Northern Illinois Huskies @ Iowa Hawkeyes — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Huskies Northern Illinois NIU 0-1, 0-1 Away
0
Final
40
Hawkeyes Iowa IOWA 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NIU 0 0 0 0 0
IOWA 20 13 7 0 40
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T.
T. Dickens WR NIU
79 PASS
H.
H. Brown QB IOWA
129 PASS
Rushing Yards
T.
T. Johnson ATH NIU
16 RUSH
K.
K. Moulton RB IOWA
183 RUSH
Receiving Yards
L.
L. Bryant WR NIU
42 REC
T.
T. Diaz WR IOWA
84 REC
Passing
Northern Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Dickens 8/13 79 0 1 3 46.6
J. Macon 4/10 17 0 0 2 47.9
Iowa
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
H. Brown 12/20 129 1 0 0 95.6
J. Hecklinski 7/16 76 1 1 0 53.1
J. Sullivan 2/4 11 0 0 0 56.3
Rushing
Northern Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Dickens 5 -13 -2.6 0 1
D. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0
J. Macon 8 -4 -0.5 0 6
T. Johnson 8 16 2.0 0 5
E. Porter 3 6 2.0 0 4
T. White 2 2 1.0 0 1
Iowa
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Moulton 11 183 16.6 2 50
H. Brown 2 12 6.0 0 10
T. Diaz 1 10 10.0 0 10
L. Phillips 4 5 1.3 0 3
J. Hecklinski 1 16 16.0 0 16
N. McNeil 7 8 1.1 0 5
X. Williams 6 8 1.3 0 6
J. Sullivan 1 15 15.0 0 15
O. Dean 2 32 16.0 0 27
B. Jackson 2 3 1.5 0 2
B. Doll 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Receiving
Northern Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
G. Dimopoulos 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Rogers 1 5 3 3.0 0 3 0
L. Bryant 4 6 42 10.5 0 20 0
T. Johnson 2 2 3 1.5 0 2 0
C. Thompson 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
K. Lewis 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Iowa
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Vonnahme 4 8 42 10.5 0 16 0
T. Diaz 7 13 84 12.0 1 24 0
Z. Ortwerth 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Buie 2 3 20 10.0 0 13 0
R. V. Zee 2 4 32 16.0 0 16 0
A. Ostrenga 3 3 20 6.7 0 11 0
X. Williams 2 2 12 6.0 1 8 0
E. James 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
M. Woods 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Howard 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Schaffer 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Northern Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Armstrong 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Washington 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Scarlett 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Conyers 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Walker 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Nelson 10 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Warren 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Jones 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Reynold 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bradley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Lindo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Washington 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Omotoso 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Sneed 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Ellis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
L. V. Kekerix 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
P. Ries 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
K. Brown 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
A. Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Buffington 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Lee 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 1 0
D. Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Epenesa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Hawthorne 3 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Lutmer 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Hubert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Campbell 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Montgomery 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Hudkins 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Manson 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Wallace 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Godfrey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Kennedy 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Anderson 2 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
N. DeLong 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Stevenson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
A. Mota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Olagbaju 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Styles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Gautcher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Northern Illinois
-
Iowa
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Buhr 2/3 4/5 10 0
Returns
Northern Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Reynold 2 22 11.0 0 16 0
C. Thompson 1 13 13.0 0 13 2
Iowa
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Northern Illinois
Iowa
109 Total Yards 505
6 First Downs 26
4 Passing 11
1 Rushing 13
2 Penalty 1
2/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/14
96 Passing Yards 216
13 Rushing Yards 289
2 Turnovers 1
7-61 Penalties 7-65
25:33 Possession 33:46
0/0 Red Zone 3/5
Play-by-Play
Q3 0 - 7 0 - 40
0 - 40 2:20
C. Buhr XP
0 - 39 2:20
E. James TD
Q2 0 - 13 0 - 33
0 - 33 0:02
C. Buhr FG
0 - 30 3:34
C. Buhr FG
0 - 27 7:40
C. Buhr XP
0 - 26 7:40
X. Williams TD
Q1 0 - 20 0 - 20
0 - 20 4:10
C. Buhr XP
0 - 19 4:10
K. Moulton TD
0 - 13 6:46
C. Buhr XP
0 - 12 6:46
K. Moulton TD
0 - 6 9:52
T. Diaz TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: IOWA +40 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
8:15 pm
Duration
1h 0m