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Northern Illinois vs Iowa

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 4:15 PM ET · Kinnick Stadium

Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois0-1

FinalSep 5, 2026

Iowa HawkeyesIowa1-0

TVBTN

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

NIU+3000

IOWA−10000

Spread

NIU +31.5−115

IOWA −31.5−105

Total O/U

Over 44.5−110

Under 44.5−110

Spread: Iowa −31.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 44.5 (40 points).

Recap

Iowa shut out Northern Illinois 40-0 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Sep 5, 2026 to move to 1-0.

They scored 20 unanswered points in the first quarter.

Score by quarter

Northern Illinois Huskies and Iowa Hawkeyes, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	0	0	0	0	0
IOWA	20	13	7	0	40

Scoring plays

First Quarter

IOWATouchdown · 9:52Tony Diaz 6 Yd pass from Hank Brown (Caden Buhr PAT failed)0-6
IOWATouchdown · 6:46Kamari Moulton 50 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick)0-13
IOWATouchdown · 4:10Kamari Moulton 37 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick)0-20

Second Quarter

IOWATouchdown · 7:40Xavier Williams 8 Yd pass from Jeremy Hecklinski (Caden Buhr Kick)0-27
IOWAField Goal · 3:34Caden Buhr 45 Yd Field Goal0-30
IOWAField Goal · 0:02Caden Buhr 34 Yd Field Goal0-33

Third Quarter

IOWATouchdown · 2:20Evan James 77 Yd Punt Return (Caden Buhr Kick)0-40

Team stats

NIUIOWA

1st Downs: 7; 26
Total Yards: 120; 507
Passing: 113; 218
Rushing: 7; 289
3rd down efficiency: 3-15; 6-14
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 26:09; 33:51

Top performers

Northern Illinois HuskiesIowa Hawkeyes

Passing

Taron Dickens9/14, 96 YDS, 1 INT

Hank Brown12/20, 129 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

Telly Johnson Jr.8 CAR, 16 YDS

Kamari Moulton11 CAR, 183 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

Kelan McInerney3 REC, 55 YDS

Tony Diaz7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

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Joseph Anderson1.5

Tackles

Jashawn Nelson10

Cam Buffington6

Player stats

Northern Illinois · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Taron Dickens	9/14	96	6.9	0	1	11.0
Jalen Macon	4/10	17	1.7	0	0	4.1

Northern Illinois · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Telly Johnson Jr.	8	16	2.0	5
Jaiduan Cranford	2	9	4.5	6
Elijah Porter	3	6	2.0	4
Triston White	2	2	1.0	1
Cam Thompson	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0
Jalen Macon	8	-4	-0.5	6
Taron Dickens	6	-19	-3.2	2

Northern Illinois · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kelan McInerney	3	55	18.3	22
La'Don Bryant	4	42	10.5	20
Glen Weber	2	10	5.0	6
DeAree Rogers	1	3	3.0	3
Telly Johnson Jr.	2	3	1.5	2
Cam Thompson	1	0	0.0	0

Northern Illinois · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Taron Dickens	1	1	0

Northern Illinois · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Jashawn Nelson	10	7	1	1
Malik Armstrong	6	5	0	0
Jack Murray	6	3	0.5	1
Kyon Conyers	6	1	0	1
Romelo Walker	5	3	0	0
Cooper Mau	4	0	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	3	2	0	0
Matthew Scarlett	3	2	0	0

Northern Illinois · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Yassine Falke	1	0	0

Northern Illinois · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dev'ion Reynolds	2	22	11.0	16	0
Cam Thompson	1	13	13.0	13	0

Northern Illinois · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	11	460	41.8	0	0	49

Iowa · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Hank Brown	12/20	129	6.5	1	0	75.5
Jeremy Hecklinski	7/16	76	4.8	1	1	11.0
Jimmy Sullivan	2/4	13	3.3	0	0	22.6

Iowa · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	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

Iowa · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	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

Iowa · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ty Hudkins	0	0	1

Iowa · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Cam Buffington	6	4	0	1	0
Julian Manson	4	2	1	1	0
Zach Lutmer	4	2	0	0	1
Landyn Van Kekerix	4	1	0.5	0.5	0
Bryce Hawthorne	4	1	0.5	0.5	0
Ty Hudkins	3	1	0	0	0
Brice Stevenson	2	2	0	0	0
Darion Jones	2	2	0	0	0

Iowa · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Deshaun Lee	1	17	0

Iowa · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Evan James	3	108	36.0	77	1
Reece Vander Zee	2	16	8.0	15	0

Iowa · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Caden Buhr	2/3	67.0	45	4/5	10

Iowa · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Boston Everitt	3	131	43.7	1	2	49

Game info

VenueKinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Attendance69,250

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