Hawai'i vs Northern Illinois
Recap
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors stormed into DeKalb and absolutely dismantled Northern Illinois, rolling to a dominant 56-21 victory at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors put on an offensive clinic, overwhelming the Huskies in all phases of the game and never letting their hosts find any rhythm. Hawaii's explosive performance showcased why they came to play, turning what could have been a competitive matchup into a statement win on the road. The Rainbow Warriors controlled the tempo from start to finish, piling up points while their defense kept Northern Illinois at bay. This wasn't just a win—it was a 35-point demolition that sends a clear message about Hawaii's capabilities this season.
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Final Stats
- 329 Pass Yards 171
- 175 Rush Yards 95
- 504 Total Yards 266
- 24 First Downs 14
- 60% 3rd Down Conv. 12.5%
- 1 Turnovers 5
- 61 Penalty Yards 55
- 37:44 Time of Possession 22:16
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 24 of 50 snaps 48%
- Pass plays 26 of 50 snaps 52%
Drive Chart
Play by play
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Hawaii18.
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Hawaii20.
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Hawaii22.
Rush
Bjorn Jurgensen rush to the right for 2 yards to the Hawaii23. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Rush
TJ Fo'ilefutu rush to the right for 9 yards to the Hawaii21.
PRIOR DRIVES
NIU · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Taron Dickens pass intended for Cam Thompson INTERCEPTED by Kydel Stone. No return. Tackled by Cam Thompson.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to DeAree Rogers for 4 yards to the NIU37. Tackled by Brayton Correa.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to DeAree Rogers for 8 yards to the NIU33. Tackled by Riis Weber.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Hawaii · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
TJ Fo'ilefutu rush to the middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Sitani Mikaele rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU6. Tackled by Amari Washington.
Rush
TJ Fo'ilefutu rush to the middle for 0 yards to the NIU8. Tackled by Amari Washington.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Huskies (Kyon Conyers) 15 yards.
Rush
TJ Fo'ilefutu rush to the left for 5 yards to the NIU23. Tackled by Avery Jones and Liam Lindo.
Incomplete Pass
Bjorn Jurgensen incomplete pass to the left intended for Josiah Fetui.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Rainbow Warriors (Devon Tauaefa) -10 yards.
Fumble
Gehrig Heil punts for 49 yards to NIU17. DeAree Rogers return for 0 yards to NIU17. FUMBLE, recovered by Hawaii (Blaze Kamoku).
Rush
Tama Uiliata rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Hawaii34. Tackled by Montrel Canion.
Pass
Bjorn Jurgensen pass to the left to Blaze Kamoku for 6 yards to the Hawaii33. Tackled by Kyon Conyers.
Rush
Sitani Mikaele rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Hawaii27. Tackled by Jack Murray and Jashawn Nelson.
Kickoff
Ryan Short kicks off to the Hawaii9. No return.
NIU · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
JJ Schlenhardt extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Elijah Porter rush to the left for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to La'Don Bryant for 12 yards to the Hawaii3. Tackled by Ezekiel Rodrigues and Kydel Stone.
Rush
Taron Dickens rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Hawaii15. Tackled by Matteus Ioane.
Rush
Taron Dickens rush to the middle for 10 yards to the Hawaii17. Tackled by Riis Weber.
Rush
Elijah Porter rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Hawaii27. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard and Ezekiel Rodrigues.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to La'Don Bryant for 6 yards to the Hawaii32. Tackled by Jahren Altura and Zaden Mariteragi.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to George Dimopoulos for 7 yards to the Hawaii38. Tackled by Zaden Mariteragi.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to Cam Thompson for 6 yards to the Hawaii45. Tackled by Brayton Correa and Jahren Altura.
Hawaii · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Micah Alejado pass intended for Brandon Gaea INTERCEPTED by Yassine Falke. No return.
Rush
Sitani Mikaele rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Hawaii46. Tackled by Amari Washington.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to DeVon Rice for 1 yard to the Hawaii43. Tackled by Kyon Conyers.
NIU · 3rd Quarter TO
Fumble
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Hawaii42. Tackled by Wynden Ho'ohuli. FUMBLE, recovered by Hawaii (Wynden Ho'ohuli).
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 8 yards to the Hawaii43. Tackled by Geoffrey Speight Jr..
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to George Dimopoulos for 10 yards to the NIU49. Tackled by Elijah Gipson.
Rush
Taron Dickens rush to the right for 6 yards to the NIU39. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the left intended for La'Don Bryant defensed by Nazaiah Caravallo.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 8 yards to the NIU33. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU7. No return.
Hawaii · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Josiah Fetui for 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Rainbow Warriors -5 yards.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 4 yards to the NIU39. Tackled by Marshall Washington.
Rush
Sitani Mikaele rush to the middle for 5 yards to the NIU43. Tackled by Jack Murray and Brady Kerperin.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU48. Tackled by Marshall Washington.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 7 yards to the Hawaii50. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Hawaii43. Tackled by Aaron Warren and Brady Kerperin.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Titan Lacaden for 11 yards to the Hawaii42. Tackled by Yassine Falke.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Kainoa Carvalho defensed by Yassine Falke.
Offense Time Out
Rainbow Warriors timeout.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the right intended for Audric Harris defensed by Marshall Washington.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Hawaii31. Tackled by Andruw Ellis and Marshall Washington.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Devon Tauaefa for 8 yards to the Hawaii28. Tackled by Champ Smith III.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Block on Rainbow Warriors -10 yards.
NIU · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Ference punts for 53 yards to Hawaii20. Tama Uiliata return for 10 yards to Hawaii30. Tackled by Telly Johnson Jr..
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to La'Don Bryant for 2 yards to the NIU27. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the left intended for George Dimopoulos.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the right intended for Telly Johnson Jr..
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU6. No return.
Hawaii · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 4 yards to the NIU5. Tackled by Andruw Ellis and Avery Jones.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Titan Lacaden for 22 yards to the NIU9. Tackled by Liam Lindo and Andruw Ellis.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU31. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU33. Tackled by Amari Washington and Montrel Canion.
NIU · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Ference punts for 28 yards to NIU35. No return.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Snap on Huskies (Jason Evans) -5 yards.
Rush
Elijah Porter rush to the middle for 0 yards to the NIU12. Tackled by Adam Tomczyk.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to DeAree Rogers for 10 yards to the NIU12. Tackled by Elijah Gipson.
Rush
Elijah Porter rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU2. Tackled by Jamih Otis.
Hawaii · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Gehrig Heil punts for 45 yards to NIU4. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Koa Eldredge.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 1 yard to the NIU49. Tackled by Kole Sneed.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Devon Tauaefa defensed by Avery Jones.
NIU · 3rd Quarter TO
Fumble
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 12 yards to the NIU50. Tackled by Julian Smith. FUMBLE, recovered by Hawaii (Elijah Palmer).
Penalty
Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on Rainbow Warriors (Aisiah Paogofie) 15 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the right defensed by Aisiah Paogofie.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU23. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard and Nazaiah Caravallo.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to DeAree Rogers for a loss of 4 yards to the NIU21. Tackled by Jeremiah Hughes.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU0. No return.
NIU · 2nd Quarter
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 9 yards to the NIU26. Tackled by Spencer Elliott.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU0. DeAree Rogers return for 17 yards to NIU17. Tackled by Riis Weber.
Hawaii · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Frank Abreu for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the left for 3 yards to the NIU12. Tackled by Liam Lindo and Micah Cook.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Josiah Fetui for 3 yards to the NIU15.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the right for 5 yards to the NIU18. Tackled by Marshall Washington.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Audric Harris for 44 yards to the NIU23.
NIU · 2nd Quarter TO
Interception
Taron Dickens pass intended for DeAree Rogers INTERCEPTED by Jeremiah Hughes. No return.
Offense Time Out
Huskies timeout.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the right intended for Kelan McInerney.
Rush
Taron Dickens rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU38. Tackled by Julian Smith and Zoram Petelo.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 6 yards to the NIU40. Tackled by Spencer Elliott and Jordan Lynch.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to Elijah Porter for 3 yards to the NIU34. Tackled by Jeremiah Hughes.
Rush
Taron Dickens rush to the middle for 6 yards to the NIU31. Tackled by Jamih Otis and Wynden Ho'ohuli.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the NIU25. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard and Elijah Palmer.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Hawaii · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU1. Tackled by Jack Murray.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Cam Barfield for 62 yards to the NIU3. Tackled by Avery Jones.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Blaze Kamoku.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Hawaii35. Tackled by Avery Jones.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the right for 8 yards to the Hawaii35. Tackled by Jack Murray.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Devin Alves for 9 yards to the Hawaii27. Tackled by Marshall Washington and Kyon Conyers.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Cam Barfield for 6 yards to the Hawaii18. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Hawaii12. Tackled by Kole Sneed.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the right defensed by Amari Washington.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Rainbow Warriors -7 yards.
NIU · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Ference punts for 53 yards to Hawaii14. No return.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to DeAree Rogers for 8 yards to the NIU33. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to George Dimopoulos for 0 yards to the NIU25. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the right intended for DeAree Rogers.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Hawaii · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the left for 9 yards to the NIU33. Tackled by Liam Lindo.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Frank Abreu for 6 yards to the NIU42. Tackled by Malik Armstrong.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NIU48. Tackled by Jordan Bellamy.
Penalty
Penalty: Personal Foul on Huskies 15 yards.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Tama Uiliata for 10 yards to the Hawaii35. Tackled by Avery Jones.
Kickoff
Ryan Short kicks off to the Hawaii5. No return.
NIU · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
JJ Schlenhardt extra point is GOOD.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Huskies -5 yards.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the left to DeAree Rogers for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Hawaii25. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 11 yards to the Hawaii28. Tackled by Nazaiah Caravallo.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the left for 0 yards to the Hawaii39. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Hawaii · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Gehrig Heil punts for 41 yards to Hawaii46. DeAree Rogers return for 7 yards to Hawaii39. Tackled by Julian Smith.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Josiah Fetui defensed by Champ Smith III.
Offense Time Out
Rainbow Warriors timeout.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Kainoa Carvalho for 0 yards to the Hawaii5. Tackled by Liam Lindo and Micah Cook.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for a loss of 4 yards to the Hawaii5. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Rainbow Warriors -9 yards.
NIU · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Ference punts for 53 yards to Hawaii18. Tama Uiliata return for 0 yards to Hawaii18. Tackled by Trey Porter.
Incomplete Pass
Taron Dickens incomplete pass to the middle intended for La'Don Bryant.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the NIU29. Tackled by Nazaiah Caravallo and Geoffrey Speight Jr..
Rush
Elijah Porter rush to the middle for 4 yards to the NIU29. Tackled by Nazaiah Caravallo.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU9. No return.
Hawaii · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Frank Abreu for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the middle to Titan Lacaden for 0 yards to the NIU13. Tackled by Champ Smith III.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the left to Nick Delgadillo for 4 yards to the NIU13. Tackled by Jack Murray and Liam Lindo.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the right for 7 yards to the NIU17. Tackled by Jack Murray and Brady Kerperin.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Audric Harris for 46 yards to the NIU24. Tackled by Yassine Falke.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Tama Uiliata for 5 yards to the Hawaii30. Tackled by Kyon Conyers.
Kickoff
Ryan Short kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
NIU · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
JJ Schlenhardt extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the middle to DeAree Rogers for 49 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the right to DeAree Rogers for 15 yards to the Hawaii49. Tackled by Elijah Palmer.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the NIU36. Tackled by Josh Sagapolutele and Jamih Otis.
Pass
Taron Dickens pass to the middle to La'Don Bryant for 10 yards to the NIU36. Tackled by Makana Meyer and Elijah Palmer.
Rush
Telly Johnson Jr. rush to the middle for 3 yards to the NIU26. Tackled by Ozzy Pollard.
Kickoff
Sean Olvera-Harle kicks off to the NIU6. Dev'ion Reynolds return for 17 yards to NIU23. Tackled by Makana Meyer.
Hawaii · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Sean Olvera-Harle extra point is GOOD.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Rainbow Warriors -5 yards.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 6 yards to the NIU2. Tackled by Avery Jones.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Huskies (Liam Lindo) 15 yards.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the middle for 5 yards to the NIU23. Tackled by Andruw Ellis.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the right intended for Devin Alves.
Rush
Tama Uiliata rush to the left for 16 yards to the NIU28. Tackled by Kyon Conyers.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Cam Barfield for 2 yards to the NIU44. Tackled by Champ Smith III.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Kainoa Carvalho for 7 yards to the NIU46. Tackled by Andruw Ellis.
Incomplete Pass
Micah Alejado incomplete pass to the left intended for Cam Barfield.
Rush
DeVon Rice rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Hawaii47. Tackled by Jack Murray.
Pass
Micah Alejado pass to the right to Kainoa Carvalho for 8 yards to the Hawaii43. Tackled by Avery Jones.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the left for 4 yards to the Hawaii35. Tackled by Brady Kerperin.
Rush
Cam Barfield rush to the left for 6 yards to the Hawaii31. Tackled by Liam Lindo.
Kickoff
Ryan Short kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
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