Northern Iowa Panthers at North Dakota State Bison
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North Dakota State rolls to 15th straight win, 48-16 over Northern Iowa
The FCS top-ranked Bison (10-0, 8-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) stretched their homefield winning streak to 18 games and they have won 15 straight overall. They finish the regular season on Saturday with a non-conference home game against St. Thomas of Minnesota.
Payton completed 15 of 17 passes for 212 yards with one touchdown. He had a 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 64-yard touchdown run in the third gave NDSU a 38-2 lead.
Kpeenu had two touchdowns and 54 yards rushing. He has 15 touchdown runs this season.
Bryce Lance had 131 yards receiving and caught Payton's touchdown pass, a 14-yarder in the second quarter. They also connected on a 51-yard pass play.
Northern Iowa managed only 201 yards of total offense and became the 10th NDSU opponent to score 17 points or less. The Panthers' defense came through with a safety and a blocked punt for a touchdown.
NDSU is 52-11 in regular-season November games since 2004, including 38-6 since 2011.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Panthers at Bison 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:17 | Barika Kpeenu 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:06 | Cole Payton 5 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) |
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SF | 2nd Period 14:54 | Caleb Frazer Safety |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:57 | Bryce Lance 14 Yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:59 | Barika Kpeenu 5 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:03 | Eli Ozick 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:12 | Cole Payton 64 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:21 | Ethan Schoville 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Max Bartachek Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:59 | JC Roque Jr. 14 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 6:20 | Eli Ozick 23 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 1:25 | Nathan Hayes 34 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) |
Statistics
 UNI |
 NDSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 3-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 201 | Total Yards | 477 |
| 99 | Passing | 268 |
| 9/23 | Comp/Att | 18/25 |
| 4.3 | Yards per pass | 10.7 |
| 102 | Rushing | 209 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 2.9 | Yards per rush | 5.4 |
| 3-25 | Penalties | 5-44 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 29:47 | Possession | 30:13 |
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