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Northern State at South Dakota

Thursday, August 29, 2024

South Dakota beat Northern State 45–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayNorthern State6–⁠5 in 2024
3
HomeSouth Dakota11–⁠3–⁠1 in 2024
45

Final at DakotaDome, VermillionIndoorsAttendance 7,435

Official
Tyler DownsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern State30003
South Dakota10217745

Standouts

Player stats

Northern State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Daniel Britt8/116001
Colton Hackel0/2001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hank Kraft1168042
Noah Smith532016
Daniel Britt820024
Wyatt Block61608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tanner Branson225016
Gavin Giesler216015
Jacob Van Landingham2905
Stanley Haskins Jr.1909

South Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aidan Bouman9/128500
Jarrett Synek0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Charles Pierre Jr.13136228
Travis Theis1286121
L.J. Phillips Jr.534114
Jarrett Synek220016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carter Bell332016
Charles Pierre Jr.220011
Jack Martens119019
J.J. Galbreath2705
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dennis Shorter0001
Jacob Clark0001

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

Team stats

Northern StateSouth Dakota
207Total yards351
60Passing yards85
147Rushing yards266
4.6Yards per pass6.5
3.7Yards per rush7.0
11First downs20
6–⁠15Third downs3–⁠7
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers0
6–⁠52Penalties3–⁠35
31:55Possession28:05

Efficiency

Northern StateSouth Dakota
26%Success rate60%
−0.29EPA per play0.38
1.26Explosiveness1.06
−0.08Rushing EPA0.56
−0.44Passing EPA−0.05
13%Passing-down success33%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

South Dakota end zoneNorthern State end zoneQ1 Northern StateField goal, 9 playsQ1 Northern StateDefensive TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores)Q1 South DakotaField goal, 6 playsQ1 Northern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South DakotaTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Northern StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores)Q2 Northern StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Northern StateEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 South DakotaMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 Northern StateInterception, 10 playsQ3 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Northern StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Northern StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 South DakotaMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 Northern StateInterception, 6 playsQ4 South DakotaEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Dakota drives left to right, Northern State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern StateField goal, 9 plays, 91 yards
  2. Q1 Northern StateDefensive TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores), 2 yards
  3. Q1 South DakotaField goal, 6 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 Northern StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 10 plays, 77 yards
  6. Q2 Northern StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores), −12 yards
  7. Q2 Northern StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 37 yards
  8. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  9. Q2 Northern StateEnd of half, 3 plays, 10 yards
  10. Q3 South DakotaMissed FG, 8 plays, 54 yards
  11. Q3 Northern StateInterception, 10 plays, 24 yards
  12. Q3 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 play, 10 yards
  14. Q3 Northern StatePunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q4 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q4 Northern StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q4 South DakotaMissed FG, 9 plays, 51 yards
  18. Q4 Northern StateInterception, 6 plays, 32 yards
  19. Q4 South DakotaEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 10, Northern State 3
Northern State Field goal, 9 plays
15:00Zeke Mata kickoff for 62 yds , Mason Stubbe return for no gain to the NOR 3 Mason Stubbe fumbled, recovered by NOR Mason Stubbe M. Stubbe return for 0 yds , return for no gain to the NOR 3
14:591st & 10 at own 3Hank Kraft run for 42 yds to the NOR 45 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 45Daniel Britt pass complete to Gavin Giesler for 1 yd to the NOR 46
13:472nd & 9 at own 46Hank Kraft run for 2 yds to the NOR 48
13:023rd & 7 at own 48Daniel Britt pass complete to Gavin Giesler for 15 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at opp 37Daniel Britt run for 24 yds to the SDAK 13 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at opp 13Timeout Northern State, clock 11:48
11:481st & 10 at opp 13Hank Kraft run for 1 yd to the SDAK 12
11:022nd & 9 at opp 12Daniel Britt run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDAK 14
10:123rd & 11 at opp 14Hank Kraft run for 8 yds to the SDAK 6
9:504th & 3 at opp 6Jeremy Caruso 24 yd FG GOODNorthern State 3, South Dakota 0
Northern State Defensive TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores)
9:39Keyondray Jones-Logan 97 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 7, Northern State 3
9:39Zeke Mata kickoff for 60 yds , Ty Wiley return for 12 yds to the NOR 17
9:351st & 10 at own 17Northern State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Daniel Britt) to the NOR 12
9:321st & 15 at own 12Hank Kraft run for 1 yd to the NOR 13
8:522nd & 14 at own 13Daniel Britt pass complete to Hank Kraft for 1 yd to the NOR 14
8:133rd & 13 at own 14Daniel Britt run for 5 yds to the NOR 19
7:284th & 8 at own 19Tom Ellard punt for 38 yds
South Dakota Field goal, 6 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 43Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the SDAK 44
6:442nd & 9 at own 44Travis Theis run for 16 yds to the NOR 40 for a 1ST down
6:041st & 10 at opp 40Aidan Bouman sacked by Jake Adams for a loss of 8 yards to the NOR 48
5:232nd & 18 at opp 48Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 2 yds to the NOR 46
4:423rd & 16 at opp 46Aidan Bouman run for 11 yds to the NOR 35
3:524th & 5 at opp 35Zeke Mata 52 Yd Field GoalSouth Dakota 10, Northern State 3
Northern State Punt, 3 plays
3:52Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:521st & 10 at own 25Stanley Haskins Jr. run for 2 yds to the NOR 27
3:112nd & 8 at own 27Daniel Britt run for a loss of 1 yard to the NOR 26
2:293rd & 9 at own 26Daniel Britt run for a loss of 3 yards to the NOR 23
1:434th & 12 at own 23Tom Ellard punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 23
South Dakota Touchdown, 10 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 23Travis Theis run for 12 yds to the SDAK 35 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at own 35Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 11 yds to the SDAK 46 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at own 46Travis Theis run for 18 yds to the NOR 36 South Dakota Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the SDAK 38
Q2 15:001st & 18 at own 38Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 16 yds to the NOR 46
Q2 14:162nd & 2 at opp 46Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the NOR 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:391st & 10 at opp 41Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the NOR 36
Q2 12:572nd & 5 at opp 36Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 11 yds to the NOR 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:221st & 10 at opp 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 5 yds to the NOR 20
Q2 11:492nd & 5 at opp 20Charles Pierre Jr. run for 15 yds to the NOR 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:221st & goal at opp 5Charles Pierre Jr. 5 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 17, Northern State 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then South Dakota 31, Northern State 3
Northern State Punt return TD, 3 plays (South Dakota scores)
11:22Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:221st & 10 at own 25Hank Kraft run for 2 yds to the NOR 27
10:442nd & 8 at own 27Northern State Penalty, False Start (Max Van Landingham) to the NOR 21
10:302nd & 14 at own 21Hank Kraft run for 3 yds to the NOR 24
10:003rd & 11 at own 24Daniel Britt sacked by Nick Gaes for a loss of 11 yards to the NOR 13
8:594th & 22 at own 13Carter Bell 55 Yd Punt Return (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 24, Northern State 3
Northern State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:59Zeke Mata kickoff for 60 yds , Ty Wiley return for 20 yds to the NOR 25
8:551st & 10 at own 25Hank Kraft run for 2 yds to the NOR 27
8:212nd & 8 at own 27Daniel Britt pass complete to Jacob Van Landingham for 5 yds to the NOR 32
7:383rd & 3 at own 32Daniel Britt run for 4 yds to the NOR 36 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 36Hank Kraft run for 7 yds to the NOR 43
6:222nd & 3 at own 43(06:22) BRITT, Daniel pass short to the left incomplete intended for WILEY, Ty thrown to the NSU45, clock 06:19. PENALTY USD Roughing the Passer on NEWSOM, Mosai enforced 15 yards from the NSU43 to the USD42 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:171st & 10 at opp 42Hank Kraft run for 3 yds to the SDAK 39
5:372nd & 7 at opp 39Hank Kraft run for a loss of 3 yards to the SDAK 42
4:543rd & 10 at opp 42Daniel Britt run for 4 yds to the SDAK 38
4:184th & 6 at opp 38Timeout South Dakota, clock 04:18
4:184th & 6 at opp 38Daniel Britt pass incomplete
4:101st & 10 at own 38(04:10) BOUMAN, Aidan pass to the left complete for 4 yards to PIERRE JR., Charles caught at the USD37 and advanced to the USD42 (ADAMS, Jake), clock 04:01. PENALTY NSU Offsides on BAKER, Matthew enforced 5 yards from the USD38 to the USD43. NO PLAY (replay the down).
South Dakota Touchdown, 7 plays
3:451st & 5 at own 43Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
3:372nd & 5 at own 43Aidan Bouman pass complete to Javion Phelps for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at the 50Charles Pierre Jr. run for 7 yds to the NOR 43
2:312nd & 3 at opp 43Charles Pierre Jr. run for 2 yds to the NOR 41
2:003rd & 1 at opp 41Charles Pierre Jr. run for 19 yds to the NOR 22 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at opp 22Aidan Bouman pass complete to Jack Martens for 19 yds to the NOR 3 for a 1ST down
1:361st & goal at opp 3Charles Pierre Jr. 3 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 31, Northern State 3
Northern State End of half, 3 plays
1:36Zeke Mata kickoff for 64 yds , Ty Wiley return for 19 yds to the NOR 20
1:301st & 10 at own 20Stanley Haskins Jr. run for 5 yds to the NOR 25
0:502nd & 5 at own 25Stanley Haskins Jr. run for 2 yds to the NOR 27
0:073rd & 3 at own 27Stanley Haskins Jr. run for 3 yds to the NOR 30 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 38, Northern State 3
South Dakota Missed FG, 8 plays
15:00Jeremy Caruso kickoff for 46 yds
14:591st & 10 at own 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 5 yds to the SDAK 30
14:222nd & 5 at own 30Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the SDAK 35 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at own 35Charles Pierre Jr. run for 28 yds to the NOR 37 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at opp 37Travis Theis run for 21 yds to the NOR 16 for a 1ST down
12:071st & 10 at opp 16Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the NOR 14
11:272nd & 8 at opp 14Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
11:223rd & 8 at opp 14Aidan Bouman sacked by Matthew Baker for a loss of 7 yards to the NOR 21
10:414th & 15 at opp 21Will Leyland 38 yd FG MISSED
Northern State Interception, 10 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 21Daniel Britt pass incomplete
10:332nd & 10 at own 21Stanley Haskins Jr. run for no gain to the NOR 21
9:483rd & 10 at own 21Daniel Britt pass complete to Tanner Branson for 16 yds to the NOR 37 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at own 37Stanley Haskins Jr. run for no gain to the NOR 37
8:302nd & 10 at own 37Daniel Britt pass complete to Jacob Van Landingham for 4 yds to the NOR 41
7:483rd & 6 at own 41Daniel Britt pass complete to Tanner Branson for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:141st & 10 at the 50Stanley Haskins Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 47
6:402nd & 7 at opp 47Stanley Haskins Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDAK 49 fumbled, recovered by NOR Jacob Schloe J. Schloe return for 0 yds
5:583rd & 9 at opp 49Northern State Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the NOR 45
5:343rd & 15 at own 45Daniel Britt pass intercepted Dennis Shorter return for no gain to the SDAK 37
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
5:291st & 10 at own 37Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the SDAK 41
4:412nd & 6 at own 41Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the SDAK 44
4:013rd & 3 at own 44Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
3:574th & 3 at own 44Tyler Ebel punt for 46 yds , Kegan Mountain returns for no gain to the NOR 10
South Dakota Touchdown, 1 play
3:421st & goal at opp 10Travis Theis 10 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 38, Northern State 3
Northern State Punt, 6 plays
3:42Zeke Mata kickoff for 60 yds , Ty Wiley return for 18 yds to the NOR 23
3:371st & 10 at own 23Wyatt Block run for 4 yds to the NOR 27
3:032nd & 6 at own 27Wyatt Block run for 3 yds to the NOR 30
2:223rd & 3 at own 30Wyatt Block run for 8 yds to the NOR 38 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at own 38Colton Hackel run for no gain to the NOR 38
1:162nd & 10 at own 38Northern State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NOR 33
0:522nd & 15 at own 33Wyatt Block run for 1 yd to the NOR 34
0:183rd & 14 at own 34Colton Hackel run for a loss of 2 yards to the NOR 32
Q4 15:004th & 16 at own 32Tom Ellard punt for 47 yds , Carter Bell returns for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 20
4th quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 45, Northern State 3
South Dakota Touchdown, 9 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 20Charles Pierre Jr. run for 8 yds to the SDAK 28
14:212nd & 2 at own 28Charles Pierre Jr. run for 25 yds to the NOR 47 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 47Charles Pierre Jr. run for 2 yds to the NOR 45
13:022nd & 8 at opp 45Charles Pierre Jr. run for 5 yds to the NOR 40
12:163rd & 3 at opp 40Charles Pierre Jr. run for 15 yds to the NOR 25 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 25L.J. Phillips Jr. run for no gain to the NOR 25
10:462nd & 10 at opp 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 9 yds to the NOR 16
10:003rd & 1 at opp 16Charles Pierre Jr. run for 2 yds to the NOR 14 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 14L.J. Phillips Jr. 14 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)South Dakota 45, Northern State 3
Northern State Punt, 3 plays
9:17Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds
9:171st & 10 at own 25Wyatt Block run for no gain to the NOR 25
8:362nd & 10 at own 25Wyatt Block run for no gain to the NOR 25
8:003rd & 10 at own 25Colton Hackel pass incomplete
7:574th & 10 at own 25Tom Ellard punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 34
South Dakota Missed FG, 9 plays
7:501st & 10 at own 34Northern State Penalty, Personal Foul (Lynden Williams) to the NOR 41 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at opp 41L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 6 yds to the NOR 35
6:382nd & 4 at opp 35L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 5 yds to the NOR 30 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at opp 30run for a loss of 3 yards to the NOR 33
5:292nd & 13 at opp 33Jarrett Synek run for 16 yds to the NOR 17 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at opp 17Jarrett Synek run for 4 yds to the NOR 13
4:152nd & 6 at opp 13run for a loss of 2 yards to the NOR 15 fumbled, recovered by SDAK Jarrett Synek J. Synek return for 0 yds
3:353rd & 8 at opp 15Jarrett Synek pass incomplete
3:304th & 8 at opp 15Will Leyland 32 yd FG MISSED
Northern State Interception, 6 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 20Noah Smith run for 5 yds to the NOR 25
2:462nd & 5 at own 25Noah Smith run for 7 yds to the NOR 32 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 32Noah Smith run for 16 yds to the NOR 48 for a 1ST down
1:531st & 10 at own 48Noah Smith run for 5 yds to the SDAK 47
1:102nd & 5 at opp 47Noah Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 48
0:263rd & 6 at opp 48Colton Hackel pass intercepted Jacob Clark return for 7 yds to the NOR 47
South Dakota End of game, 1 play
0:141st & 10 at opp 47(00:14) Kneel down by CREMASCOLI, Nevan at NSU48 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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.

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South Dakota leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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