Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies

College Football

Kent State

5-7

35-31

Final

N Illinois

3-9

Huskie Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
KENT	3	14	3	15	35
NIU	7	14	0	10	31

Who won: Kent State 35-31

The Kent State Golden Flashes beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 35-31 on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Huskie Stadium. Dru DeShields led the Kent State in passing yards (11/22, 207 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT). Jalen Macon led the N Illinois in passing yards (5/10, 27 YDS).

Win probability

100%KENT final

KENTNIU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:26
Kneel down by #12 D.DeShields at KENT26 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 at KENT 27
Q4 0:33
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:33
Q4 0:28
Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete deep right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to KENT03, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 10 at KENT 27
Q4 0:40
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:40
Q4 0:33
Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at KENT30, for 1 yard to the KENT27 (#8 N.Brown)
3rd & 11 at KENT 28
Q4 0:40
Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass incomplete short right to #7 G.Givens III thrown to KENT19 broken up by #18 T.Miller
2nd & 11 at KENT 28
Q4 1:06
Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 1 yard loss to the KENT28 (#5 T.Aden)
1st & 10 at KENT 27
Q4 1:18
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon rush right for 3 yards gain to the KENT29 (#18 T.Miller), out of bounds PENALTY KENT Illegal Substitution 5 yards from KENT32 to KENT27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2nd & 4 at KENT 32
Q4 1:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KENT32 (#8 N.Brown)
1st & 10 at KENT 38
Q4 1:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 11 yards gain to the KENT38 (#5 T.Aden; #13 T.Tucker), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at KENT 49
Q4 2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
Q4 1:55
No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short left to #6 D.Rogers caught at KENT49, for 5 yards to the KENT49, out of bounds at KENT49, 1ST DOWN
4th & 2 at NIU 46
Q4 2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the N IU46 (#33 J.Roy)
3rd & 3 at NIU 45
Q4 2:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush middle for 3 yards gain to the N IU45 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh; #58 D.Blachewicz)
2nd & 6 at NIU 42
Q4 2:54
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush right for 4 yards gain to the N IU42 (#13 T.Tucker; #15 S.Abuhamdeh)
1st & 10 at NIU 38
Q4 3:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Wright rush left for 12 yards gain to the N IU38 (#8 N.Brown), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 9 at NIU 26
Q4 4:04
No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the N IU26 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh)
1st & 10 at NIU 25
Q4 4:11
#47 W.Hryszko kickoff 65 yards to the N IU00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 4:11
Touchdown! 26 yd run
Gavin Garcia
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush left for 26 yards gain to the N IU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:11, 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
KENT 35 - 31 NIU
Q4 4:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 6 yards gain to the N IU26 (#22 J.Beeler; #10 M.Hensley)
1st & 10 at NIU 32
Q4 5:04
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Martin thrown to N IU20 PENALTY N IU Pass Interference 15 yards from N IU47 to N IU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3rd & 8 at NIU 47
Q4 5:05
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right thrown to N IU33 QB hurried by #95 L.Ingold
2nd & 8 at NIU 47
Q4 5:41
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 2 yards gain to the N IU47 (#23 M.Pretto)
1st & 10 at NIU 49
Q4 6:17
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush right for 29 yards gain to the N IU49 (#26 J.Finley IV; #15 B.Windham), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 8 at KENT 22