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NCAA Division 1 Football, round 7

AwayNorthern Illinois23
Final
HomeWyoming41
Saturday, October 17, 2026Jonah Field at War Memorial StadiumAll Springfield sports
Scores and teamsNFLCollege footballMLBNBANHLWNBAMLSCollege hoopsHigh schoolStandingsNational wire
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NIU0611623
WYO101071441
Final

Wyoming beats Northern Illinois 41-23

Wyoming Cowboys beat Northern Illinois Huskies 41-23 on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

Wyoming led after every quarter. The first quarter made the difference: Wyoming outscored Northern Illinois 10-0.

Wyoming outgained Northern Illinois 510-392.

For Wyoming, Tyler Hughes (QB): 16/19, 196 YDS. For Northern Illinois, Taron Dickens (QB): 24/44, 216 YDS, 1 TD.

Wyoming improves to 4-3. Northern Illinois falls to 0-6.

Attendance: 20,065.

Full recap at ESPN: Tyler Hughes totals 379 yards on offense and Wyoming dumps Northern Illinois 41-23

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

Top performers

#5
NIU · Passing YardsTaron Dickens QB24/44, 216 YDS, 1 TD
#45
NIU · Rushing YardsTelly Johnson Jr. RB16 CAR, 139 YDS, 1 TD
#1
NIU · Receiving YardsDeAree Rogers WR11 REC, 89 YDS
#6
WYO · Passing YardsTyler Hughes QB16/19, 196 YDS
#6
WYO · Rushing YardsTyler Hughes QB12 CAR, 183 YDS, 4 TD
#2
WYO · Receiving YardsEric Richardson WR5 REC, 77 YDS
PassingC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Taron Dickens24/442164.91046.6
Team24/442164.910--
RushingCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Telly Johnson Jr.161398.7128
Elijah Porter4184.507
Taron Dickens8111.4012
Jaiduan Cranford188.008
Team291766.1128
ReceivingRECYDSAVGTDLONG
DeAree Rogers11898.1015
La'Don Bryant46616.5134
Cam Thompson4369.0022
Afy Ibekwe11313.0013
George Dimopoulos199.009
Kenji Lewis144.004
Telly Johnson Jr.2-1-0.500
Team242169.0134
FumblesFUMLOSTREC
Elijah Porter100
Team100
DefenseTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Brady Kerperin11400000
Yassine Falke8300000
Jack Murray7400000
Avery Jones7100.5000
Kyon Conyers6300000
Andruw Ellis5400000
Liam Lindo4300000
Kole Sneed3100000
Dev'ion Reynolds3100.5000
Montrel Canion3000000
Malik Armstrong2200000
Champ Smith III2200000
Aaron Warren2000000
Elijah Porter1100000
Micah Cook1100000
Jacob McGhee1101000
Fawzy Omotoso1000000
Marshall Washington1000000
Amari Washington1000000
Jordan Bellamy1000000
Team703102000
KickingFGPCTLONGXPPTS
JJ Schlenhardt3/3100.0460/09
Team3/3100.0460/09
PuntingNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Ference420250.50255
Team420250.50255

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Schedules, results and news

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Tyler Hughes tip-toes his way into the end zone

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Tyler Hughes takes it himself for a 53-yard Wyoming TD

ESPNOct 17

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