THIRD AND DATA

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. Northern Illinois

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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