Wk 9 · 2026
Northern Illinois Huskies at UNLV Rebels — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
· CBSSN
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What is at stake
A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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
UNLV form
L 21-38at BOISW 42-17at NEVW 38-10vs HAWW 29-26vs USUW 42-10at CSU
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.
UNLV 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 · 6
| Opponent | N Illinois | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Mountain West | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Wyoming Mountain West | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Hawai'i Mountain West | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| San José St Mountain West | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Nevada Mountain West | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| N Dakota St Mountain West | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
N Illinois leads the series 2–0 · N Illinois has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.0 points toward N Illinois
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015-09-05 | UNLV 30 — 38 N Illinois | at NIU | N Illinois |
| 2014 | 2014-09-13 | N Illinois 48 — 34 UNLV | at UNLV | N Illinois |
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 |
UNLV leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 256/387, 3275 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT |
| Alex Orji QB #1 | 3/3, 37 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 137 CAR, 985 YDS, 12 TD |
| Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 118 CAR, 621 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Keyvone Lee RB #2 | 96 CAR, 433 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaden Bradley WR #6 | 54 REC, 869 YDS, 4 TD |
| Troy Omeire WR #5 | 30 REC, 505 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Daejon Reynolds WR #3 | 32 REC, 470 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Taeshaun Lyons WR #8 | 13 REC, 222 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Marsel McDuffie LB #8 | 103 |
| Jake Pope S #7 | 78 | |
| Jaheem Joseph S #3 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Tunmise Adeleye DL #30 | 6 |
| Jaheem Joseph S #3 | 3.5 | |
| Aamaris Brown DB #9 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Aamaris Brown DB #9 | 4 |
| Laterrance Welch DB #0 | 4 | |
| Marsel McDuffie LB #8 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.