Illinois State Redbirds at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
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North Dakota edges Illinois State 22-21 on Gaven Ziebarth's TD in closing seconds
North Dakota (7-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference) hopes to follow last season's 7-5 squad into the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Illinois State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter — but had a point-after attempt blocked and a two-point conversion denied — to take a 21-16 lead with 4:53 remaining. North Dakota answered the second touchdown with an 11-play, 76-yard drive that chewed up over four minutes.
Tommy Schuster had completions of 13, 17 — both to Bo Belquist — and 15 yards on North Dakota's final drive. Schuster also had an 11-yard run to set up Ziebarth's 1-yard scoring run up the middle.
Ziebarth finished with 16 carries for 74 yards. He was stuffed on the final two-point try.
Schuster was 14 of 22 for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Six North Dakota players finished with just one catch, and Belquist had a team-high eight grabs for 72 yards.
Illinois State (6-5, 4-4), which had won two in a row, was led by Mason Blakemore with 22 carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Tommy Rittenhouse was 21-of-33 passing for 241 yards with a touchdown.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 1:59 | Mason Blakemore 18 Yd Run (Ian Wagner PAT failed) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:50 | C.J. Elrichs 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:46 | Gaven Ziebarth 9 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:27 | Ian Wagner 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:20 | Max Gunderson 9 Yd pass from Tommy Schuster (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:55 | Rylan Crawford 5 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner PAT blocked) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:53 | Mason Blakemore 13 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:25 | Gaven Ziebarth 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 ILST |
 UND |
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|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 10-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-9 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 466 | Total Yards | 338 |
| 241 | Passing | 169 |
| 21-33 | Comp-Att | 14-22 |
| 7.3 | Yards per pass | 7.7 |
| 225 | Rushing | 169 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 4.9 | Yards per rush | 4.7 |
| 9-60 | Penalties | 2-11 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:13 | Possession | 28:47 |
Game Information
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 9,238 · Capacity:
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