Wk 3 · 2026
Northern Illinois Huskies at Arizona Wildcats — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson
· TNT
Mountain West · no games yet
at
10:30pET
no line posted yet
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
N Illinois form
L 31-35vs KENTL 19-35vs WMUW 45-3at MASSL 3-42at TOLW 21-7vs BALL
2025 season
Arizona form
W 23-7at ASUW 41-17vs BAYW 30-24at CINW 24-20vs KUW 52-17at COLO
2025 season
N Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Arizona this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
N Illinois leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Josh Holst QB #15 | 78/130, 689 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Brady Davidson QB #2 | 40/87, 384 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Chavon Wright RB #10 | 196 CAR, 875 YDS, 5 TD |
| Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45 | 124 CAR, 712 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jalen Macon QB #14 | 45 CAR, 216 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | DeAree Rogers WR #1 | 46 REC, 506 YDS, 3 TD |
| Gary Givens III WR #7 | 12 REC, 145 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. WR #3 | 9 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45 | 16 REC, 97 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Quinn Urwiler LB #32 | 141 |
| Filip Maciorowski LB #12 | 87 | |
| Jasper Beeler S #18 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Filip Maciorowski LB #12 | 2.5 |
| Roy Williams EDGE #97 | 2 | |
| Jay'shon Thomas DE #18 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jasper Beeler S #18 | 3 |
| Muhammad Jammeh S #4 | 2 | |
| James Finley DB #29 | 2 |
Arizona leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Noah Fifita QB #1 | 247/385, 2963 YDS, 26 TD, 5 INT |
| Braedyn Locke QB #8 | 5/15, 68 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Ismail Mahdi RB #21 | 123 CAR, 791 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kedrick Reescano RB #3 | 83 CAR, 394 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Quincy Craig RB #24 | 55 CAR, 335 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kris Hutson WR #4 | 57 REC, 740 YDS, 4 TD |
| Javin Whatley WR #6 | 38 REC, 443 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Tre Spivey WR #12 | 21 REC, 359 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Chris Hunter WR #11 | 25 REC, 351 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Dalton Johnson S #43 | 97 |
| Taye Brown LB #6 | 84 | |
| Genesis Smith S #12 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Chase Kennedy LB #7 | 4 |
| Riley Wilson LB #16 | 3 | |
| Deshawn McKnight DL #0 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Dalton Johnson S #43 | 4 |
| Treydan Stukes S #2 | 4 | |
| Jay'Vion Cole CB #8 | 4 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.