PANTHER NATION · MVFC · 2026 SEASON
Northern Iowa Panthers Football Stats
The 2026 UNI football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 24.4 points per game, 319.1 total yards per game and 28 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -25.1 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 24.4 PPG · 28 ALLOWED · 319.1 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | – |
| Points / Game | 24.4 | #157 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 28 | #169 |
| Total Yards / Game | 319.1 | #217 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 106.7 | #233 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 212.4 | #144 |
| Yards / Play | 5 | #210 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 37.4% | #158 |
| Turnover Margin | 6 | #23 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.054 | #169 |
| Defense PPA | 0.083 | #130 |
| Offense Success Rate | 39.4% | #181 |
| Defense Success Rate | 48.0% | #250 |
| Explosiveness | 1.244 | #133 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Dailey | 127/206 | 1476 | 7.2 | 11 | 4 |
| Cale McThenia | 3/6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130/212 | 1487 | 7.0 | 11 | 4 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Terrell | 44 | 229 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Christian Collins | 48 | 170 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Ben Gordon | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 1 |
| Caleb Kamara | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 1 |
| Taj Hughes | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Michael Bormann | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Kaden Amigon-Suiter | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Jaxon Dailey | 66 | 5 | 0.1 | 4 |
| Tay Norman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ayden Price | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 |
| Totals | 228 | 750 | 3.3 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Ellis-Lahey | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 0 |
| Taj Hughes | 23 | 220 | 9.6 | 0 |
| Brady McCullough | 14 | 198 | 14.1 | 5 |
| Kai Black | 9 | 189 | 21.0 | 2 |
| Cyrus Courtney | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 2 |
| Tay Norman | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 |
| Ben Gordon | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 |
| Ayden Price | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 2 |
| Briggs Hughston | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 |
| Zach Mehmert | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 |
| Christian Collins | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Kaleb Diers | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| Xavier Terrell | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Kaden Amigon-Suiter | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Dailey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 1487 | 11.4 | 11 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Powers | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Calvin Jaworski | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kolben Miller | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Mekhi Toms | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Braden McShane | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaiah Pinks | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan McClom | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Isley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franz Reisz | 17 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaylen Pettus | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Tyson Cooreman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Salow | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Price | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Stortz | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan Ducharme | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Ramazani | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Wade | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josiah Young | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hyson Bey-Buie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolby Gibbons | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Xhavion Reese | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Carpenter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Blalock III | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Kies | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kuennen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Sander | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Kayser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Hoyt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Freeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Morgan III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Courtney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominiq Vann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Schoville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Vinyard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Diers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bartachek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Doggett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 489 | 33 | 11 | 6 |