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NIU
2025 · Week 5 · Sep 27, 2025 · Huskie Stadium
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NIU · Drive 1FG · 20 plays · 62 yds
Q1 15:00
Hunter Green kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
43.6%
0.0
Q1 14:54
Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
46.6%
+3.0
Q1 14:30
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 29
46.8%
+0.3
Q1 13:57
Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 12 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
46.8%
0.0
Q1 13:29
(13:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete short left to Rogers,DeAree thrown to NIU47 PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Appleget,Jake) 5 yards from NIU41 to NIU36. NO PLAY.
47.7%
+0.9
Q1 13:23
Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 39
47.1%
-0.7
Q1 12:50
Josh Holst run for 9 yds to the NIU 48
47.5%
+0.4
Q1 12:10
Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
47.7%
+0.2
Q1 11:36
Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the SDSU 49 for a 1ST down
47.4%
-0.3
Q1 11:01
Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:01
48.0%
+0.6
Q1 10:50
Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the SDSU 46
48.0%
0.0
Q1 10:19
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
48.0%
0.0
Q1 10:09
Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down
47.7%
-0.3
Q1 9:33
Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the SDSU 29
48.4%
+0.6
Q1 8:56
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 11 yds to the SDSU 18 for a 1ST down
48.3%
-0.1
Q1 8:35
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 15
48.3%
0.0
Q1 7:55
Josh Holst pass incomplete
48.4%
+0.1
Q1 7:45
Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the SDSU 13
48.2%
-0.3
Q1 7:10
Andrew Glass 31 yd FG GOOD
53.1%
+4.9
Q1 7:10
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:10
39.3%
-13.8
SDSU · Drive 2FG · 17 plays · 63 yds
Q1 7:10
Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
50.0%
+10.7
Q1 7:05
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jordan Napier
47.1%
-2.9
Q1 6:57
Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
47.1%
0.0
Q1 6:10
Jayden Denegal run for 12 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
48.4%
+1.2
Q1 5:45
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
47.5%
-0.9
Q1 5:19
(05:26) No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete deep left to Bostick,Jacob thrown to NIU04 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from SDSU50 to NIU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
46.1%
-1.4
Q1 5:13
Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 31
45.3%
-0.8
Q1 4:35
Jordan Napier run for 3 yds to the NIU 28
45.3%
0.0
Q1 4:03
Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NIU 26
45.3%
0.0
Q1 3:25
Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NIU 25 for a 1ST down
46.1%
+0.8
Q1 2:48
Jordan Napier run for 16 yds to the NIU 9 for a 1ST down
45.3%
-0.8
Q1 2:08
(02:13) No Huddle-Shotgun Washington,Christian rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU10 (Maciorowski,Filip; Finley,Jacob) PENALTY SDSU Holding (Adams,Seth) 10 yards from NIU09 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
45.3%
0.0
Q1 1:44
Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 21
46.5%
+1.3
Q1 0:55
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jackson Ford for 6 yds to the NIU 15
46.5%
0.0
Q1 0:00
Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 12
46.5%
0.0
Q2 14:55
Gabriel Plascencia 30 yd FG GOOD
39.7%
-6.9
Q2 14:55
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
52.9%
+13.2
NIU · Drive 3PUNT · 6 plays · 6 yds
Q2 14:55
Gabriel Plascencia kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
41.7%
-11.2
Q2 14:55
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
46.4%
+4.7
Q2 14:33
Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 23 Josh Holst fumbled, recovered by NIU Jaylen Poe , return for 3 yds to the NIU 23
46.5%
+0.1
Q2 14:17
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jaylen Poe
46.5%
0.0
Q2 14:10
Chavon Wright run for 8 yds to the NIU 31
46.5%
0.0
Q2 13:28
Danny Vuckovic punt for 46 yds
46.1%
-0.3
SDSU · Drive 4DOWNS · 12 plays · 31 yds
Q2 13:28
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:28
39.3%
-6.9
Q2 13:20
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 32
39.3%
0.0
Q2 12:55
Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 32
39.3%
0.0
Q2 12:27
Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 35 for a 1ST down
39.3%
0.0
Q2 11:55
Jayden Denegal run for 4 yds to the SDSU 39
40.6%
+1.3
Q2 11:55
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:55
37.6%
-3.0
Q2 11:38
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the SDSU 41
37.6%
0.0
Q2 10:58
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 4 yds to the SDSU 45 for a 1ST down
39.9%
+2.3
Q2 10:37
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jacob Bostick
39.3%
-0.5
Q2 10:30
Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 48
39.3%
0.0
Q2 9:54
Christian Washington run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
39.1%
-0.3
Q2 9:19
Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 46
39.2%
+0.1
NIU · Drive 5PUNT · 5 plays · -6 yds
Q2 9:08
Chavon Wright run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 41
45.6%
+6.4
Q2 8:29
Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 45
45.6%
0.0
Q2 7:49
Josh Holst sacked by Ryan Henderson for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 35
46.4%
+0.8
Q2 7:12
PENALTY SDSU Offside (Johnson,Chris) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU40. NO PLAY.
45.4%
-1.0
Q2 6:47
Danny Vuckovic punt for 47 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 12
46.1%
+0.7
SDSU · Drive 6PUNT · 11 plays · 30 yds
Q2 6:47
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:47
39.1%
-7.0
Q2 6:44
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
39.1%
0.0
Q2 6:33
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 13 yds to the SDSU 25 for a 1ST down
39.1%
0.0
Q2 6:17
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh
39.1%
0.0
Q2 6:11
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28
39.1%
0.0
Q2 5:22
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 8 yds to the SDSU 36 for a 1ST down
39.2%
+0.1
Q2 4:48
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 4 yds to the SDSU 40
39.4%
+0.2
Q2 4:17
PENALTY SDSU False Start (Ford,Jackson) 5 yards from SDSU40 to SDSU35. NO PLAY.
38.5%
-0.9
Q2 3:47
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 7 yds to the SDSU 42
39.4%
+0.9
Q2 3:16
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
38.2%
-1.2
Q2 3:06
Hunter Green punt for 46 yds
38.5%
+0.3
NIU · Drive 7PUNT · 11 plays · 23 yds
Q2 3:04
PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU12 to NIU07. NO PLAY.
47.0%
+8.4
Q2 2:55
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 7
47.0%
0.0
Q2 2:23
Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 15 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
46.9%
0.0
Q2 2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
45.1%
-1.8
Q2 1:52
Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down
45.1%
0.0
Q2 1:36
Josh Holst sacked by Owen Chambliss for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 23
45.1%
0.0
Q2 1:36
Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:36
43.7%
-1.4
Q2 1:32
Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 34
43.7%
0.0
Q2 1:28
Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 35
43.7%
0.0
Q2 1:28
Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:28
43.4%
-0.3
Q2 1:23
Danny Vuckovic punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 45
43.4%
0.0
SDSU · Drive 8PUNT · 9 plays · 5 yds
Q2 1:17
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 13 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down
38.6%
-4.8
Q2 1:07
(01:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete short left to Napier,Jordan thrown to NIU39 PENALTY SDSU Pass Interference (McCuin,Deshawn) 15 yards from NIU42 to SDSU43. NO PLAY.
38.0%
-0.6
Q2 1:01
Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 48
39.1%
+1.2
Q2 0:57
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:57
38.3%
-0.8
Q2 0:50
Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSU 47
38.3%
0.0
Q2 0:50
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:50
38.3%
0.0
Q2 0:45
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
38.3%
0.0
Q2 0:45
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:45
38.4%
+0.1
Q2 0:32
Hunter Green punt for 45 yds
38.4%
0.0
NIU · Drive 9END OF HALF · 1 play · 9 yds
Q2 0:00
J. Holst takes a knee
19.7%
-18.7
SDSU · Drive 10INT · 3 plays · 19 yds
Q3 15:00
Andrew Glass kickoff for 60 yds
48.4%
+28.7
Q3 14:51
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 19 yds to the SDSU 44 for a 1ST down
41.5%
-6.9
Q3 14:23
Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Muhammed Jammeh return for 11 yds to the NIU 27
39.6%
-1.9
NIU · Drive 11PUNT · 5 plays · 5 yds
Q3 14:14
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 28
48.4%
+8.8
Q3 13:45
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 32
48.4%
0.0
Q3 13:11
Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
48.4%
+0.1
Q3 13:01
Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
48.1%
-0.3
Q3 13:01
Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 25
48.1%
0.0
SDSU · Drive 12PUNT · 8 plays · 6 yds
Q3 13:01
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:01
40.5%
-7.6
Q3 12:56
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 31
40.5%
0.0
Q3 12:30
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
40.5%
0.0
Q3 12:00
Jayden Denegal sacked by Filip Maciorowski for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSU 30
39.6%
-0.9
Q3 11:21
Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:21
40.6%
+1.0
Q3 11:11
Bert Emanuel Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 31
40.6%
0.0
Q3 10:44
Bert Emanuel Jr. pass incomplete to Donovan Brown
40.6%
0.0
Q3 10:30
Hunter Green punt for 60 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 18 yds to the NIU 27
40.6%
0.0
NIU · Drive 13INT · 4 plays · 11 yds
Q3 10:19
Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 8 yds to the NIU 35
48.4%
+7.8
Q3 9:50
Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 36
48.7%
+0.3
Q3 9:12
Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
48.9%
+0.3
Q3 8:34
Brady Davidson pass intercepted Chris Johnson return for 4 yds to the SDSU 49
49.3%
+0.4
SDSU · Drive 14PUNT · 5 plays · 7 yds
Q3 8:34
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:34
38.6%
-10.6
Q3 8:29
Jordan Napier run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
38.9%
+0.3
Q3 7:58
Christian Washington run for 8 yds to the NIU 42
38.6%
-0.3
Q3 7:21
Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 44
38.5%
-0.1
Q3 6:45
Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 10
39.0%
+0.5
NIU · Drive 15PUNT · 7 plays · 17 yds
Q3 6:35
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 15
48.7%
+9.7
Q3 6:05
Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the NIU 18
48.7%
0.0
Q3 5:28
Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 20 for a 1ST down
48.7%
0.0
Q3 4:55
Jaylen Poe run for 2 yds to the NIU 22
48.9%
+0.2
Q3 4:16
Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 20
49.0%
+0.2
Q3 3:31
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 27
49.0%
0.0
Q3 2:46
Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 20 , Jordan Napier returns for 1 yd to the SDSU 20
48.7%
-0.3
SDSU · Drive 16PUNT · 4 plays · 8 yds
Q3 2:40
Jordan Napier run for 2 yds to the SDSU 22
41.1%
-7.6
Q3 2:01
Bert Emanuel Jr. pass complete to Jordan Napier for 5 yds to the SDSU 27
41.1%
0.0
Q3 1:31
Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 28
41.1%
0.0
Q3 0:48
Hunter Green punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 9
41.1%
0.0
NIU · Drive 17PUNT · 6 plays · 19 yds
Q3 0:00
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 18
49.0%
+8.0
Q4 14:54
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down
49.0%
0.0
Q4 14:17
Josh Holst pass incomplete
49.0%
0.0
Q4 14:08
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 24
49.0%
0.0
Q4 13:19
Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 4 yds to the NIU 28
49.0%
0.0
Q4 12:39
Danny Vuckovic punt for 52 yds
48.7%
-0.3
SDSU · Drive 18INT · 11 plays · 46 yds
Q4 12:39
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:39
41.1%
-7.6
Q4 12:33
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26
41.1%
0.0
Q4 11:59
Lucky Sutton run for 11 yds to the SDSU 37 for a 1ST down
41.1%
0.0
Q4 11:33
Lucky Sutton run for 10 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down
41.1%
0.0
Q4 11:06
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 1 yd to the SDSU 48
39.1%
-2.0
Q4 10:32
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NIU 46
39.1%
0.0
Q4 9:51
Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
38.9%
-0.2
Q4 9:16
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 7 yds to the NIU 36
38.0%
-0.9
Q4 8:51
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 34
37.6%
-0.4
Q4 8:32
Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 34
37.6%
0.0
Q4 7:46
Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Jasper Beeler return for no gain to the NIU 32
38.4%
+0.7
NIU · Drive 19DOWNS · 10 plays · 24 yds
Q4 7:46
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:46
49.0%
+10.6
Q4 7:39
Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 38 Northern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Hron) to the NIU 28
49.0%
0.0
Q4 7:26
Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 33
49.0%
0.0
Q4 6:59
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
49.0%
0.0
Q4 6:53
Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
49.0%
0.0
Q4 6:48
(06:50) No Huddle Vuckovic,Danny rush middle for 16 yards loss to the NIU17 fumbled by Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17 recovered by NIU Vuckovic,Danny at NIU17, End Of Play PENALTY SDSU Personal Foul 15 yards from NIU33 to NIU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
48.6%
-0.3
Q4 6:26
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
49.9%
+1.2
Q4 5:47
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 48
49.9%
0.0
Q4 5:07
Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the SDSU 44
49.6%
-0.3
Q4 4:28
Josh Holst run for no gain to the SDSU 44
50.3%
+0.6
SDSU · Drive 20PUNT · 5 plays · 7 yds
Q4 4:28
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:28
37.1%
-13.1
Q4 4:20
Jayden Denegal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
37.4%
+0.2
Q4 3:54
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 48
36.9%
-0.5
Q4 3:19
Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
36.9%
0.0
Q4 2:38
Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 15
37.2%
+0.3
NIU · Drive 21PUNT · 7 plays · 4 yds
Q4 2:38
PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU15 to NIU10. NO PLAY.
49.5%
+12.3
Q4 2:32
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 12
49.5%
0.0
Q4 2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
50.4%
+0.9
Q4 1:57
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens
51.4%
+1.0
Q4 1:52
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 19
51.4%
0.0
Q4 1:52
Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:52
51.1%
-0.3
Q4 1:44
Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds
51.1%
0.0
SDSU · Drive 22FG · 11 plays · 49 yds
Q4 1:37
Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
36.3%
-14.8
Q4 1:22
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 40
35.7%
-0.6
Q4 1:10
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Roy Williams) to the NIU 18 for a 1ST down
35.3%
-0.4
Q4 0:54
Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 14
35.3%
0.0
Q4 0:54
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:54
36.5%
+1.2
Q4 0:51
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 11
36.5%
0.0
Q4 0:51
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51
36.5%
0.0
Q4 0:49
(00:51) No Huddle Denegal,Jayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU09 (Gulley, Jr,Alvin; Dixon,Dasean) PENALTY NIU Offside 5 yards from NIU11 to NIU06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
36.5%
0.0
Q4 0:21
J. Denegal takes a knee
36.5%
0.0
Q4 0:02
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:02
36.5%
0.0
Q4 0:00
Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOOD
11.0%
-25.5
Biggest swings
KEY PLAY · Q3 15:00
Andrew Glass kickoff for 60 yds
+28.7
FG · Q4 0:00
Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOOD
-25.5
KEY PLAY · Q2 0:00
J. Holst takes a knee
-18.7
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