Week 5 · 2025
San Diego State at Northern Illinois
Sat 09/27/2025 03:30 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame45% — Pregame win probability: 45% for Northern Illinois. San Diego State favored, and won.
84°Cloudy12 mph WSW · 34% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
San Diego State
6
9–4
Northern Illinois
3
3–9
Attendance
13,512
reported
San Diego State11 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 30
Northern Illinois11 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 21
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 25opp 13 | 20 plays, 62 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 0–3 |
| 7:10 | SDSU | own 25opp 12 | 18 plays, 63 yd | Field goal +3 SDSU | 3–3 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:55 | NIU | own 25own 31 | 6 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 13:28 | SDSU | own 23opp 46 | 12 plays, 31 yd | On downs | 3–3 |
| 9:19 | NIU | own 46own 40 | 5 plays, -6 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 6:47 | SDSU | own 12own 42 | 11 plays, 30 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 3:06 | NIU | own 12own 35 | 11 plays, 23 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 1:23 | SDSU | own 45midfield | 9 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 0:32 | NIU | own 5own 14 | 2 plays, 9 yd | End of period | 3–3 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SDSU | own 25own 44 | 3 plays, 19 yd | Turnover | 3–3 |
| 14:23 | NIU | own 27own 32 | 5 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 13:01 | SDSU | own 25own 31 | 8 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 10:30 | NIU | own 27own 38 | 4 plays, 11 yd | Turnover | 3–3 |
| 8:34 | SDSU | own 49opp 44 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 6:45 | NIU | own 10own 27 | 7 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 2:46 | SDSU | own 20own 28 | 4 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 0:48 | NIU | own 9own 28 | 7 plays, 19 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 12:39 | SDSU | own 20opp 34 | 11 plays, 46 yd | Turnover | 3–3 |
| 7:46 | NIU | own 32opp 44 | 10 plays, 24 yd | On downs | 3–3 |
| 4:28 | SDSU | own 44opp 49 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 2:38 | NIU | own 15own 19 | 7 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 3–3 |
| 1:44 | SDSU | own 44opp 7 | 12 plays, 49 yd | Field goal +3 SDSU | 6–3 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is San Diego State–Northern Illinois after the drive.
Previous 5 meetings vs. San Diego State
Northern Illinois 0–5 vs San Diego State
- 2017 · wk 5Northern Illinois 28 @ San Diego State 34
- 2016 · wk 3San Diego State 42 @ Northern Illinois 28
- 1971 · wk 4Northern Illinois 10 @ San Diego State 30
- 1970 · wk 3San Diego State 35 @ Northern Illinois 3
- 1968 · wk 2Northern Illinois 21 @ San Diego State 40
Previous 2 meetings vs. Sean Lewis
Northern Illinois 1–1 vs Sean Lewis
- 2021 · wk 14Kent State 23 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2021 · wk 10Northern Illinois 47 @ Kent State 52
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