North Dakota State Bison

9-0

YES!

North Dakota State Bison beat the Youngstown State Penguins

Ranked #9 · 5-4 30 – 38

9-0

Final · Sat, Nov 1

Game Details

Fargodome (Fargo) · 14,607 fans · ABC ND, ESPN+

Highlights

Williams' 100-yard kickoff return sparks North Dakota State in 38-30 win over Youngstown State

Cole Payton threw for 194 yards, Barika Kpeenu ran for three touchdowns and North Dakota State won its 13th straight game by beating Youngstown State 38-30 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:09 Andrew Lastovka makes 47-yard field goal

0:10 Barika Kpeenu runs for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:18 Beau Brungard rushes in for 10-yard rushing touchdown

0:12 DJ Scott scores 3-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Fargodome · Fargo

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
YSU	3	17	3	7	30
NDSU	7	21	7	3	38

Win Probability · North Dakota State Bison

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Game Leaders

Youngstown State Penguins

Beau Brungard · 19/30, 203 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jaden Gilbert · 6 CAR, 63 YDSRushing Yards
Max Tomczak · 5 REC, 59 YDSReceiving Yards
Graydon Rollins · 1Sacks
Makai Shahid · 11Tackles

North Dakota State Bison

Cole Payton · 17/24, 194 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Barika Kpeenu · 15 CAR, 74 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Bryce Lance · 5 REC, 65 YDSReceiving Yards
Toby Anene · 1Sacks
Anthony Chideme-Alfaro · 9Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

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

Q4 6:20

FG Eli Ozick 21 Yd Field Goal 30–38

Q4 13:54

TD Beau Brungard 2 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick)30–35

Q3 6:22

TD Barika Kpeenu 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)23–35

Q3 12:51

FG Andrew Lastovka 42 Yd Field Goal 23–28

Q2 0:08

FG Andrew Lastovka 49 Yd Field Goal 20–28

Q2 1:32

TD Jackson Williams 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Eli Ozick Kick)17–28

Q2 1:49

TD Alex McDonald 16 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick)17–21

Q2 4:17

TD Barika Kpeenu 4 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)10–21

Q2 4:52

TD DJ Scott 3 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)10–14

Q2 10:43

TD Beau Brungard 10 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick)10–7

Q1 0:41

TD Barika Kpeenu 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick)3–7

Q1 6:22

FG Andrew Lastovka 47 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Youngstown State PenguinsNorth Dakota State Bison

Offense

371 Total Yards 327

203 Passing Yards 194

168 Rushing Yards 133

21 First Downs 18

Efficiency

3-8 3rd Down 7-12

0-0 4th Down 0-0

19/30 Completions 17/24

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

7-26 Penalties 4-30

26:45 Possession 33:15

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Beau Brungard	19/30	203	6.8	1	1
Team	19/30	203	6.8	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaden Gilbert	6	63	10.5	0	39
Beau Brungard	15	50	3.3	2	16
Ky Wilson	6	49	8.2	0	13
Ethan Wright	2	6	3.0	0	4
Team	29	168	5.8	2	39

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Max Tomczak	5	59	11.8	0	14
Luke Hensley	3	49	16.3	0	27
Jaden Gilbert	4	42	10.5	0	31
Alex McDonald	1	16	16.0	1	16
Mike Solomon	1	12	12.0	0	12
Ethan Wright	2	11	5.5	0	6
Micheal Manna	1	8	8.0	0	8
Ky Wilson	2	6	3.0	0	3
Team	19	203	10.7	1	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ky Wilson	2	2	0
Team	2	2	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Preston Zandier	1	5	0
Team	1	5	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ky Wilson	4	115	28.8	52	0
Team	4	115	28.8	52	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Max Tomczak	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team	1	6	6.0	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Lastovka	3/3	100.0	49	3/3	12
Team	3/3	100.0	49	3/3	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brendon Kilpatrick	2	89	44.5	0	1	49
Team	2	89	44.5	0	1	49

North Dakota State Bison ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cole Payton	17/24	194	8.1	0	1
Team	17/24	194	8.1	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Barika Kpeenu	15	74	4.9	3	18
Cole Payton	12	28	2.3	0	11
DJ Scott	7	25	3.6	1	10
Bryce Lance	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jackson Williams	2	4	2.0	0	5
Team	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Team	40	133	3.3	4	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bryce Lance	5	65	13.0	31
RaJa Nelson	4	52	13.0	26
Chris Harris	3	30	10.0	13
Reis Kessel	1	21	21.0	21
Carson Williams	1	11	11.0	11
Kaden Zenzen	1	9	9.0	9
Barika Kpeenu	2	6	3.0	5
Team	17	194	11.4	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kegan Huber	0	0	1
Zach Vanderpool	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Donovan Woolen	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jackson Williams	2	124	62.0	100
RaJa Nelson	3	69	23.0	39
Team	5	193	38.6	100

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	21	21.0	21	0
Team	1	21	21.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Eli Ozick	1/1	100.0	21	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	21	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	3	129	43.0	0	1	49
Team	3	129	43.0	0	1	49

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