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Northern Iowa at Iowa State

Sep 4, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 1

Away

Northern Iowa

Road profile

Final Score

25 - 20

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Iowa State

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Total Yards

Iowa State307
Northern Iowa367

Passing Yards

Iowa State256
Northern Iowa135

Rushing Yards

Iowa State51
Northern Iowa232

Turnovers

Iowa State4
Northern Iowa1

Game Conditions

Temperature69°F
Wind5 mph SE

Humidity

73%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Joel Lanning

Iowa State

YDS: 256

Rushing

Aaron Bailey

Unknown Team

YDS: 114

Receiving

Allen Lazard

Iowa State

YDS: 129

Tackles

Reggan Northrup

Iowa State

TOT: 13

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Iowa State24:04
Northern Iowa35:56

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Northern Iowa holds off Iowa State 25-20

Close

Northern Iowa defeated Iowa State 25-20 in Week 1 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 367-307 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Northern Iowa set the terms early in a game that finished 25-20. Joel Lanning pass complete to Dondre Daley for 39 yds for a TD, (Cole Netten KICK) came with {'seconds': 16, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Iowa State the first major swing.

Northern Iowa's box score carried the story: 367 total yards, 232 rushing yards, and 135 passing yards. Iowa State finished with 307 total yards, including 51 on the ground and 256 through the air.

Northern Iowa converted 4-17 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-4, Northern Iowa led 16-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Austin Errthum 22 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Joel Lanning pass complete to Dondre Daley for 39 yds for a TD, (Cole Netten KICK) (Iowa State led 7-0 over Northern Iowa).

  • Safety

    Joel Lanning sacked by Karter Schult for a loss of 11 yards for a SAFETY (Iowa State led 13-9 over Northern Iowa).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Joel Lanning pass complete to Hakeem Butler for 18 yds for a TD, (Cole Netten PAT MISSED) (Iowa State led 13-7 over Northern Iowa).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Aaron Bailey pass complete to Tyvis Smith for 10 yds for a TD, (Austin Errthum KICK) (Northern Iowa led 7-7 over Iowa State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Aaron Bailey run for 2 yds for a TD, (Austin Errthum KICK) (Northern Iowa led 16-13 over Iowa State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Austin Errthum 22 yd FG GOOD (Northern Iowa led 19-13 over Iowa State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    25-20

    Northern Iowa defeated Iowa State.

  • Total yards

    367-307

    Northern Iowa held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    232

    Northern Iowa averaged 4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    135

    Northern Iowa averaged 5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-17

    Northern Iowa's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-11

    Iowa State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-4

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIowa StateNorthern Iowa
Total Yards307367
Passing Yards256135
Rushing Yards51232
First Downs1622
Third Down Efficiency3-114-17
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-1
Total Penalties (Yards)9-895-65
Turnovers41
Completions / Attempts18-2815-27
Rushing Attempts2558
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs02
Kicking Points25
Possession Time24:0435:56
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)