Saturday, October 16
Normal, Ill.
2 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
6-0 , 3-0
20
at
0
Illinois State
2-4 , 0-3
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Photo by: Tim Sanger
NDSU Posts Second Shutout of Season at Illinois State, 20-0
10/16/2021 5:55:00 PM | Football
NORMAL, Ill. - Defensive tackle Eli Mostaert had 3.5 sacks and linebacker Jasir Cox made his first two career interceptions to highlight No. 3-ranked North Dakota State's 20-0 victory over Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday, Oct. 16, before a homecoming crowd of 12,416 at Hancock Stadium.
It was the second shutout of the season for North Dakota State, which entered the game ranked first in FCS scoring defense allowing 8.6 points per game. NDSU had five sacks while limiting the Redbirds to 99 yards of total offense and just 2 of 11 on third-down conversions.
North Dakota State opened the scoring with 4:55 left in the first quarter when Christian Watson caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Quincy Patterson, who connected with Phoenix Sproles on a 37-yard play and RaJa Nelson for 17 yards on the seven-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Patterson finished 13 of 22 passing for 124 yards.
Jake Reinholz kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter to give NDSU a 10-0 halftime lead, and Reinholz connected again from 24 yards in the fourth quarter. TaMerik Williams capped the scoring with a 7-yard TD run late in the game.
Patterson rushed for 100 yards on a game-high 18 carries and Watson finished with a game-high four receptions for 15 yards. LInebacker Jackson Hankey led the Bison with seven tackles, Mostaert and safety Michael Tutsie made six stops apiece, and Javier Derritt and Loshiaka Roques each had sacks.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host Missouri State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The Bears are 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the MVFC after a 37-7 homecoming win over Indiana State.
It was the second shutout of the season for North Dakota State, which entered the game ranked first in FCS scoring defense allowing 8.6 points per game. NDSU had five sacks while limiting the Redbirds to 99 yards of total offense and just 2 of 11 on third-down conversions.
North Dakota State opened the scoring with 4:55 left in the first quarter when Christian Watson caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Quincy Patterson, who connected with Phoenix Sproles on a 37-yard play and RaJa Nelson for 17 yards on the seven-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Patterson finished 13 of 22 passing for 124 yards.
Jake Reinholz kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter to give NDSU a 10-0 halftime lead, and Reinholz connected again from 24 yards in the fourth quarter. TaMerik Williams capped the scoring with a 7-yard TD run late in the game.
Patterson rushed for 100 yards on a game-high 18 carries and Watson finished with a game-high four receptions for 15 yards. LInebacker Jackson Hankey led the Bison with seven tackles, Mostaert and safety Michael Tutsie made six stops apiece, and Javier Derritt and Loshiaka Roques each had sacks.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host Missouri State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The Bears are 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the MVFC after a 37-7 homecoming win over Indiana State.
Team Stats
NDSU
ILST
Total Yards
325
99
Pass Yards
124
40
Rushing Yards
201
59
Penalty Yards
54
25
1st Downs
15
9
3rd Downs
9
2
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
37:12
22:48
1st Quarter
NDSU 7, ILST 0
NDSU - C. Watson 4 yd pass from Q. Patterson (Jake Reinholz kick) 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:06
2nd Quarter
NDSU 10, ILST 0
NDSU - Jake Reinholz 46 yd field goal 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 0:42
4th Quarter
NDSU 13, ILST 0
NDSU - Jake Reinholz 24 yd field goal 9 plays, 26 yards, TOP 4:35
NDSU 20, ILST 0
NDSU - T. Williams 7 yd run (Jake Reinholz kick), 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:23
Game Leaders
CMP
13
TD
1
YDS
124
INT
2
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