North Dakota State at Southern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Southern Illinois | 3 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 38 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 0:40 | Southern Illinois field goal. Nico Gualdoni 39 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 7:24 | Southern Illinois touchdown. Romeir Elliott 3 Yd Run (Nico Gualdoni Kick) |
| 0:55 | Southern Illinois touchdown. Javon Williams Jr. 1 Yd Run (Nico Gualdoni Kick) |
| 0:00 | North Dakota State touchdown. Jake Lippe 37 Yd pass from Zeb Noland (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois touchdown. Landon Lenoir 7 Yd pass from Nic Baker (Nico Gualdoni Kick) |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois touchdown. Javon Williams Jr. 3 Yd Run (Nico Gualdoni Kick) |
| 3:07 | Southern Illinois touchdown. Romeir Elliott 20 Yd Run (Nico Gualdoni Kick) |
| 2:16 | North Dakota State touchdown. Zeb Noland 5 Yd Run (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Total first downs | 12 | 25 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 10 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 11 |
| Third down percentage | 40 % | 69 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Total yards | 268 | 443 |
| Total rushing yards | 109 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 159 | 273 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 18:34 | 41:26 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 21 | 170 |
| Total rushing yards | 109 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 24 | 25 |
| Passes completed | 13 | 18 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.6 | 10.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 32 | 17 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Cam Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Zeb Noland | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Romeir Elliott | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Javon Williams Jr. | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Justin Strong | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Avante Cox | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Nic Baker | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Zeb Noland | 24 | 13 | 54 % | 159 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Southern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Nic Baker | 23 | 17 | 74 % | 254 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Javon Williams Jr. | 2 | 1 | 50 % | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jake Lippe | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 37 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Noah Gindorff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Cole Jacob | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Josh Babicz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| RaJa Nelson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Hunter Brozio | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Avante Cox | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 | 65 | ||||
| Landon Lenoir | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Branson Combs | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Justin Strong | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Izaiah Hartrup | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Zeb Noland | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Braylon Henderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Southern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jordan Berner | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Roderick Campbell | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 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 | |||
| Braylon Henderson | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| RaJa Nelson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Javon Williams Jr. | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||
| Southern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Nico Gualdoni | 1/1 | 39 | 5/5 | 8 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Garret Wegner | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
| Southern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jack Colquhoun | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:36 AM.