North Dakota State at UNLV
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| UNLV | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:39 | UNLV INTR. Andre Porter 23 Yd Interception Return (Ramon Villela Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 6:10 | North Dakota State touchdown. Chris Kiel 21 Yd pass from Nathan Hayes (Drew Klein Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 8:12 | UNLV field goal. Ramon Villela 29 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 10:57 | UNLV field goal. Ramon Villela 24 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats |
| First down | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Total first downs | 19 | 16 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 33 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Total yards | 300 | 255 |
| Total rushing yards | 176 | 178 |
| Total passing yards | 124 | 77 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Rushing | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Total rushing plays | 39 | 48 |
| Total rushing yards | 176 | 178 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 9 |
| Penalty yards | 84 | 94 |
| Turnovers | North Dakota State | UNLV |
| Passes intercepted | 3 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 3 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| North Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Myles Mitchell | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Nathan Hayes | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Preston Brown | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Brady Wavrunek | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| DJ Scott | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Kpeenu | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nyeoti Punni | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| UNLV | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Jai'Den Thomas | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Jackson Arnold | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Darrien Jones | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Kayden McGee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Passing |
| North Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Nathan Hayes | 22 | 12 | 55 % | 124 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 | | |
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| UNLV | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Jackson Arnold | 16 | 8 | 50 % | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | | |
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| Receiving |
| North Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Chris Kiel | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 21 |
| Reis Kessel | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Isiah St. Romain | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Mekhi Collins | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan McCants | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| DJ Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brady Wavrunek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| UNLV | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Kayden McGee | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 28 |
| Keyan Burnett | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Taz Reddicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jai'Den Thomas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Fumbles |
| North Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Nathan Hayes | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| UNLV | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Jackson Arnold | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Ray James Jr. | 1 | 17 | 0 |
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| UNLV | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Porter | 1 | 23 | 1 |
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| Defense |
| North Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Donovan Woolen | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Ray James Jr. | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Logan Larson | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Marion Moore | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Keenan Wilson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kelton McCaslin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Will Steil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Gavin Sell | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaylin Crumby | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Taylen Eady | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Deron Russell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Darius Givance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Matthew Stenbroten | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Hudson Artz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mekhi Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peder Haugo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Chris Kiel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DJ Voltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Anthony Okes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| UNLV | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Jake Pope | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kamuela Ka'aihue | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Poe Purcell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cam Santee | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kal-El Togafau | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tony-Louis Nkuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tre Fulton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Lucas Conti | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Denver Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dee Crayton | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Andre Porter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Justin Flowe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mark Iheanachor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mohamed Altayeb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Elias Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaylen Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ace Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Logan Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Eliah Logo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Jackson Williams | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | | 0 |
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| UNLV | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Punt returns |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Jackson Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
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| UNLV | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Peyton Zachary | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| North Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Drew Klein | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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| UNLV | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ramon Villela | 2/3 | 29 | 1/1 | 7 |
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| Punting |
| North Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Aaron Bickerton | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | | |
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| UNLV | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Matt Choules | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 1 | | |
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Last updated on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 2:23 AM.
