| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL |
| Northern Illinois (3-2) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Western Kentucky (5-0) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23
Team Statistics | NIU | WKU
First Downs | 11 | 24
Rushing | 5 | 6
Passing | 6 | 17
Penalty | 0 | 1
3rd-down Efficiency | 4-17 | 8-17
4th-down Efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0
Total Net Yards | 227 | 426
Total plays | 68 | 83
Average gain | 3.3 | 5.1
Net Yards Rushing | 53 | 129
Rushes | 30 | 46
Average per rush | 1.8 | 2.8
Net Yards Passing | 174 | 297
Completed-attempted | 11-35 | 22-35
Yards per pass | 5 | 8.5
Sacked-yards lost | 3-19 | 2-14
Had intercepted | 1 | 1
Punts-average | 8-40.9 | 5-42.6
Return Yardage | 128 | 87
Punts-returns | 2-10 | 5-50
Kickoffs-returns | 4-118 | 1-31
Interceptions-returns | 1-0 | 1-6
Penalties-yards | 3-20 | 4-20
Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-3
Touchdowns | 1 | 2
Rushing | 1 | 1
Passing | 0 | 1
Extra Points | 1-1 | 2-2
Field Goals | 1-3 | 3-5
Red Zone Efficiency | 2-3-66.7% | 4-5-80%
Time Of Possession | 26:58 | 33:02
First Quarter
NIU | FG | 08:57 | 3-0 | Dave Jacobs 20 YD
WKU | FG | 05:03 | 3-3 | Nathan Stahl 37 YD
Second Quarter
WKU | TD | 02:00 | 10-3 | Jacob Ruff 2 YD Run (Nathan Stahl Kick).
WKU | FG | 00:07 | 13-3 | Nathan Stahl 41 YD
Third Quarter
NIU | TD | 02:20 | 13-10 | Brian Walker 8 YD Run (Dave Jacobs Kick).
Fourth Quarter
WKU | TD | 06:45 | 20-10 | Gale Klecko 1 YD Pass from Kentrell Tapp (Nathan Stahl Kick).
WKU | FG | 00:28 | 23-10 | Nathan Stahl 34 YD
NIU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB J. Winfield | 11/35 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 3-19
WKU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB K. Tapp | 22/35 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2-14
NIU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB B. Walker | 21 | 40 | 1.90 | 1 | 21
RB J. Elliot | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 18
QB J. Winfield | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 6
WKU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB J. Ruff | 31 | 95 | 3.06 | 1 | 26
RB G. Klecko | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 7
FB S. Forsythe | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 9
FB E. Adkisson | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 4
WR W. Chapin | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1
NIU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR T. Dennis | 8 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 0
WR B. Washington | 4 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0
WR S. Moore | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0
WR A. Toth | 8 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1
TE B. Elias | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0
RB B. Walker | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1
WR J. Cornell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
WKU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR W. Chapin | 13 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1
WR E. Smith | 6 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0
TE P. Ford | 6 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0
WR E. Melvin | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0
FB E. Adkisson | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0
RB G. Klecko | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
NIU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OG Z. Church | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OT R. Roberts | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
OT C. Slack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
C A. Staley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
WKU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OT G. Whitley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1
OG B. Mojica | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
C E. Bonner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OG J. Hatfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OT M. Ostrander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
NIU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
WR J. Cornell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
DE C. Boswell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DE M. Gamble | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
DT T. Pace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37
WKU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
RB J. Ruff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
WR J. O'Toole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
QB K. Tapp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
TE P. Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
RB M. Park | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
NIU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K D. Jacobs | 1/3 | 20 | 1/1 | 4
WKU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K N. Stahl | 3/5 | 41 | 2/2 | 11
NIU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P J. Whisenhunt | 8 | 40.90 | 34.60 | 0 | 0 | 54
WKU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P R. Schwarz | 5 | 42.60 | 36.60 | 1 | 1 | 47
NIU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
WR B. Washington | 3 | 31.00 | 0 | 41
CB A. Haskell | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 25
WKU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
RB C. Moore | 1 | 31.00 | 0 | 31
NIU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR J. Cornell | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 1
WKU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR J. O'Toole | 1 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 0
WR E. Smith | 4 | 8.80 | 0 | 26 | 1
NIU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
FS J. Burnett | 9-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
ILB G. Witten | 9-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
ILB O. Hager | 7-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
SS R. Harrison | 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
OLB J. Addison | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB A. Haskell | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB R. French | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DT T. Asher | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DT T. Pace | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TE D. Friedman | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
OLB M. McKie | 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB H. Baker | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
WKU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
ILB J. Staley | 7-1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SS J. Rolle | 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
OLB J. Spiller | 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
FS M. Krause | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB M. Riley | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB J. Ellis | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
DE A. Todd | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FS A. Pederson | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE J. Bradley | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TE L. Moore | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
OLB V. Brooks | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
ILB J. Lucas | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Player of the Game
| Josh Burnett, Free Safety
TAK | SCK | INT | PD | TD
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Game Information
Attendance: 13,378
Temperature: 76
Weather: Overcast