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Pre-Game Report (09/28/2006) |
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Illinois |
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| Ball
State |
| September
30, 2006 - 6:30PM |
| Scheumann
Stadium |
| Muncie,
Indiana |
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Cardinals |
Huskies |
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The
Schools - A Quick Comparison |
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Ball
State University |
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Northern
Illinois University |
| Muncie,
Indiana |
Location |
DeKalb,
Illinois |
| 17,728 |
Enrollment |
25,208 |
| 1918 |
Founded |
1895 |
| Dr.
Jo Ann Gora |
President |
Dr.
John G. Peters |
| Tom
Collins |
Athletics
Director |
Jim
Phillips |
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The
Football Programs - A Quick Comparison |
| Ball
State Cardinals |
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Northern
Illinois Huskies |
| 4-7 |
2005
Record |
7-5 |
| 1-3
(1-0 MAC) |
2006
Record |
2-2
(1-1 MAC) |
| Brady
Hoke - Ball State '82 |
Head
Coach |
Joe
Novak - Miami '67 |
| 11-27
(4th Year) |
Head
Coaching Record |
56-62
(11th Year) |
| 377-341-32
(.524) |
All
Time Record |
482-429-50
(.528) |
| 0-6 |
Record
in Scheumann Stadium |
6-7 |
| 147-142-9
(.508) |
Record
Against MAC Teams |
112-136-5
(.453) |
| 5 |
D1-A
Conference Championships |
1 |
| 1996 |
Last
D1-A Conference Championship |
1983 |
| 3 |
Division
1-A Bowl Games |
2 |
| 1996
Las Vegas Bowl |
Last
Division 1-A Bowl Game |
2004
Silicon Valley Classic |
| Scheumann
Stadium |
Stadium |
Huskie
Stadium |
| Natural
Grass |
Playing
Surface |
FieldTurf |
| 22,500 |
Stadium
Capacity |
28,000 |
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The
Series |
| 34th
Meeting - Ball
State leads the all time series
18-13-2. |
| LAST
MEETING: October 29 - in DeKalb - Ball
State 31, Northern Illinois 17. To say
Ball State beat Northern Illinois last year
would be an understatement. Ball State destroyed
Northern Illinois. The game was not as close
as the final score. The Cardinals had 24
points on the board and half the third
quarter was gone before sloppy NIU finally
scored a point. The Cardinals gathered in an
interception, two fumbles, and held the
Huskies to 1-11 on third down which limited
them to a whopping 16+ minute time of
possession deficit. BSU put up 382 yards of
total offense, lead by Charles Wynn who
rushed for 122 yards and caught 6 passes for
33 more. Chuck also had a 6 yard touchdown
run. NIU still managed to win the MAC West
but was defeated by Akron in the MAC
Championship Game 31-30. |
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MEETING IN MUNCIE: October 30, 2004 -
Northern Illinois 38, Ball State 31 - In
Overtime |
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Northern
Illinois is riding a 3 game winning streak in
Scheumann Stadium.
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The
Ball State/Northern Illinois rivalry has been
a streaky one. Northern Illinois had won 6
straight games against Ball State prior to
last year. Before that Ball State ran off
winning streaks of 7 and 9 games straight
against NIU dating back to 1974. The two
streaks were separated by 1 win for the
Huskies in 1983. In the years before 1974,
Northern Illinois had the upper hand and went
7 straight years without Ball State beating
them. The Cardinals did manage a tie in 1971.
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NIU
entered the MAC in 1973 at the same time Ball
State did. NIU struggled to compete in the MAC
and in 1987 NIU decided they would be better
off as an independent like Notre Dame. NIU was
2-12 against the Cardinals during their first
MAC stint, but they did win 1 MAC Championship
in 1983. Northern had very limited success as
an independent and joined the Big West
Conference in 1993 where they were even less
successful. In 1997 they managed to rejoin the
MAC and after a couple of years where they
battled with BSU for the nations longest
losing streak, Joe Novak found a winning form
and have been near the top of the conference
ever since.
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Ball
State and Northern Illinois are the only teams
in the MAC to ever lose to North Dakota State.
Northern Illinois has done it TWICE.
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Northern
Illinois Schedule |
| 9/2 |
at
Ohio State |
L
12-35 |
| 9/9 |
Ohio |
L
23-35 |
| 9/16 |
Buffalo |
W
31-13 |
| 9/23 |
Indiana
State |
W
48-14 |
| 9/30 |
at
Ball State |
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| 10/8 |
at
Miami |
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| 10/14 |
at
Western Michigan |
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| 10/21 |
Temple |
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| 10/28 |
at
Iowa |
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| 11/7 |
Toledo |
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| 11/17 |
Central
Michigan |
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| 11/24 |
at
Eastern Michigan |
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Team
Statistical Comparison |
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Per
Game Stats |
Ball
State |
Northern
Illinois |
| Points |
28.2 |
28.5 |
| Points
Allowed |
27.8 |
24.2 |
| Rushing
Yards |
68.8 |
252.5 |
| Rushing
Yards Allowed |
143.5 |
138.2 |
| Passing
Yards |
298.8 |
178.8 |
| Passing
Yards Allowed |
352.5 |
264.2 |
| Time
of Possession |
29:59 |
28:53 |
| Fumbles/Lost |
3/1 |
2/0 |
| Turnovers/Forced |
3/6 |
2/6 |
| 3rd
Down Conversions |
19/53 |
19/52 |
| 4th
Down Conversions |
2/4 |
3/5 |
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Northern
Illinois Players To Watch |
| #1
Garrett Wolfe - 5' 7" 177 lb Senior
Tailback from Chicago. Heisman Trophy and Walter
Camp National Player of the Year Candidate. Also
a Maxwell and Doak Walker Award Candidate. Leads the
nation in rushing with 828 yards. This is 185
yards more then Adirian Peterson of Oklahoma who
is second. Also leads the nation in all purpose
yards with 984. Averages 246 all purpose yards
per game. Had 285 all purpose yards against #1
Ohio State. Did not play in the game last season
against Ball State. Needs 427 yards to pass
Michael "The Burner" Turner as
Northern Illinois all time leading rusher. Is
currently second in NCAA career rushing yards
per game, just ahead of O.J. Simpson and Hershel
Walker and just behind former "Hill Street
Blues" and Minnesota Viking star Ed
Marinaro. |
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Phil Horvath - 6' 3" 197 lb Senior
Quarterback from Naperville, Illinois. 56 of 98
with 2 interceptions on the season for 693 yards
and 3 touchdowns. |
| #62
Doug Free - 6' 7" 312 lb Senior
Offensive Tackle from Manitowee,
Wisconsin. Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy
Candidate. |
| #5
Marcus Perez - 5' 11" 170 lb Receiver
from Elkhart, Indiana. Averages 16.4 yards per
reception and has 2 touchdowns on the
season. |
| #33
Keenan Blalark - 5' 10" 228 lb Senior
Linebacker from Elgin, Illinois. Leads Huskies
in tackles with 35. 13 solo and 22 assisted. Has
1 tackle for loss. |
| #25
Chris Nendick - 5' 11" 180 lb Junior
Kicker from Naperville, Illinois - Has connected
on 106 straight extra points and is 4 short of
the MAC record. Career long field goal is 52
yards. is 6-8 kicking field goals this season
with a long of 38. |
| #34
Ken West - 6' 1" 243 lb Senior
Defensive End from Calument City, Illinois. Has
tied the Northern Illinois single game sack
record on two different occasions. Has a fumble
recovery for touchdown last week against Indiana
State. |
| #86
Jake Nordin - 6' 3" 262 lb Senior Tight
End from Lake Lillian, Minnesota, Leads Northern
Illinois in receptions with 13 catches for 155
yards. |
| #53
Tim McCarthy - 6' 0" 235 lb Sophomre
Linebacker from Neenah, Wisconsin. Second for
the Huskies in tackles with 32. Had 16 solo
tackles against Ohio earlier in the season. |
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