Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET· Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium· Elevation 7,218 ft
Rest 7d / 8dTravel 867 mi / 0 miForecast: 57°F · wind 20 mph · Clear
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2026 · TraditionalWyoming · 8 of 9
290.8
Yards / game
301.8
1.17
Points / drive
1.47
1.4
TDs / game
1.5
30.9
3rd-down %
31.0
38.5
RZ TD %
42.9
-0.2
Turnover margin
-1.2
1.6
Sacks / game
2.0
4.4
TFL / game
5.5
8.4
Havoc / game
11.5
52.3 / 47.7
Pass / Rush split
38.2 / 61.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Northern Illinois has the ball
Northern Illinois's early-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Wyoming's early-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
Northern Illinois's passing-down offense ranks 126th of 138. Wyoming's passing-down defense ranks 85th of 138.
Northern Illinois's third-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Wyoming's third-down defense ranks 76th of 138.
Northern Illinois's red-zone offense ranks 137th of 138. Wyoming's red-zone defense ranks 34th of 138.
When Wyoming has the ball
Wyoming's early-down offense ranks 120th of 138. Northern Illinois's early-down defense ranks 86th of 138.
Wyoming's passing-down offense ranks 98th of 138. Northern Illinois's passing-down defense ranks 120th of 138.
Wyoming's third-down offense ranks 89th of 138. Northern Illinois's third-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
Wyoming's red-zone offense ranks 124th of 138. Northern Illinois's red-zone defense ranks 83rd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.003 last 3 vs -0.204 season (+0.207)
▼Defense form0.197 last 3 vs 0.103 season (+0.094)
▼Offense form-0.189 last 3 vs -0.132 season (-0.057)
▲Defense form-0.064 last 3 vs -0.007 season (-0.057)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTaron Dickens — 977 yd, 3 TD
RushingTelly Johnson Jr. — 300 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingDeAree Rogers — 333 yd, 2 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTyler Hughes — 822 yd, 3 TD
RushingSamuel Tote Harris — 324 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingJake Wilson — 197 yd, 1 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
93rdof 138-0.035174 plays
vs
Wyoming defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.018Northern Illinois defense · allowed
86thof 1380.006vs
Wyoming offense
120thof 138-0.108261 plays
Passing downs
Northern Illinois offense
126thof 138-0.225107 plays
vs
Wyoming defense · allowed
85thof 1380.057121 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
120thof 1380.20998 plays
vs
Wyoming offense
98thof 138-0.076127 plays
Third down
Northern Illinois offense
137thof 138-0.42068 plays
vs
Wyoming defense · allowed
76thof 1380.03379 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
134thof 1380.39366 plays
vs
Wyoming offense
89thof 138-0.03771 plays
Red zone
Northern Illinois offense
137thof 138-0.71336 plays · small sample
vs
Wyoming defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.21262 plays
Northern Illinois defense · allowed
83rdof 1380.00360 plays
vs
Wyoming offense
124thof 138-0.31253 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Northern Illinois offense
124thof 13837.8%vs
Wyoming defense · allowed
111thof 13849.6%Northern Illinois defense · allowed
128thof 13853.7%vs
Wyoming offense
118thof 13839.7%Home
Northern Illinois Offense vs Wyoming DefenseWyoming · 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)
-0.35#129
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#93-0.05
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.120#120
234 plays
EPA/Play
#76-0.005
allowed · 387 plays
-0.159#117
125 plays
EPA/Pass
#59-0.070
allowed · 171 plays
-0.074#112
109 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#950.046
allowed · 216 plays
41.9%#128
234 plays
Success Rate
#10548.1%
allowed · 387 plays
39.2%#118
Pass Success Rate
#7743.6%
allowed
45.0%#108
Rush Success Rate
#11550.9%
allowed
37.8%#124
Available Yards %
#11149.6%
allowed
73.0#118
Net Field Position
#4872.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.035#93
174 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#68-0.018
allowed
7.2#86
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1156.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Northern Illinois Defense vs Wyoming OffenseWyoming · 8 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)
-0.30#126
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#128-0.35
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.089#115
allowed · 270 plays
EPA/Play
#113-0.094
341 plays
0.035#87
allowed · 97 plays
EPA/Pass
#131-0.292
133 plays
0.119#113
allowed · 173 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#710.033
208 plays
51.1%#135
allowed · 270 plays
Success Rate
#9245.2%
341 plays
48.8%#124
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11539.8%
49.8%#109
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#7048.6%
53.7%#128
allowed
Available Yards %
#11839.7%
69.5#104
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4368.9
0.006#86
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#120-0.108
261 plays
5.6#137
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1167.7
2026 · Situational EPAWyoming · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.111
225 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.099
340 plays
0.140
250 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.005
387 plays
-0.713
36 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.312
53 plays · small sample
0.003
60 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.212
62 plays
-0.420
68 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.037
71 plays
0.393
66 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.033
79 plays