Saturday Savant

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Holy Cross	0	3	0	14	17
Northern Illinois	3	3	0	13	19

Game Leaders

Holy Cross

Northern Illinois

17/29 · 155 · 1

Cal Swanson

Passing Yards

12/18 · 101 · 0

Josh Holst

12 · 51 · 0

Cal Swanson

Rushing Yards

11 · 77 · 1

Chavon Wright

6 · 71 · 0

Max Mosey

Receiving Yards

7 · 73 · 0

DeAree Rogers

Play by Play

1st QUARTER

14:541st

Owen Saraceno kickoff for 56 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 18 yds to the NIU 27

14:481st

Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the NIU 31

14:181st

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the NIU 34

13:351st

Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down

13:111st

Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget

13:111st

PENALTY NIU False Start (Hron,Landon) 5 yards from NIU39 to NIU34. NO PLAY.

13:021st

Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 3 yds to the NIU 37

12:161st

Josh Holst run for no gain to the NIU 37

11:441st

Danny Vuckovic punt for 54 yds

11:441st

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:44

11:311st

Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 11

10:551st

Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 18

10:201st

Jayden Clerveaux run for 2 yds to the HC 20 for a 1ST down

9:451st

Cal Swanson run for 7 yds to the HC 27

9:141st

Cal Swanson pass complete to Joseph Williams for 8 yds to the HC 35 for a 1ST down

8:421st

Sam Slade run for no gain to the HC 35

7:561st

Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 35

7:291st

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Blake Youngblood

7:241st

Ethan Moss punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeAree Rogers at the NIU 34

7:241st

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:24

7:131st

Chavon Wright run for no gain to the NIU 34

6:421st

Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 2 yds to the NIU 36

6:201st

Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 9 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down

5:521st

Chavon Wright run for 45 yds to the HC 10 for a 1ST down

5:231st

Chavon Wright run for 5 yds to the HC 5

4:451st

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:45

4:411st

Josh Holst pass incomplete to George Dimopoulos

4:331st

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 3

Field Goal

4:001st

Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOOD

Field Goal · 8 plays, 63 yds

HOL NOR

0 – 3

4:001st

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:00

3:551st

Andrew Glass kickoff for 56 yds , Alijah Cason return for 21 yds to the HC 30

3:521st

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Mason McSweeney

3:411st

Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 13 yds to the HC 43 for a 1ST down

3:111st

Cal Swanson run for 5 yds to the HC 48

2:431st

Cal Swanson pass intercepted

2:331st

Josh Holst run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 31

1:471st

Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 13 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down

1:121st

Josh Holst run for 2 yds to the NIU 46

0:401st

Josh Holst pass complete to Jaylen Poe for 6 yds to the HC 48

0:001st

Jaylen Poe run for 1 yd to the HC 47

0:001st

End of 1st Quarter

2nd QUARTER

14:482nd

Chavon Wright run for 3 yds to the HC 44 for a 1ST down

14:182nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 46

13:492nd

Josh Holst pass incomplete to Jake Appleget

13:402nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the HC 42

13:112nd

Danny Vuckovic punt for 40 yds

13:112nd

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:11

13:012nd

Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the HC 3

12:232nd

Cal Swanson run for 33 yds to the HC 36 for a 1ST down

11:412nd

Joseph Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 34

11:022nd

Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 8 yds to the HC 42

10:302nd

(10:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Swanson,Cal pass incomplete deep left to Mullaly,Charly thrown to NIU25 PENALTY NIU Pass Interference (Finley,Jacob) 15 yards from HC42 to NIU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.

10:232nd

Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 2 yds to the NIU 41

9:392nd

Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 5 yds to the NIU 31 for a 1ST down

9:172nd

Jayden Clerveaux run for 1 yd to the NIU 30

8:272nd

Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for 6 yds to the NIU 24

8:072nd

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 08:07

7:562nd

Cal Swanson sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 32

7:102nd

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Ty Curran

7:102nd

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:10

6:592nd

Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 11 yds to the NIU 43 for a 1ST down

6:292nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 43

5:582nd

Josh Holst pass incomplete to La'Don Bryant

5:442nd

Josh Holst pass complete to Telly Johnson Jr. for 2 yds to the NIU 45

5:112nd

Ross Pedro run for 32 yds to the NIU 13 Ross Pedro fumbled, recovered by NIU Danny Vuckovic

5:042nd

Jayden Clerveaux run for 7 yds to the NIU 6

4:432nd

Jayden Clerveaux run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIU 7

4:052nd

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 04:05

3:562nd

Cal Swanson sacked by Roy Williams for a loss of 8 yards to the NIU 15

Field Goal

3:222nd

Luis Palenzuela 33 yd FG GOOD

Field Goal · 4 plays, -2 yds

HOL NOR

3 – 3

3:172nd

Owen Saraceno kickoff for 55 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 12 yds to the NIU 47 Northern Illinois Penalty, Illegal Block (8 Yards) to the NIU 8

3:092nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds to the NIU 17

2:382nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the NIU 23 for a 1ST down

2:082nd

Josh Holst pass incomplete to Gary Givens Iii

2:022nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 23

2:002nd

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00

1:522nd

Josh Holst pass complete to DeAree Rogers for 25 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down

1:472nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 6 yds to the HC 41 for a 1ST down

1:422nd

(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Holst,Josh pass incomplete deep left to Givens III,Gary thrown to HC15 PENALTY HC Illegal Substitution 5 yards from NIU48 to HC47. NO PLAY.

1:262nd

Josh Holst run for 4 yds to the HC 37

1:202nd

Josh Holst pass complete to Jake Appleget for 10 yds to the HC 27 for a 1ST down

1:102nd

Josh Holst run for 1 yd to the HC 26

0:522nd

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the HC 24

0:432nd

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:43

0:312nd

Josh Holst run for 3 yds to the HC 21

0:132nd

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 00:13

Field Goal

0:102nd

Andrew Glass 39 yd FG GOOD

Field Goal · 12 plays, 71 yds

HOL NOR

3 – 6

0:052nd

Andrew Glass kickoff for 30 yds , Tommy Bestpitch return for 6 yds to the HC 41

0:002nd

C. Swanson takes a knee

0:002nd

End of 2nd Quarter

3rd QUARTER

4th QUARTER

14:544th

Cal Swanson run for 1 yd to the NIU 25

14:174th

Cal Swanson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIU 27

13:414th

Luis Palenzuela 44 yd FG MISSED

13:414th

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 13:41

13:334th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27

12:484th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the NIU 27

12:084th

Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Telly Johnson Jr.

12:014th

Danny Vuckovic punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 23

11:354th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 15 yds to the HC 38 for a 1ST down

11:204th

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Jayden Clerveaux

11:094th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for 46 yds to the NIU 16 for a 1ST down

Touchdown

10:344th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Blake Youngblood for 16 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)

Touchdown · 4 plays, 77 yds

HOL NOR

10 – 6

10:344th

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:34

Touchdown

10:214th

Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 96 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass PAT MISSED)

Touchdown · 4 plays, 77 yds

HOL NOR

10 – 12

10:174th

Andrew Glass kickoff for 53 yds , Carlo Crocetti return for 8 yds to the HC 20

10:084th

Alijah Cason run for 4 yds to the HC 24

9:474th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Alijah Cason for a loss of 1 yard to the HC 23

9:054th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Max Mosey for no gain to the HC 23

8:204th

Ethan Moss punt for 38 yds

8:154th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 44

7:454th

Chavon Wright run for 2 yds to the NIU 46

7:044th

Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

6:274th

DeAree Rogers run for 22 yds to the HC 28 for a 1ST down

5:454th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the HC 23

5:044th

Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Jake Appleget

4:544th

Jaylen Poe run for 21 yds to the HC 2 for a 1ST down

Touchdown

4:154th

Chavon Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Glass KICK)

Touchdown · 8 plays, 61 yds

HOL NOR

10 – 19

4:154th

PENALTY NIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from HC03 to HC08. NO PLAY.

Touchdown

4:034th

Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Alijah Cason return for 97 yds for a TD (Luis Palenzuela KICK)

Touchdown · 8 plays, 61 yds

HOL NOR

17 – 19

3:584th

Owen Saraceno kickoff for 61 yds , Dev'ion Reynolds return for 19 yds to the NIU 23

3:504th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIU 27

3:074th

Jackson Proctor run for 2 yds to the NIU 29

2:304th

PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU24. NO PLAY.

2:294th

PENALTY NIU False Start 5 yards from NIU24 to NIU19. NO PLAY.

2:244th

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 02:24

2:204th

Telly Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the NIU 24 Telly Johnson Jr. fumbled, recovered by NIU Telly Johnson Jr.

2:174th

Danny Vuckovic punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Max Mosey at the HC 39

2:134th

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Charly Mullaly

2:084th

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Sam Slade

2:034th

Cal Swanson pass complete to Charly Mullaly for 6 yds to the HC 45

2:004th

Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:00

1:564th

Cal Swanson pass incomplete to Max Mosey

1:504th

Chavon Wright run for 4 yds to the HC 41

1:044th

Chavon Wright run for 7 yds to the HC 34 for a 1ST down

1:044th

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:04

1:004th

J. Holst takes a knee

1:004th

Timeout Holy Cross, clock 01:00

0:514th

Josh Holst run for a loss of 2 yards to the HC 37

0:284th

J. Holst takes a knee

Team Stats

Holy Cross

Northern Illinois

217 Total Yards 287

155 Passing Yards 109

62 Rushing Yards 178

11 1st Downs 17

3-12 3rd Down 5-17

0-2 4th Down 2-3

1 Turnovers 1

1-5 Penalties 7-48

26:34 Possession 33:25

Win Probability

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Holy Cross

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Northern Illinois

According to ESPN Analytics

Game Information

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Saturday, August 30, 2025

7:30 PM ET

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Week 1 · Regular Season

PLAYER	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Cam Santee	10	5	0	1	0	0
Tommy Bestpitch	8	4	0.5	0	0	0
Lathan Croley	8	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Boyer	6	4	0	0	0	0
Garrett Baldwin	6	4	0	0	0	0
Eli Thompson	6	4	1	0	0	0
Christian Ross	6	2	0	0	1	0
Adam Due	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ross Dansdill	3	3	1	0	0	0
Colin Reynolds	3	2	0	0	0	0
Joseph Townsend	3	1	0	1	0	0
Carlo Crocetti	3	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Comestro	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brice Stevenson	2	1	0.5	0	0	0
Jovan George	2	0	0	0	0	0
Caiden Newsome	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Pritchard-Sewell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Will Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alijah Cason	0	0	0	0	0	1

PLAYER	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alijah Cason	3	187	62.3	97
Carlo Crocetti	1	8	8.0	8
Tommy Bestpitch	1	6	6.0	6

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Josh Holst	12/18	101	5.6	0	1	10.0
Jackson Proctor	2/6	8	1.3	0	0	25.4

PLAYER	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Quinn Urwiler	10	5	0.5	1	0	0	0
Muhammad Jammeh	7	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ty Myles	6	4	0	1.5	0	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	5	5	0	0	1	0	0
Donte Harrison	4	2	0	1.5	0	0	0
Marc Pretto	4	1	0.5	1	0	0	0
Jalonnie Williams	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Dasean Dixon	3	1	0	1.5	0	0	0
Roy Williams	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jacob Finley	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Hensley	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Trey Porter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Powell	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Porter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Glass	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cal Swanson	12	51	4.3	33
Jayden Clerveaux	7	13	1.9	7
Alijah Cason	1	4	4.0	4
Joseph Williams	2	1	0.5	3
Sam Slade	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Nyeoti Punni	1	-5	-5.0	0

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Max Mosey	6	71	11.8	0	46
Charly Mullaly	4	34	8.5	0	13
Blake Youngblood	1	16	16.0	1	16
Alijah Cason	3	10	3.3	0	6
Nathan Schillinger	1	9	9.0	0	9
Joseph Williams	1	8	8.0	0	8
Sam Slade	1	7	7.0	0	7

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chavon Wright	11	77	7.0	1	45
Telly Johnson Jr.	21	67	3.2	0	9
DeAree Rogers	1	22	22.0	0	22
Jaylen Poe	2	22	11.0	0	21
Jackson Proctor	2	13	6.5	0	11
Josh Holst	8	11	1.4	0	4
Team	3	-34	-11.3	0	0

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
DeAree Rogers	7	73	10.4	25
Jaylen Poe	5	24	4.8	9
Jake Appleget	1	10	10.0	10
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	2	2.0	2