Saturday, March 6
Springfield, Mo.
2 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
3-1 , 2-1
25
at
0
Missouri State
1-4 , 1-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Photo by: Missouri State University
North Dakota State Shuts Out Missouri State, 25-0
3/6/2021 6:30:00 PM | Football
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - North Dakota State's defense had seven sacks and the No. 6-ranked Bison shut out Missouri State for the second straight season 25-0 on Saturday, March 6, at Plaster Stadium.
Defensive end Spencer Waege had three sacks and a forced fumble, and linebacker James Kaczor made a team-high seven tackles for NDSU (3-1, 2-1 MVFC). The Bison have held Missouri State scoreless for nine quarters dating back to 2018.
North Dakota State opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Zeb Noland connected with tight end Noah Gindorff on a seven-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 71-yard scoring drive kept alive by a fake punt and 23-yard run by punter Garret Wegner.
Missouri State answered with a 12-play drive of its own, but NDSU defensive end Brayden Thomas blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt to keep the Bears scoreless.
NDSU opened up a 15-0 lead on a 53-yard touchdown run by Jalen Bussey and two-point conversion by James Kaczor, and a career-long 38-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz put the Bison ahead 18-0 with 1:25 left in the second quarter.
Waege had a pair of sacks on the ensuing drive to get NDSU the ball back with 25 seconds before halftime, and the Bison capitalized on their second play with Noland hitting Braylon Henderson in stride for an 81-yard touchdown play.
Noland finished 10 of 15 passing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Eight different players caught passes for the Bison with tight end Josh Babicz and running back Dominic Gonnella making two receptions each.
Bussey finished with a game-high 98 rushing yards on 10 carries, Gonnella rushed 14 times for 76 yards and Kobe Johnson carried 14 times for 56 yards.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host Illinois State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13.
Defensive end Spencer Waege had three sacks and a forced fumble, and linebacker James Kaczor made a team-high seven tackles for NDSU (3-1, 2-1 MVFC). The Bison have held Missouri State scoreless for nine quarters dating back to 2018.
North Dakota State opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Zeb Noland connected with tight end Noah Gindorff on a seven-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 71-yard scoring drive kept alive by a fake punt and 23-yard run by punter Garret Wegner.
Missouri State answered with a 12-play drive of its own, but NDSU defensive end Brayden Thomas blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt to keep the Bears scoreless.
NDSU opened up a 15-0 lead on a 53-yard touchdown run by Jalen Bussey and two-point conversion by James Kaczor, and a career-long 38-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz put the Bison ahead 18-0 with 1:25 left in the second quarter.
Waege had a pair of sacks on the ensuing drive to get NDSU the ball back with 25 seconds before halftime, and the Bison capitalized on their second play with Noland hitting Braylon Henderson in stride for an 81-yard touchdown play.
Noland finished 10 of 15 passing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Eight different players caught passes for the Bison with tight end Josh Babicz and running back Dominic Gonnella making two receptions each.
Bussey finished with a game-high 98 rushing yards on 10 carries, Gonnella rushed 14 times for 76 yards and Kobe Johnson carried 14 times for 56 yards.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host Illinois State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13.
Team Stats
NDSU
MOST
Total Yards
407
221
Pass Yards
135
158
Rushing Yards
272
63
Penalty Yards
25
53
1st Downs
15
14
3rd Downs
3
4
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
33:56
26:04
1st Quarter
NDSU 7, MOST 0
NDSU - Noah Gindorff 7 yd pass from Zeb Noland (Jake Reinholz kick) 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:54
2nd Quarter
NDSU 15, MOST 0
NDSU - Jalen Bussey 53 yd run (James Kaczor rush), 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:53
NDSU 18, MOST 0
NDSU - Jake Reinholz 38 yd field goal 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:30
NDSU 25, MOST 0
NDSU - B. Henderson 81 yd pass from Zeb Noland (Jake Reinholz kick) 2 plays, 81 yards, TOP 0:17
Game Leaders
CMP
10
TD
2
YDS
135
INT
1
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