College Football · Week 1 · 2026
Northern Illinois 0, Iowa 40
Sat, Sep 5
Box Score
| NIU | IOWA | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Score | 40 |
| 120 | Total Yards | 507 |
| 7 | Rushing Yards | 289 |
| 113 | Passing Yards | 218 |
| 2.2 | Yards / Play | 6.5 |
| 7 | First Downs | 26 |
| 3/15 (20%) | 3rd Down | 6/14 (43%) |
| 0/0 | 4th Down | 0/3 (0%) |
| 7-61 | Penalties | 7-60 |
| 26:09 | Time of Possession | 33:51 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
Taron Dickens
96 YDS
Passing
Hank Brown
129 YDS
Telly Johnson Jr.
16 YDS
Rushing
Kamari Moulton
183 YDS
Kelan McInerney
55 YDS
Receiving
Tony Diaz
84 YDS
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron DickensQB | 9/14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Jalen MaconQB | 4/10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | – |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaidaun CranfordRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Triston WhiteRB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam ThompsonWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen MaconQB | 8 | -4 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Taron DickensQB | 6 | -19 | -3.2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelan McInerneyWR | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 |
| La'Don BryantWR | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Glen WeberTE | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| DeAree RogersWR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam ThompsonWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimar NelsonLB | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jack MurrayLB | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kyon ConyersDB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Malik ArmstrongDB | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Romelo WalkerDB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cooper MauLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Avery JonesDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Brady KerperinLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jay'shon ThomasDE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Matthew ScarlettDL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Yassine FalkeDB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amari WashingtonDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Fawzy OmotosoDE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob McGheeDL | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Liam LindoDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marshall WashingtonDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Aaron WarrenDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Andruw EllisDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Broderick WindhamLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Dev'ion ReynoldsDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| George DimopoulosWR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| James BradleyDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kole SneedDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Micah CookDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Trey PorterLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake FerenceP | 11 | 460 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev'ion ReynoldsDB | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Cam ThompsonWR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taron DickensQB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
