Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Illinois | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
| Western Michigan | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 30 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Q | |
| 9:44 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:02 | Western Michigan touchdown. La'Darius Jefferson 43 Yd Run (Thiago Kapps Kick) |
| 2nd Q | |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Tyrice Richie 3 Yd pass from Ross Bowers (John Richardson Kick) |
| 8:45 | Western Michigan touchdown. Kaleb Eleby 1 Yd Run (Thiago Kapps PAT failed) |
| 6:38 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Harrison Waylee 9 Yd pass from Ross Bowers (John Richardson Kick) |
| 6:25 | Western Michigan touchdown. D'Wayne Eskridge 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Gavin Peddie Kick) |
| 3rd Q | |
| 6:56 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Dennis Robinson 3 Yd pass from Ross Bowers (John Richardson Kick) |
| 4th Q | |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 40 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:12 | Western Michigan touchdown. Skyy Moore 26 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Gavin Peddie Kick) |
| 2:23 | Western Michigan field goal. Gavin Peddie 24 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Total first downs | 18 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Third downs attempted | 21 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 1 |
| Third down percentage | 33 % | 11 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Fourth downs attempted | 5 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 4 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 80 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Total yards | 350 | 325 |
| Total rushing yards | 112 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 238 | 210 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 40:00 | 19:47 |
| Rushing | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Total rushing plays | 43 | 115 |
| Total rushing yards | 112 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.6 | 4.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Passes attempted | 37 | 24 |
| Passes completed | 23 | 12 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 90 | 44 |
| Turnovers | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Harrison Waylee | 25 | 68 | 2.7 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Erin Collins | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dustin Fletcher | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Andrew Haidet | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Jyran Mitchell | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Ross Bowers | 7 | -14 | -2.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Western Michigan | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| La'Darius Jefferson | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | 43 | ||||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Kaleb Eleby | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Jaxson Kincaide | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Ross Bowers | 36 | 22 | 61 % | 230 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Haidet | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western Michigan | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Kaleb Eleby | 24 | 12 | 50 % | 210 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tyrice Richie | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| Dennis Robinson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 30 | ||||
| Harrison Waylee | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Daniel Crawford | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Messiah Travis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Western Michigan | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 0 | 57 | ||||
| Skyy Moore | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Ross Bowers | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Jyran Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Michigan | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| La'Darius Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jordan Gandy | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Ester | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Weston Kramer | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daveren Rayner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zhamaine March | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Lafayette | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raishein Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyle Pugh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pierce Oppong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brianjay Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Rattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Western Michigan | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| A.J. Thomas | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Treshaun Hayward | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bricen Garner | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Patrick Lupro | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Calin Crawford | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ralph Holley | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Braden Fiske | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Corvin Moment | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ryan Selig | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andre Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keith Jones Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harrison Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kailien Guillory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jake Moertl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Mihalic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MarShawn Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 | ||||
| Cole Tucker | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 100 | 1 | ||||
| Marshawn Kneeland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Cole Tucker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Cam Cooper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| John Richardson | 2/2 | 40 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Western Michigan | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Gavin Peddie | 1/1 | 24 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Thiago Kapps | 0/1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt Ference | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
| Ross Bowers | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nick Mihalic | 6 | 310 | 51.7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:30 AM.