Highlights
2 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: WYO 63% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 9 PTS
Scoring plays
12 SCORES
Erik Sandvik 37 Yd Field Goal
0-3
Tyler Hughes 53 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
0-10
JJ Schlenhardt 44 Yd Field Goal
3-10
Tyler Hughes 24 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
3-17
JJ Schlenhardt 22 Yd Field Goal
6-17
Erik Sandvik 24 Yd Field Goal
6-20
JJ Schlenhardt 46 Yd Field Goal
9-20
Tyler Hughes 6 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
9-27
Telly Johnson Jr. 13 Yd Run (George Dimopoulos Run for Two-Point Conversion)
17-27
Tyler Hughes 11 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
17-34
Landon Sims 11 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
17-41
La'Don Bryant 34 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
23-41
What happened
ESPN RECAPTyler Hughes totals 379 yards on offense and Wyoming dumps Northern Illinois 41-23
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- , Tyler Hughes compiled 379 yards of total offense and scored four rushing touchdowns to lead Wyoming's 41-23 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday. Hughes just missed out on a 200-200 game, as he completed 16 of 19 passes for 196 yards and ran for a career-high 183 yards on 12 carries. He had a 53-yard scoring run in the first quarter and went 24 yards for a second-quarter score as the Cowboys (4-3, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) built a 20-6 halftime lead. Hughes added scoring runs of 6 yards in the third quarter and 11 yards in the fourth. Landon Sims ran 11 yards for Wyoming's fifth rushing touchdown and Erik Sandvik kicked two field goals. Wyoming had 314 rushing yards and outgained the Huskies 510-392 in total yards. Taron Dickens threw for 216 yards for NIU (0-6, 0-2), which included a 34-yard touchdown pass to La'Don Bryant . Telly Johnson Jr .
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Team stats
NIU · WYOWAR MEMORIAL STADIUM, LARAMIE · ATTENDANCE 20,065
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