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2020 week 13 · Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM CT · Waldo Stadium · 42.4°F, wind 10.2

Drive chart

Northern Illinois Western Michigan bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
FG
12 pl · 50 yd · 5:16
3–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 30 Ross Bowers run for 2 yds to the NoIll 32 +2 -0.55
15:00 2nd & 8 OWN 32 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 29 -3 -0.84
15:00 3rd & 11 OWN 29 Ross Bowers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 10 yds to the NoIll 39 +10 0.49
15:00 4th & 1 OWN 39 Andrew Haidet run for 1 yd to the NoIll 40 for a 1ST down +1 1.83
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 40 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (Braden Fiske) to the NoIll 45 +5
15:00 1st & 5 OWN 45 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 44 -1 -1.64
15:00 2nd & 6 OWN 44 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (Treshaun Hayward) to the NoIll 49 +5
15:00 2nd & 1 OWN 49 Ross Bowers sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 44 -5 -2.60
15:00 3rd & 6 OWN 44 Harrison Waylee run for 14 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down +14 2.72
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 42 Harrison Waylee run for 22 yds to the WMich 20 for a 1ST down +22 0.68
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 20 Ross Bowers pass incomplete 0 -0.37
15:00 2nd & 10 OPP 20 Ross Bowers pass incomplete 0 -0.47
15:00 3rd & 10 OPP 20 Ross Bowers pass incomplete 0 -0.73
9:44 4th & 10 OPP 20 John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD
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TD
3 pl · 73 yd · 0:42
3–7
9:44 1st & 10 OWN 27 NORTHERNIL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down +15
9:44 1st & 10 OWN 42 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 15 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down +15 1.21
9:44 1st & 10 OPP 43 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete 0 -0.94
9:02 2nd & 10 OPP 43 La'Darius Jefferson run for 43 yds for a TD (Thiago Kapps KICK) +43 4.29
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TD
18 pl · 75 yd
10–7
9:02 1st & 10 OWN 25 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 24 -1 -0.80
9:02 2nd & 11 OWN 24 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 10 yds to the NoIll 34 +10 0.78
9:02 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Erin Collins run for 7 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down +7 1.44
9:02 1st & 10 OWN 41 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 5 yds to the NoIll 46 +5 0.11
9:02 2nd & 5 OWN 46 Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the NoIll 46 0 -1.18
9:02 3rd & 5 OWN 46 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie, broken up by Corvin Moment 0 -0.82
9:02 4th & 5 OWN 46 Andrew Haidet pass complete to Messiah Travis for 8 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down +8 3.01
9:02 1st & 10 OPP 46 Jyran Mitchell run for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line Jyran Mitchell fumbled, recovered by NoIll Jyran Mitchell , return to the 50 yard line -4 -1.93
9:02 2nd & 14 50 Ross Bowers pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 2 yds to the WMich 48 +2 -0.55
9:02 3rd & 12 OPP 48 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 14 yds to the WMich 34 for a 1ST down +14 3.09
9:02 1st & 10 OPP 34 Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the WMich 33 +1 -0.50
9:02 2nd & 9 OPP 33 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie 0 -0.84
9:02 3rd & 9 OPP 33 Ross Bowers run for 7 yds to the WMich 26 +7 0.45
9:02 4th & 2 OPP 26 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 17 yds to the WMich 9 for a 1ST down +17 1.41
9:02 1st & 9 OPP 9 Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the WMich 6 +3 -0.10
9:02 2nd & 6 OPP 6 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 7 -1 -0.36
9:02 3rd & 7 OPP 7 NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 12 -5
9:02 3rd & 12 OPP 12 Ross Bowers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 9 yds to the WMich 3 +9 0.32
0:00 OPP 0 End of 1st Quarter
14:54 4th & 3 OPP 3 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 3 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK) +3 2.92
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Q2
MISSED FG
7 pl · 21 yd · 3:08
10–7
14:54 1st & 10 OPP 34 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 14 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down +14 0.32
14:54 1st & 10 OPP 20 La'Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the NoIll 19 +1 -0.29
14:54 2nd & 9 OPP 19 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 10 yds to the NoIll 9 for a 1ST down +10 0.48
14:54 1st & 9 OPP 9 Kaleb Eleby sacked by Weston Kramer for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 16 -7 -0.75
14:54 2nd & 16 OPP 16 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete 0 -0.49
12:29 3rd & goal OPP 16 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 12:29
12:29 3rd & 16 OPP 16 La'Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the NoIll 13 +3 -0.26
11:46 4th & 13 OPP 13 Thiago Kapps 30 yd FG MISSED
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PUNT
3 pl · -9 yd
10–7
11:46 1st & 10 OWN 20 COLLINS, Erin rush for 8 yards to the NIU28 (CARTER, Andre;THOMAS, A.J.), PENALTY NIU holding (ZSCHERNITZ, Log) 10 yards to the NIU10, NO PLAY. -10
11:46 1st & 20 OWN 10 Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 11 +1 -0.09
11:46 2nd & 19 OWN 11 Ross Bowers pass incomplete 0 -0.05
11:46 3rd & 19 OWN 11 Ross Bowers pass incomplete 0 -0.02
11:46 4th & 19 OWN 11 Matt Ference punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 43
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TD
6 pl · 43 yd · 1:46
10–13
10:31 1st & 10 OPP 43 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Demond Taylor Jr. 0 -0.94
10:31 2nd & 10 OPP 43 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 19 yds to the NoIll 24 for a 1ST down +19 1.61
10:31 1st & 10 OPP 24 La'Darius Jefferson run for 6 yds to the NoIll 18 +6 0.19
10:31 2nd & 4 OPP 18 La'Darius Jefferson run for 6 yds to the NoIll 12 for a 1ST down +6 -0.04
10:31 1st & 10 OPP 12 Kaleb Eleby run for 11 yds to the NoIll 1 for a 1ST down +11 1.59
8:45 1st & 1 OPP 1 Kaleb Eleby run for 1 yd for a TD (Thiago Kapps PAT MISSED) +1 0.94
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TD
5 pl · 65 yd · 2:07
17–13
8:45 1st & 10 OWN 35 Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the NoIll 41 +6 0.40
8:45 2nd & 4 OWN 41 Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the NoIll 41 0 -1.16
8:45 3rd & 4 OWN 41 Ross Bowers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 30 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down +30 3.22
8:45 1st & 10 OPP 29 Ross Bowers pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 16 yds to the WMich 13 for a 1ST down WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, face mask (4 yards) (Ralph Holley) to the WMich 9 for a 1ST down +20 0.36
6:38 1st & 9 OPP 9 Ross Bowers pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 9 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK) +9 2.42
TD
0 pl · 0 yd
17–20
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd
17–20
6:25 1st & 10 OPP 43 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie 0 -0.94
6:08 2nd & 10 OPP 43 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 06:08
6:08 2nd & 10 OPP 43 Jyran Mitchell run for 2 yds to the WMich 41 +2 -0.61
6:08 3rd & 8 OPP 41 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph, broken up by Bricen Garner 0 -1.01
6:08 4th & 8 OPP 41 Ross Bowers punt for 30 yds, downed at the WMich 11
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PUNT
7 pl · 37 yd
17–20
5:17 1st & 10 OWN 11 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge, broken up by James Ester 0 -0.37
5:17 2nd & 10 OWN 11 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete 0 -0.16
5:17 3rd & 10 OWN 11 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 25 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down +25 2.14
5:17 1st & 10 OWN 36 La'Darius Jefferson run for 10 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down +10 0.96
5:17 1st & 10 OWN 46 La'Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the NoIll 49 +5 0.11
5:17 2nd & 5 OPP 49 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Jordan Gandy 0 -1.19
5:17 3rd & 5 OPP 49 ELEBY, Kaleb rush for 4 yards to the NIU45 (O'MALLEY, Devon), PENALTY WMU holding 10 yards to the WMU41, NO PLAY. -10
5:17 3rd & 15 OWN 41 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 7 yds to the WMich 48 +7 0.22
5:17 4th & 8 OWN 48 Nick Mihalic punt for 36 yds
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END OF HALF
4 pl · 19 yd · 2:18
17–20
2:18 1st & 10 OWN 16 Erin Collins run for 9 yds to the NoIll 25 +9 0.99
2:18 2nd & 1 OWN 25 Erin Collins run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down +3 -0.27
2:18 1st & 10 OWN 28 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 9 yds to the NoIll 37 +9 1.32
2:18 2nd & 1 OWN 37 Ross Bowers sacked by Braden Fiske and Bricen Garner for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 35 -2 -1.76
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:22
17–20
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 La'Darius Jefferson run for 7 yds to the WMich 32 +7 0.60
15:00 2nd & 3 OWN 32 La'Darius Jefferson run for no gain to the WMich 32 0 -0.99
15:00 3rd & 3 OWN 32 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge 0 -0.51
15:00 4th & 3 OWN 32 Nick Mihalic punt for 68 yds for a touchback
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd
17–20
13:38 1st & 10 OWN 20 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 19 -1 -0.63
13:38 2nd & 11 OWN 19 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph, broken up by Bricen Garner 0 -0.22
13:38 3rd & 11 OWN 19 Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the NoIll 22 +3 -0.04
13:38 4th & 8 OWN 22 Matt Ference punt for 48 yds , Cam Cooper returns for 3 yds to the WMich 33
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PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd
17–20
12:17 1st & 10 OWN 33 Jaxson Kincaide run for 3 yds to the WMich 36 +3 -0.39
12:17 2nd & 7 OWN 36 Kaleb Eleby run for 6 yds to the WMich 42 +6 0.34
12:17 3rd & 1 OWN 42 La'Darius Jefferson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 41 -1 -1.10
12:17 4th & 2 OWN 41 Nick Mihalic punt for 59 yds for a touchback
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TD
8 pl · 80 yd · 3:27
24–20
10:23 1st & 10 OWN 20 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 15 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down +15 1.14
10:23 1st & 10 OWN 35 Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 36 +1 -0.83
10:23 2nd & 9 OWN 36 Harrison Waylee run for 8 yds to the NoIll 44 +8 0.78
10:23 3rd & 1 OWN 44 Erin Collins run for 12 yds to the WMich 44 for a 1ST down +12 1.88
10:23 1st & 10 OPP 44 Erin Collins run for 3 yds to the WMich 41 +3 -0.32
10:23 2nd & 7 OPP 41 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 42 -1 -1.27
10:23 3rd & 8 OPP 42 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 39 yds to the WMich 3 for a 1ST down +39 3.54
6:56 1st & 3 OPP 3 Ross Bowers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 3 yds for a TD NORTHERNIL Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the WMich 8 (John Richardson KICK) +3 1.46
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:21
24–20
6:56 1st & 10 OWN 26 La'Darius Jefferson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 25 -1 -0.84
6:56 2nd & 11 OWN 25 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Skyy Moore 0 -0.31
6:56 3rd & 11 OWN 25 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 3 yds to the WMich 28 +3 -0.06
6:56 4th & 8 OWN 28 Nick Mihalic punt for 47 yds
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PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd
24–20
5:35 1st & 10 OWN 25 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 9 yds to the NoIll 34 +9 1.25
5:35 2nd & 1 OWN 34 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for no gain to the NoIll 34 0 -1.28
5:35 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the NoIll 34 0 -0.70
5:35 4th & 1 OWN 34 Matt Ference punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Cam Cooper at the WESTMICH 26 NORTHERNIL Penalty, kick catching interference (Kyle Pugh) to the WMich 41
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PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd
24–20
3:42 1st & 10 OWN 41 La'Darius Jefferson run for no gain to the WMich 41 0 -1.14
3:42 2nd & 10 OWN 41 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 9 yds D'Wayne Eskridge fumbled, forced by Zhamaine March, +9 1.08
3:42 3rd & 6 OWN 45 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Skyy Moore 0 -0.74
3:42 4th & 6 OWN 45 Nick Mihalic punt for 55 yds for a touchback
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FG
13 pl · 58 yd · 7:07
27–20
2:35 1st & 10 OWN 20 Ross Bowers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 3 yds to the NoIll 23 +3 -0.24
2:35 2nd & 7 OWN 23 Harrison Waylee run for 5 yds to the NoIll 28 +5 0.07
2:35 3rd & 2 OWN 28 Harrison Waylee run for 4 yds to the NoIll 32 for a 1ST down +4 1.04
2:35 1st & 10 OWN 32 Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 11 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down +11 1.05
0:00 OPP 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 43 Ross Bowers sacked by Andre Carter and Braden Fiske for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 40 -3 -1.74
15:00 2nd & 13 OWN 40 Dustin Fletcher run for 19 yds to the WMich 41 for a 1ST down +19 2.97
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 41 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie 0 -0.88
15:00 2nd & 10 OPP 41 Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the WMich 40 +1 -0.82
15:00 3rd & 9 OPP 40 Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the WMich 38 +2 -0.60
12:06 4th & 7 OPP 38 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 12:06
12:06 4th & 7 OPP 38 BOWERS, Ross pass incomplete to ROBINSON, Denni, PENALTY WMU holding (LUPRO, Patrick) 10 yards to the WMU28, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY. +10
12:06 1st & 10 OPP 28 Erin Collins run for 1 yd to the WMich 27 +1 -0.39
12:06 2nd & 9 OPP 27 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Daniel Crawford 0 -0.65
12:06 3rd & 9 OPP 27 Erin Collins run for 5 yds to the WMich 22 +5 0.05
10:28 4th & 4 OPP 22 John Richardson 40 yd FG GOOD
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Q4
TD
3 pl · 79 yd · 1:16
27–27
10:28 1st & 10 OWN 21 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 16 -5
10:28 1st & 15 OWN 16 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 57 yds to the NoIll 27 for a 1ST down +57 4.21
10:28 1st & 10 OPP 27 La'Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the NoIll 26 +1 -0.37
9:12 2nd & 9 OPP 26 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 26 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK) +26 3.12
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PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd
27–27
9:12 1st & 10 OWN 31 Harrison Waylee run for 7 yds to the NoIll 38 +7 0.68
9:12 2nd & 3 OWN 38 Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the NoIll 39 +1 -0.96
9:12 3rd & 2 OWN 39 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 37 -2 -0.99
9:12 4th & 4 OWN 37 Matt Ference punt for 49 yds, downed at the WMich 14
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PUNT
5 pl · 11 yd · 1:52
27–27
7:07 1st & 10 OWN 14 La'Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the WMich 17 +3 -0.18
7:07 2nd & 7 OWN 17 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 16 yds to the WMich 33 for a 1ST down +16 1.41
7:07 1st & 10 OWN 33 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Skyy Moore 0 -0.96
7:07 2nd & 10 OWN 33 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete 0 -0.54
7:07 3rd & 10 OWN 33 Kaleb Eleby sacked by Daveren Rayner for a loss of 8 yards to the WMich 25 -8 -0.43
7:07 4th & 18 OWN 25 Nick Mihalic punt for 45 yds , Cole Tucker returns for 3 yds to the NoIll 33
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PUNT
3 pl · -11 yd · 1:31
27–27
5:15 1st & 10 OWN 33 Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 31 -2 -1.23
5:15 2nd & 12 OWN 31 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph, broken up by Harrison Taylor 0 -0.40
5:15 3rd & 12 OWN 31 Ross Bowers sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 9 yards to the NoIll 22 -9 -0.31
5:15 4th & 21 OWN 22 Matt Ference punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Cam Cooper at the WESTMICH 35 NORTHERNIL Penalty, kick catching interference (Zhamaine March) to the 50 yard line
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FG
6 pl · 43 yd · 1:21
27–30
3:44 1st & 10 50 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 14 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down +14 0.83
3:44 1st & 10 OPP 36 D'Wayne Eskridge run for 27 yds to the NoIll 9 for a 1ST down +27 0.59
3:44 1st & 9 OPP 9 La'Darius Jefferson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 11 La'Darius Jefferson fumbled, recovered by WMich La'Darius Jefferson -2 -0.43
2:41 2nd & goal OPP 11 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:41
2:41 2nd & 11 OPP 11 Kaleb Eleby run for 4 yds to the NoIll 7 +4 -0.03
2:32 3rd & goal OPP 7 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:32
2:32 3rd & 7 OPP 7 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Jordan Gandy 0 -0.33
2:23 4th & 7 OPP 7 Gavin Peddie 24 yd FG GOOD
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ON DOWNS
4 pl · 3 yd · 1:24
27–30
2:23 1st & 10 OWN 31 Ross Bowers pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 4 yds to the NoIll 35 +4 -0.14
2:23 2nd & 6 OWN 35 BOWERS, Ross pass incomplete to WAYLEE, Harriso, PENALTY NIU holding (CHAMPE, John) 10 yards to the NIU25, NO PLAY. -10
2:23 2nd & 16 OWN 25 Ross Bowers pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 13 yds to the NoIll 38 +13 0.97
2:23 3rd & 3 OWN 38 Ross Bowers sacked by Ryan Selig for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 34 Ross Bowers fumbled, , return for 0 yards -4 -0.99
1:05 4th & 7 OWN 34 Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:05
1:05 4th & 7 OWN 34 Ross Bowers pass incomplete to Tyrice Richie, broken up by Patrick Lupro 0 0.09
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END OF GAME
2 pl · -3 yd · 0:59
27–30
0:59 1st & 10 OPP 34 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 36 -2 -1.01
0:59 2nd & 12 OPP 36 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 37 -1 -1.19
0:00 OWN 0 End of 4th Quarter
26 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

2sacks4
6plays for loss12
0takeaways0
4three-and-outs forced6
7explosive plays allowed8
6.87yards allowed / play4.64
5 of 13scoring drives allowed5 of 13
Northern Illinois
Jordan Gandy 7 (6) 5 PD
CJ Brown 5 (4)
Weston Kramer 3 (2) 1 sk · 1.5 TFL
Daveren Rayner 3 (2) 1 sk · 1 TFL
Raishein Thomas 3 (1) 0.5 TFL
James Ester 3 (3) 1 PD
Zhamaine March 3 (2)
Devin Lafayette 3 (2)
Western Michigan
Treshaun Hayward 12 (8) 2 TFL
A.J. Thomas 12 (8) 1.5 TFL
Bricen Garner 10 (5) 0.5 sk · 1.5 TFL · 3 PD
Ralph Holley 8 (3) 2 sk · 3 TFL
Patrick Lupro 8 (6) 1 PD
Calin Crawford 8 (5)
Braden Fiske 6 (1) 1 sk · 2.5 TFL
Corvin Moment 5 (1) 1 TFL · 1 PD
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

2 of 2field goals1 of 2
6punts6
40.3punt average51.7
2punts inside the 201
123return yards127
own 28average drive startown 41
Northern Illinois
K John Richardson 2/2 FG · long 40 · 3/3 XP
P Matt Ference 5 punts · 42.4 avg · 1 in 20
P Ross Bowers 1 punt · 30.0 avg · 1 in 20
KR Trayvon Rudolph 2 ret · 88 yds · long 56
KR Cole Tucker 1 ret · 25 yds · long 25
KR Tristen Tewes 1 ret · 7 yds · long 7
PR Cole Tucker 1 ret · 3 yds · long 3
Western Michigan
K Gavin Peddie 1/1 FG · long 24 · 2/2 XP
K Thiago Kapps 0/1 FG · 1/2 XP
P Nick Mihalic 6 punts · 51.7 avg · 1 in 20 · 3 TB
KR D'Wayne Eskridge 3 ret · 124 yds · long 100 · 1 TD
KR Marshawn Kneeland 1 ret · 0 yds
PR Cam Cooper 1 ret · 3 yds · long 3
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

78plays47
362yards323
13drives12
37%success rate40%
11.99total PPA8.62
Derived from 125 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD 3–0
Q1La'Darius Jefferson run for 43 yds for a TD (Thiago Kapps KICK) 7–3
Q2Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 3 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK) 10–7
Q2Kaleb Eleby run for 1 yd for a TD (Thiago Kapps PAT MISSED) 13–10
Q2Ross Bowers pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 9 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK) 17–13
Q3Ross Bowers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 3 yds for a TD NORTHERNIL Penalty, delay of… 24–20
Q4John Richardson 40 yd FG GOOD 27–20
Q4Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 26 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK) 27–27
Q4Gavin Peddie 24 yd FG GOOD 30–27

Biggest plays by PPA

Q1La'Darius Jefferson run for 43 yds for a TD (Thiago Kapps KICK) 4.29
Q4Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D'Wayne Eskridge for 57 yds to the NoIll 27 for a 1ST down 4.21
Q3Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 39 yds to the WMich 3 for a 1ST down 3.54
Q2Ross Bowers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 30 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down 3.22
Q4Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 26 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK) 3.12
Q1Ross Bowers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 14 yds to the WMich 34 for a 1ST down 3.09

Series recent meetings

2025 Western Michigan 35 – 19 Northern Illinois
2024 Northern Illinois 42 – 28 Western Michigan
2023 Western Michigan 0 – 24 Northern Illinois
2022 Northern Illinois 24 – 21 Western Michigan
2021 Western Michigan 42 – 21 Northern Illinois
2019 Western Michigan 14 – 17 Northern Illinois
2018 Northern Illinois 21 – 28 Western Michigan
2017 Western Michigan 31 – 35 Northern Illinois
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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