Highlights
7 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: UNI 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 9 PTS
Scoring plays
7 SCORES
Ayden Price 6 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick)
0-7
Dylan Lord 14 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)
7-7
Jaxon Dailey 28 Yd Run (Max Bartachek Kick)
7-14
Kai Black 7 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick)
7-21
Victor Dawson 9 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)
14-21
Xavier Terrell 43 Yd Run (Max Bartachek Kick)
14-28
Alex Herrera 26 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)
21-28
What happened
ESPN RECAPJaxon Dailey's 3 total TDs help UNI beat FCS No. 3 Illinois State 28-21
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- , Jaxon Dailey threw two touchdown passes and added a 28-yard rushing TD to help Northern Iowa beat previously-unbeaten Illinois State 28-21 on Saturday night to snap the Redbirds' 11-game road win streak. Illinois State (4-1, 0-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 3 in the Football Championship Subdivision, lost on the road for the first time since a 35-3 loss at then-No. 18 Oklahoma on Aug. 30, 2025. Dailey was 13-of-17 passing for 217 yards with no interceptions and threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Ayden Price and 9 yards to Kai Black . Dailey kept the ball on a zone-read play, slipped behind the left guard and bounced it outside for a touchdown that made it 14-7 and gave Northern Iowa (2-2, 1-0) the lead for good 49 seconds into the second quarter.
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Team stats
ILST · UNIUNI-DOME, CEDAR FALLS · ATTENDANCE 9,016
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