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North Dakota at Northern Iowa

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Northern Iowa beat North Dakota 27–⁠0. It was their third meeting; after it, North Dakota led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayNorth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2023
0
HomeNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2023
27

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,677

Official
Jason BergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota00000
Northern Iowa7107327

Standouts

Player stats

North Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Schuster17/2816401
Trey Feeney2/2800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaven Ziebarth427017
Luke Skokna52309
Isaiah Smith41207
Caden Dennis1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Caden Dennis270050
Bo Belquist429012
Luke Skokna425011
Nate DeMontagnac223012

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day13/2223920
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Amauri Pesek-Hickson31180120
Josh Jenkins3503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Schnee590029
Sergio Morancy170170
Desmond Hutson461033
Logan Wolf216011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Corry Thomas0001

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

Team stats

North DakotaNorthern Iowa
187Total yards402
172Passing yards239
15Rushing yards163
5.7Yards per pass10.9
0.7Yards per rush4.0
12First downs20
1–⁠12Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
2–⁠13Penalties9–⁠70
27:01Possession32:59

Efficiency

North DakotaNorthern Iowa
32%Success rate43%
−0.23EPA per play0.24
1.02Explosiveness1.36
−0.10Rushing EPA0.09
−0.19Passing EPA0.47
5%Passing-down success39%

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)

Northern Iowa 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Dakota −4.5, over/under 59.

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

Every drive

Northern Iowa end zoneNorth Dakota end zoneQ1 North DakotaPunt, 7 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 North DakotaFumble, 8 playsQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern IowaField goal, 11 playsQ2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 5 playsQ2 North DakotaMissed FG, 11 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 5 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 North DakotaTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 North DakotaInterception, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaField goal, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 8 playsQ4 North DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, North Dakota right to left.
  1. Q1 North DakotaPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 North DakotaFumble, 8 plays, 37 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q1 Northern IowaField goal, 11 plays, 67 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 5 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q2 North DakotaMissed FG, 11 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 77 yards
  9. Q2 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  10. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  11. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  12. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 North DakotaTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 79 yards
  17. Q4 North DakotaInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q4 Northern IowaField goal, 7 plays, 17 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 8 plays, 44 yards
  20. Q4 North DakotaPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Northern Iowa 7, North Dakota 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brady Stevens kickoff for 60 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Theo Day run for 0 yds to the UNI 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson
14:243rd & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
14:124th & 10 at own 25Noah Pettinger punt for 42 yds
North Dakota Fumble, 8 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 33Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 6 yds to the UND 39
14:122nd & 4 at own 39Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the UND 40
14:123rd & 3 at own 40Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 12 yds to the UNI 48 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 48Caden Dennis run for 7 yds to the UNI 41
11:552nd & 3 at opp 41Gaven Ziebarth run for 6 yds to the UNI 35 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at opp 35Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 5 yds to the UNI 30
10:492nd & 5 at opp 30Isaiah Smith run for 0 yds to the UNI 30
10:113rd & 5 at opp 30Tommy Schuster run for a loss of 5 yards to the UNI 35 Tommy Schuster fumbled, recovered by UNI Caden Houghtelling
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 35Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 17 yds to the UND 48 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 48Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UND 45
8:352nd & 7 at opp 45Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 20 yds to the UND 25 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 6 yds to the UND 19
8:002nd & 4 at opp 19Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 0 yds to the UND 19
8:003rd & 4 at opp 19Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 5 yds to the UND 14 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 14Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 14 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)Northern Iowa 7, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 7 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 50 yds
6:001st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 1 yd to the UND 26
6:002nd & 9 at own 26Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 11 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 37Luke Skokna run for 4 yds to the UND 41
4:102nd & 6 at own 41Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 11 yds to the UNI 48 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at opp 48Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Gaven Ziebarth
3:252nd & 10 at opp 48Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Wesley Eliodor
3:043rd & 10 at opp 48Tommy Schuster run for 7 yds to the UNI 41
2:394th & 3 at opp 41North Dakota Penalty, delay of game (Quincy Vaughn) to the UNI 46
2:094th & 8 at opp 46Luke Silvernale punt for 46 yds
Northern Iowa Field goal, 11 plays
2:091st & 10 at own 20Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 33 yds to the UND 47 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 47Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UND 45
1:522nd & 8 at opp 45Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 8 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 37Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UND 34
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 34Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 10 yds to the UND 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:301st & 10 at opp 24Theo Day pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
Q2 14:302nd & 10 at opp 24Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 10 yds to the UND 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:401st & 10 at opp 14Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UND 13
Q2 13:402nd & 9 at opp 13Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 0 yds to the UND 13
Q2 13:403rd & 9 at opp 13Theo Day run for 0 yds to the UND 13
Q2 11:404th & 9 at opp 13Matthew Cook 30 yd FG GOODNorthern Iowa 10, North Dakota 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Northern Iowa 17, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Missed FG, 11 plays
11:401st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 50 yds
11:401st & 10 at own 25Gaven Ziebarth run for 17 yds to the UND 42 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Nate DeMontagnac
11:152nd & 10 at own 42Gaven Ziebarth run for 3 yds to the UND 45
10:443rd & 7 at own 45Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 6 yds to the UNI 49
10:444th & 1 at opp 49Isaiah Smith run for 5 yds to the UNI 44 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 44Tommy Schuster pass complete to Caden Dennis for 20 yds to the UNI 24 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 24Simon Romfo for a 1ST down Northern Iowa Penalty, face mask (12 yards) (Caden Houghtelling) to the UNI 12 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 12Tommy Schuster pass complete to Max Gunderson for 2 yds to the UNI 10
9:252nd & 8 at opp 10Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 2 yds to the UNI 8
7:153rd & 6 at opp 8Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the UNI 17
6:214th & 15 at opp 17C.J. Elrichs 34 yd FG MISSED
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 20Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 8 yds to the UNI 28
6:212nd & 2 at own 28Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UNI 29
5:203rd & 1 at own 29Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UNI 30 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 30Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson
3:402nd & 10 at own 30Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 70 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)Northern Iowa 17, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
3:401st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 45 yds
3:401st & 10 at own 25Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the UND 23
3:402nd & 12 at own 23Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 13 yards to the UND 10
3:403rd & 25 at own 10Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 10 yds to the UND 20
1:454th & 15 at own 20Luke Silvernale punt for 34 yds Northern Iowa Penalty, Offensive holding (Dalesean Staley) to the UNI 36
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 5 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 36Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UNI 38
1:342nd & 8 at own 38Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 11 yds to the UNI 49 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at own 49Theo Day pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
1:342nd & 10 at own 49Theo Day pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
1:343rd & 10 at own 49Northern Iowa Penalty, Offensive holding (Josh Volk) to the UNI 39
1:343rd & 20 at own 39Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UNI 35
3rd quarter7 drives, then Northern Iowa 24, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 28Tommy Schuster run for 0 yds to the UND 28
15:002nd & 10 at own 28Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Isaiah Smith
15:003rd & 10 at own 28Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 3 yds to the UND 31
14:531st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 58 yds , Wesley Eliodor return for 21 yds to the UND 28
13:274th & 7 at own 31Luke Silvernale punt for 34 yds Northern Iowa Penalty, Offensive holding (Desmond Hutson) to the UNI 25
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 9 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 9 yds to the UNI 34
13:272nd & 1 at own 34Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 20 yds to the UND 46 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at opp 46Theo Day pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
13:272nd & 10 at opp 46Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 8 yds to the UND 38
13:273rd & 2 at opp 38Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Jared Penning) to the UND 43
13:273rd & 7 at opp 43Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 29 yds to the UND 14 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at opp 14Theo Day pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson
13:272nd & 10 at opp 14Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 11 yds to the UND 3 for a 1ST down
13:271st & goal at opp 3Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UND 2
9:062nd & goal at opp 2Theo Day pass complete to Brady McCullough for 2 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)Northern Iowa 24, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
9:061st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 50 yds , Wesley Eliodor return for 17 yds to the UND 32
9:061st & 10 at own 32Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the UND 23
9:062nd & 19 at own 23Tommy Schuster pass complete to Jack Wright for 12 yds to the UND 35
7:573rd & 7 at own 35Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the UND 27
7:154th & 15 at own 27Luke Silvernale punt for 32 yds
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
6:561st & 10 at own 41Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 12 yds to the UND 47 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 47Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 23 yds to the UND 24 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 24Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UND 21
6:562nd & 7 at opp 21Theo Day sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the UND 28 Northern Iowa Penalty, intentional grounding (Theo Day) to the UND 28
4:573rd & 14 at opp 28Theo Day sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the UND 36
4:434th & 22 at opp 36Noah Pettinger punt for 36 yds
North Dakota Punt, 5 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 20Luke Skokna run for 9 yds to the UND 29
4:432nd & 1 at own 29Luke Skokna run for 5 yds to the UND 34 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at own 34Luke Skokna run for 1 yd to the UND 35
3:152nd & 9 at own 35Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Jack Wright
2:593rd & 9 at own 35Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Nate DeMontagnac
2:344th & 9 at own 35Luke Silvernale punt for 46 yds , Logan Wolf returns for no gain to the UNI 18
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 18Theo Day pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson, broken up by Sammy Fort
2:342nd & 10 at own 18Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the UNI 23
2:003rd & 5 at own 23Theo Day pass incomplete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson, broken up by Malachi McNeal
1:324th & 5 at own 23Noah Pettinger punt for 61 yds
North Dakota Turnover on downs, 9 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 16Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith North Dakota Penalty, Offensive holding (Nate DeMontagnac) to the UND 8
1:171st & 18 at own 8Tommy Schuster pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 12 yds to the UND 20
1:172nd & 6 at own 20Isaiah Smith run for 7 yds to the UND 27 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at own 27Tommy Schuster for a 1ST down Northern Iowa Penalty, personal foul (Devin Rice) to the UND 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 42Tommy Schuster pass complete to Caden Dennis for 50 yds to the UNI 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 8Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Bo Belquist
Q4 14:172nd & goal at opp 8Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Red Wilson
Q4 14:173rd & goal at opp 8Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 3 yds to the UNI 5
Q4 13:164th & goal at opp 5Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Bo Belquist, broken up by Dalesean Staley
4th quarter5 drives, then Northern Iowa 27, North Dakota 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 8 plays
13:161st & 10 at own 5Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UNI 6
13:162nd & 9 at own 6Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Chase Arends) to the UNI 3
13:162nd & 12 at own 3Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 18 yds to the UNI 21 for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at own 21Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UNI 23
11:142nd & 8 at own 23Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 10 yds to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
11:141st & 10 at own 33Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 20 yds to the UND 47 for a 1ST down
11:141st & 10 at opp 47Josh Jenkins run for 2 yds to the UND 45
11:142nd & 8 at opp 45Josh Jenkins run for 3 yds to the UND 42
8:353rd & 5 at opp 42Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Josh Volk) to the UND 47
8:353rd & 10 at opp 47Theo Day sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the UNI 49
7:194th & 14 at own 49Noah Pettinger punt for 43 yds
North Dakota Interception, 3 plays
7:191st & 10 at own 8Luke Skokna run for 4 yds to the UND 12
7:192nd & 6 at own 12Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Jack Wright
6:423rd & 6 at own 12Tommy Schuster pass intercepted
Northern Iowa Field goal, 7 plays
6:421st & 10 at opp 34Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the UND 29
6:422nd & 5 at opp 29Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the UND 25
5:353rd & 1 at opp 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the UND 21 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at opp 21Josh Jenkins run for 0 yds to the UND 21
5:352nd & 10 at opp 21Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UND 18
5:353rd & 7 at opp 18Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UND 17
2:304th & 6 at opp 17Matthew Cook 35 yd FG GOODNorthern Iowa 27, North Dakota 0
North Dakota Punt, 3 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 47 yds
2:301st & 10 at own 25Trey Feeney run for a loss of 17 yards to the UND 8 Trey Feeney fumbled, recovered by UND Trey Feeney
2:302nd & 27 at own 8Trey Feeney pass complete to Jack Wright for 4 yds to the UND 12
2:303rd & 23 at own 12Trey Feeney pass complete to Jack Wright for 4 yds to the UND 16
0:554th & 19 at own 16Luke Silvernale punt for 44 yds
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 40Theo Day run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 38
0:552nd & 12 at own 38Theo Day run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 38

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 North Dakota–Northern Iowa game

North Dakota leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the three 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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