
N Illinois 18
(7-1, 3-1 MAC)

Bowling Green 34
(7-1, 4-0 MAC)
4:00 PM ET, October 25, 2003
Perry Stadium, BOWLING GREEN, OH
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | BGSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 13:02 | P.J. POPE 3 YD RUN (SHAUN SUISHAM KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 81 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 12:01 | JAMES HAWKINS 31 YD PASS FROM JOSH HARRIS (SHAUN SUISHAM KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 77 yards. | 0 | 14 |
![]() | FG | 7:28 | STEVE AZAR 41 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 3 yards. | 3 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | BGSU | |||
![]() | FG | 13:28 | SHAUN SUISHAM 31 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 21 yards. | 3 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 10:06 | CHARLES SHARON 17 YD PASS FROM JOSH HARRIS (SHAUN SUISHAM KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 68 yards. | 3 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | BGSU | |||
![]() | FG | 7:08 | SHAUN SUISHAM 28 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 74 yards. | 3 | 27 |
![]() | TD | 5:01 | SHATONE POWERS 11 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (STEVE AZAR KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 60 yards. | 10 | 27 |
![]() | TD | 2:46 | CHARLES SHARON 55 YD PASS FROM JOSH HARRIS (SHAUN SUISHAM KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 92 yards. | 10 | 34 |
![]() | TD | 1:06 | P.J. FLECK 50 YD PASS FROM JOSH HALDI (JOSH HALDI 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 6 plays, 76 yards. | 18 | 34 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | BGSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-11 | 10-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 227 | 634 |
| Passing | 165 | 438 |
Comp-Att | 14-30 | 27-43 |
Yards per pass | 4.6 | 10.0 |
| Rushing | 62 | 196 |
Rushing Attempts | 27 | 50 |
Yards per rush | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 4-46 | 5-47 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 2 |
| Possession | 20:48 | 39:12 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Josh Haldi | 14/29 | 165 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 |
| P.J. Fleck | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 14/30 | 165 | 4.6 | -- | -- |
| Bowling Green Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Josh Harris | 27/43 | 438 | 10.2 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 27/43 | 438 | 10.0 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Michael Turner | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 0 | 23 |
| A.J. Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Josh Haldi | 7 | -28 | -4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 27 | 62 | 2.3 | -- | -- |
| Bowling Green Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Josh Harris | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 |
| P.J. Pope | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 1 | 14 |
| B.J. Lane | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 19 |
| James Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 50 | 196 | 3.9 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P.J. Fleck | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | 50 |
| Shatone Powers | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 19 |
| Sam Hurd | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Keith Perry | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 14 | 165 | 4.6 | -- | -- |
| Bowling Green Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Cole Magner | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 |
| Charles Sharon | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 2 | 55 |
| P.J. Pope | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 46 |
| Cornelius McGrady | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 |
| James Hawkins | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | 31 |
| B.J. Lane | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Craig Jarrett | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 |
| Team | 27 | 438 | 10.0 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Randee Drew | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 22 | -- |
| Bowling Green Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Janssen Patton | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 2 | -- |
| Northern Illinois Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Randee Drew | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | -- | -- |
| Bowling Green Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Janssen Patton | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Cole Magner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | -- | -- |
| Bowling Green Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Charles Sharon | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Anthony Gallagher | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 48 | ||
| Team | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | -- | ||
| Bowling Green Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Nate Fry | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 35 | ||
| Team | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | -- | ||



