NDSU 1st & 10 at their own 27. Long pass attempt to Vraa goes too long--a lot of pushing on the play but there is no call.
Johnson stuffed by the NDSU front four for just a two yard gain. 4th & 2 from the NDSU 26--45 yard FG from Tyler Sievertsen is no good. NDSU takes over. We have 4:30 left in the opening qtr.
Carlos Anderson with the run this time up the middle for 6. 2nd & 4 at the NDSU 28 Pass too high for Johnson. 3rd & 4 --Big play here for the Panthers to keep this drive going.
David Johnson with a big run up the middle to the NDSU 34.
Leevon Perry jumps offsides to give UNI a free five yards. 1st & 5 --UNI 33 Brett LeMaster with a catch on the left sideline out to the UNI 42. 1st & 10--UNI 42-- Terrell Sinkfield with another catch on the left side to the NDSU 47.
Smith returns the KO to the UNI 27.
2nd & 17 play --catch by RB John Crockett for just five. 3rd & 12 --UNI 13 --Jensen's pass too long for Zach Vraa. 4th & 12 --30 yard FG by Adam Keller is good. NDSU 3 UNI 0 7:29 left in the 1st qtr.
1st & 10 --UNI 11 Gebhart on a reverse loses 7 (not sure why the Bison ran this).
Ojuri gets the first down to the UNI 11.
1st from the UNI 23--First run by Sam Ojuri for three. 2nd &7--UNI 20--Ojuri runs for five 3rd & 2 from the UNI 15--(big play for UNI in my opinion here).
1st & 10 from 41 UNI--Gebhart with a catch for 7. 2nd & 3 from UNI 34. Gebhart with another nice catch to the UNI 23. NDSU has done nothing but pass thus far.
Smith with a catch from Jensen for 7 on the 1st down play. NDSU in a hurry up mode. 2nd & 3 catch by Trevor Gebhart to the UNI 41.
David Johnson with a nice catch over the middle for a 8 yard gain, 2nd & 2 on 1st down. Johnson is not so fortunite on the second handle of the ball--losing 1. 3rd & 3 from the UNI 26--false start on UNI. 3rd & 8 from the UNI 21--nice knockaway by the Bryan Shepard on a pass from Kollmorgen. 4th & 8--Kyle Bernard punt--fair catch by NDSU's Ryan Smith at the NDSU 35.
Wes Smith returned from the endzone but only get to the UNI 19.
The students in front of me have their keys out--having been in the UNIDome before, this is a tradition.
NDSU has won the coin toss and will defer to the second half. UNI will get the ball first to start the game.
Kollmorgen overthrows Sinkfield and that is the ball game with just 0:23 left. Iowa takes a knee to finish it. FINAL: IOWA 26 NORTHERN IOWA 16
Owens catches across the middle for 5 but UNI uses their last time out. Not sure about going across the middle for such a short gain. 3rd & 9 at the Iowa 33 and it goes incomplete and there is a UNI holding call. Iowa sends UNI back to the Iowa 44. 3rd & 19 is an incompletion. 4th & 19 with 0:29.
Kollenmorgen is sacked and UNI is forced to use another time out--#2. 0:46 left and a 2nd & 14 in order for UNI from the Iowa 38.
UNI needs two scores with 0:54. UNI has two Time Outs left to reset things.