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Northern Iowa at North Dakota

Saturday, September 10, 2022

North Dakota beat Northern Iowa 29–⁠27. It was their second meeting; after it, North Dakota led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2022
27
HomeNorth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2022
29

Final at Alerus Center, Grand ForksIndoorsTV: ESPN3Attendance 9,940

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

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa3731427
North Dakota7071529

Standouts

  • PassingTommy Schuster20 of 23, 275 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTNorth Dakota
  • RushingDom Williams8 carries, 103 yards, 2 TDNorthern Iowa
  • ReceivingDeion McShane6 catches, 157 yards, 1 TDNorthern Iowa
  • DefenseWoo Governor1 INTNorthern Iowa

Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day20/2733411
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dom Williams8103247
Vance McShane52009
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deion McShane6157172
Sam Schnee8109034
Quan Hampton440029
Desmond Hutson116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
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North Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Schuster20/2327521
Quincy Vaughn0/1000
Simon Romfo1/1700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler Hoosman17101146
Red Wilson328022
Tommy Schuster711110
Isaiah Smith81007
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bo Belquist585139
Isaiah Smith565019
Garett Maag340022
Caden Dennis130030
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Wyatt Pedigo0001

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

Team stats

Northern IowaNorth Dakota
449Total yards438
334Passing yards282
115Rushing yards156
12.4Yards per pass11.3
6.1Yards per rush3.8
18First downs23
6–⁠10Third downs8–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
4–⁠37Penalties4–⁠37
21:39Possession38:21

Efficiency

Northern IowaNorth Dakota
59%Success rate49%
0.48EPA per play0.39
1.40Explosiveness1.43
0.28Rushing EPA0.23
0.72Passing EPA0.79
42%Passing-down success50%
3%Havoc by its defense4%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

North Dakota end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 North DakotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 playsQ1 North DakotaPunt, 8 playsQ1 Northern IowaField goal, 13 playsQ2 North DakotaInterception, 10 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 North DakotaMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 Northern IowaField goal, 11 playsQ3 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Northern IowaMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 North DakotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaInterception, 3 playsQ4 North DakotaTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 1 playQ4 North DakotaEnd of game, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Dakota drives left to right, Northern Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 North DakotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 41 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  3. Q1 North DakotaPunt, 8 plays, 35 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaField goal, 13 plays, 78 yards
  5. Q2 North DakotaInterception, 10 plays, 45 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q2 North DakotaMissed FG, 9 plays, 47 yards
  8. Q3 Northern IowaField goal, 11 plays, 63 yards
  9. Q3 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q3 Northern IowaMissed FG, 6 plays, 57 yards
  11. Q3 North DakotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q4 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q4 Northern IowaInterception, 3 plays, 12 yards
  15. Q4 North DakotaTouchdown, 5 plays, 66 yards
  16. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
  17. Q4 North DakotaEnd of game, 12 plays, 57 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then North Dakota 7, Northern Iowa 3
North Dakota Touchdown, 4 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 64 yds , C.J. Siegel return for 58 yds to the NIowa 41 C.J. Siegel fumbled, recovered by NDKTA Jalen Morrison
14:501st & 10 at opp 41Red Wilson run for 22 yds to the NIowa 19 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 19Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 16 yds to the NIowa 3 for a 1ST down
14:501st & goal at opp 3Quincy Vaughn pass incomplete to Bo Belquist
13:272nd & goal at opp 3Tommy Schuster pass complete to Adam Zavalney for 3 yds for a TD, (Brady Stevens KICK)North Dakota 7, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 4 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:271st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass complete to Dom Williams for 12 yds to the NIowa 37 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 37Dom Williams run for 1 yd to the NIowa 38
13:272nd & 9 at own 38Dom Williams run for 1 yd to the NIowa 39
13:273rd & 8 at own 39Theo Day run for no gain to the NIowa 39
11:054th & 8 at own 39Cael Loecher punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Bo Belquist at the NDKTA 27
11:054th & 8 at own 39Cael Loecher punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Bo Belquist at the NDKTA 27
North Dakota Punt, 8 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 27Isaiah Smith run for 6 yds to the NDKTA 33
11:052nd & 4 at own 33Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 35
11:053rd & 2 at own 35Tyler Hoosman run for 1 yd to the NDKTA 36
11:054th & 1 at own 36Quincy Vaughn run for 3 yds to the NDKTA 39 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at own 39Tommy Schuster pass complete to Caden Dennis for 30 yds to the NIowa 31 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 31Tommy Schuster sacked by Spencer Cuvelier for a loss of 16 yards to the NIowa 47
11:052nd & 26 at opp 47Quincy Vaughn run for 3 yds to the NIowa 44
11:053rd & 23 at opp 44PENALTY UND False Start (Carroll,Danny) 5 yards from UNI44 to UNI49. NO PLAY.
11:053rd & 28 at opp 49Tommy Schuster pass complete to Garett Maag for 11 yds to the NIowa 38
6:174th & 17 at opp 38Cade Peterson punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Quan Hampton at the NIowa 10
Northern Iowa Field goal, 13 plays
6:171st & 10 at own 10Theo Day pass complete to Quan Hampton for 8 yds to the NIowa 18
6:172nd & 2 at own 18Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the NIowa 21 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 21Theo Day pass incomplete to Dom Williams
6:172nd & 10 at own 21Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 7 yds to the NIowa 28
6:173rd & 3 at own 28Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 10 yds to the NIowa 38 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 38Vance McShane run for 9 yds to the NIowa 47
6:172nd & 1 at own 47Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 26 yds to the NDKTA 27 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 27Vance McShane run for 5 yds to the NDKTA 22
6:173rd & 5 at opp 22Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 7 yds to the NDKTA 15 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 15Theo Day run for 6 yds to the NDKTA 9
6:172nd & 4 at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun Day,Theo pass incomplete short left to McShane,Vance PENALTY UNI Illegal Forward Pass (Day,Theo) 5 yards from UND09 to UND14. NO PLAY.
6:173rd & 9 at opp 14Theo Day run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 12
6:172nd & 5 at opp 22Theo Day pass complete to Quan Hampton for no gain to the NDKTA 22
0:004th & 7 at opp 12Matthew Cook 22 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota 7, Northern Iowa 3
2nd quarter3 drives, then Northern Iowa 10, North Dakota 7
North Dakota Interception, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 40 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun Schuster,Tommy pass complete deep right to Belquist,Bo for 14 yards to the UND39 (Cuvelier,Spencer) PENALTY UND Pass Interference (Maag,Garett) 12 yards from UND25 to UND13. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 22 at own 13NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the NDKTA 22 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 22Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 11 yds to the NDKTA 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 33Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 7 yds to the NDKTA 40
15:002nd & 3 at own 40Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 38
15:003rd & 5 at own 38Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 14 yds to the NIowa 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Tyler Hoosman run for 5 yds to the NIowa 43
15:002nd & 5 at opp 43Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 19 yds to the NIowa 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Isaiah Smith run for 1 yd to the NIowa 25
15:002nd & 11 at opp 25Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Adam Zavalney
15:003rd & 11 at opp 25PENALTY UND False Start (Anderson,Seth) 5 yards from UNI25 to UNI30. NO PLAY.
9:293rd & 16 at opp 30Tommy Schuster pass intercepted
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 32Vance McShane run for 6 yds to the NIowa 38 Vance McShane fumbled, recovered by NIowa Layne Pryor
9:292nd & 4 at own 38Theo Day pass complete to Quan Hampton for 3 yds to the NIowa 41
9:293rd & 1 at own 41Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 7 yds to the NIowa 48 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at own 48Theo Day run for 3 yds to the NDKTA 49
9:292nd & 7 at opp 49Dom Williams run for no gain to the NDKTA 49
9:293rd & 7 at opp 49Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 8 yds to the NDKTA 41 for a 1ST down
5:521st & 10 at opp 41Dom Williams run for 41 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)Northern Iowa 10, North Dakota 7
North Dakota Missed FG, 9 plays
5:521st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:521st & 10 at own 25Tyler Hoosman run for 3 yds to the NDKTA 28
5:522nd & 7 at own 28Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 16 yds to the NDKTA 44 for a 1ST down
5:521st & 10 at own 44Tyler Hoosman run for 4 yds to the NDKTA 48
5:522nd & 6 at own 48Tommy Schuster pass complete to Adam Zavalney for 1 yd to the NDKTA 49
5:523rd & 5 at own 49Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 15 yds to the NIowa 36 for a 1ST down
5:521st & 10 at opp 36Tommy Schuster run for 5 yds to the NIowa 31
5:522nd & 5 at opp 31Tyler Hoosman run for 1 yd to the NIowa 32
5:523rd & 6 at opp 32Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 4 yds to the NIowa 28
0:054th & 2 at opp 28Timeout NORTH DAKOTA, clock 00:05
0:004th & 2 at opp 28Brady Stevens 45 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter4 drives, then North Dakota 14, Northern Iowa 13
Northern Iowa Field goal, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 6 yds to the NIowa 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Theo Day pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 8 yds to the NIowa 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Theo Day pass complete to Quan Hampton for 29 yds to the NDKTA 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Theo Day pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
15:002nd & 10 at opp 32Dom Williams run for 11 yds to the NDKTA 21 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 16 yds to the NDKTA 5 for a 1ST down
12:531st & goal at opp 5Timeout NORTH DAKOTA, clock 12:53
12:531st & goal at opp 5Dom Williams run for 1 yd to the NDKTA 4
12:532nd & goal at opp 4Theo Day sacked by Josh Navratil for a loss of 8 yards to the NDKTA 12
12:533rd & goal at opp 12Theo Day pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
11:274th & goal at opp 12Matthew Cook 29 yd FG GOODNorthern Iowa 13, North Dakota 7
North Dakota Touchdown, 7 plays
11:271st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:271st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 4 yds to the NDKTA 29
11:272nd & 6 at own 29Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 1 yd to the NDKTA 30
11:273rd & 5 at own 30Shotgun Schuster,Tommy pass incomplete short middle to Smith,Isaiah PENALTY UNI Pass Interference (Crumitie,Damien) 12 yards from UND30 to UND42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:273rd & 2 at the 50Tyler Hoosman run for 6 yds to the NIowa 44 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at opp 44Tyler Hoosman run for 5 yds to the NIowa 39
11:271st & 10 at own 42Tyler Hoosman run for 4 yds to the NDKTA 46
11:272nd & 6 at own 46Tommy Schuster run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
7:002nd & 5 at opp 39Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 39 yds for a TD, (Brady Stevens KICK)North Dakota 14, Northern Iowa 13
Northern Iowa Missed FG, 6 plays
6:561st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 64 yds , Quan Hampton return for 12 yds to the NIowa 13
6:561st & 10 at own 47Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 06:56
6:561st & 10 at own 13Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 34 yds to the NIowa 47 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 47Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 33 yds to the NDKTA 20 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 20Dom Williams run for 1 yd to the NDKTA 19
6:562nd & 9 at opp 19Theo Day pass incomplete to Deion McShane
6:563rd & 9 at opp 19Theo Day sacked by Josh Navratil for a loss of 11 yards to the NDKTA 30
4:344th & 20 at opp 30Matthew Cook 47 yd FG MISSED
North Dakota Touchdown, 9 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 30Tyler Hoosman run for 3 yds to the NDKTA 33
4:342nd & 7 at own 33Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Isaiah Smith
4:343rd & 7 at own 33Tommy Schuster run for 10 yds to the NDKTA 43 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at own 43Red Wilson run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 41
4:342nd & 12 at own 41Tyler Hoosman run for 5 yds to the NDKTA 46
4:343rd & 7 at own 46Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nick Kupfer for 19 yds to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at opp 35Tommy Schuster pass complete to Garett Maag for 22 yds to the NIowa 13 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 13Simon Romfo pass complete to Tommy Schuster for 7 yds to the NIowa 6
Q4 14:542nd & 3 at opp 6Tyler Hoosman run for 6 yds for a TD, (T. Schuster Run For Two-point Conversion)North Dakota 22, Northern Iowa 13
4th quarter6 drives, then North Dakota 29, Northern Iowa 27
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 4 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
14:542nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Day,Theo pass complete short left to Wolf,Logan for 5 yards to the UNI30 (Agyekum,Richard) PENALTY UNI Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Sorensen,Erik) 5 yards from UNI25 to UNI20. NO PLAY.
14:542nd & 15 at own 20Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 11 yds to the NIowa 31
14:543rd & 4 at own 31Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 22 yds to the NDKTA 47 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at opp 47Dom Williams run for 47 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)North Dakota 22, Northern Iowa 20
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 35 yds
13:061st & 10 at own 30Tyler Hoosman run for no gain to the NDKTA 30
13:062nd & 10 at own 30Tommy Schuster pass complete to Garett Maag for 7 yds to the NDKTA 37
13:063rd & 3 at own 37Quincy Vaughn run for no gain to the NDKTA 37
11:164th & 3 at own 37Cade Peterson punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Quan Hampton at the NIowa 30
Northern Iowa Interception, 3 plays
11:161st & 10 at own 30Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 15 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at own 45Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the NIowa 42
9:572nd & 13 at own 42Theo Day pass intercepted NORTH DAKOTA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the NDKTA 37
North Dakota Touchdown, 5 plays
9:571st & 10 at own 48Tyler Hoosman run for 46 yds to the NIowa 6 for a 1ST down
9:571st & 10 at own 34Tyler Hoosman run for 7 yds to the NDKTA 41
9:574th & 1 at own 43Tommy Schuster run for 5 yds to the NDKTA 48 for a 1ST down
9:573rd & 3 at own 41Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 43
7:081st & goal at opp 6Tommy Schuster run for 6 yds for a TD, (Brady Stevens KICK)North Dakota 29, Northern Iowa 20
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 1 play
7:021st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 64 yds , Vance McShane return for 27 yds to the NIowa 28
6:511st & 10 at own 28Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 72 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cook KICK)North Dakota 29, Northern Iowa 27
North Dakota End of game, 12 plays
6:511st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:511st & 10 at own 25Tyler Hoosman run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 27
6:512nd & 8 at own 27Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 12 yds to the NDKTA 39 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at own 39Tyler Hoosman run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 41
6:512nd & 8 at own 41Red Wilson run for 8 yds to the NDKTA 49 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at own 49Timeout NORTH DAKOTA, clock 04:40
4:401st & 10 at own 49Isaiah Smith run for 7 yds to the NIowa 44
4:402nd & 3 at opp 44Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the NIowa 42
4:403rd & 1 at opp 42Quincy Vaughn run for 2 yds to the NIowa 40 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 40Tommy Schuster run for 3 yds to the NIowa 43
4:402nd & 13 at opp 43Tyler Hoosman run for 3 yds to the NIowa 40
1:333rd & 10 at opp 40Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 01:33
1:333rd & 10 at opp 40Tommy Schuster pass complete to Adam Zavalney for 24 yds to the NIowa 16 for a 1ST down
1:331st & 10 at opp 16run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 17
0:002nd & 11 at opp 17run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 18

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 Northern Iowa–North Dakota game

North Dakota leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 24, North Dakota 17
2025North Dakota 35, Northern Iowa 7
2024North Dakota 31, Northern Iowa 7
2023Northern Iowa 27, North Dakota 0
2022North Dakota 29, Northern Iowa 27
2006North Dakota 35, Northern Iowa 31

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