Game notes: Nevada at Northern Illinois
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Huskie Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Nevada (2–4, 1–2 in conference) at Northern Illinois (0–6, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Huskie Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 1, 1994: Nevada 35, Northern Illinois 31.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 1994: Nevada 35–31 (at Northern Illinois); 1993: Northern Illinois 46–42 (at Nevada).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Nevada
- Nevada is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–14 vs. Western Kentucky; L 7–20 vs. Montana State; L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee; L 33–36 vs. Air Force; W 30–13 at UTEP; L 17–31 at North Dakota State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nevada is No. 117 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Choate is 8–23 in his third season at Nevada.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Choate faces Northern Illinois as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dominic Kelley (RB): 500 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Herschel Turner (RB): 436 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Smith (LB): 72 tackles, 2.5 sacks, No. 1 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe McFadden is tied with Fernando Serrano (29, 1977–79) for 10th on Nevada’s career field goals list, at 29 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Nevada beat New Mexico 27–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Northern Illinois
- Northern Illinois is 0–6 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–40 at No. 22 Iowa; L 24–28 vs. Illinois State; L 17–42 at Arizona; L 14–35 at Georgia State; L 7–28 vs. Air Force; L 23–41 at Wyoming.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Northern Illinois has lost eight straight, since beating Massachusetts 45–3 (Nov. 12, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Northern Illinois is No. 134 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Rob Harley is 0–6 in his first season at Northern Illinois.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Rob Harley faces Nevada as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Taron Dickens (QB): 1,193 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Telly Johnson Jr. (RB): 439 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jack Murray (LB): 43 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2023, Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 24–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Choate and Rob Harley as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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