Northern Illinois 24, UNLV 31 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Sat, Oct 31, 2026

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NIU	14	3	7	0	24
UNLV	10	14	7	0	31

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Team stats

NIU		UNLV
24	First downs	22
493	Total yards	473
253	Passing yards	269
19-37	Comp-Att	20-30
6.8	Yards per pass	9.0
240	Rushing yards	204
38	Rushes	32
6.3	Yards per rush	6.4
9-17	3rd down	5-11
1-1	4th down	1-1
5-50	Penalties-yards	6-75
1	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	2
35:09	Time of possession	24:51
1	Sacks	1
2	Tackles for loss	4
0	QB hurries	2
4	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	0
22	Kick return yards	74
12	Punt return yards	0
2	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	1
6	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

NIU		UNLV
+0.15	EPA per play	+0.30
44%	Success rate	49%
1.30	Explosiveness	1.32
+0.33	Rushing EPA per play	+0.30
56%	Rushing success rate	52%
-0.04	Passing EPA per play	+0.43
32%	Passing success rate	50%
49%	Standard downs success	55%
35%	Passing downs success	31%
4.03	Line yards per rush	3.35
1.75	Second-level yards	1.32
1.42	Open-field yards	2.61
11%	Stuff rate	13%
100%	Power success	100%
13%	Havoc caused	13%
7	Scoring chances	7
3.43	Points per chance	4.43
Own 34	Avg. starting field position	Own 28
7	Explosive plays	7
9%	Postgame win expectancy	91%

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

Q114:49
UNLVTD
(14:58) Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete deep right to #6 K.McGee caught at NIU30, for 75 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:49, 1ST DOWN #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson)
Drive: 1 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q19:57
Northern IllinoisTD
(10:03) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 20 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:57, 1ST DOWN #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
7-7
Q14:34
UNLVFG
(04:32) #32 R.Villela field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson), clock 04:34
Drive: 12 plays, 73 yds
7-10
Q10:53
Northern IllinoisTD
(01:00) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at UNLV14, for 12 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:53, 1ST DOWN #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
14-10
Q210:15
Northern IllinoisFG
(10:15) #33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 10:15
Drive: 10 plays, 32 yds
17-10
Q27:04
UNLVTD
(07:09) Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short left to #84 K.Burnett caught at NIU14, for 31 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:04, 1ST DOWN #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
17-17
Q20:20
UNLVTD
(00:23) Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short left to #8 T.Lyons caught at NIU00, for 2 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:20 #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson)
Drive: 11 plays, 71 yds
17-24
Q311:18
UNLVTD
(11:25) Shotgun #9 J.Thomas rush middle for 60 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:18, 1ST DOWN #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson)
Drive: 4 plays, 89 yds
17-31
Q39:31
Northern IllinoisTD
(09:39) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #9 G.Dimopoulos caught at NIU47, for 61 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31, 1ST DOWN #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
24-31

Score shown NIU-UNLV.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Taron Dickens	19/37	253	6.8	2	1	55.7

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elijah Porter	21	113	5.4	0	17
Telly Johnson Jr.	8	72	9.0	1	24
Taron Dickens	8	50	6.3	0	13
DeAree Rogers	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
George Dimopoulos	7	127	18.1	1	61
DeAree Rogers	7	96	13.7	1	33
Zaire McKinney	1	9	9.0	0	9
La'Don Bryant	1	8	8.0	0	8
Cam Thompson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Glen Weber	1	7	7.0	0	7
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Kimar Nelson	9	3	0	0	1
Jack Murray	9	3	0	0	0
Kyon Conyers	8	6	0	1	1
Marshall Washington Jr.	6	3	0	0	1
Brady Kerperin	5	1	0	0	0
Kole Sneed	3	2	0	0	0
Amari Washington	3	1	1	1	0
Jacob McGhee	3	1	0	0	0
Elijah Porter	2	2	0	0	0
Ross Odgen	2	2	0	0	0
Liam Lindo	2	1	0	0	0
Micah Cook	2	1	0	0	0
Yassine Falke	2	1	0	0	0
Avery Jones	2	0	0	0	0
Montrel Canion	2	0	0	0	0
Andruw Ellis	1	1	0	0	0
DeAree Rogers	1	1	0	0	0
Champ Smith III	1	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Brady Kerperin	1	21	0
Champ Smith III	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
JJ Schlenhardt	1/3	33.0	27	3/3	6

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jake Ference	3	127	42.3	0	2	52

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DeAree Rogers	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DeAree Rogers	2	12	6.0	10	0