Northern Illinois 14, Georgia State 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 4 · Sat, Sep 26, 2026

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NIU	7	7	0	0	14
GAST	7	14	14	0	35

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Team stats

NIU		GAST
24	First downs	17
432	Total yards	342
320	Passing yards	198
28-42	Comp-Att	15-22
7.6	Yards per pass	9.0
112	Rushing yards	144
31	Rushes	35
3.6	Yards per rush	4.1
3-13	3rd down	6-12
1-4	4th down	1-1
3-35	Penalties-yards	5-53
2	Turnovers	2
2	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	1
33:11	Time of possession	26:49
0	Sacks	6
5	Tackles for loss	10
1	QB hurries	1
1	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	1
39	Kick return yards	117
2	Punt return yards	—
1	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	1
2	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

NIU		GAST
-0.06	EPA per play	+0.23
40%	Success rate	43%
1.36	Explosiveness	1.55
-0.04	Rushing EPA per play	-0.03
39%	Rushing success rate	34%
-0.06	Passing EPA per play	+0.58
41%	Passing success rate	57%
45%	Standard downs success	41%
31%	Passing downs success	50%
2.76	Line yards per rush	2.49
1.54	Second-level yards	1.00
1.73	Open-field yards	0.91
19%	Stuff rate	29%
100%	Power success	50%
14%	Havoc caused	22%
9	Scoring chances	5
1.56	Points per chance	5.60
Own 31	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
7	Explosive plays	5
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

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

Q114:00
Georgia StateTD
(14:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short right to #81 A.McBride caught at NIU03, for 5 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:00 #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
Drive: 2 plays, 4 yds
0-7
Q11:58
Northern IllinoisTD
(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:58, 1ST DOWN #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds
7-7
Q213:55
Georgia StateTD
(13:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short left to #9 R.Dorsey caught at NIU01, for 18 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:55, 1ST DOWN #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
7-14
Q212:21
Northern IllinoisTD
(12:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at GSU18, for 22 yards to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:21, 1ST DOWN #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
14-14
Q212:08
Georgia StateTD
(12:21) #39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the GSU00 #17 I.Stone return 100 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:08 #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
14-21
Q36:25
Georgia StateTD
(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:25 #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
Drive: 9 plays, 69 yds
14-28
Q31:25
Georgia StateTD
(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Riles pass complete deep right to #9 R.Dorsey caught at NIU15, for 50 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25, 1ST DOWN #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
Drive: 5 plays, 80 yds
14-35

Score shown NIU-GAST.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Taron Dickens	28/42	320	7.6	1	0	33.4

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Telly Johnson Jr.	15	85	5.7	1	23
Jaidaun Cranford	3	43	14.3	0	26
Elijah Porter	4	10	2.5	0	5
Taron Dickens	9	-26	-2.9	0	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DeAree Rogers	9	107	11.9	1	25
La'Don Bryant	6	70	11.7	0	25
George Dimopoulos	3	51	17.0	0	36
Cam Thompson	5	46	9.2	0	16
Telly Johnson Jr.	3	26	8.7	0	17
Elijah Porter	2	20	10.0	0	14

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Brady Kerperin	11	3	1.5	0	0
Avery Jones	6	4	0	0	0
Kyon Conyers	6	4	1	0	0
Kole Sneed	5	2	1	0	0
Montrel Canion	5	1	0	0	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	3	3	1	0	0
James Bradley	3	2	0	0	0
Aaron Warren	3	2	0	0	0
Jack Murray	3	1	0	0	0
Yassine Falke	3	1	0	0	0
Jay'Shon Thomas	2	1	0.5	0	0
Cooper Mau	2	1	0	0	0
Malik Armstrong	1	1	0	0	0
Fawzy Omotoso	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob McGhee	1	1	0	0	0
Romelo Walker	1	0	0	1	0
Champ Smith III	1	0	0	0	0
JT King	1	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Kyon Conyers	1	41	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Taron Dickens	2	1	0
Elijah Porter	1	1	0
Andruw Ellis	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
JJ Schlenhardt	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jake Ference	4	138	34.5	1	1	55

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Elijah Porter	2	20	10.0	24	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DeAree Rogers	1	2	2.0	2	0