Northern Iowa at South Dakota

Northern Iowa

• No. 15QuarterbackJaxon Dailey1,236 passing yards, 9 TDLast: at Youngstown State, 28 of 49, 318 yards, 3 TD; 9 carries, −12 yardsTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 14ReceiverBen Gordon9 returns, 177 yardsLast: at Youngstown State, 6 catches, 70 yards
• No. 33LinebackerJohn Powers55 tackles, 1 INTLast: at Youngstown State, 9 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

South Dakota

• No. 1QuarterbackAustyn Modrzewski1,734 passing yards, 22 TDLast: at Murray State, 17 of 27, 153 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries, 20 yards, 1 TDTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 3Running backCharles Pierre Jr.585 rushing yards, 7 TDLast: vs. Southern Illinois, 15 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 8 yardsTeam leader in rushing yards
• No. 49LinebackerWade Abrams67 tacklesLast: at Murray State, 7 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Each side’s two top producers this season (national leaders first) and its leading tackler.

Northern Iowa leads 10–⁠5 in 15 meetings.