
N Illinois 9
(2-3, 1-1 MAC)

Tennessee 13
(2-3, 0-2 SEC)
7:00 PM ET, October 4, 2008
Neyland Stadium, KNOXVILLE, TN
Top Performers
Passing: N. Stephens (TENN) - 156 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: A. Foster (TENN) - 18 CAR, 75 YDS
Receiving: D. Moore (TENN) - 3 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | TENN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 02:53 | Mike Salerno 25 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | TENN | |||
![]() | FG | 06:50 | Daniel Lincoln 36 Yd | 3 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | TENN | |||
![]() | FG | 12:37 | Daniel Lincoln 34 Yd | 3 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 09:49 | Denarius Moore 52 Yd Pass From Nick Stephens (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 3 | 13 |
![]() | FG | 04:45 | Mike Salerno 24 Yd | 6 | 13 |
![]() | FG | 01:31 | Mike Salerno 25 Yd | 9 | 13 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | TENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 9 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-18 | 3-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 194 | 225 |
| Passing | 118 | 156 |
Comp-Att | 15-27 | 10-18 |
Yards per pass | 4.4 | 8.7 |
| Rushing | 76 | 69 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Penalties | 7-90 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:11 | 26:49 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. Nicholson | 10/15 | 83 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Grady | 4/10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Morris | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Turner | 1/1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15/27 | 118 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| N. Stephens | 10/17 | 156 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Jones | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10/18 | 156 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Grady | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Brown | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Spann | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Anderson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Nicholson | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Morris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 76 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Tennessee Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Foster | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Hardesty | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
| G. Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Stephens | 5 | -26 | -5.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 69 | 2.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Cox | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
| W. Clark | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| N. Palmer | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 |
| R. Cunningham | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
| M. Perez | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Schepler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Brown | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 0 | 35 |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Moore | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 52 |
| G. Jones | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 43 |
| J. Briscoe | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| A. Rogers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| L. Stocker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 1 | 52 |
| Tennessee Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| E. Berry | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Brown | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 |
| Team | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 |
| Tennessee Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| L. Creer | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 |
| Team | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Tennessee Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. Jones | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 |
| Team | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Salerno | 3/4 | 75.0 | 25 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Team | 3/4 | 75.0 | 25 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Tennessee Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Lincoln | 2/3 | 66.7 | 36 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 36 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Dittbenner | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Team | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Cunningham | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| -. Team | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
ATTENDANCE: 99,539




