Missouri State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Northern Iowa beat Missouri State 41–⁠20. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 17–⁠3.

AwayMissouri State5–⁠6 in 2022
20
HomeNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2022
41

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,809

Official
Andrew SpecialeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Missouri State077620
Northern Iowa141071041

Standouts

  • PassingTheo Day22 of 37, 291 yards, 1 TDNorthern Iowa
  • RushingDom Williams17 carries, 101 yards, 4 TDNorthern Iowa
  • ReceivingLogan Wolf6 catches, 112 yardsNorthern Iowa
  • DefenseStefan Black II1 INTNorthern Iowa

Player stats

Missouri State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jason Shelley16/2215111
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jacardia Wright1561112
Jason Shelley98026
Trae Thompson1111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyrone Scott459022
Terique Owens325015
Naveon Mitchell222115
Lance Mason113013

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day22/3729110
Sam Schnee1/13000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dom Williams17101427
Deion McShane1780016
Harrison Bey-Buie51504
Theo Day1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Logan Wolf6112037
Sergio Morancy569127
Alex Allen349030
Sam Schnee226018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Stefan Black II0001

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

Team stats

Missouri StateNorthern Iowa
221Total yards522
151Passing yards321
70Rushing yards201
6.9Yards per pass8.4
2.8Yards per rush4.9
16First downs31
3–⁠8Third downs8–⁠13
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
4–⁠30Penalties7–⁠75
23:38Possession36:22

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Iowa −1.5, over/under 56.5.

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 54%, Missouri State 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Northern Iowa leads 17–⁠5 in 22 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Missouri State 49, Northern Iowa 42
2023Missouri State 35, Northern Iowa 16
2022Northern Iowa 41, Missouri State 20
2021Missouri State 34, Northern Iowa 27
2020Missouri State 13, Northern Iowa 6
2019Northern Iowa 29, Missouri State 6

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