Tim Sanger
9
5-2 , 2-1
13
Winner
7-1 , 4-0
5-2 , 2-1
9
13
7-1 , 4-0
Winner
| Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Game Recap: Football |
FARGO, N.D. – No. 2-ranked North Dakota State drove 92 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 1:49 to play and Logan Kopp’s interception sealed a 13-9 victory over top-ranked South Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday, Oct. 19.
RaJa Nelson caught a 20-yard pass from Cam Miller to cap the 10-play scoring drive for the Bison (7-1, 4-0 MVFC), who snapped a five-game losing streak to South Dakota State (5-2, 2-1 MVFC). It was Nelson’s second touchdown reception of the game.
Miller was 7-for-7 passing on the final drive, which took 5:25 off the clock. SDSU moved to its own 47 before Kopp made a one-handed pick, and the Bison kneeled out the clock to claim the Dakota Marker trophy for the first time since 2019.
Miller finished 20 of 27 passing for 163 yards, Nelson had four catches for 48 yards including an 18-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the second quarter, and Chris Harris made a team-high five receptions for 41 yards.
The only play longer than 20 yards in the contest was a 66-yard touchdown run from SDSU’s Chase Mason to make it 7-6 before NDSU’s Kody Huisman blocked the extra-point try. Hunter Dustman’s 42-yard field goal gave the Jacks a 9-7 lead as time expired in the first half.
NDSU missed a 48-yard field goal on the opening drive of the third quarter and the teams traded punts for the next seven possessions before the Bison went on their game-winning march.
Oscar Benson and Luke Weerts made eight tackles apiece for NDSU, Eli Mostaert had seven stops, and Kopp finished with four tackles.
A sellout crowd of 18,807 was on hand for the first nationally televised Dakota Marker game on ESPN2.