North Dakota State Bison @ Sacramento State Hornets — Sep 20, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 20, 2026
North Dakota State Bison NDSU 3-0, 2-0 Away
31
Final
10
Hornets Sacramento State CSUS 0-3, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NDSU 21 7 0 3 31
CSUS 0 3 0 7 10
Top Performers
Passing Yards
N.
N. Hayes QB NDSU
210 PASS
J.
J. Sharman QB CSUS
238 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D. Scott RB NDSU
80 RUSH
C.
C. Rhaney RB CSUS
38 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Williams WR NDSU
134 REC
M.
M. Coleman WR CSUS
95 REC
Passing
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Hayes 14/24 210 1 0 0 101.0
P. Brown 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Sacramento State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sharman 25/40 238 1 2 0 66.5
Rushing
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Hayes 1 14 14.0 0 14
D. Scott 14 80 5.7 1 42
M. Mitchell 10 34 3.4 1 9
N. Punni 3 4 1.3 0 4
K. Zenzen 1 1 1.0 0 1
P. Brown 2 13 6.5 0 11
B. Wavrunek 2 7 3.5 0 4
Sacramento State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Curtis 4 -7 -1.8 0 7
J. Sharman 1 5 5.0 0 5
C. Rhaney 9 38 4.2 0 10
I. Ene 9 36 4.0 0 24
D. Swinney 2 15 7.5 0 18
J. Patterson 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Collins 1 4 38 38.0 0 38 0
D. Scott 2 2 18 9.0 0 11 0
J. Williams 7 8 134 19.1 1 38 0
M. Mitchell 2 2 4 2.0 0 3 0
R. Kessel 2 4 16 8.0 0 9 0
L. Conklin 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
I. S. Romain 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Patterson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Wavrunek 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Williams 3 6 42 14.0 0 22 0
J. Curtis 2 2 0 0.0 0 4 0
M. Coleman 8 12 95 11.9 0 21 0
C. Rhaney 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
O. Smith 3 9 37 12.3 1 21 0
D. Swinney 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R. Brown 4 5 30 7.5 0 11 0
K. Shabazz 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
K. Taylor 2 2 5 2.5 0 5 0
K. Koontz 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G. Sell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sacramento State
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Kicking
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Klein 1/1 4/4 7 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Meadors 1/1 1/1 4 0
Returns
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Curtis 1 22 22.0 0 22 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
North Dakota State Bison
Sacramento State
362 Total Yards 328
17 First Downs 19
10 Passing 12
4 Rushing 5
2 Penalty 3
6/12 3rd Down Eff. 7/15
210 Passing Yards 238
152 Rushing Yards 90
0 Turnovers 3
5-53 Penalties 5-60
30:30 Possession 29:30
2/2 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 7 31 - 10
31 - 10 8:05
G. Meadors XP
31 - 9 8:05
O. Smith TD
FG D. Klein
31 - 3 12:00
Q2 7 - 3 28 - 3
28 - 3 6:52
G. Meadors FG
XP D. Klein
28 - 0 11:24
TD D. Scott
27 - 0 11:24
Q1 21 - 0 21 - 0
XP D. Klein
21 - 0 0:04
TD M. Mitchell
20 - 0 0:04
XP D. Klein
14 - 0 11:49
TD D. Givance
13 - 0 11:49
XP D. Klein
7 - 0 13:37
TD J. Williams
6 - 0 13:37
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NDSU +28 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 20, 2026
Time
2:30 am
Duration
1h 0m