No. 3 seed North Dakota State (10-2) will host Northern Iowa (9-4) in the FCS quarterfinals on Saturday. It's the first postseason meeting between the two programs.
The two, however, previously met this season.
A game-winning TD with 35 seconds left lifted the Bison to a 31-28 homecoming victory over the Panthers on Oct. 10. As if previous success wasn't enough of an advantage, North Dakota State will have 18,000-plus in its corner. The program is a perfect 14-0 at home in its FCS playoffs history.
Northern Iowa will need to rely on its seven-game winning streak -- dating back to Oct. 17 -- to pull off the upset on Saturday.
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 11 a.m. CST
Location: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome
Weather: Cloudy, High of 35
Odds: North Dakota State -7, per Vegas Insider
Radio: KGFO-AM 790
TV: ESPN
What They're Saying
Chris Klieman Weekly Press Conference - December 7, 2015 https://t.co/4aM0XmhawC
— BISONATION.info (@BISONATION) December 8, 2015
Breaking: NDSU coach Chris Klieman says QB Carson Wentz will return to practice this week. Broke his wrist on Oct. 17 has been out since.
— Josh CanlasTolentino (@JCTSports) December 7, 2015
The matchup between @CoachMarkFarley and @CoachKli always are intriguing and were great role models for me in my younger days.
— Danny Kambel (@DannyKambel) December 8, 2015
ESPN will have no shortage of power for tomorrow's FCS Quarterfinal between NDSU-UNI pic.twitter.com/irc5FNMSjM
— NDSU Broadcasting (@NDSUbroadcast) December 11, 2015
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