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
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 | 5 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 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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