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Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27
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Aug. 30, 2008

Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)

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2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

1st Quarter

Minnesota wins toss and receives. NIU defends north end zone.

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 67 yards to the MINN3, Thomas return 17 yards to the MINN20 (SOBOL, Mike), PENALTY MINN holding (Triplett) 10 yards to the MINN10, 1st and 10, MINN ball on MINN10.

Minn 1-10 at Minn10 Weber pass complete to Decker for 6 yards to the MINN16 (HANSON, Cory).

Minn 2-4 at Minn16 Weber pass complete to Decker for 5 yards to the MINN21, 1ST DOWN MINN (PRUITT, Bradley).

Minn 1-10 at Minn21 Bennett rush for 5 yards to the MINN26 (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 2-5 at Minn26 Weber pass complete to Bennett for no gain to the MINN26 (PIRKLE, D.J.;ALLEN, Josh).

Minn 3-5 at Minn26 Weber pass complete to Decker for 7 yards to the MINN33, 1ST DOWN MINN (GEORGE, Patrick).

Minn 1-10 at Minn33 Bennett rush for 1 yard to the MINN34 (HANSON, Cory;ENGLISH, Larry).

Minn 2-9 at Minn34 Weber pass complete to Decker for 13 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 1-10 at Minn47 Weber pass incomplete to Simmons,J.

Minn 2-10 at Minn47 Weber rush for 14 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David).

Minn 1-10 at Niu39 Bennett rush for 5 yards to the NIU34 (SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 2-5 at Niu34 Weber pass complete to Decker for 3 yards to the NIU31 (ALLEN, Josh).

Minn 3-2 at Niu31 Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU28, 1ST DOWN MINN (ENGLISH, Larry).

Minn 1-10 at Niu28 Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU25 (PIRKLE, D.J.).

Minn 2-7 at Niu25 Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU24 (RUSCH, Craig).

Minn 3-6 at Niu24 Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 15 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN MINN (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 1-G at Niu09 Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU6 (ALLEN, Josh).

Minn 2-G at Niu06 Bennett rush for 3 yards to the NIU3 (BRYANT, David).

Minn 3-G at Niu03 PENALTY MINN false start (Spry) 5 yards to the NIU8.

Minn 3-G at Niu08 Weber pass complete to Decker for 8 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:03.

Monroe kick attempt good.

Minnesota 7, Northern Illinois 0

Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 08:57

Monroe kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, BROWN, Me'co return 21 yards to the NIU21 (Rallis).

Niu 1-10 at Niu21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:58.

Niu 1-10 at Niu21 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 1 yard to the NIU22 (VanDeSteeg).

Niu 2-9 at Niu22 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 2 yards to the NIU24 (Campbell).

Niu 3-7 at Niu24 Timeout Minnesota, clock 04:35.

Niu 3-7 at Niu24 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 13 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (Theret).

Niu 1-10 at Niu37 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 5 yards to the NIU42 (Hightower;Campbell).

Niu 2-5 at Niu42 ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU41 (Onwuachi).

Niu 3-6 at Niu41 CRIDER, Ricky rush for no gain to the NIU41 (Brock).

Niu 4-6 at Niu41 DITTBENNER, A. punt 42 yards to the MINN17, fair catch by Sherels.

Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:55

Minn 1-10 at Minn17 MINNESOTA drive start at 02:03.

Minn 1-10 at Minn17 Bennett rush for 4 yards to the MINN21 (KRUTSCH, Alex).

Minn 2-6 at Minn21 Bennett rush for 2 yards to the MINN23 (KRUTSCH, Alex;McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 3-4 at Minn23 Weber pass incomplete to Kuznia.

Minn 4-4 at Minn23 Kucek punt 51 yards to the NIU26, fair catch by BROWN, Me'co.

Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:24

Niu 1-10 at Niu26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:39.

Niu 1-10 at Niu26 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 12 yards to the NIU38, 1ST DOWN NIU (Onwuachi).

Niu 1-10 at Niu38 PENALTY NIU false start (OLSON, Trevor) 5 yards to the NIU33.

Drive: 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 04:54

Minnesota 7, Northern Illinois 0

2nd Quarter

Niu 1-15 at Niu33 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.

Niu 1-15 at Niu33 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 11 yards to the NIU44 (Hightower).

Niu 2-4 at Niu44 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 5 yards to the NIU49, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels).

Niu 1-10 at Niu49 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 9 yards to the MINN42 (Theret).

Niu 2-1 at Minn42 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 7 yards to the MINN35, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels).

Niu 1-10 at Minn35 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 26 yards to the MINN9, 1ST DOWN NIU (Brock).

Niu 1-G at Minn09 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 3 yards to the MINN6 (Edwards).

Niu 2-G at Minn06 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 4 yards to the MINN2 (Theret).

Niu 3-G at Minn02 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 2 yards to the MINN0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:45.

SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.

Northern Illinois 7, Minnesota 7

Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:54

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 68 yards to the MINN2, Thomas return 35 yards to the MINN37 (Rice, Melvin).

Minn 1-10 at Minn37 MINNESOTA drive start at 10:36.

Minn 1-10 at Minn37 Weber pass incomplete to Simmons,J (BRYANT, David).

Minn 2-10 at Minn37 Weber pass incomplete to Bennett (BICE, Brandon).

Minn 3-10 at Minn37 Weber pass complete to Spry for 9 yards to the MINN46, out-of-bounds (Rice, Melvin).

Minn 4-1 at Minn46 Kucek punt 27 yards to the NIU27, out-of-bounds.

Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:19

Niu 1-10 at Niu27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:17.

Niu 1-10 at Niu27 CLANTON, M. rush for 2 yards to the NIU29 (Onwuachi).

Niu 2-8 at Niu29 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to COX, Landon for 5 yards to the NIU34, out-of-bounds (Simmons,T).

Niu 3-3 at Niu34 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 17 yards to the MINN49, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (Simmons,T).

Niu 1-10 at Minn49 CLANTON, M. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU49, fumble forced by Lawrence, fumble by CLANTON, M. recovered by MINN Brown at NIU49.

Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:46

Minn 1-10 at Niu49 MINNESOTA drive start at 08:31, MINN ball on NIU49.

Minn 1-10 at Niu49 PENALTY MINN false start (Brinkhaus) 5 yards to the MINN46, NO PLAY.

Minn 1-15 at Minn46 Weber rush for 12 yards to the NIU42 (KUBE, Alex;KRUTSCH, Alex).

Minn 2-3 at Niu42 Bennett rush for 5 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David).

Minn 1-10 at Niu37 Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 13 yards to the NIU24, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David).

Minn 1-10 at Niu24 Weber pass complete to Bennett for 1 yard to the NIU23 (KUBE, Alex;SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 2-9 at Niu23 Weber pass incomplete to Decker.

Minn 3-9 at Niu23 Weber pass incomplete to Decker.

Previous play being reviewed; play stood as called

Minn 4-9 at Niu23 Monroe field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 06:02.

Minnesota 10, Northern Illinois 7

Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:29

Monroe kickoff 69 yards to the NIU1, BROWN, Me'co return 23 yards to the NIU24 (Collado).

Niu 1-10 at Niu24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:56.

Niu 1-10 at Niu24 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 5 yards to the NIU29 (Brock).

Niu 2-5 at Niu29 ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU27 (Hightower;Theret).

Niu 3-7 at Niu27 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt.

Niu 4-7 at Niu27 DITTBENNER, A. punt 39 yards to the MINN34, fair catch by Sherels.

Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:39

Minn 1-10 at Minn34 MINNESOTA drive start at 04:17.

Minn 1-10 at Minn34 Bennett rush for 4 yards to the MINN38 (KUBE, Alex).

Minn 2-6 at Minn38 Weber rush for loss of 2 yards to the MINN36 (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 3-8 at Minn36 Weber pass incomplete to Kuznia.

Minn 4-8 at Minn36 Kucek punt BLOCKED, recovered by NIU WILSON, Tracy at MINN27 (blocked by SPANN, Chad).

Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:37

Niu 1-10 at Minn27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:40.

Niu 1-10 at Minn27 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt (Simmons,T).

Niu 2-10 at Minn27 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 4 yards to the MINN23 (Lawrence).

Niu 3-6 at Minn23 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 1 yard to the MINN22 (Theret).

Niu 4-5 at Minn22 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:00.

Niu 4-5 at Minn22 SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 00:55.

Northern Illinois 10, Minnesota 10

Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:45

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the MINN0, Thomas return 16 yards to the MINN16 (WILSON, Tracy).

Minn 1-10 at Minn16 MINNESOTA drive start at 00:52.

Minn 1-10 at Minn16 Weber rush for 3 yards to the MINN19 (KRAUSE, Mike).

Minn 2-7 at Minn19 Bennett rush for 2 yards to the MINN21 (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 3-5 at Minn21 End of half, clock 00:00.

Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:52

Northern Illinois 10, Minnesota 10

3rd Quarter

Minn 3-5 at Minn21 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MINN ball on MINN30.

Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:52

Monroe kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, BROWN, Me'co return 18 yards to the NIU23 (Triplett).

Niu 1-10 at Niu23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00.

Niu 1-10 at Niu23 ANDERSON, Just. rush for 1 yard to the NIU24 (Campbell).

Niu 2-9 at Niu24 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 3 yards to the NIU27 (Sherels).

Niu 3-6 at Niu27 HARNISH, Chand. rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU23 (VanDeSteeg).

Niu 4-10 at Niu23 DITTBENNER, A. punt 41 yards to the MINN36, downed.

Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 02:18

Minn 1-10 at Minn36 MINNESOTA drive start at 12:42.

Minn 1-10 at Minn36 Eskridge rush for 5 yards to the MINN41 (SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 2-5 at Minn41 Weber pass complete to Decker for 6 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN MINN.

Minn 1-10 at Minn47 Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 53 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:25.

Monroe kick attempt good.

Minnesota 17, Northern Illinois 10

Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:17

Monroe kickoff 62 yards to the NIU8, BROWN, Me'co return 20 yards to the NIU28 (U'u).

Niu 1-10 at Niu28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:25.

Niu 1-10 at Niu28 ANDERSON, Just. rush for no gain to the NIU28 (Hightower).

Niu 2-10 at Niu28 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 15 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN NIU.

Niu 1-10 at Niu43 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 9 yards to the MINN48 (Lawrence).

Niu 2-1 at Minn48 CLANTON, M. rush for 15 yards to the MINN33, 1ST DOWN NIU (Davis).

Niu 1-10 at Minn33 CLANTON, M. rush for 1 yard to the MINN32 (Davis).

Niu 2-9 at Minn32 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete.

Niu 3-9 at Minn32 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels).

Niu 4-9 at Minn32 Timeout Minnesota, clock 08:32.

Niu 4-9 at Minn32 SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 08:27.

Minnesota 17, Northern Illinois 13

Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 02:58

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the MINN0, Stoudermire return 39 yards to the MINN39 (TRANCHITELLA).

Minn 1-10 at Minn39 MINNESOTA drive start at 08:27.

Minn 1-10 at Minn39 Bennett rush for 61 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:07.

Monroe kick attempt good.

Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 13

Drive: 1 plays, 61 yards, TOP 00:20

Monroe kickoff 66 yards to the NIU4, BROWN, Me'co return 14 yards to the NIU18 (Eskridge), PENALTY NIU illegal block (SKARB, Kyle) 9 yards to the NIU9, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU9.

Niu 1-10 at Niu09 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:07.

Niu 1-10 at Niu09 BROWN, Me'co rush for no gain to the NIU9 (Edwards).

Niu 2-10 at Niu09 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Davis).

Niu 3-10 at Niu09 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:11.

Niu 3-10 at Niu09 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 91 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59.

SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.

Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 20

Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, TOP 01:08

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 60 yards to the MINN10, Stoudermire return 35 yards to the MINN45 (CARTER, Chase;SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 1-10 at Minn45 MINNESOTA drive start at 06:59.

Minn 1-10 at Minn45 Bennett rush for loss of 3 yards to the MINN42 (ENGLISH, Larry).

Minn 2-13 at Minn42 Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 11 yards to the NIU47 (HANSON, Cory;DANIELS, Kiaree).

Minn 3-2 at Niu47 Weber pass incomplete.

Minn 4-2 at Niu47 Kucek punt 39 yards to the NIU8, out-of-bounds.

Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:38

Niu 1-10 at Niu08 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:21.

Niu 1-10 at Niu08 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 18 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels).

Niu 1-10 at Niu26 BROWN, Me'co rush for 3 yards to the NIU29 (Small).

Niu 2-7 at Niu29 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 8 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (Davis).

Niu 1-10 at Niu37 BROWN, Me'co rush for 9 yards to the NIU46 (Brock).

Niu 2-1 at Niu46 BROWN, Me'co rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU45 (Davis).

Niu 3-2 at Niu45 HARNISH, Chand. sacked for loss of 12 yards to the NIU33 (Moen).

Niu 4-14 at Niu33 DITTBENNER, A. punt 41 yards to the MINN26, fair catch by Sherels.

Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:56

Minn 1-10 at Minn26 MINNESOTA drive start at 01:25.

Minn 1-10 at Minn26 Weber pass complete to Decker for 13 yards to the MINN39, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (ALLEN, Josh).

Minn 1-10 at Minn39 Weber sacked for loss of 11 yards to the MINN28 (BICE, Brandon), PENALTY MINN holding declined.

Minn 2-21 at Minn28 Weber pass complete to Bennett for 18 yards to the MINN46 (HANSON, Cory).

Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25

Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 20

4th Quarter

Minn 3-3 at Minn46 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.

Minn 3-3 at Minn46 Weber pass incomplete to Decker (Rice, Melvin).

Minn 4-3 at Minn46 Kucek punt 54 yards to the NIU0, touchback.

Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25

Niu 1-10 at Niu20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00.

Niu 1-10 at Niu20 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 3 yards to the NIU23 (Mannion).

Niu 2-7 at Niu23 ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU22 (Hightower).

Niu 3-8 at Niu22 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels).

Niu 4-8 at Niu22 DITTBENNER, A. punt 46 yards to the MINN32, fair catch by Sherels.

Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:53

Minn 1-10 at Minn32 MINNESOTA drive start at 13:07.

Minn 1-10 at Minn32 Bennett rush for loss of 1 yard to the MINN31 (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 2-11 at Minn31 Weber pass incomplete to Decker.

Minn 3-11 at Minn31 Weber pass complete to Decker for 28 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David).

Minn 1-10 at Niu41 Weber sacked for loss of 9 yards to the 50 yardline (ENGLISH, Larry).

Minn 2-19 at Minn50 Weber rush for 5 yards to the NIU45 (ALLEN, Josh).

Minn 3-14 at Niu45 Weber pass incomplete to Decker.

Minn 4-14 at Niu45 Kucek punt 45 yards to the NIU0, touchback.

Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:55

Niu 1-10 at Niu20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:12.

Niu 1-10 at Niu20 HARNISH, Chand. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU16 (Moen;Campbell).

Niu 2-14 at Niu16 HARNISH, Chand. rush for 5 yards to the NIU21, out-of-bounds (Brock).

Niu 3-9 at Niu21 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 27 yards to the NIU48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Simmons,T).

Niu 1-10 at Niu48 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete (Small).

Niu 2-10 at Niu48 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to COX, Landon.

Niu 3-10 at Niu48 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 52 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:09.

SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good.

Northern Illinois 27, Minnesota 24

Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:03

SALERNO, Mike kickoff 35 yards to the MINN35, fair catch by Tow-Arnett,Ni.

Minn 1-10 at Minn35 MINNESOTA drive start at 08:09.

Minn 1-10 at Minn35 Bennett rush for loss of 2 yards to the MINN33 (HANSON, Cory).

Minn 2-12 at Minn33 Weber pass incomplete.

Minn 3-12 at Minn33 Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 11 yards to the MINN44 (CARTER, Chase).

Minn 4-1 at Minn44 Weber rush for 2 yards to the MINN46, 1ST DOWN MINN (WERTZ, Jake).

Minn 1-10 at Minn46 Weber pass incomplete to Decker.

Minn 2-10 at Minn46 Weber pass complete to Spry for 16 yards to the NIU38, fumble forced by BRYANT, David, fumble by Spry recovered by NIU ENGLISH, Larry at NIU38.

Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:53

Niu 1-10 at Niu38 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:16.

Niu 1-10 at Niu38 CLANTON, M. rush for 1 yard to the NIU39 (Brown).

Niu 2-9 at Niu39 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete.

Niu 3-9 at Niu39 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:25.

Niu 3-9 at Niu39 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt.

Niu 4-9 at Niu39 DITTBENNER, A. punt 35 yards to the MINN26, fair catch by Sherels.

Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:01

Minn 1-10 at Minn26 MINNESOTA drive start at 05:15.

Minn 1-10 at Minn26 Weber pass complete to Decker for no gain to the MINN26 (CARTER, Chase).

Minn 2-10 at Minn26 Weber pass complete to Kuznia for 16 yards to the MINN42, 1ST DOWN MINN (SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 1-10 at Minn42 Weber pass complete to Bennett for 6 yards to the MINN48 (McCARTHY, Tim).

Minn 2-4 at Minn48 Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 17 yards to the NIU35, 1ST DOWN MINN (McCARTHY, Tim;SOBOL, Mike).

Minn 1-10 at Niu35 Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 23 yards to the NIU12, 1ST DOWN MINN (DANIELS, Kiaree).

Minn 1-10 at Niu12 Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU11 (BRYANT, David).

Minn 2-9 at Niu11 Weber rush for 7 yards to the NIU4 (TRANCHITELLA).

Minn 3-2 at Niu04 Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU3 (TRANCHITELLA).

Minn 4-1 at Niu03 Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:38.

Minn 4-1 at Niu03 Bennett rush for 2 yards to the NIU1, 1ST DOWN MINN (KUBE, Alex).

Minn 1-G at Niu01 Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22.

Monroe kick attempt good.

Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27

Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:53

Monroe kickoff 53 yards to the NIU17, out-of-bounds, NIU ball on NIU40.

Niu 1-10 at Niu40 NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:22.

Niu 1-10 at Niu40 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CRIDER, Ricky for 12 yards to the MINN48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Triplett).

Niu 1-10 at Minn48 TEAM pass incomplete.

Niu 2-10 at Minn48 HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CRIDER, Ricky for 18 yards to the MINN30, 1ST DOWN NIU (Triplett).

Niu 1-10 at Minn30 Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:08.

Niu 1-10 at Minn30 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels).

Niu 2-10 at Minn30 HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete (Decker).

Niu 3-10 at Minn30 End of game, clock 00:00.

Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 00:22

FINAL SCORE

Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27

Northern Illinois

Pos ## Offense

C 50 ADAMSKI, Eddie

LT 62 OLSON, Trevor

LG 59 SKATRUD, Kevin

RG 78 KELLER, Dan

FB 34 SKARB, Kyle

RT 60 BROST, Jon

WR 85 SIMON, Matt

RB 21 ANDERSON, Just.

QB 12 HARNISH, Chand.

WR 7 DAVIS, Britt

TE 83 CUNNINGHAM, R.



Northern Illinois

Pos ## Defense

DE 51 ENGLISH, Larry

NG 58 KRAUSE, Mike

DT 69 KRUTSCH, Alex

DE 99 RUSCH, Craig

SLB 9 ALLEN, Josh

MLB 53 McCARTHY, Tim

WLB 26 HANSON, Cory

CB 2 Rice, Melvin

FS 4 BRYANT, David

SS 38 SOBOL, Mike

CB 24 PRUITT, Bradley



Minnesota

Pos ## Offense

WR 7 Decker

WR 81 Spry

TE 1S Simmons,J

LT 76 Alford

LG 78 Orton

C 52 Tow-Arnett,J

RG 66 Tavale

RT 60 Wynn

QB 8 Weber

RB 22 Bennett

WR 16 Kuznia



Minnesota

Pos ## Defense

DE 91 VanDeSteeg

DT 99 Brown

DT 98 Small

DE 93 Onwuachi

SLB 44 Hightower

MLB 30 Campbell

WLB 28 Mannion

CB 15 Simmons,T

FS 1 Brock

SS 27 Theret

CB 24 Sherels

Northern Illinois: 8-BROWN, Me'co, 10-CLARK, Willie, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, A., 20-CLANTON, M., 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 27-WILLIAMSON, S., 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 36-CARTER, Chase, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 46-PRATT, David, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 49-ANTONACCI, A., 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 64-WERTZ, Jake, 65-ONYEBUAGU, J., 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan, 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 93-COLEMAN, Adam, 98-PIRKLE, D.J..

Minnesota: 2-Collado, 11-Stoudermire, 20-Thomas, 21-Lawrence, 23-Eskridge, 26-Rallis, 32-Triplett, 35-Hoese, 36-Monroe, 41-Kucek, 42-U'u, 45-Hennessey, 46-Ferris, 47-Coleman, 48-Tow-Arnett,Ni, 53-Burris, 55-McKinley, 56-Davis, 68-Edwards, 73-Meinke, 84-Thompson, 89-Moen, 92-Brody, 96-Kirksey.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

## Northern Illinois Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH

53 McCARTHY, Tim 6 2 8 2.0/3 . . . . . . .

38 SOBOL, Mike 5 3 8 . . . . . . . .

4 BRYANT, David 7 . 7 . 1 . . 1 . . .

9 ALLEN, Josh 4 1 5 . . . . . . . .

26 HANSON, Cory 3 2 5 1.0/2 . . . . . . .

51 ENGLISH, Larry 3 1 4 2.0/12 . 1-0 . . . 1.0/9 .

37 KUBE, Alex 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .

42 TRANCHITELLA 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .

36 CARTER, Chase 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .

69 KRUTSCH, Alex 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .

2 Rice, Melvin 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . .

23 DANIELS, Kiaree 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .

98 PIRKLE, D.J. 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .

99 RUSCH, Craig 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

58 KRAUSE, Mike 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

64 WERTZ, Jake 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

25 WILSON, Tracy 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

56 BICE, Brandon 1 . 1 1.0/11 . . . 1 . 1.0/11 .

33 GEORGE, Patrick 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

24 PRUITT, Bradley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

28 SPANN, Chad . . . . . . . . 1 . .

## Minnesota Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH

1 Brock, Tramaine 5 . 5 . . . . . . . .

27 Theret, Kyle 4 1 5 0.5/1 . . . . . . .

44 Hightower, Deon 3 2 5 1.5/2 . . . . . . .

24 Sherels, Marcus 4 . 4 . . . . 3 . . .

56 Davis, Steve 4 . 4 1.0/1 . . . 1 . . .

30 Campbell, Lee 2 2 4 0.5/2 . . . . . 0.5/2 .

21 Lawrence, Simoni 3 . 3 1.0/2 1 . . . . . .

15 Simmons, Traye 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .

93 Onwuachi, Derrick 3 . 3 1.0/1 . . . . . . .

32 Triplett, Nate 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .

68 Edwards, Jewhan 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .

91 VanDeSteeg, Willie 2 . 2 1.0/4 . . . . . . .

89 Moen, Barrett 1 1 2 1.5/14 . . . . . 1.5/14 .

23 Eskridge, DeLeon 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

99 Brown, Garrett 1 . 1 . . 1-0 . . . . .

28 Mannion, Kevin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

26 Rallis, Mike 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

42 U'u, Logan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

98 Small, Eric 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . .

2 Collado, Ryan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

7 Decker, Eric . . . . . . . 1 . . .

Participation Report

Participation Report (Final)
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

   Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed

Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time    How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ

NIU 1st N21 05:58 Kickoff N41 02:03    Punt 6-20 3:55

NIU 1st N26 00:39 Punt M00 10:45 * TOUCHDOWN 9-74 4:54 #

NIU 2nd N27 10:17 Punt N49 08:31    Fumble 4-22 1:46

NIU 2nd N24 05:56 Kickoff N27 04:17    Punt 3-3 1:39

NIU 2nd M27 02:40 Punt M22 00:55 * FIELD GOAL 4-5 1:45

NIU 3rd N23 15:00 Kickoff N23 12:42    Punt 3-0 2:18

NIU 3rd N28 11:25 Kickoff M32 08:27 * FIELD GOAL 8-40 2:58

NIU 3rd N09 08:07 Kickoff M00 06:59 * TOUCHDOWN 3-91 1:08

NIU 3rd N08 05:21 Punt N33 01:25    Punt 6-25 3:56

NIU 4th N20 15:00 Punt N22 13:07    Punt 3-2 1:53

NIU 4th N20 10:12 Punt M00 08:09 * TOUCHDOWN 6-80 2:03

NIU 4th N38 06:16 Fumble N39 05:15    Punt 3-1 1:01

NIU 4th N40 00:22 Kickoff M30 00:00    End of half 5-30 0:22



MINN 1st M10 15:00 Kickoff N00 06:03 * TOUCHDOWN 18-90 8:57 #

MINN 1st M17 02:03 Punt M23 00:39    Punt 3-6 1:24

MINN 2nd M37 10:36 Kickoff M46 10:17    Punt 3-9 0:19

MINN 2nd N49 08:31 Fumble N23 06:02 * FIELD GOAL 7-26 2:29

MINN 2nd M34 04:17 Punt M36 02:40    Punt 3-2 1:37

MINN 2nd M16 00:52 Kickoff M21 00:00    End of half 2-5 0:52

MINN 3rd M36 12:42 Punt N00 11:25 * TOUCHDOWN 3-64 1:17

MINN 3rd M39 08:27 Kickoff N00 08:07 * TOUCHDOWN 1-61 0:20

MINN 3rd M45 06:59 Kickoff N47 05:21    Punt 3-8 1:38

MINN 3rd M26 01:25 Punt M46 15:00    Punt 4-20 1:25

MINN 4th M32 13:07 Punt N45 10:12    Punt 6-23 2:55

MINN 4th M35 08:09 Kickoff N38 06:16    Fumble 6-27 1:53

MINN 4th M26 05:15 Punt N00 00:22 * TOUCHDOWN 10-74 4:53 #

   1st 2nd 3rd 4th    1st 2nd

Northern Illinois Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr    Half Half    Total

Time of possession 04:39 09:31 10:20 05:19    14:10 15:39    29:49

3rd Down Conversions 1/2 2/4 1/4 2/4    3/6 3/8    6/14

Average field position N23 N41 N17 N29    N34 N23    N27

4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0    0/0 0/0    0/0



   1st 2nd 3rd 4th    1st 2nd

Minnesota Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr    Half Half    Total

Time of possession 10:21 05:29 04:40 09:41    15:50 14:21    30:11

3rd Down Conversions 4/5 0/3 0/1 1/5    4/8 1/6    5/14

Average field position M13 M34 M36 M31    M27 M34    M31

4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2    0/0 2/2    2/2

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed

Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time    How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ

MINN 1st M10 15:00 Kickoff N00 06:03 * TOUCHDOWN 18-90 8:57 #

NIU 1st N21 05:58 Kickoff N41 02:03    Punt 6-20 3:55

MINN 1st M17 02:03 Punt M23 00:39    Punt 3-6 1:24

NIU 1st N26 00:39 Punt M00 10:45 * TOUCHDOWN 9-74 4:54 #

MINN 2nd M37 10:36 Kickoff M46 10:17    Punt 3-9 0:19



NIU 2nd N27 10:17 Punt N49 08:31    Fumble 4-22 1:46

MINN 2nd N49 08:31 Fumble N23 06:02 * FIELD GOAL 7-26 2:29

NIU 2nd N24 05:56 Kickoff N27 04:17    Punt 3-3 1:39

MINN 2nd M34 04:17 Punt M36 02:40    Punt 3-2 1:37

NIU 2nd M27 02:40 Punt M22 00:55 * FIELD GOAL 4-5 1:45

MINN 2nd M16 00:52 Kickoff M21 00:00    End of half 2-5 0:52

NIU 3rd N23 15:00 Kickoff N23 12:42    Punt 3-0 2:18



MINN 3rd M36 12:42 Punt N00 11:25 * TOUCHDOWN 3-64 1:17

NIU 3rd N28 11:25 Kickoff M32 08:27 * FIELD GOAL 8-40 2:58

MINN 3rd M39 08:27 Kickoff N00 08:07 * TOUCHDOWN 1-61 0:20

NIU 3rd N09 08:07 Kickoff M00 06:59 * TOUCHDOWN 3-91 1:08

MINN 3rd M45 06:59 Kickoff N47 05:21    Punt 3-8 1:38

NIU 3rd N08 05:21 Punt N33 01:25    Punt 6-25 3:56

MINN 3rd M26 01:25 Punt M46 15:00    Punt 4-20 1:25

NIU 4th N20 15:00 Punt N22 13:07    Punt 3-2 1:53



MINN 4th M32 13:07 Punt N45 10:12    Punt 6-23 2:55

NIU 4th N20 10:12 Punt M00 08:09 * TOUCHDOWN 6-80 2:03

MINN 4th M35 08:09 Kickoff N38 06:16    Fumble 6-27 1:53

NIU 4th N38 06:16 Fumble N39 05:15    Punt 3-1 1:01

MINN 4th M26 05:15 Punt N00 00:22 * TOUCHDOWN 10-74 4:53 #

NIU 4th N40 00:22 Kickoff M30 00:00    End of half 5-30 0:22

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

Northern Illinois    Minnesota

RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg.

ANDERSON, Just. 13 38 4 34 1 12 2.6

CLANTON, M. 5 19 2 17 0 15 3.4

BROWN, Me'co 4 12 1 11 0 9 2.8

HARNISH, Chand. 8 30 20 10 0 13 1.2

CRIDER, Ricky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals... 31 99 27 72 1 15 2.3



RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg.

Bennett, Duane 18 98 6 92 2 61 5.1

Weber, Adam 12 52 22 30 0 14 2.5

Eskridge, DeLeon 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0

Totals... 31 155 28 127 2 61 4.1





PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack

HARNISH, Chand. 17-29-0 326 2 91 2

TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Totals... 17-30-0 326 2 91 2



PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack

Weber, Adam 24-37-0 298 2 53 2

Totals... 24-37-0 298 2 53 2



RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg

DAVIS, Britt 4 24 0 11

PALMER, Nathan 3 170 2 91

SIMON, Matt 3 49 0 26

CUNNINGHAM, R. 2 35 0 18

CRIDER, Ricky 2 30 0 18

SKARB, Kyle 2 13 0 9

COX, Landon 1 5 0 5

Totals... 17 326 2 91



RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg

Decker, Eric 10 89 1 28

Tow-Arnett, Nick 4 66 0 23

Bennett, Duane 4 25 0 18

Simmons, Jack 3 77 1 53

Spry, Ralph 2 25 0 16

Kuznia, Ben 1 16 0 16

Totals... 24 298 2 53



PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB

DITTBENNER, A. 6 244 40.7 46 1 0

Totals... 6 244 40.7 46 1 0





PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB

Kucek, Justin 5 216 43.2 54 1 2

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Totals... 6 216 36.0 54 1 2

   Punts Kickoffs Intercept

ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg

SPANN, Chad 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BROWN, Me'co 0 0 0 5 96 23 0 0 0

Totals... 1 9 0 5 96 23 0 0 0



   Punts Kickoffs Intercept

ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg

Stoudermire, Troy 0 0 0 2 74 39 0 0 0

Thomas, Jay 0 0 0 3 68 35 0 0 0

Totals... 0 0 0 5 142 39 0 0 0

ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total

PALMER, Nathan 0 170 0 0 0 170

BROWN, Me'co 11 0 96 0 0 107

SIMON, Matt 0 49 0 0 0 49

CUNNINGHAM, R. 0 35 0 0 0 35

ANDERSON, Just. 34 0 0 0 0 34

CRIDER, Ricky 0 30 0 0 0 30

DAVIS, Britt 0 24 0 0 0 24

CLANTON, M. 17 0 0 0 0 17

SKARB, Kyle 0 13 0 0 0 13

HARNISH, Chand. 10 0 0 0 0 10

SPANN, Chad 0 0 0 9 0 9

COX, Landon 0 5 0 0 0 5

Totals... 72 326 96 9 0 503



ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total

Bennett, Duane 92 25 0 0 0 117

Decker, Eric 0 89 0 0 0 89

Simmons, Jack 0 77 0 0 0 77

Stoudermire, Troy 0 0 74 0 0 74

Thomas, Jay 0 0 68 0 0 68

Tow-Arnett, Nick 0 66 0 0 0 66

Weber, Adam 30 0 0 0 0 30

Spry, Ralph 0 25 0 0 0 25

Kuznia, Ben 0 16 0 0 0 16

Eskridge, DeLeon 5 0 0 0 0 5

Totals... 127 298 142 0 0 567





FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

SALERNO, Mike 2nd 00:55 39 yards Good

SALERNO, Mike 3rd 08:27 49 yards Good



FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

Monroe, Joel 2nd 06:02 40 yards Good



KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg.

SALERNO, Mike 6 370 0 0 61.7



KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg.

Monroe, Joel 6 385 0 1 64.2

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-CLANTON, M. 1-1. Minnesota-Spry, Ralph 1-1.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

Team Totals NIU MINN

FIRST DOWNS 15 18

   Rushing 5 6

   Passing 10 12

   Penalty 0 0

NET YARDS RUSHING 72 127

   Rushing Attempts 31 31

   Average Per Rush 2.3 4.1

   Rushing Touchdowns 1 2

   Yards Gained Rushing 99 155

   Yards Lost Rushing 27 28

NET YARDS PASSING 326 298

   Completions-Attempts-Int 17-30-0 24-37-0

   Average Per Attempt 10.9 8.1

   Average Per Completion 19.2 12.4

   Passing Touchdowns 2 2

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 398 425

   Total offense plays 61 68

   Average Gain Per Play 6.5 6.2

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1

Penalties: Number-Yards 2-14 3-20

PUNTS-YARDS 6-244 6-216

   Average Yards Per Punt 40.7 36.0

   Net Yards Per Punt 40.7 27.8

   Inside 20 1 1

   50+ Yards 0 2

   Touchbacks 0 2

   Fair catch 5 1

KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-370 6-385

   Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.7 64.2

   Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.0 48.2

   Touchbacks 0 0

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-9-0 0-0-0

   Average Per Return 9.0 0.0

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-96-0 5-142-0

   Average Per Return 19.2 28.4

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0

Possession Time 29:49 30:11

   1st Quarter 4:39 10:21

   2nd Quarter 9:31 5:29

   3rd Quarter 10:20 4:40

   4th Quarter 5:19 9:41

Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 5 of 14

Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2

Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-20 2-16

PAT Kicks 3-3 4-4

Field Goals 2-2 1-1

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

Northern Illinois (0-1) vs. Minnesota (1-0)

Date: Aug 30, 2008 • Site: Minneapolis, Minn. • Stadium: Metrodome • Attendance: 44029

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Northern Illinois	0	10	10	7	27
Minnesota	7	3	14	7	31

SCORING SUMMARY				NIU -MINN
1st	06:03	MINN	Decker, Eric 8 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick)
			18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 8:57	0 - 7
2nd	10:45	NIU	ANDERSON, Just. 2 yd run (SALERNO, Mike kick)
			9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:54	7 - 7
	06:02	MINN	Monroe, Joel 40 yd field goal
			7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:29	7 - 10
	00:55	NIU	SALERNO, Mike 39 yd field goal
			4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:45	10 - 10
3rd	11:25	MINN	Simmons, Jack 53 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick)
			3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:17	10 - 17
	08:27	NIU	SALERNO, Mike 49 yd field goal
			8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:58	13 - 17
	08:07	MINN	Bennett, Duane 61 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick)
			1 play, 61 yards, TOP 0:20	13 - 24
	06:59	NIU	PALMER, Nathan 91 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick)
			3 plays, 91 yards, TOP 1:08	20 - 24
4th	08:09	NIU	PALMER, Nathan 52 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick)
			6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:03	27 - 24
	00:22	MINN	Bennett, Duane 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick)
			10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:53	27 - 31

Kickoff time: 6:03 pm • End of Game: 9:13 • Total elapsed time: 3:10
Referee: Mike Cannon • Umpire: Fred Bryan • Linesman: Jeff Meslow • Line judge: Rick Kruger • Back judge: Steve Thielen • Field judge: Matt Kukar • Side judge: Jon Lucivansky •
Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Indoors

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)