N Illinois 42
(1-1, 0-1 away)
Kansas 45
(2-0, 2-0 home)
7:00 PM ET, September 10, 2011
Memorial Stadium, LAWRENCE, KS
Top Performers
Passing: J. Webb (COLO) - 281 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: C. Harnish (NIU) - 11 CAR, 89 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: D. Beshears (KU) - 7 REC, 70 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | KU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 07:51 | D.J. Beshears 15 Yd Pass From Jordan Webb (Alex Mueller Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 02:50 | Chandler Harnish 7 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | KU | |||
| TD | 13:43 | Chandler Harnish 12 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 08:39 | Martel Moore 8 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 21 | 7 |
| TD | 04:16 | Darrian Miller 18 Yd Run (Alex Mueller Kick) | 21 | 14 |
| TD | 00:17 | Kale Pick 36 Yd Pass From Jordan Webb (Alex Mueller Kick) | 21 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | KU | |||
| TD | 12:59 | Chandler Harnish 26 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 28 | 21 |
| TD | 10:32 | James Sims 8 Yd Run (Alex Mueller Kick) | 28 | 28 |
| TD | 02:55 | James Sims 1 Yd Run (Alex Mueller Kick) | 28 | 35 |
| TD | 01:17 | Da'Ron Brown 10 Yd Pass From Chandler Harnish (Mathew Sims Kick) | 35 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | KU | |||
| FG | 08:50 | Alex Mueller 27 Yd | 35 | 38 |
| TD | 05:03 | Jasmin Hopkins 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) | 42 | 38 |
| TD | 00:09 | D.J. Beshears 6 Yd Pass From Jordan Webb (Alex Mueller Kick) | 42 | 45 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | KU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 27 | 32 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-8 | 13-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 462 | 534 |
| Passing | 315 | 281 |
Comp-Att | 27-33 | 21-30 |
Yards per pass | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 147 | 253 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 60 |
Yards per rush | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 3-35 | 9-75 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:11 | 36:49 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harnish | 27/33 | 315 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 27/33 | 315 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Webb | 21/30 | 281 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 21/30 | 281 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Harnish | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 3 | 26 |
| J. Hopkins | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 |
| J. Womble | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 147 | 5.1 | 4 | 26 |
| Kansas Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Sims | 26 | 110 | 4.2 | 2 | 15 |
| D. Miller | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 |
| B. Bourbon | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 22 |
| T. Pierson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Beshears | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| R. Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Webb | 11 | -12 | -1.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 60 | 253 | 4.2 | 3 | 22 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Palmer | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 |
| P. Ashford | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 35 |
| M. Moore | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 21 |
| A. Daniels | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 31 |
| W. Clark | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 24 |
| D. Brown | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 18 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Wells | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 27 | 315 | 11.7 | 2 | 35 |
| Kansas Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Beshears | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 2 | 18 |
| K. Pick | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 36 |
| T. Biere | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Sims | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 39 |
| J. Shepherd | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 |
| R. Lewis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Miller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Omigie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 3 | 39 |
| Northern Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Daniels | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 28 |
| T. Davis | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 |
| J. Meehan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 28 |
| Kansas Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Beshears | 7 | 197 | 28.1 | 51 |
| Team | 7 | 197 | 28.1 | 51 |
| Northern Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Sims | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Kansas Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Mueller | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Northern Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Neir | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Team | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Kansas Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Doherty | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Team | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
ATTENDANCE: 48,084
