Week 2 · 2025
North Dakota State at Tennessee State
Sat 09/06/2025 02:30 PMNissan Stadium
74°Cloudy8 mph N · 52% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
North Dakota State
59
12–1
Tennessee State
3
2–10
Attendance
8,569
reported
North Dakota StateNDSU
Tennessee StateTNST
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Cole Payton | 13/16 | 166 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NDSU | Nathan Hayes | 2/6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 |
| NDSU | Trey Drake | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNST | Jonathan Palmer | 5/13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| TNST | Byron McNair | 2/4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNST | Caleb McCreary | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Barika Kpeenu | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 3 | 13 |
| NDSU | Myles Mitchell | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 21 |
| NDSU | DJ Scott | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 7 |
| NDSU | Cortez LeGrant | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 |
| NDSU | Cole Payton | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| NDSU | Owen Johnson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
| NDSU | Trey Drake | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| TNST | Kendric Rhymes | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 |
| TNST | Zach Simmons-Brown | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 31 |
| TNST | Byron McNair | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| TNST | Trevor Pearson II | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| TNST | Caleb McCreary | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 8 |
| TNST | Jonathan Palmer | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Mekhi Collins | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 1 | 68 |
| NDSU | Bryce Lance | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 26 |
| NDSU | Reis Kessel | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| NDSU | Finn Diggins | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
| NDSU | RaJa Nelson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 13 |
| NDSU | Carson Williams | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| NDSU | Barika Kpeenu | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NDSU | Jett Zabel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NDSU | Logan Conklin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| TNST | Tyson Edwards | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| TNST | Brock Montgomery | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| TNST | Justin Hughes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| TNST | Kendric Rhymes | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| TNST | Jayden Guy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| TNST | Devaughn Slaughter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Victor Isele | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNST | Kendric Rhymes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Donovan Woolen | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| TNST | Byron Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Eli Ozick | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 7/7 | 10 |
| NDSU | Drew Klein | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| TNST | Freddy Perez | 1/2 | 50.0 | 45 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Aaron Bickerton | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| TNST | Mark Shenouda | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | John Gores | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| NDSU | RaJa Nelson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| TNST | Lelan Wilhoite | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| TNST | Taveon Porter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | Jackson Williams | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 37 |
Previous meeting vs. Team
Tennessee State 0–1 vs North Dakota State
- 2024 · wk 2Tennessee State 3 @ North Dakota State 52
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