North Dakota State 7, UNLV 13 · Box Score

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Final · Week 6 · Sat, Oct 10, 2026

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NDSU	0	7	0	0	7
UNLV	7	0	3	3	13

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Team stats

NDSU		UNLV
19	First downs	16
300	Total yards	255
124	Passing yards	77
12-22	Comp-Att	8-16
5.6	Yards per pass	4.8
176	Rushing yards	178
39	Rushes	48
4.5	Yards per rush	3.7
4-12	3rd down	5-15
0-2	4th down	0-0
9-84	Penalties-yards	9-94
3	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
3	Interceptions thrown	1
26:32	Time of possession	33:28
2	Sacks	2
5	Tackles for loss	6
3	QB hurries	0
2	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	1
64	Kick return yards	—
5	Punt return yards	27
1	Passing TDs	0
0	Rushing TDs	0
1	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

NDSU		UNLV
-0.13	EPA per play	-0.03
37%	Success rate	39%
1.11	Explosiveness	0.92
-0.15	Rushing EPA per play	-0.01
36%	Rushing success rate	35%
-0.12	Passing EPA per play	-0.17
36%	Passing success rate	41%
37%	Standard downs success	48%
38%	Passing downs success	24%
3.06	Line yards per rush	2.75
1.39	Second-level yards	0.96
1.11	Open-field yards	0.59
25%	Stuff rate	26%
50%	Power success	100%
12%	Havoc caused	19%
3	Scoring chances	4
2.33	Points per chance	1.50
Own 36	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
6	Explosive plays	1
30%	Postgame win expectancy	70%

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

Q19:39
UNLVINT TD
(09:44) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass intercepted by #42 A.Porter at NDSU23 #42 A.Porter return 23 yards to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:39 #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson)
0-7
Q26:10
North Dakota StateTD
(06:13) Shotgun #2 N.Hayes pass complete deep left to #8 C.Kiel caught at UNLV00, for 21 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:10, 1ST DOWN #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 4 plays, 34 yds
7-7
Q38:12
UNLVFG
(08:12) #32 R.Villela field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson), clock 08:12
Drive: 7 plays, 42 yds
7-10
Q410:57
UNLVFG
(10:57) #32 R.Villela field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #26 M.Choules, LS: #47 T.Jacobson), clock 10:57
Drive: 6 plays, 11 yds
7-13

Score shown NDSU-UNLV.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Nathan Hayes	12/22	124	5.6	1	3	26.3

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Myles Mitchell	22	91	4.1	15
Nathan Hayes	6	33	5.5	28
Preston Brown	2	21	10.5	20
Brady Wavrunek	4	20	5.0	9
DJ Scott	3	8	2.7	6
Barry Kpeenu	1	3	3.0	3
Nyeoti Punni	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Chris Kiel	2	30	15.0	1	21
Reis Kessel	2	30	15.0	0	28
Isiah St. Romain	2	26	13.0	0	18
Jackson Williams	1	16	16.0	0	16
Mekhi Collins	2	11	5.5	0	6
Jordan McCants	1	9	9.0	0	9
DJ Scott	1	5	5.0	0	5
Brady Wavrunek	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Donovan Woolen	11	4	0.5	1	1	1
Ray James Jr.	8	3	0.5	0.5	0	0
Logan Larson	8	0	0	0.5	0	0
Marion Moore	6	4	0	0	0	0
Keenan Wilson	6	2	0	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	6	1	1	1	0	1
Will Steil	4	2	0	0	0	0
Gavin Sell	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	3	3	0	0	1	0
Taylen Eady	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deron Russell	3	1	0	0	0	0
Darius Givance	3	0	0	0	0	1
Matthew Stenbroten	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Hudson Artz	2	1	0	1	0	0
Mekhi Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Peder Haugo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Kiel	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Okes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Ray James Jr.	1	17	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nathan Hayes	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Drew Klein	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Aaron Bickerton	5	205	41.0	0	3	49

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jackson Williams	3	64	21.3	26	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jackson Williams	1	5	5.0	5	0