College Football · Week 3 · 2026
Northern Illinois 17, Arizona 42
Sat, Sep 19
NovaModel entering Week 3
Built only from games played before this one.
#138
26.6
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46.4
Box Score
| NIU | ARIZ | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Score | 42 |
| 341 | Total Yards | 441 |
| 86 | Rushing Yards | 84 |
| 255 | Passing Yards | 357 |
| 5.1 | Yards / Play | 6.9 |
| 20 | First Downs | 22 |
| 6/16 (38%) | 3rd Down | 9/11 (82%) |
| 3/4 (75%) | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 3-15 | Penalties | 4-50 |
| 29:40 | Time of Possession | 30:20 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
Taron Dickens
228 YDS
Passing
Noah Fifita
325 YDS
Telly Johnson Jr.
69 YDS
Rushing
Kedrick Reescano
30 YDS
DeAree Rogers
68 YDS
Receiving
Tre Spivey
90 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 3.
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron DickensQB | 25/37 | 228 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 |
| Brady DavidsonQB | 4/6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Taron DickensQB | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaidaun CranfordRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree RogersWR | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Cam ThompsonWR | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 52 |
| Rickey Taylor Jr.WR | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 21 |
| La'Don BryantWR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Zaire McKinneyWR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Liam RussoTE | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe SteinTE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kelan McInerneyWR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Telly Johnson Jr.RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason FowlerTE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah PorterRB | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimar NelsonLB | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kyon ConyersDB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marshall WashingtonDB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Brady KerperinLB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jack MurrayLB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jay'shon ThomasDE | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Liam LindoDB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Yassine FalkeDB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik ArmstrongDB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Aaron WarrenDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Andruw EllisDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Avery JonesDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Amari WashingtonDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jordan BellamyDL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| JT KingDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob McGheeDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kole SneedDE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Montrel CanionDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| JJ SchlenhardtPK | 5 | 38 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake FerenceP | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
