Week 2
Final
1-0 ILST
28
NIU 0-2
24
ILST 
NIU28
24
1Q 12:49
7 - 0
J. Oliver 46-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 8
1Q 06:31
14 - 0
C. Kwiatkowski 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 14:58
21 - 0
D. Lord 6-yard TD catch from G. Roy.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 12:48
21 - 7
A. Ellis 30-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 06:34
21 - 10
JJ Schlenhardt 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
2Q 00:03
21 - 17
D. Rogers 2-yard TD catch from T. Dickens.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & Goal
4Q 07:27
21 - 24
T. Johnson Jr. 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
4Q 02:00
28 - 24
A. Herrera 16-yard TD catch from G. Roy.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 1
Top Performers
Pass Yds
193
Dickens
NIU
Rush Yds
83
Johnson Jr.
NIU
Rec Yds
74
Rogers
NIU
Scrim TD
1
Lord
ILST
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
233
Total Yds
285
31:16
Possession
28:44
19
1st Downs
20
9/14
3rd Down
6/14
2
Turnovers
2
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2026 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
Game Summary
The Northern Illinois Huskies fell to the Illinois State Redbirds, 28 to 24, on September 12.
Game Info
September 12, 2026
MW+
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, Illinois
80°
6 mph WNW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Roy #28 | 20/23 | 146 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 3-21 | 169.0 |
C. Kwiatkowski | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.8 |
B. Pellant #8 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -100.0 |
D. Lord #20 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dickens #5 | 22/27 | 193 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-20 | 146.3 |
J. Macon #14 | 1/3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -24.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Dawson #24 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
S. Glatz #21 | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Kwiatkowski | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 14 |
T. Lofton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Roy #28 | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson Jr. #45 | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 |
E. Porter #24 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Cranford #20 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
J. Macon #14 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
T. Dickens #5 | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lord #20 | 8/9 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 |
S. Gavric | 4/4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 |
L. Mailander #84 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
A. Herrera #81 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
M. Gary | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
V. Dawson #24 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Ziebarth #82 | 3/3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
S. Glatz #21 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lofton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Willis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #1 | 11/13 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 |
L. Bryant #0 | 2/2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
G. Dimopoulos #9 | 3/3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
J. Fowler #83 | 2/4 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
T. Johnson Jr. #45 | 2/3 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
E. Porter #24 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
G. Weber #84 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Niekamp #46 | 13-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kaplan #14 | 12-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coleman #4 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harman #91 | 6-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espinoza | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Brown | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dubose #24 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Corona #35 | 5-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Oduma #39 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mueller | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cannon | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jellison | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Niekamp #44 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Garcia #76 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Oliver | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
W. Boals #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cooper #38 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Crawford #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jackson | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Crandall | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Murray #44 | 12-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #2 | 9-9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nelson #6 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Conyers #16 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Warren #12 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Armstrong #14 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #18 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Washington #11 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Falke #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Scarlett #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Washington #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lindo #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bellamy #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Canion #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Omotoso #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JT King #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McGhee #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kerperin #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith III #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ellis #30 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cosentino #80 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
JJ Schlenhardt #33 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Futch #41 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 54 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ference #36 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taylor #28 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thompson #7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #1 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Roy #28 | 20/23 | 146 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 3-21 | 169.0 |
C. Kwiatkowski | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.8 |
B. Pellant #8 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -100.0 |
D. Lord #20 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Dawson #24 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
S. Glatz #21 | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Kwiatkowski | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 14 |
T. Lofton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Roy #28 | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lord #20 | 8/9 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 |
S. Gavric | 4/4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 |
L. Mailander #84 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
A. Herrera #81 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
M. Gary | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
V. Dawson #24 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Ziebarth #82 | 3/3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
S. Glatz #21 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lofton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Willis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Niekamp #46 | 13-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kaplan #14 | 12-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coleman #4 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harman #91 | 6-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espinoza | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Brown | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dubose #24 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Corona #35 | 5-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Oduma #39 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mueller | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cannon | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jellison | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Niekamp #44 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Garcia #76 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Oliver | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
W. Boals #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cooper #38 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Crawford #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jackson | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Crandall | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cosentino #80 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Futch #41 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taylor #28 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dickens #5 | 22/27 | 193 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-20 | 146.3 |
J. Macon #14 | 1/3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -24.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson Jr. #45 | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 |
E. Porter #24 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Cranford #20 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
J. Macon #14 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
T. Dickens #5 | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #1 | 11/13 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 |
L. Bryant #0 | 2/2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
G. Dimopoulos #9 | 3/3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
J. Fowler #83 | 2/4 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
T. Johnson Jr. #45 | 2/3 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
E. Porter #24 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
G. Weber #84 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Murray #44 | 12-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #2 | 9-9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nelson #6 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Conyers #16 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Warren #12 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Armstrong #14 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #18 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Washington #11 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Falke #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Scarlett #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Washington #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lindo #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bellamy #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Canion #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Omotoso #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JT King #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McGhee #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kerperin #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith III #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ellis #30 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
JJ Schlenhardt #33 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ference #36 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thompson #7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rogers #1 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
ILST NIU28
24
Interception TD
5 plays,
19 yd,
02:197-0
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:187-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
72 yd,
04:5614-0
Punt
4 plays,
13 yd,
02:2514-0
Touchdown
10 plays,
45 yd,
04:1021-0
Punt
4 plays,
5 yd,
02:0421-0
Interception TD
1 play,
0 yd,
00:0921-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:2721-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
38 yd,
04:4021-10
Punt
6 plays,
7 yd,
03:2921-10
Touchdown
13 plays,
65 yd,
03:0321-17
Punt
5 plays,
4 yd,
03:1021-17
Downs
7 plays,
34 yd,
03:1621-17
Punt
7 plays,
29 yd,
03:5121-17
Punt
3 plays,
-5 yd,
01:5621-17
Blocked Punt
3 plays,
-5 yd,
01:4121-17
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:5721-17
Interception
6 plays,
27 yd,
02:3221-17
Touchdown
8 plays,
88 yd,
04:1321-24
Touchdown
11 plays,
75 yd,
05:3128-24
Interception
8 plays,
45 yd,
01:3328-24
End of Game
2 plays,
-4 yd,
00:2028-24
233
Total Yds
285
132
Pass Yds
173
101
Rush Yds
112
11
Total Drives
11
66
Total Plays
69
3.5
Yards Per Play
4.1
4.4
Yards Per Pass
5.2
2.8
Yards Per Rush
3.1
31:16
Possession
28:44
21
Biggest Lead
3
19
1st Downs
20
9
Passing 1st Downs
7
8
Rushing 1st Downs
10
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
9/14
3rd Down
6/14
0/0
4th Down
1/2
5
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
9
77
Penalty Yards
85
3
Sacks
3
23
Sack Yards
21
3
Tackles For Loss
4
1
D/ST TD
1