North Dakota State Athletics
1-1 , 0-0
Tennessee State
1-1 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| North Dakota St. | 14 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 52 |
Bison Win Home Opener 52-3 Over Tennessee State
9/7/2024 6:55:00 PM | Football
A crowd of 16,811 was on hand for the home-opener at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome to see the Bison (1-1) claim their first win under new head coach Tim Polasek.
Junior wide receiver Bryce Lance had a career-high seven receptions and 106 yards including his first two touchdown catches of 14 and 6 yards from NDSU quarterback Cam Miller, who finished 14 of 18 passing for 181 yards and three TDs.
Four other Bison also scored their first touchdowns. CharMar Brown scored on a 3-yard run, John Gores caught a 12-yard TD from Miller, Mekhi Collins caught a 19-yard pass from Cole Payton, and quarterback Nathan Hayes ran 51 yards to score on his first career attempt.
Redshirt freshman Eli Ozick, who has booted 13 of 15 kickoff attempts for touchbacks in the season's first two games, connected on a 51-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. It was his first career attempt and the longest field goal by a Bison kicker in eight years.
Tennessee State (1-1) settled for a 19-yard field goal with 5:34 left in the game after the NDSU defense held on first-and-goal from the 3. Defensive tackle Bryce Friday was in on two of the three Bison tackles.
Cornerback Jaquise Alexander and safety Hudson Artz led the Bison with four tackles apiece, and defensive end Toby Anene made three stops including 2.0 tackles for loss and a strip sack.
NDSU outgained Tennessee State 436 to 200 in total yards and held the Tigers to 4 of 14 on third down.
North Dakota State is back on the road next week traveling to Johnson City, Tenn., for its first-ever meeting with East Tennessee State.
Team Stats
TSU 0, NDS 7
NDS - Miller,Cam 24 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 06:21
TSU 0, NDS 14
NDS - Lance,Bryce 14 yd pass from Miller,Cam (Crosa,Griffin kick) 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:22
TSU 0, NDS 21
NDS - Brown,CharMar 3 yd run (Crosa,Griffin kick), 4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:02
TSU 0, NDS 28
NDS - Gores,John 12 yd pass from Miller,Cam (Crosa,Griffin kick) 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 04:04
TSU 0, NDS 35
NDS - Lance,Bryce 6 yd pass from Miller,Cam (Crosa,Griffin kick) 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:00
TSU 0, NDS 38
NDS - Ozick,Eli 51 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:02
TSU 0, NDS 45
NDS - Collins,Mekhi 19 yd pass from Payton,Cole (Ozick,Eli kick) 4 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:30
TSU 0, NDS 52
NDS - Hayes,Nathan 51 yd run (Ozick,Eli kick), 3 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:00
TSU 3, NDS 52
TSU - Lowery,James 19 yd field goal 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:12
