North Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, November 18, 2023

North Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 48–⁠27. It was their 16th meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 12–⁠4.

AwayNorth Dakota State11–⁠4 in 2023
48
HomeNorthern Iowa6–⁠5 in 2023
27

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,852

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

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota State141371448
Northern Iowa3710727

Standouts

  • PassingCam Miller17 of 22, 238 yards, 2 TDNorth Dakota State
  • RushingCole Payton4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDNorth Dakota State
  • ReceivingSam Schnee8 catches, 164 yards, 1 TDNorthern Iowa
  • DefenseOscar Benson1 INTNorth Dakota State

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Player stats

North Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cam Miller17/2223820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cole Payton479265
Cam Miller1034120
RaJa Nelson417018
T.K. Marshall516011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
RaJa Nelson6113140
Eli Green471136
Zach Mathis217012
Cole Payton114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Oscar Benson0001
Sam Jung0001
Cole Wisniewski0001

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Theo Day24/3834224
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tye Edwards1267140
Amauri Pesek-Hickson104109
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Schnee8164133
Sergio Morancy563022
Amauri Pesek-Hickson338115
Logan Wolf435011

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

Team stats

North Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
399Total yards407
238Passing yards342
161Rushing yards65
10.8Yards per pass9.0
4.5Yards per rush2.2
18First downs25
5–⁠13Third downs4–⁠10
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers4
6–⁠55Penalties2–⁠20
30:33Possession28:15

Efficiency

North Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
34%Success rate48%
0.28EPA per play0.03
2.05Explosiveness1.27
−0.12Rushing EPA0.05
0.85Passing EPA0.47
32%Passing-down success47%

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 State 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Dakota State −8.5, over/under 50.5.

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 State end zoneQ1 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern IowaField goal, 12 playsQ1 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 playQ2 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 North Dakota StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 North Dakota StateField goal, 4 playsQ2 Northern IowaInterception, 2 playsQ2 North Dakota StateField goal, 13 playsQ2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 playQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Northern IowaField goal, 10 playsQ3 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaInterception, 5 playsQ4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, North Dakota 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 Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 68 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaField goal, 12 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  5. Q2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 play, −20 yards
  6. Q2 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 30 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 North Dakota StatePunt, 6 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 North Dakota StateField goal, 4 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IowaInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 North Dakota StateField goal, 13 plays, 52 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards
  13. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 1 play, 65 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaField goal, 10 plays, −27 yards
  15. Q3 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −27 yards
  17. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 10 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 9 plays, −35 yards
  21. Q4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IowaInterception, 5 plays, −1 yard
  23. Q4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 47 yards
  24. Q4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, −20 yards
  25. Q4 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 1 play, 40 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then North Dakota State 14, Northern Iowa 3
North Dakota State Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 32Cam Miller pass complete to Eli Green for 10 yds to the NDSU 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42TaMerik Williams run for 3 yds to the NDSU 45
14:531st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 55 yds , Eli Green return for 22 yds to the NDSU 32
14:042nd & 7 at own 45Cam Miller pass complete to Cole Payton for 14 yds to the UNI 41 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 41TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the UNI 40
14:042nd & 9 at opp 40Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 5 yds to the UNI 35
12:213rd & 4 at opp 35TaMerik Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 36
11:304th & 5 at opp 36Cam Miller pass complete to Eli Green for 36 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 7, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Field goal, 12 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 29 yds to the UNI 29
11:301st & 10 at own 29pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
11:302nd & 10 at own 29Theo Day pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 11 yds to the UNI 40 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at own 40Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 24 yds to the NDSU 36 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 36Tyjahree Edwards run for 4 yds to the NDSU 32
11:302nd & 6 at opp 32Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 9 yds to the NDSU 23 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 23Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 8 yds to the NDSU 15
11:302nd & 2 at opp 15pass incomplete to Layne Pryor
11:303rd & 2 at opp 15Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the NDSU 12 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at opp 12Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the NDSU 9
7:502nd & 7 at opp 9pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
7:503rd & 7 at opp 9pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
7:054th & 7 at opp 9Matthew Cook 26 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 7, Northern Iowa 3
North Dakota State Touchdown, 10 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:051st & 10 at own 25Cam Miller run for 7 yds to the NDSU 32
7:052nd & 3 at own 32RaJa Nelson run for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at the 50Cam Miller run for 2 yds to the UNI 48
5:502nd & 8 at opp 48Cam Miller pass complete to Zach Mathis for 5 yds to the UNI 43
5:503rd & 3 at opp 43Cam Miller pass complete to Carson Williams for 7 yds to the UNI 36 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at opp 36TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the UNI 35
5:502nd & 9 at opp 35Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 18 yds to the UNI 17 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at opp 17TK Marshall run for a loss of 4 yards to the UNI 21
5:502nd & 14 at opp 21Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 20 yds to the UNI 1 for a 1ST down
1:121st & goal at opp 1Cam Miller run for 1 yd for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 14, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:121st & 10 at own 25Tyjahree Edwards run for 3 yds to the UNI 28
1:122nd & 7 at own 28pass incomplete to Alex Allen
1:123rd & 7 at own 28Theo Day run for a loss of 9 yards to the UNI 19 Theo Day fumbled, recovered by UNI Theo Day Day,Theo rush middle for loss of 9 yards to the UNI19, fumble by Day,Theo recovered by UNI Day,Theo, Day,Theo rush.
2nd quarter8 drives, then North Dakota State 27, Northern Iowa 10
North Dakota State Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Cam Miller pass incomplete to Zach Mathis for a 1ST down Northern Iowa Penalty, personal foul (Rolliann Sturkey) to the UNI 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Nelson,RaJa rush middle (Butler,Cannon;Boyd,Khristian).
15:002nd & 10 at opp 15pass incomplete to Hunter Brozio
14:544th & 16 at own 19Noah Pettinger punt for 11 yds
North Dakota State Touchdown, 4 plays
13:513rd & 10 at opp 15Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 15 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 21, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 64 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 15 yds to the UNI 16
13:511st & 10 at own 16Theo Day pass complete to Layne Pryor for 17 yds to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at own 33Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UNI 35
13:512nd & 8 at own 35Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 22 yds to the NDSU 43 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at opp 43Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the NDSU 40
11:282nd & 7 at opp 40Tyjahree Edwards run for 40 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)North Dakota State 21, Northern Iowa 10
North Dakota State Punt, 6 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 64 yds
11:281st & 10 at own 25TK Marshall run for 11 yds to the NDSU 36 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at own 36TK Marshall run for 2 yds to the NDSU 38
11:282nd & 8 at own 38Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 15 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at opp 47Cam Miller run for 2 yds to the UNI 45
11:282nd & 8 at opp 45Miller,Cam rush middle (Bailey,Cordarrius).
11:283rd & 8 at opp 45pass incomplete to Zach Mathis
8:054th & 8 at opp 45Kaedin Steindorf punt for 45 yds
7:511st & 10 at own 20Theo Day pass intercepted
North Dakota State Field goal, 4 plays
7:511st & 10 at opp 17RaJa Nelson run for 1 yd to the UNI 16
7:512nd & 9 at opp 16pass incomplete to Hunter Brozio
7:513rd & 9 at opp 16pass incomplete to Joe Stoffel
7:114th & 9 at opp 16Griffin Crosa 34 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 10
Northern Iowa Interception, 2 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 61 yds , Woo Governor return for 26 yds to the UNI 30
7:061st & 10 at own 30Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the UNI 35
6:282nd & 5 at own 35Theo Day pass intercepted
North Dakota State Field goal, 13 plays
6:281st & 10 at own 48North Dakota State Penalty, false start (Jalen Sundell) to the NDSU 43
6:281st & 15 at own 43TaMerik Williams run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
5:442nd & 8 at the 50Cam Miller run for 2 yds to the UNI 48
5:443rd & 6 at opp 48Cam Miller pass complete to Eli Green for 5 yds to the UNI 43
5:444th & 1 at opp 43Cam Miller run for 1 yd to the UNI 42 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 42Barika Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the UNI 40
5:442nd & 8 at opp 40Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 7 yds to the UNI 33
5:443rd & 1 at opp 33TK Marshall run for 7 yds to the UNI 26 for a 1ST down North Dakota State Penalty, personal foul (Carson Williams) to the UNI 41 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 41Cam Miller pass complete to Eli Green for 20 yds to the UNI 21 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 21North Dakota State Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the UNI 31
5:441st & 20 at opp 31Cam Miller pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 5 yds to the UNI 26
5:442nd & 15 at opp 26Cam Miller sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the UNI 32
0:373rd & 21 at opp 32Cam Miller pass complete to Zach Mathis for 12 yds to the UNI 20
0:134th & 9 at opp 20Griffin Crosa 37 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 27, Northern Iowa 10
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 1 play
0:131st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 63 yds
0:131st & 10 at own 25Edwards,Tye rush right (Kubitz,Nick;Hendricks,Dylan), UNI wins the toss and chooses receive.
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Dakota State 34, Northern Iowa 20
Northern Iowa Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 27Edwards,Tye rush left (Weerts,Luke;Kava,Jake).
15:002nd & 10 at own 27Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 33 yds to the NDSU 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the NDSU 36
15:002nd & 6 at opp 36Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 20 yds to the NDSU 16 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 16Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the NDSU 11
15:002nd & 5 at opp 11Tyjahree Edwards run for 9 yds to the NDSU 2 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 2Edwards,Tye rush middle (Gulley,Marcus;Kopp,Logan).
15:002nd & goal at opp 2Tyjahree Edwards run for a loss of 6 yards to the NDSU 8
15:003rd & goal at opp 8Theo Day sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the NDSU 12
14:561st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 58 yds , Woo Governor return for 20 yds to the UNI 27
9:304th & goal at opp 12Matthew Cook 30 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 27, Northern Iowa 13
North Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 63 yds
9:301st & 10 at own 25Marshall,TK rush left (Governor,Woo).
9:302nd & 10 at own 25Cam Miller run for 5 yds to the NDSU 30
9:303rd & 5 at own 30Cam Miller pass complete to TaMerik Williams for 4 yds to the NDSU 34
7:434th & 1 at own 34Kaedin Steindorf punt for 39 yds
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
7:431st & 10 at own 27Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds to the UNI 30 Amauri Pesek-Hickson fumbled, recovered by UNI Tristan Roper Pesek-Hickson,Amauri rush middle for 3 yards to the UNI30, fumble by Pesek-Hickson,Amauri recovered by UNI Roper,Tristan, Roper,Tristan rush.
7:432nd & 7 at own 30Theo Day pass incomplete to Alex Allen, broken up by Cole Wisniewski
7:433rd & 7 at own 30Theo Day sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the UNI 20
5:594th & 17 at own 20Noah Pettinger punt for 50 yds , Jayden Price returns for 5 yds to the NDSU 35
North Dakota State Touchdown, 1 play
5:481st & 10 at own 35Cole Payton run for 65 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 34, Northern Iowa 13
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 10 plays
5:481st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 57 yds
5:481st & 10 at own 25Tyjahree Edwards run for 5 yds to the UNI 30
5:482nd & 5 at own 30Theo Day pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy, broken up by Logan Kopp
5:483rd & 5 at own 30Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 11 yds to the UNI 41 for a 1ST down
5:481st & 10 at own 41Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
5:482nd & 1 at the 50Tyjahree Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 49
5:483rd & 2 at own 49Tyjahree Edwards run for 8 yds to the NDSU 43 for a 1ST down
5:481st & 10 at opp 43Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 7 yds to the NDSU 36
5:482nd & 3 at opp 36Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Sergio Morancy) to the NDSU 41
5:482nd & 8 at opp 41Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the NDSU 37
5:483rd & 4 at opp 37Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 26 yds to the NDSU 11 for a 1ST down
0:561st & 10 at opp 11Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 11 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)North Dakota State 34, Northern Iowa 20
North Dakota State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:561st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 60 yds
0:561st & 10 at own 25TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the NDSU 26
0:562nd & 9 at own 26pass incomplete to Jake Lippe
0:563rd & 9 at own 26Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 40 yds to the UNI 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 34RaJa Nelson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 36
Q4 15:002nd & 12 at opp 36Cole Payton run for a loss of 7 yards to the UNI 43
Q4 15:003rd & 19 at opp 43Cam Miller run for 20 yds to the UNI 23 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:471st & 10 at opp 23Cole Payton run for 23 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 20
4th quarter7 drives, then North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 27
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 2 plays
12:471st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:471st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 31 yds to the NDSU 44 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 44Theo Day pass intercepted for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 20
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 9 plays
11:591st & 10 at own 35Theo Day pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 12 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 47Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 19 yds to the NDSU 34 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 34Theo Day pass complete to Sam Schnee for 10 yds to the NDSU 24 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 24pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
11:592nd & 10 at opp 24Theo Day pass incomplete to Sam Schnee for a 1ST down North Dakota State Penalty, personal foul (Kody Huisman) to the NDSU 12 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 12Tyjahree Edwards run for 5 yds to the NDSU 7
11:592nd & 5 at opp 7pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
11:593rd & 5 at opp 7Theo Day sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NDSU 15
9:114th & 13 at opp 15Theo Day pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 15 yds for a TD (Matthew Cook KICK)North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 27
North Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
9:091st & 10 at own 35Matthew Cook kickoff for 12 yds , Zach Mathis return for no gain to the UNI 47
9:091st & 10 at opp 47Barika Kpeenu run for 4 yds to the UNI 43
9:092nd & 6 at opp 43Barika Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the UNI 41
9:093rd & 4 at opp 41Cole Payton run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 43
9:094th & 6 at opp 43North Dakota State Penalty, delay of game (Zach Mathis) to the UNI 48
6:484th & 11 at opp 48Kaedin Steindorf punt for 47 yds
Northern Iowa Interception, 5 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 1Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 12 yds to the UNI 13 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 13pass incomplete to Sam Schnee
6:482nd & 10 at own 13Theo Day pass complete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey for 12 yds to the UNI 25 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 25Theo Day pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey for a 1ST down North Dakota State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jayden Price) to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at own 33Theo Day pass intercepted
North Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at opp 47TaMerik Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 49
5:332nd & 12 at opp 49TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the UNI 48
5:333rd & 11 at opp 48TaMerik Williams run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 49
3:474th & 14 at own 49Kaedin Steindorf punt for 51 yds
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:471st & 10 at own 20Theo Day run for 8 yds to the UNI 28
3:472nd & 2 at own 28Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 5 yds to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
3:471st & 10 at own 33Theo Day pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 3 yds to the UNI 36
3:472nd & 7 at own 36Theo Day pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 8 yds to the UNI 44 for a 1ST down
3:471st & 10 at own 44Theo Day sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the UNI 35
3:472nd & 19 at own 35Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 10 yds to the UNI 45
3:473rd & 9 at own 45Theo Day pass complete to Logan Wolf for 6 yds to the NDSU 49
0:164th & 3 at opp 49Theo Day sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the UNI 40
North Dakota State Result not recorded, 1 play
0:161st & 10 at opp 40Cole Payton run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 40

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 State leads 14–⁠4 in 18 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 16
2024North Dakota State 42, Northern Iowa 19
2023North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 27
2021North Dakota State 34, Northern Iowa 20
2020North Dakota State 23, Northern Iowa 20
2019North Dakota State 46, Northern Iowa 14

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