Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois (2-3,1-1) vs. Tennessee (2-3,0-2)

Date: Oct 04, 2008 • Site: Knoxville, Tenn.  • Stadium: Neyland Stadium  •  Attendance: 99539

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Northern Illinois   3  0  6  0  9 
Tennessee   0  3  10  0  13 

SCORING SUMMARY   NIU -UT  
1st  02:53  NIU   Mike Salerno 25 yd field goal 
         9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:57  3 - 0 
2nd  06:50  UT   Daniel Lincoln 36 yd field goal 
         4 plays, -3 yards, TOP 1:57  3 - 3 
3rd  12:37  UT   Daniel Lincoln 34 yd field goal 
         5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:24  3 - 6 
  09:49  UT   Denarius Moore 52 yd pass from Nick Stephens (Daniel Lincoln kick) 
         1 play, 52 yards, TOP 0:11  3 - 13 
  04:45  NIU   Mike Salerno 24 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:55  6 - 13 
  01:31  NIU   Mike Salerno 25 yd field goal 
         4 plays, 1 yard, TOP 2:26  9 - 13 

Kickoff time: 7:08 pm  • End of Game: 10:06 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:58
Referee: Thomas Ritter  •  Umpire: Jeff Roberson  •  Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris •  Line judge: Tim Beard  •  Back judge: Timothy P Smith •  Field judge: Bobby Aillet Jr •  Side judge: Mike Williams  • 
Temperature: 76  • Wind: W 6  • Weather: Clear

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

 Team Totals  NIU  UT 
FIRST DOWNS  12  9 
   Rushing  3  5 
   Passing  6  4 
   Penalty  3  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  72  69 
   Rushing Attempts  34  32 
   Average Per Rush  2.1  2.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  0 
   Yards Gained Rushing  87  103 
   Yards Lost Rushing  15  34 
NET YARDS PASSING  118  156 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  14-26-1  10-18-0 
   Average Per Attempt  4.5  8.7 
   Average Per Completion  8.4  15.6 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  190  225 
   Total offense plays  60  50 
   Average Gain Per Play  3.2  4.5 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  2-2 
Penalties: Number-Yards  7-40  6-45 
PUNTS-YARDS  5-198  4-146 
   Average Yards Per Punt  39.6  36.5 
   Net Yards Per Punt  35.2  34.8 
   Inside 20  1  2 
   50+ Yards  0  1 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  0  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  4-268  4-266 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  67.0  66.5 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  48.8  44.8 
   Touchbacks  1  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-7-0  4-22-0 
   Average Per Return  7.0  5.5 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  4-87-0  3-53-0 
   Average Per Return  21.8  17.7 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-48-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-4-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  33:05  26:55 
   1st Quarter  9:12  5:48 
   2nd Quarter  8:55  6:05 
   3rd Quarter  10:01  4:59 
   4th Quarter  4:57  10:03 
Third-Down Conversions  5 of 16  3 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 1  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  2-4 
   Touchdowns  0-3  0-4 
   Field goals  3-3  2-4 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  3-28  4-10 
PAT Kicks  0-0  1-1 
Field Goals  3-4  2-3 
Points off turnovers  6  3 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois
  
Tennessee
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Demarcus Grady   14  46  5  41  0  9  2.9 
Me'Co Brown   8  14  0  14  0  3  1.8 
Just. Anderson   4  10  4  6  0  5  1.5 
Chad Spann   2  5  0  5  0  4  2.5 
Ryan Morris   2  6  1  5  0  6  2.5 
Dan Nicholson   4  6  5  1  0  6  0.2 
Totals...  34  87  15  72  0  9  2.1 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Arian Foster   18  76  1  75  0  16  4.2 
M. Hardesty   7  23  3  20  0  9  2.9 
Gerald Jones   1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
TEAM   1  0  2  -2  0  0  -2.0 
Nick Stephens   5  2  28  -26  0  2  -5.2 
Totals...  32  103  34  69  0  16  2.2 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Dan Nicholson   10-15-1  79  0  18  2 
Demarcus Grady   4-10-0  39  0  35  1 
Ryan Morris   0-1-0  0  0  0  1 
Totals...  14-26-1  118  0  35  4 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Nick Stephens   10-17-0  156  1  52  3 
Gerald Jones   0-1-0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  10-18-0  156  1  52  3 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Nathan Palmer   4  26  0  11 
Landon Cox   3  36  0  17 
R. Cunningham   2  21  0  18 
Marcus Perez   2  13  0  8 
Willie Clark   1  35  0  35 
Jason Schepler   1  6  0  6 
Me'Co Brown   1  4  0  4 
Team   0  -23  0  0 
Totals...  14  118  0  35 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Denarius Moore   3  65  1  52 
Gerald Jones   2  50  0  43 
Josh Briscoe   2  22  0  14 
Austin Rogers   2  14  0  10 
Luke Stocker   1  5  0  5 
Totals...  10  156  1  52 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
A. Dittbenner   5  198  39.6  46  1  0 
Totals...  5  198  39.6  46  1  0 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Chad Cunningham  3  136  45.3  53  2  0 
TEAM   1  10  10.0  10  0  0 
Totals...  4  146  36.5  53  2  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Me'Co Brown   1  7  7  4  87  29  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  7  7  4  87  29  0  0  0 
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Gerald Jones   4  22  12  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Eric Berry   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  48  48 
Lennon Creer   0  0  0  3  53  31  0  0  0 
Totals...  4  22  12  3  53  31  1  48  48 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Me'Co Brown   14  4  87  7  0  112 
Demarcus Grady   41  0  0  0  0  41 
Landon Cox   0  36  0  0  0  36 
Willie Clark   0  35  0  0  0  35 
Nathan Palmer   0  26  0  0  0  26 
R. Cunningham   0  21  0  0  0  21 
Marcus Perez   0  13  0  0  0  13 
Just. Anderson   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Jason Schepler   0  6  0  0  0  6 
Ryan Morris   5  0  0  0  0  5 
Chad Spann   5  0  0  0  0  5 
Dan Nicholson   1  0  0  0  0  1 
Team   0  -23  0  0  0  -23 
Totals...  72  118  87  7  0  284 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Arian Foster   75  0  0  0  0  75 
Gerald Jones   2  50  0  22  0  74 
Denarius Moore   0  65  0  0  0  65 
Lennon Creer   0  0  53  0  0  53 
Eric Berry   0  0  0  0  48  48 
Josh Briscoe   0  22  0  0  0  22 
M. Hardesty   20  0  0  0  0  20 
Austin Rogers   0  14  0  0  0  14 
Luke Stocker   0  5  0  0  0  5 
TEAM   -2  0  0  0  0  -2 
Nick Stephens   -26  0  0  0  0  -26 
Totals...  69  156  53  22  48  348 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Mike Salerno  1st  10:45  46 yards  Missed 
Mike Salerno  1st  02:53  25 yards  Good 
Mike Salerno  3rd  04:45  24 yards  Good 
Mike Salerno  3rd  01:31  25 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Daniel Lincoln  2nd  06:50  36 yards  Good 
Daniel Lincoln  3rd  12:37  34 yards  Good 
Daniel Lincoln  4th  06:39  32 yards  Missed 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Mike Salerno   4  268  1  0  67.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Chad Cunningham  4  266  0  0  66.5 
 
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Josh Briscoe 1-1; Nick Stephens 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N30  15:00  Possession  N30  14:42     Kickoff  0-0  0:18    
NIU   1st  N31  14:42  Kickoff  T29  10:45     Missed FG  10-40  3:57    
NIU   1st  N48  07:50  Fumble  T08  02:53  *  FIELD GOAL  9-44  4:57    
NIU   2nd  N18  13:25  Punt  N48  08:47     Interception  9-30  4:38    
NIU   2nd  N25  06:44  Kickoff  N42  04:19     Punt  5-17  2:25    
NIU   2nd  N45  02:17  Punt  N45  00:31     Punt  3-0  1:46    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:37  Kickoff  N10  12:31     Possession  0-0  0:06    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:31  Possession  N18  10:00     Punt  3-8  2:31    
NIU   3rd  N25  09:40  Kickoff  T07  04:45  *  FIELD GOAL  10-68  4:55    
NIU   3rd  T09  03:57  Fumble  T08  01:31  *  FIELD GOAL  4-1  2:26    
NIU   4th  N26  14:21  Punt  N21  12:05     Punt  3--5  2:16    
NIU   4th  N20  06:39  Missed FG  N26  05:33     Punt  3-6  1:06    
NIU   4th  N18  03:56  Punt  N27  02:34     Downs  4-9  1:22    
NIU   4th  N21  00:13  Downs  N02  00:00     End of half  1--19  0:13    
  
UT   1st  T29  10:45  Missed FG  N48  07:50     Fumble  6-23  2:55    
UT   1st  T15  02:46  Kickoff  T45  13:25     Punt  8-30  4:21    
UT   2nd  N16  08:47  Interception  N19  06:50  *  FIELD GOAL  4--3  1:57    
UT   2nd  T26  04:19  Punt  T45  02:17     Punt  5-19  2:02    
UT   2nd  T16  00:31  Punt  T14  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:31    
UT   3rd  T31  14:55  Kickoff  N17  12:31  *  FIELD GOAL  5-52  2:24    
UT   3rd  T48  10:00  Punt  N00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-52  0:11    
UT   3rd  T20  04:45  Kickoff  T09  03:57     Fumble  3--11  0:48    
UT   3rd  T19  01:27  Kickoff  T28  14:21     Punt  3-9  2:06    
UT   4th  N49  12:05  Punt  N14  06:39     Missed FG  10-35  5:26    
UT   4th  T31  05:33  Punt  T36  03:56     Punt  3-5  1:37    
UT   4th  N27  02:34  Downs  N21  00:13     Downs  4-6  2:21    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Northern Illinois   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:12   08:55   10:01   04:57      18:07   14:58      33:05  
3rd Down Conversions   2/4   2/5   1/4   0/3      4/9   1/7      5/16  
Average field position  N36   N29   N42   N21      N32   N30      N31  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Tennessee   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:48   06:05   04:59   10:03      11:53   15:02      26:55  
3rd Down Conversions   2/3   0/3   0/2   1/5      2/6   1/7      3/13  
Average field position  T22   T42   T29   N49      T34   T39      T36  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NIU   1st  N30  15:00  Possession  N30  14:42     Kickoff  0-0  0:18    
NIU   1st  N31  14:42  Kickoff  T29  10:45     Missed FG  10-40  3:57    
UT   1st  T29  10:45  Missed FG  N48  07:50     Fumble  6-23  2:55    
NIU   1st  N48  07:50  Fumble  T08  02:53  *  FIELD GOAL  9-44  4:57    
UT   1st  T15  02:46  Kickoff  T45  13:25     Punt  8-30  4:21    
NIU   2nd  N18  13:25  Punt  N48  08:47     Interception  9-30  4:38    
  
UT   2nd  N16  08:47  Interception  N19  06:50  *  FIELD GOAL  4--3  1:57    
NIU   2nd  N25  06:44  Kickoff  N42  04:19     Punt  5-17  2:25    
UT   2nd  T26  04:19  Punt  T45  02:17     Punt  5-19  2:02    
NIU   2nd  N45  02:17  Punt  N45  00:31     Punt  3-0  1:46    
UT   2nd  T16  00:31  Punt  T14  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:31    
UT   3rd  T31  14:55  Kickoff  N17  12:31  *  FIELD GOAL  5-52  2:24    
  
NIU   3rd  N10  12:37  Kickoff  N10  12:31     Possession  0-0  0:06    
NIU   3rd  N10  12:31  Possession  N18  10:00     Punt  3-8  2:31    
UT   3rd  T48  10:00  Punt  N00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-52  0:11    
NIU   3rd  N25  09:40  Kickoff  T07  04:45  *  FIELD GOAL  10-68  4:55    
UT   3rd  T20  04:45  Kickoff  T09  03:57     Fumble  3--11  0:48    
NIU   3rd  T09  03:57  Fumble  T08  01:31  *  FIELD GOAL  4-1  2:26    
UT   3rd  T19  01:27  Kickoff  T28  14:21     Punt  3-9  2:06    
NIU   4th  N26  14:21  Punt  N21  12:05     Punt  3--5  2:16    
  
UT   4th  N49  12:05  Punt  N14  06:39     Missed FG  10-35  5:26    
NIU   4th  N20  06:39  Missed FG  N26  05:33     Punt  3-6  1:06    
UT   4th  T31  05:33  Punt  T36  03:56     Punt  3-5  1:37    
NIU   4th  N18  03:56  Punt  N27  02:34     Downs  4-9  1:22    
UT   4th  N27  02:34  Downs  N21  00:13     Downs  4-6  2:21    
NIU   4th  N21  00:13  Downs  N02  00:00     End of half  1--19  0:13    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

##  Northern Illinois   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
4   David Bryant   3  3  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
53  Tim Mccarthy   3  3  6  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  Bradley Pruitt   2  4  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Mike Sobol   4  .  4  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Josh Allen   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
42  Tranchitella   2  2  4  1.0/3   .  1-4   .   .  .  0.5/2   . 
51  Larry English   2  2  4  2.5/26   1  .   .   .  .  2.5/26   . 
25  Tracy Wilson   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26  Cory Hanson   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  Alex Kube   .  4  4  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   Melvin Rice   2  1  3  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  Chase Carter   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Mike Krause   1  1  2  .   .  1-0   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Patrick George   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
84  Tyler Clasey   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
54  Jake Coffman   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
55  Nolan Owen   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  Craig Rusch   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
83  R. Cunningham   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  S. Williamson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  D.J. Pirkle   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Tennessee   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
20  Nevin McKenzie   4  5  9  2.5/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.5/6   . 
5   Rico McCoy   5  3  8  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/1   . 
14  Eric Berry   5  1  6  1.0/1   .  .   1-48  1  .  .   . 
91  Robert Ayers   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
94  Wes Brown   2  3  5  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   1 
56  Nick Reveiz   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Demonte' Bolden  2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
41  Dennis Rogan   1  3  4  1.0/19   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Walter Fisher   1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  D. Willingham   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   3  .  .   . 
7   D. Morley   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  Dan Williams   .  3  3  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/0   1 
33  J. Williams   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
31  M. Johnson   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
84  Chris Walker   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
28  Tauren Poole   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
45  Kevin Cooper   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
53  Morgan Cox   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
43  Savion Frazier   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Josh Hawkins   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
57  Gerald Williams  .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   81  Nathan Palmer  
LT   62  Trevor Olson  
LG   65  J. Onyebuagu  
C   50  Eddie Adamski  
RG   78  Dan Keller  
RT   60  Jon Brost  
TE   83  R. Cunningham  
WR   17  Greg Turner  
QB   19  Dan Nicholson  
FB   34  Kyle Skarb  
TB   8   Me'Co Brown  
  
Northern Illinois  
Pos  ##  Defense 
RE   51  Larry English  
NG   58  Mike Krause  
DT   69  Alex Krutsch  
LE   99  Craig Rusch  
SLB   9   Josh Allen  
MLB   53  Tim Mccarthy  
WLB   26  Cory Hanson  
LCB   24  Bradley Pruitt  
SS   38  Mike Sobol  
FS   4   David Bryant  
RCB   36  Chase Carter  
  
Tennessee  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   79  Chris Scott  
LG   75  Anthony Parker  
C   50  Josh McNeil  
RG   65  J. McClendon  
RT   78  Ramon Foster  
TE   88  Luke Stocker  
WR   4   Gerald Jones  
WR   81  Josh Briscoe  
QB   17  Nick Stephens  
TB   27  Arian Foster  
FB   45  Kevin Cooper  
  
Tennessee  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LE   94  Wes Brown  
LT   55  Dan Williams  
RT   95  Walter Fisher  
RE   91  Robert Ayers  
SLB   20  Nevin McKenzie  
MLB   56  Nick Reveiz  
WLB   5   Rico McCoy  
LCB   24  D. Willingham  
RCB   41  Dennis Rogan  
FS   7   D. Morley  
SS   14  Eric Berry  

Northern Illinois: 2-Melvin Rice, 3-Demarcus Grady, 5-Marcus Perez, 7-Britt Davis, 10-Willie Clark, 15-Ryan Morris, 16-Mike Salerno, 18-A. Dittbenner, 20-M. Clanton, 21-Just. Anderson, 22-Ricky Crider, 23-Kiaree Daniels, 25-Tracy Wilson, 27-S. Williamson, 28-Chad Spann, 29-Pat Schiller, 33-Patrick George, 37-Alex Kube, 42-Tranchitella, 43-T.J. Griffin, 44-Kendal Farlow, 45-Ja. Cruikshank, 46-David Pratt, 48-Mike Kritikos, 54-Jake Coffman, 55-Nolan Owen, 56-Brandon Bice, 57-Zach Larsen, 59-Kevin Skatrud, 72-Joe Pawlak, 80-Landon Cox, 84-Tyler Clasey, 87-Jason Schepler, 88-Brandon Beal, 98-D.J. Pirkle.

Tennessee: 1-Brandon Warren, 2-M. Hardesty, 3-Lennon Creer, 6-Denarius Moore, 9A-Bram Cannon, 13-Brent Vinson, 21-Austin Rogers, 25-Art Evans, 26-Daniel Lincoln, 28-Tauren Poole, 31-M. Johnson, 33-J. Williams, 42-L. Thompson, 43-Savion Frazier, 44-Josh Hawkins, 48-A. Myers-White, 52-Victor Thomas, 53-Morgan Cox, 57-Gerald Williams, 72-Ramone Johnson, 80-Jeff Cottam, 84-Chris Walker, 87-Quintin Hancock, 96-Chad Cunningham, 98-Demonte' Bolden, 99-Ben Martin.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois...  3  0  6  0  -  9       Record: (2-3,1-1)
Tennessee...........  0  3 10  0  - 13       Record: (2-3,0-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 02:53 NIU - Mike Salerno 25 yd field goal, 9-44 4:57, NIU 3 - UT 0
2nd 06:50 UT - Daniel Lincoln 36 yd field goal, 4--3 1:57, NIU 3 - UT 3
3rd 12:37 UT - Daniel Lincoln 34 yd field goal, 5-52 2:24, NIU 3 - UT 6
    09:49 UT - Denarius Moore 52 yd pass from Nick Stephens (Daniel Lincoln kick), 1-52 0:11, NIU 3 - UT 13
    04:45 NIU - Mike Salerno 24 yd field goal, 10-68 4:55, NIU 6 - UT 13
    01:31 NIU - Mike Salerno 25 yd field goal, 4-1 2:26, NIU 9 - UT 13



                                    NIU       UT
FIRST DOWNS...................       12        9
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    34-72    32-69
PASSING YDS (NET).............      118      156
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  26-14-1  18-10-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   60-190   50-225
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      1-4      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-7     4-22
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     4-87     3-53
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-48
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-39.6   4-36.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      2-2
Penalties-Yards...............     7-40     6-45
Possession Time...............    33:05    26:55
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 16  3 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      2-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-28     4-10


RUSHING: Northern Illinois-Demarcus Grady 14-41; Me'Co Brown 8-14; Just.
Anderson 4-6; Chad Spann 2-5; Ryan Morris 2-5; Dan Nicholson 4-1.
Tennessee-Arian Foster 18-75; M. Hardesty 7-20; Gerald Jones 1-2; TEAM 1-minus
2; Nick Stephens 5-minus 26.

PASSING: Northern Illinois-Dan Nicholson 10-15-1-79; Demarcus Grady
4-10-0-39; Ryan Morris 0-1-0-0. Tennessee-Nick Stephens 10-17-0-156; Gerald
Jones 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-Nathan Palmer 4-26; Landon Cox 3-36; R.
Cunningham 2-21; Marcus Perez 2-13; Willie Clark 1-35; Jason Schepler 1-6; Me'Co
Brown 1-4; Team 0-minus 23. Tennessee-Denarius Moore 3-65; Gerald Jones 2-50;
Josh Briscoe 2-22; Austin Rogers 2-14; Luke Stocker 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Eric Berry 1-48.

FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-None. Tennessee-Josh Briscoe 1-1; Nick
Stephens 1-1.

Stadium: Neyland Stadium       Attendance: 99539
Kickoff time: 7:08 pm   End of Game: 10:06 pm  Total elapsed time: 2:58
Officials: Referee: Thomas Ritter; Umpire: Jeff Roberson; Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris;
Line judge: Tim Beard; Back judge: Timothy P Smith; Field judge: Bobby Aillet Jr;
Side judge: Mike Williams;
Temperature: 76        Wind: W 6       Weather: Clear




       Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

SACKS (UA-A): Northern Illinois-Larry English 2-1; Tranchitella 0-1.
Tennessee-Nevin McKenzie 1-1; Rico McCoy 1-0; Dan Williams 0-1; Wes Brown 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Illinois-David Bryant 3-3; Tim Mccarthy 3-3;
Bradley Pruitt 2-4; Mike Sobol 4-0; Tracy Wilson 2-2; Tranchitella 2-2; Josh
Allen 2-2; Larry English 2-2; Cory Hanson 2-2; Alex Kube 0-4; Melvin Rice 2-1;
Chase Carter 1-2; Mike Krause 1-1; Tyler Clasey 0-2; Patrick George 0-2; Nolan
Owen 1-0; Jake Coffman 1-0; S. Williamson 0-1; D.J. Pirkle 0-1; R. Cunningham
0-1; Craig Rusch 0-1. Tennessee-Nevin McKenzie 4-5; Rico McCoy 5-3; Eric Berry
5-1; Robert Ayers 3-2; Wes Brown 2-3; Nick Reveiz 2-2; Demonte' Bolden 2-2;
Walter Fisher 1-3; Dennis Rogan 1-3; D. Willingham 2-1; D. Morley 1-2; Dan
Williams 0-3; J. Williams 1-1; Morgan Cox 1-0; M. Johnson 1-0; Savion Frazier
1-0; Chris Walker 1-0; Kevin Cooper 1-0; Tauren Poole 1-0; Josh Hawkins 0-1.


Game Starters:
Northern Illinois

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   81 Nathan Palmer
LT   62 Trevor Olson
LG   65 J. Onyebuagu
C    50 Eddie Adamski
RG   78 Dan Keller
RT   60 Jon Brost
TE   83 R. Cunningham
WR   17 Greg Turner
QB   19 Dan Nicholson
FB   34 Kyle Skarb
TB   8  Me'Co Brown

POS  ## DEFENSE
RE   51 Larry English
NG   58 Mike Krause
DT   69 Alex Krutsch
LE   99 Craig Rusch
SLB  9  Josh Allen
MLB  53 Tim Mccarthy
WLB  26 Cory Hanson
LCB  24 Bradley Pruitt
SS   38 Mike Sobol
FS   4  David Bryant
RCB  36 Chase Carter

Tennessee

POS  ## OFFENSE
LT   79 Chris Scott
LG   75 Anthony Parker
C    50 Josh McNeil
RG   65 J. McClendon
RT   78 Ramon Foster
TE   88 Luke Stocker
WR   4  Gerald Jones
WR   81 Josh Briscoe
QB   17 Nick Stephens
TB   27 Arian Foster
FB   45 Kevin Cooper

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   94 Wes Brown
LT   55 Dan Williams
RT   95 Walter Fisher
RE   91 Robert Ayers
SLB  20 Nevin McKenzie
MLB  56 Nick Reveiz
WLB  5  Rico McCoy
LCB  24 D. Willingham
RCB  41 Dennis Rogan
FS   7  D. Morley
SS   14 Eric Berry


Player participation:


Northern Illinois: 2-Melvin Rice, 3-Demarcus Grady, 5-Marcus Perez, 7-Britt Davis, 10-Willie Clark, 15-Ryan Morris,
16-Mike Salerno, 18-A. Dittbenner, 20-M. Clanton, 21-Just. Anderson, 22-Ricky Crider, 23-Kiaree Daniels, 25-Tracy Wilson,
27-S. Williamson, 28-Chad Spann, 29-Pat Schiller, 33-Patrick George, 37-Alex Kube, 42-Tranchitella, 43-T.J. Griffin,
44-Kendal Farlow, 45-Ja. Cruikshank, 46-David Pratt, 48-Mike Kritikos, 54-Jake Coffman, 55-Nolan Owen, 56-Brandon Bice,
57-Zach Larsen, 59-Kevin Skatrud, 72-Joe Pawlak, 80-Landon Cox, 84-Tyler Clasey, 87-Jason Schepler, 88-Brandon Beal,
98-D.J. Pirkle.

Tennessee: 1-Brandon Warren, 2-M. Hardesty, 3-Lennon Creer, 6-Denarius Moore, 9A-Bram Cannon, 13-Brent Vinson, 21-Austin Rogers,
25-Art Evans, 26-Daniel Lincoln, 28-Tauren Poole, 31-M. Johnson, 33-J. Williams, 42-L. Thompson, 43-Savion Frazier,
44-Josh Hawkins, 48-A. Myers-White, 52-Victor Thomas, 53-Morgan Cox, 57-Gerald Williams, 72-Ramone Johnson, 80-Jeff Cottam,
84-Chris Walker, 87-Quintin Hancock, 96-Chad Cunningham, 98-Demonte' Bolden, 99-Ben Martin.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.)

1st Quarter

Tenn. wins toss; defers, and defends South Goal.
Niu 1-10at Niu30Change of possession, UT ball on UT30.
Chad Cunningham kickoff 68 yards to the NIU2, Me'Co Brown return 29 yards to the NIU31 (Savion Frazier).
Niu 1-10at Niu31NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:42.
Niu 1-10at Niu31Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 11 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 1-10at Niu42Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 4 yards to the NIU46.
Niu 2-6at Niu46Me'Co Brown rush for no gain to the NIU46 (Walter Fisher;Robert Ayers).
Niu 3-6at Niu46Dan Nicholson pass complete to Jason Schepler for 6 yards to the UT48, 1ST DOWN NIU (D. Morley).
Niu 1-10at Ut48Me'Co Brown rush for 2 yards to the UT46 (Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-8at Ut46Dan Nicholson rush for 6 yards to the UT40 (Eric Berry), PENALTY UT holding (D. Willingham) 10 yards to the UT30, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Ut301st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Ut30Me'Co Brown rush for 1 yard to the UT29 (Nevin McKenzie;Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-9at Ut29Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Kyle Skarb.
Niu 3-9at Ut29Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:55.
Niu 3-9at Ut29Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Marcus Perez (D. Willingham).
Niu 4-9at Ut29Mike Salerno field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - wide right, spot at UT29, clock 10:45.
Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, TOP 03:57
Ut 1-10at Ut29TENNESSEE drive start at 10:45, PENALTY UT false start (J. McClendon) 5 yards to the UT24.
Ut 1-15at Ut241st and 15.
Ut 1-15at Ut24Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT27 (Mike Sobol).
Ut 2-12at Ut27Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for 7 yards to the UT34 (Mike Krause).
Ut 3-5at Ut34PENALTY UT false start (J. McClendon) 5 yards to the UT29.
Ut 3-10at Ut29Nick Stephens pass complete to Josh Briscoe for 14 yards to the UT43, 1ST DOWN UT (Mike Sobol).
Ut 1-10at Ut43Arian Foster rush for 1 yard to the UT44 (Jake Coffman).
Ut 2-9at Ut44Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones (Jake Coffman).
Ut 3-9at Ut44Nick Stephens pass complete to Josh Briscoe for 8 yards to the NIU48, fumble forced by Melvin Rice, fumble by Josh Briscoe recovered by NIU Tranchitella at NIU48, Tranchitella for 4 yards to the UT48 (Kevin Cooper).
Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:55
Niu 1-10at Ut48NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:50.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Niu 1-10at Ut48Dan Nicholson pass complete to Landon Cox for 9 yards to the UT39 (D. Willingham).
Niu 2-1at Ut39Me'Co Brown rush for 3 yards to the UT36, 1ST DOWN NIU (Walter Fisher).
Niu 1-10at Ut36Dan Nicholson sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UT39 (Wes Brown).
Niu 2-13at Ut39Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:21.
Niu 2-13at Ut39Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 8 yards to the UT31 (Dennis Rogan;D. Morley).
Niu 3-5at Ut31Dan Nicholson pass complete to Landon Cox for 10 yards to the UT21, 1ST DOWN NIU, PENALTY UT roughing passer (Demonte' Bolden) 10 yards to the UT11, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Ut111st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Ut11Dan Nicholson rush for loss of 1 yard to the UT12 (Eric Berry).
Niu 2-11at Ut12Dan Nicholson sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UT13 (Rico McCoy).
Niu 3-12at Ut13Dan Nicholson pass complete to Marcus Perez for 5 yards to the UT8.
Niu 4-7at Ut08Mike Salerno field goal attempt from 25 GOOD, clock 02:53.
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 0
Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 05:04
Mike Salerno kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, Lennon Creer return 15 yards to the UT15 (David Bryant;Tyler Clasey).
Ut 1-10at Ut15TENNESSEE drive start at 02:46.
Ut 1-10at Ut15Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Brandon Warren.
Ut 2-10at Ut15Nick Stephens pass complete to Austin Rogers for 10 yards to the UT25, 1ST DOWN UT (Chase Carter;Bradley Pruitt).
Ut 1-10at Ut25Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 6 yards to the UT31 (David Bryant).
Ut 2-4at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT34 (David Bryant;Chase Carter).
Ut 3-1at Ut34Arian Foster rush for 2 yards to the UT36, 1ST DOWN UT (Tim Mccarthy;Josh Allen).
Ut 1-10at Ut36Nick Stephens pass complete to Austin Rogers for 4 yards to the UT40 (Bradley Pruitt;Josh Allen).
Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 04:21
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 0
2nd Quarter

Ut 2-6at Ut40Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ut 2-6at Ut40Arian Foster rush for no gain to the UT40 (Cory Hanson).
Ut 3-6at Ut40Nick Stephens pass complete to Luke Stocker for 5 yards to the UT45 (Mike Sobol).
Ut 4-1at Ut45Chad Cunningham punt 37 yards to the NIU18, fair catch by Me'Co Brown.
Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:21
Niu 1-10at Niu18NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:25.
Niu 1-10at Niu18Just. Anderson rush for 5 yards to the NIU23 (Wes Brown;Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-5at Niu23Dan Nicholson pass complete to R. Cunningham for 3 yards to the NIU26 (Dennis Rogan;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 3-2at Niu26Just. Anderson rush for 3 yards to the NIU29, 1ST DOWN NIU (Rico McCoy;Nick Reveiz).
Niu 1-10at Niu29Demarcus Grady rush for no gain to the NIU29 (Nick Reveiz).
Niu 2-10at Niu29Dan Nicholson pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 5 yards to the NIU34 (Wes Brown).
Niu 3-5at Niu34Dan Nicholson pass complete to R. Cunningham for 18 yards to the UT48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Berry), PENALTY UT holding declined.
Niu 1-10at Ut48Just. Anderson rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU48 (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 2-14at Niu48Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer.
Niu 3-14at Niu48Dan Nicholson pass intercepted by Eric Berry at the UT36, Eric Berry return 48 yards to the NIU16.
Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:38
Ut 1-10at Niu16TENNESSEE drive start at 08:47.
Ut 1-10at Niu16M. Hardesty rush for 6 yards to the NIU10.
Ut 2-4at Niu10Gerald Jones pass incomplete to Josh Briscoe.
Ut 3-4at Niu10Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for no gain to the NIU10 (Mike Sobol), PENALTY UT ineligible downfield on pass (Gerald Jones) 5 yards to the NIU15, NO PLAY.
Ut 3-9at Niu153rd and 9.
Ut 3-9at Niu15Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU19 (Tranchitella;Larry English).
Ut 4-13at Niu19Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 06:50.
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 3
Drive: 4 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 02:03
Chad Cunningham kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, Me'Co Brown return 20 yards to the NIU25 (Josh Hawkins;J. Williams).
Niu 1-10at Niu25NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:44, NIU ball on NIU25.
Niu 1-10at Niu25Me'Co Brown rush for 3 yards to the NIU28 (Walter Fisher;Rico McCoy).
Niu 2-7at Niu28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:49.
Niu 2-7at Niu28Dan Nicholson pass incomplete to Greg Turner (D. Willingham).
Niu 3-7at Niu28PENALTY UT pass interference (D. Willingham) 10 yards to the NIU38, 1ST DOWN NIU.
Niu 1-10at Niu38Demarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the NIU40, out-of-bounds (Rico McCoy).
Niu 2-8at Niu40Demarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the NIU42 (Wes Brown;Dan Williams).
Niu 3-6at Niu42Demarcus Grady pass incomplete to R. Cunningham (Eric Berry).
Niu 4-6at Niu42A. Dittbenner punt 32 yards to the UT26, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:25
Ut 1-10at Ut26TENNESSEE drive start at 04:19.
Ut 1-10at Ut26Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones.
Ut 2-10at Ut26Arian Foster rush for 16 yards to the UT42, 1ST DOWN UT (Melvin Rice;Bradley Pruitt).
Ut 1-10at Ut42Arian Foster rush for 4 yards to the UT46 (Tim Mccarthy).
Ut 2-6at Ut46Arian Foster rush for loss of 1 yard to the UT45 (Mike Sobol).
Ut 3-7at Ut45Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones (Josh Allen).
Ut 4-7at Ut45TEAM punt 10 yards to the NIU45 (blocked by Patrick George).
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:02
Niu 1-10at Niu45NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:17, NIU ball on NIU45.
Niu 1-10at Niu45Chad Spann rush for 4 yards to the NIU49 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-6at Niu49Chad Spann rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Demonte' Bolden;Wes Brown).
Niu 3-5at Niu50Demarcus Grady sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU45 (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 4-10at Niu45Timeout Tennessee, clock 00:39.
Niu 4-10at Niu45A. Dittbenner punt 40 yards to the UT15, Gerald Jones return 1 yards to the UT16 (Patrick George;Tyler Clasey).
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:46
Ut 1-10at Ut16TENNESSEE drive start at 00:31.
Ut 1-10at Ut16TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the UT14.
Ut 2-12at Ut14End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:31
Northern Illinois 3, Tennessee 3
3rd Quarter

Ut 2-12at Ut14Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NIU ball on NIU30.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:31
Mike Salerno kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, Lennon Creer return 31 yards to the UT31 (David Bryant).
Ut 1-10at Ut31TENNESSEE drive start at 14:55.
Ut 1-10at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 5 yards to the UT36 (Brandon Bice), PENALTY NIU offside (Brandon Bice) 5 yards to the UT36, NO PLAY.
Ut 1-5at Ut36Nick Stephens pass complete to Gerald Jones for 43 yards to the NIU21, 1ST DOWN UT (Bradley Pruitt).
Ut 1-10at Niu21Arian Foster rush for 4 yards to the NIU17 (Cory Hanson;Bradley Pruitt).
Ut 2-6at Niu17Arian Foster rush for no gain to the NIU17 (Tim Mccarthy;Mike Krause).
Ut 3-6at Niu17Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Gerald Jones.
Ut 4-6at Niu17Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 12:37.
Tennessee 6, Northern Illinois 3
Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 02:24
Chad Cunningham kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, Me'Co Brown return 15 yards to the NIU20 (Tauren Poole), PENALTY NIU illegal block (Greg Turner) 10 yards to the NIU10, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU10.
Niu 1-10at Niu10Change of possession, NIU ball on NIU10, 1st and 10.
Niu 1-10at Niu10NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:31.
Niu 1-10at Niu10Demarcus Grady rush for 5 yards to the NIU15 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 2-5at Niu15Me'Co Brown rush for 2 yards to the NIU17 (Robert Ayers).
Niu 3-3at Niu17Demarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the NIU18 (Dan Williams;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 4-2at Niu18A. Dittbenner punt 46 yards to the UT36, Gerald Jones return 12 yards to the UT48 (Nolan Owen).
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:31
Ut 1-10at Ut48TENNESSEE drive start at 10:00.
Ut 1-10at Ut48Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 52 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN UT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:49.
Daniel Lincoln kick attempt good.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 3
Drive: 1 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:20
Chad Cunningham kickoff 68 yards to the NIU2, Me'Co Brown return 23 yards to the NIU25 (J. Williams).
Niu 1-10at Niu25NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:40.
Niu 1-10at Niu25Demarcus Grady pass complete to Landon Cox for 17 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Berry).
Niu 1-10at Niu42Me'Co Brown rush for 2 yards to the NIU44 (Demonte' Bolden).
Niu 2-8at Niu44Demarcus Grady pass incomplete to Willie Clark.
Niu 3-8at Niu44Demarcus Grady pass complete to Willie Clark for 35 yards to the UT21, 1ST DOWN NIU (M. Johnson).
Niu 1-10at Ut21Demarcus Grady rush for 9 yards to the UT12 (Eric Berry).
Niu 2-1at Ut12Me'Co Brown rush for 1 yard to the UT11, 1ST DOWN NIU (Rico McCoy).
Niu 1-10at Ut11Just. Anderson rush for 2 yards to the UT9 (Demonte' Bolden).
Niu 2-8at Ut09Demarcus Grady pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer, QB hurry by Wes Brown.
Niu 3-8at Ut09Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:33.
Niu 3-8at Ut09Demarcus Grady rush for 2 yards to the UT7 (Rico McCoy).
Niu 4-6at Ut07Mike Salerno field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 04:45.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 6
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:55
Mike Salerno kickoff 70 yards to the UT0, touchback.
Ut 1-10at Ut20TENNESSEE drive start at 04:45.
Ut 1-10at Ut20M. Hardesty rush for 3 yards to the UT23 (Alex Kube;Tracy Wilson).
Ut 2-7at Ut23Nick Stephens pass incomplete (Craig Rusch).
Ut 3-7at Ut23Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 14 yards to the UT9 (Larry English), fumble by Nick Stephens recovered by NIU Mike Krause at UT9.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 11 yards, TOP 00:48
Niu 1-Gat Ut09NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:57.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Niu 1-Gat Ut09Demarcus Grady rush for 1 yard to the UT8 (Walter Fisher;Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 2-Gat Ut08PENALTY NIU delay of game 5 yards to the UT13.
Niu 2-Gat Ut13PENALTY NIU sideline interference 5 yards to the UT18.
Niu 2-Gat Ut18Demarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the UT15, out-of-bounds (Rico McCoy).
Niu 3-Gat Ut15Demarcus Grady rush for 7 yards to the UT8 (Rico McCoy;D. Morley).
Niu 4-Gat Ut08Mike Salerno field goal attempt from 25 GOOD, clock 01:31.
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 02:30
Mike Salerno kickoff 58 yards to the UT12, Lennon Creer return 7 yards to the UT19 (Josh Allen).
Ut 1-10at Ut19TENNESSEE drive start at 01:27.
Ut 1-10at Ut19Nick Stephens pass complete to Denarius Moore for 7 yards to the UT26 (Cory Hanson).
Ut 2-3at Ut26Gerald Jones rush for 2 yards to the UT28 (Cory Hanson;Craig Rusch).
Ut 3-1at Ut28Clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:06
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
4th Quarter

Ut 3-1at Ut28Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ut 3-1at Ut28Nick Stephens rush for no gain to the UT28 (D.J. Pirkle;S. Williamson).
Ut 4-1at Ut28Chad Cunningham punt 53 yards to the NIU19, Me'Co Brown return 7 yards to the NIU26 (Morgan Cox).
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:06
Niu 1-10at Niu26NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:21.
Niu 1-10at Niu26Chad Spann rush for no gain to the NIU26 (Nick Reveiz;Ben Martin), PENALTY NIU illegal procedure (R. Cunningham) 5 yards to the NIU21, NO PLAY.
Niu 1-15at Niu21Demarcus Grady rush for 7 yards to the NIU28 (Chris Walker).
Niu 2-8at Niu28Demarcus Grady rush for 3 yards to the NIU31, out-of-bounds (Nevin McKenzie).
Niu 3-5at Niu31PENALTY NIU false start (Willie Clark) 5 yards to the NIU26.
Niu 3-10at Niu26Demarcus Grady pass incomplete to Chad Spann, QB hurry by Chris Walker.
Niu 4-10at Niu26PENALTY NIU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the NIU21.
Niu 4-15at Niu21A. Dittbenner punt 37 yards to the UT42, Gerald Jones return 9 yards to the NIU49 (R. Cunningham;Patrick George).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 02:16
Ut 1-10at Niu49TENNESSEE drive start at 12:05.
Ut 1-10at Niu49Arian Foster rush for 10 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN UT (Tracy Wilson).
Ut 1-10at Niu39Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the NIU36 (Josh Allen).
Ut 2-7at Niu36Arian Foster rush for 6 yards to the NIU30 (David Bryant).
Ut 3-1at Niu30Arian Foster rush for 7 yards to the NIU23, 1ST DOWN UT, out-of-bounds (Chase Carter).
Ut 1-10at Niu23Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the NIU20 (Tim Mccarthy).
Ut 2-7at Niu20Arian Foster rush for 11 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN UT, out-of-bounds (Alex Kube;Tracy Wilson).
Ut 1-Gat Niu09Arian Foster rush for no gain to the NIU9 (Tranchitella).
Ut 2-Gat Niu09M. Hardesty rush for 5 yards to the NIU4 (Tracy Wilson).
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:26.
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Timeout Tennessee, clock 07:26.
Ut 3-Gat Niu04Nick Stephens sacked for loss of 10 yards to the NIU14 (Larry English).
Ut 4-Gat Niu14Daniel Lincoln field goal attempt from 32 MISSED - wide left, spot at NIU20, clock 06:39.
Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, TOP 05:26
Niu 1-10at Niu20NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:39.
Niu 1-10at Niu20Demarcus Grady pass incomplete to Nathan Palmer (D. Willingham).
Niu 2-10at Niu20Demarcus Grady pass complete to Nathan Palmer for 6 yards to the NIU26 (Eric Berry;D. Willingham).
Niu 3-4at Niu26Demarcus Grady pass incomplete (Gerald Williams).
Niu 4-4at Niu26A. Dittbenner punt 43 yards to the UT31, Gerald Jones return 0 yards to the UT31 (Tranchitella).
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:06
Ut 1-10at Ut31TENNESSEE drive start at 05:33.
Ut 1-10at Ut31Arian Foster rush for 3 yards to the UT34 (Larry English;Alex Kube).
Ut 2-7at Ut34Timeout Tennessee, clock 04:53.
Ut 2-7at Ut34Nick Stephens rush for 2 yards to the UT36 (Bradley Pruitt).
Ut 3-5at Ut36Nick Stephens pass incomplete to Austin Rogers.
The play was reviewed, and upheld.
Ut 4-5at Ut36Chad Cunningham punt 46 yards to the NIU18, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:37
Niu 1-10at Niu18NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:56.
Niu 1-10at Niu18Ryan Morris pass incomplete, QB hurry by Robert Ayers.
Niu 2-10at Niu18Demarcus Grady rush for 4 yards to the NIU22, out-of-bounds (D. Willingham).
Niu 3-6at Niu22Ryan Morris sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NIU21 (Nevin McKenzie;Dan Williams).
Niu 4-7at Niu21Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:46.
Niu 4-7at Niu21Ryan Morris rush for 6 yards to the NIU27 (Dennis Rogan;Demonte' Bolden).
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:22
Ut 1-10at Niu27TENNESSEE drive start at 02:34.
Ut 1-10at Niu27M. Hardesty rush for 9 yards to the NIU18 (Melvin Rice).
Ut 2-1at Niu18M. Hardesty rush for no gain to the NIU18 (David Bryant;Tim Mccarthy).
Ut 3-1at Niu18M. Hardesty rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU19 (Tranchitella;Alex Kube).
Ut 4-2at Niu19Timeout Tennessee, clock 00:18.
Ut 4-2at Niu19M. Hardesty rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU21 (Tim Mccarthy).
Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:21
Niu 1-10at Niu21NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:13.
Niu 1-10at Niu21Demarcus Grady pass complete to Me'Co Brown for 4 yards to the NIU25, Team for loss of 23 yards to the NIU2 (Dennis Rogan), PENALTY NIU illegal forward pass declined.
Niu 2-29at Niu02Clock 00:00.
Niu 2-29at Niu02End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 19 yards, TOP 00:13
FINAL SCORE
Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
2008 Tennessee Football
Northern Illinois vs Tennessee (Oct 04, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn.) 




Northern Illinois                      Tennessee

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   30   30     60     OVERALL..........   29   21     50
1ST DOWN.........   15    8     23     1ST DOWN.........   13    7     20
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    1      4     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    1      5
2ND DOWN-LONG....    5    9     14     2ND DOWN-LONG....    5    4      9
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    0      4
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2   11     13     3RD DOWN-LONG....    0    8      8
4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1     4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1

Northern Illinois                      Tennessee

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   30   30     60       ...............   29   21     50





Northern Illinois (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (15 RUN, 8 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 T11 #19  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 N21 #3  to #8      4 [     ]
1-10 N18 #21   5 [    ]                                          1-10 T48 #19 to #80     9 [     ]
1-10 T48 #21  -4 [    ]                                          1-10 N25 #3  to #80    17 [     ]
1-10 T11 #21   2 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #3  to #81     - [     ]
1-10 N45 #28   4 [    ]                                          1-10 N42 #19 to #81     4 [     ]
1-9  T09 #3    1 [    ]                                          1-10 N31 #19 to #81    11 [     ]
1-10 N10 #3    5 [    ]                                          1-10 T36 #19 to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 N38 #3    2 [    ]                                          1-10 N18 #15 to #       - [     ]
1-15 N21 #3    7 [    ]
1-10 T21 #3    9 [    ]
1-10 N29 #3    0 [    ]
1-10 N25 #8    3 [    ]
1-10 T30 #8    1 [    ]
1-10 N42 #8    2 [    ]
1-10 T48 #8    2 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  T39 #8    3 [    ]
2-1  T12 #8    1 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  N49 #28   1 [    ]                                          2-5  N23 #19 to #83     3 [     ]
2-6  N46 #8    0 [    ]
2-5  N15 #8    2 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (5 RUN, 9 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  T46 #19   6 [    ]                                          2-8  N44 #3  to #10     - [     ]
2-18 T18 #3    3 [    ]                                          2-7  N28 #19 to #17     - [     ]
2-10 N18 #3    4 [    ]                                          2-9  T29 #19 to #34     - [     ]
2-8  N40 #3    2 [    ]                                          2-13 T39 #19 to #5      8 [     ]
2-8  N28 #3    3 [    ]                                          2-14 N48 #19 to #81     - [     ]
                                                                 2-10 N29 #19 to #81     5 [     ]
                                                                 2-10 N20 #3  to #81     6 [     ]
                                                                 2-8  T09 #3  to #81     - [     ]
                                                                 2-11 T12 #19 to #    SACK [     ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  N26 #21   3 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  N17 #3    1 [    ]                                          3-4  N26 #3  to #       - [     ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 11 PASS)                                   3RD-LONG PASS
3-15 T15 #3    7 [    ]                                          3-8  N44 #3  to #10    35 [     ]
3-8  T09 #3    2 [    ]                                          3-14 N48 #19 to #14   INT [     ]
                                                                 3-10 N26 #3  to #28     - [     ]
                                                                 3-9  T29 #19 to #5      - [     ]
                                                                 3-12 T13 #19 to #5      5 [     ]
                                                                 3-5  T31 #19 to #80    10 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N42 #3  to #83     - [     ]
                                                                 3-5  N34 #19 to #83    18 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N46 #19 to #87     6 [     ]
                                                                 3-5  N50 #3  to #    SACK [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N22 #15 to #    SACK [     ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-7  N21 #15   6 [    ]



Tennessee (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (13 RUN, 7 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 N16 #2    6 [    ]                                          1-10 T15 #17 to #1      - [     ]
1-10 N27 #2    9 [    ]                                          1-10 T36 #17 to #21     4 [     ]
1-10 T20 #2    3 [    ]                                          1-10 T26 #17 to #4      - [     ]
1-9  N09 #27   0 [    ]                                          1-5  T36 #17 to #4     43 [     ]
1-10 T42 #27   4 [    ]                                          1-10 T25 #17 to #6      6 [     ]
1-10 T43 #27   1 [    ]                                          1-10 T48 #17 to #6     52 [     ]
1-15 T24 #27   3 [    ]                                          1-10 T19 #17 to #6      7 [     ]
1-10 T31 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N23 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N21 #27   4 [    ]
1-10 N39 #27   3 [    ]
1-10 N49 #27  10 [    ]
1-10 T16 #TM  -2 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  N18 #2    0 [    ]
2-3  T26 #4    2 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  T46 #27  -1 [    ]                                          2-4  N10 #4  to #81     - [     ]
2-6  T40 #27   0 [    ]
2-4  T31 #27   3 [    ]
2-6  N17 #27   0 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (5 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-7  T34 #17   2 [    ]                                          2-10 T15 #17 to #21    10 [     ]
2-9  N09 #2    5 [    ]                                          2-9  T44 #17 to #4      - [     ]
2-7  N20 #27  11 [    ]                                          2-12 T27 #17 to #4      7 [     ]
2-10 T26 #27  16 [    ]                                          2-7  T23 #17 to #       - [     ]
2-7  N36 #27   6 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (4 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  T28 #17   0 [    ]
3-1  N18 #2   -1 [    ]
3-1  T34 #27   2 [    ]
3-1  N30 #27   7 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-4  N04 #17 to #    SACK [     ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (0 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
                                                                 3-5  T36 #17 to #21     - [     ]
                                                                 3-6  N17 #17 to #4      - [     ]
                                                                 3-7  T45 #17 to #4      - [     ]
                                                                 3-9  T44 #17 to #81     8 [     ]
                                                                 3-10 T29 #17 to #81    14 [     ]
                                                                 3-6  T40 #17 to #88     5 [     ]
                                                                 3-9  N15 #17 to #    SACK [     ]
                                                                 3-7  T23 #17 to #       - [     ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-2  N19 #2   -2 [    ]