FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State Bison at Air Force Falcons game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Falcon Stadium · Attendance 25,970
Put the final score in perspective.
North Dakota State finished 6 points ahead. The teams combined for 70 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was North Dakota State 28, Air Force 13. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Air Force outscored its opponent in 1 and North Dakota State in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 North Dakota State | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
 Air Force | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 32 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 6-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 374 | 386 |
| Passing | 228 | 179 |
| Comp/Att | 15/23 | 9/15 |
| Yards per pass | 9.9 | 11.9 |
| Rushing | 146 | 207 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 51 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 6-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Dakota State Bison
passing
| Nathan Hayes | 15/23 | 228 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | 86.4 |
rushing
| Myles Mitchell | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 2 | 31 |
| DJ Scott | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nyeoti Punni | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jackson Williams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nathan Hayes | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 17 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Logan Conklin | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 41 |
| Jackson Williams | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 51 |
| Mekhi Collins | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 |
| Reis Kessel | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Myles Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| DJ Scott | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nyeoti Punni | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Isiah St. Romain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
defensive
| Donovan Woolen | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Givance | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylen Eady | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peder Haugo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Sell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Larson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keenan Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Nelson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Archibald | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Stenbroten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alijah Wayne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Voltz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Artz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Crumby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Schiltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Okes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Gavin Sell | 1 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Klein | 1/1 | 100.0 | 56 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Aaron Bickerton | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Air Force Falcons
passing
| Liam Szarka | 5/10 | 103 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | 53.6 |
| Evan Medders | 3/4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Mason Hayes | 1/1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Liam Szarka | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 1 | 12 |
| Owen Allen | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Evan Medders | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Kemper Hodges | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Rocco Conti | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Matt Long | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Matt Long | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Adam Hrynciw | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Simon Kibbee | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Rocco Conti | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
defensive
| Blake Fletcher | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Daley | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Mustell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Jones Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Menard | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Perez | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehimen Oyamendan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Oquendo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Hubert | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Daniels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaz Barnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Reese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gage LaDue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Elie-Stuart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Bujnoch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Canosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Blake Fletcher | 1 | 85 | 1 |
kicking
| Carter Cremascoli | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2 |
punting
| Will Duncan | 3 | 167 | 55.7 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:54 | Myles Mitchell 31 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 14:08 | Nathan Hayes 17 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick) | 14 – 0 |
| 2 | 8:14 | Adam Hrynciw 29 Yd pass from Mason Hayes (Carter Cremascoli Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:20 | Mekhi Collins 44 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick) | 21 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:48 | Blake Fletcher 85 Yd Interception Return (Carter Cremascoli PAT blocked) | 21 – 13 |
| 2 | 0:29 | Myles Mitchell 1 Yd Run (Drew Klein Kick) | 28 – 13 |
| 3 | 12:02 | Logan Conklin 41 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick) | 35 – 13 |
| 4 | 10:59 | Liam Szarka 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 35 – 19 |
| 4 | 4:26 | Kemper Hodges 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 35 – 25 |
| 4 | 1:58 | Drew Klein 56 Yd Field Goal | 38 – 25 |
| 4 | 0:50 | Matt Long 20 Yd pass from Evan Medders (Carter Cremascoli Kick) | 38 – 32 |
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