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Northern Illinois Huskies at Arizona Wildcats

College FootballSeptember 19, 2026Casino Del Sol Stadium80°F

N IllinoisNorthern IllinoisNIU0-3

N Illinois 17, Arizona 42

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Noah Fifita breaks Arizona's all-time passing mark, Wildcats roll over Northern Illinois 42-17Arizona coach Brent Brennan was not going to let Noah Fifita miss a chance to break the school’s all-time passing mark at home.Recap · ESPN

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Q1

  1. 15:00I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback PENALTY NIU Personal Foul declined
  2. 14:45 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short left to D.Rogers caught at NIU 30, for 5 yards to the NIU 30 (L.Molette III), out of bounds
  3. 14:28 · 2nd & 5 at NIU 30T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NIU 39 (C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  4. 13:46 · 1st & 10 at NIU 39T.Dickens pass complete short right to J.Stein caught at NIU 39, for 8 yards to the NIU 47 (L.Molette III)
  5. 13:19 · 2nd & 2 at NIU 47T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 20 yards gain to the ARIZ 33 (J.Cole; L.Molette III), 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:50 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 33T.Dickens pass incomplete deep middle to L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ goal line
  7. 12:43 · 2nd & 10 at ARIZ 33T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the ARIZ 23 (C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  8. 12:11 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 23T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ 20 broken up by D.Lolesio
  9. 12:06 · 2nd & 10 at ARIZ 23T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ goal line
  10. 11:37 · 3rd & 10 at ARIZ 23T.Dickens pass complete short right to T.Johnson Jr. caught at ARIZ 27, for 2 yards to the ARIZ 21 (L.Molette III)
  11. 11:24 · 4th & 8 at ARIZ 21J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD
  12. 11:24R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ goal line, Touchback
  13. 11:08 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 25N.Fifita sacked for loss of 11 yards to the ARIZ 14 (J.Murray)
  14. 10:34 · 2nd & 21 at ARIZ 14N.Fifita pass complete short right to C.Hunter caught at ARIZ 22, for 8 yards to the ARIZ 22 (Y.Falke)
  15. 9:53 · 3rd & 13 at ARIZ 22N.Fifita sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ARIZ 20 (K.Sneed)
  16. 9:16 · 4th & 15 at ARIZ 20C.Ridley punt 32 yards to the NIU 48, out of bounds at NIU 48
  17. 9:15 · 1st & 10 at NIU 48T.Dickens pass complete deep left to C.Thompson caught at ARIZ 10, for 52 yards to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good
  18. 9:02R.Short kickoff 64 yards to the ARIZ 01 C.Smith return 23 yards to the ARIZ 24 (A.Jones) PENALTY ARIZ Illegal Block in Back (D.Fifita) 10 yards from ARIZ 24 to ARIZ 14
  19. 8:54 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 14rush right for 1 yard loss to the ARIZ 13 (J.Nelson; J.Thomas)
  20. 8:18 · 2nd & 11 at ARIZ 13N.Fifita pass complete short right to T.Spivey caught at ARIZ 10, for 3 yards to the ARIZ 16 (K.Conyers)
  21. 7:38 · 3rd & 8 at ARIZ 16N.Fifita pass complete deep left to T.Spivey caught at ARIZ 49, for 43 yards to the NIU 41 (A.Jones), 1ST DOWN
  22. 7:22 · 1st & 10 at NIU 41N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Spivey caught at NIU 33, for 8 yards to the NIU 33, out of bounds at NIU 33
  23. 6:58 · 2nd & 2 at NIU 33K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU 32 (J.Murray; A.Washington)
  24. 6:20 · 3rd & 1 at NIU 32Q.Craig rush left for 19 yards gain (4) to the NIU 13 (L.Lindo) PENALTY ARIZ Holding (M.Lado) 10 yards from NIU 28 to NIU 38
  25. 6:01 · 3rd & 7 at NIU 38N.Fifita pass complete short middle to C.Hunter caught at NIU 19, for 38 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  26. 6:01I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  27. 5:41 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short right to C.Thompson caught at NIU 25, for 5 yards to the NIU 30 (C.Chapa)
  28. 5:27 · 2nd & 5 at NIU 30T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to R.Taylor Jr. thrown to NIU 35 broken up by T.Brown
  29. 5:17 · 3rd & 5 at NIU 30T.Dickens pass complete short left to D.Rogers caught at NIU 33, for 6 yards to the NIU 36 (J.Cole), 1ST DOWN
  30. 4:47 · 1st & 10 at NIU 36T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to J.Bradley thrown to ARIZ 49
  31. 4:41 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 36T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU 43 (C.Chapa)
  32. 3:59 · 3rd & 3 at NIU 43T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers caught at NIU 47, for 6 yards to the NIU 49 (M.Harris; D.Austin), 1ST DOWN
  33. 3:26 · 1st & 10 at NIU 49T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to D.Rogers thrown to ARIZ 10
  34. 3:23 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 49T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to K.Lewis thrown to ARIZ 44
  35. 3:09 · 3rd & 10 at NIU 49T.Dickens pass complete short right to R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ 48, for 21 yards to the ARIZ 30 (C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  36. 2:20 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 30T.Dickens rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ 27 (M.Harris; K.Lafitaga)
  37. 1:52 · 2nd & 7 at ARIZ 27T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers caught at ARIZ 24, for 3 yards to the ARIZ 24, out of bounds at ARIZ 24
  38. 1:12 · 3rd & 4 at ARIZ 24T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to K.McInerney thrown to ARIZ 05
  39. 1:08 · 4th & 4 at ARIZ 24J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 41 yards NO GOOD
  40. 1:00 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 24N.Fifita sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ARIZ 16 (J.Bellamy)
  41. 0:33 · 2nd & 18 at ARIZ 16N.Fifita pass complete short right to I.Mizell caught at ARIZ 22, for 12 yards to the ARIZ 28 (A.Warren), out of bounds
  42. 0:00End of 1st quarter.

Q2

  1. 14:45 · 3rd & 6 at ARIZ 28N.Fifita pass complete short middle to C.Rusk caught at ARIZ 35, for 10 yards to the ARIZ 38 (K.Conyers; A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
  2. 14:25 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 38N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Spivey caught at ARIZ 42, for 4 yards to the ARIZ 42 (L.Lindo)
  3. 14:10 · 2nd & 6 at ARIZ 42K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain (0) to the ARIZ 43 (A.Warren; M.Scarlett) PENALTY NIU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from ARIZ 42 to ARIZ 47
  4. 13:45 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 48N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to B.Phelps thrown to NIU 33
  5. 13:35 · 2nd & 10 at ARIZ 48Q.Craig rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU 48 (M.Armstrong; J.Bellamy)
  6. 13:06 · 3rd & 6 at NIU 48Q.Craig rush left for 14 yards gain to the NIU 34 (L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
  7. 12:41 · 1st & 10 at NIU 34N.Fifita pass incomplete deep right to B.Phelps thrown to NIU goal line
  8. 12:35 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 34K.Reescano rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NIU 20 (M.Washington, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  9. 12:04 · 1st & 10 at NIU 20N.Fifita pass complete short right to I.Mizell caught at NIU 13, for 7 yards to the NIU 13, End Of Play
  10. 11:46 · 2nd & 3 at NIU 13N.Fifita pass complete short left to R.Gallagher III caught at NIU 17, for 1 yard loss to the NIU 14 (M.Washington, Jr.)
  11. 11:13 · 3rd & 4 at NIU 14N.Fifita pass complete short left to I.Mizell caught at NIU 09, for 14 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  12. 11:20 · 3rd & 4 at NIU 14Timeout Arizona
  13. 11:13I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  14. 11:02 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers caught at NIU 24, for 2 yards to the NIU 27 (D.Lolesio)
  15. 10:22 · 2nd & 8 at NIU 27J.Cranford rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU 27 (T.Brown)
  16. 9:38 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 27T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers caught at NIU 38, for 13 yards to the NIU 40 (C.Blomstrom; M.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
  17. 9:53 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 27Timeout Northern Illinois
  18. 8:58 · 1st & 10 at NIU 40T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU 44 (C.Blomstrom; M.Robinson)
  19. 8:21 · 2nd & 6 at NIU 44T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NIU 43 (C.Chapa; M.Robinson)
  20. 7:40 · 2nd & 6 at NIU 44Timeout Northern Illinois
  21. 7:38 · 3rd & 7 at NIU 43T.Dickens pass complete short right to C.Thompson caught at NIU 42, for 5 yards to the NIU 48 (C.Blomstrom; M.Harris). The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (07:38) Shotgun T.Dickens pass complete short right to C.Thompson caught at NIU 41, for 57 yards to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. )
  22. 7:02 · 4th & 2 at NIU 48J.Ference punt 32 yards to the ARIZ 20 fair catch by C.Smith at ARIZ 20
  23. 6:56 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 20A.Roberts rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ 21 (J.McGhee; B.Kerperin)
  24. 6:29 · 2nd & 9 at ARIZ 21N.Fifita pass complete short middle to R.Gallagher III caught at ARIZ 29, for 21 yards to the ARIZ 42 (M.Armstrong; K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  25. 5:57 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 42A.Roberts rush left for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ 45 (J.Murray)
  26. 5:23 · 2nd & 7 at ARIZ 45N.Fifita pass complete deep right to B.Phelps caught at NIU 32, for 24 yards to the NIU 31 (A.Jones; Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  27. 4:51 · 1st & 10 at NIU 31N.Fifita pass complete short left to B.Phelps caught at NIU 22, for 14 yards to the NIU 17 (K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  28. 4:27 · 1st & 10 at NIU 17N.Fifita pass complete short right to B.Phelps caught at NIU 21, for 7 yards to the NIU 10 (J.Murray; K.Conyers)
  29. 3:54 · 2nd & 3 at NIU 10N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Spivey caught at NIU goal line, for 10 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  30. 3:54I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  31. 3:45 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short left to D.Rogers caught at NIU 29, for 4 yards to the NIU 29 (T.Boss)
  32. 3:13 · 2nd & 6 at NIU 29T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU 27 (K.Moorer Jr.; J.Savaiinaea)
  33. 2:30 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 27T.Dickens pass complete short right to L.Bryant caught at NIU 33, for 6 yards to the NIU 33 (T.Brown; J.Mann)
  34. 2:30 · 4th & 2 at NIU 33PENALTY NIU False Start (B.Kerperin) 5 yards from NIU 33 to NIU 28. NO PLAY
  35. 2:13 · 4th & 7 at NIU 28J.Ference punt 41 yards to the ARIZ 31 C.Smith return 69 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  36. 2:13I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  37. 2:05 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short middle to D.Rogers caught at NIU 37, for 14 yards to the NIU 39 (Q.Olson), 1ST DOWN
  38. 1:43 · 1st & 10 at NIU 39T.Dickens pass complete short left to K.McInerney caught at NIU 44, for 5 yards to the NIU 44 (T.Boss)
  39. 1:23 · 2nd & 5 at NIU 44E.Porter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU 46 (L.Palu; P.Williams)
  40. 1:01 · 3rd & 3 at NIU 46T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ 45 QB hurried by K.Moorer Jr.
  41. 0:59 · 4th & 3 at NIU 46J.Ference punt 36 yards to the ARIZ 18 muffed by C.Smith at ARIZ 18 recovered by ARIZ C.Smith at ARIZ 18, End Of Play
  42. 0:44 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 18N.Fifita sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ARIZ 10 (J.Nelson)
  43. 0:18 · 2nd & 18 at ARIZ 10Kneel down by N.Fifita at ARIZ 09 for loss of 1 yard
  44. 0:00End of 2nd quarter.

Q3

  1. 15:00R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ goal line, Touchback
  2. 14:54 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 25N.Fifita pass complete short right to C.Hunter caught at ARIZ 30, for 7 yards to the ARIZ 32 (L.Lindo)
  3. 14:30 · 2nd & 3 at ARIZ 32N.Fifita pass complete short left to R.Gallagher III caught at ARIZ 29, for 3 yards to the ARIZ 35 (K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  4. 13:57 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 35N.Fifita pass complete short right to C.Hunter caught at ARIZ 47, for 14 yards to the ARIZ 49 (L.Lindo), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 13:37 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 49K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ 50 (J.Thomas; A.Washington)
  6. 13:08 · 2nd & 9 at 50K.Reescano rush right for 8 yards gain to the NIU 42 (J.Nelson; B.Kerperin)
  7. 12:44 · 3rd & 1 at NIU 42K.Reescano rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NIU 28 (M.Armstrong; L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
  8. 11:57 · 1st & 10 at NIU 28N.Fifita pass complete short right to I.Mizell caught at NIU 20, for 9 yards to the NIU 19 (J.Nelson; M.Washington, Jr.)
  9. 11:42 · 2nd & 1 at NIU 19N.Fifita pass complete short left to Q.Craig caught at NIU 17, for 5 yards to the NIU 14 (J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
  10. 11:01 · 1st & 10 at NIU 14N.Fifita pass complete short right to C.Rusk caught at NIU 10, for 11 yards to the NIU 03 (K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
  11. 10:42 · 1st & Goal at NIU 3K.Reescano rush left for 7 yards loss to the NIU 10 (J.Thomas)
  12. 9:58 · 2nd & Goal at NIU 10N.Fifita pass complete short middle to C.Rusk caught at NIU 06, for 4 yards to the NIU 06 (J.Nelson)
  13. 9:35 · 3rd & Goal at NIU 6N.Fifita pass complete short left to K.Reescano caught at NIU 04, for 3 yards to the NIU 03 (J.Nelson)
  14. 9:01 · 4th & Goal at NIU 3N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Powell caught at NIU goal line, for 3 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  15. 9:01I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  16. 8:52 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short left to R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU 29, for 13 yards to the NIU 38 (L.Molette III), 1ST DOWN
  17. 8:22 · 1st & 10 at NIU 38rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU 36 (T.Smith)
  18. 7:37 · 2nd & 12 at NIU 36T.Dickens pass complete short left to R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU 40, for 5 yards to the NIU 41 (J.Cole)
  19. 6:42 · 3rd & 7 at NIU 41T.Dickens pass complete short middle to D.Rogers caught at ARIZ 49, for 13 yards to the ARIZ 46 (M.Hartzog), 1ST DOWN
  20. 7:01 · 3rd & 7 at NIU 41Timeout Northern Illinois
  21. 6:17 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 46T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to R.Taylor Jr. thrown to ARIZ 17
  22. 6:09 · 2nd & 10 at ARIZ 46T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ARIZ 42 (D.Lolesio; J.Savaiinaea)
  23. 5:28 · 3rd & 6 at ARIZ 42T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers caught at ARIZ 41, for 2 yards to the ARIZ 40 (C.Chapa)
  24. 4:31 · 4th & 4 at ARIZ 40T.Dickens rush for 11 yards gain to the ARIZ 29 (C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  25. 3:55 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 29T.Dickens pass complete short right to R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ 30, for 10 yards to the ARIZ 19 (K.Lafitaga), 1ST DOWN
  26. 3:22 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 19T.Dickens pass complete short left to R.Taylor Jr. caught at ARIZ 11, for 8 yards to the ARIZ 11, End Of Play
  27. 2:54 · 2nd & 2 at ARIZ 11T.Dickens rush left for 5 yards gain to the ARIZ 06 (C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  28. 2:02 · 1st & Goal at ARIZ 6T.Dickens pass complete short left to J.Fowler caught at ARIZ 06, for 0 yards to the ARIZ 06 (L.Molette III)
  29. 1:40 · 2nd & Goal at ARIZ 6T.Dickens pass complete short right to D.Rogers for 6 yards to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. nullified by penalty PENALTY NIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (T.Chambers) 5 yards from ARIZ 06 to ARIZ 11. NO PLAY
  30. 1:30 · 2nd & Goal at ARIZ 11T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to C.Thompson thrown to ARIZ 07
  31. 1:17 · 3rd & Goal at ARIZ 11T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ 10 (C.Blomstrom; T.Smith)
  32. 0:42 · 4th & Goal at ARIZ 10T.Dickens sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ARIZ 20 (C.Blomstrom, T.Brown), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  33. 0:36 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 20I.Mahdi rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ 22 (J.Murray)
  34. 0:05 · 2nd & 8 at ARIZ 22N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Spivey caught at ARIZ 30, for 22 yards to the ARIZ 44 (A.Ellis; Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  35. 0:00End of 3rd quarter.

Q4

  1. 14:17 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 44N.Fifita pass complete short middle to T.Powell caught at ARIZ 48, for 8 yards to the NIU 48 (B.Kerperin; M.Washington, Jr.)
  2. 11:32 · 2nd & 2 at NIU 48N.Fifita pass complete short middle to T.Powell caught at NIU 48, for 0 yards to the NIU 48 (M.Washington, Jr.; B.Kerperin)
  3. 11:32 · 2nd & 13 at NIU 48N.Fifita rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU 45 (M.Washington, Jr.)
  4. 11:32 · 3rd & 10 at NIU 45N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to C.Hunter thrown to NIU 32
  5. 10:21 · 2nd & 10 at NIU 45I.Mahdi rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU 38 (J.Thomas)
  6. 9:41 · 3rd & 3 at NIU 38N.Fifita pass complete short left to C.Hunter caught at NIU 34, for 6 yards to the NIU 32 (A.Warren), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  7. 9:02 · 1st & 10 at NIU 32A.Roberts rush left for 1 yard gain to the NIU 31 (A.Ellis)
  8. 8:28 · 2nd & 9 at NIU 31N.Fifita pass complete short right to A.Roberts caught at NIU 37, for 1 yard to the NIU 30 (M.Washington, Jr.; J.King)
  9. 7:54 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 30N.Fifita rush middle for 30 yards gain to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  10. 6:48I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NIU goal line, Touchback
  11. 6:48 · 1st & 10 at NIU 25T.Dickens pass complete short right to L.Russo caught at NIU 25, for 8 yards to the NIU 33 (M.Hartzog; T.Boss)
  12. 6:43 · 2nd & 2 at NIU 33T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 18 yards gain to the ARIZ 49 (T.Boss; G.Hunter), 1ST DOWN
  13. 6:43 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 49T.Dickens sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NIU 49 (K.Harris)
  14. 6:43 · 2nd & 12 at NIU 49T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU 50 (D.Fifita; P.Williams)
  15. 6:43 · 3rd & 11 at 50T.Dickens pass complete short right to Z.McKinney caught at ARIZ 38, for 12 yards to the ARIZ 38 (Q.Olson), 1ST DOWN
  16. 6:40 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 38T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ 37 (D.Fifita)
  17. 5:59 · 2nd & 9 at ARIZ 37T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ 36 (K.Harris)
  18. 5:59 · 3rd & 8 at ARIZ 36T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to K.Lewis thrown to ARIZ 10
  19. 5:42 · 4th & 8 at ARIZ 36J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 54 yards NO GOOD
  20. 4:48 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 36N.Fifita pass complete short right to I.Mizell caught at ARIZ 40, for 7 yards to the ARIZ 43 (Y.Falke; A.Ellis)
  21. 3:44 · 2nd & 3 at ARIZ 43S.Anderson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ARIZ 50 (M.Armstrong; Y.Falke), 1ST DOWN
  22. 5:58 · 2nd & 3 at ARIZ 43Timeout Arizona
  23. 3:40 · 1st & 10 at 50W.Yarbrough rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU 47 (B.Kerperin; M.Canion)
  24. 3:33 · 2nd & 7 at NIU 47S.Anderson pass complete deep left to R.Mosley caught at NIU 15, for 32 yards to the NIU 15, out of bounds at NIU 15, 1ST DOWN
  25. 3:33 · 1st & 10 at NIU 15S.Anderson rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU 10 (J.Thomas)
  26. 3:33 · 2nd & 5 at NIU 10S.Anderson pass incomplete short left to R.Mosley thrown to NIU goal line
  27. 3:33 · 3rd & 5 at NIU 10S.Anderson pass intercepted by Y.Falke at NIU 02 Y.Falke return 35 yards to the NIU 37 (W.Yarbrough) PENALTY ARIZ UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (S.Anderson) 15 yards from NIU 37 to ARIZ 48, 1ST DOWN
  28. 3:33 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 48B.Davidson pass incomplete deep left to Z.McKinney thrown to ARIZ 12 PENALTY ARIZ Pass Interference (X.Hiler) 15 yards from ARIZ 48 to ARIZ 33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  29. 3:19 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 33E.Porter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ 31 (V.Johnson)
  30. 2:49 · 2nd & 8 at ARIZ 31B.Davidson pass incomplete short left to Z.McKinney thrown to ARIZ 22
  31. 2:35 · 3rd & 8 at ARIZ 31B.Davidson pass complete short middle to L.Russo caught at ARIZ 24, for 7 yards to the ARIZ 24 (L.Molette III)
  32. 2:00 · 4th & 1 at ARIZ 24E.Porter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ 21 (L.Su'a; P.Williams), 1ST DOWN
  33. 1:50 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 21B.Davidson pass complete short right to E.Porter caught at ARIZ 26, for 5 yards loss to the ARIZ 26 (L.Su'a)
  34. 1:12 · 2nd & 15 at ARIZ 26B.Davidson pass complete short middle to Z.McKinney caught at ARIZ 21, for 5 yards to the ARIZ 21 (S.Griffin)
  35. 0:40 · 3rd & 10 at ARIZ 21B.Davidson pass incomplete deep right to L.Bryant thrown to ARIZ goal line
  36. 0:31 · 4th & 10 at ARIZ 21B.Davidson pass complete deep right to L.Bryant caught at ARIZ 01, for 20 yards to the ARIZ 01, out of bounds at ARIZ 01, 1ST DOWN
  37. 0:24 · 1st & Goal at ARIZ 1E.Porter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the goal line". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:24) E.Porter rush middle for 0 yards to the ARIZ 01 (D.Hanger; V.Johnson)) J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good
  38. 0:14R.Short kickoff 63 yards to the ARIZ 02 fair catch by C.Smith at ARIZ 02
  39. 0:16 · 1st & 10 at ARIZ 25Kneel down by S.Anderson at ARIZ 24 for loss of 1 yard
  40. 0:00End of 4th quarter.

Q1

  1. 11:24 · 4th & 8 at ARIZ 21NIU 3, ARIZ 0J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD
  2. 9:15 · 1st & 10 at NIU 48NIU 4, ARIZ 0T.Dickens pass complete deep left to C.Thompson caught at ARIZ 10, for 52 yards to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good
  3. 6:01 · 3rd & 7 at NIU 38NIU 10, ARIZ 7N.Fifita pass complete short middle to C.Hunter caught at NIU 19, for 38 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good

Q2

  1. 11:13 · 3rd & 4 at NIU 14NIU 10, ARIZ 14N.Fifita pass complete short left to I.Mizell caught at NIU 09, for 14 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  2. 3:54 · 2nd & 3 at NIU 10NIU 10, ARIZ 21N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Spivey caught at NIU goal line, for 10 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  3. 2:13 · 4th & 7 at NIU 28NIU 10, ARIZ 28J.Ference punt 41 yards to the ARIZ 31 C.Smith return 69 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good

Q3

  1. 9:01 · 4th & Goal at NIU 3NIU 10, ARIZ 35N.Fifita pass complete short left to T.Powell caught at NIU goal line, for 3 yards to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good

Q4

  1. 7:54 · 3rd & 8 at NIU 30NIU 10, ARIZ 42N.Fifita rush middle for 30 yards gain to the NIU goal line. Touchdown. M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good
  2. 0:24 · 1st & Goal at ARIZ 1NIU 17, ARIZ 42E.Porter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ goal line. Touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the goal line". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:24) E.Porter rush middle for 0 yards to the ARIZ 01 (D.Hanger; V.Johnson)) J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good

Game leaders

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Arizona

Team stats

  • NIU 341Total yardsARIZ 441
  • NIU 255Passing yardsARIZ 357
  • NIU 86Rushing yardsARIZ 84
  • NIU 20First downsARIZ 22
  • NIU 6-16Third downsARIZ 9-11
  • NIU 3-4Fourth downsARIZ 1-1
  • NIU 0TurnoversARIZ 1
  • NIU 3-15PenaltiesARIZ 4-50
  • NIU 29:40PossessionARIZ 30:20
All team stats
  • NIU 29/43Comp/attARIZ 32/37
  • NIU 5.9Yards per passARIZ 9.6
  • NIU 24Rushing attemptsARIZ 27
  • NIU 3.6Yards per rushARIZ 3.1
  • NIU 0Interceptions thrownARIZ 1

Box score

PassingC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Taron Dickens25/372286.210
Brady Davidson4/6274.500
RushingCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Telly Johnson Jr.12695.8020
Taron Dickens791.3011
Elijah Porter482.013
Jaiduan Cranford100.000
ReceivingRECYDSAVGTDLONG
DeAree Rogers10686.8014
Cam Thompson36220.7152
Rickey Taylor Jr.55711.4021
La'Don Bryant22613.0020
Zaire McKinney2178.5012
Liam Russo2157.508
Joe Stein188.008
Kelan McInerney155.005
Telly Johnson Jr.122.002
Jason Fowler100.000
Elijah Porter1-5-5.000
DefenseTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jashawn Nelson7411.5000
Kyon Conyers7400000
Marshall Washington7301000
Liam Lindo5400000
Jack Murray5311000
Jay'shon Thomas5301.5000
Yassine Falke5100000
Brady Kerperin5000000
Special teams and turnovers
InterceptionsINTYDSTD
Yassine Falke1350
KickingFGPCTLONGXPPTS
JJ Schlenhardt1/333.0382/25
PuntingNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Ference310936.30141

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