No. 20Iowa Hawkeyes

8thin Big Ten · 1-0

YES!

Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Northern Illinois Huskies

0-1 0 – 40

Ranked #20 · 1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City) · 69,250 fans · BTN

Highlights

No. 22 Iowa uses defense, Moulton's running game to beat Northern Illinois 40-0

Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns and No. 22 Iowa’s defense shut down Northern Illinois in a 40-0 victory Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:14 Hank Brown connects for 6-yard TD pass

0:27 Kamari Moulton crosses goal line for 37-yard rushing touchdown

0:23 End Zone! Kamari Moulton scores 50-yard rushing touchdown

0:34 Deshaun Lee picks off Northern Illinois Huskies

Clips play on ESPN

Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	0	0	0	0	0
IOWA	20	13	7	0	40

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Game Leaders

Northern Illinois Huskies

Taron Dickens · 9/14, 96 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Telly Johnson Jr. · 8 CAR, 16 YDSRushing Yards
Kelan McInerney · 3 REC, 55 YDSReceiving Yards
Jashawn Nelson · 10Tackles

Iowa Hawkeyes

Hank Brown · 12/20, 129 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Kamari Moulton · 11 CAR, 183 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
TD Tony Diaz · 7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Joseph Anderson · 1.5Sacks
Cam Buffington · 6Tackles

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota State
New Mexico
San José State
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Northern Illinois
Nevada
UTEP
Hawai'i

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q3 2:20

TD Evan James 77 Yd Punt Return (Caden Buhr Kick)0–40

Q2 0:02

FG Caden Buhr 34 Yd Field Goal 0–33

Q2 3:34

FG Caden Buhr 45 Yd Field Goal 0–30

Q2 7:40

TD Xavier Williams 8 Yd pass from Jeremy Hecklinski (Caden Buhr Kick)0–27

Q1 4:10

TD Kamari Moulton 37 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick)0–20

Q1 6:46

TD Kamari Moulton 50 Yd Run (Caden Buhr Kick)0–13

Q1 9:52

TD Tony Diaz 6 Yd pass from Hank Brown (Caden Buhr PAT failed)0–6

Team Stats

Northern Illinois HuskiesIowa Hawkeyes

Offense

120 Total Yards 507

113 Passing Yards 218

7 Rushing Yards 289

7 First Downs 26

Efficiency

3-15 3rd Down 6-14

0-0 4th Down 0-3

13/24 Completions 21/40

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

7-61 Penalties 7-60

26:09 Possession 33:51

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Taron Dickens	9/14	96	6.9	1	12.8
Jalen Macon	4/10	17	1.7	0	4.8
Team	13/24	113	4.7	1	--

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
Team	31	7	0.2	6

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
Team	13	113	8.7	22

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Taron Dickens	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

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
Yassine Falke	3	2	1	0
Avery Jones	3	1	0	0
Brady Kerperin	3	1	0	0
Liam Lindo	2	2	0	0
Marshall Washington	2	2	0	0
Fawzy Omotoso	2	1	0	0
Jacob McGhee	2	1	1.5	0
Amari Washington	2	0	0	0
Trey Porter	1	1	0	0
Kole Sneed	1	1	0	0
James Bradley	1	1	0	0
George Dimopoulos	1	1	0	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	1	1	0	0
Elijah Porter	1	1	0	0
Andruw Ellis	1	1	0	0
Broderick Windham	1	1	0	0
Aaron Warren	1	1	0	1
Micah Cook	1	0	0	0
Team	72	42	4	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Yassine Falke	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dev'ion Reynolds	2	22	11.0	16
Cam Thompson	1	13	13.0	13
Team	3	35	11.7	16

Punting

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

Iowa Hawkeyes ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Hank Brown	12/20	129	6.5	1	0	74.7
Jeremy Hecklinski	7/16	76	4.8	1	1	10.5
Jimmy Sullivan	2/4	13	3.3	0	0	21.8
Team	21/40	218	5.5	2	1	--

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
Team	38	289	7.6	2	50

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
Team	21	218	10.4	2	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ty Hudkins	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Cam Buffington	6	4	0	1	0	0
Julian Manson	4	2	1	1	0	0
Zach Lutmer	4	2	0	0	1	0
Landyn Van Kekerix	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Bryce Hawthorne	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Ty Hudkins	3	1	0	0	0	0
Brice Stevenson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Darion Jones	2	2	0	0	0	0
Joseph Anderson	2	1	1.5	1.5	0	0
Jayden Montgomery	2	1	0	0	0	0
Devan Kennedy	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nolan DeLong	2	1	0	0	0	0
Burke Gautcher	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Wallace	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kahmari Brown	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Anthony Hawkins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chima Chineke	1	1	1	1	0	0
Deshaun Lee	1	1	0	0	1	0
Alex Mota	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Weisskopf	1	1	0	0	0	0
Iose Epenesa	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rashad Godfrey Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carson Cooney	1	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Weivoda	1	1	0	0	0	0
Preston Ries	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Luke Gaffney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Hubert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Campbell	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Emmanuel Olagbaju	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Vitti	1	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Styles	1	0	0	0	1	0
Evan James	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	60	30	6	7	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Deshaun Lee	1	17	0
Team	1	17	0

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
Team	5	124	24.8	77	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Caden Buhr	2/3	67.0	45	4/5	10
Team	2/3	66.7	45	4/5	10

Punting

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

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