Bison Rally For 38-35 Win at East Tennessee State

Saturday, September 14

Johnson City, Tenn.

4:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

2-1 , 0-0

East Tennessee State

1-2 , 0-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
North Dakota St.	14	3	6	15	38
ETSU	7	14	7	7	35

Bison Rally For 38-35 Win at East Tennessee State

9/14/2024 9:23:00 PM | Football

Box Score Game Statistics

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Quarterback Cam Miller scored on an 11-yard run with 50 seconds left in the game to lift No. 2-ranked North Dakota State to a 38-35 win over East Tennessee State before a stadium record crowd of 11,040 at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.

The Bison trailed by 12 points with 2:20 left and converted a fourth-and-10 when Miller took a hit in the pocket but delivered a 38-yard completion to John Gores that put the Bison on the ETSU 3. TK Marshall scored on the next play and Griffin Crosa's extra-point kick made it 35-30.

NDSU's Darius Givance recovered the ensuing onside kick by Kaedin Steindorf with 1:57 left, and the Bison (2-1) marched 58 yards in six plays for the go-ahead score. A two-point conversion pass to Bryce Lance made it a three-point game.

Bison linebacker Logan Kopp intercepted Jaylen King with 17 seconds left to seal the victory.

Miller finished 21 of 33 passing for 250 yards and one touchdown plus 47 yards on 15 carries with two TDs. CharMar Brown led the Bison rushing attack with 65 yards on 11 totes and Barika Kpeenu carried nine times for 61 yards.

Bryce Lance led the Bison with five receptions and Mekhi Collins had four catches for a team-high 67 yards.

Both teams scored on their first three possessions in a back-and-forth first half. Eli Ozick's 54-yard field goal was the second longest in Bison history, but ETSU (1-2) answered with a 61-yard rushing TD by Bryson Irby to take a 21-17 halftime lead.

Irby scored his third touchdown of the game on a 10-yard run to cap a 14-play, 75-yard ETSU drive that ate up the first 6:39 of the third quarter and put the Buccaneers ahead 28-17. Irby finished with 147 yards on 15 carries.

North Dakota State finished with a 481-383 advantage in total yards and controlled the football for more than 36 minutes. The teams combined for 22 penalties with the Bison taking 12 for 92 yards and the Bucs 10 for 100 yards.

NDSU is scheduled to close out non-conference play against Towson in the annual homecoming game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Tigers are 1-2 this season after a 14-13 loss to fourth-ranked Villanova.