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Hawai'i Beat N Illinois 56-21 as Micah Alejado Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors56@Northern Illinois Huskies21

The Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors routed the Northern Illinois Huskies 56-21 at Huskie Stadium in Dekalb, IL on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FBS college football Week 8 action.

Hawai'i led 35-14 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Hawai'i outscored its opponent 21-7.

Hawai'i moves to 2-6, while N Illinois falls to 0-7.

Top performers

• Micah Alejado (HAW, QB): 22/32, 323 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
• DeVon Rice (HAW, RB): 12 CAR, 71 YDS, 3 TD
• Audric Harris (HAW, WR): 2 REC, 90 YDS
• Taron Dickens (NIU, QB): 17/26, 171 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
• Telly Johnson Jr. (NIU, RB): 14 CAR, 63 YDS
• DeAree Rogers (NIU, WR): 8 REC, 115 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 9:13HAWDeVon Rice 2 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 6:49NIUDeAree Rogers 49 Yd pass from Taron Dickens7-7
3. Q1 3:43HAWFrank Abreu 13 Yd pass from Micah Alejado14-7
4. Q2 13:46NIUDeAree Rogers 25 Yd pass from Taron Dickens14-14
5. Q2 11:17HAWDeVon Rice 33 Yd Run21-14
6. Q2 5:27HAWCam Barfield 1 Yd Run28-14
7. Q2 0:23HAWFrank Abreu 12 Yd pass from Micah Alejado35-14
8. Q3 7:51HAWDeVon Rice 5 Yd Run42-14
9. Q3 1:12HAWJosiah Fetui 44 Yd pass from Micah Alejado49-14
10. Q4 8:55NIUElijah Porter 3 Yd Run49-21
11. Q4 3:16HAWTJ Fo'ilefutu 6 Yd Run56-21

Team stats

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