Illinois State at North Dakota

Saturday, November 18, 2023

North Dakota beat Illinois State 22–⁠21. It was their third meeting; after it, North Dakota led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2023
21
HomeNorth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2023
22

Final at Alerus Center, Grand ForksIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,238

Official
Gregory GompfGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State6301221
North Dakota0106622

Standouts

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Rittenhouse10/1510900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mason Blakemore1158118
Cole Mueller934012
Tommy Rittenhouse31108
Wenkers Wright1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eddie Kasper347025
Cam Grandy332016
Daniel Sobkowicz21409
Cole Mueller110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mark Cannon Jr.0001

North Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Schuster7/127101
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaven Ziebarth759121
Isaiah Smith829013
Tommy Schuster1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Wesley Eliodor132032
Bo Belquist419018
Isaiah Smith113013
Red Wilson1707

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

Team stats

Illinois StateNorth Dakota
220Total yards163
109Passing yards71
111Rushing yards92
7.3Yards per pass5.9
4.6Yards per rush5.8
11First downs9
5–⁠10Third downs1–⁠5
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers1
8–⁠55Penalties1–⁠5
16:29Possession13:31

Efficiency

Illinois StateNorth Dakota
46%Success rate46%
0.31EPA per play0.15
1.19Explosiveness1.06
0.13Rushing EPA0.32
0.60Passing EPA−0.06
31%Passing-down success33%

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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

North Dakota end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateMissed FG, 15 playsQ1 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 North DakotaField goal, 12 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Illinois StateField goal, 14 playsQ2 North DakotaInterception, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Dakota drives left to right, Illinois State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateMissed FG, 15 plays, 64 yards
  3. Q1 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, −25 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 67 yards
  5. Q1 North DakotaField goal, 12 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 plays, −27 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StateField goal, 14 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 North DakotaInterception, 4 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Illinois State 6, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
15:00Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gaven Ziebarth run for no gain to the UND 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
15:003rd & 10 at own 25North Dakota Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UND 20
15:003rd & 15 at own 20Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
13:594th & 15 at own 20Luke Silvernale punt for 44 yds
Illinois State Missed FG, 15 plays
13:591st & 10 at own 36Mason Blakemore run for 11 yds to the ILST 47 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at own 47Mason Blakemore run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
13:592nd & 7 at the 50Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
13:593rd & 7 at the 50Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 9 yds to the UND 41 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 41Illinois State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UND 46
13:591st & 15 at opp 46Mason Blakemore run for 4 yds to the UND 42
13:592nd & 11 at opp 42Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Cole Mueller for 10 yds to the UND 32
13:593rd & 1 at opp 32Cole Mueller run for 3 yds to the UND 29 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 29Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
13:592nd & 10 at opp 29Tommy Rittenhouse run for 2 yds to the UND 27
13:593rd & 8 at opp 27Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Camo Nelson for 6 yds to the UND 21
13:594th & 2 at opp 21Mason Blakemore run for 3 yds to the UND 18 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 18RITTENHOUSE, Tommy scrambles up the middle for a gain of 6 yards to the UND12 (BOECKER, Dylan). PENALTY ISU Holding on BUSSONE, Peter enforced 10 yards from the UND18 to the UND28 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:591st & 20 at opp 28Illinois State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UND 33
13:591st & 25 at opp 33Tommy Rittenhouse run for 8 yds to the UND 25
13:592nd & 17 at opp 25Illinois State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UND 30
7:293rd & 17 at opp 25Timeout North Dakota, clock 07:29
7:292nd & 22 at opp 30Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 5 yds to the UND 25
7:293rd & 17 at opp 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
7:204th & 17 at opp 25Ian Wagner 42 yd FG MISSED
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for a loss of 4 yards to the UND 21
7:202nd & 14 at own 21Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
7:203rd & 14 at own 21Tommy Schuster run for 4 yds to the UND 25
5:444th & 10 at own 25Luke Silvernale punt for 42 yds, downed at the ILST 33
Illinois State Touchdown, 9 plays
5:441st & 10 at own 33Cole Mueller run for 7 yds to the ILST 40
5:442nd & 3 at own 40Cole Mueller run for 12 yds to the UND 48 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 48Cole Mueller run for a loss of 4 yards to the ILST 48
5:442nd & 14 at own 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Cam Grandy for 3 yds to the UND 49
5:443rd & 11 at opp 49Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Cam Grandy for 16 yds to the UND 33 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 33Cole Mueller run for 2 yds to the UND 31
5:442nd & 8 at opp 31Cole Mueller run for 5 yds to the UND 26
5:443rd & 3 at opp 26Cole Mueller run for 8 yds to the UND 18 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 18Mason Blakemore run for 18 yds for a TD (Ian Wagner PAT MISSED)Illinois State 6, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Field goal, 12 plays
1:59Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:591st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the UND 27
1:592nd & 8 at own 27Isaiah Smith run for 13 yds to the UND 40 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 40Isaiah Smith run for 5 yds to the UND 45
0:002nd & 5 at own 45Gaven Ziebarth run for 7 yds to the ILST 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Gaven Ziebarth run for 21 yds to the ILST 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Isaiah Smith run for 5 yds to the ILST 22
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 22Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the ILST 20
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 20Gaven Ziebarth run for 5 yds to the ILST 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the ILST 13
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 13Isaiah Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILST 15
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 15Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
Q2 10:504th & 10 at opp 15C.J. Elrichs 33 yd FG GOODIllinois State 6, North Dakota 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then North Dakota 10, Illinois State 9
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
10:50Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:501st & 10 at own 25Mason Blakemore run for 2 yds to the ILST 27
10:502nd & 8 at own 27Mason Blakemore run for 1 yd to the ILST 28
10:503rd & 7 at own 28Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 5 yds to the ILST 33
9:044th & 2 at own 33Ian Wagner punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Bo Belquist at the UND 27
North Dakota Touchdown, 7 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 27Gaven Ziebarth run for no gain to the UND 27
9:042nd & 10 at own 27Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 18 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 45Tommy Schuster pass complete to Wesley Eliodor for 32 yds to the ILST 23 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at opp 23Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for no gain to the ILST 23
9:042nd & 10 at opp 23Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 7 yds to the ILST 16
9:043rd & 3 at opp 16Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the ILST 14
9:044th & 1 at opp 14Illinois State Penalty, Offsides (LaVoise-Deontae McCoy) to the ILST 9 for a 1ST down
4:461st & goal at opp 9Gaven Ziebarth run for 9 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 10, Illinois State 6
Illinois State Field goal, 14 plays
4:42Brady Stevens kickoff for 52 yds , Wenkers Wright return for no gain to the ILST 18
4:421st & 10 at own 18Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
4:422nd & 10 at own 18Wenkers Wright run for 8 yds to the ILST 26
4:423rd & 2 at own 26Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Cam Grandy for 13 yds to the ILST 39 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 39Mason Blakemore run for 7 yds to the ILST 46
4:422nd & 3 at own 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 25 yds to the UND 29 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at opp 29Mason Blakemore run for 6 yds to the UND 23
4:422nd & 4 at opp 23Cole Mueller run for 17 yds to the UND 6 Illinois State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UND 33
4:422nd & 14 at opp 33Tommy Rittenhouse run for 1 yd to the UND 32
1:464th & 12 at opp 31Timeout North Dakota, clock 01:46
1:463rd & 13 at opp 32Cole Mueller run for 1 yd to the UND 31
1:464th & 12 at opp 31Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 17 yds to the UND 14 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 14Mason Blakemore run for 5 yds to the UND 9
1:462nd & 5 at opp 9Mason Blakemore run for a loss of 2 yards to the UND 11
1:463rd & 7 at opp 11Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
1:464th & 7 at opp 11Illinois State Penalty, Illegal Formation (LaVoise-Deontae McCoy) to the UND 16
0:274th & 12 at opp 16Ian Wagner 33 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota 10, Illinois State 9
North Dakota Interception, 4 plays
0:27Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:271st & 10 at own 25Gaven Ziebarth run for 17 yds to the UND 42 for a 1ST down
0:112nd & 5 at own 47Timeout North Dakota, clock 00:11
0:111st & 10 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 5 yds to the UND 47
0:041st & 10 at opp 40Timeout Illinois State, clock 00:04
0:042nd & 5 at own 47Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 13 yds to the ILST 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 40Tommy Schuster pass intercepted, touchback. Mark Cannon Jr. return for no gain

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.

North Dakota leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Illinois State 35, North Dakota 13
2023North Dakota 22, Illinois State 21
2021North Dakota 14, Illinois State 7
1979North Dakota 20, Illinois State 0

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