Western Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 35 (Final) · Game tracker — The Depth Chart CFB

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31

Northern IllinoisHome

35

FinalNov 15, 2017 · Huskie Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Western Michigan	7	7	14	3	31
Northern Illinois	14	7	0	14	35

Game flow

Northern Illinois won by 4 · 10 scores

Lead changes

2

4 times tied

NIU biggest lead

+7

Q1 12:41

WMU biggest lead

+7

Q3 1:36

Time in front

NIU 64% · WMU 11%

tied 25% · 38:29 vs 6:49 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Northern Illinois is ahead, below it Western Michigan. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

12:41

TD Jordan Huff 31 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)1 play, 31 yds, 0:08 · from WMU 31

WMU 0–7 NIU

4:18

TD Keishawn Watson 7 Yd pass from Reece Goddard (Josh Grant Kick)4 plays, 63 yds, 1:46 · from WMU 37

WMU 7–7 NIU

2:34

TD Marcus Childers 1 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)6 plays, 43 yds, 1:44 · from WMU 43

WMU 7–14 NIU

2nd quarter

12:04

TD Jarvion Franklin 2 Yd Run (Josh Grant Kick)6 plays, 16 yds, 2:56 · from NIU 16

WMU 14–14 NIU

6:22

Fumble Recovery (Opponent) Sutton Smith 58 Yd Fumble Return (Christian Hagan Kick)

WMU 14–21 NIU

3rd quarter

3:06

TD Reece Goddard 7 Yd Run (Josh Grant Kick)3 plays, 12 yds, 1:24 · from NIU 12

WMU 21–21 NIU

1:36

TD Donnie Ernsberger 13 Yd pass from Reece Goddard (Josh Grant Kick)3 plays, 24 yds, 1:14 · from NIU 24

WMU 28–21 NIU

4th quarter

14:04

TD Jordan Huff 14 Yd Run (Christian Hagan Kick)5 plays, 70 yds, 2:32 · from NIU 30

WMU 28–28 NIU

10:37

FG Josh Grant 28 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 84 yds, 3:27 · from WMU 5

WMU 31–28 NIU

6:20

TD Mitchell Brinkman 26 Yd pass from Marcus Childers (Christian Hagan Kick)10 plays, 67 yds, 4:17 · from NIU 33

WMU 31–35 NIU

Drives

NIU 4/12 scoredWMU 6/14 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	WMU	WMU 13	3	-4	2:11	Punt
Q1	12:49	NIU	WMU 31	1	31	0:08	Touchdown
Q1	12:41	WMU	WMU 25	11	25	5:19	Punt
Q1	7:22	NIU	NIU 20	3	7	1:18	Punt
Q1	6:04	WMU	WMU 37	4	63	1:46	Touchdown
Q1	4:18	NIU	WMU 43	6	43	1:44	Touchdown
Q1	2:34	WMU	WMU 25	5	22	2:34	Fumble
Q1		WMU	NIU 16	6	16	2:56	Touchdown
Q2	12:04	NIU	NIU 9	3	-2	1:50	Punt
Q2	10:14	WMU	NIU 46	6	19	2:20	Missed FG
Q2	7:54	NIU	NIU 27	3	4	1:20	Punt
Q2	6:34	WMU	NIU 38	1	-4	0:12	Fumble Touchdown

Win probability

Northern Illinois 100% · pregame line Northern Illinois −9.0 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Reece Goddard	15/27	211	7.8	2	0	39.6

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jarvion Franklin	27	115	4.3	1	29
Dee Eskridge	1	9	9.0	0	9
Ra'Sean Davie	2	2	1.0	0	1
Reece Goddard	14	-16	-1.1	1	7

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyron Arnett	3	93	31.0	0	68
Keishawn Watson	5	53	10.6	1	30
Donnie Ernsberger	5	48	9.6	1	15
Anton Curtis	1	12	12.0	0	12
Ra'Sean Davie	1	5	5.0	0	5

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Josh Grant	1/2	50.0	28	4/4	7

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Derrick Mitchell	6	222	37.0	0	0	65

Biggest plays

NIU +35% Q4 6:20 Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 26 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

NIU +33% Q4 14:04 Jordan Huff run for 14 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

WMU +30% Q3 3:06 Reece Goddard run for 7 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)

NIU +30% Q4 10:37 Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 41 yds , D.J. Brown return for 9 yds to the NoIll 33

WMU +28% Q3 1:36 Reece Goddard pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 13 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)

Team stats

Stat	WMU	NIU
1st Downs	17	17
3rd down efficiency	8-17	7-12
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-0
Total Yards	321	312
Passing	211	64
Comp/Att	15/27	6/11
Yards per pass	7.8	5.8
Rushing	110	248
Rushing Attempts	44	49
Yards per rush	2.5	5.1
Penalties	3-35	7-65
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	1	3
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	33:02	26:58

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:28 1st & 10 at WMU 23 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 25

Q4 1:04 3rd & 10 at WMU 35 Tre Harbison run for 12 yds to the WMich 23 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:38 2nd & 10 at WMU 35 Christian Blake run for no gain to the WMich 35

Q4 2:10 1st & 10 at WMU 35 Tre Harbison run for no gain to the WMich 35

Q4 3:07 3rd & 3 at WMU 39 Tre Harbison run for 4 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down

Q4 3:23 Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 03:23

Q4 3:23 2nd & 7 at WMU 43 Marcus Childers run for 4 yds to the WMich 39

Q4 3:29 Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 03:29

Q4 3:29 1st & 10 at WMU 46 Jordan Huff run for 3 yds to the WMich 43

Q4 4:07 3rd & 5 at NIU 41 Christian Blake run for 13 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:13 Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 04:13

Q4 5:00 2nd & 6 at NIU 40 Jordan Huff run for 1 yd to the NoIll 41

Q4 5:10 1st & 13 at NIU 33 Jordan Huff run for 7 yds to the NoIll 40

Q4 5:10 1st & 10 at NIU 48 Jordan Huff run for 12 yds to the NoIll 48 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jordan Huff) to the NoIll 33

Q4 5:21 4th & 6 at WMU 29 Derrick Mitchell punt for 35 yds, downed at the NoIll 36

Q4 6:00 3rd & 6 at WMU 29 Reece Goddard pass incomplete

Q4 6:10 2nd & 10 at WMU 25 Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the WMich 29

Q4 6:15 1st & 10 at WMU 25 Reece Goddard pass incomplete

Q4 6:20 Josh Orne kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 6:20 2nd & 7 at WMU 26 Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 26 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

Q4 7:00 1st & 10 at WMU 29 Tre Harbison run for 3 yds to the WMich 26

Q4 7:00 2nd & 5 at WMU 34 Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down

Q4 8:50 1st & 10 at WMU 39 Jordan Huff run for 5 yds to the WMich 34

Q4 9:50 3rd & 7 at NIU 49 Marcus Childers pass complete to Shane Wimann for 12 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down