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Northern Iowa at Iowa State

Sep 3, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 1

Away

Northern Iowa

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Final Score

24 - 42

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Total Yards

Iowa State405
Northern Iowa378

Passing Yards

Iowa State271
Northern Iowa259

Rushing Yards

Iowa State134
Northern Iowa119

Turnovers

Iowa State1
Northern Iowa3

Game Conditions

Temperature78°F
Wind10 mph N

Humidity

67%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jacob Park

Iowa State

YDS: 271

Rushing

Trevor Allen

Unknown Team

YDS: 87

Receiving

Allen Lazard

Iowa State

YDS: 108

Tackles

Jared Farley

Unknown Team

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Iowa State30:56
Northern Iowa29:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Iowa State beats Northern Iowa 42-24

Standard

Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa 42-24 in Week 1 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 405-378 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Iowa State set the terms early in a game that finished 42-24. Eli Dunne pass intercepted for a TD Kamari Cotton-Moya return for 22 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK) came with {'seconds': 8, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving Northern Iowa the first major swing.

Iowa State's box score carried the story: 405 total yards, 134 rushing yards, and 271 passing yards. Northern Iowa finished with 378 total yards, including 119 on the ground and 259 through the air.

Iowa State converted 7-15 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-3, Iowa State led 21-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jacob Park pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 9 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK).

Key Moments

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Eli Dunne pass intercepted for a TD Kamari Cotton-Moya return for 22 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK) (Northern Iowa led 7-14 over Iowa State).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Eli Dunne pass intercepted for a TD Willie Harvey return for 12 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK) (Northern Iowa led 7-7 over Iowa State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Eli Dunne pass complete to Isaiah Weston for 18 yds for a TD, (Sam Drysdale KICK) (Northern Iowa led 7-0 over Iowa State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Sam Drysdale 43 yd FG GOOD (Northern Iowa led 10-14 over Iowa State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    David Montgomery run for 8 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK) (Iowa State led 21-10 over Northern Iowa).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Eli Dunne pass complete to Jaylin James for 18 yds for a TD, (Sam Drysdale KICK) (Northern Iowa led 17-35 over Iowa State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    42-24

    Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa.

  • Total yards

    405-378

    Iowa State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    134

    Iowa State averaged 3.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    271

    Iowa State averaged 7.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-15

    Iowa State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-11

    Northern Iowa's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIowa StateNorthern Iowa
Total Yards405378
Passing Yards271259
Rushing Yards134119
First Downs2421
Third Down Efficiency7-153-11
Fourth Down Efficiency2-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)7-748-71
Turnovers13
Completions / Attempts27-3623-38
Rushing Attempts3522
Passing TDs23
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points66
Possession Time30:5629:04
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)