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FINAL Friday, November 28, 2025

Kent State Golden FlashesKent State vs Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois

35 - 31
Huskie Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Kent State vs Northern Illinois scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Kent State 314315 35
Northern Illinois 714010 31
Kent State vs Northern Illinois scoring by quarter
Kent State Qtr Northern Illinois
3Q17
14Q214
3Q30
15Q410
35Final31

Play by play

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

Q1 8:49 Field goal Kent State #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell) 3-0
Q1 2:12 Touchdown Northern Illinois Jalen Macon Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KENT00 TOUCHDOWN. #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 3-7
Q2 12:17 Touchdown Kent State No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #89 T.Mulder caught at N IU00, for 5 yards to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN. #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell) 10-7
Q2 7:20 Touchdown Northern Illinois Chavon Wright Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 38 yards gain to the KENT00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 10-14
Q2 4:15 Touchdown Kent State No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #1 D.Martin caught at N IU00, for 17 yards to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell) 17-14
Q2 0:47 Touchdown Northern Illinois Jalen Macon No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 9 yards gain to the KENT00 TOUCHDOWN. #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 17-21
Q3 6:20 Field goal Kent State #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell) 20-21
Q4 14:16 Field goal Northern Illinois Andrew Glass #60 A.Glass field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 20-24
Q4 13:52 Touchdown Northern Illinois Chavon Wright No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KENT00 TOUCHDOWN. #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 20-31
Q4 10:23 Touchdown Kent State No Huddle-Shotgun #21 C.Wolford rush right for 31 yards gain to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #1 D.Martin pass attempt Successful 28-31
Q4 4:11 Touchdown Kent State No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush left for 26 yards gain to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell) 35-31

Rivalry highlights

Series record
7-23
Kent State first, 30 meetings since 1966
Series leader
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois leads 23-7 in 30 meetings since 1966
Widest recent margin
21 points
Kent State 3-24 Northern Illinois, 2017
Tightest recent margin
4 points
Kent State 35-31 Northern Illinois, 2025
Highest recent total
99 points
Northern Illinois 47-52 Kent State, 2021

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Kent State 7 30 meetings since 1966 23 Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois leads 23-7 in 30 meetings since 1966.

Team stats, this game

Kent StateNorthern Illinois
438Total yards334
207Passing yards27
231Rushing yards307
2Turnovers1
0Sacks1
20First downs21
20Penalty yards32

Kent State vs Northern Illinois player stats

Passing

Kent Statepassing
Kent StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Dru Deshields11/2220721
Northern Illinoispassing
Northern IllinoisC/ATTYDSTDINT
Jalen Macon5/102700

Rushing

Kent Staterushing
Kent StateCARYDSTDLONG
Gavin Garcia24151129
Cade Wolford252131
Jordan Nubin525010
Dru Deshields3205
Jahzae Kimbrough1202
Northern Illinoisrushing
Northern IllinoisCARYDSTDLONG
Chavon Wright30185238
Jalen Macon1765213
Telly Johnson Jr.836017
Elijah Porter21407
DeAree Rogers1707

Receiving

Kent Statereceiving
Kent StateRECYDSTDLONG
Dashawn Martin391159
Wayne Harris346037
Cade Wolford144044
Ardell Banks216012
Terik Mulder1515
Jahzae Kimbrough1505
Northern Illinoisreceiving
Northern IllinoisRECYDSTDLONG
Jason Fowler21407
DeAree Rogers21207
Telly Johnson Jr.1101

Defense

Kent Statedefense
Kent StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Tevin Tucker106000
Sayed Abuhamdeh105000
Mason Woods6401.50
Nylan Brown54000
Thomas Aden53010
Jamond Mathis42000
Trey Rubinstein44000
Terrell Miller31000
Joel Boamah33010
Jaihien Roy33010
Derrick Jackson32000
Amon Williams21000
Northern Illinoisdefense
Northern IllinoisTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Quinton Urwiler12500.51
Jasper Beeler84000
Taylor Powell61000
Jacob Finley53000
Mark Hensley4100.50
Muhammed Jammeh32000
Marc Pretto32010
Filip Maciorowski31000
James Finley31000
Jalonnie Williams21000
Reggie Jean22110
Kimar Nelson22000

Kicking

Kent Statekicking
Kent StateFGLONGXPPTS
Will Hryszko2/2343/39
Northern Illinoiskicking
Northern IllinoisFGLONGXPPTS
Andrew Glass1/1334/47

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

Kent State: last 15 games before this one

4-11 in the last 15 · 16.7 scored · 35.2 allowed
LOST 0-41 scored 0 · allowed 41 See game LOST 7-34 scored 7 · allowed 34 See game LOST 17-38 scored 17 · allowed 38 See game LOST 7-43 scored 7 · allowed 43 See game WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game LOST 14-62 scored 14 · allowed 62 See game LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game LOST 10-66 scored 10 · allowed 66 See game LOST 0-44 scored 0 · allowed 44 See game WON 42-6 scored 42 · allowed 6 See game LOST 10-45 scored 10 · allowed 45 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game LOST 13-17 scored 13 · allowed 17 See game WON 42-35 scored 42 · allowed 35 See game LOST 16-28 scored 16 · allowed 28 See game

Northern Illinois: last 15 games before this one

6-9 in the last 15 · 17.6 scored · 21.9 allowed
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 WON 19-17 scored 19 · allowed 17 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game LOST 10-38 scored 10 · allowed 38 See game LOST 3-6 scored 3 · allowed 6 See game LOST 14-25 scored 14 · allowed 25 See game LOST 10-16 scored 10 · allowed 16 See game LOST 21-48 scored 21 · allowed 48 See game WON 21-7 scored 21 · allowed 7 See game LOST 3-42 scored 3 · allowed 42 See game WON 45-3 scored 45 · allowed 3 See game LOST 19-35 scored 19 · allowed 35 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Kent State Split Northern Illinois
4-72025 record entering3-8
220Points for174
372Points against257
L1FormL1

Recent meetings

2025
Kent State 35 : 31 Northern Illinois
2023
Northern Illinois 37 : 27 Kent State
2021
Northern Illinois 41 : 23 Kent State
2021
Northern Illinois 47 : 52 Kent State
2017
Kent State 3 : 24 Northern Illinois
2016
Northern Illinois 31 : 21 Kent State
Kent State · QB Dru Deshields
Pass yards
752
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
70-120
INT
5
Deshields rush
183 yds
Clark rec
242 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
Kent State Golden FlashesKent State2025 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

36% KENT
64% NIU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Kent State

DateOppResult
10-03 vsOHIO L 10-13
09-26 vsBALL W 26-13
09-19 atOSU L 3-59
09-12 vsWOF W 36-15
09-05 atSOUTHC L 0-57

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

Mid-American

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Toledo 410 .800212128
Massachusetts 410 .80015989
Western Michigan 320 .60011697
Ohio 320 .600134134
Central Michigan 320 .60088127
Eastern Michigan 330 .500133150
Miami (OH) 230 .400134146
Buffalo 230 .400102153
Kent State 230 .40075157
Sacramento State 140 .20088143
Akron 140 .20095168
Ball State 140 .20096189
Bowling Green 140 .20057165

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

Kent State vs Northern Illinois: result and recap

Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 35 - 31 on November 28, 2025. This Mountain West game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Kent State 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 Kent State vs Northern Illinois?

Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 35 - 31. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Kent State vs Northern Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?

Dru Deshields (Kent State) led passers with 207 yards. Chavon Wright (Northern Illinois) led rushers with 185 yards. Dashawn Martin (Kent State) led receivers with 91 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Kent State play Northern Illinois?

This Kent State vs Northern Illinois game was played on November 28, 2025 at Huskie Stadium.