N Illinois 10
(1-4, 0-2 MAC)
Cent Michigan 35
(2-3, 2-0 MAC)
12:00 PM ET, September 29, 2007
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI
Top Performers
Passing: D. Nicholson (NIU) - 293 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: J. Hoskins (CMU) - 14 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: M. Simon (NIU) - 9 REC, 205 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | CMU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 08:46 | Justin Hoskins 40 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 80 yds, 1:01 | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 02:04 | Dan Lefevour 32 Yd Pass From Duane Brooks (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 99 yds, 3:17 | 0 | 14 |
 | TD | 01:46 | Matt Simon 92 Yd Pass From Dan Nicholson (Chris Nendick Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 92 yds, :18 | 7 | 14 |
| TD | 01:31 | Antonio Brown 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 7 | 21 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | CMU | |||
| TD | 14:57 | Dan Lefevour 2 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 28 yds, 1:28 | 7 | 28 |
| FG | 07:57 | Chris Nendick 25 Yd Drive: 16 plays, 64 yds, 7:00 | 10 | 28 |
| TD | 03:05 | Justin Hoskins 5 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 4:52 | 10 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | CMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 28 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-17 | 2-11 |
4th down efficiency | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 521 | 381 |
| Passing | 318 | 204 |
Comp-Att | 24-49 | 19-28 |
Yards per pass | 6.5 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 203 | 177 |
Rushing Attempts | 39 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Penalties | 7-85 | 8-80 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 4 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. Nicholson | 21/41 | 293 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Morris | 3/8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 24/49 | 318 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Central Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. LeFevour | 18/27 | 172 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Brooks | 1/1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 19/28 | 204 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Anderson | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Bryant | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 |
| G. Turner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Nicholson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 39 | 203 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Central Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Hoskins | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 2 | 40 |
| D. LeFevour | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 1 | 14 |
| O. Sneed | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Brooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| -. Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 177 | 4.7 | 3 | 40 |
| Central Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Brown | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | 20 |
| T. Bradley | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| D. LeFevour | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| B. Anderson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Bockheim | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Hoskins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Gardner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| O. Sneed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 204 | 10.7 | 1 | 32 |
| Central Michigan Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Lapsley | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| V. Doman | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| C. West | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| R. Keith | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 71 | 0 |
| Central Michigan Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Brown | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 |
| Team | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 |
| Central Michigan Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Nendick | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Central Michigan Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Aguila | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Dittbenner | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Team | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Central Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Mikulec | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Team | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
ATTENDANCE: 18,465
