Oct 10, 2009 - 8:13 PM
0 shoutsFARGO, N.D.(AP) -- Pat Grace shook off an injury and threw three touchdown passes, leading Northern Iowa past North Dakota State 42-27 Saturday.
Grace left the game briefly late in the third quarter after hurting his arm and shoulder while losing a fumble as he was sacked. He returned to throw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, a 39-yard strike to Maurice Turner and a 16-yarder to Schuylar Oordt.
Grace finished 14 of 21 for 229 yards for the Panthers (5-1, 3-0 Missouri Valley).
D.J. Hord had six catches for 105 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers. Derrick Law ran for 121 yards on eight carries.
Pat Paschall rushed for 115 yards for NDSU (1-5, 0-3). It was his sixth straight 100-yard game.
North Dakota State rolled up 514 total yards against a UNI defense that entered the game ranked second in the nation in yards allowed.
The teams combined for 27 penalties totaling 272 yards.
From the Bleachers
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NORTHERN IOWA: 42
NORTH DAKOTA STATE: 27
Final
Oct 10 7:32 PM -
NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTHERN IOWA 7 14 0 21 42
NO DAKOTA ST 0 10 3 14 27 FINAL
Oct 10 7:32 PM -
NCAAF
NORTHERN IOWA 28
NO DAKOTA ST 13 14:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 10 6:37 PM -
NORTHERN IOWA: 21
NORTH DAKOTA STATE: 13
End of 3rd
Oct 10 6:37 PM -
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTHERN IOWA 7 14 0 21
NO DAKOTA ST 0 10 3 13 END, 3RD QTR
Oct 10 6:37 PM -
NORTHERN IOWA: 21
NORTH DAKOTA STATE: 10
Halftime
Oct 10 6:02 PM -
NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTHERN IOWA 7 14 21
NO DAKOTA ST 0 10 10 HALFTIME
Oct 10 6:02 PM -
NORTHERN IOWA: 7
NORTH DAKOTA STATE: 0
End of 1st
Oct 10 4:46 PM -
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTHERN IOWA 7 7
NO DAKOTA ST 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Oct 10 4:46 PM
