Saturday, 09/15/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
| Army | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 30,176 |
Scoring Summary
| NIU - Army | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 10:25 | Army | TD | Raymond Maples 22 yd run (Daniel Grochowski kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 7:22 | NIU | TD | Tim Semisch 2 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) | 7 - 7 | |
| 0:23 | NIU | TD | Jordan Lynch 88 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 14 - 7 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 8:55 | NIU | TD | Tommylee Lewis 21 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 21 - 7 |
| 4:16 | Army | TD | Larry Dixon 3 yd run (missed kick) | 21 - 13 | |
| 3:40 | NIU | TD | Tommylee Lewis 69 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) | 28 - 13 | |
| 0:12 | Army | TD | Larry Dixon 13 yd run (failed 2pt rush) | 28 - 19 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 9:53 | Army | TD | Trent Steelman 25 yd run (Daniel Grochowski kick) | 28 - 26 |
| 2:23 | Army | TD | Larry Dixon 4 yd run (Patrick Laird 2pt pass from Trent Steelman) | 28 - 34 | |
| 4th Quarter | 13:25 | NIU | TD | Martel Moore 31 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) | 35 - 34 |
| 8:55 | Army | TD | Trent Steelman 15 yd run (failed 2pt rush) | 35 - 40 | |
| 4:29 | NIU | TD | Martel Moore 8 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (failed 2pt pass) | 41 - 40 | |
Team Statistics
| NIU | Army | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 30 |
| Passing | 12 | 1 |
| Rushing | 6 | 28 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-9 | 9-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Net Yards | 515 | 494 |
| Total Plays | 53 | 90 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 9.7 | 5.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 173 | 486 |
| Rushes | 26 | 86 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 342 | 8 |
| Completions - Attempts | 18-27 | 1-4 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 12.7 | 2.0 |
| Times Sacked | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 0 | -8 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 1 | 3 |
| Average Punt | 43.0 | 37.7 |
| Penalties | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 49 | 35 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lynch | 18 | 27 | 342 | 66.7 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Army | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Steelman | 1 | 3 | 8 | 33.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lynch | 13 | 125 | 9.6 | 88 | 1 |
| L. Settle | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| A. Daniels | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Lewis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Army | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. Dixon | 28 | 136 | 4.9 | 17 | 3 |
| T. Steelman | 27 | 116 | 4.3 | 25 | 2 |
| R. Maples | 23 | 159 | 6.9 | 22 | 1 |
| T. Baggett | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 28 | 0 |
| J. Crucitti | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| S. Fraser | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Northern Illinois | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moore | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 33 | 2 |
| P. Ashford | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 44 | 0 |
| T. Lewis | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 69 | 1 |
| J. Wells | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| L. Eakes | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| D. Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Semisch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Army | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northern Illinois | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sims | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Army | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| D. Grochowski | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Punting
| Northern Illinois | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Neir | 1 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| C. Boldt | 3 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Northern Illinois | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Lewis | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Sterling | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Ashford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Army | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Fraser | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Crucitti | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Northern Illinois | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Army | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| T. Dickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |










