North Dakota State Athletics
2-0
Ferris State
0-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris State | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| North Dakota State | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Team Stats
FERRIS 0, NDSU 7
NDSU - Brock Jensen 1 yd run (Adam Keller kick), 10 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:06
FERRIS 0, NDSU 14
NDSU - John Crockett 7 yd run (Adam Keller kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:20
FERRIS 0, NDSU 21
NDSU - Zach Vraa 43 yd pass from Brock Jensen (Adam Keller kick) 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:28
FERRIS 0, NDSU 28
NDSU - John Crockett 5 yd run (Adam Keller kick), 1 plays, 5 yards, TOP 0:06
FERRIS 0, NDSU 35
NDSU - A. Grothmann 4 yd pass from Brock Jensen (Adam Keller kick) 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:18
FERRIS 7, NDSU 35
FERRIS - Dewayne Boston 19 yd pass from J. Vander Laan (Austin Kantola kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:41
FERRIS 10, NDSU 35
FERRIS - Austin Kantola 25 yd field goal 18 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:48
FERRIS 10, NDSU 42
NDSU - Sam Ojuri 2 yd run (Adam Keller kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:09
FERRIS 10, NDSU 49
NDSU - Chase Morlock 9 yd run (Adam Keller kick), 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:00
FERRIS 10, NDSU 56
NDSU - Zach Colvin 44 yd interception (Adam Keller kick)
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Bison Roll Past Ferris State 56-10 in Home Opener
9/7/2013 7:49:00 PM | Football
FARGO, N.D. - Zach Vraa caught four passes for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Brock Jensen passed for a career-high 259 yards as No. 1-ranked North Dakota State rolled to a 56-10 win over Ferris State on Saturday, Sept. 7, before a crowd of 18,979 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.
NDSU scored the first 35 points of the game including Vraa's 43-yard touchdown catch from Jensen late in the first quarter that made it 21-0. Ferris State went 75 yards in seven plays and scored its only touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Jason Vander Laan to Dewayne Boston eight seconds before halftime to make it 35-7.
John Crockett scored twice on touchdown runs of seven and five yards, senior fullback Andrew Grothmann scored his first career touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Jensen in the second quarter, and Chase Morlock ran for 39 yards all on a 10-play scoring drive in the fourth quarter that ended with his nine-yard TD run.
Grant Olson led the Bison defense with 14 tackles including one sack, CJ Smith returned an interception 33 yards and Zach Colvin had a 44-yard interception return for a touchdown that provided the final margin of 56-10.
NDSU outgained Ferris State 426-343 in total offense but surrendered 228 yards rushing. Bulldog quarterback Jason Vander Laan, who set a conference record for rushing yards by a QB last year, ran 18 times for 100 yards to lead the ground attack. He was 7 of 14 through the air for 56 yards.
North Dakota State is off next week and returns to Gate City Bank Field to host Delaware State at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21.
