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Western Michigan at Northern Illinois

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 35–⁠31. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 23–⁠19.

AwayWestern Michigan6–⁠6 in 2017
31
HomeNorthern Illinois8–⁠5 in 2017
35

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESPN2Attendance 7,732

At kickoff
42°F, mostly cloudy, wind 25 mph from the northwest, gusts to 34 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Tim O’Dey; umpire David Parker; head linesman Ryan MacDonald; line judge Mike Maisner; side judge Gaylon Williams; field judge Jason Frank; back judge Justin Staehr; center judge Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan7714331
Northern Illinois14701435

Standouts

  • PassingReece Goddard15 of 27, 211 yards, 2 TDWestern Michigan
  • RushingJordan Huff25 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDNorthern Illinois
  • ReceivingTyron Arnett3 catches, 93 yardsWestern Michigan
  • DefenseSutton Smith6 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 5.5 for lossNorthern Illinois

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Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Reece Goddard15/2721120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarvion Franklin27115129
D’Wayne Eskridge1909
Ra’Sean Davie2201
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyron Arnett393068
Keishawn Watson553130
Donnie Ernsberger548115
Anton Curtis112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Asantay Brown9000
Robert Spillane9100
Stefan Claiborne60.500
Caleb Bailey4000

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Marcus Childers6/116410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Huff25185231
Marcus Childers104318
Tre Harbison419012
Christian Blake316013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mitchell Brinkman126126
Shane Wimann112012
Spencer Tears112012
Christian Blake110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bobby Jones IV8000
Mykelti Williams8000
Jawuan Johnson7000
Sutton Smith65.52.50
Ben LeRoy50.50.50
Alex Schwab3110
William Lee2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Western MichiganNorthern Illinois
321Total yards312
211Passing yards64
110Rushing yards248
7.8Yards per pass5.8
2.5Yards per rush5.1
17First downs17
8–⁠17Third downs7–⁠12
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers3
3–⁠35Penalties7–⁠65
33:02Possession26:58
0Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

Western MichiganNorthern Illinois
40%Success rate40%
0.02EPA per play0.13
1.14Explosiveness1.11
−0.03Rushing EPA0.09
0.11Passing EPA0.30
30%Passing-down success35%
−0.22First-down EPA−0.49
−0.05Second-down EPA0.49
0.79Third-down EPA0.89
10%Havoc by its defense18%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Illinois −9, over/under 49.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Northern Illinois 73%, Western Michigan 27%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneWestern Michigan end zoneQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 11 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Western MichiganFumble, 5 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumble return TD, 1 play (Northern Illinois scores)Q2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 12 playsQ3 Western MichiganFumble, 10 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisFumble, 1 playQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Western MichiganField goal, 8 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Western Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 31 yards
  3. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 11 plays, 25 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 63 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
  7. Q1 Western MichiganFumble, 5 plays, 22 yards
  8. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  10. Q2 Western MichiganMissed FG, 6 plays, 19 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  12. Q2 Western MichiganFumble return TD, 1 play (Northern Illinois scores), 0 yards
  13. Q2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 33 yards
  14. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  16. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 2 plays, −4 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 12 plays, 38 yards
  18. Q3 Western MichiganFumble, 10 plays, 43 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 plays, 12 yards
  20. Q3 Northern IllinoisFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  21. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 plays, 24 yards
  22. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 70 yards
  23. Q4 Western MichiganField goal, 8 plays, 84 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 67 yards
  25. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  26. Q4 Northern IllinoisEnd of game, 11 plays, 27 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Northern Illinois 14, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 59 yds , Darius Phillips return for 7 yds to the WMich 13
14:451st & 10 at own 13Jarvion Franklin run for 5 yds to the WMich 18
14:202nd & 5 at own 18Jarvion Franklin run for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 14
13:303rd & 9 at own 14Reece Goddard sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 5 yards to the WMich 9
12:494th & 14 at own 9Derrick Mitchell punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 31
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
12:411st & 10 at opp 31Jordan Huff run for 31 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Punt, 11 plays
12:411st & 10 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:301st & 10 at own 25Jarvion Franklin run for 9 yds to the WMich 34
12:062nd & 1 at own 34Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at own 36Reece Goddard pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
11:212nd & 10 at own 36Jarvion Franklin run for 7 yds to the WMich 43
10:573rd & 3 at own 43Jarvion Franklin run for 3 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at own 46Reece Goddard pass complete to Ra’Sean Davie for 5 yds to the NoIll 49
9:522nd & 5 at opp 49Reece Goddard run for 3 yds to the NoIll 46
9:193rd & 2 at opp 46Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the NoIll 42 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 42Jarvion Franklin run for 1 yd to the NoIll 41
8:142nd & 9 at opp 41Reece Goddard pass incomplete to Tyron Arnett
7:453rd & 9 at opp 41Reece Goddard sacked by William Lee for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line
7:224th & 18 at the 50Derrick Mitchell punt for 30 yds, downed at the NoIll 20
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 20Marcus Childers pass incomplete
7:092nd & 10 at own 20Christian Blake run for 3 yds to the NoIll 23
6:353rd & 7 at own 23Marcus Jones run for 4 yds to the NoIll 27
6:044th & 3 at own 27Matt Ference punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 37
Western Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
5:491st & 10 at own 37Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the WMich 41
5:162nd & 6 at own 41Jarvion Franklin run for 23 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at opp 36Jarvion Franklin run for 29 yds to the NoIll 7 for a 1ST down
4:181st & goal at opp 7Reece Goddard pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 7 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)Tied at 7
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
4:091st & 10 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 57 yds , Chad Beebe return for 49 yds to the WMich 43
4:041st & 10 at opp 43Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Shane Wimann
3:532nd & 10 at opp 43Jordan Huff run for 12 yds to the WMich 31 for a 1ST down
3:351st & 10 at opp 31Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the WMich 24
3:052nd & 3 at opp 24Jordan Huff run for 23 yds to the WMich 1 for a 1ST down
2:501st & goal at opp 1Jordan Huff run for no gain to the WMich 1
2:342nd & goal at opp 1Marcus Childers run for 1 yd for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Fumble, 5 plays
2:342nd & 10 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:201st & 10 at own 25Reece Goddard run for 5 yds to the WMich 30
1:522nd & 5 at own 30Jarvion Franklin run for 10 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at own 40Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 8 yds to the WMich 48
0:472nd & 2 at own 48Jarvion Franklin run for no gain to the WMich 48
0:133rd & 2 at own 48Jarvion Franklin run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 47
0:084th & 3 at own 47Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 00:08
0:004th & 3 at own 47Derrick Mitchell punt for 38 yds , Chad Beebe returns for 1 yd to the NoIll 16 Chad Beebe fumbled, recovered by WMich Treshaun Hayward
2nd quarter8 drives, then Northern Illinois 21, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
14:451st & 10 at opp 16Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the NoIll 14
14:232nd & 8 at opp 14Jarvion Franklin run for 5 yds to the NoIll 9
13:493rd & 3 at opp 9Reece Goddard run for 6 yds to the NoIll 3 for a 1ST down
13:151st & goal at opp 3Reece Goddard run for 1 yd to the NoIll 2
12:302nd & goal at opp 2Jarvion Franklin run for no gain to the NoIll 2
12:043rd & goal at opp 2Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)Tied at 14
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:583rd & 9 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 61 yds , Chad Beebe return for 5 yds to the NoIll 9
11:581st & 10 at own 9NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NoIll 4
11:421st & 15 at own 4Jordan Huff run for no gain to the NoIll 4
11:182nd & 15 at own 4Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the NoIll 6
10:503rd & 13 at own 6Marcus Childers pass complete to Chad Beebe for 1 yd to the NoIll 7
10:144th & 12 at own 7Matt Ference punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 46
Western Michigan Missed FG, 6 plays
10:001st & 10 at opp 46Ra’Sean Davie run for 1 yd to the NoIll 45
9:342nd & 9 at opp 45Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 15 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
8:531st & 10 at opp 30Ra’Sean Davie run for 1 yd to the NoIll 29
8:252nd & 9 at opp 29Reece Goddard pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 2 yds to the NoIll 27
7:593rd & 7 at opp 27Reece Goddard pass incomplete to Jarvion Franklin
7:544th & 7 at opp 27Josh Grant 44 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 27Marcus Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 26
7:052nd & 11 at own 26Marcus Childers pass complete to Christian Blake for 10 yds to the NoIll 36
6:573rd & 1 at own 36NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Ryan Roberts) to the NoIll 31
6:473rd & 6 at own 31Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Chad Beebe
6:344th & 6 at own 31Matt Ference punt for 7 yds, downed at the NoIll 38
6:221st & 10 at opp 38Reece Goddard run for a loss of 4 yards Reece Goddard fumbled, recovered by NoIll Sutton Smith , return for 58 yds, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 21, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 7 plays
6:171st & 10 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 28 yds , Leo Ekwoge return for 4 yds to the WMich 41
5:551st & 10 at own 41Jarvion Franklin run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 38
5:302nd & 13 at own 38Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 2 yds to the WMich 40
5:003rd & 11 at own 40Reece Goddard pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 30 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at opp 30Reece Goddard pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 7 yds to the NoIll 23
4:002nd & 3 at opp 23Reece Goddard sacked by Alex Schwab for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 26
3:323rd & 6 at opp 26Reece Goddard pass incomplete
3:264th & 6 at opp 26Reece Goddard pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 26Jordan Huff run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 24
3:002nd & 12 at own 24Marcus Childers run for no gain to the NoIll 24
2:563rd & 12 at own 24Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:56
2:563rd & 12 at own 24Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:56
2:483rd & 12 at own 24Marcus Childers run for 8 yds to the NoIll 32
2:484th & 4 at own 32Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:48
2:444th & 4 at own 32Josh Orne punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 41
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 41Reece Goddard sacked by Sutton Smith and Ben LeRoy for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 38
2:052nd & 13 at own 38Reece Goddard pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 7 yds to the WMich 45
1:183rd & 6 at own 45Reece Goddard run for a loss of 8 yards to the WMich 35 Reece Goddard fumbled, recovered by WMich Reece Goddard
1:024th & 16 at own 35Derrick Mitchell punt for 65 yds for a touchback
Northern Illinois End of half, 2 plays
0:401st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 18
0:162nd & 12 at own 18TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 16
3rd quarter5 drives, then Western Michigan 28, Northern Illinois 21
Northern Illinois Punt, 12 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 61 yds , Chad Beebe return for 22 yds to the NoIll 26
14:541st & 10 at own 26NORTHERNIL Penalty, False Start (Ryan Roberts) to the NoIll 21
14:451st & 15 at own 21Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the NoIll 23
14:112nd & 13 at own 23Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 12 yds to the NoIll 35
13:423rd & 1 at own 35Marcus Childers run for 1 yd to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at own 44Jordan Huff run for 8 yds to the NoIll 44 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive Holding (Christian Blake) to the NoIll 34
13:001st & 12 at own 34Marcus Childers run for 8 yds to the NoIll 42
12:302nd & 4 at own 42Marcus Jones run for no gain to the NoIll 42
12:013rd & 4 at own 42WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Malik Rucker) to the WMich 43 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at opp 43Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the WMich 38
11:102nd & 5 at opp 38Jordan Huff run for 2 yds to the WMich 36
10:403rd & 3 at opp 36Marcus Childers run for 4 yds to the WMich 32 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 32Marcus Childers run for 3 yds to the WMich 29
9:352nd & 7 at opp 29NORTHERNIL Penalty, Illegal Block (Mitchell Brinkman) to the WMich 44
8:592nd & 22 at opp 44Marcus Childers run for 8 yds to the WMich 36
8:383rd & 14 at opp 36Marcus Childers pass incomplete
8:314th & 14 at opp 36Josh Orne punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 9
Western Michigan Fumble, 10 plays
8:111st & 10 at own 9Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the WMich 11
7:502nd & 8 at own 11Reece Goddard pass complete to Tyron Arnett for 21 yds to the WMich 32 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at own 32Reece Goddard pass complete to Tyron Arnett for 4 yds to the WMich 36
6:582nd & 6 at own 36Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 10 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
6:251st & 10 at own 46Jarvion Franklin run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 45
5:552nd & 11 at own 45Reece Goddard pass incomplete to Anton Curtis
5:483rd & 11 at own 45Reece Goddard pass complete to Anton Curtis for 12 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
5:221st & 10 at opp 43Reece Goddard pass incomplete
4:482nd & 10 at opp 43Reece Goddard sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 48
4:383rd & 15 at opp 48Reece Goddard pass incomplete to Jarvion Franklin
4:304th & 15 at opp 48Derrick Mitchell punt for 32 yds , Trayshon Foster returns for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 12 Trayshon Foster fumbled, recovered by WMich Hunter Broersma
Western Michigan Touchdown, 3 plays
4:151st & 10 at opp 12Jarvion Franklin run for 5 yds to the NoIll 7
3:302nd & 5 at opp 7Jarvion Franklin run for no gain to the NoIll 7
3:063rd & 5 at opp 7Reece Goddard run for 7 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)Tied at 21
3:003rd & 5 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 64 yds , Chad Beebe return for 35 yds to the NoIll 36
2:501st & 10 at own 36Marcus Jones run for no gain to the NoIll 24 Marcus Jones fumbled, recovered by WMich Stefan Claiborne , return for 12 yds to the NoIll 24
Western Michigan Touchdown, 3 plays
2:401st & 10 at opp 24D’Wayne Eskridge run for 9 yds to the NoIll 15
2:102nd & 1 at opp 15Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the NoIll 13 for a 1ST down
1:361st & 10 at opp 13Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 13 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)Western Michigan 28, Northern Illinois 21
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
1:361st & 10 at opp 25Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Offside (-5 Yards)
1:281st & 10 at own 30Jordan Huff run for 24 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at opp 46WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the WMich 31 for a 1ST down
0:211st & 10 at opp 31Jordan Huff run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 34
Q4 14:502nd & 13 at opp 34Jordan Huff run for 17 yds to the WMich 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:401st & 10 at opp 17Marcus Childers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 3 yds to the WMich 14
Q4 14:042nd & 7 at opp 14Jordan Huff run for 14 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Tied at 28
4th quarter4 drives, then Northern Illinois 35, Western Michigan 31
Western Michigan Field goal, 8 plays
14:042nd & 7 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 62 yds , Darius Phillips return for 2 yds to the WMich 5
14:001st & 10 at own 5Reece Goddard run for no gain to the WMich 5
14:002nd & 10 at own 5NORTHERNIL Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (10 Yards) to the WMich 15 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 15Reece Goddard pass incomplete
14:002nd & 10 at own 15Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the WMich 17
13:003rd & 8 at own 17Reece Goddard pass complete to Tyron Arnett for 68 yds to the NoIll 15 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 15Reece Goddard pass incomplete
13:002nd & 10 at opp 15Jarvion Franklin run for 3 yds to the NoIll 12
13:003rd & 7 at opp 12Reece Goddard run for 1 yd to the NoIll 11
10:374th & 6 at opp 11Josh Grant 28 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 28
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
10:374th & 6 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 41 yds , D.J. Brown return for 9 yds to the NoIll 33
10:371st & 10 at own 33Jordan Huff run for no gain to the NoIll 33
10:302nd & 10 at own 33Marcus Childers run for 6 yds to the NoIll 39
10:003rd & 4 at own 39Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the NoIll 46 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at own 46Marcus Childers pass incomplete
10:002nd & 10 at own 46Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
9:503rd & 7 at own 49Marcus Childers pass complete to Shane Wimann for 12 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
8:501st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the WMich 34
7:002nd & 5 at opp 34Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 29Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the WMich 26
6:202nd & 7 at opp 26Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 26 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)Northern Illinois 35, Western Michigan 31
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
6:202nd & 7 at own 35Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:151st & 10 at own 25Reece Goddard pass incomplete
6:102nd & 10 at own 25Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the WMich 29
6:003rd & 6 at own 29Reece Goddard pass incomplete
5:214th & 6 at own 29Derrick Mitchell punt for 35 yds, downed at the NoIll 36
Northern Illinois End of game, 11 plays
5:101st & 10 at own 48Jordan Huff run for 12 yds to the NoIll 48 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jordan Huff) to the NoIll 33
5:101st & 13 at own 33Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the NoIll 40
5:002nd & 6 at own 40Jordan Huff run for 1 yd to the NoIll 41
4:133rd & 5 at own 41Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 04:13
4:073rd & 5 at own 41Christian Blake run for 13 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 46Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the WMich 43
3:292nd & 7 at opp 43Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 03:29
3:232nd & 7 at opp 43Marcus Childers run for 4 yds to the WMich 39
3:233rd & 3 at opp 39Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 03:23
3:073rd & 3 at opp 39Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at opp 35Tre Harbison run for no gain to the WMich 35
1:382nd & 10 at opp 35Christian Blake run for no gain to the WMich 35
1:043rd & 10 at opp 35Tre Harbison run for 12 yds to the WMich 23 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 23TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 25

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Western Michigan leads 27–⁠23 in 50 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

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2025Western Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 19
2024Northern Illinois 42, Western Michigan 28
2023Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 0
2022Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21
2021Western Michigan 42, Northern Illinois 21
2020Western Michigan 30, Northern Illinois 27

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