Week 2 · 2026
Illinois State at Northern Illinois
Sat 09/12/2026 07:00 PMHuskie Stadium
80°Clear11 mph NW · 68% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Illinois State
28
7–2
Northern Illinois
24
0–8
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| NIU | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 31:16 | 63 | 254 | 6-77 | 19 | 9-14 64.3% | 0-0 |
| NIU | 28:44 | 66 | 308 | 9-85 | 20 | 6-14 42.9% | 1-2 50.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 21-27 | 153 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 |
| NIU | 23-30 | 196 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 36 | 101 | 2.8 | 1 |
| NIU | 36 | 112 | 3.1 | 1 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| NIU | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NIU | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NIU | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Illinois State
Northern Illinois 8–2 vs Illinois State
- 2019 · wk 1Illinois State 10 @ Northern Illinois 24
- 2000 · wk 3Illinois State 0 @ Northern Illinois 52
- 1992 · wk 3Illinois State 19 @ Northern Illinois 26
- 1991 · wk 12Illinois State 24 @ Northern Illinois 27
- 1981 · wk 4Illinois State 7 @ Northern Illinois 40
- 1980 · wk 7Illinois State 28 @ Northern Illinois 18
- 1979 · wk 8Northern Illinois 33 @ Illinois State 7
- 1978 · wk 5Illinois State 21 @ Northern Illinois 49
- 1977 · wk 5Northern Illinois 7 @ Illinois State 16
- 1976 · wk 7Illinois State 3 @ Northern Illinois 7
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