North Dakota State 38, Air Force 32 · Box Score

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Final · Week 2 · Sat, Sep 12, 2026

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NDSU	7	21	7	3	38
AF	0	13	0	19	32

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Team stats

NDSU		AF
18	First downs	21
374	Total yards	386
228	Passing yards	179
15-23	Comp-Att	9-15
9.9	Yards per pass	11.9
146	Rushing yards	207
37	Rushes	51
3.9	Yards per rush	4.1
4-12	3rd down	6-14
3-3	4th down	2-2
5-45	Penalties-yards	6-55
1	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	1
29:05	Time of possession	30:55
1	Sacks	0
1	Tackles for loss	3
3	QB hurries	2
3	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	1
40	Punt return yards	—
2	Passing TDs	2
3	Rushing TDs	2
8	Kicking points	2

Advanced stats

NDSU		AF
+0.11	EPA per play	+0.22
38%	Success rate	50%
1.72	Explosiveness	0.97
+0.04	Rushing EPA per play	+0.11
35%	Rushing success rate	48%
+0.27	Passing EPA per play	+0.65
44%	Passing success rate	56%
45%	Standard downs success	60%
26%	Passing downs success	25%
2.56	Line yards per rush	3.55
0.89	Second-level yards	0.90
0.89	Open-field yards	0.10
22%	Stuff rate	8%
75%	Power success	100%
7%	Havoc caused	12%
8	Scoring chances	5
6.50	Points per chance	6.40
Own 37	Avg. starting field position	Own 25
6	Explosive plays	7
25%	Postgame win expectancy	75%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q19:54
North Dakota StateTD
(10:00) Shotgun #5 M.Mitchell rush left for 31 yards gain to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:54, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q214:08
North Dakota StateTD
(14:13) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes rush middle for 17 yards gain to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:08, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 16 plays, 80 yds
14-0
Q210:48
Air ForcePUNT
28-13
Q25:20
North Dakota StateTD
(05:26) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass complete short middle to #15 M.Collins caught at AF40, for 44 yards to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:20, 1ST DOWN Timeout North Dakota State, clock 05:28 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
21-7
Q21:48
Air ForceINT TD
(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass intercepted by #6 B.Fletcher at AF05 #6 B.Fletcher return 95 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:48 Timeout North Dakota State, clock 02:00 #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt failed ( blocked by #11 M.Stenbroten) (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms) recovered by NDSU North Dakota St. at NDSU15, End Of Play
21-13
Q20:29
North Dakota StateTD
(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Mitchell rush middle for 1 yard gain to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:29 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yds
28-13
Q312:02
North Dakota StateTD
(12:08) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass complete deep left to #84 L.Conklin caught at AF08, for 41 yards to the AF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:02, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 2 plays, 39 yds
35-13
Q410:59
Air ForceTD
(11:01) #9 L.Szarka rush right for 2 yards gain to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:59 #9 L.Szarka pass attempt failed
Drive: 14 plays, 73 yds
35-19
Q44:26
Air ForceTD
(04:26) Shotgun #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:26
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds
35-25
Q41:58
North Dakota StateFG
(01:58) #37 D.Klein field goal attempt from 56 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson), clock 01:58
Drive: 7 plays, 13 yds
38-25
Q40:50
Air ForceTD
(00:49) Shotgun #5 E.Medders pass complete deep middle to #3 M.Long caught at NDSU00, for 20 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:50, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
38-32

Score shown NDSU-AF.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Nathan Hayes	15/23	228	9.9	2	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Myles Mitchell	15	61	4.1	2	31
DJ Scott	12	34	2.8	0	8
Nyeoti Punni	3	19	6.3	0	15
Jackson Williams	2	18	9.0	0	10
Nathan Hayes	3	17	5.7	1	17
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Logan Conklin	2	57	28.5	1	41
Jackson Williams	2	53	26.5	0	51
Mekhi Collins	1	44	44.0	1	44
Reis Kessel	4	42	10.5	0	23
Myles Mitchell	2	11	5.5	0	6
DJ Scott	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nyeoti Punni	2	8	4.0	0	6
Isiah St. Romain	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	PD	QB Hur	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL
Donovan Woolen	1	1	11	7	0	0
Darius Givance	0	0	7	5	0	0
Taylen Eady	0	0	7	4	0	0
Peder Haugo	0	0	6	3	1	1
Gavin Sell	0	0	6	3	0	0
Logan Larson	0	1	5	4	0	0
Keenan Wilson	0	0	5	3	0	0
Najee Nelson	0	0	3	3	0	0
Jaylen Archibald	0	0	2	2	0	0
Keith Williams	0	0	2	1	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	0	1	2	1	0	0
Alijah Wayne	0	0	2	1	0	0
DJ Voltz	0	0	1	1	0	0
Alex Elliott	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hudson Artz	0	0	1	0	0	0
Noah Taylor	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	0	0	1	0	0	0
Marion Moore	2	0	1	0	0	0
Blake Schiltz	0	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Okes	0	0	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Gavin Sell	1	25	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Drew Klein	1/1	100.0	56	5/5	8

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Aaron Bickerton	3	156	52.0	1	0	61

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jackson Williams	1	40	40.0	40	0