N Illinois 34
(2-2, 1-2 away)
Minnesota 23
(1-3, 0-3 home)
Coverage: Big Ten Network
8:30 PM ET, September 25, 2010
TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | MINN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 06:21 | Eric Ellestad 28 Yd | 0 | 3 |
 | TD | 03:26 | Chad Spann 3 Yd Run (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | MINN | |||
| FG | 09:24 | Michael Cklamovski 21 Yd | 10 | 3 |
| TD | 07:18 | Da'Jon McKnight 20 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick) | 10 | 10 |
| FG | 06:09 | Eric Ellestad 42 Yd | 10 | 13 |
| FG | 02:37 | Michael Cklamovski 35 Yd | 13 | 13 |
| TD | 00:03 | Martel Moore 10 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 20 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | MINN | |||
| FG | 06:26 | Eric Ellestad 21 Yd | 20 | 16 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | MINN | |||
| TD | 13:55 | Connor Flahive 2 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 27 | 16 |
| TD | 06:22 | Chad Spann 61 Yd Run (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 34 | 16 |
| TD | 04:18 | MarQueis Gray 29 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick) | 34 | 23 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | MINN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-11 | 8-18 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 378 | 470 |
| Passing | 81 | 373 |
Comp-Att | 11-17 | 31-46 |
Yards per pass | 4.8 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 297 | 97 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 10.6 | 3.0 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 9-59 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 23:17 | 36:43 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 11/17 | 81 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 11/17 | 81 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Weber | 31/46 | 373 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 31/46 | 373 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Spann | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | 2 | 61 |
| C. Bell | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 29 |
| R. Crider | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 30 |
| C. Harnish | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Palmer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 297 | 10.6 | 2 | 61 |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Bennett | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Kirkwood | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Hoese | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Eskridge | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Gray | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 1 | 29 |
| E. Lair | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | 44 |
| D. McKnight | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 20 |
| B. Allen | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Bennett | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Hoese | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Eskridge | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. McGarry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 31 | 373 | 12.0 | 2 | 44 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| P. George | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Hopkins | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 |
| T. Davis | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 |
| Team | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 22 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Collado | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 57 |
| Team | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 57 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Ward | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Allen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Cklamovski | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| E. Ellestad | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Wilber | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Team | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Minnesota Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Schwerman | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| -. Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
ATTENDANCE: 49,368
