Week 2 · 2026 · weekly brief

Northern Illinois

0–2 overallMountain WestTeam page →

OPEN

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  • Box score complete63 team rows, 501 player rows, 22 drives, 184 plays.
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vs Illinois State

09/12/2026 07:00 PMHuskie Stadium

L 2428

Season record

0–2

2 games played

Points for / against

24–68

Season to date

Point margin

-44

Season to date

Opponent context: Illinois State — 3–0, MVFC · Full matchup →

Team box score

Exactly as ingested — no derived column here.

Box score

1234T
ILST1470728
NIU0170724

General

TOPPLAYSYDSPEN-YDS1ST3RD4TH
ILST31:16632546-77199-14 64.3%0-0
NIU28:44663089-85206-14 42.9%1-2 50.0%

Passing

C/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
ILST21-271535.722
NIU23-301966.512

Rushing

CARYDSAVGTD
ILST361012.81
NIU361123.11

Turnovers

TOFUMLOSTINT
ILST202
NIU202

Defense

TCKTFLQB HURSACKSPDINTINT YDSDEF TD
ILST238130201
NIU3450312301

Returns

KRKR YDSAVGKR TDPRPR YDSAVGPR TD
ILST116160
NIU11919045914.80

Advanced metrics

⚠ Ingested from the provider, not computed here — anyone with a CFBD key has the same numbers.

Advanced statsILSTNIU
Overall
Plays6466
Drives1111
PPA per play-0.02-0.07
Total PPA-1.2-4.7
Success rate40.6%47.0%
Explosiveness1.030.79
Power success100.0%55.6%
Stuff rate12.1%18.8%
Line yards per rush2.852.93
Line yards9494
Second-level yards per rush0.820.97
Second-level yards2731
Open-field yards per rush0.210.56
Open-field yards718
Standard downs
PPA per play-0.210.09
Success rate45.5%59.6%
Explosiveness0.660.79
Passing downs
PPA per play0.40-0.67
Success rate30.0%0.0%
Explosiveness2.280.00
Rushing
PPA per rush0.04-0.00
Total PPA1.4-0.0
Success rate42.4%56.3%
Explosiveness0.570.63
Passing
PPA per dropback0.050.01
Total PPA1.60.4
Success rate41.4%40.6%
Explosiveness1.571.01

Every column is that team’s offense, which is also what the other team’s defense allowed — CFBD reports a defense as the opponent’s offense restated. Bold marks the better number in a row; a higher stuff rate is a worse offense, so it reads the other way.

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