Northern Illinois
Game Results
Northern Illinois Game Results (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
Overall Conference
Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend
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Aug 30, 2008 at Minnesota 27-31 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:10 44029
* Sept 6, 2008 at Western Michigan 26-29 L 0- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 3:10 26262
Sep 20, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 48-3 1- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 2:30 20936
* Sep 27, 2008 at Eastern Michigan W 37-0 2- 2- 0 1- 1- 0 3:10 17159
Oct 04, 2008 at Tennessee 9-13 L 2- 3- 0 1- 1- 0 2:58 99539
* Oct 11, 2008 MIAMI W 17-13 3- 3- 0 2- 1- 0 3:02 pm 17444
* Oct 18, 2008 TOLEDO W 38-7 4- 3- 0 3- 1- 0 2:46 22092
* Oct 25, 2008 BOWLING GREEN W 16-13 5- 3- 0 4- 1- 0 2:42 17163
* Nov 5, 2008 at Ball State 14-45 L 5- 4- 0 4- 2- 0 2:59 14373
* Nov 12, 2008 CENTRAL MICHIGAN O 30-33 L 5- 5- 0 4- 3- 0 3:24 13543
* Nov 18, 2008 at Kent State W 42-14 6- 5- 0 5- 3- 0 2:34 2267
Nov 25, 2008 NAVY 0-16 L 6- 6- 0 5- 3- 0 2:44 17932
Dec 28, 2008 vs Louisiana Tech 10-17 L 6- 7- 0 5- 3- 0 3:26 41567
* indicates conference game
Overall Team Statistics
Northern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP
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SCORING....................... 314 234
Points Per Game............. 24.2 18.0
FIRST DOWNS................... 230 215
Rushing..................... 116 98
Passing..................... 99 96
Penalty..................... 15 21
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2226 1786
Yards gained rushing........ 2407 2072
Yards lost rushing.......... 181 286
Rushing Attempts............ 501 437
Average Per Rush............ 4.4 4.1
Average Per Game............ 171.2 137.4
TDs Rushing................. 22 13
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2130 2094
Att-Comp-Int................ 312-176-12 338-208-6
Average Per Pass............ 6.8 6.2
Average Per Catch........... 12.1 10.1
Average Per Game............ 163.8 161.1
TDs Passing................. 13 13
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4356 3880
Total Plays................. 813 775
Average Per Play............ 5.4 5.0
Average Per Game............ 335.1 298.5
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 43-942 46-1060
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 16-107 14-150
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 6-93 12-127
KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 21.9 23.0
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 6.7 10.7
INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 15.5 10.6
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 12-6 21-14
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 63-570 61-464
Average Per Game............ 43.8 35.7
PUNTS-YARDS................... 47-1791 53-2016
Average Per Punt............ 38.1 38.0
Net punt average............ 33.6 34.1
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 31:58 28:02
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 74/171 63/165
3rd-Down Pct................ 43% 38%
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 10/19 8/22
4th-Down Pct................ 53% 36%
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 25-143 16-82
MISC YARDS.................... 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 37 28
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 18-24 13-18
ON-SIDE KICKS................. 2-3 0-0
RED-ZONE SCORES............... 37-46 80% 26-34 76%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... 25-46 54% 17-34 50%
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 34-34 100% 25-26 96%
ATTENDANCE.................... 109110 203629
Games/Avg Per Game.......... 6/18185 6/33938
Neutral Site Games.......... 1/41567
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
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Northern Illinois... 68 65 95 86 0 - 314
Opponents........... 34 86 82 29 3 - 234
Overall Individual Statistics
Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 118 608 69 539 4.6 4 32 53.9
BROWN, Me'co 13 110 528 18 510 4.6 2 36 39.2
SPANN, Chad 13 88 438 9 429 4.9 8 55 33.0
ANDERSON, Just. 13 53 224 15 209 3.9 2 25 16.1
CRIDER, Ricky 13 43 211 3 208 4.8 1 40 16.0
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 39 196 8 188 4.8 3 28 31.3
CLANTON, M. 4 18 113 2 111 6.2 1 28 27.8
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 16 49 28 21 1.3 0 24 4.2
PEREZ, Marcus 12 3 22 2 20 6.7 1 20 1.7
PALMER, Nathan 9 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 1.3
MORRIS, Ryan 3 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 1.7
DITTBENNER, A. 13 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.7
TEAM 10 9 0 17 -17 -1.9 0 0 -1.7
Total.......... 13 501 2407 181 2226 4.4 22 55 171.2
Opponents...... 13 437 2072 286 1786 4.1 13 64 137.4
PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 120.74 118-211-9 55.9 1528 8 91 152.8
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 120.94 42-69-3 60.9 447 3 34 89.4
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 127.66 15-26-0 57.7 138 2 36 23.0
TEAM 10 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
MORRIS, Ryan 3 121.40 1-2-0 50.0 17 0 17 5.7
SIMON, Matt 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total.......... 13 119.81 176-312-12 56.4 2130 13 91 163.8
Opponents...... 13 122.72 208-338-6 61.5 2094 13 53 161.1
RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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PEREZ, Marcus 12 34 480 14.1 2 45 40.0
SIMON, Matt 12 24 377 15.7 2 45 31.4
CUNNINGHAM, R. 13 22 252 11.5 3 28 19.4
COX, Landon 13 16 126 7.9 1 24 9.7
DAVIS, Britt 12 14 113 8.1 0 18 9.4
PALMER, Nathan 9 12 278 23.2 2 91 30.9
TURNER, Greg 13 11 113 10.3 1 25 8.7
FLAHIVE, Connor 11 9 72 8.0 0 22 6.5
SKARB, Kyle 11 8 72 9.0 2 24 6.5
CLARK, Willie 12 6 79 13.2 0 35 6.6
BROWN, Me'co 13 5 37 7.4 0 13 2.8
BEAL, Brandon 11 4 49 12.2 0 15 4.5
SPANN, Chad 13 4 31 7.8 0 10 2.4
CRIDER, Ricky 13 2 30 15.0 0 18 2.3
ADONIS, Evans 4 2 22 11.0 0 17 5.5
SCHEPLER, Jason 12 2 15 7.5 0 9 1.2
LEWIS, Marcus 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
TEAM 10 0 -23 0.0 0 0 -2.3
Total.......... 13 176 2130 12.1 13 91 163.8
Opponents...... 13 208 2094 10.1 13 53 161.1
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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BROWN, Me'co 9 71 7.9 0 19
TURNER, Greg 4 20 5.0 0 15
CLARK, Willie 1 7 7.0 0 0
SPANN, Chad 1 9 9.0 0 0
RICE, Melvin 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total.......... 16 107 6.7 0 19
Opponents...... 14 150 10.7 1 63
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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PRUITT, Bradley 2 73 36.5 1 54
McCARTHY, Tim 1 20 20.0 0 20
HANSON, Cory 1 0 0.0 0 0
SCHILLER, Pat 1 0 0.0 0 0
GEORGE, Patrick 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total.......... 6 93 15.5 1 54
Opponents...... 12 127 10.6 0 48
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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BROWN, Me'co 23 492 21.4 0 44
CRIDER, Ricky 14 375 26.8 0 75
SCHEPLER, Jason 4 57 14.2 0 23
ANDERSON, Just. 1 9 9.0 0 9
CUNNINGHAM, R. 1 9 9.0 0 9
Total.......... 43 942 21.9 0 75
Opponents...... 46 1060 23.0 1 97
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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SOBOL, Mike 1 28 28.0 0 28
RUSCH, Craig 1 60 60.0 1 60
DANIELS, Kiaree 1 3 3.0 0 3
WILSON, Tracy 1 12 12.0 0 12
TRANCHITELLA 1 4 4.0 0 4
Total.......... 5 107 21.4 1 60
Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0
Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
|------- PATs -------|
SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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SALERNO, Mike 0 18-24 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 88
SPANN, Chad 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
HARNISH, Chand. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 24
PEREZ, Marcus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
CUNNINGHAM, R. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
GRADY, DeMarcus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
BROWN, Me'co 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 12
SKARB, Kyle 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
ANDERSON, Just. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
SIMON, Matt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
PALMER, Nathan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
RUSCH, Craig 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
COX, Landon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
CLANTON, M. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
PRUITT, Bradley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
TURNER, Greg 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
CRIDER, Ricky 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
DAVIS, Britt 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2
PIRKLE, D.J. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
NICHOLSON, Dan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0
Total.......... 37 18-24 34-34 0-1 1 1-2 0 1 314
Opponents...... 28 13-18 25-26 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 234
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 329 539 1528 2067 206.7
BROWN, Me'co 13 110 510 0 510 39.2
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 85 21 447 468 93.6
SPANN, Chad 13 88 429 0 429 33.0
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 65 188 138 326 54.3
ANDERSON, Just. 13 53 209 0 209 16.1
CRIDER, Ricky 13 43 208 0 208 16.0
CLANTON, M. 4 18 111 0 111 27.8
MORRIS, Ryan 3 4 5 17 22 7.3
PEREZ, Marcus 12 3 20 0 20 1.7
PALMER, Nathan 9 1 12 0 12 1.3
DITTBENNER, A. 13 1 -9 0 -9 -0.7
TEAM 10 12 -17 0 -17 -1.7
Total.......... 13 813 2226 2130 4356 335.1
Opponents...... 13 775 1786 2094 3880 298.5
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
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SALERNO, Mike 18-24 75.0 0-0 7-7 8-10 2-6 1-1 52 0
FG SEQUENCE Northern Illinois OPPONENTS
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Minnesota (39),(49) (40)
Western Michigan (20),(39) 25
Indiana State (46),(39) (42)
Eastern Michigan 36 47
Tennessee 46,(25),(24),(25) (36),(34),32
Miami (38),30,48 (44),(35)
Toledo (32),43 47
Bowling Green (52),49,(25),(30) (29),(20)
Ball State - (18)
Central Michigan (39),(31),(25) (33),(40)
Kent State - -
Navy - (27)
Louisiana Tech (20) 41,(33)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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DITTBENNER, A. 41 1605 39.1 54 2 15 10 0
SALERNO, Mike 6 186 31.0 48 1 0 2 0
Total.......... 47 1791 38.1 54 3 15 12 0
Opponents...... 53 2016 38.0 73 5 9 20 5
KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn
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SALERNO, Mike 65 4217 64.9 16 0
Total.......... 65 4217 64.9 16 0 1060 43.6 26
Opponents...... 52 3232 62.2 6 2 942 41.7 28
Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G
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BROWN, Me'co 13 510 37 71 492 0 1110 85.4
CRIDER, Ricky 13 208 30 0 375 0 613 47.2
HARNISH, Chand. 10 539 0 0 0 0 539 53.9
PEREZ, Marcus 12 20 480 0 0 0 500 41.7
SPANN, Chad 13 429 31 9 0 0 469 36.1
SIMON, Matt 12 0 377 0 0 0 377 31.4
PALMER, Nathan 9 12 278 0 0 0 290 32.2
CUNNINGHAM, R. 13 0 252 0 9 0 261 20.1
ANDERSON, Just. 13 209 0 0 9 0 218 16.8
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 188 0 0 0 0 188 31.3
TURNER, Greg 13 0 113 20 0 0 133 10.2
COX, Landon 13 0 126 0 0 0 126 9.7
DAVIS, Britt 12 0 113 0 0 0 113 9.4
CLANTON, M. 4 111 0 0 0 0 111 27.8
CLARK, Willie 12 0 79 7 0 0 86 7.2
PRUITT, Bradley 9 0 0 0 0 73 73 8.1
FLAHIVE, Connor 11 0 72 0 0 0 72 6.5
SKARB, Kyle 11 0 72 0 0 0 72 6.5
SCHEPLER, Jason 12 0 15 0 57 0 72 6.0
BEAL, Brandon 11 0 49 0 0 0 49 4.5
ADONIS, Evans 4 0 22 0 0 0 22 5.5
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 21 0 0 0 0 21 4.2
McCARTHY, Tim 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5
LEWIS, Marcus 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8
MORRIS, Ryan 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.7
DITTBENNER, A. 13 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -0.7
TEAM 10 -17 -23 0 0 0 -40 -4.0
Total.......... 13 2226 2130 107 942 93 5498 422.9
Opponents...... 13 1786 2094 150 1060 127 5217 401.3
Overall Defensive Statistics
Northern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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4 BRYANT, David 13 45 37 82 1.0-2 . . 3 . . 2 . .
38 SOBOL, Mike 12 43 24 67 3.0-6 . . 2 . 1-28 . . .
53 McCARTHY, Tim 13 34 26 60 6.5-12 . 1-20 1 . . 1 . .
37 KUBE, Alex 13 29 30 59 5.5-25 1.0-13 . . . . . . .
9 ALLEN, Josh 13 27 30 57 6.5-13 1.0-4 . 3 1 1-0 1 . .
2 RICE, Melvin 12 33 17 50 1.0-4 . . 6 . 1-0 1 . .
25 WILSON, Tracy 13 22 21 43 1.0-9 . . 1 . 1-12 . . .
36 CARTER, Chase 13 30 10 40 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .
51 ENGLISH, Larry 13 26 11 37 14.5-73 8.0-57 . 1 2 1-0 3 . .
26 HANSON, Cory 10 22 15 37 4.5-16 1.0-4 1-0 2 1 . 1 . .
24 PRUITT, Bradley 9 17 8 25 3.0-9 . 2-73 2 . . . . .
29 SCHILLER, Pat 13 9 15 24 1.5-3 0.5-2 1-0 . . . . . .
56 BICE, Brandon 13 15 7 22 10.0-43 6.5-33 . 3 2 . . . .
54 COFFMAN, Jake 11 16 6 22 2.5-12 2.0-11 . 2 . 2-0 1 . .
69 KRUTSCH, Alex 13 6 15 21 2.5-4 0.5-2 . . . . . . .
58 KRAUSE, Mike 13 12 8 20 2.0-2 . . 1 1 2-0 1 1 .
33 GEORGE, Patrick 12 17 3 20 2.0-3 . 1-0 2 . . . 1 .
99 RUSCH, Craig 12 11 9 20 4.5-13 2.0-9 . 1 1 1-60 . . .
98 PIRKLE, D.J. 13 11 6 17 5.5-20 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . 1
43 GRIFFIN, T.J. 12 10 6 16 3.0-6 1.0-0 . . 1 . . . .
42 TRANCHITELLA 13 12 3 15 1.0-3 0.5-2 . 1 . 1-4 . . .
48 KRITIKOS, Mike 11 6 4 10 2.5-8 . . . . . 1 . .
23 DANIELS, Kiaree 12 5 4 9 . . . . . 1-3 . . .
93 COLEMAN, Adam 8 2 5 7 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .
80 COX, Landon 13 2 3 5 . . . . . . . 1 .
84 CLASEY, Tyler 10 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
27 WILLIAMSON, S. 7 3 2 5 . . . . . . 1 1 .
28 SPANN, Chad 13 2 2 4 . . . . . . . 1 .
57 LARSEN, Zach 5 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
83 CUNNINGHAM, R. 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
55 OWEN, Nolan 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
52 BROWN, Phil 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
17 TURNER, Greg 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
46 PRATT, David 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
62 OLSON, Trevor 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
63 SABOCK, Kevin 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
7 DAVIS, Britt 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
35 SMITH, Alan 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
64 WERTZ, Jake 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
22 CRIDER, Ricky 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
TM TEAM 10 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .
10 CLARK, Willie 12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Total.......... 13 486 333 819 85-289 25-143 6-93 32 10 14-107 13 6 1
Opponents...... 13 - - - - 16-82 12-127 43 10 6-0 5 . .
Combined Team Statistics
Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES........... (6-7-0) (4-2-0) (2-4-0) (0-1-0)
CONFERENCE.......... (5-3-0) (3-1-0) (2-2-0) (0-0-0)
NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-4-0) (1-1-0) (0-2-0) (0-1-0)
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND
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Aug 30, 2008 at Minnesota L 27-31 44029
*Sept 6, 2008 at Western Michigan L 26-29 26262
Sep 20, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 48-3 20936
*Sep 27, 2008 at Eastern Michigan W 37-0 17159
Oct 04, 2008 at Tennessee L 9-13 99539
*Oct 11, 2008 MIAMI W 17-13 17444
*Oct 18, 2008 TOLEDO W 38-7 22092
*Oct 25, 2008 BOWLING GREEN W 16-13 17163
*Nov 5, 2008 at Ball State L 14-45 14373
*Nov 12, 2008 CENTRAL MICHIGAN LOT 30-33 13543
*Nov 18, 2008 at Kent State W 42-14 2267
Nov 25, 2008 NAVY L 0-16 17932
Dec 28, 2008 vs Louisiana Tech L 10-17 41567
TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP
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FIRST DOWNS.............. 230 215
Rushing................ 116 98
Passing................ 99 96
Penalty................ 15 21
RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 2226 1786
Yards gained rushing... 2407 2072
Yards lost rushing..... 181 286
Rushing Attempts....... 501 437
Average Per Rush....... 4.4 4.1
Average Per Game....... 171.2 137.4
TDs Rushing............ 22 13
PASSING YARDAGE.......... 2130 2094
Att-Comp-Int........... 312-176-12 338-208-6
Average Per Pass....... 6.8 6.2
Average Per Catch...... 12.1 10.1
Average Per Game....... 163.8 161.1
TDs Passing............ 13 13
TOTAL OFFENSE............ 4356 3880
Total Plays............ 813 775
Average Per Play....... 5.4 5.0
Average Per Game....... 335.1 298.5
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 43-942 46-1060
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 16-107 14-150
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 6-93 12-127
FUMBLES-LOST............. 12-6 21-14
PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 63-570 61-464
PUNTS-AVG................ 47-38.1 53-38.0
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 31:58 28:02
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 74/171 63/165
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 10/19 8/22
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 118 608 69 539 4.6 4 32 53.9
BROWN, Me'co 13 110 528 18 510 4.6 2 36 39.2
SPANN, Chad 13 88 438 9 429 4.9 8 55 33.0
ANDERSON, Just. 13 53 224 15 209 3.9 2 25 16.1
CRIDER, Ricky 13 43 211 3 208 4.8 1 40 16.0
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 39 196 8 188 4.8 3 28 31.3
CLANTON, M. 4 18 113 2 111 6.2 1 28 27.8
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 16 49 28 21 1.3 0 24 4.2
PEREZ, Marcus 12 3 22 2 20 6.7 1 20 1.7
PALMER, Nathan 9 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 1.3
MORRIS, Ryan 3 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 1.7
DITTBENNER, A. 13 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.7
TEAM 10 9 0 17 -17 -1.9 0 0 -1.7
Total.......... 13 501 2407 181 2226 4.4 22 55 171.2
Opponents...... 13 437 2072 286 1786 4.1 13 64 137.4
PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 120.74 118-211-9 55.9 1528 8 91 152.8
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 120.94 42-69-3 60.9 447 3 34 89.4
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 127.66 15-26-0 57.7 138 2 36 23.0
TEAM 10 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
MORRIS, Ryan 3 121.40 1-2-0 50.0 17 0 17 5.7
SIMON, Matt 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total.......... 13 119.81 176-312-12 56.4 2130 13 91 163.8
Opponents...... 13 122.72 208-338-6 61.5 2094 13 53 161.1
RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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PEREZ, Marcus 12 34 480 14.1 2 45 40.0
SIMON, Matt 12 24 377 15.7 2 45 31.4
CUNNINGHAM, R. 13 22 252 11.5 3 28 19.4
COX, Landon 13 16 126 7.9 1 24 9.7
DAVIS, Britt 12 14 113 8.1 0 18 9.4
PALMER, Nathan 9 12 278 23.2 2 91 30.9
TURNER, Greg 13 11 113 10.3 1 25 8.7
FLAHIVE, Connor 11 9 72 8.0 0 22 6.5
SKARB, Kyle 11 8 72 9.0 2 24 6.5
CLARK, Willie 12 6 79 13.2 0 35 6.6
BROWN, Me'co 13 5 37 7.4 0 13 2.8
BEAL, Brandon 11 4 49 12.2 0 15 4.5
SPANN, Chad 13 4 31 7.8 0 10 2.4
CRIDER, Ricky 13 2 30 15.0 0 18 2.3
ADONIS, Evans 4 2 22 11.0 0 17 5.5
SCHEPLER, Jason 12 2 15 7.5 0 9 1.2
LEWIS, Marcus 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
TEAM 10 0 -23 0.0 0 0 -2.3
Total.......... 13 176 2130 12.1 13 91 163.8
Opponents...... 13 208 2094 10.1 13 53 161.1
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
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SALERNO, Mike 18-24 75.0 0-0 7-7 8-10 2-6 1-1 52 0
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SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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SALERNO, Mike 0 18-24 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 88
SPANN, Chad 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
HARNISH, Chand. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 24
CUNNINGHAM, R. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
PEREZ, Marcus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
GRADY, DeMarcus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
BROWN, Me'co 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 12
SKARB, Kyle 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
SIMON, Matt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
ANDERSON, Just. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
PALMER, Nathan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
PRUITT, Bradley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
COX, Landon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
RUSCH, Craig 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
TURNER, Greg 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
CLANTON, M. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
CRIDER, Ricky 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
PIRKLE, D.J. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
DAVIS, Britt 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2
NICHOLSON, Dan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0
Total.......... 37 18-24 34-34 0-1 1 1-2 0 1 314
Opponents...... 28 13-18 25-26 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 234
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
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Northern Illinois... 68 65 95 86 0 - 314
Opponents........... 34 86 82 29 3 - 234
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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PRUITT, Bradley 2 73 36.5 1 54
McCARTHY, Tim 1 20 20.0 0 20
SCHILLER, Pat 1 0 0.0 0 0
GEORGE, Patrick 1 0 0.0 0 0
HANSON, Cory 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total.......... 6 93 15.5 1 54
Opponents...... 12 127 10.6 0 48
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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DITTBENNER, A. 41 1605 39.1 54 2 15 10 0
SALERNO, Mike 6 186 31.0 48 1 0 2 0
Total.......... 47 1791 38.1 54 3 15 12 0
Opponents...... 53 2016 38.0 73 5 9 20 5
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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BROWN, Me'co 9 71 7.9 0 19
TURNER, Greg 4 20 5.0 0 15
RICE, Melvin 1 0 0.0 0 0
SPANN, Chad 1 9 9.0 0 0
CLARK, Willie 1 7 7.0 0 0
Total.......... 16 107 6.7 0 19
Opponents...... 14 150 10.7 1 63
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
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BROWN, Me'co 23 492 21.4 0 44
CRIDER, Ricky 14 375 26.8 0 75
SCHEPLER, Jason 4 57 14.2 0 23
CUNNINGHAM, R. 1 9 9.0 0 9
ANDERSON, Just. 1 9 9.0 0 9
Total.......... 43 942 21.9 0 75
Opponents...... 46 1060 23.0 1 97
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G
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BROWN, Me'co 13 510 37 71 492 0 1110 85.4
CRIDER, Ricky 13 208 30 0 375 0 613 47.2
HARNISH, Chand. 10 539 0 0 0 0 539 53.9
PEREZ, Marcus 12 20 480 0 0 0 500 41.7
SPANN, Chad 13 429 31 9 0 0 469 36.1
Total.......... 13 2226 2130 107 942 93 5498 422.9
Opponents...... 13 1786 2094 150 1060 127 5217 401.3
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand. 10 329 539 1528 2067 206.7
BROWN, Me'co 13 110 510 0 510 39.2
NICHOLSON, Dan 5 85 21 447 468 93.6
SPANN, Chad 13 88 429 0 429 33.0
GRADY, DeMarcus 6 65 188 138 326 54.3
Total.......... 13 813 2226 2130 4356 335.1
Opponents...... 13 775 1786 2094 3880 298.5
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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4 BRYANT, David 13 45 37 82 1.0-2 . . 3 . . 2 . .
38 SOBOL, Mike 12 43 24 67 3.0-6 . . 2 . 1-28 . . .
53 McCARTHY, Tim 13 34 26 60 6.5-12 . 1-20 1 . . 1 . .
37 KUBE, Alex 13 29 30 59 5.5-25 1.0-13 . . . . . . .
9 ALLEN, Josh 13 27 30 57 6.5-13 1.0-4 . 3 1 1-0 1 . .
Total.......... 13 486 333 819 85-289 25-143 6-93 32 10 14-107 13 6 1
Opponents...... 13 - - - - 16-82 12-127 43 10 6-0 5 . .
Game Superlatives
Northern Illinois Game Superlatives (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes.............. 20 BROWN, Me'co vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
HARNISH, Chand. at Kent State (Nov 18, 2008)
Yards Rushing....... 123 BROWN, Me'co vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
TD Rushes........... 2 SPANN, Chad vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
SPANN, Chad vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
HARNISH, Chand. at Kent State (Nov 18, 2008)
Long Rush........... 55 SPANN, Chad vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Pass attempts....... 40 HARNISH, Chand. vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Pass completions.... 20 HARNISH, Chand. vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Yards Passing....... 326 HARNISH, Chand. at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
TD Passes........... 3 HARNISH, Chand. vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Long Pass........... 91 HARNISH, Chand. at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Receptions.......... 6 PEREZ, Marcus at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
SIMON, Matt vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
SIMON, Matt vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Yards Receiving..... 170 PALMER, Nathan at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
TD Receptions....... 2 PALMER, Nathan at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
PEREZ, Marcus vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Long Reception...... 91 PALMER, Nathan at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Field Goals......... 3 SALERNO, Mike at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
SALERNO, Mike vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
SALERNO, Mike vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Long Field Goal..... 52 SALERNO, Mike vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
Punts............... 8 DITTBENNER, A. at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Punting Avg......... 48.0 SALERNO, Mike vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Long Punt........... 54 DITTBENNER, A. at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
Long Punt Return.... 19 BROWN, Me'co vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Long Kickoff Return. 75 CRIDER, Ricky vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Tackles............. 12 ALLEN, Josh vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
BRYANT, David vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
McCARTHY, Tim vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Sacks............... 2.5 ENGLISH, Larry at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 BICE, Brandon vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Interceptions....... 1 PRUITT, Bradley vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
HANSON, Cory vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
GEORGE, Patrick vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
PRUITT, Bradley at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
McCARTHY, Tim at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
SCHILLER, Pat vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Northern Illinois Game Superlatives (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes.............. 57 vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
Yards Rushing....... 285 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Yards Per Rush...... 7.7 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
TD Rushes........... 4 at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
Pass attempts....... 41 vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Pass completions.... 20 vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Yards Passing....... 326 at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Yards Per Pass...... 10.9 at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
TD Passes........... 3 vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Total Plays......... 77 at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
Total Offense....... 439 at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
Yards Per Play...... 7.3 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Points.............. 48 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Sacks By............ 4 at Kent State (Nov 18, 2008)
First Downs......... 24 vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Penalties........... 7 at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Penalty Yards....... 70 vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Turnovers........... 3 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Interceptions By.... 3 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Northern Illinois Game Superlatives (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes.............. 29 LeFEVOUR, Dan, vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Yards Rushing....... 175 WEST, Brandon, at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
TD Rushes........... 2 Bennett, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
LeFEVOUR, Dan, vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Long Rush........... 64 LEWIS, MiQuale, at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Pass attempts....... 37 Weber, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
SCHMITT, Andy, at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
Pass completions.... 24 Weber, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Yards Passing....... 300 DAVIS, Nate, at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
TD Passes........... 4 DAVIS, Nate, at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Long Pass........... 53 Weber, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Receptions.......... 10 Decker, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Yards Receiving..... 165 JOHNSON, Louis, at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
TD Receptions....... 2 HILL, Darius, at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Long Reception...... 53 Simmons,J, at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Field Goals......... 2 Daniel Lincoln, at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
PARSEGHIAN, N., vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
VRVILO, Sinisa, vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
AGUILA, Andrew, vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Long Field Goal..... 44 PARSEGHIAN, N., vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Punts............... 8 Keagle, C, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Punting Avg......... 50.4 RICHARDSON, J., vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Long Punt........... 73 RICHARDSON, J., vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Long Punt Return.... 63 HARRIS, Eugene, vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Long Kickoff Return. 97 Livas, P, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Tackles............. 15 HOLTZCLAW, D., at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
Sacks............... 2.0 DAVIDSON, Zach, at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 DAVIDSON, Zach, at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
BAKER, Adrian, vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
Interceptions....... 1 DELMAS, Louis, at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
MCCLESKEY, D., vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Eric Berry, at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
MAHONE, P.J., vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
LEWIS, Kenny, vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
HILL, B.J., at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
WILLIAMS, Sam, vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
GORDY, Josh, vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
King, Rashawn, vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Merchant, Emmet, vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Young, D, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Brown, W, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Northern Illinois Game Superlatives (Through games of Jan 20, 2009)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes.............. 55 vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Yards Rushing....... 262 vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Yards Per Rush...... 6.2 at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
TD Rushes........... 2 at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
at Kent State (Nov 18, 2008)
vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
Pass attempts....... 39 at Eastern Michigan (Sep 27, 2008)
Pass completions.... 24 at Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
Yards Passing....... 310 at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Yards Per Pass...... 16.0 vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
TD Passes........... 4 at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Total Plays......... 75 vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Total Offense....... 529 at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Yards Per Play...... 8.4 at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Points.............. 45 at Ball State (Nov 5, 2008)
Sacks By............ 4 at Western Michigan (Sept 6, 2008)
at Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)
First Downs......... 28 vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
Penalties........... 12 vs Miami (Oct 11, 2008)
Penalty Yards....... 85 vs Toledo (Oct 18, 2008)
Turnovers........... 4 vs Indiana State (Sep 20, 2008)
Interceptions By.... 2 vs Bowling Green (Oct 25, 2008)
vs Central Michigan (Nov 12, 2008)
vs Navy (Nov 25, 2008)
vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)