Northern Illinois Huskies

3-7

YES!

Northern Illinois Huskies beat the Massachusetts Minutemen

3-7 45 – 3

0-10

Final · Wed, Nov 12

Game Details

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Amherst) · 6,155 fans · ESPNU

Highlights

Macon scores 4 TDs in first start as NIU downs UMass 45-3

Jalen Macon accounted for four touchdowns in his first Northern Illinois start since transferring in, and the Huskies rolled past Massachusetts 45-3 on Wednesday.

Recap via ESPN

0:35 Chavon Wright crosses goal line for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:25 Elijah Porter takes off to the house for a 67-yard TD

0:29 Jalen Macon scores 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:26 Jalen Macon rushes in for 36-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium · Amherst

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	10	21	14	0	45
MASS	0	0	0	3	3

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Game Leaders

Northern Illinois Huskies

Jalen Macon · 3/4, 73 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Jalen Macon · 12 CAR, 98 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Elijah Porter · 1 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Lance Ingold · 1Sacks
Jacob Finley · 14Tackles

Massachusetts Minutemen

Brandon Rose · 11/20, 101 YDSPassing Yards
AJ Hairston Jr · 3 CAR, 23 YDSRushing Yards
Jacquon Gibson · 6 REC, 64 YDSReceiving Yards
Zeraun Daniel · 14Tackles

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

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2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

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Scoring

Q4 6:13

FG Derek Morris 44 Yd Field Goal 45–3

Q3 8:16

TD Gary Givens 31 Yd pass from Brady Davidson (Andrew Glass Kick)45–0

Q3 12:05

TD Jalen Macon 36 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)38–0

Q2 1:20

TD Jalen Macon 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)31–0

Q2 2:29

TD Chavon Wright 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)24–0

Q2 11:42

TD Elijah Porter 67 Yd pass from Jalen Macon (Andrew Glass Kick)17–0

Q1 4:53

TD Jalen Macon 13 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)10–0

Q1 10:41

FG Andrew Glass 37 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Northern Illinois HuskiesMassachusetts Minutemen

Offense

433 Total Yards 262

115 Passing Yards 197

318 Rushing Yards 65

22 First Downs 17

Efficiency

5-11 3rd Down 6-15

3-3 4th Down 1-3

6/8 Completions 25/42

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

3-35 Penalties 3-35

33:41 Possession 26:19

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Jalen Macon	3/4	73	18.3	1	98.3
Brady Davidson	3/4	42	10.5	1	84.2
Team	6/8	115	14.4	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Macon	12	98	8.2	3	36
Chavon Wright	12	86	7.2	1	27
Lazaro Rogers	12	60	5.0	0	15
Telly Johnson Jr.	7	33	4.7	0	23
Elijah Porter	5	27	5.4	0	16
DeAree Rogers	2	14	7.0	0	8
Justin Lynch	2	1	0.5	0	1
Romelo Ware	2	1	0.5	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	55	318	5.8	4	36

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Porter	1	67	67.0	1	67
Gary Givens III	1	31	31.0	1	31
Rickey Taylor Jr.	3	12	4.0	0	6
DeAree Rogers	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	6	115	19.2	2	67

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dasean Dixon	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Jacob Finley	14	6	0	0.5	0
Filip Maciorowski	11	3	0	1.5	0
Quinn Urwiler	8	3	0	1	0
Muhammad Jammeh	4	0	0	0	0
Amari Washington	3	3	0	0	0
Jashawn Nelson	3	3	0	0	0
Lance Ingold	3	2	1	1	1
James Little IV	2	1	0	0	0
Amari Williams	2	1	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	2	1	0	0	0
Donte Harrison	2	1	0	0	0
Mark Hensley	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Armstrong	1	1	0	0	0
Marc Pretto	1	1	0	0	0
Broderick Windham	1	1	0	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	1	0	0	0	2
Taylor Powell	1	0	0	0	0
Fawzy Omotoso	1	0	0	0	0
Romelo Walker	1	0	0	0	0
Team	63	27	1	4	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Landon Tate	1	15	15.0	15
Romelo Ware	1	6	6.0	6
Team	2	21	10.5	15

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jashawn Nelson	1	21	21.0	21	0
Team	1	21	21.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Glass	1/1	100.0	37	6/6	9
Team	1/1	100.0	37	6/6	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	2	112	56.0	0	1	61
Team	2	112	56.0	0	1	61

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Brandon Rose	11/20	101	5.1	24.5
AJ Hairston Jr	13/21	91	4.3	27.4
Jacquon Gibson	1/1	5	5.0	78.7
Team	25/42	197	4.7	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
AJ Hairston Jr	3	23	7.7	23
Elijah Faulkner	5	12	2.4	6
Brandon Rose	8	12	1.5	8
Donnie Gray	1	8	8.0	8
Rocko Griffin	3	5	1.7	3
Brandon Hood	4	5	1.3	5
Jacquon Gibson	1	0	0.0	0
Team	25	65	2.6	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jacquon Gibson	6	64	10.7	19
Donnie Gray	7	41	5.9	13
Brandon Hood	2	26	13.0	21
Kenyon Massey	3	18	6.0	7
Juwaun Price	2	15	7.5	10
Dallas Elliott	1	10	10.0	10
Max Dowling	1	8	8.0	8
Jake McConnachie	1	6	6.0	6
AJ Hairston Jr	1	5	5.0	5
Jax Markovich	1	4	4.0	4
Team	25	197	7.9	21

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brandon Rose	2	1	0
Team	2	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Zeraun Daniel	14	6	1
Donovan Dyson	9	4	1.5
Tyler Martin	9	1	0.5
Shambre Jackson	7	1	0
Kendall Bournes	6	2	0
Derrieon Craig	6	1	0
Marques White	5	0	0.5
Jeremiah McGill	3	2	0
Shymell Davis	3	2	0
Tim Passmore Jr.	3	0	0
Rashad Henry	3	0	0
Erik Hehl	3	0	0
David Onuoha	2	1	0.5
Brennen Bailey	2	1	0
David Timson	2	1	0
Zukudo Igwenagu	2	0	0
Malcolm Greene	1	1	0
Tim Grant-Randall	1	1	0
Jaden Wiggins	1	0	0
Keith Sarkodieh	1	0	0
Dinos Drossos	1	0	0
Team	84	24	4

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Derek Morris	1/2	50.0	44	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	44	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Keegan Andrews	3	145	48.3	0	2	56
Team	4	145	36.3	0	2	56

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