Final
N Illinois 26
(0-2, 0-1 MAC)
W Michigan 29
(1-1, 1-0 MAC)
7:00 PM ET, September 6, 2008
Waldo Stadium, KALAMAZOO, MI
Top Performers
Passing: T. Hiller (WMU) - 186 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: B. West (WMU) - 25 CAR, 175 YDS
Receiving: J. Simmons (WMU) - 8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Western Michigan at 13:54 | NIU | WMU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd and 5 at NIU 14 | Brandon West rush for 4 yards to the NoIll 10, tackled by Mike Sobol. | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd and 1 at NIU 10 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 7, tackled by D.J. Pirkle for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NIU 7 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 7 | 14 | |
| John Potter extra point GOOD. | 7 | 14 | ||
| John Potter kickoff for 58 yards returned by Me'co Brown, tackled by Louis Delmas and Josh Price for 14 yards to the NoIll 26, tackled by Louis Delmas and Josh Price. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 8 plays 55 yards, 02:56 WMU TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 13:54 | NIU | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 26 | Me'co Brown rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 31, tackled by Louis Delmas. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 5 at NIU 31 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 6 yards to the NoIll 37, tackled by Londen Fryar for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 37 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 1st and 15 at NIU 32 | Me'co Brown rush for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 27, tackled by Zach Davidson. | |||
| 2nd and 20 at NIU 27 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Brandon Beal for 15 yards to the NoIll 42, tackled by Mario Armstrong. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NIU 42 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 8 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 50 | Justin Anderson rush for 6 yards to the WMich 44, tackled by Nick Varcadipane. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at WMU 44 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Kyle Skarb for 24 yards to the WMich 20, tackled by E.J. Biggers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 20 | Justin Anderson rush for 1 yard to the WMich 19, tackled by Greg Marshall. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at WMU 19 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Matt Simon. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at WMU 19 | Westrn Michigan penalty 10 yard roughing passer on N/A accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and Goal at WMU 9 | Justin Anderson rush for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 13, tackled by E.J. Biggers and Louis Delmas. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at WMU 13 | Dan Nicholson sacked by Greg Marshall for a loss of 5 yards to the WMich 18. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at WMU 18 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Matt Simon. | |||
| 4th and Goal at WMU 18 | Andy Dittbenner rush, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Mike Salerno at the WMich 27, Mike Salerno for no gain, to the WMich 27, tackled by E.J. Biggers. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NIU drive: 13 plays 47 yards, 07:05 NIU DOWNS | ||||
| Western Michigan at 13:54 | NIU | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at WMU 27 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | |||
| 4th and 10 at WMU 27 | Westrn Michigan penalty 5 yard delay of game on Ben Armer accepted. | |||
| 4th and 15 at WMU 22 | Ben Armer punt for 35 yards, returned by Me'co Brown for 8 yards to the WMich 22, tackled by - 69, Northn Illinois penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 3 plays -5 yards, 00:00 WMU PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 6:49 | NIU | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 41 | Me'co Brown rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 43, tackled by Greg Marshall. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 8 at NIU 43 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 31 yards to the WMich 26, tackled by Dustin Duclo, Westrn Michigan penalty offside defense declined for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 26 | Me'co Brown rush for 3 yards to the WMich 23, tackled by Justin Braska. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at WMU 23 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Reed Cunningham for 8 yards to the WMich 15, tackled by C.J. Wilson and Boston McCornell for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 15 | Me'co Brown rush for 6 yards to the WMich 9, tackled by Boston McCornell. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at WMU 9 | Ricky Crider rush for 6 yards to the WMich 3, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at WMU 3 | Ricky Crider rush for 2 yards to the WMich 1, tackled by Dustin Duclo. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at WMU 1 | Ricky Crider rush for no gain to the WMich 1, tackled by C.J. Wilson. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at WMU 1 | Dan Nicholson rush for no gain, fumbled, recovered by NoIll Dan Nicholson at the WMich 3. | |||
| 4th and Goal at WMU 3 | Mike Salerno 20 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 | 14 | |
| Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NIU drive: 10 plays 56 yards, 05:33 NIU FG | ||||
| Western Michigan at 1:16 | NIU | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 20 | Brandon West rush for 8 yards to the WMich 28, tackled by David Bryant and Mike Sobol. | 10 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 2 at WMU 28 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Schneider Julien for 7 yards to the WMich 35 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 35 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Schneider Julien for 4 yards to the WMich 39 out-of-bounds. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at WMU 39 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 20 yards to the NoIll 41, tackled by Melvin Rice for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 41 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 41 | Brandon West rush for 5 yards to the NoIll 36, tackled by David Bryant. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NIU 36 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NIU 36 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 2 yards to the NoIll 34, tackled by Cory Hanson. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 8 plays 46 yards, 00:52 WMU DOWNS | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 0:24 | NIU | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 34 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 32. | 10 | 14 | |
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
