NCAAF Game Recap - San Diego at Northern Iowa
Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:00 PM EST

TxAM
7
LSU
50
F
OSU
56
Mich
27
F
Clem
38
SCar
3
F
UGA
52
GATec
7
F
Bama
45
Aub
48
F
Colo
15
Utah
45
F
Okla
34
OkSt
16
F
FlaSt
17
Fla
40
F
Wisc
38
MIN
17
F
Bayl
61
Kans
6
F
Rut
6
PSU
27
F
OreSt
10
Oreg
24
F
ND
45
Stan
24
F
Cin
24
Mem
34
F
Iowa
27
Neb
24
F
Boise
31
ColSt
24
F
App
48
Troy
13
F
VaTec
30
UVA
39
F
Navy
56
Hou
41
F
Ohio
52
Akr
3
F
WestMI
14
NIU
17
F
Miss
20
MissSt
21
F
Kent
34
E Mi
26
F
Toled
7
C Mi
49
F
BGSU
7
Buff
49
F
MiaOH
27
Ball
41
F
TxTch
24
Tex
49
F
MIZ
24
Ark
14
F
WaSt
13
Wash
31
F
WVU
20
TCU
17
F
ArkSt
30
SoAl
34
F
SoFL
7
UCF
34
F
TxSt
21
CoCar
24
F
Tuls
49
ECU
24
F
NW
29
Ill
10
F
Ind
44
Purd
41
F(1OT)
FLInt
27
Marsh
30
F OT
Lou
13
KY
45
F
Wake
30
Syr
39
F OT
Wyo
6
AF
20
F
MidTN
26
W Ky
31
F
UNCC
38
OD
22
F
NMS
28
Lib
49
F
UNLV
33
NEV
30
F OT
Rice
30
UTEP
16
F
UConn
17
Temp
49
F
UTSA
27
LT
41
F
BC
26
Pitt
19
F
MD
16
MSU
19
F
SMiss
17
FlAtl
34
F
MiaFL
17
Duke
27
F
Tul
20
SMU
37
F
UtSt
38
NM
25
F
UAB
26
NorTx
21
F
Vand
10
Tenn
28
F
GASt
10
GaSo
38
F
IASt
17
K St
27
F
UNC
41
NCSt
10
F
ULMon
30
ULLaf
31
F
BYU
3
SDSU
13
F
Ariz
14
AzSt
24
F
Cal
28
UCLA
18
F
Fres
16
SJSU
17
F
Army
31
Hawaii
52
F

Northern Iowa 17, San Diego 3

Nov 30, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

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2

3

4

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San Diego (9-3)

0

3

0

0

3

Northern Iowa (9-4)

7

0

0

10

17

Defense lifts Northern Iowa by San Diego 17-3 in FCS opener
Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:43 PM

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Brawntae Wells returned an interception for a touchdown early in the first quarter, Christian Jegen sealed the game with a pick late in the fourth quarter and Northern Iowa defeated San Diego 17-3 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Jegen went 52 yards the other way with a Reid Sinnett passing attempt and Trevor Allen scored on a 7-yard run on the next play to seal the defensive battle.

The Panthers (9-4) play at seventh-seeded South Dakota State (8-4) next weekend. Northern Iowa lost at South Dakota State 38-7 two weeks ago.

Northern Iowa finished with 268 yards to 213 for the Pioneer League champion Toreros (9-2), who had their nine-game winning streak stopped. UNI, runner-up in the Missouri Valley Conference, is making its 21st playoff appearance while San Diego, which averaged 498.8 yards and 41.7 points per game, was appearing for the sixth time.

Sinnett, from Johnston, Iowa, was 22 of 36 for 187 yards and three interceptions. The Toreros, who also lost a fumble, got a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half, capping a 73-yard drive.

Will McElvain was 13 of 27 for 186 yards for the Panthers. Northern Iowa had a field goal in the fourth quarter to end a 68-yard drive.

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Passing

SD Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Sinnett 36 22 61.1 0 187 36 3 39.9
M. Bandy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6
NoIa Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
W. McElvain 27 13 48.1 0 186 52 0 70.9

Rushing

SD Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Binda Jr. 12 20 1.7 8 0
E. Martinez 3 5 1.7 4 0
NoIa Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Allen 17 46 2.7 14 1
W. McElvain 12 34 2.8 9 0

Receiving

SD Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
E. Martinez 6 71 11.8 36 0
D. Kincaid 6 63 10.5 29 0
NoIa Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
I. Weston 2 58 29.0 52 0
A. Graham 4 45 11.3 18 0

Fumbles

SD F FL
Z. Nelson 1 1
NoIa F FL
W. McElvain 4 1

Returning

SD KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Armstead 4 19.0 0 23 1 26.0 0 26
NoIa KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
X. Williams 2 18.5 0 26 0 0 0

Punting

SD Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Kuljian 7 271 38.7 49

Takeaways

NoIa Int Yds InTD
B. Wells 1 34 1
C. Jegen 1 52 0

Team Stats Comparison

SD NoIa
Points For 3 17
Total Yards 213 268
Rushing Yards 26 82
Passing Yards 187 186
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/37 13/27
Turnovers 4 1
Interceptions Thrown 3 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 4/1
First Downs 10 13
Penalties - Yards 5/43 8/81
Time Of Possession 08:08 52:52
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/18 1/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 7/39 8/37

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SD NoIa
NoIa 01:58 TD Brawntae Wells 34 yd interception return (Mathew Cook kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter SD NoIa
SD 14:50 FG Brandon Eickert 33 yd FG 3 7
3rd Quarter SD NoIa
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter SD NoIa
NoIa 06:35 FG Mathew Cook 39 yd FG 3 10
NoIa 12:06 TD Trevor Allen 7 yd run (Mathew Cook kick) 3 17

Game Information

Stadium: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Attendance: 3,743
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