Northern Illinois vs Illinois
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Final)
NCAA Football
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Sep 08, 2001 at Champaign, Illinois)
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Sep 08, 2001 at Champaign, Illinois)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Northern Illinois... 0 3 3 6 - 12 Record: (1-1)
Illinois............ 0 3 0 14 - 17 Record: (2-0)
Scoring Summary:
2nd 12:48 ILL - Tubbs, J.J. 29 yd field goal, 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:54, NIU 0 - ILL 3
00:51 NIU - AZAR, Steve 50 yd field goal, 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:32, NIU 3 - ILL 3
3rd 09:11 NIU - AZAR, Steve 35 yd field goal, 11 plays, 30 yards, TOP 3:53, NIU 6 - ILL 3
4th 13:20 ILL - Young, Walter 13 yd pass from Kittner, Kurt (Tubbs, J.J. kick), 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:40, NIU 6 - ILL 10
04:32 ILL - Davis, Carey 2 yd pass from Kittner, Kurt (Tubbs, J.J. kick), 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:47, NIU 6 - ILL 17
01:12 NIU - HILL, Darrell 26 yd pass from FINLEN, Chris (FINLEN, Chris pass failed), 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:20, NIU 12 - ILL 17
NIU ILL
FIRST DOWNS................... 23 18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 44-214 37-102
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 159 241
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 44-17-2 34-17-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 88-373 71-343
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-23 5-66
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-34 1-8
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-42.3 9-39.2
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards............... 8-77 4-39
Possession Time............... 33:14 26:46
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-4 2-10
RUSHING: Northern Illinois-HAMMOCK, Thomas 23-111, TURNER, Michael
14-73, FINLEN, Chris 7-30. Illinois-Harvey, Rocky 13-47, Harris, A. 16-36,
Davis, Carey 3-15, Kittner, Kurt 2-6, Fitts, Steve 1-0, Team 2-minus 2.
PASSING: Northern Illinois-FINLEN, Chris 17-44-2-159.
Illinois-Kittner, Kurt 17-34-0-241.
RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-FLECK, P.J. 7-67, HILL, Darrell 4-64,
HAMMOCK, Thomas 3-10, PERRY, Keith 2-18, DUNKER, Matt 1-0. Illinois-Lloyd,
Brandon 7-126, Davis, Carey 5-24, Young, Walter 3-37, McClellan, A. 2-54.
INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Illinois-Wilson, Eugene 2-0.
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45674
Kickoff time: 11:10 am End of Game: 2:15 pm Total elapsed time: 3:05
Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina, Umpire: James Krogstad,
Linesman: Brent Durbin, Line judge: Alphonse Terry, Back judge: John Langen,
Field judge: Denny Freund, Side judge: Michael Banks, Scorer: Mike Koon,
Temperature: 79 def. Wind: South 14 Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Sep 08, 2001 at Champaign, Illinois)
SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-DUFFY, Nick 0-1, WILLIAMS, Larry 0-1.
Illinois-O'Brien, Mike 1-0, Bevis, Joe 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-GRANT, Akil 8-2, HICKENBOTTOM,L.
7-3, THOMPSON, Vince 5-2, DREW, Randee 4-3, WILLIAMS, Larry 3-3, DUFFY, Nick
2-2, LAURENTI, Ryan 2-1, STROTHMAN, K. 2-1, FALBO, Anthony 1-2, DIDESCH,
Eric 1-2, REYNOLDS,Vinson 2-0, CLEMEN, Trent 2-0, FRANCIS, Devron 2-0,
TAYLOR, Gerard 1-1, BUSALD, Joe 0-1, MOORE, Travis 0-1, SPACUCELLO,Mike 0-1,
ATKINSON, Brian 0-1. Illinois-Abdullah, M. 11-4, Schumacher, J. 4-8, Wilson,
Eugene 6-3, Bevis, Joe 5-2, Strong, Derrick 2-2, Jackson, Bobby 2-2, Moore,
Brandon 1-3, Holden, Lamont 2-1, Washington, T. 1-2, Ivy, Mario 2-0, Piazza,
Nick 2-0, Morton, C. 2-0, Malczyk, Mike 0-2, Hall, Mike 1-0, O'Brien, Mike
1-0, Davis, Carey 1-0, Gilstrap, C. 1-0, Hanton, Jamie 0-1, Long, Robby 0-1,
Gawelek, Mike 0-1.
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Sep 08, 2001 at Champaign, Illinois)
Game Starters:
Northern Illinois Illinois
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
SE 1 PERRY, Keith TE 80 Hodges, Brian
LT 73 VINCENT, Tim LT 73 Bubin, Sean
LG 68 PEDERSEN, John LG 67 Kulaga, Jay
C 63 GHILANI, Todd C 71 Butkus, Luke
RG 64 SCHROEDER,Shaun RG 70 Babcock, Pat
RT 77 ORSZULA, Mark RT 79 Pashos, Tony
TE 86 DUNKER, Matt QB 15 Kittner, Kurt
QB 19 FINLEN, Chris RB 31 Harris, A.
FB 41 ROOD, Alan FB 24 Davis, Carey
TB 28 HAMMOCK, Thomas SE 18 Young, Walter
FL 14 HILL, Darrell FL 6 Lloyd, Brandon
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
DE 58 BUSALD, Joe DE 85 Washington, T.
DT 94 FALBO, Anthony DT 55 Kautter, Brett
DT 51 DIDESCH, Eric DT 96 Moore, Brandon
DE 53 CLEMEN, Trent DE 93 O'Brien, Mike
LB 46 LAURENTI, Ryan LB 48 Holden, Lamont
LB 45 DUFFY, Nick LB 42 Schumacher, J.
LB 26 WILLIAMS, Larry LB 27 Myers, Ty
CB 18 DREW, Randee CB 28 Wilson, Eugene
SS 9 HICKENBOTTOM,L. FS 7 Abdullah, M.
FS 21 GRANT, Akil SS 2 Jackson, Bobby
CB 17 THOMPSON, Vince CB 5 Morton, C.
Player participation:
Northern Illinois: 4-ERWIN, Jimmy, 8-JACK, Adam, 13-AZAR, Steve, 15-TAYLOR, Gerard, 22-HAWKINS, Jason, 23-FRANCIS, Devron,
24-WEST, Ryan, 27-LEE, Rob, 32-TURNER, Michael, 33-JOHNSON, James, 34-SCARAMELLA,Mike, 37-DOLE, Justin, 38-ATKINSON, Brian,
40-HOPSON, Sean, 42-SPACUCELLO,Mike, 43-MAHOLY, Chris, 47-LEE, Javan, 50-STROTHMAN, K., 54-CHEESEMAN, Eric, 55-REYNOLDS,Vinson,
56-MOORE, Travis, 66-VERSTRAETE,Jake, 81-ARCHIE, Mike, 82-FLECK, P.J., 84-REED, Joey, 87-ANDERSON, Aaron, 88-PUGH, Turner,
91-WALKER, Rashad, 92-BLONN, Ben, 98-PETERS, Jon, 99-FRANK, Jason.
Illinois: 3-McGoey, Eric, 4-Adeyemo, Ade, 8-Hall, Mike, 9-Clark, Jamaal, 10-Fitts, Steve, 12-Tubbs, J.J., 13-Agyeman, Nana,
17-Lewis, Greg, 21-Hood, Estus, 23-Harvey, Rocky, 32-Flisakowski, C., 33-Bevis, Joe, 34-Jordan, Taman, 35-Gockman, John,
44-Sinclair, Matt, 45-Gawelek, Mike, 46-Mason, Antonio, 49-Haywood, Brad, 56-Malczyk, Mike, 58-Ruffin, Jeff, 60-Hodges, Aaron,
62-Rouse, Pat, 63-Hilderbrand, D., 64-Diehl, David, 72-Cutter, Dan, 78-Rucks, Chris, 81-McClellan, A., 82-Piazza, Nick,
86-Moorehead, A., 88-Smith, Dwayne, 89-Boyle, Kenny, 90-Long, Robby, 91-Gilstrap, C., 92-Hanton, Jamie, 94-Perry, Jemari,
95-Ivy, Mario, 98-Strong, Derrick.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
NCAA Football
Northern Illinois vs Illinois (Sep 08, 2001 at Champaign, Illinois)
Illinois won the toss, deferred. NIU will receive, defend North goal.
N 1-10 N35 ILL ball on ILL35.
Fitts, Steve kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
N 1-10 N20 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J. (Morton, C.), PENALTY NIU IP
declined.
N 2-10 N20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for no gain to the NIU20.
N 3-10 N20 PENALTY NIU holding 10 yards to the NIU10.
N 3-20 N10 TURNER, Michael rush for 1 yard to the NIU11 (Bevis, Joe).
N 4-19 N11 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 42 yards to the ILL47, Morton, C. return 6 yards to the
NIU47 (STROTHMAN, K.).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 01:37 ---------------
I 1-10 N47 ILLINOIS drive start at 13:23 (1st).
I 1-10 N47 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Smith, Dwayne.
I 2-10 N47 QB hurry by WILLIAMS, Larry.
I 2-10 N47 Davis, Carey rush for 4 yards to the NIU43 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 3-6 N43 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Lloyd, Brandon.
I 4-6 N43 Fitts, Steve punt 43 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:57 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:26 (1st).
N 1-10 N20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 9 yards to the NIU29 (Gilstrap, C.).
N 2-1 N29 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 9 yards to the NIU38, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 N38 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to DUNKER, Matt (Abdullah, M.), QB hurry by
Holden, Lamont.
N 2-10 N38 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 3 yards to the NIU41 (Washington, T.).
N 3-7 N41 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
N 4-7 N41 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 32 yards to the ILL27, Morton, C. return 1 yards to the
ILL28 (FRANCIS, Devron).
--------------- 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------
I 1-10 I28 ILLINOIS drive start at 10:41 (1st).
I 1-10 I28 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Lloyd, Brandon (FALBO, Anthony).
I 2-10 I28 Davis, Carey rush for 11 yards to the ILL39, 1ST DOWN ILL
(LAURENTI, Ryan).
I 1-10 I39 Harris, A. rush for 10 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN ILL
(THOMPSON, Vince).
I 1-10 I49 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Young, Walter.
I 2-10 I49 Harris, A. rush for 5 yards to the NIU46 (DUFFY, Nick).
I 3-5 N46 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Young, Walter.
I 4-5 N46 Fitts, Steve punt 46 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:11 (1st).
N 1-10 N20 TURNER, Michael rush for 7 yards to the NIU27 (Wilson, Eugene,Moore,
Brandon).
N 2-3 N27 PENALTY ILL personal foul 15 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU.
N 1-10 N42 TURNER, Michael rush for 7 yards to the NIU49 (Schumacher, J.).
N 2-3 N49 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J., QB hurry by Moore, Brandon.
N 3-3 N49 FINLEN, Chris rush for 7 yards to the ILL44, 1ST DOWN NIU (Wilson,
Eugene).
N 1-10 I44 TURNER, Michael rush for 7 yards to the ILL37 (Bevis, Joe).
N 2-3 I37 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 11 yards to the ILL26, 1ST
DOWN NIU.
N 1-10 I26 TURNER, Michael rush to the ILL27, fumble forced by Abdullah, M., fumble by
TURNER, Michael recovered by NIU TURNER, Michael at ILL27.
N 2-11 I27 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to TURNER, Michael (Schumacher, J.).
N 3-11 I27 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to PERRY, Keith (Wilson, Eugene).
N 4-11 I27 AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 44 BLOCKED, recovered by ILL Team at
ILL27 spot at ILL27, clock 06:32 (blocked by Washington, T.), Team for no
gain to the ILL27.
--------------- 11 plays, 53 yards, TOP 02:39 ---------------
I 1-10 I27 Harvey, Rocky rush for 5 yards to the ILL32 (THOMPSON, Vince).
I 2-5 I32 Harvey, Rocky rush for 17 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN ILL
(HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 1-10 I49 Harris, A. rush for 5 yards to the NIU46 (FALBO, Anthony,DUFFY, Nick).
I 2-5 N46 Harris, A. rush for loss of 3 yards to the NIU49 (GRANT, Akil).
I 3-8 N49 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Smith, Dwayne.
I 4-8 N49 Fitts, Steve punt 49 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:54 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:38 (1st).
N 1-10 N20 TURNER, Michael rush for 2 yards to the NIU22 (Ivy, Mario).
N 2-8 N22 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J. (Schumacher, J.).
N 3-8 N22 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 9 yards to the NIU31, 1ST
DOWN NIU (Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 N31 TURNER, Michael rush for 1 yard to the NIU32 (Washington, T.,Schumacher,
J.).
N 2-9 N32 TURNER, Michael rush for 43 yards to the ILL25, 1ST DOWN NIU (Morton,
C.).
N 1-10 I25 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 6 yards to the ILL19 (Abdullah, M.).
N 2-4 I19 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 9 yards to the ILL10, 1ST DOWN NIU (Wilson,
Eugene).
N 1-G I10 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for loss of 2 yards to the ILL12 (Holden, Lamont).
N 2-G I12 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell.
N 3-G I12 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell.
N 4-G I12 AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 29 MISSED - short, spot at ILL20, clock
00:42.
--------------- 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:56 ---------------
I 1-10 I20 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 6 yards to the ILL26
(GRANT, Akil).
I 2-4 I26 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 41 yards to the NIU33,
1ST DOWN ILL (GRANT, Akil).
======END OF 1st QUARTER=======
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, ILLINOIS 0
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
I 1-10 N33 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
I 1-10 N33 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 5 yards to the NIU28
(DREW, Randee).
I 2-5 N28 Harvey, Rocky rush for 3 yards to the NIU25 (THOMPSON, Vince).
I 3-2 N25 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 8 yards to the NIU17,
1ST DOWN ILL (THOMPSON, Vince).
I 1-10 N17 Harvey, Rocky rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU19 (LAURENTI, Ryan).
I 2-12 N19 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Young, Walter for 7 yards to the NIU12
(THOMPSON, Vince,WILLIAMS, Larry).
I 3-5 N12 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Young, Walter (ATKINSON, Brian).
I 4-5 N12 Tubbs, J.J. field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 12:48.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, ILLINOIS 3
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--------------- 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:54 ---------------
Fitts, Steve kickoff 41 yards to the NIU24, JOHNSON, James return 11
yards to the NIU35 (Piazza, Nick).
N 1-10 N35 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:48 (2nd).
N 1-10 N35 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to DUNKER, Matt (Jackson, Bobby).
N 2-10 N35 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 4 yards to the NIU39.
N 3-6 N39 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 4 yards to the NIU43
(Abdullah, M.).
N 4-2 N43 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 45 yards to the ILL12, Wilson, Eugene return 40 yards to
the NIU48 (TAYLOR, Gerard,STROTHMAN, K.).
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:43 ---------------
I 1-10 N48 ILLINOIS drive start at 11:05 (2nd).
I 1-10 N48 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Lloyd, Brandon (ATKINSON, Brian).
I 2-10 N48 Harris, A. rush for 3 yards to the NIU45 (WILLIAMS, Larry).
I 3-7 N45 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Young, Walter.
I 4-7 N45 Fitts, Steve punt 45 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:46 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:19 (2nd).
N 1-10 N20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush for 7 yards to the NIU27 (Schumacher, J.,Wilson,
Eugene).
N 2-3 N27 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell.
N 3-3 N27 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
N 4-3 N27 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 58 yards to the ILL15, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:57 ---------------
I 1-10 I15 ILLINOIS drive start at 09:22 (2nd).
I 1-10 I15 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to McClellan, A. for 24 yards to the ILL39,
1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (GRANT, Akil).
I 1-10 I39 Harvey, Rocky rush for loss of 3 yards to the ILL36 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 2-13 I36 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Davis, Carey.
I 3-13 I36 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Davis, Carey for 14 yards to the 50
yardline, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (THOMPSON, Vince,WILLIAMS,
Larry).
I 1-10 I50 Harvey, Rocky rush for 2 yards to the NIU48 (WILLIAMS, Larry).
I 2-8 N48 Harvey, Rocky rush for 2 yards to the NIU46 (DIDESCH, Eric,FALBO,
Anthony).
I 3-6 N46 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Moorehead, A..
I 4-6 N46 Fitts, Steve punt 33 yards to the NIU13, FLECK, P.J. return 5 yards to
the NIU18 (Gawelek, Mike,Malczyk, Mike).
--------------- 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:25 ---------------
N 1-10 N18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:57 (2nd).
N 1-10 N18 TURNER, Michael rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU17 (Moore, Brandon).
N 2-11 N17 FINLEN, Chris rush for 9 yards to the NIU26.
N 3-2 N26 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to PERRY, Keith for 7 yards to the NIU33, 1ST
DOWN NIU (Bevis, Joe).
N 1-10 N33 FINLEN, Chris pass intercepted by Wilson, Eugene at the ILL34, Wilson,
Eugene return 0 yards to the ILL34.
--------------- 4 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:48 ---------------
I 1-10 I34 ILLINOIS drive start at 05:09 (2nd).
I 1-10 I34 Harris, A. rush for 3 yards to the ILL37 (GRANT, Akil,HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 2-7 I37 Harris, A. rush for 5 yards to the ILL42 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.,DREW, Randee).
I 3-2 I42 Harris, A. rush for 1 yard to the ILL43 (GRANT, Akil).
I 4-1 I43 Fitts, Steve punt 29 yards to the NIU28, FLECK, P.J. return 5 yards to
the NIU33 (Malczyk, Mike,Schumacher, J.).
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:46 ---------------
N 1-10 N33 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:23 (2nd).
N 1-10 N33 TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 2 yards to the NIU35 (Abdullah,
M.,Wilson, Eugene).
N 2-8 N35 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 7 yards to the NIU42 (Wilson,
Eugene).
N 3-1 N42 FINLEN, Chris rush up middle for 18 yards to the ILL40, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 I40 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete, QB hurry by O'Brien, Mike.
N 2-10 I40 TURNER, Michael rush up middle for no gain to the ILL40 (Ivy, Mario).
N 3-10 I40 FINLEN, Chris middle pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 10 yards to the ILL30,
1ST DOWN NIU (Jackson, Bobby).
N 1-10 I30 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell (Hall, Mike).
N 2-10 I30 TURNER, Michael rush over right tackle for loss of 3 yards to the ILL33
(Schumacher, J.,Long, Robby).
N 3-13 I33 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:00.
N 3-13 I33 FINLEN, Chris sideline pass incomplete to PERRY, Keith (Jackson, Bobby).
N 4-13 I33 AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 50 GOOD, clock 00:51.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3, ILLINOIS 3
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--------------- 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:32 ---------------
AZAR, Steve kickoff 53 yards to the ILL12, Wilson, Eugene return 8 yards to
the ILL20 (DREW, Randee,SPACUCELLO,Mike).
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:51 (2nd).
I 1-10 I20 Kittner, Kurt sideline pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 15 yards to
the ILL35, 1ST DOWN ILL (DREW, Randee,LAURENTI, Ryan).
I 1-10 I35 Kittner, Kurt middle pass incomplete to Lloyd, Brandon.
I 2-10 I35 Kittner, Kurt deep pass incomplete to Moorehead, A. (THOMPSON, Vince).
I 3-10 I35 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to Harvey, Rocky.
I 4-10 I35 Fitts, Steve punt 32 yards to the NIU33, FLECK, P.J. return 13 yards to
the NIU46, out-of-bounds (Davis, Carey).
--------------- 4 plays, 15 yards, TOP 00:47 ---------------
N 1-10 N46 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:04 (2nd).
N 1-10 N46 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HAMMOCK, Thomas for 14 yards to the ILL40,
1ST DOWN NIU (Schumacher, J.).
N 1-10 I40 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.
======END OF 2nd QUARTER=======
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3, ILLINOIS 3
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
N 1-10 I40 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU35.
--------------- 1 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:04 ---------------
ERWIN, Jimmy kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00 (3rd).
I 1-10 I20 Harvey, Rocky rush for 3 yards to the ILL23 (GRANT, Akil).
I 2-7 I23 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Davis, Carey for no gain to the ILL23
(DREW, Randee).
I 3-7 I23 Kittner, Kurt sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ILL19 (WILLIAMS,
Larry,DUFFY, Nick).
I 4-11 I19 Fitts, Steve punt 29 yards to the ILL48, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:56 ---------------
N 1-10 I48 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:04 (3rd).
N 1-10 I48 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL45 (Moore,
Brandon,Schumacher, J.).
N 2-7 I45 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ILL47 (Washington,
T.,Schumacher, J.).
N 3-9 I47 FINLEN, Chris slant pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 14 yards to the ILL33,
1ST DOWN NIU (Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 I33 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ILL30 (Strong,
Derrick,Bevis, Joe).
N 2-7 I30 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 10 yards to the ILL20, 1ST DOWN
NIU (Abdullah, M.,Holden, Lamont).
N 1-10 I20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILL13 (Jackson,
Bobby,Hanton, Jamie).
N 2-3 I13 PENALTY ILL offside 5 yards to the ILL8, 1ST DOWN NIU.
N 1-G I08 PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the ILL13.
N 1-G I13 FINLEN, Chris sideline pass incomplete to DUNKER, Matt.
N 2-G I13 FINLEN, Chris slant pass incomplete to PERRY, Keith (Morton, C.).
N 3-G I13 PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the ILL18.
N 3-G I18 FINLEN, Chris slant pass incomplete to PUGH, Turner (Jackson, Bobby).
N 4-G I18 AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 09:11.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, ILLINOIS 3
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--------------- 11 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:53 ---------------
ERWIN, Jimmy kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 09:11 (3rd).
I 1-10 I20 Harris, A. rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ILL18 (CLEMEN,
Trent).
I 2-12 I18 Kittner, Kurt deep pass complete to McClellan, A. for 30 yards to the
ILL48, 1ST DOWN ILL (GRANT, Akil).
I 1-10 I48 Harris, A. rush over left end for loss of 2 yards to the ILL46
(THOMPSON, Vince).
I 2-12 I46 Kittner, Kurt slant pass complete to Young, Walter for 17 yards to the
NIU37, 1ST DOWN ILL (WILLIAMS, Larry).
I 1-10 N37 Kittner, Kurt deep pass incomplete to Hodges, Brian, PENALTY ILL
holding 10 yards to the NIU47, NO PLAY.
I 1-20 N47 Davis, Carey rush up middle for no gain to the NIU47 (REYNOLDS,Vinson).
I 2-20 N47 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Davis, Carey for 5 yards to the NIU42
(HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 3-15 N42 Kittner, Kurt deep out pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 34 yards to
the NIU8, 1ST DOWN ILL (DREW, Randee).
I 1-G N08 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Davis, Carey for 3 yards to the NIU5
(GRANT, Akil).
I 2-G N05 Harris, A. rush for loss of 3 yards to the NIU8 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 3-G N08 Kittner, Kurt slant pass incomplete to Moorehead, A. (THOMPSON, Vince).
I 4-G N08 Fitts, Steve rush for no gain to the NIU8, out-of-bounds (FRANCIS,
Devron).
--------------- 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:37 ---------------
N 1-10 N08 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:34 (3rd).
N 1-10 N08 NIU ball on NIU9.
N 1-10 N09 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:34.
N 1-10 N09 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU12 (Schumacher, J.).
N 2-7 N12 FINLEN, Chris sideline pass complete to DUNKER, Matt for no gain to the
NIU12 (Abdullah, M.).
N 3-7 N12 FINLEN, Chris middle pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 12 yards to the NIU24,
1ST DOWN NIU (Jackson, Bobby,Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 N24 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush RL for loss of 2 yards to the NIU22 (Bevis,
Joe,Schumacher, J.).
N 2-12 N22 FINLEN, Chris deep out pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 13 yards to the
NIU35, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (Hall, Mike).
N 1-10 N35 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush left for 12 yards to the NIU47, 1ST DOWN NIU
(Wilson, Eugene).
N 1-10 N47 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILL47 (Schumacher, J.).
N 2-4 I47 PENALTY NIU personal foul 15 yards to the NIU38.
N 2-19 N38 FINLEN, Chris sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NIU32 (O'Brien, Mike).
N 3-25 N32 FINLEN, Chris screen pass complete to HAMMOCK, Thomas for loss of 4 yards to
the NIU28 (Jackson, Bobby).
N 4-29 N28 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 48 yards to the ILL24, Morton, C. return 18 yards to the
ILL42 (REYNOLDS,Vinson).
--------------- 9 plays, 19 yards, TOP 04:34 ---------------
I 1-10 I42 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:00 (3rd).
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, ILLINOIS 3
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
I 1-10 I42 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
I 1-10 I42 Kittner, Kurt pass complete to Lloyd, Brandon for 17 yards to the NIU41,
1ST DOWN ILL (DREW, Randee).
I 1-10 N41 PENALTY NIU pass interference 15 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN
ILL.
I 1-10 N26 Kittner, Kurt rush up middle for 10 yards to the NIU16, 1ST DOWN
ILL.
I 1-10 N16 Harvey, Rocky rush over left guard for 3 yards to the NIU13 (MOORE,
Travis,GRANT, Akil).
I 2-7 N13 Kittner, Kurt deep out pass complete to Young, Walter for 13 yards to
the NIU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:20.
Tubbs, J.J. kick attempt good.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6, ILLINOIS 10
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--------------- 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------
Fitts, Steve kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:20 (4th).
N 1-10 N20 TURNER, Michael rush left for 8 yards to the NIU28 (Abdullah, M.).
N 2-2 N28 FINLEN, Chris sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU24 (Bevis, Joe).
N 3-6 N24 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:30.
N 3-6 N24 FINLEN, Chris sideline pass incomplete to PERRY, Keith.
N 4-6 N24 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 29 yards to the ILL47, Wilson, Eugene return 1 yards to
the ILL48 (TAYLOR, Gerard), PENALTY NIU kick catching interference 7
yards to the NIU45, 1st and 10, ILL ball on NIU45.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------
I 1-10 N45 ILLINOIS drive start at 12:18 (4th).
I 1-10 N45 Kittner, Kurt pass incomplete to McClellan, A..
I 2-10 N45 Harris, A. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU47 (DIDESCH,
Eric,ATKINSON, Brian).
I 3-12 N47 Kittner, Kurt deep pass incomplete to Moorehead, A..
I 4-12 N47 Fitts, Steve punt 47 yards to the NIU0, touchback.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:59 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:19 (4th).
N 1-10 N20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the NIU22 (Moore,
Brandon,Strong, Derrick).
N 2-8 N22 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the NIU29 (Abdullah,
M.).
N 3-1 N29 FINLEN, Chris rush over right guard for 2 yards to the NIU31, 1ST DOWN
NIU (Morton, C.).
N 1-10 N31 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the NIU32 (Holden,
Lamont).
N 2-9 N32 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HAMMOCK, Thomas for no gain to the NIU32
(Bevis, Joe).
N 3-9 N32 FINLEN, Chris pass intercepted by Wilson, Eugene at the NIU40, Wilson,
Eugene return 0 yards to the NIU40.
--------------- 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:00 ---------------
I 1-10 N40 ILLINOIS drive start at 08:19 (4th).
I 1-10 N40 Harvey, Rocky rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the NIU36 (CLEMEN,
Trent).
I 2-6 N36 Harvey, Rocky rush over left end for 5 yards to the NIU31
(HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 3-1 N31 Harris, A. rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN ILL
(DUFFY, Nick).
I 1-10 N26 Harvey, Rocky rush up middle for 9 yards to the NIU17
(HICKENBOTTOM,L.,BUSALD, Joe).
I 2-1 N17 Harvey, Rocky rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the NIU18
(DIDESCH, Eric), PENALTY NIU face mask 5 yards to the NIU13, 1ST DOWN
ILL.
I 1-10 N13 1st and 10.
I 1-10 N13 Harris, A. rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU8 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
I 2-5 N08 Harris, A. rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU4 (STROTHMAN, K.).
I 3-1 N04 Harris, A. rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU2, 1ST DOWN ILL
(FALBO, Anthony).
I 1-G N02 Kittner, Kurt sideline pass complete to Davis, Carey for 2 yards to the
NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:32.
Tubbs, J.J. kick attempt good.
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--------------- 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 03:47 ---------------
Fitts, Steve kickoff 64 yards to the NIU1, DREW, Randee return 23 yards
to the NIU24 (Piazza, Nick).
N 1-10 N24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:32 (4th).
N 1-10 N24 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HAMMOCK, Thomas, QB hurry by Perry, Jemari.
N 2-10 N24 FINLEN, Chris middle pass complete to PERRY, Keith for 11 yards to the
NIU35, 1ST DOWN NIU (Wilson, Eugene).
N 1-10 N35 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over left end for 8 yards to the NIU43, out-of-bounds
(Abdullah, M.).
N 2-2 N43 PENALTY NIU crackback 15 yards to the NIU28.
N 2-17 N28 FINLEN, Chris deep pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 15 yards to the NIU43.
N 3-2 N43 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN
NIU (Schumacher, J.,Abdullah, M.).
N 1-10 I49 FINLEN, Chris rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL45 (Strong, Derrick).
N 2-6 I45 TURNER, Michael rush over left end for no gain to the ILL45 (Strong,
Derrick).
N 3-6 I45 FINLEN, Chris middle pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J. (Jackson, Bobby).
N 4-6 I45 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 10 yards to the ILL35,
1ST DOWN NIU (Wilson, Eugene).
N 1-10 I35 PENALTY ILL pass interference 9 yards to the ILL26, 1ST DOWN
NIU.
N 1-10 I26 FINLEN, Chris deep out pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 26 yards to the
ILL0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:12.
FINLEN, Chris pass attempt failed.
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--------------- 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:20 ---------------
ERWIN, Jimmy kickoff 13 yards to the NIU48, on-side kick, recovered by NIU
on NIU48.
N 1-10 N48 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:12 (4th).
N 1-10 N48 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J. (Jackson, Bobby).
N 2-10 N48 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell (Abdullah, M.).
N 3-10 N48 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to PUGH, Turner.
N 4-10 N48 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:56.
N 4-10 N48 FINLEN, Chris slant pass incomplete to TURNER, Michael (Jackson, Bobby).
--------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:24 ---------------
I 1-10 N48 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:48 (4th).
I 1-10 N48 Team rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU49.
I 2-11 N49 Team rush for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline.
I 3-12 I50 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.
--------------- 2 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------
===========FINAL SCORE===========
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12, ILLINOIS 17
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