UTEP 7, North Dakota State 31 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Sat, Oct 31, 2026

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UTEP	7	0	0	0	7
NDSU	0	10	7	14	31

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Team stats

UTEP		NDSU
9	First downs	19
238	Total yards	381
91	Passing yards	240
15-22	Comp-Att	22-32
4.1	Yards per pass	7.5
147	Rushing yards	141
29	Rushes	37
5.1	Yards per rush	3.8
5-13	3rd down	5-14
0-0	4th down	3-3
7-60	Penalties-yards	4-40
3	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	0
2	Interceptions thrown	1
23:16	Time of possession	36:44
0	Sacks	4
6	Tackles for loss	10
3	QB hurries	3
2	Passes defended	1
0	Defensive TDs	1
—	Kick return yards	25
0	Punt return yards	7
0	Passing TDs	1
1	Rushing TDs	2
1	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

UTEP		NDSU
-0.19	EPA per play	+0.15
27%	Success rate	43%
1.51	Explosiveness	1.27
-0.14	Rushing EPA per play	+0.16
26%	Rushing success rate	43%
-0.23	Passing EPA per play	+0.08
32%	Passing success rate	41%
32%	Standard downs success	46%
15%	Passing downs success	31%
3.20	Line yards per rush	3.09
1.39	Second-level yards	0.89
4.17	Open-field yards	0.11
17%	Stuff rate	14%
50%	Power success	86%
13%	Havoc caused	32%
0	Scoring chances	4
—	Points per chance	6.00
Own 22	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
4	Explosive plays	5
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

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

Q112:38
UTEPTD
(12:47) Shotgun #12 R.Moore III rush middle for 57 yards gain to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:38, 1ST DOWN #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #49 I.Hall) #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #49 I.Hall) PENALTY #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #49 I.Hall) PENALTY NDSU Illegal Substitution declined
Drive: 1 plays, 57 yds
7-0
Q212:03
North Dakota StateFG
(12:04) #37 D.Klein field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson), clock 12:03
Drive: 16 plays, 83 yds
7-3
Q23:47
North Dakota StateTD
(03:50) Shotgun #7 D.Scott rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:47 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 5 plays, 45 yds
7-10
Q31:16
North Dakota StateTD
(01:21) #2 N.Hayes pass complete short right to #81 R.Kessel caught at UTEP00, for 3 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:16 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds
7-17
Q41:45
North Dakota StateTD
(01:48) #2 N.Hayes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45 #37 D.Klein kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Anderson)
Drive: 6 plays, 62 yds
7-24
Q41:06
North Dakota StateFUMBLE RETURN TD
Marion Moore 46 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Klein Kick)
7-31

Score shown UTEP-NDSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
EJ Colson	11/16	59	3.7	0	2	43.4
Raymond Moore III	4/6	32	5.3	0	0	100.0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Raymond Moore III	3	67	22.3	1	57
Jaden Smith	1	21	21.0	0	21
EJ Colson	10	21	2.1	0	12
Tavorus Jones	8	15	1.9	0	8
Elijah McCoy	2	10	5.0	0	9
Kam Thomas	1	6	6.0	0	6
Lamar Sperling	3	4	1.3	0	4
Chris Hunter	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Jaden Smith	6	41	6.8	14
Kam Thomas	3	13	4.3	6
Oryend Fisher	1	8	8.0	8
Carver Cheeks	1	8	8.0	8
Cash Cheeks	1	7	7.0	7
Judah Ezinwa	1	6	6.0	6
Royal Capell	1	4	4.0	4
Tavorus Jones	1	3	3.0	3
Lamar Sperling	0	1	0.0	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Esteban Guillory	12	7	1	0	0
Kode Lowe	10	6	0.5	0	0
Justin Content	9	7	2	1	0
Ashton Coker	6	5	0	0	0
Jayden Wilson	6	3	1	0	1
Justin Lee	4	2	0	0	0
Kaleb Miles	4	2	0	0	0
Xavier Smith	3	3	0	0	0
DAdrian Tinney-Anderson	3	3	0	0	0
Shakaun Bowser	3	2	1	0	0
Sterling Miles	2	1	0.5	0	0
Elijah Fields	2	0	0	0	0
LaTristan Thompson	1	1	0	0	0
Cash Cheeks	1	1	0	0	0
Joshua Shaw	1	1	0	0	0
Kofi Taylor-Barrocks	1	0	0	0	0
Dycin Davis	1	0	0	0	0
Adarius Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	0
Oryend Fisher	0	0	0	0	1
Leander Parrish	0	0	0	0	1
Decorian Thompson	0	0	0	1	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Kaleb Miles	1	6	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Jaden Smith	1	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Carlos Arrelola	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Brady Braun	6	235	39.2	0	1	49

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kam Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0