| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SEMO | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 NDSU | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
Game Leaders
Cole Payton
· QB
Barika Kpeenu
· RB
Jax Leatherwood
· QB
Jax Leatherwood
· QB
Team Stats
121st Downs22
6-153rd down efficiency2-10
1-14th down efficiency1-1
217Total Yards562
153Passing348
13/25Comp/Att16/24
6.1Yards per pass14.5
64Rushing214
32Rushing Attempts37
2.0Yards per rush5.8
8-70Penalties7-74
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
N. Hayes takes a knee
1:00
N. Hayes takes a knee
1:46
Myles Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 17
1:56
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 01:56
1:56
Cortez LeGrant run for 22 yds to the SEMO 16 for a 1ST down
2:04
(02:09) Shotgun Hayes,Nathan pass incomplete deep right to St. Romain,Isiah thrown to SEMO17 QB hurried by Jones,Ashton PENALTY SEMO Pass Interference (Riley,Trel) 15 yards from NDSU47 to SEMO38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:46
Myles Mitchell run for no gain to the NDSU 47
3:26
Myles Mitchell run for 10 yds to the NDSU 47
3:34
PENALTY NDSU False Start (Conklin,Logan) 5 yards from NDSU42 to NDSU37. NO PLAY.
3:34
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 03:34
3:34
Ryan Kingston punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 42
4:10
Patrick Heitert run for 3 yds to the SEMO 22
4:41
Patrick Heitert pass complete to Bryson Burns for 8 yds to the SEMO 19
5:18
Patrick Heitert sacked by Victor Isele for a loss of 5 yards to the SEMO 11
5:31
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 05:31
5:31
Aaron Bickerton punt for 46 yds , Kam Robinson returns for no gain to the SEMO 16
5:43
PENALTY NDSU False Start (Huber,Kegan) 5 yards from NDSU43 to NDSU38. NO PLAY.
5:43
Nathan Hayes pass incomplete to Mekhi Collins
6:16
Owen Johnson run for 2 yds to the NDSU 43
6:57
Owen Johnson run for 4 yds to the NDSU 41
7:05
Patrick Heitert pass intercepted Jaquise Alexander return for no gain to the NDSU 37
7:41
Patrick Heitert run for 2 yds to the NDSU 39 for a 1ST down
8:22
Payton Brown run for 3 yds to the NDSU 41
9:00
Payton Brown run for 5 yds to the NDSU 44
9:25
North Dakota State Penalty, (8 Yards) to the SEMO 28 for a 1ST down
10:15
Patrick Heitert sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the SEMO 36
10:49
Cole Ruble run for 3 yds to the SEMO 40
11:26
Patrick Heitert run for 10 yds to the SEMO 37 for a 1ST down
12:00
Brandon Epton Jr. run for 2 yds to the SEMO 27
12:08
Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:08
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 12:08
12:08
Cole Payton run for 1 yd for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)
12:09
Cole Payton pass complete to Jackson Williams for 16 yds to the SEMO 1
13:04
Cole Payton sacked by Sam Keeper for a loss of 9 yards to the SEMO 17
13:35
PENALTY NDSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from SEMO03 to SEMO08. NO PLAY.
14:09
DJ Scott run for 39 yds to the SEMO 3 for a 1ST down
14:43
Cole Payton pass complete to Barry Kpeenu for 30 yds to the SEMO 42 for a 1ST down
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:00
Cole Payton pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 17 yds to the NDSU 28 for a 1ST down
0:40
Barry Kpeenu run for 4 yds to the NDSU 11
0:47
Ryan Kingston punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDSU 7
0:56
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
1:01
Jax Leatherwood pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
1:31
Jax Leatherwood run for 2 yds to the SEMO 44
1:54
(02:03) No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Payton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NDSU47 (Kopp,Logan) PENALTY SEMO Illegal Formation (Taylor,Demoni) 5 yards from SEMO47 to SEMO42. NO PLAY.
2:24
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Cam Pedro for 15 yds to the SEMO 47 for a 1ST down
3:15
Brandon Epton Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the SEMO 32
3:53
Jax Leatherwood pass complete to Kam Robinson for 8 yds to the SEMO 34
4:08
PENALTY SEMO False Start (Nettles,Jalen) 5 yards from SEMO31 to SEMO26. NO PLAY.
NDSU beats SEMO 41-14 behind Payton's 4-touchdown showing
— Cole Payton threw for four touchdowns, with two going to RaJa Nelson, as North Dakota State beat Southeast Missouri State 41-14 on Saturday for the program's 200th win in the Fargodome.
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