North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 5-0
33 Final Oct 4, 2025
Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 3-2
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Recap North Dakota State beat Illinois State 33-16 at Hancock Stadium in Normal on Oct 4, 2025 to move to 5-0.
The lead changed hands 3 times. North Dakota State won the turnover battle 2-0.
Score by quarter North Dakota State Bison and Illinois State Redbirds, score by quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T NDSU 7 8 3 15 33 ILST 2 7 7 0 16
Scoring plays First Quarter ILST Safety · 9:35 Tye Niekamp Safety 0 - 2 NDSU Touchdown · 2:50 Cole Payton 13 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick) 7 - 2 Second Quarter ILST Touchdown · 11:37 Wenkers Wright 6 Yd Run (Matt Maldonado Kick) 7 - 9 NDSU Touchdown · 4:56 Barika Kpeenu 42 Yd Run (Cole Payton Run for Two-Point Conversion) 15 - 9 Third Quarter NDSU Field Goal · 8:15 Eli Ozick 38 Yd Field Goal 18 - 9 ILST Touchdown · 3:06 Daniel Sobkowicz 3 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick) 18 - 16 Fourth Quarter NDSU Touchdown · 13:14 Bryce Lance 23 Yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick Kick) 25 - 16 NDSU Touchdown · 8:21 DJ Scott 5 Yd Run (Cole Payton Run for Two-Point Conversion) 33 - 16
Team stats NDSU ILST
1st Downs 21 22
Total Yards 407 328
Passing 194 191
Rushing 213 137
3rd down efficiency 4-7 7-13
Turnovers 0 2
Possession 29:38 30:22
Top performers North Dakota State Bison Illinois State Redbirds
Passing Cole Payton 12/14, 194 YDS, 1 TD
Tommy Rittenhouse 20/35, 191 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Barika Kpeenu 14 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TD
Victor Dawson 11 CAR, 68 YDS
Receiving Jackson Williams 3 REC, 71 YDS
Daniel Sobkowicz 7 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks Keenan Wilson 1
Patrick Bauer 1
Tackles Nathaniel Staehling 11
La'Shavion Brown 7
Player stats North Dakota State · Passing Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT Cole Payton 12/14 194 13.9 1 0
North Dakota State · Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG Barika Kpeenu 14 116 8.3 1 42 Cole Payton 15 79 5.3 1 19 DJ Scott 5 21 4.2 1 7 Team 2 -3 -1.5 0 0
North Dakota State · Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jackson Williams 3 71 23.7 0 51 Bryce Lance 3 45 15.0 1 23 RaJa Nelson 1 32 32.0 0 32 Carson Williams 2 23 11.5 0 15 Chris Harris 1 12 12.0 0 12 Reis Kessel 1 9 9.0 0 9 Barika Kpeenu 1 2 2.0 0 2
North Dakota State · Fumbles Player FUM LOST REC Team 1 0 0 Nathaniel Staehling 0 0 1
North Dakota State · Interceptions Player INT YDS TD Ryan Jones 1 12 0
North Dakota State · Kick returns Player NO YDS AVG LONG TD Jackson Williams 3 69 23.0 30 0
North Dakota State · Kicking Player FG PCT LONG XP PTS Eli Ozick 1/1 100.0 38 2/2 5
Illinois State · Passing Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT Tommy Rittenhouse 20/35 191 5.5 1 1
Illinois State · Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG Victor Dawson 11 68 6.2 0 23 Wenkers Wright 12 53 4.4 1 11 Tommy Rittenhouse 7 15 2.1 0 15 Seth Glatz 1 1 1.0 0 1
Illinois State · Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG Daniel Sobkowicz 7 75 10.7 1 26 Luke Mailander 5 58 11.6 0 16 Dylan Lord 2 18 9.0 0 13 Eddie Kasper 2 17 8.5 0 9 Scotty Presson Jr. 1 13 13.0 0 13 Victor Dawson 3 10 3.3 0 7
Illinois State · Fumbles Player FUM LOST REC Victor Dawson 1 1 0
Illinois State · Kick returns Player NO YDS AVG LONG TD Dylan Lord 1 4 4.0 4 0
Illinois State · Kicking Player FG PCT LONG XP PTS Matt Maldonado 0/0 0.0 0 2/2 2
Illinois State · Punting Player NO YDS AVG TB In 20 LONG Hayden Futch 3 120 40.0 0 1 47
Game info Venue Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL
Attendance 9,829
Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER .
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