Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM ET· CEFCU Stadium
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 1,778 mi / 0 miForecast: 72°F · wind 4 mph · Clear
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2026 · TraditionalSan José State · 9 of 9
301.7
Yards / game
362.1
1.34
Points / drive
1.49
1.7
TDs / game
2.1
29.2
3rd-down %
30.9
43.8
RZ TD %
52.2
-0.7
Turnover margin
0.1
1.1
Sacks / game
3.6
3.6
TFL / game
6.5
7.3
Havoc / game
14.9
53.6 / 46.4
Pass / Rush split
49.7 / 50.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Northern Illinois has the ball
Northern Illinois's early-down offense ranks 94th of 138. San José State's early-down defense ranks 39th of 138.
Northern Illinois's passing-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. San José State's passing-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
Northern Illinois's third-down offense ranks 132nd of 138. San José State's third-down defense ranks 38th of 138.
Northern Illinois's red-zone offense ranks 132nd of 138. San José State's red-zone defense ranks 53rd of 138.
When San José State has the ball
San José State's early-down offense ranks 118th of 138. Northern Illinois's early-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
San José State's passing-down offense ranks 132nd of 138. Northern Illinois's passing-down defense ranks 130th of 138.
San José State's third-down offense ranks 109th of 138. Northern Illinois's third-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
San José State's red-zone offense ranks 85th of 138. Northern Illinois's red-zone defense ranks 117th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form-0.052 last 3 vs -0.148 season (+0.096)
▼Defense form0.375 last 3 vs 0.199 season (+0.176)
Offense formabout the same(-0.145 last 3 vs -0.135 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.089 last 3 vs -0.059 season)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTaron Dickens — 1364 yd, 6 TD
RushingTelly Johnson Jr. — 502 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingDeAree Rogers — 537 yd, 4 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLuke Weaver — 1620 yd, 11 TD
RushingJabari Bates — 586 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingCarson Clark — 551 yd, 5 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
94thof 138-0.038247 plays
vs
San José State defense · allowed
39thof 138-0.072Northern Illinois defense · allowed
127thof 1380.118vs
San José State offense
118thof 138-0.107375 plays
Passing downs
Northern Illinois offense
102ndof 138-0.075153 plays
vs
San José State defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.076206 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
130thof 1380.265139 plays
vs
San José State offense
132ndof 138-0.211194 plays
Third down
Northern Illinois offense
132ndof 138-0.30390 plays
vs
San José State defense · allowed
38thof 138-0.110122 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
134thof 1380.45890 plays
vs
San José State offense
109thof 138-0.109109 plays
Red zone
Northern Illinois offense
132ndof 138-0.50644 plays · small sample
vs
San José State defense · allowed
53rdof 138-0.08980 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
117thof 1380.17982 plays
vs
San José State offense
85thof 138-0.05062 plays
Field advancement
Northern Illinois offense
128thof 13838.1%vs
San José State defense · allowed
53rdof 13841.5%Northern Illinois defense · allowed
136thof 13857.2%vs
San José State offense
121stof 13839.6%Home
Northern Illinois Offense vs San José State DefenseSan José State · 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)
-0.36#131
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#380.13
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.075#111
329 plays
EPA/Play
#42-0.071
allowed · 546 plays
-0.141#112
177 plays
EPA/Pass
#48-0.076
allowed · 259 plays
0.001#76
152 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#41-0.066
allowed · 287 plays
43.2%#115
329 plays
Success Rate
#4143.0%
allowed · 546 plays
38.4%#124
Pass Success Rate
#5541.8%
allowed
48.7%#71
Rush Success Rate
#4745.2%
allowed
38.1%#128
Available Yards %
#5341.5%
allowed
73.2#129
Net Field Position
#10070.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.038#94
247 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#39-0.072
allowed
7.5#110
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#657.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Northern Illinois Defense vs San José State OffenseSan José State · 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)
-0.54#136
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#132-0.37
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.186#137
allowed · 379 plays
EPA/Play
#123-0.118
489 plays
0.167#124
allowed · 141 plays
EPA/Pass
#101-0.106
239 plays
0.198#133
allowed · 238 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#127-0.129
250 plays
54.1%#137
allowed · 379 plays
Success Rate
#12741.9%
489 plays
49.4%#127
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#10041.8%
53.1%#135
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12642.0%
57.2%#136
allowed
Available Yards %
#12139.6%
69.3#112
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#9771.7
0.118#127
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#118-0.107
375 plays
5.8#137
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#937.3
2026 · Situational EPASan José State · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.068
320 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.118
489 plays
0.227
359 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.078
544 plays
-0.506
44 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.050
62 plays
0.179
82 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.089
80 plays
-0.303
90 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.109
109 plays
0.458
90 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.110
122 plays