Illinois State vs Northern Illinois Live Score (12 Sep, 2026)
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois State | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Northern Illinois | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring Plays
Q1
12:41
12:41
J. Macon pass intercepted, for a TD
Interception
7 – 0

Q1
6:27
6:27
C. Kwiatkowski run for 14 yds, for a TD (M. Cosentino KICK)
Rushing Touchdown
14 – 0

Q2
14:52
14:52
G. Roy pass to D. Lord for 6 yds, for a TD (M. Cosentino KICK)
Passing Touchdown
21 – 0

Q2
12:39
12:39
B. Pellant pass intercepted, A. Ellis return for 30 yds, for a TD (JJ Schlenhardt KICK)
Interception Return Touchdown
21 – 7

Q2
6:32
6:32
JJ Schlenhardt 40 yd FG GOOD
Field Goal Good
21 – 10

Q2
0:01
0:01
T. Dickens pass to D. Rogers for 2 yds, for a TD (JJ Schlenhardt KICK)
Passing Touchdown
21 – 17

Q4
7:24
7:24
T. Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd, for a TD (JJ Schlenhardt KICK)
Rushing Touchdown
21 – 24

Q4
1:53
1:53
G. Roy pass to A. Herrera for 16 yds, for a TD (M. Cosentino KICK)
Passing Touchdown
28 – 24

Game Leaders
Illinois StateNorthern Illinois

G. Roy QBPassing Yards
T. Dickens QB
V. Dawson RBRushing Yards
T. Johnson Jr. RB
D. Lord WRReceiving Yards
D. Rogers WR
T. Niekamp LBSacks
A. Jones DB
M. Kaplan LBTackles
J. Murray LBPlayer Box Score
Illinois State| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gage Roy#12 | 20/23 | 146 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 |
Chase Kwiatkowski#15 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
Beckham Pellant#8 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dylan Lord#4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Northern Illinois| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taron Dickens#5 | 22/27 | 193 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 |
Jalen Macon#14 | 1/3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Illinois State| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Dawson#5 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
Seth Glatz#2 | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
Chase Kwiatkowski#15 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 14 |
Tyler Lofton#27 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 4 |
Gage Roy#12 | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | 3 |
Northern Illinois| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telly Johnson Jr.#45 | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 |
Elijah Porter#24 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
Jaidaun Cranford#20 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
Jalen Macon#14 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
Taron Dickens#5 | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 5 |
Illinois State| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dylan Lord#4 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 |
Stevan Gavric#18 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 |
Luke Mailander#84 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
Alex Herrera#13 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
Mar'Quan Gary#3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Victor Dawson#5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Max Ziebarth#11 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
Seth Glatz#2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Illinois| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeAree Rogers#1 | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 |
La'Don Bryant | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
George Dimopoulos#9 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
Jason Fowler#83 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
Telly Johnson Jr.#45 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
Elijah Porter#24 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
Glen Weber#84 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Illinois State| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Kaplan#14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tye Niekamp#46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Coleman#3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nio Espinoza#22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
La'Shavion Brown#4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Harman#91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doreon Dubose#8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Corona#35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solomon Oduma#6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wyatt Mueller#32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dexter Niekamp#44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Logan Jellison#98 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Oliver#13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aden Cannon#97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valentino Garcia#76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wyatt Boals#51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Jones#92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Cooper#38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Javien Jackson#33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Crandall#94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Illinois| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Murray#44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jashawn Nelson#6 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avery Jones#2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyon Conyers#16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Warren#12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malik Armstrong#14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amari Washington#11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay'shon Thomas#18 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yassine Falke#5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Scarlett#50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fawzy Omotoso#93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liam Lindo#3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Champ Smith III#31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brady Kerperin#25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob McGhee#92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall Washington#20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Bellamy#55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montrel Canion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JT King#97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andruw Ellis#30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Illinois State| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Cosentino#80 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Northern Illinois| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JJ Schlenhardt#33 | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
Illinois State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hayden Futch#41 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Northern Illinois| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Ference#36 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
Illinois State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Taylor#28 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Northern Illinois| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cam Thompson#7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Northern Illinois| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeAree Rogers#1 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
Illinois State| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Doreon Dubose#8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Oliver#13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Illinois| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Andruw Ellis#30 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
Yassine Falke#5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Drive Summary
NIU
Interception Touchdown
14
NIU
Punt
-1
ILST
Touchdown
57
NIU
Punt
13
ILST
Touchdown
60
NIU
Punt
20
ILST
Interception Touchdown
5
ILST
Punt
4
NIU
Field Goal
38
ILST
Punt
7
NIU
Touchdown
65
ILST
Punt
4
NIU
Downs
49
ILST
Punt
29
NIU
Punt
-5
ILST
Punt
-5
NIU
Punt
7
ILST
Interception
42
NIU
Touchdown
78
ILST
Touchdown
75
NIU
Interception
55
ILST
End Of Quarter
-16
Injury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Historical meetings are not available for this matchup.
Game Information
StageWeek 2
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 12, 7:00 pm
VenueHuskie Stadium
LocationDekalb, IL
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastMW+
Division Standings
FCS — Missouri Valley Football Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 24 | 0-0 | 1-0 | W1 |
South Dakota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 38 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
North Dakota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 34 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
Youngstown State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 45 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
Northern Iowa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 55 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
South Dakota State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 18 | 34 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
Southern Illinois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 48 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
Indiana State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 44 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
Murray State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 97 | 0-0 | 0-2 | L2 |
FBS — Mountain West Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNLV | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 235 | 231 | 3-2 | 2-2 | L1 |
New Mexico | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 311 | 98 | 4-0 | 4-1 | W6 |
North Dakota State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | 253 | 107 | 5-0 | 2-2 | W1 |
Air Force | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | 258 | 193 | 4-1 | 3-1 | W2 |
Nevada | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 187 | 212 | 2-3 | 1-3 | L2 |
San José State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | 209 | 220 | 2-3 | 3-2 | W1 |
Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 197 | 195 | 4-0 | 2-3 | W4 |
UTEP | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | 127 | 309 | 1-4 | 0-4 | L7 |
Northern Illinois | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.000 | 149 | 331 | 0-3 | 0-6 | L9 |
Hawai'i | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 183 | 210 | 1-3 | 2-3 | W2 |

Illinois State
5th in MVFC
VS

Northern Illinois
10th in Mountain West
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#41

Hayden Futch
#15

Chase Kwiatkowski
#8

Beckham Pellant
#12

Gage Roy
Receivers & Backs
#5

Victor Dawson
#3

Mar'Quan Gary
#18

Stevan Gavric
#2

Seth Glatz
#13

Alex Herrera
#27

Tyler Lofton
#4

Dylan Lord
#84

Luke Mailander
#11

Max Ziebarth
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#51

Wyatt Boals
#97

Aden Cannon
#38

Ben Cooper
#35

Anthony Corona
#94

Josh Crandall
#22

Nio Espinoza
#76

Valentino Garcia
#91

Ben Harman
#98

Logan Jellison
#92

Travis Jones
#14

Mason Kaplan
#44

Dexter Niekamp
#46

Tye Niekamp
#6

Solomon Oduma
Defensive Backs
#4

La'Shavion Brown
#3

Jordan Coleman
#8

Doreon Dubose
#33

Javien Jackson
#32

Wyatt Mueller
#13

Jack Oliver
#28

Chris Taylor
Other
#80

Michael Cosentino
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#5

Taron Dickens
#36

Jake Ference
#14

Jalen Macon
Receivers & Backs

La'Don Bryant
#20

Jaiduan Cranford
#9

George Dimopoulos
#83

Jason Fowler
#45

Telly Johnson Jr.
#24

Elijah Porter
#1

DeAree Rogers
#7

Cam Thompson
#84

Glen Weber
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#55

Jordan Bellamy

Montrel Canion
#25

Brady Kerperin
#97

JT King
#92

Jacob McGhee
#44

Jack Murray
#6

Jashawn Nelson
#93

Fawzy Omotoso
#50

Matthew Scarlett
#18

Jay'shon Thomas
#11

Amari Washington
Defensive Backs
#14

Malik Armstrong
#16

Kyon Conyers
#30

Andruw Ellis
#5

Yassine Falke
#2

Avery Jones
#3

Liam Lindo
#31

Champ Smith III
#12

Aaron Warren
#20

Marshall Washington
Other
#33

JJ Schlenhardt

Illinois State
5th in MVFC
VS

Northern Illinois
9th in Mountain West
Passing
60.3
Completion Percentage
63.6
202
Completions
192
2.40
Interception Percentage
2.60
8
Interceptions
8
67
Longest Pass
61
2,244
Net Passing Yards
1,923
224.4
Net Passing Yards Per Game
213.7
335
Passing Attempts
302
6.30
Passing Touchdown %
3.00
21
Passing Touchdowns
9
132.5
Passer Rating
122.0
13
Total Sacks
29
81
Sack Yards Lost
205
6.7
Yards Per Pass Attempt
6.4
2,244
Passing Yards
1,923
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
10
Team Games Played
9
392.5
Yards Per Game
333.9
33.7
Total Points Per Game
16.6
337
Total Points
149
47
Total Touchdowns
19
224.4
Passing Yards Per Game
213.7
202-335
Comp-Att
192-302
13-81
Sacks-Yards Lost
29-205
Rushing
386
Rushing Attempts
274
1,681
Rushing Yards
1,082
4.4
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.9
85
Long Rushing
33
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
23
Rushing Touchdowns
9
168.1
Rushing Yards Per Game
120.2
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
98
Rushing 1st downs
69
10
Team Games Played
9
3,925
Total Yards
3,005
734
Total Offensive Plays
605
33.7
Total Points Per Game
16.6
337
Total Points
149
47
Total Touchdowns
19
Receiving
202
Receptions
192
0
Receiving Targets
0
2,244
Receiving Yards
1,923
2,244
Receiving Yards
1,923
21
Receiving Touchdowns
9
67
Long Reception
61
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
224.4
Receiving Yards Per Game
213.7
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
203
Receiving Yards After Catch
900
106
Receiving First Downs
84
10
Team Games Played
9
11.1
Yards Per Reception
10.0
33.7
Total Points Per Game
16.6
337
Total Points
149
47
Total Touchdowns
19
Miscellaneous
230
Total 1st downs
167
98
Rushing 1st downs
69
107
Passing 1st downs
84
25
1st downs by penalty
13
69
Third Down Conversions
39
137
Third Down Attempts
119
50.36
3rd down %
32.77
12
Fourth Down Conversions
10
20
First Downs Attempts
22
60.00
4th down %
45.45
69
Total Penalties
50
604
Total Penalty Yards
486
19005
Possession Time Seconds
15483
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
15
Total Takeaways
11
14
Total Giveaways
15
1
Turnover Ratio
-4
0
Fumbles Lost
0
69-137
3rd down efficiency
39-119
12-20
4th down efficiency
10-22
69-604
Total-Yards
50-486
Defense
242
Solo Tackles
303
442
Assist Tackles
300
684
Total Tackles
603
18
Sacks
10
121
Sack Yards
66
92
Stuffs
49
36
Passes Defended
17
22.1
Average Interception Yards
15.9
48
Long Interception
41
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
1
36
Tackles For Loss
25
10
Team Games Played
9
Defensive Interceptions
7
Interceptions
8
155
Interception Yards
127
2
Interception Touchdowns
1
7-155
INT: Total
8-127
General
9
Fumbles
10
8
Forced Fumbles
2
7
Fumbles Recovered
3
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
10
Games Played
9
9-0
Fumbles-Lost
10-0
Returning
16
Kick Returns
12
341
Kick Return Yards
176
21.3
Yards Per Kick Return
14.7
57
Long Kick Return
24
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
15
Punt Returns
11
230
Punt Return Yards
77
15.3
Yards Per Punt Return
7.0
79
Long Punt Return
26
1
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
10
Team Games Played
9
15-230
Punt: Total
11-77
Kicking
3
Field Goal Made
6
5
Field Goal Attempts
11
60.0
Field Goal Percentage
54.5
30
Long Field Goal Made
46
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
2
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
2
1
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
2
2
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
5
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
2
46
Extra Points Made
15
47
Extra Point Attempts
16
97.9
Extra Point Percentage
93.8
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
2
Field Goals Made 20-29
2
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
3
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
55
Total Kicking Points
33
10
Team Games Played
9
68
Touchback Percentage
61
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
3-5
FG: Good-Attempts
6-11
Punting
34
Punts
39
1,539
Punt Yards
1,624
70
Long Punt
55
45.3
Gross Average Punt Yards
41.6
45.3
Net Average Punt Yards
41.6
0
Punts Blocked
0
12
Punts Inside 20
10
2
Touchbacks
3
6
Fair Catches
10
12
Punt Returns
12
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
10
Team Games Played
9
34-1,539
Punt: Total Yards
39-1,624
Scoring
23
Rushing Touchdowns
9
21
Receiving Touchdowns
9
1
Return Touchdowns
0
45
Total Touchdowns
18
3
Field Goals
6
46
Kick Extra Points
15
0
Total Two Point Conversions
1
337
Total Points
149
33.7
Total Points Per Game
16.6
















