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South Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, October 5, 2024

South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 41–⁠3. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠10.

AwaySouth Dakota State12–⁠3 in 2024
41
HomeNorthern Iowa3–⁠9 in 2024
3

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+, MVCAttendance 12,611

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

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State72014041
Northern Iowa03003

Standouts

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Player stats

South Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mark Gronowski16/2222330
Chase Mason3/42800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kirby Vorhees845024
Amar Johnson1040014
Angel Johnson631013
Chase Mason7918
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Angel Johnson278168
Grahm Goering352145
Griffin Wilde339022
Amar Johnson428010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Adam Bock0001
Steven Arrell0001

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matthew Schecklman9/166700
Aiden Dunne8/1511302
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tye Edwards1262013
Amauri Pesek-Hickson823017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sergio Morancy673024
J.C. Roque546026
Layne Pryor326014
Jaiden Ellis-Lahey224014

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

Team stats

South Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
390Total yards246
251Passing yards180
139Rushing yards66
9.7Yards per pass5.8
4.1Yards per rush2.1
17First downs16
5–⁠12Third downs3–⁠13
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers4
2–⁠15Penalties2–⁠15
30:43Possession29:17

Efficiency

South Dakota StateNorthern Iowa
45%Success rate31%
0.16EPA per play−0.28
1.00Explosiveness1.29
−0.06Rushing EPA−0.52
0.47Passing EPA0.21
35%Passing-down success25%

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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota State −24.5, over/under 48.5.

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 zoneSouth Dakota State end zoneQ1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IowaFumble, 3 playsQ1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern IowaInterception, 2 playsQ1 South Dakota StateField goal, 9 playsQ2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 playQ2 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 9 plays (South Dakota State scores)Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Dakota StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern IowaField goal, 8 playsQ2 South Dakota StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 Northern IowaInterception, 3 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 13 playsQ3 South Dakota StateMissed FG, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ4 South Dakota StateResult not recorded, 14 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Iowa drives left to right, South Dakota State right to left.
  1. Q1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaFumble, 3 plays, 25 yards
  3. Q1 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 51 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IowaInterception, 2 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q1 South Dakota StateField goal, 9 plays, 29 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IowaPunt return TD, 9 plays (South Dakota State scores), −12 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 2 plays, −3 yards
  11. Q2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 11 yards
  12. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q2 South Dakota StatePunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
  14. Q2 Northern IowaField goal, 8 plays, 57 yards
  15. Q2 South Dakota StateField goal, 9 plays, 41 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IowaInterception, 3 plays, −1 yard
  17. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  19. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 plays, −3 yards
  20. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 13 plays, 40 yards
  21. Q3 South Dakota StateMissed FG, 7 plays, 42 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 50 yards
  23. Q4 South Dakota StateResult not recorded, 14 plays, −81 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then South Dakota State 7, Northern Iowa 0
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Amar Johnson run for 3 yds to the SDST 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Chase Mason run for 2 yds to the SDST 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30pass incomplete to Amar Johnson
South Dakota State Field goal, 9 plays
4:172nd & goal at opp 8Amar Johnson run for 3 yds to the UNI 5
13:374th & 5 at own 30Hunter Dustman punt for 45 yds , JC Roque Jr. returns for 2 yds to the UNI 27
Northern Iowa Fumble, 3 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 27Aidan Dunne pass complete to Layne Pryor for 14 yds to the UNI 41 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at own 41Tye Edwards run for 11 yds to the SDST 48 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at opp 48Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the SDST 46 Tye Edwards fumbled, recovered by SDST Kobe Clayborne
South Dakota State Touchdown, 6 plays
12:111st & 10 at own 46Mark Gronowski pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 15 yds to the UNI 39 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at opp 39Amar Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 40
12:112nd & 11 at opp 40Amar Johnson run for 9 yds to the UNI 31
12:113rd & 2 at opp 31Amar Johnson run for 14 yds to the UNI 17 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at opp 17Amar Johnson run for 1 yd to the UNI 16
8:432nd & 9 at opp 16Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kentrell Prejean for 16 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 7, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
8:371st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds , Sergio Morancy return for 20 yds to the UNI 20
8:371st & 10 at own 20Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the UNI 21
8:372nd & 9 at own 21pass incomplete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson
8:373rd & 9 at own 21Aidan Dunne pass complete to JC Roque Jr. for 8 yds to the UNI 29
7:124th & 1 at own 29Noah Pettinger punt for 41 yds , Dalys Beanum returns for 9 yds to the SDST 39
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
7:121st & 10 at own 39Amar Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDST 37
7:122nd & 12 at own 37Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kevin Brenner for 5 yds to the SDST 42
7:123rd & 7 at own 42Mark Gronowski pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 2 yds to the SDST 44
5:114th & 5 at own 44Hunter Dustman punt for 48 yds
Northern Iowa Interception, 2 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 8Tye Edwards run for 13 yds to the UNI 21 for a 1ST down
4:171st & 10 at own 21Aidan Dunne pass intercepted
South Dakota State Field goal, 9 plays
4:171st & 10 at opp 34Griffin Wilde run for 6 yds to the UNI 28
4:172nd & 4 at opp 28Johnson,Angel rush middle (Belken,Ben).
4:173rd & 4 at opp 28Angel Johnson run for 5 yds to the UNI 23 for a 1ST down
4:171st & 10 at opp 23pass incomplete to Griffin Wilde
4:172nd & 10 at opp 23Angel Johnson run for 13 yds to the UNI 10 for a 1ST down
4:171st & goal at opp 10Angel Johnson run for 2 yds to the UNI 8
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 5pass incomplete to Griffin Wilde
Q2 14:534th & goal at opp 5Hunter Dustman 22 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 10, Northern Iowa 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then South Dakota State 27, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Punt return TD, 9 plays (South Dakota State scores)
14:461st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds , Sergio Morancy return for 15 yds to the UNI 15
14:461st & 10 at own 15Aidan Dunne run for 5 yds to the UNI 20
14:462nd & 5 at own 20Aidan Dunne run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 19
14:463rd & 6 at own 19Aidan Dunne pass complete to Layne Pryor for 8 yds to the UNI 27 for a 1ST down
14:461st & 10 at own 27Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the UNI 32
14:462nd & 5 at own 32Pryor,Layne rush middle (Wells,Nick;Hawthorne,Bryce).
14:463rd & 5 at own 32Aidan Dunne pass complete to JC Roque Jr. for 26 yds to the SDST 42 for a 1ST down
14:461st & 10 at opp 42Tye Edwards run for 4 yds to the SDST 38
14:462nd & 6 at opp 38pass incomplete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson
14:463rd & 6 at opp 38Pesek-Hickson,Amauri rush middle (Mcgaughy,Daeton;Huerter,Colby).
9:334th & 6 at opp 38punt for no gain , Noah Thompson returns for 49 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 17, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 2 plays
9:331st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 64 yds
9:331st & 10 at own 25Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNI 22
8:582nd & 13 at own 22Aidan Dunne sacked by Max Baloun for a loss of 8 yards to the UNI 14 Aidan Dunne fumbled, recovered by SDST Jarod DePriest , return for 0 yards
South Dakota State Touchdown, 2 plays
8:581st & 10 at opp 14Chase Mason run for 8 yds to the UNI 6
8:162nd & 2 at opp 6Chase Mason run for 6 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:161st & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the UNI 27
8:162nd & 8 at own 27Tye Edwards run for 4 yds to the UNI 31
8:163rd & 4 at own 31pass incomplete to Tye Edwards
6:484th & 4 at own 31Noah Pettinger punt for 47 yds
South Dakota State Punt, 5 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 22Amar Johnson run for 5 yds to the SDST 27
6:482nd & 5 at own 27Mark Gronowski pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 22 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 49Gronowski,Mark rush left , out-of-bounds.
6:482nd & 10 at own 49Vorhees,Kirby rush middle (Hewitt,Carter).
6:483rd & 10 at own 49pass incomplete
3:584th & 10 at own 49Hunter Dustman punt for 51 yds
Northern Iowa Field goal, 8 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 20Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 13 yds to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at own 33Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UNI 35
3:582nd & 8 at own 35Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 16 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at opp 49Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 24 yds to the SDST 25 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 25Tye Edwards run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDST 27
1:452nd & 12 at opp 27Aidan Dunne pass complete to Layne Pryor for 4 yds to the SDST 23
1:453rd & 8 at opp 23pass incomplete to Tye Edwards
1:254th & 8 at opp 23Caden Palmer 40 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 3
South Dakota State Field goal, 9 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 45 yds , Kirby Vorhees return for 15 yds to the SDST 35
1:201st & 10 at own 35Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 10 yds to the SDST 45 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at own 45Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
1:202nd & 5 at the 50Mark Gronowski pass complete to Greyton Gannon for 4 yds to the UNI 46
1:203rd & 1 at opp 46Amar Johnson run for 6 yds to the UNI 40 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 40Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 3 yds to the UNI 37
1:202nd & 7 at opp 37Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 10 yds to the UNI 27 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 27Mark Gronowski run for 8 yds to the UNI 19
1:202nd & 2 at opp 19pass incomplete to Griffin Wilde
1:203rd & 2 at opp 19South Dakota State Penalty, delay of game (Hunter Dustman) to the UNI 24
0:073rd & 7 at opp 24Hunter Dustman 41 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 27, Northern Iowa 3
0:071st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3rd quarter7 drives, then South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Interception, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Aidan Dunne run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
South Dakota State Missed FG, 7 plays
15:003rd & 26 at opp 34Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kentrell Prejean for 1 yd to the UNI 33
14:113rd & 11 at own 24Aidan Dunne pass intercepted
South Dakota State Touchdown, 3 plays
14:111st & goal at opp 9Amar Johnson run for 2 yds to the UNI 7
14:112nd & goal at opp 7Mark Gronowski pass complete to Grahm Goering for no gain to the UNI 7
12:393rd & goal at opp 7Mark Gronowski pass complete to Grahm Goering for 7 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 34, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 64 yds
12:391st & 10 at own 25Matthew Schecklman run for a loss of 5 yards to the UNI 20
12:392nd & 15 at own 20Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy, broken up by Matthew Durrance
12:393rd & 15 at own 20Matthew Schecklman pass complete to JC Roque Jr. for 4 yds to the UNI 24
11:194th & 11 at own 24Noah Pettinger punt for 41 yds
South Dakota State Touchdown, 3 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 35Johnson,Angel rush (Cabral-Martin,Jonathan), PENALTY SDS holding (Gannon,Greyton) 10 yards to the SDS45. South Dakota State Penalty, Offensive holding (Greyton Gannon) to the SDST 25
11:191st & 20 at own 25Angel Johnson run for 9 yds to the SDST 32
Northern Iowa Punt, 13 plays
10:081st & 10 at own 35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 64 yds
10:081st & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 11 yds to the UNI 36 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at own 36Tye Edwards run for 1 yd to the UNI 37
10:082nd & 9 at own 37Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey for 14 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 49Pesek-Hickson,Amauri rush middle (Keumogne,Randy).
10:082nd & 10 at opp 49Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey for 10 yds to the SDST 39 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 39Pesek-Hickson,Amauri rush (Ollman,Joe), PENALTY UNI holding (Kamerling,Keean) 10 yards to the SDS29. Northern Iowa Penalty, Offensive holding (Keean Kamerling) to the SDST 49
10:081st & 20 at opp 49pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson
10:082nd & 20 at opp 49Tye Edwards run for 9 yds to the SDST 40
10:083rd & 11 at opp 40Matthew Schecklman pass complete to JC Roque Jr. for 5 yds to the SDST 35
10:084th & 6 at opp 35Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 7 yds to the SDST 28 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 28pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
10:082nd & 10 at opp 28Matthew Schecklman run for 1 yd to the SDST 27
10:083rd & 9 at opp 27Matthew Schecklman sacked by Jarod DePriest for a loss of 8 yards to the SDST 35
3:244th & 17 at opp 35Noah Pettinger punt for 35 yds Northern Iowa Penalty, illegal formation (Alonzo Morgan III) to the SDST 25
South Dakota State Missed FG, 7 plays
3:241st & 10 at own 25Angel Johnson run for 2 yds to the SDST 27
3:242nd & 8 at own 27Mark Gronowski pass complete to Angel Johnson for 10 yds to the SDST 37 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 37Mark Gronowski pass complete to Grahm Goering for 45 yds to the UNI 18 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at opp 18Chase Mason run for a loss of 16 yards to the UNI 34 Chase Mason fumbled, recovered by SDST Evan Beerntsen
3:242nd & 26 at opp 34pass incomplete to Kirby Vorhees
4th quarter3 drives, then South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33Tye Edwards run for 5 yds to the UNI 38
15:002nd & 5 at own 38Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 5 yds to the UNI 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Matthew Schecklman sacked by Randy Keumogne and Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten for a loss of 4 yards to the UNI 39
15:002nd & 14 at own 39Matthew Schecklman pass complete to JC Roque Jr. for 3 yds to the UNI 42
14:544th & 25 at opp 33Hunter Dustman 51 yd FG MISSED
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 14 plays
12:363rd & 11 at own 42Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 11 yds to the SDST 47 for a 1ST down
12:361st & 10 at opp 47Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 17 yds to the SDST 30 for a 1ST down
12:361st & 10 at opp 30Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the SDST 29
12:362nd & 9 at opp 29pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson
10:413rd & 9 at opp 29Matthew Schecklman pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 8 yds to the SDST 21
10:414th & 1 at opp 21Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the SDST 19 for a 1ST down
10:411st & 10 at opp 19Matthew Schecklman pass incomplete to Derek Anderson, broken up by Cullen McShane
10:412nd & 10 at opp 19Matthew Schecklman run for 2 yds to the SDST 17
10:413rd & 8 at opp 17pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
8:244th & 8 at opp 17pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
South Dakota State Result not recorded, 14 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 17Chase Mason run for 7 yds to the SDST 24
8:242nd & 3 at own 24Chase Mason pass complete to David Alpers for 12 yds to the SDST 36 for a 1ST down
8:241st & 10 at own 36Chase Mason pass complete to Brody Gormley for 7 yds to the SDST 43
8:242nd & 3 at own 43Kirby Vorhees run for 24 yds to the UNI 33 for a 1ST down
8:241st & 10 at opp 33Mason,Chase rush left (Morgan III,Alonzo).
8:242nd & 10 at opp 33Chase Mason pass complete to Lofton O’Groske for 9 yds to the UNI 24
8:243rd & 1 at opp 24Kirby Vorhees run for 3 yds to the UNI 21 for a 1ST down
8:241st & 10 at opp 21pass incomplete to Kirby Vorhees
8:242nd & 10 at opp 21Kirby Vorhees run for 2 yds to the UNI 19
8:243rd & 8 at opp 19Kirby Vorhees run for 7 yds to the UNI 12
8:244th & 1 at opp 12Chase Mason run for 2 yds to the UNI 10 for a 1ST down
8:241st & goal at opp 10Kirby Vorhees run for 4 yds to the UNI 6
8:242nd & goal at opp 6Kirby Vorhees run for 4 yds to the UNI 2
8:243rd & goal at opp 2Kirby Vorhees run for 1 yd to the UNI 2

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 South Dakota State–Northern Iowa game

Tied 11–⁠11 in 22 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 3
2024South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 3
2023South Dakota State 41, Northern Iowa 6
2022South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 28
2021Northern Iowa 26, South Dakota State 17
2020South Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 20

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