Saturday, 09/29/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Northern Illinois | 14 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 55 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 16,292 |
Scoring Summary
| CentMi - NIU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 9:01 | NIU | TD | Leighton Settle 11 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 3:59 | NIU | TD | Martel Moore 14 yd pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) | 0 - 14 | |
| 1:19 | CentMi | TD | Zurlon Tipton 37 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) | 7 - 14 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 12:53 | NIU | FG | Mathew Sims 43 yd FG | 7 - 17 |
| 10:16 | NIU | TD | Leighton Settle 6 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 7 - 24 | |
| 2:58 | CentMi | TD | Zurlon Tipton 13 yd run (David Harman kick) | 14 - 24 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 14:41 | CentMi | TD | Titus Davis 92 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) | 21 - 24 |
| 10:36 | NIU | FG | Mathew Sims 20 yd FG | 21 - 27 | |
| 4:29 | NIU | TD | Jordan Lynch 9 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 21 - 34 | |
| 1:02 | CentMi | FG | David Harman 42 yd FG | 24 - 34 | |
| 4th Quarter | 11:28 | NIU | TD | Mathew Sims 7 yd run (Mathew Sims kick) | 24 - 41 |
| 3:43 | NIU | TD | Leighton Settle 46 yd run (Tyler Wedel kick) | 24 - 48 | |
| 1:04 | NIU | TD | Keith Harris 4 yd run (Tyler Wedel kick) | 24 - 55 | |
Team Statistics
| CentMi | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 32 |
| Passing | 12 | 11 |
| Rushing | 8 | 20 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-15 | 8-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Net Yards | 462 | 622 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 88 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 130 | 407 |
| Rushes | 31 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 7.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 332 | 215 |
| Completions - Attempts | 20-40 | 14-33 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Times Sacked | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 0 | -4 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 4 | 3 |
| Average Punt | 46.0 | 42.7 |
| Penalties | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 51 | 49 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| Central Michigan | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Radcliff | 20 | 39 | 332 | 51.3 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Kater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| J. Lynch | 14 | 32 | 215 | 43.8 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Ashford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Central Michigan | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Tipton | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 13 | 1 |
| A. Garland | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| S. Lavallii | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Radcliff | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Lombardo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Kater | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. Settle | 23 | 152 | 6.6 | 46 | 3 |
| J. Lynch | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 49 | 1 |
| K. Harris | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 53 | 1 |
| A. Daniels | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| R. Neir | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| M. Sims | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| T. Lewis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Central Michigan | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Wilson | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 39 | 0 |
| Z. Tipton | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 37 | 1 |
| C. Williams | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 |
| T. Davis | 1 | 92 | 92.0 | 92 | 1 |
| T. Lombardo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| M. Kinville | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| C. Southworth | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| S. Lavallii | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| A. Garland | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| P. Ashford | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 28 | 0 |
| M. Moore | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 1 |
| J. Wells | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| L. Eakes | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| T. Lewis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| T. Semisch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| L. Settle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
| Central Michigan | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Harman | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 42 | 6 |
| Northern Illinois | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| M. Sims | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 43 | 11 |
| T. Wedel | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Punting
| Central Michigan | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hogan | 4 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| R. Neir | 3 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Central Michigan | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lavallii | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Fenton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. Settle | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Ashford | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 |
Defense
| Central Michigan | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Northern Illinois | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| S. Progar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 |










