Holy Cross at Northern Illinois - 2025 Matchup Preview

Holy Cross Crusaders at Northern Illinois Huskies

Saturday, August 30th 2025 (3:30 PM EDT)
Northern Illinois -13.5 (48.5) (0) Open: -13.0 | 51.5
Northern Illinois 19 - Holy Cross: 17

Crusaders (0 - 1) (1 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 17 - 19 (17 - 19 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -4 (SP+ NIU -10)
NIU Win prob: 84% | Cover: 56%

Huskies (1 - 1) (1 - 1 - 0)
Coach Thomas Hammock (31 - 38)
Avg Score : 14 - 19 (19 - 17 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 7.2 - 4.8 (#60)
Wins: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 1)
Losses: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 3) (Bad: 8)

Matchup
Schedules
HC Players
NIU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Holy Cross's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Holy Cross at Northern Illinois	+13.5	48.5	L 17 - 19	U	Y

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Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Holy Cross's Schedule

Northern Illinois's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Northern Illinois vs Holy Cross	-13.5	48.5	W 19 - 17	U	N
Fri 9/5	Northern Illinois at Maryland	+17.0	44.5	L 9 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20	Northern Illinois at Mississippi State	+21.5	49.5
Sat 9/27	Northern Illinois vs San Diego State	-1
Sat 10/4	Northern Illinois vs Miami (OH)	-8
Sat 10/11	Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan	-9
Sat 10/18	Northern Illinois at Ohio	+3.5
Sat 10/25	Northern Illinois vs Ball State	-18
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/5	Northern Illinois at Toledo	+17
Wed 11/12	Northern Illinois at Massachusetts	-14.5
Tue 11/18	Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan	-13.5
Fri 11/28	Northern Illinois vs Kent State	-15.5

Total: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 3, Bad 1, Poor 8
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 1
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 3, Bad 1, Poor 7
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 1
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for Northern Illinois's Schedule

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HC		0%	17	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	19	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NIU	#112 (.07)	32% (131)	14	33% (125)	2.73 (92)	180	31% (127)	100	3.2 (110)	#10 (-.1)	36% (46)	18.5	35% (39)	37% (52)	2.09 (16)	51.5	0.5	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NIU	#86 (.16)	42% (79)		44% (72)	3.25 (33)	204	40% (86)	179	3.39 (113)	#11 (.06)	38% (19)		41% (52)	35% (9)	3.08 (12)	42.8	1.2	1.1

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HC Offense	1	17	17	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NIU Defense	2	18.5	17	36.1%	2.09	1	-	-	-	-	-	43%	56%	35%	37%	16%	-.1

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HC Defense	1	19	19	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NIU Offense	2	14	19	31.7%	3.2	0.5	15	280	180	100	3.8	65%	35%	33%	31%	13%	.07

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Holy Cross	1	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Northern Illinois	2	33:30	15	32%	67%	6.5	51.5	0.5	1	5	1	1	27

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HC Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
NIU Defense	2	43% (23)	35% (39)	-	-	-	-	-.27 (3)	2.11 (17)	75% (80)	9% (80)	0.55 (3)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HC Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
NIU Offense	2	65% (8)	33% (125)	47	180	3.8	2 (109)	.11 (81)	2.73 (92)	89% (16)	10% (91)	1.24 (25)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HC Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NIU Defense	2	56% (114)	37% (52)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (87)	.08 (32)	1.5 (75)	29% (112)	35% (108)	.58 (122)	7% (51)	2.5 (126)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HC Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NIU Offense	2	35% (129)	31% (127)	14	23	100	4.4	7.1	0 (133)	1 (23)	.08 (120)	1.5 (69)	39% (124)	22% (119)	.29 (81)	3% (23)	2.5 (16)

Holy Cross's Power Ratings
Holy Cross's Power Rating: #NR
Holy Cross's Offense Rating: #NR
Holy Cross's Defense Rating: #NR
2025 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Holy Cross's 2025 Expected Record: -
Holy Cross's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Holy Cross's Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Holy Cross's Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A

Average Talent
Average Patriot Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.85

Power Ratings Matchup
Holy Cross: Northern Illinois: -4.21

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Holy Cross: Northern Illinois: -10.4

Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
Northern Illinois's Power Rating: -4.21 #86
Northern Illinois's Offense Rating: 1.78 #125
Northern Illinois's Defense Rating: 4.80 #54
2025 Talent Rating: 526.00 #113
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #101
Northern Illinois's 2025 Expected Record: 7.2 - 4.8
Northern Illinois's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: -10.4 #106
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.8 #130
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.9 #62

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 567.54
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.85

Holy Cross Scoring
Offense: 17 PPG
Offense on Road: 17
Defense: 19 PPG
Defense on Road: 19

Holy Cross's 2025 Record
Record: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Holy Cross 18
Northern Illinois 18

Total Points: 36

Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 14 PPG
Offense at Home: 19
Defense: 18.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 17

Northern Illinois's 2025 Record
Record: 1 - 1
Record vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	08/30	Northern Illinois	19	Holy Cross	17	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -13.5	Holy Cross	48.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Northern Illinois	1	0	0 Overs
Holy Cross	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#NR) Holy Cross Info
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Record on Road: 0 - 1 (1 - 0 - 0 vs Spread )

Holy Cross Highlights
Holy Cross is Undefeated vs Spread

Holy Cross Deficiencies
Holy Cross has a really bad Offense

Performance GradesPerf Grades
CategoryCat	NIU	HC
OverallOver	#102	—
OffenseOff	#105	—
DefenseDef	#82	—
Special TeamsST	#94	—
PassingPass	#102	—
RushingRush	#63	—
Run BlockRBLK	#111	—
Pass BlockPBLK	#108	—
Route RunningWR Rt	#98	—
TacklingTkl	#50	—
Run DefenseR Def	#67	—
Pass Rush DefPRush	#67	—
Coverage DefCov	#93	—

Rematch from Week 1
Northern Illinois -13.5 (48.5)
Northern Illinois won vs Holy Cross this year (19-17)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: HC | NIU
Depth Chart: HC | NIU
Rosters: HC | NIU

(#86) Northern Illinois Info
Power Rating: -4.21 #86
Offense Rating: 1.78 #125
Defense Rating: 4.80 #54
Overall SP+ Rating: -10.4 #106
Offense SP+ Rating: 15.8 #130
Defense SP+ Rating: 25.9 #62
Talent Rating: 526.00 #113
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #101
Expected Record: 7.2 - 4.8

Team Profile
Very Run heavy Offense 65%, Pass: 35%
Awful Offense Success Rate of 32%
Awful Offensive Explosiveness
Poor in Scoring Position 3.2 PPO
Awful Run Success 33%
Awful Pass Success 31%
Poor OL Grades, Poor OL Yds Per Rush
Avg DL Grades, Bad Sacks/Turnovers
Avg Defense Success Rate of 36%
Great in Scoring Position 2.09 PPO
Good Run Def Success 35%
Avg Pass Def Success 37%
Bad Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Avg Field Position

Record at home: 1 - 0 (0 - 1 - 0 vs Spread)

Northern Illinois Notes
(8/30) Slog W over Holy Cross. 3.7 ypc, 4.5 ypp. Woof
(5/5) Portal QB Proctor (Dart) exciting, joins in summer
(5/5) QB1 Holst won spring, started 3 games LY
(5/5) WR Bryant, Pardridge and Givens top 3 spring
(5/5) OL rebuild, 1/5 back. 2 more w/ exp. Lost 5 Srs
(4/27) Staff high on Fr QB Brady Davidson, best croot
(3/26) RB rebuild, Johnson/Poe have exp, some depth
(3/26) Def good LY, replacing all. Only 2 portals, CBs
(3/26) Hammock good, but lost most exp in CFB

Northern Illinois Highlights
Northern Illinois is Undefeated at Home

Northern Illinois defense is really good in red zone (#16)
Northern Illinois Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#12)
Northern Illinois Defensive Line is very good (#17)
Northern Illinois has a great TO Margin (#11)
Northern Illinois commits very few Penalties (#30)

Northern Illinois Deficiencies
Northern Illinois has a really bad Offense
Northern Illinois has a really bad Offense at Home
Northern Illinois Can Not Run the Ball (#106)
Northern Illinois offense is really bad (#131)
Northern Illinois Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#106)
Northern Illinois offense is bad in Scoring Opportunities (#110)
Northern Illinois run game is really bad (#125)
Northern Illinois pass game is really bad (#127)
Northern Illinois offense is bad on 3rd Downs
Northern Illinois does not Sack the QB (#122)

Holy Cross's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Cal Swanson (Tr)	39	73	53%	407	1	2	5.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Cal Swanson (Tr)	35	111	0	3.2	33
Jayden Clerveaux	33	108	2	3.3	15
Max Mosey	8	19	0	2.4	6
Alijah Cason	2	16	0	8.0	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	YPC	LONG
Max Mosey	14	167	11.9	46
Charly Mullaly	9	98	10.9	18
Sam Slade	4	42	10.5	30
Ty Curran (Tr)	3	36	12.0	21

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Holy Cross's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PD
Cam Santee	10	0	1
Lathan Croley	8	0	0
Tommy Bestpitch	8	1	0
Garrett Baldwin	6	0	0

Sacks	Tack	PD
Cam Santee	10	1
Carlo Crocetti	3	0
Cam Jones	1	0
Will Miller	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Cam Santee	10	0	1
Joseph Townsend	3	0	1
Tommy Bestpitch	8	1	0

Northern Illinois's OC Wesley Beschorner

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Josh Holst	26	40	65%	192	0	1	4.8
Jackson Proctor (Tr)	2	6	33%	8	0	0	1.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chavon Wright	38	167	1	4.4	45
Telly Johnson Jr.	31	153	1	4.9	74
Jaylen Poe	2	22	0	11.0	21
DeAree Rogers	1	22	0	22.0	22

Player Name	REC	YDS	YPC	LONG
DeAree Rogers	10	89	8.9	25
Gary Givens III	2	26	13.0	15
Jaylen Poe	5	24	4.8	9
Telly Johnson Jr.	3	19	6.3	17

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Northern Illinois's DC Nick Benedetto

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PD
Quinton Urwiler	20	1	1	0
Muhammed Jammeh	11	0	0	1
Filip Maciorowski	11	1	0	1
Ty Myles	8	2	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS
Roy Williams	6	1	1	2
Quinton Urwiler	20	1	1	0
Marc Pretto	5	1	1	0
Trey Porter	3	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Muhammed Jammeh	11	0	1
Alvin Gulley Jr.	0	0	1
Donte Harrison	6	2	1