
N Illinois 59
(6-2, 5-0 MAC)

W Michigan 38
(1-6, 0-4 MAC)
3:00 PM ET, October 23, 2004
Waldo Stadium, KALAMAZOO, MI
Top Performers
Passing: J. Haldi (NIU) - 333 YDS, 6 TD
Rushing: T. Riley (WMU) - 27 CAR, 159 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: D. Sheldon (NIU) - 6 REC, 213 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | WMU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:43 | GARRETT WOLFE 78 YD RUN (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 78 yards. | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 5:03 | SAM HURD 10 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 77 yards. | 14 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 1:44 | TROVON RILEY 6 YD RUN (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 70 yards. | 14 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | WMU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:46 | A.J. HARRIS 3 YD RUN (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 65 yards. | 21 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 13:19 | DAN SHELDON 63 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 63 yards. | 28 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 7:04 | ROBERT MENCHINGER 31 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 38 yards. | 28 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 6:21 | DAN SHELDON 45 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 63 yards. | 35 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 1:42 | GREG JENNINGS 51 YD PASS FROM RYAN CUBIT (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 51 yards. | 35 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 0:41 | SAM HURD 24 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 51 yards. | 42 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | WMU | |||
![]() | TD | 8:09 | DAN SHELDON 18 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 71 yards. | 49 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 3:26 | RYAN CUBIT 14 YD RUN (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 82 yards. | 49 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 2:01 | BRAD CIESLAK 12 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (CHRIS NENDICK KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 47 yards. | 56 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | WMU | |||
![]() | TD | 11:45 | GREG JENNINGS 93 YD PUNT RETURN (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) | 56 | 31 |
![]() | FG | 5:53 | CHRIS NENDICK 28 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 63 yards. | 59 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 2:45 | TROVON RILEY 1 YD RUN (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 69 yards. | 59 | 38 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | WMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 28 |
3rd down efficiency | 9-14 | 11-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 652 | 494 |
| Passing | 387 | 290 |
Comp-Att | 17-25 | 26-45 |
Yards per pass | 15.5 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 265 | 204 |
Rushing Attempts | 41 | 40 |
Yards per rush | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| Penalties | 8-85 | 3-20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Josh Haldi | 15/22 | 333 | 15.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil Horvath | 2/3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17/25 | 387 | 15.5 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Ryan Cubit | 26/45 | 290 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 26/45 | 290 | 6.2 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Garrett Wolfe | 20 | 185 | 9.3 | 1 | 78 |
| A.J. Harris | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 1 | 32 |
| Josh Haldi | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dan Sheldon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 41 | 265 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Trovon Riley | 27 | 159 | 5.9 | 2 | 41 |
| Ryan Cubit | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 | 26 |
| Mark Bonds | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 40 | 204 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Dan Sheldon | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 3 | 63 |
| Brad Cieslak | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 1 | 51 |
| Sam Hurd | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 2 | 24 |
| Jake Nordin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Shatone Powers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 17 | 387 | 15.5 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Greg Jennings | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 1 | 51 |
| Tony Scheffler | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Brian Jackson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Joe Chapple | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyson DeVree | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Trovon Riley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Bonds | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 26 | 290 | 6.2 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Jason Hutton | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Lionel Hickenbottom | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 13 | -- |
| Northern Illinois Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Marcus Perez | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lionel Hickenbottom | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| A.J. Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tyrone Walker | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Mark Bonds | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Josh Behrens | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | 180 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Dan Sheldon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Greg Jennings | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 93 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Anthony Gallagher | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 46 | ||
| Team | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | -- | ||
| Western Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Adam Anderson | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 53 | ||
| Team | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | -- | ||



