Troy vs Northern Illinois, Postseason · 2004

217–5VSFINAL349–3
Thu, Dec 30, 2004CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA

HOW IT WENT

Postseason · 2004
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Troy1400721
Northern Illinois14103734

PLAY-BY-PLAY

163 plays
Q4Northern Illinois5 plays · 33 yds · 2:05 · Rush21–34
  1. 0:002nd & 12 at TROY 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 1:001st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  3. 1:353rd & 3 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 12 yards.
  4. 2:202nd & 7 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  5. 2:551st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  6. 3:051st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 16 yards.
Q4Troy6 plays · 29 yds · 2:47 · Poss. on downs21–34
  1. 3:124th & 4 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete across the middle.; turnover on downs.
  2. 3:124th & 4 at NIU 0Trojans timeout; 03:12 remaining 4th quarter
  3. 3:203rd & 9 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass right side complete to Gary Banks (TSU) for 5 yards.
  4. 4:272nd & 11 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  5. 4:271st & 7 at NIU 0Trojans fumble by D.T. McDowell (TSU), recovered by DeWhitt Betterson (TSU), advanced for no gain.
  6. 4:403rd & 9 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass left side complete to Jason Samples (TSU) for 25 yards.
  7. 5:252nd & 8 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for -1 yards.
  8. 5:591st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 8 yds · 1:09 · Punt21–34
  1. 7:204th & 2 at TROY 0Punt by Anthony Gallagher (NIU) returned 7 yards by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) to the Huskies 33.
  2. 7:204th & 2 at TROY 0Huskies fumble by Jake Nordin (NIU), recovered by Jake Nordin (NIU), advanced for no gain.
  3. 7:203rd & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass right side complete to Jake Nordin (NIU) for 8 yards.
  4. 7:502nd & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for no gain.
  5. 8:291st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for no gain.
Q4Troy4 plays · 4 yds · 1:06 · Punt21–34
  1. 8:394th & 19 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) no return by Huskies.
  2. 8:443rd & 19 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 8:552nd & 23 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  4. 9:061st & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) sacked for a loss of 13 yards.
  5. 9:451st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 13 yards.
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 3 yds · 0:48 · Punt21–34
  1. 9:544th & 7 at TROY 0Punt by Anthony Gallagher (NIU) returned 14 yards by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) to the Trojans 47.
  2. 10:003rd & 7 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 10:362nd & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  4. 10:421st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q4Northern Illinois1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff21–34
  1. 10:50Kickoff returned by Marcus Perez (NIU) for 23 yards.
Q4Troy9 plays · 82 yds · 3:29 · Rushing TD20–34
  1. 10:552nd & 4 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed right side for a 4 yard touchdown.
  2. 11:351st & 5 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  3. 11:483rd & 4 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 14 yards.
  4. 11:532nd & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass right side complete to Sean Dawkins (TSU) for 6 yards.
  5. 12:241st & 10 at NIU 0Jason Samples (TSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  6. 12:371st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 45 yards.
  7. 12:371st & 10 at NIU 0Trojans timeout; 12:37 remaining 4th quarter
  8. 13:103rd & 1 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  9. 13:452nd & 7 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  10. 14:241st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q4Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–34
  1. 14:30Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 16 yards.
Q3Northern Illinois11 plays · 61 yds · 6:14 · Rushing TD14–33
  1. 14:521st & 4 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed right side for a 4 yard touchdown.
  2. 14:521st & 7 at TROY 03 yard penalty on Trojans.
  3. 15:002nd & 4 at TROY 05 yard penalty on Trojans.
  4. 0:002nd & 4 at TROY 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  5. 0:301st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  6. 1:002nd & 4 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  7. 2:001st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  8. 2:503rd & 8 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass across the middle complete to Brad Cieslak (NIU) for 19 yards.
  9. 3:202nd & 9 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  10. 4:001st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  11. 4:402nd & 5 at TROY 05 yard penalty on Trojans.
  12. 5:001st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  13. 5:223rd & 11 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 12 yards.
  14. 5:302nd & 11 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  15. 6:061st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed right side for -1 yards.
  16. 6:061st & 10 at TROY 010 yard penalty on Huskies.
Q3Troy3 plays · -1 yds · 1:30 · Punt14–27
  1. 6:154th & 2 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) returned by Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU) to the Huskies 39 for no gain.
  2. 7:023rd & 11 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed left side for 9 yards.
  3. 7:102nd & 11 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 7:451st & 10 at NIU 0Sean Dawkins (TSU) rushed left side for -1 yards.
Q3Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–27
  1. 7:491st & Goal at TROY 0Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 17 yards.
Q3Northern Illinois9 plays · 50 yds · 3:32 · Made FG14–24
  1. 8:003rd & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  2. 8:452nd & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for no gain.
  3. 9:301st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for no gain.
  4. 9:441st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 25 yards.
  5. 9:441st & 10 at TROY 0Huskies timeout; 09:44 remaining 3rd quarter
  6. 10:151st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 14 yards.
  7. 10:353rd & 1 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  8. 10:502nd & 1 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  9. 11:251st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 9 yards.
Q3Troy3 plays · 6 yds · 1:40 · Punt14–24
  1. 12:004th & 1 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) no return by Huskies.
  2. 13:003rd & 4 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  3. 13:002nd & 5 at NIU 0Jermaine Richardson (TSU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  4. 13:401st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
Q3Northern Illinois3 plays · -3 yds · 0:56 · Punt14–24
  1. 13:574th & 13 at TROY 0Punt by Anthony Gallagher (NIU) returned 6 yards by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) to the Trojans 16.
  2. 14:023rd & 13 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 14:112nd & 13 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 14:202nd & 3 at TROY 010 yard penalty on Huskies.
  5. 14:531st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass left side complete to Sam Hurd (NIU) for 7 yards.
Q2Northern Illinois1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Incomplete14–24
  1. 0:002nd & 10 at TROY 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:031st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q2Troy4 plays · 0 yds · 0:16 · Poss. on downs14–24
  1. 0:094th & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.; turnover on downs.
  2. 0:143rd & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 0:212nd & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 0:251st & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q2Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–24
  1. 0:33Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 27 yards.
Q2Northern Illinois7 plays · 56 yds · 2:38 · Rushing TD14–23
  1. 0:404th & 1 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed right side for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 0:404th & 1 at TROY 0Huskies timeout; 00:40 remaining 2nd quarter
  3. 1:473rd & 8 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed right side for 7 yards.
  4. 1:502nd & 8 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 2:401st & 9 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  6. 2:403rd & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass left side complete to Shatone Powers (NIU) for 47 yards.
  7. 2:502nd & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  8. 3:181st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed left side for no gain.
Q2Troy3 plays · -12 yds · 1:07 · Punt14–17
  1. 3:234th & 22 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) no return by Huskies.
  2. 3:454th & 22 at NIU 0Trojans fumble by D.T. McDowell (TSU), recovered by D.T. McDowell (TSU), advanced for no gain.
  3. 3:453rd & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) sacked for a loss of 12 yards.
  4. 4:252nd & 5 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for -5 yards.
  5. 4:301st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
Q2Northern Illinois9 plays · 34 yds · 2:52 · Missed FG14–17
  1. 5:003rd & 2 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  2. 5:302nd & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
  3. 5:351st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 5:354th & 9 at TROY 015 yard penalty on Trojans.
  5. 5:413rd & 9 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 5:502nd & 9 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  7. 6:261st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  8. 6:502nd & 4 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
  9. 7:271st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q2Troy3 plays · 3 yds · 1:46 · Punt14–17
  1. 7:504th & 3 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) returned 26 yards by Dan Sheldon (NIU) to the Huskies 42.
  2. 8:353rd & 7 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  3. 9:082nd & 5 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  4. 9:151st & 5 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 9:361st & 10 at NIU 05 yard penalty on Huskies.
Q2Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–17
  1. 9:471st & Goal at TROY 0Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 16 yards.
Q2Northern Illinois4 plays · 73 yds · 1:40 · Made FG14–14
  1. 10:003rd & 9 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  2. 10:282nd & 8 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  3. 11:301st & 10 at TROY 0A.J. Harris (NIU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
Q2Troy1 play · 56 yds · 0:00 · Blocked Punt14–14
  1. 11:304th & 5 at NIU 0Trojans punt blocked, recovered by Dustin Utschig (NIU).
Q2Troy4 plays · 17 yds · 1:08 · Rush14–14
  1. 12:043rd & 8 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  2. 12:152nd & 8 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 12:551st & 10 at NIU 0Jermaine Richardson (TSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  4. 13:121st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 12 yards.
Q1Troy3 plays · -3 yds · 1:00 · Punt14–14
  1. 0:084th & 13 at NIU 0Punt by Thomas Olmsted (TSU) returned by Dan Sheldon (NIU) to the Huskies 45 for no gain.
  2. 0:153rd & 13 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 0:202nd & 13 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 1:081st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for -3 yards.
Q1Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–14
  1. 1:15Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 20 yards.
Q1Northern Illinois5 plays · 28 yds · 1:21 · Rushing TD14–13
  1. 1:402nd & 1 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 2:001st & 6 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 2:003rd & 5 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass left side complete to Dan Sheldon (NIU) for 17 yards.
  4. 2:502nd & 8 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  5. 3:012nd & 8 at TROY 0Huskies fumble by Garrett Wolfe (NIU), recovered by Garrett Wolfe (NIU), advanced for no gain.
  6. 3:011st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
Q1Troy3 plays · 1 yds · 1:20 · Interception14–7
  1. 3:203rd & 5 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass across the middle intercepted by Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU). Returned for 17 yards.
  2. 4:002nd & 9 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  3. 4:401st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q1Troy1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–7
  1. 4:46Kickoff returned by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) for 21 yards.
Q1Northern Illinois3 plays · 73 yds · 1:00 · Rushing TD14–6
  1. 5:001st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed left side for a 50 yard touchdown.
  2. 6:002nd & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass left side complete to Marcus Perez (NIU) for 23 yards.
  3. 6:001st & 10 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for no gain.
Q1Northern Illinois1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–0
  1. 6:05Kickoff returned by Marcus Perez (NIU) for 7 yards.
Q1Troy8 plays · 73 yds · 2:36 · Passing TD13–0
  1. 6:203rd & 7 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass right side complete to Jermaine Richardson (TSU) for a 23 yard touchdown.
  2. 6:572nd & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  3. 7:081st & 10 at NIU 0Jason Samples (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 7:152nd & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass right side complete to Jason Samples (TSU) for 16 yards.
  5. 7:421st & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 7:452nd & 5 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed left side for 12 yards.
  7. 8:301st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  8. 8:561st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed left side for 14 yards.
Q1Northern Illinois3 plays · 9 yds · 1:06 · Punt7–0
  1. 9:304th & 1 at TROY 0Punt by Anthony Gallagher (NIU) returned 3 yards by Leodis McKelvin (TSU) to the Trojans 27.
  2. 9:303rd & 1 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) rushed right side for no gain.
  3. 10:002nd & 2 at TROY 0Garrett Wolfe (NIU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  4. 10:361st & 10 at TROY 0Josh Haldi (NIU) pass right side complete to Marcus Perez (NIU) for 8 yards.
Q1Northern Illinois1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff7–0
  1. 10:41Kickoff returned by Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU) for 23 yards.
Q1Troy9 plays · 77 yds · 3:44 · Rushing TD6–0
  1. 11:102nd & 1 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 12:101st & 1 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  3. 12:101st & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass across the middle complete to Jason Samples (TSU) for 45 yards.
  4. 12:303rd & 5 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  5. 13:002nd & 7 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  6. 13:401st & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  7. 14:203rd & 2 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 14 yards.
  8. 14:542nd & 10 at NIU 0DeWhitt Betterson (TSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
  9. 14:541st & 10 at NIU 0D.T. McDowell (TSU) pass incomplete to the right side.

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