Week 1 · 2025

North Dakota State at The Citadel

Sat 08/30/2025 12:00 PMJohnson Hagood Stadium

77°Rain9 mph ESE · 72% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

North Dakota State

38

12–1

The Citadel

0

4–8

Attendance

10,691

reported

NDSU10 plays, 19 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 63 yds , Jackson Williams return for 34 yds to the NDSU 36+34
15:001st & 10own 36Barry Kpeenu run for 11 yds to the NDSU 47 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10own 47Cole Payton pass incomplete to Finn Diggins0
15:002nd & 10own 47Cole Payton pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson0
15:003rd & 10own 47Cole Payton run for 9 yds to the CIT 44+9
15:004th & 1opp 44Barry Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the CIT 42 for a 1ST down+2
15:001st & 10opp 42Barry Kpeenu run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 43−1
15:002nd & 11opp 43Cole Payton run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 45 Cole Payton fumbled, recovered by NDSU Cole Payton−2
15:003rd & 13opp 45Cole Payton pass incomplete to Chris Harris0
11:284th & 13opp 45Aaron Bickerton punt for 23 yds0

CIT4 plays, 4 yd · Punt

11:281st & 10own 22Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 3 yds to the CIT 25+3
11:282nd & 7own 25Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 1 yd to the CIT 26+1
11:283rd & 6own 26Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips0
9:484th & 6own 26James Platte punt for 40 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 3 yds to the NDSU 37+3

NDSU7 plays, 25 yd · Punt

9:481st & 10own 37Barry Kpeenu run for 24 yds to the CIT 39 for a 1ST down+24
9:481st & 10opp 39PENALTY NDSU False Start (Tastad,Nate) 5 yards from CIT39 to CIT44. NO PLAY.−5
9:481st & 15opp 44DJ Scott run for 5 yds to the CIT 39+5
9:482nd & 10opp 39Barry Kpeenu run for 2 yds to the CIT 37+2
9:483rd & 8opp 37Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 4 yds to the CIT 33+4
9:484th & 4opp 33PENALTY NDSU Delay Of Game (Payton,Cole) 5 yards from CIT33 to CIT38. NO PLAY.−5
6:294th & 9opp 38Aaron Bickerton punt for 38 yds for a touchback0

CIT7 plays, 20 yd · Punt

6:291st & 10own 20Israel Benjamin run for 2 yds to the CIT 22+2
6:292nd & 8own 22Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 4 yds to the CIT 26+4
6:293rd & 4own 26Israel Benjamin run for 14 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down+14
6:291st & 10own 40Israel Benjamin run for 2 yds to the CIT 42+2
6:292nd & 8own 42Israel Benjamin run for 2 yds to the CIT 44+2
6:293rd & 6own 44Quentin Hayes run for a loss of 4 yards to the CIT 40−4
2:314th & 10own 40James Platte punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDSU 150

NDSU10 plays, 72 yd · Field goal

2:311st & 10own 15Cole Payton pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 26 yds to the NDSU 41 for a 1ST down+26
2:311st & 10own 41Barry Kpeenu run for 7 yds to the NDSU 48+7
2:312nd & 3own 48Barry Kpeenu run for 5 yds to the CIT 47 for a 1ST down+5
2:311st & 10opp 47DJ Scott run for 4 yds to the CIT 43+4
0:002nd & 6opp 43Cole Payton run for 27 yds to the CIT 16 for a 1ST down+27
0:00opp 43End of 1st Quarter+27
15:001st & 10opp 16DJ Scott run for 3 yds to the CIT 13+3
15:002nd & 7opp 13Cole Payton run for no gain to the CIT 130
15:003rd & 7opp 13Cole Payton pass incomplete to RaJa Nelson0
13:364th & 7opp 13Eli Ozick 31 yd FG GOOD+31

CIT5 plays, -1 yd · Punt

13:361st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 60 yds0
13:361st & 10own 25Israel Benjamin run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 23−2
13:362nd & 12own 23Cobey Thompkins run for 5 yds to the CIT 28+5
13:363rd & 7own 28Cobey Thompkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the CIT 24−4
11:324th & 11own 24James Platte punt for 57 yds , Jackson Williams returns for 6 yds to the NDSU 10+6

NDSU13 plays, 90 yd · Touchdown

11:321st & 10own 10Cole Payton run for 2 yds to the NDSU 12+2
11:322nd & 8own 12Cole Payton pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 20 yds to the NDSU 32 for a 1ST down+20
11:321st & 10own 32DJ Scott run for 7 yds to the NDSU 39+7
11:322nd & 3own 39Barry Kpeenu run for 9 yds to the NDSU 48 for a 1ST down+9
11:321st & 10own 48Cole Payton pass incomplete to Bryce Lance0
11:322nd & 10own 48Owen Johnson run for no gain to the NDSU 480
11:323rd & 10own 48Cole Payton run for 12 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down+12
11:321st & 10opp 40Barry Kpeenu run for 9 yds to the CIT 31+9
11:322nd & 1opp 31DJ Scott run for 6 yds to the CIT 25 for a 1ST down+6
11:321st & 10opp 25Cole Payton run for 1 yd to the CIT 24+1
11:322nd & 9opp 24PENALTY NDSU False Start (Johnson,Beau) 5 yards from CIT24 to CIT29. NO PLAY.−5
11:322nd & 14opp 29Cole Payton run for 27 yds to the CIT 2 for a 1ST down+27
5:101st & goalopp 2Barry Kpeenu run for 2 yds for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)+2

CIT5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

5:101st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:101st & 10own 25Israel Benjamin run for a loss of 4 yards to the CIT 21−4
5:102nd & 14own 21Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Whit Hobgood for 8 yds to the CIT 29+8
5:103rd & 6own 29Cobey Thompkins sacked by Jack Iuliano for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 28−1
3:334th & 7own 28James Platte punt for 56 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDSU 160

NDSU8 plays, 84 yd · Touchdown

3:331st & 10own 16Barry Kpeenu run for 8 yds to the NDSU 24+8
3:332nd & 2own 24PENALTY NDSU False Start (Kessel,Reis) 5 yards from NDSU24 to NDSU19. NO PLAY.−5
3:332nd & 7own 19Cole Payton pass complete to DJ Scott for 19 yds to the NDSU 38 for a 1ST down+19
3:331st & 10own 38DJ Scott run for 5 yds to the NDSU 43+5
3:332nd & 5own 43Cole Payton pass complete to Chris Harris for 23 yds to the CIT 34 for a 1ST down+23
3:331st & 10opp 34Cole Payton pass complete to Chris Harris for no gain to the CIT 340
3:332nd & 10opp 34Cole Payton pass incomplete to Bryce Lance0
1:363rd & 10opp 34Cole Payton pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 34 yds for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)+34

CIT7 plays, 16 yd · Punt

1:361st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:361st & 10own 25Cobey Thompkins run for 6 yds to the CIT 31+6
1:362nd & 4own 31Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 5 yds to the CIT 36 for a 1ST down+5
1:361st & 10own 36Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 5 yds to the CIT 41+5
1:362nd & 5own 41Cobey Thompkins sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the CIT 37−4
1:363rd & 9own 37Israel Benjamin run for 4 yds to the CIT 41+4
0:054th & 5own 41James Platte punt for 14 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDSU 450

NDSU2 plays, 20 yd · End of period

0:001st & 10own 45Cole Payton pass complete to Barry Kpeenu for 20 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down+20
0:00opp 35End of 2nd Quarter0

CIT3 plays, -15 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Garrison Johnson Sr.0
14:472nd & 10own 25Garrison Johnson Sr. run for a loss of 15 yards to the CIT 1 Garrison Johnson Sr. fumbled, recovered by NDSU Logan Kopp−15

NDSU2 plays, 1 yd · Touchdown

14:471st & goalopp 1Bryce Lance run for no gain to the CIT 10
14:132nd & goalopp 1Barry Kpeenu run for 1 yd for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)+1

CIT5 plays, 5 yd · Punt

14:131st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:131st & 10own 25Israel Benjamin run for 2 yds to the CIT 27+2
14:132nd & 8own 27Quentin Hayes sacked by Alijah Wayne for a loss of 8 yards to the CIT 19−8
14:133rd & 16own 19Quentin Hayes run for 11 yds to the CIT 30+11
12:084th & 5own 30James Platte punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 180

NDSU13 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown

12:081st & 10own 18DJ Scott run for 2 yds to the NDSU 20+2
12:082nd & 8own 20PENALTY NDSU False Start (Magin,Josh) 5 yards from NDSU20 to NDSU15. NO PLAY.−5
12:082nd & 13own 15DJ Scott run for 6 yds to the NDSU 21+6
12:083rd & 7own 21Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 9 yds to the NDSU 30 for a 1ST down+9
12:081st & 10own 30Cole Payton run for 6 yds to the NDSU 36+6
12:082nd & 4own 36Owen Johnson run for 2 yds to the NDSU 38+2
12:083rd & 2own 38DJ Scott run for 4 yds to the NDSU 42 for a 1ST down+4
12:081st & 10own 42Cole Payton pass complete to Bryce Lance for 6 yds to the NDSU 48+6
12:082nd & 4own 48Cole Payton pass complete to Reis Kessel for 31 yds to the CIT 21 for a 1ST down+31
12:081st & 10opp 21Myles Mitchell run for 1 yd to the CIT 20+1
12:082nd & 9opp 20Cole Payton run for 5 yds to the CIT 15+5
12:083rd & 4opp 15Cole Payton run for 14 yds to the CIT 1 for a 1ST down+14
4:541st & goalopp 1DJ Scott run for 1 yd for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)+1

CIT19 plays, 82 yd · On downs

4:501st & 10own 35Eli Ozick kickoff for 65 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 13 yds to the CIT 13+13
4:501st & 10own 13Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 14 yds to the CIT 27 for a 1ST down+14
4:501st & 10own 27Quentin Hayes run for 10 yds to the CIT 37 for a 1ST down+10
4:501st & 10own 37Israel Benjamin run for 4 yds to the CIT 41+4
4:502nd & 6own 41Israel Benjamin run for 1 yd to the CIT 42+1
4:503rd & 5own 42Israel Benjamin run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+8
4:501st & 10midfieldIsrael Benjamin run for 5 yds to the NDSU 45+5
4:502nd & 5opp 45Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor0
4:503rd & 5opp 45Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the NDSU 43+2
4:504th & 3opp 43Israel Benjamin run for 6 yds to the NDSU 37 for a 1ST down+6
4:501st & 10opp 37Sebastien Boyle run for 9 yds to the NDSU 28+9
0:032nd & 1opp 28Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:030
0:002nd & 1opp 28Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the NDSU 26 for a 1ST down+2
0:00opp 28End of 3rd Quarter+2
15:001st & 10opp 26Quentin Hayes run for 14 yds to the NDSU 12 for a 1ST down+14
15:001st & 10opp 12Israel Benjamin run for 3 yds to the NDSU 9+3
15:002nd & 7opp 9Quentin Hayes run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDSU 12−3
15:003rd & 10opp 12Israel Benjamin run for 9 yds to the NDSU 3+9
12:274th & 1opp 3Israel Benjamin run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDSU 5−2

NDSU12 plays, 95 yd · Touchdown

12:271st & 10own 5Nathan Hayes run for 3 yds to the NDSU 8+3
12:272nd & 7own 8Myles Mitchell run for no gain to the NDSU 80
12:273rd & 7own 8Nathan Hayes pass complete to Jackson Williams for 12 yds to the NDSU 20 for a 1ST down+12
12:271st & 10own 20Cortez LeGrant run for 18 yds to the NDSU 38 for a 1ST down+18
12:271st & 10own 38Cortez LeGrant run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDSU 37−1
12:272nd & 11own 37Nathan Hayes pass complete to Bryce Lance for 15 yds to the CIT 48 for a 1ST down+15
12:271st & 10opp 48Nathan Hayes pass complete to Chris Harris for 13 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down+13
12:271st & 10opp 35Cortez LeGrant run for 2 yds to the CIT 33+2
12:272nd & 8opp 33Nathan Hayes pass complete to Logan Conklin for 16 yds to the CIT 17 for a 1ST down+16
12:271st & 10opp 17Myles Mitchell run for 1 yd to the CIT 16+1
12:272nd & 9opp 16Cortez LeGrant run for 1 yd to the CIT 15+1
5:073rd & 8opp 15Nathan Hayes pass complete to Isiah St. Romain for 15 yds for a TD (Eli Ozick KICK)+15

CIT5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

5:071st & 10own 35Drew Klein kickoff for 61 yds0
5:071st & 10own 25Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips0
5:072nd & 10own 25Sebastien Boyle run for 6 yds to the CIT 31+6
5:073rd & 4own 31Sebastien Boyle run for no gain to the CIT 310
3:384th & 4own 31James Platte punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Jackson Williams at the NDSU 160

NDSU4 plays, 6 yd · Punt

3:381st & 10own 16Cortez LeGrant run for 1 yd to the NDSU 17+1
3:382nd & 9own 17Myles Mitchell run for 2 yds to the NDSU 19+2
3:383rd & 7own 19Trey Drake run for 3 yds to the NDSU 22 Trey Drake fumbled, recovered by NDSU Jett Zabel+3
1:534th & 4own 22Aaron Bickerton punt for 40 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for no gain to the CIT 380

CIT4 plays, 6 yd · End of period

1:531st & 10own 38Beau Herrington run for no gain to the CIT 380
1:532nd & 10own 38Beau Herrington run for 1 yd to the CIT 39+1
0:003rd & 9own 39Cooper Tankersley run for 5 yds to the CIT 44+5
0:00own 44End of 4th Quarter0

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