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The ”’2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team”’ represent [[Northern Illinois University]] in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) during the [[2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Huskies are led by [[Thomas Hammock]] in his seventh year as the head coach. The Huskies play home games at [[Huskie Stadium]], located in [[DeKalb, Illinois]].

The ”’2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team”’ [[Northern Illinois University]] in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) during the [[2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Huskies are led by [[Thomas Hammock]] in his seventh year as the head coach. The Huskies home games at [[Huskie Stadium]], located in [[DeKalb, Illinois]].

This is the Huskies’ last season competing in the MAC as the program will join the [[Mountain West Conference]] as football-only members beginning with the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[ESPN]] |last=Bonagura |first=Kyle |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/43324617/northern-illinois-join-mountain-west-football-only-26 |title=Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in ’26 |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>

This the Huskies’ last season competing in the MAC as the program will join the [[Mountain West Conference]] as football-only members beginning with the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[ESPN]] |last=Bonagura |first=Kyle |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/43324617/northern-illinois-join-mountain-west-football-only-26 |title=Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in ’26 |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>

==Offseason==

==Offseason==

Revision as of 12:57, 29 November 2025

American college football season

The 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by Thomas Hammock in his seventh year as the head coach. The Huskies played home games at Huskie Stadium, located in DeKalb, Illinois.

This was the Huskies’ last season competing in the MAC as the program will join the Mountain West Conference as football-only members beginning with the 2026 season.[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

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Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.[4]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches’ poll.[5]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 135 (7)
2 Miami 131 (3)
3 Ohio 123 (3)
4 Buffalo 115
5 Northern Illinois 94
6 Bowling Green 81
7 Western Michigan 71
8 Eastern Michigan 68
9 Central Michigan 65
10 Ball State 41
T11 Akron 39
T11 Massachusetts 39
13 Kent State 12
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Toledo 6
2 Miami 4
3 Ohio 3

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 2:30 p.m. Holy Cross* ESPN+ W 19–17 10,569
6:30 p.m. at Maryland* BTN L 9–20 35,331
September 20 3:15 p.m. at Mississippi State* SECN L 10–38 45,803
September 27 2:30 p.m. San Diego State* ESPN+ L 3–6 13,512
October 4 2:30 p.m. Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 14–25 13,827
October 11 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan ESPN+ L 10–16 15,676
October 18 2:30 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ L 21–48 22,293
October 25 2:30 p.m. Ball State ESPN+ W 21–7 10,124
6:00 p.m. at Toledo ESPN2 L 3–42 22,128
6:00 p.m. at UMass ESPNU W 45–3 6,155
6:00 p.m. Western Michigan ESPN2 L 19–35 4,734
11:00 a.m. Kent State CBSSN L 31–35 3,090

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Game summaries

Holy Cross (FCS)

Holy Cross Crusaders (FCS) (0–0) at Northern Illinois Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,569
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh
Game information
First quarter
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
  • HC – Luis Palenzuela 33-yard field goal, 3:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:49.
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal, 0:10. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:07.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • HC – Blake Youngblood 16-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 10:34. Crusaders 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
  • NIU – Dev’ion Reynolds 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Glass kick failed), 10:21. Huskies 12–10.
  • NIU – Chavon Wright 2-yard run (Andrew Glass kick), 4:15. Huskies 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.
  • HC – Alijah Cason 97-yard kickoff return (Luis Palenzuela kick), 4:03. Huskies 19–17.
Statistics HC NIU
First downs 11 17
Total yards 218 289
Rushing yards 63 180
Passing yards 155 109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–29–1 14–24–1
Time of possession 26:34 33:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 17/29, 155 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cal Swanson 12 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Max Mosey 6 receptions, 71 yards
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 12/18, 101 yards, INT
Rushing Chavon Wright 11 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Dearee Rogers 7 receptions, 73 yards

at Maryland

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Maryland Terrapins (1–0) – Game summary

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

  • Date:
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 35,331
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color analyst) and Kylen Mills (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • MD – Sean O’Haire 36-yard field goal, 4:30. Terrapins 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:57.
Second quarter

MD – Dorian Fleming 12-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O’Haire kick), 8:46. Terrapins 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:51.

  • NIU – Andrew Glass 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Terrapins 10–3. Drive: 19 plays, 75 yards, 8:37.
Third quarter
  • MD – Sean O’Haire 29-yard field goal, 7:52. Terrapins 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:09.
  • NIU – Telly Johnson Jr. 74-yard run (pass failed), 6:22. Terrapins 13–9. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:25.
Fourth quarter
  • MD – Shaleak Knotts 42-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O’Haire kick), 9:20. Terrapins 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:00.
Statistics NIU MD
First downs 13 20
Plays–yards 70–271 64–340
Rushes–yards 48–180 28–86
Passing yards 91 254
Passing: comp–att–int 14–22–0 19–36–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:35 26:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 14/22, 91 yards
Rushing Chavon Wright 27 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Gary Givens 2 receptions, 26 yards
Maryland Passing Malik Washington 19/35, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nolan Ray 11 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Dorian Fleming 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

at Mississippi State

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–1) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–0) – Game summary

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 3:15 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,803
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • MSST – Brenen Thompson 10-yard run (Kyle Ferrie kick), 9:41. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:19.
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 30-yard field goal, 3:48. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53.
Second quarter
  • NIU – DeAree Rogers 24-yard pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass kick), 14:53. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:28.
  • MSST – Seydou Traore 1-yard pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick), 11:31. Bulldogs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:20.
Third quarter
  • MSST – Davon Booth 1-yard run (Kyle Ferrie kick), 12:55. Bulldogs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05.
  • MSST – Kyle Ferrie 48-yard field goal, 0:54. Bulldogs 24–10. Drive: 15 plays, 50 yards, 7:47.
Fourth quarter
  • MSST – Davon Booth 6-yard run (Kyle Ferrie kick), 11:18. Bulldogs 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:10.
  • MSST – Xavier Gayten 1-yard run (Kyle Ferrie kick), 4:31. Bulldogs 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 5:02.
Statistics NIU MSST
First downs 14 23
Total yards 267 452
Rushing yards 125 292
Passing yards 142 160
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–1 12–20–0
Time of possession 28:05 31:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 14/23, 135 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chavon Wright 13 carries, 47 yards
Receiving DeAree Rogers 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Mississippi State Passing Blake Shapen 12/20, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Fluff Bothwell 17 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Anthony Evans III 4 receptions, 80 yards

San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs (2–1) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (1–2) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C), wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,512
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • NIU (7:10) – Andrew Glass 31-yard field goal; Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 7:50 (Huskies 3–0)
Second quarter
  • SDSU (14:55) – Gabriel Plascencia 30-yard field goal; Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:15 (Tied 3–3)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • SDSU (0:00) – Gabriel Plascencia 25-yard field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:44 (Aztecs 6–3)
Statistics SDSU NIU
First downs 19 10
Plays–yards 66–266 57–179
Rushes–yards 44–151 41–122
Passing yards 115 57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–22–2 7–16–1
Time of possession 31:18 28:42
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 13/20, 110 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Lucky Sutton 17 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Jordan Napier 6 receptions, 52 yards
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 6/14, 49 yards
Rushing Telly Johnson Jr. 16 carries, 53 yards
Receiving DeAree Rogers 5 receptions, 51 yards

Miami (OH)

Miami RedHawks (1–3) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (1–3) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,827
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:18) NIU – Lazaro Rogers 76-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:10; Northern Illinois 7–0)
  • (3:23) NIU – Jake Appleget 17-yard pass from Brady Davidson, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:22; Northern Illinois 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:57) M–OH – D’Shawntae Jones 1-yard run, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Northern Illinois 14–7)
  • (4:51) M–OH – Dom Dzioban 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:31; Northern Illinois 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (13:30) M–OH – Dom Dzioban 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:25; Northern Illinois 14–13)
  • (11:30) M–OH – 0-yard safety (Miami (OH) 15–14)
  • (8:11) M–OH – Deion Colzie 8-yard pass from Dequan Finn, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 3:19; Miami (OH) 22–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:31) M–OH – Dom Dzioban 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:33; Miami (OH) 25–14)
Statistics M-OH NIU
First downs 22 11
Total yards 367 220
Rushing yards 197 114
Passing yards 170 106
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–26–0 13–28–1
Time of possession 39:06 20:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Dequan Finn 14/26, 170 yards, TD
Rushing Dequan Finn 21 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Kam Perry 3 receptions, 76 yards
Northern Illinois Passing Brady Davidson 13/28, 106 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Lazaro Rogers 9 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Dearee Rogers 4 receptions, 40 yards

at Eastern Michigan

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–4) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1–5) – Game summary

at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Statistics NIU EMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Ohio

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–5) vs. Ohio Bobcats (3–3) – Game summary

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Je’Rod Cherry (analyst)
Statistics NIU OHIO
First downs 15 27
Total yards 56–293 75–538
Rushing yards 26–132 52–333
Passing yards 161 205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–30–0 17–23–1
Time of possession 24:10 35:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 21/29, 161 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Telly Johnson Jr. 11 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving DeAree Rogers 7 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing Parker Navarro 17/23, 205 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Sieh Bangura 22 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chase Hendricks 10 receptions, 108 yards

Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Ball State Cardinals (3–4) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (1–6) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,124
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)
Statistics BALL NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Toledo

Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6) vs. Toledo Rockets (4-4) – Game summary

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

  • Date:
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,128
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:45) TOL – Trayvon Rudolph 96-yard kickoff return, Dylan Cunanan kick (Toledo 7–0)
  • (9:25) NIU – Andrew Glass 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:21; Toledo 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (11:01) TOL – Tucker Gleason 2-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:44; Toledo 14–3)
  • (5:08) TOL – Chip Trayanum 5-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:23; Toledo 21–3)
  • (0:51) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 19-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 1:03; Toledo 28–3)
Third Quarter
  • (4:53) TOL – Kenji Christian 10-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:38; Toledo 35–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:43) TOL – Kenji Christian 16-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:28; Toledo 42–3)
Statistics NIU TOL
First downs 13 23
Total yards 203 443
Rushing yards 62 134
Passing yards 141 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–29–0 25–33–0
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 5/13, 87 yards
Rushing Chavon Wright 11 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Rickey Taylor Jr. 3 receptions, 69 yards
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 25/31, 309 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chip Trayanum 11 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD

at UMass

Northern Illinois Huskies (2–7) vs. UMass Minutemen (0–9) – Game summary

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

  • Date:
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,155
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Cooper Boardman (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:41) NIU – Andrew Glass 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:36; Northern Illinois 3–0)
  • (4:53) NIU – Jalen Macon 13-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:06; Northern Illinois 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:42) NIU – Elijah Porter 67-yard pass from Jalen Macon, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:14; Northern Illinois 17–0)
  • (2:29) NIU – Chavon Wright 1-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:53; Northern Illinois 24–0)
  • (1:20) NIU – Jalen Macon 1-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:40; Northern Illinois 31–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:05) NIU – Jalen Macon 36-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:51; Northern Illinois 38–0)
  • (8:16) NIU – Gary Givens III 31-yard pass from Brady Davidson, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:23; Northern Illinois 45–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:13) MASS – Derek Morris 44-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40; Northern Illinois 45–3)
Statistics NIU MASS
First downs 22 17
Total yards 433 262
Rushing yards 318 65
Passing yards 115 197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–8–0 25–42–0
Time of possession 33:41 26:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Jalen Macon 3/4, 73 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Macon 12 carries, 98 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Elijah Porter 1 reception, 67 yards, TD
UMass Passing Brandon Rose 11/20, 101 yards
Rushing AJ Hairston 3 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Jacquon Gibson 6 receptions, 64 yards

Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos (6–4) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (3–7) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date:
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Statistics WMU NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

Statistics KENT NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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