Game notes: UTEP at Northern Illinois
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Huskie Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UTEP (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at Northern Illinois (0–6, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 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 second meeting; UTEP leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 1996: UTEP 37, Northern Illinois 6.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
UTEP
- UTEP is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–51 at No. 10 Oklahoma; W 51–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 17–52 at No. 19 Michigan; L 7–33 vs. Oregon State; L 7–61 at New Mexico; L 13–30 vs. Nevada; L 11–24 vs. San José State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTEP has lost five straight, since beating Texas Southern 51–10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTEP is No. 136 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scotty Walden is 6–25 in his third season at UTEP and 11–30 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scotty Walden 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.
- Raymond Moore III (QB): 405 passing yards, 2 TD; 428 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Colson (QB): 628 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Bogerty (LB): 42 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, UTEP beat North Texas 20–17.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 UTEP 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 2025, Northern Illinois lost to Kent State 35–31.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 Scotty Walden 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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