Northern Iowa at Iowa State
Saturday, September 3, 2011 Share
Iowa State beat Northern Iowa 20–19. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 20–4–3.
Final at Jack Trice Stadium, AmesAttendance 54,672
- At kickoff
- 73°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Standouts
- RushingTirrell Rennie18 carries, 127 yardsNorthern Iowa
- ReceivingDavid Johnson2 catches, 83 yards, 1 TDNorthern Iowa
- DefenseGarrett Scott2 INTNorthern Iowa
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Player stats
Northern Iowa
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirrell Rennie | 15/32 | 181 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirrell Rennie | 18 | 127 | 0 | 16 |
| Carlos Anderson | 14 | 41 | 0 | 13 |
| David Johnson | 10 | 36 | 1 | 15 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 2 | 83 | 1 | 80 |
| Terrell Sinkfield | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Darion Howard | 3 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| Josh Collins | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Interceptions | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Scott | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tre’Darrius Canady | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Iowa State
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Jantz | 18/40 | 187 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Jantz | 20 | 80 | 2 | 17 |
| James White | 5 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| Shontrelle Johnson | 9 | 27 | 0 | 8 |
| Jeff Woody | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Horne | 7 | 69 | 0 | 32 |
| Josh Lenz | 3 | 57 | 1 | 26 |
| Darius Reynolds | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Woody | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| Northern Iowa | Iowa State | |
|---|---|---|
| 385 | Total yards | 328 |
| 181 | Passing yards | 192 |
| 204 | Rushing yards | 141 |
| 5.7 | Yards per pass | 4.7 |
| 4.9 | Yards per rush | 3.6 |
| 21 | First downs | 20 |
| 8–17 | Third downs | 7–19 |
| 0–0 | Fourth downs | 3–3 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 16–113 | Penalties | 8–81 |
| 21:16 | Possession | 14:55 |
Efficiency
| Northern Iowa | Iowa State | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Success rate | 33% |
| 0.05 | EPA per play | −0.09 |
| 0.77 | Explosiveness | 1.02 |
| 0.17 | Rushing EPA | 0.10 |
| −0.07 | Passing EPA | −0.26 |
| 31% | Passing-down success | 30% |
| −0.08 | First-down EPA | −0.26 |
| −0.04 | Second-down EPA | 0.02 |
| 0.47 | Third-down EPA | −0.13 |
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Iowa State 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
- Q1 Northern IowaField goal, 7 plays, 50 yards
- Q1 Iowa StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
- Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
- Q1 Iowa StateInterception, 6 plays, 6 yards
- Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 6 plays, −1 yard
- Q1 Iowa StateInterception, 9 plays, 51 yards
- Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
- Q2 Iowa StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
- Q2 Northern IowaField goal, 13 plays, 80 yards
- Q2 Iowa StateFumble, 12 plays, 50 yards
- Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
- Q2 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 18 plays, 70 yards
- Q3 Iowa StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
- Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown run, 22 plays, 90 yards
- Q3 Iowa StateInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
- Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
- Q4 Iowa StatePunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
- Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
- Q4 Iowa StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
- Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 7 plays, 24 yards
- Q4 Iowa StateTouchdown pass, 7 plays, 61 yards
- Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown pass, 1 play, 80 yards
- Q4 Iowa StateTouchdown run, 9 plays, 60 yards
- Q4 Northern IowaFumble, recovered, 2 plays, −2 yards
- Q4 Iowa StateEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Northern Iowa 3, Iowa State 0
| Northern Iowa Field goal, 7 plays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 at own 25 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Terrell Sinkfield for 30 yards to the IowSt 45, tackled by Leonard Johnson for a 1ST down. | |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 at opp 45 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Carlos Anderson. | |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 at opp 45 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 12 yards to the IowSt 33, tackled by Jake Lattimer for a 1ST down. | |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 at opp 33 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Josh Collins for 6 yards to the IowSt 27, tackled by C.J. Morgan. | |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 4 at opp 27 | Carlos Anderson rush for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 28, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 5 at opp 28 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Darion Howard for 3 yards to the IowSt 25, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 12:09 | 4th & 2 at opp 25 | Tyler Sievertsen 42 yard field goal GOOD.Northern Iowa 3, Iowa State 0 | |
| 12:09 | Tyler Sievertsen kickoff for 58 yards returned by Josh Lenz, tackled by Garrett Scott for 28 yards to the IowSt 40, tackled by Garrett Scott out-of-bounds. | ||
| Iowa State Punt, 3 plays | |||
| 12:04 | 1st & 10 at own 40 | Jeff Woody rush for no gain to the IowSt 40, tackled by Garrett Scott. | |
| 12:04 | 2nd & 10 at own 40 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Jarvis West for 6 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 12:04 | 3rd & 4 at own 46 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Shontrelle Johnson for 2 yards to the IowSt 48, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 12:04 | 4th & 2 at own 48 | Kirby Van Der Kamp punt for 52 yards for a touchback. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 4 plays | |||
| 10:44 | 1st & 10 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 13 yards to the NIowa 33, tackled by Jacques Washington for a 1ST down. | |
| 10:44 | 1st & 10 at own 33 | Carlos Anderson rush for 4 yards to the NIowa 37, tackled by C.J. Morgan. | |
| 10:44 | 2nd & 6 at own 37 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard false start on Carlos Anderson accepted. | |
| 9:19 | 2nd & 11 at own 32 | Timeout UNI, clock 09:19. | |
| 9:19 | 2nd & 11 at own 32 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 1 yard to the NIowa 33, tackled by Jake McDonough and Jake Lattimer. | |
| 9:19 | 3rd & 10 at own 33 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A, hurried by Jake McDonough. | |
| 9:19 | 4th & 10 at own 33 | Kyle Bernard punt for 18 yards, downed at the IowSt 49. | |
| Iowa State Interception, 6 plays | |||
| 8:23 | 1st & 10 at own 49 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 8 yards to the NIowa 43, tackled by Will Eilert. | |
| 8:23 | 2nd & 2 at opp 43 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Josh Lenz. | |
| 8:23 | 3rd & 2 at opp 43 | Steele Jantz rush for 4 yards to the NIowa 39, tackled by Will Eilert for a 1ST down. | |
| 8:23 | 1st & 10 at opp 39 | Jeff Woody rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 49, tackled by Darren Branch, IOWA ST penalty 15 yard personal foul on N/A accepted. | |
| 8:23 | 1st & 22 at own 49 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 6 yards to the NIowa 45, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 8:23 | 2nd & 16 at opp 45 | Steele Jantz pass intercepted by Garrett Scott at the NIowa 20, returned for 8 yards to the NIowa 28, tackled by Reid Branderhorst. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 6 plays | |||
| 6:43 | 1st & 10 at own 28 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 14 yard personal foul on N/A accepted. | |
| 6:43 | 1st & 10 at own 14 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Josh Collins, broken up by Ter’Ran Benton. | |
| 6:43 | 2nd & 10 at own 14 | Carlos Anderson rush for no gain to the NIowa 14, tackled by Jacques Washington. | |
| 6:43 | 3rd & 10 at own 14 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted. | |
| 6:43 | 3rd & 15 at own 9 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 16 yards to the NIowa 25, tackled by Jacques Washington for a 1ST down. | |
| 6:43 | 1st & 10 at own 25 | Carlos Anderson rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 27, tackled by Jake McDonough. | |
| 6:43 | 2nd & 8 at own 27 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A. | |
| 6:43 | 3rd & 8 at own 27 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A. | |
| 6:43 | 4th & 8 at own 27 | Kyle Bernard punt for 33 yards, fair catch by Josh Lenz at the IowSt 40. | |
| Iowa State Interception, 9 plays | |||
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 at own 40 | James White rush for no gain to the IowSt 40, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 4:34 | 2nd & 10 at own 40 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted, no play. | |
| 4:34 | 2nd & 5 at own 45 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 15 yard personal foul on N/A accepted. | |
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 40 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 15 yard personal foul on James Conley accepted. | |
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 25 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Josh Lenz. | |
| 4:34 | 2nd & 10 at opp 25 | James White rush for 8 yards to the NIowa 17, tackled by Garrett Scott. | |
| 4:34 | 3rd & 2 at opp 17 | Steele Jantz rush for 5 yards to the NIowa 12, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady and Darren Branch for a 1ST down. | |
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 12 | Jeff Woody rush for no gain to the NIowa 12, tackled by L.J. Fort and August Hadenfeldt. | |
| 4:34 | 2nd & 10 at opp 12 | Steele Jantz rush for 3 yards to the NIowa 9, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 4:34 | 3rd & 7 at opp 9 | Steele Jantz pass intercepted by Tre’Darrius Canady at the NIowa 0, returned for 4 yards to the NIowa 4, tackled by Darius Reynolds. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays | |||
| 4:34 | 1st & 10 at own 4 | David Johnson rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 3, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 2:09 | 2nd & 11 at own 3 | David Johnson rush for 15 yards to the NIowa 18, tackled by Ter’Ran Benton for a 1ST down. | |
| 2:09 | 1st & 10 at own 18 | David Johnson rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 20, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 2:09 | 2nd & 8 at own 20 | Carlos Anderson rush for no gain to the NIowa 20, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| Q2 15:00 | 3rd & 8 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Josh Collins. | |
| Q2 14:52 | 4th & 8 at own 20 | Kyle Bernard punt for 38 yards, returned by Josh Lenz for no gain, fumbled, recovered by IowSt Josh Lenz at the IowSt 42. | |
2nd quarter5 drives, then Iowa State 7, Northern Iowa 6
| Iowa State Punt, 3 plays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:52 | 1st & 10 at own 42 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Darius Reynolds for 7 yards to the IowSt 49, tackled by Varmah Sonie. | |
| 14:52 | 2nd & 3 at own 49 | IOWA ST penalty 16 yard personal foul accepted. | |
| 14:52 | 2nd & 19 at own 33 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Josh Lenz, hurried by August Hadenfeldt. | |
| 14:52 | 3rd & 19 at own 33 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Jeff Woody for 14 yards to the IowSt 47, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 14:52 | 4th & 5 at own 47 | Kirby Van Der Kamp punt for 40 yards, downed at the NIowa 13. | |
| Northern Iowa Field goal, 13 plays | |||
| 13:41 | 1st & 10 at own 13 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Darion Howard for 18 yards to the NIowa 31, tackled by Ter’Ran Benton for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:41 | 1st & 10 at own 31 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A. | |
| 13:41 | 2nd & 10 at own 31 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Josh Collins. | |
| 13:41 | 3rd & 10 at own 31 | IOWA ST penalty 5 yard offside defense on Jake Lattimer accepted. | |
| 13:41 | 3rd & 5 at own 36 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 9 yards to the NIowa 45, tackled by Jacques Washington out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |
| 12:34 | 1st & 10 at own 45 | Timeout Iowa State, clock 12:34. | |
| 12:34 | 1st & 10 at own 45 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Josh Collins for 10 yards to the IowSt 45, tackled by Jacques Washington out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |
| 12:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 45 | Carlos Anderson rush for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 46, tackled by Jake Knott and Willie Scott. | |
| 12:34 | 2nd & 11 at opp 46 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Brett LeMaster for 8 yards to the IowSt 38, tackled by Jake Knott and Jacques Washington. | |
| 12:34 | 3rd & 3 at opp 38 | IOWA ST penalty 15 yard pass interference on Jacques Washington accepted, no play. | |
| 12:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 23 | Carlos Anderson rush for 12 yards to the IowSt 11, tackled by Leonard Johnson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |
| 12:34 | 1st & 10 at opp 11 | Carlos Anderson rush for 1 yard to the IowSt 10, tackled by Jake Lattimer. | |
| 12:34 | 2nd & 9 at opp 10 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 7, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 12:34 | 3rd & 6 at opp 7 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete, hurried by Patrick Neal. | |
| 8:55 | 4th & 6 at opp 7 | Tyler Sievertsen 24 yard field goal GOOD.Northern Iowa 6, Iowa State 0 | |
| 8:55 | Tyler Sievertsen kickoff for 65 yards returned by Josh Lenz, tackled by Jarred Herring for 21 yards to the IowSt 26, tackled by Jarred Herring out-of-bounds. | ||
| Iowa State Fumble, 12 plays | |||
| 8:48 | 1st & 10 at own 26 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Josh Lenz for 6 yards to the IowSt 32, tackled by L.J. Fort and James Conley. | |
| 8:48 | 2nd & 4 at own 32 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 34, tackled by Garrett Scott. | |
| 8:48 | 3rd & 2 at own 34 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 4 yards to the IowSt 38, tackled by Jordan Smith and Ben Boothby for a 1ST down. | |
| 8:48 | 1st & 10 at own 38 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard offside defense on Ben Boothby accepted, no play. | |
| 8:48 | 1st & 5 at own 43 | Steele Jantz rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 45, tackled by Ben Boothby. | |
| 8:48 | 2nd & 3 at own 45 | Steele Jantz rush for 11 yards to the NIowa 44, tackled by Varmah Sonie for a 1ST down. | |
| 8:48 | 1st & 10 at opp 44 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Jarvis West. | |
| 8:48 | 2nd & 10 at opp 44 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 8 yards to the NIowa 36, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 8:48 | 3rd & 2 at opp 36 | James White rush for no gain to the NIowa 36, tackled by Jordan Smith. | |
| 8:48 | 4th & 2 at opp 36 | Steele Jantz rush for 3 yards to the NIowa 33, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady for a 1ST down. | |
| 8:48 | 1st & 10 at opp 33 | Steele Jantz rush for 9 yards to the NIowa 24, tackled by J.J. Swain out-of-bounds. | |
| 8:48 | 2nd & 1 at opp 24 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Darius Reynolds, broken up by J.J. Swain. | |
| 8:48 | 3rd & 1 at opp 24 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for no gain, fumbled, forced by L.J. Fort, recovered by NIowa Tre’Darrius Canady at the NIowa 24. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays | |||
| 8:48 | 1st & 10 at own 24 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 3 yards to the NIowa 27, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 5:04 | 2nd & 7 at own 27 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Darion Howard for 2 yards to the NIowa 29, tackled by Willie Scott. | |
| 5:04 | 3rd & 5 at own 29 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Josh Collins, broken up by C.J. Morgan. | |
| 5:04 | 4th & 5 at own 29 | Kyle Bernard punt for 41 yards, returned by Josh Lenz for no gain to the IowSt 30, tackled by James Conley. | |
| Iowa State Touchdown run, 18 plays | |||
| 3:23 | 1st & 10 at own 30 | James White rush for 4 yards to the IowSt 34, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 3:23 | 2nd & 6 at own 34 | James White rush for 20 yards to the NIowa 46, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady for a 1ST down. | |
| 3:23 | 1st & 10 at opp 46 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Jarvis West, hurried by Ben Boothby. | |
| 3:23 | 2nd & 10 at opp 46 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 9 yards to the NIowa 37, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 3:23 | 3rd & 1 at opp 37 | Steele Jantz rush for no gain to the NIowa 37, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 3:23 | 4th & 1 at opp 37 | Steele Jantz rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 35, tackled by Ben Boothby for a 1ST down. | |
| 3:23 | 1st & 10 at opp 35 | Steele Jantz rush for 13 yards to the NIowa 22, tackled by Varmah Sonie out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |
| 3:23 | 1st & 10 at opp 22 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Reid Branderhorst for 7 yards to the NIowa 15, tackled by Garrett Scott. | |
| 3:23 | 2nd & 3 at opp 15 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Reid Branderhorst, broken up by Darren Branch. | |
| 3:23 | 3rd & 3 at opp 15 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Reid Branderhorst for 5 yards to the NIowa 10, tackled by L.J. Fort for a 1ST down. | |
| 0:35 | 1st & goal at opp 10 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Reid Branderhorst for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Tied at 6 | |
| 3:23 | 1st & goal at opp 10 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Reid Branderhorst, hurried by Ben Boothby. | |
| 3:23 | 2nd & goal at opp 10 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for no gain to the NIowa 10, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady. | |
| 0:29 | 3rd & 0 at opp 10 | Timeout Iowa State, clock 00:29. | |
| 0:29 | 3rd & 0 at opp 10 | IOWA ST penalty 5 yard false start on Reid Branderhorst accepted. | |
| 0:29 | 3rd & goal at opp 15 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Darius Reynolds, NORTHERN IOWA penalty personal foul declined. | |
| 0:29 | 4th & 0 at opp 15 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 13 yard pass interference on Varmah Sonie accepted. | |
| 0:29 | 1st & 0 at opp 2 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 1 yard unsportsmanlike conduct on Varmah Sonie accepted. | |
| 0:29 | 1st & goal at opp 1 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Reid Branderhorst. | |
| 0:29 | 2nd & goal at opp 1 | Jeff Woody rush for no gain to the NIowa 1, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady. | |
| 0:06 | 3rd & 0 at opp 1 | Timeout Iowa State, clock 00:06. | |
| 0:06 | 3rd & 0 at opp 1 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 0 yard pass interference on Varmah Sonie accepted, no play. | |
| 0:00 | 1st & goal at opp 1 | Steele Jantz rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | |
| 0:00 | Zach Guyer extra point GOOD.Iowa State 7, Northern Iowa 6 | ||
| Q3 15:00 | Tyler Sievertsen kickoff for 60 yards returned by Josh Lenz, tackled by J.J. Swain for 16 yards to the IowSt 26, tackled by J.J. Swain. | ||
3rd quarter4 drives, then Northern Iowa 13, Iowa State 7
| Iowa State Punt, 3 plays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:55 | 1st & 10 at own 26 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 29, tackled by Will Eilert and Ben Boothby. | |
| 14:55 | 2nd & 7 at own 29 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 31, tackled by Darren Branch and August Hadenfeldt. | |
| 14:55 | 3rd & 5 at own 31 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 4 yards to the IowSt 35, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 14:55 | 4th & 1 at own 35 | Kirby Van Der Kamp punt for 55 yards, downed at the NIowa 10. | |
| Northern Iowa Touchdown run, 22 plays | |||
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at own 10 | Carlos Anderson rush for 6 yards to the NIowa 16, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 4 at own 16 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 3 yards to the NIowa 19, tackled by Jake Lattimer. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 1 at own 19 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 21, tackled by Willie Scott for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at own 21 | IOWA ST penalty 5 yard offside defense on Jake Lattimer accepted. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 5 at own 26 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard false start on Austin Wells accepted. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at own 21 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard false start on Misha Danilov accepted. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 15 at own 16 | Tirrell Rennie rush for no gain to the NIowa 16, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 15 at own 16 | Carlos Anderson rush for 13 yards to the NIowa 29, tackled by Willie Scott. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 2 at own 29 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 7 yards to the NIowa 36, tackled by C.J. Morgan and A.J. Klein for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at own 36 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Brett LeMaster. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 10 at own 36 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 38, tackled by A.J. Klein and Jacques Washington. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 8 at own 38 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 16 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by A.J. Klein for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at opp 46 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 12 yards to the IowSt 34, tackled by Jacques Washington for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at opp 34 | David Johnson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 31, tackled by C.J. Morgan and A.J. Klein. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 7 at opp 31 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 7 at opp 31 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Jarred Herring for 7 yards to the IowSt 24, tackled by Leonard Johnson and Jake Knott for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at opp 24 | David Johnson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 21, tackled by A.J. Klein. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 7 at opp 21 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Carlos Anderson. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 7 at opp 21 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 10 yard holding on N/A accepted, no play. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 17 at opp 31 | IOWA ST penalty 15 yard personal foul on C.J. Morgan accepted. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & 10 at opp 16 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 7 yards to the IowSt 9, tackled by Jeremy Reeves and Deon Broomfield. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 3 at opp 9 | Carlos Anderson rush for no gain to the IowSt 9, tackled by Jake Knott and Willie Scott. | |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 3 at opp 9 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Austin Wells for 6 yards to the IowSt 3, tackled by Leonard Johnson for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:06 | 1st & goal at opp 3 | David Johnson rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 1, tackled by Jake McDonough. | |
| 13:06 | 2nd & goal at opp 1 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Austin Wells. | |
| 2:33 | 3rd & 0 at opp 1 | Timeout UNI, clock 02:33. | |
| 2:30 | 3rd & goal at opp 1 | David Johnson rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Iowa 12, Iowa State 7 | |
| 2:30 | Tyler Sievertsen extra point GOOD.Northern Iowa 13, Iowa State 7 | ||
| 2:30 | Tyler Sievertsen kickoff for 55 yards returned by Josh Lenz, tackled by Wilmot Wellington for 9 yards to the IowSt 24, tackled by Wilmot Wellington. | ||
| Iowa State Interception, 3 plays | |||
| 2:23 | 1st & 10 at own 24 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 26, tackled by L.J. Fort and Will Eilert. | |
| 2:23 | 2nd & 8 at own 26 | Steele Jantz rush for 2 yards to the IowSt 28, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 2:23 | 3rd & 6 at own 28 | Steele Jantz pass intercepted by Garrett Scott at the NIowa 47, returned for no gain to the NIowa 47. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays | |||
| 1:30 | 1st & 10 at own 47 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 8 yards to the IowSt 45, tackled by Jacques Washington and Willie Scott. | |
| 1:30 | 2nd & 2 at opp 45 | Carlos Anderson rush for 5 yards to the IowSt 40, tackled by Willie Scott for a 1ST down. | |
| 1:30 | 1st & 10 at opp 40 | Carlos Anderson rush for no gain to the IowSt 40, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| Q4 13:56 | 2nd & 10 at opp 40 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 0 yard illegal touching accepted, no play. | |
| Q4 15:00 | 3rd & 10 at opp 40 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Brett LeMaster for 4 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by Jake McDonough, NORTHERN IOWA penalty 10 yard holding on Jack Rummells accepted. | |
| Q4 15:00 | 3rd & 16 at opp 46 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Carlos Anderson for 4 yards to the IowSt 42, tackled by Jake Knott. | |
| Q4 15:00 | 4th & 12 at opp 42 | Kyle Bernard punt for 42 yards for a touchback. | |
4th quarter9 drives, then Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 19
| Iowa State Punt, 6 plays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:56 | 1st & 10 at own 20 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Darius Reynolds, hurried by August Hadenfeldt. | |
| 13:56 | 2nd & 10 at own 20 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Darius Reynolds for 7 yards to the IowSt 27, tackled by Jordan Smith and Varmah Sonie. | |
| 13:56 | 3rd & 3 at own 27 | Steele Jantz rush for 5 yards to the IowSt 32, tackled by Jordan Smith for a 1ST down. | |
| 13:56 | 1st & 10 at own 32 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete, broken up by L.J. Fort. | |
| 13:56 | 2nd & 10 at own 32 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 35, tackled by Chris Jepsen. | |
| 13:56 | 3rd & 7 at own 35 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete, broken up by James Conley. | |
| 13:56 | 4th & 7 at own 35 | Kirby Van Der Kamp punt for 65 yards for a touchback. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays | |||
| 11:53 | 1st & 10 at own 20 | Carlos Anderson rush for no gain to the NIowa 20, tackled by A.J. Klein. | |
| 11:53 | 2nd & 10 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete, broken up by Brandon Jensen. | |
| 11:53 | 3rd & 10 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to N/A. | |
| 11:53 | 4th & 10 at own 20 | Kyle Bernard punt for 37 yards, downed at the IowSt 43. | |
| Iowa State Punt, 3 plays | |||
| 10:55 | 1st & 10 at own 43 | Shontrelle Johnson rush for 3 yards to the IowSt 46, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 10:55 | 2nd & 7 at own 46 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete, hurried by Darren Branch. | |
| 10:55 | 3rd & 7 at own 46 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete, hurried by Will Eilert. | |
| 10:55 | 4th & 7 at own 46 | Kirby Van Der Kamp punt for 44 yards, fair catch by Jarred Herring at the NIowa 10. | |
| Northern Iowa Punt, 7 plays | |||
| 10:08 | 1st & 10 at own 11 | David Johnson rush for 6 yards to the NIowa 17, tackled by Jeremy Reeves. | |
| 10:08 | 2nd & 4 at own 17 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 6 yards to the NIowa 23, tackled by Willie Scott for a 1ST down. | |
| 10:08 | 1st & 10 at own 23 | David Johnson rush for 4 yards to the NIowa 27, tackled by Jake Lattimer. | |
| 10:08 | 2nd & 6 at own 27 | Tirrell Rennie rush for 7 yards to the NIowa 34, tackled by Jacques Washington for a 1ST down. | |
| 10:08 | 1st & 10 at own 34 | David Johnson rush for 1 yard to the NIowa 35, tackled by Willie Scott and Patrick Neal. | |
| 10:08 | 2nd & 9 at own 35 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to David Johnson for 3 yards to the NIowa 38, tackled by Deon Broomfield. | |
| 10:08 | 3rd & 6 at own 38 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Josh Collins for a loss of 3 yards to the NIowa 35, tackled by Jeremy Reeves. | |
| 0:00 | 4th & 9 at own 35 | Kyle Bernard punt for 37 yards, returned by Josh Lenz for 11 yards to the IowSt 39, tackled by Garrett Scott. | |
| Iowa State Touchdown pass, 7 plays | |||
| 5:37 | 1st & 10 at own 39 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Josh Lenz. | |
| 5:37 | 2nd & 10 at own 39 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 10 yards to the IowSt 49, tackled by Will Eilert and Garrett Scott for a 1ST down. | |
| 5:37 | 1st & 10 at own 49 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Josh Lenz for 25 yards to the NIowa 26, tackled by Garrett Scott for a 1ST down. | |
| 5:37 | 1st & 10 at opp 26 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Aaron Horne, hurried by Ben Boothby. | |
| 5:37 | 2nd & 10 at opp 26 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Darius Reynolds. | |
| 5:37 | 3rd & 10 at opp 26 | Steele Jantz pass incomplete to Aaron Horne. | |
| 4:30 | 4th & 10 at opp 26 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Josh Lenz for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Tied at 13 | |
| 4:30 | Zach Guyer extra point GOOD.Iowa State 14, Northern Iowa 13 | ||
| 4:30 | Grant Mahoney kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||
| Northern Iowa Touchdown pass, 1 play | |||
| 4:17 | 1st & 10 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to David Johnson for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northern Iowa 19, Iowa State 14 | |
| 4:17 | 1st & 0 at opp 3 | Timeout UNI, clock 04:17. | |
| 4:17 | Two-point conversion attempt, Tirrell Rennie pass FAILED. | ||
| 4:12 | Tyler Sievertsen kickoff for 54 yards returned by Josh Lenz, tackled by Jarred Herring for 24 yards to the IowSt 40, tackled by Jarred Herring. | ||
| Iowa State Touchdown run, 9 plays | |||
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 at own 40 | Steele Jantz rush for 4 yards to the IowSt 44, tackled by L.J. Fort. | |
| 4:12 | 2nd & 6 at own 44 | Steele Jantz sacked by Ben Boothby for a loss of 5 yards to the IowSt 39. | |
| 4:12 | 3rd & 11 at own 39 | Steele Jantz rush for 17 yards to the NIowa 44, tackled by J.J. Swain out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 at opp 44 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Darius Reynolds for 13 yards to the NIowa 31, tackled by J.J. Swain for a 1ST down. | |
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 at opp 31 | IOWA ST penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted. | |
| 4:12 | 1st & 15 at opp 36 | Steele Jantz rush for 2 yards to the NIowa 34, tackled by James Conley. | |
| 1:36 | 2nd & 13 at opp 34 | Steele Jantz pass complete to Aaron Horne for 32 yards to the NIowa 2, tackled by Varmah Sonie for a 1ST down. | |
| 1:36 | 1st & 0 at opp 2 | Timeout UNI, clock 01:36. | |
| 1:36 | 1st & goal at opp 2 | Steele Jantz rush for 1 yard to the NIowa 1, tackled by Tre’Darrius Canady. | |
| 1:36 | 2nd & goal at opp 1 | Steele Jantz rush for no gain to the NIowa 1, tackled by Will Eilert. | |
| 0:43 | 3rd & 0 at opp 1 | Timeout Iowa State, clock 00:43. | |
| 0:40 | 3rd & goal at opp 1 | Steele Jantz rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 19 | |
| 0:40 | Two-point conversion attempt, Steele Jantz pass FAILED. | ||
| 0:40 | Grant Mahoney kickoff for 70 yards returned by Carlos Anderson, tackled by Tyler Leo for 25 yards to the NIowa 25, tackled by Tyler Leo. | ||
| Northern Iowa Fumble, recovered, 2 plays | |||
| 0:40 | 1st & 10 at own 25 | Tirrell Rennie pass incomplete to Jarred Herring, broken up by Leonard Johnson. | |
| 0:40 | 2nd & 10 at own 25 | NORTHERN IOWA penalty 5 yard illegal shift accepted. | |
| 0:28 | 2nd & 15 at own 20 | Timeout Iowa State, clock 00:28. | |
| 0:28 | 2nd & 15 at own 20 | Tirrell Rennie pass complete to Kevin Vereen for 10 yards, fumbled, recovered by IowSt Willie Scott at the NIowa 23. | |
| Iowa State End of game, 1 play | |||
| 0:21 | 1st & 10 at opp 23 | Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 24. | |
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The series
Every Northern Iowa–Iowa State gameIowa State leads 25–6–3 in 34 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
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