Northern Iowa at Illinois State

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 31–⁠16. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 13–⁠10.

AwayNorthern Iowa3–⁠9 in 2025
16
HomeIllinois State12–⁠5 in 2025
31

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,756

At kickoff
46°F, wind 7 mph from the west, gusts to 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Bloomington Normal Airport, 5 km from the stadium
Official
Tyler DownsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa037616
Illinois State1477331

Standouts

Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaxon Dailey15/2314212
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaxon Dailey164009
Harrison Bey-Buie737114
J.C. Roque211010
Bill Jackson71004
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
J.C. Roque553141
Tysen Kershaw227017
Derek Anderson224022
Bill Jackson421013

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Rittenhouse28/3722810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Victor Dawson17101120
Seth Glatz749126
Wenkers Wright331024
Tommy Rittenhouse624111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Mailander472042
Dylan Lord105008
Eddie Kasper337018
Javon Charles221119
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cam Wilson0001
La’Shavion Brown0001

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

Team stats

Northern IowaIllinois State
240Total yards430
142Passing yards228
98Rushing yards202
6.2Yards per pass6.2
3.1Yards per rush5.3
16First downs25
6–⁠12Third downs9–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers0
1–⁠5Penalties7–⁠90
28:32Possession31:28

Efficiency

Northern IowaIllinois State
37%Success rate47%
−0.16EPA per play0.24
0.97Explosiveness1.11
0.07Rushing EPA0.28
−0.21Passing EPA0.24
12%Passing-down success33%

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)

Illinois State 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois State −12.5, over/under 49.5.

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

Every drive

Illinois State end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 8 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Illinois StateMissed FG, 12 playsQ2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 playQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northern IowaField goal, 15 playsQ2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Illinois StateField goal, 14 playsQ4 Northern IowaInterception, 3 playsQ4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois State drives left to right, Northern Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 8 plays, 41 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 77 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 58 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 Illinois StateMissed FG, 12 plays, 62 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 play, 7 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 32 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IowaField goal, 15 plays, 65 yards
  10. Q2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  11. Q3 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 33 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 55 yards
  13. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 8 plays, 84 yards
  15. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, −23 yards
  16. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  17. Q4 Illinois StateField goal, 14 plays, 54 yards
  18. Q4 Northern IowaInterception, 3 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 2 plays, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Illinois State 14, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 8 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 60 yards to the UNI05 #85 J.Hodge return 13 yards to the UNI18 (#38 B.Cooper)
15:001st & 10 at own 18Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush right for 4 yards gain to the UNI22 (#46 T.Niekamp; #10 R.Edwards)
15:002nd & 6 at own 22Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNI26 (#10 R.Edwards)
15:003rd & 2 at own 26Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #81 B.Hughston caught at UNI31, for 13 yards to the UNI39 (#20 C.Richard Jr.; #39 S.Oduma), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNI43 (#14 M.Kaplan; #8 C.Lorenzo)
15:002nd & 6 at own 43Shotgun #0 J.Roque Jr. rush right for 10 yards gain to the ILS47 (#1 S.Nkuba II), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush left for 1 yard gain to the ILS46 (#14 M.Kaplan)
15:002nd & 9 at opp 46Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the ILS43 (#97 J.Anderson)
15:003rd & 6 at opp 43Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS41 (#56 G.Steffen)
9:494th & 4 at opp 41punt 41 yards to the ILS00, Touchback
Illinois State Touchdown, 13 plays
9:491st & 10 at own 20Shotgun #32 W.Wright rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ILS24 (#29 T.Langenberg; #16 J.Augustus)
9:492nd & 6 at own 24Shotgun #32 W.Wright rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS27 (#29 T.Langenberg; #9 M.Olowo)
9:493rd & 3 at own 27Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS32, for 5 yards to the ILS32 (#9 M.Olowo), 1ST DOWN
9:491st & 10 at own 32Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse rush middle for 9 yards gain to the ILS41 (#9 M.Olowo)
9:492nd & 1 at own 41Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS44 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin; #47 K.Miller), 1ST DOWN
9:491st & 10 at own 44Shotgun #32 W.Wright rush left for 24 yards gain to the UNI32 (#6 R.Crandall; #9 M.Olowo), 1ST DOWN
9:491st & 10 at opp 32Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UNI24 (#1 J.McClom; #6 R.Crandall)
9:492nd & 2 at opp 24Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI25, for 6 yards to the UNI18 (#6 R.Crandall; #1 J.McClom), 1ST DOWN
9:491st & 10 at opp 18Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UNI10 (#47 K.Miller; #40 F.Reisz)
9:492nd & 2 at opp 10Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short left to #84 L.Mailander thrown to UNI00
9:493rd & 2 at opp 10Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNI04 (#1 J.McClom; #3 J.Hall III), 1ST DOWN
9:491st & goal at opp 4Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short right to #11 S.Presson Jr. thrown to UNI02 QB hurried by #9 M.Olowo
4:592nd & goal at opp 4Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse rush right for 4 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:59 #31 M.Maldonado kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese)Illinois State 7, Northern Iowa 0
4:541st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 56 yards to the UNI09 #85 J.Hodge return 10 yards to the UNI19 (#38 B.Cooper)
4:59Timeout , clock 04:59
Northern Iowa Punt, 4 plays
4:591st & 10 at own 19Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #1 B.Jackson caught at UNI16, for 13 yards to the UNI32 (#35 A.Corona; #20 C.Richard Jr.), 1ST DOWN
4:591st & 10 at own 32Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short left to #81 B.Hughston thrown to UNI36 broken up by #1 S.Nkuba II
4:592nd & 10 at own 32Shotgun #32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI34 (#97 J.Anderson; #56 G.Steffen)
4:593rd & 8 at own 34Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNI25 (#56 G.Steffen)
2:514th & 17 at own 25#91 N.Pettinger punt 36 yards to the ILS39
Illinois State Touchdown, 4 plays
2:511st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS44, for 5 yards to the ILS44 (#30 I.Pinks), out of bounds
2:512nd & 5 at own 44Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UNI44 (#6 R.Crandall), 1ST DOWN
2:511st & 10 at opp 44Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete deep middle to #84 L.Mailander caught at UNI04, for 42 yards to the UNI02 (#3 J.Hall III), 1ST DOWN
1:311st & goal at opp 2Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:31 #31 M.Maldonado kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese)Illinois State 14, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
1:311st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush right for 3 yards gain to the UNI28 (#10 R.Edwards; #13 P.Bauer)
1:312nd & 7 at own 28Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #13 T.Kershaw caught at UNI42, for 17 yards to the UNI45 (#4 L.Brown; #0 J.Smith), 1ST DOWN
1:311st & 10 at own 45Shotgun #32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI47 (#46 T.Niekamp; #51 W.Boals)
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 47Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush middle for 3 yards loss to the UNI44 (#46 T.Niekamp)
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at own 44Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short right to #2 A.Price thrown to ILS42 broken up by #25 C.Wilson QB hurried by #97 J.Anderson
Q2 14:014th & 11 at own 44#91 N.Pettinger punt 46 yards to the ILS10
2nd quarter5 drives, then Illinois State 21, Northern Iowa 3
Illinois State Missed FG, 12 plays
14:011st & 10 at own 10Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short right to #84 L.Mailander thrown to ILS16 broken up by #1 J.McClom
14:012nd & 10 at own 10Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse rush left for 11 yards gain to the ILS21 (#31 E.Schoville), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:011st & 10 at own 21Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #13 E.Kasper caught at ILS36, for 18 yards to the ILS39 (#3 J.Hall III), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:011st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS42 (#95 M.Hobbs; #2 J.Kriebs)
14:012nd & 7 at own 42Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS45 (#3 J.Hall III; #93 A.Miller)
14:013rd & 4 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #13 E.Kasper caught at ILS49, for 11 yards to the UNI44 (#30 I.Pinks; #31 E.Schoville), 1ST DOWN
14:011st & 10 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #5 V.Dawson caught at UNI45, for 6 yards to the UNI38 (#29 T.Langenberg; #31 E.Schoville)
14:012nd & 4 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 20 yards gain to the UNI18 (#3 J.Hall III), 1ST DOWN
14:011st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UNI19 (#29 T.Langenberg; #55 O.Ostroski)
14:012nd & 11 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI15, for 9 yards to the UNI10 (#30 I.Pinks) PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (#9 R.Crawford) 15 yards from UNI19 to UNI34. NO PLAY
14:012nd & 26 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short middle to #84 L.Mailander caught at UNI28, for 11 yards to the UNI23 (#33 J.Powers)
14:013rd & 15 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete deep middle to #84 L.Mailander thrown to UNI00
14:014th & 15 at opp 23PENALTY ILS Delay Of Game 5 yards from UNI23 to UNI28. NO PLAY
8:594th & 20 at opp 28#31 M.Maldonado field goal attempt from 45 yards NO GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese), clock 08:59
Northern Iowa Interception, 1 play
8:501st & 10 at own 28Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass intercepted by #4 L.Brown at UNI48 #4 L.Brown return 13 yards to the UNI35 (#2 A.Price)
Illinois State Touchdown, 4 plays
8:501st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #5 V.Dawson caught at UNI40, for 10 yards to the UNI25 (#29 T.Langenberg; #8 J.Cabral-Martin), 1ST DOWN
8:501st & 10 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI22 (#29 T.Langenberg)
8:502nd & 7 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI19 (#29 T.Langenberg; #47 K.Miller)
7:203rd & 4 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #85 J.Charles caught at UNI21, for 19 yards to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:20, 1ST DOWN #31 M.Maldonado kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese)Illinois State 21, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Field goal, 15 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 60 yards to the UNI05 fair catch by #85 J.Hodge at UNI05
7:201st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush right for 1 yard loss to the UNI24 (#44 D.Niekamp; #8 C.Lorenzo)
7:202nd & 11 at own 24Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UNI33 (#4 L.Brown)
7:203rd & 2 at own 33#32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNI40 (#39 S.Oduma), 1ST DOWN
7:201st & 10 at own 40Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI42 (#56 G.Steffen)
7:202nd & 8 at own 42Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #88 D.Anderson caught at UNI44, for 2 yards to the UNI44 QB hurried by #56 G.Steffen (#39 S.Oduma) PENALTY ILS Personal Foul (#56 G.Steffen) 15 yards from UNI44 to ILS41, 1ST DOWN
7:201st & 10 at opp 41Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush right for 0 yards to the ILS41 (#35 A.Corona; #44 D.Niekamp)
7:202nd & 10 at opp 41Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush right for 4 yards gain to the ILS37 (#35 A.Corona; #4 L.Brown), out of bounds
2:543rd & 6 at opp 37Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #13 T.Kershaw caught at ILS29, for 10 yards to the ILS27 (#24 D.Dubose; #25 C.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
2:542nd & 10 at opp 41Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 02:54
2:541st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS21 (#46 T.Niekamp; #10 R.Edwards)
2:002nd & 4 at opp 21Shotgun #32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS18 (#35 A.Corona; #10 R.Edwards)
2:001st & 10 at own 27Timeout , clock 02:00
2:003rd & 1 at opp 18#15 J.Dailey rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ILS14 (#97 J.Anderson; #56 G.Steffen), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 14Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #42 Z.Mehmert caught at ILS15, for 4 yards to the ILS10 (#4 L.Brown; #92 T.Jones)
2:002nd & 6 at opp 10Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short right to #1 B.Jackson thrown to ILS10
2:003rd & 6 at opp 10Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #13 T.Kershaw thrown to ILS00 QB hurried by #92 T.Jones
0:244th & 6 at opp 10#0 M.Bartachek field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #91 N.Pettinger, LS: #52 G.Averbeck), clock 00:24Illinois State 21, Northern Iowa 3
Illinois State End of half, 1 play
0:241st & 10 at own 35#38 C.Popp kickoff 65 yards to the ILS00, Touchback
0:241st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS31 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin; #30 I.Pinks)
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois State 28, Northern Iowa 10
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#38 C.Popp kickoff 57 yards to the ILS08 fair catch by #4 D.Lord at ILS08
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #9 R.Crawford caught at ILS34, for 14 yards to the ILS39 (#47 K.Miller; #3 J.Hall III), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UNI49 (#55 O.Ostroski; #6 R.Crandall), 1ST DOWN
14:211st & 10 at opp 49Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #5 V.Dawson caught at UNI50, for 1 yard to the UNI48 (#6 R.Crandall)
14:211st & 10 at own 39Timeout , clock 14:21
14:212nd & 9 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush right for 4 yards gain to the UNI44 (#6 R.Crandall; #95 M.Hobbs)
14:213rd & 5 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI44, for 3 yards to the UNI41 (#1 J.McClom)
12:314th & 2 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #5 V.Dawson caught at UNI44, for 1 yard loss to the UNI42 QB hurried by #6 R.Crandall (#1 J.McClom), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
12:311st & 10 at own 42Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI45 (#56 G.Steffen; #14 M.Kaplan)
12:312nd & 7 at own 45Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at UNI43, for 6 yards to the ILS49 (#1 S.Nkuba II; #10 R.Edwards)
12:313rd & 1 at opp 49Shotgun #32 H.Bey-Buie rush right for 14 yards gain to the ILS35 (#4 L.Brown), 1ST DOWN
12:311st & 10 at opp 35Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #88 D.Anderson caught at ILS23, for 22 yards to the ILS13 (#1 S.Nkuba II), 1ST DOWN
12:311st & 10 at opp 13Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush right for 8 yards gain to the ILS05 (#20 C.Richard Jr.; #97 J.Anderson)
12:312nd & 2 at opp 5Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush right for 3 yards gain to the ILS02 (#14 M.Kaplan; #10 R.Edwards), 1ST DOWN
9:111st & goal at opp 2#32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:11 #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (LS: #52 G.Averbeck) #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #91 N.Pettinger, LS: #52 G.Averbeck)Illinois State 21, Northern Iowa 10
Illinois State Touchdown, 12 plays
9:111st & 10 at own 35#38 C.Popp kickoff 65 yards to the ILS00 fair catch by #4 D.Lord at ILS00
9:111st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #11 S.Presson Jr. caught at ILS25, for 9 yards to the ILS34 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin)
9:112nd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS40, for 6 yards to the ILS40 (#3 J.Hall III), 1ST DOWN
9:111st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #21 S.Glatz caught at ILS36, for 1 yard to the ILS41 (#1 J.McClom; #8 J.Cabral-Martin)
9:112nd & 9 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ILS42 (#16 J.Augustus; #55 O.Ostroski)
9:113rd & 8 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS50, for 8 yards to the ILS50 (#30 I.Pinks), 1ST DOWN
7:021st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete deep middle to #13 E.Kasper thrown to UNI10
7:023rd & 8 at own 42Timeout , clock 07:02
7:022nd & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short middle to #84 L.Mailander caught at UNI45, for 5 yards to the UNI45 (#1 J.McClom)
6:293rd & 5 at opp 45PENALTY UNI Offside (#2 J.Kriebs) 5 yards from UNI45 to UNI40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
6:292nd & 10 at the 50Timeout , clock 06:29
6:291st & 10 at opp 40Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #85 J.Charles caught at UNI39, for 2 yards to the UNI38 (#31 E.Schoville)
6:292nd & 8 at opp 38Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush left for 26 yards gain to the UNI12 (#30 I.Pinks), 1ST DOWN
6:291st & 10 at opp 12Shotgun #21 S.Glatz rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI09 (#23 H.Bey-Buie; #95 M.Hobbs)
6:292nd & 7 at opp 9Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short right to #13 E.Kasper thrown to UNI06
4:303rd & 7 at opp 9Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:30, 1ST DOWN #31 M.Maldonado kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese)Illinois State 28, Northern Iowa 10
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 8 plays
4:241st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 62 yards to the UNI03 #85 J.Hodge return 10 yards to the UNI13 (#38 B.Cooper; #21 K.Lehew)
4:241st & 10 at own 13Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush left for 9 yards gain to the UNI22 (#39 S.Oduma)
4:242nd & 1 at own 22Shotgun #0 J.Roque Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNI23 (#25 C.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
4:241st & 10 at own 23Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at UNI23, for 3 yards to the UNI26 (#0 J.Smith)
4:242nd & 7 at own 26Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #1 B.Jackson caught at UNI21, for 5 yards to the UNI31 (#1 S.Nkuba II; #46 T.Niekamp)
4:243rd & 2 at own 31#32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNI38 (#4 L.Brown; #20 C.Richard Jr.), 1ST DOWN
4:241st & 10 at own 38Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at UNI38, for 0 yards to the UNI38 QB hurried by #0 J.Smith (#1 S.Nkuba II)
4:242nd & 10 at own 38Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNI44 (#46 T.Niekamp)
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 44Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete deep right to #13 T.Kershaw thrown to ILS25 PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (#24 D.Dubose) 15 yards from UNI44 to ILS41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q4 14:471st & 10 at opp 41Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete deep left to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at ILS13, for 41 yards to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:47, 1ST DOWN #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt failed (H: #91 N.Pettinger, LS: #52 G.Averbeck)Illinois State 28, Northern Iowa 16
4th quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
Illinois State Punt, 6 plays
14:47PENALTY ILS UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#25 C.Wilson) 15 yards from UNI35 to UNI50. NO PLAY
14:451st & 10 at the 50#38 C.Popp onside kickoff 0 yards to the UNI50, End Of Play
14:451st & 10 at own 30Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short left to #9 R.Crawford thrown to ILS45
14:452nd & 10 at own 30Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS31, for 6 yards to the ILS36 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin)
14:453rd & 4 at own 36Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS41, for 5 yards to the ILS41 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin), 1ST DOWN
14:451st & 10 at own 41Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #5 V.Dawson caught at ILS38, for 4 yards to the ILS45, out of bounds at ILS45 PENALTY ILS Illegal Use Of Hands (#67 J.Pope) 10 yards from ILS41 to ILS31. NO PLAY
14:451st & 20 at own 31Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short middle to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS28, for 1 yard loss to the ILS30 (#2 J.Kriebs)
14:452nd & 21 at own 30Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete deep left to #9 R.Crawford thrown to UNI40
14:453rd & 21 at own 30Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 12 yards gain to the ILS42 (#21 C.Jaworski; #29 T.Langenberg)
11:414th & 9 at own 42#41 H.Futch punt 46 yards to the UNI12 fair catch by #0 J.Roque Jr. at UNI12
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
11:411st & 10 at own 12Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at UNI08, for 3 yards to the UNI15 (#14 M.Kaplan; #1 S.Nkuba II)
11:414th & 9 at own 42Timeout , clock 11:41
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
11:282nd & 7 at own 15Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #1 B.Jackson caught at UNI09, for 3 yards loss to the UNI12 (#46 T.Niekamp; #13 P.Bauer)
11:281st & 10 at opp 12Timeout , clock 11:28
11:283rd & 10 at own 12Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete deep middle to #81 B.Hughston thrown to UNI45 PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (#20 C.Richard Jr.) 15 yards from UNI12 to UNI27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
10:271st & 10 at own 27Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNI18 (#56 G.Steffen)
10:273rd & 10 at own 12Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 10:27
10:272nd & 19 at own 18Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #1 B.Jackson caught at UNI18, for 6 yards to the UNI24 (#4 L.Brown; #1 S.Nkuba II)
10:273rd & 13 at own 24Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete deep right to #13 T.Kershaw thrown to UNI50 QB hurried by #92 T.Jones
8:424th & 13 at own 24#91 N.Pettinger punt 35 yards to the ILS41 fair catch by #13 E.Kasper at ILS41
Illinois State Field goal, 14 plays
8:421st & 10 at own 41Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS43 (#6 R.Crandall; #29 T.Langenberg)
8:422nd & 8 at own 43Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS45 (#29 T.Langenberg)
8:423rd & 6 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS49, for 7 yards to the UNI48 (#47 K.Miller), 1ST DOWN
8:421st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse rush right for 7 yards gain to the UNI41 (#6 R.Crandall), out of bounds
8:422nd & 3 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #13 E.Kasper caught at UNI33, for 8 yards to the UNI33 (#21 C.Jaworski), 1ST DOWN
8:421st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI31 (#55 O.Ostroski; #21 C.Jaworski)
8:422nd & 8 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass incomplete short left thrown to UNI28
8:423rd & 8 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short middle to #11 S.Presson Jr. caught at UNI26, for 9 yards to the UNI22 (#31 E.Schoville), 1ST DOWN
8:421st & 10 at opp 22Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNI21 (#21 C.Jaworski)
8:422nd & 9 at opp 21Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short right to #84 L.Mailander caught at UNI07, for 14 yards to the UNI07, out of bounds at UNI07, 1ST DOWN
8:421st & goal at opp 7Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI04 (#6 R.Crandall; #21 C.Jaworski)
8:422nd & goal at opp 4Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse pass complete short left to #11 S.Presson Jr. caught at UNI05, for 1 yard loss to the UNI05 (#8 J.Cabral-Martin; #33 J.Powers)
2:003rd & goal at opp 5Shotgun #16 T.Rittenhouse sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNI15 (#6 R.Crandall, #47 K.Miller)
2:002nd & goal at opp 4Timeout , clock 02:00
1:534th & goal at opp 15#31 M.Maldonado field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #49 D.Calabrese), clock 01:53Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
1:563rd & 5 at own 5Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 01:56
Northern Iowa Interception, 3 plays
1:531st & 10 at own 35#31 M.Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
1:531st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UNI22 (#44 D.Niekamp)
1:532nd & 14 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short right to #2 A.Price thrown to UNI34
1:173rd & 13 at own 22Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass intercepted by #25 C.Wilson at UNI50 QB hurried by #92 T.Jones #25 C.Wilson return 0 yards to the UNI50 (#84 I.Collins)
Illinois State End of game, 2 plays
1:171st & 10 at the 50Kneel down by #16 T.Rittenhouse at ILS49 for loss of 1 yard
1:172nd & 11 at own 49Kneel down by #16 T.Rittenhouse at ILS47 for loss of 2 yards

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.

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2025Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
2023Northern Iowa 24, Illinois State 21
2022Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
2021Illinois State 17, Northern Iowa 10

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