Northern Illinois at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 40 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:52 | Iowa touchdown. Tony Diaz 6 Yd pass from Hank Brown (Caden Buhr PAT failed) |
| 6:46 | Iowa touchdown. Kamari Moulton 50 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick) |
| 4:10 | Iowa touchdown. Kamari Moulton 37 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 7:40 | Iowa touchdown. Xavier Williams 8 Yd pass from Jeremy Hecklinski (Caden Buhr Kick) |
| 3:34 | Iowa field goal. Caden Buhr 45 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:02 | Iowa field goal. Caden Buhr 34 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 2:20 | Iowa touchdown. Evan James 77 Yd Punt Return (Caden Buhr Kick) |
| Team stats |
| First down | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Total first downs | 7 | 26 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Third downs attempted | 15 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 6 |
| Third down percentage | 20 % | 43 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Total yards | 120 | 507 |
| Total rushing yards | 7 | 289 |
| Total passing yards | 113 | 218 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 26:09 | 33:51 |
| Rushing | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Total rushing plays | 31 | 38 |
| Total rushing yards | 7 | 289 |
| Average yards per rush | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 61 | 60 |
| Turnovers | Northern Illinois | Iowa |
| Passes intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 1 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaidaun Cranford | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Elijah Porter | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Triston White | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Macon | 8 | -4 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Taron Dickens | 6 | -19 | -3.2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Kamari Moulton | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 2 | 50 |
| Braeden Jackson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Jeremy Hecklinski | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jimmy Sullivan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Hank Brown | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tony Diaz | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Xavier Williams | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Nathan McNeil | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 |
| O'Lontae Dean | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| L.J. Phillips Jr. | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brevin Doll | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing |
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Taron Dickens | 14 | 9 | 64 % | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Jalen Macon | 10 | 4 | 40 % | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Hank Brown | 20 | 12 | 60 % | 129 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jeremy Hecklinski | 16 | 7 | 44 % | 76 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Jimmy Sullivan | 4 | 2 | 50 % | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Kelan McInerney | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 |
| La'Don Bryant | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Glen Weber | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| DeAree Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Tony Diaz | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | 24 |
| DJ Vonnahme | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Reece Vander Zee | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jarriett Buie | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Addison Ostrenga | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Xavier Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Zach Ortwerth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
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| Fumbles |
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Taron Dickens | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Ty Hudkins | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Interceptions |
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Yassine Falke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Deshaun Lee | 1 | 17 | 0 |
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| Defense |
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Jashawn Nelson | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Malik Armstrong | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jack Murray | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kyon Conyers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Romelo Walker | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cooper Mau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jay'shon Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Matthew Scarlett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Yassine Falke | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Avery Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Brady Kerperin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Liam Lindo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Marshall Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Fawzy Omotoso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jacob McGhee | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Amari Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Trey Porter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kole Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| James Bradley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| George Dimopoulos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Elijah Porter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Andruw Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Broderick Windham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Aaron Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Micah Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Iowa | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Cam Buffington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Julian Manson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Zach Lutmer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Landyn Van Kekerix | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Bryce Hawthorne | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ty Hudkins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Brice Stevenson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Darion Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Joseph Anderson | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jayden Montgomery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Devan Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Nolan DeLong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Burke Gautcher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jacob Wallace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kahmari Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Anthony Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Chima Chineke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Deshaun Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Alex Mota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Derek Weisskopf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Iose Epenesa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rashad Godfrey Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Carson Cooney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Billy Weivoda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Preston Ries | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Luke Gaffney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Will Hubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Drew Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Emmanuel Olagbaju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Marcello Vitti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Xavier Styles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Evan James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | | 0 |
| Cam Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | | 0 |
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| Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Punt returns |
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| None |
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| Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Evan James | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 77 | 1 |
| Reece Vander Zee | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| None |
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| Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Caden Buhr | 2/3 | 45 | 4/5 | 10 |
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| Punting |
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Jake Ference | 11 | 460 | 41.8 | 0 | | |
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| Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Boston Everitt | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | | |
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Last updated on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 2:25 AM.
