FINAL SCORE
Fordham Rams at North Dakota State Bison game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Fargodome · Attendance 15,212
Put the final score in perspective.
North Dakota State finished 38 points ahead. The teams combined for 38 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Fordham 0, North Dakota State 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, North Dakota State outscored its opponent in 3 and Fordham in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Fordham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 North Dakota State | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 9 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 7-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Total Yards | 135 | 373 |
| Passing | 116 | 245 |
| Comp/Att | 12/22 | 21/26 |
| Yards per pass | 5.3 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 19 | 128 |
| Rushing Attempts | 26 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Penalties | 7-42 | 4-45 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:33 | 33:27 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Fordham Rams
passing
| Gunnar Smith | 12/22 | 116 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | -- |
rushing
| Yohan-Li Louis | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Jamell James | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jacob Rodriguez | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Taariq Denson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Barrett Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunnar Smith | 5 | -40 | -8.0 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| John Morris | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Tuck II | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Andrew Bond | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| KJ Reed | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ricky Gonzalez II | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nodin Tracy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamell James | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Taariq Denson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
| Gunnar Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Andrew Osmun | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Schmitt | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Riddick | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Minich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Dawson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Revella | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Riddick | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakub Mwangelwa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boogie Owens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nodin Tracy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Fiala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennett Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Krystian Pothel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Kabaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemaury Tye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Oliver Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohan-Li Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Dunnemann II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Yohan-Li Louis | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
punting
| Dominic Sansone | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Dakota State Bison
passing
| Nathan Hayes | 18/22 | 210 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 43.2 |
| Trey Drake | 3/4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 69.9 |
rushing
| DJ Scott | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 2 | 15 |
| Myles Mitchell | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Nyeoti Punni | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Brady Wavrunek | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Barry Kpeenu | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Nathan Hayes | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kiel | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Chris Kiel | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Mekhi Collins | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 12 |
| Jackson Williams | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Jordan McCants | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Cade Osterman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Reis Kessel | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| DJ Scott | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jeremiah Patterson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Logan Conklin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dylan Vokal | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
| Logan Larson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Gavin Sell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Stenbroten | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Elliott | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deron Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Steil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Vanderpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhale Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Devine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelton McCaslin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray James Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylen Eady | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Roberts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Obald Niyonkuru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryland Satter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wrbanek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Larson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Isele | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Evink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Wayne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Givance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allante Burley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Marion Moore | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Walker Braaten | 1 | 20 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jeremiah Patterson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Klein | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Jayden Onuonga | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Aaron Bickerton | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:01 | Drew Klein 39 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:56 | DJ Scott 3 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick) | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:55 | Chris Kiel 8 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick) | 0 – 17 |
| 3 | 13:56 | Marion Moore 37 Yd Interception Return (Drew Klein Kick) | 0 – 24 |
| 3 | 10:51 | DJ Scott 7 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick) | 0 – 31 |
| 3 | 4:28 | Mekhi Collins 12 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick) | 0 – 38 |
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