Northern Iowa hands South Dakota St 2nd straight home loss; Indiana St downs USD

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Theo Day threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, Matthew Cook made four field goals, including a career-long 55-yarder, and Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 26-17.

Day was intercepted by Graham Spalding with 4:09 remaining in the fourth quarter but SDSU couldn’t capitalize as Cole Frahm missed a 47-yard field goal.

UNI went three-and-out, but Bryce Flater sealed it with a quarterback sack.

Day was 11 of 21 with an interception for Northern Iowa (4-3, 2-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Isaiah Weston caught four passes for 125 yards and a score, and Bradrick Shaw rushed for a touchdown.

Meanwhile,

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Kenton Wilhoit had a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown and Jarrell Jackson added a diving pick in the final two minutes to lead Indiana State to a 20-14 victory over South Dakota.

The Redbirds had lost three straight games, all to FCS-ranked opponents, but beat the Coyotes, ranked 15th in the coaches poll, with the help of their 10th and 11th interceptions of the season.

Illinois State’s Aidan Bresnahan kicked a career-long 47-yard field goal for the game’s first points and added a 42-yarder as the half ended for a 13-7 edge.

Earlier in the second quarter, Cole Mueller scored on a 69-yard run up middle for the Redbirds.

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