W Michigan 22
(4-3, 2-1 MAC)
N Illinois 51
(4-3, 2-1 MAC)
Coverage: GamePlan
3:30 PM ET, October 15, 2011
Huskie Stadium, DEKALB, IL
Top Performers
Passing: A. Carder (WMU) - 194 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 14 CAR, 229 YDS
Receiving: J. White (WMU) - 12 REC, 98 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WMU | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 10:45 | John Potter 45 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| FG | 02:20 | John Potter 30 Yd | 6 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WMU | NIU | |||
 | TD | 13:45 | Jasmin Hopkins 13 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 6 | 7 |
| SF | 11:06 | Ball Through End Zone | 8 | 7 |
| TD | 08:02 | Chleb Ravenell 16 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 15 | 7 |
| FG | 05:17 | Mathew Sims 30 Yd | 15 | 10 |
| FG | 00:00 | Mathew Sims 36 Yd | 15 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WMU | NIU | |||
| TD | 12:07 | Akeem Daniels 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 15 | 20 |
| FG | 08:34 | Mathew Sims 25 Yd | 15 | 23 |
| TD | 04:36 | Akeem Daniels 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 15 | 30 |
| TD | 02:26 | Jasmin Hopkins 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 15 | 37 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WMU | NIU | |||
| TD | 12:45 | Jasmin Hopkins 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 15 | 44 |
| TD | 09:13 | Jordan Lynch 66 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 15 | 51 |
| TD | 06:33 | Antoin Scriven 2 Yd Pass From Tyler VanTubbergen (John Potter Kick) | 22 | 51 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WMU | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-19 | 7-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 324 | 697 |
| Passing | 233 | 203 |
Comp-Att | 29-48 | 14-28 |
Yards per pass | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 91 | 494 |
Rushing Attempts | 31 | 54 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| Penalties | 6-48 | 5-46 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:23 | 29:37 |
| Western Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Carder | 25/43 | 194 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| T. VanTubbergen | 4/5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 29/48 | 233 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 14/27 | 203 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Lynch | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14/28 | 203 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Fields | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Drake | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 23 |
| A. Carder | 16 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Scriven | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 91 | 2.9 | 0 | 23 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Harnish | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 0 | 51 |
| J. Lynch | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 1 | 66 |
| J. Hopkins | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 3 | 24 |
| L. Settle | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 48 |
| A. Daniels | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 2 | 9 |
| C. Bell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Womble | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Neir | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 494 | 9.1 | 6 | 66 |
| Western Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. White | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 0 | 20 |
| R. Arnheim | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
| C. Ravenell | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 16 |
| A. Ponder | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
| E. Monette | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Scriven | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| B. Fields | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Mussman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 29 | 233 | 8.0 | 2 | 20 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Palmer | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 58 |
| A. Daniels | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 25 |
| D. Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| P. Ashford | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Marks | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| W. Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 14 | 203 | 14.5 | 0 | 58 |
| Western Michigan Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Wiggins | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Stone | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| M. Santacaterina | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Western Michigan Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Wallace | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 29 |
| A. Winchester | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 |
| J. Currie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 29 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| P. Ashford | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 |
| J. Wells | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 22 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| P. Ashford | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 |
| Team | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 |
| Western Michigan Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Potter | 2/3 | 66.7 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Sims | 3/4 | 75.0 | 36 | 6/6 | 15 |
| Team | 3/4 | 75.0 | 36 | 6/6 | 15 |
| Western Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Armer | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| Team | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
ATTENDANCE: 20,277
