Vanderbilt Commodores @ Northern Illinois Huskies
3-1, 2-0 Away
38
3-1, 2-0 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VAN | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
NIU | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1-2, 1-1 Home
28
1-2, 1-1 Home
Game Leaders
255
A. SwannQB
18/28, 4 TD
255
124
E. HamptonQB
12/19, 2 TD, 1 INT
124
116
R. DavisRB
23 CAR, 1 TD
116
60
A. BrownRB
8 CAR, 1 TD
60
171
W. SheppardWR
10 REC, 2 TD
171
88
C. TuckerWR
4 REC, 2 TD
88
1
B. DiakiteDE
1
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None
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12
A. OrjiLB
4 SOLO
12
13
C. BrownDB
2 SOLO
13
Team Stats
428
Total Yards
354
1
Turnovers
1
21
1st Downs
17
5-50
Penalties
5-40
7/14
3rd Down
5/12
2/2
4th Down
1/3
30:39
Possession
29:21
Game Information
Dekalb, IL
1st Quarter
Touchdown
7:54 - 1st
7
VAN
0
NIU
Gavin Schoenwald 3 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Joseph Bulovas Kick)
12 plays, 80 yards, 7:02
Touchdown
4:56 - 1st
7
VAN
7
NIU
Cole Tucker 1 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson Kick)
6 plays, 65 yards, 2:58
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
14:12 - 2nd
14
VAN
7
NIU
Ray Davis 3 Yd Run (Joseph Bulovas Kick)
13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44
Touchdown
5:32 - 2nd
14
VAN
14
NIU
Kacper Rutkiewicz 4 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (John Richardson Kick)
14 plays, 75 yards, 8:40
Touchdown
0:37 - 2nd
14
VAN
21
NIU
Antario Brown 51 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick)
7 plays, 81 yards, 3:13
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
13:37 - 3rd
14
VAN
28
NIU
Cole Tucker 70 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (John Richardson Kick)
3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23
Touchdown
6:44 - 3rd
21
VAN
28
NIU
Ray Davis 21 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Joseph Bulovas Kick)
7 plays, 37 yards, 2:50
Touchdown
4:31 - 3rd
28
VAN
28
NIU
Will Sheppard 31 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Joseph Bulovas Kick)
1 play, 31 yards, 0:06
Touchdown
1:07 - 3rd
35
VAN
28
NIU
Will Sheppard 13 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Joseph Bulovas Kick)
6 plays, 70 yards, 2:09
4th Quarter
Field Goal
12:21 - 4th
38
VAN
28
NIU
Joseph Bulovas 35 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 20 yards, 2:29
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
100%
--VAN
0%
--NIU
According to ESPN Analytics
2026 Standings
FBS
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hawai'i | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| San José State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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