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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Payton | 4/12 | 101 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Hayes | 2/7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barika Kpeenu | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 |
| DJ Scott | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Nathan Hayes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cole Payton | 6 | -14 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Lance | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 1 | 78 |
| Carson Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| RaJa Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Barika Kpeenu | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Owen Johnson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Payton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barika Kpeenu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Kopp | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Woolen | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Anene | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Keenan Wilson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Crumby | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Givance | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquise Alexander | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Staehling | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jailen Duffie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Larson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Chideme-Alfaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Iuliano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Fraley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah St. Romain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylen Eady | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Vanderpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Wayne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Duttenhefer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Isele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Stenbroten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelton McCaslin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Staehling | 2 | 81 | 1 |
| Anthony Chideme-Alfaro | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Donovan Woolen | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylen Eady | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RaJa Nelson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Williams | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Ozick | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bickerton | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
