San Diego State @ Northern Illinois, Week 5 · 2025

69–4@FINAL33–9
Sat, Sep 27, 2025Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL

HOW IT WENT

Week 5 · 2025
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

182 plays
Q4Northern Illinois8 plays · 24 yds · 3:18 · Downs3–3
  1. 4:284th & 2 at SDSU 44Josh Holst run for no gain to the SDSU 44
  2. 5:073rd & 10 at NIU 48Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the SDSU 44
  3. 5:472nd & 10 at NIU 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
  4. 6:261st & 10 at NIU 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
  5. 6:484th & 9 at NIU 33No Huddle Vuckovic,Danny rush middle for 16 yards loss to the NIU17 fumbled by Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17 recovered by NIU Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17, End Of Play PENALTY SDSU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU33 to NIU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  6. 6:533rd & 9 at NIU 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
  7. 6:592nd & 9 at NIU 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
  8. 7:261st & 14 at NIU 28Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 33
  9. 7:391st & 10 at NIU 32Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 38 Northern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Hron) to the NIU 28
  10. 7:461st & 14 at NIU 28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:46
Q4San Diego State7 plays · 49 yds · 1:44 · Field Goal3–3
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:002nd & 7 at NIU 7Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOOD
  3. 0:022nd & 7 at NIU 7Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:02
  4. 0:211st & 6 at NIU 6J. Denegal takes a knee
  5. 0:493rd & 3 at NIU 11No Huddle Denegal,Jayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU09 (Gulley, Jr,Alvin; Dixon,Dasean) PENALTY NIU Offside 5 yards from NIU11 to NIU06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  6. 0:542nd & 6 at NIU 14Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:54
  7. 0:541st & 10 at NIU 18Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 14
  8. 1:102nd & 7 at NIU 40Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Roy Williams) to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down
  9. 1:221st & 10 at NIU 43Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 40
  10. 0:513rd & 3 at NIU 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51
  11. 0:512nd & 6 at NIU 14Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 11
  12. 1:371st & 10 at SDSU 44Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 4 yds · 0:54 · Punt3–3
  1. 1:444th & 6 at NIU 19Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds
  2. 1:524th & 6 at NIU 19Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:52
  3. 1:523rd & 13 at NIU 12Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 19
  4. 1:572nd & 13 at NIU 12Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
  5. 2:321st & 15 at NIU 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 12
  6. 2:381st & 10 at NIU 15PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU15 to NIU10. NO PLAY.
  7. 2:002nd & 13 at NIU 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
Q4San Diego State3 plays · 7 yds · 1:50 · Punt3–3
  1. 2:384th & 3 at NIU 49Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 15
  2. 3:193rd & 2 at NIU 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
  3. 3:542nd & 4 at SDSU 50Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 48
  4. 4:282nd & 4 at SDSU 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:28
  5. 4:201st & 10 at SDSU 44Jayden Denegal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4San Diego State10 plays · 46 yds · 4:53 · Interception3–3
  1. 7:464th & 1 at NIU 34Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Jasper Beeler return for no gain to the NIU 32
  2. 8:512nd & 3 at NIU 36Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 34
  3. 9:161st & 10 at NIU 43Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 7 yds to the NIU 36
  4. 9:513rd & 3 at NIU 46Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
  5. 10:322nd & 9 at SDSU 48Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
  6. 11:061st & 10 at SDSU 47Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 1 yd to the SDSU 48
  7. 11:331st & 10 at SDSU 37Lucky Sutton run for 10 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down
  8. 12:392nd & 4 at SDSU 26Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:39
  9. 8:323rd & 1 at NIU 34Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 34
  10. 11:592nd & 4 at SDSU 26Lucky Sutton run for 11 yds to the SDSU 37 for a 1ST down
  11. 12:331st & 10 at SDSU 20Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26
Q3Northern Illinois5 plays · 19 yds · 3:09 · Punt3–3
  1. 12:394th & 3 at NIU 28Danny Vuckovic punt for 52 yds
  2. 14:082nd & 10 at NIU 21Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 24
  3. 13:193rd & 7 at NIU 24Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 4 yds to the NIU 28
  4. 14:171st & 10 at NIU 21Josh Holst pass incomplete
  5. 14:542nd & 1 at NIU 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down
  6. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  7. 0:001st & 10 at NIU 9Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 18
Q3San Diego State3 plays · 8 yds · 1:58 · Punt3–3
  1. 0:484th & 2 at SDSU 28Hunter Green punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 9
  2. 2:012nd & 8 at SDSU 22Bert Emanuel Jr. pass complete to Jordan Napier for 5 yds to the SDSU 27
  3. 2:401st & 10 at SDSU 20Jordan Napier run for 2 yds to the SDSU 22
  4. 1:313rd & 3 at SDSU 27Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 28
Q3Northern Illinois6 plays · 17 yds · 3:59 · Punt3–3
  1. 3:313rd & 10 at NIU 20Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 27
  2. 4:551st & 10 at NIU 20Jaylen Poe run for 2 yds to the NIU 22
  3. 5:283rd & 2 at NIU 18Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 20 for a 1ST down
  4. 6:351st & 10 at NIU 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 15
  5. 2:464th & 3 at NIU 27Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 20 , Jordan Napier returns for 1 yd to the SDSU 20
  6. 4:162nd & 8 at NIU 22Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 20
  7. 6:052nd & 5 at NIU 15Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the NIU 18
Q3San Diego State3 plays · 7 yds · 1:49 · Punt3–3
  1. 6:454th & 3 at NIU 44Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 10
  2. 7:582nd & 9 at SDSU 50Christian Washington run for 8 yds to the NIU 42
  3. 8:291st & 10 at SDSU 49Jordan Napier run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
  4. 8:342nd & 9 at SDSU 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:34
  5. 7:213rd & 1 at NIU 42Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 44
Q3Northern Illinois4 plays · 11 yds · 1:56 · Interception3–3
  1. 8:341st & 10 at NIU 38Brady Davidson pass intercepted Chris Johnson return for 4 yds to the SDSU 49
  2. 9:123rd & 1 at NIU 36Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
  3. 10:191st & 10 at NIU 27Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 8 yds to the NIU 35
  4. 9:502nd & 2 at NIU 35Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 36
Q3San Diego State5 plays · 6 yds · 2:31 · Punt3–3
  1. 10:304th & 19 at SDSU 31Hunter Green punt for 60 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 18 yds to the NIU 27
  2. 10:443rd & 19 at SDSU 31Bert Emanuel Jr. pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
  3. 11:112nd & 20 at SDSU 30Bert Emanuel Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 31
  4. 12:001st & 10 at SDSU 40Jayden Denegal sacked by Filip Maciorowski for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSU 30
  5. 12:302nd & 4 at SDSU 31Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:012nd & 4 at SDSU 31Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:01
  7. 11:212nd & 20 at SDSU 30Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:21
  8. 12:561st & 10 at SDSU 25Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 31
Q3Northern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 1:22 · Punt3–3
  1. 13:014th & 5 at NIU 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
  2. 13:014th & 5 at NIU 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
  3. 13:113rd & 5 at NIU 32Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
  4. 14:141st & 10 at NIU 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 28
  5. 13:452nd & 9 at NIU 28Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 32
Q3San Diego State2 plays · 19 yds · 0:37 · Interception3–3
  1. 14:231st & 10 at SDSU 44Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Muhammed Jammeh return for 11 yds to the NIU 27
  2. 14:511st & 10 at SDSU 25Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 19 yds to the SDSU 44 for a 1ST down
  3. 15:001st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 60 yds
Q2Northern Illinois1 play · -1 yds · 0:32 · END OF HALF3–3
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at NIU 5J. Holst takes a knee
Q2San Diego State4 plays · 5 yds · 0:51 · Punt3–3
  1. 0:324th & 18 at SDSU 50Hunter Green punt for 45 yds
  2. 0:503rd & 21 at SDSU 47Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:50
  3. 0:502nd & 20 at SDSU 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSU 47
  4. 1:011st & 25 at SDSU 43Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 48
  5. 1:071st & 10 at NIU 42No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete short left to Napier,Jordan thrown to NIU39 PENALTY SDSU Pass Interference (McCuin,Deshawn) 15 yards from NIU42 to SDSU43. NO PLAY.
  6. 1:171st & 10 at SDSU 45Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 13 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:454th & 18 at SDSU 50Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:45
  8. 0:453rd & 21 at SDSU 47Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
  9. 0:572nd & 20 at SDSU 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:57
Q2Northern Illinois6 plays · 23 yds · 1:43 · Punt3–3
  1. 1:234th & 8 at NIU 35Danny Vuckovic punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 45
  2. 1:322nd & 20 at NIU 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 34
  3. 1:521st & 10 at NIU 22Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down
  4. 2:232nd & 15 at NIU 7Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 15 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
  5. 2:551st & 15 at NIU 7Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 7
  6. 1:284th & 8 at NIU 35Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:28
  7. 1:283rd & 9 at NIU 34Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 35
  8. 1:362nd & 20 at NIU 23Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:36
  9. 1:361st & 10 at NIU 33Josh Holst sacked by Owen Chambliss for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 23
  10. 2:001st & 10 at NIU 22Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
  11. 3:041st & 10 at NIU 12PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU12 to NIU07. NO PLAY.
Q2San Diego State8 plays · 30 yds · 3:41 · Punt3–3
  1. 3:064th & 4 at SDSU 42Hunter Green punt for 46 yds
  2. 3:163rd & 4 at SDSU 42Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
  3. 4:172nd & 6 at SDSU 40PENALTY SDSU False Start (Ford,Jackson) 5 yards from SDSU40 to SDSU35. NO PLAY.
  4. 4:481st & 10 at SDSU 36Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 4 yds to the SDSU 40
  5. 6:112nd & 10 at SDSU 25Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
  6. 6:171st & 10 at SDSU 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
  7. 6:441st & 10 at SDSU 12Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
  8. 6:472nd & 10 at SDSU 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:47
  9. 3:472nd & 11 at SDSU 35Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 7 yds to the SDSU 42
  10. 5:223rd & 7 at SDSU 28Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 8 yds to the SDSU 36 for a 1ST down
  11. 6:332nd & 10 at SDSU 12Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 13 yds to the SDSU 25 for a 1ST down
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · -6 yds · 2:32 · Punt3–3
  1. 6:474th & 16 at NIU 40Danny Vuckovic punt for 47 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 12
  2. 7:493rd & 11 at NIU 45Josh Holst sacked by Ryan Henderson for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 35
  3. 7:124th & 21 at NIU 35PENALTY SDSU Offside (Johnson,Chris) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU40. NO PLAY.
  4. 8:292nd & 15 at NIU 41Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 45
  5. 9:081st & 10 at NIU 46Chavon Wright run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 41
Q2San Diego State10 plays · 31 yds · 4:09 · Downs3–3
  1. 9:194th & 1 at NIU 46Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 46
  2. 10:302nd & 10 at SDSU 45Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 48
  3. 10:371st & 10 at SDSU 45Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jacob Bostick
  4. 11:382nd & 6 at SDSU 39Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the SDSU 41
  5. 11:552nd & 6 at SDSU 39Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:55
  6. 11:551st & 10 at SDSU 35Jayden Denegal run for 4 yds to the SDSU 39
  7. 12:273rd & 1 at SDSU 32Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 35 for a 1ST down
  8. 12:552nd & 1 at SDSU 32Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 32
  9. 13:201st & 10 at SDSU 23Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 32
  10. 13:282nd & 1 at SDSU 32Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:28
  11. 9:543rd & 7 at SDSU 48Christian Washington run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
  12. 10:583rd & 4 at SDSU 41Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 4 yds to the SDSU 45 for a 1ST down
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · 6 yds · 1:27 · Punt3–3
  1. 13:284th & 4 at NIU 31Danny Vuckovic punt for 46 yds
  2. 14:103rd & 12 at NIU 23Chavon Wright run for 8 yds to the NIU 31
  3. 14:331st & 10 at NIU 25Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 23 Josh Holst fumbled, recovered by NIU Jaylen Poe , return for 3 yds to the NIU 23
  4. 14:172nd & 12 at NIU 23Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jaylen Poe
  5. 14:552nd & 12 at NIU 23Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
  6. 14:551st & 10 at SDSU 35Gabriel Plascencia kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1San Diego State13 plays · 63 yds · 7:15 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 14:551st & 10 at NIU 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
  2. 0:552nd & 21 at NIU 21Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jackson Ford for 6 yds to the NIU 15
  3. 2:081st & 9 at NIU 9No Huddle-Shotgun Washington,Christian rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU10 (Maciorowski,Filip; Finley,Jacob) PENALTY SDSU Holding (Adams,Seth) 10 yards from NIU09 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
  4. 2:481st & 10 at NIU 25Jordan Napier run for 16 yds to the NIU 9 for a 1ST down
  5. 4:033rd & 3 at NIU 28Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NIU 26
  6. 4:352nd & 6 at NIU 31Jordan Napier run for 3 yds to the NIU 28
  7. 5:191st & 10 at SDSU 50No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete deep left to Bostick,Jacob thrown to NIU04 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from SDSU50 to NIU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  8. 5:451st & 10 at SDSU 40Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  9. 6:572nd & 10 at SDSU 25Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
  10. 7:051st & 10 at SDSU 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jordan Napier
  11. 7:101st & 10 at NIU 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  12. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  13. 0:003rd & 15 at NIU 15Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 12
  14. 1:441st & 19 at NIU 19Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 21
  15. 3:254th & 1 at NIU 26Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NIU 25 for a 1ST down
  16. 5:131st & 10 at NIU 35Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 31
  17. 6:103rd & 7 at SDSU 28Jayden Denegal run for 12 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
  18. 14:554th & 12 at NIU 12Gabriel Plascencia 30 yd FG GOOD
Q1Northern Illinois16 plays · 62 yds · 7:50 · Field Goal0–0
  1. 7:101st & 10 at SDSU 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:10
  2. 7:104th & 5 at SDSU 13Andrew Glass 31 yd FG GOOD
  3. 7:552nd & 7 at SDSU 15Josh Holst pass incomplete
  4. 8:351st & 10 at SDSU 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 15
  5. 8:562nd & 7 at SDSU 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for 11 yds to the SDSU 18 for a 1ST down
  6. 10:093rd & 7 at SDSU 46Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down
  7. 10:192nd & 7 at SDSU 46Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
  8. 11:364th & 1 at NIU 50Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the SDSU 49 for a 1ST down
  9. 12:502nd & 12 at NIU 39Josh Holst run for 9 yds to the NIU 48
  10. 13:231st & 15 at NIU 36Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 39
  11. 7:453rd & 7 at SDSU 15Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the SDSU 13
  12. 9:331st & 10 at SDSU 32Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the SDSU 29
  13. 10:501st & 10 at SDSU 49Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the SDSU 46
  14. 11:011st & 10 at SDSU 49Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:01
  15. 12:103rd & 3 at NIU 48Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
  16. 13:291st & 10 at NIU 41No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete short left to Rogers,DeAree thrown to NIU47 PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Appleget,Jake) 5 yards from NIU41 to NIU36. NO PLAY.
  17. 13:573rd & 6 at NIU 29Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 12 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
  18. 14:302nd & 6 at NIU 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 29
  19. 14:541st & 10 at NIU 25Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
  20. 15:001st & 10 at SDSU 35Hunter Green kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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