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 | |  | | Northern Illinois (0-1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | | Wisconsin (1-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Wisconsin: Isaac Anderson 80 yd pass from Scott Tolzien (Philip Welch kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Mike Salerno 40 yd FG | | | Wisconsin: Isaac Anderson 23 yd run (Philip Welch kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Mike Salerno 29 yd FG | | | Wisconsin: John Clay 1 yd run (Philip Welch kick) | | | Wisconsin: John Clay 1 yd run (Philip Welch kick) | | | Northern Illinois: Chad Spann 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass) | | | Northern Illinois: Chad Spann 2 yd run (CHANDLER HARNISH 2pt run) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Wisconsin | Northern Illinois | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 16 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 433 | 274 | | Total Plays | 63 | 59 | | Average Gain | 6.9 | 4.6 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 152 | 100 | | Rushes | 38 | 35 | | Average per rush | 4 | 2.9 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 281 | 174 | | Completions-attempted | 18-25 | 15-24 | | Sacked | 0 | 3 | | Yards Lost | 0 | -21 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 3 | 1 | | Interceptions | 2 | 0 | | Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 6 | 3 | | Penalty Yards | 56 | 26 | | Time of Possesion | 29:46 | 30:14 | | Punts | 2 | 5 | | Punt Average | 33 | 37.8 | | Return Yards | 72 | 88 |
| Passing | | Wisconsin | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Scott Tolzien | 15 | 20 | 257 | 1 | 2 | 12.9 | | | Curt Phillips | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | | | Northern Illinois | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Chandler Harnish | 15 | 24 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Rushing | | Wisconsin | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Zach Brown | 14 | 51 | 0 | 3.6 | | | John Clay | 15 | 43 | 2 | 2.9 | | | Curt Phillips | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | | | Isaac Anderson | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23.0 | | | Scott Tolzien | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Team | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1.7 | | | Northern Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Me'co Brown | 11 | 64 | 0 | 5.8 | | | Chad Spann | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2.2 | | | Chandler Harnish | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 | | | Nathan Palmer | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Receiving | | Wisconsin | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Garrett Graham | 6 | 82 | 0 | 13.7 | | | Nick Toon | 5 | 72 | 0 | 14.4 | | | Isaac Anderson | 3 | 100 | 1 | 33.3 | | | Zach Brown | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | | | Maurice Moore | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21.0 | | | Mickey Turner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Northern Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Kyle Skarb | 3 | 42 | 0 | 14.0 | | | Willie Clark | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | | | Bryan Beckner | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | | | Chad Spann | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | | | Marcus Lewis | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | | | Martel Moore | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | | | Landon Cox | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | | | Perez Ashford | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
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