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North Dakota State vs Iowa: 5 Plays That Led to Upset Win

By Nicholas Valdez

Sep 17, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; North Dakota State Bison head coach Chris Klieman celebrates after the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. North Dakota State won 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; North Dakota State Bison head coach Chris Klieman celebrates after the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. North Dakota State won 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
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A Look at the 5 plays that led to North Dakota State’s historic upset of Iowa.

North Dakota State fans don’t think of Saturday’s game against Iowa as an upset. The Bison have been winning for a very long time. However, today they happened to beat an AP Top 25 Iowa Hawkeye team that many believe will win the Big Ten, and they did it in Iowa’s own backyard.

After Bison kicker Cam Pedersen made the game-winning field goal from 37 yards out, the entire sideline ran toward their group of faithful fans in the corner of the end zone and celebrated. And rightfully so.

Here are the 5 plays that led to North Dakota State’s historic upset victory.

Number 1

MJ Stumpf’s 21-yard pick six in the first quarter kicked off the upset. When he intercepted Iowa QB C.J. Beathard for the first score of the game everyone in Kinnick Stadium knew that NDSU was here not just to play well and to represent the FCS in a showing worthy of mere respect–no, the Bison came to Iowa to win.

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