Western Michigan University Athletics

Pregame:

• 36 degrees, wind: SSW 7mph
• NIU wins toss and will receive

First Quarter:

• Junior running back La’Darius Jefferson with a 43-yard touchdown run
• Jefferson’s longest run of the season. Second rushing touchdown of the season
• The 10th scoring drive of 4 plays or less for the Broncos this season
• 14th scoring drive less than three minutes
• WMU had the ball just 42 seconds in the first quarter
• End of 1Q: WMU 7, NIU 3

Second Quarter:

• Redshirt sophomore Kaleb Eleby with one-yard rushing touchdowns
• Eleby’s fourth rushing touchdown of the season
• 15th scoring drive this season for the Broncos lasting less than three minutes
• Junior punter Nick Mihalic extends streak to four straight games with a special teams tackle
• Senior D’Wayne Eskridge with 100-yard kick return touchdown, the first KR touchdown of his career
• First kickoff return touchdown since Darius Phillips took a KR 100 yards at Michigan State on Sept. 9, 2017
• It’s the 8th 100-yard kick-off return for a touchdown in school history
• Halftime: WMU 20, NIU 17

Third Quarter:

• Total Yards: NIU 114, WMU 21
• End of 3Q: WMU 20, NIU 24

Fourth Quarter:

• Sophomore Skyy Moore with 26-yard receiving touchdown
• Moore’s second touchdown of the season
• Now has season-high in receptions
• Eleby with 12^th passing touchdown of the season
• 16th scoring drive this season lasting less than three minutes
• Senior defensive tackle Ralph Holley with second sack of the game
• Third game of his career with at least two sacks
• Redshirt sophomore kicker Gavin Peddie with 24-yard field goal
• Peddie’s first goal made since Dec. 21, 2018 vs. BYU
• Final Score: WMU 30, NIU 27

Post-Game:

• WMU now 3-0 in its last three games against Northern Illinois at home
• WMU moves to 4-0 in MAC play for the fourth time in last six seasons
• D’Wayne Eskridge with 7^th career 100-yard receiving game
• Eskridge’s 285 all-purpose yards a season-high
• Kaleb Eleby with third straight 200-yard passing game
• Total Yards: NIU 350, WMU 325
• Senior AJ Thomas with a season-high 12 tackles
• WMU with three players with over 10 tackles
• WMU’s 13 tackles for loss matched a single-game high under head coach Tim Lester
• The Broncos (4-0) host Eastern Michigan in its home finale on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2:00 p.m.