Northern Iowa Panthers at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
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Belquist, Ziebarth score from distance and North Dakota drops Northern Iowa 31-7
Belquist's 34-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Simon Romfo gave the Fighting Hawks a 14-7 lead in the second quarter and Ziebarth's 40-yard run in the fourth quarter made it 28-7.
North Dakota (No. 10 FCS, 5-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) had 386 yards of offense, with 267 yards on the ground. Ziebarth led with 83 yards on 14 carries.
Romfo completed 14 of 24 passes for 107 yards with the one touchdown. Belquist had six catches for 72 yards.
Matthew Schecklman was 16 of 26 passing for 178 yards, much of his yardage coming on a 60-yard connection with JC Roque Jr. for the Panthers' only score.
The Panthers (2-5, 0-3) were held to 36 yards rushing and they had only nine first downs and 214 total yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 5:34 | Isaiah Smith 3 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:19 | JC Roque Jr. 60 Yd pass from Matthew Schecklman (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:50 | Bo Belquist 34 Yd pass from Simon Romfo (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:05 | Quincy Vaughn 1 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:42 | Gaven Ziebarth 40 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 11:19 | C.J. Elrichs 47 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 UNI |
 UND |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 2-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 214 | Total Yards | 386 |
| 178 | Passing | 119 |
| 16/26 | Comp/Att | 15/25 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 4.8 |
| 36 | Rushing | 267 |
| 18 | Rushing Attempts | 50 |
| 2.0 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 5-56 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:52 | Possession | 37:08 |
Game Information
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 11,617 · Capacity:
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