Miami (OH) Defeats Northern Illinois 20-9 in Week 13
Miami (OH) held off Northern Illinois 20-9 in a defensive struggle Saturday in Week 13. The RedHawks dominated the first half, scoring 17 points through two quarters before the Huskies mounted a fourth-quarter comeback attempt that fell short.
Northern Illinois managed only a field goal in the first half but added a touchdown in the final quarter. Ethan Hampton led the Huskies' passing attack with 70 yards, while Cam Thompson was their top receiver with eight catches. Miami (OH) controlled the ground game behind running back Keyon Mozee, who rushed for 91 yards.
The second quarter proved decisive, with Northern Illinois' defense generating two critical plays that limited Miami (OH)'s damage despite allowing a touchdown pass to Reggie Virgil. Both offenses found success moving the ball in the third quarter but couldn't capitalize fully on their opportunities.
Miami (OH) covered the spread as the favored team, while the game finished well under the over-under at 43 points, ending as a low-scoring affair dominated by strong defensive performances throughout.
AI-generated recap · Sep 3, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Illinois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
 Miami (OH) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Northern Illinois | Miami (OH) |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 17-35 | 15-24 |
| Pass Yards | 114 | 237 |
| Rush Yards | 128 | 87 |
| Total Yards | 242 | 324 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 10-18 | 2-10 |
| Penalties | 6-59 | 4-35 |
| Possession | 32:56 | 27:04 |
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Play-by-Play
Austin Bullock kickoff for 63 yds , Kevin Davis return for 26 yds to the M-OH 28
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 15 yds to the M-OH 43 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 11 yds to the NIU 46 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 16 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the NIU 30
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 7 yds to the NIU 23
Dom Dzioban 41 yd FG MISSED
Gavin Williams run for 7 yds to the NIU 30
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Brock Lampe
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 5 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
(10:11) PENALTY NIU False Start (Lampe,Brock) 5 yards from NIU35 to NIU30. NO PLAY.
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Gavin Williams for 4 yds to the NIU 34
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
(09:14) Shotgun Hampton,Ethan pass complete short right to Williams,Gavin caught at NIU32, for 10 yards to the NIU44 (Wise,Ty; Salopek,Matt) PENALTY NIU Tripping (Malcore,Evan) 15 yards from NIU34 to NIU19. NO PLAY.
Gavin Williams run for 6 yds to the NIU 25
Tom Foley punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 29
Keyon Mozee run for 5 yds to the M-OH 34
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Coldiron
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 47 yds
Jaylen Poe run for 6 yds to the NIU 25
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 1 yd to the NIU 26
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
Tom Foley punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 31
PENALTY NIU Offside (Williams,Roy) 5 yards from MIA31 to MIA36. NO PLAY.
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Coldiron for 13 yds to the M-OH 49 for a 1ST down
Kevin Davis run for 5 yds to the NIU 46
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 9 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 26 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down
(02:40) Shotgun Gabbert,Brett pass incomplete short middle to Tracy,Javon thrown to NIU00 broken up by Banner,Santana PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Banner,Santana) 9 yards from NIU11 to NIU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dylan Downing run for 2 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Trayvon Rudolph run for 9 yds to the NIU 34
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the NIU 36
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 3 yds to the NIU 33
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
Tom Foley punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the M-OH 23 , Kevin Davis returns for 6 yds to the M-OH 23
Keyon Mozee run for 23 yds to the M-OH 46 for a 1ST down
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the M-OH 46
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 50 yds to the NIU 4 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Coldiron
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil
Dom Dzioban 22 yd FG GOOD
Gavin Williams run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 31
Ethan Hampton run for 5 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 8 yds to the NIU 44
Jaylen Poe run for 4 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Poe run for 4 yds to the M-OH 48
Jaylen Poe run for 1 yd to the M-OH 47
Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the M-OH 49
Tom Foley punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 13
Kevin Davis run for 1 yd to the M-OH 14
Northern Illinois Penalty, Defensive Holding (Cade Haberman) to the M-OH 28 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 8 yds to the M-OH 36
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 16 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down Northern Illinois Penalty, Targeting (Santana Banner) to the NIU 33 for a 1ST down
Keyon Mozee run for 3 yds to the NIU 30
Javon Tracy pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 30 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
PENALTY MIA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Virgil,Reggie) 15 yards from MIA35 to MIA20. NO PLAY.
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 17 yds to the NIU 33
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 35
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 12 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down
Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 5 yds to the M-OH 45
Keyon Mozee run for 2 yds to the M-OH 47
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant
Gavin Williams run for 5 yds to the M-OH 26
Ethan Hampton sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the M-OH 30
Kanon Woodill 47 yd FG GOOD
(00:02) Kneel down by Miami (OH) at MIA34 for loss of 1 yard.
End of 2nd Quarter
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 8 yds to the NIU 33
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 39
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIU 40
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Grayson Barnes for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Jaylen Poe run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Trayvon Rudolph pass complete to Brock Lampe for 13 yds to the M-OH 37 for a 1ST down
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the M-OH 32
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
Ethan Hampton sacked by Brian Ugwu for a loss of 9 yards to the M-OH 41
Keyon Mozee run for no gain to the M-OH 41
Brett Gabbert sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 6 yards to the M-OH 35
Keyon Mozee run for 10 yds to the M-OH 45
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 21
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 25
Ethan Hampton pass complete to La'Don Bryant for 10 yds to the NIU 35 for a 1ST down
Ethan Hampton sacked by Savio Frazier for a loss of 5 yards to the NIU 30
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
Tom Foley punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Kevin Davis at the M-OH 18
Keyon Mozee run for 13 yds to the M-OH 31 for a 1ST down
Keyon Mozee run for 7 yds to the M-OH 38
Brett Gabbert sacked by Devonte O'Malley for a loss of 8 yards to the M-OH 30
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Andre Johnson for 13 yds to the M-OH 43 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
Brett Gabbert sacked by Nate Valcarcel for a loss of 8 yards to the M-OH 35
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Javon Tracy for 9 yds to the M-OH 44
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 17 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 39
Trayvon Rudolph run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the M-OH 41
Gavin Williams run for 20 yds to the M-OH 21 for a 1ST down
Josh Holst run for a loss of 4 yards to the M-OH 25
(14:12) Shotgun Hampton,Ethan pass incomplete short left to McElroy,Andrew thrown to MIA21 PENALTY MIA Roughing The Passer (Ugwu,Brian) 13 yards from MIA25 to MIA12, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the M-OH 3
Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the M-OH 3
Ethan Hampton run for 1 yd to the M-OH 2 for a 1ST down
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
PENALTY MIA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ugwu,Brian) 2 yards from MIA03 to MIA01. NO PLAY.
Austin Bullock kickoff for 46 yds , Dylan Downing return for 22 yds to the M-OH 36
Keyon Mozee run for 9 yds to the M-OH 45
Brett Gabbert run for 7 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
Brett Gabbert sacked by Jake Gassaway for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 49
Brett Gabbert pass incomplete
Brett Gabbert pass complete to Kevin Davis for 9 yds to the NIU 40
Alec Bevelhimer punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 9
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Brock Lampe for 13 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the NIU 31
Ethan Hampton pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 30
Trayvon Rudolph run for 4 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 37
Ethan Hampton sacked by Corey Suttle for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 25 Ethan Hampton fumbled, recovered by M-OH Brian Ugwu , return for 0 yards
PENALTY MIA False Start (Nank,Charlie) 5 yards from NIU25 to NIU30. NO PLAY.
Keyon Mozee run for 1 yd to the NIU 29
Keyon Mozee run for 1 yd to the NIU 28
Keyon Mozee run for 17 yds to the NIU 11 for a 1ST down
Dylan Downing run for 1 yd to the NIU 10
Dylan Downing run for 3 yds to the NIU 7
Dylan Downing run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 9
Dom Dzioban 27 yd FG GOOD
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for no gain to the NIU 25
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for 5 yds to the NIU 30
Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 6 yds to the NIU 36 for a 1ST down
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
Josh Holst run for 5 yds to the NIU 41
Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Josh Holst pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
Josh Holst pass complete to Cam Thompson for 8 yds to the M-OH 42
Josh Holst pass complete to Gavin Williams for 3 yds to the M-OH 39 for a 1ST down
Josh Holst run for 14 yds to the M-OH 25 for a 1ST down
pass incomplete
Kanon Woodill 42 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Corey Suttle (00:20) Woodill,Kanon field goal attempt from 42 yards NO GOOD blocked by Suttle,Corey (H: Barnes,Grayson, LS: Hatfield,Isaac), clock 00:17 recovered by MIA Strader,Raion at NIU39 Strader,Raion return 3 yards to the NIU36 (Taylor Jr.,Rickey). , Raion Strader return for 3 yds to the NIU 36
(00:17) Kneel down by Miami (OH) at NIU37 for loss of 1 yard.