Northern Iowa at South Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Iowa | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |
| South Dakota State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 9:10 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Bradrick Shaw 1 Yd Run (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| 5:50 | South Dakota State touchdown. Jadon Janke 12 Yd pass from Chris Oladokun (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 0:05 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 55 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:21 | South Dakota State field goal. Cole Frahm 34 Yd Field Goal |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Isaiah Weston 40 Yd pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| 4:03 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 27 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 7:52 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 46 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:17 | South Dakota State touchdown. Pierre Strong Jr. 9 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 51 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 16 | 18 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 15 | 19 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 27 % | 26 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 6 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 33 % |
| Offense | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Total yards | 335 | 360 |
| Total rushing yards | 103 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 232 | 300 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 34:32 | 25:28 |
| Rushing | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 49 | 60 |
| Total rushing yards | 103 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 21 | 54 |
| Passes completed | 11 | 24 |
| Average yards per completion | 11.0 | 5.6 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 38 | 42 |
| Turnovers | Northern Iowa | South Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Vance McShane | 20 | 54 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Bradrick Shaw | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Theo Day | 6 | -21 | -3.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Chris Oladokun | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Theo Day | 21 | 11 | 52 % | 232 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Chris Oladokun | 53 | 24 | 45 % | 300 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Keaton Heide | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Isaiah Weston | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 1 | 40 | ||||
| Tysen Kershaw | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Vance McShane | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tucker Kraft | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Jaxon Janke | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Zach Heins | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jadon Janke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Tyler Feldkamp | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Bryce Flater | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| South Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Chris Oladokun | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Graham Spalding | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tyler Feldkamp | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matthew Cook | 4/4 | 55 | 2/2 | 14 | |||||
| South Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Cole Frahm | 1/2 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nate Murphy | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Ben Dinkel | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:57 AM.