THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

Northern Illinois at North Dakota State

Sat 11/21/2026 04:00 PMFargodomeConference

Played indoors — conditions are not a factor.

Northern Illinois

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0–8

North Dakota State

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7–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Northern Illinois attacking · vs what North Dakota State has allowed

Northern Illinois10 unplaced7 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
D. Rogers30 of 41L. Bryant14 of 22C. Thompson8 of 14Other39 of 56Unattributed70 of 120
DeepShort
NIU4.7
NDSU allowed14.3
NIU3.6
NDSU allowed9.7
NIU6.8
NDSU allowed6.3
NIU6.4
NDSU allowed3.7
NIU7.8
NDSU allowed7.3
NIU5.3
NDSU allowed4.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 9 against North Dakota State

North Dakota State attacking · vs what Northern Illinois has allowed

North Dakota State8 unplaced8 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Williams18 of 23M. Collins7 of 16R. Kessel11 of 16Other23 of 32Unattributed90 of 140
DeepShort
NDSU19.4
NIU allowed13.6
NDSU12.0
NIU allowed4.2
NDSU12.3
NIU allowed14.4
NDSU5.0
NIU allowed7.2
NDSU8.1
NIU allowed8.0
NDSU5.9
NIU allowed6.8
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

9 games of offense · 8 against Northern Illinois

Rushing

Northern Illinois attacking · vs what North Dakota State has allowed

Northern Illinois2 unplaced
T. Johnson98E. Porter52T. Dickens32Other20Unattributed7
NIU6.5
NDSU allowed4.2
NIU4.1
NDSU allowed4.2
NIU6.7
NDSU allowed4.3
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 9 against North Dakota State

North Dakota State attacking · vs what Northern Illinois has allowed

North Dakota State
D. Scott92M. Mitchell92N. Hayes40Other100Unattributed7
NDSU4.0
NIU allowed6.5
NDSU4.4
NIU allowed5.6
NDSU5.1
NIU allowed5.9
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

9 games of offense · 8 against Northern Illinois

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Northern Illinois

North Dakota State 2–0 vs Northern Illinois

  • 1969 · wk 1Northern Illinois 0 @ North Dakota State 28
  • 1968 · wk 3North Dakota State 31 @ Northern Illinois 13

Research

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