North Dakota State 31, Sacramento State 10 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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NDSU	21	7	0	3	31
SAC	0	3	0	7	10

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Team stats

NDSU		SAC
17	First downs	20
362	Total yards	328
210	Passing yards	238
14-25	Comp-Att	25-41
8.4	Yards per pass	5.8
152	Rushing yards	90
34	Rushes	26
4.5	Yards per rush	3.5
6-12	3rd down	8-16
0-2	4th down	0-1
5-53	Penalties-yards	5-60
0	Turnovers	3
0	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	2
30:30	Time of possession	29:30
0	Sacks	0
8	Tackles for loss	2
4	QB hurries	3
6	Passes defended	4
1	Defensive TDs	0
0	Kick return yards	22
—	Punt return yards	3
1	Passing TDs	1
2	Rushing TDs	0
7	Kicking points	4

Advanced stats

NDSU		SAC
+0.10	EPA per play	-0.21
30%	Success rate	39%
1.96	Explosiveness	1.09
-0.15	Rushing EPA per play	-0.67
21%	Rushing success rate	33%
+0.53	Passing EPA per play	+0.17
48%	Passing success rate	43%
30%	Standard downs success	46%
32%	Passing downs success	20%
2.76	Line yards per rush	2.67
0.82	Second-level yards	1.17
1.27	Open-field yards	1.50
18%	Stuff rate	33%
0%	Power success	71%
28%	Havoc caused	11%
4	Scoring chances	5
6.00	Points per chance	2.00
Own 24	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
6	Explosive plays	6
88%	Postgame win expectancy	12%

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

Q113:37
North Dakota StateTD
(13:44) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass complete deep left to #18 J.Williams caught at SAC00, for 33 yards to the SAC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:37, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q111:49
North Dakota StateFUMBLE RETURN TD
Darius Givance 24 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Klein Kick)
14-0
Q10:04
North Dakota StateTD
(00:09) #5 M.Mitchell rush right for 9 yards gain to the SAC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:04 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 4 plays, 49 yds
21-0
Q211:24
North Dakota StateTD
(11:32) #7 D.Scott rush middle for 42 yards gain to the SAC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:24, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 5 plays, 62 yds
28-0
Q26:52
Sacramento StateFG
(06:56) #49 G.Meadors field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton), clock 06:52
Drive: 9 plays, 63 yds
28-3
Q412:00
North Dakota StateFG
(12:03) #37 D.Klein field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson), clock 12:00 PENALTY SAC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#9 M.Tullis) 15 yards from SAC00 to NDSU50, 1ST DOWN
Drive: 12 plays, 53 yds
31-3
Q48:05
Sacramento StateTD
(08:11) Shotgun #8 J.Sharman pass complete deep left to #12 O.Smith Jr. caught at NDSU00, for 21 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NDSU Pass Interference declined #49 G.Meadors kick attempt good (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds
31-10

Score shown NDSU-SAC.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Nathan Hayes	14/24	210	8.8	1	0	75.1
Preston Brown	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DJ Scott	14	80	5.7	1	42
Myles Mitchell	10	34	3.4	1	9
Nathan Hayes	1	14	14.0	0	14
Preston Brown	2	13	6.5	0	11
Brady Wavrunek	2	7	3.5	0	4
Nyeoti Punni	3	4	1.3	0	4
Kaden Zenzen	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jackson Williams	7	134	19.1	1	38
Mekhi Collins	1	38	38.0	0	38
DJ Scott	2	18	9.0	0	11
Reis Kessel	2	16	8.0	0	9
Myles Mitchell	2	4	2.0	0	3

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur	TD
Darius Givance	7	6	0	0	0	1
Gavin Sell	6	2	2	0	0	0
Taylen Eady	5	4	0.5	1	0	0
Will Steil	5	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Elliott	4	2	0	0	1	0
Keenan Wilson	3	2	0.5	0	0	0
Ray James Jr.	3	2	1.5	1	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	3	1	1	0	1	0
Zach Vanderpool	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	3	1	0.5	1	0	0
Peder Haugo	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Woolen	2	1	1	0	1	0
Marion Moore	2	1	0	0	0	0
Allante Burley	1	1	0	0	1	0
Najee Nelson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kendrick Carter	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jaylen Archibald	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deron Russell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	1	0	0.5	1	0	0
Obald Niyonkuru	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alijah Wayne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	0	0	0	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Taylen Eady	1	27	0
Deron Russell	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Darius Givance	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Drew Klein	1/1	100.0	29	4/4	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Aaron Bickerton	3	128	42.7	0	2	61

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jackson Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0