Northern Illinois Huskies @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2-0, 1-0 Away
16
2-0, 1-0 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NIU | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1-1, 0-1 Home
14
1-1, 0-1 Home
Game Leaders
198
E. HamptonQB
10/19, 1 TD
198
163
R. LeonardQB
20/32, 2 INT
163
99
A. BrownRB
20 CAR
99
79
J. LoveRB
11 CAR, 1 TD
79
126
A. BrownRB
2 REC, 1 TD
126
45
B. CollinsWR
5 REC
45
2
D. O'MalleyDT
2
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None
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9
C. FuhrmanLB
5 SOLO
9
8
X. WattsS
6 SOLO
8
Team Stats
388
Total Yards
286
0
Turnovers
2
16
1st Downs
17
3-35
Penalties
3-35
6/16
3rd Down
3/10
1/2
4th Down
0/0
34:38
Possession
25:22
Game Information
Notre Dame, IN
NBCPeacock
1st Quarter
Touchdown
8:28 - 1st
0
NIU
7
ND
Riley Leonard 11 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25
Touchdown
5:35 - 1st
7
NIU
7
ND
Antario Brown 83 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill Kick)
5 plays, 98 yards, 2:51
Field Goal
2:13 - 1st
10
NIU
7
ND
Kanon Woodill 42 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 30 yards, 1:27
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
13:39 - 2nd
13
NIU
7
ND
Kanon Woodill 21 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 51 yards, 2:08
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
8:34 - 3rd
13
NIU
14
ND
Jeremiyah Love 34 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
6 plays, 64 yards, 2:43
4th Quarter
Field Goal
0:31 - 4th
16
NIU
14
ND
Kanon Woodill 35 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 31 yards, 5:24
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
100%
--NIU
0%
--ND
According to ESPN Analytics
2026 Standings
FBS
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hawai'i | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| San José State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| FBS Independents | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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