| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNI | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
 NDSU | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Game Leaders
Cole Payton
· QB
Cole Payton
· QB
Jaxon Dailey
· QB
Harrison Bey-Buie
· RB
Team Stats
131st Downs24
3-143rd down efficiency5-11
2-34th down efficiency2-3
201Total Yards477
99Passing268
9/23Comp/Att18/25
4.3Yards per pass10.7
102Rushing209
35Rushing Attempts39
2.9Yards per rush5.4
3-25Penalties5-44
2Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:11
(00:11) Shotgun #22 C.Collins rush left for 5 yards gain to the UNI39 (#31 J.Archibald), 1ST DOWN
0:37
(00:43) Shotgun #22 C.Collins rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI34 (#90 W.Osterbauer)
1:16
(01:25) Shotgun #22 C.Collins rush left for 7 yards gain to the UNI32 (#56 A.Burley)
1:25
(01:25) #37 D.Klein kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
1:25
(01:32) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes rush right for 34 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25, 1ST DOWN #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers)
1:55
(01:59) Shotgun #28 C.LeGrant rush left for 8 yards gain to the UNI34 (#21 C.Jaworski; #29 T.Langenberg), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:00
2:01
(02:12) #45 C.Ross rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNI42 (#1 J.McClom; #8 J.Cabral-Martin)
2:12
(02:17) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass incomplete deep left to #80 J.Gores thrown to UNI09 broken up by #27 J.Young
2:51
(02:57) #26 B.Wavrunek rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNI45 (#6 R.Crandall), 1ST DOWN
3:23
(03:33) #26 B.Wavrunek rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UNI47 (#31 E.Schoville; #47 K.Miller)
3:51
(04:07) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass complete short right to #80 J.Gores caught at NDSU44, for 8 yards to the NDSU44, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:07
(04:10) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass incomplete short left to #44 L.Kokat thrown to NDSU41
4:35
(04:41) #28 C.LeGrant rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NDSU36 (#33 J.Powers)
4:42
(04:48) #91 N.Pettinger punt 52 yards to the NDSU30, out of bounds at NDSU30
4:50
(04:55) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete deep right to #13 T.Kershaw thrown to UNI49 broken up by #22 H.Artz
5:29
(05:38) #22 C.Collins rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNI18 (#21 N.Taylor)
6:12
(06:18) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 13 yards to the UNI12 (#95 Z.Vanderpool)
6:20
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 06:20
6:20
(06:20) #37 D.Klein kickoff 65 yards to the UNI00, Touchback
6:20
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 06:20
6:20
(06:21) #38 E.Ozick field goal attempt from 23 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers), clock 06:20
6:23
(06:25) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass incomplete short middle to #15 M.Collins thrown to UNI00
6:26
(06:30) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass incomplete short left to #88 C.Williams thrown to UNI00
6:56
(07:09) #4 O.Johnson rush left for 0 yards to the UNI05 (#6 R.Crandall)
7:40
(07:49) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass complete short right to #4 O.Johnson caught at UNI40, for 31 yards to the UNI05 (#30 I.Pinks), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:19
(08:29) #7 D.Scott rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNI36 (#29 T.Langenberg)
8:31
(08:33) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass incomplete deep right to #18 J.Williams thrown to UNI02
9:04
(09:15) Shotgun #12 N.Hayes pass complete short left to #81 R.Kessel caught at UNI48, for 17 yards to the UNI37, out of bounds at UNI37, 1ST DOWN
9:46
(09:52) #7 D.Scott rush left for 1 yard gain to the NDSU46 (#55 O.Ostroski)
9:53
(09:59) #38 C.Popp kickoff 43 yards to the NDSU22 #85 J.Zabel return 23 yards to the NDSU45 (#33 J.Powers; #45 M.Smith)
9:59
Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 09:59
9:59
(10:03) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at NDSU07, for 14 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:59, 1ST DOWN #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #91 N.Pettinger, LS: #52 G.Averbeck)
10:04
(10:04) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short middle to #81 B.Hughston thrown to NDSU00
10:09
(10:15) #15 J.Dailey pass incomplete short right to #19 G.Friedrichsen thrown to NDSU00 broken up by #31 J.Archibald QB hurried by #55 O.Lucht
10:50
(10:56) Shotgun #32 H.Bey-Buie rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NDSU14 (#41 P.Haugo; #55 O.Lucht)
11:26
(11:37) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #13 T.Kershaw caught at NDSU26, for 19 yards to the NDSU16 (#31 J.Archibald), 1ST DOWN
12:15
(12:22) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NDSU35 (#95 Z.Vanderpool)
12:55
(13:01) Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush left for 2 yards loss to the NDSU31 (#95 Z.Vanderpool)
13:33
(13:40) Shotgun #1 B.Jackson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NDSU29 (#51 G.Sell)
14:08
(14:21) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at NDSU43, for 23 yards to the NDSU37 (#51 G.Sell), 1ST DOWN
14:54
(14:59) #1 B.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UNI40 (#54 A.Wayne; #31 J.Archibald)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:22
(00:22) Shotgun #15 J.Dailey rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNI42 (#55 O.Lucht)
0:23
(00:29) #39 A.Bickerton punt 46 yards to the UNI35 fair catch by #0 J.Roque Jr. at UNI35
0:59
(01:08) Shotgun #9 C.Payton pass complete short left to #5 B.Lance caught at NDSU16, for 7 yards to the NDSU19 (#3 J.Hall III), out of bounds
1:45
(01:52) #7 D.Scott rush left for 1 yard loss to the NDSU12 (#33 J.Powers; #55 O.Ostroski)
2:30
(02:37) #7 D.Scott rush left for 1 yard gain to the NDSU13 (#6 R.Crandall; #33 J.Powers)
2:38
Timeout Northern Iowa, clock 02:38
North Dakota State rolls to 15th straight win, 48-16 over Northern Iowa
— Cole Payton and Barika Kpeenu combined for five touchdowns and North Dakota State moved to within one win of a perfect regular season, defeating Northern Iowa 48-16 on Saturday.
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