North Dakota State Athletics
6-0 , 3-0
Missouri State
0-7 , 0-4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| North Dakota State | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 |
Jensen Leads #4/5 Bison to 51-21 Win Over Missouri State
10/16/2011 2:56:00 AM | Football
FARGO, N.D.--Brock Jensen threw three touchdown passes, D.J. McNorton ran for two more, and North Dakota State stayed undefeated with a 51-21 victory Saturday, Oct. 15, over winless Missouri State before 18,029 in the Fargodome.
Jensen had 211 yards passing for the Bison (6-0, 3-0 Missouri Valley) and completed a career-high 19 of 23 attempts, the longest a 47-yarder for a touchdown to Warren Holloway in the second quarter. The three TD passes matched a career-high for Jensen.
Jensen also hit Holloway from 31 yards out in the first quarter and Matt Veldman on a 10-yarder in the third. Holloway led the Bison with six catches for 109 yards, the fifth career 100-yard receiving game. Ryan Smith added a career-high six catches for 48 yards and Veldman had a career best five receptions for 38 yards.
Jensen completed his first 15 passes to set a school record for consecutive completions in a game. He broke the record of 10 set three times previously, the last by Steve Walker at Northern Colorado in 2004.
Jensen also broke Walker's mutiple-game consecutive completion record of 16 set over three games in 2004. Jensen hit 19 in a row dating back to the second half at Southern Illinois. He recorded his fourth 200+ yard passing game.
McNorton rushed for 92 yards on 14 carries, with TD runs of 20 yards in the second quarter and 9 yards to cap the scoring in the fourth.
Marcus Williams returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and Ryan Jastram matched a career-high by kicking three field goals. Williams kickoff return was the first for NDSU since Mike Sigers went the distance at Eastern Washington in 2010.
Missouri State (0-7, 0-4) led 14-10 early in the second quarter behind Trevor Wooden's two touchdown passes. Wooden added a third-quarter rushing score. Wooden completed 18 of 25 passes for 222 yards and rushed 10 times for 32. Ian Starnes caught six passes for 79 yards and a TD, while Mike Crutcher led the Bears defense with a game-high 13 tackles.
North Dakota State took advantage of three fumble recoveries including a pair from defensive end Coulter Boyer and one from linebacker Brandon Jemison. Linebacker Chad Willson led the Bison with seven tackles, while Kyle Emanuel and Bryan Shepherd each had a forced fumble.
Team Stats
MOST 0, NDSU 3
NDSU - Ryan Jastram 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:32
MOST 7, NDSU 3
MOST - Ian Starnes 29 yd pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick) 9 plays, 84 yards, TOP 3:51
MOST 7, NDSU 10
NDSU - Warren Holloway 31 yd pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick) 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:08
MOST 14, NDSU 10
MOST - Chris Douglas 19 yd pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:00
MOST 14, NDSU 17
NDSU - Warren Holloway 47 yd pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:19
MOST 14, NDSU 24
NDSU - DJ McNorton 20 yd run (Ryan Jastram kick), 10 plays, 96 yards, TOP 5:31
MOST 14, NDSU 31
NDSU - Marcus Williams 90 yd kickoff return (Ryan Jastram kick)
MOST 14, NDSU 34
NDSU - Ryan Jastram 33 yd field goal 10 plays, 14 yards, TOP 5:38
MOST 14, NDSU 41
NDSU - Matt Veldman 10 yd pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick) 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 2:09
MOST 21, NDSU 41
MOST - Trevor Wooden 1 yd run (Austin Witmer kick), 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:20
MOST 21, NDSU 44
NDSU - Ryan Jastram 35 yd field goal 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:32
MOST 21, NDSU 51
NDSU - DJ McNorton 9 yd run (Ryan Jastram kick), 1 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:07
