2007 Week 7
Northern Illinois 40 Eastern Michigan 7
Record Overall 4-1 MAC South 2-0
Passing
QB Mo Livesay 20/25 304yds 3TD
Rushing
HB Steven Rasmussen 23att 92yds 1TD
HB Hugh Horn 6att 33yds
Receiving
FB Les Mattes 4cat 50yds
TE Blaine Williamson 4cat 38yds
WR Grady Kemp 3cat 73yds 1TD
Defense
ILB Corey Crane 6tack 1ast 1int 1TD
OLB Dave Walters 5tack
FS Conrad JohnSy 4tack 2ast 1int
Recap
After this victory, we just may move into the Top 25. Dare I say we may challenge for the division title?
Offensively, we killed the Eastern Michigan team. QB Livesay was spectacular. He is really becoming a difference maker. Our running game was strong for the most part (133 yards) and our Offensive Line held strong (2 sacks).
Defensively, we are in a groove. We only gave up 239 total yards and our secondary played beautifully with 4 interceptions.
Injuries
TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 22 weeks
DE Aaron Small - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown
QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown
Losing Getson hurts, but TE Blaine Williamson is a very capable backup and should hold down the fort.
Recruiting
Visits
QB Ricardo Logan (6'0" 192lbs) - Norwalk, IA - Overall 3, position 2
G Donovan Hodges (6'4" 277lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 33, position 7
HB Vincent Cochrane (5'10" 203lbs) - Flossmoor, IL - Overall 37, position 4
WR Myron 'Diz' Pardo (5'10" 170lbs) - Peoria, IL - Overall 238, position 25
C Zack Johnson (6'3" 256lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 394, position 17
DE Kent Zuccato (6'1" 225lbs) - Muskegon, MI - Overall 440, position 47
FS J.T. Levine (6'0" 179lbs) - Menomonie, WI - Overall 574, position 29
FB Jay Duffy (5'11" 210lbs) - Lansing, IL - Overall 659, position 21
Commits
OLB Percy Spencer (6'2" 225lbs) - Colcester, IL - Overall 83, position 7
CB Kris Bennett (6'0" 180lbs) - Midlothian, IL - Overall 116, position 8
Getting some of these recruits will set us up nicely in the future.
MAC South Scoreboard
Northern Illinois 40 Eastern Michigan 7
Toledo 21 Central Michigan 3
Bowling Green 30 Marshall 17
Western Michigan 36 Ball State 17
Big upset my Bowling Green. Ball State's losing streak is now at a unlucky 13 games and counting.
MAC South Standings
Code:
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Northern Illinois 4 1 0 .800 136 101 2 0 0 1.000 57 17 Won 4
Western Michigan 3 2 0 .600 99 82 2 0 0 1.000 56 24 Won 1
Toledo 4 1 0 .800 132 75 2 1 0 .666 62 44 Won 2
Bowling Green 3 2 0 .600 154 117 2 1 0 .666 92 80 Won 2
Eastern Michigan 3 3 0 .500 135 152 1 2 0 .333 53 85 Lost 1
Ball State 0 5 0 .000 73 173 0 2 0 .000 28 74 Lost 13
Central Michigan 1 5 0 .166 109 185 0 4 0 .000 44 134 Lost 4
Next weeks Schedule
#28 Northern Illinois at Central Florida (TV5)
Buffalo at Ball State
Kent State at Western Michigan
Ohio at #18 Toledo
Bowling Green at South Florida
We go on the road again to Orlando, FL to take on the 3-3 Central Florida Knights. Central Florida strength is their running game (145 yards per game). Their passing game is not good and their QB has thrown 11 interceptions so far this year. Defensively, Central Florida's strength is their pass defense. I like our secondary against their turnover-prone QB.