| Week | Kickoff | Opponent | Line | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk 1 | Sat, Sep 5 4:15pm | at Iowa | IOWA -31.5 | L 0-40 |
| wk 2 | Sat, Sep 12 7:00pm | vs Illinois State | null -2.5 | L 24-28 |
| wk 3 | Sat, Sep 19 10:30pm | at Arizona | ARIZ -34.5 | L 17-42 |
| wk 4 | Sat, Sep 26 2:00pm | at Georgia State | GAST -8.5 | L 14-35 |
| wk 6 | Sat, Oct 10 7:30pm | vs Air Force | — | |
| wk 7 | Sat, Oct 17 3:30pm | at Wyoming | — | |
| wk 8 | Sat, Oct 24 time TBA | vs Hawai'i | — | |
| wk 9 | Sat, Oct 31 10:30pm | at UNLV | — | |
| wk 10 | Sat, Nov 7 time TBA | at San José State | — | |
| wk 11 | Sat, Nov 14 time TBA | vs Nevada | — | |
| wk 12 | Sat, Nov 21 4:00pm | at North Dakota State | — | |
| wk 13 | Sat, Nov 28 time TBA | vs UTEP | — |
| NIU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | -0.121 | 265 | 137 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.362 | 265 | 127 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.190 | 265 | 90 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.112 | 265 | 134 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.381 | 265 | 117 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.877 | 265 | 93 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.007 | 265 | 122 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.366 | 265 | 118 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.414 | 265 | 108 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.442 | 265 | 114 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.215 | 265 | 131 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.560 | 265 | 130 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.210 | 265 | 113 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.765 | 265 | 58 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 1.545 | 265 | 137 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.177 | 265 | 118 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.132 | 265 | 132 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.045 | 265 | 51 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.300 | 265 | 43 of 138 |
| NIU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.159 | 268 | 109 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.444 | 268 | 111 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.323 | 268 | 106 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.110 | 268 | 98 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.411 | 268 | 76 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.076 | 268 | 113 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.260 | 268 | 99 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.492 | 268 | 128 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.489 | 268 | 55 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.478 | 268 | 92 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.372 | 268 | 130 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.902 | 268 | 77 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.202 | 268 | 79 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.579 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.731 | 268 | 96 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.127 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.086 | 268 | 47 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.041 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 70.700 | 268 | 42 of 138 |
| QB | RB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taron DickensJR · #5 · Full-Time | Telly Johnson Jr.JR · #45 · Bellcow | DeAree RogersSR · #1 · 25-30% | Jason FowlerSO · #83 · 0-5% | Ross LiegelSO · #58 | Luke SkartvedtJR · #53 | Landon HronJR · #63 | Ty MeadSR · #55 | Chevy TraskSR · #70 |
| 2 | Jalen MaconSR · #14 · Backup | Elijah PorterSO · #24 · Backup | La'Don BryantSO · #0 · 15-20% | Liam RussoFR · #87 · 0-5% | Kellen GambleFR · #79 | Mason MarkelFR · #72 | Logan GrossSO · #69 | Jacob WelchJR · #78 | Ben GustafsonSO · #61 |
| 3 | Brady DavidsonSO · #2 · 3rd String | Jaidaun CranfordFR · #20 · 3rd String | Cam ThompsonSR · #7 · 10-15% | Joe SteinSO · #85 · 0-5% | Braden PetzelFR · #75 | Grey Rumohr#3 | Christopher AllenSR · #58 | Tyler ChambersFR · #76 | Lane MahnesmithSO · #66 |
| 4 | Bryshawn BrownFR · #10 · Depth/Develop | Triston WhiteFR · #8 · Development | George DimopoulosJR · #9 · 5-10% | Glen WeberOUTJR · #84 | Daine HansonSR · #77 | Tyler RindelsFR · #3 | Samir SenenatSO | Matthew ScarlettJR | |
| 5 | Asa JohnsonFR · #16 · Depth/Develop | Da'sean HowardFR · #30 · Depth/Develop | Rickey Taylor Jr.SO · #3 · 5-10% | Devin HabermehlSO · #49 | JT KingFR · #3 | Brendan GrabotFR · #50 | Erik MurrayFR | ||
| 6 | Cole LatimerFR · #18 · Depth/Develop | Romelo WareSO · #11 · Depth/Develop | Kelan McInerneySO · #19 · 0-5% | Tyler KlanerFR · #89 | Matthew ScarlettJR | Cian MahoneyFR · #71 | |||
| 7 | Ean HamricSR · #15 · Depth/Develop | Reginald CraigFR · #32 · Depth/Develop | Zaire McKinneyFR · #88 · 0-5% | Caleb HaackFR · #82 | |||||
| 8 | Kenji LewisSR · #4 · 0-5% | Brady HasquinFR · #86 | |||||||
| +7 more |
| DL | LB | DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kole SneedJR · #90 · 2/3 | Jack MurrayFR · #44 · Full Time | Kyon ConyersSR · #16 · Full Time |
| 2 | Jay'shon ThomasJR · #18 · 1/2 | Brady KerperinSO · #25 · Full Time | Malik ArmstrongSR · #14 · 3/4 |
| 3 | Amari WashingtonFR · #11 · 1/2 | Jashawn NelsonFR · #6 · 3/4 | Yassine FalkeJR · #5 · 3/4 |
| 4 | Montrel CanionFR · #0 · 1/2 | Cooper MauJR · #8 · 1/5 | Liam LindoSR · #3 · 2/3 |
| 5 | Jacob McGheeJR · #92 · 1/4 | Broderick WindhamSR · #15 · Spell | Avery JonesSR · #2 · 1/2 |
| 6 | Jordan BellamyFR · #55 · 1/5 | Deacon KingFR · #23 | Aaron WarrenSR · #12 · 1/2 |
| 7 | Fawzy OmotosoFR · #93 · 1/5 | Trey PorterSR · #27 | Marshall WashingtonJR · #20 · 1/4 |
| 8 | James BradleyJR · #19 · 1/5 | Eliot HummerFR · #47 | Andruw EllisFR · #30 · 1/4 |
| +12 more | +1 more | +12 more |
| Player | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron Dickens | 4 | att med 32, 70%, 3-2 | 27 of 121 (22%) carries, med -17.5 yds | |
| La'Don Bryant | 4 | 14 of 93 (15%) rec, med 44.5 yds | ||
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 4 | 57 of 121 (47%) carries, med 76 yds | 8 of 93 (9%) rec, med 6.5 yds | |
| Elijah Porter | 4 | 16 of 121 (13%) carries, med 9 yds | 5 of 93 (5%) rec, med 4.5 yds | |
| Jaidaun Cranford | 4 | 8 of 121 (7%) carries, med 8 yds | ||
| DeAree Rogers | 4 | 31 of 93 (33%) rec, med 71 yds | ||
| Cam Thompson | 3 | 1 of 85 (1%) carries, med 0 yds | 9 of 70 (13%) rec, med 46 yds | |
| Jalen Macon | 2 | att med 6.5, 38.5%, 0-1 | 10 of 66 (15%) carries, med -0.5 yds | |
| George Dimopoulos | 2 | 6 of 51 (12%) rec, med 38.5 yds | ||
| Jason Fowler | 2 | 3 of 52 (6%) rec, med 12.5 yds | ||
| Kelan McInerney | 2 | 4 of 42 (10%) rec, med 30 yds | ||
| Glen Weber | 2 | 3 of 36 (8%) rec, med 7.5 yds | ||
| Joe Stein | 1 | 1 of 29 (3%) rec, med 8 yds | ||
| Brady Davidson | 1 | att med 6, 66.7%, 0-0 | ||
| Triston White | 1 | 2 of 30 (7%) carries, med 2 yds | ||
| Liam Russo | 1 | 2 of 29 (7%) rec, med 15 yds | ||
| Rickey Taylor Jr. | 1 | 5 of 29 (17%) rec, med 57 yds | ||
| Zaire McKinney | 1 | 2 of 29 (7%) rec, med 17 yds |