Illinois State at North Dakota State

Saturday, October 1, 2016

North Dakota State beat Illinois State 31–⁠10. It was their ninth meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 7–⁠2.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠6 in 2016
10
HomeNorth Dakota State12–⁠2 in 2016
31

Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN3Attendance 18,907

Officials
Referee David Siegle; umpire Ryan McClellan; head linesman Calvin Diggs; line judge Ron Tomczak; side judge David Uyl; field judge Ryan Gannon; back judge Kurt WalderbachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State370010
North Dakota State7213031

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Dakota State leads 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the 10 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

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