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Northern Iowa at Iowa State

Saturday, August 31, 2019

No. 21 Iowa State beat Northern Iowa 29–⁠26 in triple overtime. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 23–⁠6–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Iowa10–⁠5 in 2019
26
Home21Iowa State7–⁠6 in 2019
29

Final, 3 overtimes at Jack Trice Stadium, AmesTV: FS1Attendance 61,500

At kickoff
64°F, overcast, wind 5 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Scott Campbell; umpire Rick Podraza; head linesman Doug Moore; line judge Keith Garmond; side judge Mario Seneca; field judge Matt Mills; back judge Terry White; center judge Tyree WaltonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Northern Iowa0013037326
Iowa State307337629

Standouts

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Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Will McElvain25/4222810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trevor Allen152608
Alphonso Soko6507
Jaylin James1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Weston248026
Tristan Bohr543018
Deion McShane738012
Jaylin James337016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Christian Jegen15000
Spencer Cuvelier14000
Omar Brown11000
Roosevelt Lawrence8000
Seth Thomas5210
Elerson Smith52.510

Iowa State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brock Purdy30/4127820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Johnnie Lang1460012
Sheldon Croney Jr.1356114
Breece Hall114709
Kene Nwangwu430012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deshaunte Jones14126020
Charlie Kolar445015
La’Michael Pettway326210
Sheldon Croney Jr.323014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Marcel Spears Jr.91.50.50
O’Rien Vance8220
Mike Rose83.50.50
Greg Eisworth8000
Lawrence White8000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Northern IowaIowa State
262Total yards463
228Passing yards278
34Rushing yards185
5.4Yards per pass6.8
1.1Yards per rush4.1
17First downs26
6–⁠17Third downs7–⁠18
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers1
5–⁠50Penalties5–⁠50
27:55Possession32:05
4Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Northern IowaIowa State
36%Success rate43%
−0.03EPA per play0.11
0.99Explosiveness0.92
−0.34Rushing EPA0.00
0.12Passing EPA0.26
27%Passing-down success38%
−0.24First-down EPA0.02
−0.07Second-down EPA0.19
0.20Third-down EPA0.40
25%Havoc by its defense18%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa State 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Iowa State −23.5, over/under 41.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Iowa State 95%, Northern Iowa 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Iowa State end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 Iowa StatePunt, 7 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 9 playsQ1 Iowa StatePunt, 5 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Iowa StateField goal, 9 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 10 playsQ2 Iowa StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Iowa StateEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaField goal, 7 playsQ3 Iowa StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Northern IowaField goal, 15 playsQ3 Iowa StateFumble return TD, 5 plays (Northern Iowa scores)Q3 Iowa StateMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Iowa StateField goal, 17 playsQ4 Northern IowaOvertime possession, 3 playsQ5 Northern IowaField goal, 4 playsQ5 Iowa StateField goal, 6 playsQ5 Iowa StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ5 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ5 Northern IowaField goal, 6 playsQ5 Iowa StateTouchdown, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa State drives left to right, Northern Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 Iowa StatePunt, 7 plays, 27 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 9 plays, 32 yards
  3. Q1 Iowa StatePunt, 5 plays, 31 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Iowa StateField goal, 9 plays, 34 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 10 plays, 28 yards
  7. Q2 Iowa StatePunt, 5 plays, 39 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  11. Q2 Iowa StateEnd of half, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IowaField goal, 7 plays, 33 yards
  13. Q3 Iowa StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaField goal, 15 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q3 Iowa StateFumble return TD, 5 plays (Northern Iowa scores), 18 yards
  16. Q3 Iowa StateMissed FG, 11 plays, 52 yards
  17. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  18. Q4 Iowa StateField goal, 17 plays, 74 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IowaOvertime possession, 3 plays, 17 yards
  20. Q5 Northern IowaField goal, 4 plays, −6 yards
  21. Q5 Iowa StateField goal, 6 plays, 20 yards
  22. Q5 Iowa StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q5 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 25 yards
  24. Q5 Northern IowaField goal, 6 plays, 14 yards
  25. Q5 Iowa StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Iowa State 3, Northern Iowa 0
Iowa State Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds , Kene Nwangwu return for 23 yds to the IowSt 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Johnnie Lang run for 4 yds to the IowSt 27
15:002nd & 6 at own 27Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for no gain to the IowSt 27
15:003rd & 6 at own 27Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 14 yds to the IowSt 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 4 yds to the IowSt 45 IOWA ST Penalty, personal foul (Johnnie Lang) to the IowSt 30
15:001st & 21 at own 30Johnnie Lang run for 5 yds to the IowSt 35
15:002nd & 16 at own 35Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 15 yds to the 50 yard line
15:003rd & 1 at the 50Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Deshaunte Jones
15:004th & 1 at the 50Joe Rivera punt for 41 yds, downed at the NIowa 9
Northern Iowa Punt, 9 plays
12:241st & 10 at own 9Will McElvain pass complete to Briley Moore for 5 yds to the NIowa 14
12:242nd & 5 at own 14Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 16
12:243rd & 3 at own 16Will McElvain pass complete to Trevor Allen for 19 yds to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at own 35Trevor Allen run for 1 yd to the NIowa 36
12:242nd & 9 at own 36Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 6 yds to the NIowa 42
12:243rd & 3 at own 42Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 4 yds to the NIowa 46 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at own 46Will McElvain pass incomplete
12:242nd & 10 at own 46Will McElvain run for no gain to the NIowa 46
12:243rd & 10 at own 46Will McElvain pass incomplete to Trevor Allen
12:244th & 10 at own 46NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NIowa 41
12:244th & 15 at own 41Zac Kibby punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Deshaunte Jones at the IowSt 15
Iowa State Punt, 5 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 16Breece Hall run for 3 yds to the IowSt 19
7:552nd & 7 at own 19Purdy, Brock pass incomplete to Soehner, Dylan, dropped pass, PENALTY UNI holding (Thomas, Seth) 10 yards to the ISU29, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
7:551st & 10 at own 29Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 12 yds to the IowSt 41 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 41Brock Purdy sacked by Seth Thomas for a loss of 10 yards to the IowSt 31
7:552nd & 20 at own 31Breece Hall run for 5 yds to the IowSt 36
7:553rd & 15 at own 36Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 11 yds to the IowSt 47
7:554th & 4 at own 47Joe Rivera punt for 41 yds, downed at the NIowa 12
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 12Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 14
4:552nd & 8 at own 14Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 16
4:553rd & 6 at own 16Will McElvain pass incomplete to Briley Moore, broken up by Lawrence White
4:554th & 6 at own 16Zac Kibby punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Deshaunte Jones at the IowSt 41
Iowa State Field goal, 9 plays
3:301st & 10 at own 41Johnnie Lang run for 1 yd to the IowSt 42
3:302nd & 9 at own 42Brock Purdy pass complete to La’Michael Pettway for 10 yds to the NIowa 48 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at opp 48Brock Purdy pass complete to Tarique Milton for 11 yds to the NIowa 37 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at opp 37Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 12 yds to the NIowa 25 for a 1ST down
2:071st & 10 at opp 25Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 02:07
2:071st & 10 at opp 25Johnnie Lang run for 11 yds to the NIowa 14 IOWA ST Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the NIowa 29
2:071st & 14 at opp 29Brock Purdy pass incomplete
2:072nd & 14 at opp 29Brock Purdy pass complete to Darren Wilson for 4 yds to the NIowa 25
2:073rd & 10 at opp 25Brock Purdy pass incomplete, broken up by Seth Thomas
0:534th & 10 at opp 25Connor Assalley 42 yd FG GOODIowa State 3, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 10 plays
0:531st & 0 at own 35Peyton Paddock kickoff for 62 yds , Deion McShane return for 22 yds to the NIowa 25
0:481st & 10 at own 25Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 00:48
0:481st & 10 at own 25Will McElvain pass complete to Briley Moore for 5 yds to the NIowa 30
0:482nd & 5 at own 30Will McElvain pass complete to Jalen Rima for 7 yds to the NIowa 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37Alphonso Soko run for 2 yds to the NIowa 39
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 39Will McElvain pass complete to Isaiah Weston for 22 yds to the IowSt 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Will McElvain pass complete to Jaylin James for 9 yds to the IowSt 30
Q2 15:002nd & 1 at opp 30Alphonso Soko run for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 32
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 32Alphonso Soko run for 4 yds to the IowSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Trevor Allen run for no gain to the IowSt 28
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 28McElvain,Will rush for 2 yards to the ISU26 (Spears, Marcel), PENALTY UNI holding (Penning, Trevor) 10 yards to the ISU38, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 20 at opp 38Alphonso Soko run for a loss of 5 yards to the IowSt 43
Q2 15:003rd & 25 at opp 43Will McElvain sacked by Marcel Spears Jr. and Mike Rose for a loss of 4 yards to the IowSt 47
Q2 9:154th & 29 at opp 47Timeout IOWA ST, clock 09:15
Q2 9:154th & 29 at opp 47Zac Kibby punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Tarique Milton at the IowSt 16
2nd quarter5 drives, then Iowa State 3, Northern Iowa 0
Iowa State Punt, 5 plays
9:091st & 10 at own 16Breece Hall run for 9 yds to the IowSt 25
9:092nd & 1 at own 25Brock Purdy pass complete to Landen Akers for 21 yds to the IowSt 46 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at own 46Purdy, Brock pass incomplete to Wilson, Darren (Jegen,C.), QB hurry by Brown,Omar, PENALTY ISU ineligible downfield on pass (Meeker, Bryce) 5 yards to the ISU41, NO PLAY.
9:091st & 15 at own 41Breece Hall run for 5 yds to the IowSt 46
9:092nd & 10 at own 46Breece Hall run for 5 yds to the NIowa 49
9:093rd & 5 at opp 49Brock Purdy pass complete to Chase Allen for 4 yds to the NIowa 45
6:074th & 1 at opp 45Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 06:07
6:074th & 1 at opp 45Joe Rivera punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Xavior Williams at the NIowa 12
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:011st & 10 at own 12Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 3 yds to the NIowa 15
6:012nd & 7 at own 15Will McElvain pass incomplete to Trevor Allen, broken up by Eyioma Uwazurike
6:013rd & 7 at own 15Will McElvain sacked by O’Rien Vance for a loss of 2 yards to the NIowa 13
6:014th & 9 at own 13Zac Kibby punt for 37 yds, downed at the 50 yard line
Iowa State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:381st & 10 at the 50Breece Hall run for 3 yds to the NIowa 47
4:382nd & 7 at opp 47Breece Hall run for 6 yds to the NIowa 41
4:383rd & 1 at opp 41Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Tarique Milton
4:384th & 1 at opp 41Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Chase Allen, broken up by Xavior Williams
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
3:401st & 10 at own 41Will McElvain pass complete to Briley Moore for 6 yds to the NIowa 47
3:402nd & 4 at own 47Trevor Allen run for 6 yds to the IowSt 47 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 47Will McElvain pass incomplete to Jaylin James NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass ( Yards) declined
3:402nd & 10 at opp 47Will McElvain run for no gain to the IowSt 47
3:403rd & 10 at opp 47Will McElvain pass incomplete, broken up by Anthony Johnson
3:404th & 10 at opp 47Zac Kibby punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Deshaunte Jones at the IowSt 12
Iowa State End of half, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 12Johnnie Lang run for 2 yds to the IowSt 14
1:342nd & 8 at own 14Johnnie Lang run for no gain to the IowSt 14
1:343rd & 8 at own 14Johnnie Lang run for 7 yds to the IowSt 21
3rd quarter5 drives, then Northern Iowa 13, Iowa State 10
Northern Iowa Field goal, 7 plays
15:004th & 1 at own 35Peyton Paddock kickoff for 59 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will McElvain pass incomplete to Briley Moore
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 10 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Will McElvain pass complete to Isaiah Weston for 26 yds to the IowSt 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Trevor Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the IowSt 32
15:002nd & 13 at opp 32Will McElvain pass incomplete to Deion McShane
15:003rd & 13 at opp 32Will McElvain pass incomplete to Deion McShane
12:564th & 13 at opp 32Matthew Cook 50 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Iowa State Touchdown, 9 plays
12:561st & 0 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:561st & 10 at own 25Kene Nwangwu run for 12 yds to the IowSt 37 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 37Kene Nwangwu run for 9 yds to the IowSt 46
12:562nd & 1 at own 46Kene Nwangwu run for 2 yds to the IowSt 48 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 48Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 14 yds to the NIowa 38 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 38Breece Hall run for 4 yds to the NIowa 34
12:562nd & 6 at opp 34Breece Hall run for 4 yds to the NIowa 30
12:563rd & 2 at opp 30Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 20 yds to the NIowa 10 for a 1ST down
12:561st & goal at opp 10Breece Hall run for 3 yds to the NIowa 7
8:312nd & goal at opp 7Brock Purdy pass complete to La’Michael Pettway for 7 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)Iowa State 10, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Field goal, 15 plays
8:311st & 0 at own 35Peyton Paddock kickoff for 58 yds , Deion McShane return for 4 yds to the NIowa 11 Deion McShane fumbled,
8:291st & 10 at own 11Alphonso Soko run for 7 yds to the NIowa 18
8:292nd & 3 at own 18Jaylin James run for 3 yds to the NIowa 21 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at own 21Will McElvain pass complete to Tristan Bohr for 18 yds to the NIowa 39 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at own 39Will McElvain pass complete to Alphonso Soko for 3 yds to the NIowa 42
8:292nd & 7 at own 42Alphonso Soko run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 41
8:293rd & 8 at own 41Will McElvain pass complete to Briley Moore for 10 yds to the IowSt 49 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at opp 49Trevor Allen run for no gain to the IowSt 49
8:292nd & 10 at opp 49Will McElvain pass complete to Jaylin James for 16 yds to the IowSt 33 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at opp 33Will McElvain pass incomplete
8:292nd & 10 at opp 33Will McElvain run for no gain to the IowSt 33
8:293rd & 10 at opp 33Will McElvain run for 10 yds to the IowSt 23 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at opp 23Will McElvain run for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 24
8:292nd & 11 at opp 24Will McElvain pass incomplete
8:293rd & 11 at opp 24Will McElvain pass complete to Tristan Bohr for 10 yds to the IowSt 14
1:444th & 1 at opp 14Matthew Cook 31 yd FG GOODIowa State 10, Northern Iowa 6
Iowa State Fumble return TD, 5 plays (Northern Iowa scores)
1:441st & 0 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 61 yds
1:441st & 10 at own 35Kene Nwangwu run for 7 yds to the IowSt 42
1:442nd & 3 at own 42Johnnie Lang run for 12 yds to the NIowa 46 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 46Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Tarique Milton, broken up by Xavior Williams
1:442nd & 10 at opp 46Brock Purdy pass incomplete, broken up by Seth Thomas
0:063rd & 10 at opp 46Brock Purdy sacked by Elerson Smith for a loss of 8 yards Brock Purdy fumbled, recovered by NIowa Xavior Williams , return for 0 yards , return for 53 yds, (Matthew Cook KICK)Northern Iowa 13, Iowa State 10
Iowa State Missed FG, 11 plays
0:061st & 0 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 54 yds
0:061st & 10 at own 35Johnnie Lang run for 4 yds to the IowSt 39
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 39Johnnie Lang run for 2 yds to the IowSt 41
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 41Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 4 yds to the IowSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 2 yds to the IowSt 47
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 47Johnnie Lang run for 5 yds to the NIowa 48
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 48Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 7 yds to the NIowa 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 7 yds to the NIowa 34 for a 1ST down NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Omar Brown) to the NIowa 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Johnnie Lang run for 9 yds to the NIowa 10
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 10Johnnie Lang run for a loss of 3 yards to the NIowa 13
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at opp 13Breece Hall run for no gain to the NIowa 13
Q4 9:494th & 4 at opp 13Connor Assalley 31 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter3 drives, then Tied at 13
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
9:491st & 10 at own 20Trevor Allen run for 8 yds to the NIowa 28
9:492nd & 2 at own 28Trevor Allen run for 3 yds to the NIowa 31 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at own 31Will McElvain pass incomplete to Tristan Bohr
9:492nd & 10 at own 31Will McElvain pass incomplete
9:493rd & 10 at own 31Will McElvain run for 1 yd to the NIowa 32 NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
9:494th & 9 at own 32Zac Kibby punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Deshaunte Jones at the IowSt 21
Iowa State Field goal, 17 plays
7:511st & 10 at own 21Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 10 yds to the IowSt 31 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 31Brock Purdy pass complete to Dylan Soehner for 11 yds to the IowSt 42 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 42Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 4 yds to the IowSt 46
7:512nd & 6 at own 46Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 10 yds to the NIowa 44 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 44Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIowa 40
7:512nd & 6 at opp 40Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Landen Akers
7:513rd & 6 at opp 40Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIowa 38
7:514th & 4 at opp 38Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 6 yds to the NIowa 32 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 32Brock Purdy pass complete to Tarique Milton for 7 yds to the NIowa 25
7:512nd & 3 at opp 25Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 4 yds to the NIowa 21 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 21Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 03:46
3:461st & 10 at opp 21Deshaunte Jones run for 3 yds to the NIowa 18
3:462nd & 7 at opp 18Johnnie Lang run for 1 yd to the NIowa 17
3:463rd & 6 at opp 17Brock Purdy pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 9 yds to the NIowa 8 for a 1ST down
3:461st & goal at opp 8Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Dylan Soehner, broken up by Xavior Williams
3:462nd & goal at opp 8Sheldon Croney Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 9
1:103rd & goal at opp 9Purdy, Brock rush for 9 yards to the UNI0, clock 01:10, PENALTY ISU holding (Newell, Colin) 10 yards to the UNI19, NO PLAY.
1:103rd & goal at opp 19Brock Purdy pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 14 yds to the NIowa 5
0:594th & goal at opp 5Connor Assalley 23 yd FG GOODTied at 13
Northern Iowa Overtime possession, 3 plays
0:591st & 0 at own 35Peyton Paddock kickoff for 62 yds , Xavior Williams return for 17 yds to the IOWAST 48 NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the NIowa 10
0:511st & 10 at own 10Will McElvain pass complete to Tristan Bohr for 13 yds to the NIowa 23 for a 1ST down
0:511st & 10 at own 23Will McElvain pass incomplete to Isaiah Weston
0:512nd & 10 at own 23Trevor Allen run for 4 yds to the NIowa 27
Overtime6 drives, then Tied at 16
Northern Iowa Field goal, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 27
2nd & 12 at opp 27Will McElvain pass incomplete to Isaiah Weston
3rd & 12 at opp 27Will McElvain sacked by O’Rien Vance for a loss of 4 yards to the IowSt 31
4th & 16 at opp 31Matthew Cook 49 Yd Field GoalNorthern Iowa 16, Iowa State 13
Iowa State Field goal, 6 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25IOWA ST Penalty, substitution infraction (-5 Yards) to the NIowa 30
1st & 15 at opp 30Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 14 yds to the NIowa 16
2nd & 1 at opp 16Timeout IOWA ST, clock 00:00
2nd & 1 at opp 16Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 12 yds to the NIowa 4 for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 4Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 1 yd to the NIowa 3
2nd & goal at opp 3Sheldon Croney Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NIowa 5
3rd & goal at opp 5Brock Purdy pass incomplete to Deshaunte Jones
4th & goal at opp 5Connor Assalley 22 Yd Field GoalTied at 16
Iowa State Touchdown, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 14 yds to the NIowa 11 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 11Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 2 yds to the NIowa 9
2nd & 8 at opp 9Brock Purdy pass incomplete to La’Michael Pettway, broken up by Deion McShane
3rd & 8 at opp 9La’Michael Pettway 9 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick)Iowa State 23, Northern Iowa 16
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Trevor Allen run for no gain to the IowSt 25
2nd & 10 at opp 25Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 00:00
2nd & 10 at opp 25Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 5 yds to the IowSt 20
3rd & 5 at opp 20Will McElvain pass complete to Tristan Bohr for 2 yds to the IowSt 18
4th & 3 at opp 18Timeout IOWA ST, clock 00:00
4th & 3 at opp 18Will McElvain pass complete to Deion McShane for 12 yds to the IowSt 6 for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 6Trevor Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 7
2nd & goal at opp 7Will McElvain pass incomplete to Isaiah Weston
3rd & goal at opp 7Will McElvain pass complete to Trevor Allen for 7 yds for a TD Will McElvain pass complete to Trevor Allen for 7 yds for a TD Will McElvain pass complete to Trevor Allen for 7 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)Tied at 23
Northern Iowa Field goal, 6 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Trevor Allen run for no gain to the IowSt 25
2nd & 10 at opp 25Will McElvain pass complete to Jaylin James for 12 yds to the IowSt 13 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 13Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the IowSt 11
2nd & 8 at opp 11Will McElvain pass complete to Tristan Bohr for no gain to the IowSt 11
3rd & 8 at opp 11Will McElvain pass incomplete to Jaylin James
4th & 8 at opp 11Matthew Cook 28 Yd Field GoalNorthern Iowa 26, Iowa State 23
Iowa State Touchdown, 5 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 14 yds to the NIowa 11 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 11Brock Purdy pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 12
2nd & 11 at opp 12Brock Purdy pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 10 yds to the NIowa 2
3rd & 1 at opp 2Sheldon Croney Jr. run for no gain to the NIowa 1 Sheldon Croney Jr. fumbled, forced by Jared Brinkman, recovered by IowSt Brock Purdy for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 1Sheldon Croney Jr. 1 Yd RunIowa State 29, Northern Iowa 26

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Iowa State leads 25–⁠6–⁠3 in 34 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2023Iowa State 30, Northern Iowa 9
2021Iowa State 16, Northern Iowa 10
2019Iowa State 29, Northern Iowa 26
2017Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 24
2016Northern Iowa 25, Iowa State 20
2015Iowa State 31, Northern Iowa 7

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