College Football · Week 2 · 2026
Illinois State 28, Northern Illinois 24
Sat, Sep 12
NovaModel entering Week 2
Built only from games played before this one.
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#132
34.3
Box Score
| Illinois State | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Score | 24 |
| 254 | Total Yards | 308 |
| 101 | Rushing Yards | 112 |
| 153 | Passing Yards | 196 |
| 4.0 | Yards / Play | 4.7 |
| 19 | First Downs | 20 |
| 9/14 (64%) | 3rd Down | 6/14 (43%) |
| 0/0 | 4th Down | 1/2 (50%) |
| 6-77 | Penalties | 9-85 |
| 31:16 | Time of Possession | 28:44 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
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Passing
Taron Dickens
193 YDS
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Rushing
Telly Johnson Jr.
83 YDS
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Receiving
DeAree Rogers
74 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Illinois State | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 0.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 40.0 |
– | Rank this season | #132 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #133 / #116 |
– | vs top 25 | 0-1 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #7 |
– | Rest | 7 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron DickensQB | 22/27 | 193 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 31.7 |
| Jalen MaconQB | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaidaun CranfordRB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jalen MaconQB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Taron DickensQB | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree RogersWR | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 |
| La'Don BryantWR | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
| George DimopoulosWR | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Jason FowlerTE | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Glen WeberTE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack MurrayLB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kimar NelsonLB | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Avery JonesDB | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kyon ConyersDB | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Aaron WarrenDB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Malik ArmstrongDB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Amari WashingtonDL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jay'shon ThomasDE | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Matthew ScarlettDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Yassine FalkeDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady KerperinLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Champ Smith IIIDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Fawzy OmotosoDE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| JT KingDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob McGheeDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jordan BellamyDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Liam LindoDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marshall WashingtonDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Montrel CanionDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Andruw EllisDB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| JJ SchlenhardtPK | 6 | 40 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake FerenceP | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam ThompsonWR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree RogersWR | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 26 |
