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