Illinois State at Northern Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Illinois State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Northern Iowa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Will McElvain 11 Yd Run (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| 6:17 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:41 | Illinois State field goal. Aidan Bresnahan 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:22 | Illinois State touchdown. Kenton Wilhoit 29 Yd Interception Return (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 44 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:24 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Tyler Hoosman 13 Yd Run (Matthew Cook Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Total first downs | 9 | 16 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Third downs attempted | 18 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 28 % | 25 % |
| Fourth down | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Total yards | 185 | 239 |
| Total rushing yards | 116 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 69 | 148 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:23 | 29:37 |
| Rushing | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Total rushing plays | 35 | 91 |
| Total rushing yards | 116 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Passes attempted | 27 | 33 |
| Passes completed | 13 | 14 |
| Average yards per completion | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 35 | 30 |
| Turnovers | Illinois State | Northern Iowa |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Nigel White | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Kevin Brown | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Tyler Hoosman | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Will McElvain | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bryce Jefferson | 27 | 13 | 48 % | 69 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northern Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Will McElvain | 33 | 14 | 42 % | 148 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tanner Taula | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jabari Khepera | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Austin Nagel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Taylor Grimes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Jacob Carl | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Tysen Kershaw | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Logan Wolf | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Deion McShane | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Nick Phillips | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dom Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Sam Schnee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Northern Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jared Brinkman | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Kenton Wilhoit | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 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 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Quan Hampton | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 65 | 0 | ||||
| Deion McShane | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Spencer DeForest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Deion McShane | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aidan Bresnahan | 1/1 | 43 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| Northern Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matthew Cook | 2/2 | 44 | 2/2 | 8 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jt Bohlken | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nate Murphy | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, March 13, 2021 6:57 AM.