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	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	14	3	7	0	24
UNLV	10	14	7	0	31

Final

UNLV beats Northern Illinois 31-24

UNLV Rebels beat Northern Illinois Huskies 31-24 on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.

The second quarter made the difference: UNLV outscored Northern Illinois 14-3.

UNLV won despite being outgained 493-473 and lost the turnover battle 2-1.

For UNLV, Jackson Arnold (QB): 20/30, 269 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT. For Northern Illinois, Taron Dickens (QB): 19/37, 253 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.

UNLV improves to 5-3. Northern Illinois falls to 0-8.

Attendance: 22,382.

Full recap at ESPN: Jackson Arnold throws 3 TD passes, UNLV hands Northern Illinois its 10th straight loss, 31-24

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

NIU · Passing YardsTaron Dickens QB19/37, 253 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

#24

NIU · Rushing YardsElijah Porter RB21 CAR, 113 YDS

NIU · Receiving YardsGeorge Dimopoulos WR7 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD

#11

UNLV · Passing YardsJackson Arnold QB20/30, 269 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

UNLV · Rushing YardsJai'Den Thomas RB16 CAR, 114 YDS, 1 TD

UNLV · Receiving YardsKayden McGee WR5 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Taron Dickens	19/37	253	6.8	2	1	51.9
Team	19/37	253	6.8	2	1	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Porter	21	113	5.4	0	17
Telly Johnson Jr.	8	72	9.0	1	24
Taron Dickens	8	50	6.3	0	13
DeAree Rogers	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	38	240	6.3	1	24

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
George Dimopoulos	7	127	18.1	1	61
DeAree Rogers	7	96	13.7	1	33
Zaire McKinney	1	9	9.0	0	9
La'Don Bryant	1	8	8.0	0	8
Cam Thompson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Glen Weber	1	7	7.0	0	7
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	19	253	13.3	2	61

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jashawn Nelson	9	3	0	0	1
Jack Murray	9	3	0	0	0
Kyon Conyers	8	6	0	1	1
Marshall Washington	6	3	0	0	1
Brady Kerperin	5	1	0	0	0
Kole Sneed	3	2	0	0	0
Amari Washington	3	1	1	1	0
Jacob McGhee	3	1	0	0	0
Elijah Porter	2	2	0	0	0
Ross Ogden	2	2	0	0	0
Liam Lindo	2	1	0	0	0
Micah Cook	2	1	0	0	0
Yassine Falke	2	1	0	0	0
Avery Jones	2	0	0	0	0
Montrel Canion	2	0	0	0	0
Andruw Ellis	1	1	0	0	0
DeAree Rogers	1	1	0	0	0
Champ Smith III	1	0	0	0	1
Team	63	29	1	2	4

Interceptions	INT	YDS
Brady Kerperin	1	21
Champ Smith III	1	0
Team	2	21

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAree Rogers	1	22	22.0	22	0
Team	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punt Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAree Rogers	2	12	6.0	10	0
Team	2	12	6.0	10	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
JJ Schlenhardt	1/3	33.0	27	3/3	6
Team	1/3	33.3	27	3/3	6

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	3	127	42.3	0	2	52
Team	3	127	42.3	0	2	52

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jackson Arnold	20/30	269	9.0	3	2	27.9
Team	20/30	269	9.0	3	2	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jai'Den Thomas	16	114	7.1	1	60
Jackson Arnold	13	86	6.6	0	27
Logan Christensen	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Team	32	204	6.4	1	60

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kayden McGee	5	112	22.4	1	75
Taeshaun Lyons	4	51	12.8	1	27
Keyan Burnett	2	36	18.0	1	31
Jai'Den Thomas	4	27	6.8	0	14
Taz Reddicks	2	18	9.0	0	12
Matt Byrnes	2	14	7.0	0	9
Vincent Carner	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	20	264	13.2	3	75

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tony-Louis Nkuba	9	5	0	0	0	0
Mumu Bin-Wahad	8	5	0	0.5	1	0
Cam Santee	8	2	0	0.5	0	1
Jake Pope	7	5	0	0.5	0	0
Elias Rudolph	5	3	1	1.5	0	0
Andre Porter	5	2	0	1	0	0
Lucas Conti	5	1	0	0	0	1
Kal-El Togafau	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Allen	4	2	0	0	0	0
Avery Helm	3	2	0	0	1	0
Dee Crayton	3	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Christensen	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kamuela Ka'aihue	3	0	0	0	1	0
Poe Purcell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Harris	2	1	0	0	2	0
Landyn Cleveland	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Tuchek	2	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Boyd	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kenji Scanlan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Flowe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	80	32	1	4	5	2

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Mumu Bin-Wahad	1	53	0
Team	1	53	0

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Peyton Zachary	3	74	24.7	28	0
Team	3	74	24.7	28	0

Punt Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Peyton Zachary	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ramon Villela	1/1	100.0	20	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	20	4/4	7

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Choules	3	155	51.7	0	1	60
Team	3	155	51.7	0	1	60

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UNLV beats Northern Illinois 31-24

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