Central Michigan 33, 
Northern Illinois 30
8:00 PM ET, November 12, 2008
Huskie Stadium
DEKALB, IL
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | CMU | NIU | |||
 | FG | 08:31 | Andrew Aguila 33 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CMU | NIU | |||
| TD | 13:34 | Antonio Brown 25 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour. (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 10 | 0 |
| TD | 12:10 | Ontario Sneed 27 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour. (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 17 | 0 |
 | FG | 10:13 | Mike Salerno 39 Yd | 17 | 3 |
| TD | 00:40 | Dan LeFevour 1 Yd Run. (Pat Failed) | 23 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | CMU | NIU | |||
| FG | 10:14 | Mike Salerno 31 Yd | 23 | 6 |
| TD | 05:36 | Dan LeFevour 8 Yd Run. (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 30 | 6 |
| TD | 01:25 | Chandler Harnish 2 Yd Run. (Chandler Harnish Pass To Britt Davis For Two-Point Conversion) | 30 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CMU | NIU | |||
| TD | 13:44 | Chad Spann 1 Yd Run. (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 30 | 20 |
| TD | 07:38 | Chad Spann 3 Yd Run. (Mike Salerno Kick) | 30 | 27 |
| FG | 00:19 | Mike Salerno 25 Yd | 30 | 30 |
| OVERTIME | CMU | NIU | |||
| FG | Andrew Aguila 40 Yd | 33 | 30 | |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 28 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 9-15 | 3-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Total Yards | 430 | 368 |
| Passing | 189 | 288 |
Comp-Att | 19-26 | 18-38 |
Yards per pass | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 241 | 80 |
Rushing Attempts | 49 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 5-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 29:24 | 30:36 |
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ATTENDANCE: 13,543
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Tuesday, November 11th
| 14 Ball State | 31 | Final |
| Miami (OH) | 16 |
Wednesday, November 12th
| Temple | 38 | Final |
| Kent State | 41 |
| Central Michigan | 33 | Final |
| Northern Illinois | 30 | OT |
Thursday, November 13th
| Buffalo | 43 | Final |
| Akron | 40 | OT |
Saturday, November 15th
| Toledo | 17 | Final |
| Western Michigan | 27 |