Air Force at Northern Illinois — 2026 — LLCAA Record Book

2026 · Week 6

Air Force 0-6 (0-1)

14

31

Northern Illinois 3-2 (0-2)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Air Force	0	7	0	7	14
Northern Illinois	7	10	0	14	31

MVP Liam Szarka QB · JR

MVP Jalen Macon QB · SR (RS)

Team statistics, Air Force versus Northern Illinois
	Team stats
14	Score	31

9	First Downs	14

289	Total Offense	402

55	Total Plays	67

5.3	Yards Per Play	6.0

48-235-1	Rushes - Yards - TDs	35-128-2

4.9	Yards Per Rush	3.7

4-7-1	Comp - Att - TDs	19-32-2

7.7	Yards Per Pass	8.6

54	Passing Yards	274

3-15 (20%)	3rd Down Conv.	6-16 (38%)

2-3 (67%)	4th Down Conv.	1-2 (50%)

0-0	2-Point Conv.	0-0

0-0-0%	Red Zone TD-FG-%	2-1-75%

0	Turnovers	0

0	Fumble Lost	0

0	Interceptions	0

0	PR Yards	0

52	KR Yards	75

341	Total Yards	477

9-43.3	Punts - Avg	7-47.0

2-20	Penalties - Yards	1-5

29:13	T.O.P	30:47

Passing	Yds	TD	INT	Comp	Att	%	Rat	YPC	Sck	Lng
L. SzarkaQB	54	1	0	4	7	57%	169.0	13.5	1	18

Passing	Yds	TD	INT	Comp	Att	%	Rat	YPC	Sck	Lng
J. MaconQB	274	2	0	19	32	59%	151.9	14.4	3	46

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Fum	BTk	YAC	Lng	20+	Avg
L. SzarkaQB	17	111	1	0	6	86	87	1	6.5
O. AllenFB	12	58	0	0	3	32	20	0	4.8
D. PalmerHB	11	47	0	0	4	33	15	0	4.3
R. ContiHB	8	19	0	0	1	3	5	0	2.4

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Fum	BTk	YAC	Lng	20+	Avg
T. Johnson Jr.HB	18	67	0	0	1	24	25	1	3.7
J. MaconQB	9	36	2	0	4	37	39	1	4.0
E. TafoyaHB	7	23	0	0	1	7	11	0	3.3
D. RogersWR	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.0
C. ThompsonWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
L. BryantWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	RAC	Lng	Drp	Avg
J. ThierryWR	2	34	1	6	18	1	17.0
R. ContiHB	1	14	0	5	14	0	14.0
C. PickettTE	1	6	0	2	6	0	6.0
D. PalmerHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
O. AllenFB	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	RAC	Lng	Drp	Avg
D. RogersWR	7	112	1	51	46	0	16.0
C. ThompsonWR	5	64	1	12	22	0	12.8
J. FowlerTE	3	55	0	11	29	0	18.3
L. BryantWR	4	43	0	19	17	0	10.8
E. TafoyaHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	—