Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 31–⁠14. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 5–⁠1.

Neutral siteNorthern Iowa10–⁠2 in 2011
31
Neutral siteSouth Dakota State5–⁠6 in 2011
14

Final at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, BrookingsAttendance 11,131

At kickoff
55°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX), 3 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa71401031
South Dakota State770014

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 11–⁠11 in 22 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 3
2024South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 3
2023South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 6
2022South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 28
2021Northern Iowa 26, South Dakota State 17
2020South Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 20

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