
Ohio 23
(1-4, 0-2 MAC)

N Illinois 30
(5-0, 1-0 MAC)
7:35 PM ET, October 4, 2003
Huskie Stadium, DEKALB, IL
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | OHIO | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 8:12 | CHRIS JACKSON 17 YD RUN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 81 yards. | 6 | 0 |
![]() | FG | 5:38 | STEVE AZAR 38 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 59 yards. | 6 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | OHIO | NIU | |||
![]() | FG | 7:35 | STEVE AZAR 47 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 48 yards. | 6 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 1:31 | ANTHONY HACKETT 30 YD PASS FROM RYAN HAWK (GREG DIMARINO KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 70 yards. | 13 | 6 |
![]() | FG | 0:21 | STEVE AZAR 29 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 55 yards. | 13 | 9 |
| THIRD QUARTER | OHIO | NIU | |||
![]() | TD | 9:28 | BRAD CIESLAK 6 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (STEVE AZAR KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 48 yards. | 13 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 3:24 | GREG DIMARINO 40 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 53 yards. | 16 | 16 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | OHIO | NIU | |||
![]() | TD | 10:55 | RAY HUSTON 3 YD RUN (GREG DIMARINO KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 52 yards. | 23 | 16 |
![]() | TD | 1:42 | P.J. FLECK 15 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (STEVE AZAR KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 80 yards. | 23 | 23 |
| OVERTIME | OHIO | NIU | |||
![]() | TD | 0:00 | JOSH HALDI 1 YD RUN (STEVE AZAR KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 25 yards. | 23 | 30 |
Team Stat Comparison
| OHIO | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-18 | 5-17 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 342 | 346 |
| Passing | 98 | 310 |
Comp-Att | 5-16 | 26-46 |
Yards per pass | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 244 | 36 |
Rushing Attempts | 66 | 25 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Penalties | 8-76 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 37:14 | 22:46 |
| Ohio Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Ryan Hawk | 5/15 | 98 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Porter | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5/16 | 98 | 5.2 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Josh Haldi | 26/46 | 310 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 26/46 | 310 | 6.3 | -- | -- |
| Ohio Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Chris Jackson | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 1 | 30 |
| Phillip Fountain | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Stafford Owens | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Huston | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Freddie Ray | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| John Taylor | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Matthew Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Anthony Hackett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Scott Mayle | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryan Hawk | 15 | -11 | -0.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 66 | 244 | 3.7 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Michael Turner | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 0 | 24 |
| Josh Haldi | 10 | -7 | -0.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | -- | -- |
| Ohio Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Scott Mayle | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Anthony Hackett | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 1 | 30 |
| Adam Porter | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Stafford Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 5 | 98 | 5.2 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P.J. Fleck | 14 | 234 | 16.7 | 1 | 42 |
| David McDermott | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Michael Turner | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Shatone Powers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brad Cieslak | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 26 | 310 | 6.3 | -- | -- |
| Ohio Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Dion Byrum | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Ohio Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Dion Byrum | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ray Huston | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Randee Drew | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lionel Hickenbottom | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | -- | -- |
| Ohio Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Chris Jackson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P.J. Fleck | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | -- | -- |
| Ohio Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Matthew Miller | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 50 | ||
| Team | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | -- | ||
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Anthony Gallagher | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 44 | ||
| Team | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | -- | ||




