North Dakota State Bison

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North Dakota State Bison beat the Fordham Rams

0-2 0 – 38

2-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Fargodome (Fargo) · 15,212 fans · Mountain West Plus

Recap

North Dakota State blanks Fordham 38-0, improves to 2-0 in first FBS season

Nathan Hayes threw for two touchdowns, DJ Scott ran for two and North Dakota State allowed just 135 total yards in a 38-0 win over FCS-opponent Fordham on Saturday.

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Fargodome · Fargo

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FOR	0	0	0	0	0
NDSU	3	14	21	0	38

Win Probability · North Dakota State Bison

kickoffnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Fordham Rams

Gunnar Smith · 12/22, 116 YDS, 3 INTPassing Yards
Yohan-Li Louis · 9 CAR, 23 YDSRushing Yards
John Morris · 3 REC, 37 YDSReceiving Yards
Jakub Mwangelwa · 2Sacks
Andrew Osmun · 13Tackles

North Dakota State Bison

Nathan Hayes · 18/22, 210 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
DJ Scott · 11 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Chris Kiel · 4 REC, 50 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Kelton McCaslin · 1Sacks
Gavin Sell · 6Tackles

2026 Patriot League Standings

Team
Lehigh
Richmond
Colgate
Holy Cross
Villanova
Fordham
William & Mary
Bucknell
Lafayette
Georgetown

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota State
New Mexico
San José State
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Northern Illinois
Nevada
UTEP
Hawai'i

Scoring

Q3 4:28

TD Mekhi Collins 12 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)0–38

Q3 10:51

TD DJ Scott 7 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)0–31

Q3 13:56

TD Marion Moore 37 Yd Interception Return (Drew Klein Kick)0–24

Q2 0:55

TD Chris Kiel 8 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)0–17

Q2 14:56

TD DJ Scott 3 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)0–10

Q1 7:01

FG Drew Klein 39 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Fordham RamsNorth Dakota State Bison

Offense

135 Total Yards 373

116 Passing Yards 245

19 Rushing Yards 128

9 First Downs 22

Efficiency

4-12 3rd Down 7-14

1-1 4th Down 3-4

12/22 Completions 21/26

Turnovers & Clock

4 Turnovers 0

7-42 Penalties 4-45

26:33 Possession 33:27

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Gunnar Smith	12/22	116	5.3	0	3	--
Team	12/22	116	5.3	0	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Yohan-Li Louis	9	23	2.6	6
Jamell James	4	17	4.3	8
Jacob Rodriguez	4	11	2.8	5
Taariq Denson	3	8	2.7	4
Barrett Fallon	1	0	0.0	0
Gunnar Smith	5	-40	-8.0	4
Team	26	19	0.7	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
John Morris	3	37	12.3	18
Chris Tuck II	2	31	15.5	23
Andrew Bond	2	17	8.5	12
KJ Reed	1	9	9.0	9
Ricky Gonzalez II	1	8	8.0	8
Nodin Tracy	1	8	8.0	8
Jamell James	1	3	3.0	3
Taariq Denson	1	3	3.0	3
Team	12	116	9.7	23

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Gunnar Smith	2	1	0
Team	2	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Andrew Osmun	13	7	1	3	0	0
Johnny Schmitt	10	3	0	0	0	0
Alonzo Riddick	7	4	0	0	1	0
Drew Minich	7	3	0	1	0	0
Jaylen Dawson	6	5	0	2.5	0	0
AJ Revella	6	4	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Riddick	5	3	0	0.5	0	1
Jakub Mwangelwa	3	3	2	2	0	0
Boogie Owens	3	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Colby Spencer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nodin Tracy	1	1	0	0	0	0
KJ Reed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Fiala	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bennett Henderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Krystian Pothel	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Kabaka	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kemaury Tye	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Oliver Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Yohan-Li Louis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Dunnemann II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	76	44	3	9	1	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Yohan-Li Louis	2	32	16.0	17	0
Team	2	32	16.0	17	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dominic Sansone	5	214	42.8	0	0	50
Team	5	214	42.8	0	0	50

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Nathan Hayes	18/22	210	9.5	2	44.5
Trey Drake	3/4	35	8.8	0	70.9
Team	21/26	245	9.4	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ Scott	11	60	5.5	2	15
Myles Mitchell	10	45	4.5	0	17
Nyeoti Punni	7	29	4.1	0	12
Brady Wavrunek	1	5	5.0	0	5
Barry Kpeenu	4	5	1.3	0	7
Nathan Hayes	6	-2	-0.3	0	8
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Chris Kiel	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Preston Brown	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	43	128	3.0	2	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Kiel	4	50	12.5	1	19
Mekhi Collins	4	41	10.3	1	12
Jackson Williams	4	38	9.5	0	14
Jordan McCants	1	35	35.0	0	35
Cade Osterman	1	19	19.0	0	19
Reis Kessel	1	18	18.0	0	18
DJ Scott	2	16	8.0	0	11
Jeremiah Patterson	2	12	6.0	0	9
Logan Conklin	1	9	9.0	0	9
Dylan Vokal	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	21	245	11.7	2	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Logan Larson	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Gavin Sell	6	2	1	1	0	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	5	3	1	1	0	1	0
Alex Elliott	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deron Russell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Steil	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Vanderpool	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mikhale Ford	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damian Devine	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ray James Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taylen Eady	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kendrick Carter	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Roberts	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Obald Niyonkuru	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryland Satter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Wrbanek	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Victor Isele	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chase Evink	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alijah Wayne	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Givance	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allante Burley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keenan Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Woolen	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Chance Tucker	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Marion Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	55	23	3	4	2	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Marion Moore	1	37	1
Keith Williams	1	24	0
Walker Braaten	1	20	0
Team	3	81	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	23	23.0	23	0
Team	1	23	23.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jeremiah Patterson	3	18	6.0	16
Jackson Williams	1	8	8.0	8
Team	4	26	6.5	16

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Klein	1/1	100.0	39	5/5	8
Jayden Onuonga	0/1	0.0	0	0/0	0
Team	1/2	50.0	39	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	1	35	35.0	0	0	35
Team	1	35	35.0	0	0	35

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