North Dakota State Bison at Illinois State Redbirds
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Cam Miller, CharMar Brown lead way for North Dakota State in 42-10 rout of Illinois State
Miller completed 20-of-23 passes for 216 yards. Brown's 100 yards led the 307-yard rushing attack of the Bison (4-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference).
NDSU, which is ranked No. 2 in the FCS, had a huge advantage in total yards, 544-216. The Bison ran for 307 yards, 219 coming in the second half.
The Bison led 14-7 at halftime then put the game out of reach with four consecutive touchdowns in the second half.
In the third quarter, Miller hit Barika Kpeenu for a 40-yard score, then Brown's 14-yard TD run was followed by a 9-yard run by Kpeenu.
Cole Payton's 73-yard sprint made it 42-7 in the fourth quarter.
Wenkers Wright had a short touchdown run for the Redbirds.
Three quarterbacks combined to go 17-of-25 for 198 yards for Illinois State (3-2, 0-1). The Redbirds were held to 18 yards rushing.
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- TV Channel: Bison at Redbirds 2021 College Football, week 5, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:45 | Bryce Lance 7 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:45 | Mekhi Collins 11 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:56 | Wenkers Wright 2 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:55 | Barika Kpeenu 40 Yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:07 | CharMar Brown 14 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:51 | Barika Kpeenu 9 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:27 | Cole Payton 73 Yd Run (Griffin Crosa Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 5:44 | Ian Wagner 38 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1st Downs | 12 |
| 10-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 544 | Total Yards | 206 |
| 237 | Passing | 198 |
| 21/24 | Comp/Att | 17/24 |
| 9.9 | Yards per pass | 8.3 |
| 307 | Rushing | 8 |
| 47 | Rushing Attempts | 25 |
| 6.5 | Yards per rush | 0.3 |
| 4-27 | Penalties | 6-55 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 38:57 | Possession | 21:03 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 11,687 · Capacity:
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