Northern Illinois @ Arizona, Week 3 · 2026

170–6@FINAL425–1
Sat, Sep 19, 2026Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ

HOW IT WENT

Week 3 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Northern Illinois1000717
Arizona7217742
Game leaders
Northern IllinoisArizona
PassingTaron Dickens25/37 ·228 yds ·1 TDNoah Fifita31/34 ·325 yds ·4 TD
RushingTelly Johnson Jr.12 car ·69 ydsKedrick Reescano8 car ·30 yds
ReceivingDeAree Rogers10 rec ·68 ydsTre Spivey6 rec ·90 yds ·1 TD
TacklesKimar Nelson7 tackles ·1 sackCooper Blomstrom10 tackles ·0.5 sacks

Northern Illinois vs Arizona Team StatsTeam Stats

Northern IllinoisNIUArizonaARIZ
201ST DOWNS22
341TOTAL YDS441
255PASS YDS357
86RUSH YDS84
0TURNOVERS1
29:40POSSESSION30:20

BOX SCORE

Week 3 · 2026

Passing

NIUNIUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Taron Dickens25/372286.210
Brady Davidson4/6274.500
Totals29/432555.910
ArizonaArizonaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Noah Fifita31/343259.640
Sawyer Anderson1/33210.701
Totals32/373579.641

Rushing

NIUNIUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Telly Johnson Jr.12695.8020
Taron Dickens791.3011
Elijah Porter482.013
Jaidaun Cranford100.000
Totals24863.6120
ArizonaArizonaCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Kedrick Reescano8303.8014
Quincy Craig3237.7014
Sawyer Anderson2126.007
Ismail Mahdi294.507
Antwan Roberts351.703
Noah Fifita640.7130
Wesley Yarbrough133.003
Team2-2-1.000
Totals27843.1130

Receiving

NIUNIURECYDSAVGTDLONG
DeAree Rogers10686.8014
Cam Thompson36220.7152
Rickey Taylor Jr.55711.4021
La'Don Bryant22613.0020
Zaire McKinney2178.5012
Liam Russo2157.508
Joe Stein188.008
Kelan McInerney155.005
Telly Johnson Jr.122.002
Jason Fowler100.000
Elijah Porter1-5-5.000
Totals292558.8152
ArizonaArizonaRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tre Spivey69015.0143
Chris Hunter57314.6138
Isaiah Mizell5499.8114
Brandon Phelps34515.0024
R.J. Mosley13232.0032
Cole Rusk3258.3011
Rodney Gallagher3237.7021
Tyler Powell3113.718
Quincy Craig155.005
Kedrick Reescano133.003
Antwan Roberts111.001
Totals3235711.2443

Fumbles

ArizonaArizonaFUMLOSTREC
Caleb Smith100

Interceptions

NIUNIUINTYDSTD
Yassine Falke1350

Kick Returns

ArizonaArizonaNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Caleb Smith12323.0230

Punt Returns

ArizonaArizonaNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Caleb Smith26934.5691

Kicking

NIUNIUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
JJ Schlenhardt1/333.0382/25
ArizonaArizonaFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Michael Salgado-Medina0/00.006/66

Punting

NIUNIUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Ference310936.30141
ArizonaArizonaNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Chase Ridley13232.00032

Defense

NIUNIUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Kimar Nelson7411.5000
Kyon Conyers7400000
Marshall Washington Jr.7301000
Liam Lindo5400000
Jack Murray5311000
Jay'Shon Thomas5301.5000
Yassine Falke5100000
Brady Kerperin5000000
Totals672947000
ArizonaArizonaTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Cooper Blomstrom1050.50.5000
Lee Molette III7600000
Cam Chapa4300.5000
Tyrese Boss4200000
Jay'Vion Cole3200000
Taye Brown310.50.5100
Max Harris3000000
Prince Williams3000000
Totals663226211

PLAY-BY-PLAY

161 plays
Q4Arizona1 play · -1 yds · 0:14 · End of Half17–42
  1. 0:001st & 10 at ARIZ 25End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:161st & 10 at ARIZ 25Kneel down by #7 S.Anderson at ARIZ24 for loss of 1 yard
  3. 0:141st & 10 at NIU 35#39 R.Short kickoff 63 yards to the ARIZ02 fair catch by #20 C.Smith at ARIZ02
Q4Northern Illinois9 plays · 48 yds · 3:20 · Touchdown17–42
  1. 0:131st & 1 at ARIZ 1Elijah Porter 1 Yd Run (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
  2. 0:314th & 10 at ARIZ 21Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete deep right to #0 L.Bryant caught at ARIZ01, for 20 yards to the ARIZ01, out of bounds at ARIZ01, 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:403rd & 10 at ARIZ 21Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete deep right to #0 L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ00
  4. 1:122nd & 15 at ARIZ 26Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short middle to #88 Z.McKinney caught at ARIZ21, for 5 yards to the ARIZ21 (#28 S.Griffin)
  5. 1:501st & 10 at ARIZ 21Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #24 E.Porter caught at ARIZ26, for 5 yards loss to the ARIZ26 (#55 L.Su'a)
  6. 2:004th & 1 at ARIZ 24Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ21 (#55 L.Su'a; #44 P.Williams), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:353rd & 8 at ARIZ 31Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short middle to #87 L.Russo caught at ARIZ24, for 7 yards to the ARIZ24 (#17 L.Molette III)
  8. 2:492nd & 8 at ARIZ 31Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete short left to #88 Z.McKinney thrown to ARIZ22
  9. 3:191st & 10 at ARIZ 33Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ31 (#45 V.Johnson)
  10. 3:331st & 10 at ARIZ 48Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass incomplete deep left to #88 Z.McKinney thrown to ARIZ12 PENALTY ARIZ Pass Interference (#30 X.Hiler) 15 yards from ARIZ48 to ARIZ33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q4Arizona7 plays · 54 yds · 2:09 · Interception10–42
  1. 3:333rd & 5 at NIU 10Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass intercepted by #5 Y.Falke at NIU02 #5 Y.Falke return 35 yards to the NIU37 (#0 W.Yarbrough) PENALTY ARIZ UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#7 S.Anderson) 15 yards from NIU37 to ARIZ48, 1ST DOWN
  2. 3:332nd & 5 at NIU 10Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass incomplete short left to #2 R.Mosley thrown to NIU00
  3. 3:331st & 10 at NIU 15Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU10 (#18 J.Thomas)
  4. 3:332nd & 7 at NIU 47Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete deep left to #2 R.Mosley caught at NIU15, for 32 yards to the NIU15, out of bounds at NIU15, 1ST DOWN
  5. 3:401st & 10 at ARIZ 50Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU47 (#25 B.Kerperin; #0 M.Canion)
  6. 3:442nd & 3 at ARIZ 43Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ARIZ50 (#14 M.Armstrong; #5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  7. 5:582nd & 3 at ARIZ 43Timeout Arizona, clock 05:58
  8. 4:481st & 10 at ARIZ 36Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #17 I.Mizell caught at ARIZ40, for 7 yards to the ARIZ43 (#5 Y.Falke; #30 A.Ellis)
Q4Northern Illinois9 plays · 39 yds · 1:06 · Missed FG10–42
  1. 5:424th & 8 at ARIZ 36#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 54 yards NO GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 05:42
  2. 5:593rd & 8 at ARIZ 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #4 K.Lewis thrown to ARIZ10
  3. 5:592nd & 9 at ARIZ 37Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ36 (#27 K.Harris)
  4. 6:401st & 10 at ARIZ 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ37 (#0 D.Fifita)
  5. 6:433rd & 11 at NIU 50Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #88 Z.McKinney caught at ARIZ38, for 12 yards to the ARIZ38 (#35 Q.Olson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:432nd & 12 at NIU 49Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU50 (#0 D.Fifita; #44 P.Williams)
  7. 6:431st & 10 at ARIZ 49Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU49 (#27 K.Harris)
  8. 6:432nd & 2 at NIU 33Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 18 yards gain to the ARIZ49 (#9 T.Boss; #23 G.Hunter), 1ST DOWN
  9. 6:481st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #87 L.Russo caught at NIU25, for 8 yards to the NIU33 (#15 M.Hartzog; #9 T.Boss)
  10. 6:481st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q3Arizona11 plays · 80 yds · 7:48 · Touchdown10–42
  1. 7:543rd & 8 at NIU 30Noah Fifita 30 Yd Run (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 8:282nd & 9 at NIU 31Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #44 A.Roberts caught at NIU37, for 1 yard to the NIU30 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.; #97 J.King)
  3. 9:021st & 10 at NIU 32Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU31 (#30 A.Ellis)
  4. 9:413rd & 3 at NIU 38Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #11 C.Hunter caught at NIU34, for 6 yards to the NIU32 (#12 A.Warren), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 10:212nd & 10 at NIU 45Shotgun #21 I.Mahdi rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU38 (#18 J.Thomas)
  6. 14:171st & 10 at ARIZ 44Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #87 T.Powell caught at ARIZ48, for 8 yards to the NIU48 (#25 B.Kerperin; #20 M.Washington, Jr.)
  7. 11:323rd & 10 at NIU 45Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Hunter thrown to NIU32
  8. 11:322nd & 13 at NIU 48Shotgun #1 N.Fifita rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU45 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  9. 11:322nd & 2 at NIU 48Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #87 T.Powell caught at NIU48, for 0 yards to the NIU48 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.; #25 B.Kerperin)
  10. 0:002nd & 8 at ARIZ 22End of 3rd quarter.
  11. 0:052nd & 8 at ARIZ 22Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ30, for 22 yards to the ARIZ44 (#30 A.Ellis; #5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  12. 0:361st & 10 at ARIZ 20Shotgun #21 I.Mahdi rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ22 (#44 J.Murray)
Q3Northern Illinois15 plays · 55 yds · 8:19 · Downs10–35
  1. 0:424th & 10 at ARIZ 10Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ARIZ20 (#48 C.Blomstrom, #6 T.Brown), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 1:173rd & 11 at ARIZ 11Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ10 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #3 T.Smith)
  3. 1:302nd & 11 at ARIZ 11Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #7 C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ07
  4. 1:402nd & 6 at ARIZ 6Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at ARIZ00, for 6 yards to the ARIZ00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:35 PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (#76 T.Chambers) 5 yards from ARIZ06 to ARIZ11. NO PLAY
  5. 2:021st & 6 at ARIZ 6Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #83 J.Fowler caught at ARIZ06, for 0 yards to the ARIZ06 (#17 L.Molette III)
  6. 2:542nd & 2 at ARIZ 11Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 5 yards gain to the ARIZ06 (#48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  7. 3:221st & 10 at ARIZ 19Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ11, for 8 yards to the ARIZ11, End Of Play
  8. 3:551st & 10 at ARIZ 29Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ30, for 10 yards to the ARIZ19 (#51 K.Lafitaga), 1ST DOWN
  9. 4:314th & 4 at ARIZ 40Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 11 yards gain to the ARIZ29 (#48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  10. 5:283rd & 6 at ARIZ 42Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at ARIZ41, for 2 yards to the ARIZ40 (#13 C.Chapa)
  11. 6:092nd & 10 at ARIZ 46Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ARIZ42 (#42 D.Lolesio; #41 J.Savaiinaea)
  12. 6:171st & 10 at ARIZ 46Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. thrown to ARIZ17
  13. 6:423rd & 7 at NIU 41Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at ARIZ49, for 13 yards to the ARIZ46 (#15 M.Hartzog), 1ST DOWN
  14. 7:013rd & 7 at NIU 41Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:01
  15. 7:372nd & 12 at NIU 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU40, for 5 yards to the NIU41 (#8 J.Cole)
  16. 8:221st & 10 at NIU 38Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU36 (#3 T.Smith)
  17. 8:521st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU29, for 13 yards to the NIU38 (#17 L.Molette III), 1ST DOWN
  18. 9:011st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q3Arizona13 plays · 75 yds · 5:59 · Touchdown10–35
  1. 9:014th & 3 at NIU 3Tyler Powell 3 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 9:353rd & 6 at NIU 6Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #3 K.Reescano caught at NIU04, for 3 yards to the NIU03 (#6 J.Nelson)
  3. 9:582nd & 10 at NIU 10Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #14 C.Rusk caught at NIU06, for 4 yards to the NIU06 (#6 J.Nelson). #14 C.Rusk injured on the play
  4. 10:421st & 3 at NIU 3#3 K.Reescano rush left for 7 yards loss to the NIU10 (#18 J.Thomas)
  5. 11:011st & 10 at NIU 14Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #14 C.Rusk caught at NIU10, for 11 yards to the NIU03 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  6. 11:422nd & 1 at NIU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #24 Q.Craig caught at NIU17, for 5 yards to the NIU14 (#6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
  7. 11:571st & 10 at NIU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #17 I.Mizell caught at NIU20, for 9 yards to the NIU19 (#6 J.Nelson; #20 M.Washington, Jr.)
  8. 12:443rd & 1 at NIU 42No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NIU28 (#14 M.Armstrong; #3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
  9. 13:082nd & 9 at ARIZ 50Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU42 (#6 J.Nelson; #25 B.Kerperin)
  10. 13:371st & 10 at ARIZ 49No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ50 (#18 J.Thomas; #11 A.Washington)
  11. 13:571st & 10 at ARIZ 35Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #11 C.Hunter caught at ARIZ47, for 14 yards to the ARIZ49 (#3 L.Lindo), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  12. 14:302nd & 3 at ARIZ 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #84 R.Gallagher III caught at ARIZ29, for 3 yards to the ARIZ35 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  13. 14:541st & 10 at ARIZ 25Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #11 C.Hunter caught at ARIZ30, for 7 yards to the ARIZ32 (#3 L.Lindo)
  14. 15:001st & 10 at NIU 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ00, Touchback
Q2Arizona2 plays · -9 yds · 0:54 · End of Half10–28
  1. 0:002nd & 18 at ARIZ 10End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:182nd & 18 at ARIZ 10Kneel down by #1 N.Fifita at ARIZ09 for loss of 1 yard
  3. 0:441st & 10 at ARIZ 18Shotgun #1 N.Fifita sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ARIZ10 (#6 J.Nelson)
Q2Northern Illinois4 plays · 21 yds · 1:19 · Punt10–28
  1. 0:594th & 3 at NIU 46#36 J.Ference punt 36 yards to the ARIZ18 muffed by #20 C.Smith at ARIZ18 recovered by ARIZ #20 C.Smith at ARIZ18, End Of Play
  2. 1:013rd & 3 at NIU 46Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #7 C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ45 QB hurried by #38 K.Moorer Jr.
  3. 1:232nd & 5 at NIU 44Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU46 (#95 L.Palu; #44 P.Williams)
  4. 1:431st & 10 at NIU 39Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at NIU44, for 5 yards to the NIU44 (#9 T.Boss)
  5. 2:051st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU37, for 14 yards to the NIU39 (#35 Q.Olson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 2:131st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · 3 yds · 1:41 · Punt Touchdown10–28
  1. 2:134th & 7 at NIU 28Caleb Smith 69 Yd Punt Return (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 2:304th & 2 at NIU 33PENALTY NIU False Start (#25 B.Kerperin) 5 yards from NIU33 to NIU28. NO PLAY
  3. 2:303rd & 8 at NIU 27Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU33, for 6 yards to the NIU33 (#6 T.Brown; #11 J.Mann)
  4. 3:132nd & 6 at NIU 29Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU27 (#38 K.Moorer Jr.; #41 J.Savaiinaea)
  5. 3:451st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU29, for 4 yards to the NIU29 (#9 T.Boss)
  6. 3:541st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q2Arizona7 plays · 80 yds · 3:08 · Touchdown10–21
  1. 3:542nd & 3 at NIU 10Tre Spivey 10 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 4:271st & 10 at NIU 17No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #18 B.Phelps caught at NIU21, for 7 yards to the NIU10 (#44 J.Murray; #16 K.Conyers)
  3. 4:511st & 10 at NIU 31Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #18 B.Phelps caught at NIU22, for 14 yards to the NIU17 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  4. 5:232nd & 7 at ARIZ 45No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep right to #18 B.Phelps caught at NIU32, for 24 yards to the NIU31 (#2 A.Jones; #5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  5. 5:571st & 10 at ARIZ 42No Huddle-Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush left for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ45 (#44 J.Murray)
  6. 6:292nd & 9 at ARIZ 21No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #84 R.Gallagher III caught at ARIZ29, for 21 yards to the ARIZ42 (#14 M.Armstrong; #16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  7. 6:561st & 10 at ARIZ 20Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ21 (#92 J.McGhee; #25 B.Kerperin)
Q2Northern Illinois6 plays · 23 yds · 4:11 · Punt10–14
  1. 7:024th & 2 at NIU 48#36 J.Ference punt 32 yards to the ARIZ20 fair catch by #20 C.Smith at ARIZ20
  2. 7:383rd & 7 at NIU 43Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU42, for 5 yards to the NIU48 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #5 M.Harris). The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (07:38) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU41, for 57 yards to the ARIZ00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:24, 1ST DOWN)
  3. 7:402nd & 6 at NIU 44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:40
  4. 8:212nd & 6 at NIU 44Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU43 (#13 C.Chapa; #10 M.Robinson)
  5. 8:581st & 10 at NIU 40Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU44 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #10 M.Robinson)
  6. 9:383rd & 8 at NIU 27Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU38, for 13 yards to the NIU40 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #10 M.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
  7. 9:533rd & 8 at NIU 27Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 09:53
  8. 10:222nd & 8 at NIU 27Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU27 (#6 T.Brown)
  9. 11:021st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU24, for 2 yards to the NIU27 (#42 D.Lolesio)
  10. 11:131st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q1Arizona13 plays · 76 yds · 4:55 · Touchdown10–14
  1. 11:133rd & 4 at NIU 14Isaiah Mizell 14 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 11:203rd & 4 at NIU 14Timeout Arizona, clock 11:20
  3. 11:462nd & 3 at NIU 13No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #84 R.Gallagher III caught at NIU17, for 1 yard loss to the NIU14 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.)
  4. 12:041st & 10 at NIU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #17 I.Mizell caught at NIU13, for 7 yards to the NIU13, End Of Play
  5. 12:352nd & 10 at NIU 34Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NIU20 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:411st & 10 at NIU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete deep right to #18 B.Phelps thrown to NIU00
  7. 13:063rd & 6 at NIU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush left for 14 yards gain to the NIU34 (#3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
  8. 13:353rd & 1 at ARIZ 48#24 Q.Craig rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU48 (#14 M.Armstrong; #55 J.Bellamy), 1ST DOWN
  9. 13:451st & 10 at ARIZ 48No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete deep right to #18 B.Phelps thrown to NIU33
  10. 14:102nd & 6 at ARIZ 42No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain (0) to the ARIZ43 (#12 A.Warren; #50 M.Scarlett) PENALTY NIU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from ARIZ42 to ARIZ47
  11. 14:251st & 10 at ARIZ 38No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ42, for 4 yards to the ARIZ42 (#3 L.Lindo)
  12. 14:453rd & 6 at ARIZ 28Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #14 C.Rusk caught at ARIZ35, for 10 yards to the ARIZ38 (#16 K.Conyers; #12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
  13. 0:002nd & 18 at ARIZ 16End of 1st quarter.
  14. 0:332nd & 18 at ARIZ 16Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #17 I.Mizell caught at ARIZ22, for 12 yards to the ARIZ28 (#12 A.Warren), out of bounds
  15. 1:001st & 10 at ARIZ 24Shotgun #1 N.Fifita sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ARIZ16 (#55 J.Bellamy)
Q1Northern Illinois13 plays · 51 yds · 4:53 · Missed FG10–7
  1. 1:084th & 4 at ARIZ 24#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 41 yards NO GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 01:08
  2. 1:123rd & 4 at ARIZ 24Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #19 K.McInerney thrown to ARIZ05
  3. 1:522nd & 7 at ARIZ 27Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at ARIZ24, for 3 yards to the ARIZ24, out of bounds at ARIZ24
  4. 2:201st & 10 at ARIZ 30Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ27 (#5 M.Harris; #51 K.Lafitaga)
  5. 3:093rd & 10 at NIU 49Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ48, for 21 yards to the ARIZ30 (#48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  6. 3:232nd & 10 at NIU 49Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #4 K.Lewis thrown to ARIZ44
  7. 3:261st & 10 at NIU 49Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #1 D.Rogers thrown to ARIZ10
  8. 3:593rd & 3 at NIU 43Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU47, for 6 yards to the NIU49 (#5 M.Harris; #2 D.Austin), 1ST DOWN
  9. 4:412nd & 10 at NIU 36Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU43 (#13 C.Chapa)
  10. 4:471st & 10 at NIU 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #19 J.Bradley thrown to ARIZ49
  11. 5:173rd & 5 at NIU 30Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU33, for 6 yards to the NIU36 (#8 J.Cole), 1ST DOWN
  12. 5:272nd & 5 at NIU 30Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. thrown to NIU35 broken up by #6 T.Brown
  13. 5:411st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU25, for 5 yards to the NIU30 (#13 C.Chapa)
  14. 6:011st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q1Arizona7 plays · 86 yds · 3:01 · Touchdown10–7
  1. 6:013rd & 7 at NIU 38Chris Hunter III 38 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
  2. 6:203rd & 1 at NIU 32Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush left for 19 yards gain (4) to the NIU13 (#3 L.Lindo) PENALTY ARIZ Holding (#73 M.Lado) 10 yards from NIU28 to NIU38
  3. 6:582nd & 2 at NIU 33No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU32 (#44 J.Murray; #11 A.Washington)
  4. 7:221st & 10 at NIU 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at NIU33, for 8 yards to the NIU33, out of bounds at NIU33
  5. 7:383rd & 8 at ARIZ 16No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep left to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ49, for 43 yards to the NIU41 (#2 A.Jones), 1ST DOWN
  6. 8:182nd & 11 at ARIZ 13No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ10, for 3 yards to the ARIZ16 (#16 K.Conyers)
  7. 8:541st & 10 at ARIZ 14Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush right for 1 yard loss to the ARIZ13 (#6 J.Nelson; #18 J.Thomas)
  8. 9:021st & 10 at NIU 35#39 R.Short kickoff 64 yards to the ARIZ01 #20 C.Smith return 23 yards to the ARIZ24 (#2 A.Jones) PENALTY ARIZ Illegal Block in Back (#0 D.Fifita) 10 yards from ARIZ24 to ARIZ14
Q1Northern Illinois1 play · 52 yds · 0:09 · Touchdown10–0
  1. 9:071st & 10 at NIU 48Cam Thompson 52 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
Q1Arizona3 plays · -5 yds · 2:08 · Punt3–0
  1. 9:164th & 15 at ARIZ 20#37 C.Ridley punt 32 yards to the NIU48, out of bounds at NIU48
  2. 9:533rd & 13 at ARIZ 22Shotgun #1 N.Fifita sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ARIZ20 (#90 K.Sneed)
  3. 10:342nd & 21 at ARIZ 14Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #11 C.Hunter caught at ARIZ22, for 8 yards to the ARIZ22 (#5 Y.Falke)
  4. 11:081st & 10 at ARIZ 25Shotgun #1 N.Fifita sacked for loss of 11 yards to the ARIZ14 (#44 J.Murray)
  5. 11:241st & 10 at NIU 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ00, Touchback
Q1Northern Illinois10 plays · 54 yds · 3:36 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 11:244th & 8 at ARIZ 21#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 11:24
  2. 11:373rd & 10 at ARIZ 23Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at ARIZ27, for 2 yards to the ARIZ21 (#17 L.Molette III)
  3. 12:062nd & 10 at ARIZ 23Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #7 C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ00
  4. 12:111st & 10 at ARIZ 23Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ20 broken up by #42 D.Lolesio
  5. 12:432nd & 10 at ARIZ 33Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the ARIZ23 (#48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:501st & 10 at ARIZ 33Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to #0 L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ00
  7. 13:192nd & 2 at NIU 47Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 20 yards gain to the ARIZ33 (#8 J.Cole; #17 L.Molette III), 1ST DOWN
  8. 13:461st & 10 at NIU 39Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #85 J.Stein caught at NIU39, for 8 yards to the NIU47 (#17 L.Molette III)
  9. 14:282nd & 5 at NIU 30Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NIU39 (#48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  10. 14:451st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU30, for 5 yards to the NIU30 (#17 L.Molette III), out of bounds
  11. 15:001st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback PENALTY NIU Personal Foul declined

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