Northern Illinois 41-29 Ball State (Oct 5, 2002)

Top Performers

Pass Yds

233

Hill

BALL

Rush Yds

136

Merriweather

BALL

Rec Yds

122

Ridgeway

BALL

Scrim TD

2

Dunker

NIU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Josh Haldi

NIU QB #10

Talmadge Hill

BALL QB #15

171

Pass Yds

233

4

Pass TD

2

0

Int

4

NIU

Team Stats

BALL

315

Total Yds

417

17

1st Downs

27

2

Turnovers

4

2002 Mid-American

Team	W	L	PCT
Akron	4	8	.333
Ball State	6	6	.500
Bowling Green	9	3	.750
Buffalo	1	11	.083
UCF	7	5	.583
Central Michigan	4	8	.333
Eastern Michigan	3	9	.250
Kent State	3	9	.250
Miami (OH)	7	5	.583
Northern Illinois	8	4	.667
Ohio	4	8	.333
Toledo	9	5	.643
Western Michigan	4	8	.333
Marshall	11	2	.846

Game Summary

The Ball State Cardinals fell to the Northern Illinois Huskies, 41 to 29, on October 5, 2002.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Josh Haldi J. Haldi #10	13/20	171	8.6	4	0	0-0	202.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Talmadge Hill T. Hill #15	20/46	233	5.1	2	4	0-0	83.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	34	130	3.8
Adrian Davis A. Davis #39	7	20	2.9
Josh Haldi J. Haldi #10	2	-4	-2.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Merriweather M. Merriweather #44	25	136	5.4	2
Scott Blair S. Blair #32	4	24	6.0	0
Talmadge Hill T. Hill #15	8	22	2.8	0
Charles Wynn C. Wynn #24	2	4	2.0	0
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	1	0	0.0	0
Ryan Hahaj R. Hahaj #87	1	-2	-2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Matt Dunker M. Dunker #86	0/0	48	16.0	2
Keith Perry K. Perry #1	0/0	39	19.5	0
Sam Hurd S. Hurd #84	0/0	36	36.0	1
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	0/0	26	13.0	0
Dan Sheldon D. Sheldon #5	0/0	11	5.5	0
Shatone Powers S. Powers #83	0/0	7	7.0	1
Mike Archie M. Archie #81	0/0	2	2.0	0
Brad Cieslak B. Cieslak #89	0/0	2	2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Dante Ridgeway D. Ridgeway #86	0/0	122	17.4	0
Ryan Hahaj R. Hahaj #87	0/0	33	11.0	0
Scott Volk S. Volk #38	0/0	22	11.0	1
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	0/0	16	16.0	1
Tim Streit T. Streit #84	0/0	16	8.0	0
Mark Franklin M. Franklin #82	0/0	11	5.5	0
Charles Wynn C. Wynn #24	0/0	6	6.0	0
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	0/0	4	4.0	0
Marcus Merriweather M. Merriweather #44	0/0	3	3.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Justin Dole J. Dole #37	0-0	1
Randee Drew R. Drew #18	0-0	1
Kursten Strothman K. Strothman #50	0-0	1
Vince Thompson V. Thompson #17	0-0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Steve Azar S. Azar #13	2/2	5/5	11	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Langford M. Langford #43	0/1	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jimmy Erwin J. Erwin #4	4	152	38.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Reggie Hodges R. Hodges #30	5	189	37.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Randee Drew R. Drew #18	3	115	38.3	0	0
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	1	30	30.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	4	74	18.5	0	0
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	2	29	14.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Sheldon D. Sheldon #5	1	64	64.0	0	1

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	2	16	8.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Josh Haldi J. Haldi #10	13/20	171	8.6	4	0	0-0	202.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	34	130	3.8
Adrian Davis A. Davis #39	7	20	2.9
Josh Haldi J. Haldi #10	2	-4	-2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Matt Dunker M. Dunker #86	0/0	48	16.0	2
Keith Perry K. Perry #1	0/0	39	19.5	0
Sam Hurd S. Hurd #84	0/0	36	36.0	1
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	0/0	26	13.0	0
Dan Sheldon D. Sheldon #5	0/0	11	5.5	0
Shatone Powers S. Powers #83	0/0	7	7.0	1
Mike Archie M. Archie #81	0/0	2	2.0	0
Brad Cieslak B. Cieslak #89	0/0	2	2.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Justin Dole J. Dole #37	0-0	1
Randee Drew R. Drew #18	0-0	1
Kursten Strothman K. Strothman #50	0-0	1
Vince Thompson V. Thompson #17	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Steve Azar S. Azar #13	2/2	5/5	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jimmy Erwin J. Erwin #4	4	152	38.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Randee Drew R. Drew #18	3	115	38.3	0	0
Michael Turner M. Turner #32	1	30	30.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Sheldon D. Sheldon #5	1	64	64.0	0	1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Talmadge Hill T. Hill #15	20/46	233	5.1	2	4	0-0	83.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Merriweather M. Merriweather #44	25	136	5.4	2
Scott Blair S. Blair #32	4	24	6.0	0
Talmadge Hill T. Hill #15	8	22	2.8	0
Charles Wynn C. Wynn #24	2	4	2.0	0
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	1	0	0.0	0
Ryan Hahaj R. Hahaj #87	1	-2	-2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Dante Ridgeway D. Ridgeway #86	0/0	122	17.4	0
Ryan Hahaj R. Hahaj #87	0/0	33	11.0	0
Scott Volk S. Volk #38	0/0	22	11.0	1
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	0/0	16	16.0	1
Tim Streit T. Streit #84	0/0	16	8.0	0
Mark Franklin M. Franklin #82	0/0	11	5.5	0
Charles Wynn C. Wynn #24	0/0	6	6.0	0
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	0/0	4	4.0	0
Marcus Merriweather M. Merriweather #44	0/0	3	3.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Langford M. Langford #43	0/1	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Reggie Hodges R. Hodges #30	5	189	37.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	4	74	18.5	0	0
Larry Bostic L. Bostic #19	2	29	14.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sean Schembra S. Schembra #83	2	16	8.0	0	0

NIU

Team Stats

BALL

315

Total Yds

417

171

Pass Yds

233

144

Rush Yds

184

64

Total Plays

87

4.9

Yards Per Play

4.8

8.6

Yards Per Pass

5.1

3.3

Yards Per Rush

4.5

17

1st Downs

27

7

Passing 1st Downs

12

9

Rushing 1st Downs

11

7

1st Downs from Penalties

12

4

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

4

0

Interceptions Thrown

4

2

Fumbles Lost

0

6

Penalties

7

1

D/ST TD

0

3-3 NIU

BALL 2-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2002 Mid-American

Game Summary

Team Stats