Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
Aug 30, 2025
FINAL
0-1Holy Cross
17
1-0Northern Illinois
19
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| NIU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
Game Recap
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.
Scoring Summary
HCNIU
Q14:00Andrew Glass 20 Yd Field Goal.03- Q23:22Luis Palenzuela 33 Yd Field Goal.33
- Q20:10Andrew Glass 39 Yd Field Goal.36
- Q410:34Blake Youngblood 16 Yd pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela Kick).106
- Q410:21Dev'ion Reynolds 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Andrew Glass PAT failed).1012
- Q44:15Chavon Wright 2 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick).1019
- Q44:03Alijah Cason 97 Yd Kickoff Return (Luis Palenzuela Kick).1719
Game Drives
1st Quarter
- Punt — 6 plays, 10 yards, 3:1000
- Punt — 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:2000
- Field Goal — 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:2403
- Interception — 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:1203
2nd Quarter
- Punt — 9 plays, 26 yards, 4:3203
- Downs — 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:0103
- Downs — 5 plays, -19 yards, 1:5903
- Field Goal — 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:4933
- Field Goal — 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:0736
- End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:0536
3rd Quarter
- Missed FG — 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:2536
- Interception — 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:2036
- Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:1536
- Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:4636
- Punt — 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:0736
- Punt — 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:1736
4th Quarter
- Missed FG — 7 plays, 10 yards, 2:5936
- Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:4036
- Touchdown — 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:271012
- Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:571012
- Touchdown — 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:051719
- Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:411719
- Downs — 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:211719
- END OF PERIOD — 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:281719
Team Stats
HCNIU17Points19
217Total Yards287
155Pass Yards109
62Rush Yards178
26:34Time of Possession33:25
11First Downs17
2Touchdowns2
1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)2(2)
1Turnovers1
5Penalty Yards48
Game Details
Saturday, August 30, 2025 · 3:30 PM
Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL
attendance: 10,569 (44.8%)