Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois

Northern Iowa

• No. 15QuarterbackJaxon Dailey1,236 passing yards, 9 TDLast: at Youngstown State, 28 of 49, 318 yards, 3 TD; 9 carries, −12 yardsTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 14ReceiverBen Gordon9 returns, 177 yardsLast: at Youngstown State, 6 catches, 70 yards
• No. 33LinebackerJohn Powers55 tackles, 1 INTLast: at Youngstown State, 9 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Southern Illinois

• No. 1QuarterbackD.J. Williams1,337 passing yards, 6 TDLast: vs. Illinois State, 19 of 31, 166 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, −25 yardsTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 8Running backChandler Chapman515 rushing yardsLast: vs. Illinois State, 10 carries, 32 yards; 1 catch, 3 yardsTeam leader in rushing yards
• No. 45LinebackerBen Fiegel60 tackles, 1 INTLast: vs. Illinois State, 4 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Each side’s two top producers this season (national leaders first) and its leading tackler.

Southern Illinois leads 11–⁠10 in 21 meetings.