NIU21 Tyler,Sean rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU18 (Brown,C.J.; Taylor,Demond).
2nd and 7 at NIU18 Tyler,Sean rush for 12 yards gain to the NIU06 (Byrd,JaVaughn), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 6 at NIU6 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 6 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:42. The previous play is under review. The ruling on the field is confirmed.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 34 yards to the NIU31 muffed by Travis,Messiah at NIU31 recovered by NIU Travis,Messiah at, End Of Play.
Score:
Western Mich. 21-7 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 08:39
Northern Ill. at 08:39
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 08:39
1st and 10 at NIU31 Northern Ill. drive start at 08:39.
1st and 10 at NIU31 Ducker,Jay rush for 4 yards gain to the NIU35 (Carter,Andre; Fayad,Ali).
2nd and 6 at NIU35 Ducker,Jay rush for 9 yards gain to the NIU44 (Thomas,AJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU44 Ratkovich,Clint rush for 2 yards loss to the NIU42 (Holley,Ralph).
2nd and 12 at NIU42 PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU42 to NIU37. NO PLAY.
2nd and 17 at NIU37 Ducker,Jay rush for 1 yard gain to the NIU38 (Barnes,Zaire; Fayad,Ali).
3rd and 16 at NIU38 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon broken up by Moertl,Jake.
4th and 16 at NIU38 Ference,Matt punt 46 yards to the WMU16 Nunnelly,Bryce return 5 yards to the WMU21 (Frye,Louis).
Western Mich. at 05:42
Western Mich. at 05:42
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 05:42
1st and 10 at WMU21 Western Mich. drive start at 05:42.
1st and 10 at WMU21 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 4 yards gain to the WMU25 (Kennedy,Michael).
2nd and 6 at WMU25 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 0 yards to the WMU25 (Byrd,JaVaughn).
3rd and 6 at WMU25 Timeout Western Mich., clock 04:24.
3rd and 6 at WMU25 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 26 yards gain to the NIU49 (Prophete,Jashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU49 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Crooms,Corey PENALTY WMU Ineligible Downfield on Pass 5 yards from NIU49 to WMU46. NO PLAY.
1st and 15 at WMU46 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 6 yards to the NIU48 (Dolphin,Jaden).
2nd and 9 at NIU48 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Crooms,Corey for 13 yards to the NIU35 (Prophete,Jashon), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU35 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Moore,Skyy.
2nd and 10 at NIU35 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 1 yard gain to the NIU34 (Deveaux,Lance; Oppong,Pierce).
3rd and 9 at NIU34 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Borske,Brett for 5 yards to the NIU29 (Dolphin,Jaden; Gandy,Jordan).
4th and 4 at NIU29 Timeout Northern Ill., clock 01:31.
4th and 4 at NIU29 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 29 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 40 yards to the NIU25 Ratkovich,Clint return 8 yards to the NIU33 (Cannon,Quinton).
Score:
Western Mich. 28-7 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 01:20
Northern Ill. at 01:20
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 01:20
1st and 10 at NIU33 Northern Ill. drive start at 01:20.
1st and 10 at NIU33 Ducker,Jay rush for 0 yards to the NIU33 (Fayad,Ali).
2nd and 10 at NIU33 Ducker,Jay rush for 4 yards gain to the NIU37 (Fiske,Braden).
3rd and 6 at NIU37 End of game, clock 00:00.
Score:
Western Mich. 28-7 Northern Ill.

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
WMU will receive; NIU will defend North end-zone.
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Richardson,John kickoff 65 yards to the WMU00, Touchback.
Western Mich. at 15:00
Western Mich. at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 15:00
1st and 10 at WMU25 Western Mich. drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at WMU25 Tyler,Sean rush for 7 yards gain to the WMU32 (Rayner,Daveren).
2nd and 3 at WMU32 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 22 yards to the NIU46 (Prophete,Jashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU46 Tyler,Sean rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU43 (Thomas,Dillon; Thomas,Raishein).
2nd and 7 at NIU43 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Crooms,Corey broken up by Prophete,Jashon.
3rd and 7 at NIU43 Tyler,Sean rush for 5 yards gain to the NIU38 (Byrd,JaVaughn), out of bounds.
4th and 2 at NIU38 Tyler,Sean rush for 1 yard gain to the NIU37 (Taylor,Demond).
Northern Ill. at 12:26
Northern Ill. at 12:26
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 12:26
1st and 10 at NIU37 Northern Ill. drive start at 12:26.
1st and 10 at NIU37 Hampton,Ethan pass complete to Rudolph,Trayvon for 4 yards to the NIU41 (Thomas,AJ).
2nd and 6 at NIU41 Ducker,Jay rush for 1 yard gain to the NIU42 (Moment,Corvin).
3rd and 5 at NIU42 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon.
4th and 5 at NIU42 Ference,Matt punt 58 yards to the WMU00, Touchback.
Western Mich. at 11:09
Western Mich. at 11:09
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 11:09
1st and 10 at WMU20 Western Mich. drive start at 11:09.
1st and 10 at WMU20 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 8 yards gain to the WMU28 (Prophete,Jashon; Rattin,Nick).
2nd and 2 at WMU28 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 1 yard gain to the WMU29 (Prophete,Jashon).
3rd and 1 at WMU29 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 25 yards gain to the NIU46 (Brown,C.J.), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU46 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 22 yards to the NIU24 (Rayner,Daveren), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU24 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU21 (Brown,C.J.).
2nd and 7 at NIU21 Eleby,Kaleb sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU26 (Kennedy,Michael).
3rd and 12 at NIU26 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Hall,Jaylen for 6 yards to the NIU20 (Byrd,JaVaughn).
4th and 6 at NIU20 Eleby,Kaleb pass incomplete to Moore,Skyy broken up by Byrd,JaVaughn.
Northern Ill. at 06:13
Northern Ill. at 06:13
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 06:13
1st and 10 at NIU20 Northern Ill. drive start at 06:13.
1st and 10 at NIU20 Hampton,Ethan sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU12 (Selig,Ryan).
2nd and 18 at NIU12 Ducker,Jay rush for 1 yard loss to the NIU11 (Moment,Corvin; Kneeland,Marshawn).
3rd and 19 at NIU11 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon broken up by Thomas,AJ.
4th and 19 at NIU11 Ference,Matt punt 44 yards to the WMU45, out of bounds.
Western Mich. at 04:34
Western Mich. at 04:34
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 04:34
1st and 10 at WMU45 Western Mich. drive start at 04:34.
1st and 10 at WMU45 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 1 yard loss to the WMU44 (Rattin,Nick).
2nd and 11 at WMU44 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 10 yards to the NIU46 (Byrd,JaVaughn).
3rd and 1 at NIU46 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 6 yards to the NIU40 (Rayner,Daveren), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU40 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 17 yards gain to the NIU23 (Brown,C.J.), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU23 Tyler,Sean rush for 10 yards gain to the NIU13 (Brown,C.J.; Prophete,Jashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU13 Crooms,Corey rush for 6 yards gain to the NIU07, End Of Play.
2nd and 4 at NIU7 Tyler,Sean rush for 0 yards to the NIU07 (Oppong,Pierce).
3rd and 4 at NIU7 Timeout Northern Ill., clock 00:14.
3rd and 4 at NIU7 PENALTY WMU False Start 5 yards from NIU07 to NIU12. NO PLAY.
3rd and 9 at NIU12 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Moore,Skyy for 12 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:10, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 33 yards to the NIU32 Blakemore,Mason return 23 yards to the WMU45 (Ware,Delano).
Score:
Western Mich. 35-7 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 00:03
Northern Ill. at 00:03
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 00:03
1st and 10 at WMU45 Northern Ill. drive start at 00:03.
1st and 10 at WMU45 Ducker,Jay rush for 1 yard gain to the WMU44 (Coleman,Therran).
Score:
Western Mich. 35-7 Northern Ill.

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 9 at WMU44 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 9 at WMU44 Brown,Antario rush for 44 yards gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:53, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU3 Richardson,John kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at NIU35 Richardson,John kickoff 41 yards to the WMU24 muffed by Abdus-Salaam,Zahir at WMU24 recovered by NIU Collins,Erin at WMU27, End Of Play.
Score:
Western Mich. 35-14 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 14:52
Northern Ill. at 14:52
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 14:52
1st and 10 at WMU27 Northern Ill. drive start at 14:52.
1st and 10 at WMU27 Hampton,Ethan pass complete to Tewes,Tristen for 9 yards to the WMU18 (Thomas,AJ).
2nd and 1 at WMU18 Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete to Rudolph,Trayvon.
3rd and 1 at WMU18 PENALTY WMU Offside 5 yards from WMU18 to WMU13, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at WMU13 Brown,Antario rush for 5 yards loss to the WMU18 (Kneeland,Marshawn; Coleman,Therran).
2nd and 15 at WMU18 Hampton,Ethan sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WMU28 (Fayad,Ali).
3rd and 25 at WMU28 Ducker,Jay rush for 11 yards gain to the WMU17 (Barnes,Zaire).
4th and 14 at WMU17 Richardson,John field goal attempt from 35 yards NO GOOD, clock 12:11.
Western Mich. at 12:11
Western Mich. at 12:11
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 12:11
1st and 10 at WMU20 Western Mich. drive start at 12:11.
1st and 10 at WMU20 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Hall,Jaylen for 38 yards to the NIU42 (Byrd,JaVaughn), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU42 Tyler,Sean rush for 16 yards gain to the NIU26 (Brown,C.J.), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU26 Eleby,Kaleb pass complete to Crooms,Corey for 14 yards to the NIU12 (Thomas,Raishein), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU12 Tyler,Sean rush for 12 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:06, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU3 Sampson,Parker kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WMU35 Mihalic,Nick kickoff 51 yards to the NIU14 Ratkovich,Clint return 13 yards to the NIU27 (Sambucci,Anthony).
Score:
Western Mich. 42-14 Northern Ill.
Northern Ill. at 10:00
Northern Ill. at 10:00
Down & Distance Play
Northern Ill. at 10:00
1st and 10 at NIU27 Northern Ill. drive start at 10:00.
1st and 10 at NIU27 Hampton,Ethan pass complete to Joiner,Miles for 14 yards to the NIU41 (Thomas,AJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU41 Ducker,Jay rush for 2 yards gain to the NIU43 (Carter,Andre).
2nd and 8 at NIU43 Ducker,Jay rush for 16 yards gain to the WMU41 (Thomas,AJ; Coleman,Therran), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU41 Brown,Antario rush for 41 yards gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:21, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU3 Richardson,John kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at NIU35 Richardson,John kickoff 51 yards to the WMU14 Moore,Skyy return 9 yards to the WMU23 (Dozier,Billy) PENALTY WMU Holding 10 yards from WMU23 to WMU13.
1st and 10 at NIU35 WMU ball on WMU13.
Score:
Western Mich. 42-21 Northern Ill.
Western Mich. at 08:17
Western Mich. at 08:17
Down & Distance Play
Western Mich. at 08:17
1st and 10 at WMU13 Western Mich. drive start at 08:17.
1st and 10 at WMU13 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 5 yards gain to the WMU18 (Rayner,Daveren).
2nd and 5 at WMU18 PENALTY WMU False Start 5 yards from WMU18 to WMU13. NO PLAY.
2nd and 10 at WMU13 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 4 yards gain to the WMU17 (Haberman,Cade).
3rd and 6 at WMU17 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 10 yards gain to the WMU27 (Brown,C.J.; Prophete,Jashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU27 Jefferson,La'Darius rush for 20 yards gain to the WMU47 (Byrd,JaVaughn; Rattin,Nick), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WMU47 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 6 yards gain to the NIU47 (Thomas,Raishein; Prophete,Jashon).
2nd and 4 at NIU47 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 3 yards gain to the NIU44 (Taylor,Demond; Earl,Joshua).
3rd and 1 at NIU44 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 17 yards gain to the NIU27 (Rattin,Nick; Taylor,Demond), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU27 Kincaide,Jaxson rush for 4 yards gain to the NIU23 (Rattin,Nick; Brown,C.J.).
2nd and 6 at NIU23 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 6 yards gain to the NIU17 (Rayner,Daveren), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at NIU17 Hrabowski,Mareyohn rush for 4 yards gain to the NIU13 (Brown,C.J.).
2nd and 6 at NIU13 Kneel down by Eleby,Kaleb at NIU14 for loss of 1 yard.
3rd and 7 at NIU14 End of game, clock 00:00.
Score:
Western Mich. 42-21 Northern Ill.

Participation

Starters

WMU
# Player Pos.
6 Thomas,AJ DB
7 Coleman,Therran DB
23 Jackson,Dorian DB
35 Moertl,Jake DB
1 Fayad,Ali DL
5 Carter,Andre DL
8 Holley,Ralph DL
55 Fiske,Braden DL
3 Barnes,Zaire LB
20 Moment,Corvin LB
27 Selig,Ryan LB
60 Brooks,Mark OL
61 Caliendo,Mike OL
65 Campbell,Trevor OL
66 French,Wesley OL
77 Gideon,Jacob OL
5 Eleby,Kaleb QB
9 Tyler,Sean RB
89 Borske,Brett TE
1 Hall,Jaylen WR
4 Crooms,Corey WR
24 Moore,Skyy WR
NIU
# Player Pos.
29 Byrd,JaVaughn CB
6 Brown,C.J. DB
14 Gandy,Jordan DB
16 Thomas,Dillon DB
4 Thomas,Raishein DE
1 Ester,James DL
10 Taylor,Demond DL
95 O'Malley,Devonte DL
2 Deveaux,Lance LB
58 Patton,Brayden OL
65 Zschernitz,Logan OL
69 Potter,Nolan OL
70 Cox,Marques OL
79 Lippe,J.J. OL
2 Hampton,Ethan QB
8 Ducker,Jay RB
7 Hansen,Jordan S
26 Dolphin,Jaden S
83 Soraghan,Liam TE
9 Toure,Mohamed WR
11 Travis,Messiah WR
85 Rudolph,Trayvon WR

Player Participation

Western Mich.
# Player
2 Sambucci,Anthony
3 Jefferson,La'Darius
7 Kincaide,Jaxson
9 Enechukwu,Anthony
10 Stuckey,Matthew
11 Piper,Jeremiah
12 Abdus-Salaam,Zahir
13 Taylor,Harrison
16 Hrabowski,Mareyohn
19 Nunnelly,Bryce
21 Iraci,Giacomo
22 Bonnema,Boone
26 Ware,Delano
29 Kilburg,Ryan
32 Allen,Trae
33 Cannon,Quinton
36 Sherwin,Jack
39 Mihalic,Nick
72 Deatherage,Dylan
75 West,Addison
87 Bartol,Mitch
94 Kneeland,Marshawn
96 Bouwens,Bryce
97 Sampson,Parker
Northern Ill.
# Player
0 McCray,Fabian
5 Kennedy,Michael
8 Griffin, Jr.,Jeffrey
9 Rayner,Daveren
10 Dozier,Billy
13 McGee,Myles
17 Frye,Louis
19 Valcarcel,Nate
20 March,Zhamaine
21 Collins,Erin
24 Prophete,Jashon
24 Blakemore,Mason
25 Ratkovich,Clint
26 Brown,Antario
33 Earl,Joshua
36 Ference,Matt
38 Rattin,Nick
39 Richardson,John
42 Hugunin,Jack
44 King,Ryan
45 Nelson-Douglas,Makhi
46 Shinhoster,Dayven
47 Cassens,Drew
49 Lampe,Brock
50 Nygra,Pete
52 Davis,Ivan
59 Haberman,Cade
60 Buss,Evan
75 Engstrand,Leif
76 Champe,John
80 Joiner,Miles
82 Tewes,Tristen
93 Abrell,Erik
96 Waskow,Jacob
99 Oppong,Pierce