Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

Eastern Michigan (3-9,2-6) vs. Northern Illinois (10-2,6-2)

Date: Nov 22, 2003 • Site: DeKalb, IL  • Stadium: NIU's Huskie Stadium •  Attendance: 16589

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Eastern Michigan   14  3  0  7  24 
Northern Illinois   7  10  13  8  38 

SCORING SUMMARY   EMU -NIU  
1st  12:35  NIU   POWERS, Shatone 8 yd pass from HALDI, Josh (AZAR, Steve kick) 
         4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:54  0 - 7 
  07:36  EMU   SHERRELL, A. 2 yd run (WELLOCK, Andrew kick) 
         11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:59  7 - 7 
  02:24  EMU   SHERRELL, A. 15 yd run (WELLOCK, Andrew kick) 
         6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:19  14 - 7 
2nd  13:41  NIU   AZAR, Steve 28 yd field goal 
         6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:13  14 - 10 
  03:40  NIU   TURNER, Michael 59 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) 
         4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:15  14 - 17 
  00:11  EMU   WELLOCK, Andrew 36 yd field goal 
         9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:29  17 - 17 
3rd  10:22  NIU   AZAR, Steve 23 yd field goal 
         12 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:38  17 - 20 
  05:42  NIU   TURNER, Michael 31 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) 
         7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:15  17 - 27 
  01:01  NIU   AZAR, Steve 44 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:34  17 - 30 
4th  10:35  EMU   ZUREKI, Kevin 20 yd pass from BENNETT, A.J. (WELLOCK, Andrew kick) 
         14 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:26  24 - 30 
  07:01  NIU   TURNER, Michael 3 yd run (HALDI, Josh rush) 
         1 play, 3 yards, TOP 0:06  24 - 38 

Kickoff time: 1:05 pm  • End of Game: 4:00 pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:55
Referee: Nick Define  •  Umpire: Bryan Neale  •  Linesman: Jeff Szink  •  Line judge: Rich Fetchiet  •  Back judge: Bob Stinson  •  Field judge: Bob McElwee  •  Side judge: Jim Visingardi  •  Alternate: Robert Hester  • 
Temperature: 46  • Wind: NE 5-10  • Weather: Foggy, breezy
Michael Turner now with 4,941 career rushing yards, 13th in
NCAA 1-A history. NIU wins 10th game to tie school record
and wins 10th regular-season game for first time ever.
Steve Azar with school-record 104 kick-scoring points.

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

 Team Totals  EMU  NIU 
FIRST DOWNS  16  15 
   Rushing  7  8 
   Passing  7  6 
   Penalty  2  1 
NET YARDS RUSHING  155  188 
   Rushing Attempts  47  36 
   Average Per Rush  3.3  5.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  2  3 
   Yards Gained Rushing  185  215 
   Yards Lost Rushing  30  27 
NET YARDS PASSING  148  159 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  12-24-4  11-26-0 
   Average Per Attempt  6.2  6.1 
   Average Per Completion  12.3  14.5 
   Passing Touchdowns  1  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  303  347 
   Total offense plays  71  62 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.3  5.6 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  1-0  1-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  1-1  6-45 
PUNTS-YARDS  6-248  6-241 
   Average Yards Per Punt  41.3  40.2 
   Net Yards Per Punt  35.3  33.8 
   Inside 20  0  0 
   50+ Yards  2  1 
   Touchbacks  0  1 
   Fair catch  2  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-274  8-487 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  54.8  60.9 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  35.4  47.2 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  2-18-0  4-36-0 
   Average Per Return  9.0  9.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  7-109-0  5-97-0 
   Average Per Return  15.6  19.4 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  4-29-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  34:38  25:22 
   1st Quarter  10:37  4:23 
   2nd Quarter  9:38  5:22 
   3rd Quarter  4:33  10:27 
   4th Quarter  9:50  5:10 
Third-Down Conversions  4 of 16  6 of 15 
Fourth-Down Conversions  1 of 1  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  0-0  0-0 
   Touchdowns  0-0  0-0 
   Field goals  0-0  0-0 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  4-19  2-10 
PAT Kicks  3-3  3-3 
Field Goals  1-1  3-3 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

Eastern Michigan
  
Northern Illinois
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
SHERRELL, A.   40  177  7  170  2  18  4.2 
WATSON, A.   2  6  0  6  0  3  3.0 
OKORO, Chinedu   1  0  4  -4  0  0  -4.0 
BOHNET, Ken   4  2  19  -17  0  2  -4.2 
Totals...  47  185  30  155  2  18  3.3 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
TURNER, Michael  25  173  7  166  3  59  6.6 
HARRIS, A.J.   4  28  0  28  0  21  7.0 
NIU Huskies   1  0  1  -1  0  0  -1.0 
HALDI, Josh   6  14  19  -5  0  12  -0.8 
Totals...  36  215  27  188  3  59  5.2 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
BOHNET, Ken   10-20-4  120  0  34  2 
OKORO, Chinedu   1-3-0  8  0  8  0 
BENNETT, A.J.   1-1-0  20  1  20  0 
Totals...  12-24-4  148  1  34  2 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
HALDI, Josh   11-26-0  159  1  49  4 
Totals...  11-26-0  159  1  49  4 
  
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
ROBERSON, C.R.   4  38  0  13 
ZUREKI, Kevin   3  24  1  20 
SHERRELL, A.   2  10  0  10 
BENNETT, A.J.   1  34  0  34 
DESLAURIERS, E.  1  33  0  33 
TALLEY, Chris   1  9  0  9 
Totals...  12  148  1  34 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
POWERS, Shatone  4  36  1  16 
FLECK, P.J.   3  71  0  41 
TURNER, Michael  2  -1  0  1 
HURD, Sam   1  49  0  49 
HARRIS, A.J.   1  4  0  4 
Totals...  11  159  1  49 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
RYSKO, David   6  248  41.3  52  0  0 
Totals...  6  248  41.3  52  0  0 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
AZAR, Steve   1  19  19.0  19  0  0 
GALLAGHER, A.   5  222  44.4  61  0  1 
Totals...  6  241  40.2  61  0  1 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
ROBERSON, C.R.   0  0  0  2  32  18  0  0  0 
RILEY, T.   2  18  12  4  65  19  0  0  0 
HOUSTON, L.   0  0  0  1  12  12  0  0  0 
Totals...  2  18  12  7  109  19  0  0  0 
  
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
FLECK, P.J.   4  36  32  0  0  0  0  0  0 
PUGH, Jeremy   0  0  0  1  10  10  0  0  0 
HICKENBOTTOM,L.  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
DREW, Randee   0  0  0  4  87  27  0  0  0 
LEE, Rob   0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  2 
SMITH, Ray   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  27  27 
Totals...  4  36  32  5  97  27  4  29  27 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
SHERRELL, A.   170  10  0  0  0  180 
RILEY, T.   0  0  65  18  0  83 
ROBERSON, C.R.   0  38  32  0  0  70 
BENNETT, A.J.   0  34  0  0  0  34 
DESLAURIERS, E.  0  33  0  0  0  33 
ZUREKI, Kevin   0  24  0  0  0  24 
HOUSTON, L.   0  0  12  0  0  12 
TALLEY, Chris   0  9  0  0  0  9 
WATSON, A.   6  0  0  0  0  6 
OKORO, Chinedu   -4  0  0  0  0  -4 
BOHNET, Ken   -17  0  0  0  0  -17 
Totals...  155  148  109  18  0  430 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
TURNER, Michael  166  -1  0  0  0  165 
FLECK, P.J.   0  71  0  36  0  107 
DREW, Randee   0  0  87  0  0  87 
HURD, Sam   0  49  0  0  0  49 
POWERS, Shatone  0  36  0  0  0  36 
HARRIS, A.J.   28  4  0  0  0  32 
SMITH, Ray   0  0  0  0  27  27 
PUGH, Jeremy   0  0  10  0  0  10 
LEE, Rob   0  0  0  0  2  2 
NIU Huskies   -1  0  0  0  0  -1 
HALDI, Josh   -5  0  0  0  0  -5 
Totals...  188  159  97  36  29  509 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
WELLOCK, Andrew  2nd  00:11  36 yards  Good 
  
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
AZAR, Steve  2nd  13:41  28 yards  Good 
AZAR, Steve  3rd  10:22  23 yards  Good 
AZAR, Steve  3rd  01:01  44 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
WELLOCK, Andrew  5  274  0  0  54.8 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
AZAR, Steve   8  487  0  0  60.9 
 
FUMBLES: Eastern Michigan-BOHNET, Ken 1-0. Northern Illinois-DREW, Randee 1-0.

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

##  Eastern Michigan   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
54  LUSKY, David   8  4  12  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/0   . 
36  WOODRUFF, R.   3  4  7  2.0/8   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/5   . 
21  BARBEE, Keyvon   1  6  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  MANOR, Jamie   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   1  .  0.5/0   . 
90  GAGNON-GORDILLO  3  1  4  2.0/6   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
18  HARRISON, Kevin  1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  LISEK, Matt   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
32  GAINES, Jerry   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
85  RILEY, T.   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
81  BENNETT, A.J.   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8   WOODS, Michael   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  PERRY, Jereme   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   DIEUDONNE, Yves  1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  PETTWAY, Eric   1  1  2  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   . 
4   WALKER, Pierre   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
47  NEELY, John   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
48  JACOBS, Adam   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
TM  TEAM   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
16  BOHNET, Ken   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  KUDU, Matt   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  SALVATORI, Mike  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  LEWIS, Steven   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
52  WATKINS, B.   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Northern Illinois   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
48  SMITH, Ray   8  4  12  .   .  .   1-27  1  .  .   . 
47  LEE, Javan   5  4  9  1.0/1   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
9   HICKENBOTTOM,L.  4  4  8  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
38  ATKINSON, Brian  3  2  5  1.0/7   .  .   .   1  .  1.0/7   . 
22  HAWKINS, Jason   3  2  5  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  REYNOLDS,Vinson  3  2  5  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  PITTMAN, Eric   2  3  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  FRANK, Jason   2  3  5  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   . 
18  DREW, Randee   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  LEE, Rob   1  2  3  .   .  .   2-2   .  .  .   . 
35  UTSCHIG, Dustin  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
12  HANSBRO, Adriel  1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
29  SMITH, Deon   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
41  WATSON, Marlon   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
42  HILBY, Joseph   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
96  HOLMAN, Quince   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
TM  NIU Huskies   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
85  HUTTON, Jason   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  HANSBRO, Alvah   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  AZAR, Steve   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  WILSON, Martin   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

Eastern Michigan  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   16  BOHNET, Ken  
TB   22  SHERRELL, A.  
H   13  WATSON, A.  
WR   1   DESLAURIERS, E. 
WR   6   ROBERSON, C.R.  
TE   82  ZUREKI, Kevin  
LT   75  KALEITA, Tom  
LG   62  ROMELI, Michael 
C   78  BOOTH, Brian  
RG   56  ROBERT, Jason  
RT   74  GOLEM, Scott  
  
Eastern Michigan  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CE   95  KUDU, Matt  
NG   97  PETTWAY, Eric  
BE   90  GAGNON-GORDILLO 
LB   21  BARBEE, Keyvon  
MLB   54  LUSKY, David  
HAWK  18  HARRISON, Kevin 
CAT   11  MANOR, Jamie  
FCB   33  LEWIS, Steven  
BCB   8   WOODS, Michael  
BAN   36  WOODRUFF, R.  
FS   32  GAINES, Jerry  
  
Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   10  HALDI, Josh  
TB   32  TURNER, Michael 
Q-BK  1   PERRY, Keith  
SE   82  FLECK, P.J.  
FLK   84  HURD, Sam  
TE   89  CIESLAK, Brad  
LT   62  FREE, Doug  
LG   61  ROGERS, Matt  
C   63  GHILANI, Todd  
RG   68  EBENHOCH, Jake  
RT   66  VERSTRAETE,Jake 
  
Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LE   55  REYNOLDS,Vinson 
DT   90  WILSON, Martin  
NT   98  PITTMAN, Eric  
RE   99  FRANK, Jason  
SLB   38  ATKINSON, Brian 
MLB   22  HAWKINS, Jason  
WLB   47  LEE, Javan  
WSCB  18  DREW, Randee  
SSCB  12  HANSBRO, Adriel 
SS   48  SMITH, Ray  
FS   9   HICKENBOTTOM,L. 

Eastern Michigan: 2-DIEUDONNE, Yves, 4-WALKER, Pierre, 5-TALLEY, Chris, 7-HOUSTON, L., 9-WESTER, John, 10-OKORO, Chinedu, 14-PERRY, Jereme, 15-HARRIS, Alonzo, 20-POPE, Geoffrey, 25-DREW, Nelson, 28-RYSKO, David, 35-BROOKS, Nate, 37-SALVATORI, Mike, 40-WELLOCK, Andrew, 45-BEDNARIK, Steve, 47-NEELY, John, 48-JACOBS, Adam, 52-WATKINS, B., 60-FEUCHTER, J., 61-COSWER, Gemayel, 65-GODBOLD, Steven, 79-WILSON, Lloyd, 81-BENNETT, A.J., 85-RILEY, T., 88-HOWE, Kevin, 89-RISKE, Josh, 92-LISEK, Matt, 96-FORD, Courtney, 99-WOODS, Reggie.

Northern Illinois: 6-GILBERT, Ryan, 8-PUGH, Jeremy, 11-HANSBRO, Alvah, 13-AZAR, Steve, 20-WALLACE, Robert, 24-HARRIS, A.J., 26-GALLAGHER, A., 27-LEE, Rob, 28-MORRIS, Andre, 29-SMITH, Deon, 31-WOODS, Kevin, 35-UTSCHIG, Dustin, 36-SPACUCELLO, A., 41-WATSON, Marlon, 42-HILBY, Joseph, 49-BENSON, Brad, 64-SCHROEDER,Shaun, 65-VAN ACKER,Brian, 79-LUECK, Ben, 80-RALEIGH, Pat, 83-POWERS, Shatone, 85-HUTTON, Jason, 86-NORDIN, Jake, 87-ANDERSON, Aaron, 88-PUGH, Turner, 96-HOLMAN, Quince, 97-McINTYRE,Justin.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Eastern Michigan.... 14  3  0  7  - 24       Record: (3-9,2-6)
Northern Illinois...  7 10 13  8  - 38       Record: (10-2,6-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:35 NIU - POWERS, Shatone 8 yd pass from HALDI, Josh (AZAR, Steve kick), 4-23 0:54, EMU 0 - NIU 7
    07:36 EMU - SHERRELL, A. 2 yd run (WELLOCK, Andrew kick), 11-77 4:59, EMU 7 - NIU 7
    02:24 EMU - SHERRELL, A. 15 yd run (WELLOCK, Andrew kick), 6-64 3:19, EMU 14 - NIU 7
2nd 13:41 NIU - AZAR, Steve 28 yd field goal, 6-65 1:13, EMU 14 - NIU 10
    03:40 NIU - TURNER, Michael 59 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick), 4-70 1:15, EMU 14 - NIU 17
    00:11 EMU - WELLOCK, Andrew 36 yd field goal, 9-60 3:29, EMU 17 - NIU 17
3rd 10:22 NIU - AZAR, Steve 23 yd field goal, 12-59 4:38, EMU 17 - NIU 20
    05:42 NIU - TURNER, Michael 31 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick), 7-56 2:15, EMU 17 - NIU 27
    01:01 NIU - AZAR, Steve 44 yd field goal, 10-44 3:34, EMU 17 - NIU 30
4th 10:35 EMU - ZUREKI, Kevin 20 yd pass from BENNETT, A.J. (WELLOCK, Andrew kick), 14-77 5:26, EMU 24 - NIU 30
    07:01 NIU - TURNER, Michael 3 yd run (HALDI, Josh rush), 1-3 0:06, EMU 24 - NIU 38



                                    EMU      NIU
FIRST DOWNS...................       16       15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   47-155   36-188
PASSING YDS (NET).............      148      159
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  24-12-4  26-11-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   71-303   62-347
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-18     4-36
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    7-109     5-97
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     4-29
Punts (Number-Avg)............   6-41.3   6-40.2
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............      1-1     6-45
Possession Time...............    34:38    25:22
Third-Down Conversions........  4 of 16  6 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-0      0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-19     2-10


RUSHING: Eastern Michigan-SHERRELL, A. 40-170; WATSON, A. 2-6; OKORO,
Chinedu 1-minus 4; BOHNET, Ken 4-minus 17. Northern Illinois-TURNER, Michael
25-166; HARRIS, A.J. 4-28; NIU Huskies 1-minus 1; HALDI, Josh 6-minus 5.

PASSING: Eastern Michigan-BOHNET, Ken 10-20-4-120; OKORO, Chinedu
1-3-0-8; BENNETT, A.J. 1-1-0-20. Northern Illinois-HALDI, Josh 11-26-0-159.

RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan-ROBERSON, C.R. 4-38; ZUREKI, Kevin 3-24;
SHERRELL, A. 2-10; BENNETT, A.J. 1-34; DESLAURIERS, E. 1-33; TALLEY, Chris 1-9.
Northern Illinois-POWERS, Shatone 4-36; FLECK, P.J. 3-71; TURNER, Michael
2-minus 1; HURD, Sam 1-49; HARRIS, A.J. 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Eastern Michigan-None. Northern Illinois-LEE, Rob 2-2;
SMITH, Ray 1-27; HICKENBOTTOM,L. 1-0.

FUMBLES: Eastern Michigan-BOHNET, Ken 1-0. Northern Illinois-DREW, Randee
1-0.

Stadium: NIU's Huskie Stadium  Attendance: 16589
Kickoff time: 1:05 pm   End of Game: 4:00 pm   Total elapsed time: 2:55
Officials: Referee: Nick Define; Umpire: Bryan Neale; Linesman: Jeff Szink;
Line judge: Rich Fetchiet; Back judge: Bob Stinson; Field judge: Bob McElwee;
Side judge: Jim Visingardi; Alternate: Robert Hester;
Temperature: 46        Wind: NE 5-10   Weather: Foggy, breezy

Michael Turner now with 4,941 career rushing yards, 13th in
NCAA 1-A history.  NIU wins 10th game to tie school record
and wins 10th regular-season game for first time ever.
Steve Azar with school-record 104 kick-scoring points.



       Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan-WOODRUFF, R. 1-0; MANOR, Jamie 0-1;
PETTWAY, Eric 1-0; GAGNON-GORDILLO 1-0; LUSKY, David 0-1. Northern
Illinois-FRANK, Jason 1-0; ATKINSON, Brian 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Eastern Michigan-LUSKY, David 8-4; WOODRUFF, R. 3-4;
BARBEE, Keyvon 1-6; MANOR, Jamie 3-2; GAGNON-GORDILLO 3-1; HARRISON, Kevin 1-3;
LISEK, Matt 2-1; GAINES, Jerry 2-1; RILEY, T. 2-0; BENNETT, A.J. 2-0; PETTWAY,
Eric 1-1; WOODS, Michael 1-1; PERRY, Jereme 1-1; DIEUDONNE, Yves 1-1; NEELY,
John 1-0; JACOBS, Adam 1-0; TEAM 1-0; WALKER, Pierre 1-0; BOHNET, Ken 1-0;
LEWIS, Steven 0-1; SALVATORI, Mike 0-1; KUDU, Matt 0-1; WATKINS, B. 0-1.
Northern Illinois-SMITH, Ray 8-4; LEE, Javan 5-4; HICKENBOTTOM,L. 4-4;
REYNOLDS,Vinson 3-2; ATKINSON, Brian 3-2; HAWKINS, Jason 3-2; FRANK, Jason 2-3;
PITTMAN, Eric 2-3; DREW, Randee 3-0; LEE, Rob 1-2; UTSCHIG, Dustin 2-0; WATSON,
Marlon 1-1; SMITH, Deon 1-1; HANSBRO, Adriel 1-1; NIU Huskies 1-0; HILBY, Joseph
1-0; HUTTON, Jason 1-0; HOLMAN, Quince 1-0; HANSBRO, Alvah 0-1; AZAR, Steve 0-1;
WILSON, Martin 0-1.


Game Starters:
Eastern Michigan

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   16 BOHNET, Ken
TB   22 SHERRELL, A.
H    13 WATSON, A.
WR   1  DESLAURIERS, E.
WR   6  ROBERSON, C.R.
TE   82 ZUREKI, Kevin
LT   75 KALEITA, Tom
LG   62 ROMELI, Michael
C    78 BOOTH, Brian
RG   56 ROBERT, Jason
RT   74 GOLEM, Scott

POS  ## DEFENSE
CE   95 KUDU, Matt
NG   97 PETTWAY, Eric
BE   90 GAGNON-GORDILLO
LB   21 BARBEE, Keyvon
MLB  54 LUSKY, David
HAWK 18 HARRISON, Kevin
CAT  11 MANOR, Jamie
FCB  33 LEWIS, Steven
BCB  8  WOODS, Michael
BAN  36 WOODRUFF, R.
FS   32 GAINES, Jerry

Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   10 HALDI, Josh
TB   32 TURNER, Michael
Q-BK 1  PERRY, Keith
SE   82 FLECK, P.J.
FLK  84 HURD, Sam
TE   89 CIESLAK, Brad
LT   62 FREE, Doug
LG   61 ROGERS, Matt
C    63 GHILANI, Todd
RG   68 EBENHOCH, Jake
RT   66 VERSTRAETE,Jake

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   55 REYNOLDS,Vinson
DT   90 WILSON, Martin
NT   98 PITTMAN, Eric
RE   99 FRANK, Jason
SLB  38 ATKINSON, Brian
MLB  22 HAWKINS, Jason
WLB  47 LEE, Javan
WSCB 18 DREW, Randee
SSCB 12 HANSBRO, Adriel
SS   48 SMITH, Ray
FS   9  HICKENBOTTOM,L.


Player participation:


Eastern Michigan: 2-DIEUDONNE, Yves, 4-WALKER, Pierre, 5-TALLEY, Chris, 7-HOUSTON, L., 9-WESTER, John, 10-OKORO, Chinedu,
14-PERRY, Jereme, 15-HARRIS, Alonzo, 20-POPE, Geoffrey, 25-DREW, Nelson, 28-RYSKO, David, 35-BROOKS, Nate, 37-SALVATORI, Mike,
40-WELLOCK, Andrew, 45-BEDNARIK, Steve, 47-NEELY, John, 48-JACOBS, Adam, 52-WATKINS, B., 60-FEUCHTER, J., 61-COSWER, Gemayel,
65-GODBOLD, Steven, 79-WILSON, Lloyd, 81-BENNETT, A.J., 85-RILEY, T., 88-HOWE, Kevin, 89-RISKE, Josh, 92-LISEK, Matt,
96-FORD, Courtney, 99-WOODS, Reggie.

Northern Illinois: 6-GILBERT, Ryan, 8-PUGH, Jeremy, 11-HANSBRO, Alvah, 13-AZAR, Steve, 20-WALLACE, Robert, 24-HARRIS, A.J.,
26-GALLAGHER, A., 27-LEE, Rob, 28-MORRIS, Andre, 29-SMITH, Deon, 31-WOODS, Kevin, 35-UTSCHIG, Dustin, 36-SPACUCELLO, A.,
41-WATSON, Marlon, 42-HILBY, Joseph, 49-BENSON, Brad, 64-SCHROEDER,Shaun, 65-VAN ACKER,Brian, 79-LUECK, Ben, 80-RALEIGH, Pat,
83-POWERS, Shatone, 85-HUTTON, Jason, 86-NORDIN, Jake, 87-ANDERSON, Aaron, 88-PUGH, Turner, 96-HOLMAN, Quince,
97-McINTYRE,Justin.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2003 EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 22, 2003 at DeKalb, IL)

1st Quarter

EMU captains: Jamie Manor (11), David Lusky (54), Lloyd Wilson (79),
Kevin Zureki (82).
NIU captains: Randee Drew (18), Akil Grant (21), Michael Turner (32),
P.J. Fleck (82).
NIU wins the coin toss and defers its option to the second half.
EMU elects to receive, with NIU opting to defend the south goal.
(Scoreboard is at the south end of Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium.)
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Emu 1-10at Emu35NIU ball on NIU35.
AZAR, Steve kickoff 65 yards to the EMU0, RILEY, T. return 19 yards to the EMU19 (SMITH, Deon).
Emu 1-10at Emu19SHERRELL, A. rush over left guard for 2 yards to the EMU21 (HAWKINS, Jason).
Emu 2-8at Emu21BOHNET, Ken sacked for loss of 7 yards to the EMU14 (ATKINSON, Brian).
Emu 3-15at Emu14BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass intercepted by LEE, Rob at the EMU23, LEE, Rob return 0 yards to the EMU23.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:31
Niu 1-10at Emu23NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:29.
Niu 1-10at Emu23TURNER, Michael rush over right guard for 7 yards to the EMU16 (;HARRISON, Kevin;LUSKY, David).
Turner now with 4,782 career rushing yards (16th in NCAA 1-A history).
Niu 2-3at Emu16TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 8 yards to the EMU8, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (MANOR, Jamie).
Niu 1-Gat Emu08HALDI, Josh SIDR pass incomplete to POWERS, Shatone.
Niu 2-Gat Emu08HALDI, Josh SIDR pass complete to POWERS, Shatone for 8 yards to the EMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:35.
AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 7, Eastern Michigan 0
Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:54
AZAR, Steve kickoff 56 yards to the EMU9, ROBERSON, C.R. return 14 yards to the EMU23 (UTSCHIG, Dustin).
Emu 1-10at Emu23EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 12:35.
Emu 1-10at Emu23SHERRELL, A. rush over left guard for 1 yard to the EMU24 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-9at Emu24BOHNET, Ken rush SCRL for 2 yards to the EMU26 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 3-7at Emu26BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass complete to ROBERSON, C.R. for 13 yards to the EMU39, 1ST DOWN EMU (DREW, Randee).
Emu 1-10at Emu39SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 4 yards to the EMU43, out-of-bounds (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-6at Emu43BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass complete to SHERRELL, A. for 10 yards to the NIU47, 1ST DOWN EMU, out-of-bounds.
Emu 1-10at Niu47BOHNET, Ken screen pass complete to ZUREKI, Kevin for 4 yards to the NIU43 (DREW, Randee).
Emu 2-6at Niu43SHERRELL, A. rush over left tackle for 18 yards to the NIU25, 1ST DOWN EMU (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 1-10at Niu25SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for 7 yards to the NIU18 (;SMITH, Ray;HANSBRO, Adriel).
Emu 2-3at Niu18SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 13 yards to the NIU5, 1ST DOWN EMU, out-of-bounds (;SMITH, Ray;HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Emu 1-Gat Niu05SHERRELL, A. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the NIU2 (;WILSON, Martin;LEE, Javan).
Emu 2-Gat Niu02Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:39.
Emu 2-Gat Niu02SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 2 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:36.
WELLOCK, Andrew kick attempt good.
Eastern Michigan 7, Northern Illinois 7
Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 04:59
WELLOCK, Andrew kickoff 64 yards to the NIU1, DREW, Randee return 20 yards to the NIU21 (RILEY, T.).
Niu 1-10at Niu21NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:36.
Niu 1-10at Niu21TURNER, Michael rush over right guard for no gain to the NIU21 (;WOODRUFF, R.;PETTWAY, Eric).
Niu 2-10at Niu21PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU16.
Niu 2-15at Niu16HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 3-15at Niu16[GUN], HALDI, Josh screen pass complete to TURNER, Michael for 1 yard to the NIU17 (GAGNON-GORDILLO).
Niu 4-14at Niu17GALLAGHER, A. punt 47 yards to the EMU36, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:53
Emu 1-10at Emu36EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 05:43.
Emu 1-10at Emu36BOHNET, Ken middle pass complete to DESLAURIERS, E. for 33 yards to the NIU31, 1ST DOWN EMU (LEE, Rob).
Emu 1-10at Niu31SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 1 yard to the NIU30 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-9at Niu30SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for 3 yards to the NIU27 (;HICKENBOTTOM,L.;REYNOLDS,Vinson).
Emu 3-6at Niu27BOHNET, Ken screen pass complete to ROBERSON, C.R. for 5 yards to the NIU22 (FRANK, Jason), PENALTY NIU face mask 5 yards to the NIU17, 1ST DOWN EMU.
Emu 1-10at Niu171st and 10.
Emu 1-10at Niu17SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU15 (;PITTMAN, Eric;FRANK, Jason).
Emu 2-8at Niu15SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 15 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN EMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:24.
WELLOCK, Andrew kick attempt good.
Eastern Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 7
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:19
WELLOCK, Andrew kickoff 59 yards to the NIU6, DREW, Randee return 21 yards to the NIU27 (RILEY, T.).
Niu 1-10at Niu27NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:24.
Niu 1-10at Niu27TURNER, Michael rush over left guard for 2 yards to the NIU29 (;MANOR, Jamie;BARBEE, Keyvon).
Niu 2-8at Niu29TURNER, Michael rush over left end for loss of 2 yards to the NIU27 (GAGNON-GORDILLO).
Niu 3-10at Niu27[GUN], HALDI, Josh SIDR pass incomplete to HURD, Sam.
Niu 4-10at Niu27GALLAGHER, A. punt 41 yards to the EMU32, fair catch by RILEY, T..
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:36
Emu 1-10at Emu32EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 00:48.
Emu 1-10at Emu32SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 2 yards to the EMU34 (HAWKINS, Jason).
Emu 2-8at Emu34SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 6 yards to the EMU40 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:54
Eastern Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 7
2nd Quarter

Emu 3-2at Emu40Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Emu 3-2at Emu40BOHNET, Ken deep pass intercepted by HICKENBOTTOM,L. at the NIU24, HICKENBOTTOM,L. return 0 yards to the NIU24.
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:54
Niu 1-10at Niu24NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:54.
Niu 1-10at Niu24HALDI, Josh SIDR pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 41 yards to the EMU35, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (GAINES, Jerry).
Fleck's 75th reception for the year.
Niu 1-10at Emu35HALDI, Josh SIDL pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 21 yards to the EMU14, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Fleck now with 76 catches, 1,019 yards this year (second Huskie over
1,000 in a season since 1978).
Niu 1-10at Emu14TURNER, Michael rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the EMU11 (;GAINES, Jerry;HARRISON, Kevin).
Niu 2-7at Emu11HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 3-7at Emu11HALDI, Josh middle pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 4-7at Emu11AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 13:41.
Eastern Michigan 14, Northern Illinois 10
Azar now with 96 points this year, breaking the school single-season
record he established with 95 last fall.
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 01:13
AZAR, Steve kickoff 58 yards to the EMU7, RILEY, T. return 12 yards to the EMU19 (WATSON, Marlon).
Emu 1-10at Emu19EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 13:41.
Emu 1-10at Emu19SHERRELL, A. rush over right end for 6 yards to the EMU25, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Emu 2-4at Emu25SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for 5 yards to the EMU30, 1ST DOWN EMU.
Emu 1-10at Emu30SHERRELL, A. rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the EMU29 (LEE, Javan).
Emu 2-11at Emu29BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass complete to SHERRELL, A. for no gain to the EMU29.
Emu 3-11at Emu29BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass incomplete to ROBERSON, C.R..
Emu 4-11at Emu29RYSKO, David punt 51 yards to the NIU20, FLECK, P.J. return 32 yards to the EMU48 (;SALVATORI, Mike;WOODRUFF, R.).
Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, TOP 02:27
Niu 1-10at Emu48NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:14.
Niu 1-10at Emu48TURNER, Michael rush over right end for 1 yard to the EMU47 (;PERRY, Jereme;BARBEE, Keyvon).
Turner now the first player in school history with back-to-back
1,500-yard rushing seasons (1,915 in 2002, 1,501 so far in 2003).
Niu 2-9at Emu47HALDI, Josh screen pass complete to TURNER, Michael for loss of 2 yards to the EMU49 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 3-11at Emu49HALDI, Josh sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU48 (PETTWAY, Eric).
Niu 4-14at Niu48GALLAGHER, A. punt 35 yards to the EMU17, RILEY, T. return 6 yards to the EMU23 (UTSCHIG, Dustin).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 00:58
Emu 1-10at Emu23EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:16.
Emu 1-10at Emu23BOHNET, Ken middle pass complete to ZUREKI, Kevin for no gain to the EMU23 (HOLMAN, Quince).
Emu 2-10at Emu23BOHNET, Ken slant pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J..
Emu 3-10at Emu23BOHNET, Ken slant pass complete to ROBERSON, C.R. for 12 yards to the EMU35, 1ST DOWN EMU (;LEE, Rob;SMITH, Ray).
Emu 1-10at Emu35SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 8 yards to the EMU43 (HANSBRO, Adriel).
Emu 2-2at Emu43SHERRELL, A. rush over right end for no gain to the EMU43 (REYNOLDS,Vinson).
Emu 3-2at Emu43SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for loss of 1 yard to the EMU42 (HAWKINS, Jason).
EMU's Jason Robert (#56) injured on the previous play.
Emu 4-3at Emu42RYSKO, David punt 36 yards to the NIU22, fair catch by FLECK, P.J..
Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:29
Niu 1-10at Niu22NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:47.
Niu 1-10at Niu22TURNER, Michael rush over left guard for 2 yards to the NIU24 (MANOR, Jamie).
Niu 2-8at Niu24HALDI, Josh slant pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J. (MANOR, Jamie).
Niu 3-8at Niu24HALDI, Josh sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU20 (GAGNON-GORDILLO).
Niu 4-12at Niu20PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU15.
Niu 4-17at Niu15GALLAGHER, A. punt 38 yards to the EMU47, RILEY, T. return 12 yards to the NIU41 (HUTTON, Jason).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:45
Emu 1-10at Niu41EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 05:02.
EMU's Trumaine Riley (#85) shaken up on the punt return/tackle.
Emu 1-10at Niu41BOHNET, Ken SIDR pass intercepted by LEE, Rob at the NIU28, LEE, Rob return 2 yards to the NIU30 (BENNETT, A.J.).
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07
Niu 1-10at Niu30NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:55.
Niu 1-10at Niu30HALDI, Josh sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU25 (WOODRUFF, R.).
Niu 2-15at Niu25HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to HURD, Sam.
Niu 3-15at Niu25HALDI, Josh SIDR pass complete to POWERS, Shatone for 16 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN NIU (DIEUDONNE, Yves).
Niu 1-10at Niu41TURNER, Michael rush over right end for 59 yards to the EMU0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:40.
Turner now with 4,855 career yards (14th in NCAA 1-A history).
AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 17, Eastern Michigan 14
All 17 of NIU's points have come after EMU turnovers.
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:15
AZAR, Steve kickoff 62 yards to the EMU3, ROBERSON, C.R. return 18 yards to the EMU21 (HILBY, Joseph).
Emu 1-10at Emu21EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 03:40.
Emu 1-10at Emu21SHERRELL, A. rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the EMU25 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-6at Emu25SHERRELL, A. rush over right end for 11 yards to the EMU36, 1ST DOWN EMU, out-of-bounds (DREW, Randee).
Emu 1-10at Emu36SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 3 yards to the EMU39 (PITTMAN, Eric).
Emu 2-7at Emu39SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 1 yard to the EMU40 (;LEE, Javan;ATKINSON, Brian).
Emu 3-6at Emu40BOHNET, Ken slant pass complete to BENNETT, A.J. for 34 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN EMU, out-of-bounds (LEE, Javan).
Emu 1-10at Niu26SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 2 yards to the NIU24 (;SMITH, Ray;PITTMAN, Eric).
Emu 2-8at Niu24Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 01:00.
Emu 2-8at Niu24SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for 1 yard to the NIU23 (;HAWKINS, Jason;FRANK, Jason).
Emu 3-7at Niu23SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 4 yards to the NIU19 (LEE, Javan), timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 00:16.
Emu 4-3at Niu19WELLOCK, Andrew field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 00:11.
Eastern Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 17
Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:29
WELLOCK, Andrew kickoff 62 yards to the NIU3, DREW, Randee return 27 yards to the NIU30 (WALKER, Pierre).
Niu 1-10at Niu30NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:11.
Niu 1-10at Niu30NIU Huskies rush QBK for loss of 1 yard to the NIU29.
Previous play -- Haldi takes a knee to run out the clock.
Niu 2-11at Niu29End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:11
Eastern Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 17
3rd Quarter

Niu 2-11at Niu29Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, EMU ball on EMU35.
NIU receives the 2nd-half kickoff, with EMU defending the south goal.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:11
WELLOCK, Andrew kickoff 49 yards to the NIU16, DREW, Randee return 3 yards to the NIU19, fumble by DREW, Randee recovered by NIU DREW, Randee at NIU19, DREW, Randee for 16 yards to the NIU35 (BENNETT, A.J.).
Niu 1-10at Niu35NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00, NIU ball on NIU35.
Niu 1-10at Niu35TURNER, Michael rush up middle for 9 yards to the NIU44 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 2-1at Niu44TURNER, Michael rush over right end for no gain to the NIU44 (;GAGNON-GORDILLO;BARBEE, Keyvon).
Niu 3-1at Niu44HALDI, Josh rush QBK for 2 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN NIU (TEAM).
Niu 1-10at Niu46HALDI, Josh sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU39 (;MANOR, Jamie;LUSKY, David).
Niu 2-17at Niu39[GUN], HALDI, Josh SIDL pass complete to POWERS, Shatone for 6 yards to the NIU45 (MANOR, Jamie).
Niu 3-11at Niu45[GUN], HALDI, Josh slant pass complete to HURD, Sam for 49 yards to the EMU6, 1ST DOWN NIU (GAINES, Jerry).
Niu 1-Gat Emu06TURNER, Michael rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the EMU3 (;BARBEE, Keyvon;WOODS, Michael).
Niu 2-Gat Emu03HALDI, Josh SIDR pass incomplete to RALEIGH, Pat, PENALTY EMU pass interference 1 yards to the EMU2, 1ST DOWN NIU, NO PLAY.
Niu 1-Gat Emu02PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the EMU7.
Niu 1-Gat Emu07TURNER, Michael rush over right guard for 1 yard to the EMU6 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 2-Gat Emu06HALDI, Josh SIDR pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 3-Gat Emu06[GUN], HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 4-Gat Emu06AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 10:22.
Northern Illinois 20, Eastern Michigan 17
Azar now with 100 kick-scoring points this season -- the first NIU
kicker ever to reach triple figures in one year.
Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 04:38
AZAR, Steve kickoff 65 yards to the EMU0, touchback.
Emu 1-10at Emu20EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:22.
Emu 1-10at Emu20SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 4 yards to the EMU24 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Emu 2-6at Emu24SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for loss of 3 yards to the EMU21 (;PITTMAN, Eric;REYNOLDS,Vinson).
Emu 3-9at Emu21BOHNET, Ken sacked for loss of 3 yards to the EMU18 (FRANK, Jason).
Emu 4-12at Emu18RYSKO, David punt 38 yards to the NIU44, fair catch by FLECK, P.J..
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 02:25
Niu 1-10at Niu44NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:57.
Niu 1-10at Niu44HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to CIESLAK, Brad.
Niu 2-10at Niu44TURNER, Michael rush over left guard for 4 yards to the NIU48 (LISEK, Matt).
Niu 3-6at Niu48HALDI, Josh middle pass complete to POWERS, Shatone for 6 yards to the EMU46, 1ST DOWN NIU (PERRY, Jereme).
Niu 1-10at Emu46HALDI, Josh deep pass incomplete to HURD, Sam (LEWIS, Steven).
Niu 2-10at Emu46TURNER, Michael rush up middle for 3 yards to the EMU43 (;WOODRUFF, R.;LUSKY, David).
Turner now with 100 yards on 15 carries / 21st career 100-yard game.
(breaks school record shared with Mark Kellar - 20 from 1971-73).
Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo (#90) shaken up on the previous play for EMU.
Niu 3-7at Emu43HALDI, Josh rush SCRM for 12 yards to the EMU31, 1ST DOWN NIU (LUSKY, David).
Niu 1-10at Emu31TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 31 yards to the EMU0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:42.
Turner now has 131 yards today (on 16 carries) / 4,096 in his career.
-- the latter total is now 13th in NCAA Division I history.
AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 27, Eastern Michigan 17
Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:15
AZAR, Steve kickoff 65 yards to the EMU0, RILEY, T. return 18 yards to the EMU18 (NIU Huskies).
Emu 1-10at Emu18EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 05:42.
Emu 1-10at Emu18SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 2 yards to the EMU20 (PITTMAN, Eric).
Emu 2-8at Emu20BOHNET, Ken screen pass incomplete to ROBERSON, C.R..
Emu 3-8at Emu20BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass incomplete to ROBERSON, C.R. (LEE, Javan).
Emu 4-8at Emu20RYSKO, David punt 52 yards to the NIU28, FLECK, P.J. return 1 yards to the NIU29 (BARBEE, Keyvon).
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:07
Niu 1-10at Niu29NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:35.
Niu 1-10at Niu29TURNER, Michael rush over right end for 14 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (;LUSKY, David;WOODRUFF, R.).
Niu 1-10at Niu43TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 2 yards to the NIU45 (LUSKY, David), PENALTY NIU holding 10 yards to the NIU35.
Niu 1-18at Niu351st and 18.
Niu 1-18at Niu35HARRIS, A.J. rush up middle for 21 yards to the EMU44, 1ST DOWN NIU (WOODS, Michael).
Niu 1-10at Emu44HALDI, Josh SIDL pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 2-10at Emu44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:35.
Niu 2-10at Emu44HALDI, Josh screen pass complete to HARRIS, A.J. for 4 yards to the EMU40 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 3-6at Emu40HALDI, Josh slant pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 9 yards to the EMU31, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Fleck's third catch today, 77th of the season (2nd in NIU history -
Dave Petzke with 91 in 1978).
Niu 1-10at Emu31HARRIS, A.J. rush up middle for 3 yards to the EMU28 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 2-7at Emu28HARRIS, A.J. rush over right end for 1 yard to the EMU27 (HARRISON, Kevin).
Niu 3-6at Emu27HALDI, Josh SIDR pass incomplete to PUGH, Turner.
Niu 4-6at Emu27AZAR, Steve field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 01:01.
Northern Illinois 30, Eastern Michigan 17
Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:34
AZAR, Steve kickoff 58 yards to the EMU7, RILEY, T. return 16 yards to the EMU23 (;AZAR, Steve;HANSBRO, Alvah).
Emu 1-10at Emu23EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:01.
Emu 1-10at Emu23SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for 8 yards to the EMU31 (;FRANK, Jason;HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Emu 2-2at Emu31SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 17 yards to the EMU48, 1ST DOWN EMU (LEE, Javan).
Emu 1-10at Emu48SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 8 yards to the NIU44 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, TOP 05:26
Northern Illinois 30, Eastern Michigan 17
4th Quarter

Emu 2-2at Niu44Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Emu 2-2at Niu44SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for 2 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN EMU (ATKINSON, Brian).
Emu 1-10at Niu42BOHNET, Ken deep pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J. (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-10at Niu42SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 5 yards to the NIU37 (;LEE, Javan;HICKENBOTTOM,L.).
Emu 3-5at Niu37BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass complete to TALLEY, Chris for 9 yards to the NIU28, 1ST DOWN EMU (;HAWKINS, Jason;LEE, Rob).
Emu 1-10at Niu28SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 1 yard to the NIU27 (LEE, Javan).
Emu 2-9at Niu27BOHNET, Ken rush QBK for loss of 9 yards to the NIU36, fumble by BOHNET, Ken recovered by EMU KALEITA, Tom at NIU36.
Emu 3-18at Niu36BOHNET, Ken SIDL pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J., PENALTY NIU pass interference 15 yards to the NIU21, 1ST DOWN EMU, NO PLAY.
Previous play -- Bohnet's toss ruled a lateral, covered by Kaleita.
Emu 1-10at Niu21SHERRELL, A. rush PITR for 2 yards to the NIU19 (ATKINSON, Brian).
Emu 2-8at Niu19SHERRELL, A. rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the NIU20.
Emu 3-9at Niu20BOHNET, Ken middle pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J..
Emu 4-9at Niu20BENNETT, A.J. deep pass complete to ZUREKI, Kevin for 20 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN EMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:35.
Previous play -- holder Bennett passes as EMU fakes the field goal.
WELLOCK, Andrew kick attempt good.
Northern Illinois 30, Eastern Michigan 24
Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:26
WELLOCK, Andrew kickoff 40 yards to the NIU25, PUGH, Jeremy return 10 yards to the NIU35 (NEELY, John).
Niu 1-10at Niu35NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:35.
Niu 1-10at Niu35TURNER, Michael rush over right end for loss of 3 yards to the NIU32 (WOODRUFF, R.).
Niu 2-13at Niu32TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 7 yards to the NIU39 (;BARBEE, Keyvon;HARRISON, Kevin).
Niu 3-6at Niu39[GUN], HALDI, Josh middle pass incomplete to POWERS, Shatone (GAINES, Jerry).
Niu 4-6at Niu39GALLAGHER, A. punt 61 yards to the EMU0, touchback.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:49
Emu 1-10at Emu20EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 08:46.
Emu 1-10at Emu20SHERRELL, A. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the EMU19.
Emu 2-11at Emu19SHERRELL, A. rush PITL for 4 yards to the EMU23 (;ATKINSON, Brian;LEE, Javan).
Emu 3-7at Emu23BOHNET, Ken middle pass intercepted by SMITH, Ray at the EMU30, SMITH, Ray return 27 yards to the EMU3 (BOHNET, Ken).
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:39
Niu 1-Gat Emu03NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:07.
Niu 1-Gat Emu03TURNER, Michael rush PITR for 3 yards to the EMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:01.
Turner now with 21 carries, 154 yards and 3 touchdowns.
HALDI, Josh rush attempt good.
Northern Illinois 38, Eastern Michigan 24
Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:06
AZAR, Steve kickoff 58 yards to the EMU7, HOUSTON, L. return 12 yards to the EMU19 (;WATSON, Marlon;SMITH, Deon).
Emu 1-10at Emu19EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 07:01.
Chinedu Okoro (#10) now in at QB for the Eagles.
Emu 1-10at Emu19OKORO, Chinedu rush QBK for loss of 4 yards to the EMU15 (REYNOLDS,Vinson).
Emu 2-14at Emu15OKORO, Chinedu screen pass complete to ROBERSON, C.R. for 8 yards to the EMU23 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 3-6at Emu23OKORO, Chinedu slant pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J. (ATKINSON, Brian).
Emu 4-6at Emu23RYSKO, David punt 34 yards to the NIU43, FLECK, P.J. return 6 yards to the NIU49 (JACOBS, Adam).
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:52
Niu 1-10at Niu49NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:09.
Niu 1-10at Niu49TURNER, Michael rush over left end for 8 yards to the EMU43 (LISEK, Matt).
Niu 2-2at Emu43TURNER, Michael rush up middle for 6 yards to the EMU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (WOODRUFF, R.).
Niu 1-10at Emu37TURNER, Michael rush over right end for no gain to the EMU37 (;LISEK, Matt;WATKINS, B.).
Niu 2-10at Emu37TURNER, Michael rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the EMU39 (;BARBEE, Keyvon;KUDU, Matt).
Niu 3-12at Emu39[GUN], HALDI, Josh middle pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J..
Niu 4-12at Emu39AZAR, Steve punt 19 yards to the EMU20, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, TOP 02:30
Emu 1-10at Emu20EASTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 02:39.
Emu 1-10at Emu20WATSON, A. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the EMU23 (SMITH, Ray).
Emu 2-7at Emu23WATSON, A. rush over left end for 3 yards to the EMU26 (REYNOLDS,Vinson).
Emu 3-4at Emu26OKORO, Chinedu SIDR pass incomplete to BENNETT, A.J..
Emu 4-4at Emu26RYSKO, David punt 37 yards to the NIU37, FLECK, P.J. return -3 yards to the NIU34 (;DIEUDONNE, Yves;LEWIS, Steven).
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:54
Niu 1-10at Niu34NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:45.
Ryan Gilbert (#6) in at quarterback for the Huskies.
Niu 1-10at Niu34HARRIS, A.J. rush over right end for 3 yards to the NIU37 (LUSKY, David).
Niu 2-7at Niu37End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:45
FINAL SCORE
Northern Illinois 38, Eastern Michigan 24