
E Illinois 21
(1-1, 0-1 away)

Northwestern 42
(2-0, 1-0 home)
Coverage: Big Ten Network
3:30 PM ET, September 10, 2011
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
Top Performers
Passing: J. Garoppolo (EIU) - 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: K. Colter (NW) - 15 CAR, 109 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: K. Whittaker (EIU) - 2 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | EIU | NW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 11:52 | Kain Colter 5 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:41 | Jacob Schmidt 1 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | EIU | NW | |||
![]() | TD | 07:42 | Kenny Whittaker 72 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) | 7 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 04:43 | Kain Colter 4 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 7 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 00:31 | Treyvon Green 2 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 7 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | EIU | NW | |||
![]() | TD | 09:34 | Kain Colter 8 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 7 | 35 |
![]() | TD | 00:34 | A.J. Woodson 2 Yd Run (Cameron Berra Kick) | 14 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | EIU | NW | |||
![]() | TD | 11:01 | Tyris Jones 1 Yd Pass From Trevor Siemian (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 14 | 42 |
![]() | TD | 00:07 | Taylor Duncan 3 Yd Run (Cameron Berra Kick) | 21 | 42 |
Team Stat Comparison
| EIU | NW | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 27 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-10 | 8-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 341 | 437 |
| Passing | 209 | 117 |
Comp-Att | 14-25 | 12-16 |
Yards per pass | 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 132 | 320 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 67 |
Yards per rush | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 6-41 | 5-40 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:38 | 36:22 |
| Eastern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Garoppolo | 14/25 | 209 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 14/25 | 209 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| K. Colter | 10/13 | 104 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 2/3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 12/16 | 117 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Eastern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Lera | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 76 |
| A. Woodson | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 |
| L. Ricks | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Duncan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Garoppolo | 6 | -9 | -1.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 2 | 76 |
| Northwestern Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Colter | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 3 | 25 |
| T. Green | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Schmidt | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| A. Smith | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Jones | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Siemian | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Watkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 320 | 4.8 | 5 | 25 |
| Eastern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Whittaker | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 1 | 72 |
| S. Hendricks | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| L. Ricks | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| C. Watkins | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
| V. Wise | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| C. Wright | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Rykard | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 209 | 14.9 | 1 | 72 |
| Northwestern Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Fields | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Dunsmore | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Moulton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Schmidt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | 21 |
| Northwestern Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. McNaul | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Eastern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| L. Ricks | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 27 |
| T. Crawford | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 27 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 63 |
| Team | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 63 |
| Northwestern Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Eastern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Berra | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Budzien | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Eastern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Weatherford | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Team | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Williams | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Team | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
ATTENDANCE: 28,042




