North Dakota State rolls to 15th straight win, 48-16 over Northern Iowa

— Cole Payton and Barika Kpeenu combined for five touchdowns and North Dakota State moved to within one win of a perfect regular season, defeating Northern Iowa 48-16 on Saturday.
Nov 16, 2025, 12:44 am - AP
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
9:17 - 1st
0
UNI
7
NDSU
Barika Kpeenu 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
10 plays, 83 yards, 5:34
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
3:06 - 1st
0
UNI
14
NDSU
Cole Payton 5 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
1 play, 5 yards, 0:05
2nd Quarter
Northern Iowa Panthers
Safety
14:54 - 2nd
2
UNI
14
NDSU
Caleb Frazer Safety
2 plays, -9 yards, 0:33
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
5:57 - 2nd
2
UNI
21
NDSU
Bryce Lance 14 Yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick Kick)
8 plays, 87 yards, 4:32
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
0:59 - 2nd
2
UNI
28
NDSU
Barika Kpeenu 5 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
9 plays, 41 yards, 3:17
North Dakota State Bison
Field Goal
0:03 - 2nd
2
UNI
31
NDSU
Eli Ozick 46 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 30 yards, 0:33
3rd Quarter
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
13:12 - 3rd
2
UNI
38
NDSU
Cole Payton 64 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
1 play, 64 yards, 0:11
Northern Iowa Panthers
Touchdown
7:21 - 3rd
9
UNI
38
NDSU
Ethan Schoville 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Max Bartachek Kick)
4 plays, 17 yards, 3:01
4th Quarter
Northern Iowa Panthers
Touchdown
9:59 - 4th
16
UNI
38
NDSU
JC Roque Jr. 14 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick)
11 plays, 65 yards, 5:24
North Dakota State Bison
Field Goal
6:20 - 4th
16
UNI
41
NDSU
Eli Ozick 23 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 50 yards, 3:33
North Dakota State Bison
Touchdown
1:25 - 4th
16
UNI
48
NDSU
Nathan Hayes 34 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)
9 plays, 70 yards, 3:17
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