Northern Illinois Huskies vs Arizona Wildcats
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Touchdown- Interception
- Missed FG
- Touchdown
- Downs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| ARIZ | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Who won: Arizona 42-17
The Arizona Wildcats beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 42-17 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Casino Del Sol Stadium. The Arizona outscored the N Illinois 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Noah Fifita led the Arizona in passing yards (31/34, 325 YDS, 4 TD). Taron Dickens led the N Illinois in passing yards (25/37, 228 YDS, 1 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron Dickens | 25/37 | 228 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 68.8 |
| Brady Davidson | 4/6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Taron Dickens | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Elijah Porter | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaiduan Cranford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree Rogers | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Cam Thompson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 52 |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 21 |
| La'Don Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Zaire McKinney | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Liam Russo | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Stein | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kelan McInerney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Porter | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jashawn Nelson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyon Conyers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Washington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Lindo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Murray | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay'shon Thomas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yassine Falke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Kerperin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Warren | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Ellis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kole Sneed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montrel Canion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob McGhee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yassine Falke | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Schlenhardt | 1/3 | 33.0 | 38 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ference | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
