Illinois State Redbirds vs North Dakota State Bison, FCS Championship Second Round
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Downs- Touchdown
- Fumble
- Touchdown
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| NDSU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Who won: Illinois St 29-28
The Illinois State Redbirds beat the North Dakota State Bison 29-28 in FCS Championship Second Round on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Fargodome. Tommy Rittenhouse led the Illinois St in passing yards (35/52, 249 YDS, 3 TD, 5 INT). Cole Payton led the N Dakota St in passing yards (4/12, 101 YDS, 1 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Rittenhouse | 35/52 | 249 | 4.8 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Dawson | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 1 | 69 |
| Tommy Rittenhouse | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Seth Glatz | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sobkowicz | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 3 | 17 |
| Scotty Presson Jr. | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dylan Lord | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Eddie Kasper | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Luke Mailander | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Victor Dawson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Javon Charles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seth Glatz | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Richard Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Kaplan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Niekamp | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Steffen | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Anderson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bauer | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| La'Shavion Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadwel Nkuba II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Jellison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doreon Dubose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Niekamp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick True | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Oduma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kraus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Richard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar'Quan Gary | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kasper | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maldonado | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Futch | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
