North Dakota State at South Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| South Dakota State | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 14:44 | South Dakota State touchdown. Pierre Strong Jr. 75 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 6:20 | North Dakota State touchdown. Josh Babicz 22 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 0:18 | South Dakota State touchdown. Pierre Strong Jr. 1 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 2:17 | South Dakota State touchdown. Tucker Kraft 11 Yd pass from Pierre Strong Jr. (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 0:00 | South Dakota State field goal. Cole Frahm 32 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 7:35 | South Dakota State field goal. Cole Frahm 45 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:42 | North Dakota State touchdown. RaJa Nelson 14 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 4:21 | North Dakota State safety. Team Safety |
| 1:09 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 33 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 20 | 16 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 10 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 50 % | 47 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 3 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 33 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Total yards | 365 | 349 |
| Total rushing yards | 147 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 218 | 168 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:55 | 30:05 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 36 | 181 |
| Total rushing yards | 147 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 22 | 23 |
| Passes completed | 15 | 14 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.9 | 7.3 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 75 | 52 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Cam Miller | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| TaMerik Williams | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 2 | 75 | ||||
| Chris Oladokun | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Rudy Voss | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tucker Kraft | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Amar Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Cam Miller | 22 | 15 | 68 % | 218 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | ||
| South Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Chris Oladokun | 22 | 13 | 59 % | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Christian Watson | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Zach Mathis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Phoenix Sproles | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Braylon Henderson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Josh Babicz | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| RaJa Nelson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| TaMerik Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Noah Gindorff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jaxon Janke | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 0 | 38 | ||||
| Tucker Kraft | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Zach Heins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Cam Miller | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| South Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Malik Lofton | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Chase Norblade | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | 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 | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Tyler Feldkamp | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 1/1 | 33 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| South Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Cole Frahm | 2/2 | 45 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kaedin Steindorf | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Hunter Dustman | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:38 AM.