North Dakota State Bison @ UNLV Rebels — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
North Dakota State Bison NDSU 4-1, 2-1 Away
7
Final
13
Rebels UNLV UNLV 4-2, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NDSU 0 7 0 0 7
UNLV 7 0 3 3 13
Top Performers
Passing Yards
N.
N. Hayes QB NDSU
124 PASS
J. Arnold QB UNLV
77 PASS
Rushing Yards
M.
M. Mitchell RB NDSU
91 RUSH
J.
J. Thomas RB UNLV
112 RUSH
Receiving Yards
R.
R. Kessel TE NDSU
30 REC
K.
K. McGee ATH UNLV
43 REC
Passing
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Hayes 12/22 124 1 3 2 46.6
UNLV
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Arnold 8/16 77 0 1 2 37.8
Rushing
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Hayes 6 33 5.5 0 28
D. Scott 3 8 2.7 0 6
J. Patterson 1 0 0.0 0 0
M. Mitchell 22 91 4.1 0 15
B. Kpeenu 1 3 3.0 0 3
N. Punni 1 0 0.0 0 0
P. Brown 2 21 10.5 0 20
B. Wavrunek 4 20 5.0 0 9
UNLV
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Thomas 22 112 5.1 0 15
J. Arnold 19 60 3.2 0 19
K. McGee 1 3 3.0 0 3
D. Jones 3 10 3.3 0 6
Receiving
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Kessel 2 3 30 15.0 0 28 0
J. Williams 1 4 16 16.0 0 16 0
D. Scott 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
M. Collins 2 6 11 5.5 0 6 0
C. Kiel 2 2 30 15.0 1 21 0
B. Wavrunek 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
I. S. Romain 2 4 26 13.0 0 18 0
J. McCants 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
UNLV
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Thomas 2 3 7 3.5 0 5 0
T. Reddicks 1 3 8 8.0 0 8 0
T. Stellato 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. McGee 3 3 43 14.3 0 28 0
K. Burnett 2 4 19 9.5 0 12 0
T. Lyons 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. McNair 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
L. Larson 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Stenbroten 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Givance 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. James 8 3 5 0.5 0 1 17 1 0
D. Voltz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McCaslin 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Woolen 11 4 7 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Moore 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Steil 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Sell 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Wilson 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Crumby 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Russell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Artz 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
A. Okes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Eady 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNLV
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Kaaihue 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Santee 7 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Altayeb 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pope 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Nkuba 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Fulton 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Rudolph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Porter 2 1 1 1 0 1 23 1 1
L. Conti 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bin-Wahad 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
P. Purcell 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Togafau 7 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Crayton 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. A. Tuiolemotu 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Logo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Harris 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Klein 0/1 1/1 1 0
UNLV
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Villela 2/3 1/1 7 0
Returns
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Williams 3 64 21.3 0 26 0
UNLV
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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
UNLV
300 Total Yards 255
18 First Downs 16
4 Passing 6
11 Rushing 8
2 Penalty 3
4/12 3rd Down Eff. 5/15
124 Passing Yards 77
176 Rushing Yards 178
3 Turnovers 1
9-84 Penalties 9-94
26:32 Possession 33:28
1/2 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 3 7 - 13
7 - 13 10:57
R. Villela FG
Q3 0 - 3 7 - 10
7 - 10 8:12
R. Villela FG
Q2 7 - 0 7 - 7
XP D. Klein
7 - 7 6:10
TD C. Kiel
6 - 7 6:10
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 9:39
R. Villela XP
0 - 6 9:39
A. Porter TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: UNLV +7 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m