SAN JOSE (Interstat) — San Jose State defeated Northern Illinois 30-19 on Saturday at CEFCU Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game, using a balanced offense and a productive kicking game to secure a home victory. The Spartans improved to 5-5. The visiting Huskies fell to 0-9. Attendance was 9,786.

Taron Dickens led Northern Illinois. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound quarterback from Miami, Fla., completed 26 of 36 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown and rushed 17 times for 9 yards and a touchdown. Telly Johnson Jr. added seven carries for 55 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 21 yards. Elijah Porter ran 12 times for 79 yards and caught two passes for 9 yards. DeAree Rogers caught six passes for 86 yards, rushed once for 6 yards and returned a kickoff 18 yards. La’Don Bryant had seven catches for 55 yards, and Zaire McKinney caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. George Dimopoulos had three catches for 18 yards, Afy Ibekwe two for 13 and Liam Russo one for 12. Jake Ference punted three times for 99 yards.

Micah Cook had four tackles and a quarterback hurry for Northern Illinois. Jack Murray made nine tackles and a quarterback hurry. Jashawn Nelson had eight tackles and a quarterback hurry. Kole Sneed and Brady Kerperin each made six tackles, while Yassine Falke and Amari Washington each had four. Avery Jones added three tackles.

San Jose State’s top star was Daniel Rolovich. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound quarterback completed 16 of 27 passes for 231 yards and a touchdown and rushed five times for 11 yards. Viliami Teu ran 17 times for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Dominique McKenzie caught two passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Ivey had one catch for 49 yards, Jerry McClure four for 48, Carson Clark six for 47 and Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawalauole two for 8. Jabari Bates ran 10 times for 33 yards and caught one pass for 8. Trent Carrizosa punted five times for 195 yards.

Dylan Lee had 10 tackles and an interception for the Spartans. Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa recorded 11 tackles, and Caleb Womack had 10. Naseri Danielson made seven tackles and a sack. Jayland McGlothen, Jeremiah Tuiileila and Auma Jennings each had a sack. Greco Carrillo and Jayden Robertson each made three tackles. Brian Dukes Jr. had two tackles and a quarterback hurry. Etu Finau and Pierce Walker each made two tackles, while Justin Stearns and Aizik Mahuka each had two tackles and half a sack. Nate Lewis, Kejuan Bullard Jr., Nassir Pitters, Solomone Langi, Jonathan Watts and Jackson Barton each made one tackle.

San Jose State opened the scoring with Teu’s 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Trajan Sinatra made field goals from 25 and 46 yards and later added a 22-yarder before missing a 46-yard attempt just before halftime. Northern Illinois answered with Johnson’s 4-yard touchdown run, though the extra point failed, and Dickens connected with McKinney on a 19-yard scoring pass. The Spartans pulled away in the third quarter on Teu’s 1-yard touchdown run and Rolovich’s 29-yard scoring pass to McKenzie. Dickens capped the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but the two-point pass failed.

Northern Illinois has lost to Iowa, Illinois State, Arizona, Georgia State, Air Force, Wyoming, Hawaii and UNLV this season. San Jose State has wins over Cal Poly, Eastern Michigan, Hawaii and UTEP and losses to New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, Fresno State and Southern California.

Northern Illinois is scheduled to host Nevada, visit North Dakota State and host UTEP in its remaining games. San Jose State is set to visit Air Force, host UNLV and host North Dakota State.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Jose State 39, Northern Illinois 23, and its ELO system had projected San Jose State with an 81.9 percent probability to win. San Jose State was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -12. The total score was 49, against an over-under line of 52.5.