Northern Iowa at Illinois State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Score | Status |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Illinois State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | F/OT |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 4:11 | Illinois State touchdown. Clayton Isbell 40 Yd Interception Return (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 0:03 | Illinois State field goal. Aidan Bresnahan 44 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 9:48 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 27 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:35 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Sam Schnee 4 Yd pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| Overtime | |
| Illinois State touchdown. Austin Nagel 27 Yd pass from Jackson Waring (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) | |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Total first downs | 13 | 6 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 17 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 3 |
| Third down percentage | 29 % | 18 % |
| Fourth down | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Total yards | 315 | 164 |
| Total rushing yards | 63 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 252 | 87 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:02 | 30:58 |
| Rushing | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Total rushing plays | 42 | 77 |
| Total rushing yards | 63 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Passes attempted | 30 | 22 |
| Passes completed | 15 | 9 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.4 | 4.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 45 |
| Turnovers | Northern Iowa | Illinois State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Bradrick Shaw | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tyler Hoosman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Theo Day | 11 | -16 | -1.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Cole Mueller | 27 | 51 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| JT Bohlken | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Jackson Waring | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Wenkers Wright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Theo Day | 30 | 15 | 50 % | 252 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Jackson Waring | 22 | 9 | 41 % | 87 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Isaiah Weston | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Sergio Morancy | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Sam Schnee | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Kyle Fourtenbary | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Tysen Kershaw | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Deion McShane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Austin Nagel | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 27 | ||||
| Bryson Deming | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Jabari Khepera | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| J'Kalon Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Cole Mueller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Nigel White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Clayton Isbell | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois 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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Deion McShane | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matthew Cook | 1/1 | 27 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aidan Bresnahan | 1/1 | 44 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nate Murphy | 10 | 366 | 36.6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| JT Bohlken | 12 | 516 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:38 AM.