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Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes

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Kinnick Stadium

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Who won: Iowa 40-0

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 40-0 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Kinnick Stadium. The Iowa outscored the N Illinois 20-0 in the 1st quarter. Hank Brown led the Iowa in passing yards (12/20, 129 YDS, 1 TD). Taron Dickens led the N Illinois in passing yards (9/14, 96 YDS, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Kamari Moulton
  2. 27.5Tony Diaz
  3. 37.2Jashawn Nelson
  4. 47.0Yassine Falke
  5. 57.0Joseph Anderson
  6. 67.0Evan James
  7. 76.9Hank Brown
  8. 86.9Deshaun Lee
  9. 96.8Julian Manson
  10. 106.7Jack Murray
  11. 116.6Xavier Williams
  12. 126.6Cam Buffington

Team stats

NIUIOWA
71st Downs26
3-153rd down efficiency6-14
0-04th down efficiency0-3
120Total Yards507
113Passing218
13/24Comp/Att21/40
4.7Yards per pass5.5
7Rushing289
31Rushing Attempts38
0.2Yards per rush7.6
7-61Penalties7-60
2Turnovers1
1Fumbles lost0
1Interceptions thrown1
26:09Possession33:51

Player of the game

Kamari Moulton

IOWA · 11 CAR, 183 YDS, 2 TD

8.5

Win probability

100%IOWA final
NIUIOWA

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Play by play

  1. Q4 0:00NIU

    End of game

    End of 4th quarter.

  2. Q4 0:03Taron Dickens

    17 yd completion to K. McInerney

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at Iowa46, for 17 yards to the Iowa34 (#12 B.Weivoda), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 3rd & 17 · 3rd & 17 at NIU 49

  3. Q4 0:41Taron Dickens

    Sacked for a loss of 7

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU49 (#40 C.Chineke)

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at IOWA 44

  4. Q4 0:48Taron Dickens

    Incomplete to C. Thompson

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to #7 C.Thompson thrown to Iowa10

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at IOWA 44

  5. Q4 0:53Taron Dickens

    16 yd completion to K. McInerney

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at Iowa44, for 16 yards to the Iowa44, out of bounds at Iowa44, 1ST DOWN

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 40

  6. Q4 0:58Taron Dickens

    Incomplete to K. McInerney

    No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #19 K.McInerney thrown to Iowa32

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 40

  7. Q4 1:15Taron Dickens

    22 yd completion to K. McInerney

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #19 K.McInerney caught at NIU33, for 22 yards to the NIU40 (#14 A.Mota), 1ST DOWN

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 18

  8. Q4 1:50NIU

    Rush

    Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU18 (#15 C.Cooney)

    2nd & 9 at NIU 17

  9. Q4 2:00NIU

    Timeout

    Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00

  10. Q4 2:07Triston White

    1 yd run

    Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU17 (#4 J.Manson; #88 E.Olagbaju)

    T. White · 2 CAR, 2 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 16

  11. Q4 2:22Braeden Jackson

    1 yd run

    Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU16 (#14 M.Armstrong), TURNOVER ON DOWNS

    B. Jackson · 3 CAR, 30 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at NIU 17

  12. Q4 2:58Jimmy Sullivan

    9 yd completion to J. Buie

    Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass complete short left to #0 J.Buie caught at NIU18, for 9 yards to the NIU17 (#5 Y.Falke), out of bounds

    J. Sullivan · 2/4, 13 YDS · 3rd & 11 · 3rd & 11 at NIU 26

  13. Q4 3:44Braeden Jackson

    2 yd run

    Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU26 (#25 B.Kerperin; #8 C.Mau)

    B. Jackson · 3 CAR, 30 YDS · 2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at NIU 28

  14. Q4 4:32Brevin Doll

    Stuffed for a loss of 3

    Shotgun #23 B.Doll rush middle for 3 yards loss to the NIU28 (#92 J.McGhee)

    B. Doll · 1 CAR, -3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25

  15. Q4 4:49Braeden Jackson
    FLAG

    27 yd run

    Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush left for 27 yards gain to the NIU15, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Iowa Holding (#0 J.Buie) 10 yards from NIU15 to NIU25

    B. Jackson · 3 CAR, 30 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at NIU 42

  16. Q4 5:30O'Lontae Dean

    5 yd run

    Shotgun #15 O.Dean rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU42 (#8 C.Mau; #93 F.Omotoso)

    O. Dean · 1 CAR, 5 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 47

  17. Q4 5:44Jimmy Sullivan

    Incomplete to M. Woods

    Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass incomplete short left to #19 M.Woods thrown to NIU50

    J. Sullivan · 2/4, 13 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 47

  18. Q4 6:13Jimmy Sullivan

    15 yd run

    Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan rush right for 15 yards gain to the NIU47 (#25 B.Kerperin; #87 M.Cook), 1ST DOWN

    J. Sullivan · 1 CAR, 15 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at IOWA 38

  19. Q4 6:26NIU

    Punt

    #36 J.Ference punt 37 yards to the Iowa38 fair catch by #8 E.James at Iowa38

    4th & 13 at NIU 25

  20. Q4 6:33Taron Dickens

    Incomplete to K. Lewis

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #4 K.Lewis thrown to NIU38 broken up by #18 X.Styles

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 3rd & 13 · 3rd & 13 at NIU 25

  21. Q4 7:04Taron Dickens

    0 yd completion to C. Thompson

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU24, for 0 yards to the NIU25 (#4 J.Manson; #20 T.Hudkins)

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at NIU 25

  22. Q4 7:45Taron Dickens

    Sacked for a loss of 3

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU25 (#84 J.Anderson)

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 28

  23. Q4 8:24

    3 yd run

    Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU28 (#4 J.Manson), 1ST DOWN

    J. Cranford · 2 CAR, 9 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at NIU 25

  24. Q4 8:57Taron Dickens

    3 yd completion to D. Rogers

    Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU25, for 3 yards to the NIU25 (#21 M.Vitti; #18 X.Styles)

    T. Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at NIU 22

  25. Q4 9:33

    6 yd run

    Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU22 (#10 B.Gautcher)

    J. Cranford · 2 CAR, 9 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 16

Leaders

NIUIOWA
Passing Yards
Taron Dickens
9/14, 96 YDS, 1 INT
Hank Brown
12/20, 129 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Yards
Telly Johnson Jr.
8 CAR, 16 YDS
Kamari Moulton
11 CAR, 183 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving Yards
Kelan McInerney
3 REC, 55 YDS
Tony Diaz
7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
-
Joseph Anderson
1.5
Tackles
Jashawn Nelson
10
Cam Buffington
6