Week 1 · 2025

Holy Cross at Northern Illinois

Sat 08/30/2025 03:30 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame82%Pregame win probability: 82% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and won.

72°Cloudy5 mph E · 64% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Holy Cross

17

3–9

Northern Illinois

19

3–9

Attendance

10,569

reported

NIU9 plays, 10 yd · Punt

14:541st & 10own 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 56 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 18 yds to the NIU 27+18
14:481st & 10own 27Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 31+4
14:182nd & 6own 31Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 34+3
13:353rd & 3own 34Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down+5
13:111st & 10own 39Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget0
13:112nd & 10own 39PENALTY NIU False Start (Hron,Landon) 5 yards from NIU39 to NIU34. NO PLAY.−5
13:022nd & 15own 34Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 3 yds to the NIU 37+3
12:163rd & 12own 37Josh Holst run for no gain to the NIU 370
11:444th & 12own 37Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds0

HC10 plays, 26 yd · Punt

11:442nd & 8own 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:440
11:311st & 10own 9Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 11+2
10:552nd & 8own 11Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 18+7
10:203rd & 1own 18Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 20 for a 1ST down+2
9:451st & 10own 20Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 27+7
9:142nd & 3own 27Cal Swanson pass complete to Joseph Williams for 8 yds to the HC 35 for a 1ST down+8
8:421st & 10own 35Sam Slade run for no gain to the HC 350
7:562nd & 10own 35Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 350
7:293rd & 10own 35Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Blake Youngblood0
7:244th & 10own 35Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 340

NIU11 plays, 63 yd · Field goal

7:242nd & 10own 34Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:240
7:131st & 10own 34Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 340
6:422nd & 10own 34Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 36+2
6:203rd & 8own 36Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 9 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down+9
5:521st & 10own 45Chavon Wright run for 45 yds to the HC 10 for a 1ST down+45
5:231st & goalopp 10Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the HC 5+5
4:452nd & goalopp 5Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:450
4:412nd & goalopp 5Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos0
4:333rd & goalopp 5Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 3+2
4:004th & goalopp 3Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD+20
4:001st & 10own 30Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:000

HC5 plays, 18 yd · Turnover

3:551st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 56 yds , Alijah Cason return for 21 yds to the HC 30+21
3:521st & 10own 30Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Mason McSweeney0
3:412nd & 10own 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 13 yds to the HC 43 for a 1ST down+13
3:111st & 10own 43Cal Swanson run for 5 yds to the HC 48+5
2:432nd & 5own 48Cal Swanson pass intercepted0

NIU11 plays, 26 yd · Punt

2:331st & 10own 32Josh Holst run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 31−1
1:472nd & 11own 31Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 13 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down+13
1:121st & 10own 44Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 46+2
0:402nd & 8own 46Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 6 yds to the HC 48+6
0:003rd & 2opp 48Jaylen Poe run for 1 yd to the HC 47+1
0:00opp 48End of 1st Quarter+1
14:484th & 1opp 47Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the HC 44 for a 1ST down+3
14:181st & 10opp 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 46−2
13:492nd & 12opp 46Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget0
13:403rd & 12opp 46Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the HC 42+4
13:114th & 8opp 42Danny Vuckovic punt for 40 yds0

HC13 plays, 66 yd · On downs

13:112nd & 9own 3Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:110
13:011st & 10own 2Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the HC 3+1
12:232nd & 9own 3Cal Swanson run for 33 yds to the HC 36 for a 1ST down+33
11:411st & 10own 36Joseph Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 34−2
11:022nd & 12own 34Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 8 yds to the HC 42+8
10:303rd & 4own 42(10:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Swanson,Cal pass incomplete deep left to Mullaly,Charly thrown to NIU25 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from HC42 to NIU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
10:231st & 10opp 43Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 2 yds to the NIU 41+2
9:392nd & 3opp 36Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 5 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down+5
9:171st & 10opp 31Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the NIU 30+1
8:272nd & 9opp 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 6 yds to the NIU 24+6
8:073rd & 3opp 24Timeout Holy Cross, clock 08:070
7:563rd & 3opp 24Cal Swanson sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 32−8
7:104th & 11opp 32Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Ty Curran0

NIU6 plays, -19 yd · On downs

7:101st & 10own 43Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:100
6:591st & 10own 32Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down+11
6:291st & 10own 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 430
5:582nd & 10own 43Josh Holst pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant0
5:443rd & 10own 43Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 2 yds to the NIU 45+2
5:114th & 8own 45Ross Pedro run for 32 yds to the NIU 13 Ross Pedro fumbled, recovered by NIU Danny Vuckovic+32

HC6 plays, -2 yd · Field goal

5:041st & 10opp 13Jayden Clerveaux run for 7 yds to the NIU 6+7
4:432nd & 3opp 6Jayden Clerveaux run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 7−1
4:053rd & 4opp 7Timeout Holy Cross, clock 04:050
3:563rd & 4opp 7Cal Swanson sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 15−8
3:224th & 12opp 15Luis Palenzuela 33 yd FG GOOD+33
3:171st & 10own 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 55 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 12 yds to the NIU 47 Northern Illinois Penalty, Illegal Block (8 Yards) to the NIU 8+12

NIU16 plays, 71 yd · Field goal

3:091st & 10own 8Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 17+9
2:382nd & 1own 17Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the NIU 23 for a 1ST down+6
2:081st & 10own 23Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii0
2:022nd & 10own 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 230
2:003rd & 10own 23Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:000
1:523rd & 10own 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 25 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down+25
1:471st & 5opp 47Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the HC 41 for a 1ST down+6
1:421st & 10own 48(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete deep left to Givens III,Gary thrown to HC15 PENALTY HC Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NIU48 to HC47. NO PLAY.+5
1:261st & 10opp 41Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the HC 37+4
1:202nd & 6opp 37Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 10 yds to the HC 27 for a 1ST down+10
1:101st & 10opp 27Josh Holst run for 1 yd to the HC 26+1
0:522nd & 9opp 26Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 24+2
0:433rd & 7opp 24Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:430
0:313rd & 7opp 24Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the HC 21+3
0:134th & 4opp 21Timeout Holy Cross, clock 00:130
0:104th & 4opp 21Andrew Glass 39 yd FG GOOD+39

HC3 plays, -1 yd · End of period

0:051st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 30 yds , Tommy Bestpitch return for 6 yds to the HC 41+6
0:001st & 10own 41C. Swanson takes a knee−1
0:00own 41End of 2nd Quarter−1

HC5 plays, 6 yd · Missed FG

14:501st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 63 yds , Alijah Cason return for 69 yds to the NIU 29+69
14:401st & 10opp 29Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 7 yds to the NIU 22+7
14:052nd & 3opp 22Sam Slade run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 23−1
13:293rd & 4opp 23Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Ty Curran0
13:254th & 4opp 23Luis Palenzuela 41 yd FG MISSED+41

NIU5 plays, 28 yd · Turnover

13:191st & 10own 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 32+9
12:372nd & 1own 32Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 9 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down+9
12:191st & 10own 41Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 44+3
11:432nd & 7own 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the HC 49 for a 1ST down+7
11:051st & 10opp 49Josh Holst pass intercepted0

HC4 plays, 9 yd · Punt

10:571st & 10own 17Cal Swanson run for 3 yds to the HC 20+3
10:142nd & 7own 20Joseph Williams run for 3 yds to the HC 23+3
9:403rd & 4own 23Cal Swanson run for 3 yds to the HC 26+3
8:504th & 1own 26Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds0

NIU6 plays, 5 yd · Punt

8:512nd & 10own 43Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:510
8:451st & 10own 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 430
8:122nd & 10own 43Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 42−1
7:243rd & 11own 42Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 6 yds to the NIU 48+6
7:244th & 5own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:240
7:044th & 5own 48Danny Vuckovic punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HC 300

HC7 plays, 14 yd · Punt

6:531st & 10own 30Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 3 yds to the HC 33+3
6:242nd & 7own 33Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the HC 34+1
5:593rd & 6own 34Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 41 for a 1ST down+7
5:321st & 10own 41Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Joseph Williams0
5:272nd & 10own 41Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly0
5:213rd & 10own 41Holy Cross Penalty, (Yards) declined0
4:574th & 7own 44Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 250

NIU9 plays, 19 yd · Punt

4:531st & 10own 25Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii0
4:462nd & 10own 25Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 27+2
4:033rd & 8own 27Jackson Proctor pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 7 yds to the NIU 34+7
3:274th & 1own 34Jackson Proctor run for 11 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down+11
3:021st & 10own 45Jackson Proctor pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 1 yd to the NIU 46+1
2:292nd & 9own 46Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 49+3
1:463rd & 6own 49Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii0
1:464th & 6own 49PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from NIU49 to NIU44. NO PLAY.−5
1:404th & 11own 44Danny Vuckovic punt blocked by Adam Due blocked by Adam Due (01:45) Vuckovic,Danny punt 0 yards to the NIU44 blocked by Due,Adam recovered by NIU Urwiler,Quinton at NIU37, End Of Play.0

HC8 plays, 10 yd · Missed FG

1:341st & 10opp 37Cal Swanson pass complete to Sam Slade for 7 yds to the NIU 30+7
0:562nd & 3opp 30Nyeoti Punni run for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 35−5
0:083rd & 8opp 35Cal Swanson pass complete to Nathan Schillinger for 9 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down+9
0:001st & 10opp 26Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Alijah Cason0
0:00opp 26End of 3rd Quarter0
14:542nd & 10opp 26Cal Swanson run for 1 yd to the NIU 25+1
14:173rd & 9opp 25Cal Swanson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 27−2
13:414th & 11opp 27Luis Palenzuela 44 yd FG MISSED+44

NIU5 plays, 0 yd · Punt

13:412nd & 10own 27Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:410
13:331st & 10own 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 270
12:482nd & 10own 27Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 270
12:083rd & 10own 27Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.0
12:014th & 10own 27Danny Vuckovic punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 230

HC6 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

11:351st & 10own 23Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 15 yds to the HC 38 for a 1ST down+15
11:201st & 10own 38Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Jayden Clerveaux0
11:092nd & 10own 38Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 46 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down+46
10:341st & 10opp 16Cal Swanson pass complete to Blake Youngblood for 16 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)+16
10:341st & goalopp 3Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:340
10:211st & 10own 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 96 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass PAT MISSED)+96

HC5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

10:171st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 53 yds , Carlo Crocetti return for 8 yds to the HC 20+8
10:081st & 10own 20Alijah Cason run for 4 yds to the HC 24+4
9:472nd & 6own 24Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for a loss of 1 yard to the HC 23−1
9:053rd & 7own 23Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 230
8:204th & 7own 23Ethan Moss punt for 38 yds0

NIU10 plays, 61 yd · Touchdown

8:151st & 10own 39Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 44+5
7:452nd & 5own 44Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 46+2
7:043rd & 3own 46Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+4
6:271st & 10midfieldDeAree Rogers run for 22 yds to the HC 28 for a 1ST down+22
5:451st & 10opp 28Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the HC 23+5
5:042nd & 5opp 23Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Jake Appleget0
4:543rd & 5opp 23Jaylen Poe run for 21 yds to the HC 2 for a 1ST down+21
4:151st & goalopp 2Chavon Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)+2
4:151st & goalopp 3PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from HC03 to HC08. NO PLAY.−5
4:031st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Alijah Cason return for 97 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)+97

NIU8 plays, 1 yd · Punt

3:581st & 10own 35Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 19 yds to the NIU 23+19
3:501st & 10own 23Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 27+4
3:072nd & 6own 27Jackson Proctor run for 2 yds to the NIU 29+2
2:303rd & 4own 29PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU24. NO PLAY.−5
2:293rd & 9own 24PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU24 to NIU19. NO PLAY.−5
2:244th & 9own 24Timeout Holy Cross, clock 02:240
2:203rd & 14own 19Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 24 Telly Johnson Jr. fumbled, recovered by NIU Telly Johnson Jr.+5
2:174th & 9own 24Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 390

HC5 plays, 6 yd · On downs

2:131st & 10own 39Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly0
2:082nd & 10own 39Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Sam Slade0
2:033rd & 10own 39Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 6 yds to the HC 45+6
2:004th & 4own 45Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:000
1:564th & 4own 45Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Max Mosey0

NIU7 plays, 7 yd · Uncategorized

1:501st & 10opp 45Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the HC 41+4
1:042nd & 6opp 41Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the HC 34 for a 1ST down+7
1:041st & 10opp 34Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:040
1:001st & 10opp 34J. Holst takes a knee−1
1:002nd & 11opp 35Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:000
0:512nd & 11opp 35Josh Holst run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 37−2
0:283rd & 13opp 37J. Holst takes a knee−1

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