Northern Illinois @ Iowa, Week 1 · 2026

00–6@FINAL405–1
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Northern Illinois00000
Iowa20137040
Game leaders
Northern IllinoisIowa
PassingTaron Dickens9/14 ·96 yds ·1 INTHank Brown12/20 ·129 yds ·1 TD
RushingTelly Johnson Jr.8 car ·16 ydsKamari Moulton11 car ·183 yds ·2 TD
ReceivingKelan McInerney3 rec ·55 ydsTony Diaz7 rec ·84 yds ·1 TD
TacklesKimar Nelson10 tacklesCam Buffington6 tackles

Northern Illinois vs Iowa Team StatsTeam Stats

Northern IllinoisNIUIowaIOWA
71ST DOWNS26
120TOTAL YDS507
113PASS YDS218
7RUSH YDS289
2TURNOVERS1
26:09POSSESSION33:51

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

NIUNIUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Taron Dickens9/14966.901
Jalen Macon4/10171.700
Totals13/241134.701
IowaIowaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Hank Brown12/201296.510
Jeremy Hecklinski7/16764.811
Jimmy Sullivan2/4133.300
Totals21/402185.521

Rushing

NIUNIUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Telly Johnson Jr.8162.005
Jaidaun Cranford294.506
Elijah Porter362.004
Triston White221.001
Cam Thompson100.000
Jalen Macon8-4-0.506
Taron Dickens6-19-3.202
Team1-3-3.000
Totals3170.206
IowaIowaCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Kamari Moulton1118316.6250
Braeden Jackson33010.0027
Jeremy Hecklinski11616.0016
Jimmy Sullivan11515.0015
Hank Brown2126.0010
Tony Diaz11010.0010
Xavier Williams681.306
Nathan Mcneil781.105
O'Lontae Dean155.005
L.J. Phillips Jr.451.303
Brevin Doll1-3-3.000
Totals382897.6250

Receiving

NIUNIURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Kelan McInerney35518.3022
La'Don Bryant44210.5020
Glen Weber2105.006
DeAree Rogers133.003
Telly Johnson Jr.231.502
Cam Thompson100.000
Totals131138.7022
IowaIowaRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tony Diaz78412.0124
DJ Vonnahme44210.5016
Reece Vander Zee23216.0016
Jarriett Buie22211.0013
Addison Ostrenga3206.7011
Xavier Williams2126.018
Zach Ortwerth166.006
Totals2121810.4224

Fumbles

NIUNIUFUMLOSTREC
Taron Dickens110
IowaIowaFUMLOSTREC
Ty Hudkins001

Interceptions

NIUNIUINTYDSTD
Yassine Falke100
IowaIowaINTYDSTD
Deshaun Lee1170

Kick Returns

NIUNIUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dev'ion Reynolds22211.0160
Cam Thompson11313.0130
Totals33511.7160

Punt Returns

IowaIowaNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Evan James310836.0771
Reece Vander Zee2168.0150
Totals512424.8771

Kicking

IowaIowaFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Caden Buhr2/367.0454/510

Punting

NIUNIUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Ference1146041.80049
IowaIowaNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Boston Everitt313143.71249

Defense

NIUNIUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Kimar Nelson10701100
Malik Armstrong6500000
Jack Murray6300.5100
Kyon Conyers6100100
Romelo Walker5300000
Cooper Mau4000000
Jay'Shon Thomas3200000
Matthew Scarlett3200000
Totals724204400
IowaIowaTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Cam Buffington6401000
Julian Manson4211000
Zach Lutmer4200100
Landyn Van Kekerix410.50.5000
Bryce Hawthorne410.50.5000
Ty Hudkins3100000
Brice Stevenson2200000
Darion Jones2200000
Totals603067301

PLAY-BY-PLAY

180 plays
Q4Northern Illinois8 plays · 50 yds · 2:22 · End Of Quarter0–40
  1. 0:003rd & 17 at NIU 49End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:033rd & 17 at NIU 49Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at Iowa46, for 17 yards to the Iowa34 (#12 B.Weivoda), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:412nd & 10 at IOWA 44Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU49 (#40 C.Chineke)
  4. 0:481st & 10 at IOWA 44Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to #7 C.Thompson thrown to Iowa10
  5. 0:532nd & 10 at NIU 40Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at Iowa44, for 16 yards to the Iowa44, out of bounds at Iowa44, 1ST DOWN
  6. 0:581st & 10 at NIU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #19 K.McInerney thrown to Iowa32
  7. 1:153rd & 8 at NIU 18Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at NIU33, for 22 yards to the NIU40 (#14 A.Mota), 1ST DOWN
  8. 1:502nd & 9 at NIU 17Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU18 (#15 C.Cooney)
  9. 2:001st & 10 at NIU 16Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
  10. 2:071st & 10 at NIU 16Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU17 (#4 J.Manson; #88 E.Olagbaju)
Q4Iowa8 plays · 46 yds · 4:04 · Downs0–40
  1. 2:224th & 2 at NIU 17Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU16 (#14 M.Armstrong), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 2:583rd & 11 at NIU 26Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass complete short left to #0 J.Buie caught at NIU18, for 9 yards to the NIU17 (#5 Y.Falke), out of bounds
  3. 3:442nd & 13 at NIU 28Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU26 (#25 B.Kerperin; #8 C.Mau)
  4. 4:321st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #23 B.Doll rush middle for 3 yards loss to the NIU28 (#92 J.McGhee)
  5. 4:493rd & 5 at NIU 42Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush left for 27 yards gain to the NIU15, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Iowa Holding (#0 J.Buie) 10 yards from NIU15 to NIU25
  6. 5:302nd & 10 at NIU 47Shotgun #15 O.Dean rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU42 (#8 C.Mau; #93 F.Omotoso)
  7. 5:441st & 10 at NIU 47Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass incomplete short left to #19 M.Woods thrown to NIU50
  8. 6:131st & 10 at IOWA 38Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan rush right for 15 yards gain to the NIU47 (#25 B.Kerperin; #87 M.Cook), 1ST DOWN
Q4Northern Illinois6 plays · 9 yds · 3:16 · Punt0–40
  1. 6:264th & 13 at NIU 25#36 J.Ference punt 37 yards to the Iowa38 fair catch by #8 E.James at Iowa38
  2. 6:333rd & 13 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #4 K.Lewis thrown to NIU38 broken up by #18 X.Styles
  3. 7:042nd & 13 at NIU 25Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU24, for 0 yards to the NIU25 (#4 J.Manson; #20 T.Hudkins)
  4. 7:451st & 10 at NIU 28Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU25 (#84 J.Anderson)
  5. 8:243rd & 1 at NIU 25Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU28 (#4 J.Manson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 8:572nd & 4 at NIU 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU25, for 3 yards to the NIU25 (#21 M.Vitti; #18 X.Styles)
  7. 9:331st & 10 at NIU 16Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU22 (#10 B.Gautcher)
Q4Iowa3 plays · 5 yds · 1:31 · Punt0–40
  1. 9:424th & 5 at IOWA 45#49 B.Everitt punt 39 yards to the NIU16 fair catch by #1 D.Rogers at NIU16
  2. 9:483rd & 5 at IOWA 45Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass incomplete short middle to #11 B.Schaffer thrown to NIU49
  3. 10:262nd & 4 at IOWA 46#26 X.Williams rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Iowa45 (#44 J.Murray; #92 J.McGhee)
  4. 11:051st & 10 at IOWA 40Shotgun #26 X.Williams rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Iowa46 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.)
Q4Northern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 1:47 · Punt0–40
  1. 11:134th & 5 at NIU 20#36 J.Ference punt 40 yards to the Iowa40, out of bounds at Iowa40
  2. 11:483rd & 3 at NIU 22Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU20 (#4 J.Manson)
  3. 12:162nd & 9 at NIU 16Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #84 G.Weber caught at NIU17, for 6 yards to the NIU22 (#31 N.DeLong)
  4. 12:531st & 10 at NIU 15Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU16 (#92 B.Stevenson)
Q4Iowa3 plays · 0 yds · 1:52 · Punt0–40
  1. 13:004th & 10 at IOWA 36#49 B.Everitt punt 49 yards to the NIU15 fair catch by #1 D.Rogers at NIU15
  2. 13:263rd & 14 at IOWA 32Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass complete short right to #26 X.Williams caught at Iowa28, for 4 yards to the Iowa36 (#50 M.Scarlett)
  3. 14:062nd & 10 at IOWA 36Shotgun #5 N.McNeil rush right for 4 yards loss to the Iowa32 (#6 J.Nelson)
  4. 14:441st & 10 at IOWA 36Shotgun #5 N.McNeil rush right for 0 yards to the Iowa36 (#90 K.Sneed)
Q3Northern Illinois6 plays · 39 yds · 2:28 · Fumble0–40
  1. 14:523rd & 4 at IOWA 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 2 yards gain to the Iowa36 fumbled by #5 T.Dickens at Iowa37 forced by #92 B.Stevenson recovered by Iowa #20 T.Hudkins at Iowa36, End Of Play
  2. 0:002nd & 5 at IOWA 39End of 3rd quarter.
  3. 0:062nd & 5 at IOWA 39Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Iowa38 (#91 D.Kennedy; #31 N.DeLong)
  4. 0:361st & 10 at IOWA 44Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Iowa39 (#20 T.Hudkins)
  5. 1:021st & 10 at NIU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU50, for 20 yards to the Iowa44 (#7 R.Godfrey Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  6. 1:292nd & 9 at NIU 26Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU30, for 10 yards to the NIU36 (#1 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:141st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU26 (#43 K.Brown), out of bounds
  8. 2:201st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 63 yards to the NIU02 fair catch by #7 C.Thompson at NIU02
Q3Northern Illinois5 plays · 9 yds · 2:57 · Punt Touchdown0–40
  1. 2:204th & 17 at NIU 29#36 J.Ference punt 48 yards to the Iowa23 #8 E.James return 77 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:20 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
  2. 3:193rd & 8 at NIU 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU29 (#84 J.Anderson, #23 L.Van Kekerix)
  3. 3:262nd & 8 at NIU 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to #1 D.Rogers thrown to Iowa25
  4. 3:591st & 10 at NIU 36Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at NIU30, for 2 yards to the NIU38 (#20 T.Hudkins; #23 L.Van Kekerix)
  5. 4:143rd & 9 at NIU 21Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to NIU50 PENALTY Iowa Pass Interference (#7 R.Godfrey Jr.) 15 yards from NIU21 to NIU36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  6. 4:392nd & 10 at NIU 20Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU21 (#23 L.Van Kekerix)
  7. 5:011st & 10 at NIU 20Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 0 yards to the NIU20 (#91 D.Kennedy)
Q3Iowa9 plays · 54 yds · 4:50 · Interception0–33
  1. 5:174th & 2 at NIU 2#10 J.Hecklinski pass intercepted by #5 Y.Falke at NIU00, Touchback
  2. 5:573rd & 2 at NIU 2#26 X.Williams rush left for 0 yards to the NIU02 (#6 J.Nelson)
  3. 6:082nd & 2 at NIU 2#10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short middle to #0 J.Buie thrown to NIU00
  4. 6:421st & 1 at NIU 1#26 X.Williams rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU02 (#5 Y.Falke)
  5. 7:301st & 10 at NIU 17Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski rush left for 16 yards gain to the NIU01 (#18 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
  6. 8:072nd & 5 at NIU 33Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short middle to #2 R.Vander Zee caught at NIU22, for 16 yards to the NIU17 (#6 J.Nelson; #16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  7. 8:451st & 10 at NIU 38#5 N.McNeil rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU33 (#6 J.Nelson)
  8. 9:252nd & 2 at NIU 48#14 T.Diaz rush right for 10 yards gain to the NIU38 (#2 A.Jones; #5 Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  9. 9:591st & 10 at IOWA 44#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NIU48 (#2 A.Jones; #16 K.Conyers)
Q3Northern Illinois3 plays · -1 yds · 1:29 · Punt0–33
  1. 10:074th & 11 at NIU 36#36 J.Ference punt 39 yards to the Iowa25 #8 E.James return 19 yards to the Iowa44 (#15 B.Windham)
  2. 10:204th & 6 at NIU 41PENALTY NIU False Start (#16 K.Conyers) 5 yards from NIU41 to NIU36. NO PLAY
  3. 10:203rd & 6 at NIU 41Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short left to #9 G.Dimopoulos thrown to NIU43
  4. 10:502nd & 6 at NIU 41Shotgun #7 C.Thompson rush right for 0 yards to the NIU41 (#33 C.Buffington; #11 J.Wallace)
  5. 11:291st & 10 at NIU 37Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU41 (#36 J.Montgomery)
Q3Iowa5 plays · 15 yds · 1:09 · Downs0–33
  1. 11:364th & 5 at NIU 37Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete deep left to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU13, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 11:413rd & 5 at NIU 37Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short middle to #8 E.James thrown to NIU29
  3. 11:453rd & 10 at NIU 42PENALTY NIU Offside (#44 J.Murray) 5 yards from NIU42 to NIU37. NO PLAY
  4. 11:452nd & 10 at NIU 42#10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete deep right to #2 R.Vander Zee thrown to NIU13
  5. 12:121st & 10 at NIU 42Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU48, for 0 yards to the NIU42 (#16 K.Conyers)
  6. 12:371st & 10 at IOWA 48Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush left for 20 yards gain to the NIU32 (#30 A.Ellis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Iowa Holding (#14 T.Diaz) 10 yards from NIU32 to NIU42
Q3Northern Illinois3 plays · -10 yds · 2:15 · Punt0–33
  1. 12:454th & 20 at NIU 15#36 J.Ference punt 49 yards to the Iowa36 #8 E.James return 12 yards to the Iowa48 (#18 J.Thomas), out of bounds
  2. 13:074th & 15 at NIU 20PENALTY NIU False Start (#18 J.Thomas) 5 yards from NIU20 to NIU15. NO PLAY
  3. 13:413rd & 7 at NIU 28Shotgun #14 J.Macon sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU20 (#13 D.Campbell, #96 B.Hawthorne)
  4. 14:222nd & 9 at NIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU28 (#11 J.Wallace)
  5. 14:501st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at NIU20, for 1 yard to the NIU26 (#33 C.Buffington; #5 A.Hawkins)
  6. 15:001st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q2Northern Illinois1 play · -3 yds · 0:02 · End Of Half0–33
  1. 0:001st & 10 at NIU 25End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:021st & 10 at NIU 25Kneel down by #14 J.Macon at NIU22 for loss of 3 yards
  3. 0:021st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q2Iowa14 plays · 41 yds · 2:17 · Field Goal0–33
  1. 0:023rd & 16 at NIU 16#92 C.Buhr field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz), clock 00:02
  2. 0:052nd & 16 at NIU 16Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short middle to #8 E.James thrown to NIU02 broken up by #16 K.Conyers
  3. 0:101st & 16 at NIU 16Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:10
  4. 0:101st & 16 at NIU 16Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short right to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to NIU00
  5. 0:181st & 6 at NIU 6Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short right to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU00 PENALTY Iowa Pass Interference (#8 E.James) 10 yards from NIU06 to NIU16. NO PLAY
  6. 0:192nd & 10 at NIU 20Timeout Iowa, clock 00:19
  7. 0:192nd & 10 at NIU 20Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short left to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU15, for 14 yards to the NIU06 (#29 R.Walker), 1ST DOWN
  8. 0:251st & 10 at NIU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short right to #8 E.James thrown to NIU15
  9. 0:313rd & 10 at NIU 35No Huddle-Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at NIU26, for 15 yards to the NIU20 (#6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
  10. 0:492nd & 10 at NIU 35Shotgun #5 N.McNeil rush left for 0 yards to the NIU35, End Of Play
  11. 1:021st & 10 at NIU 35Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete deep right to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU00
  12. 1:133rd & 1 at NIU 37#9 H.Brown rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU35 (#11 A.Washington; #18 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
  13. 1:162nd & 5 at NIU 41Timeout Iowa, clock 01:16
  14. 1:162nd & 5 at NIU 41Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short right to #87 A.Ostrenga caught at NIU37, for 4 yards to the NIU37 (#14 M.Armstrong)
  15. 1:321st & 10 at NIU 46Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short right to #87 A.Ostrenga caught at NIU41, for 5 yards to the NIU41 (#44 J.Murray)
  16. 1:473rd & 9 at IOWA 44Shotgun #9 H.Brown rush left for 10 yards gain to the NIU46 (#3 L.Lindo), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  17. 1:552nd & 9 at IOWA 44Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short left to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU48 broken up by #12 A.Warren
  18. 2:001st & 10 at IOWA 43Timeout Iowa, clock 02:00
  19. 2:131st & 10 at IOWA 43#5 N.McNeil rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Iowa44 (#93 F.Omotoso)
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 1:15 · Punt0–30
  1. 2:194th & 5 at NIU 30#36 J.Ference punt 42 yards to the Iowa28 #2 R.Vander Zee return 15 yards to the Iowa43 (#24 E.Porter)
  2. 2:283rd & 5 at NIU 30Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short middle to #1 D.Rogers thrown to NIU35
  3. 2:482nd & 9 at NIU 26Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU30 (#96 B.Hawthorne; #6 Z.Lutmer)
  4. 3:201st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU26 (#6 Z.Lutmer)
  5. 3:341st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 57 yards to the NIU08 fair catch by #7 C.Thompson at NIU08
Q2Iowa6 plays · 31 yds · 2:10 · Field Goal0–30
  1. 3:344th & 4 at NIU 27#92 C.Buhr field goal attempt from 45 yards GOOD (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz), clock 03:34
  2. 3:383rd & 4 at NIU 27Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short left to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU22
  3. 4:192nd & 10 at NIU 33#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU27 (#29 R.Walker)
  4. 4:251st & 10 at NIU 33Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete deep left to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU00
  5. 4:531st & 10 at NIU 47Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short left to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU33, for 14 yards to the NIU33, out of bounds at NIU33, 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:371st & 10 at IOWA 42Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 11 yards gain to the NIU47 (#3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · 6 yds · 1:50 · Punt0–27
  1. 5:444th & 4 at NIU 24#36 J.Ference punt 35 yards to the Iowa41 #2 R.Vander Zee return 1 yard to the Iowa42 (#27 T.Porter)
  2. 6:163rd & 4 at NIU 24Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 0 yards to the NIU24 (#6 Z.Lutmer)
  3. 6:532nd & 8 at NIU 20Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU24 (#57 W.Hubert; #51 L.Gaffney)
  4. 7:281st & 10 at NIU 18Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 2 yards gain to the NIU20 (#33 C.Buffington), out of bounds
  5. 7:341st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 60 yards to the NIU05 #7 C.Thompson return 13 yards to the NIU18 (#22 D.Weisskopf)
Q2Iowa6 plays · 46 yds · 3:20 · Touchdown0–27
  1. 7:401st & 8 at NIU 8Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short left to #26 X.Williams caught at NIU10, for 8 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:40 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
  2. 8:113rd & 2 at NIU 19#10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short left to #87 A.Ostrenga caught at NIU17, for 11 yards to the NIU08 (#14 M.Armstrong), 1ST DOWN
  3. 8:432nd & 6 at NIU 23Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short left to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at NIU19, for 4 yards to the NIU19 (#6 J.Nelson)
  4. 9:321st & 10 at NIU 27#5 N.McNeil rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU23 (#6 J.Nelson; #50 M.Scarlett)
  5. 9:423rd & 6 at NIU 42Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete deep right to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU14 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (#5 Y.Falke) 15 yards from NIU42 to NIU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  6. 10:152nd & 9 at NIU 45#26 X.Williams rush left for 3 yards gain to the NIU42 (#8 C.Mau; #16 K.Conyers)
  7. 10:481st & 10 at NIU 46#26 X.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU45 (#19 J.Bradley)
Q2Northern Illinois3 plays · -10 yds · 1:26 · Punt0–20
  1. 11:004th & 20 at NIU 10#36 J.Ference punt 36 yards to the NIU46, out of bounds at NIU46
  2. 11:413rd & 11 at NIU 19Shotgun #14 J.Macon sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NIU10 (#43 K.Brown, #46 P.Ries)
  3. 11:492nd & 11 at NIU 19Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right to #1 D.Rogers thrown to NIU23
  4. 12:191st & 10 at NIU 20Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU19 (#33 C.Buffington)
Q2Iowa3 plays · 2 yds · 0:48 · Punt0–20
  1. 12:264th & 8 at NIU 43#49 B.Everitt punt 43 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
  2. 12:343rd & 8 at NIU 43Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to NIU33 broken up by #44 J.Murray
  3. 12:382nd & 8 at NIU 43Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short right to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to NIU38 broken up by #6 J.Nelson
  4. 13:051st & 10 at NIU 45#5 N.McNeil rush right for 2 yards gain to the NIU43 (#6 J.Nelson; #16 K.Conyers)
Q2Northern Illinois2 plays · 4 yds · 0:26 · Interception0–20
  1. 13:142nd & 6 at NIU 38Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass intercepted by #8 D.Lee at Iowa38 #8 D.Lee return 17 yards to the NIU45 (#9 G.Dimopoulos)
  2. 13:301st & 10 at NIU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU38 (#6 Z.Lutmer; #36 J.Montgomery)
Q1Iowa8 plays · 37 yds · 4:12 · Missed FG0–20
  1. 13:404th & 11 at NIU 34#92 C.Buhr field goal attempt from 53 yards NO GOOD (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz), clock 13:40
  2. 13:453rd & 11 at NIU 34Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short right to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU16
  3. 14:193rd & 6 at NIU 29PENALTY Iowa False Start (#87 A.Ostrenga) 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU34. NO PLAY
  4. 14:542nd & 12 at NIU 35Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU29 (#20 M.Washington, Jr.)
  5. 0:002nd & 7 at NIU 30End of 1st quarter.
  6. 0:172nd & 7 at NIU 30PENALTY Iowa False Start (#71 J.Dotzler) 5 yards from NIU30 to NIU35. NO PLAY
  7. 0:581st & 10 at NIU 33Shotgun #21 L.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU30 (#6 J.Nelson)
  8. 1:282nd & 9 at NIU 46Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #0 J.Buie caught at NIU33, for 13 yards to the NIU33 (#14 M.Armstrong), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  9. 1:591st & 10 at NIU 47#21 L.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU46 (#50 M.Scarlett)
  10. 2:352nd & 10 at IOWA 29Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #14 T.Diaz caught at Iowa23, for 24 yards to the NIU47 (#14 M.Armstrong; #8 C.Mau), 1ST DOWN
  11. 2:471st & 10 at IOWA 29Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass incomplete short middle to #2 R.Vander Zee thrown to Iowa33
Q1Northern Illinois3 plays · 4 yds · 1:16 · Punt0–20
  1. 2:524th & 6 at NIU 23#36 J.Ference punt 48 yards to the Iowa29 fair catch by #2 R.Vander Zee at Iowa29
  2. 3:003rd & 6 at NIU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short middle to #0 L.Bryant thrown to NIU34 broken up by #8 D.Lee
  3. 3:312nd & 6 at NIU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU23 (#5 A.Hawkins; #96 B.Hawthorne)
  4. 3:551st & 10 at NIU 19Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #84 G.Weber caught at NIU19, for 4 yards to the NIU23 (#33 C.Buffington)
  5. 4:081st & 10 at IOWA 50#25 E.Ozick kickoff 37 yards to the NIU13 #9 D.Reynolds return 6 yards to the NIU19 (#23 L.Van Kekerix; #10 B.Gautcher)
  6. 4:10#25 E.Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback PENALTY NIU Personal Foul (#6 J.Nelson) 15 yards from Iowa35 to Iowa50. NO PLAY
Q1Iowa4 plays · 70 yds · 1:48 · Touchdown0–20
  1. 4:101st & 10 at NIU 37#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 37 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:10, 1ST DOWN #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
  2. 4:411st & 10 at IOWA 47Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #2 R.Vander Zee caught at NIU38, for 16 yards to the NIU37 (#9 D.Reynolds), 1ST DOWN
  3. 5:232nd & 4 at IOWA 36#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Iowa47 (#12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
  4. 5:491st & 10 at IOWA 30#9 H.Brown pass complete short right to #48 Z.Ortwerth caught at Iowa29, for 6 yards to the Iowa36 (#25 B.Kerperin), out of bounds
Q1Northern Illinois3 plays · 6 yds · 0:48 · Punt0–13
  1. 5:584th & 4 at NIU 31#36 J.Ference punt 39 yards to the Iowa30 fair catch by #2 R.Vander Zee at Iowa30
  2. 6:053rd & 4 at NIU 31Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short left to #1 D.Rogers thrown to NIU35
  3. 6:312nd & 10 at NIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU31 (#33 C.Buffington)
  4. 6:421st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short left to #9 G.Dimopoulos thrown to NIU42 broken up by #6 Z.Lutmer
  5. 6:461st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
Q1Iowa2 plays · 66 yds · 0:42 · Touchdown0–13
  1. 6:461st & 10 at IOWA 50#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 50 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:46, 1ST DOWN #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
  2. 7:101st & 10 at IOWA 34#9 H.Brown pass complete short left to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at Iowa37, for 16 yards to the Iowa50 (#29 R.Walker; #44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
Q1Northern Illinois3 plays · 2 yds · 2:19 · Punt0–6
  1. 7:284th & 8 at NIU 19#36 J.Ference punt 47 yards to the Iowa34, out of bounds at Iowa34
  2. 8:053rd & 8 at NIU 19Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU19 (#96 B.Hawthorne)
  3. 8:422nd & 11 at NIU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU19, for 3 yards to the NIU19 (#97 I.Epenesa)
  4. 9:152nd & 1 at NIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 0 yards to the NIU26 (#8 D.Lee), out of bounds PENALTY NIU Holding (#70 C.Trask) 10 yards from NIU26 to NIU16. NO PLAY
  5. 9:311st & 10 at NIU 17No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU26, for 9 yards to the NIU26 (#8 D.Lee)
  6. 9:471st & 10 at IOWA 35#25 E.Ozick kickoff 64 yards to the NIU01 #9 D.Reynolds return 16 yards to the NIU17 (#1 D.Jones)
Q1Iowa10 plays · 75 yds · 5:08 · Touchdown0–6
  1. 9:523rd & 6 at NIU 6Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU00, for 6 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:52 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt failed (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
  2. 10:143rd & 1 at NIU 1PENALTY Iowa False Start (#71 J.Dotzler) 5 yards from NIU01 to NIU06. NO PLAY
  3. 10:492nd & 2 at NIU 2#21 L.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU01 (#2 A.Jones)
  4. 11:261st & 2 at NIU 2Shotgun #21 L.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU02 (#6 J.Nelson)
  5. 11:403rd & 8 at NIU 8Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short middle to #14 T.Diaz thrown to NIU00 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (#16 K.Conyers) 6 yards from NIU08 to NIU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  6. 11:412nd & 8 at NIU 8Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass incomplete short left to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to NIU03
  7. 12:111st & 9 at NIU 9#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU08 (#44 J.Murray; #11 A.Washington)
  8. 12:441st & 10 at NIU 25Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU22, for 16 yards to the NIU09 (#14 M.Armstrong), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  9. 13:141st & 10 at NIU 35No Huddle-Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 10 yards gain to the NIU25 (#29 R.Walker; #16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  10. 13:441st & 10 at NIU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short left to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU37, for 10 yards to the NIU35 (#29 R.Walker), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  11. 14:172nd & 3 at IOWA 32#28 K.Moulton rush middle for 23 yards gain to the NIU45 (#44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
  12. 14:491st & 10 at IOWA 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short right to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at Iowa23, for 7 yards to the Iowa32 (#44 J.Murray)
  13. 15:001st & 10 at NIU 35#39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the Iowa00, Touchback

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