Northern Illinois 17, Arizona 42 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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NIU	10	0	0	7	17
ARIZ	7	21	7	7	42

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Team stats

NIU		ARIZ
20	First downs	22
341	Total yards	441
255	Passing yards	357
29-43	Comp-Att	32-37
5.9	Yards per pass	9.6
86	Rushing yards	84
24	Rushes	27
3.6	Yards per rush	3.1
6-16	3rd down	9-11
3-4	4th down	1-1
3-15	Penalties-yards	4-50
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	1
29:40	Time of possession	30:20
4	Sacks	2
7	Tackles for loss	6
0	QB hurries	1
0	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	1
—	Kick return yards	23
—	Punt return yards	69
1	Passing TDs	4
1	Rushing TDs	1
5	Kicking points	6

Advanced stats

NIU		ARIZ
-0.00	EPA per play	+0.63
40%	Success rate	54%
1.29	Explosiveness	1.53
+0.09	Rushing EPA per play	+0.27
44%	Rushing success rate	47%
+0.15	Passing EPA per play	+0.77
40%	Passing success rate	59%
46%	Standard downs success	56%
32%	Passing downs success	50%
2.91	Line yards per rush	2.65
1.31	Second-level yards	1.53
0.69	Open-field yards	0.87
25%	Stuff rate	20%
100%	Power success	75%
16%	Havoc caused	15%
5	Scoring chances	6
2.00	Points per chance	5.83
Own 32	Avg. starting field position	Own 23
4	Explosive plays	8
2%	Postgame win expectancy	98%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q111:24
Northern IllinoisFG
(11:24) #33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 11:24
Drive: 10 plays, 54 yds
3-0
Q19:07
Northern IllinoisTD
Cam Thompson 52 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
Drive: 1 plays, 52 yds
10-0
Q16:01
ArizonaTD
Chris Hunter III 38 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 86 yds
16-7
Q11:08
Northern IllinoisMISSED FG
Drive: 13 plays, 51 yds
10-7
Q211:13
ArizonaTD
Isaiah Mizell 14 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
Drive: 13 plays, 76 yds
10-14
Q23:54
ArizonaTD
Tre Spivey 10 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds
10-21
Q22:13
ArizonaPUNT TD
Caleb Smith 69 Yd Punt Return (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
10-28
Q39:01
ArizonaTD
Tyler Powell 3 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
10-35
Q47:54
ArizonaTD
Noah Fifita 30 Yd Run (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds
10-42
Q40:13
Northern IllinoisTD
Elijah Porter 1 Yd Run (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 48 yds
17-42

Score shown NIU-ARIZ.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Taron Dickens	25/37	228	6.2	1	0	72.2
Brady Davidson	4/6	27	4.5	0	0	72.6

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Telly Johnson Jr.	12	69	5.8	0	20
Taron Dickens	7	9	1.3	0	11
Elijah Porter	4	8	2.0	1	3
Jaidaun Cranford	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DeAree Rogers	10	68	6.8	0	14
Cam Thompson	3	62	20.7	1	52
Rickey Taylor Jr.	5	57	11.4	0	21
La'Don Bryant	2	26	13.0	0	20
Zaire McKinney	2	17	8.5	0	12
Liam Russo	2	15	7.5	0	8
Joe Stein	1	8	8.0	0	8
Kelan McInerney	1	5	5.0	0	5
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jason Fowler	1	0	0.0	0	0
Elijah Porter	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL
Kimar Nelson	7	4	1	1.5
Kyon Conyers	7	4	0	0
Marshall Washington Jr.	7	3	0	1
Liam Lindo	5	4	0	0
Jack Murray	5	3	1	1
Jay'Shon Thomas	5	3	0	1.5
Yassine Falke	5	1	0	0
Brady Kerperin	5	0	0	0
Malik Armstrong	4	0	0	0
Avery Jones	3	2	0	0
Aaron Warren	3	2	0	0
Andruw Ellis	3	1	0	0
Jordan Bellamy	2	1	1	1
Amari Washington	2	0	0	0
Kole Sneed	1	1	1	1
Montrel Canion	1	0	0	0
JT King	1	0	0	0
Jacob McGhee	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Yassine Falke	1	35	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
JJ Schlenhardt	1/3	33.0	38	2/2	5

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jake Ference	3	109	36.3	0	1	41