Illinois State vs North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

Illinois State (10-4) vs. North Dakota State (12-1)

Date: Dec 06, 2025 • Site: Fargo, ND  • Stadium: Fargodome  •  Attendance: 10464

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Illinois State   0  14  0  15  29 
North Dakota State   14  7  0  7  28 

SCORING SUMMARY   ILST -NDSU  
1st  12:39  NDSU   Bryce Lance 78 yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick kick) 
         1 play, 78 yards, TOP 0:11  0 - 7 
  04:40  NDSU   Jackson Williams 52 yd punt return (Eli Ozick kick) 
           0 - 14 
2nd  11:21  ILST   Victor Dawson 69 yd run (Matt Maldonado kick) 
         4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:27  7 - 14 
  08:09  NDSU   Nathaniel Staehling 73 yd interception return (Eli Ozick kick) 
           7 - 21 
  00:50  ILST   Daniel Sobkowicz 8 yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado kick) 
         14 plays, 82 yards, TOP 7:14  14 - 21 
4th  12:38  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 4 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         1 play, 4 yards, TOP 0:04  14 - 28 
  02:44  ILST   Daniel Sobkowicz 8 yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado kick) 
         7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:51  21 - 28 
  01:00  ILST   Daniel Sobkowicz 6 yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Scotty Presson Jr. pass from T. Rittenhouse) 
         6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:51  29 - 28 

Kickoff time: 12:02pm  • End of Game: 3:14pm  • Total elapsed time: 3:12
Referee: Gregg Wilson  •  Umpire: Will Robbins  •  Linesman: Charles Giles  •  Line judge: Justin Robinson •  Back judge: Tim Ulibarri  •  Field judge: William Robers  •  Side judge: Quentin Brooks  • 
Temperature: 70  • Wind: None  • Weather: Indoor
Alternate official: Christopher Storey
Replay official: Joe Cronin
Officials from the Big Sky Conference
NCAA Division I FCS second round; NDSU #1 seed

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

 Team Totals  ILST  NDSU 
FIRST DOWNS  23  6 
   Rushing  8  3 
   Passing  14  3 
   Penalty  1  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  173  59 
   Rushing Attempts  39  27 
   Average Per Rush  4.4  2.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  1  1 
   Yards Gained Rushing  188  83 
   Yards Lost Rushing  15  24 
NET YARDS PASSING  249  120 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  35-52-5  6-19-0 
   Average Per Attempt  4.8  6.3 
   Average Per Completion  7.1  20.0 
   Passing Touchdowns  3  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  422  179 
   Total offense plays  91  46 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.6  3.9 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  2-2 
Penalties: Number-Yards  4-21  5-54 
PUNTS-YARDS  3-139  8-357 
   Average Yards Per Punt  46.3  44.6 
   Net Yards Per Punt  28.7  41.4 
   Inside 20  0  3 
   50+ Yards  0  2 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  1  3 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-294  5-321 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  58.8  64.2 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  44.2  41.4 
   Touchbacks  1  3 
   Fair Catch Yards  23  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  3-26-0  2-53-1 
   Average Per Return  8.7  26.5 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  2-39-0  3-48-0 
   Average Per Return  19.5  16.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  5-103-1 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-4-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  42:01  17:59 
   1st Quarter  11:57  3:03 
   2nd Quarter  10:48  4:12 
   3rd Quarter  9:57  5:03 
   4th Quarter  9:19  5:41 
Third-Down Conversions  6 of 18  2 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  4 of 6  1 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-5  1-1 
   Touchdowns  3-5  1-1 
   Field goals  0-5  0-1 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  4-21  1-6 
PAT Kicks  3-3  4-4 
Field Goals  0-0  0-0 
Points off turnovers  8  14 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

Illinois State
  
North Dakota State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Victor Dawson   23  140  3  137  1  69  6.0 
Tommy Rittenhouse  7  30  6  24  0  9  3.4 
Seth Glatz   7  18  0  18  0  5  2.6 
TEAM   2  0  6  -6  0  0  -3.0 
Totals...  39  188  15  173  1  69  4.4 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Barika Kpeenu   16  58  3  55  1  11  3.4 
DJ Scott   4  15  0  15  0  7  3.8 
Nathan Hayes   1  3  0  3  0  3  3.0 
Cole Payton   6  7  21  -14  0  4  -2.3 
Totals...  27  83  24  59  1  11  2.2 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Tommy Rittenhouse  35-52-5  249  3  25  1 
Totals...  35-52-5  249  3  25  1 
  
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Cole Payton   4-12-0  101  1  78  4 
Nathan Hayes   2-7-0  19  0  10  0 
Totals...  6-19-0  120  1  78  4 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Dylan Lord   9  42  0  10 
Daniel Sobkowicz  8  67  3  17 
Eddie Kasper   6  38  0  16 
Scotty Presson Jr.  3  45  0  25 
Luke Mailander   3  32  0  15 
Victor Dawson   3  19  0  15 
Seth Glatz   2  3  0  2 
Javon Charles   1  3  0  3 
Totals...  35  249  3  25 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Bryce Lance   1  78  1  78 
Carson Williams  1  22  0  22 
RaJa Nelson   1  10  0  10 
Jackson Williams  1  9  0  9 
Barika Kpeenu   1  5  0  5 
Owen Johnson   1  -4  0  0 
Totals...  6  120  1  78 
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Hayden Futch   3  139  46.3  48  0  0 
Totals...  3  139  46.3  48  0  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Aaron Bickerton  8  357  44.6  64  3  0 
Totals...  8  357  44.6  64  3  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Eddie Kasper   3  26  21  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Mar'Quan Gary   0  0  0  2  39  22  0  0  0 
Totals...  3  26  21  2  39  22  0  0  0 
  
  
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
RaJa Nelson   0  0  0  2  40  21  0  0  0 
Jackson Williams  2  53  52  1  8  8  0  0  0 
Taylen Eady   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
A. Chideme-Alfaro  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  21  21 
Donovan Woolen   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1 
Nathaniel Staehling  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  81  73 
Totals...  2  53  52  3  48  21  5  103  73 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Victor Dawson   137  19  0  0  0  156 
Daniel Sobkowicz  0  67  0  0  0  67 
Eddie Kasper   0  38  0  26  0  64 
Scotty Presson Jr.  0  45  0  0  0  45 
Dylan Lord   0  42  0  0  0  42 
Mar'Quan Gary   0  0  39  0  0  39 
Luke Mailander   0  32  0  0  0  32 
Tommy Rittenhouse  24  0  0  0  0  24 
Seth Glatz   18  3  0  0  0  21 
Javon Charles   0  3  0  0  0  3 
TEAM   -6  0  0  0  0  -6 
Totals...  173  249  39  26  0  487 
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Nathaniel Staehling  0  0  0  0  81  81 
Bryce Lance   0  78  0  0  0  78 
Jackson Williams  0  9  8  53  0  70 
Barika Kpeenu   55  5  0  0  0  60 
RaJa Nelson   0  10  40  0  0  50 
Carson Williams  0  22  0  0  0  22 
A. Chideme-Alfaro  0  0  0  0  21  21 
DJ Scott   15  0  0  0  0  15 
Nathan Hayes   3  0  0  0  0  3 
Donovan Woolen   0  0  0  0  1  1 
Owen Johnson   0  -4  0  0  0  -4 
Cole Payton   -14  0  0  0  0  -14 
Totals...  59  120  48  53  103  383 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Matt Maldonado   5  294  1  0  58.8 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Eli Ozick   5  321  3  0  64.2 
 
FUMBLES: Illinois State-None. North Dakota State-Barika Kpeenu 1-1; Cole Payton 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
ILST   1st  V25  15:00  Kickoff  V34  12:50     Punt  3-9  2:10    
ILST   1st  V25  12:39  Kickoff  H41  08:08     Interception  9-34  4:31    
ILST   1st  V02  06:20  Punt  V04  04:40     Punt  3-2  1:40    
ILST   1st  V25  04:33  Kickoff  H47  01:04     Interception  6-28  3:29    
ILST   2nd  V14  13:48  Punt  H00  11:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-86  2:27    
ILST   2nd  H33  09:04  Fumble  H33  08:09     Interception  2-0  0:55    
ILST   2nd  V18  08:04  Kickoff  H00  00:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-82  7:14  # 
ILST   2nd  V32  00:07  Punt  V30  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:07    
ILST   3rd  V36  12:49  Punt  H48  10:56     Interception  4-16  1:53    
ILST   3rd  V40  09:39  Punt  H11  01:35     Downs  15-49  8:04  # 
ILST   4th  V08  14:15  Punt  V07  12:42     Interception  3--1  1:33    
ILST   4th  V25  12:38  Kickoff  V28  11:45     Punt  3-3  0:53    
ILST   4th  V40  10:18  Punt  H10  06:14     Downs  10-50  4:04  # 
ILST   4th  H41  04:35  Punt  H00  02:44  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-41  1:51  # 
ILST   4th  H23  01:51  Fumble  H00  01:00  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-23  0:51  # 
ILST   4th  H44  00:07  Downs  H48  00:00     End of half  1--4  0:07    
  
NDSU   1st  H22  12:50  Punt  V00  12:39  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-78  0:11    
NDSU   1st  H36  08:08  Interception  V49  06:20     Punt  4-15  1:48    
NDSU   1st  V00  04:40  Punt  V00  04:40  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
NDSU   1st  H44  01:04  Interception  V45  13:48     Punt  4-11  2:16    
NDSU   2nd  H24  11:15  Kickoff  H37  09:04     Fumble  4-13  2:11    
NDSU   2nd  V00  08:09  Interception  V00  08:09  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
NDSU   2nd  H04  00:42  Kickoff  H08  00:07     Punt  3-4  0:35    
NDSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  H16  12:49     Punt  3--9  2:11    
NDSU   3rd  V47  10:56  Interception  H35  09:39     Punt  3--18  1:17    
NDSU   3rd  H11  01:35  Downs  H47  14:15     Punt  6-36  2:20    
NDSU   4th  V04  12:42  Interception  V00  12:38  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-4  0:04  # 
NDSU   4th  H16  11:45  Punt  H17  10:18     Punt  3-1  1:27    
NDSU   4th  H10  06:14  Downs  H09  04:35     Punt  3--1  1:39    
NDSU   4th  H25  02:44  Kickoff  H23  01:51     Fumble  3--2  0:53    
NDSU   4th  H22  00:53  Kickoff  H44  00:07     Downs  8-22  0:46    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Illinois State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   11:57   10:48   09:57   09:19      22:45   19:16      42:01  
3rd Down Conversions   1/5   2/3   1/4   2/6      3/8   3/10      6/18  
Average field position  V19   V32   V38   V44      V26   V42      V34  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   1/1   2/3   1/2      1/1   3/5      4/6  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   03:03   04:12   05:03   05:41      07:15   10:44      17:59  
3rd Down Conversions   0/1   1/3   1/3   0/6      1/4   1/9      2/13  
Average field position  H34   H14   H29   H33      H26   H32      H29  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   1/2      0/0   1/2      1/2  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
ILST   1st  V25  15:00  Kickoff  V34  12:50     Punt  3-9  2:10    
NDSU   1st  H22  12:50  Punt  V00  12:39  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-78  0:11    
ILST   1st  V25  12:39  Kickoff  H41  08:08     Interception  9-34  4:31    
NDSU   1st  H36  08:08  Interception  V49  06:20     Punt  4-15  1:48    
ILST   1st  V02  06:20  Punt  V04  04:40     Punt  3-2  1:40    
NDSU   1st  V00  04:40  Punt  V00  04:40  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
ILST   1st  V25  04:33  Kickoff  H47  01:04     Interception  6-28  3:29    
NDSU   1st  H44  01:04  Interception  V45  13:48     Punt  4-11  2:16    
ILST   2nd  V14  13:48  Punt  H00  11:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-86  2:27    
  
NDSU   2nd  H24  11:15  Kickoff  H37  09:04     Fumble  4-13  2:11    
ILST   2nd  H33  09:04  Fumble  H33  08:09     Interception  2-0  0:55    
NDSU   2nd  V00  08:09  Interception  V00  08:09  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
ILST   2nd  V18  08:04  Kickoff  H00  00:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-82  7:14  # 
NDSU   2nd  H04  00:42  Kickoff  H08  00:07     Punt  3-4  0:35    
ILST   2nd  V32  00:07  Punt  V30  00:00     End of half  1--2  0:07    
NDSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  H16  12:49     Punt  3--9  2:11    
  
ILST   3rd  V36  12:49  Punt  H48  10:56     Interception  4-16  1:53    
NDSU   3rd  V47  10:56  Interception  H35  09:39     Punt  3--18  1:17    
ILST   3rd  V40  09:39  Punt  H11  01:35     Downs  15-49  8:04  # 
NDSU   3rd  H11  01:35  Downs  H47  14:15     Punt  6-36  2:20    
ILST   4th  V08  14:15  Punt  V07  12:42     Interception  3--1  1:33    
  
NDSU   4th  V04  12:42  Interception  V00  12:38  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-4  0:04  # 
ILST   4th  V25  12:38  Kickoff  V28  11:45     Punt  3-3  0:53    
NDSU   4th  H16  11:45  Punt  H17  10:18     Punt  3-1  1:27    
ILST   4th  V40  10:18  Punt  H10  06:14     Downs  10-50  4:04  # 
NDSU   4th  H10  06:14  Downs  H09  04:35     Punt  3--1  1:39    
ILST   4th  H41  04:35  Punt  H00  02:44  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-41  1:51  # 
NDSU   4th  H25  02:44  Kickoff  H23  01:51     Fumble  3--2  0:53    
ILST   4th  H23  01:51  Fumble  H00  01:00  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-23  0:51  # 
NDSU   4th  H22  00:53  Kickoff  H44  00:07     Downs  8-22  0:46    
ILST   4th  H44  00:07  Downs  H48  00:00     End of half  1--4  0:07    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

##  Illinois State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
14  Mason Kaplan   3  4  7  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
46  Tye Niekamp   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
56  Garret Steffen   3  2  5  3.0/6   .  .   .   .  .  2.0/5   1 
97  Jake Anderson   3  1  4  1.5/9   1  1-0   .   1  .  1.0/8   . 
1B  Patrick Bauer   1  3  4  1.0/6   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   1 
4D  La'Shavion Brown  1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1S  Reese Edwards   .  3  3  0.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
1   Shadwel Nkuba II  .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Dexter Niekamp   1  .  1  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
66  Brayden Jellison  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2D  Doreon Dubose   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
78  Ben Wallace   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
48  Nate Kraus   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
7   Nick True   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8   Christian Lorenzo  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
39  Solomon Oduma   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2R  CJ Richard   .  1  1  .   .  1-4   .   .  .  .   . 
25  Cam Wilson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   3  .  .   . 
38  Ben Cooper   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
43  Logan Kopp   9  2  11  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1   Donovan Woolen   9  1  10  .   .  .   1-1   1  .  .   . 
93  Toby Anene   4  2  6  1.0/6   .  .   .   3  .  1.0/6   1 
58  Keenan Wilson   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6   Jaylin Crumby   5  .  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
29  Darius Givance   3  2  5  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
52  Nathaniel Staehling  3  .  3  .   .  .   2-81  .  .  .   1 
2   Jailen Duffie   3  .  3  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0   Jaquise Alexander  3  .  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
94  Logan Larson   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  A. Chideme-Alfaro  1  1  2  .   .  .   1-21  .  .  .   . 
27  Ryan Jones   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Jack Iuliano   .  2  2  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
54  Alijah Wayne   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
17  Isiah St. Romain  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Taylen Eady   1  .  1  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
63  Trent Fraley   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Zach Vanderpool  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
64  Jaxon Duttenhefer  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
49  Matthew Stenbroten  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Victor Isele   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Kelton McCaslin  .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

Illinois State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   2   D. Sobkowicz  
WR   4L  Dylan Lord  
RB   5   Victor Dawson  
WR   13  Eddie Kasper  
QB   16  T. Rittenhouse  
OC   65  Jack McGarry  
OG   66  B. Jellison  
OT   67  Jake Pope  
OG   69  Micah Barnhart  
OT   70  Logan Brasfield 
TE   85  Javon Charles  
  
Illinois State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CB   1   Shadwel Nkuba  
DB   4D  LaShavion Brown 
DE   8   C. Lorenzo  
LB   1S  Reese Edwards  
LB   1B  Patrick Bauer  
LB   14  Mason Kaplan  
S   2R  CJ Richard  
CB   25  Cam Wilson  
LB   46  Tye Niekamp  
DT   56  Garret Steffen  
DT   97  Jake Anderson  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   3   RaJa Nelson  
WR   5   Bryce Lance  
RB   8   Barika Kpeenu  
QB   9   Cole Payton  
OG   62  Griffin Empey  
OC   63  Trent Fraley  
OT   70  Beau Johnson  
OG   71  Nate Tastad  
OT   76  Ryan Babatz  
TE   81  Reis Kessel  
TE   88  Carson Williams 
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CB   0   J. Alexander  
LB   1   Donovan Woolen  
CB   2   Jailen Duffie  
S   6   Jaylin Crumby  
S   29  Darius Givance  
LB   43  Logan Kopp  
LB   52  N. Staehling  
DT   58  Keenan Wilson  
DT   64  J. Duttenhefer  
DE   92  Kelton McCaslin 
DE   93  Toby Anene  

Illinois State: 0-Jamarcus Smith, 1G-Mar'Quan Gary, 2D-Doreon Dubose, 2A-Andrew Rockford, 7-Nick True, 9-Rylan Crawford, 11-Scotty Presson, 21-Seth Glatz, 22-Nio Espinoza, 28-Chris Taylor, 29-Aidan Crews, 31-Matt Maldonado, 38-Ben Cooper, 39-Solomon Oduma, 41-Hayden Futch, 44-Dexter Niekamp, 47-Mark Haering, 48-Nate Kraus, 49-Dylan Calabrese, 78-Ben Wallace, 82-Max Ziebarth, 84-Luke Mailander, 86-Brady Probst, 87-Nick Kessler, 92-Travis Jones.

North Dakota State: 4-Owen Johnson, 7-DJ Scott, 12-Nathan Hayes, 14-Taylen Eady, 15-Mekhi Collins, 16-Preston Brown, 17-I. St. Romain, 18-J. Williams, 19-Chris Harris, 20-Will Steil, 22-Hudson Artz, 23-Kegan Huber, 24-Chideme-Alfaro, 27-Ryan Jones, 38-Eli Ozick, 39-Aaron Bickerton, 40-Kaden Zenzen, 41-Peder Haugo, 44-Luke Kokat, 46-T. Werremeyer, 48-Caleb Bowers, 49-M. Stenbroten, 51-Gavin Sell, 54-Alijah Wayne, 61-Gage Schmidt, 66-Jack Liwienski, 75-Josh Magin, 78-Noah Stommes, 80-John Gores, 84-Logan Conklin, 89-Finn Diggins, 94-Logan Larson, 95-Zach Vanderpool, 97-Victor Isele, 98-Jack Iuliano.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2025 North Dakota State Football
#17 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 06, 2025 at Fargo, ND)

1st Quarter

North Dakota St. wins toss and defers
ILS will receive
NDS will defend North end-zone
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 15:00.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 4 yards to the ILST29, out-of-bounds (Jaylin Crumby), clock 14:53.
Ilst 2-6at Ilst29Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILST31 (Jaxon Duttenhefer;Toby Anene), clock 14:16.
Ilst 3-4at Ilst31Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 3 yards to the ILST34 (Logan Kopp), clock 13:15.
Ilst 4-1at Ilst34Hayden Futch punt 44 yards to the NDSU22, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:10
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu22NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:50.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu22Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 78 yards to the ILST0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:39.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, Illinois State 0
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 1 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:11
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 12:39.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Javon Charles, QB hurry by Nathaniel Staehling, clock 12:33.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 10 yards to the ILST35, 1ST DOWN ILST (Nathaniel Staehling), clock 12:23.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35Tommy Rittenhouse rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILST44, clock 11:41.
Ilst 2-1at Ilst44Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 2 yards to the ILST46, 1ST DOWN ILST (Jaylin Crumby), clock 11:00.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst46Victor Dawson rush over left end for 8 yards to the NDSU46, clock 10:23.
Ilst 2-2at Ndsu46Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU44, 1ST DOWN ILST (Toby Anene), clock 09:41.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu44Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 3 yards to the NDSU41, out-of-bounds (Logan Kopp), clock 08:56.
Ilst 2-7at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Dylan Lord (Jaquise Alexander), clock 08:17.
Ilst 3-7at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse pass intercepted by Taylen Eady at the NDSU36, Taylen Eady return 0 yards to the NDSU36 (Jaxon Duttenhefer).
Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, TOP 04:31
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu36NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 08:08.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu36Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 10 yards to the NDSU46, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Tye Niekamp), clock 07:59.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu46Cole Payton middle pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 5 yards to the ILST49 (Mason Kaplan), clock 07:14.
Ndsu 2-5at Ilst49Cole Payton middle pass incomplete to Chris Harris, clock 06:41.
Ndsu 3-5at Ilst49Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson, clock 06:35.
Ndsu 4-5at Ilst49Aaron Bickerton punt 47 yards to the ILST2.
Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:48
Ilst 1-10at Ilst02ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 06:20.
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst02Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, clock 06:15.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst02Seth Glatz rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILST3 (Jailen Duffie), clock 06:07.
Ilst 3-9at Ilst03Seth Glatz rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILST4 (Keenan Wilson), clock 05:25.
Ilst 4-8at Ilst04Hayden Futch punt 48 yards to the NDSU48, Jackson Williams return 52 yards to the ILST0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:40.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:40
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Illinois State 0
Eli Ozick kickoff 62 yards to the ILST3, Mar'Quan Gary return 22 yards to the ILST25 (Isiah St. Romain).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 04:33.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Seth Glatz rush over right end for 3 yards to the ILST28 (Darius Givance), clock 04:26.
Ilst 2-7at Ilst28Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 3 yards to the ILST31, out-of-bounds, clock 03:47.
Ilst 3-4at Ilst31Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 16 yards to the ILST47, 1ST DOWN ILST, out-of-bounds, clock 03:01.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst47Seth Glatz rush over left end for no gain to the ILST47 (Logan Larson), clock 02:23.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst47Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 6 yards to the NDSU47 (Taylen Eady), clock 01:32.
Ilst 3-4at Ndsu47Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass intercepted by Donovan Woolen at the NDSU43 (Toby Anene), Donovan Woolen return 1 yards to the NDSU44.
Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, TOP 03:29
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu44NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:04.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu44Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 11 yards to the ILST45, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Shadwel Nkuba II;Patrick Bauer), clock 00:56.
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst45Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 2 yards to the ILST43 (Tye Niekamp), clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, TOP 02:16
North Dakota State 14, Illinois State 0
2nd Quarter

Ndsu 2-8at Ilst43Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 2-8at Ilst43Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for no gain to the ILST43 (Garret Steffen), clock 14:53.
Ndsu 3-8at Ilst43Cole Payton sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ILST45 (Garret Steffen), clock 14:15.
Ndsu 4-10at Ilst45Aaron Bickerton punt 31 yards to the ILST14, fair catch by Eddie Kasper.
Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:16
Ilst 1-10at Ilst14ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 13:48.
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst14Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILST16 (Keenan Wilson), clock 13:41.
Ilst 2-8at Ilst16PENALTY ILST false start (Jake Pope) 5 yards to the ILST11.
Ilst 2-13at Ilst112nd and 13.
Ilst 2-13at Ilst11Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 4 yards to the ILST15, clock 12:38.
Ilst 3-9at Ilst15Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 16 yards to the ILST31, 1ST DOWN ILST, clock 11:47.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst31Victor Dawson rush up middle for 69 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN ILST, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:21.
Matt Maldonado kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Illinois State 7
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 02:33
Matt Maldonado kickoff 60 yards to the NDSU5, RaJa Nelson return 19 yards to the NDSU24.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:15.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24DJ Scott rush over right end for 7 yards to the NDSU31 (Nick True;Tye Niekamp), clock 11:09.
Ndsu 2-3at Ndsu31DJ Scott rush over right end for no gain to the NDSU31 (Tye Niekamp), clock 10:31.
Ndsu 3-3at Ndsu31Cole Payton rush up middle for 4 yards to the NDSU35, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Solomon Oduma;Tye Niekamp), clock 09:41.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU37, fumble forced by Dexter Niekamp, fumble by Barika Kpeenu recovered by ILST CJ Richard at NDSU37, CJ Richard return 4 yards to the NDSU33 (Trent Fraley).
Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 02:11
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu33ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 09:04.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu33PENALTY ILST false start (Logan Brasfield) 5 yards to the NDSU38.
Ilst 1-15at Ndsu381st and 15.
Ilst 1-15at Ndsu38Seth Glatz rush up middle for 5 yards to the NDSU33 (Toby Anene), clock 08:57.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu33Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass intercepted by Nathaniel Staehling at the NDSU27 (Toby Anene), Nathaniel Staehling return 73 yards to the ILST0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:09.
Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:55
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 7
Timeout on the field.
Eli Ozick kickoff 64 yards to the ILST1, Mar'Quan Gary return 17 yards to the ILST18, out-of-bounds (Matthew Stenbroten;Ryan Jones).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst18ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 08:04.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst18Victor Dawson rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILST27 (Jaylin Crumby), clock 07:57.
Ilst 2-1at Ilst27Victor Dawson rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILST32, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp), clock 07:22.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst32Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILST34 (Darius Givance;Logan Larson), clock 06:45.
Ilst 2-8at Ilst34Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 17 yards to the NDSU49, 1ST DOWN ILST, clock 05:53.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu49Victor Dawson rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Jailen Duffie), clock 05:19.
Ilst 2-11at Ilst50Seth Glatz rush over left end for 4 yards to the NDSU46 (Toby Anene), clock 04:38.
Ilst 3-7at Ndsu46Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for 5 yards to the NDSU41 (Donovan Woolen;Victor Isele), clock 03:48.
Ilst 4-2at Ndsu41Timeout Illinois State, clock 03:09.
Ilst 4-2at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Dylan Lord for 2 yards to the NDSU39, 1ST DOWN ILST (Nathaniel Staehling), clock 02:56.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu39Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Luke Mailander for 15 yards to the NDSU24, 1ST DOWN ILST, out-of-bounds (Donovan Woolen), clock 02:25.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu24Victor Dawson rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU24 (Keenan Wilson), clock 01:59.
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu24Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Seth Glatz for 2 yards to the NDSU22 (Darius Givance), clock 01:51.
Ilst 3-8at Ndsu22Timeout North Dakota State, clock 01:51.
Ilst 3-8at Ndsu22Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Luke Mailander for 10 yards to the NDSU12, 1ST DOWN ILST, clock 01:41.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu12Seth Glatz rush up middle for 4 yards to the NDSU8 (Nathaniel Staehling), clock 01:20.
Ilst 2-6at Ndsu08Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN ILST, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:50.
Matt Maldonado kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 14
Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, TOP 07:14
Matt Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, Jackson Williams return 8 yards to the NDSU8, PENALTY NDSU holding declined, PENALTY NDSU illegal block (Ryan Jones) 4 yards to the NDSU4.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu041st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu04NDSU ball on NDSU4.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu04NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:42.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu04Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU6 (CJ Richard;Cam Wilson), clock 00:34.
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu06Timeout Illinois State, clock 00:34.
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu06Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 2 yards to the NDSU8 (Patrick Bauer), clock 00:25.
Ndsu 3-6at Ndsu08Timeout Illinois State, clock 00:23.
Ndsu 3-6at Ndsu08Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance (Cam Wilson), clock 00:17.
Ndsu 4-6at Ndsu08Aaron Bickerton punt 64 yards to the ILST28, Eddie Kasper return 4 yards to the ILST32, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:35
Ilst 1-10at Ilst32ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 00:07.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst32TEAM rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ILST30.
Ilst 2-12at Ilst30End of half, clock 00:00.
NDS will receive
ILS will defend South end-zone
Ilst 2-12at Ilst30.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:07
North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 14
3rd Quarter

Ilst 2-12at Ilst30Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ILST ball on ILST35.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:07
Matt Maldonado kickoff 63 yards to the NDSU2, fair catch by RaJa Nelson.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 15:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU23 (Garret Steffen;Jake Anderson), clock 14:53.
Ndsu 2-12at Ndsu23Cole Payton rush over left end for 11 yards to the NDSU34, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NDSU holding (Griffin Empey) 10 yards to the NDSU13, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 2-22at Ndsu132nd and 22.
Ndsu 2-22at Ndsu13Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU19 (Tye Niekamp), clock 13:55.
Ndsu 3-16at Ndsu19Cole Payton sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU16 (Garret Steffen), clock 13:06.
Empey,Griffin injured on the play
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 4-19at Ndsu16Aaron Bickerton punt 49 yards to the ILST35, Eddie Kasper return 1 yards to the ILST36, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 02:11
Ilst 1-10at Ilst36ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 12:49.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst36Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Dylan Lord for 8 yards to the ILST44 (Donovan Woolen), clock 12:40.
Ilst 2-2at Ilst44Victor Dawson rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILST47, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp;Keenan Wilson), clock 12:08.
McGarry,Jack injured on the play
Ilst 1-10at Ilst47Victor Dawson rush up middle for 5 yards to the NDSU48 (Jaylin Crumby), clock 11:41.
Ilst 2-5at Ndsu48Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass intercepted by Nathaniel Staehling at the NDSU45 (Donovan Woolen), Nathaniel Staehling return 8 yards to the ILST47 (Ben Wallace).
Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:53
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst47NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:56.
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst47Cole Payton middle pass incomplete to DJ Scott (Jake Anderson), clock 10:50.
Ndsu 2-10at Ilst47DJ Scott rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILST42 (Reese Edwards;Mason Kaplan), clock 10:41.
Ndsu 3-5at Ilst42Cole Payton sacked for loss of 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Reese Edwards;Patrick Bauer), PENALTY NDSU unsportsmanlike conduct (Carson Williams) 15 yards to the NDSU35, deadball foul.
Ndsu 4-28at Ndsu354th and 28.
Ndsu 4-28at Ndsu35Aaron Bickerton punt 25 yards to the ILST40, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 18 yards, TOP 01:17
Ilst 1-10at Ilst40ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 09:39.
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst40Victor Dawson rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILST47 (Jailen Duffie), clock 09:32.
Ilst 2-3at Ilst47Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILST49 (Logan Larson), clock 08:58.
Ilst 3-1at Ilst49Victor Dawson rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU48, 1ST DOWN ILST (Donovan Woolen), clock 08:21.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu48Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, clock 07:48.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu48Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 6 yards to the NDSU42, out-of-bounds (Donovan Woolen), clock 07:43.
Ilst 3-4at Ndsu42Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Victor Dawson for 3 yards to the NDSU39, out-of-bounds (Donovan Woolen), clock 07:01.
Ilst 4-1at Ndsu39Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Javon Charles for 3 yards to the NDSU36, 1ST DOWN ILST (Keenan Wilson), clock 06:21.
Eady,Taylen injured on the play
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu36Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Victor Dawson for 1 yard to the NDSU35 (Donovan Woolen), clock 05:49.
Ilst 2-9at Ndsu35Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 7 yards to the NDSU28, clock 05:14.
Ilst 3-2at Ndsu28Victor Dawson rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU28 (Logan Kopp), clock 04:38.
Ilst 4-2at Ndsu28Tommy Rittenhouse rush over left end for 9 yards to the NDSU19, 1ST DOWN ILST, out-of-bounds (Jaquise Alexander), clock 03:55.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu19Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Luke Mailander for 7 yards to the NDSU12, out-of-bounds (Jaylin Crumby), clock 03:20.
Ilst 2-3at Ndsu12Victor Dawson rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU10 (Keenan Wilson;Jack Iuliano), clock 02:50.
Ilst 3-1at Ndsu10Victor Dawson rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU10 (Ryan Jones;Toby Anene), clock 02:07.
Ilst 4-1at Ndsu10Victor Dawson rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU11 (Logan Kopp).
Drive: 15 plays, 49 yards, TOP 08:04
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu11NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:35.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu11Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Barika Kpeenu, QB hurry by Garret Steffen, clock 01:30.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu11Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 5 yards to the NDSU16 (Christian Lorenzo;Reese Edwards), clock 01:23.
Ndsu 3-5at Ndsu16Cole Payton middle pass complete to Carson Williams for 22 yards to the NDSU38, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Mason Kaplan), clock 00:32.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU44 (Mason Kaplan), clock 00:12.
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu44Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance, clock 00:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:20
North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 14
4th Quarter

Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu44Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu44Cole Payton rush over left end for 3 yards to the NDSU47 (Mason Kaplan;La'Shavion Brown), clock 14:51.
Ndsu 4-1at Ndsu47Aaron Bickerton punt 45 yards to the ILST8, fair catch by Eddie Kasper.
Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, TOP 02:20
Ilst 1-10at Ilst08ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 14:15.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst08Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for 4 yards to the ILST12, out-of-bounds (Logan Kopp), clock 14:09.
Ilst 2-6at Ilst12Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 1 yard to the ILST13 (Donovan Woolen), clock 13:35.
Ilst 3-5at Ilst13Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 13 yards to the ILST26, out-of-bounds (Donovan Woolen), PENALTY ILST pass interference (Daniel Sobkowicz) 6 yards to the ILST7, NO PLAY.
Ilst 3-11at Ilst073rd and 11.
Ilst 3-11at Ilst07Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass intercepted by A. Chideme-Alfaro at the ILST25, A. Chideme-Alfaro return 21 yards to the ILST4 (Brayden Jellison).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:33
Ndsu 1-Gat Ilst04NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:42.
Ndsu 1-Gat Ilst04Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILST0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:38.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 28, Illinois State 14
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:04
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 12:38.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for 3 yards to the ILST28, clock 12:28.
Ilst 2-7at Ilst28Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, clock 12:00.
Ilst 3-7at Ilst28Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, PENALTY ILST holding declined.
Ilst 4-7at Ilst284th and 7.
Ilst 4-7at Ilst28Hayden Futch punt 47 yards to the NDSU25, Jackson Williams return 1 yards to the NDSU26, PENALTY NDSU illegal block (Taylen Eady) 10 yards to the NDSU16.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:53
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu161st and 10.
Dubose,Doreon injured on the play
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu16NDSU ball on NDSU16.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu16NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:45.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu16Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU18, out-of-bounds (Shadwel Nkuba II;La'Shavion Brown), clock 11:39.
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu18Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU17 (Mason Kaplan;Garret Steffen), clock 11:05.
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu17Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to Jackson Williams, clock 10:24.
Ndsu 4-9at Ndsu17Aaron Bickerton punt 43 yards to the ILST40, fair catch by Eddie Kasper.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:27
Ilst 1-10at Ilst40ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 10:18.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst40Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for no gain to the ILST40, out-of-bounds (Alijah Wayne), PENALTY NDSU personal foul (Alijah Wayne) 15 yards to the NDSU45, 1ST DOWN ILST.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu451st and 10.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu45Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Dylan Lord for 4 yards to the NDSU41 (Donovan Woolen), clock 09:49.
Ilst 2-6at Ndsu41Victor Dawson rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU38 (Zach Vanderpool), clock 09:37.
Ilst 3-3at Ndsu38Victor Dawson rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU35, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp), clock 09:25.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu35Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, clock 09:02.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu35Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 25 yards to the NDSU10, 1ST DOWN ILST (Jaquise Alexander), clock 08:47.
Ilst 1-Gat Ndsu10Victor Dawson rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU11 (Darius Givance;Jack Iuliano), clock 08:34.
Ilst 2-Gat Ndsu11Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 4 yards to the NDSU7 (Logan Kopp), clock 07:56.
Ilst 3-Gat Ndsu07PENALTY ILST false start (Daniel Sobkowicz) 5 yards to the NDSU12.
Ilst 3-Gat Ndsu123rd and 12.
Ilst 3-Gat Ndsu12Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 8 yards to the NDSU4 (Darius Givance), clock 06:51.
Ilst 4-Gat Ndsu04Tommy Rittenhouse sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NDSU10 (Toby Anene).
Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:04
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:14.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10DJ Scott rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU13 (Jake Anderson), clock 06:07.
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu13Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance (Cam Wilson), clock 05:30.
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu13Cole Payton LE pass complete to Owen Johnson for loss of 4 yards to the NDSU9 (Patrick Bauer;Mason Kaplan), clock 05:13.
Ndsu 4-11at Ndsu09Aaron Bickerton punt 53 yards to the ILST38, Eddie Kasper return 21 yards to the NDSU41, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:39
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu41ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 04:35.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper (Toby Anene), clock 04:31.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Victor Dawson for 15 yards to the NDSU26, 1ST DOWN ILST (A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 04:17.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu26Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 9 yards to the NDSU17 (A. Chideme-Alfaro;Logan Kopp), clock 03:52.
Ilst 2-1at Ndsu17Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Luke Mailander, clock 03:36.
Ilst 3-1at Ndsu17Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yards to the NDSU9, 1ST DOWN ILST, clock 03:23.
Ilst 1-Gat Ndsu09Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Seth Glatz for 1 yard to the NDSU8 (Logan Kopp), clock 02:56.
Ilst 2-Gat Ndsu08Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yards to the NDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:44.
Matt Maldonado kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 28, Illinois State 21
Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:51
Matt Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, touchback.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:44.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU26 (Jake Anderson), clock 02:39.
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu26Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:39.
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu26Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 5 yards to the NDSU31 (La'Shavion Brown), clock 02:30.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu31Cole Payton sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NDSU23 (Jake Anderson), fumble by Cole Payton recovered by ILST Jake Anderson at NDSU23.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:53
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu23ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 01:51.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu23Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Victor Dawson, QB hurry by Toby Anene, clock 01:49.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu23Victor Dawson rush up middle for 13 yards to the NDSU10, 1ST DOWN ILST (Donovan Woolen), clock 01:43.
Ilst 1-Gat Ndsu10Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, clock 01:40.
Ilst 2-Gat Ndsu10Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 4 yards to the NDSU6 (Jaquise Alexander), clock 01:28.
Ilst 3-Gat Ndsu06Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Victor Dawson, QB hurry by Kelton McCaslin, clock 01:08.
Next play was 4&G from 6; distance adjusted to credit 1st down on TD
Ilst 4-Gat Ndsu064th and 5.
Ilst 4-5at Ndsu06Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 6 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN ILST, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:00.
Tommy Rittenhouse pass attempt to Scotty Presson Jr. good.
Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28
Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:58
Matt Maldonado kickoff 64 yards to the NDSU1, RaJa Nelson return 21 yards to the NDSU22 (Ben Cooper;Nate Kraus).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu22NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:53.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu22Nathan Hayes RE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance, clock 00:50.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu22Nathan Hayes LE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 9 yards to the NDSU31, clock 00:41.
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu31Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:41.
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu31Nathan Hayes middle pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson (Cam Wilson), clock 00:37.
Ndsu 4-1at Ndsu31Nathan Hayes RE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 10 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Doreon Dubose), clock 00:31.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41Nathan Hayes middle pass incomplete to Carson Williams, clock 00:25.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu41Nathan Hayes RE pass incomplete to Mekhi Collins, QB hurry by Patrick Bauer, clock 00:20.
Ndsu 3-10at Ndsu41Timeout Illinois State, clock 00:20.
Ndsu 3-10at Ndsu41Nathan Hayes rush over right end for 3 yards to the NDSU44, out-of-bounds, clock 00:13.
Ndsu 4-7at Ndsu44Nathan Hayes LE pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson.
Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:46
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu44ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 00:07.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu44TEAM rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the NDSU48.
Ilst 2-14at Ndsu48End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 00:07
FINAL SCORE
Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28