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Northern Illinois vs Georgia State

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 2:00 PM ET · Center Parc Stadium

Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern Illinois0-4

FinalSep 26, 2026

Georgia State PanthersGeorgia State3-1

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

NIU+275

GAST−345

Spread

NIU +8.5−110

GAST −8.5−110

Total O/U

Over 56.5−110

Under 56.5−110

Spread: Georgia State −8.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 56.5 (49 points).

Recap

Georgia State beat Northern Illinois 35-14 at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

Georgia State won despite being outgained 432-342 in total yards.

Score by quarter

Northern Illinois Huskies and Georgia State Panthers, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	7	7	0	0	14
GAST	7	14	14	0	35

Scoring plays

First Quarter

GASTTouchdown · 14:00Avion McBride 5 Yd pass from Cameran Brown (Samer Layous Kick)0-7
NIUTouchdown · 1:58Telly Johnson Jr. 14 Yd Run (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)7-7

Second Quarter

GASTTouchdown · 13:55Rodshaun Dorsey 18 Yd pass from Cameran Brown (Samer Layous Kick)7-14
NIUTouchdown · 12:21DeAree Rogers 22 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)14-14
GASTTouchdown · 12:08Isaiah Stone 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Samer Layous Kick)14-21

Third Quarter

GASTTouchdown · 6:25Lanear McCrary Jr. 1 Yd Run (Samer Layous Kick)14-28
GASTTouchdown · 1:25Rodshaun Dorsey 50 Yd pass from DJ Riles (Samer Layous Kick)14-35

Team stats

NIUGAST

1st Downs: 24; 17
Total Yards: 432; 342
Passing: 320; 198
Rushing: 112; 144
3rd down efficiency: 3-13; 6-12
Turnovers: 2; 2
Possession: 33:11; 26:49

Top performers

Northern Illinois HuskiesGeorgia State Panthers

Passing

Taron Dickens28/42, 320 YDS, 1 TD

Cameran Brown14/21, 148 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Telly Johnson Jr.15 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD

Lanear McCrary Jr.21 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

DeAree Rogers9 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD

Rodshaun Dorsey5 REC, 114 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

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Xavier Esqillion2

Tackles

Brady Kerperin10

Donovan Faria9

Player stats

Northern Illinois · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Taron Dickens	28/42	320	7.6	1	0	40.5

Northern Illinois · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Telly Johnson Jr.	15	85	5.7	1	23
Jaiduan Cranford	3	43	14.3	0	26
Elijah Porter	4	10	2.5	0	5
Taron Dickens	9	-26	-2.9	0	7

Northern Illinois · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAree Rogers	9	107	11.9	1	25
La'Don Bryant	6	70	11.7	0	25
George Dimopoulos	3	51	17.0	0	36
Cam Thompson	5	46	9.2	0	16
Telly Johnson Jr.	3	26	8.7	0	17
Elijah Porter	2	20	10.0	0	14

Northern Illinois · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Taron Dickens	2	1	0
Elijah Porter	1	1	0
Andruw Ellis	0	0	1

Northern Illinois · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Brady Kerperin	10	3	1.5
Avery Jones	6	4	0
Kyon Conyers	6	4	1
Kole Sneed	5	2	1
Montrel Canion	5	1	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	3	3	1
James Bradley	3	2	0
Aaron Warren	3	2	0

Northern Illinois · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kyon Conyers	1	41	0

Northern Illinois · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Elijah Porter	2	20	10.0	24	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	1	19	19.0	19	0

Northern Illinois · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAree Rogers	1	2	2.0	2	0

Northern Illinois · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
JJ Schlenhardt	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Northern Illinois · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	4	138	34.5	1	1	55

Georgia State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cameran Brown	14/21	148	7.0	2	1	68.4
DJ Riles	1/1	50	50.0	1	0	--

Georgia State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lanear McCrary Jr.	21	111	5.3	1	30
Cameran Brown	2	18	9.0	0	13
Isaiah Stone	1	10	10.0	0	10
Qwantavius Wiggins	8	6	0.8	0	4
Ayden Pereira	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Savion Hart	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Georgia State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodshaun Dorsey	5	114	22.8	2	50
Kyle Washington	1	21	21.0	0	21
DJ Riles	3	15	5.0	0	14
Avion McBride	2	12	6.0	1	7
Savion Hart	1	12	12.0	0	12
Owen Dupree	1	11	11.0	0	11
Lanear McCrary Jr.	1	9	9.0	0	9
Isaiah Stone	1	4	4.0	0	4

Georgia State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
DJ Riles	1	1	0
Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson	0	0	1
Zach Stair	0	0	1

Georgia State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Donovan Faria	9	6	0	0	0
Coby Owens	7	2	0	0.5	0
Jaydon Hood	6	4	0.5	1.5	0
Deuce Walker	5	3	0	0	2
Tre Mittman	5	3	0	0	0
Tyson McCrary	5	3	0	0	1
Deuce Lee	5	2	0	0	1
Xavier Esqillion	4	2	2	2	0

Georgia State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Isaiah Stone	1	100	100.0	100	1
Xavier Butler	1	17	17.0	17	0

Georgia State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Samer Layous	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Georgia State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Christian Teeter	3	142	47.3	0	2	49
Landon Vargas	1	51	51.0	0	1	51

Game info

VenueCenter Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Attendance16,608

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