Holy Cross @ Northern Illinois, Week 1 · 2025

17@FINAL193–9
Sat, Aug 30, 2025Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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Northern Illinois3301319

PLAY-BY-PLAY

180 plays
Q4Northern Illinois5 plays · 7 yds · 1:2817–19
  1. 0:283rd & 13 at HC 37J. Holst takes a knee
  2. 0:512nd & 11 at HC 35Josh Holst run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 37
  3. 1:002nd & 11 at HC 35Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:00
  4. 1:001st & 10 at HC 34J. Holst takes a knee
  5. 1:041st & 10 at HC 34Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:04
  6. 1:042nd & 6 at HC 41Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the HC 34 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:501st & 10 at HC 45Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the HC 41
Q4Holy Cross4 plays · 6 yds · 0:21 · Downs17–19
  1. 1:564th & 4 at HC 45Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Max Mosey
  2. 2:082nd & 10 at HC 39Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Sam Slade
  3. 2:131st & 10 at HC 39Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly
  4. 2:004th & 4 at HC 45Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
  5. 2:033rd & 10 at HC 39Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 6 yds to the HC 45
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 1 yds · 1:41 · Punt17–19
  1. 2:203rd & 14 at NIU 19Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 24 Telly Johnson Jr. fumbled, recovered by NIU Telly Johnson Jr.
  2. 2:293rd & 9 at NIU 24PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU24 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
  3. 2:303rd & 4 at NIU 29PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU24. NO PLAY.
  4. 3:072nd & 6 at NIU 27Jackson Proctor run for 2 yds to the NIU 29
  5. 3:501st & 10 at NIU 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 27
  6. 3:581st & 10 at HC 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 19 yds to the NIU 23
  7. 2:174th & 9 at NIU 24Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 39
  8. 2:244th & 9 at NIU 24Timeout Holy Cross, clock 02:24
Q4Northern Illinois8 plays · 61 yds · 4:05 · Touchdown17–19
  1. 4:031st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Alijah Cason return for 97 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)
  2. 4:151st & 10 at HC 3PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from HC03 to HC08. NO PLAY.
  3. 4:151st & 2 at HC 2Chavon Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)
  4. 4:543rd & 5 at HC 23Jaylen Poe run for 21 yds to the HC 2 for a 1ST down
  5. 5:451st & 10 at HC 28Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the HC 23
  6. 7:043rd & 3 at NIU 46Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  7. 7:452nd & 5 at NIU 44Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 46
  8. 5:042nd & 5 at HC 23Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Jake Appleget
  9. 6:271st & 10 at NIU 50DeAree Rogers run for 22 yds to the HC 28 for a 1ST down
  10. 8:151st & 10 at NIU 39Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 44
Q4Holy Cross3 plays · 3 yds · 1:57 · Punt10–12
  1. 8:204th & 7 at HC 23Ethan Moss punt for 38 yds
  2. 9:053rd & 7 at HC 23Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 23
  3. 10:081st & 10 at HC 20Alijah Cason run for 4 yds to the HC 24
  4. 10:171st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 53 yds , Carlo Crocetti return for 8 yds to the HC 20
  5. 9:472nd & 6 at HC 24Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for a loss of 1 yard to the HC 23
Q4Holy Cross4 plays · 77 yds · 1:27 · Touchdown10–12
  1. 10:211st & 10 at HC 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 96 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass PAT MISSED)
  2. 10:341st & 10 at HC 3Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:34
  3. 10:341st & 10 at NIU 16Cal Swanson pass complete to Blake Youngblood for 16 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)
  4. 11:201st & 10 at HC 38Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Jayden Clerveaux
  5. 11:351st & 10 at HC 23Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 15 yds to the HC 38 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:092nd & 10 at HC 38Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 46 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 0 yds · 1:40 · Punt3–6
  1. 12:014th & 10 at NIU 27Danny Vuckovic punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 23
  2. 12:083rd & 10 at NIU 27Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
  3. 13:331st & 10 at NIU 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27
  4. 13:412nd & 10 at NIU 27Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:41
  5. 12:482nd & 10 at NIU 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27
Q3Holy Cross7 plays · 10 yds · 2:59 · Missed FG3–6
  1. 13:414th & 11 at NIU 27Luis Palenzuela 44 yd FG MISSED
  2. 14:173rd & 9 at NIU 25Cal Swanson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 27
  3. 14:542nd & 10 at NIU 26Cal Swanson run for 1 yd to the NIU 25
  4. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  5. 0:001st & 10 at NIU 26Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Alijah Cason
  6. 0:083rd & 8 at NIU 35Cal Swanson pass complete to Nathan Schillinger for 9 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:562nd & 3 at NIU 30Nyeoti Punni run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 35
  8. 1:341st & 10 at NIU 37Cal Swanson pass complete to Sam Slade for 7 yds to the NIU 30
Q3Northern Illinois7 plays · 19 yds · 3:17 · Punt3–6
  1. 1:464th & 6 at NIU 49PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from NIU49 to NIU44. NO PLAY.
  2. 1:463rd & 6 at NIU 49Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii
  3. 2:292nd & 9 at NIU 46Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 49
  4. 3:021st & 10 at NIU 45Jackson Proctor pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 1 yd to the NIU 46
  5. 4:033rd & 8 at NIU 27Jackson Proctor pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 7 yds to the NIU 34
  6. 4:462nd & 10 at NIU 25Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 27
  7. 1:404th & 11 at NIU 44Danny Vuckovic punt blocked by Adam Due blocked by Adam Due (01:45) Vuckovic,Danny punt 0 yards to the NIU44 blocked by Due,Adam recovered by NIU Urwiler,Quinton at NIU37, End Of Play.
  8. 3:274th & 1 at NIU 34Jackson Proctor run for 11 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
  9. 4:531st & 10 at NIU 25Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii
Q3Holy Cross6 plays · 14 yds · 2:07 · Punt3–6
  1. 4:574th & 7 at HC 44Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 25
  2. 5:213rd & 10 at NIU 0Holy Cross Penalty, (Yards) declined
  3. 5:272nd & 10 at HC 41Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly
  4. 5:321st & 10 at HC 41Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Joseph Williams
  5. 6:242nd & 7 at HC 33Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the HC 34
  6. 5:593rd & 6 at HC 34Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 41 for a 1ST down
  7. 6:531st & 10 at HC 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 3 yds to the HC 33
Q3Northern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 1:46 · Punt3–6
  1. 7:044th & 5 at NIU 48Danny Vuckovic punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HC 30
  2. 7:244th & 5 at NIU 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:24
  3. 7:243rd & 11 at NIU 42Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 6 yds to the NIU 48
  4. 8:122nd & 10 at NIU 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 42
  5. 8:451st & 10 at NIU 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 43
  6. 8:512nd & 10 at NIU 43Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:51
Q3Holy Cross3 plays · 9 yds · 2:15 · Punt3–6
  1. 8:504th & 1 at HC 26Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds
  2. 9:403rd & 4 at HC 23Cal Swanson run for 3 yds to the HC 26
  3. 10:142nd & 7 at HC 20Joseph Williams run for 3 yds to the HC 23
  4. 10:571st & 10 at HC 17Cal Swanson run for 3 yds to the HC 20
Q3Northern Illinois5 plays · 28 yds · 2:20 · Interception3–6
  1. 11:051st & 10 at HC 49Josh Holst pass intercepted
  2. 11:432nd & 7 at NIU 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the HC 49 for a 1ST down
  3. 12:372nd & 1 at NIU 32Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 9 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
  4. 13:191st & 10 at NIU 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 32
  5. 12:191st & 10 at NIU 41Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 44
Q3Holy Cross4 plays · 6 yds · 1:25 · Missed FG3–6
  1. 13:254th & 4 at NIU 23Luis Palenzuela 41 yd FG MISSED
  2. 13:293rd & 4 at NIU 23Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Ty Curran
  3. 14:052nd & 3 at NIU 22Sam Slade run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 23
  4. 14:401st & 10 at NIU 29Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 7 yds to the NIU 22
  5. 14:501st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 63 yds , Alijah Cason return for 69 yds to the NIU 29
Q2Holy Cross1 play · -1 yds · 0:05 · End of Half3–6
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at HC 41C. Swanson takes a knee
  3. 0:051st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 30 yds , Tommy Bestpitch return for 6 yds to the HC 41
Q2Northern Illinois12 plays · 71 yds · 3:07 · Field Goal3–6
  1. 0:104th & 4 at HC 21Andrew Glass 39 yd FG GOOD
  2. 0:313rd & 7 at HC 24Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the HC 21
  3. 0:522nd & 9 at HC 26Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 24
  4. 1:101st & 10 at HC 27Josh Holst run for 1 yd to the HC 26
  5. 1:202nd & 6 at HC 37Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 10 yds to the HC 27 for a 1ST down
  6. 1:261st & 10 at HC 41Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the HC 37
  7. 1:421st & 10 at NIU 48No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete deep left to Givens III,Gary thrown to HC15 PENALTY HC Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NIU48 to HC47. NO PLAY.
  8. 1:523rd & 10 at NIU 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 25 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
  9. 2:022nd & 10 at NIU 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 23
  10. 2:081st & 10 at NIU 23Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii
  11. 2:382nd & 1 at NIU 17Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the NIU 23 for a 1ST down
  12. 3:091st & 10 at NIU 8Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 17
  13. 0:134th & 4 at HC 21Timeout Holy Cross, clock 00:13
  14. 0:433rd & 7 at HC 24Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:43
  15. 1:471st & 5 at HC 47Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the HC 41 for a 1ST down
  16. 2:003rd & 10 at NIU 23Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
Q2Holy Cross4 plays · -2 yds · 1:49 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 3:171st & 10 at HC 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 55 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 12 yds to the NIU 47 Northern Illinois Penalty, Illegal Block (8 Yards) to the NIU 8
  2. 3:224th & 12 at NIU 15Luis Palenzuela 33 yd FG GOOD
  3. 3:563rd & 4 at NIU 7Cal Swanson sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 15
  4. 4:432nd & 3 at NIU 6Jayden Clerveaux run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 7
  5. 5:041st & 10 at NIU 13Jayden Clerveaux run for 7 yds to the NIU 6
  6. 4:053rd & 4 at NIU 7Timeout Holy Cross, clock 04:05
Q2Northern Illinois5 plays · -19 yds · 1:59 · Downs0–3
  1. 5:443rd & 10 at NIU 43Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 2 yds to the NIU 45
  2. 5:582nd & 10 at NIU 43Josh Holst pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant
  3. 6:291st & 10 at NIU 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 43
  4. 6:591st & 10 at NIU 32Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
  5. 7:101st & 10 at NIU 43Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:10
  6. 5:114th & 8 at NIU 45Ross Pedro run for 32 yds to the NIU 13 Ross Pedro fumbled, recovered by NIU Danny Vuckovic
Q2Holy Cross10 plays · 66 yds · 6:01 · Downs0–3
  1. 7:104th & 11 at NIU 32Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Ty Curran
  2. 7:563rd & 3 at NIU 24Cal Swanson sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 32
  3. 8:272nd & 9 at NIU 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 6 yds to the NIU 24
  4. 9:171st & 10 at NIU 31Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the NIU 30
  5. 10:231st & 10 at NIU 43Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 2 yds to the NIU 41
  6. 10:303rd & 4 at HC 42No Huddle-Shotgun Swanson,Cal pass incomplete deep left to Mullaly,Charly thrown to NIU25 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from HC42 to NIU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  7. 11:411st & 10 at HC 36Joseph Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 34
  8. 12:232nd & 9 at HC 3Cal Swanson run for 33 yds to the HC 36 for a 1ST down
  9. 13:112nd & 9 at HC 3Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:11
  10. 8:073rd & 3 at NIU 24Timeout Holy Cross, clock 08:07
  11. 9:392nd & 3 at NIU 36Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 5 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down
  12. 11:022nd & 12 at HC 34Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 8 yds to the HC 42
  13. 13:011st & 10 at HC 2Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the HC 3
Q1Northern Illinois9 plays · 26 yds · 4:32 · Punt0–3
  1. 13:114th & 8 at HC 42Danny Vuckovic punt for 40 yds
  2. 13:492nd & 12 at HC 46Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget
  3. 13:403rd & 12 at HC 46Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the HC 42
  4. 14:181st & 10 at HC 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 46
  5. 14:484th & 1 at HC 47Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the HC 44 for a 1ST down
  6. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  7. 0:003rd & 2 at HC 48Jaylen Poe run for 1 yd to the HC 47
  8. 0:402nd & 8 at NIU 46Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 6 yds to the HC 48
  9. 1:472nd & 11 at NIU 31Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 13 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
  10. 2:331st & 10 at NIU 32Josh Holst run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 31
  11. 1:121st & 10 at NIU 44Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 46
Q1Holy Cross4 plays · 18 yds · 1:12 · Interception0–3
  1. 3:111st & 10 at HC 43Cal Swanson run for 5 yds to the HC 48
  2. 3:412nd & 10 at HC 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 13 yds to the HC 43 for a 1ST down
  3. 3:551st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 56 yds , Alijah Cason return for 21 yds to the HC 30
  4. 2:432nd & 5 at HC 48Cal Swanson pass intercepted
  5. 3:521st & 10 at HC 30Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Mason McSweeney
Q1Northern Illinois8 plays · 63 yds · 3:24 · Field Goal0–0
  1. 4:001st & 10 at HC 30Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:00
  2. 4:004th & 3 at HC 3Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD
  3. 4:333rd & 5 at HC 5Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 3
  4. 4:412nd & 5 at HC 5Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
  5. 5:231st & 10 at HC 10Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the HC 5
  6. 6:203rd & 8 at NIU 36Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 9 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
  7. 6:422nd & 10 at NIU 34Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 36
  8. 7:131st & 10 at NIU 34Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 34
  9. 7:242nd & 10 at NIU 34Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:24
  10. 4:452nd & 5 at HC 5Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:45
  11. 5:521st & 10 at NIU 45Chavon Wright run for 45 yds to the HC 10 for a 1ST down
Q1Holy Cross8 plays · 26 yds · 4:20 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:244th & 10 at HC 35Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 34
  2. 7:293rd & 10 at HC 35Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Blake Youngblood
  3. 8:421st & 10 at HC 35Sam Slade run for no gain to the HC 35
  4. 9:142nd & 3 at HC 27Cal Swanson pass complete to Joseph Williams for 8 yds to the HC 35 for a 1ST down
  5. 10:203rd & 1 at HC 18Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 20 for a 1ST down
  6. 10:552nd & 8 at HC 11Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 18
  7. 11:442nd & 8 at HC 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:44
  8. 7:562nd & 10 at HC 35Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 35
  9. 9:451st & 10 at HC 20Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 27
  10. 11:311st & 10 at HC 9Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 11
Q1Northern Illinois6 plays · 10 yds · 3:10 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:444th & 12 at NIU 37Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds
  2. 12:163rd & 12 at NIU 37Josh Holst run for no gain to the NIU 37
  3. 13:022nd & 15 at NIU 34Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 3 yds to the NIU 37
  4. 13:112nd & 10 at NIU 39PENALTY NIU False Start (Hron,Landon) 5 yards from NIU39 to NIU34. NO PLAY.
  5. 13:111st & 10 at NIU 39Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget
  6. 14:182nd & 6 at NIU 31Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 34
  7. 13:353rd & 3 at NIU 34Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:481st & 10 at NIU 27Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 31
  9. 14:541st & 10 at HC 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 56 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 18 yds to the NIU 27

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