Week 1
Final
0-1 HC
17
NIU 1-0
19
HC 
NIU17
19
1Q 04:00
0 - 3
A. Glass 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 03:25
3 - 3
L. Palenzuela 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 12
2Q 00:13
3 - 6
A. Glass 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
4Q 10:39
10 - 6
B. Youngblood 16-yard TD catch from C. Swanson.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 10:34
10 - 12
D. Reynolds 96-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Missed XP
0th & undefined
4Q 04:17
10 - 19
C. Wright 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 04:15
17 - 19
A. Cason 97-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
0th & undefined
Top Performers
Pass Yds
155
Swanson
HC
Rush Yds
77
Wright
NIU
Rec Yds
73
Rogers
NIU
Scrim TD
1
Youngblood
HC
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
201
Total Yds
287
26:39
Possession
33:21
11
1st Downs
17
3/12
3rd Down
5/17
1
Turnovers
1
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2025 AFL
undefined NIU
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Ohio | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | .333 |
 Akron | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Ball State | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 UMass | 0 | 3 | .000 |
 Miami (OH) | 0 | 3 | .000 |
 Toledo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Kent State | 1 | 3 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Northern Illinois Huskies emerged victorious over the Holy Cross Crusaders, 19 to 17, on August 30.
Game Info
August 30, 2025
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, Illinois
73°
4 mph E
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Swanson | 17/29 | 155 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 2-16 | 108.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Holst #15 | 12/18 | 101 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 102.7 |
J. Proctor #12 | 2/6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 44.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Swanson | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 33 |
J. Clerveaux #31 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 |
A. Cason #84 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
S. Slade #26 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
N. Punni #42 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wright #10 | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 1 | 45 |
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
D. Rogers #6 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
J. Poe #28 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Proctor #12 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
J. Holst #15 | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1 | -32 | -32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mosey #13 | 6/7 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 46 |
C. Mullaly #8 | 4/6 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
B. Youngblood #14 | 1/2 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
A. Cason #84 | 3/4 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
N. Schillinger #40 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Williams | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
S. Slade #26 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Clerveaux #31 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McSweeney #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Curran | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #6 | 7/7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 25 |
J. Poe #28 | 5/5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
J. Appleget #80 | 1/4 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
G. Dimopoulos #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Bryant #0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Givens #7 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Santee #36 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Croley #34 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bestpitch #24 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Boyer #22 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thompson #2 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ross #18 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Baldwin #20 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Due #38 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Crocetti #6 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reynolds #94 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Townsend #45 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dansdill #57 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Newsome #33 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stevenson #92 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Comestro #30 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pritchard-Sewell #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. George #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Miller #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Urwiler #32 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jammeh #4 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Myles #1 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Maciorowski #17 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Pretto #23 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #7 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dixon #6 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #11 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Reynolds #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hensley #10 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finley #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Powell #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Porter #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beeler #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lynch #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Glass #60 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Palenzuela #89 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 33 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Glass #60 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7 | 39 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Moss #49 | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 38 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vuckovic #90 | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Crocetti #6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cason #84 | 3 | 187 | 62.3 | 0 | 1 |
T. Bestpitch #24 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reynolds #9 | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Due #38 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Swanson | 17/29 | 155 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 2-16 | 108.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Swanson | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 33 |
J. Clerveaux #31 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 |
A. Cason #84 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
S. Slade #26 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
N. Punni #42 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mosey #13 | 6/7 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 46 |
C. Mullaly #8 | 4/6 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
B. Youngblood #14 | 1/2 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
A. Cason #84 | 3/4 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
N. Schillinger #40 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Williams | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
S. Slade #26 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Clerveaux #31 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McSweeney #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Curran | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Santee #36 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Croley #34 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bestpitch #24 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Boyer #22 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thompson #2 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ross #18 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Baldwin #20 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Due #38 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Crocetti #6 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reynolds #94 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Townsend #45 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dansdill #57 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Newsome #33 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stevenson #92 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Comestro #30 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pritchard-Sewell #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. George #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Miller #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Palenzuela #89 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 33 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Moss #49 | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 38 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Crocetti #6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cason #84 | 3 | 187 | 62.3 | 0 | 1 |
T. Bestpitch #24 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Due #38 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Holst #15 | 12/18 | 101 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 102.7 |
J. Proctor #12 | 2/6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 44.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wright #10 | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 1 | 45 |
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
D. Rogers #6 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
J. Poe #28 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Proctor #12 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
J. Holst #15 | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1 | -32 | -32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #6 | 7/7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 25 |
J. Poe #28 | 5/5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
J. Appleget #80 | 1/4 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
G. Dimopoulos #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Bryant #0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Givens #7 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson Jr. #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pedro #44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Urwiler #32 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jammeh #4 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Myles #1 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Maciorowski #17 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Pretto #23 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #7 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dixon #6 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #11 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Reynolds #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hensley #10 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finley #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Powell #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Porter #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beeler #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lynch #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Glass #60 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Glass #60 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7 | 39 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vuckovic #90 | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reynolds #9 | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | 1 |
HC NIU17
19
Punt
6 plays,
15 yd,
03:160-0
Punt
8 plays,
26 yd,
04:200-0
Field Goal
8 plays,
63 yd,
03:240-3
Interception
4 plays,
18 yd,
01:170-3
Punt
9 plays,
26 yd,
04:320-3
Downs
10 plays,
51 yd,
06:010-3
Downs
5 plays,
-19 yd,
01:590-3
Field Goal
4 plays,
-2 yd,
01:543-3
Field Goal
12 plays,
66 yd,
03:073-6
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:103-6
Missed FG
4 plays,
6 yd,
01:353-6
Interception
5 plays,
28 yd,
02:203-6
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:153-6
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:463-6
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
02:073-6
Blocked Punt
7 plays,
24 yd,
03:173-6
Missed FG
7 plays,
10 yd,
02:593-6
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:403-6
Touchdown
4 plays,
77 yd,
01:2710-6
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:1310-12
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
02:0110-12
Touchdown
8 plays,
61 yd,
04:0510-19
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:1217-19
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:4617-19
Downs
4 plays,
6 yd,
00:2117-19
End of Game
5 plays,
7 yd,
01:5617-19
201
Total Yds
287
139
Pass Yds
109
62
Rush Yds
178
13
Total Drives
13
57
Total Plays
72
3.5
Yards Per Play
4
4.5
Yards Per Pass
4.5
2.4
Yards Per Rush
3.7
26:39
Possession
33:21
4
Biggest Lead
9
11
1st Downs
17
7
Passing 1st Downs
7
3
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/12
3rd Down
5/17
0/2
4th Down
2/3
4
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Penalties
7
0.0
Sacks
2.0
2
Tackles For Loss
4
1
D/ST TD
1
