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Drew Hare

Boca Raton Bowl

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RTG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Tue 12/23	NIU	vs	MRSH	L 23-52	15	27	55.6	225	8.3	1	3.7	0	0.0	30	3	13	137.8

MAC Championship

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RTG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Fri 12/5	NIU	@	BGSU	W 51-17	29	49	59.2	218	4.4	2	4.1	1	2.0	31	2	5	105.9

Regular Season

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RTG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Fri 11/28	NIU	@	WMU	W 31-21	9	20	45.0	159	8.0	1	5.0	0	0.0	65	0	0	128.3			1	1
Tue 11/18	NIU	@	OHIO	W 21-14	15	23	65.2	178	7.7	2	8.7	0	0.0	32	0	0	158.9	245	2
Tue 11/11	NIU	vs	TOL	W 27-24	14	22	63.6	190	8.6	1	4.5	0	0.0	64	1	7	151.2
Wed 11/5	NIU	@	BALL	W 35-21	16	27	59.3	126	4.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	2	29	98.5			2	2
Sat 10/25	NIU	@	EMU	W 28-17	8	14	57.1	44	3.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0	0	83.5
Sat 10/18	NIU	vs	M-OH	W 51-41	12	16	75.0	185	11.6	1	6.3	0	0.0	61	0	0	192.8	383	3
Sat 10/11	NIU	vs	CMU	L 17-34	18	33	54.5	231	7.0	2	6.1	1	3.0	49	0	0	127.3
Sat 10/4	NIU	vs	KENT	W 17-14	8	15	53.3	93	6.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	37	0	0	105.4
Sat 9/20	NIU	@	ARK	L 14-52	18	29	62.1	179	6.2	2	6.9	0	0.0	45	1	11	136.7			1	1
Sat 9/13	NIU	@	UNLV	W 48-34	18	28	64.3	285	10.2	3	10.7	0	0.0	54	0	0	185.1			1	1
Sat 9/6	NIU	@	NW	W 23-15	6	10	60.0	109	10.9	2	20.0	0	0.0	59	2	13	217.6			1	0
Thu 8/28	NIU	vs	PRE	W 55-3	8	13	61.5	100	7.7	1	7.7	0	0.0	49	1	7	151.5
Total					179	299	59.9	2,097	7.0	17	5.7	2	0.7	65	9	72	136.2	2,965	25	6	5

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More Northern Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,876

Dickens

RUSH

629

Johnson

REC

719

Rogers

Team Rankings

PPG

16.6

155th

OPP PPG

36.8

160th

RUSH YDS/G

120.2

136th

PASS YDS/G

213.7

101st

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	San Jose State	3-3	5-5
7	Nevada	2-3	3-6
8	Hawai'i	2-4	3-6
9	UTEP	0-5	1-8
10	Northern Illinois	0-5	0-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	NEV	@	NIU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	NIU	@	NDSU	4:00 PM
Sat 11/28	UTEP	@	NIU	3:30 PM

Last Game

Northern Illinois

0 - 9

Final

San Jose State

5 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

191.0

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

10.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.3

517.0

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

326.1

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333