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College football · Week 6 · 2026 · Final

Air Force at Northern Illinois: Final Score & Box Score

Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT · Huskie Stadium

Air Force logoAir ForceMountain West28
Final
Northern Illinois logoNorthern IllinoisMountain West7

Final score

Air Force 28, Northern Illinois 7

Team1234T
Air Force7714028
Northern Illinois07007

Model projection & pick

Research pick Locked Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT

Pick
Northern Illinois +7 (spread)
Model edge
4.2 pts · lean, below the model's play threshold
Projected score
Air Force 26.6, Northern Illinois 20.7
Win probability
Air Force 63.9% · Northern Illinois 36.1%
Line at lock
Air Force -7 · O/U 46.5 (DraftKings)
Pick result
L Loss

This is the last model snapshot saved before kickoff, shown exactly as stored. Research picks come from a model whose inputs are not fully certified. See the full model record.

Team stats

StatAir ForceNorthern Illinois
Total yards433253
Passing yards-6140
Completions-attempts0-113-20
Yards per pass0.07.0
Rushing yards439113
Rushing attempts6723
Yards per rush6.64.9
First downs2613
Third downs10-133-9
Fourth downs1-21-3
Turnovers01
Interceptions thrown01
Fumbles lost00
Sacks11
Penalties-yards3-244-35
Possession time39:0920:51

Top performers

LeaderAir ForceNorthern Illinois
PassingKemper Hodges
0/1 comp/att, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Taron Dickens
13/20 comp/att, 140 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
RushingEvan Medders
16 car, 114 yds, 2 TD
Telly Johnson Jr.
8 car, 47 yds, 1 TD
Receiving–DeAree Rogers
7 rec, 81 yds, 0 TD

Scoring drives

QtrStartOffenseResultPlaysYardsTime
Q112:44Air ForceTouchdown15838:02
Q211:33Northern IllinoisTouchdown7713:47
Q27:58Air ForceTouchdown13757:17
Q314:59Air ForceTouchdown8754:31
Q38:33Air ForceTouchdown3551:16

Offense is the team with the ball when the drive began; on return touchdowns and safeties the other team scored.

Play-by-play (146 plays)

1st quarter

ClockOffenseDownPlay
15:00AF(15:00) #90 C.Cremascoli kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
14:54NIU1st & 10(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU30 (#45 J.Reese)
14:28NIU2nd & 5(14:28) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU37, for 7 yards to the NIU37, End Of Play PENALTY NIU Illegal Shift 5 yards from NIU30 to NIU25. NO PLAY
14:08NIU2nd & 10(14:14) Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush left for 1 yard loss to the NIU24 (#45 J.Reese)
13:31NIU3rd & 11(13:40) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU28, for 7 yards to the NIU31 (#6 B.Fletcher)
12:50NIU4th & 4(12:57) #36 J.Ference punt 52 yards to the AF17 fair catch by #3 M.Long at AF17
12:44AF1st & 10(12:49) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AF22 (#2 A.Jones)
12:07AF2nd & 5(12:13) #3 M.Long rush right for 11 yards gain to the AF33 (#14 M.Armstrong; #2 A.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:46AF1st & 10(11:52) #2 O.Allen rush right for 5 yards gain to the AF38 (#9 D.Reynolds)
11:18AF2nd & 5(11:25) #44 R.Conti rush left for 1 yard gain to the AF39 (#2 A.Jones)
10:44AF3rd & 4(10:47) #3 M.Long rush left for 5 yards gain to the AF44 (#25 B.Kerperin), 1ST DOWN
10:17AF1st & 10(10:24) Shotgun #5 E.Medders rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NIU49 (#25 B.Kerperin)
9:41AF2nd & 3(09:46) Shotgun #5 E.Medders rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU45 (#93 F.Omotoso), 1ST DOWN
8:58AF1st & 10(09:09) #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU40 (#44 J.Murray)
8:26AF2nd & 5(08:33) #28 G.LaDue rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU36 (#44 J.Murray; #25 B.Kerperin)
7:51AF3rd & 1(07:54) #5 E.Medders rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU33 (#44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
7:16AF1st & 10(07:22) #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU29 (#90 K.Sneed)
6:43AF2nd & 6(06:48) Shotgun #44 R.Conti rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU24 (#2 A.Jones), out of bounds
6:04AF3rd & 1(06:13) Shotgun #2 O.Allen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU23 (#12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
5:24AF1st & 10(05:30) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 20 yards gain to the NIU03 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
4:48AF1st & Goal(04:51) #2 O.Allen rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:48 #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
4:48AFTimeout Air Force, clock 04:48
4:48AF(04:48) #90 C.Cremascoli kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
4:40NIU1st & 10(04:47) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU35, for 22 yards to the NIU47 (#15 M.Inweh), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:09NIU1st & 10(04:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 4 yards gain to the AF49 (#45 J.Reese)
3:25NIU2nd & 6(03:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #9 G.Dimopoulos caught at AF40, for 11 yards to the AF38 (#30 I.Hubert), 1ST DOWN
2:57NIU1st & 10(03:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 7 yards gain to the AF31 (#6 B.Fletcher)
2:25NIU2nd & 3(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 2 yards gain to the AF29 (#93 A.Tillett; #47 J.Kepler)
1:45NIU3rd & 1(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush left for 18 yards gain to the AF11 (#6 B.Fletcher), 1ST DOWN
1:08NIU1st & 10(01:13) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 2 yards gain to the AF09 (#6 B.Fletcher; #5 R.Jones)
0:37NIU2nd & 8(00:37) Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AF06 (#45 J.Reese; #26 A.Perez)
0:00NIUEnd of 1st quarter.

2nd quarter

ClockOffenseDownPlay
14:55NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:55
14:59NIU3rd & 5(14:59) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass intercepted by #6 B.Fletcher at AF05 #6 B.Fletcher return 5 yards to the AF10 (#70 C.Trask)
14:49AF1st & 10(14:55) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AF15 (#25 B.Kerperin)
14:14AF2nd & 5(14:19) #5 E.Medders rush right for 19 yards gain to the AF34 (#12 A.Warren), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
13:41AF1st & 10(13:46) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 9 yards gain to the AF43 (#16 K.Conyers)
13:06AF2nd & 1(13:12) #5 E.Medders sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AF37 (#25 B.Kerperin)
12:27AF3rd & 7(12:34) Shotgun #5 E.Medders rush left for 4 yards gain to the AF41 (#11 A.Washington; #12 A.Warren)
11:45AF4th & 3(11:53) #94 W.Duncan punt 30 yards to the NIU29
11:46AFTimeout Air Force, clock 11:46
11:33NIU1st & 10(11:45) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU33, for 21 yards to the NIU50 (#0 L.Fisher), 1ST DOWN
11:02NIU1st & 10(11:08) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 3 yards gain to the AF47 (#30 I.Hubert)
10:25NIU2nd & 7(10:31) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush right for 6 yards gain to the AF41 (#2 K.Johnson)
9:50NIU3rd & 1(09:55) Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the AF39 (#95 N.Daniels), 1ST DOWN
9:06NIU1st & 10(09:18) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at AF27, for 18 yards to the AF21 (#23 C.Paterson), 1ST DOWN
8:31NIU1st & 10(08:38) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 12 yards gain to the AF09, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
7:58NIU1st & Goal(08:02) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:58 #33 J.Schlenhardt kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Ference, LS: #43 J.Evans)
7:58NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:58
7:58NIU(07:58) #39 R.Short kickoff 65 yards to the AF00, Touchback
7:52AF1st & 10(07:58) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 6 yards gain to the AF31 (#16 K.Conyers; #6 J.Nelson) PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 15 yards from AF31 to AF46, 1ST DOWN
7:27AF1st & 10(07:34) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 2 yards gain to the AF48 (#6 J.Nelson)
6:56AF2nd & 8(07:01) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU49 (#97 J.King)
6:10AF3rd & 5(06:19) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU46 (#50 M.Scarlett)
5:36AF4th & 2(05:40) Shotgun #5 E.Medders rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU42 (#44 J.Murray; #55 J.Bellamy), 1ST DOWN
4:57AF1st & 10(05:03) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NIU39 (#25 B.Kerperin; #0 M.Canion)
4:21AF2nd & 7(04:26) #5 E.Medders rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU33 (#44 J.Murray)
3:49AF3rd & 1(03:53) #5 E.Medders rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU31 (#25 B.Kerperin), 1ST DOWN
3:05AF1st & 10(03:10) #4 K.Hodges rush right for 4 yards gain to the NIU27 (#44 J.Murray; #16 K.Conyers)
2:22AF2nd & 6(02:29) #3 M.Long rush left for 13 yards gain to the NIU14 (#11 A.Washington), 1ST DOWN
2:00AFTimeout Air Force, clock 02:00
1:53AF1st & 10(01:59) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NIU05 (#14 M.Armstrong)
1:12AF2nd & 1(01:17) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU04 (#12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
0:41AF1st & Goal(00:44) #5 E.Medders rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:41 #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
0:41AFTimeout Air Force, clock 00:41
0:41AF(00:41) #90 C.Cremascoli kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
0:41NIU1st & 10(00:41) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU28 (#8 D.Daley) PENALTY NIU Holding 10 yards from NIU25 to NIU15. NO PLAY
0:22NIU1st & 20(00:22) Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU19 (#30 I.Hubert)
0:00NIUEnd of 2nd quarter.

3rd quarter

ClockOffenseDownPlay
14:59NIU(15:00) #39 R.Short kickoff 64 yards to the AF01 fair catch by #3 M.Long at AF01
14:55AF1st & 10(14:59) #4 K.Hodges rush left for 4 yards gain to the AF29 (#2 A.Jones)
14:11AF2nd & 6(14:21) #3 M.Long rush right for 71 yards gain (9) to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 14:11 PENALTY AF Holding 10 yards from AF38 to AF28
14:10AF2nd & 7(14:10) Shotgun #5 E.Medders rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AF31 (#2 A.Jones) PENALTY AF Holding 10 yards from AF28 to AF18. NO PLAY
13:36AF2nd & 17(13:47) #18 M.Hayes rush left for 12 yards gain to the AF30 (#16 K.Conyers; #5 Y.Falke)
13:05AF3rd & 5(13:10) #44 R.Conti rush left for 9 yards gain to the AF39 (#25 B.Kerperin), 1ST DOWN
12:25AF1st & 10(12:33) #3 M.Long rush left for 10 yards gain to the AF49 (#14 M.Armstrong), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:49AF1st & 10(11:56) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the AF50 (#93 F.Omotoso)
11:09AF2nd & 9(11:16) #3 M.Long rush left for 17 yards gain to the NIU33 (#16 K.Conyers; #3 L.Lindo), 1ST DOWN
10:28AF1st & 10(10:33) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 33 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:28, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
10:28AFTimeout Air Force, clock 10:28
10:28AF(10:28) #90 C.Cremascoli kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
10:20NIU1st & 10(10:26) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #7 C.Thompson caught at NIU30, for 7 yards to the NIU32 (#15 M.Inweh)
9:53NIU2nd & 3PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU32 to NIU27. NO PLAY
9:32NIU2nd & 8(09:38) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #7 C.Thompson thrown to AF35 broken up by #15 M.Inweh
9:22NIU3rd & 8(09:32) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU22 (#8 D.Daley)
8:39NIU4th & 13(08:51) #36 J.Ference punt 33 yards to the AF45
8:39NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:39
8:33AF1st & 10(08:39) #5 E.Medders rush right for 9 yards gain to the NIU46 (#12 A.Warren)
8:00AF2nd & 1(08:05) #4 K.Hodges rush right for 5 yards gain to the NIU41 (#30 A.Ellis; #12 A.Warren), 1ST DOWN
7:23AF1st & 10(07:30) #5 E.Medders rush right for 41 yards gain to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:23, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
7:23AFTimeout Air Force, clock 07:23
7:23AF(07:23) #90 C.Cremascoli kickoff 65 yards to the NIU00, Touchback
7:14NIU1st & 10(07:22) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU30, for 12 yards to the NIU37 (#26 A.Perez; #9 M.Mustell), 1ST DOWN
6:44NIU1st & 10(07:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU35, for 5 yards to the NIU42 (#26 A.Perez)
6:19NIU2nd & 5(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 10 yards gain to the AF48 (#6 B.Fletcher), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:45NIU1st & 10(05:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at AF43, for 4 yards to the AF44 (#6 B.Fletcher; #2 K.Johnson)
5:13NIU2nd & 6(05:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush left for 2 yards gain to the AF42 (#0 L.Fisher; #6 B.Fletcher)
4:37NIU3rd & 4(04:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the AF42 (#48 A.Menard)
4:05NIU4th & 4(04:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #45 T.Johnson Jr. caught at AF37, for 6 yards to the AF36 (#5 R.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:37NIU1st & 10(03:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at AF22, for 14 yards to the AF22, out of bounds at AF22, 1ST DOWN
3:15NIU1st & 10(03:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to AF00
3:09NIU2nd & 10(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AF19 (#6 B.Fletcher)
2:32NIU3rd & 7(02:38) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 6 yards gain to the AF13 (#6 B.Fletcher)
1:53NIU4th & 1(01:59) Shotgun #24 E.Porter rush middle for 0 yards to the AF13 (#6 B.Fletcher), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
1:53NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:53
1:41AF1st & 10(01:53) #2 O.Allen rush right for 6 yards gain to the AF19 (#6 J.Nelson; #97 J.King)
1:06AF2nd & 4(01:14) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the AF21 (#97 J.King)
0:24AF3rd & 2(00:30) #5 E.Medders rush left for 8 yards gain to the AF29 (#6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
0:24AF1st & 10(00:00) #44 R.Conti rush right for 13 yards gain to the AF42 (#16 K.Conyers; #6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
0:00AFEnd of 3rd quarter.

4th quarter

ClockOffenseDownPlay
14:53AF1st & 10(14:59) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 11 yards gain to the NIU47 (#44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN
14:06AF1st & 10(14:14) #5 E.Medders rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU44 (#6 J.Nelson)
13:28AF2nd & 7(13:34) #3 M.Long rush left for 11 yards gain to the NIU33 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
12:44AF1st & 10(12:48) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU28 (#6 J.Nelson; #90 K.Sneed)
11:58AF2nd & 5(12:03) #18 M.Hayes rush left for 4 yards gain to the NIU24 (#6 J.Nelson)
11:24AF3rd & 1(11:29) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NIU19 (#14 M.Armstrong), 1ST DOWN
10:38AF1st & 10(10:46) #2 O.Allen rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NIU15 (#25 B.Kerperin)
10:06AF2nd & 6PENALTY AF False Start 4 yards from NIU15 to NIU19. NO PLAY
9:38AF2nd & 10(09:44) #2 O.Allen rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU13 (#29 R.Walker)
9:01AF3rd & 4(09:05) #5 E.Medders rush right for 6 yards gain to the NIU07 (#2 A.Jones; #90 K.Sneed), 1ST DOWN
8:19AF1st & Goal(08:24) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU05 (#93 F.Omotoso)
7:35AF2nd & Goal(07:41) #4 K.Hodges rush right for 3 yards gain to the NIU02 (#6 J.Nelson)
7:10AFTimeout Air Force, clock 07:10
7:03AF3rd & Goal(07:10) #5 E.Medders rush right for 0 yards to the NIU02 (#6 J.Nelson)
6:26AFTimeout Air Force, clock 06:26
6:26NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:26
6:22AF4th & Goal(06:22) Shotgun #4 K.Hodges pass incomplete short middle to #80 S.Kibbee thrown to NIU00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
6:22AFTimeout Air Force, clock 06:22
6:15NIU1st & 10(06:20) Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush middle for 13 yards gain to the NIU15 (#2 K.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
5:51NIU1st & 10(05:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle thrown to NIU15 broken up by #48 A.Menard
5:41NIU2nd & 10(05:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU19, for 4 yards to the NIU19 (#2 K.Johnson), out of bounds
5:21NIU3rd & 6(05:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #0 L.Bryant caught at NIU25, for 9 yards to the NIU28, out of bounds at NIU28, 1ST DOWN
5:05NIU1st & 10(05:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #0 L.Bryant thrown to AF27
4:53NIU2nd & 10(05:05) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 8 yards gain to the NIU36 (#95 N.Daniels; #6 B.Fletcher)
4:28NIU3rd & 2(04:29) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #1 D.Rogers thrown to NIU35
4:21NIU4th & 2(04:28) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #0 L.Bryant thrown to NIU40 broken up by #2 K.Johnson, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4:21NIUTimeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:21
4:15AF1st & 10(04:20) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU34 (#44 J.Murray)
3:35AF2nd & 8(03:42) Shotgun #28 G.LaDue rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NIU33 (#50 M.Scarlett)
2:48AF3rd & 7(02:57) Shotgun #0 O.Chambers rush right for 11 yards gain to the NIU22 (#25 B.Kerperin), 1ST DOWN
2:18AF1st & 10(02:30) Shotgun #45 O.Elias rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NIU20 (#44 J.Murray; #30 A.Ellis)
2:00AFTimeout Air Force, clock 02:00
1:54AF2nd & 8(01:58) Shotgun #45 O.Elias rush left for 5 yards gain to the NIU15 (#44 J.Murray)
1:07AF3rd & 3(01:12) Shotgun #6 H.Fisher rush left for 6 yards gain to the NIU09 (#16 K.Conyers), 1ST DOWN
0:33AF1st & Goal(00:33) Kneel down by Air Force at NIU10 for loss of 1 yard
0:00AFEnd of 4th quarter.

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