North Dakota State Athletics
0-1 , 0-0
Colorado
1-0 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Colorado | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Bison Come Up Short at Colorado, 31-26
8/29/2024 11:24:00 PM | Football
Bison quarterback Cam Miller completed a 49-yard pass to Tyler Terhark on the final play of the game, but the last-second heave came up four yards short of a game-winning touchdown.
Miller finished 18-for-22 passing for 277 yards and one touchdown through the air. He also led the Bison with 81 rushing yards and added two touchdowns on the ground.
Miller found Joe Stoffel for a 7-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and ran in a 7-yard score himself in the second quarter. With a pair of field goals from Griffin Crosa, the Bison led 20-17 at halftime.
Colorado outscored the Bison 14-6 in the second half with Travis Hunter's second and third TD receptions of the game. Miller scored on a 20-yard scamper with 2:19 remaining in the game to pull NDSU within five at 31-26.
NDSU senior receiver Braylon Henderson posted five catches for 72 yards. Redshirt freshman CharMar Brown had nine carries for 33 yards in his Bison debut.
Senior safety Sam Jung led the Bison defense with eight tackles.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was 26-of-34 for 445 passing yards and four touchdowns.
NDSU racked up 449 yards of total offense and outgained Colorado 157-59 on the ground.
NDSU returns to Fargo for the home opener vs. Tennessee State on Sept. 7.
Team Stats
NDS 3, COL 0
NDS - Crosa,Griffin 36 yd field goal 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 02:48
NDS 3, COL 7
COL - Hunter,Travis 41 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:42
NDS 10, COL 7
NDS - Stoffel,Joe 7 yd pass from Miller,Cam (Crosa,Griffin kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:32
NDS 10, COL 14
COL - Horn Jr.,Jimmy 69 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:44
NDS 17, COL 14
NDS - Miller,Cam 7 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 06:02
NDS 20, COL 14
NDS - Crosa,Griffin 31 yd field goal 11 plays, 21 yards, TOP 05:36
NDS 20, COL 17
COL - Mata,Alejandro 27 yd field goal 8 plays, 89 yards, TOP 00:56
NDS 20, COL 24
COL - Hunter,Travis 13 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 5 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:04
NDS 20, COL 31
COL - Hunter,Travis 3 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 17 plays, 80 yards, TOP 08:10
NDS 26, COL 31
NDS - Miller,Cam 20 yd run (), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:38
