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San Diego State at Northern Illinois

Saturday, September 27, 2025

San Diego State beat Northern Illinois 6–⁠3. It was their sixth meeting; San Diego State leads the series 6–⁠0.

AwaySan Diego State9–⁠4 in 2025
6
HomeNorthern Illinois3–⁠9 in 2025
3

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: ESPN+Attendance 13,512

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 9 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 6 km from the stadium
Official
Chris La MangeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
San Diego State03036
Northern Illinois30003

How the win probability moved

Northern Illinois favored

Win probability by play: Northern Illinois 59% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 25 points.

San Diego State favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (25 points).

Standouts

Player stats

San Diego State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jayden Denegal13/2011002
Bert Emanuel Jr.1/2500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lucky Sutton1788013
Christian Washington122208
Jordan Napier422016
Jayden Denegal919012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jordan Napier652019
Donovan Brown542013
Mikey Welsh21508
Jackson Ford1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Owen Chambliss11110
Chris Johnson70.501
Trey White6000
Dalesean Staley5000
Ryan Henderson2110

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Josh Holst6/144900
Brady Davidson1/2801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Telly Johnson Jr.1653011
Chavon Wright1027011
Josh Holst1225014
Lazaro Rogers1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
DeAree Rogers551015
George Dimopoulos1404
Jaylen Poe1202
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Quinton Urwiler162.500
Filip Maciorowski131.510
Roy Williams6000
Ty Myles5000
Muhammed Jammeh5101
Jasper Beeler5001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

San Diego StateNorthern Illinois
267Total yards170
115Passing yards57
152Rushing yards113
5.2Yards per pass3.6
3.5Yards per rush2.8
19First downs10
5–⁠15Third downs4–⁠15
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers1
5–⁠50Penalties7–⁠60
31:18Possession28:42
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

San Diego StateNorthern Illinois
33%Success rate25%
−0.13EPA per play−0.22
1.02Explosiveness0.98
−0.11Rushing EPA−0.16
−0.15Passing EPA−0.36
24%Passing-down success17%
−0.16First-down EPA−0.52
0.05Second-down EPA−0.20
0.15Third-down EPA0.29
11%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 61% to win. San Diego State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

San Diego State −1.5, over/under 41.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were San Diego State 55%, Northern Illinois 45%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneSan Diego State end zoneQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 16 playsQ1 San Diego StateField goal, 13 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 8 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 San Diego StateInterception, 2 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ4 San Diego StateInterception, 10 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 San Diego StateField goal, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, San Diego State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 16 plays, 62 yards
  2. Q1 San Diego StateField goal, 13 plays, 63 yards
  3. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q2 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 31 yards
  5. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  6. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 8 plays, 30 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  8. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 4 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 9 yards
  10. Q3 San Diego StateInterception, 2 plays, 19 yards
  11. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
  14. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  18. Q4 San Diego StateInterception, 10 plays, 46 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 24 yards
  20. Q4 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  22. Q4 San Diego StateField goal, 7 plays, 49 yards

Play by play

1st quarter2 drives, then Northern Illinois 3, San Diego State 0
Northern Illinois Field goal, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Hunter Green kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
14:302nd & 6 at own 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 29
13:573rd & 6 at own 29Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 12 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
13:291st & 10 at own 41(13:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete short left to Rogers,DeAree thrown to NIU47 PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Appleget,Jake) 5 yards from NIU41 to NIU36. NO PLAY.
13:231st & 15 at own 36Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 39
12:502nd & 12 at own 39Josh Holst run for 9 yds to the NIU 48
12:103rd & 3 at own 48Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
11:364th & 1 at the 50Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the SDSU 49 for a 1ST down
11:011st & 10 at opp 49Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:01
10:501st & 10 at opp 49Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the SDSU 46
10:192nd & 7 at opp 46Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
10:093rd & 7 at opp 46Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down
9:331st & 10 at opp 32Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the SDSU 29
8:562nd & 7 at opp 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for 11 yds to the SDSU 18 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 15
7:552nd & 7 at opp 15Josh Holst pass incomplete
7:453rd & 7 at opp 15Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the SDSU 13
7:104th & 5 at opp 13Andrew Glass 31 yd FG GOODNorthern Illinois 3, San Diego State 0
7:101st & 10 at own 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:10
San Diego State Field goal, 13 plays
7:101st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:051st & 10 at own 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jordan Napier
6:572nd & 10 at own 25Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
6:103rd & 7 at own 28Jayden Denegal run for 12 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 40Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at the 50(05:26) No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete deep left to Bostick,Jacob thrown to NIU04 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from SDSU50 to NIU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:131st & 10 at opp 35Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 31
4:352nd & 6 at opp 31Jordan Napier run for 3 yds to the NIU 28
4:033rd & 3 at opp 28Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NIU 26
3:254th & 1 at opp 26Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NIU 25 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at opp 25Jordan Napier run for 16 yds to the NIU 9 for a 1ST down
2:081st & goal at opp 9(02:13) No Huddle-Shotgun Washington,Christian rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU10 (Maciorowski,Filip; Finley,Jacob) PENALTY SDSU Holding (Adams,Seth) 10 yards from NIU09 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
1:441st & goal at opp 19Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 21
0:552nd & goal at opp 21Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jackson Ford for 6 yds to the NIU 15
0:003rd & goal at opp 15Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 12
Q2 14:554th & goal at opp 12Gabriel Plascencia 30 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Q2 14:551st & 10 at own 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 3
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Plascencia kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:552nd & 12 at own 23Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
14:331st & 10 at own 25Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 23 Josh Holst fumbled, recovered by NIU Jaylen Poe , return for 3 yds to the NIU 23
14:172nd & 12 at own 23Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jaylen Poe
14:103rd & 12 at own 23Chavon Wright run for 8 yds to the NIU 31
13:284th & 4 at own 31Danny Vuckovic punt for 46 yds
San Diego State Turnover on downs, 10 plays
13:282nd & 1 at own 32Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:28
13:201st & 10 at own 23Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 32
12:552nd & 1 at own 32Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 32
12:273rd & 1 at own 32Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 35 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at own 35Jayden Denegal run for 4 yds to the SDSU 39
11:552nd & 6 at own 39Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:55
11:382nd & 6 at own 39Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the SDSU 41
10:583rd & 4 at own 41Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 4 yds to the SDSU 45 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 45Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jacob Bostick
10:302nd & 10 at own 45Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 48
9:543rd & 7 at own 48Christian Washington run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
9:194th & 1 at opp 46Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 46
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:081st & 10 at own 46Chavon Wright run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 41
8:292nd & 15 at own 41Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 45
7:493rd & 11 at own 45Josh Holst sacked by Ryan Henderson for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 35
7:124th & 21 at own 35PENALTY SDSU Offside (Johnson,Chris) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU40. NO PLAY.
6:474th & 16 at own 40Danny Vuckovic punt for 47 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 12
San Diego State Punt, 8 plays
6:472nd & 10 at own 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:47
6:441st & 10 at own 12Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
6:332nd & 10 at own 12Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 13 yds to the SDSU 25 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
6:112nd & 10 at own 25Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
5:223rd & 7 at own 28Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 8 yds to the SDSU 36 for a 1ST down
4:481st & 10 at own 36Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 4 yds to the SDSU 40
4:172nd & 6 at own 40PENALTY SDSU False Start (Ford,Jackson) 5 yards from SDSU40 to SDSU35. NO PLAY.
3:472nd & 11 at own 35Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 7 yds to the SDSU 42
3:163rd & 4 at own 42Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
3:064th & 4 at own 42Hunter Green punt for 46 yds
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 12PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU12 to NIU07. NO PLAY.
2:551st & 15 at own 7Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 7
2:232nd & 15 at own 7Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 15 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 22Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
1:521st & 10 at own 22Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down
1:361st & 10 at own 33Josh Holst sacked by Owen Chambliss for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 23
1:362nd & 20 at own 23Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:36
1:322nd & 20 at own 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 34
1:283rd & 9 at own 34Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 35
1:284th & 8 at own 35Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:28
1:234th & 8 at own 35Danny Vuckovic punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 45
San Diego State Punt, 4 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 45Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 13 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at opp 42(01:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete short left to Napier,Jordan thrown to NIU39 PENALTY SDSU Pass Interference (McCuin,Deshawn) 15 yards from NIU42 to SDSU43. NO PLAY.
1:011st & 25 at own 43Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 48
0:572nd & 20 at own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:57
0:502nd & 20 at own 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSU 47
0:503rd & 21 at own 47Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:50
0:453rd & 21 at own 47Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
0:454th & 18 at the 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:45
0:324th & 18 at the 50Hunter Green punt for 45 yds
Northern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 5J. Holst takes a knee
3rd quarter8 drives, then Tied at 3
San Diego State Interception, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 60 yds
14:511st & 10 at own 25Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 19 yds to the SDSU 44 for a 1ST down
14:231st & 10 at own 44Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Muhammed Jammeh return for 11 yds to the NIU 27
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:141st & 10 at own 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 28
13:452nd & 9 at own 28Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 32
13:113rd & 5 at own 32Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
13:014th & 5 at own 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
13:014th & 5 at own 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
San Diego State Punt, 5 plays
13:012nd & 4 at own 31Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:01
12:561st & 10 at own 25Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 31
12:302nd & 4 at own 31Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 40Jayden Denegal sacked by Filip Maciorowski for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSU 30
11:212nd & 20 at own 30Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:21
11:112nd & 20 at own 30Bert Emanuel Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 31
10:443rd & 19 at own 31Bert Emanuel Jr. pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
10:304th & 19 at own 31Hunter Green punt for 60 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 18 yds to the NIU 27
Northern Illinois Interception, 4 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 27Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 8 yds to the NIU 35
9:502nd & 2 at own 35Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 36
9:123rd & 1 at own 36Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at own 38Brady Davidson pass intercepted Chris Johnson return for 4 yds to the SDSU 49
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
8:342nd & 9 at the 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:34
8:291st & 10 at own 49Jordan Napier run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
7:582nd & 9 at the 50Christian Washington run for 8 yds to the NIU 42
7:213rd & 1 at opp 42Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 44
6:454th & 3 at opp 44Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 10
Northern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 15
6:052nd & 5 at own 15Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the NIU 18
5:283rd & 2 at own 18Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 20 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at own 20Jaylen Poe run for 2 yds to the NIU 22
4:162nd & 8 at own 22Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 20
3:313rd & 10 at own 20Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 27
2:464th & 3 at own 27Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 20 , Jordan Napier returns for 1 yd to the SDSU 20
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 20Jordan Napier run for 2 yds to the SDSU 22
2:012nd & 8 at own 22Bert Emanuel Jr. pass complete to Jordan Napier for 5 yds to the SDSU 27
1:313rd & 3 at own 27Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 28
0:484th & 2 at own 28Hunter Green punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 9
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 9Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 18
Q4 14:542nd & 1 at own 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:171st & 10 at own 21Josh Holst pass incomplete
Q4 14:082nd & 10 at own 21Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 24
Q4 13:193rd & 7 at own 24Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 4 yds to the NIU 28
Q4 12:394th & 3 at own 28Danny Vuckovic punt for 52 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then San Diego State 6, Northern Illinois 3
San Diego State Interception, 10 plays
12:392nd & 4 at own 26Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:39
12:331st & 10 at own 20Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26
11:592nd & 4 at own 26Lucky Sutton run for 11 yds to the SDSU 37 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at own 37Lucky Sutton run for 10 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at own 47Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 1 yd to the SDSU 48
10:322nd & 9 at own 48Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
9:513rd & 3 at opp 46Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 43Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 7 yds to the NIU 36
8:512nd & 3 at opp 36Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 34
8:323rd & 1 at opp 34Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 34
7:464th & 1 at opp 34Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Jasper Beeler return for no gain to the NIU 32
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
7:461st & 14 at own 28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:46
7:391st & 10 at own 32Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 38 Northern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Hron) to the NIU 28
7:261st & 14 at own 28Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 33
6:592nd & 9 at own 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
6:533rd & 9 at own 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
6:484th & 9 at own 33(06:50) No Huddle Vuckovic,Danny rush middle for 16 yards loss to the NIU17 fumbled by Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17 recovered by NIU Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17, End Of Play PENALTY SDSU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU33 to NIU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:261st & 10 at own 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
5:472nd & 10 at own 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
5:073rd & 10 at own 48Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the SDSU 44
4:284th & 2 at opp 44Josh Holst run for no gain to the SDSU 44
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
4:282nd & 4 at the 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:28
4:201st & 10 at own 44Jayden Denegal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
3:542nd & 4 at the 50Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 48
3:193rd & 2 at opp 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
2:384th & 3 at opp 49Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 15
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:381st & 10 at own 15PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU15 to NIU10. NO PLAY.
2:321st & 15 at own 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 12
2:002nd & 13 at own 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
1:572nd & 13 at own 12Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
1:523rd & 13 at own 12Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 19
1:524th & 6 at own 19Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:52
1:444th & 6 at own 19Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds
San Diego State Field goal, 7 plays
1:371st & 10 at own 44Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at opp 43Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 40
1:102nd & 7 at opp 40Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Roy Williams) to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down
0:541st & 10 at opp 18Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 14
0:542nd & 6 at opp 14Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:54
0:512nd & 6 at opp 14Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 11
0:513rd & 3 at opp 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51
0:493rd & 3 at opp 11(00:51) No Huddle Denegal,Jayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU09 (Gulley, Jr,Alvin; Dixon,Dasean) PENALTY NIU Offside 5 yards from NIU11 to NIU06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:211st & goal at opp 6J. Denegal takes a knee
0:022nd & goal at opp 7Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:02
0:002nd & goal at opp 7Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOODSan Diego State 6, Northern Illinois 3

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every San Diego State–Northern Illinois game

San Diego State leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings.

Recent meetings
2025San Diego State 6, Northern Illinois 3
2017San Diego State 34, Northern Illinois 28
2016San Diego State 42, Northern Illinois 28
1971San Diego State 30, Northern Illinois 10
1970San Diego State 35, Northern Illinois 3
1968San Diego State 40, Northern Illinois 21

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