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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

Key players by position

Starters by position
Northern Iowa Pos North Dakota State
Jaxon Dailey QB Nathan Hayes
Christian Collins RB Myles Mitchell
Jaiden Ellis-Lahey WR Jackson Williams
Brady McCullough TE Reis Kessel
Franz Reisz DL Kelton McCaslin
John Powers LB Donovan Woolen
Calvin Jaworski DB Marion Moore

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

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
1476
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
127-206
INT
4
Terrell rush
229 yds
Ellis-Lahey rec
226 yds
North Dakota State · QB Nathan Hayes
Pass yards
1470
Pass TD
12
Comp-Att
123-196
INT
7
Mitchell rush
388 yds
Williams rec
503 yds
Northern Iowa PanthersNorthern Iowa2025 roster
1 Will Anderson QB 3 Vincenzo Gianforte QB 7 Cale McThenia QB 8 Jayce Nixon QB 9 Kaz Rebarcak QB 15 Jaxon Dailey QB 5 Xavier Terrell RB 13 Caden Klein RB 22 Christian Collins RB 25 Taj Hughes RB 27 Caleb Kamara RB 28 Love Adebayo RB 29 Drew Thompson RB 39 Kaden Amigon-Suiter RB 43 Michael Bormann RB 0 JC Roque Jr. WR 2 Ayden Price WR 4 Tay Norman WR 6 Jaiden Ellis-Lahey WR 11 Grant Larkin WR 14 Ben Gordon WR 16 Cyrus Courtney WR 19 Graham Friedrichsen WR 80 Sutton Koller WR 82 Jamiir Sloan WR 84 Ian Collins WR 85 Will Remmert WR 87 Sam Drexler WR 88 Leyton Usry WR 17 Kai Black TE 18 Brady McCullough TE 42 Zach Mehmert TE 46 Cedar Smith TE 81 Briggs Hughston TE 83 Kaleb Diers TE 86 Tiernan Vokes TE 89 Parker Sutherland TE 60 Joe Briesemeister OL 61 Andrew Monsivais OL 62 Jack Hearne OL 63 Henry Bunn OL 64 Hayden Bishop OL 65 Colt Schipper OL 66 Carson Hynes OL 67 Landen Kuennen OL 68 Gracen Gruver OL 69 Parker Thomas OL 70 Max Nelson OL 71 Dylan Escalante OL 72 Lance Berends OL 72 Yusif Fofanah OL 73 Luke Reth OL 74 Kailer Smith OL 75 Connor Best OL 76 Ben Kuehnast OL 77 Kyle Kelly OL 78 Colby Eskildsen OL 79 Gabe Meaney OL 5 Jaylen Pettus DL 9 Gene Blalock DL 40 Franz Reisz DL 44 Axel Ramazani DL 45 CJ Wade DL 50 Hyson Bey-Buie DL 54 John Spellers DL 56 Aidan Salow DL 69 Gavin Holt DL 90 Ryan Kuennen DL 91 Benton Mohrmann DL 92 Jackson Stortz DL 93 Aidan Miller DL 95 Max Schmeltzer DL 96 Jack Vinyard DL 97 Theo Thomas DL 98 Kolby Gibbons DL 99 Braylon Evans DL 6 Andrew Price LB 10 Kolben Miller LB 30 Xhavion Reese LB 31 Ethan Schoville LB 33 John Powers LB 36 Braden McShane LB 37 Tyson Cooreman LB 48 Connor Kayser LB 51 BJ Johnson LB 53 Jarrett Kies LB 55 Tate Doggett LB 57 Aidan Ducharme LB 58 Dominiq Vann LB 59 Brooks Ragland LB 3 Mekhi Toms CB 4 Josiah Young CB 7 Alonzo Morgan III CB 8 Isaiah Pinks CB 23 Jajuan Jackson CB 29 Joquez Beck CB 32 Lamarious Clark CB 41 Avery Buckner CB 1 Jordan McClom S 12 Tate Sander S 20 Evan Freeney S 21 Calvin Jaworski S 24 AJ Vaughn S 26 Elijah Hoyt S 34 Brock Carpenter S 35 Anthony Isley S 47 Quinn Street S 0 Max Bartachek PK 64 Rico Alvarenga-Servellon PK 65 Jimmy Scott PK 2 Logan Gregory P 38 Blake Pankratz P 49 Kyle Kopczynski LS 52 Gavin Averbeck LS
North Dakota State BisonNorth Dakota State2025 roster
0 Preston Brown QB 2 Nathan Hayes QB 10 Trey Drake QB 13 Zander Smith QB 16 Henry Nelson QB 4 Nyeoti Punni RB 5 Myles Mitchell RB 7 DJ Scott RB 8 Barika Kpeenu RB 8 Braylon Toliver RB 22 Charles Ross III RB 25 Godson Rufus-Okomhanru RB 26 Brady Wavrunek RB 28 Cortez LeGrant RB 32 Barry Kpeenu RB 34 Jonathan Harvey RB 45 Gatlin Empey FB 3 Jeremiah Patterson WR 11 Jordan McCants WR 12 Myles Ellis WR 15 Mekhi Collins WR 17 Isiah St. Romain WR 18 Jackson Williams WR 19 John Gores WR 20 Drake Schlosser WR 21 Chris Kiel WR 23 Kye Schlichting WR 27 Joaquin Jordan 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 87 Brandon Walton WR 89 Tochi Okoro WR 9 Gabriel Cunningham TE 40 Kaden Zenzen TE 43 Cash Danner TE 44 Luke Kokat TE 46 Caden Ward TE 49 Colten Gunderson TE 81 Reis Kessel TE 85 Jett Zabel TE 87 Noah Nelson TE 88 Isaac Ellison TE 96 Abraham Myers TE 55 Kene Anene OL 63 Trey McPartland OL 67 Earl Brown OL 70 Tucker Thieneman 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 68 Coy Okeson G 71 Nate Tastad G 72 Nate Schneckloth G 74 Brett Tastad G 61 Gage Schmidt C 0 Victor Isele DE 9 Kelton McCaslin DE 11 Matthew Stenbroten DE 48 Blake Schiltz DE 56 Allante Burley DE 90 Truman Griffith DE 91 Ethan Wood DE 92 Daniel Devine DE 93 Anthony Okes DE 97 Simon Vinton DE 8 Keenan Wilson DT 53 Chase Evink DT 54 Alijah Wayne DT 58 Zach Hellendrung DT 60 Thomas Roberts DT 64 Jason Hunter DT 65 Brody Clubb DT 69 Skyler Werner 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 35 Ryland Satter LB 38 Ben Schepp LB 41 Peder Haugo LB 42 Alex Elliott LB 44 Carter Appl LB 46 Jack Wilson LB 47 Jacob Wrbanek LB 50 Damian Devine LB 52 Keith Williams LB 55 Oliver Lucht LB 2 EJ Davis CB 4 Najee Nelson CB 7 Chance Tucker CB 12 DJ Voltz CB 16 Marion Moore CB 19 Will Rosenmeyer CB 23 Kegan Huber CB 24 Kobe Russell CB 28 Kendrick Carter CB 31 Q Barnslater CB 32 Brayden Dozier CB 34 Deron Russell 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 Landon Meier S 29 Darius Givance S 30 Jaylen Archibald S 33 Walker Braaten S 36 Gunner Thielges S 37 Drew Klein PK 38 Jayden Onuonga PK 39 Aaron Bickerton P 51 Caleb McGrath P 48 CJ Anderson LS 57 Gabe Vernetti 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
10-24 atUNM L 16-21
10-17 vsNEV W 31-17
10-10 atUNLV L 7-13
10-03 vsWYO W 28-0
09-19 atSAC W 31-10

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
New Mexico 610 .85725979
North Dakota State 620 .750222100
Air Force 520 .714199146
Wyoming 530 .625156160
UNLV 430 .571169166
San José State 440 .500163180
Nevada 340 .429184154
Hawai'i 260 .250166196
UTEP 160 .143106261
Northern Illinois 070 .000106270

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.