North Dakota State at Illinois State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | |
| Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 4:55 | North Dakota State touchdown. Christian Watson 4 Yd pass from Quincy Patterson (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 0:00 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 46 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 5:41 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:37 | North Dakota State touchdown. TaMerik Williams 7 Yd Run (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| Team stats |
| First down | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Total first downs | 15 | 9 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 11 |
| Third downs converted | 9 | 2 |
| Third down percentage | 56 % | 18 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Total yards | 325 | 99 |
| Total rushing yards | 201 | 2 |
| Total passing yards | 124 | 40 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 37:12 | 22:48 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Total rushing plays | 48 | 59 |
| Total rushing yards | 201 | 2 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Passes attempted | 22 | 20 |
| Passes completed | 13 | 4 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 54 | 25 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
| Passes intercepted | | |
| Interception returns | 2 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Quincy Patterson | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 0 | 24 |
| Kobe Johnson | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Dominic Gonnella | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| TaMerik Williams | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jalen Bussey | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
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| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Cole Mueller | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Pha'leak Brown | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Nigel White | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Austin Nagel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Waring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce Jefferson | 10 | -8 | -0.8 | 0 | 6 |
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| Passing |
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Quincy Patterson | 22 | 13 | 59 % | 124 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | | |
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| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bryce Jefferson | 18 | 4 | 22 % | 40 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Jackson Waring | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Phoenix Sproles | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Zach Mathis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| RaJa Nelson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Christian Watson | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Noah Gindorff | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Braylon Henderson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
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| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Tristan Bailey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pha'leak Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Micah Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tanner Taula | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
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| Fumbles |
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| Interceptions |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Jasir Cox | 2 | 12 | 0 |
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| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Iverson Brown | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Clayton Isbell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Defense |
| North Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| None |
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| Illinois State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| None |
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| Kick returns |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
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| Punt returns |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Jayden Price | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 |
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| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Spencer DeForest | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Jake Reinholz | 2/2 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
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| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Aidan Bresnahan | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
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| Punting |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Kaedin Steindorf | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| JT Bohlken | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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Last updated on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:05 AM.
