North Dakota at Western Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 | |
| Western Illinois | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 2:15 | North Dakota touchdown. Luke Skokna 8 Yd Run (Adam Stage Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 10:56 | North Dakota touchdown. Adam Zavalney 4 Yd pass from Tommy Schuster (Adam Stage Kick) |
| 7:24 | Western Illinois touchdown. Iosefa Pua'auli 2 Yd Run (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 3:04 | North Dakota touchdown. Adam Zavalney 10 Yd pass from Tommy Schuster (Adam Stage Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:01 | North Dakota field goal. Adam Stage 46 Yd Field Goal |
| 4:20 | North Dakota touchdown. Otis Weah 12 Yd Run (Adam Stage Kick) |
| 1:57 | Western Illinois touchdown. Iosefa Pua'auli 4 Yd Run (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 6:31 | North Dakota touchdown. Jake Richter 20 Yd pass from Tommy Schuster (Adam Stage Kick) |
| 5:09 | Western Illinois touchdown. Dallas Daniels 14 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Total first downs | 29 | 22 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 8 | 3 |
| Third down percentage | 67 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 100 % | 0 % |
| Offense | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Total yards | 550 | 362 |
| Total rushing yards | 222 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 328 | 336 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 41:03 | 18:57 |
| Rushing | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 40 | 26 |
| Total rushing yards | 222 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 37 | 47 |
| Passes completed | 29 | 33 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.9 | 7.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 48 | 45 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota | Western Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Otis Weah | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| Luke Skokna | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 1 | 21 | ||||
| Dalton Gee | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Quincy Vaughn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Tommy Schuster | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Iosefa Pua'auli | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Connor Sampson | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Tommy Schuster | 37 | 29 | 78 % | 328 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Western Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Connor Sampson | 47 | 33 | 70 % | 336 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Garett Maag | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | 49 | ||||
| Jake Richter | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Bo Belquist | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Adam Zavalney | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Dalton Gee | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Luke Skokna | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Derek Paulson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Chrysten Cochran | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Marcus Preston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Dallas Daniels | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Daniel Bender | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Nathan Karsjens | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| John Brunner | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Mason Sikes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Nick D'Ambra | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Devon Krzanowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mikey Griebel | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Garett Maag | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Braylen Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Nathan Karsjens | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Luke Skokna | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Mikey Griebel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tony Tate | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Mikey Griebel | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| North Dakota | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Adam Stage | 1/1 | 46 | 5/5 | 8 | |||||
| Western Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Mason Laramie | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Cade Peterson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | |||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Adam Fellner | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, March 20, 2021 12:03 PM.