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Western Illinois at North Dakota

Saturday, October 7, 2023

North Dakota beat Western Illinois 49–⁠10. It was their third meeting; North Dakota leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayWestern Illinois0–⁠11 in 2023
10
HomeNorth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2023
49

Final at Alerus Center, Grand ForksIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,758

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

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Illinois030710
North Dakota714141449

Standouts

  • RushingSimon Romfo4 carries, 34 yards, 2 TDNorth Dakota
  • DefenseTed Mullin1 INTNorth Dakota

Player stats

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Morrissey19/2714511
Brandon Lanier1/12100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Seth Glatz936019
Ludovick Choquette620013
Torrance Farmer3101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylin Jackson738012
Jay Parker332117
Donald McKinney332019
A.J. Coons228018

North Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Schuster17/2320600
Trey Feeney2/22000
Simon Romfo2/21100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaven Ziebarth778022
Donovan Hunt338026
Simon Romfo434215
Luke Skokna42419
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jack Wright351025
Red Wilson240034
Nick Kupfer234020
Bo Belquist223019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ted Mullin0001

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

Team stats

Western IllinoisNorth Dakota
206Total yards461
166Passing yards237
40Rushing yards224
5.9Yards per pass8.8
1.5Yards per rush8.0
13First downs26
4–⁠13Third downs3–⁠4
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers0
12–⁠90Penalties7–⁠68
32:42Possession27:18

Efficiency

Western IllinoisNorth Dakota
33%Success rate65%
−0.16EPA per play0.45
1.10Explosiveness1.25
−0.23Rushing EPA0.73
−0.11Passing EPA0.18
29%Passing-down success67%

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)

North Dakota 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Dakota −27, over/under 64.

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

Every drive

North Dakota end zoneWestern Illinois end zoneQ1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 North DakotaResult not recorded, 7 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 North DakotaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 North DakotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisField goal, 19 playsQ2 North DakotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 North DakotaEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Western IllinoisDefensive TD, 1 play (North Dakota scores)Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ3 North DakotaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 North DakotaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Dakota drives left to right, Western Illinois 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 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 North DakotaResult not recorded, 7 plays, 66 yards
  3. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  4. Q1 North DakotaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 30 yards
  5. Q1 North DakotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 41 yards
  6. Q2 Western IllinoisField goal, 19 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q2 North DakotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  8. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 North DakotaEnd of half, 2 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q3 Western IllinoisDefensive TD, 1 play (North Dakota scores), −35 yards
  11. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q3 North DakotaTouchdown, 8 plays, 77 yards
  13. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  14. Q3 North DakotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 54 yards
  15. Q4 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 15 plays, 77 yards
  16. Q4 North DakotaTouchdown, 12 plays, 67 yards
  17. Q4 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 2 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then North Dakota 7, Western Illinois 0
North Dakota Result not recorded, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 34 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 31Isaiah Smith run for 14 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 4 yds to the UND 49
15:002nd & 6 at own 49Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 34 yds to the WIU 17 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 17pass incomplete to Nick Kupfer
15:002nd & 10 at opp 17Tommy Schuster pass complete to Quincy Vaughn for 16 yds to the WIU 1 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 1
12:052nd & goal at opp 1Quincy Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 7, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:521st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 55 yds , Jay Parker return for 23 yds to the WIU 42 Western Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Ludovick Choquette) to the WIU 23
11:521st & 10 at own 23Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Jay Parker, broken up by Ben McNaboe
11:522nd & 10 at own 23Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 15 yards to the WIU 8
11:523rd & 25 at own 8Matt Morrissey pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 3 yds to the WIU 11
10:224th & 22 at own 11Jared Campbell punt for 39 yds North Dakota Penalty, personal foul (Red Wilson) to the UND 35
North Dakota Turnover on downs, 11 plays
10:221st & 10 at own 35Gaven Ziebarth run for a loss of 1 yard to the UND 34
10:222nd & 11 at own 34Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 11 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at own 45Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Nate DeMontagnac, broken up by JJ Ross North Dakota Penalty, personal foul (Donny Ventrelli) to the UND 30
10:221st & 25 at own 30Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 6 yds to the UND 36
10:222nd & 19 at own 36Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 19 yds to the WIU 45 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at opp 45Luke Skokna run for 9 yds to the WIU 36
10:222nd & 1 at opp 36Luke Skokna run for 4 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at opp 32Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the WIU 38
10:222nd & 16 at opp 38Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 40
10:223rd & 18 at opp 40Tommy Schuster pass complete to Elijah Klein for 5 yds to the WIU 35
4:074th & 13 at opp 35Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Caden Dennis, broken up by Ryan Crandall
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 35Ludovick Choquette run for 2 yds to the WIU 37
4:072nd & 8 at own 37Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 30
4:073rd & 15 at own 30Western Illinois Penalty, delay of game (Matt Morrissey) to the WIU 25
4:073rd & 20 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 18 yds to the WIU 43
1:254th & 2 at own 43Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 1 yd to the WIU 44
North Dakota Touchdown, 4 plays
1:251st & 10 at opp 44Gaven Ziebarth run for 22 yds to the WIU 22 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 22Gaven Ziebarth run for 2 yds to the WIU 20
1:252nd & 8 at opp 20Simon Romfo run for 15 yds to the WIU 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:561st & goal at opp 5Simon Romfo run for 5 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 14, Western Illinois 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then North Dakota 21, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Field goal, 19 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 60 yds , Jay Parker return for 19 yds to the WIU 24
14:471st & 10 at own 24Ludovick Choquette run for 5 yds to the WIU 29
14:472nd & 5 at own 29Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 4 yds to the WIU 33
14:473rd & 1 at own 33Matt Morrissey run for 4 yds to the WIU 37 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at opp 46Seth Glatz run for 4 yds to the UND 42
14:472nd & 6 at opp 42Seth Glatz run for a loss of 2 yards to the UND 44
14:473rd & 8 at opp 44Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 9 yds to the UND 35 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at opp 35
14:472nd & 10 at opp 35Matt Morrissey pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 9 yds to the UND 26
14:473rd & 1 at opp 26
14:474th & 1 at opp 26Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 5 yds to the UND 21 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at opp 21Seth Glatz run for 1 yd to the UND 20
14:472nd & 9 at opp 20Western Illinois Penalty, false start (Dimitrios Gkountoudis) to the UND 25
14:472nd & 14 at opp 25Matt Morrissey run for 2 yds to the UND 23
14:473rd & 12 at opp 23Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 10 yds to the UND 13
14:474th & 2 at opp 13Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 5 yds to the UND 8 for a 1ST down
14:471st & goal at opp 8
14:472nd & goal at opp 8Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the UND 12
2:423rd & goal at opp 12Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the UND 13
2:234th & goal at opp 13Owen Valek 30 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota 14, Western Illinois 3
North Dakota Touchdown, 9 plays
2:231st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 46 yds
2:231st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nick Kupfer for 14 yds to the UND 39 for a 1ST down
2:231st & 10 at own 39pass incomplete to Jack Wright
2:232nd & 10 at own 39Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 20 yds to the WIU 41 for a 1ST down
2:231st & 10 at opp 41Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 42
1:292nd & 11 at opp 42pass incomplete to Caden Dennis
1:293rd & 11 at opp 42Tommy Schuster run for 11 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 31Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 10 yds to the WIU 21 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 21Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nick Kupfer for 20 yds to the WIU 1 for a 1ST down
1:291st & goal at opp 1North Dakota Penalty, false start (Seth Anderson) to the WIU 6
0:411st & goal at opp 6Tommy Schuster run for 6 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 21, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Punt, 4 plays
0:411st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 41 yds
0:411st & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Donald McKinney, broken up by C.J. Siegel
0:412nd & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney Western Illinois Penalty, illegal formation (Jack Whyte) to the WIU 20
0:412nd & 15 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to AJ Coons, broken up by Edmund Ocansey
0:413rd & 15 at own 20Ludovick Choquette run for 13 yds to the WIU 33
0:084th & 2 at own 33Jared Campbell punt for 33 yds
North Dakota End of half, 2 plays
0:081st & 10 at own 34Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 6 yds to the UND 40
0:082nd & 4 at own 40pass incomplete to Gaven Ziebarth
Western Illinois Field goal, 19 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 37Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 17 yds to the UND 46 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:521st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 60 yds , Jay Parker return for 33 yds to the WIU 38
Q3 14:451st & 10 at own 38Ted Mullin 33 Yd Interception Return (C.J. Elrichs Kick)North Dakota 28, Western Illinois 3
3rd quarter4 drives, then North Dakota 35, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Punt, 8 plays
14:451st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:451st & 10 at own 25
14:452nd & 10 at own 25Western Illinois Penalty, false start (Dimitrios Gkountoudis) to the WIU 20
14:452nd & 15 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 12 yds to the WIU 32
14:453rd & 3 at own 32Matt Morrissey pass complete to Torrance Farmer for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 31
14:454th & 4 at own 31Brandon Lanier pass complete to Juan DelaCruz for 21 yds to the UND 48 for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, illegal block (Taj Sanders) to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at own 42Western Illinois Penalty, false start (Yaser Alawadi) to the WIU 37
14:451st & 15 at own 37Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 8 yds to the WIU 45
14:452nd & 7 at own 45Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson
14:453rd & 7 at own 45Western Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Yaser Alawadi) to the WIU 35
14:453rd & 17 at own 35Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the WIU 27
9:014th & 25 at own 27Jared Campbell punt for 53 yds
North Dakota Touchdown, 8 plays
9:011st & 10 at own 20Gaven Ziebarth run for 15 yds to the UND 35 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 35Gaven Ziebarth run for 5 yds to the UND 40
9:012nd & 5 at own 40North Dakota Penalty, Offensive holding (Seth Anderson) to the UND 30
9:012nd & 15 at own 30Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Nate DeMontagnac for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, Defensive pass interference (KJ Coleman) to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 45Gaven Ziebarth run for 13 yds to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 42Gaven Ziebarth run for 22 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 20Tommy Schuster pass complete to Max Gunderson for 10 yds to the WIU 10 for a 1ST down
5:021st & goal at opp 10Simon Romfo run for 10 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 35, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Punt, 5 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 62 yds , Jay Parker return for 9 yds to the WIU 12
4:551st & 10 at own 12Torrance Farmer run for 1 yd to the WIU 13
4:552nd & 9 at own 13Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 19 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at own 32pass incomplete to AJ Coons
4:552nd & 10 at own 32Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 31
4:553rd & 11 at own 31Matt Morrissey pass incomplete Western Illinois Penalty, intentional grounding (Matt Morrissey) to the WIU 31
2:474th & 11 at own 31Jared Campbell punt for 26 yds
North Dakota Touchdown, 7 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 43Tommy Schuster pass complete to Korey Tai for 9 yds to the WIU 48
2:472nd & 1 at opp 48Luke Skokna run for 3 yds to the WIU 45 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 45Isaiah Smith run for 8 yds to the WIU 37
2:472nd & 2 at opp 37pass incomplete to Haydn Stay
2:473rd & 2 at opp 37Simon Romfo run for 4 yds to the WIU 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 33Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 25 yds to the WIU 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:031st & goal at opp 8Luke Skokna run for 8 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 42, Western Illinois 3
4th quarter3 drives, then North Dakota 49, Western Illinois 10
Western Illinois Touchdown, 15 plays
13:471st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 60 yds , Jay Parker return for 25 yds to the WIU 40 Western Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Ludovick Choquette) to the WIU 20
13:471st & 10 at own 20
13:472nd & 10 at own 20pass incomplete to Donald McKinney
13:473rd & 10 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 12 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at own 32Seth Glatz run for 19 yds to the UND 49 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at opp 49pass incomplete
13:472nd & 10 at opp 49Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 12 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at opp 37Seth Glatz run for 3 yds to the UND 34
13:472nd & 7 at opp 34Matt Morrissey run for 7 yds to the UND 27 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at opp 27Seth Glatz fumbled, recovered by WIU Seth Glatz
13:472nd & 10 at opp 27Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Taj Sanders for a 1ST down North Dakota Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Edmund Ocansey) to the UND 19 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at opp 19Seth Glatz run for 7 yds to the UND 12
13:472nd & 3 at opp 12Seth Glatz run for 4 yds to the UND 8 for a 1ST down
13:471st & goal at opp 8pass incomplete to Jay Parker
13:472nd & goal at opp 8Matt Morrissey run for 5 yds to the UND 3
7:293rd & goal at opp 3Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 3 yds for a TD (Owen Valek KICK)North Dakota 42, Western Illinois 10
North Dakota Touchdown, 12 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 35 yds
7:291st & 10 at own 30Donavan Hunt run for 5 yds to the UND 35
7:292nd & 5 at own 35Trey Feeney pass complete to Caden Dennis for 10 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at own 45Simon Romfo pass complete to Korey Tai North Dakota Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the UND 40
7:291st & 15 at own 40Donavan Hunt run for 7 yds to the UND 47
7:292nd & 8 at own 47Donavan Hunt run for 26 yds to the WIU 27 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 27Trey Feeney run for 5 yds to the WIU 22
7:292nd & 5 at opp 22Grant Romfo run for 7 yds to the WIU 15 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 15Simon Romfo pass complete to Haydn Stay for 10 yds to the WIU 5 for a 1ST down
7:291st & goal at opp 5North Dakota Penalty, Offensive holding (Jack Kuntz) to the WIU 15
7:291st & goal at opp 15Trey Feeney pass complete to Sam Strandell for 10 yds to the WIU 5
7:292nd & goal at opp 5Simon Romfo pass complete to Mason South for 1 yd to the WIU 4
0:233rd & goal at opp 4Grant Romfo run for 4 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)North Dakota 49, Western Illinois 10
Western Illinois Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:231st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 39 yds
0:231st & 10 at own 26Western Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Kyle Wittenrich) to the WIU 16
0:231st & 20 at own 16

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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North Dakota leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2023North Dakota 49, Western Illinois 10
2021North Dakota 34, Western Illinois 10
2020North Dakota 38, Western Illinois 21

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