UTEP Miners @ North Dakota State Bison — Oct 31, 2026

NCAA Division FBSRound 1 October 31, 2026
Miners UTEP UTEP 0-7, 0-4 Away
7
Final
31
North Dakota State Bison NDSU 6-2, 4-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UTEP 7 0 0 0 7
NDSU 0 10 7 14 31
Top Performers
Passing Yards
E.
E. Colson QB UTEP
59 PASS
N.
N. Hayes QB NDSU
240 PASS
Rushing Yards
R.
R. Moore QB UTEP
67 RUSH
D.
D. Scott RB NDSU
50 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Smith WR UTEP
41 REC
J.
J. Williams WR NDSU
111 REC
Passing
UTEP
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Colson 11/16 59 0 2 4 35.2
R. Moore 4/6 32 0 0 0 79.9
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Hayes 22/32 240 1 1 0 88.0
Rushing
UTEP
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Jones 8 15 1.9 0 8
E. Colson 10 21 2.1 0 12
R. Moore 3 67 22.3 1 57
K. Thomas 1 6 6.0 0 6
J. Smith 1 21 21.0 0 21
C. Hunter 1 3 3.0 0 3
L. Sperling 3 4 1.3 0 4
E. McCoy 2 10 5.0 0 9
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Hayes 5 21 4.2 1 9
J. Williams 3 12 4.0 0 6
D. Scott 13 50 3.8 1 13
M. Mitchell 4 10 2.5 0 5
B. Wavrunek 1 7 7.0 0 7
B. Kpeenu 11 41 3.7 0 11
Receiving
UTEP
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Jones 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
J. Ezinwa 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
K. Thomas 3 3 13 4.3 0 6 0
J. Smith 6 8 41 6.8 0 14 0
C. Cheeks 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
C. Cheeks 1 2 8 8.0 0 8 0
X. Smith 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
R. Capell 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
E. McCoy 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
O. Fisher 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
L. Kokat 2 3 11 5.5 0 9 0
K. Watson 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
I. S. Romain 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
C. Kiel 1 5 24 24.0 0 24 0
R. Kessel 6 7 85 14.2 1 30 0
J. Williams 10 11 111 11.1 0 48 0
M. Mitchell 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
B. Wavrunek 1 2 1 1.0 0 1 0
J. McCants 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
UTEP
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North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. McCaslin 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Roberts 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
L. Larson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Elliott 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D. Woolen 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
UTEP
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Arrelola 0/0 1/1 1 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Klein 1/1 4/4 7 0
Returns
UTEP
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North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Williams 1 25 25.0 0 25 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
UTEP
North Dakota State Bison
238 Total Yards 381
9 First Downs 19
5 Passing 11
4 Rushing 6
2 Penalty 0
5/13 3rd Down Eff. 5/14
91 Passing Yards 240
147 Rushing Yards 141
3 Turnovers 1
7-60 Penalties 4-40
23:16 Possession 36:44
0/0 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 7 - 31
7 - 31 1:06
D. Klein XP
7 - 30 1:06
M. Moore TD
7 - 24 1:45
D. Klein XP
7 - 23 1:45
N. Hayes TD
Q3 0 - 7 7 - 17
7 - 17 1:16
D. Klein XP
7 - 16 1:16
R. Kessel TD
Q2 0 - 10 7 - 10
7 - 10 3:47
D. Klein XP
7 - 9 3:47
D. Scott TD
7 - 3 12:03
D. Klein FG
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP C. Arrelola
7 - 0 12:38
TD R. Moore
6 - 0 12:38
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: NDSU +24 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 31, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m