Ball State University
7-5 , 5-2
Northern Illinois
2-10 , 1-6
Football Crowned MAC West Co-Champs With Win At NIU
January 05, 2008 | Football
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"Northern Illinois is a tough football team," Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke says. "They put a lot of pressure on our quarterback and disrupted some of our rhythm. We played as a team. We played together. Northern Illinois is well coached and today's game was against two good football teams."
With the win the Cardinals become 7-5 on the season and improve to 5-2 in the MAC. The Huskies end their season with a 2-10 overall record and are 1-6 in league play.
"We played for our seniors and we always will," Hoke says. "They have been here through four or five years, and trust me it is a grind. We will always play for those seniors who have put in a lot of time for this program."
First Quarter Scoring Summary:
End of First Quarter: Northern Illinois 7,
Second Quarter Scoring Summary:
Halftime:
Fourth Quarter Scoring Summary:
Ball State: With 11:18 to play in the game, Ball State took a 24-14 lead after Nate Davis completed a 6-yard pass to true freshman Ray Winkler, who was making his first ever appearance in a Ball State game. Winkler's catch completed a 10-play, 74-yard drive that took 4:23 off the clock.
End of fourth quarter: Ball State 27,
Team Stats
BSU 3, NIU 0
BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 46 yd field goal 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:44
BSU 3, NIU 7
NIU - TURNER, Greg 5 yd pass from MORRIS, Ryan (NENDICK, Chris kick) 15 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:01
BSU 10, NIU 7
BSU - HILL, Darius 7 yd pass from DAVIS, Nate (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:55
BSU 17, NIU 7
BSU - DAVIS, Nate 1 yd run (MCGARVEY, Ian kick), 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:21
BSU 17, NIU 14
NIU - BRYANT, David 2 yd run (NENDICK, Chris kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:31
BSU 24, NIU 14
BSU - WINKLER, Ray 6 yd pass from DAVIS, Nate (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:23
BSU 27, NIU 14
BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 28 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 0:56
BSU 27, NIU 21
NIU - ADONIS, Evans 23 yd pass from MORRIS, Ryan (NENDICK, Chris kick) 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:30
