North Dakota State Bison

1stin Mountain West · 4-0

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North Dakota State Bison beat the Sacramento State Hornets

4-0 31 – 10

1-3

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) · 13,322 fans · ESPN

Highlights

Givance returns fumble 24 yards for TD, North Dakota State beats Sacramento State 31-10

Nathan Hayes threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Williams and Darius Givance returned a fumble 24 yards for a score in the opening minutes to help North Dakota State beat Sacramento State 31-10 on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:23 Nathan Hayes connects for 33-yard TD pass

0:25 Myles Mitchell scores 9-yard rushing TD

0:43 Taylen Eady grabs interception vs. Sacramento State Hornets

0:28 DJ Scott goes 42-yard on impressive rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NDSU	21	7	0	3	31
SAC	0	3	0	7	10

Win Probability · North Dakota State Bison

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Game Leaders

North Dakota State Bison

Nathan Hayes · 14/24, 210 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
DJ Scott · 14 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jackson Williams · 7 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Darius Givance · 7Tackles

Sacramento State Hornets

Jackson Sharman · 25/40, 238 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Cincere Rhaney · 9 CAR, 38 YDSRushing Yards
Matt Coleman · 8 REC, 95 YDSReceiving Yards
Alex Rocha · 8Tackles

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

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

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

Scoring

Q4 8:05

TD Onterrio Smith Jr. 21 Yd pass from Jackson Sharman (Grant Meadors Kick)31–10

Q4 12:00

FG Drew Klein 29 Yd Field Goal 31–3

Q2 6:52

FG Grant Meadors 25 Yd Field Goal 28–3

Q2 11:24

TD DJ Scott 42 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)28–0

Q1 0:04

TD Myles Mitchell 9 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick)21–0

Q1 11:49

TD Darius Givance 24 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Klein Kick)14–0

Q1 13:37

TD Jackson Williams 33 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)7–0

Team Stats

North Dakota State BisonSacramento State Hornets

Offense

362 Total Yards 328

210 Passing Yards 238

152 Rushing Yards 90

16 First Downs 19

Efficiency

6-12 3rd Down 7-15

0-2 4th Down 0-1

14/25 Completions 25/40

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 3

6-60 Penalties 5-60

30:30 Possession 29:30

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Nathan Hayes	14/24	210	8.8	1	74.2
Preston Brown	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	14/25	210	8.4	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ Scott	14	80	5.7	1	42
Myles Mitchell	10	34	3.4	1	9
Nathan Hayes	1	14	14.0	0	14
Preston Brown	2	13	6.5	0	11
Brady Wavrunek	2	7	3.5	0	4
Nyeoti Punni	3	4	1.3	0	4
Kaden Zenzen	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	34	152	4.5	2	42

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jackson Williams	7	134	19.1	1	38
Mekhi Collins	1	38	38.0	0	38
DJ Scott	2	18	9.0	0	11
Reis Kessel	2	16	8.0	0	9
Myles Mitchell	2	4	2.0	0	3
Team	14	210	15.0	1	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Darius Givance	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Darius Givance	7	6	0	0	0	1
Taylen Eady	5	4	0.5	1	0	0
Will Steil	5	3	0	0	0	0
Gavin Sell	5	2	1.5	0	0	0
Alex Elliott	4	2	0	0	1	0
Matthew Stenbroten	4	1	1.5	0	1	0
Keenan Wilson	3	2	0.5	0	0	0
Ray James Jr.	3	2	1.5	1	0	0
Zach Vanderpool	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	3	1	0.5	1	0	0
Peder Haugo	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Woolen	2	1	1	0	1	0
Marion Moore	2	1	0	0	0	0
Allante Burley	1	1	0	0	1	0
Najee Nelson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kendrick Carter	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jaylen Archibald	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deron Russell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	1	0	0.5	1	0	0
Obald Niyonkuru	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alijah Wayne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	61	33	8	6	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Taylen Eady	1	27
Deron Russell	1	0
Team	2	27

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	1	-8	-8.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Klein	1/1	100.0	29	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	29	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	3	128	42.7	0	2	61
Team	3	128	42.7	0	2	61

Sacramento State Hornets ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jackson Sharman	25/40	238	6.0	1	2	44.6
Team	25/40	238	6.0	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cincere Rhaney	9	38	4.2	10
Isaiah Ene	9	36	4.0	24
Daniel Swinney	2	15	7.5	18
Jackson Sharman	1	5	5.0	5
Jaylen Patterson	1	3	3.0	3
Jamar Curtis	4	-7	-1.8	7
Team	26	90	3.5	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Matt Coleman	8	95	11.9	0	21
Jordan Williams	3	42	14.0	0	22
Onterrio Smith Jr.	3	37	12.3	1	21
Raiden Brown	4	30	7.5	0	11
Kenyon Shabazz	1	18	18.0	0	18
Kyle Koontz	1	6	6.0	0	6
Cincere Rhaney	1	5	5.0	0	5
Khai Taylor	2	5	2.5	0	5
Jamar Curtis	2	0	0.0	0	4
Team	25	238	9.5	1	22

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jamar Curtis	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Alex Rocha	8	3	0	0	1
Boogsie Silvera	7	4	0	1	0
Fata Puloka	7	2	0	0	0
Warren Smith Jr.	5	2	0	1	0
Amari Wallace	4	3	2	0	0
Dionte Thornton	4	2	0	0	0
Jamel Howard Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
Isiah Chala Jr.	3	1	0	0	0
Xavier Williams	3	0	0	0	0
Miles Bailey	3	0	0	0	0
Elias Mullican	2	1	0	1	0
Darson Jeanty	2	1	0	0	0
Caleb Reese	2	1	0	0	0
Tim Thomas	2	0	0	0	1
Donovan Turner	2	0	0	0	0
Malachi Kindle	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Ene	1	1	0	0	0
Malik Tullis	1	0	0	1	0
Ivan Moore Jr.	1	0	0	0	1
Austin Chambers	1	0	0	0	0
Noah King	1	0	0	0	0
KJ Jefferson	1	0	0	0	0
Team	65	23	2	4	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jamar Curtis	1	22	22.0	22	0
Team	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Matt Coleman	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grant Meadors	1/1	100.0	25	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	25	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hamish Adams	5	189	37.8	0	3	45
Team	5	189	37.8	0	3	45

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