| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
 NIU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
Game Leaders
Josh Holst
· QB
Chavon Wright
· RB
Cal Swanson
· QB
Cal Swanson
· QB
Team Stats
111st Downs17
3-123rd down efficiency5-17
0-24th down efficiency2-3
217Total Yards287
155Passing109
17/29Comp/Att14/24
5.3Yards per pass4.5
62Rushing178
26Rushing Attempts48
2.4Yards per rush3.7
1-5Penalties7-48
1Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:28
J. Holst takes a knee
0:51
Josh Holst run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 37
1:00
Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:00
1:00
J. Holst takes a knee
1:04
Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:04
1:04
Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the HC 34 for a 1ST down
1:50
Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the HC 41
1:56
Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Max Mosey
2:00
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00
2:03
Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 6 yds to the HC 45
2:08
Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Sam Slade
2:13
Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly
2:17
Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 39
2:20
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 24 Telly Johnson Jr. fumbled, recovered by NIU Telly Johnson Jr.
2:24
Timeout Holy Cross, clock 02:24
2:29
PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU24 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
2:30
PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU24. NO PLAY.
3:07
Jackson Proctor run for 2 yds to the NIU 29
3:50
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 27
3:58
Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 19 yds to the NIU 23
4:03
Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Alijah Cason return for 97 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)
4:15
PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from HC03 to HC08. NO PLAY.
4:15
Chavon Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)
4:54
Jaylen Poe run for 21 yds to the HC 2 for a 1ST down
5:04
Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Jake Appleget
5:45
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the HC 23
6:27
DeAree Rogers run for 22 yds to the HC 28 for a 1ST down
7:04
Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:45
Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 46
8:15
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 44
8:20
Ethan Moss punt for 38 yds
9:05
Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 23
9:47
Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for a loss of 1 yard to the HC 23
10:08
Alijah Cason run for 4 yds to the HC 24
10:17
Andrew Glass kickoff for 53 yds , Carlo Crocetti return for 8 yds to the HC 20
10:21
Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 96 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass PAT MISSED)
10:34
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:34
10:34
Cal Swanson pass complete to Blake Youngblood for 16 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)
11:09
Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 46 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down
11:20
Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Jayden Clerveaux
11:35
Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 15 yds to the HC 38 for a 1ST down
12:01
Danny Vuckovic punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 23
12:08
Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
12:48
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27
13:33
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27
13:41
Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:41
13:41
Luis Palenzuela 44 yd FG MISSED
14:17
Cal Swanson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 27
14:54
Cal Swanson run for 1 yd to the NIU 25
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
NIU and Holy Cross trade fourth-quarter kickoff-return TDs before Huskies take 19-17 win
— Dev’ion Reynolds returned a fourth-quarter kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown and Northern Illinois defeated Holy Cross 19-17 on Saturday in a season opener for both teams.
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