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Northern Illinois vs Ohio

Final · Week 8 · Sat Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET · Peden Stadium

Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois1-6

FinalOct 18, 2025

Ohio BobcatsOhio4-3

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

NIU+320

OHIO−425

Spread

NIU +11.5−115

OHIO −11.5−105

Total O/U

Over 42.5−110

Under 42.5−110

Spread: Ohio −11.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 42.5 (69 points).

Recap

Ohio beat Northern Illinois 48-21 at Peden Stadium in Athens on Oct 18, 2025 to move to 4-3.

The game was played before 22,293.

Score by quarter

Northern Illinois Huskies and Ohio Bobcats, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	0	8	6	7	21
OHIO	14	7	13	14	48

Scoring plays

First Quarter

OHIOTouchdown · 12:47Sieh Bangura 2 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0-7
OHIOTouchdown · 5:03Parker Navarro 9 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0-14

Second Quarter

OHIOTouchdown · 12:13Sieh Bangura 5 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0-21
NIUTouchdown · 10:08Devon Akers 7 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Josh Holst Pass to George Dimopoulos for Two-Point Conversion)8-21

Third Quarter

OHIOTouchdown · 13:49Duncan Brune 66 Yd Run (David Dellenbach PAT failed)8-27
OHIOTouchdown · 7:40Duncan Brune 4 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)8-34
NIUTouchdown · 6:04DeAree Rogers 50 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)14-34

Fourth Quarter

OHIOTouchdown · 14:55Sieh Bangura 1 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)14-41
NIUTouchdown · 12:08Chavon Wright 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)21-41
OHIOTouchdown · 2:52Jalen Thomeson 91 Yd Fumble Return (David Dellenbach Kick)21-48

Team stats

NIUOHIO

1st Downs: 15; 27
Total Yards: 293; 538
Passing: 161; 205
Rushing: 132; 333
3rd down efficiency: 6-13; 9-13
Turnovers: 1; 1
Possession: 24:10; 35:50

Top performers

Northern Illinois HuskiesOhio Bobcats

Passing

Josh Holst21/29, 161 YDS, 2 TD

Parker Navarro17/23, 205 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing

Telly Johnson Jr.11 CAR, 64 YDS

Sieh Bangura22 CAR, 147 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving

DeAree Rogers7 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD

Chase Hendricks10 REC, 108 YDS

Sacks

Roy Williams1

Jay Crable1

Tackles

Quinn Urwiler12

Charlie Christopher7

Player stats

Northern Illinois · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Josh Holst	21/29	161	5.6	2	0	21.5
Brady Davidson	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0

Northern Illinois · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Telly Johnson Jr.	11	64	5.8	0	14
Josh Holst	11	48	4.4	0	17
Chavon Wright	3	11	3.7	1	9
Lazaro Rogers	1	9	9.0	0	9

Northern Illinois · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAree Rogers	7	107	15.3	1	50
Jake Appleget	2	12	6.0	0	10
Gary Givens III	3	12	4.0	0	6
George Dimopoulos	4	11	2.8	0	7
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	9	9.0	0	9
Devon Akers	1	7	7.0	1	7
Pierce Oppong	1	2	2.0	0	2
Lazaro Rogers	1	2	2.0	0	2
Chavon Wright	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Northern Illinois · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Josh Holst	1	1	0

Northern Illinois · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO
Quinn Urwiler	12	5
Jasper Beeler	8	4
Marc Pretto	8	3
Jalonnie Williams	7	0
Jacob Finley	6	4
James Finley IV	6	3
Filip Maciorowski	6	2
Taylor Powell	4	4

Northern Illinois · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
James Finley IV	1	0	0

Northern Illinois · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dev'ion Reynolds	2	91	45.5	67
Triston White	1	26	26.0	26
Elijah Porter	1	22	22.0	22

Northern Illinois · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Glass	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Northern Illinois · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	5	200	40.0	0	2	50

Ohio · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Parker Navarro	17/23	205	8.9	0	1	83.6

Ohio · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Sieh Bangura	22	147	6.7	3	49
Duncan Brune	16	126	7.9	2	66
Parker Navarro	9	43	4.8	1	15
Doe Boyland	3	19	6.3	0	10
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Ohio · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chase Hendricks	10	108	10.8	30
Rodney Harris II	2	25	12.5	15
Mason Williams	1	23	23.0	23
Caleb Gossett	1	21	21.0	21
Dom Dorwart	2	18	9.0	10
Duncan Brune	1	10	10.0	10

Ohio · Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Chase Hendricks	1	0
Duncan Brune	1	0
Jalen Thomeson	0	1

Ohio · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Charlie Christopher	7	4	0	0	0	0
Adonis Williams Jr.	6	5	0	0	0	0
Michael Molnar	6	4	0	0	0	0
Jalen Thomeson	6	1	0	0	0	1
DJ Walker	5	3	0	0	0	0
Tank Pearson	4	4	0	2	0	0
Michael Mack II	4	2	1	0	0	0
Anas Luqman	4	1	0	0	1	0

Ohio · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chase Hendricks	1	52	52.0	52	0

Ohio · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
David Dellenbach	0/0	0.0	0	6/7	6

Ohio · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
David Dellenbach	1	21	21.0	0	1	21

Game info

VenuePeden Stadium, Athens, OH

Attendance22,293

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