N. Illinois 41, W. Illinois 7

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	16	20
Total Yards	223	395
Passing	141	151
Rushing	82	244
Penalties	4-38	5-32
3rd Down Conversions	5-13	5-11
4th Down Conversions	0-2	1-1
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	32:10	27:50

Air/Ground Leaders
Western Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Barr 14/22 117 0 0 Lunt 4/8 24 0 0	Northern Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Harnish 10/14 143 2 0 Grady 1/4 8 0 0
Western Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Gibbs 14 60 0 11 Barr 8 28 1 14	Northern Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Brown 14 117 1 60 Anderson 5 42 0 22
Western Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Senatus 6 67 0 17 Morgan 4 28 0 12	Northern Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Clark 2 52 0 45 Moore 2 36 0 32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WIU	NIU
	TD	13:13	Chad Spann 7 Yd Run (Mike Salerno Kick)	0	7
	TD	08:28	Matt Barr 14 Yd Run (Brian Egan Kick)	7	7
	TD	03:50	Chad Spann 3 Yd Run (Mike Salerno Kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER				WIU	NIU
	TD	12:35	Chad Spann 20 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mike Salerno Kick)	7	21
	TD	05:52	Jason Schepler 4 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mike Salerno Kick)	7	28
THIRD QUARTER				WIU	NIU
	FG	03:48	Mike Salerno 25 Yd	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER				WIU	NIU
	TD	14:56	Me'co Brown 1 Yd Run (Mike Salerno Kick)	7	38
	FG	02:18	Mike Salerno 34 Yd	7	41

DE KALB, Ill. -- Chad Spann scored three first-half touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois to a 41-7 non-conference victory over intrastate rival Western Illinois on Saturday.

Spann, a junior tailback, scored on runs of 7 and 3 yards plus a 20-yard reception from quarterback Chandler Harnish before a Huskie Stadium crowd of 21,437.

The Huskies (1-1) snapped a three-game losing streak against the Leathernecks dating back to 1996.

Harnish also threw a 4-yard touchdown strike to sophomore receiver Jason Schepler in the first half and went 10 of 14 for 143 yards for the game.

In the second half, Northern Illinois tailback Me?co Brown scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, and kicker Mike Salerno hit two field goals.

The lone score for the Leathernecks (1-1) came on quarterback Matt Barr?s 14-yard first-quarter run. He finished 14 of 22 for 117 yards.