Illinois State Redbirds @ Northern Iowa Panthers — Sep 26, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 September 26, 2026
Illinois State Redbirds Illinois St. ILST 2-1, 1-1 Away
21
Final
28
Panthers Northern Iowa UNI 2-1, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ILST 7 0 7 7 21
UNI 7 14 7 0 28
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G. Roy QB ILST
193 PASS
J. Dailey QB UNI
217 PASS
Rushing Yards
T. Lofton RB ILST
72 RUSH
X. Terrell RB UNI
80 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Lord WR ILST
88 REC
T. Hughes RB UNI
80 REC
Passing
Illinois St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Roy 24/39 193 2 0 0 91.1
B. Pellant 6/8 35 0 0 0 82.8
Northern Iowa
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Dailey 13/17 217 2 0 2 157.1
Rushing
Illinois St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Lofton 14 72 5.1 0 13
C. Kwiatkowski 4 23 5.8 0 14
G. Roy 3 -11 -3.7 0 0
A. Hall 3 19 6.3 0 15
V. Dawson 4 13 3.3 1 9
B. Pellant 3 3 1.0 0 7
Northern Iowa
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
X. Terrell 8 80 10.0 1 43
T. Hughes 1 7 7.0 0 7
M. Bormann 4 5 1.3 0 4
B. Gordon 4 41 10.3 0 27
C. Collins 5 23 4.6 0 12
J. Dailey 10 44 4.4 1 28
Receiving
Illinois St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Lofton 3 3 22 7.3 0 10 0
G. Roy 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
D. Lord 12 12 88 7.3 1 19 0
A. Hall 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
I. Willis 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
V. Dawson 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
E. Loss 4 4 28 7.0 0 17 0
A. Herrera 3 3 43 14.3 1 26 0
M. Gray 2 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
S. Gavric 2 2 19 9.5 0 11 0
Northern Iowa
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K. Black 2 2 25 12.5 1 18 0
A. Price 1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0
Z. Mehmert 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
X. Terrell 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
T. Hughes 3 3 80 26.7 0 68 0
B. Gordon 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 0
J. Ellis-Lahey 1 1 50 50.0 0 50 0
Kicking
Illinois St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Cosentino 0/0 3/3 3 0
Northern Iowa
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Bartachek 0/1 4/4 4 0
Returns
Illinois St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Taylor 3 72 24.0 0 37 0
Northern Iowa
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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 Iowa
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
228 Passing Yards 217
119 Rushing Yards 199
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 26, 2026
Time
9:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m