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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 | +0.11 | SOS Played | -0.09 | #106 |
| #112 | -0.16 | SOS Remaining | -0.16 | #110 |
| Offense | ||||
| #125 | -0.19 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.10 | #98 |
| #126 | -0.06 | EPA / Play | +0.09 | #87 |
| #120 | 5.0 | Yards / Play | 5.9 | #69 |
| #120 | 36.3% | Success Rate | 37.2% | #117 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #89 | +0.05 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.08 | #42 |
| #117 | +0.26 | EPA / Play | +0.02 | #30 |
| #121 | 6.9 | Yards / Play | 5.8 | #67 |
| #134 | 51.3% | Success Rate | 38.0% | #31 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 NIU Offense | vs |  UNLV Defense | ||
| #110 | -0.01 | EPA / Pass | -0.01 | #26 |
| #134 | -0.14 | EPA / Rush | +0.06 | #56 |
| #117 | 36.6% | Available Yards % | 40.9% | #37 |
| #114 | Own 26 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 26 | #30 |
| #116 | -0.04 | Early Downs EPA | +0.02 | #45 |
| #120 | 31.3% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 35.7% | T-#37 |
| #102 | 7.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.6 | #35 |
| NIU Defense | vs | UNLV Offense | ||
| #91 | +0.21 | EPA / Pass | +0.06 | #88 |
| #129 | +0.29 | EPA / Rush | +0.11 | #66 |
| #125 | 57.7% | Available Yards % | 43.0% | #85 |
| #88 | Own 31 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 30 | #56 |
| #112 | +0.19 | Early Downs EPA | +0.03 | #88 |
| #138 | 58.3% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 39.4% | T-#82 |
| #136 | 5.4 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.1 | T-#74 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| #135 | 3.8 | Sacks Taken | 2.7 | T-#110 |
| T-#41 | 0.5 | INTs Thrown | 0.5 | T-#41 |
| T-#99 | 0.8 | Fumbles Lost | 0.7 | T-#94 |
| T-#73 | 1.3 | Turnovers | 1.2 | T-#58 |
| #7 | 4.3 | Penalties | 7.2 | T-#88 |
| #10 | 36.5 | Penalty Yards | 71.5 | #118 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| #109 | 1.3 | Sacks | 2.7 | #26 |
| T-#54 | 0.8 | INTs | 1.3 | #10 |
| T-#102 | 0.3 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.2 | T-#128 |
| T-#74 | 1.0 | Takeaways | 1.5 | T-#33 |
| T-#123 | 4.8 | Penalties Drawn | 8.3 | #17 |
| #113 | 46.8 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 76.3 | #15 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#127 | 1-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 4-2 | T-#22 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Rob Harley | Head Coach | Dan Mullen | ||
| T-#109 | 1 | Seasons at School | 2 | T-#78 |
| 0-0 | Career Record | 113-65 | #36 | |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 14 days | ||
| 1,467 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Taron Dickens | QB | Jackson Arnold | ||
| #93 | +0.21 | EPA / Att | +0.25 | #82 |
| #67 | 46.4% | Success Rate | 42.7% | #92 |
| #120 | 1.35 | Explosiveness | 1.60 | #46 |
| #125 | 9.7% | Sack Rate | 9.0% | #119 |
| #126 | -0.24 | Rush EPA | +0.33 | #43 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 88.7thWR | DeAree Rogers+18.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Kayden McGee+16.1 | 85.2thWR |
| 77.0thRB | Playmaker · PPA | Taeshaun Lyons+7.5 | 66.4thWR | |
| T-#9DB | Yassine Falke+15.1 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Mumu Bin-Wahad+16.2 | #7DB |
| 88.6thDB | Kyon Conyers+5.8 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Andre Porter+12.5 | #7DL |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 2 | T-#18 |
| T-#129 | 0 | 4★ Players | 8 | T-#65 |
| T-#49 | 61 | 3★ Players | 63 | T-#40 |
| Transfers | ||||
4 in · 11 out | OFF Transfers | 9 in · 4 out | ||
3 in · 11 out | DEF Transfers | 7 in · 7 out | ||
| 56% | OFF Returning | 15% | ||
| 9% | DEF Returning | 35% | ||