2006 Week 6
Northern Illinois 30 Goldsboro 0
Record Overall 3-2 MAC South 2-0
Passing
Mo Livesay 18/29 yds 189yds
Rushing
HB Hugh Horn 26att 101yds 1TD
HB Rufus Baxter 5att 47yds 1TD
Receiving
WR Grant Kaplan 5cat 50yds, 1 rushing TD
HB Hugh Horn 4cat 41yds
TE Dean Getson 3cat 47yds
Defense
CB Barry Peterson 1tack 1ast 2int
FS Conrad JohnSy 4tack 6ast
CB Edgar Mansour 4tack
Recap
Three games in a row! We really dominating in all phases of the game.
Offensively, I am extremely happy how we are playing. QB Mo Livesy is staring to become Mr. Automatic in games. He just does not seem to make mistakes. I love his approach to playing the QB position. The running game is also becoming a source of steadyness in our offense. We even let WR Kaplan run a wildcat play, which he successfully ran for a TD. Thought the Offensive line allowed 2 sacks, theycontrolled the line of scrimmage for the majority of the game and opened up holes in the passing game.
Defensively, we shut this team down. 22 yards rushing. 3 interceptions. No big plays in the passing game to a Run and Shoot team. We did well. We are still not getting enough pressure on the QB, but as long as we are holding strong at the point of attack, I can live with the small sack totals. On special teams, K Arnold Foster kicked 3 FG and was steady on kickoffs.
Injuries
WR Andre Mueller - Dislocated Shoulder - Out 14 weeks
ILB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Knee - Out 4 weeks
HB Rufus Baxter - Hyperextended Elbow - Doubt 2 weeks
QB Mo Livesay - Bad Cold - 1 week
Though Baxter is playing hurt, I am impressed with what he has accomplished in the running game spelling HB Horn.
Recruiting
Visits
None
Commits
G Clarence Fisk (6'6" 283lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 252, position 28
Another stud to add to my impressive offensive line stable.
MAC South Scoreboard
Northern Illinois 30 Goldboro 0
Bowling Green 38 Temple 13
Charlotte 44 Ball State 10
Louisiana-Monroe 23 Central Michigan 3
Eastern Michigan 41 Asheville 24
Toledo 33 Louisiana-Lafayette 7
#24 Notre Dame 42 Western Michigan 9
Ball State loses to the 79th ranked team in the nation. Not only do they lose, they get hammered. Will see how the look during divisional play.
MAC South Standings
Code:
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Northern Illinois 3 2 0 .600 119 127 2 0 0 1.000 61 44 Won 3
Ball State 3 1 0 .750 115 107 1 0 0 1.000 35 28 Lost 1
Eastern Michigan 2 2 0 .500 122 139 1 0 0 1.000 40 21 Won 2
Toledo 2 2 0 .500 109 107 1 1 0 .500 62 62 Won 1
Western Michigan 1 4 0 .200 140 155 1 2 0 .333 107 86 Lost 1
Central Michigan 0 3 0 .000 27 102 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 9
Bowling Green 2 2 0 .500 73 92 0 1 0 .000 3 28 Won 1
Next weeks Schedule
Northern Illinois at Bowling Green
Toledo at Ball State
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
MAC South divisional play begins in earnest this week. We travel at Bowling Green, OH to take on the 2-2 Bowling Green Falcons. The Falcons are mainly a defensive team in nature. On offense they get by, but are not spectacular by any leaps and bounds. On defense, they the Falcons are strong along the defensive front and are very tough to run on (17th run defense in the nation). Their secondary play press coverage and are very good at it. We will need to grind these guys down with our superior offensive line and hope for a few turnovers. If we win this game, it will springboard us towards the division title.