Northern Illinois 19, San José State 30 · Box Score

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Final · Week 10 · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

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NIU	0	13	0	6	19
SJSU	10	6	14	0	30

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Team stats

NIU		SJSU
24	First downs	14
400	Total yards	316
259	Passing yards	231
26-36	Comp-Att	16-27
7.2	Yards per pass	8.6
141	Rushing yards	85
38	Rushes	33
3.7	Yards per rush	2.6
4-12	3rd down	3-15
0-4	4th down	3-3
6-60	Penalties-yards	4-34
2	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
31:46	Time of possession	28:11
1	Sacks	5
5	Tackles for loss	8
4	QB hurries	1
2	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
27	Kick return yards	—
-4	Punt return yards	—
1	Passing TDs	1
2	Rushing TDs	2
1	Kicking points	12

Advanced stats

NIU		SJSU
+0.01	EPA per play	+0.13
48%	Success rate	34%
0.99	Explosiveness	1.28
+0.13	Rushing EPA per play	+0.01
59%	Rushing success rate	33%
-0.11	Passing EPA per play	+0.32
39%	Passing success rate	37%
61%	Standard downs success	40%
21%	Passing downs success	18%
2.89	Line yards per rush	2.17
1.38	Second-level yards	0.48
1.38	Open-field yards	0.06
18%	Stuff rate	24%
75%	Power success	50%
11%	Havoc caused	18%
5	Scoring chances	7
3.80	Points per chance	3.29
Own 23	Avg. starting field position	Own 42
3	Explosive plays	4
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

Q19:43
San José StateTD
(09:51) Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:43, 1ST DOWN #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
Drive: 9 plays, 59 yds
0-7
Q12:06
San José StateFG
(02:09) #36 T.Sinatra field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera), clock 02:06
Drive: 9 plays, 74 yds
0-10
Q211:46
San José StateFG
(11:46) #36 T.Sinatra field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera), clock 11:46
Drive: 8 plays, 29 yds
0-13
Q28:07
Northern IllinoisTD
(08:12) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SJSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:07. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #39 R.Short kick attempt failed (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 7 plays, 81 yds
6-13
Q23:25
Northern IllinoisTD
(03:30) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #88 Z.McKinney caught at SJSU00, for 19 yards to the SJSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:25, 1ST DOWN #39 R.Short kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
Drive: 8 plays, 81 yds
13-13
Q21:37
San José StateFG
(01:39) #36 T.Sinatra field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera), clock 01:37
Drive: 8 plays, 70 yds
13-16
Q39:32
San José StateTD
(09:35) Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:32 #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
Drive: 7 plays, 18 yds
13-23
Q36:18
San José StateDOWNS
13-29
Q36:09
San José StateTD
(06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Rolovich pass complete deep middle to #4 D.McKenzie caught at NIU08, for 29 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:09, 1ST DOWN. #2 A.Jones injured on the play #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
Drive: 1 plays, 29 yds
13-30
Q43:55
Northern IllinoisTD
(03:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 1 yard gain to the SJSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:55. #24 E.Porter injured on the play #9 G.Dimopoulos pass attempt failed
Drive: 10 plays, 85 yds
19-30

Score shown NIU-SJSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Taron Dickens	21/31	198	6.4	1	1
George Dimopoulos	5/5	61	12.2	0	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elijah Porter	12	79	6.6	0	17
Telly Johnson Jr.	7	55	7.9	1	33
Taron Dickens	15	36	2.4	1	11
DeAree Rogers	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jake Ference	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
George Dimopoulos	2	-27	-13.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DeAree Rogers	6	86	14.3	0	40
La'Don Bryant	7	55	7.9	0	18
Zaire McKinney	3	45	15.0	1	19
Telly Johnson Jr.	2	21	10.5	0	13
George Dimopoulos	3	18	6.0	0	7
Afy Ibekwe	2	13	6.5	0	7
Liam Russo	1	12	12.0	0	12
Elijah Porter	2	9	4.5	0	7

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Jack Murray	9	4	0	0	0	1
Kimar Nelson	8	5	0	0.5	0	1
Kole Sneed	6	3	0	2.5	1	0
Brady Kerperin	6	2	0	0	0	0
Yassine Falke	4	2	0	0	1	0
Micah Cook	4	1	0	0.5	0	1
Amari Washington	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Avery Jones	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kyon Conyers	3	2	0	0	0	0
Matthew Scarlett	3	1	1	1	0	1
Liam Lindo	3	1	0	0	0	0
Montrel Canion	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fawzy Omotoso	2	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Smith III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob McGhee	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andruw Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Bellamy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
DeAree Rogers	1	1	0
Taron Dickens	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Ryan Short	0/0	0.0	0	1/2	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jake Ference	3	99	33.0	0	1	34

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DeAree Rogers	1	18	18.0	18	0
Malik Armstrong	1	9	9.0	9	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DeAree Rogers	2	-4	-2.0	2	0