Northern Illinois Huskies

1-6

Ugh, no.

Northern Illinois Huskies lost to the Ohio Bobcats

1-6 21 – 48

4-3

Final · Sat, Oct 18

Game Details

Peden Stadium (Athens) · 22,293 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Bangura, Brune combine for 5 TDs, 272 yards as ground game drives Ohio past Northern Illinois 48-21

Sieh Bangura rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns and Duncan Brune rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns to lead a dominant rushing effort for Ohio in a 48-21 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:26 Sieh Bangura scores 2-yard rushing touchdown

0:30 Parker Navarro crosses goal line for 9-yard rushing touchdown

0:37 Sieh Bangura crosses goal line for 5-yard rushing touchdown

0:23 Josh Holst throws 7-yard touchdown pass vs. Ohio

Clips play on ESPN

Peden Stadium · Athens

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	0	8	6	7	21
OHIO	14	7	13	14	48

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Game Leaders

Northern Illinois Huskies

Josh Holst · 21/29, 161 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Telly Johnson Jr. · 11 CAR, 64 YDSRushing Yards
DeAree Rogers · 7 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Roy Williams · 1Sacks
Quinn Urwiler · 12Tackles

Ohio Bobcats

Parker Navarro · 17/23, 205 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Sieh Bangura · 22 CAR, 147 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Chase Hendricks · 10 REC, 108 YDSReceiving Yards
Jay Crable · 1Sacks
Charlie Christopher · 7Tackles

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 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

Scoring

Q4 2:52

TD Jalen Thomeson 91 Yd Fumble Return (David Dellenbach Kick)21–48

Q4 12:08

TD Chavon Wright 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)21–41

Q4 14:55

TD Sieh Bangura 1 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)14–41

Q3 6:04

TD DeAree Rogers 50 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)14–34

Q3 7:40

TD Duncan Brune 4 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)8–34

Q3 13:49

TD Duncan Brune 66 Yd Run (David Dellenbach PAT failed)8–27

Q2 10:08

TD Devon Akers 7 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Josh Holst Pass to George Dimopoulos for Two-Point Conversion)8–21

Q2 12:13

TD Sieh Bangura 5 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0–21

Q1 5:03

TD Parker Navarro 9 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0–14

Q1 12:47

TD Sieh Bangura 2 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Northern Illinois HuskiesOhio Bobcats

Offense

293 Total Yards 538

161 Passing Yards 205

132 Rushing Yards 333

15 First Downs 27

Efficiency

6-13 3rd Down 9-13

0-2 4th Down 1-2

21/30 Completions 17/23

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

2-20 Penalties 13-75

24:10 Possession 35:50

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Josh Holst	21/29	161	5.6	2	21.5
Brady Davidson	0/1	0	0.0	0	0.0
Team	21/30	161	5.4	2	--

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
Team	26	132	5.1	1	17

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
Team	21	161	7.7	2	50

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Josh Holst	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Quinn Urwiler	12	5	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	8	4	0	0	0	0
Marc Pretto	8	3	0	0	0	0
Jalonnie Williams	7	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Finley	6	4	0	0	0	0
James Finley IV	6	3	0	0	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	6	2	0	0	0	0
Taylor Powell	4	4	0	0	0	0
Donte Harrison	4	2	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jean	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alvin Gulley Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dasean Dixon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Roy Williams	3	1	1	1	0	2
Muhammad Jammeh	3	1	0	0	0	1
Ty Myles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Hensley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amari Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	86	32	1	1	1	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
James Finley IV	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

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
Team	4	139	34.8	67

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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Passing

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

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
Team	52	333	6.4	6	66

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
Team	17	205	12.1	30

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Chase Hendricks	1	0
Duncan Brune	1	0
Jalen Thomeson	0	1
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Charlie Christopher	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Adonis Williams Jr.	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Molnar	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Thomeson	6	1	0	0	0	0	1
DJ Walker	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tank Pearson	4	4	0	0	2	0	0
Michael Mack II	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
Anas Luqman	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joseph Marsh	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jasen Kelly	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Herrmann	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Hollobaugh	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jay Crable	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Eamonn Dennis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah Dukes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Riegle	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rickey Hyatt Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pierre Kemeni Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Dellenbach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Guffey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Hale	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Derek Reagans	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	58	32	2	4	2	3	1

Punt Returns

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

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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