Sat, Oct 31, 10:30 PM ET· Allegiant Stadium
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 1,464 mi / 0 mi
Home
2026 · TraditionalUNLV · 9 of 9
307.7
Yards / game
370.6
1.28
Points / drive
1.95
1.5
TDs / game
2.7
30.5
3rd-down %
41.3
40.0
RZ TD %
52.4
-0.2
Turnover margin
0.0
1.3
Sacks / game
2.3
4.0
TFL / game
4.9
7.3
Havoc / game
13.0
53.8 / 46.2
Pass / Rush split
40.9 / 59.1
2026 · Situational matchup
When Northern Illinois has the ball
Northern Illinois's early-down offense ranks 95th of 138. UNLV's early-down defense ranks 77th of 138.
Northern Illinois's passing-down offense ranks 108th of 138. UNLV's passing-down defense ranks 20th of 138.
Northern Illinois's third-down offense ranks 130th of 138. UNLV's third-down defense ranks 55th of 138.
Northern Illinois's red-zone offense ranks 135th of 138. UNLV's red-zone defense ranks 39th of 138.
When UNLV has the ball
UNLV's early-down offense ranks 100th of 138. Northern Illinois's early-down defense ranks 120th of 138.
UNLV's passing-down offense ranks 110th of 138. Northern Illinois's passing-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
UNLV's third-down offense ranks 49th of 138. Northern Illinois's third-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
UNLV's red-zone offense ranks 116th of 138. Northern Illinois's red-zone defense ranks 101st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.008 last 3 vs -0.152 season (+0.160)
Defense formabout the same(0.179 last 3 vs 0.140 season)
Offense formabout the same(-0.006 last 3 vs -0.010 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.043 last 3 vs -0.046 season)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTaron Dickens — 1193 yd, 4 TD
RushingTelly Johnson Jr. — 439 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingDeAree Rogers — 422 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJackson Arnold — 1386 yd, 10 TD
RushingJai'Den Thomas — 543 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingKayden McGee — 330 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Northern Illinois offense
95thof 138-0.037224 plays
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
77thof 138-0.003341 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
120thof 1380.076vs
UNLV offense
100thof 138-0.058323 plays
Passing downs
Northern Illinois offense
108thof 138-0.102137 plays
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
20thof 138-0.154161 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
118thof 1380.198113 plays
vs
UNLV offense
110thof 138-0.108175 plays
Third down
Northern Illinois offense
130thof 138-0.27082 plays
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
55thof 138-0.02898 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
134thof 1380.38275 plays
vs
UNLV offense
49thof 1380.160104 plays
Red zone
Northern Illinois offense
135thof 138-0.60241 plays · small sample
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
39thof 138-0.18463 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
101stof 1380.07867 plays
vs
UNLV offense
116thof 138-0.17370 plays
Field advancement
Northern Illinois offense
120thof 13839.3%vs
UNLV defense · allowed
75thof 13844.4%Northern Illinois defense · allowed
133rdof 13856.5%vs
UNLV offense
99thof 13844.1%Home
Northern Illinois Offense vs UNLV DefenseUNLV · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.36#131
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#510.08
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.071#107
299 plays
EPA/Play
#46-0.053
allowed · 445 plays
-0.174#120
163 plays
EPA/Pass
#24-0.183
allowed · 198 plays
0.053#59
136 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#940.051
allowed · 247 plays
43.5%#116
299 plays
Success Rate
#3842.7%
allowed · 445 plays
38.0%#126
Pass Success Rate
#1437.5%
allowed
50.0%#45
Rush Success Rate
#8047.3%
allowed
39.3%#120
Available Yards %
#7544.4%
allowed
73.3#125
Net Field Position
#5572.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.037#95
224 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#77-0.003
allowed · 341 plays
7.5#111
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#577.4
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Northern Illinois Defense vs UNLV OffenseUNLV · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.38#134
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#89-0.08
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.132#126
allowed · 330 plays
EPA/Play
#82-0.005
432 plays
0.100#104
allowed · 116 plays
EPA/Pass
#500.090
177 plays
0.149#130
allowed · 214 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#112-0.070
255 plays
53.0%#137
allowed · 330 plays
Success Rate
#12143.1%
432 plays
50.0%#127
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#7944.1%
52.0%#130
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12642.4%
56.5%#133
allowed
Available Yards %
#9944.1%
69.6#106
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8671.3
0.076#120
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#100-0.058
323 plays
5.6#137
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#827.2
2026 · Situational EPAUNLV · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.063
290 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.009
423 plays
0.176
310 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.030
439 plays
-0.602
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.173
70 plays
0.079
67 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.184
63 plays
-0.270
82 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.160
104 plays
0.382
75 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.028
98 plays