Saturday, September 28
U-Mary (2-2, 0-0 North) at Upper Iowa (3-1, 0-0 South) - 12 p.m.
UIU 36, U-Mary 7
Fayette, Iowa - It didn't take long for Upper Iowa quarterback
Cole Jaeschke to break the all-time passing yardage record and all-time touchdown passes record on Saturday afternoon as the Peacocks hosted the University of Mary. Nor did it take
Chris Smith long to surpass 2,000 yards rushing in his career. Both of those records fell quickly as UIU stormed back from a sluggish start to score 36 unanswered points on the Marauder defense – 22 of which came in the third quarter – to fly past their guests and earn their third victory of the season, 36-7. The win pushes UIU out to a 3-1 record in the Northern Sun, while the Marauders fall to 2-2.
UIU Recap |
U-Mary Recap
Minnesota Crookston (0-4, 0-0 North) at Sioux Falls (2-2, 0-0 South) - 1 p.m.
USF 52, UMC 7
Sioux Falls, S.D. - The University of Sioux Falls football team enjoyed a big offensive day Saturday at Bob Young Field, running past the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles 52-7 in the first-ever meeting between the programs. With the win, the Cougars improve to 2-2 on the season and 44-1 all-time at Bob Young Field. For the third week in a row, USF was carried by its rushing attack, as the Cougars came up just short of a school record with 467 team rushing yards. Junior
Nephi Garcia rushed for a career-high 167 yards on 18 carries, the third consecutive game in which Garcia has surpassed the century mark.
USF Recap |
UMC Recap
No. 13 Minnesota Duluth (3-1, 0-0 North) at Wayne State (1-3, 0-0 South) - 1 p.m.
UMD 64, WSC 21
Wayne, Neb. - After mustering just 17 points -- and one touchdown in basically the final three quarters of play -- in a rare home setback last week, the University of Minnesota Duluth decided to let off a little offensive steam Saturday in Wayne, Neb. Make that
a lot of steam. The No. 13 Bulldogs piled up a season-high 483 total yards, built a 43-21 halftime lead and closed out the afternoon with 28 unanswered points en route to trouncing Wayne State 64-21 at Bob Cunningham Field. Sophomore running back
Logan Lauters helped spark the offensive onslaught, rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns (all in the first half) on just 11 carries while four other Bulldogs – freshman quarterback
Drew Bauer, junior running back
Austin Sikorski, sophomore quarterback
Eric Kline and senior running back
Jeron Johnson -- each ran for one score.
UMD Recap |
WSC Recap
Southwest Minnesota State (2-2, 0-0 South) at Bemidji State (2-2, 0-0 North) - 1 p.m.
BSU 41, SMSU 40
Bemidji, Minn. -The Bemidji State University football team used an eight-play, 55-yard drive in the waning moments of regulation to set up a 37-yard game-winning field goal by
Zach Pulkinen (K/P, Sr., Minot, N.D.). The 41-40 homecoming victory allows the Beavers improve to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.The lead changed six times, as the momentum pendulum swayed back and forth between the teams all game. The game-winning dive took 2:33 and added to Bemidji State’s time of possession victory in the game, 35:16 to 24:44, a category BSU has failed to win all season. The Beaver offense took a large step forward, as it totaled 384 yards and recorded 18 first downs – equal to the first downs compiled in the last two games.
BSU Recap |
SMSU Recap
Winona State (2-2, 0-0 South) at Minot State (1-3, 0-0 North) - 1:30 p.m.
WSU 49, MISU 14
Minot, N.D. -
Chichi Ojika posted the third-best rushing total in Winona State history, leading the Warrior football team to a 49-14 victory over Minot State Saturday in Minot, ND. The senior speedster finished his day with 242 rushing yards, averaging 13.4 yards per attempt. It was his second consecutive game with over 100 yards on the ground and the first time since Rayon Simmons gained 200 yards against Southwest Minnesota State in 2011 that a Warrior reached 200 yards rushing.
WSU Recap |
MISU Recap
Northern State (1-3, 0-0 North) at No. 2 Minnesota State (4-0, 0-0 South) - 2 p.m.
MSU 42, NSU 14
Mankato, Minn. - No. 2 Minnesota State was able to run all over Northern State on homecoming as they defeated the Wolves 42-14. The Mavericks compiled over 447 yards on the ground and 160 yards through air totaling 607 yards of offense. With the win, MSU improves to 4-0 on the season, while NSU falls to 1-3. Senior
Jon Wolf paced the Mavericks offense as he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown. Senior
Dennis Carter led the team in receiving as he compiled 82 yards on four catches with a long of 53. Sophomores
Chad Zastrow and
Connor Thomas added 102 yards and 81 rushing yards, respectively.
MSU Recap |
NSU Recap
Concordia-St. Paul (3-1, 0-0 South) at MSU Moorhead (0-4, 0-0 North) - 2 p.m.
CU 36, MSUM 34
Moorhead, Minn. - Concordia-St. Paul (3-1) picked up a 36-34 victory as senior All-American
Zach Moore (Chicago) blocked a game-winning 23-yard field goal with seven seconds to play to spoil MSU Moorhead's (0-4) homecoming game at Alex Nemzek Stadium on Saturday afternoon. On the game's final play, it was the 6-foot, 6-inch defensive end that was credited with the block after a timing issue between the snap, hold and kick caused a delay for Dragon kicker Wes Kramer as a host of Golden Bears were on the verge of blocking the kick. Moore also had five tackles, a sack and tackle for loss in the win, his second sack of the season and 28th of his career leaving him two shy of the school record.
CU Recap |
MSUM Recap
Augustana (2-2, 0-0 South) at No. 20 St. Cloud State (4-0, 0-0 North) - 6 p.m.
SCSU 31, Augie 6
St. Cloud, Minn. -
Jack Moro intercepted three passes,
Phillip Klaphake rushed for a touchdown and threw for two scores and St. Cloud State University snapped a five game losing streak to Augustana College with a 31-6 win over the Vikings in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) game Saturday night at Husky Stadium. The Huskies, ranked #20/#23 in this weeks Division II polls improved to 4-0 overall while the Vikings dropped to 2-2 on the season. It is the first 4-0 start for the Huskies since posting a 5-0 record to start the 2005 season. The win was the first over the Vikings for St. Cloud State head coach
Scott Underwood, who played and coached for Augustana College.
SCSU Recap |
Augie Recap
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