North Dakota State Bison

1stin Mountain West · 3-0

YES!

North Dakota State Bison beat the Air Force Falcons

3-0 38 – 32

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Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Falcon Stadium (USAF Academy) · 25,970 fans · FS1

Recap

North Dakota St. beats Air Force 38-32, win first Mountain West Conference game

Nathan Hayes threw two touchdown passes and scored on a 17-yard run, and North Dakota State beat Air Force 38-32 on Saturday night in the Bison's first Mountain West Conference game.

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Falcon Stadium · USAF Academy

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NDSU	7	21	7	3	38
AFA	0	13	0	19	32

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Game Leaders

North Dakota State Bison

Nathan Hayes · 15/23, 228 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Myles Mitchell · 15 CAR, 61 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Logan Conklin · 2 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Peder Haugo · 1Sacks
Donovan Woolen · 11Tackles

Air Force Falcons

Liam Szarka · 5/10, 103 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Liam Szarka · 21 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Matt Long · 2 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Blake Fletcher · 14Tackles

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 0:50

TD Matt Long 20 Yd pass from Evan Medders (Carter Cremascoli Kick)38–32

Q4 1:58

FG Drew Klein 56 Yd Field Goal 38–25

Q4 4:26

TD Kemper Hodges 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)35–25

Q4 10:59

TD Liam Szarka 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)35–19

Q3 12:02

TD Logan Conklin 41 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)35–13

Q2 0:29

TD Myles Mitchell 1 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)28–13

Q2 1:48

TD Blake Fletcher 85 Yd Interception Return (Carter Cremascoli PAT blocked)21–13

Q2 5:20

TD Mekhi Collins 44 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)21–7

Q2 8:14

TD Adam Hrynciw 29 Yd pass from Mason Hayes (Carter Cremascoli Kick)14–7

Q2 14:08

TD Nathan Hayes 17 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)14–0

Q1 9:54

TD Myles Mitchell 31 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)7–0

Team Stats

North Dakota State BisonAir Force Falcons

Offense

374 Total Yards 386

228 Passing Yards 179

146 Rushing Yards 207

18 First Downs 21

Efficiency

4-12 3rd Down 6-14

3-3 4th Down 2-2

15/23 Completions 9/15

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

5-45 Penalties 6-55

29:05 Possession 30:55

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nathan Hayes	15/23	228	9.9	2	1	87.5
Team	15/23	228	9.9	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Myles Mitchell	15	61	4.1	2	31
DJ Scott	12	34	2.8	0	8
Nyeoti Punni	3	19	6.3	0	15
Jackson Williams	2	18	9.0	0	10
Nathan Hayes	3	17	5.7	1	17
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Team	37	146	3.9	3	31

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Logan Conklin	2	57	28.5	1	41
Jackson Williams	2	53	26.5	0	51
Mekhi Collins	1	44	44.0	1	44
Reis Kessel	4	42	10.5	0	23
Myles Mitchell	2	11	5.5	0	6
DJ Scott	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nyeoti Punni	2	8	4.0	0	6
Isiah St. Romain	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	15	228	15.2	2	51

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Donovan Woolen	11	7	0	0	1	1
Darius Givance	7	5	0	0	0	0
Taylen Eady	7	4	0	0	0	0
Peder Haugo	6	3	1	1	0	0
Gavin Sell	6	3	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	5	4	0	0	0	1
Keenan Wilson	5	3	0	0	0	0
Najee Nelson	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Archibald	2	2	0	0	0	0
Keith Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	2	1	0	0	0	1
Alijah Wayne	2	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Artz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marion Moore	1	0	0	0	2	0
Blake Schiltz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Okes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	66	38	1	1	3	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Gavin Sell	1	25	0
Team	1	25	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	40	40.0	40	0
Team	1	40	40.0	40	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Klein	1/1	100.0	56	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	56	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	3	156	52.0	1	0	61
Team	3	156	52.0	1	0	61

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Liam Szarka	5/10	103	10.3	0	1	45.1
Evan Medders	3/4	47	11.8	1	0	99.5
Mason Hayes	1/1	29	29.0	1	0	--
Team	9/15	179	11.9	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Liam Szarka	21	88	4.2	1	12
Owen Allen	13	53	4.1	0	11
Evan Medders	6	31	5.2	0	11
Kemper Hodges	6	24	4.0	1	9
Rocco Conti	4	9	2.3	0	7
Matt Long	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	51	207	4.1	2	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Matt Long	2	55	27.5	1	35
Adam Hrynciw	2	42	21.0	1	29
Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo	2	34	17.0	0	26
Simon Kibbee	2	27	13.5	0	14
Rocco Conti	1	21	21.0	0	21
Team	9	179	19.9	2	35

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Blake Fletcher	14	8	0	0	0	1
Dallas Daley	11	5	1	1	1	0
Max Mustell	5	3	1	0	0	0
Roger Jones Jr.	4	2	0	0	0	0
Antonio Menard	4	2	0	0	0	0
Alexander Perez	4	2	0	1	0	0
Korey Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ehimen Oyamendan	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Oquendo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Hubert	2	1	0.5	0	0	0
Noah Daniels	2	1	0	0	0	0
Chaz Barnett	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaylin Reese	1	1	0	0	1	0
Gage LaDue	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Elie-Stuart	1	1	0	1	0	0
Brody Bujnoch	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Canosa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	62	30	3	3	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Blake Fletcher	1	85	1
Team	1	85	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carter Cremascoli	0/1	0.0	0	2/3	2
Team	0/1	0.0	0	2/3	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Will Duncan	3	167	55.7	1	0	67
Team	3	167	55.7	1	0	67

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