Northern Illinois 21, Western Michigan 28 (Final) · Game tracker — The Depth Chart CFB

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21

Western MichiganHome

28

FinalNov 20, 2018 · Waldo Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Northern Illinois	7	0	14	0	21
Western Michigan	7	6	8	7	28

Game flow

Western Michigan won by 7 · 8 scores

Lead changes

2

2 times tied

WMU biggest lead

+7

Q1 12:01

NIU biggest lead

+1

Q3 9:44

Time in front

WMU 42% · NIU 14%

tied 44% · 25:04 vs 8:16 of game clock

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

Scoring summary

1st quarter

12:01

TD Jamauri Bogan 2 Yd Run (Gavin Peddie Kick)8 plays, 75 yds, 2:59 · from WMU 25

NIU 0–7 WMU

5:05

TD Spencer Tears 58 Yd pass from Marcus Childers (Andrew Gantz Kick)6 plays, 80 yds, 2:15 · from NIU 20

NIU 7–7 WMU

2nd quarter

10:16

FG Gavin Peddie 45 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 44 yds, 3:56 · from WMU 28

NIU 7–10 WMU

4:52

FG Gavin Peddie 42 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 28 yds, 4:06 · from WMU 48

NIU 7–13 WMU

3rd quarter

9:44

TD Marcus Childers 1 Yd Run (Andrew Gantz Kick)16 plays, 82 yds, 5:16 · from NIU 18

NIU 14–13 WMU

1:28

TD Kaleb Eleby 2 Yd Run (Kaleb Eleby Pass to Jayden Reed for Two-Point Conversion)9 plays, 87 yds, 3:53 · from WMU 13

NIU 14–21 WMU

0:28

Fumble Recovery (Opponent) Sutton Smith 85 Yd Fumble Return (Andrew Gantz Kick)

NIU 21–21 WMU

4th quarter

1:36

TD Jamauri Bogan 1 Yd Run (Gavin Peddie Kick)14 plays, 83 yds, 5:56 · from WMU 17

NIU 21–28 WMU

Drives

WMU 6/14 scoredNIU 2/12 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	WMU	WMU 25	8	75	2:59	Touchdown
Q1	12:01	NIU	NIU 23	6	-4	2:46	Fumble
Q1	9:15	WMU	NIU 19	4	0	1:55	Missed FG
Q1	7:20	NIU	NIU 20	6	80	2:15	Touchdown
Q1	5:05	WMU	WMU 25	6	19	2:48	Punt
Q1	2:17	NIU	NIU 21	10	51	3:05	Downs
Q2	14:12	WMU	WMU 28	9	44	3:56	Field Goal
Q2	10:09	NIU	NIU 15	3	1	1:11	Punt
Q2	8:58	WMU	WMU 48	9	28	4:06	Field Goal
Q2	4:52	NIU	NIU 25	3	-6	2:06	Punt
Q2	2:46	WMU	WMU 48	3	4	1:08	Punt
Q2	1:38	NIU	NIU 15	3	8	0:45	Punt

Win probability

Western Michigan 100% · pregame line Northern Illinois −6.5 (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
Marcus Childers	14/21	156	7.4	1	2	17.9

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marcus Childers	22	53	2.4	1	13
Tre Harbison	16	43	2.7	0	8
D.J. Brown	2	6	3.0	0	3
Marcus Jones	3	4	1.3	0	3

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Spencer Tears	6	84	14.0	1	58
Jauan Wesley	2	32	16.0	0	20
D.J. Brown	5	30	6.0	0	19
Dennis Robinson	1	10	10.0	0	10

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Gantz	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Ference	6	231	38.5	0	0	62

Biggest plays

WMU +33% Q3 1:28 Kaleb Eleby run for 2 yds for a TD, (Kaleb Eleby pass to Jayden Reed for Two-Point Conversion)

NIU +25% Q3 0:28 LeVante Bellamy run for a loss of 1 yard LeVante Bellamy fumbled, recovered by NoIll Sutton Smith , return for 85 yds, (Andrew Gantz KICK)

NIU +23% Q3 9:44 Marcus Childers run for 1 yd for a TD, (Andrew Gantz KICK)

NIU +21% Q3 1:28 Nick Mihalic kickoff for 62 yds

WMU +21% Q3 9:44 Joshua Earl kickoff for 59 yds

Team stats

Stat	NIU	WMU
1st Downs	16	22
3rd down efficiency	7-15	8-18
4th down efficiency	0-1	1-1
Total Yards	262	379
Passing	156	285
Comp/Att	14/21	19/35
Yards per pass	7.4	8.1
Rushing	106	94
Rushing Attempts	43	46
Yards per rush	2.5	2.0
Penalties	5-45	2-10
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	24:57	35:03

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 1:20 3rd & 15 at WMU 48 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 46

Q4 1:20 2nd & 13 at 50 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 48

Q4 1:20 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 01:20

Q4 1:21 1st & 10 at NIU 47 TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line

Q4 1:21 1st & 10 at NIU 42 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:21, PENALTY WMU unsportsmanlike conduct 5 yards to the NIU47, NO PLAY.

Q4 1:36 1st & 10 at NIU 25 Marcus Childers pass intercepted Harrison Taylor return for no gain to the NoIll 42

Q4 1:36 Nick Mihalic kickoff for 56 yds , Fotis Kokosioulis return for 16 yds to the NoIll 25

Q4 1:36 1st & Goal at NIU 1 Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd for a TD, (Gavin Peddie KICK)

Q4 2:18 3rd & 7 at NIU 16 Jamauri Bogan run for 15 yds to the NoIll 1 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:18 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:18

Q4 2:23 2nd & 8 at NIU 17 Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd to the NoIll 16

Q4 2:23 Timeout NORTHERNIL, clock 02:23

Q4 7:32 1st & 10 at NIU 19 Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the NoIll 17

Q4 7:32 3rd & 5 at NIU 30 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 11 yds to the NoIll 19 for a 1ST down

Q4 7:32 2nd & 5 at NIU 30 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D'Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Jalen Embry

Q4 7:32 1st & 10 at NIU 35 Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the NoIll 30

Q4 7:32 4th & 1 at NIU 37 Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the NoIll 35 for a 1ST down

Q4 7:32 3rd & 9 at NIU 45 Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 8 yds to the NoIll 37

Q4 7:32 2nd & 9 at NIU 45 Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson

Q4 7:32 1st & 10 at NIU 46 Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the NoIll 45

Q4 7:32 2nd & 16 at WMU 39 ELEBY, KALEB sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WMU31 (CORCORAN, Josh), PENALTY NIU personal foul (CORCORAN, Josh) 15 yards to the NIU46, NO PLAY.

Q4 7:32 1st & 10 at WMU 45 Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sutton Smith for a loss of 6 yards to the WMich 39

Q4 7:32 2nd & 3 at WMU 24 Jamauri Bogan run for 21 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down

Q4 7:32 2nd & 8 at WMU 19 NORTHERNIL Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the WMich 24