Nov. 24, 2001

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Scoring Summary


Scoring Summary (Final) 2001 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Northern Illinois vs Wake Forest (Nov 24, 2001 at Winston-Salem, NC)

Northern Illinois (6-5,4-1) vs. Wake Forest (6-5,3-5) Date: Nov 24, 2001 Site: Winston-Salem, NC Stadium: Groves Stadium Attendance: 14100

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Northern Illinois... 0 7 14 14 - 35 Wake Forest......... 10 14 14 0 - 38

Scoring Summary: 1st 07:51 WF - Ashe, T 27 yd field goal 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:59, NIU 0 - WF 3 02:34 WF - Williams, I 14 yd pass from MacPherson, J (Ashe, T kick) 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:04, NIU 0 - WF 10 2nd 13:19 WF - Davis, F 47 yd pass from MacPherson, J (Ashe, T kick) 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 1:28, NIU 0 - WF 17 04:50 NIU - HILL, Darrell 6 yd pass from FINLEN, Chris (AZAR, Steve kick) 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 3:30, NIU 7 - WF 17 00:23 WF - Staton, F 2 yd run (Ashe, T kick) 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:27, NIU 7 - WF 24 3rd 10:54 NIU - HILL, Darrell 9 yd pass from FINLEN, Chris (AZAR, Steve kick) 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:30, NIU 14 - WF 24 06:56 NIU - HAMMOCK, Thomas 1 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:23, NIU 21 - WF 24 04:45 WF - Williams, T 12 yd run (Ashe, T kick) 1 play, 12 yards, TOP 0:08, NIU 21 - WF 31 01:52 WF - Stone, J 13 yd run (Ashe, T kick) 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:07, NIU 21 - WF 38 4th 11:11 NIU - HILL, Darrell 10 yd pass from FINLEN, Chris (AZAR, Steve kick) 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:41, NIU 28 - WF 38 06:25 NIU - TURNER, Michael 27 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:36, NIU 35 - WF 38

Kickoff time: 1:00 pm End of Game: 3:58 pm Total elapsed time: 2:58 pm Officials: Referee: Ron Cherry, Umpire: Rosario Amato, Linesman: Michael Samples, Line judge: William Booker, Back judge: Douglas Rhoads, Field judge: Billy Beckett, Side judge: Angelo Bartis, Temperature: 52 Wind: NE 7 Weather: fog, drizzle


Team Statistics


Team Statistics (Final) 2001 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Northern Illinois vs Wake Forest (Nov 24, 2001 at Winston-Salem, NC)

NIU WF

FIRST DOWNS................... 17 27 Rushing..................... 8 19 Passing..................... 7 6 Penalty..................... 2 2 Rushing Attempts.............. 36 58 Yards Gained Rushing.......... 141 249 Yards Lost Rushing............ 19 17 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 122 232 NET YARDS PASSING............. 201 157 Passes Attempted............ 28 24 Passes Completed............ 14 13 Had Intercepted............. 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 64 82 TOTAL NET YARDS............... 323 389 Average Gain Per Play....... 5.0 4.7 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 8-68 9-85 Number of Punts-Yards......... 6-264 5-150 Average Per Punt............ 44.0 30.0 Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 4-21 3-46 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 4-93 5-103 Interceptions: Number-Yards... 1-2 0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 27:59 32:01 Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 2 of 3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-10 1-9


Individual Statistics


Individual Statistics (Final) 2001 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Northern Illinois vs Wake Forest (Nov 24, 2001 at Winston-Salem, NC)


Northern Illinois

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- HAMMOCK, Thomas 20 80 0 80 1 18 4.0 TURNER, Michael 8 47 4 43 1 27 5.4 SHELDON, Dan 2 6 5 1 0 6 0.5 FLECK, P.J. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 FINLEN, Chris 4 8 9 -1 0 6 -0.2 NIU Huskies 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Totals... 36 141 19 122 2 27 3.4

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- FINLEN, Chris 28-14-0 201 3 59 1 Totals... 28-14-0 201 3 59 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- HILL, Darrell 8 160 3 59 SHELDON, Dan 2 22 0 14 FLECK, P.J. 2 9 0 7 HAMMOCK, Thomas 1 5 0 5 DUNKER, Matt 1 5 0 5 Totals... 14 201 3 59

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- ERWIN, Jimmy 6 264 44.0 56 2 Totals... 6 264 44.0 56 2

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- HICKENBOTTOM,L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 DREW, Randee 4 21 10 1 24 24 0 0 0 TURNER, Michael 0 0 0 3 69 27 0 0 0 Totals... 4 21 10 4 93 27 1 2 2

Field goal attempts ----------------------------------------

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-DREW, Randee 1-1. Wake Forest-None.


Wake Forest

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Williams, T 35 142 2 140 1 14 4.0 Staton, F 10 44 3 41 1 9 4.1 Stone, J 3 29 0 29 1 13 9.7 Davis, F 2 12 0 12 0 10 6.0 MacPherson, J 7 22 10 12 0 9 1.7 TM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Totals... 58 249 17 232 3 14 4.0

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- MacPherson, J 24-13-1 157 2 47 1 Totals... 24-13-1 157 2 47 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Stone, J 4 29 0 8 Davis, F 3 65 1 47 Mughelli, O 3 23 0 9 Landfried, J 1 15 0 15 Williams, I 1 14 1 14 Thomas, R 1 11 0 11 Totals... 13 157 2 47

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Rolle, C 5 150 30.0 42 0 Totals... 5 150 30.0 42 0

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Stone, J 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 Davis, F 3 46 26 3 74 37 0 0 0 Thomas, R 0 0 0 1 14 14 0 0 0 Totals... 3 46 26 5 103 37 0 0 0

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Ashe, T 1st 07:51 27 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-DREW, Randee 1-1. Wake Forest-None.

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-DREW, Randee 1-1. Wake Forest-None.


Defensive Statistics


Defensive Statistics (Final) 2001 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Northern Illinois vs Wake Forest (Nov 24, 2001 at Winston-Salem, NC)

Northern Illinois ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 WILLIAMS, Larry 8 2 10 . . . . . . / . 9 HICKENBOTTOM,L. 8 2 10 . . . 1-2 2 . / . 53 CLEMEN, Trent 6 1 7 . . . . 1 . / . 21 GRANT, Akil 5 2 7 . . . . . . / . 45 DUFFY, Nick 5 2 7 1/2 . . . . . / . 94 FALBO, Anthony 4 2 6 . . . . . . / . 56 MOORE, Travis 3 1 4 . . . . . . / . 99 FRANK, Jason 3 1 4 . . . . . . / . 46 LAURENTI, Ryan 2 1 3 1/10 . . . . . 1/10 . 38 ATKINSON, Brian 2 1 3 . . . . . . / . 37 DOLE, Justin 1 2 3 1/3 . . . . . / . 51 DIDESCH, Eric 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 18 DREW, Randee 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 17 THOMPSON, Vince 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . / . 27 LEE, Rob 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 91 WALKER, Rashad 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 42 SPACUCELLO,Mike 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 43 MAHOLY, Chris 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 13 AZAR, Steve 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 8 JACK, Adam 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 50 STROTHMAN, K. . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 98 PETERS, Jon . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 6 GRIDER, Brian . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 22 HAWKINS, Jason . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 5 SHELDON, Dan . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 87 ANDERSON, Aaron . 1 1 . . . . . . / .

Wake Forest ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Hopkins, M 5 1 6 . . . . . . / . 25 Kargbo-Okorogie 4 2 6 1/9 . . . . . 1/9 . 28 Bracy, C 4 2 6 . . . . . . / . 93 Pace, C 3 3 6 3/9 . . . . . / . 14 Chukwumah, O 2 4 6 1/3 . . . . . / . 10 King, E 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 22 Williams, Q 3 2 5 . . . . . . / . 54 Brantley, K . 4 4 . . . . . . / . 20 McGruder, M 3 . 3 . . . . . . / . 46 Scott, J 2 1 3 . . . . . . / . 99 Bolling, N 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 48 Shaw, D 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . / . 89 Thomas, R 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 40 Harris, T 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 29 Simmons, W 1 . 1 . . 1-0 . . . / . 26 Ivey, E 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 92 Sharpe, M . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 23 Hamlar, M . 1 1 . . . . . . / .


Play-by-Play Summary


Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) 2001 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Northern Illinois vs Wake Forest (Nov 24, 2001 at Winston-Salem, NC)

Wake Forest wins the toss and defers Northern Illinois will receive and defend the south goal N 1-10 N35 WF ball on WF35.

Ashe, T kickoff 61 yards to the NIU4, TURNER, Michael return 27 yards to the NIU31 (Bracy, C). N 1-10 N31 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 7 yards to the NIU38, out-of-bounds (King, E). N 2-3 N38 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush right for 6 yards to the NIU44, 1ST DOWN NIU (Chukwumah, O). N 1-10 N44 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to FLECK, P.J. for 2 yards to the NIU46 (Bracy, C,Brantley, K). N 2-8 N46 FLECK, P.J. rush right for no gain to the NIU46 (Chukwumah, O,King, E). N 3-8 N46 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 4-8 N46 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 54 yards to the WF0, touchback. --------------- 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:10 ---------------

W 1-10 W20 WAKE FOREST drive start at 12:50 (1st). W 1-10 W20 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the WF23 (FALBO, Anthony,DUFFY, Nick). W 2-7 W23 MacPherson, J pass complete to Stone, J for 7 yards to the WF30, 1ST DOWN WF, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 1-10 W30 Davis, F rush reverse for 10 yards to the WF40, 1ST DOWN WF (LAURENTI, Ryan). W 1-10 W40 MacPherson, J pass complete to Mughelli, O for 9 yards to the WF49, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 2-1 W49 Williams, T rush right for 11 yards to the NIU40, 1ST DOWN WF (GRANT, Akil). W 1-10 N40 MacPherson, J pass complete to Mughelli, O for 9 yards to the NIU31 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 2-1 N31 Williams, T rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN WF (FRANK, Jason). W 1-10 N26 MacPherson, J pass complete to Stone, J for 7 yards to the NIU19, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.,WILLIAMS, Larry). W 2-3 N19 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU17 (MOORE, Travis,FALBO, Anthony). W 3-1 N17 MacPherson, J rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU15, 1ST DOWN WF (FALBO, Anthony). W 1-10 N15 Williams, T rush right for 2 yards to the NIU13 (FALBO, Anthony). W 2-8 N13 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU11 (ATKINSON, Brian). W 3-6 N11 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU10 (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 4-5 N10 Ashe, T field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 07:51.

================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, WAKE FOREST 3 ==================================

--------------- 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:59 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:45 (1st). N 1-10 N20 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU21 (Bolling, N). N 2-9 N21 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU27 (Brantley, K,Kargbo-Okorogie). N 3-3 N27 PENALTY NIU illegal procedure 5 yards to the NIU22. N 3-8 N22 FINLEN, Chris sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU13 (Kargbo-Okorogie). N 4-17 N13 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 34 yards to the NIU47, out-of-bounds. --------------- 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 02:07 ---------------

W 1-10 N47 WAKE FOREST drive start at 05:38 (1st). W 1-10 N47 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Anderson, J (THOMPSON, Vince). W 2-10 N47 Williams, T rush right for 8 yards to the NIU39 (GRANT, Akil). W 3-2 N39 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU38 (FRANK, Jason). W 4-1 N38 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN WF (DUFFY, Nick). W 1-10 N37 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Davis, F. W 2-10 N37 Williams, T rush up middle for 12 yards to the NIU25, 1ST DOWN WF (GRANT, Akil,DOLE, Justin), PENALTY NIU offside declined. W 1-10 N25 MacPherson, J rush quarterback draw for 9 yards to the NIU16 (GRANT, Akil). W 2-1 N16 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU14, 1ST DOWN WF (MOORE, Travis). W 1-10 N14 MacPherson, J pass complete to Williams, I for 14 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WF, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34. Ashe, T kick attempt good.

=================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, WAKE FOREST 10 ===================================

--------------- 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:04 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 55 yards to the NIU10, TURNER, Michael return 18 yards to the NIU28 (Ivey, E). N 1-10 N28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:23 (1st). N 1-10 N28 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to FLECK, P.J.. N 2-10 N28 TURNER, Michael rush right for loss of 3 yards to the NIU25 (Chukwumah, O,Pace, C). N 3-13 N25 SHELDON, Dan rush reverse for loss of 5 yards to the NIU20 (Pace, C). N 4-18 N20 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 39 yards to the WF41, Davis, F return 9 yards to the 50 yardline (MAHOLY, Chris). --------------- 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:33 ---------------

W 1-10 W50 WAKE FOREST drive start at 00:50 (1st). W 1-10 W50 MacPherson, J pass intercepted by HICKENBOTTOM,L. at the NIU37, HICKENBOTTOM,L. return 2 yards to the NIU39, out-of-bounds. --------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07 ---------------

N 1-10 N39 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:43 (1st). N 1-10 N39 TURNER, Michael rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU41 (Hopkins, M). N 2-8 N41 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to DUNKER, Matt. N 3-8 N41 PENALTY NIU false start 5 yards to the NIU36.

========END OF 1st QUARTER========= NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, WAKE FOREST 10 ===================================


Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

N 3-13 N36 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to TURNER, Michael, start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. N 4-13 N36 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 56 yards to the WF8, Davis, F return 11 yards to the WF19 (STROTHMAN, K.,HAWKINS, Jason). --------------- 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:56 ---------------

W 1-10 W19 WAKE FOREST drive start at 14:47 (2nd). W 1-10 W19 PENALTY WF personal foul 9 yards to the WF10. W 1-19 W10 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the WF13 (DUFFY, Nick). W 2-16 W13 Stone, J rush reverse for 10 yards to the WF23 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 3-6 W23 PENALTY NIU personal foul 15 yards to the WF38, 1ST DOWN WF. W 1-10 W38 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the WF41 (LAURENTI, Ryan,SHELDON, Dan). W 2-7 W41 MacPherson, J pass complete to Davis, F for 12 yards to the NIU47, 1ST DOWN WF, out-of-bounds (GRANT, Akil). W 1-10 N47 MacPherson, J pass complete to Davis, F for 47 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WF, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:19. Ashe, T kick attempt good.

=================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0, WAKE FOREST 17 ===================================

--------------- 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 01:28 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, TURNER, Michael return 24 yards to the NIU24, out-of-bounds (Harris, T). N 1-10 N24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:06 (2nd). N 1-10 N24 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 21 yards to the NIU45, 1ST DOWN NIU. N 1-10 N45 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush right for 6 yards to the WF49 (Scott, J). N 2-4 W49 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for no gain to the WF49 (Pace, C). N 3-4 W49 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to ARCHIE, Mike. N 4-4 W49 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 36 yards to the WF13, fair catch by Davis, F. --------------- 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:00 ---------------

W 1-10 W13 WAKE FOREST drive start at 11:06 (2nd). W 1-10 W13 Staton, F rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF15. W 2-8 W15 Stone, J rush reverse for 6 yards to the WF21, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.), PENALTY WF clipping 10 yards to the WF11. W 2-12 W11 2nd and 12. W 2-12 W11 Staton, F rush up middle for 9 yards to the WF20 (DREW, Randee). W 3-3 W20 Staton, F rush up middle for 6 yards to the WF26, 1ST DOWN WF (GRIDER, Brian,WALKER, Rashad). W 1-10 W26 PENALTY WF illegal procedure 5 yards to the WF21. W 1-15 W21 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Anderson, J. W 2-15 W21 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Landfried, J. W 3-15 W21 Staton, F rush right for loss of 3 yards to the WF18 (DOLE, Justin). W 4-18 W18 Rolle, C punt 38 yards to the NIU44, DREW, Randee return 8 yards to the WF48 (Thomas, R), PENALTY WF personal foul 15 yards to the WF33, 1st and 10, NIU ball on WF33. --------------- 7 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:46 ---------------

N 1-10 W33 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:20 (2nd). N 1-10 W33 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to REED, Joey for 24 yards to the WF9 (King, E), PENALTY NIU illegal forward pass 4 yards to the WF37, NO PLAY. N 2-14 W37 FINLEN, Chris rush right for 6 yards to the WF31, out-of-bounds (Kargbo-Okorogie), PENALTY WF personal foul 15 yards to the WF16, 1ST DOWN NIU. N 1-10 W16 1st and 10. N 1-10 W16 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 1 yard to the WF15 (Kargbo-Okorogie). N 2-9 W15 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 4 yards to the WF11 (Kargbo-Okorogie,Chukwumah, O). N 3-5 W11 PENALTY WF unsportsmanlike conduct 6 yards to the WF5, 1ST DOWN NIU. N 1-G W05 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF3 (Williams, Q). N 2-G W03 FINLEN, Chris rush for no gain to the WF3. N 3-G W03 PENALTY NIU IP 3 yards to the WF6. N 3-G W06 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 6 yards to the WF0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:50. AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.

=================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WAKE FOREST 17 ===================================

--------------- 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:30 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 51 yards to the WF14, Davis, F return 37 yards to the NIU49 (AZAR, Steve), PENALTY WF holding 10 yards to the WF41, 1st and 10, WF ball on WF41. W 1-10 W41 WAKE FOREST drive start at 04:31 (2nd). W 1-10 W41 Williams, T rush for 2 yards to the WF43 (FALBO, Anthony), PENALTY NIU offside 5 yards to the WF46, NO PLAY. W 1-5 W46 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Stone, J. W 2-5 W46 MacPherson, J rush quarterback sneek for 8 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN WF (GRANT, Akil). W 1-10 N46 MacPherson, J pass complete to Thomas, R for 11 yards to the NIU35, 1ST DOWN WF (FALBO, Anthony). W 1-10 N35 Williams, T rush up middle for 8 yards to the NIU27 (DUFFY, Nick,HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 2-2 N27 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Mughelli, O. W 3-2 N27 Staton, F rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN WF (DIDESCH, Eric). W 1-10 N23 Staton, F rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU18 (ATKINSON, Brian,WILLIAMS, Larry). W 2-5 N18 Staton, F rush up middle for 7 yards to the NIU11, 1ST DOWN WF (GRANT, Akil,FRANK, Jason). W 1-10 N11 Staton, F rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU8 (ATKINSON, Brian). W 2-7 N08 Staton, F rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU2 (THOMPSON, Vince). W 3-1 N02 Staton, F rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WF, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:23. Ashe, T kick attempt good.

=================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WAKE FOREST 24 ===================================

--------------- 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 04:08 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 61 yards to the NIU4, DREW, Randee return 24 yards to the NIU28 (McGruder, M). N 1-10 N28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:15 (2nd). N 1-10 N28 NIU Huskies rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU27. N 2-11 N27 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

========END OF 2nd QUARTER========= NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7, WAKE FOREST 24 ===================================


Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

N 2-11 N27 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU35. --------------- 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:15 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 47 yards to the WF18, Thomas, R return 14 yards to the WF32 (JACK, Adam). W 1-10 W32 WAKE FOREST drive start at 14:49 (3rd). W 1-10 W32 MacPherson, J rush right for no gain to the WF32 (DUFFY, Nick), PENALTY WF holding 10 yards to the WF22, NO PLAY. W 1-20 W22 MacPherson, J pass complete to Stone, J for 8 yards to the WF30, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 2-12 W30 Davis, F rush reverse for 2 yards to the WF32 (CLEMEN, Trent). W 3-10 W32 MacPherson, J pass complete to Landfried, J for 15 yards to the WF47, 1ST DOWN WF, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 1-10 W47 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Stone, J, PENALTY NIU pass interference 16 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY. W 1-10 N37 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU34 (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 2-7 N34 MacPherson, J pass complete to Mughelli, O for 5 yards to the NIU29, out-of-bounds (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 3-2 N29 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU28 (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 4-1 N28 MacPherson, J rush quarterback sneek for no gain to the NIU28 (CLEMEN, Trent). --------------- 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 02:25 ---------------

N 1-10 N28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:24 (3rd). N 1-10 N28 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 59 yards to the WF13, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (Williams, Q). N 1-10 W13 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to DUNKER, Matt for 5 yards to the WF8 (Bracy, C). N 2-5 W08 TURNER, Michael rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the WF9 (Pace, C). N 3-6 W09 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 9 yards to the WF0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:54. AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 14, WAKE FOREST 24 ====================================

--------------- 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 44 yards to the WF21, Davis, F return 7 yards to the WF28 (SPACUCELLO,Mike). W 1-10 W28 WAKE FOREST drive start at 10:45 (3rd). W 1-10 W28 Williams, T rush up middle for no gain to the WF28 (DUFFY, Nick). W 2-10 W28 MacPherson, J sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WF18 (LAURENTI, Ryan). W 3-20 W18 MacPherson, J pass incomplete. W 4-20 W18 Rolle, C punt 28 yards to the WF46, DREW, Randee return 10 yards to the WF36 (Simmons, W). --------------- 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 01:26 ---------------

N 1-10 W36 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:19 (3rd). N 1-10 W36 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HAMMOCK, Thomas for 5 yards to the WF31 (Bracy, C). N 2-5 W31 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF29 (Hopkins, M). N 3-3 W29 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 28 yards to the WF1, 1ST DOWN NIU (McGruder, M). N 1-G W01 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for no gain to the WF1 (Bolling, N). N 2-G W01 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 1 yard to the WF0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:56. AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21, WAKE FOREST 24 ====================================

--------------- 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 02:23 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 41 yards to the WF24, Stone, J return 15 yards to the WF39, out-of-bounds (LEE, Rob). W 1-10 W39 WAKE FOREST drive start at 06:46 (3rd). W 1-10 W39 MacPherson, J pass complete to Davis, F for 6 yards to the WF45 (WALKER, Rashad). W 2-4 W45 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF47 (CLEMEN, Trent). W 3-2 W47 MacPherson, J rush quarterback draw for 1 yard to the WF48 (CLEMEN, Trent). W 4-1 W48 Rolle, C punt 41 yards to the NIU11, DREW, Randee return 0 yards to the NIU11, fumble by DREW, Randee recovered by WF Simmons, W at NIU12. --------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:53 ---------------

W 1-10 N12 WAKE FOREST drive start at 04:53 (3rd). W 1-10 N12 Williams, T rush up middle for 12 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WF, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:45. Ashe, T kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21, WAKE FOREST 31 ====================================

--------------- 1 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:08 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 04:37 (3rd). N 1-10 N20 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 2-10 N20 TURNER, Michael rush right for 5 yards to the NIU25 (King, E). N 3-5 N25 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 4-5 N25 ERWIN, Jimmy punt 45 yards to the WF30, Davis, F return 26 yards to the NIU44 (ANDERSON, Aaron,DOLE, Justin). --------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:38 ---------------

W 1-10 N44 WAKE FOREST drive start at 03:59 (3rd). W 1-10 N44 Williams, T rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU38 (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 2-4 N38 Williams, T rush up middle for 10 yards to the NIU28, 1ST DOWN WF (THOMPSON, Vince). W 1-10 N28 Williams, T rush up middle for 14 yards to the NIU14, 1ST DOWN WF (CLEMEN, Trent). W 1-10 N14 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU13 (MOORE, Travis). W 2-9 N13 Stone, J rush reverse for 13 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN WF, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:52. Ashe, T kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21, WAKE FOREST 38 ====================================

--------------- 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:07 ---------------

Ashe, T kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:45 (3rd). N 1-10 N20 SHELDON, Dan rush reverse for 6 yards to the NIU26 (Sharpe, M,Scott, J). N 2-4 N26 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU29 (Scott, J). N 3-1 N29 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU34, 1ST DOWN NIU (Chukwumah, O). N 1-10 N34 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 18 yards to the WF48, 1ST DOWN NIU (McGruder, M).

=========END OF 3rd QUARTER========= NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21, WAKE FOREST 38 ====================================


Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

N 1-10 W48 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. N 1-10 W48 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 2-10 W48 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 3 yards to the WF45 (Hopkins, M). N 3-7 W45 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to SHELDON, Dan for 14 yards to the WF31, 1ST DOWN NIU (Chukwumah, O,Williams, Q). N 1-10 W31 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 10 yards to the WF21, 1ST DOWN NIU (King, E). N 1-10 W21 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 2-10 W21 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to SHELDON, Dan for 8 yards to the WF13 (Bracy, C,Brantley, K). N 3-2 W13 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 1 yard to the WF12 (Pace, C,Brantley, K). N 4-1 W12 FINLEN, Chris rush quarterback sneek for 2 yards to the WF10, 1ST DOWN NIU (Hopkins, M). N 1-G W10 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush right for no gain to the WF10 (King, E). N 2-G W10 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:24. N 2-G W10 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to REED, Joey. N 3-G W10 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 10 yards to the WF0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:11. AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 28, WAKE FOREST 38 ====================================

--------------- 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:34 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 45 yards to the WF20, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NIU illegal procedure 15 yards to the WF35, 1st and 10, WF ball on WF35. W 1-10 W35 WAKE FOREST drive start at 11:06 (4th). W 1-10 W35 Williams, T rush up middle for 1 yard to the WF36 (DIDESCH, Eric). W 2-9 W36 MacPherson, J rush right for 2 yards to the WF38, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 3-7 W38 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Davis, F (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 4-7 W38 Rolle, C punt 42 yards to the NIU20, DREW, Randee return 2 yards to the NIU22 (Williams, Q). --------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:05 ---------------

N 1-10 N22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:01 (4th). N 1-10 N22 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 19 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN NIU (Bracy, C). N 1-10 N41 TURNER, Michael rush right for 10 yards to the WF49, 1ST DOWN NIU (Williams, Q,Pace, C). N 1-10 W49 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 9 yards to the WF40 (Shaw, D). N 2-1 W40 HAMMOCK, Thomas rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF38, 1ST DOWN NIU (Hamlar, M,Hopkins, M). N 1-10 W38 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to ROOD, Alan (Shaw, D). N 2-10 W38 TURNER, Michael rush right for 3 yards to the WF35 (Shaw, D). N 3-7 W35 Timeout Wake Forest, clock 07:00. N 3-7 W35 FINLEN, Chris pass complete to HILL, Darrell for 8 yards to the WF27, 1ST DOWN NIU (Hopkins, M). N 1-10 W27 TURNER, Michael rush up middle for 27 yards to the WF0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:25. AZAR, Steve kick attempt good.

==================================== NORTHERN ILLINOIS 35, WAKE FOREST 38 ====================================

--------------- 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 03:36 ---------------

AZAR, Steve kickoff 52 yards to the WF13, Davis, F return 30 yards to the WF43 (LEE, Rob). W 1-10 W43 WAKE FOREST drive start at 06:11 (4th). W 1-10 W43 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Thomas, R (CLEMEN, Trent). W 2-10 W43 MacPherson, J pass complete to Stone, J for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (DREW, Randee). W 3-3 W50 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU47, 1ST DOWN WF (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 1-10 N47 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU44 (WILLIAMS, Larry). W 2-7 N44 Williams, T rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU38 (MOORE, Travis). W 3-1 N38 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU36, 1ST DOWN WF (DUFFY, Nick). W 1-10 N36 Williams, T rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU38 (DUFFY, Nick). W 2-12 N38 Williams, T rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU35 (FRANK, Jason). W 3-9 N35 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:11. W 3-9 N35 MacPherson, J pass incomplete to Davis, F. W 4-9 N35 Rolle, C punt 1 yards to the NIU34, out-of-bounds. --------------- 9 plays, 22 yards, TOP 03:11 ---------------

N 1-10 N34 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:00 (4th). N 1-10 N34 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 2-10 N34 TURNER, Michael rush right for no gain to the NIU34 (Kargbo-Okorogie). N 3-10 N34 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. N 4-10 N34 FINLEN, Chris pass incomplete to HILL, Darrell. --------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------

W 1-10 N34 WAKE FOREST drive start at 02:06 (4th). W 1-10 N34 Williams, T rush up middle for 7 yards to the NIU27 (HICKENBOTTOM,L.). W 2-3 N27 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:58. W 2-3 N27 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU25 (FALBO, Anthony). W 3-1 N25 Timeout Wake Forest, clock 01:18. W 3-1 N25 Williams, T rush up middle for no gain to the NIU25 (CLEMEN, Trent). W 4-1 N25 Timeout Wake Forest, clock 00:38. W 4-1 N25 Williams, T rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN WF (PETERS, Jon,CLEMEN, Trent). W 1-10 N23 PENALTY WF delay of game 5 yards to the NIU28. W 1-15 N28 TM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU30. W 2-17 N30 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00. --------------- 5 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:06 ---------------

=============FINAL SCORE============ NORTHERN ILLINOIS 35, WAKE FOREST 38 ====================================