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Illinois State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 28–⁠21. It was their 24th meeting; Northern Iowa leads the series 14–⁠10.

AwayIllinois State5–⁠2 in 2026
21
HomeNorthern Iowa3–⁠3 in 2026
28

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,016

Official
Timothy DuffyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State707721
Northern Iowa7147028

Standouts

  • PassingJaxon Dailey13 of 17, 217 yards, 2 TDNorthern Iowa
  • RushingXavier Terrell8 carries, 80 yards, 1 TDNorthern Iowa
  • ReceivingDylan Lord12 catches, 88 yards, 1 TDIllinois State
  • DefenseTye Niekamp9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossIllinois State

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gage Roy24/3919320
Beckham Pellant6/83500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler Lofton1472013
Chase Kwiatkowski423014
Anthony Hall319015
Victor Dawson41319
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dylan Lord1288119
Alex Herrera343126
Ethan Loss428017
Tyler Lofton322010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tye Niekamp9110
Jordan Coleman6000
Solomon Oduma6000
Key Crowell6000
Ben Harman1110

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaxon Dailey13/1721720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Terrell880143
Jaxon Dailey1044128
Ben Gordon441027
Christian Collins523012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taj Hughes380068
Jaiden Ellis-Lahey150050
Kaleb Diers239022
Kai Black225118
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
John Powers12000
Jordan McClom8000
Isaiah Pinks8000
Anthony Isley7000

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

Team stats

Illinois StateNorthern Iowa
347Total yards416
228Passing yards217
119Rushing yards199
4.9Yards per pass12.8
3.8Yards per rush5.9
26First downs18
9–⁠17Third downs5–⁠9
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers0
8–⁠73Penalties10–⁠80
30:57Possession29:03
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Illinois StateNorthern Iowa
48%Success rate51%
0.03EPA per play0.40
0.88Explosiveness1.46
−0.08Rushing EPA0.22
0.08Passing EPA0.62
38%Passing-down success36%
9%Havoc by its defense13%

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 76% to win. Northern Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Illinois State −19.5, over/under 58.5.

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 Illinois State 91%, Northern Iowa 9%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Iowa end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Illinois StateFumble, 13 playsQ2 Northern IowaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 16 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaMissed FG, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 17 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, −36 yards
  5. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 84 yards
  6. Q2 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 27 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 plays, 81 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StateFumble, 13 plays, 52 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IowaEnd of half, 1 play, 2 yards
  10. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 16 plays, 89 yards
  11. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 52 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 74 yards
  14. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 87 yards
  15. Q4 Northern IowaMissed FG, 8 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q4 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 17 plays, 52 yards
  17. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 32 yards
  18. Q4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 45 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IowaEnd of game, 4 plays, 47 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Tied at 7
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #22 C.Collins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI28 (#46 T.Niekamp; #6 S.Oduma)
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Shotgun #14 B.Gordon rush left for 6 yards gain to the UNI34 (#6 S.Oduma), out of bounds
15:003rd & 1 at own 34#43 M.Bormann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI37 (#6 S.Oduma; #3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 37#15 J.Dailey rush left for 7 yards gain to the UNI44 (#6 S.Oduma)
15:002nd & 3 at own 44Shotgun #5 X.Terrell rush right for 9 yards gain to the ILS47 (#3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #16 C.Courtney thrown to ILS35 broken up by #92 T.Jones
15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 8 yards gain to the ILS39 (#14 M.Kaplan; #46 T.Niekamp)
15:003rd & 2 at opp 39#15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #83 K.Diers caught at ILS31, for 22 yards to the ILS17 (#8 D.Dubose), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 17#22 C.Collins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS14 (#76 V.Garcia)
15:002nd & 7 at opp 14Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #14 B.Gordon caught at ILS14, for 8 yards to the ILS06 (#13 J.Oliver), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:501st & goal at opp 6#15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #2 A.Price caught at ILS00, for 6 yards to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:50 #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski)Northern Iowa 7, Illinois State 0
Illinois State Touchdown, 11 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 35#0 M.Bartachek kickoff 65 yards to the ILS00 #28 C.Taylor return 20 yards to the ILS20 (#24 A.Vaughn)
8:451st & 10 at own 20Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 6 yards gain to the ILS26 (#1 J.McClom)
8:452nd & 4 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 11 yards gain to the ILS37 (#10 K.Miller; #36 B.McShane), 1ST DOWN
8:451st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ILS41 (#10 K.Miller; #35 A.Isley)
8:452nd & 6 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #27 T.Lofton caught at ILS38, for 8 yards to the ILS49 (#33 J.Powers; #3 M.Toms), 1ST DOWN
8:451st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #1 I.Willis caught at UNI49, for 4 yards to the UNI47 (#5 J.Pettus; #10 K.Miller)
8:452nd & 6 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #32 A.Hall caught at UNI43, for 5 yards to the UNI42 (#10 K.Miller)
8:453rd & 1 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNI38 (#35 A.Isley; #33 J.Powers), 1ST DOWN
8:451st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #27 T.Lofton caught at UNI38, for 4 yards to the UNI34 (#8 I.Pinks; #36 B.McShane)
8:452nd & 6 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNI28 (#1 J.McClom; #36 B.McShane), 1ST DOWN
8:451st & 10 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 14 yards gain to the UNI14 (#3 M.Toms), 1ST DOWN
3:251st & 10 at opp 14Dylan Lord 14 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)Tied at 7
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
3:251st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #17 K.Black thrown to UNI35 QB hurried by #91 B.Harman, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (#3 J.Coleman) 10 yards from UNI25 to UNI35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3:251st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #25 T.Hughes rush right for 7 yards gain to the UNI42 (#3 J.Coleman; #6 S.Oduma)
3:252nd & 3 at own 42#43 M.Bormann rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNI46 (#44 D.Niekamp; #46 T.Niekamp), 1ST DOWN
3:251st & 10 at own 46Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS48 (#46 T.Niekamp; #10 K.Crowell)
3:252nd & 4 at opp 48#15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #42 Z.Mehmert caught at ILS48, for 0 yards to the ILS48 (#46 T.Niekamp)
3:253rd & 4 at opp 48Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #17 K.Black caught at ILS33, for 18 yards to the ILS30 (#4 L.Brown), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 30Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush left for 2 yards gain to the ILS28 (#46 T.Niekamp), out of bounds
Q2 14:112nd & 8 at opp 28Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 28 yards gain to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:11, 1ST DOWN #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski) #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski) PENALTY #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski) PENALTY ILS Offside declinedNorthern Iowa 14, Illinois State 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Northern Iowa 21, Illinois State 7
Illinois State Punt, 6 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 35#0 M.Bartachek kickoff 60 yards to the ILS05 #28 C.Taylor return 37 yards to the ILS42 (#0 M.Bartachek; #26 E.Hoyt)
14:041st & 10 at own 42Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS48 (#9 G.Blalock; #36 B.McShane)
14:042nd & 4 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI49 (#5 J.Pettus)
14:043rd & 1 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI47 (#33 J.Powers; #92 J.Stortz), 1ST DOWN
14:041st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI45 (#56 A.Salow; #10 K.Miller)
14:042nd & 8 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep left to #1 I.Willis thrown to UNI15
14:043rd & 8 at opp 45Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep right to #19 E.Loss thrown to UNI10
11:334th & 8 at opp 45#41 H.Futch punt 34 yards to the UNI11 fair catch by #80 S.Koller at UNI11 PENALTY UNI Holding (#8 I.Pinks) 5 yards from UNI11 to UNI06
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 6Shotgun #5 X.Terrell rush right for 8 yards gain to the UNI14 (#10 K.Crowell; #22 N.Espinoza)
11:332nd & 2 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush left for 1 yard gain to the UNI15 (#22 N.Espinoza; #44 D.Niekamp)
11:333rd & 1 at own 15No Huddle #43 M.Bormann rush middle for 0 yards to the UNI15 (#98 L.Jellison; #92 T.Jones)
11:334th & 1 at own 15PENALTY UNI Delay Of Game 5 yards from UNI15 to UNI10. NO PLAY
9:304th & 6 at own 10#2 L.Gregory punt 36 yards to the UNI46 fair catch by #4 D.Lord at UNI46
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:301st & 10 at opp 46Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI44 (#41 C.Wade; #33 J.Powers)
9:304th & 6 at own 10Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 09:30
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:302nd & 8 at opp 44Shotgun #8 B.Pellant rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNI42, out of bounds at UNI42
9:303rd & 6 at opp 42Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #1 I.Willis thrown to UNI15 QB hurried by #36 B.McShane PENALTY UNI Pass Interference (#8 I.Pinks) 15 yards from UNI42 to UNI27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
9:301st & 10 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI25 (#33 J.Powers; #5 J.Pettus)
9:302nd & 8 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Lord thrown to UNI00
9:303rd & 8 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #13 A.Herrera caught at UNI25, for 6 yards to the UNI19 (#33 J.Powers; #56 A.Salow)
6:554th & 2 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #7 N.True thrown to UNI15 broken up by #36 B.McShane QB hurried by #40 F.Reisz and #10 K.Miller, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 6 plays
6:551st & 10 at own 19Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short left to #16 C.Courtney thrown to UNI31
6:552nd & 10 at own 19Shotgun #14 B.Gordon rush left for 4 yards gain to the UNI23 (#22 N.Espinoza)
6:553rd & 6 at own 23Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #6 J.Ellis-Lahey thrown to UNI35 QB hurried by #91 B.Harman, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (#8 D.Dubose) 15 yards from UNI23 to UNI38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
6:173rd & 6 at opp 23Timeout Illinois State, clock 06:17
6:171st & 10 at own 38Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #14 B.Gordon caught at UNI32, for 5 yards to the UNI43 (#22 N.Espinoza), out of bounds
6:172nd & 5 at own 43Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #4 T.Norman thrown to ILS48
6:173rd & 5 at own 43Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete deep left to #6 J.Ellis-Lahey caught at ILS28, for 50 yards to the ILS07 (#10 K.Crowell), 1ST DOWN
4:331st & goal at opp 7Kai Black 7 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick)Northern Iowa 21, Illinois State 7
Illinois State Fumble, 13 plays
4:331st & 10 at own 35#0 M.Bartachek kickoff 65 yards to the ILS00, Touchback
4:331st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short right to #3 M.Gary caught at ILS32, for 7 yards to the ILS32, out of bounds at ILS32
4:332nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ILS36 (#1 J.McClom; #24 A.Vaughn), 1ST DOWN
4:331st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 4 yards gain to the ILS40 (#44 A.Ramazani; #33 J.Powers)
4:332nd & 6 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #15 C.Kwiatkowski thrown to ILS45
4:333rd & 6 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS40, for 9 yards to the ILS49 (#8 I.Pinks), 1ST DOWN
4:331st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNI44, End Of Play
2:002nd & 3 at opp 44Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #19 E.Loss caught at UNI40, for 5 yards to the UNI39 (#3 M.Toms), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 49Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI35, for 3 yards to the UNI36 (#8 I.Pinks)
2:002nd & 7 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI31, for 6 yards to the UNI30 (#8 I.Pinks), out of bounds
2:003rd & 1 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 13 yards gain to the UNI17 (#1 J.McClom; #24 A.Vaughn), 1ST DOWN
0:463rd & 1 at own 30Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 00:46
0:461st & 10 at opp 17Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short left to #3 M.Gary thrown to UNI00
0:462nd & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #19 E.Loss caught at UNI12, for 5 yards to the UNI12, End Of Play
0:333rd & 5 at opp 12PENALTY ILS False Start (#68 L.Woodard) 5 yards from UNI12 to UNI17. NO PLAY
0:332nd & 10 at opp 17Timeout Illinois State, clock 00:33
0:293rd & 10 at opp 17Shotgun #8 B.Pellant rush left for 6 yards loss to the UNI23 fumbled by #8 B.Pellant at UNI23 recovered by UNI #41 C.Wade at UNI23, End Of Play
Northern Iowa End of half, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at own 23#22 C.Collins rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UNI35 (#14 M.Kaplan; #3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
0:241st & 10 at own 23Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short left to #6 J.Ellis-Lahey thrown to UNI45 broken up by #14 M.Kaplan QB hurried by #91 B.Harman PENALTY UNI Holding (#18 B.McCullough) 10 yards from UNI35 to UNI25. NO PLAY
3rd quarter5 drives, then Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 14
Illinois State Touchdown, 16 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 35#38 B.Pankratz kickoff 64 yards to the ILS01 #28 C.Taylor return 16 yards to the ILS17 (#51 B.Johnson) PENALTY ILS Illegal Block in Back declined ILS Holding (#14 M.Kaplan) 8 yards from ILS16 to ILS08
15:001st & 10 at own 8Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS10 (#56 A.Salow; #10 K.Miller)
15:002nd & 8 at own 10No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short middle to #18 S.Gavric thrown to ILS15 broken up by #4 J.Young
15:003rd & 8 at own 10No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #13 A.Herrera caught at ILS21, for 11 yards to the ILS21 (#33 J.Powers; #35 A.Isley), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ILS20 (#92 J.Stortz; #44 A.Ramazani)
15:002nd & 11 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #18 S.Gavric caught at ILS25, for 8 yards to the ILS28 (#3 M.Toms)
15:003rd & 3 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #3 M.Gary caught at ILS30, for 4 yards to the ILS32 fumbled by #3 M.Gary at ILS32, out of bounds at ILS32, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #5 V.Dawson caught at ILS25, for 3 yards to the ILS35 (#37 T.Cooreman)
15:002nd & 7 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS38, for 7 yards to the ILS42 (#37 T.Cooreman; #36 B.McShane), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS45 (#44 A.Ramazani)
15:002nd & 7 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right thrown to UNI50 QB hurried by #41 C.Wade PENALTY UNI Illegal Substitution 5 yards from ILS45 to ILS50. NO PLAY
15:002nd & 2 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #4 D.Lord thrown to UNI48
15:003rd & 2 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI46, for 4 yards to the UNI46 (#8 I.Pinks), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI46, for 1 yard to the UNI45 (#8 I.Pinks; #33 J.Powers)
15:002nd & 9 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #27 T.Lofton caught at UNI46, for 10 yards to the UNI35 (#3 M.Toms), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #18 S.Gavric caught at UNI24, for 11 yards to the UNI24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 15 yards gain to the UNI09 (#1 J.McClom), 1ST DOWN
7:301st & goal at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 9 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:30 #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)Northern Iowa 21, Illinois State 14
7:301st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
7:30Timeout Illinois State, clock 07:30
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 3 plays
7:301st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #14 B.Gordon rush left for 27 yards gain to the ILS48 (#3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
7:30Timeout Illinois State, clock 07:30
7:301st & 10 at opp 48#22 C.Collins rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ILS43 (#10 K.Crowell; #3 J.Coleman)
5:482nd & 5 at opp 43#5 X.Terrell rush middle for 43 yards gain to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:48, 1ST DOWN #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski)Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 14
7:301st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #14 B.Gordon rush left for 27 yards gain to the ILS48 fumbled by #14 B.Gordon at ILS48 forced by #3 J.Coleman recovered by UNI #14 B.Gordon at ILS48, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
5:481st & 10 at own 35#38 B.Pankratz kickoff 65 yards to the ILS00, Touchback
5:481st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #24 A.Rockford caught at ILS30, for 5 yards to the ILS30 (#35 A.Isley)
5:482nd & 5 at own 30Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ILS34 (#36 B.McShane)
5:483rd & 1 at own 34Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush middle for 0 yards to the ILS34 (#33 J.Powers; #35 A.Isley)
3:554th & 1 at own 34#41 H.Futch punt 48 yards to the UNI18 #80 S.Koller return 5 yards to the UNI23 (#22 N.Espinoza), out of bounds
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:551st & 10 at own 23Shotgun #22 C.Collins rush middle for 0 yards to the UNI23 (#51 W.Boals)
3:552nd & 10 at own 23Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #25 T.Hughes caught at UNI30, for 68 yards to the ILS09 (#10 K.Crowell), 1ST DOWN
3:551st & goal at opp 9Shotgun #14 B.Gordon rush left for 4 yards gain to the ILS05 (#4 L.Brown), out of bounds
3:552nd & goal at opp 5Shotgun #5 X.Terrell rush left for 0 yards to the ILS05 (#44 D.Niekamp; #14 M.Kaplan)
3:553rd & goal at opp 5Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #5 X.Terrell caught at ILS08, for 4 yards to the ILS01 (#8 D.Dubose), out of bounds
0:144th & goal at opp 1#43 M.Bormann rush left for 2 yards loss to the ILS03 (#92 T.Jones), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:183rd & goal at opp 5Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 00:18
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
0:181st & 10 at own 3Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILS05 (#1 J.McClom; #35 A.Isley)
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 5Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS11 (#40 F.Reisz; #1 J.McClom)
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 11No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ILS10 (#40 F.Reisz; #5 J.Pettus)
Q4 13:414th & 3 at own 10#41 H.Futch punt 55 yards to the UNI35, out of bounds at UNI35
4th quarter7 drives, then Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
Northern Iowa Missed FG, 8 plays
13:411st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short left to #83 K.Diers caught at UNI48, for 17 yards to the ILS48 (#8 D.Dubose), 1ST DOWN
13:414th & 3 at own 10Timeout Illinois State, clock 13:41
Northern Iowa Missed FG, 8 plays
13:411st & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush right for 1 yard gain to the ILS47 (#22 N.Espinoza; #44 D.Niekamp)
13:412nd & 9 at opp 47Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UNI48 (#91 B.Harman)
13:413rd & 14 at own 48Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete deep left to #18 B.McCullough thrown to ILS30, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ILS Personal Foul (#91 B.Harman) 15 yards from UNI48 to ILS37, 1ST DOWN
13:411st & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #5 X.Terrell rush right for 0 yards to the ILS37 (#10 K.Crowell)
13:412nd & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ILS36 (#26 J.Thomas) PENALTY UNI Holding (#76 B.Kuehnast) 10 yards from ILS37 to ILS47. NO PLAY
13:412nd & 20 at opp 47Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #25 T.Hughes caught at ILS40, for 6 yards to the ILS41 (#92 T.Jones)
13:413rd & 14 at opp 41Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short right to #25 T.Hughes caught at ILS35, for 6 yards to the ILS35 (#8 D.Dubose)
8:134th & 8 at opp 35#0 M.Bartachek field goal attempt from 53 yards NO GOOD (H: #2 L.Gregory, LS: #49 K.Kopczynski), clock 08:13
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 17 plays
8:131st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ILS38 (#10 K.Miller; #1 J.McClom)
8:134th & 8 at opp 35Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 08:13
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 17 plays
8:132nd & 7 at own 38Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #19 E.Loss thrown to ILS40 QB hurried by #90 R.Kuennen
8:133rd & 7 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep right to #3 M.Gary thrown to UNI35 broken up by #4 J.Young PENALTY ILS Holding declined
8:134th & 7 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #4 D.Lord caught at ILS45, for 8 yards to the ILS46 (#8 I.Pinks), 1ST DOWN
7:181st & 10 at own 46Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Lord thrown to UNI43
7:184th & 7 at own 38Timeout Illinois State, clock 07:18
7:182nd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #27 T.Lofton thrown to ILS47
7:183rd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep right to #19 E.Loss thrown to UNI16 broken up by #23 J.Jackson PENALTY UNI Pass Interference (#23 J.Jackson) 15 yards from ILS46 to UNI39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
7:181st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete deep left to #19 E.Loss thrown to UNI10
7:182nd & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Lord thrown to UNI35 broken up by #8 I.Pinks
7:183rd & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #19 E.Loss caught at UNI26, for 17 yards to the UNI22 (#4 J.Young), 1ST DOWN
7:181st & 10 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #19 E.Loss caught at UNI21, for 1 yard to the UNI21 (#3 M.Toms)
7:182nd & 9 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #18 S.Gavric thrown to UNI15
7:183rd & 9 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI15, for 19 yards to the UNI02 (#33 J.Powers), 1ST DOWN
7:181st & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNI01 (#92 J.Stortz; #33 J.Powers)
7:182nd & goal at opp 1PENALTY UNI Illegal Substitution . NO PLAY
7:182nd & goal at opp 1PENALTY ILS False Start (#66 B.Jellison) 5 yards from UNI01 to UNI06. NO PLAY
7:182nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI04, for 3 yards to the UNI03 (#8 I.Pinks)
4:093rd & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush middle for 10 yards loss to the UNI13 fumbled by #12 G.Roy at UNI10, out of bounds at UNI13
4:093rd & goal at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #19 E.Loss thrown to UNI07
3:474th & goal at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short middle to #11 M.Ziebarth thrown to UNI00 broken up by #33 J.Powers, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
3:471st & 10 at own 13Shotgun #5 X.Terrell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI16 (#46 T.Niekamp; #92 T.Jones)
3:422nd & 7 at own 16(03:42) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNI17 (#51 W.Boals; #46 T.Niekamp)
3:401st & 10 at opp 13Timeout Illinois State, clock 03:40
3:363rd & 6 at own 17(03:36) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UNI12 (#46 T.Niekamp)
3:352nd & 7 at opp 16Timeout Illinois State, clock 03:35
3:134th & 11 at own 12#2 L.Gregory punt 33 yards to the UNI45 #4 D.Lord return 25 yards to the UNI20 (#36 B.McShane) PENALTY ILS Illegal Block in Back (#32 W.Mueller) 10 yards from UNI35 to UNI45
3:273rd & 6 at opp 17Timeout Illinois State, clock 03:27
Illinois State Touchdown, 3 plays
3:271st & 10 at opp 45Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI38, for 7 yards to the UNI38 (#4 J.Young)
3:272nd & 3 at opp 38Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #4 D.Lord caught at UNI35, for 7 yards to the UNI31 (#35 A.Isley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:271st & 10 at opp 31Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #18 S.Gavric thrown to UNI20 PENALTY UNI Holding (#3 M.Toms) 10 yards from UNI31 to UNI21, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3:271st & 10 at opp 21PENALTY ILS False Start (#3 M.Gary) 5 yards from UNI21 to UNI26. NO PLAY
2:201st & 15 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete deep middle to #13 A.Herrera caught at UNI00, for 26 yards to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:20, 1ST DOWN #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2:191st & 10 at own 35#80 M.Cosentino onside kickoff 12 yards to the ILS47, End Of Play
2:20Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 02:20
Northern Iowa End of game, 4 plays
2:201st & 10 at opp 47#5 X.Terrell rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ILS41 (#6 S.Oduma)
2:002nd & 4 at opp 41#5 X.Terrell rush middle for 11 yards gain to the ILS30, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 47Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 30PENALTY UNI Delay Of Game 5 yards from ILS30 to ILS35. NO PLAY
2:001st & 15 at opp 35Kneel down by #15 J.Dailey at ILS36 for loss of 1 yard
2:002nd & goal at opp 0Kneel down by #15 J.Dailey at ILS36 for loss of 0 yards

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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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