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FINAL Saturday, August 30, 2025

Holy Cross CrusadersHoly Cross vs Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois

17 - 19
Huskie Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Holy Cross 03014 17
Northern Illinois 33013 19
Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois scoring by quarter
Holy Cross Qtr Northern Illinois
0Q13
3Q23
0Q30
14Q413
17Final19

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 4:00 Field goal Northern Illinois Andrew Glass Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD 0-3
Q2 3:22 Field goal Holy Cross Luis Palenzuela 33 yd FG GOOD 3-3
Q2 0:10 Field goal Northern Illinois Andrew Glass Andrew Glass 39 yd FG GOOD 3-6
Q4 10:34 Touchdown Holy Cross Cal Swanson pass complete to Blake Youngblood for 16 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK) 10-6
Q4 10:21 Touchdown Holy Cross Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 96 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass PAT MISSED) 10-12
Q4 4:15 Touchdown Northern Illinois Chavon Wright Chavon Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK) 10-19
Q4 4:03 Touchdown Northern Illinois Andrew Glass Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Alijah Cason return for 97 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK) 17-19

Rivalry highlights

Series record
0-1
Holy Cross first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois leads 1-0 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
2 points
Holy Cross 17-19 Northern Illinois, 2025
Tightest recent margin
2 points
Holy Cross 17-19 Northern Illinois, 2025
Highest recent total
36 points
Holy Cross 17-19 Northern Illinois, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Holy Cross 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois leads 1-0 in 1 meeting since 2025.

Team stats, this game

Holy CrossNorthern Illinois
218Total yards289
155Passing yards109
63Rushing yards180
1Turnovers1
0Sacks2
11First downs17
5Penalty yards48

Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois player stats

Passing

Holy Crosspassing
Holy CrossC/ATTYDSTDINT
Cal Swanson17/2915511
Northern Illinoispassing
Northern IllinoisC/ATTYDSTDINT
Josh Holst12/1810101
Jackson Proctor2/6800

Rushing

Holy Crossrushing
Holy CrossCARYDSTDLONG
Cal Swanson1251033
Jayden Clerveaux71307
Alijah Cason1404
Joseph Williams2103
Sam Slade2-100
Nyeoti Punni1-500
Northern Illinoisrushing
Northern IllinoisCARYDSTDLONG
Chavon Wright1177145
Telly Johnson Jr.216709
Jaylen Poe222021
DeAree Rogers122022
Jackson Proctor213011
Josh Holst81104
Ross Pedro1-3200

Receiving

Holy Crossreceiving
Holy CrossRECYDSTDLONG
Max Mosey671046
Charly Mullaly434013
Blake Youngblood116116
Alijah Cason31006
Nathan Schillinger1909
Joseph Williams1808
Sam Slade1707
Northern Illinoisreceiving
Northern IllinoisRECYDSTDLONG
DeAree Rogers773025
Jaylen Poe52409
Jake Appleget110010
Telly Johnson Jr.1202

Defense

Holy Crossdefense
Holy CrossTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Cam Santee105000
Tommy Bestpitch8400.50
Lathan Croley84000
Sam Boyer64000
Christian Ross62000
Garrett Baldwin64000
Eli Thompson64010
Adam Due41000
Joseph Townsend31000
Colin Reynolds32000
Carlo Crocetti31001
Ross Dansdill33010
Northern Illinoisdefense
Northern IllinoisTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Quinton Urwiler1050.510
Muhammed Jammeh74001
Ty Myles6401.50
Filip Maciorowski55000
Marc Pretto410.510
Donte Harrison4201.50
Jalonnie Williams31000
Dasean Dixon3101.50
Roy Williams22110
Jacob Finley22000
Mark Hensley2000.50
Dev'ion Reynolds22000

Kicking

Holy Crosskicking
Holy CrossFGLONGXPPTS
Luis Palenzuela1/3332/25
Northern Illinoiskicking
Northern IllinoisFGLONGXPPTS
Andrew Glass2/2391/27

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Holy Cross: last 12 games before this one

6-6 in the last 12 · 27.6 scored · 23.1 allowed
LOST 17-20 scored 17 · allowed 20 See game LOST 20-21 scored 20 · allowed 21 See game WON 43-22 scored 43 · allowed 22 See game LOST 31-38 scored 31 · allowed 38 See game LOST 14-42 scored 14 · allowed 42 See game WON 38-7 scored 38 · allowed 7 See game WON 19-16 scored 19 · allowed 16 See game LOST 34-35 scored 34 · allowed 35 See game WON 34-28 scored 34 · allowed 28 See game LOST 7-10 scored 7 · allowed 10 See game WON 40-38 scored 40 · allowed 38 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game

Northern Illinois: last 13 games before this one

8-5 in the last 13 · 24.5 scored · 18.5 allowed
WON 54-15 scored 54 · allowed 15 See game WON 16-14 scored 16 · allowed 14 See game LOST 20-23 scored 20 · allowed 23 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game WON 17-7 scored 17 · allowed 7 See game LOST 6-13 scored 6 · allowed 13 See game LOST 23-25 scored 23 · allowed 25 See game WON 42-28 scored 42 · allowed 28 See game WON 29-16 scored 29 · allowed 16 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game WON 24-16 scored 24 · allowed 16 See game WON 28-20 scored 28 · allowed 20 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Holy Cross Split Northern Illinois
0-02025 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2025
Holy Cross 17 : 19 Northern Illinois
Holy Cross · QB David Lynch
Pass yards
1278
Pass TD
10
Comp-Att
111-201
INT
7
Williams rush
377 yds
Curran rec
297 yds
Northern Illinois · QB Taron Dickens
Pass yards
837
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
84-120
INT
2
Jr. rush
253 yds
Rogers rec
252 yds
Holy Cross CrusadersHoly Cross2025 roster
Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois2025 roster
2 Brady Davidson QB 11 Josh Holst QB 12 Jackson Proctor QB 13 Dane Hatfield QB 14 Jalen Macon QB 8 Triston White RB 10 Chavon Wright RB 11 Romelo Ware RB 21 Jaylen Poe RB 21 Lazaro Rogers RB 24 Elijah Porter RB 32 Reginald Craig RB 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB -1 Gary Givens Iii WR 0 La'Don Bryant WR Landon Tate WR 1 DeAree Rogers WR 3 Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 4 Kenji Lewis WR 5 Justin Lynch WR 6 Afy Ibekwe WR 7 Gary Givens III WR 9 George Dimopoulos WR 17 Jamari McIvory WR 26 Thomas McCoy WR 88 Andrew Bond WR 49 Devin Habermehl TE 82 Caleb Haack TE 83 Jason Fowler TE 85 Joe Stein TE 86 Devon Akers TE 87 Jake Appleget TE 87 Liam Russo TE 89 Casey Popish TE 53 Luke Skartvedt OL 54 Evan Malcore OL 55 Abiathar Curry OL 58 Ross Liegel OL 61 Ben Gustafson OL 62 Grey Rumohr OL 63 Landon Hron OL 64 Aidan Tweedy OL 66 Lane Mahnesmith OL 67 Tyler Rindels OL 68 Samir Senenat OL 69 Logan Gross OL 70 Michael Jimmar OL 72 Tanner Rinderknecht OL 74 Erik Murray OL 75 Thomas Paasch OL 76 Tyler Chambers OL 77 Izuchukwu Ozoh OL 78 Jacob Welch OL 45 CJ Wade DL 90 Reggie Jean DL 95 Lance Ingold DL 95 Tanner Phelps DL 5 Davonte Murray DE 8 Pierce Oppong DE 11 Jalonnie Williams DE 18 Jay'shon Thomas DE 45 Trenton Nixon DE 52 Ivan Davis DE 53 Charles Brooks III DE 87 Micah Cook DE 93 Fawzy Omotoso DE 97 Roy Williams DE 0 Alvin Gulley Jr. DT 0 Montrel Canion DT 6 Dasean Dixon DT 11 Amari Washington DT 54 Zach Morrisroe DT 55 Jordan Bellamy DT 57 Mark Hensley DT 3 Chidu Bekee LB 11 Ivan Moore Jr. LB 12 Filip Maciorowski LB 15 Broderick Windham LB 19 Danny Cronin LB 25 Jake Gassaway LB 27 Trey Porter LB 28 Marc Pretto LB 32 Quinn Urwiler LB 35 Tristan Hunter LB 41 KJ McRae LB 47 Eliot Hummer LB 57 Kimar Nelson LB 3 Keshawn Lyons DB 21 Austin Tillman DB 29 James Finley IV DB 33 Taylor Powell DB 38 Amari Williams DB 0 Jacob Finley CB 4 James Little IV CB 7 Donte Harrison CB 9 Dev'ion Reynolds CB 29 Romelo Walker CB 37 Miles Thompson CB 1 Ty Myles S 2 Cyrus McGarrell S 4 Muhammed Jammeh S 14 Malik Armstrong S 18 Jasper Beeler S 22 Keagan Ruane-Martino S 30 Andruw Ellis S 31 Owen Belman S 33 JJ Schlenhardt PK 60 Andrew Glass PK 99 Austin Bullock PK 36 Jake Ference P 90 Daniel Vuckovic P 32 Quinn Kelly LS 44 Ross Pedro LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

16% HC
84% NIU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Holy Cross

DateOppResult
09-26 atLAF W 38-30
09-19 vsYALE L 28-38
09-12 atMOH L 7-45
09-05 atCOLG L 10-35
08-29 vsLEH L 10-35

Northern Illinois

DateOppResult
09-26 atGAST L 14-35
09-19 atARIZ L 17-42
09-12 vsILST L 24-28
09-05 atIOWA L 0-40
11-28 vsKENT L 31-35

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Mountain West

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
North Dakota State 500 1.00016849
New Mexico 410 .80021753
Air Force 310 .75011680
UNLV 320 .600125118
San José State 320 .600113125
Wyoming 230 .40071110
Nevada 130 .25010997
Hawai'i 140 .20088124
UTEP 140 .20082207
Northern Illinois 040 .00055145

Records computed from completed games this season

Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois: result and recap

Holy Cross Crusaders vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 17 - 19 on August 30, 2025. This Mountain West game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Holy Cross and Northern Illinois team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Mountain West rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois?

Holy Cross Crusaders vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 17 - 19. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?

Cal Swanson (Holy Cross) led passers with 155 yards. Chavon Wright (Northern Illinois) led rushers with 77 yards. DeAree Rogers (Northern Illinois) led receivers with 73 yards on 7 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Holy Cross play Northern Illinois?

This Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois game was played on August 30, 2025 at Huskie Stadium.