Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State

Saturday, October 24, 2015 Share

Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 10–⁠7. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 7–⁠3.

Neutral siteNorthern Iowa9–⁠5 in 2015

Neutral siteSouth Dakota State8–⁠4 in 2015

Final at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, BrookingsTV: ESPN3Attendance 16,042

At kickoff: 54°F, clear, wind 21 mph from the northwest, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX), 3 km from the stadium, 25 minutes before kickoff
Officials: Referee David Siegle; umpire Ryan McClellan; head linesman Calvin Diggs; line judge Gary Barrett; side judge David Uyl; field judge Chep Hurth; back judge Kurt WalderbachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northern Iowa	0	3	7	0	10
South Dakota State	0	0	7	0	7

Our ratings going in

South Dakota State 65% to win. Northern Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Tied 11–⁠11 in 22 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

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