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North Dakota State at Indiana State

Saturday, October 18, 2025

North Dakota State beat Indiana State 38–⁠7. It was their 13th meeting; North Dakota State leads the series 12–⁠1.

AwayNorth Dakota State12–⁠1 in 2025
38
HomeIndiana State3–⁠9 in 2025
7

Final at Memorial Stadium, Terre HauteTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,252

At kickoff
83°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the southwest, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Terre Haute Hulman Regional Airport, 6 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Grant HendersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota State010141438
Indiana State70007

Standouts

Player stats

North Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole Payton12/1814911
Nathan Hayes1/21200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Barika Kpeenu23113217
D.J. Scott978127
Cole Payton1071116
RaJa Nelson3806
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Lance474042
Reis Kessel339016
RaJa Nelson223014
Jackson Williams112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaylin Crumby0001

Indiana State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keegan Patterson14/2410701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Osho1648113
Harry Traum118018
Deion Brown71205
Keegan Patterson5703
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zackary Drawdy349025
Rashad Rochelle318013
B.J. Wuest114014
Torey French110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jorge Valdes0001

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

Team stats

North Dakota StateIndiana State
444Total yards192
161Passing yards107
283Rushing yards85
8.1Yards per pass4.5
5.4Yards per rush2.9
26First downs10
6–⁠11Third downs3–⁠13
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers1
5–⁠30Penalties4–⁠35
37:19Possession22:41

Efficiency

North Dakota StateIndiana State
54%Success rate30%
0.15EPA per play−0.20
1.06Explosiveness0.92
0.06Rushing EPA0.02
0.37Passing EPA−0.44
47%Passing-down success17%
2%Havoc by its defense1%

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 −33.5, over/under 56.5.

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

Every drive

Indiana State end zoneNorth Dakota State end zoneQ1 North Dakota StateInterception, 8 playsQ1 Indiana StateTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Indiana StateMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 North Dakota StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North Dakota StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 Indiana StateEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 Indiana StateInterception, 1 playQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Indiana StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Indiana StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 North Dakota StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Indiana State drives left to right, North Dakota State right to left.
  1. Q1 North Dakota StateInterception, 8 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 Indiana StateTouchdown, 14 plays, 97 yards
  3. Q1 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q2 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q2 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q2 Indiana StateMissed FG, 6 plays, 11 yards
  7. Q2 North Dakota StatePunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q2 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 North Dakota StateField goal, 7 plays, 19 yards
  10. Q2 Indiana StateEnd of half, 4 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q3 Indiana StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  12. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 1 play, 3 yards
  13. Q3 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  14. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q3 Indiana StatePunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 88 yards
  17. Q4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q4 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 64 yards
  19. Q4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  20. Q4 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q4 Indiana StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q4 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 20 yards
  23. Q4 Indiana StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 34 yards
  24. Q4 North Dakota StateEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Indiana State 7, North Dakota State 0
North Dakota State Interception, 8 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Sebastian Lopez kickoff for 65 yds , Jackson Williams return for 17 yds to the NDSU 17
14:551st & 10 at own 17Cole Payton pass complete to Reis Kessel for 16 yds to the NDSU 33 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 33Cole Payton pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 9 yds to the NDSU 42
14:552nd & 1 at own 42Barika Kpeenu run for 4 yds to the NDSU 46 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 46Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 11 yds to the INST 43 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 43Barika Kpeenu run for 10 yds to the INST 33 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 33Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 15 yds to the INST 18 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 18Barika Kpeenu run for 5 yds to the INST 13
10:322nd & 5 at opp 13Cole Payton pass intercepted Jorge Valdes return for no gain to the INST 3
Indiana State Touchdown, 14 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 3Keegan Patterson pass complete to Rashad Rochelle for 13 yds to the INST 16 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at own 16PENALTY NDSU Delay Of Game (Woolen,Donovan) 5 yards from INST16 to INST21. NO PLAY.
10:321st & 5 at own 21Keegan Patterson pass complete to Rashad Rochelle for a loss of 1 yard to the INST 20
10:322nd & 6 at own 20Nick Osho run for 3 yds to the INST 23
10:323rd & 3 at own 23Keegan Patterson pass complete to Nick Osho for 1 yd to the INST 24
10:324th & 2 at own 24Harry Traum run for 18 yds to the INST 42 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at own 42Nick Osho run for a loss of 3 yards to the INST 39
10:322nd & 13 at own 39Keegan Patterson pass complete to Zack Drawdy Jr. for 12 yds to the NDSU 49
10:323rd & 1 at opp 49Keegan Patterson run for 1 yd to the NDSU 48 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 48Timeout Indiana State, clock 06:08
6:081st & 10 at opp 48Keegan Patterson pass complete to Zack Drawdy Jr. for 25 yds to the NDSU 23 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 23Nick Osho run for 5 yds to the NDSU 18
6:082nd & 5 at opp 18Nick Osho run for 9 yds to the NDSU 9 for a 1ST down
6:081st & goal at opp 9Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Rashad Rochelle
6:082nd & goal at opp 9Keegan Patterson pass complete to Rashad Rochelle for 6 yds to the NDSU 3
4:113rd & goal at opp 3Nick Osho 3 Yd Run (Sebastian Lopez Kick)Indiana State 7, North Dakota State 0
North Dakota State Touchdown, 12 plays
4:111st & 10 at own 35Sebastian Lopez kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:111st & 10 at own 25Barika Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the NDSU 27
4:112nd & 8 at own 27Cole Payton pass incomplete to Jackson Williams
4:113rd & 8 at own 27Cole Payton run for 15 yds to the NDSU 42 for a 1ST down
4:111st & 10 at own 42DJ Scott run for 3 yds to the NDSU 45
4:112nd & 7 at own 45DJ Scott run for 6 yds to the INST 49
4:113rd & 1 at opp 49DJ Scott run for 6 yds to the INST 43 for a 1ST down
4:111st & 10 at opp 43Cole Payton pass incomplete to DJ Scott
4:112nd & 10 at opp 43PENALTY NDSU False Start (Magin,Josh) 5 yards from INST43 to INST48. NO PLAY.
4:112nd & 15 at opp 48Cole Payton run for 16 yds to the INST 32 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 32Barika Kpeenu run for 7 yds to the INST 25
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 25Barika Kpeenu run for 10 yds to the INST 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Cole Payton run for 12 yds to the INST 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:381st & goal at opp 3Truman Werremeyer 3 Yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick Kick)Tied at 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then North Dakota State 10, Indiana State 7
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:381st & 10 at own 25Deion Brown run for no gain to the INST 25
13:382nd & 10 at own 25Keegan Patterson pass complete to Deion Brown for 2 yds to the INST 27
13:383rd & 8 at own 27Deion Brown run for no gain to the INST 27
11:424th & 8 at own 27Harry Traum punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 25
North Dakota State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 25Barika Kpeenu run for no gain to the NDSU 25
11:422nd & 10 at own 25Cole Payton run for 9 yds to the NDSU 34
9:284th & 1 at own 34Cole Payton run for no gain to the NDSU 34
Indiana State Missed FG, 6 plays
9:281st & 10 at opp 34PENALTY NDSU Delay Of Game (Wayne,Alijah) 5 yards from NDSU34 to NDSU29. NO PLAY.
9:281st & 5 at opp 29Nick Osho run for 3 yds to the NDSU 26
9:282nd & 2 at opp 26Nick Osho run for 4 yds to the NDSU 22 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 22Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Keshon Singleton
9:282nd & 10 at opp 22Nick Osho run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDSU 23
9:283rd & 11 at opp 23Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Rashad Rochelle
7:514th & 11 at opp 23Sebastian Lopez 41 yd FG MISSED
North Dakota State Punt, 5 plays
7:511st & 10 at own 23Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 6 yds to the NDSU 29
7:512nd & 4 at own 29Cole Payton run for 5 yds to the NDSU 34 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 34Cole Payton sacked by Lucas McAllister for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 31
7:512nd & 13 at own 31Cole Payton pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 2 yds to the NDSU 29
7:513rd & 15 at own 29Cole Payton pass incomplete to Chris Harris
4:554th & 15 at own 29Aaron Bickerton punt for 59 yds , Rashad Rochelle returns for 4 yds to the INST 16
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 16Deion Brown run for 5 yds to the INST 21
4:552nd & 5 at own 21Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Talan White-Hatch
4:553rd & 5 at own 21Keegan Patterson pass complete to Talan White-Hatch for 3 yds to the INST 24
3:404th & 2 at own 24Harry Traum punt for 44 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 12 yds to the NDSU 44
North Dakota State Field goal, 7 plays
3:401st & 10 at own 44Barika Kpeenu run for 1 yd to the NDSU 45
3:402nd & 9 at own 45Barika Kpeenu run for 4 yds to the NDSU 49
3:403rd & 5 at own 49Cole Payton pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 14 yds to the INST 37 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 37Barika Kpeenu run for no gain to the INST 37
2:002nd & 10 at opp 37Timeout Indiana State, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 10 at opp 37Cole Payton pass incomplete to Jackson Williams
1:484th & 10 at opp 37Timeout Indiana State, clock 01:48
1:484th & 10 at opp 37PENALTY INST Offside (Campbell,Sirmaine) 5 yards from INST37 to INST32. NO PLAY.
1:484th & 5 at opp 32PENALTY NDSU Delay Of Game (Payton,Cole) 5 yards from INST32 to INST37. NO PLAY.
1:444th & 10 at opp 37Eli Ozick 54 Yd Field GoalNorth Dakota State 10, Indiana State 7
Indiana State End of half, 4 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 63 yds , Torey French return for 21 yds to the INST 23
1:381st & 10 at own 23Nick Osho run for a loss of 3 yards to the INST 20
1:262nd & 13 at own 20Timeout Indiana State, clock 01:26
1:262nd & 13 at own 20Keegan Patterson pass complete to Zack Drawdy Jr. for 12 yds to the INST 32
1:263rd & 1 at own 32Nick Osho run for 3 yds to the INST 35 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun Patterson,Keegan rush middle for 8 yards gain to the INST43, out of bounds at INST43 PENALTY INST Holding (Hile,Griffin) 10 yards from INST35 to INST25. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 20 at own 25Keegan Patterson pass complete to Nick Osho for 6 yds to the INST 31
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Dakota State 24, Indiana State 7
Indiana State Interception, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:481st & 10 at own 25Keegan Patterson pass intercepted Jaylin Crumby return for no gain to the INST 3
North Dakota State Touchdown, 1 play
14:441st & goal at opp 3Cole Payton 3 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)North Dakota State 17, Indiana State 7
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
14:441st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:441st & 10 at own 25Nick Osho run for 2 yds to the INST 27
14:442nd & 8 at own 27Nick Osho run for a loss of 1 yard to the INST 26
14:443rd & 9 at own 26Keegan Patterson pass complete to Bryan Domino for 3 yds to the INST 29
12:524th & 6 at own 29Harry Traum punt for 51 yds
North Dakota State Touchdown, 9 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 20Barika Kpeenu run for 3 yds to the NDSU 23
12:522nd & 7 at own 23Cole Payton pass complete to Reis Kessel for 12 yds to the NDSU 35 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 35Barika Kpeenu run for 6 yds to the NDSU 41
12:522nd & 4 at own 41RaJa Nelson run for 6 yds to the NDSU 47 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 47Barika Kpeenu run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
12:522nd & 7 at the 50DJ Scott run for 7 yds to the INST 43 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 43DJ Scott run for 27 yds to the INST 16 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 16Barika Kpeenu run for 1 yd to the INST 15
Indiana State Punt, 5 plays
7:271st & 10 at the 50Eli Ozick kickoff for 49 yds
7:271st & 10 at own 25Deion Brown run for 2 yds to the INST 27
7:272nd & 8 at own 27Keegan Patterson pass complete to Torey French for 10 yds to the INST 37 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at own 37Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Torey French
7:272nd & 10 at own 37Keegan Patterson run for 1 yd to the INST 38
7:273rd & 9 at own 38Deion Brown run for 5 yds to the INST 43
5:074th & 4 at own 43Harry Traum punt for 47 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 2 yds to the NDSU 12
North Dakota State Touchdown, 10 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 12Barika Kpeenu run for 6 yds to the NDSU 18
5:072nd & 4 at own 18Barika Kpeenu run for 12 yds to the NDSU 30 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at own 30DJ Scott run for 4 yds to the NDSU 34
5:072nd & 6 at own 34DJ Scott run for 4 yds to the NDSU 38
5:073rd & 2 at own 38Cole Payton run for 9 yds to the NDSU 47 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at own 47RaJa Nelson run for no gain to the NDSU 47
5:072nd & 10 at own 47Cole Payton pass complete to Reis Kessel for 11 yds to the INST 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 42Barika Kpeenu run for 7 yds to the INST 35
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 35Barika Kpeenu run for 17 yds to the INST 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:241st & 10 at opp 18DJ Scott 18 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
4th quarter8 drives, then North Dakota State 38, Indiana State 7
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
14:191st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 58 yds , Torey French return for 14 yds to the INST 21
14:191st & 10 at own 21Nick Osho run for 2 yds to the INST 23
14:192nd & 8 at own 23Keegan Patterson run for 2 yds to the INST 25
14:193rd & 6 at own 25Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Zack Drawdy Jr.
13:064th & 6 at own 25Harry Traum punt for 40 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 1 yd to the NDSU 36
North Dakota State Touchdown, 8 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 36RaJa Nelson run for 2 yds to the NDSU 38
13:062nd & 8 at own 38Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 42 yds to the INST 20 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at opp 20DJ Scott run for 3 yds to the INST 17
13:062nd & 7 at opp 17Barika Kpeenu run for a loss of 2 yards to the INST 19
13:063rd & 9 at opp 19Cole Payton pass complete to Jackson Williams for 12 yds to the INST 7 for a 1ST down
13:061st & goal at opp 7Cole Payton run for 5 yds to the INST 2
13:062nd & goal at opp 2Barika Kpeenu run for 1 yd to the INST 1
8:263rd & goal at opp 1Barika Kpeenu 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
8:261st & 10 at own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:261st & 10 at own 25Deion Brown run for 1 yd to the INST 26
8:262nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun Patterson,Keegan pass complete short left to Singleton,Keshon caught at INST36, for 12 yards to the INST38 (Altepeter,Austin) PENALTY INST Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Okunlola,Sunny) 5 yards from INST26 to INST21. NO PLAY.
8:262nd & 14 at own 21Deion Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the INST 20
8:263rd & 15 at own 20Keegan Patterson sacked by Chase Evink for 0 yards to the INST 20
6:294th & 15 at own 20Harry Traum punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 41
North Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 41Nathan Hayes run for 1 yd to the NDSU 42
6:292nd & 9 at own 42Owen Johnson run for 5 yds to the NDSU 47
6:293rd & 4 at own 47Nathan Hayes pass incomplete to Isiah St. Romain
4:454th & 4 at own 47Aaron Bickerton punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the INST 7
Indiana State Punt, 3 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 7Nick Osho run for 3 yds to the INST 10
4:452nd & 7 at own 10Keegan Patterson run for 3 yds to the INST 13
4:453rd & 4 at own 13Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Rocco Ciocca
3:394th & 4 at own 13Harry Traum punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the INST 48
North Dakota State Turnover on downs, 5 plays
3:391st & 10 at opp 48Cortez LeGrant run for 14 yds to the INST 34 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 34Cortez LeGrant run for a loss of 3 yards to the INST 37
3:392nd & 13 at opp 37Cortez LeGrant run for a loss of 1 yard to the INST 38
2:003rd & 14 at opp 38Timeout Indiana State, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 14 at opp 38Nathan Hayes pass complete to Logan Conklin for 12 yds to the INST 26
1:234th & 2 at opp 26Cortez LeGrant run for a loss of 2 yards to the INST 28
Indiana State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:231st & 10 at own 28Nick Osho run for 13 yds to the INST 41 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at own 41Keegan Patterson pass complete to BJ Wuest for 14 yds to the NDSU 45 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at opp 45Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to BJ Wuest
1:232nd & 10 at opp 45Nick Osho run for 6 yds to the NDSU 39
1:233rd & 4 at opp 39Keegan Patterson pass incomplete to Cael Vanderbush
0:204th & 4 at opp 39Keegan Patterson pass complete to Cael Vanderbush for 1 yd to the NDSU 38
North Dakota State End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 38N. Hayes takes a knee
3rd quarter1 drive, then North Dakota State 24, Indiana State 7
North Dakota State Touchdown, 9 plays
7:27Barika Kpeenu 15 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)North Dakota State 24, Indiana State 7

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 12–⁠1 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025North Dakota State 38, Indiana State 7
2022North Dakota State 31, Indiana State 26
2021North Dakota State 44, Indiana State 2
2017North Dakota State 52, Indiana State 0
2016North Dakota State 41, Indiana State 17
2015North Dakota State 28, Indiana State 14

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