| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NDSU | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
 CIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Quentin Hayes
· QB
Israel Benjamin
· RB
Cole Payton
· QB
Cole Payton
· QB
Team Stats
251st Downs8
7-123rd down efficiency2-12
1-14th down efficiency1-2
519Total Yards126
263Passing22
16/22Comp/Att2/6
12.0Yards per pass3.7
256Rushing104
47Rushing Attempts41
5.4Yards per rush2.5
6-35Penalties0-0
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Cooper Tankersley run for 5 yds to the CIT 44
1:53
Beau Herrington run for 1 yd to the CIT 39
1:53
Beau Herrington run for no gain to the CIT 38
1:53
Aaron Bickerton punt for 40 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for no gain to the CIT 38
3:38
Trey Drake run for 3 yds to the NDSU 22 Trey Drake fumbled, recovered by NDSU Jett Zabel
3:38
Myles Mitchell run for 2 yds to the NDSU 19
3:38
Cortez LeGrant run for 1 yd to the NDSU 17
3:38
James Platte punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 16
5:07
Sebastien Boyle run for no gain to the CIT 31
5:07
Sebastien Boyle run for 6 yds to the CIT 31
5:07
Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips
5:07
Drew Klein kickoff for 61 yds
5:07
Nathan Hayes pass complete to Isiah St. Romain for 15 yds for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)
12:27
Cortez LeGrant run for 1 yd to the CIT 15
12:27
Myles Mitchell run for 1 yd to the CIT 16
12:27
Nathan Hayes pass complete to Logan Conklin for 16 yds to the CIT 17 for a 1ST down
12:27
Cortez LeGrant run for 2 yds to the CIT 33
12:27
Nathan Hayes pass complete to Chris Harris for 13 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
12:27
Nathan Hayes pass complete to Bryce Lance for 15 yds to the CIT 48 for a 1ST down
12:27
Cortez LeGrant run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDSU 37
12:27
Cortez LeGrant run for 18 yds to the NDSU 38 for a 1ST down
12:27
Nathan Hayes pass complete to Jackson Williams for 12 yds to the NDSU 20 for a 1ST down
12:27
Myles Mitchell run for no gain to the NDSU 8
12:27
Nathan Hayes run for 3 yds to the NDSU 8
12:27
Israel Benjamin run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDSU 5
15:00
Israel Benjamin run for 9 yds to the NDSU 3
15:00
Quentin Hayes run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 12
15:00
Israel Benjamin run for 3 yds to the NDSU 9
15:00
Quentin Hayes run for 14 yds to the NDSU 12 for a 1ST down
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:00
Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the NDSU 26 for a 1ST down
0:03
Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:03
4:50
Sebastien Boyle run for 9 yds to the NDSU 28
4:50
Israel Benjamin run for 6 yds to the NDSU 37 for a 1ST down
4:50
Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the NDSU 43
4:50
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
4:50
Israel Benjamin run for 5 yds to the NDSU 45
4:50
Israel Benjamin run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:50
Israel Benjamin run for 1 yd to the CIT 42
4:50
Israel Benjamin run for 4 yds to the CIT 41
4:50
Quentin Hayes run for 10 yds to the CIT 37 for a 1ST down
4:50
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 14 yds to the CIT 27 for a 1ST down
4:50
Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 13 yds to the CIT 13
4:54
DJ Scott run for 1 yd for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)
12:08
Cole Payton run for 14 yds to the CIT 1 for a 1ST down
12:08
Cole Payton run for 5 yds to the CIT 15
12:08
Myles Mitchell run for 1 yd to the CIT 20
12:08
Cole Payton pass complete to Reis Kessel for 31 yds to the CIT 21 for a 1ST down
12:08
Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 6 yds to the NDSU 48
Kpeenu, Payton lead defending FCS champion Bison to 38-0 win over The Citadel in opener
— Barika Kpeenu ran for a pair of short touchdowns, Cole Payton passed and ran his way to 293 yards offense and defending FCS national champion North Dakota State opened its season with a 38-0 win over The Citadel on Saturday.
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