Illinois State at North Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| North Dakota State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:20 | North Dakota State touchdown. Jayden Price 85 Yd Punt Return (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 5:37 | North Dakota State touchdown. Kobe Johnson 15 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 6:40 | Illinois State touchdown. Tanner Taula 4 Yd pass from Bryce Jefferson (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 11:59 | Illinois State touchdown. Tyler Pennington 1 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan PAT blocked) |
| 3:39 | North Dakota State touchdown. Cam Miller 6 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 13 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 24 % | 42 % |
| Fourth down | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Total yards | 257 | 287 |
| Total rushing yards | 133 | 2 |
| Total passing yards | 124 | 133 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:54 | 30:06 |
| Rushing | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 41 | 154 |
| Total rushing yards | 133 | 2 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 26 | 20 |
| Passes completed | 9 | 11 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.8 | 6.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 10 | 20 |
| Turnovers | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Nigel White | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Tim McCloyn II | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Tyler Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jackson Waring | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jalen Carr | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Cam Miller | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Kobe Johnson | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| RaJa Nelson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bryce Jefferson | 26 | 9 | 35 % | 124 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Zeb Noland | 13 | 6 | 46 % | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Cam Miller | 7 | 5 | 71 % | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Austin Nagel | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 45 | ||||
| Tanner Taula | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Taylor Grimes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| TreShawn Watson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Christian Watson | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Josh Babicz | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Noah Gindorff | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jake Lippe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Clayton Isbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Jalen Carr | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Nigel White | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Cole Jacob | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Kobe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Charles Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Dom Jones | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Illinois State | 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 | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Kevin Brown | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Spencer DeForest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jayden Price | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85 | 1 | ||||
| Cole Jacob | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aidan Bresnahan | 0/0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | |||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Griffin Crosa | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jt Bohlken | 9 | 395 | 43.9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Garret Wegner | 5 | 259 | 51.8 | 1 | 4 | 59 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, March 20, 2021 12:03 PM.