North Dakota State Bison vs Illinois State Redbirds

College Football

N Dakota St

5-0

33-16

Final

Illinois St

3-2

Hancock Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NDSU	7	8	3	15	33
ILST	2	7	7	0	16

Who won: N Dakota St 33-16

The North Dakota State Bison beat the Illinois State Redbirds 33-16 on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Hancock Stadium. The N Dakota St outscored the Illinois St 15-0 in the 4th quarter. Cole Payton led the N Dakota St in passing yards (12/14, 194 YDS, 1 TD). Tommy Rittenhouse led the Illinois St in passing yards (20/35, 191 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

NDSU

ILST

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cole Payton	12/14	194	13.9	1	0

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Barika Kpeenu	14	116	8.3	1	42
Cole Payton	15	79	5.3	1	19
DJ Scott	5	21	4.2	1	7
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jackson Williams	3	71	23.7	0	51
Bryce Lance	3	45	15.0	1	23
RaJa Nelson	1	32	32.0	0	32
Carson Williams	2	23	11.5	0	15
Chris Harris	1	12	12.0	0	12
Reis Kessel	1	9	9.0	0	9
Barika Kpeenu	1	2	2.0	0	2