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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 | +0.11 | SOS Played | -0.17 | #133 |
| #112 | -0.16 | SOS Remaining | -0.21 | #123 |
| Offense | ||||
| #125 | -0.19 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.10 | #96 |
| #126 | -0.06 | EPA / Play | +0.11 | #78 |
| #120 | 5.0 | Yards / Play | 6.2 | #48 |
| #120 | 36.3% | Success Rate | 40.3% | #91 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #89 | +0.05 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.16 | #20 |
| #117 | +0.26 | EPA / Play | -0.11 | #3 |
| #121 | 6.9 | Yards / Play | 5.0 | #17 |
| #134 | 51.3% | Success Rate | 38.8% | #36 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 NIU Offense | vs |  NDSU Defense | ||
| #110 | -0.01 | EPA / Pass | -0.11 | #10 |
| #134 | -0.14 | EPA / Rush | -0.11 | #8 |
| #117 | 36.6% | Available Yards % | 32.0% | #7 |
| #114 | Own 26 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 28 | #55 |
| #116 | -0.04 | Early Downs EPA | -0.15 | #4 |
| #120 | 31.3% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 35.7% | T-#37 |
| #102 | 7.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.2 | #56 |
| NIU Defense | vs | NDSU Offense | ||
| #91 | +0.21 | EPA / Pass | +0.22 | #43 |
| #129 | +0.29 | EPA / Rush | +0.03 | #99 |
| #125 | 57.7% | Available Yards % | 45.6% | #70 |
| #88 | Own 31 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 28 | #96 |
| #112 | +0.19 | Early Downs EPA | +0.08 | #61 |
| #138 | 58.3% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 41.1% | #68 |
| #136 | 5.4 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.8 | T-#55 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| #135 | 3.8 | Sacks Taken | 1.2 | T-#26 |
| T-#41 | 0.5 | INTs Thrown | 1.0 | T-#95 |
| T-#99 | 0.8 | Fumbles Lost | 0.2 | T-#15 |
| T-#73 | 1.3 | Turnovers | 1.2 | T-#61 |
| #7 | 4.3 | Penalties | 7.2 | T-#92 |
| #10 | 36.5 | Penalty Yards | 60.6 | #80 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| #109 | 1.3 | Sacks | 1.8 | T-#77 |
| T-#54 | 0.8 | INTs | 1.2 | T-#16 |
| T-#102 | 0.3 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.4 | T-#70 |
| T-#74 | 1.0 | Takeaways | 1.6 | T-#23 |
| T-#123 | 4.8 | Penalties Drawn | 6.6 | T-#65 |
| #113 | 46.8 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 67.6 | #33 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#127 | 1-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 3-3 | T-#53 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Rob Harley | Head Coach | Tim Polasek | ||
| T-#109 | 1 | Seasons at School | 1 | T-#109 |
| 0-0 | Career Record | 0-0 | ||
| Situation | ||||
| 8 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 524 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Taron Dickens | QB | Nathan Hayes | ||
| #93 | +0.21 | EPA / Att | +0.34 | #52 |
| #67 | 46.4% | Success Rate | 47.1% | #59 |
| #120 | 1.35 | Explosiveness | 1.65 | #27 |
| #125 | 9.7% | Sack Rate | 4.8% | #59 |
| #126 | -0.24 | Rush EPA | +0.51 | #19 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 88.7thWR | DeAree Rogers+18.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Jackson Williams+26.7 | 94.6thWR |
| 77.0thRB | Playmaker · PPA | Reis Kessel+14.1 | 94.6thTE | |
| T-#9DB | Yassine Falke+15.1 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Donovan Woolen+10.5 | #22LB |
| 88.6thDB | Kyon Conyers+5.8 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Marion Moore+9.4 | 96.2thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 0 | T-#37 |
| T-#129 | 0 | 4★ Players | 0 | T-#129 |
| T-#49 | 61 | 3★ Players | 43 | T-#110 |
| Transfers | ||||
4 in · 11 out | OFF Transfers | 3 in · 2 out | ||
3 in · 11 out | DEF Transfers | 3 in · 4 out | ||
| 56% | OFF Returning | 34% | ||
| 9% | DEF Returning | 63% | ||