| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL |
| Southern Miss (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Northern Illinois (2-1) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20
Team Statistics | USM | NIU
First Downs | 7 | 20
Rushing | 3 | 7
Passing | 3 | 13
Penalty | 1 | 0
3rd-down Efficiency | 4-19 | 7-19
4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1
Total Net Yards | 149 | 477
Total plays | 64 | 84
Average gain | 2.3 | 5.7
Net Yards Rushing | 87 | 170
Rushes | 36 | 44
Average per rush | 2.4 | 3.9
Net Yards Passing | 62 | 307
Completed-attempted | 10-26 | 19-37
Yards per pass | 2.4 | 8.3
Sacked-yards lost | 2-8 | 3-9
Had intercepted | 1 | 1
Punts-average | 10-44.7 | 8-35.8
Return Yardage | 155 | 134
Punts-returns | 4-23 | 6-76
Kickoffs-returns | 5-96 | 2-41
Interceptions-returns | 1-36 | 1-17
Penalties-yards | 5-35 | 5-40
Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0
Touchdowns | 0 | 2
Rushing | 0 | 0
Passing | 0 | 2
Extra Points | 0-0 | 2-2
Field Goals | 1-2 | 2-3
Red Zone Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 2-2-100%
Time Of Possession | 26:45 | 33:15
First Quarter
Second Quarter
NIU | TD | 10:27 | 7-0 | Bradley Elias 10 YD Pass from James Winfield (Dave Jacobs Kick).
NIU | TD | 02:56 | 14-0 | Tyler Dennis 42 YD Pass from James Winfield (Dave Jacobs Kick).
Third Quarter
USM | FG | 07:41 | 14-3 | Joshua Edwards 52 YD
Fourth Quarter
NIU | FG | 04:51 | 17-3 | Dave Jacobs 24 YD
NIU | FG | 01:13 | 20-3 | Dave Jacobs 48 YD
USM PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB A. Coon | 9/25 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2-8
QB D. Wycheck | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0
NIU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB J. Winfield | 19/37 | 307 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 3-9
USM RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB E. Starnes | 26 | 72 | 2.77 | 0 | 20
FB S. Flores | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19
RB H. Lawson | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5
QB A. Coon | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 4
CB E. Serna | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0
WR G. Solis | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0
WR J. Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0
NIU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB B. Walker | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 0 | 20
RB J. Elliot | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 38
QB J. Winfield | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 20
USM RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR G. Solis | 11 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1
RB E. Starnes | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0
WR J. Johnson | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0
WR M. Ammons | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
WR T. Bonamego | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0
TE J. Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NIU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR B. Washington | 8 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1
WR J. Cornell | 3 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0
WR T. Dennis | 8 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 1
TE B. Elias | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0
RB B. Walker | 3 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 27 | 0 | 33 | 0
WR A. Toth | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0
RB J. Elliot | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0
USM O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
C D. Holmes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OT B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
OG I. Busofsky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
NIU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OG Z. Church | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
OT R. Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
OT C. Slack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
OG J. Lott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
USM FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
RB E. Starnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
RB H. Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
FB C. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
NIU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
RB B. Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE J. Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
TE B. Elias | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
USM KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K J. Edwards | 1/2 | 52 | 0/0 | 3
NIU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K D. Jacobs | 2/3 | 48 | 2/2 | 8
USM PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P N. Lipps | 10 | 44.70 | 37.10 | 1 | 0 | 57
NIU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P J. Leonard | 8 | 35.80 | 25.40 | 0 | 3 | 43
USM KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
RB H. Lawson | 4 | 23.00 | 0 | 28
FB C. Johnson | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 4
NIU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
WR B. Washington | 2 | 20.50 | 0 | 23
USM PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR M. Ammons | 4 | 5.80 | 0 | 8 | 0
NIU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR J. Cornell | 6 | 12.70 | 0 | 31 | 1
USM DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
OLB T. Diaz | 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
SS D. Hurley | 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
SS J. Alfaro | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FS O. Morris | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB D. Hensley | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ILB C. Moore | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB I. Edward | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
DE T. Word | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
CB D. McCarty | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SS T. Woodworth | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FS C. Braun | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DT B. Billups | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
SS M. Rhett | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB E. Serna | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NIU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
FS J. Burnett | 7-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
ILB G. Witten | 6-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
ILB O. Hager | 6-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SS K. Brothers | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB A. Haskell | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
DE J. Hawkins | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
FS C. Parnell | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB C. James | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
ILB D. Green | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DT T. Pace | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB J. Addison | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SS R. Harrison | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB M. Phillips | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Player of the Game
| Josh Burnett, Free Safety
TAK | SCK | INT | PD | TD
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
Game Information
Attendance: 16,353
Temperature: 78
Weather: Overcast