Oct. 27, 2001

Recap

                 Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan (Final)
                           Central Michigan Football
    Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan (Oct 27, 2001 at Mt. Pleasant, MI)

  Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
  -----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
  Northern Illinois...  7  0 10 16  - 33       Record: (4-4,2-3)
  Central Michigan.... 14 10  0  0  - 24       Record: (2-5,1-4)

Scoring Summary:

1st 10:49 NIU - HAMMOCK, Thomas 26 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick), 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:05, NIU 7 - CMU 0 07:19 CMU - TURNER, Rob 6 yd pass from VICKERS,Derrick (SAVICH, Paul kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:30, NIU 7 - CMU 7 02:05 CMU - TURNER, Rob 98 yd pass from VICKERS,Derrick (SAVICH, Paul kick), 2 plays, 99 yards, TOP 0:42, NIU 7 - CMU 14 2nd 11:41 CMU - SAVICH, Paul 40 yd field goal, 16 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:29, NIU 7 - CMU 17 11:01 CMU - JACKSON,Terr. 18 yd run (SAVICH, Paul kick), 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:25, NIU 7 - CMU 24 3rd 14:45 NIU - HILL, Darrell 75 yd kickoff return (AZAR, Steve kick), , NIU 14 - CMU 24 05:17 NIU - AZAR, Steve 19 yd field goal, 12 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:30, NIU 17 - CMU 24 4th 14:29 NIU - FLECK, P.J. 13 yd pass from FINLEN, Chris (AZAR, Steve kick failed), 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:31, NIU 23 - CMU 24 06:04 NIU - AZAR, Steve 35 yd field goal, 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:52, NIU 26 - CMU 24 01:21 NIU - FINLEN, Chris 1 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick), 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 3:51, NIU 33 - CMU 24

NIU CMU FIRST DOWNS................... 19 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 42-209 52-229 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 203 264 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 31-14-1 40-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 73-412 92-493 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-27 1-8 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 4-120 5-60 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 1-10 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 3-44.7 5-38.2 Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards............... 6-43 5-35 Possession Time............... 28:46 31:14 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-7 0-0

RUSHING: Northern Illinois-HAMMOCK, Thomas 33-195, FINLEN, Chris 8-7, SHELDON, Dan 1-7. Central Michigan-JACKSON,Terr. 29-131, LAWHORNE, Kenan 9-73, VICKERS,Derrick 9-38, GORNEY, Derek 2-minus 6, TM 3-minus 7.

PASSING: Northern Illinois-FINLEN, Chris 14-31-1-203. Central Michigan-VICKERS,Derrick 18-28-0-197, GORNEY, Derek 4-10-1-67, LAWHORNE, Kenan 0-1-0-0, TM 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-FLECK, P.J. 10-95, HILL, Darrell 4-108. Central Michigan-TURNER, Rob 5-121, MEANS, Roderick 4-57, HUMPHREY, Tory 4-21, LAWHORNE, Kenan 4-10, BROWN, Jacob 1-20, JACKSON,Terr. 1-11, HILL, Willie 1-9, KURZEN, Dave 1-9, McKNIGHT, Dante 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-DOLE, Justin 1-0. Central Michigan-FRANCE, Tedaro 1-10.

SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-STROTHMAN, K. 1-0. Central Michigan-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-HICKENBOTTOM,L. 6-4, GRANT, Akil 8-1, THOMPSON, Vince 8-1, WILLIAMS, Larry 6-2, CLEMEN, Trent 6-1, DUFFY, Nick 4-2, MOORE, Travis 4-0, ATKINSON, Brian 3-1, FRANK, Jason 2-1, DREW, Randee 2-1, FALBO, Anthony 2-1, PETERS, Jon 2-0, DOLE, Justin 1-1, DIDESCH, Eric 1-0, STROTHMAN, K. 1-0, SPACUCELLO,Mike 1-0, JACK, Adam 1-0, HAWKINS,Brandon 1-0, LEE, Rob 1-0, FRANCIS, Devron 1-0. Central Michigan-TYUS, Anthony 9-2, BARTELL, Ron 6-5, CLARKE, Jovan 5-2, KING, James 3-3, COLEN, Omari 4-0, JENKINS, Cullen 3-0, EPPS, Rodrico 3-0, FRANCE, Tedaro 2-1, SMITH, Marvin 2-1, MURAGIN, Kalani 2-0, HOLOMAN,Derrick 2-0, REYNOLDS, Matt 1-1, KEIM, Bryan 1-1, WOHLGEMUTH,Matt 1-0, WALLACE,Derrick 1-0, GORNEY, Derek 1-0.

Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Attendance: 10643 Kickoff time: 1 pm End of Game: 4:10 Total elapsed time: 3:10 Officials: Referee: David Neal, Umpire: James Thomas, Linesman: Norman Eubank, Line judge: Harold Deines, Back judge: David Chesney, Field judge: Jeff Szink, Side judge: Thomas Workman, Temperature: 42 Wind: 10-15 N Weather: Cold, Overcast