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Northern Iowa beats Portland State in FCS playoffs
PORTLAND, Ore. - Quarterback Aaron Bailey rushed for 200 yards, including touchdown runs of 61 and 69 yards, and Northern Iowa beat Portland State 29-17 Saturday night to advance to the FCS quarterfinals.
Running back Tyvis Smith accounted for 207 yards and two touchdowns in the road victory.
UNI will visit Missouri Valley Football Conference foe North Dakota State at 11 a.m. Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Four-time defending national champion and No. 3 seed NDSU beat Montana 37-6 in the second round.
The Bison won the Oct. 10 regular-season meeting with UNI in Fargo, 31-28.
Northern Iowa Panthers quarterback Aaron Bailey (15) reaches out to stiff arm Eastern Illinois Panthers safety Bradley Dewberry (7) while running down field during the third quarter of the FCS playoff game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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