UNLV Football Score: Rebels Lead Northern Illinois 31-24 in the Third Quarter at Allegiant Stadium
UNLV led winless Northern Illinois 31-24 with 7:19 left in the third quarter on Saturday night, behind three touchdown passes from Jackson Arnold — the Huskies cut a 14-point lead in half with a 61-yard touchdown.
UNLV led Northern Illinois 31-24 with 7:19 left in the third quarter at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night, according to the Sportradar live feed read during this cycle. Northern Illinois led the first quarter 14-10, UNLV answered with a 14-3 second quarter, and the teams traded third-quarter touchdowns.
Jackson Arnold threw for 242 yards on 16-of-20 passing with three touchdowns and one interception, and added 59 rushing yards, per the feed. Arnold opened the scoring with a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kayden McGee and added touchdown passes of 31 yards to Keyan Burnett and 2 yards to Taeshaun Lyons. Jai'Den Thomas stretched the lead to 31-17 in the third quarter with a 60-yard touchdown run.
Northern Illinois quarterback Taron Dickens threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, including a 61-yard touchdown to George Dimopoulos that cut the lead to 31-24. The game was still in progress at the time of this update, in light rain showers and 66 degrees, according to the feed; this story will be updated with the final score.
