Illinois State Redbirds @ Northern Illinois Huskies — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Illinois State Redbirds Illinois St. ILST 1-0, 1-0 Away
28
Final
24
Huskies Northern Illinois NIU 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ILST 14 7 0 7 28
NIU 0 17 0 7 24
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G. Roy QB ILST
146 PASS
T.
T. Dickens WR NIU
193 PASS
Rushing Yards
V. Dawson RB ILST
46 RUSH
T.
T. Johnson ATH NIU
83 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Lord WR ILST
62 REC
D.
D. Rogers WR NIU
74 REC
Passing
Illinois St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Kwiatkowski 1/1 7 0 0 0 95.8
D. Lord 0/1 0 0 1 0 0.0
G. Roy 20/23 146 2 0 3 122.1
B. Pellant 0/2 0 0 1 0 0.0
Northern Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Macon 1/3 3 0 1 1 2.8
T. Dickens 22/27 193 1 1 2 93.4
Rushing
Illinois St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
V. Dawson 12 46 3.8 0 11
C. Kwiatkowski 5 37 7.4 1 14
T. Lofton 1 1 1.0 0 1
G. Roy 4 -18 -4.5 0 3
S. Glatz 12 39 3.3 0 7
Northern Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Johnson 22 83 3.8 1 14
J. Macon 2 3 1.5 0 6
E. Porter 5 35 7.0 0 18
T. Dickens 5 -16 -3.2 0 5
J. Cranford 2 7 3.5 0 5
Receiving
Illinois St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
V. Dawson 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
M. Gray 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
T. Lofton 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
S. Gavric 4 4 38 9.5 0 20 0
D. Lord 8 9 62 7.8 1 16 0
M. Ziebarth 3 3 2 0.7 0 2 0
I. Willis 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
S. Glatz 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
L. Mailander 2 3 19 9.5 0 11 0
A. Herrera 1 1 16 16.0 1 16 0
Northern Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
G. Dimopoulos 3 3 26 8.7 0 15 0
T. Johnson 2 3 10 5.0 0 10 0
E. Porter 2 2 9 4.5 0 6 0
D. Rogers 11 13 74 6.7 1 15 0
G. Weber 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Fowler 2 4 25 12.5 0 18 0
L. Bryant 2 2 47 23.5 0 36 0
Defense
Illinois St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Harman 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Oliver 3 2 1 0 0 1 46 1 0
D. Dubose 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Kaplan 12 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Brown 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Oduma 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Niekamp 13 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 0
M. Espinoza 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Corona 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Coleman 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Cannon 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. Garcia 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Boals 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Niekamp 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Jellison 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Mueller 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Crandall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Thomas 3 0 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
K. Conyers 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Jones 9 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
K. Nelson 9 4 5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
F. Omotoso 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Murray 12 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Washington 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Warren 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. McGhee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Kerperin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Washington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Armstrong 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bellamy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Canion 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Scarlett 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y. Falke 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
L. Lindo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Illinois St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Cosentino 0/0 4/4 4 0
Northern Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Schlenhardt 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Illinois St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Taylor 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
Northern Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Thompson 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Illinois St.
Northern Illinois
254 Total Yards 308
19 First Downs 20
9 Passing 7
8 Rushing 10
3 Penalty 2
9/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/15
153 Passing Yards 196
101 Rushing Yards 112
2 Turnovers 2
6-77 Penalties 9-85
31:16 Possession 28:44
3/3 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 28 - 24
XP M. Cosentino
28 - 24 1:53
TD A. Herrera
27 - 24 1:53
21 - 24 7:24
J. Schlenhardt XP
21 - 23 7:24
T. Johnson TD
Q2 7 - 17 21 - 17
21 - 17
J. Schlenhardt XP
21 - 16
D. Rogers TD
21 - 10 6:32
J. Schlenhardt FG
21 - 7 12:39
J. Schlenhardt XP
21 - 6 12:39
A. Ellis TD
XP M. Cosentino
21 - 0 14:52
TD D. Lord
20 - 0 14:52
Q1 14 - 0 14 - 0
XP M. Cosentino
14 - 0 6:27
TD C. Kwiatkowski
13 - 0 6:27
XP M. Cosentino
7 - 0 12:41
TD J. Oliver
6 - 0 12:41
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: ILST +21 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m