College Football · FCS · Week 4 · Recap
Northern Iowa Beat Illinois St 28-21
The Northern Iowa Panthers defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 28-21 at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, IA on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in FCS college football Week 4 action.
Northern Iowa led 21-7 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Northern Iowa outscored its opponent 14-0.
Northern Iowa moves to 2-2, while Illinois St falls to 4-1.
Top performers
Gage Roy (ILST, QB): 24/39, 193 YDS, 2 TD
Tyler Lofton (ILST, RB): 12 CAR, 65 YDS
Dylan Lord (ILST, WR): 12 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD
Jaxon Dailey (UNI, QB): 13/17, 217 YDS, 2 TD
Xavier Terrell (UNI, RB): 8 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD
Taj Hughes (UNI, RB): 3 REC, 80 YDS
Scoring summary
- Q1 8:50UNIAyden Price 6 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey0-7
- Q1 3:25ILSTDylan Lord 14 Yd pass from Gage Roy7-7
- Q2 14:11UNIJaxon Dailey 28 Yd Run7-14
- Q2 4:33UNIKai Black 7 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey7-21
- Q3 7:30ILSTVictor Dawson 9 Yd Run14-21
- Q3 5:48UNIXavier Terrell 43 Yd Run14-28
- Q4 2:20ILSTAlex Herrera 26 Yd pass from Gage Roy21-28
Team stats
| ILST | UNI | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 346 | 416 |
| First downs | 26 | 18 |
| Third down | 9-16 | 5-9 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |