Week 8 · 2025

Northern Illinois at Ohio

Sat 10/18/2025 03:30 PMPeden StadiumOhio pregame77%Pregame win probability: 77% for Ohio. Ohio favored, and won.Conference

80°Clear10 mph SW · 48% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Northern Illinois

21

3–9

Ohio

48

9–4

Attendance

22,293

reported

NIU5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 250
15:002nd & 10own 25Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
15:003rd & 10own 25Josh Holst pass complete to Gary Givens for 3 yds to the NIU 28+3
13:264th & 7own 28Jake Ference punt for 38 yds , Chase Hendricks returns for 52 yds to the NIU 14+52

OHIO5 plays, 14 yd · Touchdown

13:261st & 10opp 14Parker Navarro run for 12 yds to the NIU 2 for a 1ST down+12
12:471st & goalopp 2Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK)+2
12:471st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Ohio Penalty, Defensive Offside (Duncan Brune)0
12:471st & 10own 30Timeout Ohio, clock 12:470
12:471st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Ohio Penalty, Defensive Offside (Duncan Brune)+60

NIU7 plays, 12 yd · Punt

12:471st & 10own 30Lazaro Rogers run for 9 yds to the NIU 39+9
12:472nd & 1own 39Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down+2
12:471st & 10own 41Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 40−1
12:472nd & 11own 40Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 2 yds to the NIU 42+2
12:473rd & 9own 42Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
10:184th & 9own 42Jake Ference punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Chase Hendricks at the OHIO 190
10:184th & 9own 42Jake Ference punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Chase Hendricks at the OHIO 90

OHIO14 plays, 91 yd · Touchdown

10:181st & 10own 21Timeout Ohio, clock 10:180
10:181st & 10own 9Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 12 yds to the OHIO 21 for a 1ST down+12
10:181st & 10own 21Parker Navarro pass incomplete to Dom Dorwart0
10:182nd & 10own 21Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 11 yds to the OHIO 32 for a 1ST down+11
10:181st & 10own 32Sieh Bangura run for 9 yds to the OHIO 41+9
10:182nd & 1own 41Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 15 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down+15
10:181st & 10opp 44Sieh Bangura run for 3 yds to the NIU 41+3
10:182nd & 7opp 41Parker Navarro pass complete to Rodney Harris II for 15 yds to the NIU 26 for a 1ST down+15
10:181st & 10opp 26Parker Navarro pass complete to Rodney Harris II for 10 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down+10
10:181st & 10opp 16Sieh Bangura run for 5 yds to the NIU 11+5
10:182nd & 5opp 11Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds to the NIU 9+2
5:033rd & 3opp 9Parker Navarro run for 9 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK)+9
5:031st & 10own 30Timeout Ohio, clock 05:030
5:031st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Ohio Penalty, Defensive Offside (Pierre Kemeni Jr.)+60

NIU8 plays, 10 yd · Punt

5:031st & 10own 30Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 31+1
5:032nd & 9own 31Josh Holst pass complete to Pierce Oppong for 2 yds to the NIU 33+2
5:033rd & 7own 33Chavon Wright run for 9 yds to the NIU 42 for a 1ST down+9
5:031st & 10own 42Josh Holst sacked by Jay Crable for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 37−5
5:032nd & 15own 37Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 2 yds to the NIU 39+2
5:033rd & 13own 39PENALTY NIU False Start (Hron,Landon) 5 yards from NIU39 to NIU34. NO PLAY.−5
5:033rd & 18own 34Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 6 yds to the NIU 40+6
1:004th & 12own 40Jake Ference punt for 26 yds0

OHIO13 plays, 66 yd · Touchdown

1:001st & 10own 34Duncan Brune run for 1 yd to the OHIO 35+1
1:002nd & 9own 35Parker Navarro pass incomplete to Chase Hendricks0
0:00own 35End of 1st Quarter0
0:003rd & 9own 35Parker Navarro pass complete to Duncan Brune for 10 yds to the OHIO 45 for a 1ST down+10
15:001st & 10own 45Parker Navarro pass incomplete0
15:002nd & 10own 45Duncan Brune run for 9 yds to the NIU 46+9
15:003rd & 1opp 46Duncan Brune run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down+3
15:001st & 10opp 43Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 3 yds to the NIU 40+3
13:312nd & 7opp 40Timeout Ohio, clock 13:310
13:312nd & 7opp 40Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 30 yds to the NIU 10 for a 1ST down+30
13:311st & goalopp 10Duncan Brune run for 5 yds to the NIU 5 Duncan Brune fumbled, recovered by NIU Davion Weatherspoon+5
12:132nd & goalopp 5Sieh Bangura run for 5 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK)+5
12:131st & 10opp 20Timeout Ohio, clock 12:130

NIU6 plays, 20 yd · Touchdown

12:041st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 52 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 67 yds to the OHIO 20+67
12:041st & 10opp 20Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the OHIO 18+2
12:042nd & 8opp 18Chavon Wright run for 1 yd to the OHIO 17+1
12:043rd & 7opp 17Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 10 yds to the OHIO 7 for a 1ST down+10
10:081st & goalopp 7Devon Akers 7 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Josh Holst Pass to George Dimopoulos for Two-Point Conversion)+7
10:081st & 10own 25Timeout Ohio, clock 10:080

OHIO14 plays, 39 yd · Punt

10:081st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
10:081st & 10own 25Parker Navarro pass complete to Dom Dorwart for 8 yds to the OHIO 33+8
10:082nd & 2own 33Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 8 yds to the OHIO 41 for a 1ST down+8
10:081st & 10own 41Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds to the OHIO 43+2
10:082nd & 8own 43Sieh Bangura run for 5 yds to the OHIO 48+5
10:083rd & 3own 48Parker Navarro run for 4 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down+4
10:081st & 10opp 48Sieh Bangura run for 6 yds to the NIU 42+6
10:082nd & 4opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun Navarro,Parker pass incomplete deep right to Dorwart,Dom thrown to NIU08 broken up by Finley,Jacob PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from NIU42 to NIU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
10:081st & 10opp 27Sieh Bangura run for 6 yds Ohio Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jake Bruno) to the NIU 31−4
5:561st & 14opp 31Timeout Ohio, clock 05:560
5:561st & 14opp 31Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds to the NIU 29+2
5:562nd & 12opp 29Parker Navarro pass incomplete0
5:563rd & 12opp 29Parker Navarro sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 7 yards to the NIU 36−7
4:204th & 19opp 36David Dellenbach punt for 21 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 150

NIU4 plays, 3 yd · Punt

4:201st & 10own 15Josh Holst run for 1 yd to the NIU 16+1
4:202nd & 9own 16Josh Holst pass complete to Lazaro Rogers for 2 yds to the NIU 18+2
4:203rd & 7own 18Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
2:524th & 7own 18Jake Ference punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Chase Hendricks at the OHIO 350

OHIO13 plays, 25 yd · Turnover

2:521st & 10own 35Duncan Brune run for 4 yds to the OHIO 39+4
2:522nd & 6own 39Duncan Brune run for 4 yds to the OHIO 43+4
2:003rd & 2own 43Timeout Ohio, clock 02:000
2:003rd & 2own 43Duncan Brune run for 1 yd to the OHIO 44+1
1:544th & 1own 44Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:540
1:544th & 1own 44Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds to the OHIO 46 for a 1ST down+2
1:542nd & 10own 46No Huddle-Shotgun Navarro,Parker pass complete deep right to Gossett,Caleb caught at NIU22, for 42 yards to the NIU12 (Harrison,Donte) PENALTY Ohio Holding (Weatherspoon,Davion) 10 yards from Ohio46 to Ohio36. NO PLAY.−10
1:542nd & 20own 36Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 21 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down+21
1:541st & 10opp 43Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 5 yds to the NIU 38+5
1:542nd & 5opp 38PENALTY Ohio False Start 5 yards from NIU38 to NIU43. NO PLAY.−5
0:452nd & 10opp 43Timeout Ohio, clock 00:450
0:452nd & 10opp 43Parker Navarro run for 3 yds to the NIU 40+3
0:113rd & 7opp 40Parker Navarro pass intercepted, touchback. James Finley return for no gain0

NIU3 plays, 25 yd · End of period

0:111st & 10own 20Telly Johnson Jr. run for 12 yds to the NIU 32 for a 1ST down+12
0:001st & 10own 32Telly Johnson Jr. run for 13 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down+13
0:00own 32End of 2nd Quarter+13

OHIO6 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Duncan Brune run for 9 yds to the OHIO 34+9
15:002nd & 1own 34Parker Navarro run for no gain to the OHIO 340
13:493rd & 1own 34Duncan Brune run for 66 yds for a TD (David Dellenbach PAT MISSED)+66
13:491st & goalopp 3Dorwart,Dom pass attempt Successful PENALTY Ohio Holding (Allen,Trent) 10 yards from NIU03 to NIU13. NO PLAY.−10
13:491st & 10own 44Timeout Ohio, clock 13:490

NIU5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

13:431st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 47 yds , Triston White return for 26 yds to the NIU 44+26
13:431st & 10own 44Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 48+4
13:432nd & 6own 48Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos0
13:433rd & 6own 48Josh Holst pass complete to Chavon Wright for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 47−1
12:304th & 7own 47Jake Ference punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Chase Hendricks at the OHIO 30

OHIO11 plays, 97 yd · Touchdown

12:301st & 10opp 48Timeout Ohio, clock 12:300
12:301st & 10own 3Sieh Bangura run for 49 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down+49
12:301st & 10opp 48Duncan Brune run for 2 yds to the NIU 46+2
12:302nd & 8opp 46Parker Navarro run for 15 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down+15
12:301st & 10opp 31Parker Navarro pass incomplete to Rodney Harris II0
12:302nd & 10opp 31Sieh Bangura run for 7 yds to the NIU 24+7
12:303rd & 3opp 24Sieh Bangura run for 12 yds to the NIU 12 for a 1ST down+12
12:301st & 10opp 12Duncan Brune run for 6 yds to the NIU 6+6
12:302nd & 4opp 6Duncan Brune run for 2 yds to the NIU 4+2
7:403rd & 2opp 4D. Brune run for 4 yds for a TD (D. Dellenbach KICK)+4
7:401st & 10own 30Timeout Ohio, clock 07:400

NIU6 plays, 70 yd · Touchdown

7:341st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 57 yds , Elijah Porter return for 22 yds to the NIU 30+22
7:341st & 10own 30Josh Holst sacked by Joseph Marsh for a loss of 6 yards to the NIU 24−6
7:342nd & 16own 24Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 7 yds to the NIU 31+7
7:343rd & 9own 31PENALTY Ohio Offside (Odjugo,Pius) 5 yards from NIU31 to NIU36. NO PLAY.+5
7:343rd & 4own 36Telly Johnson Jr. run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+14
6:041st & 10midfieldJosh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 50 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+50

OHIO14 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

6:041st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
6:041st & 10own 25Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 9 yds to the OHIO 34+9
6:042nd & 1own 34Sieh Bangura run for 4 yds to the OHIO 38 for a 1ST down+4
6:041st & 10own 38Duncan Brune run for 4 yds to the OHIO 42+4
6:042nd & 6own 42Duncan Brune run for 4 yds to the OHIO 46+4
6:043rd & 2own 46Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 10 yds Chase Hendricks fumbled, recovered by OHIO for a 1ST down+10
6:041st & 10opp 44Parker Navarro pass complete to Chase Hendricks for 5 yds to the NIU 39+5
6:042nd & 5opp 39Parker Navarro pass complete to Mason Williams for 23 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down+23
6:041st & 10opp 16Duncan Brune run for 2 yds to the NIU 14+2
6:042nd & 8opp 14Parker Navarro pass complete to Dom Dorwart for 10 yds to the NIU 4 for a 1ST down+10
0:00opp 4End of 3rd Quarter0
0:001st & goalopp 4Sieh Bangura run for 3 yds to the NIU 1+3
14:552nd & goalopp 1Sieh Bangura run for 1 yd for a TD (David Dellenbach KICK)+1
14:551st & 10own 25Timeout Ohio, clock 14:550

NIU11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

14:551st & 10own 35David Dellenbach kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:551st & 10own 25Josh Holst run for 16 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down+16
14:551st & 10own 41Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
14:552nd & 10own 41Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 19 yds to the OHIO 40 for a 1ST down+19
14:551st & 10opp 40Telly Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the OHIO 33+7
14:552nd & 3opp 33Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the OHIO 31+2
14:553rd & 1opp 31Josh Holst run for 8 yds to the OHIO 23 for a 1ST down+8
14:551st & 10opp 23Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 22 yds to the OHIO 1 for a 1ST down+22
12:121st & goalopp 1Timeout Ohio, clock 12:120
12:081st & goalopp 1Chavon Wright 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)+1
12:081st & 10opp 48Timeout Ohio, clock 12:080

OHIO8 plays, 24 yd · On downs

12:071st & 10own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 13 yds0
12:071st & 10opp 48PENALTY Ohio False Start (Allen,Trent) 5 yards from NIU48 to Ohio47. NO PLAY.−5
12:071st & 15own 47Parker Navarro run for 7 yds to the NIU 46+7
12:072nd & 8opp 46Sieh Bangura run for 15 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down+15
12:071st & 10opp 31Sieh Bangura run for 4 yds to the NIU 27+4
12:072nd & 6opp 27Sieh Bangura run for 1 yd to the NIU 26+1
12:073rd & 5opp 26Sieh Bangura run for 2 yds to the NIU 24+2
8:324th & 3opp 24Parker Navarro run for no gain to the NIU 240

NIU15 plays, 67 yd · Defensive TD

8:322nd & 1own 33Timeout Ohio, clock 08:320
8:321st & 10own 24Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 9 yds to the NIU 33+9
8:322nd & 1own 33Josh Holst run for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+17
8:321st & 10midfieldJosh Holst pass complete to Gary Givens for 6 yds to the OHIO 44+6
8:322nd & 4opp 44Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the OHIO 39 for a 1ST down+5
8:321st & 10opp 39Josh Holst run for 7 yds to the OHIO 32+7
8:322nd & 3opp 32Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the OHIO 30+2
8:323rd & 1opp 30Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 2 yds to the OHIO 28 for a 1ST down+2
8:321st & 10opp 28Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos0
8:322nd & 10opp 28Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the OHIO 26+2
8:323rd & 8opp 26Telly Johnson Jr. run for 10 yds to the OHIO 16 for a 1ST down+10
8:321st & 10opp 16Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for no gain to the OHIO 160
8:322nd & 10opp 16Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 3 yds to the OHIO 13+3
8:323rd & 7opp 13Josh Holst pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant0
2:524th & 7opp 13Jalen Thomeson 91 Yd Fumble Return (David Dellenbach Kick)+91

NIU5 plays, 5 yd · On downs

2:471st & 10own 20David Dellenbach kickoff for 71 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 24 yds to the NIU 33+24
2:471st & 10own 33Josh Holst pass complete to Gary Givens for 3 yds to the NIU 36+3
2:472nd & 7own 36Josh Holst pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers0
2:473rd & 7own 36Josh Holst pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 2 yds to the NIU 38+2
1:544th & 5own 38Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.0

OHIO9 plays, 12 yd · End of period

1:541st & 10opp 38Doe Boyland run for 5 yds to the NIU 33+5
1:472nd & 5opp 33Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:470
1:472nd & 5opp 33Doe Boyland run for 4 yds to the NIU 29+4
1:423rd & 1opp 29Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:420
1:423rd & 1opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun Boyland,Dorian rush middle for 0 yards to the NIU29 (McRae,KJ) PENALTY Ohio Illegal Formation 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU34. NO PLAY.−5
1:423rd & 6opp 34Doe Boyland run for 10 yds to the NIU 24 for a 1ST down+10
1:421st & 10opp 24N. Poulos takes a knee−1
0:00opp 25End of 4th Quarter0
0:002nd & 11opp 25N. Poulos takes a knee−1

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

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Ohio 4–6 vs Northern Illinois

  • 2023 · wk 7Ohio 13 @ Northern Illinois 23
  • 2022 · wk 8Northern Illinois 17 @ Ohio 24
  • 2019 · wk 7Northern Illinois 39 @ Ohio 36
  • 2018 · wk 7Ohio 21 @ Northern Illinois 24
  • 2015 · wk 13Ohio 26 @ Northern Illinois 21
  • 2014 · wk 13Northern Illinois 21 @ Ohio 14
  • 2011 · wk 14Ohio 20 @ Northern Illinois 23
  • 2009 · wk 12Northern Illinois 31 @ Ohio 38
  • 2006 · wk 2Ohio 35 @ Northern Illinois 23
  • 2003 · wk 7Ohio 23 @ Northern Illinois 30

Previous 3 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock

Ohio 1–2 vs Thomas Hammock

  • 2023 · wk 7Ohio 13 @ Northern Illinois 23
  • 2022 · wk 8Northern Illinois 17 @ Ohio 24
  • 2019 · wk 7Northern Illinois 39 @ Ohio 36

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