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N Dakota St Beat Fordham 38-0

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The North Dakota State Bison routed the Fordham Rams 38-0 at Fargodome in Fargo, ND on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

N Dakota St led 17-0 at halftime. The third quarter swung it: N Dakota St outscored its opponent 21-0.

N Dakota St moves to 2-0, while Fordham falls to 0-2.

Top performers

• Gunnar Smith (FOR, QB): 12/22, 116 YDS, 3 INT
• Yohan-Li Louis (FOR, RB): 9 CAR, 23 YDS
• John Morris (FOR, TE): 3 REC, 37 YDS
• Nathan Hayes (NDSU, QB): 18/22, 210 YDS, 2 TD
• DJ Scott (NDSU, RB): 11 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD
• Chris Kiel (NDSU, WR): 4 REC, 50 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 7:01NDSUDrew Klein 39 Yd Field Goal0-3
2. Q2 14:56NDSUDJ Scott 3 Yd Run0-10
3. Q2 0:55NDSUChris Kiel 8 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes0-17
4. Q3 13:56NDSUMarion Moore 37 Yd Interception Return0-24
5. Q3 10:51NDSUDJ Scott 7 Yd Run0-31
6. Q3 4:28NDSUMekhi Collins 12 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes0-38

Team stats

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