Arkansas St 20
(10-3, 8-0 Sun Belt)
N Illinois 38
(11-3, 7-1 MAC)
Coverage: ESPN
9:00 PM ET, January 8, 2012
LADD PEEBLES STADIUM, MOBILE, AL
Top Performers
Passing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 274 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J. Womble (NIU) - 6 CAR, 25 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Moore (NIU) - 8 REC, 224 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ARST | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 11:22 | Brian Davis 32 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| FG | 07:44 | Brian Davis 36 Yd | 6 | 0 |
| TD | 05:08 | Ryan Aplin 2 Yd Run (Brian Davis Kick) | 13 | 0 |
 | TD | 00:49 | Perez Ashford 9 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 13 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ARST | NIU | |||
| TD | 04:49 | Jordan Lynch 3 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 13 | 14 |
| TD | 00:00 | Jamal Womble 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 13 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ARST | NIU | |||
| TD | 13:30 | Martel Moore 43 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 13 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ARST | NIU | |||
| FG | 13:34 | Mathew Sims 22 Yd | 13 | 31 |
| TD | 11:12 | Taylor Stockemer 16 Yd Pass From Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis Kick) | 20 | 31 |
| TD | 08:19 | Dechane Durante 36 Yd Interception Return (Mathew Sims Kick) | 20 | 38 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ARST | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-21 | 2-18 |
4th down efficiency | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Total Yards | 381 | 401 |
| Passing | 353 | 342 |
Comp-Att | 30-58 | 23-42 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 28 | 59 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Penalties | 7-58 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:47 | 32:13 |
| Arkansas State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| R. Aplin | 30/58 | 353 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 30/58 | 353 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 18/36 | 274 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Lynch | 4/4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Neir | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Ashford | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23/42 | 342 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Arkansas State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Lawson | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Robertson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| F. Jackson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Lucas | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Aplin | 10 | -17 | -1.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 29 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Womble | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 |
| J. Hopkins | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Daniels | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 |
| C. Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Harnish | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Lynch | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 35 | 59 | 1.7 | 2 | 13 |
| Arkansas State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Stockemer | 11 | 185 | 16.8 | 1 | 50 |
| D. Edwards | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 14 |
| E. Lucas | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Frampton | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Jarboe | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Kincy | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Hall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 30 | 353 | 11.8 | 1 | 50 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Moore | 8 | 224 | 28.0 | 1 | 43 |
| P. Ashford | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | 33 |
| J. Wells | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| N. Palmer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Hopkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| P. McAvoy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Daniels | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 342 | 14.9 | 2 | 43 |
| Arkansas State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Durante | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| J. Faustin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| R. Melvin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Lewis | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 25 |
| Team | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 25 |
| Arkansas State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Hall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Arkansas State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Davis | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Sims | 1/4 | 25.0 | 22 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/4 | 25.0 | 22 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Arkansas State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| N. Sullivent | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| R. Wilbourn | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Team | 7 | 200 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Neir | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| Team | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
ATTENDANCE: 38,734
