CFB Schedule college football
Wk 9 · 2026

Northern Illinois Huskies at UNLV Rebels — Sat, Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31 · Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas · CBSSN
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Mountain West · no games yet

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

-9.2#119
Efficiency margin
+3.2#48
18.5
Offense (pts/100)
32.6
27.7
Defense (pts/100)
29.4
62.5
Pace (plays/g)
67.0
4.67
Yards / play
6.85
5.49
Yards / play allowed
6.32
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

17.1
Points / game
35.9
24.3
Points allowed
28.8
286
Yards / game
459
357
Yards allowed
424
174
Pass yds allowed
249
183
Rush yds allowed
175
0.92
Turnovers / game
1.15
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

OpponentN IllinoisUNLV
Air Force
Mountain West
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Wyoming
Mountain West
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Hawai'i
Mountain West
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 1 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Nevada
Mountain West
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
N Dakota St
Mountain West
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

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 DateResultSiteWon
20152015-09-05UNLV 3038 N Illinoisat NIUN Illinois
20142014-09-13N Illinois 4834 UNLVat UNLVN Illinois

N Illinois leaders 2025 season

PassingJosh Holst QB #1578/130, 689 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
Brady Davidson QB #240/87, 384 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingChavon Wright RB #10196 CAR, 875 YDS, 5 TD
Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45124 CAR, 712 YDS, 4 TD
Jalen Macon QB #1445 CAR, 216 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingDeAree Rogers WR #146 REC, 506 YDS, 3 TD
Gary Givens III WR #712 REC, 145 YDS, 1 TD
Rickey Taylor Jr. WR #39 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD
Telly Johnson Jr. RB #4516 REC, 97 YDS
Defense
TacklesQuinn Urwiler LB #32141
Filip Maciorowski LB #1287
Jasper Beeler S #1877
SacksFilip Maciorowski LB #122.5
Roy Williams EDGE #972
Jay'shon Thomas DE #182
InterceptionsJasper Beeler S #183
Muhammad Jammeh S #42
James Finley DB #292

UNLV leaders 2025 season

PassingAnthony Colandrea QB #10256/387, 3275 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT
Alex Orji QB #13/3, 37 YDS
RushingJai'Den Thomas RB #9137 CAR, 985 YDS, 12 TD
Anthony Colandrea QB #10118 CAR, 621 YDS, 9 TD
Keyvone Lee RB #296 CAR, 433 YDS, 6 TD
ReceivingJaden Bradley WR #654 REC, 869 YDS, 4 TD
Troy Omeire WR #530 REC, 505 YDS, 5 TD
Daejon Reynolds WR #332 REC, 470 YDS, 5 TD
Taeshaun Lyons WR #813 REC, 222 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesMarsel McDuffie LB #8103
Jake Pope S #778
Jaheem Joseph S #366
SacksTunmise Adeleye DL #306
Jaheem Joseph S #33.5
Aamaris Brown DB #93.5
InterceptionsAamaris Brown DB #94
Laterrance Welch DB #04
Marsel McDuffie LB #82
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.