
South Florida 27
(8-5, 3-4 Big East)

N Illinois 3
(7-6, 5-3 MAC)
12:00 PM ET, January 2, 2010
Rogers Centre, TORONTO, ON
Top Performers
Passing: B. Daniels (USF) - 217 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: M. Ford (USF) - 20 CAR, 207 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Love (USF) - 3 REC, 56 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | USF | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 10:17 | Eric Schwartz 39 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USF | NIU | |||
![]() | FG | 13:19 | Mike Salerno 21 Yd | 3 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USF | NIU | |||
![]() | FG | 10:35 | Eric Schwartz 19 Yd | 6 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 05:12 | A.J. Love 46 Yd Pass From B.J. Daniels (Eric Schwartz Kick) | 13 | 3 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USF | NIU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:55 | A.J. Love 7 Yd Pass From B.J. Daniels (Eric Schwartz Kick) | 20 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 06:25 | Mike Ford 24 Yd Run (Eric Schwartz Kick) | 27 | 3 |
Team Stat Comparison
| USF | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 11 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 3-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 406 | 238 |
| Passing | 217 | 130 |
Comp-Att | 14-22 | 12-26 |
Yards per pass | 9.9 | 5.0 |
| Rushing | 189 | 108 |
Rushing Attempts | 40 | 31 |
Yards per rush | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 4-28 | 3-33 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 32:50 | 27:10 |
| South Florida Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Daniels | 14/22 | 217 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 14/22 | 217 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 12/25 | 130 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Grady | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12/26 | 130 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Florida Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Ford | 20 | 207 | 10.4 | 1 | 36 |
| M. Plancher | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
| R. Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Lamar | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Daniels | 11 | -26 | -2.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 40 | 189 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Spann | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 0 | 37 |
| J. Anderson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| N. Palmer | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Grady | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Harnish | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 31 | 108 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 |
| South Florida Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Mitchell | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 31 |
| A. Love | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 2 | 46 |
| J. Hester | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Griffin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| E. Landi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 2 | 46 |
| South Florida Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Murphy | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| South Florida Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| F. Hornes | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| South Florida Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| E. Schwartz | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Salerno | 1/2 | 50.0 | 21 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 21 | 0/0 | 3 |
| South Florida Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Alvarado | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Team | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Salerno | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| J. Wilber | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Team | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
ATTENDANCE: 22,185




