Miami (OH) Rallies Past Northern Illinois in Week 6
Miami (OH) defeated Northern Illinois 25-14 in Week 6 of the 2025 season, overcoming an early deficit to secure the victory. Northern Illinois dominated the first quarter, scoring 14 points and taking an early lead behind a 76-yard touchdown run by Lazaro Rogers and a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brady Davidson to Jake Appleget. However, the Redhawks responded with 25 unanswered points across the remaining three quarters. Miami (OH) quarterback Dequan Finn led the comeback, completing 170 passing yards and connecting with receivers including Deion Colzie (8 receptions). The game featured four lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with Miami's defense generating key stops when needed. Northern Illinois managed only 98 rushing yards from Rogers and could not maintain its explosive first-quarter performance. Miami (OH) covered the 5-point spread while the contest went over the 37.5-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 11, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami (OH) | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
 Northern Illinois | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Miami (OH) | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-26 | 13-28 |
| Pass Yards | 170 | 106 |
| Rush Yards | 197 | 114 |
| Total Yards | 367 | 220 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 8-18 | 4-14 |
| Penalties | 7-50 | 6-42 |
| Possession | 39:06 | 20:54 |
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Play-by-Play
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 10 yds to the M-OH 35 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 36
Dequan Finn run for 10 yds to the M-OH 46 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for 5 yds to the NIU 49
Kenny Tracy run for 6 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for no gain to the NIU 43
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for 6 yds to the NIU 37
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Pierse Stainton punt for 13 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 24
Lazaro Rogers run for 76 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the M-OH 31
Dequan Finn pass incomplete
Dequan Finn sacked by Dasean Dixon for a loss of 5 yards to the M-OH 26
Pierse Stainton punt for 37 yds , DeAree Rogers returns for 3 yds to the NIU 40
PENALTY NIU Illegal Snap (Hron,Landon) 5 yards from NIU40 to NIU35. NO PLAY.
Brady Davidson pass complete to La'Don Bryant for 6 yds to the NIU 41
Brady Davidson pass complete to La'Don Bryant for 5 yds to the NIU 46
Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 6 yds to the M-OH 48 for a 1ST down
Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 1 yd to the M-OH 47
Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 8 yds to the M-OH 39
Chavon Wright run for no gain to the M-OH 39
Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the M-OH 36 for a 1ST down
Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 17 yds to the M-OH 19 for a 1ST down
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Lazaro Rogers run for 2 yds to the M-OH 17
Brady Davidson pass complete to Jake Appleget for 17 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for 7 yds to the M-OH 32
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Keith Reynolds
Dequan Finn run for 9 yds to the M-OH 41 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Kam Perry for 56 yds to the NIU 3 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for 1 yd to the NIU 2
D'Shawntae Jones run for 1 yd to the NIU 1
D'Shawntae Jones run for 1 yd for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Lazaro Rogers run for 2 yds to the NIU 27
Lazaro Rogers run for 7 yds to the NIU 34
Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
Jalen Macon run for 5 yds to the NIU 42
Jalen Macon run for 1 yd to the NIU 43
PENALTY NIU False Start (Tweedy,Aidan) 5 yards from NIU43 to NIU38. NO PLAY.
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Danny Vuckovic punt for 49 yds , Lynel Billups-Williams returns for 13 yds to the M-OH 26
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Lynel Billups-Williams
Jordan Brunson run for a loss of 2 yards to the M-OH 24
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 22 yds to the M-OH 46 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 8 yds to the NIU 46
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun Finn,Dequan rush right for 1 yard gain to the NIU42, out of bounds at NIU42 PENALTY MIA Holding (Terrill,Drew) 10 yards from NIU43 to MIA47. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Dequan Finn run for 15 yds to the NIU 38
Dequan Finn pass complete to Kam Perry for 9 yds to the NIU 29 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 9 yds to the NIU 20
Dequan Finn sacked by Quinn Urwiler for a loss of 6 yards to the NIU 26
Dequan Finn run for 2 yds to the NIU 24
Dom Dzioban 41 yd FG GOOD
Lazaro Rogers run for 6 yds to the NIU 31
Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 2 yds to the NIU 33
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant
Danny Vuckovic punt for 50 yds , Lynel Billups-Williams returns for 7 yds to the M-OH 24
Dequan Finn run for 3 yds to the M-OH 27
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for 1 yd to the M-OH 28
Dequan Finn run for 10 yds to the M-OH 38 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Dequan Finn run for 1 yd to the M-OH 39
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Pierse Stainton punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 22
Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the NIU 27
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 29
Danny Vuckovic punt for 32 yds , Lynel Billups-Williams returns for 5 yds to the M-OH 44
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 18 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Deion Colzie
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for 5 yds to the NIU 33
Dom Dzioban 50 yd FG MISSED
Chavon Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 32
End of 2nd Quarter
Brady Davidson pass intercepted Koy Beasley return for no gain to the NIU 28
PENALTY MIA Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NIU28 to NIU33. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Dequan Finn run for 2 yds to the NIU 31
Dequan Finn run for 3 yds to the NIU 28
Dom Dzioban 45 yd FG GOOD
PENALTY NIU False Start (Ozoh,Izuchukwu) 5 yards from NIU25 to NIU20. NO PLAY.
Lazaro Rogers run for 2 yds to the NIU 22
Brady Davidson sacked by Adam Trick for a loss of 13 yards to the NIU 9 Brady Davidson fumbled, recovered by NIU Izuchukwu Ozoh , return for 0 yards
Brady Davidson pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for no gain to the NIU 9
Danny Vuckovic punt blocked by Jermaine Agee, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 0 for a SAFETY blocked by Jermaine Agee for a SAFETY
Dequan Finn run for 21 yds to the NIU 29 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 10 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the NIU 16
(09:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Finn,Dequan sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NIU21 (Williams,Roy) PENALTY NIU Holding 7 yards from NIU16 to NIU09, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Keith Reynolds run for 6 yds to the NIU 3
(08:23) No Huddle-Shotgun Finn,Dequan pass complete short right to Weaver,Cole caught at NIU00, for 3 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 08:16 PENALTY MIA Illegal Touch-Pass (Weaver,Cole). NO PLAY.
PENALTY MIA False Start (Smith,Eric) 5 yards from NIU03 to NIU08. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn pass complete to Deion Colzie for 8 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
(07:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Davidson,Brady pass incomplete short right thrown to NIU35 PENALTY MIA Roughing The Passer 15 yards from NIU29 to NIU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIU 46
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Brady Davidson punt for 46 yds
Dequan Finn run for 5 yds to the M-OH 13
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the M-OH 19 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 12 yds to the M-OH 31 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for a loss of 3 yards to the M-OH 28 Dequan Finn fumbled, recovered by M-OH Dequan Finn
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Braylon Isom
Dequan Finn run for a loss of 2 yards to the M-OH 26
Pierse Stainton punt for 48 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 26
Lazaro Rogers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 24
Lazaro Rogers run for 1 yd to the NIU 25
Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 20 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
Chavon Wright run for 11 yds to the M-OH 44 for a 1ST down
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Brady Davidson pass complete to Chavon Wright for a loss of 1 yard to the M-OH 45
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Danny Vuckovic punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Lynel Billups-Williams at the M-OH 16
Dequan Finn run for 2 yds to the M-OH 18
Jordan Brunson run for 7 yds to the M-OH 25
Jordan Brunson run for no gain to the M-OH 25
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the M-OH 28 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 4 yds to the M-OH 32
Jordan Brunson run for a loss of 3 yards to the M-OH 29
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Deion Colzie
Pierse Stainton punt for 43 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 28
Lazaro Rogers run for 4 yds to the NIU 32
Brady Davidson sacked by Jackson Kuwatch for a loss of 3 yards to the NIU 29
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to DeAree Rogers
PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU24. NO PLAY.
punt blocked by Brock Uihlein blocked by Brock Uihlein
Dequan Finn pass complete to Kam Perry for 11 yds to the M-OH 37 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 4 yds to the M-OH 41
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the M-OH 43
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 5 yds to the M-OH 48 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 49
Dequan Finn run for 7 yds to the NIU 44
D'Shawntae Jones run for 7 yds to the NIU 37 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for no gain to the NIU 37
(04:44) No Huddle-Shotgun Finn,Dequan pass incomplete deep right to Reynolds,Keith thrown to NIU13 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference 15 yards from NIU37 to NIU22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn run for 10 yds to the NIU 12 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the NIU 10
PENALTY MIA False Start 5 yards from NIU10 to NIU15. NO PLAY.
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the NIU 12
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the NIU 6
Dom Dzioban 24 yd FG GOOD
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 26 yds to the NIU 26
Brady Davidson pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 6 yds to the NIU 32
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Jake Appleget
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to Gary Givens
Brady Davidson pass complete to George Dimopoulos for 19 yds to the M-OH 49 for a 1ST down
Brady Davidson pass incomplete
(02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Davidson,Brady pass incomplete short left thrown to MIA40 PENALTY MIA Holding 10 yards from MIA49 to MIA39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos
Brady Davidson pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant
Brady Davidson sacked by Corban Hondru for a loss of 3 yards to the M-OH 42 Brady Davidson fumbled, recovered by M-OH Mychal Yharbrough , return for 0 yards
D'Shawntae Jones run for 3 yds to the M-OH 45
D'Shawntae Jones run for 2 yds to the M-OH 47
D'Shawntae Jones run for 9 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
D. Finn takes a knee