N Illinois 40
(11-3, 8-0 MAC)
Fresno St 17
(8-5, 5-3 MWC)
Coverage: ESPN
5:30 PM ET, December 18, 2010
Bronco Stadium, BOISE, ID
Top Performers
Passing: R. Colburn (FRES) - 288 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: C. Spann (NIU) - 15 CAR, 95 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: J. Hamler (FRES) - 7 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | FRES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 05:25 | Jamel Hamler 11 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 03:10 | Chandler Harnish 7 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 6 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | FRES | |||
| TD | 14:20 | Chandler Harnish 28 Yd Run (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 13 | 7 |
| FG | 09:14 | Michael Cklamovski 45 Yd | 16 | 7 |
| FG | 03:41 | Kevin Goessling 45 Yd | 16 | 10 |
| TD | 00:57 | Kyle Skarb 22 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 23 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | FRES | |||
| FG | 10:13 | Michael Cklamovski 51 Yd | 26 | 10 |
| TD | 01:14 | Chad Spann 18 Yd Run (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 33 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | FRES | |||
| TD | 12:16 | Chad Spann 8 Yd Run (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 40 | 10 |
| TD | 05:31 | Rashad Evans 11 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling Kick) | 40 | 17 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | FRES | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 26 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-6 | 6-15 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 503 | 362 |
| Passing | 300 | 288 |
Comp-Att | 17-27 | 28-38 |
Yards per pass | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 203 | 74 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| Penalties | 6-65 | 4-43 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:07 | 35:53 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 17/26 | 300 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Palmer | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17/27 | 300 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fresno State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| R. Colburn | 28/38 | 288 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 28/38 | 288 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Spann | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 2 | 24 |
| C. Harnish | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 2 | 28 |
| J. Hopkins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| A. Daniels | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 203 | 7.3 | 4 | 35 |
| Fresno State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Saunders | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 19 |
| R. Rouse | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | 21 |
| R. Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| I. Burse | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Colburn | 9 | -22 | -2.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 35 | 74 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Clark | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 32 |
| M. Moore | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 39 |
| N. Palmer | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 25 |
| L. Cox | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 15 |
| K. Skarb | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| P. Ashford | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Schepler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 1 | 39 |
| Fresno State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Hamler | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 1 | 18 |
| A. Johnson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 27 |
| M. Harris | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| R. Evans | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
| A. Raphael | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| J. Saunders | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Rouse | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| I. Burse | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Stallworth | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Ellis | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 28 | 288 | 10.3 | 2 | 30 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Davis | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 32 |
| Team | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 32 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Cklamovski | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 4/5 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 4/5 | 10 |
| Fresno State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| K. Goessling | 1/2 | 50.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Fresno State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Shapiro | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Team | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
ATTENDANCE: 25,449
