North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

North Dakota State (2-0) vs. Tennessee State (1-1)

Date: Sep 06, 2025 • Site: Nashville, TN  • Stadium: Nissan Stadium  •  Attendance: 8569

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
North Dakota State   17  28  7  7  59 
Tennessee State   0  0  0  3  3 

SCORING SUMMARY   NDSU -TSU  
1st  09:31  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 10 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:24  7 - 0 
  07:08  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 4 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:55  14 - 0 
  01:21  NDSU   Eli Ozick 22 yd field goal 
         9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:39  17 - 0 
2nd  13:08  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 6 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:04  24 - 0 
  10:04  NDSU   DJ Scott 5 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
         2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0:50  31 - 0 
  09:03  NDSU   Donovan Woolen 34 yd interception return (Eli Ozick kick) 
           38 - 0 
  01:21  NDSU   RaJa Nelson 3 yd pass from Cole Payton (Eli Ozick kick) 
         8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:32  45 - 0 
3rd  07:11  NDSU   Mekhi Collins 68 yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Eli Ozick kick) 
         5 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:56  52 - 0 
4th  08:27  NDSU   Myles Mitchell 2 yd run (Drew Klein kick) 
         5 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:45  59 - 0 
  04:05  TSU   Freddy Perez 45 yd field goal 
         7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:22  59 - 3 

Kickoff time: 1:32pm  • End of Game: 4:30pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:58
Referee: Chris Brison  •  Umpire: David Castell  •  Linesman: Jeff Estes  •  Line judge: Phillip DeWitt  •  Back judge: Billy Willis  •  Field judge: Zach Perry  •  Side judge: M. Rodriguez  •  Center judge: Blake Ohren  • 
Temperature: 67  • Wind: N 2mph  • Weather: Cloudy
Replay official: Greg Laurentius

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

 Team Totals  NDSU  TSU 
FIRST DOWNS  23  4 
   Rushing  13  2 
   Passing  9  2 
   Penalty  1  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  191  70 
   Rushing Attempts  39  28 
   Average Per Rush  4.9  2.5 
   Rushing Touchdowns  5  0 
   Yards Gained Rushing  200  104 
   Yards Lost Rushing  9  34 
NET YARDS PASSING  242  61 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  16-23-1  8-18-1 
   Average Per Attempt  10.5  3.4 
   Average Per Completion  15.1  7.6 
   Passing Touchdowns  2  0 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  433  131 
   Total offense plays  62  46 
   Average Gain Per Play  7.0  2.8 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  1-1 
Penalties: Number-Yards  1-10  5-44 
PUNTS-YARDS  2-94  8-339 
   Average Yards Per Punt  47.0  42.4 
   Net Yards Per Punt  47.0  32.5 
   Inside 20  1  1 
   50+ Yards  1  1 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  0  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  10-568  2-125 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  56.8  62.5 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  42.6  38.0 
   Touchbacks  4  0 
   Fair Catch Yards  61  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  4-79-0  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  19.8  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  2-49-0  3-42-0 
   Average Per Return  24.5  14.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  1-34-1  1-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  33:37  26:23 
   1st Quarter  11:15  3:45 
   2nd Quarter  8:14  6:46 
   3rd Quarter  5:47  9:13 
   4th Quarter  8:21  6:39 
Third-Down Conversions  3 of 9  1 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  1 of 1  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  7-7  0-0 
   Touchdowns  6-7  0-0 
   Field goals  1-7  0-0 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  1-10  0-0 
PAT Kicks  8-8  0-0 
Field Goals  1-1  1-2 
Points off turnovers  14  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

North Dakota State
  
Tennessee State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Barika Kpeenu   10  57  0  57  3  13  5.7 
Myles Mitchell   6  53  0  53  1  21  8.8 
DJ Scott   8  30  1  29  1  7  3.6 
Cortez LeGrant   5  26  3  23  0  10  4.6 
Cole Payton   5  21  0  21  0  7  4.2 
Owen Johnson   3  11  3  8  0  10  2.7 
Trey Drake   1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
TEAM   1  0  2  -2  0  0  -2.0 
Totals...  39  200  9  191  5  21  4.9 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Kendric Rhymes   12  47  4  43  0  13  3.6 
Zack Simmons-Brown  8  38  6  32  0  31  4.0 
Byron McNair   1  6  0  6  0  6  6.0 
Travis Pearson   1  3  0  3  0  3  3.0 
Caleb McCreary   4  10  11  -1  0  8  -0.2 
Jonathan Palmer  2  0  13  -13  0  0  -6.5 
Totals...  28  104  34  70  0  31  2.5 
  
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Cole Payton   13-16-0  166  1  41  0 
Nathan Hayes   2-6-1  72  1  68  0 
Trey Drake   1-1-0  4  0  4  0 
Totals...  16-23-1  242  2  68  0 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Jonathan Palmer  5-13-0  38  0  16  1 
Byron McNair   2-4-1  12  0  7  0 
Caleb McCreary   1-1-0  11  0  11  0 
Totals...  8-18-1  61  0  16  1 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Bryce Lance   3  46  0  26 
Finn Diggins   3  28  0  13 
RaJa Nelson   3  24  1  13 
Carson Williams  2  23  0  15 
Mekhi Collins   1  68  1  68 
Reis Kessel   1  41  0  41 
Jett Zabel   1  4  0  4 
Barika Kpeenu   1  4  0  4 
Logan Conklin   1  4  0  4 
Totals...  16  242  2  68 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Brock Montgomery  2  15  0  8 
Kendric Rhymes   2  10  0  8 
Tyson Edwards   1  16  0  16 
Justin Hughes   1  11  0  11 
Jayden Guy   1  5  0  5 
Devaughn Slaughter  1  4  0  4 
Totals...  8  61  0  16 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Aaron Bickerton  2  94  47.0  59  1  0 
Totals...  2  94  47.0  59  1  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Mark Shenouda   8  339  42.4  52  1  0 
Totals...  8  339  42.4  52  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
RaJa Nelson   0  0  0  1  24  24  0  0  0 
Donovan Woolen   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  34  34 
Jackson Williams  4  79  37  0  0  0  0  0  0 
John Gores   0  0  0  1  25  25  0  0  0 
Totals...  4  79  37  2  49  25  1  34  34 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Taveon Porter   0  0  0  1  18  18  0  0  0 
Lelan Wilhoite   0  0  0  2  24  16  0  0  0 
Byron Davis   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals...  0  0  0  3  42  18  1  0  0 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Jackson Williams  0  0  0  79  0  79 
Mekhi Collins   0  68  0  0  0  68 
Barika Kpeenu   57  4  0  0  0  61 
Myles Mitchell   53  0  0  0  0  53 
RaJa Nelson   0  24  24  0  0  48 
Bryce Lance   0  46  0  0  0  46 
Reis Kessel   0  41  0  0  0  41 
Donovan Woolen   0  0  0  0  34  34 
DJ Scott   29  0  0  0  0  29 
Finn Diggins   0  28  0  0  0  28 
John Gores   0  0  25  0  0  25 
Cortez LeGrant   23  0  0  0  0  23 
Carson Williams  0  23  0  0  0  23 
Cole Payton   21  0  0  0  0  21 
Owen Johnson   8  0  0  0  0  8 
Jett Zabel   0  4  0  0  0  4 
Logan Conklin   0  4  0  0  0  4 
Trey Drake   2  0  0  0  0  2 
TEAM   -2  0  0  0  0  -2 
Totals...  191  242  49  79  34  595 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Kendric Rhymes   43  10  0  0  0  53 
Zack Simmons-Brown  32  0  0  0  0  32 
Lelan Wilhoite   0  0  24  0  0  24 
Taveon Porter   0  0  18  0  0  18 
Tyson Edwards   0  16  0  0  0  16 
Brock Montgomery  0  15  0  0  0  15 
Justin Hughes   0  11  0  0  0  11 
Byron McNair   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Jayden Guy   0  5  0  0  0  5 
Devaughn Slaughter  0  4  0  0  0  4 
Travis Pearson   3  0  0  0  0  3 
Caleb McCreary   -1  0  0  0  0  -1 
Jonathan Palmer  -13  0  0  0  0  -13 
Totals...  70  61  42  0  0  173 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Eli Ozick  1st  01:21  22 yards  Good 
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Freddy Perez  3rd  02:27  49 yards  Missed 
Freddy Perez  4th  04:05  45 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Drew Klein   2  105  1  0  52.5 
Eli Ozick   8  463  3  0  57.9 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Freddy Perez   2  125  0  0  62.5 
  
 
FUMBLES: North Dakota State-None. Tennessee State-Kendric Rhymes 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NDSU   1st  V29  14:55  Kickoff  H00  09:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-71  5:24  # 
NDSU   1st  H20  09:03  Punt  H00  07:08  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-20  1:55  # 
NDSU   1st  H42  05:00  Punt  H04  01:21  *  FIELD GOAL  9-38  3:39  # 
NDSU   1st  H33  00:12  Fumble  H00  13:08  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-33  2:04  # 
NDSU   2nd  H46  10:54  Punt  H00  10:04  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-46  0:50  # 
NDSU   2nd  H00  09:03  Interception  H00  09:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
NDSU   2nd  V33  06:53  Punt  H00  01:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-67  5:32  # 
NDSU   3rd  V32  12:53  Punt  V35  11:16     Punt  3-3  1:37    
NDSU   3rd  V18  10:07  Punt  H00  07:11  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-82  2:56    
NDSU   3rd  V31  02:27  Missed FG  V28  01:24     Punt  3--3  1:03    
NDSU   3rd  H36  00:11  Punt  H27  13:29     Interception  4-9  1:42    
NDSU   4th  H49  11:12  Punt  H00  08:27  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-49  2:45  # 
NDSU   4th  V40  03:59  Kickoff  H48  00:00     End of half  6-12  3:59    
  
TSU   1st  H25  09:31  Kickoff  H25  09:03     Punt  3-0  0:28    
TSU   1st  H16  07:02  Kickoff  H10  05:00     Punt  3--6  2:02    
TSU   1st  H25  01:21  Kickoff  H33  00:12     Fumble  2-8  1:09    
TSU   2nd  H05  13:01  Kickoff  H13  10:54     Punt  3-8  2:07    
TSU   2nd  H25  10:04  Kickoff  H28  09:03     Interception  3-3  1:01    
TSU   2nd  H23  08:56  Kickoff  H25  06:53     Punt  3-2  2:03    
TSU   2nd  H25  01:21  Kickoff  H34  00:00     End of half  3-9  1:21    
TSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  H28  12:53     Punt  3-3  2:07    
TSU   3rd  H30  11:16  Punt  H38  10:07     Punt  3-8  1:09    
TSU   3rd  H25  07:11  Kickoff  V31  02:27     Missed FG  9-44  4:44    
TSU   3rd  H13  01:24  Punt  H18  00:11     Punt  3-5  1:13    
TSU   4th  H14  13:29  Interception  H08  11:12     Punt  3--6  2:17    
TSU   4th  H25  08:27  Kickoff  V27  04:05  *  FIELD GOAL  7-48  4:22    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   11:15   08:14   05:47   08:21      19:29   14:08      33:37  
3rd Down Conversions   1/3   0/0   1/3   1/3      1/3   2/6      3/9  
Average field position  H42   V43   V36   V45      H47   V39      V46  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   0/0   0/0   0/0      1/1   0/0      1/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Tennessee State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   03:45   06:46   09:13   06:39      10:31   15:52      26:23  
3rd Down Conversions   0/2   0/4   1/5   0/2      0/6   1/7      1/13  
Average field position  H22   H19   H23   H19      H20   H22      H21  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NDSU   1st  V29  14:55  Kickoff  H00  09:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-71  5:24  # 
TSU   1st  H25  09:31  Kickoff  H25  09:03     Punt  3-0  0:28    
NDSU   1st  H20  09:03  Punt  H00  07:08  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-20  1:55  # 
TSU   1st  H16  07:02  Kickoff  H10  05:00     Punt  3--6  2:02    
NDSU   1st  H42  05:00  Punt  H04  01:21  *  FIELD GOAL  9-38  3:39  # 
TSU   1st  H25  01:21  Kickoff  H33  00:12     Fumble  2-8  1:09    
NDSU   1st  H33  00:12  Fumble  H00  13:08  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-33  2:04  # 
TSU   2nd  H05  13:01  Kickoff  H13  10:54     Punt  3-8  2:07    
  
NDSU   2nd  H46  10:54  Punt  H00  10:04  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-46  0:50  # 
TSU   2nd  H25  10:04  Kickoff  H28  09:03     Interception  3-3  1:01    
NDSU   2nd  H00  09:03  Interception  H00  09:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
TSU   2nd  H23  08:56  Kickoff  H25  06:53     Punt  3-2  2:03    
NDSU   2nd  V33  06:53  Punt  H00  01:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-67  5:32  # 
TSU   2nd  H25  01:21  Kickoff  H34  00:00     End of half  3-9  1:21    
TSU   3rd  H25  15:00  Kickoff  H28  12:53     Punt  3-3  2:07    
  
NDSU   3rd  V32  12:53  Punt  V35  11:16     Punt  3-3  1:37    
TSU   3rd  H30  11:16  Punt  H38  10:07     Punt  3-8  1:09    
NDSU   3rd  V18  10:07  Punt  H00  07:11  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-82  2:56    
TSU   3rd  H25  07:11  Kickoff  V31  02:27     Missed FG  9-44  4:44    
NDSU   3rd  V31  02:27  Missed FG  V28  01:24     Punt  3--3  1:03    
TSU   3rd  H13  01:24  Punt  H18  00:11     Punt  3-5  1:13    
NDSU   3rd  H36  00:11  Punt  H27  13:29     Interception  4-9  1:42    
TSU   4th  H14  13:29  Interception  H08  11:12     Punt  3--6  2:17    
  
NDSU   4th  H49  11:12  Punt  H00  08:27  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-49  2:45  # 
TSU   4th  H25  08:27  Kickoff  V27  04:05  *  FIELD GOAL  7-48  4:22    
NDSU   4th  V40  03:59  Kickoff  H48  00:00     End of half  6-12  3:59    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
95  Zach Vanderpool  4  .  4  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Chance Symons   3  1  4  1.5/6   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Toby Anene   3  .  3  1.0/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/10   1 
52  Nathaniel Staehling  3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0   Jaquise Alexander  3  .  3  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
54  Alijah Wayne   2  1  3  2.5/5   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Kelton McCaslin  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  Oliver Lucht   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
1   Donovan Woolen   1  .  1  .   .  .   1-34  .  .  .   . 
6   Jaylin Crumby   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  Obald Niyonkuru  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Noah Taylor   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
43  Logan Kopp   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
32  Austin Altepeter  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
56  Allante Burley   1  .  1  1.0/6   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Keenan Wilson   1  .  1  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Victor Isele   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
25  Ray James   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Ryan Jones   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
29  Darius Givance   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
10  Antoine Booth   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23  Kegan Huber   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Matthew Stenbroten  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Jack Iuliano   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
14  Taylen Eady   .  .  .  .   .  1-0   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Tennessee State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
27  Byron Davis   4  .  4  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
47  Matthew Wilson   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2B  Jayden Cook   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
7D  James Stewart   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
11  Brent Rowe   3  .  3  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
28  Kaiki Baker   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
52  Bryce Gray   2  1  3  0.5/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
43  Kyle Hicks   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
32  Jayden Coleman   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3A  Tae.Jefferson   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6D  Jelani Willis   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1G  Ravon Johnson   2  .  2  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9B  Lathun Snipes   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1A  Syncere Safeeullah  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
1B  Dominique Dixon  1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  Caleb Reid   1  1  2  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
25  Sammy Taylor   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2C  DuJuan Sharp III  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
15  Mark Shenouda   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2A  Stephon Shivers  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1Z  Jashon Watkins   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0A  Braelen Perry   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1F  Jaylon Price   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
4D  Marlon Huff   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Khy'lek Jarrett  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
51  Epoki Fakaosi   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   3   RaJa Nelson  
WR   5   Bryce Lance  
RB   8   Barika Kpeenu  
QB   9   Cole Payton  
WR   18  J. Williams  
OG   62  Griffin Empey  
OC   63  Trent Fraley  
OT   70  Beau Johnson  
OG   71  Nate Tastad  
OT   75  Josh Magin  
TE   89  Finn Diggins  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LB   1   Donovan Woolen  
CB   2   Jailen Duffie  
S   6   Jaylin Crumby  
CB   24  Chideme-Alfaro  
S   29  Darius Givance  
LB   43  Logan Kopp  
LB   52  N. Staehling  
DT   58  Keenan Wilson  
DT   64  J. Duttenhefer  
DE   92  Kelton McCaslin 
DE   93  Toby Anene  
  
Tennessee State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
RB   1   Kendric Rhymes  
QB   6   Jonathan Palmer 
WR   14  Tyson Edwards  
WR   18  D. Slaughter  
OL   53  Steven Nelson  
OL   54  Darius Neals  
OL   63  V. Jean-Jumeau  
OL   70  Jesse Igwe  
OL   73  Joel Van-Tagoe  
TE   86  Christian Jones 
TE   89  Jason Hoath  
  
Tennessee State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LB   3   Micah Gay  
DL   4D  Marlon Huff  
DL   7D  James Stewart  
DB   1A  S. Safeeullah  
DE   1G  Ravon Johnson  
CB   2B  Jayden Cook  
DB   27  Byron Davis  
DB   28  Kaiki Baker  
DB   3A  Tae.Jefferson  
LB   47  Matthew Wilson  
DL   9B  Lathun Snipes  

North Dakota State: 0-J. Alexander, 1Q-Trey Drake, 2E-Kellen Entz, 3B-Aaron Bickerton, 3K-Drew Klein, 4-Owen Johnson, 6L-Jack Liwienski, 7-DJ Scott, 10-Antoine Booth, 11-Chance Symons, 12-Nathan Hayes, 13-Najee Nelson, 14-Taylen Eady, 15-Mekhi Collins, 17-I. St. Romain, 20-Will Steil, 21-Noah Taylor, 22-Hudson Artz, 23-Kegan Huber, 25-Ray James, 27-Ryan Jones, 28-Cortez LeGrant, 31-Mikhale Ford, 32-A. Altepeter, 38-Eli Ozick, 40-Kaden Zenzen, 41-Peder Haugo, 44-Luke Kokat, 45-Myles Mitchell, 46-T. Werremeyer, 48-Caleb Bowers, 49-M. Stenbroten, 54-Alijah Wayne, 55-Oliver Lucht, 56-Allante Burley, 61-Gage Schmidt, 69-Devin Lockerby, 72-N. Schneckloth, 76-Ryan Babatz, 78-Noah Stommes, 80-John Gores, 81-Reis Kessel, 82-Jacob Kilzer, 83-Cade Osterman, 84-Logan Conklin, 85-Jett Zabel, 88-Carson Williams, 94-Logan Larson, 95-Zach Vanderpool, 97-Victor Isele, 98-Jack Iuliano, 99-Obald Niyonkuru.

Tennessee State: 0A-Braelen Perry, 0-Jayden Guy, 1B-D. Dixon, 1F-Jaylon Price, 1Z-Jashon Watkins, 2A-Stephon Shivers, 2C-DuJuan Sharp, 3D-J. Foreman, 4-Freddy Perez, 5A-Camron Douglas, 6D-Jelani Willis, 8-Caleb McCreary, 9-B. Montgomery, 10-Byron McNair, 11-Brent Rowe, 15-Mark Shenouda, 16-Exavious Reed, 17-Justin Hughes, 24-Taveon Porter, 25-Sammy Taylor, 30-Simmons-Brown, 31-Travis Pearson, 32-Jayden Coleman, 35-Alijah Bivans, 36-Caleb Reid, 37-Jonothan Moore, 38-Lelan Wilhoite, 43-Kyle Hicks, 44-E. Cunningham, 49-Brandon Collins, 51-Epoki Fakaosi, 52-Bryce Gray, 55-Breon Brown, 75-A. Williams, 77-Jakhye Irby, 91-Khy'lek Jarrett, 97-T. Carpenter.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs Tennessee State (Sep 06, 2025 at Nashville, TN)

1st Quarter

Tennessee St. wins toss and defers
NDS will receive
TSU will defend South end-zone
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, TSU ball on TSU35.
Freddy Perez kickoff 60 yards to the NDSU5, RaJa Nelson return 24 yards to the NDSU29 (DuJuan Sharp III).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu29NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:55.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu29Cole Payton RE pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 4 yards to the NDSU33, out-of-bounds (Syncere Safeeullah).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu33Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 6 yards to the NDSU39, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Lathun Snipes).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu39Cole Payton LE pass complete to Carson Williams for 15 yards to the TSU46, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Byron Davis).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu46Cole Payton middle pass complete to Carson Williams for 8 yards to the TSU38 (Matthew Wilson).
Ndsu 2-2at Tsu38DJ Scott rush up middle for 7 yards to the TSU31, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu31DJ Scott rush up middle for 4 yards to the TSU27 (Bryce Gray).
Ndsu 2-6at Tsu27Cole Payton rush over left end for 1 yard to the TSU26 (James Stewart).
Ndsu 3-5at Tsu26Cole Payton middle pass complete to Bryce Lance for 16 yards to the TSU10, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Tae.Jefferson).
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu101st and 9.
Next play was 1&10. Distance changed to credit 1st down.
Ndsu 1-9at Tsu10Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 10 yards to the TSU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:24
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the TSU0, touchback.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 09:31.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Timeout Tennessee State, clock 09:31.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer RE pass incomplete to Jason Hoath Jr., QB hurry by Toby Anene.
Tsu 2-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer RE pass incomplete to Kendric Rhymes.
Tsu 3-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer RE pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery.
Tsu 4-10at Tsu25Mark Shenouda punt 47 yards to the NDSU28, Jackson Williams return 37 yards to the TSU35, out-of-bounds (Mark Shenouda), PENALTY TSU face mask (DuJuan Sharp III) 15 yards to the TSU20, 1st and 10, NDSU ball on TSU20.
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:28
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu201st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu20NDSU ball on TSU20.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu20NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 09:03.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu20Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 4 yards to the TSU16, out-of-bounds.
Ndsu 2-6at Tsu16Cole Payton LE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 8 yards to the TSU8, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu08Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 4 yards to the TSU4 (Kaiki Baker).
Ndsu 2-Gat Tsu04Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 4 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:08.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:01
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the TSU0, Lelan Wilhoite return 16 yards to the TSU16 (Austin Altepeter).
Tsu 1-10at Tsu16TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 07:02.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu16Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for no gain to the TSU16 (Nathaniel Staehling).
Tsu 2-10at Tsu16Jonathan Palmer middle pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 4 yards to the TSU20 (Logan Kopp).
Tsu 3-6at Tsu20Jonathan Palmer sacked for loss of 10 yards to the TSU10 (Toby Anene).
Tsu 4-16at Tsu10Mark Shenouda punt 34 yards to the TSU44, Jackson Williams return 2 yards to the TSU42 (Kyle Hicks).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:02
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu42NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 05:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu42Cole Payton rush up middle for 5 yards to the TSU37 (Jaylon Price).
Ndsu 2-5at Tsu37Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson.
Ndsu 3-5at Tsu37Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 4 yards to the TSU33 (Jayden Cook).
Ndsu 4-1at Tsu33Cole Payton rush up middle for 2 yards to the TSU31, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Lathun Snipes).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu31Cole Payton RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 26 yards to the TSU5, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Syncere Safeeullah).
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu05DJ Scott rush up middle for 1 yard to the TSU4 (Brent Rowe).
Ndsu 2-Gat Tsu04Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to Finn Diggins (Syncere Safeeullah), QB hurry by James Stewart.
Ndsu 3-Gat Tsu04Cole Payton middle pass incomplete to Bryce Lance, QB hurry by Brent Rowe.
Ndsu 4-Gat Tsu04Eli Ozick field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 01:21.
North Dakota State 17, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:39
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the TSU0, touchback.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 01:21.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the TSU22 (Jaquise Alexander).
Tsu 2-13at Tsu22Kendric Rhymes rush over left end for 5 yards to the TSU27 (Jaquise Alexander), PENALTY TSU holding off-setting, PENALTY NDSU offside defense off-setting, NO PLAY.
Tsu 2-13at Tsu222nd and 13.
Tsu 2-13at Tsu22Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 6 yards to the TSU28, fumble forced by Zach Vanderpool, fumble by Kendric Rhymes recovered by NDSU Taylen Eady at TSU33.
Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:09
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu33NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:12.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu33Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 4 yards to the TSU29 (Matthew Wilson), clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:04
North Dakota State 17, Tennessee State 0
2nd Quarter

Ndsu 2-6at Tsu29Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 2-6at Tsu29Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 13 yards to the TSU16, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Bryce Gray).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu16Cole Payton RE pass complete to Logan Conklin for 4 yards to the TSU12 (Matthew Wilson).
Ndsu 2-6at Tsu12Cole Payton rush over left end for 6 yards to the TSU6, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Jayden Coleman).
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu06Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 6 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:08.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good, PENALTY TSU substitution infraction declined.
North Dakota State 24, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:04
Eli Ozick kickoff 63 yards to the TSU2, Lelan Wilhoite return 8 yards to the TSU10, PENALTY TSU illegal block 5 yards to the TSU5.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu051st and 10.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu05TSU ball on TSU5.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu05TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 13:01.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu05Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for 3 yards to the TSU8 (Nathaniel Staehling).
Tsu 2-7at Tsu08Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the TSU6 (Alijah Wayne).
Tsu 3-9at Tsu06Byron McNair LE pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 7 yards to the TSU13 (Donovan Woolen).
Tsu 4-2at Tsu13Mark Shenouda punt 39 yards to the NDSU48, Jackson Williams return 6 yards to the TSU46 (Jayden Coleman).
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:07
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu46NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:54.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu46Cole Payton LE pass complete to Reis Kessel for 41 yards to the TSU5, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jashon Watkins).
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu05DJ Scott rush over right end for 5 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:04.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 31, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:50
Eli Ozick kickoff 64 yards to the TSU1, fair catch by Lelan Wilhoite.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 10:04.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Byron McNair RE pass incomplete to Devaughn Slaughter (Ryan Jones).
Tsu 2-10at Tsu25Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 3 yards to the TSU28 (Ray James).
Tsu 3-7at Tsu28Byron McNair RE pass intercepted by Donovan Woolen at the TSU34, Donovan Woolen return 34 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:03.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:01
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 38, Tennessee State 0
Eli Ozick kickoff 60 yards to the TSU5, Taveon Porter return 18 yards to the TSU23 (Darius Givance).
Tsu 1-10at Tsu23TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 08:56.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu23PENALTY TSU substitution infraction 5 yards to the TSU18.
Tsu 1-15at Tsu181st and 15.
Tsu 1-15at Tsu18Kendric Rhymes rush over left end for 1 yard to the TSU19, out-of-bounds (Kelton McCaslin).
Tsu 2-14at Tsu19Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for no gain to the TSU19 (Kelton McCaslin).
Neals,Darius injured on the play
Tsu 3-14at Tsu19Byron McNair rush over left end for 6 yards to the TSU25, out-of-bounds.
Tsu 4-8at Tsu25Mark Shenouda punt 42 yards to the NDSU33, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:03
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu33NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:53.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu33Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU39 (Ravon Johnson).
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu39Cole Payton LE pass complete to Finn Diggins for 13 yards to the TSU48, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Kaiki Baker).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu48Cole Payton RE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 13 yards to the TSU35, 1ST DOWN NDSU (James Stewart).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu35Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for no gain to the TSU35, out-of-bounds (Caleb Reid).
Ndsu 2-10at Tsu35Cole Payton RE pass complete to Finn Diggins for 11 yards to the TSU24, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Tae.Jefferson).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu24Owen Johnson rush over left end for 10 yards to the TSU14, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Byron Davis).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu14Cole Payton rush up middle for 7 yards to the TSU7 (Stephon Shivers).
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 2-3at Tsu07Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 2 yards to the TSU5 (Tae.Jefferson), PENALTY TSU substitution infraction 4 yards to the TSU3, 1ST DOWN NDSU, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu031st and 3.
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu03Cole Payton RE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 3 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:21.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 45, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:32
Eli Ozick kickoff 56 yards to the TSU9, fair catch by Lelan Wilhoite.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 01:21.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Byron McNair RE pass complete to Jayden Guy for 5 yards to the TSU30, out-of-bounds (Nathaniel Staehling).
Tsu 2-5at Tsu30Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for 3 yards to the TSU33 (Toby Anene).
Tsu 3-2at Tsu33Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for 1 yard to the TSU34 (Toby Anene).
Tsu 4-1at Tsu34End of half, clock 00:00.
TSU will receive
NDS will defend North end-zone
Tsu 4-1at Tsu34.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:21
North Dakota State 45, Tennessee State 0
3rd Quarter

Tsu 4-1at Tsu34Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:21
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the TSU0, touchback.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 15:00.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer LE pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 2 yards to the TSU27, out-of-bounds (Jaquise Alexander).
Tsu 2-8at Tsu27Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 5 yards to the TSU32 (Victor Isele).
Tsu 3-3at Tsu32Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the TSU28 (Keenan Wilson).
Tsu 4-7at Tsu28Mark Shenouda punt 40 yards to the NDSU32, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:07
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:53.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32DJ Scott rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU31 (Ravon Johnson).
Ndsu 2-11at Ndsu31Nathan Hayes LE pass complete to Finn Diggins for 4 yards to the NDSU35 (Jayden Cook).
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu35Nathan Hayes RE pass incomplete to Logan Conklin.
Ndsu 4-7at Ndsu35Aaron Bickerton punt 35 yards to the TSU30, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:37
Tsu 1-10at Tsu30TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 11:16.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu30Jonathan Palmer RE pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery.
Tsu 2-10at Tsu30Jonathan Palmer LE pass incomplete to Devaughn Slaughter, QB hurry by Jack Iuliano.
Tsu 3-10at Tsu30Jonathan Palmer middle pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 8 yards to the TSU38 (Matthew Stenbroten;Oliver Lucht).
Tsu 4-2at Tsu38Mark Shenouda punt 44 yards to the NDSU18.
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:09
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu18NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:07.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu18DJ Scott rush up middle for 4 yards to the NDSU22 (James Stewart;Matthew Wilson).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu22DJ Scott rush up middle for 7 yards to the NDSU29, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Marlon Huff).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu29DJ Scott rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU31 (James Stewart).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu31Owen Johnson rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU32 (Braelen Perry).
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu32Nathan Hayes RE pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 68 yards to the TSU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, PENALTY TSU pass interference declined, clock 07:11.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 52, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, TOP 02:56
Drew Klein kickoff 65 yards to the TSU0, touchback.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 07:11.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Jonathan Palmer middle pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 8 yards to the TSU33 (Ryan Jones).
Tsu 2-2at Tsu33Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 13 yards to the TSU46, 1ST DOWN TSU (Jaquise Alexander).
Tsu 1-10at Tsu46Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 2 yards to the TSU48 (Chance Symons).
Tsu 2-8at Tsu48Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 6 yards to the NDSU46 (Jaylin Crumby).
Tsu 3-2at Ndsu46Jonathan Palmer middle pass complete to Tyson Edwards for 16 yards to the NDSU30, 1ST DOWN TSU (Antoine Booth).
Tsu 1-10at Ndsu30Kendric Rhymes rush over left end for 1 yard to the NDSU29, out-of-bounds (Zach Vanderpool).
Tsu 2-9at Ndsu29Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU31 (Alijah Wayne).
Tsu 3-11at Ndsu31Jonathan Palmer LE pass incomplete to Zack Simmons-Brown, QB hurry by Oliver Lucht.
Tsu 4-11at Ndsu31Freddy Perez field goal attempt from 49 MISSED - short, spot at NDSU31.
Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 04:44
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu31NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:27.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu31Owen Johnson rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU28 (Bryce Gray;Caleb Reid).
Ndsu 2-13at Ndsu28Nathan Hayes LE pass incomplete to Myles Mitchell (Epoki Fakaosi), QB hurry by Jaylon Price.
Ndsu 3-13at Ndsu28Nathan Hayes RE pass incomplete to Isiah St. Romain.
Ndsu 4-13at Ndsu28Aaron Bickerton punt 59 yards to the TSU13.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:03
Tsu 1-10at Tsu13TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 01:24.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu13Jonathan Palmer middle pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards.
Tsu 2-10at Tsu13Jonathan Palmer RE pass incomplete to Christian Jones, QB hurry by Victor Isele.
Tsu 3-10at Tsu13Kendric Rhymes rush up middle for 5 yards to the TSU18 (Zach Vanderpool).
Tsu 4-5at Tsu18Mark Shenouda punt 52 yards to the NDSU30, Jackson Williams return 34 yards to the TSU36, out-of-bounds (Kyle Hicks).
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:13
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu36NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:11.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu36Cortez LeGrant rush up middle for 10 yards to the TSU26, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Kaiki Baker), clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:42
North Dakota State 52, Tennessee State 0
4th Quarter

Ndsu 1-10at Tsu26Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu26Cortez LeGrant rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the TSU29 (Brent Rowe).
Ndsu 2-13at Tsu29Myles Mitchell rush over right end for 2 yards to the TSU27 (Dominique Dixon).
Ndsu 3-11at Tsu27Nathan Hayes middle pass intercepted by Byron Davis at the TSU14.
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:42
Tsu 1-10at Tsu14TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 13:29.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu14Caleb McCreary rush up middle for loss of 6 yards to the TSU8 (Allante Burley).
Tsu 2-16at Tsu08Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the TSU6 (Chance Symons;Alijah Wayne).
Tsu 3-18at Tsu06Caleb McCreary rush over left end for 2 yards to the TSU8 (Chance Symons).
Tsu 4-16at Tsu08Mark Shenouda punt 41 yards to the TSU49.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:17
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu49NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:12.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu49Myles Mitchell rush up middle for 14 yards to the TSU35, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jayden Cook).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu35Myles Mitchell rush up middle for 21 yards to the TSU14, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Byron Davis).
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu14Cortez LeGrant rush over left end for 10 yards to the TSU4, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Sammy Taylor).
Ndsu 1-Gat Tsu04Cortez LeGrant rush over left end for 2 yards to the TSU2 (Jelani Willis).
Ndsu 2-Gat Tsu02Myles Mitchell rush over left end for 2 yards to the TSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:27.
Drew Klein kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 59, Tennessee State 0
Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, TOP 02:45
Drew Klein kickoff 61 yards to the TSU4, fair catch by Lelan Wilhoite.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25TENNESSEE STATE drive start at 08:27.
Tsu 1-10at Tsu25Caleb McCreary middle pass complete to Justin Hughes for 11 yards to the TSU36, 1ST DOWN TSU (Kegan Huber).
Tsu 1-10at Tsu36Caleb McCreary rush up middle for 8 yards to the TSU44 (Oliver Lucht).
Tsu 2-2at Tsu44Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for 31 yards to the NDSU25, 1ST DOWN TSU (Noah Taylor).
Tsu 1-10at Ndsu25Travis Pearson rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU22 (Zach Vanderpool).
Tsu 2-7at Ndsu22Zack Simmons-Brown rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU22 (Obald Niyonkuru).
Tsu 3-7at Ndsu22Caleb McCreary rush up middle for loss of 5 yards to the NDSU27 (Chance Symons).
Tsu 4-12at Ndsu27Freddy Perez field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 04:05.
North Dakota State 59, Tennessee State 3
Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:22
Freddy Perez kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, John Gores return 25 yards to the NDSU25, PENALTY TSU face mask (Alijah Bivans) 15 yards to the NDSU40.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu401st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu40NDSU ball on NDSU40.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu40NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 03:59.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu40Trey Drake rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU42 (Khy'lek Jarrett).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu42Trey Drake LE pass complete to Jett Zabel for 4 yards to the NDSU46, out-of-bounds (Byron Davis).
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu46Myles Mitchell rush up middle for 13 yards to the TSU41, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Dominique Dixon;Jayden Cook).
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Tsu41Cortez LeGrant rush up middle for 4 yards to the TSU37 (Brent Rowe).
Ndsu 2-6at Tsu37Cortez LeGrant rush over right end for 8 yards to the TSU29, out-of-bounds (Jelani Willis), PENALTY NDSU holding (Devin Lockerby) 10 yards to the TSU47, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 2-16at Tsu472nd and 16.
Ndsu 2-16at Tsu47Myles Mitchell rush over left end for 1 yard to the TSU46 (Jelani Willis).
Ndsu 3-15at Tsu46TEAM rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the TSU48.
Ndsu 4-17at Tsu48End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:59
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 59, Tennessee State 3