North Dakota State Athletics
5-1 , 3-0
Indiana State
1-4 , 0-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Indiana St. | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Williams Sparks NDSU to 31-26 Road Win Over Indiana State
10/8/2022 4:12:00 PM | Football
James Kaczor made a team-high nine tackles including one sack and Zach Mathis had a career-high five receptions and 86 yards for the Bison, who improved to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference heading into next week's Dakota Marker game against No. 2-ranked South Dakota State.
Williams' longest run of the game was 38 yards late in the second quarter, and he scored two plays later on a 2-yard run to get NDSU back within 13-10 before halftime. The Bison opened the third quarter with a nine-play, 83-yard scoring drive capped by Williams' 16-yard TD run to go ahead 17-13.
Indiana State went back ahead after the ensuing kickoff when Justin Dinka got loose on the first play for an 82-yard touchdown run to put the Sycamores back ahead 20-17. It was the longest play from scrimmage against NDSU since 2015.
The Bison responded with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive and Williams found the end zone for the third straight NDSU possession with a 27-yard touchdown run to put NDSU ahead 24-20.
Will Mostaert blocked an Indiana State field goal attempt to preserve the four-point lead, and the Bison made it a two-possession game in the fourth quarter with a 14-play scoring drive extended by Mathis making a 28-yard reception on third-and-19.
Mathis scored seven plays later on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Cam Miller to make it 31-20 with 5:44 to play. Miller finished 21 of 27 passing for 210 yards including 13-for-14 in the second half.
Dinka finished with nine carries and 156 yards for Indiana State, Dante Hendrix made 12 receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Cade Chambers was 12 of 26 passing for 162 yards.
North Dakota State hosts South Dakota State at 2:30 p.m. next Saturday, Oct. 15, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.
Team Stats
NDS 0, INS 6
INS - Hendrix,Dante 14 yd pass from Chambers,Cade () 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:15
NDS 3, INS 6
NDS - Crosa,Griffin 34 yd field goal 14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 07:24
NDS 3, INS 13
INS - Chambers,Cade 1 yd run (O'Grady,Ryan kick), 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:05
NDS 10, INS 13
NDS - Williams,TaMerik 2 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:04
NDS 17, INS 13
NDS - Williams,TaMerik 16 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 04:28
NDS 17, INS 20
INS - Dinka,Justin 82 yd run (O'Grady,Ryan kick), 1 plays, 82 yards, TOP 00:12
NDS 24, INS 20
NDS - Williams,TaMerik 27 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58
NDS 31, INS 20
NDS - Mathis,Zach 10 yd pass from Miller,Cam (Crosa,Griffin kick) 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 08:02
NDS 31, INS 26
INS - Hendrix,Dante 1 yd pass from Chambers,Cade () 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:49
