Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Arizona Wildcats

Sep 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NIU	10	0	0	7	17
ARIZ	7	21	7	7	42

Game Recap

Noah Fifita breaks Arizona's all-time passing mark, Wildcats roll over Northern Illinois 42-17. Arizona coach Brent Brennan was not going to let Noah Fifita miss a chance to break the school’s all-time passing mark at home.

Scoring Summary

NIUARIZ

Q111:24JJ Schlenhardt 38 Yd Field Goal.30
Q19:07Cam Thompson 52 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick).100
Q16:01Chris Hunter III 38 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).107
Q211:13Isaiah Mizell 14 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).1014
Q23:54Tre Spivey 10 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).1021
Q22:13Caleb Smith 69 Yd Punt Return (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).1028
Q39:01Tyler Powell 3 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).1035
Q47:54Noah Fifita 30 Yd Run (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick).1042
Q40:13Elijah Porter 1 Yd Run (JJ Schlenhardt Kick).1742

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:36
30
Punt — 3 plays, -5 yards, 2:08
30
Touchdown — 1 play, 52 yards, 0:09
100
Touchdown — 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:01
107
Missed FG — 13 plays, 51 yards, 4:53
107

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 13 plays, 76 yards, 4:55
1014
Punt — 6 plays, 23 yards, 4:11
1014
Touchdown — 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:08
1021
Punt Touchdown — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:41
1028
Punt — 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:19
1028
End of Half — 2 plays, -9 yards, 0:54
1028

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59
1035
Downs — 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:19
1035

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:48
1042
Missed FG — 9 plays, 39 yards, 1:06
1042
Interception — 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:09
1042
Touchdown — 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:20
1742
End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:14
1742

Team Stats

NIU

ARIZ

17Points42

341Total Yards441

255Pass Yards357

86Rush Yards84

29:40Time of Possession30:20

20First Downs22

2Touchdowns6

1(3)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

0Turnovers1

15Penalty Yards50

Game Details

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Arizona Stadium · Tucson, AZ

attendance: 40,413 (79.6%)

spread: ARIZ -34.5

over/under: 50.5