North Dakota State vs Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

North Dakota State (5-0,2-0) vs. Illinois State (3-2,0-1)

Date: Oct 04, 2025 • Site: Normal, IL  • Stadium: Hancock Stadium  •  Attendance: 9829

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
North Dakota State   7  8  3  15  33 
Illinois State   2  7  7  0  16 

SCORING SUMMARY   NDSU -ILST  
1st  09:35  ILST   Tye Niekamp safety 
           0 - 2 
  02:50  NDSU   Cole Payton 13 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:53  7 - 2 
2nd  11:37  ILST   Wenkers Wright 6 yd run (Matt Maldonado kick) 
         10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:13  7 - 9 
  04:56  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 42 yd run (Cole Payton rush) 
         3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:25  15 - 9 
3rd  08:15  NDSU   Eli Ozick 38 yd field goal 
         11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:38  18 - 9 
  03:06  ILST   Daniel Sobkowicz 3 yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado kick) 
         9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:09  18 - 16 
4th  13:14  NDSU   Bryce Lance 23 yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick kick) 
         8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:45  25 - 16 
  08:21  NDSU   DJ Scott 5 yd run (Cole Payton rush) 
         6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:51  33 - 16 

Kickoff time: 6:03pm  • End of Game: 8:49pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:46
Referee: Jason Berg  •  Umpire: Dominic Wright  •  Linesman: Gordon Hanson  •  Line judge: Ivan Cardona  •  Back judge: Luke Nadzadi  •  Field judge: Brian Blumfield •  Side judge: Erin Glover  •  Center judge: Craig Demaree  • 
Temperature: 82  • Wind: N 10mph  • Weather: Sunny
Replay official: Marc Angell

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

 Team Totals  NDSU  ILST 
FIRST DOWNS  21  22 
   Rushing  14  11 
   Passing  7  11 
   Penalty  0  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  213  137 
   Rushing Attempts  36  31 
   Average Per Rush  5.9  4.4 
   Rushing Touchdowns  3  1 
   Yards Gained Rushing  234  157 
   Yards Lost Rushing  21  20 
NET YARDS PASSING  194  191 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  12-14-0  20-35-1 
   Average Per Attempt  13.9  5.5 
   Average Per Completion  16.2  9.6 
   Passing Touchdowns  1  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  407  328 
   Total offense plays  50  66 
   Average Gain Per Play  8.1  5.0 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  1-0  1-1 
Penalties: Number-Yards  2-15  3-15 
PUNTS-YARDS  0-0  3-120 
   Average Yards Per Punt  0.0  40.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  0.0  40.0 
   Inside 20  0  1 
   50+ Yards  0  0 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  0  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  7-444  3-193 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  63.4  64.3 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  45.0  41.3 
   Touchbacks  5  0 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  0.0  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  3-69-0  1-4-0 
   Average Per Return  23.0  4.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  1-12-0  0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-11-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  29:38  30:22 
   1st Quarter  3:57  11:03 
   2nd Quarter  5:35  9:25 
   3rd Quarter  9:51  5:09 
   4th Quarter  10:15  4:45 
Third-Down Conversions  4 of 7  7 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 0  1 of 3 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  2-3 
   Touchdowns  2-3  2-3 
   Field goals  1-3  0-3 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  2-15  2-12 
PAT Kicks  2-2  2-2 
Field Goals  1-2  0-0 
Points off turnovers  7  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

North Dakota State
  
Illinois State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Barika Kpeenu   14  120  4  116  1  42  8.3 
Cole Payton   15  92  13  79  1  19  5.3 
DJ Scott   5  22  1  21  1  7  4.2 
TEAM   2  0  3  -3  0  0  -1.5 
Totals...  36  234  21  213  3  42  5.9 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Victor Dawson   11  72  4  68  0  23  6.2 
Wenkers Wright   12  53  0  53  1  11  4.4 
Tommy Rittenhouse  7  31  16  15  0  15  2.1 
Seth Glatz   1  1  0  1  0  1  1.0 
Totals...  31  157  20  137  1  23  4.4 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Cole Payton   12-14-0  194  1  51  2 
Totals...  12-14-0  194  1  51  2 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Tommy Rittenhouse  20-35-1  191  1  26  2 
Totals...  20-35-1  191  1  26  2 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Jackson Williams  3  71  0  51 
Bryce Lance   3  45  1  23 
Carson Williams  2  23  0  15 
RaJa Nelson   1  32  0  32 
Chris Harris   1  12  0  12 
Reis Kessel   1  9  0  9 
Barika Kpeenu   1  2  0  2 
Totals...  12  194  1  51 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Daniel Sobkowicz  7  75  1  26 
Luke Mailander   5  58  0  16 
Victor Dawson   3  10  0  7 
Dylan Lord   2  18  0  13 
Eddie Kasper   2  17  0  9 
Scotty Presson Jr.  1  13  0  13 
Totals...  20  191  1  26 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Totals...  0  0  0.0  0  0  0 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Hayden Futch   3  120  40.0  47  1  0 
Totals...  3  120  40.0  47  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Jackson Williams  0  0  0  3  69  30  0  0  0 
Ryan Jones   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  12  12 
Totals...  0  0  0  3  69  30  1  12  12 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Dylan Lord   0  0  0  1  4  4  0  0  0 
Totals...  0  0  0  1  4  4  0  0  0 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Jackson Williams  0  71  69  0  0  140 
Barika Kpeenu   116  2  0  0  0  118 
Cole Payton   79  0  0  0  0  79 
Bryce Lance   0  45  0  0  0  45 
RaJa Nelson   0  32  0  0  0  32 
Carson Williams  0  23  0  0  0  23 
DJ Scott   21  0  0  0  0  21 
Chris Harris   0  12  0  0  0  12 
Ryan Jones   0  0  0  0  12  12 
Reis Kessel   0  9  0  0  0  9 
TEAM   -3  0  0  0  0  -3 
Totals...  213  194  69  0  12  488 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Victor Dawson   68  10  0  0  0  78 
Daniel Sobkowicz  0  75  0  0  0  75 
Luke Mailander   0  58  0  0  0  58 
Wenkers Wright   53  0  0  0  0  53 
Dylan Lord   0  18  4  0  0  22 
Eddie Kasper   0  17  0  0  0  17 
Tommy Rittenhouse  15  0  0  0  0  15 
Scotty Presson Jr.  0  13  0  0  0  13 
Seth Glatz   1  0  0  0  0  1 
Totals...  137  191  4  0  0  332 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Eli Ozick  2nd  07:54  40 yards  Missed 
Eli Ozick  3rd  08:15  38 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Eli Ozick   7  444  5  1  63.4 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Matt Maldonado   3  193  0  0  64.3 
 
FUMBLES: North Dakota State-TEAM 1-0. Illinois State-Victor Dawson 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NDSU   1st  V01  09:39  Punt  V00  09:35  *  SAFETY  1--1  0:04    
NDSU   1st  H47  06:43  Fumble  H00  02:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-47  3:53  # 
NDSU   2nd  V26  11:31  Kickoff  H22  07:54     Missed FG  8-52  3:37    
NDSU   2nd  V32  06:21  Punt  H00  04:56  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-68  1:25    
NDSU   2nd  V19  00:27  Downs  V10  00:00     End of half  1--9  0:27    
NDSU   3rd  V15  14:53  Kickoff  H20  08:15  *  FIELD GOAL  11-65  6:38  # 
NDSU   3rd  V30  02:59  Kickoff  H00  13:14  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-70  4:45    
NDSU   4th  V27  12:12  Punt  H00  08:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-73  3:51  # 
NDSU   4th  V26  04:38  Interception  H42  00:00     End of half  7-32  4:38    
  
ILST   1st  H25  15:00  Kickoff  V37  09:39     Punt  11-38  5:21    
ILST   1st  H25  09:30  Kickoff  V42  06:43     Fumble  5-33  2:47    
ILST   1st  H35  02:50  Kickoff  V00  11:37  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-65  6:13  # 
ILST   2nd  H22  07:54  Missed FG  H31  06:21     Punt  3-9  1:33    
ILST   2nd  H25  04:56  Kickoff  V19  00:27     Downs  13-56  4:29  # 
ILST   3rd  H25  08:15  Kickoff  V00  03:06  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-75  5:09  # 
ILST   4th  H25  13:14  Kickoff  H26  12:12     Punt  3-1  1:02    
ILST   4th  H25  08:21  Kickoff  V34  04:38     Interception  12-41  3:43    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   03:57   05:35   09:51   10:15      09:32   20:06      29:38  
3rd Down Conversions   1/1   0/1   2/3   1/2      1/2   3/5      4/7  
Average field position  V27   V25   V22   V26      V26   V24      V25  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Illinois State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   11:03   09:25   05:09   04:45      20:28   09:54      30:22  
3rd Down Conversions   3/4   1/4   1/1   2/4      4/8   3/5      7/13  
Average field position  H28   H23   H25   H25      H26   H25      H25  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   1/2   0/0   0/1      1/2   0/1      1/3  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
ILST   1st  H25  15:00  Kickoff  V37  09:39     Punt  11-38  5:21    
NDSU   1st  V01  09:39  Punt  V00  09:35  *  SAFETY  1--1  0:04    
ILST   1st  H25  09:30  Kickoff  V42  06:43     Fumble  5-33  2:47    
NDSU   1st  H47  06:43  Fumble  H00  02:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-47  3:53  # 
ILST   1st  H35  02:50  Kickoff  V00  11:37  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-65  6:13  # 
NDSU   2nd  V26  11:31  Kickoff  H22  07:54     Missed FG  8-52  3:37    
  
ILST   2nd  H22  07:54  Missed FG  H31  06:21     Punt  3-9  1:33    
NDSU   2nd  V32  06:21  Punt  H00  04:56  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-68  1:25    
ILST   2nd  H25  04:56  Kickoff  V19  00:27     Downs  13-56  4:29  # 
NDSU   2nd  V19  00:27  Downs  V10  00:00     End of half  1--9  0:27    
NDSU   3rd  V15  14:53  Kickoff  H20  08:15  *  FIELD GOAL  11-65  6:38  # 
  
ILST   3rd  H25  08:15  Kickoff  V00  03:06  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-75  5:09  # 
NDSU   3rd  V30  02:59  Kickoff  H00  13:14  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-70  4:45    
ILST   4th  H25  13:14  Kickoff  H26  12:12     Punt  3-1  1:02    
  
NDSU   4th  V27  12:12  Punt  H00  08:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-73  3:51  # 
ILST   4th  H25  08:21  Kickoff  V34  04:38     Interception  12-41  3:43    
NDSU   4th  V26  04:38  Interception  H42  00:00     End of half  7-32  4:38    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
52  Nathaniel Staehling  1  10  11  1.0/1   .  1-11  .   .  .  .   . 
43  Logan Kopp   3  6  9  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1   Donovan Woolen   2  6  8  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/1   . 
58  Keenan Wilson   2  5  7  1.0/12   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/12   1 
29  Darius Givance   5  .  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  A. Chideme-Alfaro  2  2  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
92  Kelton McCaslin  2  2  4  1.0/4   1  .   .   .  .  .   1 
98  Jack Iuliano   .  4  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6   Jaylin Crumby   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0   Jaquise Alexander  1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Toby Anene   .  3  3  0.5/2   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/2   1 
27  Ryan Jones   .  3  3  .   .  .   1-12  .  .  .   1 
14  Taylen Eady   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   Jailen Duffie   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Logan Larson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
23  Kegan Huber   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
64  Jaxon Duttenhefer  .  .  .  .   .  .   .   2  .  .   1 
##  Illinois State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
4D  La'Shavion Brown  3  4  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1   Shadwel Nkuba II  4  2  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1S  Reese Edwards   2  4  6  0.5/5   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/5   . 
2D  Doreon Dubose   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1B  Patrick Bauer   2  2  4  1.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   . 
25  Cam Wilson   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
46  Tye Niekamp   1  3  4  1.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
34  Jack Dwyer   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
39  Solomon Oduma   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
56  Garret Steffen   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Dexter Niekamp   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Mason Kaplan   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
87  Nick Kessler   1  1  2  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Jake Anderson   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Rylan Crawford   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
35  Anthony Corona   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Seth Glatz   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
22  Nio Espinoza   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Travis Jones   .  1  1  0.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
29  Aidan Crews   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   5   Bryce Lance  
RB   8   Barika Kpeenu  
QB   9   Cole Payton  
FB   46  T. Werremeyer  
OG   62  Griffin Empey  
OC   63  Trent Fraley  
OT   70  Beau Johnson  
OG   71  Nate Tastad  
OT   75  Josh Magin  
TE   88  Carson Williams 
TE   89  Finn Diggins  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LB   1   Donovan Woolen  
CB   2   Jailen Duffie  
S   6   Jaylin Crumby  
CB   24  Chideme-Alfaro  
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  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   2   D. Sobkowicz  
WR   13  Eddie Kasper  
QB   16  T. Rittenhouse  
RB   32  Wenkers Wright  
OL   60  Brandon Smith  
OL   65  Jack McGarry  
OL   67  Jake Pope  
OL   68  Landon Woodard  
OL   70  Logan Brasfield 
WR   84  Luke Mailander  
TE   85  Javon Charles  
  
Illinois State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CB   1   Shadwel Nkuba  
DB   4D  LaShavion Brown 
DL   8   C. Lorenzo  
LB   1S  Reese Edwards  
LB   1B  Patrick Bauer  
LB   14  Mason Kaplan  
DB   25  Cam Wilson  
DB   34  Jack Dwyer  
LB   46  Tye Niekamp  
DL   56  Garret Steffen  
DL   97  Jake Anderson  

North Dakota State: 0-J. Alexander, 3-RaJa Nelson, 4-Owen Johnson, 7-DJ Scott, 10-Antoine Booth, 14-Taylen Eady, 15-Mekhi Collins, 18-J. Williams, 19-Chris Harris, 20-Will Steil, 21-Noah Taylor, 22-Hudson Artz, 23-Kegan Huber, 27-Ryan Jones, 32-A. Altepeter, 38-Eli Ozick, 39-Aaron Bickerton, 40-Kaden Zenzen, 41-Peder Haugo, 44-Luke Kokat, 48-Caleb Bowers, 49-M. Stenbroten, 54-Alijah Wayne, 66-Jack Liwienski, 72-N. Schneckloth, 80-John Gores, 81-Reis Kessel, 84-Logan Conklin, 94-Logan Larson, 95-Zach Vanderpool, 97-Victor Isele, 98-Jack Iuliano.

Illinois State: 0-Jamarcus Smith, 1C-Gavin Camp, 2R-CJ Richard, 2D-Doreon Dubose, 4L-Dylan Lord, 5D-Trevell Mullen, 5-Victor Dawson, 9-Rylan Crawford, 10-Kaevion Mack, 11-Scotty Presson, 21-Seth Glatz, 22-Nio Espinoza, 29-Aidan Crews, 30-Emmanuel Ofosu, 31-Matt Maldonado, 35-Anthony Corona, 38-Ben Cooper, 39-Solomon Oduma, 41-Hayden Futch, 44-Dexter Niekamp, 45-Cal Martine, 47-Mark Haering, 49-Dylan Calabrese, 51-Wyatt Boals, 76-V. Garcia, 78-Ben Wallace, 82-Max Ziebarth, 86-Brady Probst, 87-Nick Kessler, 92-Travis Jones.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 04, 2025 at Normal, IL)

1st Quarter

North Dakota State wins toss and defers
ILS will receive
NDS will defend North end-zone
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Start 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 RE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yards to the ILST33 (A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Ilst 2-2at Ilst33Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILST38, 1ST DOWN ILST (Donovan Woolen;Kelton McCaslin).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst38Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst38Wenkers Wright rush up middle for no gain to the ILST38 (Toby Anene;Keenan Wilson).
Ilst 3-10at Ilst38Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 11 yards to the ILST49, 1ST DOWN ILST (A. Chideme-Alfaro;Logan Kopp).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst49Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Luke Mailander.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst49Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz.
Ilst 3-10at Ilst49Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 13 yards to the NDSU38, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu38Tommy Rittenhouse sacked for loss of 12 yards to the 50 yardline (Keenan Wilson).
Ilst 2-22at Ilst50Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU44 (Keenan Wilson).
Ilst 3-16at Ndsu44Tommy Rittenhouse rush over left end for 7 yards to the NDSU37 (Taylen Eady).
Ilst 4-9at Ndsu37Hayden Futch punt 36 yards to the NDSU1.
Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, TOP 05:21
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu01NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 09:39.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu01Barika Kpeenu rush for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU0 (Tye Niekamp), Tye Niekamp safety, clock 09:35.
Illinois State 2, North Dakota State 0
Ndsu 1-Gat Ndsu03NDSU ball on NDSU20.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:09
Eli Ozick kickoff 59 yards to the ILST21, Dylan Lord return 4 yards to the ILST25 (Kegan Huber;Jaquise Alexander).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 09:30.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILST30 (Logan Kopp;A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Ilst 2-5at Ilst30Victor Dawson rush over left end for 5 yards to the ILST35, 1ST DOWN ILST (Jaylin Crumby;Jack Iuliano).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Luke Mailander for 16 yards to the NDSU49, 1ST DOWN ILST (Darius Givance).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu49Victor Dawson rush up middle for 11 yards to the NDSU38, 1ST DOWN ILST (Donovan Woolen;Jaylin Crumby).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu38Victor Dawson rush over left end for loss of 4 yards to the NDSU42, fumble forced by Kelton McCaslin, fumble by Victor Dawson recovered by NDSU Nathaniel Staehling at NDSU42, Nathaniel Staehling return 11 yards to the ILST47.
Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:47
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst47NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:43.
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst47Cole Payton rush over right end for no gain to the ILST47 (Jake Anderson).
Ndsu 2-10at Ilst47Cole Payton rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILST46 (La'Shavion Brown;Reese Edwards).
Ndsu 3-9at Ilst46Cole Payton LE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 12 yards to the ILST34, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Doreon Dubose).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst34Cole Payton RE pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 2 yards to the ILST32 (Jack Dwyer).
Ndsu 2-8at Ilst32Cole Payton rush up middle for 19 yards to the ILST13, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Shadwel Nkuba II;La'Shavion Brown).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst13Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for no gain to the ILST13 (Jack Dwyer;Patrick Bauer).
Ndsu 2-10at Ilst13Cole Payton rush up middle for 13 yards to the ILST0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:50.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, Illinois State 2
Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:53
Eli Ozick kickoff 60 yards to the ILST5, out-of-bounds.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst05ILST ball on ILST35.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 02:50.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst35Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for 4 yards to the ILST39 (Darius Givance).
Ilst 2-6at Ilst39Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILST43 (Logan Kopp).
Ilst 3-2at Ilst43Wenkers Wright rush over right end for 2 yards to the ILST45, 1ST DOWN ILST (Nathaniel Staehling;Keenan Wilson).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst45PENALTY ILST false start (Landon Woodard) 5 yards to the ILST40.
Ilst 1-15at Ilst401st and 15.
Ilst 1-15at Ilst40Tommy Rittenhouse rush up middle for 15 yards to the NDSU45, 1ST DOWN ILST (Darius Givance), clock 00:00.
Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 06:19
North Dakota State 7, Illinois State 2
2nd Quarter

Ilst 1-10at Ndsu45Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu45Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Luke Mailander for 16 yards to the NDSU29, 1ST DOWN ILST, out-of-bounds.
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu29Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 7 yards to the NDSU22 (Jailen Duffie;Ryan Jones).
Ilst 2-3at Ndsu22Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU19, 1ST DOWN ILST (Nathaniel Staehling;Logan Larson).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu19Tommy Rittenhouse rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU20 (Nathaniel Staehling).
Ilst 2-11at Ndsu20Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 14 yards to the NDSU6, 1ST DOWN ILST (Ryan Jones;Jaquise Alexander).
Ilst 1-Gat Ndsu06Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:37.
Matt Maldonado kick attempt good.
Illinois State 9, North Dakota State 7
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 06:19
Matt Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, Jackson Williams return 26 yards to the NDSU26 (Aidan Crews;Rylan Crawford).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:31.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Cole Payton LE pass complete to Carson Williams for 15 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cam Wilson;Solomon Oduma).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU43 (Tye Niekamp;Nick Kessler).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu43Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 19 yards to the ILST38, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Reese Edwards).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst38Cole Payton rush over right end for 12 yards to the ILST26, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Shadwel Nkuba II).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst26DJ Scott rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the ILST27 (Patrick Bauer;Tye Niekamp).
Ndsu 2-11at Ilst27Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to Mekhi Collins.
Ndsu 3-11at Ilst27Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Finn Diggins, QB hurry by Tye Niekamp.
Ndsu 4-11at Ilst27Eli Ozick field goal attempt from 45 BLOCKED, recovered by ILST TEAM at ILST27 (blocked by Cam Wilson), PENALTY ILST offside defense (Cam Wilson) 5 yards to the ILST22, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 4-6at Ilst224th and 6.
Ndsu 4-6at Ilst22Eli Ozick field goal attempt from 40 MISSED - wide left, spot at ILST22.
Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:37
Ilst 1-10at Ilst22ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 07:54.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst22Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz (A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Ilst 2-10at Ilst22Victor Dawson rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILST26 (Nathaniel Staehling;Donovan Woolen).
Ilst 3-6at Ilst26Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Dylan Lord for 5 yards to the ILST31.
Ilst 4-1at Ilst31Hayden Futch punt 37 yards to the NDSU32, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:33
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:21.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32Cole Payton LE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 8 yards to the NDSU40 (Shadwel Nkuba II).
Ndsu 2-2at Ndsu40Cole Payton middle pass complete to Bryce Lance for 18 yards to the ILST42, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cam Wilson).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst42Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 42 yards to the ILST0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:56.
Cole Payton rush attempt good.
North Dakota State 15, Illinois State 9
Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 01:25
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 04:56.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILST32 (Keenan Wilson;Nathaniel Staehling).
Ilst 2-3at Ilst32Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILST33 (Kelton McCaslin).
Ilst 3-2at Ilst33Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 7 yards to the ILST40, 1ST DOWN ILST (A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst40Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Luke Mailander for 10 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN ILST, out-of-bounds (Jaquise Alexander).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst50Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 11 yards to the NDSU39, 1ST DOWN ILST (Darius Givance).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu39Tommy Rittenhouse sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU42 (Toby Anene;Donovan Woolen).
Timeout on the field.
Ilst 2-13at Ndsu42Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, QB hurry by Logan Larson.
Ilst 3-13at Ndsu42Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 8 yards to the NDSU34 (Donovan Woolen).
Ilst 4-5at Ndsu34Timeout North Dakota State, clock 01:42.
Ilst 4-5at Ndsu34Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 6 yards to the NDSU28, 1ST DOWN ILST (Taylen Eady).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu28Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu28Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass incomplete to Luke Mailander.
Ilst 3-10at Ndsu28Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 9 yards to the NDSU19 (Nathaniel Staehling;Toby Anene).
Ilst 4-1at Ndsu19Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete to Scotty Presson Jr., QB hurry by Kelton McCaslin.
Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:29
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu19NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:27.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu19Cole Payton sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NDSU10 (Reese Edwards;Travis Jones).
Ndsu 2-19at Ndsu10End of half, clock 00:00.
NDS will receive
ILS will defend North end-zone
Ndsu 2-19at Ndsu10.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 00:27
North Dakota State 15, Illinois State 9
3rd Quarter

Ndsu 2-19at Ndsu10Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ILST ball on ILST35.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 00:27
Matt Maldonado kickoff 63 yards to the NDSU2, Jackson Williams return 13 yards to the NDSU15 (Solomon Oduma).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu15NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:53.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu15Cole Payton rush over right end for 13 yards to the NDSU28, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Patrick Bauer).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu28Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU28 (Garret Steffen;Reese Edwards).
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu28Cole Payton LE pass complete to Reis Kessel for 9 yards to the NDSU37 (La'Shavion Brown;Mason Kaplan).
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu37Cole Payton rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU38, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Reese Edwards;Shadwel Nkuba II).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38Cole Payton LE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 32 yards to the ILST30, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst30Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 4 yards to the ILST26, out-of-bounds (Shadwel Nkuba II).
Ndsu 2-6at Ilst26DJ Scott rush over right end for 7 yards to the ILST19, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Mason Kaplan).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst19DJ Scott rush over left end for 5 yards to the ILST14 (Jack Dwyer).
Ndsu 2-5at Ilst14Cole Payton rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ILST15 (Nick Kessler).
Ndsu 3-6at Ilst15PENALTY NDSU delay of game 5 yards to the ILST20.
Ndsu 3-11at Ilst203rd and 11.
Ndsu 3-11at Ilst20Cole Payton rush up middle for no gain to the ILST20 (Solomon Oduma).
Ndsu 4-11at Ilst20Eli Ozick field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 08:15.
North Dakota State 18, Illinois State 9
Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 06:38
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 08:15.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Luke Mailander for 5 yards to the ILST30, out-of-bounds.
Ilst 2-5at Ilst30PENALTY ILST false start (Logan Brasfield) 5 yards to the ILST25.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst252nd and 10.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Luke Mailander for 11 yards to the ILST36, 1ST DOWN ILST (Darius Givance).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst36Victor Dawson rush up middle for 23 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN ILST (Donovan Woolen).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu41Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Victor Dawson for 2 yards to the NDSU39 (Logan Kopp;Kelton McCaslin).
Ilst 2-8at Ndsu39Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 26 yards to the NDSU13, 1ST DOWN ILST (Jailen Duffie).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu13Victor Dawson rush up middle for 8 yards to the NDSU5 (Jaylin Crumby).
Ilst 2-2at Ndsu05Victor Dawson rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU4 (Nathaniel Staehling;Jack Iuliano).
Ilst 3-1at Ndsu04Victor Dawson rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU3, 1ST DOWN ILST (Keenan Wilson;Nathaniel Staehling).
Ilst 1-Gat Ndsu03Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 3 yards to the NDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:06.
Matt Maldonado kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 18, Illinois State 16
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:16
Matt Maldonado kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, Jackson Williams return 30 yards to the NDSU30 (Rylan Crawford;Nio Espinoza).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:59.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 11 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (La'Shavion Brown).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41Cole Payton rush over right end for 9 yards to the 50 yardline (La'Shavion Brown).
Ndsu 2-1at Ndsu50Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU47.
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu47Cole Payton RE pass complete to Chris Harris for 12 yards to the ILST41, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Doreon Dubose).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst41Cole Payton rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILST36, out-of-bounds (Reese Edwards), clock 00:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, TOP 04:45
North Dakota State 18, Illinois State 16
4th Quarter

Ndsu 2-5at Ilst36Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 2-5at Ilst36Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 15 yards to the ILST21, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Shadwel Nkuba II).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst21Cole Payton rush over left end for 5 yards to the ILST16, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NDSU holding (Barika Kpeenu) 10 yards to the ILST31, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 1-20at Ilst311st and 20.
Ndsu 1-20at Ilst31Cole Payton LE pass complete to Carson Williams for 8 yards to the ILST23 (Tye Niekamp;Doreon Dubose).
Ndsu 2-12at Ilst23Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 23 yards to the ILST0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 25, Illinois State 16
Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:45
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 13:14.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, QB hurry by Keenan Wilson.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst25Wenkers Wright rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILST26 (Keenan Wilson;Ryan Jones).
Ilst 3-9at Ilst26Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete, QB hurry by Jaxon Duttenhefer.
Ilst 4-9at Ilst26Hayden Futch punt 47 yards to the NDSU27.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:02
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu27NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:12.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu27Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 5 yards to the NDSU32 (La'Shavion Brown;Anthony Corona).
Ndsu 2-5at Ndsu32Fumble by TEAM, Cole Payton sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU29 (Patrick Bauer).
Ndsu 3-8at Ndsu29Cole Payton RE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 51 yards to the ILST20, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Dexter Niekamp).
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst20Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 3 yards to the ILST17 (Doreon Dubose).
Ndsu 2-7at Ilst17Cole Payton rush up middle for 12 yards to the ILST5, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cam Wilson;Anthony Corona).
Ndsu 1-Gat Ilst05DJ Scott rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILST0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:21.
Cole Payton rush attempt good.
North Dakota State 33, Illinois State 16
Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:51
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the ILST0, touchback.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25ILLINOIS STATE drive start at 08:21.
Ilst 1-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper.
Ilst 2-10at Ilst25Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Victor Dawson for 7 yards to the ILST32 (Donovan Woolen;Logan Kopp).
Ilst 3-3at Ilst32Victor Dawson rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILST36, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp).
Ilst 1-10at Ilst36Victor Dawson rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILST42 (Logan Kopp;Nathaniel Staehling).
Ilst 2-4at Ilst42Victor Dawson rush up middle for 9 yards to the NDSU49, 1ST DOWN ILST (Logan Kopp;Donovan Woolen).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu49Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass complete to Victor Dawson for 1 yard to the NDSU48.
Ilst 2-9at Ndsu48Seth Glatz rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU47 (Nathaniel Staehling;Jack Iuliano).
Ilst 3-8at Ndsu47Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass complete to Dylan Lord for 13 yards to the NDSU34, 1ST DOWN ILST (Nathaniel Staehling;Jack Iuliano).
Ilst 1-10at Ndsu34Tommy Rittenhouse RE pass incomplete to Dylan Lord.
Ilst 2-10at Ndsu34Tommy Rittenhouse middle pass incomplete (Jaxon Duttenhefer).
Ilst 3-10at Ndsu34Tommy Rittenhouse LE pass incomplete (Jaxon Duttenhefer), QB hurry by Ryan Jones.
Ilst 4-10at Ndsu34Tommy Rittenhouse pass intercepted by Ryan Jones at the NDSU14, Ryan Jones return 12 yards to the NDSU26 (Seth Glatz), QB hurry by Toby Anene.
Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:43
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 04:38.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 13 yards to the NDSU39, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (La'Shavion Brown).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu39Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 10 yards to the NDSU49, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cam Wilson).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu49DJ Scott rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILST46 (Garret Steffen).
Ndsu 2-5at Ilst46Cole Payton rush over right end for 7 yards to the ILST39, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Dexter Niekamp).
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ilst39Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for no gain to the ILST39 (Garret Steffen;Jake Anderson).
Ndsu 2-10at Ilst39TEAM rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ILST40.
Ndsu 3-11at Ilst40TEAM rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ILST42.
Ndsu 4-13at Ilst42End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:38
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 33, Illinois State 16