Football players listen to a coach during the Central Michigan vs Western Michigan football game on Nov. 1 at Waldo Stadium.
Behind quarterback Marcus Childers, Northern Illinois led Central Michigan football 17-0 at halftime.
Childers was 15-21 for 88 yards and one touchdown in the first half. CMU only reached NIU territory once.
CMU quarterback Shane Morris threw a pick-six to start the game.
NIU scored a touchdown off of a 4-yard pass from Childers as he connected to D.J. Brown in the back of the end zone. The drive took nine plays and started at the Chippewas 41-yard line.