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Northern Iowa at North Dakota State

Saturday, November 2, 2024

North Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 42–⁠19. It was their 17th meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 13–⁠4.

AwayNorthern Iowa3–⁠9 in 2024
19
HomeNorth Dakota State14–⁠2 in 2024
42

Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 14,528

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

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa3016019
North Dakota State14147742

Standouts

Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matthew Schecklman22/3227020
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tye Edwards1248013
Amauri Pesek-Hickson726018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sergio Morancy4102256
Desmond Hutson573029
Amauri Pesek-Hickson741013
Titus Cram125025

North Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cam Miller17/2021620
Nathan Hayes1/11700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
CharMar Brown18124125
Barika Kpeenu729211
T.K. Marshall51908
Cam Miller215010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Lance477142
Braylon Henderson338121
Joe Stoffel238023
Chris Harris221012

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

Team stats

Northern IowaNorth Dakota State
344Total yards422
270Passing yards233
74Rushing yards189
8.4Yards per pass11.1
2.8Yards per rush5.1
18First downs24
4–⁠12Third downs7–⁠10
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers0
2–⁠20Penalties3–⁠32
28:46Possession31:14

Efficiency

Northern IowaNorth Dakota State
45%Success rate56%
0.06EPA per play0.39
1.24Explosiveness1.18
−0.37Rushing EPA0.14
0.38Passing EPA0.81
35%Passing-down success31%

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 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Dakota State −30, over/under 52.5.

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 State end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 Northern IowaField goal, 14 playsQ1 Northern IowaDefensive TD, 12 plays (North Dakota State scores)Q1 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 13 playsQ1 Northern IowaFumble return TD, 6 plays (North Dakota State scores)Q2 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 13 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 4 plays (North Dakota State scores)Q2 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 7 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 7 playsQ2 North Dakota StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 3 plays (North Dakota State scores)Q3 North Dakota StateDefensive TD, 2 plays (Northern Iowa scores)Q3 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 6 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, return TD, 5 plays (Northern Iowa scores)Q3 Northern IowaDefensive TD, 9 plays (North Dakota State scores)Q3 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Dakota State drives left to right, Northern Iowa 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 Northern IowaField goal, 14 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaDefensive TD, 12 plays (North Dakota State scores), 52 yards
  3. Q1 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 13 plays, 74 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaFumble return TD, 6 plays (North Dakota State scores), 69 yards
  5. Q2 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 13 plays, 94 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 4 plays (North Dakota State scores), 17 yards
  7. Q2 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 7 plays, 80 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
  9. Q2 North Dakota StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q3 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 3 plays (North Dakota State scores), 4 yards
  11. Q3 North Dakota StateDefensive TD, 2 plays (Northern Iowa scores), 48 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 6 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, return TD, 5 plays (Northern Iowa scores), 19 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaDefensive TD, 9 plays (North Dakota State scores), 55 yards
  15. Q3 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 7 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 71 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then North Dakota State 14, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Field goal, 14 plays
14:44Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:431st & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 5 yds to the UNI 30
14:082nd & 5 at own 30Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Derek Anderson for 10 yds to the UNI 40 for a 1ST down
13:341st & 10 at own 40Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 6 yds to the UNI 46
12:582nd & 4 at own 46Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UNI 47
12:183rd & 3 at own 47Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 22 yds to the NDSU 31 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at opp 31Tye Edwards run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDSU 33
11:082nd & 12 at opp 33Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Tay Norman for 3 yds to the NDSU 30
10:153rd & 9 at opp 30Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Derek Anderson for 9 yds to the NDSU 21 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 21Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
9:352nd & 10 at opp 21Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for a loss of 2 yards to the NDSU 23
8:503rd & 12 at opp 23Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
8:444th & 12 at opp 23Caden Palmer 40 Yd Field Goal
8:44Timeout North Dakota State, clock 08:44
North Dakota State 15 plays
8:44Caden Palmer kickoff for 64 yds , Jackson Williams return for 25 yds to the NDSU 26
8:381st & 10 at own 26Timeout North Dakota State, clock 08:38
8:371st & 10 at own 26CharMar Brown run for 5 yds to the NDSU 31
7:562nd & 5 at own 31Cam Miller pass complete to Bryce Lance for 4 yds to the NDSU 35
7:203rd & 1 at own 35Barika Kpeenu run for 4 yds to the NDSU 39 for a 1ST down
6:441st & 10 at own 39Cam Miller pass complete to Tyler Terhark for 7 yds to the NDSU 46
6:102nd & 3 at own 46CharMar Brown run for 3 yds to the NDSU 49 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 49Barika Kpeenu run for 3 yds to the UNI 48
4:502nd & 7 at opp 48Cam Miller pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 5 yds to the UNI 43
4:153rd & 2 at opp 43CharMar Brown run for 5 yds to the UNI 38 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 38TK Marshall run for 4 yds to the UNI 34
3:022nd & 6 at opp 34CharMar Brown run for 1 yd to the UNI 33
2:243rd & 5 at opp 33Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:24
2:233rd & 5 at opp 33CharMar Brown run for 3 yds to the UNI 30
1:474th & 2 at opp 30CharMar Brown run for 25 yds to the UNI 5 for a 1ST down
0:581st & goal at opp 5CharMar Brown 5 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick)
Northern Iowa 6 plays
0:58Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:571st & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 4 yds to the UNI 29
0:202nd & 6 at own 29Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the UNI 31
Q2 14:593rd & 4 at own 31Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 56 yds to the NDSU 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:191st & 10 at opp 13Tye Edwards run for 4 yds to the NDSU 9
Q2 13:392nd & 6 at opp 9Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
Q2 13:343rd & 6 at opp 9Matthew Schecklman run for 3 yds to the NDSU 6 Matthew Schecklman fumbled, recovered by NDSU Jaylin Crumby J. Crumby return for 0 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then North Dakota State 28, Northern Iowa 3
North Dakota State 13 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 6CharMar Brown run for 1 yd to the NDSU 7
12:492nd & 9 at own 7Barika Kpeenu run for 3 yds to the NDSU 10
12:023rd & 6 at own 10Cam Miller pass complete to Bryce Lance for 17 yds to the NDSU 27 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at own 27Cam Miller pass incomplete
11:152nd & 10 at own 27Cam Miller pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 2 yds to the NDSU 29
10:413rd & 8 at own 29Cam Miller pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at the 50TK Marshall run for 4 yds to the UNI 46
9:332nd & 6 at opp 46Cam Miller pass incomplete
9:263rd & 6 at opp 46Cam Miller pass complete to Chris Harris for 12 yds to the UNI 34 for a 1ST down
9:021st & 10 at opp 34Cam Miller pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 6 yds to the UNI 28
8:212nd & 4 at opp 28CharMar Brown run for 5 yds to the UNI 23 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 23CharMar Brown run for 9 yds to the UNI 14
6:542nd & 1 at opp 14Bryce Lance 14 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa Kick)
Northern Iowa 7 plays
6:54Timeout North Dakota State, clock 06:54
6:541st & 10 at opp 25Timeout North Dakota State, clock 06:54
6:54Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:521st & 10 at own 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 11 yds to the UNI 36 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 36Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 6 yds to the UNI 42
5:362nd & 4 at own 42Matthew Schecklman run for no gain to the UNI 42
4:563rd & 4 at own 42Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
4:514th & 4 at own 42Noah Pettinger punt for 58 yds for a touchback
4:441st & 10 at opp 20Timeout North Dakota State, clock 04:44
North Dakota State 9 plays
4:421st & 10 at own 20CharMar Brown run for 18 yds to the NDSU 38 for a 1ST down
4:001st & 10 at own 38Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 15 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at opp 47Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 03:33
3:301st & 10 at opp 47Cam Miller pass complete to Tyler Terhark for 9 yds to the UNI 38
2:452nd & 1 at opp 38Cam Miller pass complete to Chris Harris for 9 yds to the UNI 29 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 29CharMar Brown run for 4 yds to the UNI 25
2:082nd & 6 at opp 25Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:08
1:592nd & 6 at opp 25Cam Miller pass complete to TK Marshall for 10 yds to the UNI 15 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at opp 15Braylon Henderson 15 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa Kick)
Northern Iowa 8 plays
1:47Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:461st & 10 at own 25Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 8 yds to the UNI 33
1:402nd & 2 at own 33Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the UNI 37 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at own 37Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
1:222nd & 10 at own 37Matthew Schecklman run for 10 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 47Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Derek Anderson for 1 yd to the UNI 48
0:392nd & 9 at own 48Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
0:273rd & 9 at own 48Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
0:244th & 9 at own 48Noah Pettinger punt for 27 yds
North Dakota State 2 plays
0:201st & 10 at own 25Cam Miller pass incomplete
0:162nd & 10 at own 25Barika Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the NDSU 27
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Dakota State 35, Northern Iowa 19
Northern Iowa 5 plays
15:00Eli Ozick kickoff for 45 yds
14:591st & 10 at own 35Matthew Schecklman sacked by Marcus Gulley and Jaxon Duttenhefer for a loss of 9 yards to the UNI 26
14:242nd & 19 at own 26Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 13 yds to the UNI 39
13:433rd & 6 at own 39Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
13:384th & 6 at own 39Noah Pettinger punt for 38 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 29 yds to the UNI 48
13:281st & 10 at opp 48Timeout North Dakota State, clock 13:28
North Dakota State 2 plays
13:271st & 10 at opp 48Cam Miller pass complete to Bryce Lance for 42 yds to the UNI 6 for a 1ST down
12:481st & goal at opp 6Barika Kpeenu 6 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick)
Northern Iowa 7 plays
12:48Timeout North Dakota State, clock 12:48
12:48Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:471st & 10 at own 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 18 yds to the UNI 43 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 43Tye Edwards run for 13 yds to the NDSU 44 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 44Tye Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDSU 45
10:462nd & 11 at opp 45Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 48
9:583rd & 14 at opp 48(09:58) SCHECKLMAN, Matthew pass deep to the right incomplete intended for MORANCY, Sergio thrown to the NDSU23, clock 09:54. PENALTY NDSU Pass Interference on NELSON, Najee enforced 15 yards to the NDSU33 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
9:531st & 10 at opp 33Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the NDSU 31
9:052nd & 8 at opp 31Sergio Morancy 31 Yd pass from Matthew Schecklman (Matthew Schecklman Pass to Brady McCullough for Two-Point Conversion)
9:05Timeout North Dakota State, clock 09:05
North Dakota State 5 plays
9:05Caden Palmer kickoff for 55 yds , Jackson Williams return for 26 yds to the NDSU 36
8:581st & 10 at own 36CharMar Brown run for 10 yds to the NDSU 46 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at own 46CharMar Brown run for 2 yds to the NDSU 48
7:342nd & 8 at own 48CharMar Brown run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
6:533rd & 6 at the 50Cam Miller pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 5 yds to the UNI 45
6:154th & 1 at opp 45Barika Kpeenu run for no gain to the UNI 45
Northern Iowa 9 plays
6:091st & 10 at own 45Tye Edwards run for 6 yds to the NDSU 49
5:322nd & 4 at opp 49Matthew Schecklman run for no gain to the NDSU 49
4:513rd & 4 at opp 49Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Tye Edwards for 6 yds to the NDSU 43 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 43Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 11 yds to the NDSU 32 for a 1ST down
3:351st & 10 at opp 32Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Titus Cram for 25 yds to the NDSU 7 for a 1ST down
2:451st & goal at opp 7Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDSU 9
2:072nd & goal at opp 9Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
2:023rd & goal at opp 9Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete
1:524th & goal at opp 9Sergio Morancy 9 Yd pass from Matthew Schecklman (Tysen Kershaw Pass to Derek Anderson for Two-Point Conversion)
North Dakota State 7 plays
1:52Caden Palmer kickoff for 65 yds , Jackson Williams return for 52 yds to the NDSU 13 North Dakota State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Chris Harris) to the NDSU 25
1:411st & 10 at own 25CharMar Brown run for 3 yds to the NDSU 28
0:592nd & 7 at own 28Cam Miller run for 5 yds to the NDSU 33
0:303rd & 2 at own 33Cam Miller run for 10 yds to the NDSU 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:561st & 10 at own 43CharMar Brown run for 11 yds to the UNI 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:251st & 10 at opp 46CharMar Brown run for 12 yds to the UNI 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:411st & 10 at opp 34Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 23 yds to the UNI 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:591st & 10 at opp 11Barika Kpeenu 11 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick)
4th quarter2 drives, then North Dakota State 42, Northern Iowa 19
Northern Iowa 13 plays
12:59Timeout North Dakota State, clock 12:59
12:59Eli Ozick kickoff for 64 yds
12:571st & 10 at own 25Matthew Schecklman run for a loss of 5 yards to the UNI 20
12:302nd & 15 at own 20Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 12 yds to the UNI 32
11:503rd & 3 at own 32Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 2 yds to the UNI 34
11:094th & 1 at own 34Timeout North Dakota State, clock 11:09
11:084th & 1 at own 34Matthew Schecklman run for 1 yd to the UNI 35 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at own 35Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 29 yds to the NDSU 36 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 36Tye Edwards run for 9 yds to the NDSU 27
9:142nd & 1 at opp 27Tye Edwards run for 6 yds to the NDSU 21 for a 1ST down
8:361st & 10 at opp 21Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 7 yds to the NDSU 14 for a 1ST down North Dakota State Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Jaquise Alexander) to the NDSU 7 for a 1ST down
8:071st & goal at opp 7Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 10
7:252nd & goal at opp 10Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 9 yds to the NDSU 1
6:383rd & goal at opp 1Tye Edwards run for no gain to the NDSU 1
5:574th & goal at opp 1Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 4 Amauri Pesek-Hickson fumbled, recovered by NDSU Marcus Gulley M. Gulley return for 0 yds
North Dakota State 11 plays
5:401st & 10 at own 4TK Marshall run for 1 yd to the NDSU 5
5:112nd & 9 at own 5Northern Iowa Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Tate Sander) to the NDSU 28 for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at own 28TK Marshall run for 2 yds to the NDSU 30
4:052nd & 8 at own 30Brady Wavrunek run for 2 yds to the NDSU 32
3:193rd & 6 at own 32Nathan Hayes run for 2 yds to the NDSU 34
2:424th & 4 at own 34Northern Iowa Penalty, Delay Of Game (Caleb Frazer) to the NDSU 39 for a 1ST down
2:341st & 10 at own 39Kelly Watson run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDSU 38
2:002nd & 11 at own 38Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:00
1:592nd & 11 at own 38Brady Wavrunek run for 1 yd to the NDSU 39
1:223rd & 10 at own 39Nathan Hayes pass complete to Kaden Zenzen for 17 yds to the UNI 44 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at opp 44(00:40) Kneel down by TEAM at UNI46 (team loss of 2), clock 00:34.
Q1 14:44TK Marshall 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Griffin Crosa Kick)North Dakota State 7, Northern Iowa 0

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 State leads 14–⁠4 in 18 meetings, counting the one 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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