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North Dakota at South Dakota State

Saturday, September 30, 2023

South Dakota State beat North Dakota 42–⁠21. It was their sixth meeting; after it, South Dakota State led the series 5–⁠1.

AwayNorth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2023
21
HomeSouth Dakota State15–⁠0 in 2023
42

Final at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, BrookingsTV: ESPN+Attendance 19,231

At kickoff
77°F, a few clouds, wind 17 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX), 3 km from the stadium
Official
Jason BergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota0701421
South Dakota State14771442

Standouts

  • RushingIsaiah Davis16 carries, 132 yards, 3 TDSouth Dakota State

Player stats

North Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Schuster19/2411810
Trey Feeney6/84800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaven Ziebarth52206
Luke Skokna41707
Tommy Schuster616014
Quincy Vaughn5512
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Red Wilson545022
Bo Belquist423011
Elijah Klein223019
Luke Skokna32019

South Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mark Gronowski13/2216710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Davis16132322
Angel Johnson258150
Amar Johnson1356013
Mark Gronowski422114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaxon Janke351127
Zach Heins346025
Amar Johnson223013
Jadon Janke119019

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

Team stats

North DakotaSouth Dakota State
234Total yards433
166Passing yards167
68Rushing yards266
5.0Yards per pass7.6
2.6Yards per rush7.2
17First downs26
6–⁠13Third downs6–⁠8
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
3–⁠17Penalties6–⁠68
29:39Possession30:21

Efficiency

North DakotaSouth Dakota State
49%Success rate60%
0.22EPA per play0.54
0.94Explosiveness1.31
0.19Rushing EPA0.56
0.23Passing EPA0.49
36%Passing-down success46%

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 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota State −18.5, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

South Dakota State end zoneNorth Dakota end zoneQ1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 North DakotaTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 18 playsQ2 North DakotaEnd of half, 7 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 6 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 South Dakota StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 North DakotaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 North DakotaTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 South Dakota StateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Dakota State drives left to right, North Dakota right to left.
  1. Q1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q1 North DakotaTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 18 plays, 91 yards
  6. Q2 North DakotaEnd of half, 7 plays, 30 yards
  7. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 6 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 64 yards
  9. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  10. Q3 South Dakota StatePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  11. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 31 yards
  13. Q4 North DakotaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q4 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q4 North DakotaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 South Dakota StateEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then South Dakota State 14, North Dakota 0
South Dakota State Touchdown, 7 plays
15:00C.J. Elrichs kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Davis run for 5 yds to the SDST 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the SDST 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the UND 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Mark Gronowski run for 14 yds to the UND 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 27 yds to the UND 7 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 7Isaiah Davis run for 6 yds to the UND 1
11:032nd & goal at opp 1Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 7, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
11:03Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:031st & 10 at own 25Gaven Ziebarth run for 5 yds to the UND 30
11:032nd & 5 at own 30Quincy Vaughn run for no gain to the UND 30
11:033rd & 5 at own 30Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
9:304th & 5 at own 30Luke Silvernale punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Tucker Large at the SDST 23
South Dakota State Touchdown, 9 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 23Isaiah Davis run for 22 yds to the SDST 45 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at own 45Amar Johnson run for 10 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 45Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
9:302nd & 10 at opp 45Amar Johnson run for 7 yds to the UND 38
9:303rd & 3 at opp 38Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 13 yds to the UND 25 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 25Amar Johnson run for 2 yds to the UND 23
9:302nd & 8 at opp 23Mark Gronkowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 10 yds to the UND 13. North Dakota Penalty, Face mask (6 yards) (C.J. Siegel) to the UND 7 for a 1ST down
9:301st & goal at opp 6Isaiah Davis run for no gain to the UND 6
4:422nd & goal at opp 6Isaiah Davis 6 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick)South Dakota State 14, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Touchdown, 15 plays
4:42Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:421st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster run for 1 yd to the UND 26
3:153rd & 3 at own 32Timeout North Dakota, clock 03:15
3:152nd & 9 at own 26Tommy Schuster run for 6 yds to the UND 32
3:153rd & 3 at own 32Tommy Schuster pass complete to Wesley Eliodor for 9 yds to the UND 41 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at own 41Tommy Schuster pass complete to Elijah Klein for 19 yds to the SDST 40 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at opp 40Quincy Vaughn run for 2 yds to the SDST 38
3:152nd & 8 at opp 38Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 7 yds to the SDST 31
3:153rd & 1 at opp 31Quincy Vaughn run for 2 yds to the SDST 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 29Tommy Schuster pass complete to Gaven Ziebarth for 3 yds to the SDST 26
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 26Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the SDST 25
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 4 yds to the SDST 21
Q2 15:004th & 2 at opp 21North Dakota Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SDST 26
Q2 13:024th & 7 at opp 26SCHUSTER, Tommy pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for DEMONTAGNAC, Nate thrown to the SDS0, clock 13:02. PENALTY SDS Pass Interference on GALES, DyShawn enforced half the distance from the goal, 15 yards to the SDS11 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 13:021st & 10 at opp 11Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jaden Norby for 10 yds to the SDST 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:021st & goal at opp 1Isaiah Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDST 2
Q2 13:022nd & goal at opp 2Isaiah Smith run for 1 yd to the SDST 1
Q2 13:023rd & goal at opp 1Quincy Vaughn run for no gain to the SDST 1
Q2 10:244th & goal at opp 1Quincy Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)South Dakota State 14, North Dakota 7
2nd quarter2 drives, then South Dakota State 21, North Dakota 7
South Dakota State Touchdown, 18 plays
10:16C.J. Elrichs kickoff for 65 yds , return for no gain to the SDST 9
10:161st & 10 at own 9Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the SDST 20 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds to the SDST 23
10:162nd & 7 at own 23Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 5 yds to the SDST 28
10:163rd & 2 at own 28Amar Johnson run for 1 yd to the SDST 29
10:164th & 1 at own 29Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd to the SDST 30 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at own 30Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
10:162nd & 10 at own 30Mark Gronowski run for 6 yds to the SDST 36
10:163rd & 4 at own 36Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 4 yds to the SDST 40 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at own 40Amar Johnson run for 3 yds to the SDST 43
10:162nd & 7 at own 43Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 25 yds to the UND 32 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at opp 32Amar Johnson run for 3 yds to the UND 29
10:162nd & 7 at opp 29DAVIS, Isaiah rush to the right for a gain of 6 yards to the UND23 (MCNEAL, Malachi). PENALTY SDS Holding on HEINS, Zach enforced 10 yards from the UND29 to the UND39 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
10:162nd & 17 at opp 39Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
10:163rd & 17 at opp 39Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 18 yds to the UND 21 for a 1ST down
1:552nd & 12 at opp 23Timeout South Dakota State, clock 01:55
1:551st & 10 at opp 21Amar Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UND 23
1:552nd & 12 at opp 23Amar Johnson run for 13 yds to the UND 10 for a 1ST down
1:321st & goal at opp 10South Dakota State Penalty, False Start (Evan Beerntsen) to the UND 15
1:321st & goal at opp 15Timeout North Dakota, clock 01:32
1:321st & goal at opp 15Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
1:322nd & goal at opp 15run for 9 yds to the UND 6
0:403rd & goal at opp 6Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 6 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 21, North Dakota 7
North Dakota End of half, 7 plays
0:35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 58 yds
0:252nd & 1 at own 28Timeout North Dakota, clock 00:25
0:251st & 10 at own 19Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 9 yds to the UND 28
0:252nd & 1 at own 28Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 4 yds to the UND 32 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at own 32Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 6 yds to the UND 38
0:252nd & 4 at own 38Tommy Schuster pass complete to Wesley Eliodor for 4 yds to the UND 42 for a 1ST down
0:072nd & 10 at own 42Timeout South Dakota State, clock 00:07
0:071st & 10 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
0:033rd & 3 at own 49Timeout South Dakota State, clock 00:03
0:032nd & 10 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 7 yds to the UND 49
0:003rd & 3 at own 49Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
3rd quarter6 drives, then South Dakota State 28, North Dakota 7
North Dakota Punt, 6 plays
15:00Hunter Dustman kickoff for 58 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the UND 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Tommy Schuster pass complete to Wesley Eliodor for 1 yd to the UND 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Gaven Ziebarth run for 6 yds to the UND 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Tommy Schuster sacked by Adam Bock for a loss of 8 yards to the UND 28
15:002nd & 18 at own 28Tommy Schuster pass complete to Wesley Eliodor for 2 yds to the UND 30
15:003rd & 16 at own 30Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
11:284th & 16 at own 30Luke Silvernale punt for 42 yds
South Dakota State Touchdown, 7 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 36Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the SDST 47 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at own 47Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 19 yds to the UND 34 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at opp 34Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 10 yds to the UND 24 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at opp 24Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
11:282nd & 10 at opp 24Isaiah Davis run for 13 yds to the UND 11 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at opp 11South Dakota State Penalty, personal foul (-8 Yards) to the UND 3
7:562nd & 2 at opp 3Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 28, North Dakota 7
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
7:51Hunter Dustman kickoff for 64 yds
7:511st & 10 at own 19Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 1 yd to the UND 20
7:512nd & 9 at own 20Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
7:513rd & 9 at own 20Tommy Schuster sacked by Cade Terveer for a loss of 4 yards to the UND 16
6:144th & 13 at own 16Luke Silvernale punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Tucker Large at the SDST 47
South Dakota State Punt, 6 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 47Amar Johnson run for 2 yds to the SDST 49
6:142nd & 8 at own 49Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
6:143rd & 8 at own 49Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 11 yds to the UND 40 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 40Amar Johnson run for 2 yds to the UND 38
6:142nd & 8 at opp 38Amar Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UND 39
6:143rd & 9 at opp 39Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
3:294th & 9 at opp 39Timeout North Dakota, clock 03:29
3:214th & 9 at opp 39Hunter Dustman punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Bo Belquist at the UND 10
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 10Luke Skokna run for 5 yds to the UND 15
3:212nd & 5 at own 15Luke Skokna run for 2 yds to the UND 17
3:213rd & 3 at own 17Bo Belquist run for no gain to the UND 17
1:144th & 3 at own 17Luke Silvernale punt for 65 yds
South Dakota State Touchdown, 5 plays
1:141st & 10 at opp 31Isaiah Davis run for 14 yds to the UND 17 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 17Amar Johnson run for 7 yds to the UND 10
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 10Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 9 yds to the UND 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 1Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
Q4 14:022nd & goal at opp 1Isaiah Davis run for 1 yd for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 35, North Dakota 7
4th quarter4 drives, then South Dakota State 42, North Dakota 21
North Dakota Touchdown, 12 plays
14:02Hunter Dustman kickoff for 57 yds
14:021st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jaden Norby for 9 yds to the UND 34
14:022nd & 1 at own 34Gaven Ziebarth run for 6 yds to the UND 40 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at own 40Tommy Schuster run for 7 yds to the UND 47
14:022nd & 3 at own 47North Dakota Penalty, False Start (Easton Kilty) to the UND 42
14:022nd & 8 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass complete to Gaven Ziebarth for a loss of 1 yard to the UND 41
14:023rd & 9 at own 41Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 11 yds to the SDST 48 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 48Tommy Schuster run for 14 yds to the SDST 34 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 34Tommy Schuster pass complete to Max Gunderson for 8 yds to the SDST 26
14:022nd & 2 at opp 26Isaiah Smith run for 1 yd to the SDST 25
14:023rd & 1 at opp 25Isaiah Smith run for 2 yds to the SDST 23 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 23Tommy Schuster pass incomplete
14:022nd & 10 at opp 23Luke Skokna run for 3 yds to the SDST 20
14:023rd & 7 at opp 20SCHUSTER, Tommy pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for BELQUIST, Bo broken up by ARRELL, Steven at the SDS0. PENALTY SDS Pass Interference on ARRELL, Steven enforced half the distance from the goal, 15 yards to the SDS5 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:581st & goal at opp 5Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 5 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)South Dakota State 35, North Dakota 14
South Dakota State Touchdown, 5 plays
5:58C.J. Elrichs kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback South Dakota State Penalty, Offsides (Colby Huerter) declined
5:581st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Davis run for 7 yds to the SDST 32
5:582nd & 3 at own 32Mark Gronowski pass complete to Angel Johnson for 10 yds to the SDST 42 for a 1ST down
5:581st & 10 at own 42Angel Johnson run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
5:582nd & 2 at the 50Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
3:283rd & 2 at the 50Angel Johnson run for 50 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 42, North Dakota 14
North Dakota Touchdown, 10 plays
3:28Hunter Dustman kickoff for 64 yds
3:281st & 10 at own 25Trey Feeney pass complete to Caden Dennis for 6 yds to the UND 31
3:282nd & 4 at own 31Trey Feeney pass complete to Elijah Klein for 4 yds to the UND 35 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at own 35Luke Skokna run for 7 yds to the UND 42
3:282nd & 3 at own 42FEENEY, Trey pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for DENNIS, Caden thrown to the SDS20. PENALTY SDS Pass Interference on LEE, Jalen B. enforced 15 yards to the SDS43 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:281st & 10 at opp 43Trey Feeney pass complete to Red Wilson for 8 yds to the SDST 35
3:282nd & 2 at opp 35Trey Feeney pass complete to Red Wilson for 4 yds to the SDST 31 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at opp 31Trey Feeney pass complete to Red Wilson for 4 yds to the SDST 27
3:282nd & 6 at opp 27Trey Feeney pass incomplete
3:283rd & 6 at opp 27Trey Feeney pass complete to Red Wilson for 22 yds to the SDST 5 for a 1ST down
3:281st & goal at opp 5Trey Feeney pass incomplete
0:452nd & goal at opp 5Trey Feeney run for 5 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)South Dakota State 42, North Dakota 21
South Dakota State End of game, 2 plays
0:45C.J. Elrichs kickoff for 61 yds
0:451st & 10 at own 35[SG] Kneel down by MASON, Chase at SDS34 (team loss of 1).
0:002nd & 11 at own 34[SG] Kneel down by MASON, Chase at SDS33 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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

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South Dakota State leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026North Dakota 21, South Dakota State 10
2025South Dakota State 34, North Dakota 31
2024South Dakota State 38, North Dakota 7
2023South Dakota State 42, North Dakota 21
2022South Dakota State 49, North Dakota 35
2021South Dakota State 24, North Dakota 21

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