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FINAL Saturday, November 15, 2025

Northern Iowa PanthersNorthern Iowa vs North Dakota State BisonNorth Dakota State

16 - 48
Fargodome

Scoring by quarter

Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Northern Iowa 0277 16
North Dakota State 1417710 48
Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State scoring by quarter
Northern Iowa Qtr North Dakota State
0Q114
2Q217
7Q37
7Q410
16Final48

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 9:17 Touchdown North Dakota State Barika Kpeenu #8 B.Kpeenu rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 0-7
Q1 3:06 Touchdown North Dakota State Cole Payton Shotgun #9 C.Payton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 0-14
Q2 14:54 Safety Northern Iowa Caleb Frazer Safety 2-14
Q2 5:57 Touchdown North Dakota State Bryce Lance Shotgun #9 C.Payton pass complete short middle to #5 B.Lance caught at UNI11, for 14 yards to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 2-21
Q2 0:59 Touchdown North Dakota State Barika Kpeenu #8 B.Kpeenu rush right for 5 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 2-28
Q2 0:03 Field goal North Dakota State #38 E.Ozick field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 2-31
Q3 13:12 Touchdown North Dakota State Cole Payton Shotgun #9 C.Payton rush middle for 64 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) PENALTY #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) PENALTY UNI UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#95 J.Pettus) 2-38
Q3 7:21 Touchdown Northern Iowa Ethan Schoville 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Max Bartachek Kick) 9-38
Q4 9:59 Touchdown Northern Iowa Shotgun #15 J.Dailey pass complete short middle to #0 J.Roque Jr. caught at NDSU07, for 14 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #0 M.Bartachek kick attempt good (H: #91 N.Pettinger, LS: #52 G.Averbeck) 16-38
Q4 6:20 Field goal North Dakota State #38 E.Ozick field goal attempt from 23 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 16-41
Q4 1:25 Touchdown North Dakota State Shotgun #12 N.Hayes rush right for 34 yards gain to the UNI00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers) 16-48

Rivalry highlights

Series record
4-14
Northern Iowa first, 18 meetings since 2008
Series leader
North Dakota State
North Dakota State leads 14-4 in 18 meetings since 2008
Widest recent margin
32 points
Northern Iowa 16-48 North Dakota State, 2025
Tightest recent margin
3 points
North Dakota State 23-20 Northern Iowa, 2020
Highest recent total
75 points
North Dakota State 48-27 Northern Iowa, 2023

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Northern Iowa 4 18 meetings since 2008 14 North Dakota State

North Dakota State leads 14-4 in 18 meetings since 2008.

Team stats, this game

Northern IowaNorth Dakota State
201Total yards477
99Passing yards268
102Rushing yards209
2Turnovers1
Sacks
13First downs24
25Penalty yards44

Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State player stats

Passing

Northern Iowapassing
Northern IowaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Jaxon Dailey9/239912
North Dakota Statepassing
North Dakota StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Cole Payton15/1721210
Nathan Hayes3/85600

Rushing

Northern Iowarushing
Northern IowaCARYDSTDLONG
Harrison Bey-Buie962013
Bill Jackson1337010
Christian Collins42007
JC Roque2-502
Jaxon Dailey7-1207
North Dakota Staterushing
North Dakota StateCARYDSTDLONG
Cole Payton1074264
Barika Kpeenu1256216
Nathan Hayes134134
DJ Scott91508
Cortez LeGrant21408
Brady Wavrunek21109
Charles Ross III1303
RaJa Nelson1202
Owen Johnson1000

Receiving

Northern Iowareceiving
Northern IowaRECYDSTDLONG
JC Roque342123
Tysen Kershaw119019
Derek Anderson216010
Bill Jackson115015
Ian Collins1707
Ayden Price1000
North Dakota Statereceiving
North Dakota StateRECYDSTDLONG
Bryce Lance8131151
Owen Johnson243031
Barika Kpeenu241025
DJ Scott117017
Reis Kessel117017
Mekhi Collins1909
John Gores1808
Truman Werremeyer1606
RaJa Nelson1-400

Defense

Northern Iowadefense
Northern IowaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
No defense stats
North Dakota Statedefense
North Dakota StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Taylen Eady00001
Peder Haugo00001

Kicking

Northern Iowakicking
Northern IowaFGLONGXPPTS
Max Bartachek0/002/22
North Dakota Statekicking
North Dakota StateFGLONGXPPTS
Eli Ozick2/2466/612

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Northern Iowa: last 10 games before this one

2-8 in the last 10 · 19.9 scored · 33.3 allowed
LOST 3-34 scored 3 · allowed 34 See game LOST 7-36 scored 7 · allowed 36 See game LOST 42-49 scored 42 · allowed 49 See game LOST 19-42 scored 19 · allowed 42 See game LOST 9-31 scored 9 · allowed 31 See game WON 41-34 scored 41 · allowed 34 See game WON 38-14 scored 38 · allowed 14 See game LOST 7-31 scored 7 · allowed 31 See game LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game LOST 16-31 scored 16 · allowed 31 See game

North Dakota State: last 15 games before this one

14-1 in the last 15 · 37.9 scored · 15.8 allowed
LOST 28-29 scored 28 · allowed 29 See game WON 51-31 scored 51 · allowed 31 See game WON 31-7 scored 31 · allowed 7 See game WON 28-21 scored 28 · allowed 21 See game WON 35-32 scored 35 · allowed 32 See game WON 38-0 scored 38 · allowed 0 See game WON 59-3 scored 59 · allowed 3 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game WON 51-13 scored 51 · allowed 13 See game WON 33-16 scored 33 · allowed 16 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game WON 38-7 scored 38 · allowed 7 See game WON 38-7 scored 38 · allowed 7 See game WON 38-30 scored 38 · allowed 30 See game WON 15-10 scored 15 · allowed 10 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Northern Iowa Split North Dakota State
1-32025 record entering10-0
78Points for396
107Points against117
L3FormW10

Recent meetings

2025
Northern Iowa 16 : 48 North Dakota State
2024
Northern Iowa 19 : 42 North Dakota State
2023
North Dakota State 48 : 27 Northern Iowa
2021
Northern Iowa 20 : 34 North Dakota State
2020
North Dakota State 23 : 20 Northern Iowa
2019
Northern Iowa 14 : 46 North Dakota State
Northern Iowa · QB Jaxon Dailey
Pass yards
837
Pass TD
5
Comp-Att
60-95
INT
3
Gordon rush
95 yds
Ellis-Lahey rec
138 yds
North Dakota State · QB Nathan Hayes
Pass yards
995
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
75-116
INT
2
Scott rush
298 yds
Williams rec
358 yds
Northern Iowa PanthersNorthern Iowa2025 roster
North Dakota State BisonNorth Dakota State2025 roster
0 Preston Brown QB 2 Nathan Hayes QB 9 Cole Payton QB 10 Trey Drake QB 13 Zander Smith QB 4 Owen Johnson RB 5 Myles Mitchell RB 7 DJ Scott RB 8 Barika Kpeenu RB 22 Charles Ross III RB 26 Brady Wavrunek RB 28 Cortez LeGrant RB 32 Barry Kpeenu RB 34 Jonathan Harvey RB 36 McClain Miller FB 46 Truman Werremeyer FB 2 Kellen Entz WR 3 RaJa Nelson WR 5 Bryce Lance WR 15 Mekhi Collins WR 16 Silas Evans III WR 17 Isiah St. Romain WR 18 Jackson Williams WR 19 Chris Harris WR 19 John Gores WR 20 Drake Schlosser WR 21 Chris Kiel WR 30 Kelly Watson WR 80 Jacob Kilzer WR 82 SJ Green WR 83 Cade Osterman WR 84 Logan Conklin WR 86 Dylan Vokal WR 9 Gabriel Cunningham TE 40 Kaden Zenzen TE 44 Luke Kokat TE 81 Reis Kessel TE 85 Jett Zabel TE 87 Noah Nelson TE 88 Carson Williams TE 88 Isaac Ellison TE 89 Finn Diggins TE 96 Abraham Myers TE 63 Trent Fraley OL 75 Beau Johnson OL 57 Gavin Wang OT 73 Alex Warden OT 75 Josh Magin OT 76 Ryan Babatz OT 77 Austin Schultz OT 78 Noah Stommes OT 59 James Nellis G 62 Griffin Empey G 66 Jack Liwienski G 67 Kaden Chadwick G 68 Coy Okeson G 69 Devin Lockerby G 71 Nate Tastad G 72 Nate Schneckloth G 74 Brett Tastad G 61 Gage Schmidt C 11 Chance Symons DL 0 Victor Isele DE 9 Kelton McCaslin DE 11 Matthew Stenbroten DE 48 Blake Schiltz DE 53 Toby Anene DE 56 Allante Burley DE 69 Carter Dauner DE 90 Wyatt Osterbauer DE 91 Ethan Wood DE 98 Jack Iuliano DE 8 Keenan Wilson DT 53 Chase Evink DT 54 Alijah Wayne DT 60 Thomas Roberts DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer DT 65 Brody Clubb DT 94 Logan Larson DT 95 Zach Vanderpool DT 98 Jack Hansen DT 99 Obald Niyonkuru DT 1 Donovan Woolen LB 3 Gavin Sell LB 21 Noah Taylor LB 25 Ray James Jr. LB 32 Austin Altepeter LB 35 Ryland Satter LB 38 Ben Schepp LB 40 Chase Brixius LB 41 Peder Haugo LB 42 Alex Elliott LB 43 Logan Kopp LB 44 Nathaniel Staehling LB 44 Carter Appl LB 47 Jacob Wrbanek LB 50 Damian Devine LB 51 Sam Anderson LB 55 Oliver Lucht LB 17 Jailen Duffie DB 4 Najee Nelson CB 8 Jaquise Alexander CB 10 Antoine Booth CB 16 Marion Moore CB 19 Will Rosenmeyer CB 23 Kegan Huber CB 24 Anthony Chideme-Alfaro CB 28 Kendrick Carter CB 6 Jaylin Crumby S 13 Mikhale Ford S 14 Taylen Eady S 20 Will Steil S 22 Hudson Artz S 26 Evrett Tait S 27 Ryan Jones S 27 Landon Meier S 29 Darius Givance S 30 Jaylen Archibald S 33 Walker Braaten S 25 Eli Ozick PK 37 Drew Klein PK 37 Sam Knoll P 39 Aaron Bickerton P 48 Caleb Bowers LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

1% UNI
99% NDSU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Northern Iowa

DateOppResult
09-26 vsILST W 28-21
09-19 atIOWA L 0-55
09-12 vsDRKE W 56-14
11-15 atNDSU L 16-48
11-01 atILST L 16-31

North Dakota State

DateOppResult
10-03 vsWYO W 28-0
09-19 atSAC W 31-10
09-12 atAF W 38-32
09-05 vsFOR W 38-0
08-29 vsJXST W 33-7

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

MVFC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Northern Iowa 210 .6678490
Youngstown State 110 .5008358
South Dakota 110 .5006261
North Dakota 110 .5004969
South Dakota State 010 .0001834

Mountain West

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
North Dakota State 500 1.00016849
New Mexico 410 .80021753
Air Force 310 .75011680
UNLV 320 .600125118
San José State 320 .600113125
Wyoming 230 .40071110
Nevada 130 .25010997
Hawai'i 140 .20088124
UTEP 140 .20082207
Northern Illinois 040 .00055145

Records computed from completed games this season

Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State: result and recap

Northern Iowa Panthers vs North Dakota State Bison finished 16 - 48 on November 15, 2025. This Mountain West game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Northern Iowa and North Dakota State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Mountain West rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State?

Northern Iowa Panthers vs North Dakota State Bison finished 16 - 48. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State in passing, rushing and receiving?

Cole Payton (North Dakota State) led passers with 212 yards. Cole Payton (North Dakota State) led rushers with 74 yards. Bryce Lance (North Dakota State) led receivers with 131 yards on 8 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Northern Iowa play North Dakota State?

This Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State game was played on November 15, 2025 at Fargodome.