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

NIU20 plays, 62 yd · Field goal

15:001st & 10own 35Hunter Green kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:541st & 10own 25Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 29+4
14:302nd & 6own 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 290
13:573rd & 6own 29Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 12 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down+12
13:291st & 10own 41(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.−5
13:231st & 15own 36Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 39+3
12:502nd & 12own 39Josh Holst run for 9 yds to the NIU 48+9
12:103rd & 3own 48Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
11:364th & 1midfieldChavon Wright run for 1 yd to the SDSU 49 for a 1ST down+1
11:011st & 10opp 49Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:010
10:501st & 10opp 49Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the SDSU 46+3
10:192nd & 7opp 46Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens0
10:093rd & 7opp 46Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down+14
9:331st & 10opp 32Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the SDSU 29+3
8:562nd & 7opp 29Telly Johnson Jr. run for 11 yds to the SDSU 18 for a 1ST down+11
8:351st & 10opp 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 15+3
7:552nd & 7opp 15Josh Holst pass incomplete0
7:453rd & 7opp 15Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the SDSU 13+2
7:104th & 5opp 13Andrew Glass 31 yd FG GOOD+31
7:101st & 10own 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:100

SDSU18 plays, 63 yd · Field goal

7:101st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:051st & 10own 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jordan Napier0
6:572nd & 10own 25Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28+3
6:103rd & 7own 28Jayden Denegal run for 12 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down+12
5:451st & 10own 40Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+10
5:191st & 10midfield(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.+15
5:131st & 10opp 35Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 31+4
4:352nd & 6opp 31Jordan Napier run for 3 yds to the NIU 28+3
4:033rd & 3opp 28Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NIU 26+2
3:254th & 1opp 26Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NIU 25 for a 1ST down+1
2:481st & 10opp 25Jordan Napier run for 16 yds to the NIU 9 for a 1ST down+16
2:081st & goalopp 9(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.−10
1:441st & goalopp 19Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 21−2
0:552nd & goalopp 21Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jackson Ford for 6 yds to the NIU 15+6
0:003rd & goalopp 15Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 12+3
0:00opp 15End of 1st Quarter+3
14:554th & goalopp 12Gabriel Plascencia 30 yd FG GOOD+30
14:551st & 10own 25Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:550

NIU6 plays, 6 yd · Punt

14:551st & 10own 35Gabriel Plascencia kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:552nd & 12own 23Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:550
14:331st & 10own 25Josh 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+3
14:172nd & 12own 23Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jaylen Poe0
14:103rd & 12own 23Chavon Wright run for 8 yds to the NIU 31+8
13:284th & 4own 31Danny Vuckovic punt for 46 yds0

SDSU12 plays, 31 yd · On downs

13:282nd & 1own 32Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:280
13:201st & 10own 23Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 32+9
12:552nd & 1own 32Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 320
12:273rd & 1own 32Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 35 for a 1ST down+3
11:551st & 10own 35Jayden Denegal run for 4 yds to the SDSU 39+4
11:552nd & 6own 39Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:550
11:382nd & 6own 39Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the SDSU 41+2
10:583rd & 4own 41Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 4 yds to the SDSU 45 for a 1ST down+4
10:371st & 10own 45Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jacob Bostick0
10:302nd & 10own 45Christian Washington run for 3 yds to the SDSU 48+3
9:543rd & 7own 48Christian Washington run for 6 yds to the NIU 46+6
9:194th & 1opp 46Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 460

NIU5 plays, -6 yd · Punt

9:081st & 10own 46Chavon Wright run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 41−5
8:292nd & 15own 41Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 45+4
7:493rd & 11own 45Josh Holst sacked by Ryan Henderson for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 35−10
7:124th & 21own 35PENALTY SDSU Offside (Johnson,Chris) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU40. NO PLAY.+5
6:474th & 16own 40Danny Vuckovic punt for 47 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 120

SDSU11 plays, 30 yd · Punt

6:472nd & 10own 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:470
6:441st & 10own 12Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh0
6:332nd & 10own 12Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 13 yds to the SDSU 25 for a 1ST down+13
6:171st & 10own 25Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Mikey Welsh0
6:112nd & 10own 25Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28+3
5:223rd & 7own 28Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 8 yds to the SDSU 36 for a 1ST down+8
4:481st & 10own 36Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 4 yds to the SDSU 40+4
4:172nd & 6own 40PENALTY SDSU False Start (Ford,Jackson) 5 yards from SDSU40 to SDSU35. NO PLAY.−5
3:472nd & 11own 35Jayden Denegal pass complete to Mikey Welsh for 7 yds to the SDSU 42+7
3:163rd & 4own 42Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Donovan Brown0
3:064th & 4own 42Hunter Green punt for 46 yds0

NIU11 plays, 23 yd · Punt

3:041st & 10own 12PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU12 to NIU07. NO PLAY.−5
2:551st & 15own 7Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 70
2:232nd & 15own 7Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 15 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down+15
2:001st & 10own 22Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:000
1:521st & 10own 22Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down+11
1:361st & 10own 33Josh Holst sacked by Owen Chambliss for a loss of 10 yards to the NIU 23−10
1:362nd & 20own 23Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:360
1:322nd & 20own 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 34+11
1:283rd & 9own 34Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 35+1
1:284th & 8own 35Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:280
1:234th & 8own 35Danny Vuckovic punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 450

SDSU9 plays, 5 yd · Punt

1:171st & 10own 45Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 13 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down+13
1:071st & 10opp 42(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.−15
1:011st & 25own 43Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 48+5
0:572nd & 20own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:570
0:502nd & 20own 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSU 47−1
0:503rd & 21own 47Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:500
0:453rd & 21own 47Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line+3
0:454th & 18midfieldTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:450
0:324th & 18midfieldHunter Green punt for 45 yds0

NIU2 plays, 9 yd · End of period

0:001st & 10own 5J. Holst takes a knee+9
0:00own 5End of 2nd Quarter+9

SDSU3 plays, 19 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 60 yds0
14:511st & 10own 25Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 19 yds to the SDSU 44 for a 1ST down+19
14:231st & 10own 44Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Muhammed Jammeh return for 11 yds to the NIU 27+11

NIU5 plays, 5 yd · Punt

14:141st & 10own 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 28+1
13:452nd & 9own 28Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 32+4
13:113rd & 5own 32Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos0
13:014th & 5own 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 250
13:014th & 5own 32Danny Vuckovic punt for 42 yds , Jordan Napier returns for no gain to the SDSU 250

SDSU8 plays, 6 yd · Punt

13:012nd & 4own 31Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:010
12:561st & 10own 25Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 31+6
12:302nd & 4own 31Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down+9
12:001st & 10own 40Jayden Denegal sacked by Filip Maciorowski for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSU 30−10
11:212nd & 20own 30Timeout San Diego State, clock 11:210
11:112nd & 20own 30Bert Emanuel Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 31+1
10:443rd & 19own 31Bert Emanuel Jr. pass incomplete to Donovan Brown0
10:304th & 19own 31Hunter Green punt for 60 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 18 yds to the NIU 27+18

NIU4 plays, 11 yd · Turnover

10:191st & 10own 27Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 8 yds to the NIU 35+8
9:502nd & 2own 35Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the NIU 36+1
9:123rd & 1own 36Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down+2
8:341st & 10own 38Brady Davidson pass intercepted Chris Johnson return for 4 yds to the SDSU 49+4

SDSU5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

8:342nd & 9midfieldTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:340
8:291st & 10own 49Jordan Napier run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line+1
7:582nd & 9midfieldChristian Washington run for 8 yds to the NIU 42+8
7:213rd & 1opp 42Christian Washington run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 44−2
6:454th & 3opp 44Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 100

NIU7 plays, 17 yd · Punt

6:351st & 10own 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 15+5
6:052nd & 5own 15Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the NIU 18+3
5:283rd & 2own 18Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 20 for a 1ST down+2
4:551st & 10own 20Jaylen Poe run for 2 yds to the NIU 22+2
4:162nd & 8own 22Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 20−2
3:313rd & 10own 20Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 27+7
2:464th & 3own 27Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 20 , Jordan Napier returns for 1 yd to the SDSU 20+1

SDSU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

2:401st & 10own 20Jordan Napier run for 2 yds to the SDSU 22+2
2:012nd & 8own 22Bert Emanuel Jr. pass complete to Jordan Napier for 5 yds to the SDSU 27+5
1:313rd & 3own 27Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 28+1
0:484th & 2own 28Hunter Green punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 90

NIU7 plays, 19 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 9Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 18+9
0:00own 9End of 3rd Quarter+9
14:542nd & 1own 18Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 21 for a 1ST down+3
14:171st & 10own 21Josh Holst pass incomplete0
14:082nd & 10own 21Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 24+3
13:193rd & 7own 24Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 4 yds to the NIU 28+4
12:394th & 3own 28Danny Vuckovic punt for 52 yds0

SDSU11 plays, 46 yd · Turnover

12:392nd & 4own 26Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 12:390
12:331st & 10own 20Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26+6
11:592nd & 4own 26Lucky Sutton run for 11 yds to the SDSU 37 for a 1ST down+11
11:331st & 10own 37Lucky Sutton run for 10 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down+10
11:061st & 10own 47Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 1 yd to the SDSU 48+1
10:322nd & 9own 48Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NIU 46+6
9:513rd & 3opp 46Jayden Denegal run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down+3
9:161st & 10opp 43Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 7 yds to the NIU 36+7
8:512nd & 3opp 36Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 34+2
8:323rd & 1opp 34Christian Washington run for no gain to the NIU 340
7:464th & 1opp 34Jayden Denegal pass intercepted Jasper Beeler return for no gain to the NIU 320

NIU10 plays, 24 yd · On downs

7:461st & 14own 28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:460
7:391st & 10own 32Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 38 Northern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Hron) to the NIU 28−4
7:261st & 14own 28Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 33+5
6:592nd & 9own 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.0
6:533rd & 9own 33Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
6:484th & 9own 33(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.−15
6:261st & 10own 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 480
5:472nd & 10own 48Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 480
5:073rd & 10own 48Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the SDSU 44+8
4:284th & 2opp 44Josh Holst run for no gain to the SDSU 440

SDSU5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

4:282nd & 4midfieldTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:280
4:201st & 10own 44Jayden Denegal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line+6
3:542nd & 4midfieldChristian Washington run for 2 yds to the NIU 48+2
3:193rd & 2opp 48Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49−1
2:384th & 3opp 49Hunter Green punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 150

NIU7 plays, 4 yd · Punt

2:381st & 10own 15PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU15 to NIU10. NO PLAY.−5
2:321st & 15own 10Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 12+2
2:002nd & 13own 12Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:000
1:572nd & 13own 12Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens0
1:523rd & 13own 12Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the NIU 19+7
1:524th & 6own 19Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:520
1:444th & 6own 19Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds0

SDSU12 plays, 49 yd · Field goal

1:371st & 10own 44Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down+13
1:221st & 10opp 43Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 40+3
1:102nd & 7opp 40Lucky 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+22
0:541st & 10opp 18Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the NIU 14+4
0:542nd & 6opp 14Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:540
0:512nd & 6opp 14Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NIU 11+3
0:513rd & 3opp 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:510
0:493rd & 3opp 11(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.+5
0:211st & goalopp 6J. Denegal takes a knee−1
0:022nd & goalopp 7Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:020
0:002nd & goalopp 7Gabriel Plascencia 25 yd FG GOOD+25
0:00own 35End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Team

Northern Illinois 0–2 vs San Diego State

  • 2017 · wk 5Northern Illinois 28 @ San Diego State 34
  • 2016 · wk 3San Diego State 42 @ Northern Illinois 28

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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