Northern Iowa at South Dakota State

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 26–⁠17. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠7.

AwayNorthern Iowa6–⁠6 in 2021
26
HomeSouth Dakota State11–⁠4 in 2021
17

Final at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, BrookingsTV: ESPN3Attendance 16,889

At kickoff
48°F, clear, wind 17 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX), 3 km from the stadium
Official
Rick WarneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa10103326
South Dakota State730717

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota State 77% to win. Northern Iowa pulled the upset.

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

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

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