Illinois State Redbirds vs Northern Illinois Huskies

College Football

Illinois St

3-0

28-24

Final

N Illinois

0-2

Huskie Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Interception
Touchdown
Touchdown
Interception
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ILST	14	7	0	7	28
NIU	0	17	0	7	24

Who won: Illinois St 28-24

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 28-24 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Huskie Stadium. The Illinois St outscored the N Illinois 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Gage Roy led the Illinois St in passing yards (20/23, 146 YDS, 2 TD). Taron Dickens led the N Illinois in passing yards (22/27, 193 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

ILST

NIU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Taron Dickens	22/27	193	7.1	1	1	42.2
Jalen Macon	1/3	3	1.0	0	1	0.0

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Telly Johnson Jr.	22	83	3.8	1	14
Elijah Porter	5	35	7.0	0	18
Jaiduan Cranford	2	7	3.5	0	5
Jalen Macon	2	3	1.5	0	6
Taron Dickens	5	-16	-3.2	0	5

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAree Rogers	11	74	6.7	1	15
La'Don Bryant	2	47	23.5	0	36
George Dimopoulos	3	26	8.7	0	15
Jason Fowler	2	25	12.5	0	18
Telly Johnson Jr.	2	10	5.0	0	10
Elijah Porter	2	9	4.5	0	6
Glen Weber	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Jack Murray	12	3	0	0	0	0
Jashawn Nelson	9	3	0.5	0.5	0	0
Avery Jones	8	8	2	2	0	0
Kyon Conyers	8	6	0	0	0	0
Aaron Warren	6	3	0	1	0	0
Malik Armstrong	4	2	0	0	0	0
Amari Washington	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Yassine Falke	2	2	0	0	0	0
Matthew Scarlett	2	1	0	0	0	0
Fawzy Omotoso	1	1	0	1	0	0
Liam Lindo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Champ Smith III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brady Kerperin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob McGhee	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall Washington	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Bellamy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Montrel Canion	1	0	0	0	0	0
JT King	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andruw Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	1