Northern Iowa at North Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| North Dakota State | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 34 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 7:37 | North Dakota State touchdown. Christian Watson 85 Yd pass from Quincy Patterson (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 3:37 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 27 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Isaiah Weston 44 Yd pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| 3:00 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 33 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:23 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 22 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:46 | North Dakota State touchdown. Quincy Patterson 4 Yd Run (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 9:02 | North Dakota State touchdown. Noah Gindorff 3 Yd pass from Quincy Patterson (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 7:39 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Dom Williams 5 Yd Run (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:09 | North Dakota State touchdown. Quincy Patterson 4 Yd Run (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 9:08 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 44 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 14 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 13 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 23 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 3 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 33 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Total yards | 381 | 363 |
| Total rushing yards | 124 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 257 | 182 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 27:37 | 32:23 |
| Rushing | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 32 | 181 |
| Total rushing yards | 124 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 31 | 21 |
| Passes completed | 12 | 11 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 70 | 30 |
| Turnovers | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Bradrick Shaw | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Theo Day | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Vance McShane | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Quincy Patterson | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| Hunter Luepke | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| TaMerik Williams | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Theo Day | 31 | 12 | 39 % | 257 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Quincy Patterson | 21 | 11 | 52 % | 182 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Isaiah Weston | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 1 | 68 | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Vance McShane | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Deion McShane | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Christian Watson | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 1 | 85 | ||||
| Noah Gindorff | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Phoenix Sproles | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Braylon Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Riley Van Wyhe | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Theo Day | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Michael Tutsie | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Costner Ching | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Quincy Patterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| North 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 | |||
| Dom Williams | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| RaJa Nelson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Stoffel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jayden Price | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matthew Cook | 2/2 | 44 | 2/2 | 8 | |||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 2/3 | 27 | 4/4 | 10 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nate Murphy | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kaedin Steindorf | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 2:22 AM.