Week 0
Final
WMU
NIU1Q 12:49
0 - 7
J. Huff 31-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
1Q 04:23
7 - 7
K. Watson 7-yard TD catch from R. Goddard.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
1Q 02:39
7 - 14
M. Childers 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 12:09
14 - 14
J. Franklin 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 06:34
14 - 21
S. Smith 58-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 03:12
21 - 21
R. Goddard 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
3Q 01:43
28 - 21
D. Ernsberger 13-yard TD catch from R. Goddard.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 14:09
28 - 28
J. Huff 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7
4Q 10:43
31 - 28
J. Grant 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 06:26
31 - 35
M. Brinkman 26-yard TD catch from M. Childers.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7
Top Performers
Pass Yds
211
Goddard
WMU
Rush Yds
185
Huff
NIU
Rec Yds
93
Arnett
WMU
Scrim TD
2
Huff
NIU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Mid-American
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toledo | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Ohio | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Akron | 7 | 7 | .500 |
 Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Buffalo | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Eastern Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Miami (OH) | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Bowling Green | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Kent State | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Ball State | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Northern Illinois Huskies emerged victorious over the Western Michigan Broncos, 35 to 31, on November 15, 2017.
Game Info
November 16, 2017
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, Illinois
49°
14 mph WNW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Goddard #6 | 15/27 | 211 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 5-25 | 145.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Childers #15 | 6/11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 133.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Franklin #31 | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 1 | 29 |
D. Eskridge #1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Davie #23 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Goddard #6 | 14 | -16 | -1.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Huff #23 | 25 | 185 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 |
M. Childers #15 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 |
T. Harbison #22 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
C. Blake #4 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
M. Jones #21 | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Arnett #13 | 3/7 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 68 |
K. Watson #13 | 5/6 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 30 |
D. Ernsberger #85 | 5/5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 15 |
A. Curtis #3 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Davie #23 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Eskridge #1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Franklin #31 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sanders #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Brinkman #89 | 1/1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
S. Tears #14 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Wimann #35 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Blake #4 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Crawford #88 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Beebe #82 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Goddard #6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
T. Hayward #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Spillane #10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Claiborne #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Foster #11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Jones #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Beebe #82 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Spillane #10 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #6 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Claiborne #21 | 6-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Bailey #8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Turner #5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #30 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Clark #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Grace #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Ekwoge #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fayad #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Assoua #33 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Heimbuch #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Balabani #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jackson #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Beal #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Matich #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mitchell #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Thomas #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones IV #6 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #8 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 6-5 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. LeRoy #99 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sanders #9 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones-Davis #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Schwab #18 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Kramer #55 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Lee #90 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smalls #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Embry #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heflin #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kelly #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lurry #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Milton #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Olootu #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wesley #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abresch #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Grant #37 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 28 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hagan #34 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Mitchell #39 | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 65 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ference #36 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 39 |
J. Orne #25 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Ekwoge #5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Beebe #82 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Beebe #82 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Foster #11 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Goddard #6 | 15/27 | 211 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 5-25 | 145.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Franklin #31 | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 1 | 29 |
D. Eskridge #1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Davie #23 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Goddard #6 | 14 | -16 | -1.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Arnett #13 | 3/7 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 68 |
K. Watson #13 | 5/6 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 30 |
D. Ernsberger #85 | 5/5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 15 |
A. Curtis #3 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Davie #23 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Eskridge #1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Franklin #31 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sanders #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Goddard #6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
T. Hayward #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Spillane #10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Claiborne #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Spillane #10 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #6 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Claiborne #21 | 6-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Bailey #8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Turner #5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #30 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Clark #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Grace #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Ekwoge #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fayad #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Assoua #33 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Heimbuch #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Balabani #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jackson #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Beal #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Matich #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mitchell #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Thomas #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Grant #37 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 28 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Mitchell #39 | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 65 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Ekwoge #5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Childers #15 | 6/11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 133.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Huff #23 | 25 | 185 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 |
M. Childers #15 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 |
T. Harbison #22 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
C. Blake #4 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
M. Jones #21 | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Brinkman #89 | 1/1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
S. Tears #14 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Wimann #35 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Blake #4 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Crawford #88 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Beebe #82 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Foster #11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Jones #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Beebe #82 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones IV #6 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #8 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 6-5 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. LeRoy #99 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sanders #9 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones-Davis #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Schwab #18 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Kramer #55 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Lee #90 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smalls #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Embry #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heflin #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kelly #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lurry #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Milton #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Olootu #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wesley #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abresch #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hagan #34 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ference #36 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 39 |
J. Orne #25 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Beebe #82 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Beebe #82 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Foster #11 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
3 plays,
-9 yd,
02:11
0-0
1 play,
31 yd,
00:08
0-7
11 plays,
16 yd,
05:19
0-7
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:18
0-7
4 plays,
63 yd,
01:46
7-7
6 plays,
43 yd,
01:44
7-14
11 plays,
38 yd,
05:30
14-14
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:50
14-14
6 plays,
19 yd,
02:20
14-14
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:20
14-14
1 play,
-4 yd,
00:12
14-20
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
14-21
7 plays,
30 yd,
02:56
14-21
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:42
14-21
3 plays,
-9 yd,
01:42
14-21
2 plays,
-4 yd,
01:02
14-21
12 plays,
53 yd,
06:29
14-21
13 plays,
50 yd,
05:25
21-21
1 play,
-12 yd,
00:15
21-21
3 plays,
24 yd,
01:15
28-21
5 plays,
55 yd,
02:32
28-28
8 plays,
74 yd,
03:27
31-28
10 plays,
67 yd,
04:17
31-35
3 plays,
4 yd,
00:59
31-35
11 plays,
54 yd,
05:21
31-35
296
Total Yds
312
186
Pass Yds
64
110
Rush Yds
248
12
Total Drives
13
76
Total Plays
60
3.9
Yards Per Play
5.2
5.8
Yards Per Pass
5.8
2.5
Yards Per Rush
5.1
33:02
Possession
26:58
7
Biggest Lead
7
17
1st Downs
17
7
Passing 1st Downs
2
9
Rushing 1st Downs
13
1
1st Downs from Penalties
2
8/17
3rd Down
7/12
0/1
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
3
3
Penalties
7
0.0
Sacks
5.0
5
Tackles For Loss
8
0
D/ST TD
0
