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
3–0
Northern Illinois
24
0–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Illinois State11 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 28
Northern Illinois11 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 29
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 25own 46 | 8 plays, 14 yd | Defensive TD +7 ILST | 7–0 |
| 12:41 | NIU | own 25opp 24 | 6 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 11:23 | ILST | own 43opp 3 | 13 plays, 57 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 14–0 |
| 6:21 | NIU | own 20opp 40 | 6 plays, 13 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 4:02 | ILST | own 40goal line | 11 plays, 60 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 21–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:52 | NIU | own 25opp 45 | 8 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 21–0 |
| 12:48 | ILST | own 20own 0 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Defensive TD +1 NIU | 21–7 |
| 12:39 | ILST | own 25opp 29 | 6 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 21–7 |
| 11:12 | NIU | own 39own 35 | 9 plays, 38 yd | Field goal +3 NIU | 21–10 |
| 6:32 | ILST | own 25own 35 | 8 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 21–10 |
| 3:03 | NIU | own 35own 1 | 19 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 21–17 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:55 | ILST | own 26opp 30 | 8 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 21–17 |
| 11:50 | NIU | own 41opp 10 | 8 plays, 49 yd | On downs | 21–17 |
| 8:34 | ILST | own 10opp 39 | 9 plays, 29 yd | Punt | 21–17 |
| 4:43 | NIU | own 22opp 17 | 5 plays, -5 yd | Punt | 21–17 |
| 2:47 | ILST | own 45opp 44 | 4 plays, -5 yd | Punt | 21–17 |
| 1:06 | NIU | own 44opp 20 | 6 plays, 7 yd | Punt +7 NIU | 21–24 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:09 | ILST | own 20own 38 | 7 plays, 42 yd | Turnover | 21–17 |
| 11:37 | NIU | own 22opp 3 | 10 plays, 78 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 21–24 |
| 7:24 | ILST | own 25goal line | 13 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 28–24 |
| 1:53 | NIU | own 25opp 13 | 13 plays, 55 yd | Turnover | 28–24 |
| 0:20 | ILST | own 25opp 13 | 5 plays, -16 yd | Uncategorized | 28–24 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Illinois State–Northern Illinois after the drive.
Previous 6 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 5–1 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
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