| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| South Dakota Field Goal - 33-yarder by Kevin Robb. 10:38 Remaining. |
| Northern Iowa Touchdown - 3-yard run by David Johnson. (Tyler Sieversten kick). 5:32 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| South Dakota Field Goal - 42-yarder by Kevin Robb. 14:55 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 46-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Will Powell. (Kevin Robb kick). 0:55 Remaining. |
| Northern Iowa Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen to David Johnson. (Tyler Sieversten kick). 0:10 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
No Scoring | | 4th Quarter |
| Northern Iowa Touchdown - 1-yard run by David Johnson. (Tyler Sieversten kick). 10:03 Remaining. |
| Northern Iowa Field Goal - 31-yarder by Tyler Sieversten. 3:40 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 1-yard run by Josh Vander Maten. (Vander Maten run). 0:40 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northern Iowa | South Dakota |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 16 |
| By Rushing | 12 | 7 |
| By Passing | 8 | 9 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-12-42.0 | 7-16-44.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 357 | 400 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 67 | 66 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 199 | 195 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 43 | 32 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 158 | 205 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 24-13-1 | 34-19-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-43.0 | 4-48.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 15 | 36 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-15 | 2-21 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-40 | 3-51 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-15 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 3-20 | 8-95 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 24 | 21 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:48 | 28:12 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northern Iowa | South Dakota |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| S.Kollmorgen | 24 | 13 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | | Total | 24 | 13 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Goro | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| K.Bernard | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 1 | 55 | | Total | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 1 | 55 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| V.Sonie | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Sanders | 2 | 21 | 15 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Anderson | 3 | 40 | 20 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 3 | 40 | 20 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| T.Sievertsen | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 6 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 6 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Robb | 2/4 | 50.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 7 | | Total | 2/4 | 50.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 7 |
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