Final/OT
Cent Michigan 33
(8-2, 6-0 MAC)
N Illinois 30
(5-5, 4-3 MAC)
8:00 PM ET, November 12, 2008
Huskie Stadium, DEKALB, IL
Top Performers
Passing: D. LeFevour (CMU) - 189 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: D. LeFevour (CMU) - 29 CAR, 121 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: M. Simon (NIU) - 6 REC, 131 YDS
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 14:45 | CMU | NIU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Salerno on-side kick recovered by Northn Illinois at the NoIll 46. | 23 | 3 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 1 play 2 yards, 00:40 NoIll END HALF | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 15:00 | CMU | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 46 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete. | 23 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 46 | Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 47. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at NIU 47 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Reed Cunningham for 6 yards to the CMich 47. | |||
| 4th and 3 at CMU 47 | Marcus Perez rush for 20 yards to the CMich 27 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 27 | Chandler Harnish rush for 1 yard to the CMich 26. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at CMU 26 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at CMU 26 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Chad Spann for 10 yards to the CMich 16 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 16 | Chad Spann rush for 3 yards to the CMich 13. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at CMU 13 | Chandler Harnish rush for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 14. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at CMU 14 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 8 at CMU 14 | Mike Salerno 31 yard field goal GOOD. | 23 | 6 | |
| Mike Salerno kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 11 plays 40 yards, 04:46 NoIll FG | ||||
| Central Michigan at 10:14 | CMU | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 20 | Dan LeFevour pass complete to Joe Bockheim for 6 yards to the CMich 26. | 23 | 6 | |
| 2nd and 4 at CMU 26 | Dan LeFevour pass complete to Joe Bockheim for 8 yards to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 34 | Dan LeFevour rush for no gain to the CMich 34. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at CMU 34 | Dan LeFevour rush for 5 yards to the CMich 39. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at CMU 39 | Dan LeFevour pass complete to Bryan Anderson for 16 yards to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 45 | Northn Illinois penalty 15 yard pass interference accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 30 | Dan LeFevour rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 30, Northn Illinois penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 16 | Dan LeFevour pass complete to Antonio Brown for 5 yards to the NoIll 11. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NIU 11 | Dan LeFevour rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 9. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NIU 9 | Dan LeFevour rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 7. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NIU 7 | Dan LeFevour rush for 2 yards to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NIU 5 | Ontario Sneed rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 8. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NIU 8 | Dan LeFevour rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 29 | 6 | |
| Andrew Aguila extra point GOOD. | 30 | 6 | ||
| Andrew Aguila kickoff for 39 yards returned by Jason Schepler for 16 yards to the NoIll 47. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: CMich drive: 12 plays 80 yards, 04:38 CMich TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 5:36 | CMU | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 47 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Matt Simon for 17 yards to the CMich 36 for a 1ST down. | 30 | 6 | |
| 1st and 10 at CMU 36 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Marcus Perez for 11 yards to the CMich 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 25 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at CMU 25 | Chandler Harnish rush for 2 yards to the CMich 23. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at CMU 23 | Chandler Harnish rush for 7 yards to the CMich 16. | |||
| 4th and 1 at CMU 16 | Timeout NORTHN ILLINOIS, clock 03:19. | |||
| 4th and 1 at CMU 16 | Chandler Harnish rush for 3 yards to the CMich 13 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CMU 13 | Chandler Harnish pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at CMU 13 | Chandler Harnish rush for 10 yards to the CMich 3 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at CMU 3 | Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the CMich 2. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at CMU 2 | Chandler Harnish rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 30 | 12 | |
| 1st and Goal at CMU 3 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| Two-point conversion attempt, Chandler Harnish pass to Britt Davis GOOD. | 30 | 14 | ||
| Mike Salerno on-side kick recovered by Northn Illinois at the NoIll 42. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 10 plays 53 yards, 04:11 NoIll TD | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 1:25 | CMU | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 42 | Me'co Brown rush for 1 yard to the NoIll 43. | 30 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NIU 43 | Chandler Harnish sacked by Matt Berning for a loss of 6 yards to the NoIll 37. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at NIU 37 | Chandler Harnish pass complete to Greg Turner for 25 yards to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down. | |||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
