Week 14 · 2025
Kent State at Northern Illinois
Fri 11/28/2025 12:00 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame64% — Pregame win probability: 64% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and lost — Kent State won.Conference
27°Cloudy0 mph N · 59% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Kent State
35
5–7
Northern Illinois
31
3–9
Attendance
3,090
reported
Kent StateKENT
Northern IllinoisNIU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Dru DeShields | 11/22 | 207 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 43.4 |
| NIU | Jalen Macon | 5/10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Gavin Garcia | 24 | 151 | 6.3 | 1 | 29 |
| KENT | Cade Wolford | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 31 |
| KENT | Jordan Nubin | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| KENT | Dru DeShields | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 |
| KENT | Jahzae Kimbrough | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| NIU | Chavon Wright | 30 | 185 | 6.2 | 2 | 38 |
| NIU | Jalen Macon | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 2 | 13 |
| NIU | Telly Johnson Jr. | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 |
| NIU | Elijah Porter | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | DeAree Rogers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Da'Shawn Martin | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 59 |
| KENT | Wayne Harris | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 37 |
| KENT | Cade Wolford | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 |
| KENT | Ardell Banks | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| KENT | Jahzae Kimbrough | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| KENT | Terik Mulder | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| NIU | Jason Fowler | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | DeAree Rogers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | Telly Johnson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Da'Shawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Dru DeShields | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Trey Rubinstein | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NIU | Jalen Macon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Taylor Powell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Sayed Abuhamdeh | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Tevin Tucker | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Mason Woods | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Nylan Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Thomas Aden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Jamond Mathis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Trey Rubinstein | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Derrick Jackson III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Jaihien Roy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Joel Boamah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Terrell Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Amon Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Canaan Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Jelani Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Joel Cordoba | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Mason Maddox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Angelo Stockstill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Antonio Bottiggi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Brodyn Bishop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | DJ Barnes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Darian Blachewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Gavin Garcia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Josue Cordoba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Martell Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Quinn Urwiler | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jasper Beeler | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Taylor Powell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jacob Finley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Mark Hensley | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Filip Maciorowski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | James Finley IV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Marc Pretto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Muhammed Jammeh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Donte Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Jalonnie Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Kimar Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Reggie Jean | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Broderick Windham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Dasean Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Elijah Porter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Lance Ingold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Landon Tate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jay'shon Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Quinn Urwiler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Will Hryszko | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 3/3 | 9 |
| NIU | Andrew Glass | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | Jake Ference | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Cade Wolford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| KENT | Christian Berry | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| NIU | Elijah Porter | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 |
| NIU | Dev'ion Reynolds | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 9–1 vs Kent State
- 2023 · wk 13Northern Illinois 37 @ Kent State 27
- 2021 · wk 14Kent State 23 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2021 · wk 10Northern Illinois 47 @ Kent State 52
- 2017 · wk 6Kent State 3 @ Northern Illinois 24
- 2016 · wk 13Northern Illinois 31 @ Kent State 21
- 2014 · wk 6Kent State 14 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2013 · wk 6Northern Illinois 38 @ Kent State 24
- 2012 · wk 14Northern Illinois 44 @ Kent State 37
- 2011 · wk 6Kent State 10 @ Northern Illinois 40
- 2008 · wk 13Northern Illinois 42 @ Kent State 14
Previous 3 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock
Kent State 1–2 vs Thomas Hammock
- 2023 · wk 13Northern Illinois 37 @ Kent State 27
- 2021 · wk 14Kent State 23 @ Northern Illinois 41
- 2021 · wk 10Northern Illinois 47 @ Kent State 52
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