NCAAF

Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers

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Final
31 - 9

Wenkers Wright runs for 2 second-half touchdowns as Illinois State runs through Northern Iowa 31-9

The Redbirds put up more than 500 yards of total offense and dominated time of possession to keep the Panthers winless in conference play.

Tommy Rittenhouse capped a 16-play, 78-yard drive by racing around right end for a 1-yard touchdown early in the second and the Redbirds held a 10-3 lead at halftime. Wright paid off a 21-play, 86-yard drive to start the second half with a 3-yard run to make it 17-3 and freshman Matt Lawson scored from the 4 to open the fourth quarter before Wright tacked on a 14-yard touchdown with 8:01 left.

Rittenhouse completed 22-of-29 passes for 251 yards, hitting Daniel Sobkowicz seven times for 136 yards. Wright carried 21 times and Lawson added 84 yards on 16 carries.

Matthew Schecklman was 15-of-29 passing for 172 yards for Northern Iowa (2-8, 0-6).

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  • TV Channel: Redbirds at Panthers 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

ILST FG 1st Period 3:27 Ian Wagner 21 Yd Field Goal
ILST TD 2nd Period 10:50 Tommy Rittenhouse 1 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
UNI FG 2nd Period 7:05 Caden Palmer 32 Yd Field Goal
ILST TD 3rd Period 6:35 Wenkers Wright 3 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
UNI FG 3rd Period 2:33 Caden Palmer 25 Yd Field Goal
ILST TD 4th Period 14:54 Matt Lawson 4 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
UNI FG 4th Period 11:44 Caden Palmer 42 Yd Field Goal
ILST TD 4th Period 8:01 Wenkers Wright 14 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)

Statistics

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29 1st Downs 15
9-15 3rd down efficiency 2-12
2-2 4th down efficiency 1-2
509 Total Yards 321
292 Passing 172
23/30 Comp/Att 15/29
9.7 Yards per pass 5.9
217 Rushing 149
48 Rushing Attempts 23
4.5 Yards per rush 6.5
4-23 Penalties 4-24
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
34:03 Possession 25:57

Game Information

Venue: UNI-Dome

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 1,880 · Capacity:
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