Here's some info I found helpful when I made my jump on Northern Illinois
Last year Ball St beat No. Illinois 27-20 in No. Illinois
Ball St (8-0):
Total Offense 449.6 yds Ranked 15th
Total Defense 351.0 yds Ranked 58th
Points Scored 37.5 pts Ranked 13th
Points Allowed 15.5 pts Ranked 13th
No. Illinois (5-3):
Total Offense 340.8 yds Ranked 79th
Total Defense 266.0 yds Ranked 7th
Points Scored 27.3 pts Ranked 52nd
Points Allowed 13.6 pts Ranked 9th
Ball St Player Stats 2008:
QB Nate Davis 66.7% 2058 yards 15 TD 5 INT
RB MiQuale Lewis 171 Att 989 yards 14 TD
WR Dante Love (Out)
WR Briggs Orsbon 33 Rec 388 yards 4 TD
No. Illinois Player Stats 2008:
QB Chandler Harnish 57.1% 650 yards 5 TD 2 INT
QB Dan Nicholson 60.9% 447 yards 3 TD 3 INT
RB Me'co Brown 94 Att 478 yards 2 TD
RB Chad Spann 45 Att 247 yards 5 TD
WR Nathan Palmer 12 Rec 278 yards 2 TD
WR Marcus Perez 18 Rec 243 yards 2 TD
Ball St Team Stats:
Offense 36 TD Scored
258.6 Passing Yards a Game
191.0 Rushing Yards a Game
Defense 14 TD Allowed
194.3 Passing Yards a Game
156.8 Rushing Yards a Game
No. Illinois Team Stats:
Offense 24 TD Scored
156.5 Passing Yards a Game
184.3 Rushing Yards a Game
Defense 11 TD Allowed
161.6 Passing Yards a Game
104.4 Rushing Yards a Game