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Illinois State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 23–⁠21. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 12–⁠8.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2022
23
HomeNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2022
21

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,306

Official
Rick WarneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State10103023
Northern Iowa770721

Standouts

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zack Annexstad29/4125710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nigel White1669020
Wenkers Wright1454113
Zack Annexstad624010
Jalen Carr1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tanner Taula763017
Jalen Carr661022
Wenkers Wright655016
Jerome Buckner233026

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day14/2321210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Vance McShane1390023
Dom Williams955132
Sam Schnee1616
Theo Day113014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Schnee575027
Sergio Morancy153153
Dom Williams128028
Deion McShane225017

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

Team stats

Illinois StateNorthern Iowa
409Total yards366
257Passing yards212
152Rushing yards154
6.3Yards per pass8.8
4.0Yards per rush4.5
23First downs19
13–⁠20Third downs5–⁠11
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers1
3–⁠20Penalties2–⁠10
35:25Possession24:35

Efficiency

Illinois StateNorthern Iowa
36%Success rate49%
0.28EPA per play0.25
1.61Explosiveness1.22
0.03Rushing EPA0.47
0.51Passing EPA0.01
33%Passing-down success36%

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)

Northern Iowa 66% to win. Illinois State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Iowa −8, 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 Northern Iowa 71%, Illinois State 29%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Iowa end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Illinois StateField goal, 12 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Illinois StateField goal, 14 playsQ3 Illinois StateField goal, 12 playsQ3 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 7 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StateMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 76 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StateField goal, 12 plays, 59 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  6. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 plays, 71 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StateField goal, 14 plays, 69 yards
  9. Q3 Illinois StateField goal, 12 plays, 50 yards
  10. Q3 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 7 plays, 52 yards
  11. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 14 plays, 89 yards
  13. Q4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 8 plays, 38 yards
  14. Q4 Illinois StateMissed FG, 13 plays, 63 yards
  15. Q4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 41 yards
  16. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Illinois State 10, Northern Iowa 7
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 8 yds to the NIowa 33
0:003rd & 2 at own 33pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
Illinois State Touchdown, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 21Wenkers Wright run for 13 yds to the IllSt 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the IllSt 39
0:002nd & 5 at own 39Wenkers Wright run for 4 yds to the IllSt 43
0:003rd & 1 at own 43Wenkers Wright run for 6 yds to the IllSt 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 49pass incomplete to Bryson Deming
0:002nd & 10 at own 49Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 4 yds to the NIowa 47
0:003rd & 6 at opp 47Zack Annexstad pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 14 yds to the NIowa 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Jerome Buckner, broken up by Edwin Dearman
0:002nd & 10 at opp 33Zack Annexstad pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 5 yds to the NIowa 28
0:003rd & 5 at opp 28Zack Annexstad pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 7 yds to the NIowa 21 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 21Nigel White run for 17 yds to the NIowa 4 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 4Nigel White run for 1 yd to the NIowa 3
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 29Theo Day pass complete to Quan Hampton for 5 yds to the NIowa 34
0:002nd & 5 at own 34Dom Williams run for 6 yds to the NIowa 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Theo Day pass complete to Alex Allen for 5 yds to the NIowa 45
0:002nd & 5 at own 45Theo Day run for 2 yds to the NIowa 47
Illinois State Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Wenkers Wright run for 1 yd to the IllSt 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26pass incomplete to Jerome Buckner
0:003rd & 9 at own 26Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 17 yds to the IllSt 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43Wenkers Wright run for 3 yds to the IllSt 46
0:002nd & 7 at own 46Zack Annexstad pass complete to Nigel White for 11 yds to the NIowa 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 43pass incomplete to Tanner Taula
0:002nd & 10 at opp 43Nigel White run for 1 yd to the NIowa 42
0:003rd & 9 at opp 42Zack Annexstad pass complete to Jerome Buckner for 26 yds to the NIowa 16 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 16pass incomplete to Tanner Taula
0:002nd & 10 at opp 16pass incomplete to Tanner Taula
0:003rd & 10 at opp 16pass incomplete to Bryson Deming
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 22Vance McShane run for 8 yds to the NIowa 30
0:002nd & 2 at own 30Theo Day pass complete to Vance McShane for 11 yds to the NIowa 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the NIowa 44
0:002nd & 7 at own 44Theo Day sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NIowa 36
0:003rd & 15 at own 36ILLINOIS ST Penalty, off-side (Zeke Vandenburgh) to the NIowa 41
0:003rd & 10 at own 41Theo Day sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NIowa 33
15:001st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 55 yds
14:014th & 2 at own 33Noah Pettinger punt for 46 yds
Illinois State Touchdown, 13 plays
8:392nd & goal at opp 3Bryson Deming 3 Yd pass from Zack Annexstad (Ian Wagner Kick)Illinois State 7, Northern Iowa 0
8:311st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 57 yds , Quan Hampton return for 21 yds to the NIowa 29
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
6:133rd & 3 at own 47Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 53 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)
6:131st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 52 yds
2:184th & 10 at opp 16Ian Wagner 33 Yd Field Goal
2:131st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 55 yds , Quan Hampton return for 12 yds to the NIowa 22
Q2 14:524th & 18 at own 33Noah Pettinger punt for 35 yds
2nd quarter3 drives, then Illinois State 20, Northern Iowa 14
Illinois State Touchdown, 13 plays
9:053rd & 8 at opp 9Zack Annexstad run for 6 yds to the NIowa 3
8:124th & 2 at opp 3Wenkers Wright run for 3 yds for a TD, (Ian Wagner KICK)
8:051st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 56 yds , Quan Hampton return for 17 yds to the NIowa 26
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 6 plays
4:351st & goal at opp 2Dom Williams run for 2 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)
4:311st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 53 yds , Brock Annexstad return for 11 yds to the IllSt 23
Illinois State Field goal, 14 plays
2:553rd & 6 at own 44Zack Annexstad pass complete to Nigel White for 5 yds to the IllSt 49
2:554th & 1 at own 49Zack Annexstad run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at the 50Zack Annexstad pass complete to Jerome Buckner for 7 yds to the NIowa 43
2:552nd & 3 at opp 43Nigel White run for 1 yd to the NIowa 42
2:553rd & 2 at opp 42Nigel White run for 20 yds to the NIowa 22 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at opp 22Nigel White run for 3 yds to the NIowa 19
2:552nd & 7 at opp 19Nigel White run for 3 yds to the NIowa 16
2:553rd & 4 at opp 16Zack Annexstad pass complete to Nigel White for 8 yds to the NIowa 8 for a 1ST down
0:091st & goal at opp 8pass incomplete to Tanner Taula
0:002nd & goal at opp 8Ian Wagner 25 Yd Field Goal
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 14
Illinois State Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Tanner Taula
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Zack Annexstad pass complete to Jalen Carr for 17 yds to the IllSt 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Wenkers Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the IllSt 41
0:002nd & 11 at own 41Zack Annexstad pass complete to Jalen Carr for 5 yds to the IllSt 46
0:003rd & 6 at own 46Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 9 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 45Zack Annexstad pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 2 yds to the NIowa 43
0:002nd & 8 at opp 43
0:003rd & 8 at opp 43Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 13 yds to the NIowa 30 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 30Nigel White run for 4 yds to the NIowa 26
0:002nd & 6 at opp 26pass incomplete to Jerome Buckner
0:003rd & 6 at opp 26Zack Annexstad pass complete to Nigel White for 1 yd to the NIowa 25
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18Vance McShane run for 6 yds to the NIowa 24
0:002nd & 4 at own 24Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 17 yds to the NIowa 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Vance McShane run for 6 yds to the NIowa 47
0:002nd & 4 at own 47Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 1 at the 50ILLINOIS ST Penalty, off-side (Zeke Vandenburgh) to the IllSt 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 45Theo Day pass complete to Vance McShane for 3 yds to the IllSt 42
0:002nd & 7 at opp 42Vance McShane run for 12 yds to the IllSt 30 for a 1ST down
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 43Nigel White run for 1 yd to the IllSt 44
0:002nd & 9 at own 44Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 4 yds to the IllSt 48
0:003rd & 5 at own 48Zack Annexstad pass complete to J’Kalon Carter for 3 yds to the NIowa 49
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 14 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 8Dom Williams run for 3 yds to the NIowa 11
0:002nd & 7 at own 11Dom Williams run for 1 yd to the NIowa 12
0:003rd & 6 at own 12Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 23 yds to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 35Dom Williams run for 3 yds to the NIowa 38
0:002nd & 7 at own 38pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:003rd & 7 at own 38NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, false start (Deion McShane) to the NIowa 33
0:003rd & 12 at own 33Theo Day run for 14 yds to the NIowa 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Vance McShane run for 23 yds to the IllSt 30 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 30Vance McShane run for 6 yds to the IllSt 24
0:002nd & 4 at opp 24Theo Day run for 8 yds to the IllSt 16 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:414th & 5 at opp 25Ian Wagner 41 yd FG GOOD
9:351st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 57 yds , Deion McShane return for 10 yds to the NIowa 18
4:084th & 2 at opp 49Jack Takerian punt for 41 yds , Quan Hampton returns for no gain to the NIowa 8
4th quarter7 drives, then Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
Illinois State Missed FG, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Nigel White, broken up by Bryce Flater
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Nigel White run for 6 yds to the IllSt 31
0:003rd & 4 at own 31Zack Annexstad pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 13 yds to the IllSt 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 44Nigel White run for 2 yds to the IllSt 46
0:002nd & 8 at own 46Zack Annexstad pass complete to Nigel White for 1 yd to the IllSt 47
0:003rd & 7 at own 47Zack Annexstad pass complete to Jalen Carr for 22 yds to the NIowa 31 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 31Pha’leak Brown run for 1 yd to the NIowa 30
0:002nd & 9 at opp 30ILLINOIS ST Penalty, Offensive holding (Kobe Rios) to the NIowa 40
0:002nd & 19 at opp 40Zack Annexstad pass complete to Tanner Taula for 10 yds to the NIowa 30
0:003rd & 9 at opp 30Zack Annexstad run for 10 yds to the NIowa 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Nigel White run for 8 yds to the NIowa 12
0:002nd & 2 at opp 12Wenkers Wright run for 1 yd to the NIowa 11
0:003rd & 1 at opp 11Nigel White run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 12
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 10 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:002nd & 10 at own 20Vance McShane run for 4 yds to the NIowa 24
0:003rd & 6 at own 24Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 10 yds to the NIowa 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 11 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Vance McShane run for 2 yds to the NIowa 47
0:002nd & 8 at own 47Vance McShane run for 12 yds to the IllSt 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, false start (Matthew Vanderslice) to the IllSt 46
0:001st & 15 at opp 46Theo Day run for 5 yds to the IllSt 41
0:002nd & 10 at opp 41Dom Williams run for 2 yds to the IllSt 39
0:003rd & 8 at opp 39Theo Day pass incomplete, broken up by Zeke Vandenburgh
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 39Nigel White run for 1 yd to the IllSt 40
0:002nd & 9 at own 40Nigel White run for 2 yds to the IllSt 42
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 16Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 4 yds to the IllSt 12
15:002nd & 6 at opp 12Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the IllSt 9
15:003rd & 3 at opp 9Vance McShane run for 2 yds to the IllSt 7
15:004th & 1 at opp 7Theo Day run for 1 yd to the IllSt 6 for a 1ST down
12:501st & goal at opp 6Sam Schnee run for 6 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)
12:501st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:264th & 2 at opp 12Ian Wagner 29 yd FG MISSED
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 10 plays
1:314th & 8 at opp 39pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
1:273rd & 7 at own 42
1:104th & 7 at own 42Jack Takerian punt for 39 yds
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 8 plays
1:101st & 10 at own 19Theo Day pass complete to Dom Williams for 28 yds to the NIowa 47 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at own 47Theo Day pass incomplete to Sam Schnee, broken up by Deandre Lamont
1:102nd & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
1:103rd & 10 at own 47Theo Day run for 9 yds to the IllSt 44
1:104th & 1 at opp 44Theo Day run for 1 yd to the IllSt 43 for a 1ST down
1:102nd & 10 at opp 43pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
1:103rd & 10 at opp 43Theo Day sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the IllSt 43

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Illinois State–Northern Iowa game

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2025Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
2023Northern Iowa 24, Illinois State 21
2022Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
2021Illinois State 17, Northern Iowa 10

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