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North Dakota State vs. Illinois State

Saturday, January 10, 2015

North Dakota State beat Illinois State 29–⁠27. It was their eighth meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 6–⁠2.

Neutral siteNorth Dakota State15–⁠1 in 2014
29
Neutral siteIllinois State13–⁠2 in 2014
27

Final at Toyota Stadium, FriscoTV: ESPN2Attendance 20,918

MVP Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)Wikipedia

At kickoff
34°F, overcast, wind 10 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Addison Airport (KADS), 21 km from the stadium, 13 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Eddy Shelton; umpire Rico Orsot; head linesman Andy Warner; line judge Matt Stellges; side judge Fulton Carson; field judge Richard Corona; back judge Robert LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota State3710929
Illinois State7071327

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every North Dakota State–Illinois State game

North Dakota State leads 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28FCS Championship – Second Round
2025North Dakota State 33, Illinois State 16
2024North Dakota State 42, Illinois State 10
2022North Dakota State 24, Illinois State 7
2021North Dakota State 20, Illinois State 0
2020North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 13

Around this game

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Illinois State