| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NDSU | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
 SDST | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Game Leaders
Luke Marble
· QB
Julius Loughridge
· RB
Cole Payton
· QB
Cole Payton
· QB
Team Stats
241st Downs11
9-163rd down efficiency3-11
3-34th down efficiency0-2
500Total Yards166
243Passing123
18/24Comp/Att9/19
10.1Yards per pass6.5
257Rushing43
49Rushing Attempts28
5.2Yards per rush1.5
6-55Penalties4-23
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
2:00
Kneel down by #12 N.Hayes at SDSU35 for loss of 1 yard
2:00
Kneel down by #12 N.Hayes at SDSU34 for loss of 1 yard
2:00
Kneel down by #12 N.Hayes at SDSU33 for loss of 1 yard
2:00
Shotgun #12 N.Hayes rush left for 29 yards gain (29) to the SDSU17 (#25 K.Bretz), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NDSU Personal Foul (#12 N.Hayes) 15 yards from SDSU17 to SDSU32
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
7:33
Shotgun #28 C.LeGrant rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SDSU46 (#91 J.Sifore; #25 K.Bretz)
7:33
Shotgun #4 O.Johnson rush left for 2 yards gain to the SDSU48 (#6 J.Lee; #11 J.Ollman)
7:33
Shotgun #4 O.Johnson rush left for 4 yards gain to the NDSU50 (#1 J.Oliver)
7:33
Shotgun #12 N.Hayes rush left for 10 yards gain to the NDSU46 (#5 C.McShane; #6 J.Lee), 1ST DOWN
7:33
#8 B.Kpeenu rush left for 1 yard gain to the NDSU36 (#94 K.Clayborne)
7:33
#7 D.Scott rush left for 1 yard gain to the NDSU35 (#5 C.McShane), 1ST DOWN
7:33
Shotgun #7 D.Scott rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NDSU34 (#5 C.McShane)
7:33
Shotgun #9 C.Payton rush right for 6 yards gain to the NDSU31 (#0 I.Johnson)
7:33
Timeout , clock 07:33
7:33
Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass complete short left to #88 G.Gannon caught at NDSU28, for 3 yards to the NDSU25 (#52 N.Staehling), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
9:24
Shotgun #34 J.Johnson rush left for 2 yards gain to the NDSU28 (#92 K.McCaslin)
9:24
Shotgun #16 J.Henry rush left for 1 yard gain to the NDSU30 (#1 D.Woolen)
9:24
Shotgun #16 J.Henry pass incomplete short right to #84 A.Bullock thrown to NDSU15 broken up by #0 J.Alexander
9:24
Timeout , clock 09:24
11:49
Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass complete short left to #32 J.Basinger caught at SDSU46, for 19 yards to the NDSU31 (#27 R.Jones), 1ST DOWN
11:49
Shotgun #13 L.Marble rush right for 1 yard loss to the NDSU50, out of bounds at NDSU50
11:49
Shotgun #15 J.Loughridge rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NDSU49 (#1 D.Woolen; #14 T.Eady)
11:49
Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass complete deep left to #12 G.Goering caught at SDSU48, for 28 yards to the SDSU50 (#24 A.Chideme-Alfaro), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NDSU Holding declined
11:49
Shotgun #15 J.Loughridge rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SDSU22 (#20 W.Steil; #92 K.McCaslin)
11:49
#38 E.Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the SDSU00 #19 J.Smith return 18 yards to the SDSU18 (#49 M.Stenbroten)
11:55
No Huddle #9 C.Payton rush left for 47 yards gain to the SDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:55, 1ST DOWN #38 E.Ozick kick attempt good (H: #39 A.Bickerton, LS: #48 C.Bowers)
12:04
Timeout , clock 12:04
12:04
Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass incomplete short right to #43 A.Gustad thrown to SDSU50, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 J.Henry rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SDSU47 (#43 L.Kopp)
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Basinger rush right for 14 yards gain to the SDSU43 (#29 D.Givance)
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass complete short right to #84 A.Bullock caught at SDSU28, for 9 yards to the SDSU39 (#52 N.Staehling) PENALTY SDSU Holding (#54 S.Willenbring) 10 yards from SDSU39 to SDSU29
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 L.Marble sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SDSU30 (#24 A.Chideme-Alfaro)
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass incomplete deep right to #84 A.Bullock thrown to NDSU50 PENALTY NDSU Pass Interference (#24 A.Chideme-Alfaro) 15 yards from SDSU25 to SDSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:59
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Loughridge rush right for 5 yards gain to the SDSU25 (#43 L.Kopp; #24 A.Chideme-Alfaro), 1ST DOWN
0:59
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Loughridge rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SDSU20 (#43 L.Kopp; #24 A.Chideme-Alfaro)
0:59
Timeout , clock 00:59
0:59
#39 A.Bickerton punt 27 yards to the SDSU14 fair catch by #2 M.Taylor at SDSU14
4:39
No Huddle #9 C.Payton pass incomplete short left to #81 R.Kessel thrown to SDSU32 broken up by #13 A.Dautermann
4:39
No Huddle #9 C.Payton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SDSU41 (#11 J.Ollman)
4:39
No Huddle #7 D.Scott rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SDSU42 (#99 D.Ripperda)
4:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Payton pass complete short middle to #81 R.Kessel caught at SDSU50, for 17 yards to the SDSU43 (#16 N.St-Juste), 1ST DOWN
4:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Payton sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU40 (#91 J.Sifore)
4:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Scott rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NDSU42 (#91 J.Sifore; #94 K.Clayborne)
4:39
Timeout , clock 04:39
4:39
#41 M.Pelham punt 36 yards to the NDSU38 #18 J.Williams return 0 yards to the NDSU38 (#30 C.Cotton; #47 K.Fyfe)
10:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 J.Henry sacked for loss of 14 yards to the SDSU26 (#52 N.Staehling)
10:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #34 J.Johnson rush right for 1 yard gain to the SDSU40 (#2 J.Duffie)
10:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 L.Marble pass incomplete short middle to #19 J.Smith thrown to NDSU48 broken up by #52 N.Staehling
Payton with 4 TDs, leads undefeated North Dakota St. past previously unbeaten South Dakota St. 38-7
— Cole Payton accounted for 380 yards and four touchdown runs to lead undefeated North Dakota State to a 38-7 victory over previously-unbeaten South Dakota State on Saturday night for its second straight Dakota Marker trophy.
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