Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois State
vs 
Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois
28 - 24
Huskie Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Illinois State | Qtr | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Q1 | 0 |
| 7 | Q2 | 17 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 7 | Q4 | 7 |
| 28 | Final | 24 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 12:41 Touchdown Illinois State Jack Oliver 39 Yd Interception Return (Michael Cosentino Kick) 7-0
Q1 6:27 Touchdown Illinois State No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 14 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera) 14-0
Q2 14:52 Touchdown Illinois State No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at NIU00, for 6 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN. #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera) 21-0
Q2 12:39 Touchdown Northern Illinois Andruw Ellis No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass intercepted by #30 A.Ellis at ISU30 #30 A.Ellis return 30 yards to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN. #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans) 21-7
Q2 6:32 Field goal Northern Illinois JJ Schlenhardt #33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans) 21-10
Q2 0:00 Touchdown Northern Illinois DeAree Rogers DeAree Rogers 2 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick) 21-17
Q4 7:24 Touchdown Northern Illinois Telly Johnson Jr. No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY ISU Offside declined #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans) 21-24
Q4 1:53 Touchdown Illinois State No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #13 A.Herrera caught at NIU13, for 16 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera) 28-24
Rivalry highlights
Series record
5-10
Illinois State first, 15 meetings since 1972
Series leader
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois leads 10-5 in 15 meetings since 1972
Widest recent margin
52 points
Illinois State 0-52 Northern Illinois, 2000
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Illinois State 24-27 Northern Illinois, 1991
Highest recent total
52 points
Illinois State 28-24 Northern Illinois, 2026
Head to head
Full rivalry page Illinois State 5 15 meetings since 1972 10 Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois leads 10-5 in 15 meetings since 1972.
Team stats, this game
Illinois StateNorthern Illinois254Total yards308
153Passing yards196
101Rushing yards112
2Turnovers2
3Sacks3
19First downs20
77Penalty yards85
Team stats, 2026 season
Illinois StateNorthern Illinois 30.6 Points per game 10th13.8
5.1 Yards per play 10th4.6
155.4 Rush yards per game 10th79.3
231.0 Pass yards per game 3rd221.0
-4 Turnover margin 3rd0
6 Sacks 7th7
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| Illinois State | Pos | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
 Gage Roy | QB | Taron Dickens |
 Victor Dawson | RB | Telly Johnson Jr. |
 Dylan Lord | WR | DeAree Rogers |
 Alex Herrera | TE | Jason Fowler |
 Ben Harman | DL | Jay'shon Thomas |
 Tye Niekamp | LB | Jack Murray |
 Jordan Coleman | DB | Kyon Conyers |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
ILST NIU Illinois State vs Northern Illinois player stats
Passing
| Illinois State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gage Roy | 20/23 | 146 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase Kwiatkowski | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham Pellant | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Lord | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron Dickens | 22/27 | 193 | 1 | 1 |
| Jalen Macon | 1/3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Illinois State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Dawson | 12 | 46 | 0 | 11 |
| Seth Glatz | 12 | 39 | 0 | 7 |
| Chase Kwiatkowski | 5 | 37 | 1 | 14 |
| Tyler Lofton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gage Roy | 4 | -18 | 0 | 3 |
| Northern Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 22 | 83 | 1 | 14 |
| Elijah Porter | 5 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaidaun Cranford | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Jalen Macon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Taron Dickens | 5 | -16 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Illinois State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Lord | 8 | 62 | 1 | 16 |
| Stevan Gavric | 4 | 38 | 0 | 20 |
| Luke Mailander | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Alex Herrera | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Mar'Quan Gary | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Victor Dawson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Max Ziebarth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Seth Glatz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree Rogers | 11 | 74 | 1 | 15 |
| La'Don Bryant | 2 | 47 | 0 | 36 |
| George Dimopoulos | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Jason Fowler | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Elijah Porter | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Glen Weber | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Illinois State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Kaplan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Tye Niekamp | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Coleman | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Harman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| La'Shavion Brown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Espinoza | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Anthony Corona | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Solomon Oduma | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doreon Dubose | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Niekamp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Wyatt Mueller | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aden Cannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Murray | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimar Nelson | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Avery Jones | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyon Conyers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Warren | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Armstrong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay'Shon Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Amari Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Scarlett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yassine Falke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fawzy Omotoso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Lindo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Illinois State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cosentino | 0/0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Northern Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Schlenhardt | 1/1 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Illinois State: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 34.4 scored · 22.2 allowed
LOST 16-33 scored 16 · allowed 33 See game WON 46-32 scored 46 · allowed 32 See game LOST 35-40 scored 35 · allowed 40 See game WON 21-13 scored 21 · allowed 13 See game WON 31-16 scored 31 · allowed 16 See game WON 52-20 scored 52 · allowed 20 See game WON 35-21 scored 35 · allowed 21 See game LOST 7-37 scored 7 · allowed 37 See game WON 21-3 scored 21 · allowed 3 See game WON 29-28 scored 29 · allowed 28 See game WON 42-31 scored 42 · allowed 31 See game WON 30-14 scored 30 · allowed 14 See game LOST 34-35 scored 34 · allowed 35 See game WON 76-0 scored 76 · allowed 0 See game WON 41-10 scored 41 · allowed 10 See game
Northern Illinois: last 15 games before this one
5-10 in the last 15 · 17.1 scored · 24.5 allowed
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 LOST 31-35 scored 31 · allowed 35 See game LOST 0-40 scored 0 · allowed 40 See game
The matchup
| Illinois State | Split | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2-0 | 2026 record entering | 0-1 |
| 117 | Points for | 0 |
| 10 | Points against | 40 |
| W2 | Form | L1 |
Recent meetings
2026
Illinois State 28 : 24 Northern Illinois
28 : 24 Northern Illinois 2019
Illinois State 10 : 24 Northern Illinois
10 : 24 Northern Illinois 2000
Illinois State 0 : 52 Northern Illinois
0 : 52 Northern Illinois 1992
Illinois State 19 : 26 Northern Illinois
19 : 26 Northern Illinois 1991
Illinois State 24 : 27 Northern Illinois
24 : 27 Northern Illinois 1981
Illinois State 7 : 40 Northern Illinois
7 : 40 Northern Illinois Illinois State · QB Gage Roy Pass yards
777
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
81-126
INT
2
Dawson rush
199 yds
Lord rec
320 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
8 
Beckham Pellant QB 10 
Andrew Knight II QB 12 Gage Roy QB 15 
Chase Kwiatkowski QB 17 
Cooper Kmet QB 2 
Seth Glatz RB 5 Victor Dawson RB 21 Quentin Skillings RB 25 
Albert Gooden III RB 27 
Tyler Lofton RB 32 
Anthony Hall RB 1 
Ian Willis WR 3 
Mar'Quan Gary WR 4 Dylan Lord WR 18 
Stevan Gavric WR 19 
Ethan Loss WR 24 
Andrew Rockford WR 34 
Dallas Amos WR 80 
Nick Arogundade WR 82 
Jake Cestone WR 83 
Chase Markowicz WR 84 
Luke Mailander WR 85 
Will Strong WR 88 
Travis Stamm WR 7 
Nick True TE 11 
Max Ziebarth TE 13 Alex Herrera TE 86 
Brady Probst TE 87 
Alex Wood TE 89 
Brady Goken TE 50 
Ivan Erickson OL 55 
Cooper Monk OL 57 
Jaden Wedderburn OL 58 
Mark Helm OL 59 
Ryan McGarry OL 60 
Duncan MacDonald OL 62 
Hunter Ducharme OL 63 
Chris Hill Jr. OL 64 Peter LaFleur OL 66 
Brayden Jellison OL 67 
Hunter Caudill OL 68 
Landon Woodard OL 69 
Mezziahs McDaniel OL 70 
Logan Brasfield OL 71 
Jacob Finley OL 74 
Dominic McKibbin OL 75 
Caiden Abbs OL 77 
Jace Pankey OL 78 
Ben Wallace OL 79 
Zach Poole OL 51 
Wyatt Boals DL 52 
Mattox Kelly DL 53 
Kevin Michaelsen DL 73 
Gabriel Nege DL 76 
Valentino Garcia DL 90 
Hudson Samolinski DL 91 Ben Harman DL 92 
Travis Jones DL 93 
Jack Bochenczak DL 94 
Josh Crandall DL 97 
Aden Cannon DL 98 
Logan Jellison DL 99 
Owen Smith DL 0 
Dereon Crowe LB 6 
Solomon Oduma LB 14 
Mason Kaplan LB 21 
Kaden Lehew LB 22 
Nio Espinoza LB 26 
Jamaricus Thomas LB 35 
Anthony Corona LB 38 
Ben Cooper LB 40 
Diesel McFadden LB 42 
Draivyn Colvin LB 44 
Dexter Niekamp LB 46 Tye Niekamp LB 47 
Mark Haering LB 54 
Josh Gettemy LB 81 
Luke Olson LB 3 Jordan Coleman DB 4 
La'Shavion Brown DB 8 
Doreon Dubose DB 9 
Rylan Crawford DB 10 
Key Crowell DB 12 
Devin Viola DB 13 
Jack Oliver DB 16 
Rico Clay DB 17 
Nick Ori DB 18 
Evan Sierra DB 23 
Ju'Maria Hamilton DB 25 
Santino Bernabei DB 28 
Chris Taylor DB 29 
Aidan Crews DB 30 
Emmanuel Ofosu DB 32 
Wyatt Mueller DB 33 
Javien Jackson DB 80 
Michael Cosentino PK 95 
Casey Roney PK 31 
Ari Daniels P 39 
Drew Drzonek P 41 
Hayden Futch P 56 
Jackson Buchanan LS 96 
Bryce Waszczyk LS
Beckham Pellant QB 10 Andrew Knight II QB 12 Gage Roy QB 15 Chase Kwiatkowski QB 17 Cooper Kmet QB 2 Seth Glatz RB 5 Victor Dawson RB 21 Quentin Skillings RB 25 Albert Gooden III RB 27 Tyler Lofton RB 32 Anthony Hall RB 1 Ian Willis WR 3 Mar'Quan Gary WR 4 Dylan Lord WR 18 Stevan Gavric WR 19 Ethan Loss WR 24 Andrew Rockford WR 34 Dallas Amos WR 80 Nick Arogundade WR 82 Jake Cestone WR 83 Chase Markowicz WR 84 Luke Mailander WR 85 Will Strong WR 88 Travis Stamm WR 7 Nick True TE 11 Max Ziebarth TE 13 Alex Herrera TE 86 Brady Probst TE 87 Alex Wood TE 89 Brady Goken TE 50 Ivan Erickson OL 55 Cooper Monk OL 57 Jaden Wedderburn OL 58 Mark Helm OL 59 Ryan McGarry OL 60 Duncan MacDonald OL 62 Hunter Ducharme OL 63 Chris Hill Jr. OL 64 Peter LaFleur OL 66 Brayden Jellison OL 67 Hunter Caudill OL 68 Landon Woodard OL 69 Mezziahs McDaniel OL 70 Logan Brasfield OL 71 Jacob Finley OL 74 Dominic McKibbin OL 75 Caiden Abbs OL 77 Jace Pankey OL 78 Ben Wallace OL 79 Zach Poole OL 51 Wyatt Boals DL 52 Mattox Kelly DL 53 Kevin Michaelsen DL 73 Gabriel Nege DL 76 Valentino Garcia DL 90 Hudson Samolinski DL 91 Ben Harman DL 92 Travis Jones DL 93 Jack Bochenczak DL 94 Josh Crandall DL 97 Aden Cannon DL 98 Logan Jellison DL 99 Owen Smith DL 0 Dereon Crowe LB 6 Solomon Oduma LB 14 Mason Kaplan LB 21 Kaden Lehew LB 22 Nio Espinoza LB 26 Jamaricus Thomas LB 35 Anthony Corona LB 38 Ben Cooper LB 40 Diesel McFadden LB 42 Draivyn Colvin LB 44 Dexter Niekamp LB 46 Tye Niekamp LB 47 Mark Haering LB 54 Josh Gettemy LB 81 Luke Olson LB 3 Jordan Coleman DB 4 La'Shavion Brown DB 8 Doreon Dubose DB 9 Rylan Crawford DB 10 Key Crowell DB 12 Devin Viola DB 13 Jack Oliver DB 16 Rico Clay DB 17 Nick Ori DB 18 Evan Sierra DB 23 Ju'Maria Hamilton DB 25 Santino Bernabei DB 28 Chris Taylor DB 29 Aidan Crews DB 30 Emmanuel Ofosu DB 32 Wyatt Mueller DB 33 Javien Jackson DB 80 Michael Cosentino PK 95 Casey Roney PK 31 Ari Daniels P 39 Drew Drzonek P 41 Hayden Futch P 56 Jackson Buchanan LS 96 Bryce Waszczyk LS 2 
Brady Davidson QB 5 Taron Dickens QB 10 
Bryshawn Brown QB 14 
Jalen Macon QB 15 
Ean Hamric QB 16 
Asa Johnson QB 18 
Cole Latimer QB 8 
Triston White RB 11 
Romelo Ware RB 20 Jaidaun Cranford RB 24 
Elijah Porter RB 30 
Da'sean Howard RB 32 
Reginald Craig RB 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB 0 
La'Don Bryant WR 1 DeAree Rogers WR 3 
Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 4 
Kenji Lewis WR 6 
Afy Ibekwe WR 7 
Cam Thompson WR 9 
George Dimopoulos WR 12 
Tavaris Coles WR 13 
Kevin Holmes Jr. WR 19 
Kelan McInerney WR 21 
Jermaine Green Jr. WR 80 
Braylon Agee WR 81 
Justin Faulkner WR 88 
Zaire McKinney WR 49 
Devin Habermehl TE 82 
Caleb Haack TE 83 Jason Fowler TE 84 
Glen Weber TE 85 
Joe Stein TE 86 
Brady Hasquin TE 87 
Liam Russo TE 89 
Tyler Klaner TE 50 
Brendan Grabot OL 53 
Luke Skartvedt OL 55 
Ty Mead OL 58 
Ross Liegel OL 61 
Ben Gustafson OL 63 
Landon Hron OL 66 
Lane Mahnesmith OL 67 
Tyler Rindels OL 68 
Samir Senenat OL 69 
Logan Gross OL 70 Chevy Trask OL 71 
Cian Mahoney OL 72 
Mason Markel OL 74 
Erik Murray OL 75 
Braden Petzel OL 76 
Tyler Chambers OL 77 
Daine Hanson OL 78 
Jacob Welch OL 79 
Kellen Gamble OL 13 
Mathias Smith-Davis DE 18 Jay'shon Thomas DE 19 
James Bradley DE 24 
Darrius Summers III DE 45 
Trenton Nixon DE 53 
Charles Brooks III DE 56 
Joseph Nnamuchi DE 87 
Micah Cook DE 90 
Kole Sneed DE 93 
Fawzy Omotoso DE 97 
JT King DE 0 
Montrel Canion DT 11 
Amari Washington DT 50 
Matthew Scarlett DT 54 
Zach Morrisroe DT 55 
Jordan Bellamy DT 58 
Christopher Allen DT 64 
Eli Valencia DT 72 
Terry Robinson DT 91 
Jvon Hatcher DT 92 
Jacob McGhee DT 94 
Brendan Alexander DT 95 
Ryan Hassett DT 6 Jashawn Nelson LB 8 
Cooper Mau LB 15 
Broderick Windham LB 23 
Deacon King LB 25 
Brady Kerperin LB 27 
Trey Porter LB 33 Ross Odgen LB 44 Jack Murray LB 47 
Eliot Hummer LB 57 
Kimar Nelson LB 2 
Avery Jones DB 12 
Aaron Warren DB 17 
Justus Donahoo DB 21 
Austin Tillman DB 3 
Liam Lindo CB 4 
James Little IV CB 5 
Yassine Falke CB 9 
Dev'ion Reynolds CB 20 
Marshall Washington CB 28 
Omar Williams Jr. CB 29 
Romelo Walker CB 35 
Cristian Harkins CB 7 
Justin Harris S 14 
Malik Armstrong S 16 Kyon Conyers S 22 
Keagan Ruane-Martino S 26 
Tyrese Stanley S 30 
Andruw Ellis S 31 
Champ Smith III S 33 
JJ Schlenhardt PK 39 
Ryan Short PK 35 Carter Klementzos P 36 
Jake Ference P 41 
Troy Stumbaugh LS 43 
Jason Evans LS
Brady Davidson QB 5 Taron Dickens QB 10 Bryshawn Brown QB 14 Jalen Macon QB 15 Ean Hamric QB 16 Asa Johnson QB 18 Cole Latimer QB 8 Triston White RB 11 Romelo Ware RB 20 Jaidaun Cranford RB 24 Elijah Porter RB 30 Da'sean Howard RB 32 Reginald Craig RB 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB 0 La'Don Bryant WR 1 DeAree Rogers WR 3 Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 4 Kenji Lewis WR 6 Afy Ibekwe WR 7 Cam Thompson WR 9 George Dimopoulos WR 12 Tavaris Coles WR 13 Kevin Holmes Jr. WR 19 Kelan McInerney WR 21 Jermaine Green Jr. WR 80 Braylon Agee WR 81 Justin Faulkner WR 88 Zaire McKinney WR 49 Devin Habermehl TE 82 Caleb Haack TE 83 Jason Fowler TE 84 Glen Weber TE 85 Joe Stein TE 86 Brady Hasquin TE 87 Liam Russo TE 89 Tyler Klaner TE 50 Brendan Grabot OL 53 Luke Skartvedt OL 55 Ty Mead OL 58 Ross Liegel OL 61 Ben Gustafson OL 63 Landon Hron OL 66 Lane Mahnesmith OL 67 Tyler Rindels OL 68 Samir Senenat OL 69 Logan Gross OL 70 Chevy Trask OL 71 Cian Mahoney OL 72 Mason Markel OL 74 Erik Murray OL 75 Braden Petzel OL 76 Tyler Chambers OL 77 Daine Hanson OL 78 Jacob Welch OL 79 Kellen Gamble OL 13 Mathias Smith-Davis DE 18 Jay'shon Thomas DE 19 James Bradley DE 24 Darrius Summers III DE 45 Trenton Nixon DE 53 Charles Brooks III DE 56 Joseph Nnamuchi DE 87 Micah Cook DE 90 Kole Sneed DE 93 Fawzy Omotoso DE 97 JT King DE 0 Montrel Canion DT 11 Amari Washington DT 50 Matthew Scarlett DT 54 Zach Morrisroe DT 55 Jordan Bellamy DT 58 Christopher Allen DT 64 Eli Valencia DT 72 Terry Robinson DT 91 Jvon Hatcher DT 92 Jacob McGhee DT 94 Brendan Alexander DT 95 Ryan Hassett DT 6 Jashawn Nelson LB 8 Cooper Mau LB 15 Broderick Windham LB 23 Deacon King LB 25 Brady Kerperin LB 27 Trey Porter LB 33 Ross Odgen LB 44 Jack Murray LB 47 Eliot Hummer LB 57 Kimar Nelson LB 2 Avery Jones DB 12 Aaron Warren DB 17 Justus Donahoo DB 21 Austin Tillman DB 3 Liam Lindo CB 4 James Little IV CB 5 Yassine Falke CB 9 Dev'ion Reynolds CB 20 Marshall Washington CB 28 Omar Williams Jr. CB 29 Romelo Walker CB 35 Cristian Harkins CB 7 Justin Harris S 14 Malik Armstrong S 16 Kyon Conyers S 22 Keagan Ruane-Martino S 26 Tyrese Stanley S 30 Andruw Ellis S 31 Champ Smith III S 33 JJ Schlenhardt PK 39 Ryan Short PK 35 Carter Klementzos P 36 Jake Ference P 41 Troy Stumbaugh LS 43 Jason Evans LS 
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Illinois State vs Northern Illinois: result and recap
Illinois State Redbirds vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 28 - 24 on September 12, 2026. This Mountain West game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Illinois 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 Illinois State vs Northern Illinois?
Illinois State Redbirds vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 28 - 24. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Illinois State vs Northern Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Taron Dickens (Northern Illinois) led passers with 193 yards. Telly Johnson Jr. (Northern Illinois) led rushers with 83 yards. DeAree Rogers (Northern Illinois) led receivers with 74 yards on 11 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Illinois State play Northern Illinois?
This Illinois State vs Northern Illinois game was played on September 12, 2026 at Huskie Stadium.