Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Maryland | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Maryland | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Northern Illinois | Qtr | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 3 |
| 3 | Q2 | 7 |
| 6 | Q3 | 3 |
| 0 | Q4 | 7 |
| 9 | Final | 20 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q2 8:46 Touchdown Maryland Dorian Fleming Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 12 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) 0-10
Q3 6:22 Touchdown Northern Illinois Telly Johnson Jr. run for 74 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 9-13
Q4 9:20 Touchdown Maryland Shaleak Knotts Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 42 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) 9-20
Rivalry highlights
Series record
1-3
Northern Illinois first, 4 meetings since 1996
Series leader
Maryland
Maryland lead 1-3 in 4 meetings since 1996
Widest recent margin
24 points
Northern Illinois 6-30 Maryland, 1996
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Northern Illinois 20-23 Maryland, 2004
Highest recent total
43 points
Northern Illinois 20-23 Maryland, 2004
Head to head
Full rivalry page Northern Illinois 1 4 meetings since 1996 3 Maryland
Maryland lead 1-3 in 4 meetings since 1996 Series leader: Maryland.
Team stats, this game
Northern IllinoisMaryland271Total yards340
91Passing yards254
180Rushing yards86
0Turnovers1
0Sacks4
13First downs20
55Penalty yards30
Key players by position
| Northern Illinois | Pos | Maryland |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
NIU MD Northern Illinois vs Maryland player stats
Passing
| Northern Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Holst | 14/22 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Washington | 19/35 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
| Khristian Martin | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavon Wright | 27 | 90 | 0 | 13 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 10 | 86 | 1 | 74 |
| Quinton Urwiler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Holst | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Maryland | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ray | 11 | 50 | 0 | 10 |
| DeJuan Williams | 10 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Octavian Smith Jr. | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Iverson Howard | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Malik Washington | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Northern Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Givens III | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| DeAree Rogers | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| George Dimopoulos | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| La'Don Bryant | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chavon Wright | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Jake Appleget | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maryland | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Fleming | 4 | 70 | 1 | 48 |
| Shaleak Knotts | 2 | 58 | 1 | 42 |
| Jalil Farooq | 5 | 55 | 0 | 20 |
| DeJuan Williams | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Kaleb Webb | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Octavian Smith Jr. | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Nolan Ray | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| AJ Szymanski | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Northern Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Urwiler | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Maciorowski | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jasper Beeler | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammed Jammeh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Finley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalonnie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Myles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshawn Lyons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasean Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Donte Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wingate | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Trey Reddick | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Rice | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Huskey | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Messiah Delhomme | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillan Fontus | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Zahir Mathis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Braydon Lee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyan Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sidney Stewart | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dontay Joyner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamare Glasker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northern Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Glass | 1/2 | 20 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Maryland | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O'Haire | 2/3 | 36 | 2/2 | 8 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Northern Illinois: last 14 games before this one
9-5 in the last 14 · 24.1 scored · 18.4 allowed
WON 54-15 scored 54 · allowed 15 See game WON 16-14 scored 16 · allowed 14 See game LOST 20-23 scored 20 · allowed 23 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game WON 17-7 scored 17 · allowed 7 See game LOST 6-13 scored 6 · allowed 13 See game LOST 23-25 scored 23 · allowed 25 See game WON 42-28 scored 42 · allowed 28 See game WON 29-16 scored 29 · allowed 16 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game WON 24-16 scored 24 · allowed 16 See game WON 28-20 scored 28 · allowed 20 See game WON 19-17 scored 19 · allowed 17 See game
Maryland: last 13 games before this one
5-8 in the last 13 · 24.8 scored · 28.6 allowed
WON 50-7 scored 50 · allowed 7 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 27-13 scored 27 · allowed 13 See game WON 38-20 scored 38 · allowed 20 See game LOST 28-42 scored 28 · allowed 42 See game LOST 10-37 scored 10 · allowed 37 See game WON 29-28 scored 29 · allowed 28 See game LOST 23-48 scored 23 · allowed 48 See game LOST 18-39 scored 18 · allowed 39 See game LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game LOST 13-29 scored 13 · allowed 29 See game LOST 7-44 scored 7 · allowed 44 See game WON 39-7 scored 39 · allowed 7 See game
The matchup
| Northern Illinois | Split | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | 2025 record entering | 1-0 |
| 19 | Points for | 39 |
| 17 | Points against | 7 |
| W1 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Northern Illinois 9 : 20 Maryland
9 : 20 Maryland 2004
Northern Illinois 20 : 23 Maryland
20 : 23 Maryland 2003
Maryland 13 : 20 Northern Illinois
13 : 20 Northern Illinois 1996
Northern Illinois 6 : 30 Maryland
6 : 30 Maryland Northern Illinois · QB Taron Dickens Pass yards
837
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
84-120
INT
2
Jr. rush
253 yds
Rogers rec
252 yds
Maryland · QB Malik Washington Pass yards
1288
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
124-197
INT
6
Howard rush
211 yds
Jr. rec
461 yds
3 
Khristian Martin QB 7 
Malik Washington QB 15 
Jackson Hamilton QB 16 
Justyn Martin QB 18 
Roman Jensen QB 0 
DeJuan Williams RB 2 
Nolan Ray RB 19 Bud Coombs RB 24 
Iverson Howard RB 27 
Eli Mason RB 34 Colin Reynolds RB 45 
Solomon Foye RB 47 Elias Johnson RB 20 
DJ Samuels FB 1 
Jalil Farooq WR 2 
Kaleb Webb WR 4 
Shaleak Knotts WR 5 
Octavian Smith Jr. WR 10 
Zymear Smith WR 11 
Ryan Manning WR 13 
Jahmari Powell-Wonson WR 14 
Jordan Scott WR 15 
Josiah McLaurin WR 21 
Sean Williams WR 83 
Emerson Smith WR 88 
Justin DeVaughn WR 9 
Dorian Fleming TE 39 
Daniel Owens TE 84 
Thomas McCluskey TE 85 
JT Taggart TE 86 
Leon Haughton Jr. TE 89 
AJ Szymanski TE 50 
Trevor Szymanski OL 51 
Michael McMonigle OL 54 
Lamar Williams OL 55 
Aliou Bah OL 61 
Michael Hershey OL 64 
Aaron Folivi OL 68 
Carlos Moore OL 69 
Logan Bennett OL 70 
Jaylen Gilchrist OL 71 
Ryan Howerton OL 71 Alan Herron OL 72 
Ben Beymer OL 73 
Davon Watkins OL 74 
Isaiah Wright OL 76 
Rahtrel Perry OL 77 
Amory Hills OL 78 
Anthony Robsock OL 9 
Zahir Mathis DL 10 
Cam Rice DL 11 
Sidney Stewart DL 40 
Nahsir Taylor DL 44 
Joel Starlings DL 50 
EJ Moore Jr. DL 52 Samuel Adu DL 53 Akindele Dare DL 56 
DD Holmes DL 57 
Bryce Jenkins DL 58 
Joshua Simmons DL 87 Dante Recker DL 90 
Delmar White DL 91 
Sedrick Smith DL 95 
Dillan Fontus DL 98 
Eyan Thomas DL 99 
Dimitry Nicolas DT 0 
Neeo Avery LB 1 
Daniel Wingate LB 3 
Trey Reddick LB 23 
Keyshawn Flowers LB 30 
Travares Daniels II LB 32 
Carlton Smith LB 35 
Keyari James LB 48 
Darius Grimes LB 49 
Chris Wells LB 53 
Kellen McConnell LB 54 
Michael Harris LB 55 
Keion Flowers LB 2 
Lavain Scruggs DB 3 
Braydon Lee DB 4 
Jamare Glasker DB 4 
Kevyn Humes DB 4 
La'khi Roland DB 6 
Dontay Joyner DB 7 
Gavin Edwards DB 8 
Mekhai White DB 12 
Jayden Shipps DB 15 
Lloyd Irvin III DB 16 
Shamar McIntosh DB 18 
Alex Moore DB 20 Nijel Cross DB 21 
Judah Jenkins DB 22 
Jalen Huskey DB 25 
Ricardo Cooper Jr. DB 33 
Messiah Delhomme DB 37 Carson Petitbon DB 38 
Taylor Best DB 47 Sebastian Antoine-Pompey DB 36 
Sean O'Haire PK 46 
Gavin Marshall PK 98 
Ryan Capriotti PK 34 
Bryce McFerson P 43 
Philip Noyes P 96 
Ethan Gough LS 97 
Luke O'Hare LS
Khristian Martin QB 7 Malik Washington QB 15 Jackson Hamilton QB 16 Justyn Martin QB 18 Roman Jensen QB 0 DeJuan Williams RB 2 Nolan Ray RB 19 Bud Coombs RB 24 Iverson Howard RB 27 Eli Mason RB 34 Colin Reynolds RB 45 Solomon Foye RB 47 Elias Johnson RB 20 DJ Samuels FB 1 Jalil Farooq WR 2 Kaleb Webb WR 4 Shaleak Knotts WR 5 Octavian Smith Jr. WR 10 Zymear Smith WR 11 Ryan Manning WR 13 Jahmari Powell-Wonson WR 14 Jordan Scott WR 15 Josiah McLaurin WR 21 Sean Williams WR 83 Emerson Smith WR 88 Justin DeVaughn WR 9 Dorian Fleming TE 39 Daniel Owens TE 84 Thomas McCluskey TE 85 JT Taggart TE 86 Leon Haughton Jr. TE 89 AJ Szymanski TE 50 Trevor Szymanski OL 51 Michael McMonigle OL 54 Lamar Williams OL 55 Aliou Bah OL 61 Michael Hershey OL 64 Aaron Folivi OL 68 Carlos Moore OL 69 Logan Bennett OL 70 Jaylen Gilchrist OL 71 Ryan Howerton OL 71 Alan Herron OL 72 Ben Beymer OL 73 Davon Watkins OL 74 Isaiah Wright OL 76 Rahtrel Perry OL 77 Amory Hills OL 78 Anthony Robsock OL 9 Zahir Mathis DL 10 Cam Rice DL 11 Sidney Stewart DL 40 Nahsir Taylor DL 44 Joel Starlings DL 50 EJ Moore Jr. DL 52 Samuel Adu DL 53 Akindele Dare DL 56 DD Holmes DL 57 Bryce Jenkins DL 58 Joshua Simmons DL 87 Dante Recker DL 90 Delmar White DL 91 Sedrick Smith DL 95 Dillan Fontus DL 98 Eyan Thomas DL 99 Dimitry Nicolas DT 0 Neeo Avery LB 1 Daniel Wingate LB 3 Trey Reddick LB 23 Keyshawn Flowers LB 30 Travares Daniels II LB 32 Carlton Smith LB 35 Keyari James LB 48 Darius Grimes LB 49 Chris Wells LB 53 Kellen McConnell LB 54 Michael Harris LB 55 Keion Flowers LB 2 Lavain Scruggs DB 3 Braydon Lee DB 4 Jamare Glasker DB 4 Kevyn Humes DB 4 La'khi Roland DB 6 Dontay Joyner DB 7 Gavin Edwards DB 8 Mekhai White DB 12 Jayden Shipps DB 15 Lloyd Irvin III DB 16 Shamar McIntosh DB 18 Alex Moore DB 20 Nijel Cross DB 21 Judah Jenkins DB 22 Jalen Huskey DB 25 Ricardo Cooper Jr. DB 33 Messiah Delhomme DB 37 Carson Petitbon DB 38 Taylor Best DB 47 Sebastian Antoine-Pompey DB 36 Sean O'Haire PK 46 Gavin Marshall PK 98 Ryan Capriotti PK 34 Bryce McFerson P 43 Philip Noyes P 96 Ethan Gough LS 97 Luke O'Hare LS Next up
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Northern Illinois vs Maryland: result and recap
Northern Illinois Huskies vs Maryland Terrapins finished 9 - 20 on September 5, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Northern Illinois and Maryland team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Northern Illinois vs Maryland?
Northern Illinois Huskies vs Maryland Terrapins finished 9 - 20. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Northern Illinois vs Maryland in passing, rushing and receiving?
Malik Washington (Maryland) led passers with 254 yards. Chavon Wright (Northern Illinois) led rushers with 90 yards. Dorian Fleming (Maryland) led receivers with 70 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Northern Illinois play Maryland?
This Northern Illinois vs Maryland game was played on September 5, 2025 at SECU Stadium.