Cent. Michigan 0 0 0 0-00 N. Illinois 14 7 14 14-49
First Quarter
NIU-Turner 21 run (Azar kick), 8:55
NIU-Dunker 4 pass from Haldi, (Azar kick),00:36
Second Quarter
NIU-Sheldon 13 run (Azar kick), 8:01
Third Quarter
NIU-Turner 1 run (Azar kick), 9:16
NIU-Erwin 8 run (Azar kick), 6:23
Fourth Quarter
NIU-Turner 5 run (Azar kick), 14:48
NIU-Thompson 34 fumble recovery (Azar kick), 14:26
A-20,186.
Cent. Michigan N. Illinois
First downs 6 22
Rushes-yards 30-53 62-238
Passing 117 150
Comp-Att-Int 13-30-1 12-19-0
Return Yards 72 190
Punts-Avg. 12-38.7 8-32.9
Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-2
Penalties-Yards 13-126 6-65
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Cent. Michigan, Mixon 14-31, Vickers 4-8, Lewis 3-5, Jackson 3-4, Arnoldink 3-4, Smith 1-3, Parks 2-(minus-2). N. Illinois, Turner 31-165, Harris 12-52, Sheldon 2-38, Powers 2-17, Erwin 1-8, Pugh 2-2, Wallace 2-1, Haldi 8-(minus-42).
PASSING-Cent. Michigan, Vickers 7-19-1-65, Arnoldink 5-8-41, Smith 1-3-11. N. Illinois, Haldi 11-18-145, Gilbert 1-1-5.
RECEIVING-Cent. Michigan, Mixon 4-56, Humphrey 3-20, Brown 2-15, Harper 2-14, Supianowski 1-8, Turner 1-4. N. Illinois, Sheldon 4-47, Hurd 2-53, Perry 2-25, Dunker 2-20, McDermott 1-5, Cieslak 1-0.