Ball St 38
(6-5, 4-3 MAC)
N Illinois 41
(8-3, 6-1 MAC)
Coverage: ESPNU
8:00 PM ET, November 15, 2011
Huskie Stadium, DEKALB, IL
Top Performers
Passing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 338 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 28 CAR, 181 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Moore (NIU) - 6 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | BALL | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 09:21 | Keith Wenning 3 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| TD | 02:10 | Joshua Howard 92 Yd Fumble Return (Steven Schott Kick) | 14 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | BALL | NIU | |||
 | TD | 13:48 | Martel Moore 15 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 06:28 | Jasmin Hopkins 3 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| TD | 03:37 | Jamill Smith 38 Yd Pass From Keith Wenning (Steven Schott Kick) | 21 | 14 |
| FG | 00:33 | Steven Schott 40 Yd | 24 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | BALL | NIU | |||
| TD | 09:19 | Jack Tomlinson 3 Yd Pass From Keith Wenning (Steven Schott Kick) | 31 | 14 |
| TD | 08:27 | Chandler Harnish 49 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 31 | 21 |
| TD | 03:16 | Jasmin Hopkins 11 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 31 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | BALL | NIU | |||
| TD | 14:12 | Nathan Palmer 27 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 31 | 35 |
| TD | 11:00 | Dwayne Donigan 7 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick) | 38 | 35 |
| FG | 02:46 | Mathew Sims 23 Yd | 38 | 38 |
| FG | 00:08 | Mathew Sims 34 Yd | 38 | 41 |
Team Stat Comparison
| BALL | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 43 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 7-14 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 398 | 710 |
| Passing | 245 | 338 |
Comp-Att | 23-43 | 26-37 |
Yards per pass | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 153 | 372 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 58 |
Yards per rush | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 9-107 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:30 | 36:30 |
| Ball State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| K. Wenning | 23/43 | 245 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 23/43 | 245 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 26/36 | 338 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26/37 | 338 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ball State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Kovanda | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 0 | 68 |
| J. Edwards | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Donigan | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 |
| K. Wenning | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 26 | 153 | 5.9 | 2 | 68 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Harnish | 28 | 181 | 6.5 | 1 | 49 |
| J. Hopkins | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 2 | 45 |
| T. Lewis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Daniels | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Lynch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| N. Palmer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Bell | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 372 | 6.4 | 3 | 49 |
| Ball State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Smith | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 38 |
| B. Orsbon | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Gibson | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 33 |
| J. Tomlinson | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 11 |
| W. Snead | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Z. Fakes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Edwards | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Schneider | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 245 | 10.7 | 2 | 38 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Moore | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 44 |
| N. Palmer | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 27 |
| W. Clark | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| P. Ashford | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Brown | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Wells | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Hopkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Eakes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 26 | 338 | 13.0 | 2 | 44 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Lewis | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 32 |
| Team | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 32 |
| Ball State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Ball State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Schott | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Sims | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Ball State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Kovanda | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 2 | 4 | 72 |
| K. Wenning | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Team | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | 2 | 5 | 72 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Neir | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| Team | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
ATTENDANCE: 12,391
