Northern Illinois Huskies vs UNLV Rebels

College Football

N Illinois

0-8

24-31

Final

UNLV

5-3

Allegiant Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Missed FG
Punt
Punt
Punt
Interception

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	14	3	7	0	24
UNLV	10	14	7	0	31

Who won: UNLV 31-24

The UNLV Rebels beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 31-24 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Allegiant Stadium. The UNLV outscored the N Illinois 14-3 in the 2nd quarter. Jackson Arnold led the UNLV in passing yards (20/30, 269 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT). Taron Dickens led the N Illinois in passing yards (19/37, 253 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NIUUNLV

241st Downs22

9-173rd down efficiency5-11

1-14th down efficiency1-1

493Total Yards473

253Passing269

19/37Comp/Att20/30

6.8Yards per pass9.0

240Rushing204

38Rushing Attempts32

6.3Yards per rush6.4

5-50Penalties6-75

1Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost0

1Interceptions thrown2

35:09Possession24:51

Player of the game

Jackson Arnold

UNLV · 20/30, 269 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

8.1

Win probability

100%UNLV final

NIUUNLV

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Play by play

Q4 0:00UNL
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:32UNL
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by UNLV at NIU16 for loss of 2 yards
2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at NIU 14
Q4 1:04UNL
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by UNLV at NIU14 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 13
Q4 1:30
8 yd run
Shotgun #9 J.Thomas rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NIU13 (#0 M.Canion; #6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
J. Thomas · 16 CAR, 114 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at NIU 21
Q4 1:39
6 yd run
Shotgun #9 J.Thomas rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NIU21 (#90 K.Sneed)
J. Thomas · 16 CAR, 114 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 27
Q4 1:43NIU
Timeout
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:43
Q4 1:43
27 yd run
Shotgun #11 J.Arnold rush left for 27 yards gain to the NIU27 (#44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
J. Arnold · 13 CAR, 86 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNLV 46
Q4 1:54NIU
Timeout
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:54
Q4 1:54
9 yd completion to M. Byrnes
Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short right to #85 M.Byrnes caught at UNLV37, for 9 yards to the UNLV46 (#25 B.Kerperin; #44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
J. Arnold · 20/30, 269 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at UNLV 37
Q4 2:00UNL
Rush
Shotgun #9 J.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNLV37 (#6 J.Nelson; #20 M.Washington, Jr.)
1st & 10 at UNLV 36
Q4 2:06UNL
Timeout
Timeout UNLV, clock 02:06
Q4 2:06
54 yd field goal missed
#33 J.Schlenhardt field goal attempt from 54 yards NO GOOD (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans), clock 02:06
J. Schlenhardt · 1/3 FG · 4th & 19 · 4th & 19 at UNLV 36
Q4 2:30NIU
FLAG
Penalty
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 9 yards gain to the UNLV17 (#23 C.Santee) PENALTY NIU Holding (#70 C.Trask) 10 yards from UNLV26 to UNLV36. NO PLAY
4th & 9 at UNLV 26
Q4 3:03
1 yd run
Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNLV26 (#20 L.Cleveland; #91 E.Rudolph)
E. Porter · 21 CAR, 113 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at UNLV 27
Q4 3:10
Incomplete to K. Lewis
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #4 K.Lewis thrown to UNLV19 broken up by #8 K.Ka'aihue
T. Dickens · 19/37, 253 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UNLV 27
Q4 3:15NIU
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #9 G.Dimopoulos thrown to UNLV20
1st & 10 at UNLV 27
Q4 3:47
5 yd run
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNLV27 (#2 D.Harris; #23 C.Santee), 1ST DOWN
T. Dickens · 8 CAR, 50 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at UNLV 32
Q4 4:29
3 yd run
Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNLV32 (#44 K.Togafau; #54 P.Purcell)
E. Porter · 21 CAR, 113 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at UNLV 35
Q4 5:04NIU
Rush
Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush left for 4 yards gain to the UNLV35 (#91 E.Rudolph)
1st & 10 at UNLV 39
Q4 5:41
11 yd completion to D. Rogers
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU48, for 11 yards to the UNLV39 (#1 M.Bin-Wahad), 1ST DOWN
T. Dickens · 19/37, 253 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at 50
Q4 5:53
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #6 A.Ibekwe thrown to NIU39 PENALTY UNLV Personal Foul (#2 D.Harris) 15 yards from NIU35 to NIU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
T. Dickens · 19/37, 253 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at NIU 35
Q4 6:22
4 yd run
Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU35 (#1 M.Bin-Wahad)
E. Porter · 21 CAR, 113 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NIU 31
Q4 6:30
Punt, 10 yds
#26 M.Choules punt 60 yards to the NIU21 #1 D.Rogers return 10 yards to the NIU31 (#13 J.Allen; #21 J.Tuchek)
M. Choules · 4th & 18 · 4th & 18 at UNLV 19
Q4 6:43
Incomplete to T. Stellato
Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass incomplete deep middle to #10 T.Stellato thrown to UNLV40
J. Arnold · 20/30, 269 YDS · 3rd & 18 · 3rd & 18 at UNLV 19
Q4 7:21
6 yd completion to K. McGee
Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short middle to #6 K.McGee caught at UNLV14, for 6 yards to the UNLV19 (#3 L.Lindo; #6 J.Nelson)
J. Arnold · 20/30, 269 YDS · 2nd & 24 · 2nd & 24 at UNLV 13