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Cumulative Season Statistics
Overall Team Statistics


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         Northern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2008)
                                   All games

TEAM STATISTICS                         NIU          OPP
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SCORING.......................          304          217
  Points Per Game.............         25.3         18.1
FIRST DOWNS...................          213          203
  Rushing.....................          108           94
  Passing.....................           90           90
  Penalty.....................           15           19
RUSHING YARDAGE...............         2073         1694
  Yards gained rushing........         2252         1949
  Yards lost rushing..........          179          255
  Rushing Attempts............          470          406
  Average Per Rush............          4.4          4.2
  Average Per Game............        172.8        141.2
  TDs Rushing.................           22           12
PASSING YARDAGE...............         1944         1950
  Att-Comp-Int................   271-156-10    311-196-6
  Average Per Pass............          7.2          6.3
  Average Per Catch...........         12.5          9.9
  Average Per Game............        162.0        162.5
  TDs Passing.................           12           13
TOTAL OFFENSE.................         4017         3644
  Total Plays.................          741          717
  Average Per Play............          5.4          5.1
  Average Per Game............        334.8        303.7
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.........       39-847       43-928
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.........       14-107       12-145
INT RETURNS: #-Yards..........         6-93       10-127
KICK RETURN AVERAGE...........         21.7         21.6
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...........          7.6         12.1
INT RETURN AVERAGE............         15.5         12.7
FUMBLES-LOST..................          9-5        19-13
PENALTIES-Yards...............       56-500       55-424
  Average Per Game............         41.7         35.3
PUNTS-Yards...................      41-1579      45-1731
  Average Per Punt............         38.5         38.5
  Net punt average............         33.5         33.9
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.......        31:52        28:08
3RD-DOWN Conversions..........       67/155       61/151
  3rd-Down Pct................          43%          40%
4TH-DOWN Conversions..........        10/17         8/21
  4th-Down Pct................          59%          38%
SACKS BY-Yards................       22-128        16-82
MISC YARDS....................            0            0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED.............           36           26
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS..........        17-23        12-16
ON-SIDE KICKS.................          2-3          0-0
RED-ZONE SCORES...............    35-43 81%    24-32 75%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...........    24-43 56%    16-32 50%
PAT-ATTEMPTS..................   33-33 100%    23-24 96%
ATTENDANCE....................       109110       203629
  Games/Avg Per Game..........      6/18185      6/33938
  Neutral Site Games..........                       0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS     1st  2nd  3rd  4th  OT     Total
--------------------  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---      ---
Northern Illinois...   61   65   92   86    0  -   304
Opponents...........   27   79   79   29    3  -   217
Overall Individual Statistics


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      Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2008)
                                   All games


RUSHING         GP  Att Gain Loss  Net   Avg  TD Long Avg/G
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Brown, Me'co    12  109  526   18  508   4.7   2   36  42.3
HARNISH, Chand.  9  106  547   69  478   4.5   4   32  53.1
Spann, Chad     12   74  359    9  350   4.7   8   55  29.2
ANDERSON, Just. 12   53  224   15  209   3.9   2   25  17.4
Crider, Ricky   12   43  211    3  208   4.8   1   40  17.3
Grady, DeMarcus  5   37  195    8  187   5.1   3   28  37.4
CLANTON, M.      4   18  113    2  111   6.2   1   28  27.8
Nicholson, Dan   5   16   49   28   21   1.3   0   24   4.2
Perez, Marcus   11    3   22    2   20   6.7   1   20   1.8
Morris, Ryan     3    2    6    1    5   2.5   0    6   1.7
DITTBENNER, A.  12    1    0    9   -9  -9.0   0    0  -0.8
TEAM             9    8    0   15  -15  -1.9   0    0  -1.7
Total.......... 12  470 2252  179 2073   4.4  22   55 172.8
Opponents...... 12  406 1949  255 1694   4.2  12   64 141.2

PASSING         GP   Effic Cmp-Att-Int   Pct  Yds  TD Lng Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand.  9  128.55  98-171-7    57.3 1342   7  91 149.1
Nicholson, Dan   5  120.94   42-69-3    60.9  447   3  34  89.4
Grady, DeMarcus  5  127.66   15-26-0    57.7  138   2  36  27.6
TEAM             9    0.00    0-3-0      0.0    0   0   0   0.0
Morris, Ryan     3  121.40    1-2-0     50.0   17   0  17   5.7
Total.......... 12  125.05 156-271-10   57.6 1944  12  91 162.0
Opponents...... 12  125.63  196-311-6   63.0 1950  13  53 162.5

RECEIVING       GP  No.  Yds   Avg  TD Long Avg/G
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Perez, Marcus   11   32  436  13.6   2   45  39.6
CUNNINGHAM, R.  12   20  226  11.3   3   28  18.8
Simon, Matt     11   18  333  18.5   2   45  30.3
Cox, Landon     12   14  111   7.9   1   24   9.2
Davis, Britt    11   13  108   8.3   0   18   9.8
PALMER, Nathan   8   12  278  23.2   2   91  34.8
Turner, Greg    12    9   98  10.9   1   25   8.2
Flahive, Connor 10    8   64   8.0   0   22   6.4
Skarb, Kyle     10    7   64   9.1   1   24   6.4
Clark, Willie   12    6   79  13.2   0   35   6.6
Beal, Brandon   11    4   49  12.2   0   15   4.5
Brown, Me'co    12    4   31   7.8   0   13   2.6
Crider, Ricky   12    2   30  15.0   0   18   2.5
Adonis, Evans    4    2   22  11.0   0   17   5.5
Spann, Chad     12    2   16   8.0   0   10   1.3
Schepler, Jason 10    2   15   7.5   0    9   1.5
Lewis, Marcus    3    1    7   7.0   0    7   2.3
TEAM             9    0  -23   0.0   0    0  -2.6
Total.......... 12  156 1944  12.5  12   91 162.0
Opponents...... 12  196 1950   9.9  13   53 162.5

PUNT RETURNS     No.  Yds   Avg TD Long
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Brown, Me'co       8   75   9.4  0   19
Turner, Greg       3   16   5.3  0   15
Rice, Melvin       1    0   0.0  0    0
Spann, Chad        1    9   9.0  0    0
Clark, Willie      1    7   7.0  0    0
Total..........   14  107   7.6  0   19
Opponents......   12  145  12.1  1   63

INTERCEPTIONS    No.  Yds   Avg TD Long
---------------------------------------
Pruitt, Bradley    2   73  36.5  1   54
McCarthy, Tim      1   20  20.0  0   20
George, Patrick    1    0   0.0  0    0
Schiller, Pat      1    0   0.0  0    0
Hanson, Cory       1    0   0.0  0    0
Total..........    6   93  15.5  1   54
Opponents......   10  127  12.7  0   48

KICK RETURNS     No.  Yds   Avg TD Long
---------------------------------------
Brown, Me'co      23  492  21.4  0   44
Crider, Ricky     10  280  28.0  0   75
Schepler, Jason    4   57  14.2  0   23
CUNNINGHAM, R.     1    9   9.0  0    9
ANDERSON, Just.    1    9   9.0  0    9
Total..........   39  847  21.7  0   75
Opponents......   43  928  21.6  0   39

FUMBLE RETURNS   No.  Yds   Avg TD Long
---------------------------------------
Sobol, Mike        1   28  28.0  0   28
TRANCHITELLA       1    4   4.0  0    4
Rusch, Craig       1   60  60.0  1   60
Daniels, Kiaree    1    3   3.0  0    3
Wilson, Tracy      1   12  12.0  0   12
Total..........    5  107  21.4  1   60
Opponents......    0    0   0.0  0    0


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      Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2008)
                                   All games


                              |------- PATs -------|
SCORING          TD  FGs   Kick   Rush Rcv Pass  DXP Saf Points
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Salerno, Mike     0 17-23  33-33   0-0   0  0-0   0   0    84
Spann, Chad       8  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    48
HARNISH, Chand.   4  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  1-1   0   0    24
Grady, DeMarcus   3  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    18
Perez, Marcus     3  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    18
CUNNINGHAM, R.    3  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    18
ANDERSON, Just.   2  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    12
Brown, Me'co      2  0-0    0-0    0-1   0  0-0   0   0    12
Simon, Matt       2  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    12
PALMER, Nathan    2  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0    12
CLANTON, M.       1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Turner, Greg      1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Skarb, Kyle       1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Rusch, Craig      1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Pruitt, Bradley   1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Cox, Landon       1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Crider, Ricky     1  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   0     6
Davis, Britt      0  0-0    0-0    0-0   1  0-0   0   0     2
Pirkle, D.J.      0  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-0   0   1     2
Nicholson, Dan    0  0-0    0-0    0-0   0  0-1   0   0     0
Total..........  36 17-23  33-33   0-1   1  1-2   0   1   304
Opponents......  26 12-16  23-24   0-1   1  1-1   0   0   217


TOTAL OFFENSE    G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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HARNISH, Chand.  9   277  478 1342  1820 202.2
Brown, Me'co    12   109  508    0   508  42.3
Nicholson, Dan   5    85   21  447   468  93.6
Spann, Chad     12    74  350    0   350  29.2
Grady, DeMarcus  5    63  187  138   325  65.0
ANDERSON, Just. 12    53  209    0   209  17.4
Crider, Ricky   12    43  208    0   208  17.3
CLANTON, M.      4    18  111    0   111  27.8
Morris, Ryan     3     4    5   17    22   7.3
Perez, Marcus   11     3   20    0    20   1.8
DITTBENNER, A.  12     1   -9    0    -9  -0.8
TEAM             9    11  -15    0   -15  -1.7
Total.......... 12   741 2073 1944  4017 334.8
Opponents...... 12   717 1694 1950  3644 303.7


FIELD GOALS     FGM-FGA  Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
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Salerno, Mike    17-23  73.9  0-0   6-6   8-10  2-6   1-1  52   0

FG SEQUENCE          Northern Illinois     OPPONENTS
----------------------------------------------------
Minnesota            (39),(49)             (40)
Western Michigan     (20),(39)             25
Indiana State        (46),(39)             (42)
Eastern Michigan     36                    47
Tennessee            46,(25),(24),(25)     (36),(34),32
MIAMI                (38),30,48            (44),(35)
TOLEDO               (32),43               47
Bowling Green State  (52),49,(25),(30)     (29),(20)
Ball State Cardinals -                     (18)
Central Michigan     (39),(31),(25)        (33),(40)
Kent State           -                     -
NAVY                 -                     (27)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING          No.  Yds   Avg Long  TB  FC I20 Blkd
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DITTBENNER, A.    36 1408  39.1   54   2  12  10    0
Salerno, Mike      5  171  34.2   48   1   0   2    0
Total..........   41 1579  38.5   54   3  12  12    0
Opponents......   45 1731  38.5   73   5   7  16    5

KICKOFFS         No.   Yds   Avg  TB  OB  Retn  Net YdLn
--------------------------------------------------------
Salerno, Mike     62  4043  65.2  16   0
Total..........   62  4043  65.2  16   0   928 45.1   24
Opponents......   48  2984  62.2   6   2   847 42.0   27



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      Northern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2008)
                                   All games


ALL PURPOSE      G Rush  Rec   PR  KOR   IR  Tot Avg/G
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Brown, Me'co    12  508   31   75  492    0 1106  92.2
Crider, Ricky   12  208   30    0  280    0  518  43.2
HARNISH, Chand.  9  478    0    0    0    0  478  53.1
Perez, Marcus   11   20  436    0    0    0  456  41.5
Spann, Chad     12  350   16    9    0    0  375  31.2
Simon, Matt     11    0  333    0    0    0  333  30.3
PALMER, Nathan   8    0  278    0    0    0  278  34.8
CUNNINGHAM, R.  12    0  226    0    9    0  235  19.6
ANDERSON, Just. 12  209    0    0    9    0  218  18.2
Grady, DeMarcus  5  187    0    0    0    0  187  37.4
Turner, Greg    12    0   98   16    0    0  114   9.5
Cox, Landon     12    0  111    0    0    0  111   9.2
CLANTON, M.      4  111    0    0    0    0  111  27.8
Davis, Britt    11    0  108    0    0    0  108   9.8
Clark, Willie   12    0   79    7    0    0   86   7.2
Pruitt, Bradley  7    0    0    0    0   73   73  10.4
Schepler, Jason 10    0   15    0   57    0   72   7.2
Skarb, Kyle     10    0   64    0    0    0   64   6.4
Flahive, Connor 10    0   64    0    0    0   64   6.4
Beal, Brandon   11    0   49    0    0    0   49   4.5
Adonis, Evans    4    0   22    0    0    0   22   5.5
Nicholson, Dan   5   21    0    0    0    0   21   4.2
McCarthy, Tim   12    0    0    0    0   20   20   1.7
Lewis, Marcus    3    0    7    0    0    0    7   2.3
Morris, Ryan     3    5    0    0    0    0    5   1.7
DITTBENNER, A.  12   -9    0    0    0    0   -9  -0.8
TEAM             9  -15  -23    0    0    0  -38  -4.2
Total.......... 12 2073 1944  107  847   93 5064 422.0
Opponents...... 12 1694 1950  145  928  127 4844 403.7
Overall Defensive Statistics


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      Northern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2008)
                                   All games




                       |--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS   GP Solo  Ast Total   TFL/Yds   No-Yds  Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds  FF Kick Saf
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4  Bryant, David    12   44   32    76     2-2       .        .       2   .    .      3    .   .
38 Sobol, Mike      11   43   20    63     3-6       .        .       1   .   1-28    .    .   .
37 Kube, Alex       12   28   29    57     6-25   1.0-13      .       .   .    .      .    .   .
53 McCarthy, Tim    12   33   23    56     6-9       .       1-20     1   .    .      1    .   .
9  Allen, Josh      12   25   25    50     7-13   1.0-4       .       3   1   1-0     .    .   .
2  Rice, Melvin     11   32   13    45     1-4       .        .       4   .   1-0     1    .   .
25 Wilson, Tracy    12   20   19    39      .        .        .       1   .   1-12    .    .   .
36 Carter, Chase    12   28   10    38      .        .        .       1   .   1-0     .    .   .
51 English, Larry   12   25   11    36    15-71   8.0-57      .       1   2   1-0     3    .   .
26 Hanson, Cory      8   21    7    28     5-15   1.0-4      1-0      .   .    .      1    .   .
29 Schiller, Pat    12    9   15    24     3-3    0.5-2      1-0      .   .    .      .    .   .
24 Pruitt, Bradley   7   15    7    22     3-8       .       2-73     1   .    .      .    .   .
33 George, Patrick  11   17    3    20     2-3       .       1-0      2   .    .      .    1   .
99 Rusch, Craig     11   11    9    20     6-13   2.0-9       .       1   .   1-60    .    .   .
54 Coffman, Jake    10   14    6    20     2-3    1.0-2       .       2   .   2-0     1    .   .
56 Bice, Brandon    12   14    5    19    10-39   5.0-29      .       3   2    .      .    .   .
58 Krause, Mike     12   12    7    19     2-1       .        .       1   1   1-0     1    .   .
69 Krutsch, Alex    12    7   11    18     2-2       .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
98 Pirkle, D.J.     12   11    6    17     6-20   1.0-6       .       .   1    .      .    .   1
42 TRANCHITELLA     10   12    3    15     2-3    0.5-2       .       1   .   1-4     .    .   .
43 Griffin, T.J.    12    9    6    15     3-6    1.0-0       .       .   .    .      .    .   .
48 Kritikos, Mike   11    6    4    10     3-8       .        .       .   .    .      1    .   .
23 Daniels, Kiaree  12    5    4     9      .        .        .       .   .   1-3     .    .   .
84 Clasey, Tyler    11    3    2     5      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
80 Cox, Landon      12    2    3     5      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    1   .
27 WILLIAMSON, S.   10    3    2     5      .        .        .       .   .    .      1    1   .
93 Coleman, Adam     7    1    3     4     1-2       .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
57 Larsen, Zach      5    3    1     4      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
28 Spann, Chad      12    2    2     4      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    1   .
55 Owen, Nolan      12    2    .     2      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
17 Turner, Greg     12    1    1     2      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
52 Brown, Phil       8    1    1     2      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
46 Pratt, David     11    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
62 Olson, Trevor    12    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
7  Davis, Britt     11    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
83 CUNNINGHAM, R.   12    .    1     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
35 Smith, Alan       1    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
TM TEAM              9    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .   1-0     .    .   .
10 Clark, Willie    12    .    .     .      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    1   .
   Total..........  12  464  291   755    90-256   22-128    6-93    25   7  13-107  13    5   1
   Opponents......  12    -    -      -     -      16-82    10-127   36   5   5-0     4    .   .