North Dakota State at Sam Houston State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 | |
| Sam Houston State | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 7:55 | Sam Houston State field goal. Seth Morgan 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:27 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Ramon Jefferson 1 Yd Run (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 5:13 | North Dakota State safety. Team Safety |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:39 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Noah Smith 23 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 8:27 | North Dakota State touchdown. Christian Watson 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Jake Reinholz Kick) |
| 6:43 | North Dakota State touchdown. Braylon Henderson 76 Yd Punt Return (Cam Miller Pass to Christian Watson for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 8:17 | North Dakota State field goal. Jake Reinholz 33 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:39 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Eric Schmid 6 Yd Run (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Total first downs | 13 | 16 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 38 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 3 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 2 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 67 % | 100 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Total yards | 229 | 317 |
| Total rushing yards | 139 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 90 | 227 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:03 | 29:57 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Total rushing plays | 43 | 90 |
| Total rushing yards | 139 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Passes attempted | 18 | 37 |
| Passes completed | 7 | 25 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Penalties committed | 2 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 25 | 45 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | Sam Houston State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 2 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Hunter Luepke | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Dominic Gonnella | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Cam Miller | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jalen Bussey | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Eric Schmid | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Ramon Jefferson | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Noah Smith | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Ife Adeyi | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Kyran Jackson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Cam Miller | 18 | 7 | 39 % | 90 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sam Houston State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Eric Schmid | 37 | 25 | 68 % | 227 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Christian Watson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
| Josh Babicz | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jake Lippe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Cole Jacob | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| RaJa Nelson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Anthony Coleman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Noah Smith | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Ife Adeyi | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Chandler Harvin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Cody Chrest | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ramon Jefferson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dee Bowens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Isaac Schley | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Josh Babicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Cam Miller | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Sam Houston State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jaylen Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Eric Schmid | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Tristin McCollum | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Isaiah Downes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Sam Houston State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Christian Watson | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 94 | 1 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tristin McCollum | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Kameryn Alexander | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Braylon Henderson | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 76 | 1 | ||||
| Logan McCormick | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jayden Price | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jake Reinholz | 1/2 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| Sam Houston State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Seth Morgan | 1/1 | 24 | 3/3 | 6 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Garret Wegner | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 1 | 1 | 62 | |||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt McRobert | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 1 | 1 | 54 | |||
Last updated on Friday, August 6, 2021 1:22 AM.