Northern Illinois Huskies @ Arizona Wildcats — Sep 20, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 20, 2026
Huskies Northern Illinois NIU 0-2, 0-2 Away
17
Final
42
Wildcats Arizona ARIZ 1-1, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NIU 10 0 0 7 17
ARIZ 7 21 7 7 42
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T.
T. Dickens WR NIU
228 PASS
N. Fifita QB ARIZ
325 PASS
Rushing Yards
T.
T. Johnson ATH NIU
69 RUSH
K. Reescano RB ARIZ
30 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Rogers WR NIU
68 REC
T. Spivey WR ARIZ
90 REC
Passing
Northern Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Dickens 25/37 228 1 0 2 93.1
B. Davidson 4/6 27 0 0 0 76.4
Arizona
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Fifita 30/33 325 4 0 4 147.3
S. Anderson 1/3 32 0 1 0 34.7
Rushing
Northern Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Johnson 12 69 5.8 0 20
T. Dickens 7 9 1.3 0 11
J. Cranford 1 0 0.0 0 0
E. Porter 4 8 2.0 1 3
Arizona
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Reescano 7 30 4.3 0 14
N. Fifita 6 4 0.7 1 30
Q. Craig 3 23 7.7 0 14
A. Roberts 3 5 1.7 0 3
I. Mahdi 2 9 4.5 0 7
W. Yarbrough 1 3 3.0 0 3
S. Anderson 2 12 6.0 0 7
Receiving
Northern Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Johnson 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
D. Rogers 10 11 68 6.8 0 14 0
L. Bryant 2 5 26 13.0 0 20 0
J. Fowler 2 2 8 4.0 0 8 0
K. McInerney 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
C. Thompson 3 6 62 20.7 1 52 0
R. Taylor 5 7 57 11.4 0 21 0
J. Bradley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. Lewis 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
E. Porter 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0
L. Russo 2 2 15 7.5 0 8 0
Z. McKinney 2 3 17 8.5 0 12 0
Arizona
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
I. Mizell 5 5 49 9.8 1 14 0
K. Reescano 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
T. Spivey 6 6 90 15.0 1 43 0
C. Hunter 5 6 73 14.6 1 38 0
Q. Craig 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
C. Rusk 3 3 25 8.3 0 11 0
A. Roberts 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
B. Phelps 3 5 45 15.0 0 24 0
R. Gallagher 3 3 23 7.7 0 21 0
T. Powell 2 2 11 5.5 1 8 0
R. Mosley 1 2 32 32.0 0 32 0
X. Jordan 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Northern Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Washington 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Davidson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Conyers 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Nelson 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Y. Falke 5 1 4 0 0 1 35 1 0
J. Murray 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
L. Lindo 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bellamy 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Sneed 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. Kerperin 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McGhee 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Warren 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Armstrong 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Washington 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Ellis 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Canion 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. King 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
I. Mizell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cole 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Fifita 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Blomstrom 9 6 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
C. Chapa 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Lafitaga 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Harris 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Austin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Brown 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Lolesio 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Robinson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Olson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Williams 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Palu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Savaiinaea 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Boss 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Moorer Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Molette 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Smith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Hartzog 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Harris 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
L. Su'a 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
V. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hanger 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Griffin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Hunter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Northern Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Schlenhardt 1/3 2/2 5 0
Arizona
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Salgado-Medina 0/0 6/6 6 0
Returns
Northern Illinois
-
Arizona
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Smith 1 23 23.0 0 23 1
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
Northern Illinois
Arizona
341 Total Yards 441
19 First Downs 22
11 Passing 15
7 Rushing 6
1 Penalty 1
6/16 3rd Down Eff. 8/11
255 Passing Yards 357
86 Rushing Yards 84
0 Turnovers 1
3-15 Penalties 4-50
32:11 Possession 27:49
1/2 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 17 - 42
XP J. Schlenhardt
17 - 42 0:17
TD E. Porter
16 - 42 0:17
10 - 42 11:32
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 41 11:32
N. Fifita TD
Q3 0 - 7 10 - 35
10 - 35 9:01
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 34 9:01
T. Powell TD
Q2 0 - 21 10 - 28
10 - 28 2:13
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 27 2:13
C. Smith TD
10 - 21 3:54
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 20 3:54
T. Spivey TD
10 - 14 11:13
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 13 11:13
I. Mizell TD
Q1 10 - 7 10 - 7
10 - 7 6:01
M. Salgado-Medina XP
10 - 6 6:01
C. Hunter TD
XP J. Schlenhardt
10 - 0 9:02
TD C. Thompson
9 - 0 9:07
FG J. Schlenhardt
3 - 0 11:24
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: ARIZ +32 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Northern Illinois 17 - 42 Arizona
September 20, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 20, 2026
Time
2:30 am
Duration
1h 0m