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Northern Illinois at Western Michigan

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 28–⁠21. It was their 43rd meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 24–⁠19.

AwayNorthern Illinois8–⁠6 in 2018
21
HomeWestern Michigan7–⁠6 in 2018
28

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooTV: ESPNUAttendance 18,278

At kickoff
32°F, mostly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport (KAZO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Greg Sujack; umpire Willie Steinke; head linesman William Henry; line judge Jonathan Shelto; side judge Steve Verbridge; field judge John Masterson; back judge Reggie Berry; center judge Tony RomanoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois7014021
Western Michigan768728

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Marcus Childers14/2115612
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marcus Childers2253113
Tre Harbison164308
D.J. Brown2603
Marcus Jones3403
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Spencer Tears684158
Jauan Wesley232020
D.J. Brown530019
Dennis Robinson110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kyle Pugh9000
Sutton Smith7540
Antonio Jones-Davis6000
Jack Heflin4110
Mykelti Williams4000
Matt Lorbeck3110

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Eleby19/3528500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamauri Bogan1463221
LeVante Bellamy1552015
Chase Brown518010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Wayne Eskridge6123039
Jayden Reed685039
Giovanni Ricci335012
Keishawn Watson222014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Drake Spears8101
Justin Tranquill7100
Ralph Holley6320
Alex Grace6000
Ali Fayad4210
Eric Assoua3110
Harrison Taylor0001

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisWestern Michigan
262Total yards379
156Passing yards285
106Rushing yards94
7.4Yards per pass8.1
2.5Yards per rush2.0
16First downs22
7–⁠15Third downs8–⁠18
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers1
5–⁠45Penalties2–⁠10
24:57Possession35:03
6Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisWestern Michigan
39%Success rate41%
−0.08EPA per play0.02
1.13Explosiveness1.12
0.02Rushing EPA−0.05
−0.24Passing EPA0.07
25%Passing-down success38%
−0.49First-down EPA−0.17
−0.05Second-down EPA−0.19
0.87Third-down EPA0.58
12%Havoc by its defense23%

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 53% to win. Western Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Illinois −6.5, over/under 49.

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 67%, Western Michigan 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Michigan end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 6 playsQ1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 Western MichiganField goal, 9 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganField goal, 9 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 16 playsQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ3 Western MichiganFumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Michigan drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 6 plays, −4 yards
  3. Q1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 4 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 51 yards
  7. Q2 Western MichiganField goal, 9 plays, 44 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 Western MichiganField goal, 9 plays, 28 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  11. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q2 Western MichiganEnd of half, 4 plays, 27 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 16 plays, 82 yards
  15. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 44 yards
  17. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 87 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganFumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores), 9 yards
  20. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 32 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 14 plays, 83 yards
  25. Q4 Northern IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  26. Q4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 3 plays, −12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Joshua Earl kickoff for 64 yds , Chase Brown return for 24 yds to the WMich 25
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 15 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the WMich 45
15:002nd & 5 at own 45LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the NoIll 49
15:002nd & 9 at opp 49Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
15:003rd & 9 at opp 49NORTHERNIL Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the NoIll 44
15:003rd & 4 at opp 44Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 39 yds to the NoIll 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the NoIll 2
12:012nd & goal at opp 2Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Fumble, 6 plays
12:011st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 55 yds , Fotis Kokosioulis return for 13 yds to the NoIll 23
12:011st & 10 at own 23Tre Harbison run for 2 yds to the NoIll 25
12:012nd & 8 at own 25Tre Harbison run for 2 yds to the NoIll 27
12:013rd & 6 at own 27Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 9 yds to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 36D.J. Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 39
12:012nd & 7 at own 39Marcus Childers sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 32
12:013rd & 14 at own 32Marcus Childers sacked by Eric Assoua for a loss of 13 yards to the NoIll 19 Marcus Childers fumbled, recovered by WMich Ken Finley , return for 0 yards
Western Michigan Missed FG, 4 plays
9:151st & 10 at opp 19LeVante Bellamy run for 7 yds to the NoIll 12
9:152nd & 3 at opp 12LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the NoIll 11
9:153rd & 2 at opp 11Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 8 yards to the NoIll 19
7:204th & 10 at opp 19Gavin Peddie 36 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 20Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the NoIll 24
7:202nd & 6 at own 24Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 7 yds to the NoIll 31 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 31Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 12 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 43Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for a loss of 4 yards to the NoIll 39
7:202nd & 14 at own 39Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 42
5:053rd & 11 at own 42Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 58 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Tied at 7
Western Michigan Punt, 6 plays
5:051st & 0 at own 35Joshua Earl kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:051st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for no gain to the WMich 25
5:052nd & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 27
5:053rd & 8 at own 27LeVante Bellamy run for 15 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at own 42Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the WMich 44
5:052nd & 8 at own 44Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
5:053rd & 8 at own 44Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
5:054th & 8 at own 44Nick Mihalic punt for 34 yds , Cole Tucker returns for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 21
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 10 plays
2:171st & 10 at own 21Marcus Childers run for 12 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
2:171st & 10 at own 33Tre Harbison run for no gain to the NoIll 33
2:172nd & 10 at own 33Marcus Childers sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 31
2:173rd & 12 at own 31Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at the 50Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:50
0:501st & 10 at the 50Marcus Childers run for 7 yds to the WMich 43
0:502nd & 3 at opp 43Marcus Childers run for 8 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at opp 35Tre Harbison run for 8 yds to the WMich 27
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 27Tre Harbison run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 30
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 30Marcus Childers run for 2 yds to the WMich 28
Q2 15:004th & 3 at opp 28Marcus Childers pass incomplete
2nd quarter7 drives, then Western Michigan 13, Northern Illinois 7
Western Michigan Field goal, 9 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 28Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 16 yds to the WMich 44 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 44Kaleb Eleby sacked by Jack Heflin for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 41
14:122nd & 13 at own 41Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 14 yds to the NoIll 45 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at opp 45Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 43
14:122nd & 8 at opp 43Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the NoIll 40
14:123rd & 5 at opp 40ELEBY, KALEB pass incomplete to WATSON, K, PENALTY NIU holding (EMBRY, Jalen) 10 yards to the NIU30, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
14:121st & 10 at opp 30Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the NoIll 28
14:122nd & 8 at opp 28Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
14:123rd & 8 at opp 28Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to LeVante Bellamy
10:164th & 8 at opp 28Gavin Peddie 45 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 10, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:161st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 61 yds , Fotis Kokosioulis return for 21 yds to the WESTMICH 44 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the NoIll 15
10:091st & 10 at own 15Marcus Jones run for 3 yds to the NoIll 18
10:092nd & 7 at own 18Marcus Childers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 16
10:093rd & 9 at own 16Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
10:094th & 9 at own 16Matt Ference punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 48
Western Michigan Field goal, 9 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 48LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
8:582nd & 8 at own 0BELLAMY, L rush for 1 yard to the NIU49 (COLE, Jordan), PENALTY NIU E off-setting, PENALTY WMU E off-setting, NO PLAY.
8:582nd & 8 at the 50Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 9 yds to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 41Jayden Reed run for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line
8:582nd & 19 at the 50Chase Brown run for 10 yds to the NoIll 40
8:583rd & 9 at opp 40Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 12 yds to the NoIll 28 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 28Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 4 yds to the NoIll 24
8:582nd & 6 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
8:583rd & 6 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Giovanni Ricci
4:524th & 6 at opp 24Gavin Peddie 42 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 13, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:521st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:521st & 10 at own 25Marcus Jones run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28
4:522nd & 7 at own 28Marcus Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 26
4:523rd & 9 at own 26Marcus Childers sacked by Ali Fayad for a loss of 7 yards to the NoIll 19
4:524th & 16 at own 19Matt Ference punt for 33 yds, downed at the WMich 48
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
2:461st & 10 at own 48LeVante Bellamy run for 3 yds to the NoIll 49
2:462nd & 7 at opp 49Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
2:463rd & 7 at opp 49LeVante Bellamy run for 6 yds to the NoIll 43
2:464th & 1 at opp 43WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (Giovanni Ricci) to the NoIll 48
2:464th & 6 at opp 48Nick Mihalic punt for 33 yds
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 15Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for 6 yds to the NoIll 21
1:382nd & 4 at own 21Marcus Childers run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 16 Marcus Childers fumbled, forced by Ali Fayad,
1:093rd & 9 at own 16Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:09
1:093rd & 9 at own 16Marcus Childers run for 7 yds to the NoIll 23
1:004th & 2 at own 23Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:00
1:004th & 2 at own 23Matt Ference punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the WMich 47
Western Michigan End of half, 4 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 47Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 43
0:532nd & 14 at own 43Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 13 yds to the NoIll 44
0:533rd & 1 at opp 44LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the NoIll 39 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 39Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 13 yds to the NoIll 26 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 21
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 61 yds , Fotis Kokosioulis return for 14 yds to the NoIll 18
15:001st & 10 at own 18Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears
15:002nd & 10 at own 18Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 23
15:003rd & 5 at own 23Marcus Childers run for 10 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 33Tre Harbison run for 5 yds to the NoIll 38
15:002nd & 5 at own 38Marcus Childers run for 3 yds to the NoIll 41
15:003rd & 2 at own 41Marcus Childers run for 2 yds to the NoIll 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Marcus Childers pass complete to Dennis Robinson for 10 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47D.J. Brown run for 3 yds to the WMich 44
15:002nd & 7 at opp 44Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 4 yds to the WMich 40
15:003rd & 3 at opp 40Marcus Childers run for 4 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 36Marcus Childers run for 5 yds to the WMich 31
15:002nd & 5 at opp 31Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the WMich 27
15:003rd & 1 at opp 27Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the WMich 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 20 yds to the WMich 4 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 4Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the WMich 1
9:442nd & goal at opp 1Marcus Childers run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)Northern Illinois 14, Western Michigan 13
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
9:441st & 0 at own 35Joshua Earl kickoff for 59 yds
9:441st & 10 at own 35LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 37
9:442nd & 8 at own 37Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
9:443rd & 8 at own 37Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
9:444th & 8 at own 37Nick Mihalic punt for 55 yds, downed at the NoIll 8
Northern Illinois Punt, 9 plays
8:441st & 10 at own 8Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 8 yds to the NoIll 16
8:442nd & 2 at own 16Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 4 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at own 20Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 23
8:442nd & 7 at own 23Marcus Childers run for 12 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at own 35Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Spencer Tears, broken up by Stefan Claiborne
8:442nd & 10 at own 35Marcus Childers run for 13 yds to the NoIll 48 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at own 48Tre Harbison run for 1 yd to the NoIll 49
8:442nd & 9 at own 49Marcus Childers run for 3 yds to the WMich 48
8:443rd & 6 at opp 48Marcus Childers pass incomplete to Dennis Robinson
8:444th & 6 at opp 48Matt Ference punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 13
Western Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
5:211st & 10 at own 13Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 15 yds to the WMich 28 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at own 28Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 39 yds to the NoIll 33 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at opp 33Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
5:212nd & 10 at opp 33LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the NoIll 32
5:213rd & 9 at opp 32Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 12 yds to the NoIll 20 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at opp 20Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 11 yds to the NoIll 9 for a 1ST down
5:211st & goal at opp 9Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the NoIll 9
5:212nd & goal at opp 9Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Chase Brown for 7 yds to the NoIll 2
1:283rd & goal at opp 2Kaleb Eleby run for 2 yds for a TD (Kaleb Eleby pass to Jayden Reed for Two-Point Conversion)Western Michigan 21, Northern Illinois 14
Northern Illinois Interception, 1 play
1:281st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 62 yds
1:281st & 10 at own 25Marcus Childers pass intercepted Drake Spears return for 6 yds to the NoIll 24
Western Michigan Fumble return TD, 3 plays (Northern Illinois scores)
1:201st & 10 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby run for 12 yds to the NoIll 12 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 12Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Drake Harris
0:282nd & 10 at opp 12LeVante Bellamy run for a loss of 1 yard LeVante Bellamy fumbled, recovered by NoIll Sutton Smith , return for 85 yds (Andrew Gantz KICK)Tied at 21
Western Michigan Punt, 4 plays
0:281st & 0 at own 35Joshua Earl kickoff for 60 yds , Chase Brown return for 20 yds to the WMich 25
0:281st & 10 at own 25Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 31 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 44Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 9 yds to the NoIll 35
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 35Kaleb Eleby sacked by Matt Lorbeck for a loss of 8 yards to the NoIll 43
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 43Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson, broken up by Mykelti Williams
Q4 15:004th & 9 at opp 43Nick Mihalic punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Cole Tucker at the NoIll 13
4th quarter6 drives, then Western Michigan 28, Northern Illinois 21
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:031st & 10 at own 13Tre Harbison run for no gain to the NoIll 13
14:032nd & 10 at own 13Marcus Childers pass complete to Spencer Tears for 3 yds to the NoIll 16
14:033rd & 7 at own 16Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the NoIll 19
14:034th & 4 at own 19Matt Ference punt for 62 yds, downed at the WMich 19
Western Michigan Punt, 5 plays
12:011st & 10 at own 19Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 22
12:012nd & 7 at own 22Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 7 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 29Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the WMich 33
12:012nd & 6 at own 33Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
12:013rd & 6 at own 33Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 8 yards to the WMich 25
12:014th & 14 at own 25Nick Mihalic punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 48
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:101st & 10 at own 48Marcus Childers run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoIll 47
9:102nd & 11 at own 47Marcus Childers run for 1 yd to the NoIll 48
9:103rd & 10 at own 48Marcus Childers pass complete to D.J. Brown for no gain to the NoIll 48
9:104th & 10 at own 48Matt Ference punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 17
Western Michigan Touchdown, 14 plays
7:321st & 10 at own 17Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the WMich 19
7:322nd & 8 at own 19NORTHERNIL Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the WMich 24
7:322nd & 3 at own 24Jamauri Bogan run for 21 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at own 45Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 6 yards to the WMich 39
7:322nd & 16 at own 39ELEBY, KALEB sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WMU31 (CORCORAN, Josh), PENALTY NIU personal foul (CORCORAN, Josh) 15 yards to the NIU46, NO PLAY.
7:321st & 10 at opp 46Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 45
7:322nd & 9 at opp 45Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
7:323rd & 9 at opp 45Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 8 yds to the NoIll 37
7:324th & 1 at opp 37Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 35Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the NoIll 30
7:322nd & 5 at opp 30Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Jalen Embry
7:323rd & 5 at opp 30Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 11 yds to the NoIll 19 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 19Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the NoIll 17
2:232nd & 8 at opp 17Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:23
2:232nd & 8 at opp 17Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd to the NoIll 16
2:183rd & 7 at opp 16Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:18
2:183rd & 7 at opp 16Jamauri Bogan run for 15 yds to the NoIll 1 for a 1ST down
1:361st & goal at opp 1Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 28, Northern Illinois 21
Northern Illinois Interception, 1 play
1:361st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 56 yds , Fotis Kokosioulis return for 16 yds to the NoIll 25
1:361st & 10 at own 25Marcus Childers pass intercepted Keishawn Watson return for no gain to the NoIll 42
Western Michigan End of game, 3 plays
1:211st & 10 at opp 42WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:21, PENALTY WMU unsportsmanlike conduct 5 yards to the NIU47, NO PLAY.
1:211st & 10 at opp 47TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line
1:202nd & 13 at the 50Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:20
1:202nd & 13 at the 50TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 48
1:203rd & 15 at own 48TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 46

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.

The series

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

Recent meetings
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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