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South Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, November 5, 2022

South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 31–⁠28. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠8.

AwaySouth Dakota State14–⁠1 in 2022
31
HomeNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2022
28

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,449

Official
Marcel KerrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State3178331
Northern Iowa0147728

Standouts

  • RushingIsaiah Davis24 carries, 105 yards, 1 TDSouth Dakota State

Player stats

South Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mark Gronowski21/3426311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Davis2410519
Amar Johnson1139116
Mark Gronowski420011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tucker Kraft469057
Jaxon Janke460021
Isaiah Davis534019
Zach Heins332019

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day16/3027022
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Vance McShane862134
Dom Williams1141013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Schnee469024
Sergio Morancy265053
Logan Wolf446121
Deion McShane340014

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

Team stats

South Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
427Total yards358
263Passing yards270
164Rushing yards88
7.7Yards per pass9.0
4.2Yards per rush3.0
22First downs19
10–⁠17Third downs4–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
10–⁠61Penalties8–⁠59
33:36Possession26:24

Efficiency

South Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
48%Success rate36%
0.30EPA per play0.24
1.33Explosiveness1.60
0.36Rushing EPA0.17
0.46Passing EPA0.55
46%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)

South Dakota State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota State −10.5, over/under 49.5.

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 South Dakota State 77%, Northern Iowa 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Iowa end zoneSouth Dakota State end zoneQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 South Dakota StateField goal, 12 playsQ1 Northern IowaInterception, 8 playsQ1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 South Dakota StateField goal, 11 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 South Dakota StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaInterception, 4 playsQ3 South Dakota StatePunt, 8 playsQ4 South Dakota StateInterception, 1 playQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 South Dakota StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 South Dakota StateField goal, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, South Dakota State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 South Dakota StateField goal, 12 plays, 45 yards
  3. Q1 Northern IowaInterception, 8 plays, 20 yards
  4. Q1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 83 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  7. Q2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  8. Q2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 33 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  11. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 8 plays, 74 yards
  12. Q2 South Dakota StateField goal, 11 plays, 52 yards
  13. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 73 yards
  15. Q3 South Dakota StatePunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IowaInterception, 4 plays, 28 yards
  19. Q3 South Dakota StatePunt, 8 plays, 22 yards
  20. Q4 South Dakota StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 5 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q4 South Dakota StatePunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  25. Q4 South Dakota StateField goal, 5 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter1 drive, then South Dakota State 3, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Interception, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:001st & 10 at opp 43SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Malik Lofton) to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down Theo Day pass complete to Noah Abbott for 22 yds to the SDkSt 43 for a 1ST down SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Malik Lofton) to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down Theo Day pass complete to Noah Abbott for 22 yds to the SDkSt 43 for a 1ST down SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Malik Lofton) to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down Theo Day pass complete to Noah Abbott for 22 yds to the SDkSt 43 for a 1ST down Theo Day run for 4 yds to the SDkSt 39
15:001st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:384th & 10 at own 25Noah Pettinger punt for 45 yds , Jadon Janke returns for 19 yds to the SDkSt 49
6:274th & goal at opp 6Hunter Dustman 23 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 3, Northern Iowa 0
6:271st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:493rd & 12 at own 45Theo Day pass intercepted
1:134th & 1 at own 36Hunter Dustman punt for 50 yds
2nd quarter6 drives, then South Dakota State 20, Northern Iowa 14
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
15:002nd & 6 at opp 39Vance McShane run for 5 yds to the SDkSt 34
14:123rd & 1 at opp 34Vance McShane 34 Yd Run (Matthew Cook Kick)Northern Iowa 7, South Dakota State 3
14:121st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
South Dakota State Touchdown, 8 plays
10:303rd & goal at opp 1Isaiah Davis 1 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick)South Dakota State 10, Northern Iowa 7
10:301st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 4 yds to the NIowa 29
10:302nd & 6 at own 29Dom Williams run for a loss of 4 yards to the NIowa 25
10:303rd & 10 at own 25Theo Day sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the NIowa 15
8:294th & 20 at own 15Noah Pettinger punt for 41 yds , Jadon Janke returns for 20 yds to the NIowa 36
South Dakota State Touchdown, 2 plays
7:481st & 10 at opp 22Jadon Janke 22 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman Kick)South Dakota State 17, Northern Iowa 7
7:481st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:134th & 4 at own 31Noah Pettinger punt for 39 yds
3:574th & 11 at own 29Hunter Dustman punt for 48 yds
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 8 plays
1:322nd & 10 at opp 22Desmond Hutson 22 Yd pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Kick)South Dakota State 17, Northern Iowa 14
1:321st & goal at opp 3NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, false start (Jared Penning) to the SDkSt 3
1:251st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 63 yds , Jadon Janke return for 18 yds to the SDkSt 20
South Dakota State Field goal, 11 plays
1:013rd & 1 at own 29Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SDkSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at own 31Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 8 yds to the SDkSt 39
1:012nd & 2 at own 39pass incomplete to Tucker Kraft
1:013rd & 2 at own 39Amar Johnson run for 5 yds to the SDkSt 44 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at own 44Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 9 yds to the NIowa 47
1:012nd & 1 at opp 47Isaiah Davis run for 6 yds to the NIowa 41 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 41Mark Gronowski run for 7 yds to the NIowa 34
0:162nd & 3 at opp 34Mark Gronowski pass complete to Tucker Kraft for 6 yds to the NIowa 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Hunter Dustman 45 Yd Field GoalSouth Dakota State 20, Northern Iowa 14
3rd quarter10 drives, then South Dakota State 28, Northern Iowa 21
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Amar Johnson run for 3 yds to the SDkSt 28
0:003rd & 7 at own 28pass incomplete
South Dakota State Touchdown, 10 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, illegal formation (Daeton Mcgaughy) to the SDkSt 20
0:002nd & 7 at own 28pass incomplete to Zach Heins
0:001st & 10 at own 37SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, Offensive holding (Daeton Mcgaughy) to the SDkSt 30
0:001st & 17 at own 30Isaiah Davis run for 7 yds to the SDkSt 37
0:002nd & 10 at own 37Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 19 yds to the NIowa 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Tucker Kraft
0:002nd & 10 at opp 44Mark Gronowski pass complete to Landon Wolf for 23 yds to the NIowa 21 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 21pass incomplete to A.J. Coons
0:002nd & 10 at opp 21NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, off-side (Jack Kriebs) to the NIowa 16
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 24pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
0:002nd & 10 at own 24Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 53 yds to the SDkSt 23 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 23Vance McShane run for 1 yd to the SDkSt 22
0:002nd & 9 at opp 22Vance McShane run for 6 yds to the SDkSt 16
0:003rd & 3 at opp 16NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the SDkSt 21
South Dakota State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDkSt 23
0:002nd & 12 at own 23Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 21 yds to the SDkSt 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 44Mark Gronowski pass complete to Canyon Bauer for 7 yds to the NIowa 49
0:002nd & 3 at opp 49Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 6 yds to the NIowa 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 43Isaiah Davis run for 5 yds to the NIowa 38
0:002nd & 5 at opp 38SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, intentional grounding (Mark Gronowski) to the NIowa 46
0:003rd & 13 at opp 46Mark Gronowski pass complete to Tucker Kraft
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Theo Day run for 3 yds to the NIowa 28
0:002nd & 7 at own 28Dom Williams run for 5 yds to the NIowa 33
0:003rd & 2 at own 33pass incomplete to Deion McShane
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 7 at own 28Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Jaxon Janke, broken up by Stefan Black II
Northern Iowa Interception, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Dom Williams run for 13 yds to the NIowa 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 15 yds to the SDkSt 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 45pass incomplete to Quan Hampton
South Dakota State Punt, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds to the SDkSt 23
0:002nd & 7 at own 23Isaiah Davis run for 1 yd to the SDkSt 24
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
South Dakota State Touchdown, 10 plays
10:592nd & 5 at opp 16Amar Johnson 16 Yd Run (Isaiah Davis Pass to for Two-Point Conversion)South Dakota State 28, Northern Iowa 14
10:591st & goal at opp 3Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis
10:591st & goal at opp 3Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis
10:531st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds , Dom Williams return for 24 yds to the NIowa 24
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
8:333rd & 8 at opp 21Logan Wolf 21 Yd pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Kick)South Dakota State 28, Northern Iowa 21
8:331st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:374th & 13 at opp 46Hunter Dustman punt for 21 yds
3:084th & 2 at own 33Noah Pettinger punt for 52 yds , Jadon Janke returns for 10 yds to the SDkSt 25
2:084th & 7 at own 28Hunter Dustman punt for 45 yds
1:072nd & 10 at opp 45Theo Day pass intercepted
4th quarter7 drives, then South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 28
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:002nd & 10 at own 20Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 12 yds to the NIowa 32 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 32pass incomplete to Deion McShane
0:002nd & 10 at own 32Vance McShane run for 3 yds to the NIowa 35
0:003rd & 7 at own 35Theo Day sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the NIowa 25
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 48Dom Williams run for 6 yds to the SDkSt 46
0:002nd & 4 at opp 46Dom Williams run for 7 yds to the SDkSt 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 39Dom Williams run for 11 yds to the SDkSt 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Sergio Morancy) to the SDkSt 43
0:001st & 25 at opp 43Dom Williams run for a loss of 6 yards to the SDkSt 49
0:002nd & 31 at opp 49Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 13 yds to the SDkSt 36
0:003rd & 18 at opp 36Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 12 yds to the SDkSt 24
0:004th & 6 at opp 24Theo Day pass complete to Deion McShane for 14 yds to the SDkSt 10 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 10Dom Williams run for 2 yds to the SDkSt 8
0:002nd & goal at opp 8SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (DyShawn Gales) to the SDkSt 2 for a 1ST down
South Dakota State Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, false start (Evan Beerntsen) to the SDkSt 20
0:001st & 15 at own 20Isaiah Davis run for 6 yds to the SDkSt 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26
0:003rd & 9 at own 26Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 16 yds to the SDkSt 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Isaiah Davis run for 9 yds to the NIowa 49
0:002nd & 1 at opp 49SO DAKOTA ST Penalty, intentional grounding (Mark Gronowski) to the SDkSt 43
0:003rd & 9 at own 43pass incomplete to Isaiah Davis
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 21Theo Day pass incomplete to Vance McShane, broken up by Reece Winkelman
0:002nd & 10 at own 21Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 6 yds to the NIowa 27
0:003rd & 4 at own 27Theo Day sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the NIowa 17
South Dakota State Field goal, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 39Isaiah Davis run for 4 yds to the NIowa 35
0:002nd & 6 at opp 35Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds to the NIowa 32
0:003rd & 3 at opp 32Isaiah Davis run for 9 yds to the NIowa 23 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 23NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, substitution infraction (5 Yards) to the NIowa 18
South Dakota State Punt, 8 plays
15:003rd & 6 at own 24Isaiah Davis run for 6 yds to the SDkSt 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 30Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds to the SDkSt 33
15:002nd & 7 at own 33Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 7 yds to the SDkSt 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Landon Wolf
12:572nd & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Jaxon Janke
12:573rd & 10 at own 40Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the SDkSt 42
12:054th & 8 at own 42Hunter Dustman punt for 38 yds
10:054th & 17 at own 25Noah Pettinger punt for 52 yds , Jadon Janke returns for 10 yds to the SDkSt 33
9:591st & 10 at own 33Mark Gronowski pass intercepted
0:001st & goal at opp 2Hunter Dustman 26 Yd Field Goal
4:411st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:174th & 9 at own 43Hunter Dustman punt for 36 yds
1:094th & 14 at own 17Noah Pettinger punt for 41 yds , Jadon Janke returns for 19 yds to the NIowa 39
South Dakota State Field goal, 5 plays
0:171st & 5 at opp 18
0:172nd & 5 at opp 18NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Sergio Morancy) to the NIowa 9 for a 1ST down

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 South Dakota State–Northern Iowa game

Tied 11–⁠11 in 22 meetings, counting the three 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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