Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes

College Football

N Illinois

0-1

0-40

Final

Iowa

1-0

Kinnick Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Downs
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	0	0	0	0	0
IOWA	20	13	7	0	40

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).

Win probability

100%IOWA final

NIUIOWA

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:03
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
3rd & 17 at NIU 49
Q4 0:41
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NIU49 (#40 C.Chineke)
2nd & 10 at IOWA 44
Q4 0:48
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to #7 C.Thompson thrown to Iowa10
1st & 10 at IOWA 44
Q4 0:53
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
2nd & 10 at NIU 40
Q4 0:58
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #19 K.McInerney thrown to Iowa32
1st & 10 at NIU 40
Q4 1:15
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
3rd & 8 at NIU 18
Q4 1:50
Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU18 (#15 C.Cooney)
2nd & 9 at NIU 17
Q4 2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
Q4 2:07
Shotgun #8 T.White rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU17 (#4 J.Manson; #88 E.Olagbaju)
1st & 10 at NIU 16
Q4 2:22
Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU16 (#14 M.Armstrong), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 2 at NIU 17
Q4 2:58
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
3rd & 11 at NIU 26
Q4 3:44
Shotgun #22 B.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU26 (#25 B.Kerperin; #8 C.Mau)
2nd & 13 at NIU 28
Q4 4:32
Shotgun #23 B.Doll rush middle for 3 yards loss to the NIU28 (#92 J.McGhee)
1st & 10 at NIU 25
Q4 4:49
FLAG
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
3rd & 5 at NIU 42
Q4 5:30
Shotgun #15 O.Dean rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU42 (#8 C.Mau; #93 F.Omotoso)
2nd & 10 at NIU 47
Q4 5:44
Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan pass incomplete short left to #19 M.Woods thrown to NIU50
1st & 10 at NIU 47
Q4 6:13
Shotgun #3 J.Sullivan rush right for 15 yards gain to the NIU47 (#25 B.Kerperin; #87 M.Cook), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at IOWA 38
Q4 6:26
#36 J.Ference punt 37 yards to the Iowa38 fair catch by #8 E.James at Iowa38
4th & 13 at NIU 25
Q4 6:33
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #4 K.Lewis thrown to NIU38 broken up by #18 X.Styles
3rd & 13 at NIU 25
Q4 7:04
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)
2nd & 13 at NIU 25
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NIU25 (#84 J.Anderson)
1st & 10 at NIU 28
Q4 8:24
Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU28 (#4 J.Manson), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at NIU 25
Q4 8:57
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)
2nd & 4 at NIU 22
Q4 9:33
Shotgun #20 J.Cranford rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU22 (#10 B.Gautcher)
1st & 10 at NIU 16