N Illinois 22
(1-2, 0-2 away)
Illinois 28
(2-1, 2-0 home)
Coverage: Big Ten Network
12:00 PM ET, September 18, 2010
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
Top Performers
Passing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 208 YDS
Rushing: M. Leshoure (ILL) - 24 CAR, 180 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: L. Cox (NIU) - 6 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | ILL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 11:11 | Nathan Scheelhaase 9 Yd Run (Derek Dimke Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 07:03 | Chad Spann 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 6 | 7 |
| TD | 03:55 | Chandler Harnish 37 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 12 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | ILL | |||
| FG | 14:25 | Derek Dimke 25 Yd | 12 | 10 |
| TD | 01:58 | Jason Ford 8 Yd Run (Nathan Scheelhaase Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 12 | 18 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | ILL | |||
| FG | 07:07 | Derek Dimke 32 Yd | 12 | 21 |
| TD | 06:00 | Landon Cox 19 Yd Pass From Jasmin Hopkins (Michael Cklamovski Kick) | 19 | 21 |
| TD | 01:43 | Mikel Leshoure 29 Yd Run (Derek Dimke Kick) | 19 | 28 |
| FG | 00:19 | Michael Cklamovski 48 Yd | 22 | 28 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | ILL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-12 | 5-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 390 | 389 |
| Passing | 227 | 70 |
Comp-Att | 20-26 | 8-16 |
Yards per pass | 8.7 | 4.4 |
| Rushing | 163 | 319 |
Rushing Attempts | 33 | 49 |
Yards per rush | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 8-85 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:50 | 31:10 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 19/25 | 208 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hopkins | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 20/26 | 227 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| N. Scheelhaase | 8/16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8/16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Harnish | 11 | 117 | 10.6 | 1 | 47 |
| J. Hopkins | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Spann | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 1 | 7 |
| C. Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Crider | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 33 | 163 | 4.9 | 2 | 47 |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Leshoure | 24 | 180 | 7.5 | 1 | 29 |
| N. Scheelhaase | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | 1 | 28 |
| J. Ford | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | 8 |
| T. Pollard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 49 | 319 | 6.5 | 3 | 29 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Cox | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 1 | 19 |
| J. Marks | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 |
| M. Moore | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| N. Palmer | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
| C. Spann | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| P. Ashford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Hopkins | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 227 | 11.4 | 1 | 42 |
| Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Jenkins | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Ford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Fayson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Leshoure | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Millines | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 |
| Team | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Davis | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Ramsey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Cklamovski | 1/1 | 100.0 | 48 | 1/1 | 4 |
| M. Sims | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 0/1 | 0 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 48 | 1/2 | 4 |
| Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Dimke | 2/2 | 100.0 | 32 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 32 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Wilber | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Team | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Santella | 6 | 292 | 48.7 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| Team | 6 | 292 | 48.7 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
ATTENDANCE: 50,569
