Saturday, 09/10/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Kansas | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 48,084 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Beshears returns 26 yards to the Kansas32. | |
| Kansas - 14:47 | ||
| 1-10, Kansas32 | 14:47 | Kansas penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-25, Kansas17 | 14:47 | Miller rush right for 4 yards to the Kansas21. |
| 2-21, Kansas21 | 14:12 | Sims rush middle for -1 yard to the Kansas20. |
| 3-22, Kansas20 | 13:35 | Webb incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-22, Kansas20 | 13:32 | Doherty punts. Davis returns 6 yards to the NIU31. |
| Northern Illinois - 13:22 | ||
| 1-10, NIU31 | 13:22 | Hopkins rush left for 5 yards to the NIU36. |
| 2-5, NIU36 | 12:52 | Hopkins rush right for 2 yards to the NIU38. |
| 3-3, NIU38 | 12:17 | Harnish incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, NIU38 | 12:03 | Neir punts. No return. Ball on Kansas32. |
| Kansas - 11:57 | ||
| 1-10, Kansas32 | 11:57 | Sims rush right for 3 yards to the Kansas35. |
| 2-7, Kansas35 | 11:28 | Webb incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, Kansas35 | 11:21 | Webb pass completion to the left to Lewis for 16 yards to the NIU49. |
| 1-10, NIU49 | 10:58 | Webb pass completion to the left to Beshears for 14 yards to the NIU35. |
| 1-10, NIU35 | 10:50 | Webb pass completion to the left to Pick for 3 yards to the NIU32. |
| 2-7, NIU32 | 10:20 | Webb pass completion to the left to Biere for 7 yards to the NIU25. |
| 1-10, NIU25 | 10:20 | Webb pass completion to the right to Biere for 8 yards to the NIU17. |
| 2-2, NIU17 | 9:30 | Sims rush left for 8 yards to the NIU9. |
| 1-9, NIU9 | 9:12 | Webb rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-9, NIU9 | 8:35 | Webb sacked by Baxter for -6 yards to the NIU15. |
| 3-15, NIU15 | 8:10 | Webb pass completion to the right to Beshears for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:51 | Mueller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:51 | Kansas kicks off. Daniels returns 6 yards to the NIU26. | |
| Northern Illinois - 7:48 | ||
| 1-10, NIU26 | 7:48 | Harnish rush right for 6 yards to the NIU32. |
| 2-4, NIU32 | 7:13 | Hopkins rush right for 6 yards to the NIU38. |
| 1-10, NIU38 | 6:48 | Harnish rush for 15 yards to the Kansas47. |
| 1-10, Kansas47 | 6:35 | Womble rush left for 1 yard to the Kansas46. |
| 2-9, Kansas46 | 6:00 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Palmer for 11 yards to the Kansas35. |
| 1-10, Kansas35 | 5:35 | Hopkins rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Kansas35 | 5:35 | Harnish rush left for 8 yards to the Kansas27. |
| 3-2, Kansas27 | 4:18 | Hopkins rush middle for -1 yard to the Kansas28. |
| Kansas28 | 3:37 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 4-3, Kansas28 | 3:37 | Harnish pass completion to the left to Brown for 18 yards to the Kansas10. |
| 1-10, Kansas10 | 3:27 | Harnish rush right for 3 yards to the Kansas7. |
| 2-7, Kansas7 | 3:07 | Harnish rush middle for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:50 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:50 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Beshears returns 22 yards to the Kansas28. | |
| Kansas - 2:42 | ||
| 1-10, Kansas31 | 2:42 | Pierson rush for 9 yards to the Kansas40. |
| 2-1, Kansas40 | 2:15 | Northern Illinois penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, 50 | 2:01 | Lewis rush for 6 yards to the NIU44. |
| 2-4, NIU44 | 2:01 | Miller rush middle for 4 yards to the NIU40. |
| 1-10, NIU40 | 0:58 | Webb incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NIU40 | 0:58 | Sims rush left for 3 yards to the NIU37. |
| 3-7, NIU37 | 0:25 | Webb pass completion to the left to Omigie for 6 yards to the NIU31. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas - 15:00 | ||
| 4-1, NIU31 | 15:00 | Sims rush for 8 yards to the NIU23. Kansas penalized -10 yards. |
| 4-2, NIU32 | 15:00 | 49 yard field goal attempt by Mueller is NO GOOD. |
| Northern Illinois - 14:42 | ||
| 1-10, NIU32 | 14:42 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Palmer for 13 yards to the NIU45. |
| 1-10, NIU45 | 14:42 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Palmer for 9 yards to the Kansas46. |
| 2-1, Kansas46 | 14:17 | Womble rush right for 3 yards to the Kansas43. |
| 1-10, Kansas43 | 14:00 | Harnish pass completion to the left to Daniels for 31 yards to the Kansas12. |
| 1-10, Kansas12 | 13:45 | Harnish rush left for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:43 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Beshears returns 38 yards to the NIU49. | |
| Kansas - 13:35 | ||
| 1-10, NIU49 | 13:35 | Webb pass completion to the right to Beshears for 4 yards to the NIU45. |
| 2-6, NIU45 | 13:10 | Miller rush right for 2 yards to the NIU43. |
| 3-4, NIU43 | 12:36 | Webb pass completion to the right to Miller for 7 yards to the NIU36. |
| 1-10, NIU47 | 12:15 | Webb fumbles, Newcomb of Northern Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Northern Illinois - 12:07 | ||
| 1-10, NIU47 | 12:07 | Hopkins rush for -1 yard to the NIU46. |
| 2-11, NIU46 | 11:40 | Harnish pass completion to the middle to Clark for 24 yards to the Kansas30. |
| 1-10, Kansas30 | 11:10 | Harnish pass completion to the middle to Clark for 11 yards to the Kansas19. |
| 1-10, Kansas19 | 10:45 | Hopkins rush left for 4 yards to the Kansas15. |
| 2-6, Kansas15 | 10:42 | Harnish incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Kansas15 | 10:21 | Harnish pass completion to the left to Ashford for 6 yards to the Kansas9. |
| 1-9, Kansas9 | 10:05 | Hopkins rush for -1 yard to the Kansas10. |
| 2-10, Kansas10 | 9:24 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Daniels for 2 yards to the Kansas8. |
| 3-8, Kansas8 | 8:45 | Harnish pass completion to the middle to Moore for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:39 | Sims PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:39 | Northern Illinois kicks off. Beshears returns 23 yards to the Kansas26. | |
| Kansas - 8:32 | ||
| 1-10, Kansas26 | 8:32 | Miller rush left for 2 yards to the Kansas28. |
| 2-8, Kansas28 | 8:03 | Kansas penalized -11 yards. |
| 2-19, Kansas17 | 7:44 | Webb pass completion to the left to Shepherd for 10 yards to the Kansas27. |
| 3-9, Kansas27 | 7:28 | Webb pass completion to the middle to Sims for 10 yards to the Kansas37. |
| 1-10, Kansas37 | 7:19 | Sims rush for 7 yards to the Kansas44. |
| 2-3, Kansas44 | 6:58 | Webb pass completion to the left to Beshears for 2 yards to the Kansas46. |
| 1-10, Kansas49 | 6:35 | Sims rush for -1 yard to the Kansas48. |
| 2-11, Kansas48 | 5:12 | Miller rush for 14 yards to the NIU38. |
| 1-10, NIU38 | 4:50 | Webb incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NIU38 | 4:37 | Webb incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, NIU38 | 4:34 | Webb pass completion to the left to Shepherd for 20 yards to the NIU18. |
| NIU18 | 4:22 | Northern Illinois time out. |
| 1-10, NIU18 | 4:22 | Miller rush for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:16 | Mueller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:16 | Kansas kicks off. Daniels returns 20 yards to the NIU27. | |
| Northern Illinois - 4:11 | ||
| 1-10, NIU27 | 4:11 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Ashford for 14 yards to the NIU41. |
| 1-10, NIU41 | 4:04 | Womble rush right for 4 yards to the NIU45. |
| 2-6, NIU45 | 3:32 | Harnish pass completion to the left to Palmer for 21 yards to the Kansas34. |
| 1-10, Kansas34 | 3:17 | Harnish rush for -5 yards to the Kansas39. |
| 2-15, Kansas39 | 2:44 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Wells for 2 yards to the Kansas37. |
| 3-13, Kansas37 | 2:15 | Harnish pass completion to the right to Daniels for 7 yards to the Kansas30. |
| Kansas30 | 1:51 | Northern Illinois time out. |










