North Dakota State Bison

1stin Mountain West · 1-0

YES!

North Dakota State Bison beat the Jacksonville State Gamecocks

0-1 7 – 33

1-0

Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Fargodome (Fargo) · 18,573 fans · CBSSN

Highlights

North Dakota State opens its FBS era with a 33-7 win over Jacksonville State

Nathan Hayes threw two touchdown passes to help North Dakota State roll past Jacksonville State 33-7 in the Football Bowl Subdivision debut for the Bison and season opener for both teams on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Jordan McCants makes catch for 44-yard touchdown

0:21 Blake Schiltz recovers a fumble for a North Dakota State TD

0:33 Marion Moore comes up with an INT for North Dakota State

0:23 Caden Creel sneaks in the end zone for Jacksonville State

Clips play on ESPN

Fargodome · Fargo

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
JXST	7	0	0	0	7
NDSU	7	10	10	6	33

Win Probability · North Dakota State Bison

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Game Leaders

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Caden Creel · 12/23, 85 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jalen Likely · 11 CAR, 48 YDSRushing Yards
Deondre Johnson · 2 REC, 26 YDSReceiving Yards
Tae Floyd · 1Sacks
JQ Brooks · 6Tackles

North Dakota State Bison

Nathan Hayes · 14/22, 160 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Myles Mitchell · 11 CAR, 74 YDSRushing Yards
Jackson Williams · 5 REC, 58 YDSReceiving Yards
Kelton McCaslin · 1.5Sacks
Donovan Woolen · 10Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

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 2:17

FG Drew Klein 48 Yd Field Goal 7–33

Q4 13:31

FG Drew Klein 42 Yd Field Goal 7–30

Q3 6:41

TD Blake Schiltz 0 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Klein Kick)7–27

Q3 6:59

FG Drew Klein 44 Yd Field Goal 7–20

Q2 0:18

TD Jordan McCants 44 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)7–17

Q2 10:46

FG Drew Klein 34 Yd Field Goal 7–10

Q1 4:16

TD Caden Creel 8 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)7–7

Q1 15:00

TD Reis Kessel 6 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Jacksonville State GamecocksNorth Dakota State Bison

Offense

170 Total Yards 373

85 Passing Yards 164

85 Rushing Yards 209

14 First Downs 20

Efficiency

2-10 3rd Down 5-14

1-2 4th Down 2-2

12/23 Completions 15/23

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

8-76 Penalties 13-94

23:53 Possession 36:07

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	12/23	85	3.7	0	1	18.9
Team	12/23	85	3.7	0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Likely	11	48	4.4	0	17
Caden Creel	15	44	2.9	1	18
Jamill Williams	1	7	7.0	0	7
Cedric Kouemi	2	2	1.0	0	14
Team	2	-16	-8.0	0	16
Team	31	85	2.7	1	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Deondre Johnson	2	26	13.0	24
Jalen Likely	2	17	8.5	10
Ronnel Johnson	2	11	5.5	6
Luke Gilbert	1	10	10.0	10
David Alpers III	1	6	6.0	6
Khristian Lando	1	6	6.0	6
Jamill Williams	2	5	2.5	8
Darius Cannon	1	4	4.0	4
Team	12	85	7.1	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Team	1	1
Jamill Williams	1	0
Jalen Likely	1	0
Cedric Kouemi	1	0
Team	4	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
JQ Brooks	6	5	0	0	1
Morven Joseph	5	4	0	0	0
Jonavan Carr	5	4	0	0	0
Tre'Quon Fegans	5	3	0	0	0
Aidan Thompson	4	4	0	1	0
Rob Billings IV	4	3	0	0	0
Caleb Nix	4	2	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	4	2	0	0	0
Tae Floyd	3	3	1	2	0
Walker O'Steen	3	2	0	0	0
Nii Addy	3	2	0	0	0
Myles Butler	3	2	0	0	0
Quay Hood	2	2	1	1	0
Christopher Johnson	2	1	0	0	0
Mac Sanders	2	1	0	0	1
Ian Mitchell	2	1	0	0	0
Brayden Matthews	2	1	0	0	0
Khurtiss Perry	2	0	0	0	0
Jameson McCollough	1	1	0	0	0
Andrew Rumph	1	0	0	0	0
Jawaun Campbell	1	0	0	0	0
Marquis Hood	1	0	0	0	0
Team	65	43	2	4	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jonavan Carr	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jamill Williams	2	31	15.5	21	0
Team	2	31	15.5	21	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Nix	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Conor Donaghy	5	232	46.4	0	3	51
Team	5	232	46.4	0	3	51

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nathan Hayes	14/22	160	7.3	2	1	53.4
Preston Brown	1/1	4	4.0	0	0	--
Team	15/23	164	7.1	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Myles Mitchell	11	74	6.7	27
Nyeoti Punni	8	60	7.5	25
DJ Scott	13	51	3.9	13
Nathan Hayes	7	14	2.0	13
Barry Kpeenu	1	5	5.0	5
Brady Wavrunek	1	3	3.0	3
Preston Brown	2	3	1.5	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	1
Team	44	209	4.8	27

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jackson Williams	5	58	11.6	0	20
Jordan McCants	1	44	44.0	1	44
Reis Kessel	4	30	7.5	1	17
DJ Scott	2	12	6.0	0	7
Mekhi Collins	1	11	11.0	0	11
Isiah St. Romain	1	5	5.0	0	5
Cade Osterman	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	15	164	10.9	2	44

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Blake Schiltz	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Donovan Woolen	10	7	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Givance	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	4	3	1.5	2.5	0	0	0
Ray James Jr.	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marion Moore	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Will Steil	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Gavin Sell	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Blake Schiltz	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Alex Elliott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keenan Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taylen Eady	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kendrick Carter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Okes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Keith Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peder Haugo	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	45	31	3	5	1	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Marion Moore	1	4	0
Team	1	4	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	35	35.0	35	0
Team	1	35	35.0	35	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Klein	4/4	100.0	48	3/3	15
Team	4/4	100.0	48	3/3	15

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	2	71	35.5	0	0	45
Team	2	71	35.5	0	0	45

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