Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan: Box Score, Stats and Game Summary feat. Ethan Hampton

The Northern Illinois Huskies are traveling to Kalamazoo to take on the Western Michigan Broncos in a Week 10 Mid-Atlantic Conference matchup on Wednesday night. The Huskies have struggled since upsetting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Week 2, entering Week 10 with a 4-4 record overall and a 1-3 mark in conference play.

The Broncos sit atop the MAC with a 4-0 conference record, looking to build on their 5-3 record with a Week 10 win. Western Michigan has rattled off four straight wins, searching for their fifth in a row, and are coming off a 52-21 blowout win over Kent State their last time out.

Here are stats, box scores and game summaries for this Week 10 MAC showdown.

Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan: Box Score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
NIU	0	21	21	0	42
Ohio	7	7	7	7	28

Northern Illinois Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Ethan Hampton	13	16	156	2	0	3	11	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Telly Johnson Jr.	23	141	2	0	0	0
Antario Brown	4	51	0	0	0	0
Gavin Williams	8	42	1	3	22	1
Trayvon Rudolph	2	13	0	6	74	0
Grayson Barnes	0	0	0	1	31	0
Brock Lampe	0	0	0	1	13	0
Dane Pardridge	0	0	0	1	9	0
Tristen Tewes	0	0	0	1	7	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Kanon Woodill	0/1	6/6	6

Western Michigan Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Hayden Wolff	14	27	179	1	2	2	-3	0
Ryan Millmore	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Jaden Nixon	12	95	2	1	8	0
Jalen Buckley	16	80	0	2	23	0
Zahir Abdus-Salaam	4	35	0	0	0	0
Kenneth Womack	1	3	0	4	51	0
Broc Lowry	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jordin Parker	0	0	0	2	41	0
Anthony Sambucci	0	0	0	2	34	0
Mareyohn Hrabowski	0	0	0	1	10	1
Malique Dieudonne	0	0	0	1	6	0
Blake Bosma	0	0	0	1	6	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Luka Zurak	0/0	4/4	4

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Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan: Game Summary

After forcing back-to-back Northern Illinois Punts, Jaden Nixon broke away for a 66-yard touchdown scamper to break the tie and take a 7-0 lead with nine minutes remaining in the first quarter.

The Broncos forced a fumble on the ensuing Huskies drive but handed the ball back to Northern Illinois, who capitalized with a five-play, 31-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 7-7 in the opening minutes of the second quarter.

Northern Illinois forced a punt before marching down to punch in a second consecutive touchdown and take a 14-7 lead with six minutes remaining in the first half.

Western Michigan responded on the very next drive with a nine-play, 75-yard drive to tie the game at 14-14 with two minutes left in the second quarter. The Huskies maintained their hot hand with a third straight touchdown drive to take a 21-14 lead going into halftime.

Western Michigan got things going in the second half with a touchdown to tie the game at 21-21. The Huskies stole momentum with a touchdown return on the following kickoff, taking a 28-21 lead. Northern Illinois grabbed an interception and capitalized with a six-play, 35-yard touchdown drive to take a 35-21 lead with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter.

The Huskies’ defense forced a second-straight interception and notched a second touchdown drive to take a 42-21 lead entering the fourth quarter. Despite a touchdown from the Broncos, the Huskies held on to claim a 42-28 win over Northern Illinois.