| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL |
| Central Michigan (5-4) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Northern Illinois (3-6) | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17
Team Statistics | CMU | NIU
First Downs | 16 | 18
Rushing | 5 | 6
Passing | 10 | 11
Penalty | 1 | 1
3rd-down Efficiency | 10-20 | 5-17
4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0
Total Net Yards | 397 | 351
Total plays | 74 | 71
Average gain | 5.4 | 4.9
Net Yards Rushing | 128 | 119
Rushes | 43 | 35
Average per rush | 3 | 3.4
Net Yards Passing | 269 | 232
Completed-attempted | 16-29 | 17-34
Yards per pass | 9.3 | 6.8
Sacked-yards lost | 2-7 | 2-20
Had intercepted | 1 | 1
Punts-average | 6-41.7 | 9-39.7
Return Yardage | 99 | 88
Punts-returns | 5-47 | 1-2
Kickoffs-returns | 1-35 | 3-80
Interceptions-returns | 1-17 | 1-6
Penalties-yards | 7-55 | 14-105
Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1
Touchdowns | 4 | 2
Rushing | 0 | 1
Passing | 4 | 1
Extra Points | 4-4 | 0-1
Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 3-3-100%
Time Of Possession | 30:23 | 29:37
First Quarter
NIU | TD | 11:36 | 6-0 | Brian Walker 2 YD Run (Dave Jacobs Kick Failed).
CMU | TD | 04:42 | 7-6 | Tom Pitts 1 YD Pass from Christian Cosby (Caleb Jones Kick).
Second Quarter
CMU | TD | 14:09 | 14-6 | Brandon Eason 78 YD Pass from Christian Cosby (Caleb Jones Kick).
CMU | TD | 00:17 | 21-6 | Collin Roberts 39 YD Pass from Christian Cosby (Caleb Jones Kick).
Third Quarter
NIU | TD | 07:09 | 21-14 | Tyler Dennis 16 YD Pass from James Winfield (2 Pts - Brian Walker Run)
Fourth Quarter
CMU | TD | 14:07 | 28-14 | Collin Roberts 35 YD Pass from Christian Cosby (Caleb Jones Kick).
NIU | FG | 01:51 | 28-17 | Dave Jacobs 21 YD
CMU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB C. Cosby | 16/29 | 269 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 2-7
NIU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB J. Winfield | 14/30 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2-20
QB I. Hawthorne | 3/4 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0-0
CMU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB R. Parker | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 29
RB T. Wright | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 10
RB J. Carrington | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 5
WR B. Eason | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9
FB J. Ramey | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4
RB D. Hope | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2
FB S. Hodson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0
WR A. Daley | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0
QB C. Cosby | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 0
NIU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB B. Walker | 27 | 124 | 4.59 | 1 | 46
RB J. Elliot | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 15
QB J. Winfield | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0
CMU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR C. Roberts | 10 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 0
WR B. Eason | 5 | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 14 | 1 | 78 | 1
WR A. Daley | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0
TE T. Pitts | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0
WR D. Chase | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
RB J. Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NIU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR T. Dennis | 12 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 0
WR A. Toth | 7 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0
WR B. Washington | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0
RB B. Walker | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0
WR J. Cornell | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0
RB J. Elliot | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0
CMU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OT T. Pierce | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
OG M. Muhammed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
OT W. Melvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
C M. Garland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
NIU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OG Z. Church | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
OG D. Markham | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
C A. Staley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1
OT C. Slack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
OT B. Boykin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
CMU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
RB J. Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
WR C. Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
WR A. Daley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
DT J. Hurtya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7
OT T. Pierce | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
NIU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
QB J. Winfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
DE J. Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DE C. Boswell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
CMU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K C. Jones | 0/1 | 0 | 4/4 | 4
NIU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K D. Jacobs | 1/1 | 21 | 0/1 | 3
CMU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P J. Parker | 6 | 41.70 | 38.00 | 2 | 1 | 53
NIU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P J. Leonard | 9 | 39.70 | 34.40 | 1 | 0 | 52
CMU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
WR J. Roundtree | 1 | 35.00 | 0 | 35
NIU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
WR B. Washington | 3 | 26.70 | 0 | 28
CMU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
CB F. Schneider | 5 | 9.40 | 0 | 26 | 1
NIU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR J. Cornell | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 2
CMU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
ILB K. Solomon | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
DT R. Knowlton | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
OLB C. Miles | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ILB F. Morgan | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE R. Hearst | 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FS C. Bailey | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
FS B. Elliot | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
OLB J. Bridges | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
SS D. Holloman | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
CB A. Mathews | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE T. Wallace | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB F. Schneider | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB P. Reid | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NIU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
FS J. Burnett | 9-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
ILB G. Witten | 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ILB O. Hager | 8-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB M. Phillips | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
CB H. Baker | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
FS C. Parnell | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
CB R. French | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
OLB M. McKie | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE M. Gamble | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE J. Hawkins | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB C. James | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE C. Boswell | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Player of the Game
| Josh Burnett, Free Safety
TAK | SCK | INT | PD | TD
9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Game Information
Attendance: 15,831
Temperature: 66
Weather: Overcast