Northern Illinois at Wyoming

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Wyoming beat Northern Illinois 41–⁠23. It was their third meeting; Wyoming leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Illinois0–⁠6 in 2026
23
HomeWyoming4–⁠3 in 2026
41

Final at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie65°F, clear, wind 14 mphTV: CW, The CW Network

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois0611623
Wyoming101071441

How the win probability moved

Wyoming favored

Win probability by play: Wyoming 58% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 20 points.

Northern Illinois favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (20 points).

Standouts

Player stats

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Taron Dickens24/4421610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Telly Johnson Jr.16139128
Elijah Porter41807
Taron Dickens811012
Jaidaun Cranford1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
DeAree Rogers1189015
La’Don Bryant466134
Cam Thompson436022
Afy Ibekwe113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brady Kerperin11000
Yassine Falke8000
Avery Jones70.500
Jack Murray7000

Wyoming

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Hughes16/1919600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler Hughes12183453
Markell Holman1480014
Nico Hamilton83108
Landon Sims217111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eric Richardson577040
Kyle Frendt361027
Charlie Coenen220016
Markell Holman317012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jones Thomas8000
Gary Rutherford7110
Ethan Stuhlsatz6000
Kevin Sjogren5110
Steven Perez4110
Ja’Quan Redfern3110
Tanielu Maafala-Barbasa1110

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

Team stats

Northern IllinoisWyoming
392Total yards510
216Passing yards196
176Rushing yards314
4.9Yards per pass10.3
6.1Yards per rush7.7
21First downs25
4–⁠14Third downs5–⁠9
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
8–⁠90Penalties3–⁠23
29:55Possession30:05
0Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

Northern IllinoisWyoming
35%Success rate56%
0.14EPA per play0.31
1.45Explosiveness1.21
0.58Rushing EPA0.30
−0.05Passing EPA0.66
31%Passing-down success39%
−0.03First-down EPA0.23
0.10Second-down EPA0.41
0.55Third-down EPA0.88
3%Havoc by its defense15%

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)

Wyoming 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Wyoming −7, over/under 42.5.

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 Wyoming 71%, Northern Illinois 29%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Wyoming end zoneNorthern Illinois end zoneQ1 WyomingField goal, 10 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 WyomingTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 WyomingPunt, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 12 playsQ2 WyomingTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 16 playsQ2 WyomingPunt, 6 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 WyomingField goal, 3 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ3 WyomingTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 WyomingTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 WyomingTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 WyomingTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 WyomingResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Wyoming drives left to right, Northern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 WyomingField goal, 10 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 57 yards
  3. Q1 WyomingTouchdown, 4 plays, 82 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 70 yards
  5. Q1 WyomingPunt, 4 plays, 76 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisField goal, 12 plays, 16 yards
  7. Q2 WyomingTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 16 plays, 10 yards
  9. Q2 WyomingPunt, 6 plays, 55 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 31 yards
  11. Q2 WyomingField goal, 3 plays, −6 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 10 yards
  13. Q3 WyomingTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q3 WyomingTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 51 yards
  17. Q4 WyomingTouchdown, 12 plays, 76 yards
  18. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q4 WyomingTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q4 WyomingResult not recorded, 2 plays, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Wyoming 10, Northern Illinois 0
Wyoming Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the WYO00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 2 yards gain to the WYO27 (#25 B.Kerperin; #44 J.Murray)
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WYO28 (#25 B.Kerperin)
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #83 K.Frendt caught at WYO41, for 13 yards to the WYO41, out of bounds at WYO41, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 41Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short left to #2 E.Richardson caught at WYO50, for 9 yards to the WYO50 (#3 L.Lindo)
15:002nd & 1 at the 50Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 9 yards gain to the NIU41 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 41Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short left to #2 E.Richardson caught at NIU42, for 4 yards to the NIU37 (#2 A.Jones; #16 K.Conyers)
15:002nd & 6 at opp 37Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass incomplete short middle to #19 C.Coenen thrown to NIU34 PENALTY NIU Roughing The Passer 15 yards from NIU37 to NIU22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
15:001st & 10 at opp 22Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush left for 1 yard loss to the NIU23 (#9 D.Reynolds; #2 A.Jones)
15:002nd & 11 at opp 23Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU22 (#0 M.Canion; #11 A.Washington)
15:003rd & 10 at opp 22Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short left to #8 M.Holman caught at NIU23, for 3 yards to the NIU19 (#9 D.Reynolds; #25 B.Kerperin)
9:204th & 7 at opp 19#47 E.Sandvik field goal attempt from 37 yards GOOD (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry), clock 09:20Wyoming 3, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:201st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
9:201st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #0 L.Bryant thrown to WYO39
9:202nd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU32 (#42 E.Stuhlsatz)
9:203rd & 3 at own 32Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU39, for 9 yards to the NIU41 (#9 D.Miller) PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU32 to NIU17. NO PLAY
9:203rd & 13 at own 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU22, for 10 yards to the NIU32 (#26 G.Rutherford)
7:344th & 3 at own 32#36 J.Ference punt 50 yards to the WYO18 fair catch by #19 C.Coenen at WYO18
Wyoming Touchdown, 4 plays
7:341st & 10 at own 18Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 6 yards gain to the WYO24 (#44 J.Murray)
7:342nd & 4 at own 24Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush left for 11 yards gain to the WYO35 (#5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
7:341st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush left for 12 yards gain to the WYO47 (#44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
5:391st & 10 at own 47Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 53 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:39, 1ST DOWN #47 E.Sandvik kick attempt good (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry)Wyoming 10, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
5:391st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush left for 8 yards gain to the NIU33 (#23 J.Thomas)
5:392nd & 2 at own 33Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU38 (#23 J.Thomas; #42 E.Stuhlsatz), 1ST DOWN
5:391st & 10 at own 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right thrown to NIU38 broken up by #23 J.Thomas
5:392nd & 10 at own 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU41, for 2 yards to the NIU40 (#0 T.Shamsid-Deen)
5:393rd & 8 at own 40Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #7 C.Thompson thrown to WYO44
3:424th & 8 at own 40#36 J.Ference punt 55 yards to the WYO05 #19 C.Coenen return 0 yards to the WYO05 (#24 E.Porter)
Wyoming Punt, 4 plays
3:421st & 10 at own 5Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush right for 15 yards gain to the WYO20 (#31 C.Smith III), 1ST DOWN
3:421st & 10 at own 20Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass incomplete short right to #2 E.Richardson thrown to WYO29
3:422nd & 10 at own 20Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WYO21 (#44 J.Murray; #93 F.Omotoso)
3:423rd & 9 at own 21Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short middle to #19 C.Coenen caught at WYO25, for 4 yards to the WYO25 (#31 C.Smith III)
1:244th & 5 at own 25#18 B.Edmiston, Jr. punt 56 yards to the NIU19
Northern Illinois Field goal, 12 plays
1:241st & 10 at own 19Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #19 K.McInerney thrown to NIU24
1:242nd & 10 at own 19Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 12 yards gain to the NIU31 (#90 C.Brook), 1ST DOWN
1:241st & 10 at own 31Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 26 yards gain to the WYO43 (#23 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
1:241st & 10 at opp 43Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 0 yards to the WYO43 fumbled by #24 E.Porter at WYO45 recovered by NIU #45 T.Johnson Jr. at WYO45 (#26 G.Rutherford)
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 43Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #6 A.Ibekwe thrown to WYO15
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 43Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at WYO40, for 6 yards to the WYO37 (#23 J.Thomas; #42 E.Stuhlsatz)
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 37Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO32, for 5 yards to the WYO32 (#1 D.Hearns), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 8 yards gain (8) to the WYO24 (#5 B.Cheek) PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from WYO24 to WYO34
Q2 15:001st & 12 at opp 34Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #24 E.Porter thrown to WYO39
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 34Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep left to #7 C.Thompson caught at WYO03, for 31 yards to the WYO03, out of bounds at WYO03 PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from WYO34 to WYO44. NO PLAY
Q2 15:002nd & 22 at opp 44Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WYO37 (#42 E.Stuhlsatz)
Q2 12:203rd & 15 at opp 37Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at WYO27, for 10 yards to the WYO27 (#0 T.Shamsid-Deen)
Q2 12:202nd & 22 at opp 44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:20
Q2 11:334th & 5 at opp 27#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 44 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 11:33Wyoming 10, Northern Illinois 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Wyoming 20, Northern Illinois 6
Wyoming Touchdown, 4 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the WYO00, Touchback
11:331st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush left for 27 yards gain to the NIU48 (#30 A.Ellis), 1ST DOWN
11:331st & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU42 (#16 K.Conyers)
11:332nd & 4 at opp 42Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #2 E.Richardson caught at NIU44, for 18 yards to the NIU24 (#5 Y.Falke; #30 A.Ellis), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & 10 at opp 24Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush right for 24 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:35, 1ST DOWN #47 E.Sandvik kick attempt good (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry)Wyoming 17, Northern Illinois 3
Northern Illinois Field goal, 16 plays
9:351st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
9:351st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU28 (#26 G.Rutherford; #44 J.Redfern)
9:352nd & 7 at own 28Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU31 (#26 G.Rutherford; #55 K.Sjogren)
9:353rd & 4 at own 31Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU36, for 5 yards to the NIU36 (#9 D.Miller), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & 10 at own 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #14 J.Macon thrown to NIU40
9:352nd & 10 at own 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 12 yards gain to the NIU48 (#26 G.Rutherford; #42 E.Stuhlsatz), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & 10 at own 48Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at NIU48, for 0 yards to the NIU48 (#34 S.Perez)
9:352nd & 10 at own 48Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 2 yards gain to the NIU50 (#11 E.Bogar)
9:353rd & 8 at the 50Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #6 A.Ibekwe caught at WYO37, for 13 yards to the WYO37 (#25 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #9 G.Dimopoulos thrown to WYO34
9:352nd & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO23, for 15 yards to the WYO22 (#2 T.Franklin, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & 10 at opp 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #9 G.Dimopoulos caught at WYO15, for 9 yards to the WYO13 (#25 T.Williams)
9:352nd & 1 at opp 13Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WYO09 (#55 K.Sjogren), 1ST DOWN
9:351st & goal at opp 9Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO09, for 4 yards to the WYO05 (#2 T.Franklin, Jr.; #23 J.Thomas)
9:352nd & goal at opp 5Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #84 G.Weber thrown to WYO07 broken up by #23 J.Thomas
9:353rd & goal at opp 5Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. thrown to WYO03
2:414th & goal at opp 5#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 02:41Wyoming 17, Northern Illinois 6
Wyoming Punt, 6 plays
2:411st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the WYO00, Touchback
2:411st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short left to #89 J.Wilson caught at WYO21, for 9 yards to the WYO34 (#5 Y.Falke)
2:412nd & 1 at own 34Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 4 yards gain to the WYO38 (#44 J.Murray; #0 M.Canion), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 38Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #8 M.Holman caught at WYO36, for 12 yards to the WYO50 (#30 A.Ellis), 1ST DOWN
2:002nd & 1 at own 34Timeout Wyoming, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at the 50Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 2 yards loss to the WYO48 (#92 J.McGhee)
2:002nd & 12 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass incomplete deep right to #19 C.Coenen thrown to NIU21
2:003rd & 12 at own 48Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #8 M.Holman caught at WYO47, for 2 yards to the WYO50 (#3 L.Lindo; #25 B.Kerperin) PENALTY WYO Illegal Formation declined
2:004th & 10 at the 50#18 B.Edmiston, Jr. punt 50 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 20Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU24, for 4 yards to the NIU24, out of bounds at NIU24
2:002nd & 6 at own 24Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU17 (#44 J.Redfern)
0:523rd & 13 at own 17Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 11 yards gain to the NIU28 (#5 B.Cheek)
0:522nd & 6 at opp 24Timeout Wyoming, clock 00:52
0:304th & 2 at own 28#36 J.Ference punt 47 yards to the WYO25 #19 C.Coenen return 24 yards to the WYO49 (#44 J.Murray)
0:473rd & 13 at opp 17Timeout Wyoming, clock 00:47
Wyoming Field goal, 3 plays
0:471st & 10 at own 49Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short middle to #4 K.Washom caught at NIU45, for 8 yards to the NIU43 (#25 B.Kerperin)
0:472nd & 2 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 37 yards gain to the NIU06 (#30 A.Ellis), 1ST DOWN
0:031st & goal at opp 6#47 E.Sandvik field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry), clock 00:00Wyoming 20, Northern Illinois 6
0:032nd & 2 at own 43Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:03
3rd quarter4 drives, then Wyoming 27, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 28 yards gain to the WYO47 (#22 J.DaCosta), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WYO43 (#26 G.Rutherford; #11 E.Bogar)
15:002nd & 6 at opp 43Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO37, for 10 yards to the WYO33 (#23 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO33, for 4 yards to the WYO29 (#44 J.Redfern)
15:002nd & 6 at opp 29Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #7 C.Thompson thrown to WYO16
15:003rd & 6 at opp 29Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #7 C.Thompson thrown to WYO02
12:584th & 6 at opp 29#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 12:58Wyoming 20, Northern Illinois 9
Wyoming Touchdown, 5 plays
12:581st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the WYO00, Touchback
12:581st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WYO27 (#25 B.Kerperin)
12:582nd & 8 at own 27Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete deep right to #2 E.Richardson caught at NIU37, for 40 yards to the NIU33 (#3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
12:581st & 10 at opp 33Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU33 (#5 Y.Falke; #90 K.Sneed)
12:582nd & 10 at opp 33Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #83 K.Frendt caught at NIU22, for 27 yards to the NIU06 (#5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NIU Holding declined
10:251st & goal at opp 6Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:25 #47 E.Sandvik kick attempt good (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry)Wyoming 27, Northern Illinois 9
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 14 plays
10:251st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
10:251st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 8 yards gain to the NIU33 (#53 T.Seeds)
10:252nd & 2 at own 33Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush right for 7 yards gain to the NIU40 (#9 D.Miller), 1ST DOWN
10:251st & 10 at own 40Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #6 A.Ibekwe thrown to WYO50
10:252nd & 10 at own 40Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 13 yards gain to the WYO47 (#53 T.Seeds), 1ST DOWN
10:251st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the WYO46 (#34 S.Perez)
10:252nd & 9 at opp 46Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO47, for 6 yards to the WYO40 (#9 D.Miller) PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from WYO40 to WYO50
10:252nd & 13 at the 50Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #24 E.Porter thrown to WYO15
10:253rd & 13 at the 50Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #7 C.Thompson caught at WYO37, for 22 yards to the WYO28 (#22 J.DaCosta), 1ST DOWN
10:251st & 10 at opp 28Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WYO27 (#90 C.Brook)
10:252nd & 9 at opp 27Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at WYO28, for 1 yard loss to the WYO28 (#90 C.Brook)
10:253rd & 10 at opp 28Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at WYO20, for 16 yards to the WYO12 (#23 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
10:251st & 10 at opp 12Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 5 yards gain to the WYO07 (#11 E.Bogar; #22 J.DaCosta) PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from WYO12 to WYO22. NO PLAY
10:251st & 20 at opp 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #7 C.Thompson thrown to WYO00
10:252nd & 20 at opp 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO22, for 5 yards to the WYO17 (#34 S.Perez; #55 K.Sjogren) PENALTY WYO Personal Foul 9 yards from WYO17 to WYO08, 1ST DOWN
10:251st & goal at opp 8Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at WYO04, for 4 yards to the WYO04 (#25 T.Williams) PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass 5 yards from WYO08 to WYO13. NO PLAY
3:581st & goal at opp 13Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 13 yards gain to the WYO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:58. The previous play is under automatic review - “Runner was out of bounds”. CALL UPHELD #9 G.Dimopoulos rush attempt SuccessfulWyoming 27, Northern Illinois 17
Wyoming Touchdown, 8 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the WYO00, Touchback
3:581st & 10 at own 25PENALTY WYO False Start 5 yards from WYO25 to WYO20. NO PLAY
3:581st & 15 at own 20Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass incomplete short right to #89 J.Wilson thrown to WYO38 PENALTY NIU Roughing The Passer 15 yards from WYO20 to WYO35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3:581st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 14 yards gain to the WYO49 (#25 B.Kerperin; #12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
3:581st & 10 at own 49Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU47 (#90 K.Sneed)
3:582nd & 6 at opp 47Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU45 (#87 M.Cook)
3:583rd & 4 at opp 45Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete deep right to #83 K.Frendt caught at NIU25, for 21 yards to the NIU24 (#14 M.Armstrong), 1ST DOWN
3:581st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #21 N.Hamilton caught at NIU28, for 4 yards to the NIU20 (#14 M.Armstrong)
3:582nd & 6 at opp 20Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU14 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
3:581st & 10 at opp 14Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU11 (#90 K.Sneed; #5 Y.Falke)
Q4 14:542nd & 7 at opp 11Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush right for 11 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:54, 1ST DOWN #47 E.Sandvik kick attempt good (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry)Wyoming 34, Northern Illinois 17
4th quarter6 drives, then Wyoming 41, Northern Illinois 23
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU20 (#26 G.Rutherford)
14:542nd & 15 at own 20Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU26 (#42 E.Stuhlsatz; #53 T.Seeds)
14:543rd & 9 at own 26Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #9 G.Dimopoulos thrown to WYO28
13:264th & 9 at own 26#36 J.Ference punt 50 yards to the WYO24 fair catch by #19 C.Coenen at WYO24
Wyoming Touchdown, 12 plays
13:261st & 10 at own 24Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WYO26 (#25 B.Kerperin)
13:262nd & 8 at own 26Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short left to #2 E.Richardson caught at WYO24, for 6 yards to the WYO32 (#2 A.Jones; #16 K.Conyers)
13:263rd & 2 at own 32Shotgun #6 T.Hughes rush right for 7 yards gain to the WYO39 (#3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
13:261st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass incomplete deep right to #19 C.Coenen thrown to NIU19
13:262nd & 10 at own 39Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 8 yards gain to the WYO47 (#2 A.Jones; #20 M.Washington, Jr.)
13:263rd & 2 at own 47Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WYO50 (#2 A.Jones; #5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
13:261st & 10 at the 50Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #19 C.Coenen caught at NIU34, for 16 yards to the NIU34 (#9 D.Reynolds), 1ST DOWN
13:261st & 10 at opp 34Shotgun #14 L.Sims rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU28 (#30 A.Ellis)
13:262nd & 4 at opp 28Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush left for 8 yards gain to the NIU20 (#25 B.Kerperin; #16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
13:261st & 10 at opp 20Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU15 (#5 Y.Falke; #12 A.Warren)
13:262nd & 5 at opp 15Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU11 (#55 J.Bellamy; #25 B.Kerperin)
6:483rd & 1 at opp 11Shotgun #14 L.Sims rush left for 11 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:48, 1ST DOWN #47 E.Sandvik kick attempt good (H: #43 G.Helm, LS: #49 N.Curry)Wyoming 41, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 35#47 E.Sandvik kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
6:481st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU30, for 6 yards to the NIU31 (#2 T.Franklin, Jr.)
6:482nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #1 D.Rogers thrown to NIU47 broken up by #23 J.Thomas
6:483rd & 4 at own 31Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU29 (#34 S.Perez)
6:484th & 6 at own 29Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU37, for 15 yards to the NIU44 (#2 T.Franklin, Jr.; #22 J.DaCosta), 1ST DOWN
6:481st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #4 K.Lewis caught at NIU47, for 4 yards to the NIU48 (#23 J.Thomas)
6:482nd & 6 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at WYO45, for 7 yards to the WYO45 (#9 D.Miller), 1ST DOWN
6:481st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 11 yards gain to the WYO34 (#55 K.Sjogren), 1ST DOWN
3:531st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep right to #0 L.Bryant caught at WYO01, for 34 yards to the WYO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:53, 1ST DOWN #5 T.Dickens pass attempt failedWyoming 41, Northern Illinois 23
Wyoming Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 35#39 R.Short onside kickoff 15 yards to the NIU50, End Of Play
3:521st & 10 at the 50Shotgun #21 N.Hamilton rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU47 (#25 B.Kerperin)
3:522nd & 7 at opp 47Shotgun #20 J.Lawrence rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU41 (#2 A.Jones)
3:523rd & 1 at opp 41Shotgun #20 J.Lawrence rush left for 0 yards to the NIU41 (#2 A.Jones; #0 M.Canion)
2:084th & 1 at opp 41Shotgun #7 M.Drube rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU41 (#44 J.Murray), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
2:093rd & 1 at own 41Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:09
Northern Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays
2:091st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to WYO20
2:092nd & 10 at own 41Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to NIU48 PENALTY WYO Pass Interference 9 yards from NIU41 to NIU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:571st & 10 at the 50Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU48 (#50 T.Maafala-Barbasa)
1:572nd & 10 at own 41Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:57
1:572nd & 12 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #1 D.Rogers thrown to WYO42
1:573rd & 12 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU40 (#55 K.Sjogren)
1:144th & 20 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to WYO20, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
1:223rd & 12 at own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:22
Wyoming Result not recorded, 2 plays
1:221st & 10 at opp 40Kneel down by #7 M.Drube at NIU42 for loss of 2 yards
1:222nd & 12 at opp 42Kneel down by #7 M.Drube at NIU43 for loss of 1 yard

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Wyoming leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2026Wyoming 41, Northern Illinois 23
2021Wyoming 50, Northern Illinois 43
2016Wyoming 40, Northern Illinois 34

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