Week 9
Final
UTEP
NDSUWin Probability
1Q 12:48
7 - 0
R. Moore III 57-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 12:06
7 - 3
D. Klein 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 11
2Q 03:53
7 - 10
DJ Scott 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & Goal
3Q 01:22
7 - 17
R. Kessel 3-yard TD catch from N. Hayes.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 01:54
7 - 24
N. Hayes 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 01:21
7 - 31
M. Moore 47-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 1
Top Performers
Pass Yds
240
Hayes
NDSU
Rush Yds
67
Moore III
UTEP
Rec Yds
111
Williams
NDSU
Scrim TD
1
Moore III
UTEP
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2026 Mountain West
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | .125 | |
| 10 | 0 | 8 | .000 |
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Northern IllinoisGame Summary
The North Dakota State Bison dominated the UTEP Miners, 31 to 7, on Saturday.
Game Info
October 31, 2026
MW+
Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome
Fargo, North Dakota
50°
7 mph SE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EJ Colson Jr. #1 | 11/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 4-17 | 74.7 |
R. Moore III #12 | 4/6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 111.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Hayes #2 | 22/32 | 240 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 135.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moore III #12 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 57 |
EJ Colson Jr. #1 | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 12 |
J. Smith #3 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Jones #0 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
E. McCoy #6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Thomas #8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
L. Sperling #32 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
C. Hunter #22 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ Scott #7 | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 |
B. Kpeenu #32 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
N. Hayes #2 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 |
J. Williams #18 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Mitchell #5 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Wavrunek #26 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #3 | 6/8 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Cheeks #5 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Thomas #8 | 3/3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
C. Cheeks #4 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Ezinwa #82 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Capell #2 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Jones #0 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. McCoy #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 10/11 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 48 |
R. Kessel #81 | 6/7 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 30 |
C. Kiel #8 | 1/5 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
L. Kokat #44 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
I. St. Romain #17 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Wavrunek #26 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
J. McCants #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #5 | 1/1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Moore #16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miles #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Elliott #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. McCaslin #9 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Woolen #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Larson #94 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Roberts #60 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Steil #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Moore #16 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Arreola #91 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Klein #37 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 30 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Braun #47 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bickerton #39 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EJ Colson Jr. #1 | 11/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 4-17 | 74.7 |
R. Moore III #12 | 4/6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 111.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moore III #12 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 57 |
EJ Colson Jr. #1 | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 12 |
J. Smith #3 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Jones #0 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
E. McCoy #6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Thomas #8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
L. Sperling #32 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
C. Hunter #22 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #3 | 6/8 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Cheeks #5 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Thomas #8 | 3/3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
C. Cheeks #4 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Ezinwa #82 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Capell #2 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Jones #0 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. McCoy #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miles #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Arreola #91 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Braun #47 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 49 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Hayes #2 | 22/32 | 240 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 135.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ Scott #7 | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 |
B. Kpeenu #32 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
N. Hayes #2 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 |
J. Williams #18 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Mitchell #5 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Wavrunek #26 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 10/11 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 48 |
R. Kessel #81 | 6/7 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 30 |
C. Kiel #8 | 1/5 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
L. Kokat #44 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
I. St. Romain #17 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Wavrunek #26 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
J. McCants #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #5 | 1/1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Moore #16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Elliott #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. McCaslin #9 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Woolen #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Larson #94 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Roberts #60 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Steil #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Moore #16 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Klein #37 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 30 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bickerton #39 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #18 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
Interception
5 plays,
29 yd,
02:120-0
Touchdown
1 play,
57 yd,
00:107-0
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:297-0
Punt
9 plays,
39 yd,
05:567-0
Field Goal
16 plays,
83 yd,
08:107-3
Interception
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:507-3
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:387-3
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:167-3
Touchdown
5 plays,
45 yd,
02:327-10
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
01:537-10
Punt
5 plays,
19 yd,
01:227-10
End of Half
1 play,
4 yd,
00:327-10
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
02:167-10
Punt
6 plays,
26 yd,
03:007-10
Punt
6 plays,
17 yd,
02:467-10
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
05:427-17
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:277-17
Punt
11 plays,
28 yd,
07:037-17
Interception
7 plays,
33 yd,
02:257-17
Touchdown
6 plays,
62 yd,
03:367-24
Fumble TD
2 plays,
21 yd,
00:397-31
End of Game
7 plays,
30 yd,
01:067-31
221
Total Yds
381
74
Pass Yds
240
147
Rush Yds
141
12
Total Drives
10
55
Total Plays
69
4.0
Yards Per Play
5.5
2.8
Yards Per Pass
7.5
5.1
Yards Per Rush
3.8
23:16
Possession
36:44
7
Biggest Lead
24
9
1st Downs
19
5
Passing 1st Downs
11
4
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5/13
3rd Down
5/14
0/0
4th Down
3/3
6
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
4
60
Penalty Yards
40
0
Sacks
4
0
Sack Yards
17
6
Tackles For Loss
10
0
D/ST TD
0