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Independence Bowl -- Wednesday 
Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008)
Scoring Summary
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Northern Illinois (6-7) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5)
Date: Dec 28, 2008 Site: Shreveport, La. Stadium: Independence Stadium
Attendance: 41567
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Northern Illinois... 7 0 3 0 - 10
Louisiana Tech...... 7 7 3 0 - 17
Scoring Summary:
1st 01:56 NIU - SKARB, Kyle 8 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick)
11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 5:50, NIU 7 - TECH 0
01:43 TECH - Livas, P 97 yd kickoff return (Oestriecher, B kick)
NIU 7 - TECH 7
2nd 13:41 TECH - Porter, D 11 yd run (Oestriecher, B kick)
5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:04, NIU 7 - TECH 14
3rd 11:54 TECH - Oestriecher, B 33 yd field goal
8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 3:06, NIU 7 - TECH 17
07:31 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 20 yd field goal
10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:23, NIU 10 - TECH 17
Kickoff time: 7:17 pm End of Game: 10:43 Total elapsed time: 3:26
Officials: Referee: David Epperley; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Gary Calip;
Line judge: Rod Pearson; Back judge: Paul Jones; Field judge: Tony Meyer;
Side judge: Greg Shields; Scorer: Troy Mitchell;
Temperature: 44 Wind: ESE at 3 Weather: P. Cloudy, Hum 69%
Team Statistics
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
NIU TECH
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 12
Rushing..................... 8 4
Passing..................... 9 6
Penalty..................... 0 2
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 153 92
Rushing Attempts............ 31 31
Average Per Rush............ 4.9 3.0
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 0 1
Yards Gained Rushing........ 155 123
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 2 31
NET YARDS PASSING............. 186 144
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 20-41-2 12-27-0
Average Per Attempt......... 4.5 5.3
Average Per Completion...... 9.3 12.0
Passing Touchdowns.......... 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 339 236
Total offense plays......... 72 58
Average Gain Per Play....... 4.7 4.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 3-1 2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 7-70 6-40
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-212 8-285
Average Yards Per Punt...... 35.3 35.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 34.5 35.6
Inside 20................... 0 4
50+ Yards................... 0 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 3 2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-174 4-248
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 58.0 62.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 14.0 38.2
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-0-0 2-5-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 2.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-95-0 3-132-1
Average Per Return.......... 23.8 44.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 2-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 33:12 26:48
1st Quarter................. 11:46 3:14
2nd Quarter................. 6:19 8:41
3rd Quarter................. 8:15 6:45
4th Quarter................. 6:52 8:08
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 16 2 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-15 0-0
PAT Kicks..................... 1-1 2-2
Field Goals................... 1-1 1-2
Individual Statistics
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Northern Illinois
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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SPANN, Chad 14 79 0 79 0 27 5.6
HARNISH, Chand. 12 61 0 61 0 17 5.1
PALMER, Nathan 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0
BROWN, Me'co 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0
GRADY, DeMarcus 2 1 0 1 0 1 0.5
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals... 31 155 2 153 0 27 4.9
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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HARNISH, Chand. 40-20-2 186 1 40 0
SIMON, Matt 1-0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 41-20-2 186 1 40 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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SIMON, Matt 6 44 0 14
PEREZ, Marcus 2 44 0 40
CUNNINGHAM, R. 2 26 0 14
SPANN, Chad 2 15 0 8
COX, Landon 2 15 0 9
TURNER, Greg 2 15 0 8
SKARB, Kyle 1 8 1 8
FLAHIVE, Connor 1 8 0 8
BROWN, Me'co 1 6 0 6
DAVIS, Britt 1 5 0 5
Totals... 20 186 1 40
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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SALERNO, Mike 1 15 15.0 15 0 0
DITTBENNER, A. 5 197 39.4 44 0 0
Totals... 6 212 35.3 44 0 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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TURNER, Greg 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
BROWN, Me'co 1 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CRIDER, Ricky 0 0 0 4 95 28 0 0 0
Totals... 2 0 4 4 95 28 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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SALERNO, Mike 3rd 07:31 20 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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SALERNO, Mike 3 174 0 0 58.0
Louisiana Tech
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Porter, D 18 93 15 78 1 20 4.3
Livas, P 3 15 0 15 0 10 5.0
Jackson, P 5 9 0 9 0 6 1.8
Harris, Q 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0
Jenkins, R 4 0 16 -16 0 0 -4.0
Totals... 31 123 31 92 1 20 3.0
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Jenkins, R 27-12-0 144 0 34 3
Totals... 27-12-0 144 0 34 3
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Livas, P 4 18 0 7
Tuminello, H 2 30 0 16
Beck, P 2 17 0 10
Jackson, P 1 34 0 34
Porter, D 1 24 0 24
Morris, D 1 15 0 15
Womack, S 1 6 0 6
Totals... 12 144 0 34
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Keagle, C 8 285 35.6 42 4 0
Totals... 8 285 35.6 42 4 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Livas, P 1 -4 0 1 97 97 0 0 0
Beck, P 1 9 9 1 29 29 0 0 0
Brown, W 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mitchell, D 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0
Young, D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals... 2 5 9 3 132 97 2 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Oestriecher, B 2nd 00:15 41 yds - Blocked
Oestriecher, B 3rd 11:54 33 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Oestriecher, B 4 248 0 0 62.0
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-TURNER, Greg 1-1; BROWN, Me'co 1-0; CUNNINGHAM, R. 1-0. Louisiana
Tech-Jackson, P 1-1; Livas, P 1-0.
Drive Chart
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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NIU 1st N31 15:00 Kickoff T19 10:02 Downs 10-50 4:58#
NIU 1st N31 07:46 Punt T00 01:56 *TOUCHDOWN 11-69 5:50#
NIU 1st N36 01:43 Kickoff N27 00:45 Punt 3--9 0:58
NIU 2nd N34 13:41 Kickoff N36 11:56 Punt 3-2 1:45
NIU 2nd T46 09:42 Downs T20 06:37 Interception 6-26 3:05#
NIU 2nd N12 03:20 Punt N21 02:06 Punt 3-9 1:14
NIU 2nd N24 00:00 Punt N24 00:36 Fumble 0-0 0:00
NIU 2nd N24 00:15 Missed FG N22 00:00 End of half 1--2 0:15
NIU 3rd N31 11:54 Kickoff T03 07:31 *FIELD GOAL 10-66 4:23#
NIU 3rd N11 04:16 Punt N20 00:24 Punt 6-9 3:52
NIU 4th N23 14:10 Punt N26 13:11 Punt 3-3 0:59
NIU 4th N07 10:27 Punt N15 08:45 Punt 3-8 1:42
NIU 4th N12 07:48 Fumble N23 06:25 Interception 3-11 1:23
NIU 4th N10 04:39 Punt T46 02:22 Downs 8-44 2:17
NIU 4th N23 00:31 Punt N36 00:00 End of half 3-13 0:31
TECH 1st T19 10:02 Downs T41 07:46 Punt 6-22 2:16
TECH 1st N00 01:43 Kickoff N00 01:43 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00
TECH 1st N42 00:45 Punt N00 13:41 *TOUCHDOWN 5-42 2:04#
TECH 2nd T26 11:56 Punt T46 09:42 Downs 5-20 2:14
TECH 2nd T20 06:37 Interception T46 03:20 Punt 6-26 3:17
TECH 2nd T39 02:06 Punt T42 00:36 Punt 3-3 1:30
TECH 2nd N24 00:36 Fumble N24 00:15 Missed FG 4-0 0:21
TECH 3rd T38 15:00 Kickoff N13 11:54 *FIELD GOAL 8-49 3:06#
TECH 3rd T20 07:31 Kickoff N45 04:16 Punt 7-35 3:15
TECH 3rd T32 00:24 Punt T40 14:10 Punt 3-8 1:14
TECH 4th T42 13:11 Punt N44 10:27 Punt 4-14 2:44
TECH 4th N49 08:45 Punt N12 07:48 Fumble 3-37 0:57
TECH 4th N37 06:25 Interception N42 04:39 Punt 3--5 1:46
TECH 4th T46 02:22 Downs T36 00:31 Punt 3--10 1:51
NIU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 11:46 06:19 08:15 06:52 18:05 15:07 33:12
3rd Down Conversions 3/5 0/2 2/4 2/5 3/7 4/9 7/16
Avg Field Position N32 N31 N21 N15 N31 N16 N24
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2
TECH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 03:14 08:41 06:45 08:08 11:55 14:53 26:48
3rd Down Conversions 1/2 0/4 1/3 0/5 1/6 1/8 2/14
Avg Field Position N41 T40 T30 T50 T48 T41 T45
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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NIU 1st N31 15:00 Kickoff T19 10:02 Downs 10-50 4:58#
TECH 1st T19 10:02 Downs T41 07:46 Punt 6-22 2:16
NIU 1st N31 07:46 Punt T00 01:56 *TOUCHDOWN 11-69 5:50#
TECH 1st N00 01:43 Kickoff N00 01:43 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00
NIU 1st N36 01:43 Kickoff N27 00:45 Punt 3--9 0:58
TECH 1st N42 00:45 Punt N00 13:41 *TOUCHDOWN 5-42 2:04#
NIU 2nd N34 13:41 Kickoff N36 11:56 Punt 3-2 1:45
TECH 2nd T26 11:56 Punt T46 09:42 Downs 5-20 2:14
NIU 2nd T46 09:42 Downs T20 06:37 Interception 6-26 3:05#
TECH 2nd T20 06:37 Interception T46 03:20 Punt 6-26 3:17
NIU 2nd N12 03:20 Punt N21 02:06 Punt 3-9 1:14
TECH 2nd T39 02:06 Punt T42 00:36 Punt 3-3 1:30
NIU 2nd N24 00:00 Punt N24 00:36 Fumble 0-0 0:00
TECH 2nd N24 00:36 Fumble N24 00:15 Missed FG 4-0 0:21
NIU 2nd N24 00:15 Missed FG N22 00:00 End of half 1--2 0:15
TECH 3rd T38 15:00 Kickoff N13 11:54 *FIELD GOAL 8-49 3:06#
NIU 3rd N31 11:54 Kickoff T03 07:31 *FIELD GOAL 10-66 4:23#
TECH 3rd T20 07:31 Kickoff N45 04:16 Punt 7-35 3:15
NIU 3rd N11 04:16 Punt N20 00:24 Punt 6-9 3:52
TECH 3rd T32 00:24 Punt T40 14:10 Punt 3-8 1:14
NIU 4th N23 14:10 Punt N26 13:11 Punt 3-3 0:59
TECH 4th T42 13:11 Punt N44 10:27 Punt 4-14 2:44
NIU 4th N07 10:27 Punt N15 08:45 Punt 3-8 1:42
TECH 4th N49 08:45 Punt N12 07:48 Fumble 3-37 0:57
NIU 4th N12 07:48 Fumble N23 06:25 Interception 3-11 1:23
TECH 4th N37 06:25 Interception N42 04:39 Punt 3--5 1:46
NIU 4th N10 04:39 Punt T46 02:22 Downs 8-44 2:17
TECH 4th T46 02:22 Downs T36 00:31 Punt 3--10 1:51
NIU 4th N23 00:31 Punt N36 00:00 End of half 3-13 0:31
Defensive Statistics
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Northern Illinois
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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26 HANSON, Cory 1 8 9 0.5/1 . . . 2 . . 1
4 BRYANT, David 2 5 7 . . . . 1 . . .
9 ALLEN, Josh 1 5 6 0.5/0 . . . . . . .
53 McCARTHY, Tim 2 3 5 1.5/3 . . . . . . .
2 RICE, Melvin 1 4 5 . . . . 2 . . .
25 WILSON, Tracy 2 2 4 1.0/9 . . . . . . .
69 KRUTSCH, Alex . 4 4 0.5/2 . . . . . 0.5/2 .
38 SOBOL, Mike . 4 4 . . . . 1 . . .
24 PRUITT, Bradley 2 1 3 1.0/1 . . . 1 . . .
93 COLEMAN, Adam 1 2 3 0.5/1 . . . . . . .
56 BICE, Brandon 1 2 3 1.5/4 . . . . . 1.5/4 .
36 CARTER, Chase 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
54 COFFMAN, Jake 2 . 2 1.0/9 . . . . . 1.0/9 .
37 KUBE, Alex 1 1 2 0.5/0 . . . . . . .
43 GRIFFIN, T.J. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1
83 CUNNINGHAM, R. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
51 ENGLISH, Larry 1 . 1 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
22 CRIDER, Ricky 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
58 KRAUSE, Mike . 1 1 0.5/1 . 1-0 . . 1 . .
99 RUSCH, Craig . . . . . . . . . . 1
Louisiana Tech
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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35 Brown, W 10 4 14 . . 1-0 1-0 1 . . .
37 Harris, Q 5 1 6 . . . . . . . 1
25 Young, D 4 2 6 . . . 1-0 . . . .
15 Victorian, J 4 2 6 . . . . 2 . . .
27 Howze, S 3 3 6 . . . . 3 . . .
58 Jackson, Bra 2 3 5 . . . . . . . .
34 Baker, A 2 2 4 . 1 . . . . . .
44 Cole, A 1 3 4 . . . . . . . .
91 Broha, M . 3 3 . . . . . . . .
83 Stuart, R 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
40 Washington, K 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
45 Dudley, J . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
22 Anderson, A 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
93 Lacey, C 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1
5 Smith, D 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1
48 Rust, D . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
28 Carter, T . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
61 Barron, J . 1 1 . . . . . . . 1
90 Hitt, M . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
26 Compton, M . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
97 Jordan, K . . . . . . . . . . 1
Participation Report
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Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Northern Illinois Louisiana Tech
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
62 OLSON, Trevor 11 Jenkins, R
50 ADAMSKI, Eddie 20 Porter, D
47 FLAHIVE, Connor 47 Harrison, A
78 KELLER, Dan 6 Livas, P
87 SCHEPLER, Jason 82 Beck, P
60 BROST, Jon 49 Morris, D
10 CLARK, Willie 74 McGill, R
12 HARNISH, Chand. 62 Harris, B
28 SPANN, Chad 60 Roberts, L
7 DAVIS, Britt 79 Cavitt, K
5 PEREZ, Marcus 76 Harmon, C
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
51 ENGLISH, Larry 97 Jordan, K
58 KRAUSE, Mike 83 Stuart, R
69 KRUTSCH, Alex 5 Smith, D
54 COFFMAN, Jake 91 Broha, M
9 ALLEN, Josh 37 Harris, Q
53 McCARTHY, Tim 58 Jackson, Bra
26 HANSON, Cory 35 Brown, W
2 RICE, Melvin 25 Young, D
38 SOBOL, Mike 34 Baker, A
4 BRYANT, David 27 Howze, S
36 CARTER, Chase 21 Faust, D
Northern Illinois: 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 8-BROWN, Me'co, 11-LEWIS, Marcus, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, A.,
21-ANDERSON, Just., 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 29-SCHILLER, Pat,
33-GEORGE, Patrick, 34-SKARB, Kyle, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 45-CRUIKSHANK, Ja., 46-PRATT, David,
48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 65-ONYEBUAGU, J., 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan,
83-CUNNINGHAM, R., 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 85-SIMON, Matt, 93-COLEMAN, Adam, 98-PIRKLE, D.J., 99-RUSCH, Craig.
Louisiana Tech: 4-Calais, T, 8-Simmons, S, 15-Victorian, J, 17-Keagle, C, 19-Womack, S, 22-Anderson, A, 23-Jackson, P,
26-Compton, M, 28-Carter, T, 30-Perkins, D, 33-Oestriecher, B, 40-Washington, K, 42-Brown, K, 43-Mitchell, D, 44-Cole, A,
45-Dudley, J, 48-Rust, D, 52-Graham, T, 61-Barron, J, 80-Tuminello, H, 90-Hitt, M, 93-Lacey, C.
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Northern Illinois... 7 0 3 0 - 10 Record: (6-7)
Louisiana Tech...... 7 7 3 0 - 17 Record: (8-5)
Scoring Summary:
1st 01:56 NIU - SKARB, Kyle 8 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick), 11-69 5:50, NIU 7 - TECH 0
01:43 TECH - Livas, P 97 yd kickoff return (Oestriecher, B kick), , NIU 7 - TECH 7
2nd 13:41 TECH - Porter, D 11 yd run (Oestriecher, B kick), 5-42 2:04, NIU 7 - TECH 14
3rd 11:54 TECH - Oestriecher, B 33 yd field goal, 8-49 3:06, NIU 7 - TECH 17
07:31 NIU - SALERNO, Mike 20 yd field goal, 10-66 4:23, NIU 10 - TECH 17
NIU TECH
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 12
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 31-153 31-92
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 186 144
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 41-20-2 27-12-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 72-339 58-236
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-0 2-5
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 4-95 3-132
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-35.3 8-35.6
Fumbles-Lost.................. 3-1 2-1
Penalties-Yards............... 7-70 6-40
Possession Time............... 33:12 26:48
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 16 2 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-15 0-0
RUSHING: Northern Illinois-SPANN, Chad 14-79; HARNISH, Chand. 12-61;
PALMER, Nathan 1-12; BROWN, Me'co 1-2; GRADY, DeMarcus 2-1; TEAM 1-minus 2.
Louisiana Tech-Porter, D 18-78; Livas, P 3-15; Jackson, P 5-9; Harris, Q 1-6;
Jenkins, R 4-minus 16.
PASSING: Northern Illinois-HARNISH, Chand. 20-40-2-186; SIMON, Matt
0-1-0-0. Louisiana Tech-Jenkins, R 12-27-0-144.
RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-SIMON, Matt 6-44; PEREZ, Marcus 2-44;
CUNNINGHAM, R. 2-26; SPANN, Chad 2-15; COX, Landon 2-15; TURNER, Greg 2-15;
SKARB, Kyle 1-8; FLAHIVE, Connor 1-8; BROWN, Me'co 1-6; DAVIS, Britt 1-5.
Louisiana Tech-Livas, P 4-18; Tuminello, H 2-30; Beck, P 2-17; Jackson, P 1-34;
Porter, D 1-24; Morris, D 1-15; Womack, S 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Louisiana Tech-Brown, W 1-0;
Young, D 1-0.
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-TURNER, Greg 1-1; BROWN, Me'co 1-0;
CUNNINGHAM, R. 1-0. Louisiana Tech-Jackson, P 1-1; Livas, P 1-0.
Stadium: Independence Stadium Attendance: 41567
Kickoff time: 7:17 pm End of Game: 10:43 Total elapsed time: 3:26
Officials: Referee: David Epperley; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Gary Calip;
Line judge: Rod Pearson; Back judge: Paul Jones; Field judge: Tony Meyer;
Side judge: Greg Shields; Scorer: Troy Mitchell;
Temperature: 44 Wind: ESE at 3 Weather: P. Cloudy, Hum 69%
Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-BICE, Brandon 1-1; COFFMAN, Jake 1-0;
KRUTSCH, Alex 0-1. Louisiana Tech-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-HANSON, Cory 1-8; BRYANT, David 2-5;
ALLEN, Josh 1-5; McCARTHY, Tim 2-3; RICE, Melvin 1-4; WILSON, Tracy 2-2; SOBOL,
Mike 0-4; KRUTSCH, Alex 0-4; PRUITT, Bradley 2-1; COLEMAN, Adam 1-2; BICE,
Brandon 1-2; COFFMAN, Jake 2-0; CARTER, Chase 2-0; KUBE, Alex 1-1; CUNNINGHAM,
R. 1-0; ENGLISH, Larry 1-0; GRIFFIN, T.J. 1-0; CRIDER, Ricky 1-0; KRAUSE, Mike
0-1. Louisiana Tech-Brown, W 10-4; Harris, Q 5-1; Young, D 4-2; Victorian, J
4-2; Howze, S 3-3; Jackson, Bra 2-3; Baker, A 2-2; Cole, A 1-3; Broha, M 0-3;
Washington, K 1-1; Stuart, R 1-1; Dudley, J 0-2; Smith, D 1-0; Lacey, C 1-0;
Anderson, A 1-0; Hitt, M 0-1; Compton, M 0-1; Barron, J 0-1; Rust, D 0-1;
Carter, T 0-1.
Game Starters:
Northern Illinois
POS ## OFFENSE
62 OLSON, Trevor
50 ADAMSKI, Eddie
47 FLAHIVE, Connor
78 KELLER, Dan
87 SCHEPLER, Jason
60 BROST, Jon
10 CLARK, Willie
12 HARNISH, Chand.
28 SPANN, Chad
7 DAVIS, Britt
5 PEREZ, Marcus
POS ## DEFENSE
51 ENGLISH, Larry
58 KRAUSE, Mike
69 KRUTSCH, Alex
54 COFFMAN, Jake
9 ALLEN, Josh
53 McCARTHY, Tim
26 HANSON, Cory
2 RICE, Melvin
38 SOBOL, Mike
4 BRYANT, David
36 CARTER, Chase
Louisiana Tech
POS ## OFFENSE
11 Jenkins, R
20 Porter, D
47 Harrison, A
6 Livas, P
82 Beck, P
49 Morris, D
74 McGill, R
62 Harris, B
60 Roberts, L
79 Cavitt, K
76 Harmon, C
POS ## DEFENSE
97 Jordan, K
83 Stuart, R
5 Smith, D
91 Broha, M
37 Harris, Q
58 Jackson, Bra
35 Brown, W
25 Young, D
34 Baker, A
27 Howze, S
21 Faust, D
Player participation:
Northern Illinois: 3-GRADY, DeMarcus, 8-BROWN, Me'co, 11-LEWIS, Marcus, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, A.,
21-ANDERSON, Just., 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 24-PRUITT, Bradley, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 29-SCHILLER, Pat,
33-GEORGE, Patrick, 34-SKARB, Kyle, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 45-CRUIKSHANK, Ja., 46-PRATT, David,
48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 65-ONYEBUAGU, J., 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan,
83-CUNNINGHAM, R., 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 85-SIMON, Matt, 93-COLEMAN, Adam, 98-PIRKLE, D.J., 99-RUSCH, Craig.
Louisiana Tech: 4-Calais, T, 8-Simmons, S, 15-Victorian, J, 17-Keagle, C, 19-Womack, S, 22-Anderson, A, 23-Jackson, P,
26-Compton, M, 28-Carter, T, 30-Perkins, D, 33-Oestriecher, B, 40-Washington, K, 42-Brown, K, 43-Mitchell, D, 44-Cole, A,
45-Dudley, J, 48-Rust, D, 52-Graham, T, 61-Barron, J, 80-Tuminello, H, 90-Hitt, M, 93-Lacey, C.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 28, 2008 at Shreveport, La.)
Coin Toss: La Tech Wins and defers defend North Goal. NIU recieves.
N 1-10 N30 TECH ball on TECH30.
Oestriecher, B kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, CRIDER, Ricky return 26
yards to the NIU31 (Brown, W).
N 1-10 N31 HARNISH, Chand. rush right for 8 yards to the NIU39 (Young, D).
N 2-2 N39 HARNISH, Chand. rush RL for 1 yard to the NIU40 (Brown, W).
N 3-1 N40 HARNISH, Chand. crossing pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 14 yards to the
TECH46, fumble forced by Baker, A, fumble by CUNNINGHAM, R. recovered by NIU
CUNNINGHAM, R. at TECH46, 1ST DOWN NIU.
N 1-10 T46 SPANN, Chad rush RL for 1 yard to the TECH45 (Young, D).
N 2-9 T45 SIMON, Matt pass incomplete to CUNNINGHAM, R..
N 3-9 T45 HARNISH, Chand. rush right for 17 yards to the TECH28, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Harris, Q).
N 1-10 T28 HARNISH, Chand. rush over left end for 1 yard to the TECH27 (Jackson,
Bra;Brown, W).
N 2-9 T27 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie (Carter, T).
N 3-9 T27 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to FLAHIVE, Connor for 8 yards to the
TECH19 (Brown, W).
N 4-1 T19 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:06.
N 4-1 T19 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete (Brown, W).
--------------- 10 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:58 ---------------
T 1-10 T19 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 10:02.
T 1-10 T19 Porter, D rush up middle for 2 yards to the TECH21 (ALLEN, Josh;HANSON,
Cory).
T 2-8 T21 Jenkins, R sideline pass incomplete.
T 3-8 T21 Jenkins, R crossing pass complete to Tuminello, H for 14 yards to the
TECH35, 1ST DOWN TECH (BRYANT, David;PRUITT, Bradley).
T 1-10 T35 Porter, D rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the TECH34 (HANSON,
Cory;ALLEN, Josh).
T 2-11 T34 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Livas, P for 7 yards to the TECH41
(McCARTHY, Tim).
T 3-4 T41 Timeout Louisiana Tech, clock 08:01.
T 3-4 T41 Jenkins, R deep out pass incomplete, QB hurry by GRIFFIN, T.J..
T 4-4 T41 Keagle, C punt 28 yards to the NIU31, downed.
--------------- 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------
N 1-10 N31 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:46.
N 1-10 N31 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 14 yards to the
NIU45, 1ST DOWN NIU (Young, D).
N 1-10 N45 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie.
N 2-10 N45 SPANN, Chad rush over left guard for 2 yards to the NIU47 (Brown, W).
N 3-8 N47 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 10 yards to the
TECH43, 1ST DOWN NIU (Howze, S).
N 1-10 T43 SPANN, Chad rush over right guard for no gain to the TECH43 (Cole, A;Harris,
Q).
N 2-10 T43 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 12 yards to the TECH31,
1ST DOWN NIU (Brown, W).
N 1-10 T31 SPANN, Chad rush over left guard for 4 yards to the TECH27 (Lacey, C).
N 2-6 T27 HARNISH, Chand. rush over right end for 7 yards to the TECH20, 1ST DOWN
NIU (Brown, W).
N 1-10 T20 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass complete to COX, Landon for 9 yards to the
TECH11 (Young, D;Jackson, Bra).
N 2-1 T11 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:33.
N 2-1 T11 SPANN, Chad rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the TECH8, 1ST DOWN
NIU (Carter, T;Washington, K).
N 1-G T08 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 8 yards to the TECH0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56.
SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 0
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--------------- 11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 06:03 ---------------
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 67 yards to the TECH3, Livas, P return 97 yards to the
NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:43.
Oestriecher, B kick attempt good.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 7
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Oestriecher, B kickoff 55 yards to the NIU15, CRIDER, Ricky return 16
yards to the NIU31 (Dudley, J;Rust, D), PENALTY TECH offside (Young, D) 5
yards to the NIU36, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU36.
N 1-10 N36 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:43.
N 1-10 N36 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie.
N 2-10 N36 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 6 yards to the NIU42
(Jackson, Bra), PENALTY NIU personal foul (ONYEBUAGU, J.) 15 yards to the
NIU27.
N 2-19 N27 3rd and 19.
N 3-19 N27 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete, QB hurry by Smith, D.
N 4-19 N27 SALERNO, Mike punt 15 yards to the NIU42, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 00:58 ---------------
T 1-10 N42 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 00:45.
T 1-10 N42 Livas, P rush reverse for 3 yards to the NIU39 (HANSON, Cory).
T 2-7 N39 Jenkins, R sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU48 (ENGLISH, Larry),
PENALTY NIU face mask (ENGLISH, Larry) 15 yards to the NIU24, 1ST DOWN
TECH, NO PLAY.
T 1-10 N24 Porter, D rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU26 (McCARTHY,
Tim;KRAUSE, Mike).
=========END OF 1st QUARTER==========
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
T 2-12 N26 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
T 2-12 N26 Jenkins, R screen pass complete to Porter, D for 24 yards to the NIU2,
1ST DOWN TECH (BRYANT, David;SOBOL, Mike).
T 1-G N02 Jenkins, R sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU11 (COFFMAN, Jake).
T 2-G N11 Porter, D rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 13:41.
Oestriecher, B kick attempt good.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 14
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--------------- 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:04 ---------------
Oestriecher, B kickoff 64 yards to the NIU6, CRIDER, Ricky return 28
yards to the NIU34 (Anderson, A).
N 1-10 N34 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:41.
N 1-10 N34 BROWN, Me'co rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU36 (Hitt, M;Stuart, R).
N 2-8 N36 GRADY, DeMarcus rush over left end for no gain to the NIU36 (Victorian, J).
N 3-8 N36 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie.
N 4-8 N36 DITTBENNER, A. punt 38 yards to the TECH26, fair catch by Beck, P.
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------
T 1-10 T26 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 11:56.
T 1-10 T26 Porter, D rush over left end for 11 yards to the TECH37, 1ST DOWN
TECH (COFFMAN, Jake).
T 1-10 T37 Porter, D rush over left end for 6 yards to the TECH43 (BRYANT,
David;RICE, Melvin).
T 2-4 T43 Jenkins, R slant pass incomplete to Womack, S (RICE, Melvin).
T 3-4 T43 Jackson, P rush over left tackle for 49 yards to the NIU8 (BRYANT,
David), PENALTY TECH holding (6O) 10 yards to the TECH33, NO PLAY.
T 3-14 T33 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Livas, P for 7 yards to the TECH40
(HANSON, Cory;ALLEN, Josh).
T 4-7 T40 Harris, Q rush up middle for 6 yards to the TECH46 (CRIDER, Ricky).
--------------- 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:14 ---------------
N 1-10 T46 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:42.
N 1-10 T46 SPANN, Chad rush over left end for 5 yards to the TECH41 (Smith, D).
N 2-5 T41 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass complete to TURNER, Greg for 8 yards to the
TECH33, 1ST DOWN NIU (Brown, W).
N 1-10 T33 SPANN, Chad rush over left guard for 5 yards to the TECH28 (Broha, M;Howze,
S).
N 2-5 T28 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 5 yards to the
TECH23, 1ST DOWN NIU (Howze, S).
N 1-10 T23 HARNISH, Chand. rush up middle for 3 yards to the TECH20 (Brown, W).
N 2-7 T20 HARNISH, Chand. pass intercepted by Young, D at the TECH0, Young, D return 0
yards to the TECH0, out-of-bounds, clock 06:37.
--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 06:22 ---------------
T 1-10 T00 TECH ball on TECH20.
T 1-10 T20 Porter, D rush for 5 yards to the TECH25 (PRUITT, Bradley).
T 2-5 T25 Livas, P rush over left guard for 10 yards to the TECH35, 1ST DOWN
TECH (WILSON, Tracy).
T 1-10 T35 Jenkins, R sideline pass complete to Beck, P for 10 yards to the TECH45,
1ST DOWN TECH, out-of-bounds.
T 1-10 T45 Timeout Louisiana Tech, clock 04:54.
T 1-10 T45 Jackson, P rush up middle for 2 yards to the TECH47 (COLEMAN, Adam).
T 2-8 T47 Jenkins, R rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the TECH46 (PRUITT,
Bradley).
T 3-9 T46 Jenkins, R crossing pass incomplete to Morris, D, dropped pass.
T 4-9 T46 Keagle, C punt 42 yards to the NIU12, fair catch by TURNER, Greg.
--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------
N 1-10 N12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:20.
N 1-10 N12 HARNISH, Chand. rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the NIU14 (Cole, A).
N 2-8 N14 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt, dropped pass (Howze,
S).
N 3-8 N14 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to SPANN, Chad for 7 yards to the NIU21
(Washington, K), QB hurry by Lacey, C.
N 4-1 N21 DITTBENNER, A. punt 40 yards to the TECH39, fair catch by Livas, P.
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:14 ---------------
T 1-10 T39 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 02:06.
T 1-10 T39 Jenkins, R screen pass complete to Livas, P for loss of 2 yards to the
TECH37 (ENGLISH, Larry).
T 2-12 T37 Jenkins, R sacked for loss of 3 yards to the TECH34 (KRUTSCH, Alex;BICE,
Brandon).
T 3-15 T34 Porter, D rush up middle for 8 yards to the TECH42 (McCARTHY,
Tim;HANSON, Cory).
T 4-7 T42 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:47.
T 4-7 T42 Timeout Louisiana Tech, clock 00:47.
T 4-7 T42 Keagle, C punt 38 yards to the NIU20, TURNER, Greg return 4 yards to the
NIU24, fumble by TURNER, Greg recovered by TECH Brown, W at NIU24.
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------
T 1-10 N24 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 00:36.
T 1-10 N24 Jenkins, R slant pass incomplete to Livas, P.
T 2-10 N24 Jenkins, R deep out pass incomplete to Livas, P (PRUITT, Bradley).
T 3-10 N24 Jenkins, R deep out pass incomplete to Tuminello, H.
T 4-10 N24 Oestriecher, B field goal attempt from 41 BLOCKED, recovered by NIU
KRAUSE, Mike at NIU24 spot at NIU24, clock 00:15 (blocked by KRAUSE, Mike),
KRAUSE, Mike for no gain to the NIU24.
--------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:36 ---------------
N 1-10 N24 TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU22.
N 2-12 N22 End of half, clock 00:00.
==========END OF 2nd QUARTER==========
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 14
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
N 2-12 N22 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU30.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 38 yards to the TECH32, Mitchell, D return 6 yards to
the TECH38 (BRYANT, David).
T 1-10 T38 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 15:00.
T 1-10 T38 Porter, D rush up middle for 20 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN TECH
(WILSON, Tracy;RICE, Melvin).
T 1-10 N42 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Beck, P for 7 yards to the NIU35
(ALLEN, Josh).
T 2-3 N35 Porter, D rush over left guard for 7 yards to the NIU28, 1ST DOWN
TECH (HANSON, Cory;RICE, Melvin).
T 1-10 N28 Porter, D rush over left tackle for no gain to the NIU28 (HANSON,
Cory;ALLEN, Josh).
T 2-10 N28 Jenkins, R pass incomplete to Jackson, P, PENALTY NIU pass
interference (ALLEN, Josh) 15 yards to the NIU13, 1ST DOWN TECH,
NO PLAY.
T 1-10 N13 Jenkins, R pass incomplete, QB hurry by HANSON, Cory.
T 2-10 N13 Jackson, P rush up middle for no gain to the NIU13 (KRUTSCH,
Alex;McCARTHY, Tim).
T 3-10 N13 Jenkins, R pass incomplete to Morris, D (RICE, Melvin).
T 4-10 N13 Oestriecher, B field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 11:54.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, LOUISIANA TECH 17
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--------------- 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:06 ---------------
Oestriecher, B kickoff 64 yards to the NIU6, CRIDER, Ricky return 25
yards to the NIU31 (Baker, A;Compton, M).
N 1-10 N31 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:54.
N 1-10 N31 SPANN, Chad rush up middle for 12 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Brown, W).
N 1-10 N43 PALMER, Nathan rush reverse for 12 yards to the TECH45, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Baker, A).
N 1-10 T45 SPANN, Chad rush over left end for 1 yard to the TECH44 (Young, D),
PENALTY NIU holding (CUNNINGHAM, R.) 10 yards to the NIU46.
N 1-19 N46 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to COX, Landon for 6 yards to the TECH48
(Howze, S).
N 2-13 T48 HARNISH, Chand. PL pass incomplete to COX, Landon (Victorian, J).
N 3-13 T48 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 40 yards to the
TECH8, 1ST DOWN NIU (Victorian, J).
N 1-G T08 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:13.
N 1-G T08 HARNISH, Chand. rush RM for 1 yard to the TECH7 (Howze, S;Broha, M).
N 2-G T07 HARNISH, Chand. rush KEEP for 4 yards to the TECH3 (Stuart, R).
N 3-G T03 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to CUNNINGHAM, R..
N 4-G T03 SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 07:31.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10, LOUISIANA TECH 17
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--------------- 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 04:23 ---------------
SALERNO, Mike kickoff 69 yards to the TECH1, Beck, P return 29 yards to the
TECH30 (CARTER, Chase), PENALTY TECH illegal block (Brown, K) 10 yards to
the TECH20, 1st and 10, TECH ball on TECH20.
T 1-10 T20 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 07:31.
T 1-10 T20 Timeout Louisiana Tech, clock 07:21.
T 1-10 T20 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Morris, D for 15 yards to the TECH35,
1ST DOWN TECH (KUBE, Alex).
T 1-10 T35 Porter, D rush up middle for 8 yards to the TECH43 (SOBOL, Mike;COLEMAN,
Adam).
T 2-2 T43 Jenkins, R deep out pass incomplete to Livas, P.
T 3-2 T43 Jenkins, R pass complete to Womack, S for 6 yards to the TECH49, 1ST
DOWN TECH, out-of-bounds (RICE, Melvin).
T 1-10 T49 Jackson, P rush PR for 6 yards to the NIU45 (GRIFFIN, T.J.).
T 2-4 N45 Jackson, P rush up middle for no gain to the NIU45 (BRYANT,
David;KRUTSCH, Alex).
T 3-4 N45 Jenkins, R sideline pass incomplete to Porter, D (HANSON, Cory).
T 4-4 N45 Keagle, C punt 30 yards to the NIU15, BROWN, Me'co return 0 yards to the
NIU15, fumble by BROWN, Me'co recovered by NIU BROWN, Me'co at NIU11.
--------------- 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:15 ---------------
N 1-10 N11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:16, NIU ball on NIU11.
N 1-10 N11 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 4 yards to the
NIU15 (Howze, S;Brown, W).
N 2-6 N15 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 3 yards to the NIU18
(Victorian, J).
N 3-3 N18 HARNISH, Chand. rush KEEP for 5 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Harris, Q).
N 1-10 N23 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie (Howze, S).
N 2-10 N23 SPANN, Chad rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU28 (Jackson, Bra).
N 3-5 N28 HARNISH, Chand. rush KEEP for 2 yards to the NIU30 (Jackson, Bra;Broha, M).
N 4-3 N30 PENALTY NIU delay of game 5 yards to the NIU25.
N 4-8 N25 PENALTY NIU false start (KUBE, Alex) 5 yards to the NIU20.
N 4-13 N20 DITTBENNER, A. punt 44 yards to the TECH36, Livas, P return 0 yards to the
TECH36, fumble by Livas, P recovered by TECH Howze, S at TECH32.
--------------- 6 plays, 9 yards, TOP 03:52 ---------------
T 1-10 T32 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 00:24, TECH ball on TECH32.
T 1-10 T32 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Livas, P for 6 yards to the TECH38
(BRYANT, David;SOBOL, Mike).
==========END OF 3rd QUARTER===========
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10, LOUISIANA TECH 17
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
T 2-4 T38 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
T 2-4 T38 Livas, P rush over left end for 2 yards to the TECH40 (BRYANT, David).
T 3-2 T40 Jenkins, R pass incomplete (HANSON, Cory).
T 4-2 T40 Keagle, C punt 37 yards to the NIU23, fair catch by TURNER, Greg.
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:14 ---------------
N 1-10 N23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:10.
N 1-10 N23 SPANN, Chad rush over left end for 3 yards to the NIU26 (Cole, A;Young, D).
N 2-7 N26 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete to CLARK, Willie.
N 3-7 N26 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus (Howze, S).
N 4-7 N26 DITTBENNER, A. punt 32 yards to the TECH42, fair catch by Beck, P.
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:59 ---------------
T 1-10 T42 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 13:11.
T 1-10 T42 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Tuminello, H for 16 yards to the
NIU42, 1ST DOWN TECH (CARTER, Chase).
T 1-10 N42 Jenkins, R sideline pass incomplete, QB hurry by RUSCH, Craig.
T 2-10 N42 Porter, D rush over left end for 9 yards to the NIU33 (RICE,
Melvin;SOBOL, Mike).
T 3-1 N33 Porter, D rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the NIU34 (COLEMAN,
Adam;KUBE, Alex).
T 4-2 N34 Jenkins, R slant pass complete to Mitchell, D for 2 yards to the NIU32
(KUBE, Alex), PENALTY TECH illegal formation 5 yards to the NIU39, NO
PLAY.
T 4-7 N39 PENALTY TECH delay of game 5 yards to the NIU44.
T 4-12 N44 Keagle, C punt 37 yards to the NIU7, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 4 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:44 ---------------
N 1-10 N07 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:27.
N 1-10 N07 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus.
N 2-10 N07 GRADY, DeMarcus rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU8 (Brown, W;Barron, J).
N 3-9 N08 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 7 yards to the NIU15
(Victorian, J).
N 4-2 N15 DITTBENNER, A. punt 43 yards to the TECH42, Beck, P return 9 yards to the
NIU49 (CUNNINGHAM, R.).
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:42 ---------------
T 1-10 N49 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 08:45.
T 1-10 N49 Jenkins, R deep out pass incomplete (SOBOL, Mike).
T 2-10 N49 Porter, D rush over left guard for 3 yards to the NIU46 (KRUTSCH,
Alex;HANSON, Cory).
T 3-7 N46 Jenkins, R screen pass complete to Jackson, P for 34 yards to the NIU12,
fumble by Jackson, P recovered by NIU KRAUSE, Mike at NIU12.
--------------- 3 plays, 37 yards, TOP 00:57 ---------------
N 1-10 N12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:48.
N 1-10 N12 SPANN, Chad rush over left guard for 4 yards to the NIU16 (Cole, A;Baker,
A).
N 2-6 N16 SPANN, Chad rush over left end for 7 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Harris, Q).
N 1-10 N23 HARNISH, Chand. sideline pass intercepted by Brown, W at the NIU37, Brown, W
return 0 yards to the NIU37.
--------------- 3 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:23 ---------------
T 1-10 N37 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 06:25.
T 1-10 N37 Jenkins, R pass incomplete (BRYANT, David).
T 2-10 N37 Porter, D rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU39 (McCARTHY,
Tim).
T 3-12 N39 Jenkins, R sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU42 (BICE, Brandon).
T 4-15 N42 Keagle, C punt 32 yards to the NIU10, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:46 ---------------
N 1-10 N10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:39.
N 1-10 N10 SPANN, Chad rush right for 27 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Brown, W).
N 1-10 N37 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to PEREZ, Marcus for 4 yards to the
NIU41 (Brown, W;Victorian, J).
N 2-6 N41 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass incomplete to PEREZ, Marcus, QB hurry by Barron,
J.
N 3-6 N41 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to TURNER, Greg for 7 yards to the
NIU48, 1ST DOWN NIU.
N 1-10 N48 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete, QB hurry by Harris, Q.
N 2-10 N48 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete, QB hurry by Jordan, K.
N 3-10 N48 HARNISH, Chand. slant pass complete to BROWN, Me'co for 6 yards to the
TECH46 (Dudley, J;Victorian, J).
N 4-4 T46 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:26.
N 4-4 T46 HARNISH, Chand. crossing pass incomplete to TURNER, Greg, dropped pass.
--------------- 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:17 ---------------
T 1-10 T46 LOUISIANA TECH drive start at 02:22.
T 1-10 T46 Porter, D rush right for loss of 9 yards to the TECH37 (WILSON, Tracy).
T 2-19 T37 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:15.
T 2-19 T37 Porter, D rush over right end for 3 yards to the TECH40 (WILSON,
Tracy;BICE, Brandon).
T 3-16 T40 Jackson, P rush up middle for 1 yard to the TECH41 (ALLEN, Josh;HANSON,
Cory).
T 4-15 T41 Timeout Louisiana Tech, clock 00:40.
T 4-15 T41 PENALTY TECH false start (White, B) 5 yards to the TECH36.
T 4-20 T36 Keagle, C punt 41 yards to the NIU23, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 01:51 ---------------
N 1-10 N23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:31.
N 1-10 N23 PENALTY NIU illegal procedure 5 yards to the NIU18.
N 1-15 N18 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 10 yards to the NIU28 (Harris, Q).
N 2-5 N28 HARNISH, Chand. deep out pass incomplete to COX, Landon (Victorian, J).
N 3-5 N28 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SPANN, Chad for 8 yards to the NIU36,
1ST DOWN NIU (Harris, Q).
N 1-10 N36 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:31 ---------------
==============FINAL SCORE==============
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10, LOUISIANA TECH 17
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