North Dakota State vs South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

North Dakota State (8-0,5-0) vs. South Dakota State (7-1,3-1)

Date: Oct 25, 2025 • Site: Brookings, SD  • Stadium: Dana J. Dykhouse  •  Attendance: 19477

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
North Dakota State   14  17  0  7  38 
South Dakota State   0  7  0  0  7 

SCORING SUMMARY   NDSU -SDSU  
1st  05:11  NDSU   Cole Payton 1 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
           7 - 0 
  00:16  NDSU   Cole Payton 2 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
           14 - 0 
2nd  10:55  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 2 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
           21 - 0 
  05:54  SDSU   Lofton O'Groske 17 yd pass from Luke Marble (Eli Stader kick) 
           21 - 7 
  02:38  NDSU   Cole Payton 57 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
           28 - 7 
  00:02  NDSU   Eli Ozick 43 yd field goal 
           31 - 7 
4th  11:55  NDSU   Cole Payton 47 yd run (Eli Ozick kick) 
           38 - 7 

Kickoff time: 7:05pm  • End of Game: 10:20pm  • Total elapsed time: 3:14
Referee: David Hergert  •  Umpire: Joel Schult  •  Linesman: MailiWilliamson •  Line judge: Chris Hamilton  •  Back judge: Jeremy Reed  •  Field judge: Marcus Cameron  •  Side judge: Jacob Wolf  •  Center judge: Matthew Cook  • 
Temperature: 56  • Wind: SE 15mph • Weather: Cloudy
Replay official: Peter Kissinger
Largest crowd in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium history

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

 Team Totals  NDSU  SDSU 
FIRST DOWNS  23  11 
   Rushing  10  5 
   Passing  12  5 
   Penalty  1  1 
NET YARDS RUSHING  257  43 
   Rushing Attempts  49  28 
   Average Per Rush  5.2  1.5 
   Rushing Touchdowns  5  0 
   Yards Gained Rushing  273  90 
   Yards Lost Rushing  16  47 
NET YARDS PASSING  243  123 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  18-24-1  9-19-0 
   Average Per Attempt  10.1  6.5 
   Average Per Completion  13.5  13.7 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  500  166 
   Total offense plays  73  47 
   Average Gain Per Play  6.8  3.5 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  1-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  6-55  4-23 
PUNTS-YARDS  2-61  6-292 
   Average Yards Per Punt  30.5  48.7 
   Net Yards Per Punt  30.5  44.8 
   Inside 20  1  2 
   50+ Yards  0  2 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  1  2 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  7-413  2-115 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  59.0  57.5 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  38.9  33.5 
   Touchbacks  2  0 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  3-23-0  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  7.7  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  2-48-0  5-91-0 
   Average Per Return  24.0  18.2 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  38:01  21:59 
   1st Quarter  12:00  3:00 
   2nd Quarter  10:06  4:54 
   3rd Quarter  8:13  6:47 
   4th Quarter  7:42  7:18 
Third-Down Conversions  9 of 16  3 of 11 
Fourth-Down Conversions  3 of 3  0 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  1-1 
   Touchdowns  3-3  1-1 
   Field goals  0-3  0-1 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  4-45  3-11 
PAT Kicks  5-5  1-1 
Field Goals  1-1  0-0 
Points off turnovers  0  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

North Dakota State
  
South Dakota State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Cole Payton   17  148  11  137  4  57  8.1 
Barika Kpeenu   13  41  2  39  1  10  3.0 
Nathan Hayes   2  39  0  39  0  29  19.5 
DJ Scott   11  37  0  37  0  11  3.4 
Owen Johnson   2  6  0  6  0  4  3.0 
Cortez LeGrant   1  2  0  2  0  2  2.0 
TEAM   3  0  3  -3  0  0  -1.0 
Totals...  49  273  16  257  5  57  5.2 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Julius Loughridge  10  38  0  38  0  8  3.8 
James Basinger   2  14  1  13  0  14  6.5 
Lofton O'Groske  1  12  0  12  0  12  12.0 
Josiah Johnson   3  6  0  6  0  3  2.0 
Jack Henry   6  16  14  2  0  7  0.3 
Luke Marble   6  4  32  -28  0  4  -4.7 
Totals...  28  90  47  43  0  14  1.5 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Cole Payton   18-23-1  243  0  33  3 
TEAM   0-1-0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  18-24-1  243  0  33  3 
  
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Luke Marble   7-16-0  89  1  28  3 
Jack Henry   1-2-0  8  0  8  1 
I. Garcia-Castaneda  1-1-0  26  0  26  0 
Totals...  9-19-0  123  1  28  4 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Bryce Lance   5  103  0  33 
RaJa Nelson   4  43  0  22 
Jackson Williams  3  41  0  16 
Barika Kpeenu   3  14  0  6 
Reis Kessel   2  37  0  20 
Carson Williams  1  5  0  5 
Totals...  18  243  0  33 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Lofton O'Groske  2  43  1  26 
Alex Bullock   2  17  0  9 
Jack Smith   2  13  0  7 
Grahm Goering   1  28  0  28 
James Basinger   1  19  0  19 
Greyton Gannon   1  3  0  3 
Totals...  9  123  1  28 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Aaron Bickerton  2  61  30.5  34  1  0 
Totals...  2  61  30.5  34  1  0 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Max Pelham   5  245  49.0  60  1  0 
Luke Marble   1  47  47.0  47  1  0 
Totals...  6  292  48.7  60  2  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Jackson Williams  3  23  12  2  48  30  0  0  0 
Totals...  3  23  12  2  48  30  0  0  0 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Jack Smith   0  0  0  5  91  25  0  0  0 
Koby Bretz   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals...  0  0  0  5  91  25  1  0  0 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Cole Payton   137  0  0  0  0  137 
Jackson Williams  0  41  48  23  0  112 
Bryce Lance   0  103  0  0  0  103 
Barika Kpeenu   39  14  0  0  0  53 
RaJa Nelson   0  43  0  0  0  43 
Nathan Hayes   39  0  0  0  0  39 
DJ Scott   37  0  0  0  0  37 
Reis Kessel   0  37  0  0  0  37 
Owen Johnson   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Carson Williams  0  5  0  0  0  5 
Cortez LeGrant   2  0  0  0  0  2 
TEAM   -3  0  0  0  0  -3 
Totals...  257  243  48  23  0  571 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Jack Smith   0  13  91  0  0  104 
Lofton O'Groske  12  43  0  0  0  55 
Julius Loughridge  38  0  0  0  0  38 
James Basinger   13  19  0  0  0  32 
Grahm Goering   0  28  0  0  0  28 
Alex Bullock   0  17  0  0  0  17 
Josiah Johnson   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Greyton Gannon   0  3  0  0  0  3 
Jack Henry   2  0  0  0  0  2 
Luke Marble   -28  0  0  0  0  -28 
Totals...  43  123  91  0  0  257 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Eli Ozick  2nd  00:02  43 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Eli Ozick   7  413  2  0  59.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Ryan Harrington  2  115  0  0  57.5 
 
FUMBLES: North Dakota State-None. South Dakota State-James Basinger 1-0.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
  

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   12:00   10:06   08:13   07:42      22:06   15:55      38:01  
3rd Down Conversions   3/4   3/5   2/4   1/3      6/9   3/7      9/16  
Average field position  V26   V24   V38   V39      V25   V38      V30  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   0/0   1/1   1/1      1/1   2/2      3/3  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
South Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   03:00   04:54   06:47   07:18      07:54   14:05      21:59  
3rd Down Conversions   0/2   1/4   1/2   1/3      1/6   2/5      3/11  
Average field position  H21   H39   H07   H18      H31   H11      H25  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/2      0/0   0/2      0/2  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
1   Donovan Woolen   6  3  9  1.0/1   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
43  Logan Kopp   3  3  6  1.0/12   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/12   . 
52  Nathaniel Staehling  4  1  5  1.0/14   .  .   .   1  .  1.0/14   . 
24  A. Chideme-Alfaro  2  2  4  1.0/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/10   . 
29  Darius Givance   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
92  Kelton McCaslin  1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
41  Peder Haugo   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0   Jaquise Alexander  1  1  2  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
2   Jailen Duffie   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Matthew Stenbroten  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Ryan Jones   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Logan Larson   1  .  1  1.0/9   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/9   2 
95  Zach Vanderpool  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Victor Isele   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23  Kegan Huber   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6   Jaylin Crumby   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
20  Will Steil   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Toby Anene   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
98  Jack Iuliano   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Taylen Eady   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  South Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
5D  Cullen McShane   5  6  11  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Kobe Clayborne   5  4  9  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
6D  Jalen B. Lee   5  4  9  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Joe Ollman   3  4  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
0D  Isaiah Johnson   5  1  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
25  Koby Bretz   1  3  4  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
16  Noah St-Juste   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
2D  Myles Taylor   2  1  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
99  Dawson Ripperda  2  1  3  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/5   . 
55  A. Wolfcale-Holsten  1  2  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Jace Sifore   1  2  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/2   . 
28  Chase Van Tol   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Cody Cotton   .  3  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
47  Kytan Fyfe   .  3  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Bryce Johnson   .  3  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1D  Jayden Oliver   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
19  Jack Smith   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1A  Aydan Dautermann  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
51  Logan Green   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   3   RaJa Nelson  
WR   5   Bryce Lance  
RB   8   Barika Kpeenu  
QB   9   Cole Payton  
TE   40  Kaden Zenzen  
FB   46  T. Werremeyer  
OG   62  Griffin Empey  
OC   63  Trent Fraley  
OT   70  Beau Johnson  
OG   71  Nate Tastad  
OT   75  Josh Magin  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CB   0   J. Alexander  
LB   1   Donovan Woolen  
CB   2   Jailen Duffie  
S   6   Jaylin Crumby  
S   29  Darius Givance  
LB   43  Logan Kopp  
LB   52  N. Staehling  
DT   58  Keenan Wilson  
DE   92  Kelton McCaslin 
DE   93  Toby Anene  
DT   94  Logan Larson  
  
South Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   1   Lofton O'Groske 
QB   13  Luke Marble  
RB   15  J. Loughridge  
OL   54  S. Willenbring  
OL   62  Kenyon BigBow  
OL   69  Q. Christensen  
OL   76  Sam Hagen  
OL   77  William Paepke  
TE   82  Coleman Kuntz  
WR   84  Alex Bullock  
TE   88  Greyton Gannon  
  
South Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
CB   0D  Isaiah Johnson  
CB   2D  Myles Taylor  
LB   5D  Cullen McShane  
S   6D  Jalen B. Lee  
LB   11  Joe Ollman  
S   25  Koby Bretz  
LB   28  Chase Van Tol  
DT   51  Logan Green  
DT   55  Wolfcale-Holste 
DT   94  Kobe Clayborne  
DE   99  Dawson Ripperda 

North Dakota State: 1B-Preston Brown, 3A-J. Archibald, 4-Owen Johnson, 7-DJ Scott, 10-Antoine Booth, 12-Nathan Hayes, 14-Taylen Eady, 17-I. St. Romain, 18-J. Williams, 19-Chris Harris, 20-Will Steil, 21-Noah Taylor, 22-Hudson Artz, 23-Kegan Huber, 24-Chideme-Alfaro, 27-Ryan Jones, 28-Cortez LeGrant, 32-A. Altepeter, 38-Eli Ozick, 39-Aaron Bickerton, 41-Peder Haugo, 44-Luke Kokat, 48-Caleb Bowers, 49-M. Stenbroten, 54-Alijah Wayne, 61-Gage Schmidt, 66-Jack Liwienski, 72-N. Schneckloth, 76-Ryan Babatz, 78-Noah Stommes, 80-John Gores, 81-Reis Kessel, 84-Logan Conklin, 88-Carson Williams, 95-Zach Vanderpool, 97-Victor Isele, 98-Jack Iuliano.

South Dakota State: 1D-Jayden Oliver, 1H-Jack Henry, 1A-A. Dautermann, 2-Garcia-Castaned, 4-David Alpers, 4L-Casey Larson, 5W-Nick Wells, 8-Sammy Dresie, 9D-Matt Goehring, 10-B. Delahoyde, 12-Grahm Goering, 16-Noah St-Juste, 19-Jack Smith, 21-Myles Green, 26-Eli Stader, 27-Noah Thompson, 30-Cody Cotton, 32-James Basinger, 33-Bryce Johnson, 34-Josiah Johnson, 37-Kaydon Olivia, 38-Max Stanard, 41-Max Pelham, 43-Andrew Gustad, 45-Boden Schiller, 47-Kytan Fyfe, 58-Jackson Kerstin, 63-Kyan Rauk, 73-Nate Adams, 81-Ryan Harrington, 83-John Pica, 91-Jace Sifore, 92-Sam Watts, 95-Mason Brosseau, 97-Blake Leiferman.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2025 North Dakota State Football
#1 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota State (Oct 25, 2025 at Brookings, SD)

1st Quarter

North Dakota St. wins toss and defers
SDS will receive
NDS will defend North end-zone
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the SDSU0, touchback.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 15:00.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 5 yards to the SDSU30 (Kelton McCaslin;Jaquise Alexander).
Sdsu 2-5at Sdsu30Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Alex Bullock (Toby Anene).
Sdsu 3-5at Sdsu30Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Lofton O'Groske.
Sdsu 4-5at Sdsu30Max Pelham punt 54 yards to the NDSU16, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:49
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu16NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:11.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu16Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 2 yards to the NDSU18 (Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu18Cole Payton LE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 6 yards to the NDSU24, PENALTY NDSU holding (Carson Williams) 10 yards to the NDSU14.
Ndsu 2-12at Ndsu14Cole Payton LE pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 6 yards to the NDSU20 (Isaiah Johnson;Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 3-6at Ndsu20Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 8 yards to the NDSU28, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Isaiah Johnson).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu28Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU31 (Jalen B. Lee;A. Wolfcale-Holsten).
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu31Cole Payton middle pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 22 yards to the SDSU47, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu47Cole Payton rush up middle for 4 yards to the SDSU43 (Kobe Clayborne;Chase Van Tol).
Ndsu 2-6at Sdsu43DJ Scott rush over right end for 11 yards to the SDSU32, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Chase Van Tol).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu32DJ Scott rush up middle for 6 yards to the SDSU26 (Jalen B. Lee;Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 2-4at Sdsu26DJ Scott rush over left end for 1 yard to the SDSU25 (Cullen McShane;Chase Van Tol).
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 3-3at Sdsu25DJ Scott rush up middle for 5 yards to the SDSU20, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Kobe Clayborne;Dawson Ripperda).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu20Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 10 yards to the SDSU10, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 1-Gat Sdsu10Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 7 yards to the SDSU3 (Kytan Fyfe;Myles Taylor).
Ndsu 2-Gat Sdsu03Cole Payton rush up middle for 2 yards to the SDSU1 (Logan Green;A. Wolfcale-Holsten).
Ndsu 3-Gat Sdsu01Cole Payton rush over right end for no gain to the SDSU1 (Bryce Johnson;Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 4-Gat Sdsu01Cole Payton rush over right end for 1 yard to the SDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, South Dakota State 0
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, TOP 09:00
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the SDSU0, touchback.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 05:11.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25Jack Henry rush up middle for no gain to the SDSU25 (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 2-10at Sdsu25Julius Loughridge rush over left end for 1 yard to the SDSU26 (Victor Isele).
Sdsu 3-9at Sdsu26Luke Marble sacked for loss of 9 yards to the SDSU17 (Logan Larson).
Sdsu 4-18at Sdsu17Max Pelham punt 46 yards to the NDSU37, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:55
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 03:16.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37Cole Payton RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 33 yards to the SDSU30, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu30PENALTY NDSU false start (Beau Johnson) 5 yards to the SDSU35.
Ndsu 1-15at Sdsu351st and 15.
Ndsu 1-15at Sdsu35DJ Scott rush up middle for 3 yards to the SDSU32 (Joe Ollman;Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 2-12at Sdsu32Cole Payton sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SDSU36 (Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 3-16at Sdsu36Cole Payton LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 26 yards to the SDSU10, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 1-Gat Sdsu10Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance, PENALTY SDSU pass interference (Isaiah Johnson) 8 yards to the SDSU2, 1ST DOWN NDSU, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 1-Gat Sdsu02Cole Payton rush over left end for 2 yards to the SDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, PENALTY SDSU holding declined, clock 00:16.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, South Dakota State 0
Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 03:06
Eli Ozick kickoff 60 yards to the SDSU5, Jack Smith return 10 yards to the SDSU15 (Will Steil).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu15SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:10.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu15Luke Marble LE pass incomplete to Alex Bullock, QB hurry by Logan Larson.
Sdsu 2-10at Sdsu15Luke Marble middle pass incomplete to Lofton O'Groske, PENALTY NDSU offside defense (Zach Vanderpool) 5 yards to the SDSU20, NO PLAY.
Sdsu 2-5at Sdsu202nd and 5.
Sdsu 2-5at Sdsu20Julius Loughridge rush up middle for no gain to the SDSU20 (Toby Anene), clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:27
North Dakota State 14, South Dakota State 0
2nd Quarter

Sdsu 3-5at Sdsu20Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Sdsu 3-5at Sdsu20Timeout South Dakota State, clock 15:00.
Sdsu 3-5at Sdsu20Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Julius Loughridge.
Sdsu 4-5at Sdsu20Max Pelham punt 60 yards to the NDSU20, Jackson Williams return 12 yards to the NDSU32 (Bryce Johnson;Cody Cotton).
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:27
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:43.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu32Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 6 yards to the NDSU38 (Cullen McShane;Koby Bretz).
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu38Cole Payton LE pass complete to Carson Williams for 5 yards to the NDSU43, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Isaiah Johnson).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu43Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 8 yards to the SDSU49 (Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 2-2at Sdsu49Cole Payton RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 26 yards to the SDSU23, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Isaiah Johnson).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu23Cole Payton LE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 14 yards to the SDSU9, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds.
Ndsu 1-Gat Sdsu09Cole Payton rush over left end for 7 yards to the SDSU2, out-of-bounds (Aydan Dautermann).
Ndsu 2-Gat Sdsu02Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 2 yards to the SDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 21, South Dakota State 0
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:53
Eli Ozick kickoff 57 yards to the SDSU8, Jack Smith return 18 yards to the SDSU26 (Peder Haugo).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu26SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:50.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu26Lofton O'Groske rush over right end for 12 yards to the SDSU38, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Logan Kopp).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu38James Basinger rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the SDSU35, fumble by James Basinger recovered by SDSU James Basinger at SDSU37 (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 2-11at Sdsu37Luke Marble LE pass incomplete to Greyton Gannon (Darius Givance).
Sdsu 3-11at Sdsu37Luke Marble RE pass complete to Jack Smith for 6 yards to the SDSU43, out-of-bounds (Jaquise Alexander).
Sdsu 4-5at Sdsu43Luke Marble punt 47 yards to the NDSU10.
Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:24
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 08:26.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10Cole Payton sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NDSU5 (Dawson Ripperda).
Ndsu 2-15at Ndsu05DJ Scott rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU7 (Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 3-13at Ndsu07Cole Payton rush up middle for 2 yards to the NDSU9 (Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 4-11at Ndsu09Aaron Bickerton punt 34 yards to the NDSU43.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 02:04
Sdsu 1-10at Ndsu43SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:22.
Timeout on the field.
Sdsu 1-10at Ndsu43I. Garcia-Castaneda RE pass complete to Lofton O'Groske for 26 yards to the NDSU17, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Darius Givance), PENALTY NDSU pass interference declined.
Sdsu 1-10at Ndsu171st and 10.
Sdsu 1-10at Ndsu17Luke Marble LE pass complete to Lofton O'Groske for 17 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN SDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:54.
Eli Stader kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 21, South Dakota State 7
Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, TOP 00:34
Ryan Harrington kickoff 65 yards to the NDSU0, Jackson Williams return 30 yards to the NDSU30 (Jack Smith).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 05:48.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU28 (A. Wolfcale-Holsten).
Ndsu 2-12at Ndsu28PENALTY NDSU false start (Josh Magin) 5 yards to the NDSU23.
Ndsu 2-17at Ndsu232nd and 17.
Ndsu 2-17at Ndsu23Cole Payton rush over right end for 9 yards to the NDSU32 (Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 3-8at Ndsu32Cole Payton RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 10 yards to the NDSU42, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Jayden Oliver).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu42Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 1 yard to the NDSU43 (Koby Bretz;Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu43Cole Payton rush over left end for 57 yards to the SDSU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:38.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good, PENALTY SDSU offside defense declined.
North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 7
Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:15
Eli Ozick kickoff 48 yards to the SDSU17, Jack Smith return 20 yards to the SDSU37 (Peder Haugo).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu37SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:33.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu37Luke Marble rush over right end for no gain to the SDSU37, out-of-bounds (Nathaniel Staehling).
Timeout on the field.
Sdsu 2-10at Sdsu37Luke Marble LE pass complete to Jack Smith for 7 yards to the SDSU44 (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 3-3at Sdsu44Luke Marble rush over left end for 4 yards to the SDSU48, 1ST DOWN SDSU, out-of-bounds.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu48Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Alex Bullock, QB hurry by Logan Larson.
Sdsu 2-10at Sdsu48Luke Marble LE pass incomplete to James Basinger.
Sdsu 3-10at Sdsu48Luke Marble sacked for loss of 12 yards to the SDSU36 (Logan Kopp), PENALTY SDSU intentional grounding (Luke Marble) 0 yards to the SDSU36.
Sdsu 4-22at Sdsu364th and 22.
Sdsu 4-22at Sdsu36Max Pelham punt 49 yards to the NDSU15, Jackson Williams return 11 yards to the NDSU26 (Cody Cotton;Bryce Johnson).
Drive: 6 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:33
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for no gain to the NDSU26 (Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu26Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:54.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu26Cole Payton RE pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 5 yards to the NDSU31, out-of-bounds (Noah St-Juste).
Ndsu 3-5at Ndsu31Cole Payton LE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 16 yards to the NDSU47, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu47Cole Payton middle pass incomplete to Carson Williams.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu47Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:32.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu47Cole Payton LE pass complete to Barika Kpeenu for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu50Cole Payton middle pass complete to Reis Kessel for 20 yards to the SDSU30, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu30TEAM pass incomplete.
Ndsu 2-10at Sdsu30Cole Payton rush over left end for 5 yards to the SDSU25, out-of-bounds (Isaiah Johnson).
Ndsu 3-5at Sdsu25Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson (Noah St-Juste).
Ndsu 4-5at Sdsu25Eli Ozick field goal attempt from 43 GOOD, clock 00:02.
North Dakota State 31, South Dakota State 7
Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, TOP 01:00
Eli Ozick kickoff 53 yards to the SDSU12, Jack Smith return 25 yards to the SDSU37 (Kegan Huber).
NDS will receive
SDS will defend North end-zone
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu37.
North Dakota State 31, South Dakota State 7
3rd Quarter

Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu37Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SDSU ball on SDSU35.
Ryan Harrington kickoff 50 yards to the NDSU15, Jackson Williams return 18 yards to the NDSU33 (Noah St-Juste), PENALTY SDSU offside defense (Matt Goehring) 5 yards to the NDSU38.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu381st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38NDSU ball on NDSU38.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:54.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38Cole Payton LE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU36 (Myles Taylor).
Ndsu 2-12at Ndsu36Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU36 (Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 3-12at Ndsu36Cole Payton RE pass complete to Jackson Williams for 11 yards to the NDSU47.
Ndsu 4-1at Ndsu47Cole Payton rush over left end for 5 yards to the SDSU48, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Myles Taylor).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu48DJ Scott rush up middle for no gain to the SDSU48 (Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 2-10at Sdsu48Cole Payton RE pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson.
Ndsu 3-10at Sdsu48Cole Payton RE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 17 yards to the SDSU31, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu31Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 1 yard to the SDSU30 (Kytan Fyfe;Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 2-9at Sdsu30Cole Payton LE pass intercepted by Koby Bretz at the SDSU1 (Myles Taylor).
Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:27
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu01SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:27.
Timeout on the field.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu01Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 8 yards to the SDSU9 (Donovan Woolen;Jailen Duffie).
Sdsu 2-2at Sdsu09Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 1 yard to the SDSU10 (Donovan Woolen;Logan Kopp).
Sdsu 3-1at Sdsu10Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 7 yards to the SDSU17, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu17Josiah Johnson rush over left end for 3 yards to the SDSU20 (Jaylin Crumby).
Sdsu 2-7at Sdsu20Jack Henry rush up middle for 7 yards to the SDSU27, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Nathaniel Staehling;Jack Iuliano).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu27Jack Henry rush up middle for 4 yards to the SDSU31 (Zach Vanderpool).
Sdsu 2-6at Sdsu31Jack Henry RE pass complete to Alex Bullock for 8 yards to the SDSU39, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu39Luke Marble middle pass incomplete to Jack Smith (Nathaniel Staehling).
Sdsu 2-10at Sdsu39Josiah Johnson rush over right end for 1 yard to the SDSU40 (Jailen Duffie).
Sdsu 3-9at Sdsu40Jack Henry sacked for loss of 14 yards to the SDSU26 (Nathaniel Staehling).
Sdsu 4-23at Sdsu26Max Pelham punt 36 yards to the NDSU38, Jackson Williams return 0 yards to the NDSU38 (Cody Cotton;Kytan Fyfe).
Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, TOP 05:48
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 04:39.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38DJ Scott rush up middle for 4 yards to the NDSU42 (Jace Sifore;Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu42Cole Payton sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU40 (Jace Sifore).
Ndsu 3-8at Ndsu40Cole Payton middle pass complete to Reis Kessel for 17 yards to the SDSU43, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Noah St-Juste).
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu43DJ Scott rush up middle for 1 yard to the SDSU42 (Dawson Ripperda).
Ndsu 2-9at Sdsu42Cole Payton rush up middle for 1 yard to the SDSU41 (Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 3-8at Sdsu41Cole Payton LE pass incomplete to Reis Kessel (Aydan Dautermann).
Ndsu 4-8at Sdsu41Aaron Bickerton punt 27 yards to the SDSU14, fair catch by Myles Taylor.
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:40
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu14SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 00:59.
Timeout on the field.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu14Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 6 yards to the SDSU20 (Logan Kopp;A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Sdsu 2-4at Sdsu20Julius Loughridge rush over right end for 5 yards to the SDSU25, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Logan Kopp;A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 03:55
North Dakota State 31, South Dakota State 7
4th Quarter

Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu25Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Alex Bullock, PENALTY NDSU pass interference (A. Chideme-Alfaro) 15 yards to the SDSU40, 1ST DOWN SDSU, NO PLAY.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu401st and 10.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu40Luke Marble sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SDSU30 (A. Chideme-Alfaro).
Sdsu 2-20at Sdsu30Luke Marble RE pass complete to Alex Bullock for 9 yards to the SDSU39 (Nathaniel Staehling), PENALTY SDSU holding (Shane Willenbring) 10 yards to the SDSU29.
Sdsu 2-21at Sdsu292nd and 21.
Sdsu 2-21at Sdsu29James Basinger rush over right end for 14 yards to the SDSU43 (Darius Givance).
Sdsu 3-7at Sdsu43Jack Henry rush up middle for 4 yards to the SDSU47 (Logan Kopp).
Sdsu 4-3at Sdsu47Luke Marble RE pass incomplete to Andrew Gustad (Donovan Woolen).
Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:55
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu47NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:04.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu47Cole Payton rush over left end for 47 yards to the SDSU0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:55.
Eli Ozick kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 7
Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, TOP 00:15
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the SDSU0, Jack Smith return 18 yards to the SDSU18 (Matthew Stenbroten).
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu18SOUTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 11:49.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu18Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 4 yards to the SDSU22 (Darius Givance;Kelton McCaslin).
Sdsu 2-6at Sdsu22Luke Marble LE pass complete to Grahm Goering for 28 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SDSU, out-of-bounds (A. Chideme-Alfaro), PENALTY NDSU holding declined.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu501st and 10.
Sdsu 1-10at Sdsu50Julius Loughridge rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU49 (Donovan Woolen;Taylen Eady).
Sdsu 2-9at Ndsu49Luke Marble rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds.
Sdsu 3-10at Sdsu50Luke Marble LE pass complete to James Basinger for 19 yards to the NDSU31, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Ryan Jones).
Timeout on the field.
Sdsu 1-10at Ndsu31Jack Henry RE pass incomplete to Alex Bullock (Jaquise Alexander).
Sdsu 2-10at Ndsu31Jack Henry rush over left end for 1 yard to the NDSU30 (Donovan Woolen).
Sdsu 3-9at Ndsu30Josiah Johnson rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU28 (Kelton McCaslin).
Sdsu 4-7at Ndsu28Luke Marble LE pass complete to Greyton Gannon for 3 yards to the NDSU25 (Nathaniel Staehling).
Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 04:16
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 07:33.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu25Cole Payton rush over right end for 6 yards to the NDSU31 (Isaiah Johnson).
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu31DJ Scott rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU34 (Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu34DJ Scott rush over left end for 1 yard to the NDSU35, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cullen McShane).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu35Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 1 yard to the NDSU36 (Kobe Clayborne).
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu36Nathan Hayes rush over left end for 10 yards to the NDSU46, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cullen McShane;Jalen B. Lee).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu46Owen Johnson rush over left end for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Jayden Oliver).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu50Owen Johnson rush over left end for 2 yards to the SDSU48 (Jalen B. Lee;Joe Ollman).
Ndsu 3-4at Sdsu48Cortez LeGrant rush up middle for 2 yards to the SDSU46 (Jace Sifore;Koby Bretz).
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 4-2at Sdsu46Nathan Hayes rush over left end for 29 yards to the SDSU17, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Koby Bretz), PENALTY NDSU personal foul (Nathan Hayes) 15 yards to the SDSU32.
Ndsu 1-25at Sdsu321st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Sdsu32TEAM rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the SDSU33.
Ndsu 2-11at Sdsu33TEAM rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the SDSU34.
Ndsu 3-12at Sdsu34TEAM rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the SDSU35.
Ndsu 4-13at Sdsu35End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, TOP 07:33
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 7