Western Illinois vs North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

Western Illinois (5-2,2-2) vs. North Dakota State (7-0,4-0)

Date: Oct 21, 2017 • Site: Fargo, ND  • Stadium: Gate City Bank Field •  Attendance: 18630

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Western Illinois   9  3  0  0  12 
North Dakota State   3  7  14  0  24 

SCORING SUMMARY   WIU -NDSU  
1st  09:14  NDSU   Cam Pedersen 37 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:31  0 - 3 
  03:06  WIU   Sam Crosa 32 yd field goal 
         13 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:03  3 - 3 
  02:13  WIU   Quentin Moon 43 yd interception return (Sam Crosa kick blockd) 
           9 - 3 
2nd  02:31  NDSU   RJ Urzendowski 58 yd pass from Easton Stick (Cam Pedersen kick) 
         3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:29  9 - 10 
  00:17  WIU   Nathan Erickson 52 yd field goal 
         7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 2:04  12 - 10 
3rd  08:57  NDSU   Easton Stick 2 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick) 
         11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:03  12 - 17 
  04:02  NDSU   Easton Stick 8 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick) 
         6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:06  12 - 24 

Kickoff time: 2:34 pm  • End of Game: 5:24 pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:50
Referee: Matt Gallagher  •  Umpire: Dan Montgomery  •  Linesman: Frank Bullock  •  Line judge: Ivan Cardona  •  Back judge: Josh Dascher  •  Field judge: JimWojcikiewicz •  Side judge: Dorran Stewart  • 
Temperature: 70  • Wind: None  • Weather: Indoors
Replay Official: Jim Schaefer

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

 Team Totals  WIU  NDSU 
FIRST DOWNS  11  18 
   Rushing  3  9 
   Passing  7  8 
   Penalty  1  1 
NET YARDS RUSHING  31  181 
   Rushing Attempts  23  48 
   Average Per Rush  1.3  3.8 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  2 
   Yards Gained Rushing  58  201 
   Yards Lost Rushing  27  20 
NET YARDS PASSING  185  221 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  17-28-1  11-18-2 
   Average Per Attempt  6.6  12.3 
   Average Per Completion  10.9  20.1 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  216  402 
   Total offense plays  51  66 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.2  6.1 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  3-20  1-15 
PUNTS-YARDS  6-242  3-112 
   Average Yards Per Punt  40.3  37.3 
   Net Yards Per Punt  38.0  37.3 
   Inside 20  3  0 
   50+ Yards  2  0 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  2  0 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  4-260  5-319 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  65.0  63.8 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  40.0  36.0 
   Touchbacks  4  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-0-0  3-14-0 
   Average Per Return  0.0  4.7 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  5-139-0  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  27.8  0.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  2-43-1  1-4-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  25:44  34:16 
   1st Quarter  9:37  5:23 
   2nd Quarter  4:34  10:26 
   3rd Quarter  5:15  9:45 
   4th Quarter  6:18  8:42 
Third-Down Conversions  3 of 13  6 of 14 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 1  2 of 3 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  2-3  3-4 
   Touchdowns  0-3  2-4 
   Field goals  2-3  1-4 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  1-9  5-25 
PAT Kicks  0-1  3-3 
Field Goals  2-2  1-1 
Points off turnovers  6  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

Western Illinois
  
North Dakota State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Steve McShane   9  32  2  30  0  8  3.3 
Max Norris   5  12  0  12  0  8  2.4 
Clint Ratkovich  1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
Sean McGuire   8  12  25  -13  0  10  -1.6 
Totals...  23  58  27  31  0  10  1.3 
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Bruce Anderson   21  98  5  93  0  16  4.4 
Easton Stick   9  70  9  61  2  23  6.8 
Lance Dunn   13  31  1  30  0  6  2.3 
Dallas Freeman   1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
TEAM   4  0  5  -5  0  0  -1.2 
Totals...  48  201  20  181  2  23  3.8 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Sean McGuire   17-28-1  185  0  45  5 
Totals...  17-28-1  185  0  45  5 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Easton Stick   11-18-2  221  1  58  1 
Totals...  11-18-2  221  1  58  1 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Jaelon Acklin   6  115  0  45 
Steve McShane   3  16  0  8 
Isaiah LeSure   2  23  0  18 
Brandon Gaston   2  19  0  20 
Clint Ratkovich  2  6  0  4 
Tony Harper   1  5  0  5 
Tyler Slamans   1  1  0  1 
Totals...  17  185  0  45 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
RJ Urzendowski   4  100  1  58 
Darrius Shepherd  2  71  0  49 
Jeff Illies   2  8  0  4 
Ben Ellefson   1  21  0  21 
Lance Dunn   1  16  0  16 
Connor Wentz   1  5  0  5 
Totals...  11  221  1  58 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Adam Fellner   6  242  40.3  51  3  0 
Totals...  6  242  40.3  51  3  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Jackson Koonce   3  112  37.3  49  0  0 
Totals...  3  112  37.3  49  0  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Steve McShane   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Clint Ratkovich  0  0  0  1  39  39  0  0  0 
Darron Wheeler   0  0  0  4  100  27  0  0  0 
Justin Fitzpatrick  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Quentin Moon   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  43  43 
Totals...  1  0  0  5  139  39  2  43  43 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Darrius Shepherd  3  14  8  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Tre Dempsey   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  4 
Totals...  3  14  8  0  0  0  1  4  4 
  
  
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Jaelon Acklin   0  115  0  0  0  115 
Darron Wheeler   0  0  100  0  0  100 
Clint Ratkovich  2  6  39  0  0  47 
Steve McShane   30  16  0  0  0  46 
Quentin Moon   0  0  0  0  43  43 
Isaiah LeSure   0  23  0  0  0  23 
Brandon Gaston   0  19  0  0  0  19 
Max Norris   12  0  0  0  0  12 
Tony Harper   0  5  0  0  0  5 
Tyler Slamans   0  1  0  0  0  1 
Sean McGuire   -13  0  0  0  0  -13 
Totals...  31  185  139  0  43  398 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
RJ Urzendowski   0  100  0  0  0  100 
Bruce Anderson   93  0  0  0  0  93 
Darrius Shepherd  0  71  0  14  0  85 
Easton Stick   61  0  0  0  0  61 
Lance Dunn   30  16  0  0  0  46 
Ben Ellefson   0  21  0  0  0  21 
Jeff Illies   0  8  0  0  0  8 
Connor Wentz   0  5  0  0  0  5 
Tre Dempsey   0  0  0  0  4  4 
Dallas Freeman   2  0  0  0  0  2 
TEAM   -5  0  0  0  0  -5 
Totals...  181  221  0  14  4  420 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Sam Crosa  1st  03:06  32 yards  Good 
Nathan Erickson  2nd  00:17  52 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Cam Pedersen  1st  09:14  37 yards  Good 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Nathan Erickson  4  260  4  0  65.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Cam Pedersen   5  319  0  0  63.8 
 
FUMBLES: Western Illinois-None. North Dakota State-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WIU   1st  V28  14:55  Kickoff  V35  12:45     Punt  3-7  2:10    
WIU   1st  V26  09:09  Kickoff  H14  03:06  *  FIELD GOAL  13-60  6:03    
WIU   1st  H00  02:13  Interception  H00  02:13  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
WIU   1st  V50  01:14  Interception  V46  14:15     Punt  3--4  1:59    
WIU   2nd  V09  05:35  Downs  V18  04:00     Punt  3-9  1:35    
WIU   2nd  V40  02:21  Kickoff  H35  00:17  *  FIELD GOAL  7-25  2:04    
WIU   3rd  V25  08:51  Kickoff  V27  07:08     Punt  3-2  1:43    
WIU   3rd  V26  03:55  Kickoff  H48  00:36     Punt  5-26  3:19    
WIU   4th  V22  14:36  Punt  H41  11:24     Punt  7-37  3:12    
WIU   4th  V50  08:47  Punt  H03  06:36     Downs  5-47  2:11    
WIU   4th  V20  03:25  Punt  V37  02:30     Interception  4-17  0:55    
  
NDSU   1st  H14  12:45  Punt  V20  09:14  *  FIELD GOAL  8-66  3:31    
NDSU   1st  H25  03:06  Kickoff  H28  02:13     Interception  2-3  0:53    
NDSU   1st  H25  02:13  Kickoff  H26  01:14     Interception  2-1  0:59    
NDSU   2nd  H24  14:15  Punt  V09  05:35     Downs  15-67  8:40    
NDSU   2nd  H41  04:00  Punt  V00  02:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-59  1:29    
NDSU   2nd  H25  00:17  Kickoff  H24  00:00     End of half  1--1  0:17    
NDSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  V00  08:57  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-75  6:03    
NDSU   3rd  H30  07:08  Punt  V00  04:02  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-70  3:06    
NDSU   3rd  H18  00:36  Punt  H19  14:36     Punt  3-1  1:00    
NDSU   4th  H08  11:24  Punt  H26  08:47     Punt  5-18  2:37    
NDSU   4th  H04  06:36  Downs  H41  03:25     Punt  6-37  3:11    
NDSU   4th  H48  02:30  Interception  V41  00:00     End of half  5-11  2:30    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Illinois   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:37   04:34   05:15   06:18      14:11   11:33      25:44  
3rd Down Conversions   2/4   0/3   0/2   1/4      2/7   1/6      3/13  
Average field position  V34   V24   V25   V30      V30   V28      V29  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:23   10:26   09:45   08:42      15:49   18:27      34:16  
3rd Down Conversions   1/2   2/4   2/3   1/5      3/6   3/8      6/14  
Average field position  H21   H30   H24   H20      H25   H22      H23  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   1/2   1/1   0/0      1/2   1/1      2/3  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WIU   1st  V28  14:55  Kickoff  V35  12:45     Punt  3-7  2:10    
NDSU   1st  H14  12:45  Punt  V20  09:14  *  FIELD GOAL  8-66  3:31    
WIU   1st  V26  09:09  Kickoff  H14  03:06  *  FIELD GOAL  13-60  6:03    
NDSU   1st  H25  03:06  Kickoff  H28  02:13     Interception  2-3  0:53    
WIU   1st  H00  02:13  Interception  H00  02:13  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
NDSU   1st  H25  02:13  Kickoff  H26  01:14     Interception  2-1  0:59    
WIU   1st  V50  01:14  Interception  V46  14:15     Punt  3--4  1:59    
NDSU   2nd  H24  14:15  Punt  V09  05:35     Downs  15-67  8:40    
  
WIU   2nd  V09  05:35  Downs  V18  04:00     Punt  3-9  1:35    
NDSU   2nd  H41  04:00  Punt  V00  02:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-59  1:29    
WIU   2nd  V40  02:21  Kickoff  H35  00:17  *  FIELD GOAL  7-25  2:04    
NDSU   2nd  H25  00:17  Kickoff  H24  00:00     End of half  1--1  0:17    
NDSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  V00  08:57  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-75  6:03    
  
WIU   3rd  V25  08:51  Kickoff  V27  07:08     Punt  3-2  1:43    
NDSU   3rd  H30  07:08  Punt  V00  04:02  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-70  3:06    
WIU   3rd  V26  03:55  Kickoff  H48  00:36     Punt  5-26  3:19    
NDSU   3rd  H18  00:36  Punt  H19  14:36     Punt  3-1  1:00    
WIU   4th  V22  14:36  Punt  H41  11:24     Punt  7-37  3:12    
  
NDSU   4th  H08  11:24  Punt  H26  08:47     Punt  5-18  2:37    
WIU   4th  V50  08:47  Punt  H03  06:36     Downs  5-47  2:11    
NDSU   4th  H04  06:36  Downs  H41  03:25     Punt  6-37  3:11    
WIU   4th  V20  03:25  Punt  V37  02:30     Interception  4-17  0:55    
NDSU   4th  H48  02:30  Interception  V41  00:00     End of half  5-11  2:30    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

##  Western Illinois   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
44  Brett Taylor   9  8  17  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
39  Quentin Moon   4  5  9  1.0/2   .  .   1-43  .  .  .   . 
6   Xavier Rowe   4  1  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  David Griffith   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Justin Fitzpatrick  3  1  4  .   .  .   1-0   1  .  .   . 
50  Pete Swenson   1  3  4  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
51  Colin Olson   .  4  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  Khalen Saunders  3  .  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
16  Tyrin Holloway   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
47  Michael Bishoff  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
35  Adam Brott   1  1  2  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Riggs Baxter   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Eric Carrera   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Tre Hendon   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   Isaiah LeSure   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  J'Len Smith   1  .  1  1.0/9   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/9   . 
91  Kyle Williams   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
5D  Aaron Diggs   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
96  Shabar Wilson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Mick Nelson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
6   James Hendricks  4  1  5  1.0/1   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
95  Caleb Butler   3  2  5  2.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   1 
5   Robbie Grimsley  3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
42  Jabril Cox   4  .  4  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
2   Dom Davis   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
49  Nick DeLuca   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
45  Levi Jordheim   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23  Jaylaan Wimbush  2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Derrek Tuszka   1  2  3  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
53  Cole Karcz   1  2  3  1.5/14   .  .   .   .  .  1.5/14   . 
21  Jalen Allison   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
55  Aaron Mercadel   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Matt Plank   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3   Tre Dempsey   1  .  1  .   .  .   1-4   .  .  .   . 
11  Darren Kelley   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Stanley Jones   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
69  Blake Williams   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
63  Aaron Steidl   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Grant Morgan   .  1  1  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/0   . 
15  Daniel Polansky  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Jaxon Brown   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

Western Illinois  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   55  Josh Baldus  
LG   72  JordanDetweiler 
C   66  Jacob Judd  
RG   76  Drew Wagner  
RT   77  James Torgerson 
TE   87  Cal Breedlove  
TE   81  Tony Harper  
QB   18  Sean McGuire  
RB   5   Steve McShane  
WR   17  Jaelon Acklin  
WR   2   Isaiah LeSure  
  
Western Illinois  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   99  Khalen Saunders 
DL   95  Mick Nelson  
DE   51  Colin Olson  
LB   58  Riggs Baxter  
LB   44  Brett Taylor  
LB   39  Quentin Moon  
LB   50  Pete Swenson  
CB   16  Tyrin Holloway  
SS   38  David Griffith  
FS   30  Ju. Fitzpatrick 
CB   6   Xavier Rowe  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   64  Colin Conner  
LG   62  Bryce Messner  
C   74  Tanner Volson  
RG   75  Austin Kuhnert  
RT   68  Zack J. Johnson 
TE   85  Nate Jenson  
TE   86  Jeff Illies  
WR   13  Desmond Cain  
WR   83  Dallas Freeman  
RB   10  Lance Dunn  
QB   12  Easton Stick  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   91  Derrek Tuszka  
NG   63  Aaron Steidl  
DT   99  Nate Tanguay  
DE   95  Caleb Butler  
WLB   44  Matt Plank  
MLB   49  Nick DeLuca  
SLB   42  Jabril Cox  
CB   23  Jaylaan Wimbush 
SS   5   Robbie Grimsley 
FS   3   Tre Dempsey  
CB   21  Jalen Allison  

Western Illinois: 1-Jarid Brown, 1D-Brandon Mayes, 3-Timothy Smith, 5D-Aaron Diggs, 10-Brandon Gaston, 11-Eric Carrera, 12-Darron Wheeler, 13-J'Len Smith, 21-Devon Sanders, 23-Josh Smith, 24-Mike Viti, 25-Clint Ratkovich, 27-Tre Hendon, 29-Leon Thornton, 32-Sam Crosa, 33-Nathan Erickson, 34-Larry Harleston, 35-Adam Brott, 36-Max Norris, 37-Zach Glisan, 45-Tyler Slamans, 47-Michael Bishoff, 53-Hunter Varga, 59-Tom Rehfeld, 64-Thomas Kirsch, 71-MyronCunningham, 83-Adam Conrady, 84-Trey Cervantes, 89-Adam Fellner, 91-Kyle Williams, 94-Grant Kasal, 96-Shabar Wilson.

North Dakota State: 2-Dom Davis, 4-D. Williams, 6-James Hendricks, 8-Bruce Anderson, 9-M. Bridges, 11-Darren Kelley, 15-Daniel Polansky, 16-RJ Urzendowski, 19-Jackson Koonce, 20-D. Shepherd, 29-Eric Bachmeier, 31-Victor Kizewski, 34-Brock Robbins, 35-Josh Hayes, 36-Cam Pedersen, 37-Tre Fort, 38-Jaxon Brown, 39-G. Malstrom, 45-Levi Jordheim, 51-James Fisher, 53-Cole Karcz, 55-Aaron Mercadel, 69-Blake Williams, 71-Luke Bacon, 73-Zack Ziemer, 77-Logan McCormick, 80-Sean Engel, 82-Ben Ellefson, 87-Connor Wentz, 90-Grant Morgan, 94-Stanley Jones.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2017 North Dakota State Football
#10 Western Illinois vs #2 North Dakota State (Oct 21, 2017 at Fargo, ND)

1st Quarter

Wiu 1-10at Wiu35NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Cam Pedersen kickoff 64 yards to the WIU1, Darron Wheeler return 27 yards to the WIU28 (Darren Kelley).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu28WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:55.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu28Sean McGuire sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WIU25 (Caleb Butler).
Wiu 2-13at Wiu25Steve McShane rush for 5 yards to the WIU30 (Jabril Cox).
Wiu 3-8at Wiu30Sean McGuire pass complete to Tony Harper for 5 yards to the WIU35 (Robbie Grimsley;Jaylaan Wimbush).
Wiu 4-3at Wiu35Adam Fellner punt 51 yards to the NDSU14, Darrius Shepherd return 0 yards to the NDSU14 (Adam Brott).
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:10
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu14NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:45.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu14Dallas Freeman rush for 2 yards to the NDSU16 (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu16Easton Stick pass incomplete to RJ Urzendowski.
Ndsu 3-8at Ndsu16Easton Stick rush for 10 yards to the NDSU26, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Michael Bishoff).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Easton Stick pass complete to Darrius Shepherd for 49 yards to the WIU25, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (David Griffith).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu25Bruce Anderson rush for loss of 2 yards to the WIU27 (Khalen Saunders).
Ndsu 2-12at Wiu27Bruce Anderson rush for 7 yards to the WIU20 (Eric Carrera;Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 3-5at Wiu20Easton Stick pass incomplete to Jeff Illies (Justin Fitzpatrick).
Ndsu 4-5at Wiu20Cam Pedersen field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 09:14.
North Dakota State 3, Western Illinois 0
TV Timeout
Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:36
Cam Pedersen kickoff 62 yards to the WIU3, Darron Wheeler return 23 yards to the WIU26 (Jaxon Brown;Daniel Polansky).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu26WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:09.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu26Steve McShane rush for 3 yards to the WIU29 (Robbie Grimsley).
Wiu 2-7at Wiu29Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Tony Harper (Nick DeLuca).
Wiu 3-7at Wiu29Sean McGuire rush for 10 yards to the WIU39, 1ST DOWN WIU, out-of-bounds (James Hendricks).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu39Steve McShane rush for 4 yards to the WIU43 (Caleb Butler;Robbie Grimsley).
Wiu 2-6at Wiu43Steve McShane rush for loss of 2 yards to the WIU41 (Caleb Butler).
Wiu 3-8at Wiu41Sean McGuire pass complete to Isaiah LeSure for 18 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN WIU (Dom Davis), PENALTY NDSU holding declined.
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu41Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 15 yards to the NDSU26, 1ST DOWN WIU.
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu26Steve McShane rush for 4 yards to the NDSU22 (Nick DeLuca).
Wiu 2-6at Ndsu22Steve McShane rush for 8 yards to the NDSU14, 1ST DOWN WIU (Dom Davis).
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu14Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Adam Conrady (Dom Davis), QB hurry by Caleb Butler.
Wiu 2-10at Ndsu14Sean McGuire rush for no gain to the NDSU14 (Nick DeLuca).
Wiu 3-10at Ndsu14Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Brandon Gaston, QB hurry by Robbie Grimsley.
Wiu 4-10at Ndsu14Sam Crosa field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 03:06.
Western Illinois 3, North Dakota State 3
TV Timeout
Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:03
Nathan Erickson kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, touchback.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 03:06.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Lance Dunn rush for 3 yards to the NDSU28 (Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu28Easton Stick pass intercepted by Quentin Moon at the NDSU43, Quentin Moon return 43 yards to the NDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:13, QB hurry by Pete Swenson.
Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:53
Sam Crosa kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Stanley Jones).
Western Illinois 9, North Dakota State 3
Nathan Erickson kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, touchback.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:13.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Lance Dunn rush for 1 yard to the NDSU26 (Brett Taylor;Riggs Baxter).
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu26Easton Stick pass intercepted by Justin Fitzpatrick at the 50 yardline, Justin Fitzpatrick return 0 yards to the 50 yardline.
Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:59
Wiu 1-10at Wiu50WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:14.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu50Sean McGuire sacked for loss of 1 yard to the WIU49 (Cole Karcz;Grant Morgan).
Wiu 2-11at Wiu49Max Norris rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Cole Karcz;Aaron Steidl).
Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:59
Western Illinois 9, North Dakota State 3
2nd Quarter

Wiu 3-10at Wiu50Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wiu 3-10at Wiu50Sean McGuire sacked for loss of 4 yards to the WIU46 (Derrek Tuszka).
Wiu 4-14at Wiu46Adam Fellner punt 36 yards to the NDSU18, Darrius Shepherd return 6 yards to the NDSU24 (Tre Hendon;David Griffith).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:59
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:15.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24Bruce Anderson rush for 8 yards to the NDSU32 (Riggs Baxter).
Ndsu 2-2at Ndsu32Bruce Anderson rush for 8 yards to the NDSU40, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Justin Fitzpatrick).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu40Bruce Anderson rush for 3 yards to the NDSU43 (Khalen Saunders).
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu43Bruce Anderson rush for 3 yards to the NDSU46 (Brett Taylor;Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu46PENALTY WIU offside defense (Khalen Saunders) 5 yards to the WIU49, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu49Lance Dunn rush for 1 yard to the WIU48 (Pete Swenson;Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 2-9at Wiu48Lance Dunn rush for 4 yards to the WIU44 (David Griffith).
Ndsu 3-5at Wiu44Easton Stick pass complete to RJ Urzendowski for 12 yards to the WIU32, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Tyrin Holloway).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu32Bruce Anderson rush for 3 yards to the WIU29 (Brett Taylor;Shabar Wilson).
Ndsu 2-7at Wiu29Bruce Anderson rush for 4 yards to the WIU25 (Justin Fitzpatrick).
Ndsu 3-3at Wiu25Lance Dunn rush for 2 yards to the WIU23 (Kyle Williams).
Ndsu 4-1at Wiu23Lance Dunn rush for 6 yards to the WIU17, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu17Lance Dunn rush for 2 yards to the WIU15 (Xavier Rowe).
Ndsu 2-8at Wiu15Easton Stick sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WIU24 (J'Len Smith).
Ndsu 3-17at Wiu24Easton Stick pass complete to Lance Dunn for 16 yards to the WIU8 (Michael Bishoff).
Ndsu 4-1at Wiu08Bruce Anderson rush for loss of 1 yard to the WIU9 (Brett Taylor;Adam Brott).
Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, TOP 08:40
Wiu 1-10at Wiu09WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:35.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu09Max Norris rush for 8 yards to the WIU17 (Tre Dempsey).
Wiu 2-2at Wiu17Max Norris rush for 1 yard to the WIU18 (Caleb Butler;Levi Jordheim).
Wiu 3-1at Wiu18Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Clint Ratkovich.
Wiu 4-1at Wiu18Adam Fellner punt 41 yards to the NDSU41, fair catch by Tre Dempsey.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:35
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 04:00.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41Bruce Anderson rush for no gain to the NDSU41 (Pete Swenson).
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu41Easton Stick rush for 1 yard to the NDSU42, out-of-bounds (Eric Carrera).
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu42Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:40.
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu42Easton Stick pass complete to RJ Urzendowski for 58 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:31.
Cam Pedersen kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 10, Western Illinois 9
TV Timeout
Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:39
Cam Pedersen kickoff 64 yards to the WIU1, Clint Ratkovich return 39 yards to the WIU40 (Jaylaan Wimbush).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu40WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:21.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu40Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 17 yards to the NDSU43, 1ST DOWN WIU, out-of-bounds.
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu43Clint Ratkovich rush for 2 yards to the NDSU41 (Nick DeLuca;Derrek Tuszka).
Wiu 2-8at Ndsu41Sean McGuire pass complete to Steve McShane for 5 yards to the NDSU36 (Dom Davis), PENALTY NDSU unsportsmanlike conduct (Dom Davis) 15 yards to the NDSU21, 1ST DOWN WIU.
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu211st and 10.
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu21Sean McGuire pass complete to Steve McShane for 3 yards to the NDSU18 (Nick DeLuca).
Wiu 2-7at Ndsu18Timeout Western Illinois, clock 00:38.
Wiu 2-7at Ndsu18Sean McGuire sacked for loss of 13 yards to the NDSU31 (Cole Karcz).
Wiu 3-20at Ndsu31Timeout Western Illinois, clock 00:29.
Wiu 3-20at Ndsu31Sean McGuire sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NDSU35 (Jabril Cox).
Wiu 4-24at Ndsu35Timeout Western Illinois, clock 00:23.
Wiu 4-24at Ndsu35Nathan Erickson field goal attempt from 52 GOOD, clock 00:17.
Western Illinois 12, North Dakota State 10
Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:04
Nathan Erickson kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, touchback.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:17.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU24.
Ndsu 2-11at Ndsu24End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:17
Western Illinois 12, North Dakota State 10
3rd Quarter

Ndsu 2-11at Ndsu24Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WIU ball on WIU35.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:17
Nathan Erickson kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, touchback.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 15:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Lance Dunn rush for 5 yards to the NDSU30 (Quentin Moon;Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-5at Ndsu30Easton Stick pass complete to Ben Ellefson for 21 yards to the WIU49, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Xavier Rowe).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu49Lance Dunn rush for 1 yard to the WIU48 (Justin Fitzpatrick).
Ndsu 2-9at Wiu48Lance Dunn rush for 5 yards to the WIU43 (Khalen Saunders).
Ndsu 3-4at Wiu43Easton Stick pass complete to Jeff Illies for 4 yards to the WIU39, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu39Easton Stick rush for 18 yards to the WIU21, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Tyrin Holloway).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu21Easton Stick pass complete to RJ Urzendowski for 10 yards to the WIU11, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Xavier Rowe).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu11Bruce Anderson rush for 9 yards to the WIU2 (Justin Fitzpatrick;Xavier Rowe).
Ndsu 2-1at Wiu02Lance Dunn rush for loss of 1 yard to the WIU3 (Brett Taylor;Pete Swenson).
Ndsu 3-2at Wiu03Easton Stick rush for 1 yard to the WIU2 (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 4-1at Wiu02Easton Stick rush for 2 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:57.
Cam Pedersen kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 17, Western Illinois 12
TV Timeout
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:09
Cam Pedersen kickoff 65 yards to the WIU0, Darron Wheeler return 25 yards to the WIU25 (James Hendricks;Aaron Mercadel).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu25WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:51.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu25Steve McShane rush for 1 yard to the WIU26 (Derrek Tuszka;Blake Williams).
Wiu 2-9at Wiu26Sean McGuire pass complete to Tyler Slamans for 1 yard to the WIU27, out-of-bounds (Jabril Cox).
Wiu 3-8at Wiu27Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Jaelon Acklin (Jalen Allison).
Wiu 4-8at Wiu27Adam Fellner punt 51 yards to the NDSU22, Darrius Shepherd return 8 yards to the NDSU30 (Tre Hendon).
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:43
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 07:08.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30Easton Stick pass complete to Connor Wentz for 5 yards to the NDSU35, out-of-bounds (David Griffith).
Ndsu 2-5at Ndsu35Bruce Anderson rush for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU33 (Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu33Easton Stick rush for 23 yards to the WIU44, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Aaron Diggs).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu44Bruce Anderson rush for 16 yards to the WIU28, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu28Easton Stick pass complete to RJ Urzendowski for 20 yards to the WIU8, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Xavier Rowe).
Ndsu 1-Gat Wiu08Easton Stick rush for 8 yards to the WIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:02.
Cam Pedersen kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 24, Western Illinois 12
TV Timeout
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:13
Cam Pedersen kickoff 64 yards to the WIU1, Darron Wheeler return 25 yards to the WIU26 (Aaron Mercadel;Dom Davis).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu26WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:55.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu26Sean McGuire pass complete to Steve McShane for 8 yards to the WIU34 (James Hendricks).
Wiu 2-2at Wiu34Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 14 yards to the WIU48, 1ST DOWN WIU, out-of-bounds.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu48Steve McShane rush for 3 yards to the NDSU49 (Jabril Cox).
Wiu 2-7at Ndsu49Max Norris rush for 2 yards to the NDSU47 (Matt Plank).
Wiu 3-5at Ndsu47Sean McGuire pass complete to Brandon Gaston for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU48 (James Hendricks).
Wiu 4-6at Ndsu48Adam Fellner punt 30 yards to the NDSU18, fair catch by Robbie Grimsley.
Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:19
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu18NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:36.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu18Lance Dunn rush for 1 yard to the NDSU19 (Brett Taylor).
Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:00
North Dakota State 24, Western Illinois 12
4th Quarter

Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu19Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu19Easton Stick pass incomplete to RJ Urzendowski.
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu19Easton Stick pass incomplete to RJ Urzendowski, dropped pass.
Ndsu 4-9at Ndsu19Timeout North Dakota State, clock 14:48.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 4-9at Ndsu19Jackson Koonce punt 49 yards to the WIU32, downed, PENALTY WIU holding (Devon Sanders) 10 yards to the WIU22, 1st and 10, WIU ball on WIU22.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:00
Wiu 1-10at Wiu22WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 14:36.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu22Sean McGuire pass complete to Isaiah LeSure for 5 yards to the WIU27 (Levi Jordheim).
Wiu 2-5at Wiu27Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 4 yards to the WIU31 (Robbie Grimsley).
Wiu 3-1at Wiu31Steve McShane rush for 4 yards to the WIU35, 1ST DOWN WIU, out-of-bounds (Jalen Allison).
Wiu 1-10at Wiu35Sean McGuire pass complete to Brandon Gaston for 20 yards to the NDSU45, 1ST DOWN WIU (Robbie Grimsley).
Wiu 1-10at Ndsu45Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Isaiah LeSure.
Wiu 2-10at Ndsu45Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Brandon Gaston (James Hendricks).
Wiu 3-10at Ndsu45Sean McGuire pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 4 yards to the NDSU41 (James Hendricks).
Wiu 4-6at Ndsu41Adam Fellner punt 33 yards to the NDSU8, downed.
Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:12
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu08NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:24.
TV Timeout
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu08Bruce Anderson rush for 6 yards to the NDSU14 (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu14Bruce Anderson rush for 5 yards to the NDSU19, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Tyrin Holloway).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu19Bruce Anderson rush for 3 yards to the NDSU22 (Colin Olson;Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu22Easton Stick pass complete to Jeff Illies for 4 yards to the NDSU26 (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 3-3at Ndsu26Easton Stick pass incomplete to Darrius Shepherd.
Ndsu 4-3at Ndsu26Jackson Koonce punt 24 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:37
Wiu 1-10at Wiu50WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:47.
TV Timeout
Wiu 1-10at Wiu50Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 45 yards to the NDSU5, 1ST DOWN WIU (Jalen Allison).
Wiu 1-Gat Ndsu05Sean McGuire pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 2 yards to the NDSU3, out-of-bounds (Levi Jordheim).
Wiu 2-Gat Ndsu03Max Norris rush for no gain to the NDSU3 (Caleb Butler).
Wiu 3-Gat Ndsu03Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Jaelon Acklin.
Wiu 4-Gat Ndsu03Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Isaiah LeSure.
Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:11
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu03NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:36.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu03NDSU ball on NDSU4.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu04Lance Dunn rush for no gain to the NDSU4 (Colin Olson;Mick Nelson).
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu04Easton Stick rush for 7 yards to the NDSU11 (Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 3-3at Ndsu11Timeout Western Illinois, clock 05:48.
Ndsu 3-3at Ndsu11Easton Stick pass complete to Darrius Shepherd for 22 yards to the NDSU33, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu33Bruce Anderson rush for 7 yards to the NDSU40 (Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-3at Ndsu40Bruce Anderson rush for 1 yard to the NDSU41 (Colin Olson;David Griffith).
Ndsu 3-2at Ndsu41Timeout Western Illinois, clock 04:15.
Ndsu 3-2at Ndsu41Bruce Anderson rush for no gain to the NDSU41 (Colin Olson;Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 4-2at Ndsu41Jackson Koonce punt 39 yards to the WIU20, Steve McShane return 0 yards to the WIU20 (Jaylaan Wimbush).
Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:11
Wiu 1-10at Wiu20WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:25.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu20Sean McGuire pass complete to Jaelon Acklin for 20 yards to the WIU40, 1ST DOWN WIU.
Wiu 1-10at Wiu40Sean McGuire rush for 2 yards to the WIU42 (Stanley Jones).
Wiu 2-8at Wiu42Sean McGuire pass incomplete to Brandon Gaston.
Wiu 3-8at Wiu42PENALTY WIU false start (Josh Baldus) 5 yards to the WIU37.
Wiu 3-13at Wiu37Sean McGuire pass intercepted by Tre Dempsey at the NDSU44, Tre Dempsey return 4 yards to the NDSU48 (Isaiah LeSure).
Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:55
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu48NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:30.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu48Bruce Anderson rush for 6 yards to the WIU46 (Pete Swenson;Brett Taylor).
Ndsu 2-4at Wiu46Bruce Anderson rush for 9 yards to the WIU37, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Quentin Moon).
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu37Timeout North Dakota State, clock 01:05.
Ndsu 1-10at Wiu37TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the WIU38.
Ndsu 2-11at Wiu38Timeout Western Illinois, clock 01:02.
Ndsu 2-11at Wiu38TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the WIU40.
Ndsu 3-13at Wiu40TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the WIU41.
Ndsu 4-14at Wiu41End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:30
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 24, Western Illinois 12