No. 2 North Dakota St. holds off No. 24 Northern Iowa 23-20

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) —

Tyler Hoosman had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs in the fourth quarter for Northern Iowa,

The Bison (6-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley) have won seven straight against Northern Iowa (3-4, 3-4).

Zeb Noland was 8 of 16 for 154 yards passing with a touchdown for North Dakota State. Watson made two catches for 86 yards, and his kickoff return for a touchdown gave the Bison the lead for good, 7-6, with 3:20 remaining in the second quarter.

that stretched the Bison's lead to 17-6 lead with 29 seconds left in the third quarter. Luepke's 2-yard TD run made it 23-12 with 6:17 to go.

Will McElvain was 14-of-27 passing for 193 yards for Northern Iowa. Hoosman finished with 70 yards rushing on 23 carries.

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