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Illinois State at North Dakota State

Saturday, March 13, 2021

North Dakota State beat Illinois State 21–⁠13. It was their 14th meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 12–⁠2.

AwayIllinois State1–⁠3 in 2020
13
HomeNorth Dakota State7–⁠3 in 2020
21

Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN+

Official
Matt GallagherGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State007613
North Dakota State1400721

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Illinois State–North Dakota State game

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