North Dakota State at Northern Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 31 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:32 | Northern Iowa field goal. Matthew Cook 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:20 | North Dakota State touchdown. Christian Watson 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 0:00 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 42 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 0:29 | North Dakota State touchdown. Josh Babicz 36 Yd pass from Zeb Noland (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Tyler Hoosman 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 6:17 | North Dakota State touchdown. Hunter Luepke 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 2:47 | Northern Iowa touchdown. Tyler Hoosman 1 Yd Run (Will McElvain Pass to Sam Schnee for Two-Point Conversion) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Total first downs | 15 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 42 % | 36 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 50 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Total yards | 319 | 291 |
| Total rushing yards | 165 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 154 | 193 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:16 | 30:44 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Total rushing plays | 39 | 98 |
| Total rushing yards | 165 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Passes attempted | 17 | 27 |
| Passes completed | 8 | 14 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.1 | 7.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 75 | 25 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Hunter Luepke | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Zeb Noland | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Cam Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Tyler Hoosman | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| Will McElvain | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Trennan Carlson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Zeb Noland | 16 | 8 | 50 % | 154 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cam Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northern Iowa | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Will McElvain | 27 | 14 | 52 % | 193 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 61 | ||||
| Josh Babicz | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Hunter Brozio | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Logan Wolf | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 41 | ||||
| Deion McShane | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 39 | ||||
| Tyler Hoosman | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Nick Phillips | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| North Dakota 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 | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 124 | 62.0 | 100 | 1 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Braylon Henderson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Jayden Price | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Quan Hampton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 1/2 | 42 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Northern Iowa | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matthew Cook | 2/2 | 35 | 0/0 | 6 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Garret Wegner | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 1 | 2 | 48 | |||
| Northern Iowa | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nate Murphy | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, April 24, 2021 1:43 PM.