Bison FootballMonday, November 2
North Dakota State beats UTEP 31-7 at the Fargodome on Halloween
The Daily Fargo team
If you skipped the Halloween game, here's the short version: the Bison beat UTEP 31-7 on Saturday at the Fargodome. UTEP's Raymond Moore III ran 57 yards for a touchdown on the Miners' first play, then the Bison outscored UTEP 21-0 in the second half.
- Record: 7-2 overall, 4-2 in the Mountain West
- Crowd: 15,513 at the Fargodome
- Turnovers: forced in nine straight games
- Next: at Hawaii on Nov. 14, after an off week
North Dakota State beat UTEP 31-7 on Saturday
- UTEP7North Dakota State31 (won)
Source: CBS Sports
Quarterback Nathan Hayes completed 22 of 32 passes for 240 yards. Jackson Williams caught a career-high 10, and Reis Kessel, from Fargo South, added six catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Williams and the defense stood out in the Bison win
- 10
- catches for Jackson Williams, a career high
- 240
- passing yards for Nathan Hayes
- 5
- interceptions this season for Marion Moore
- 238
- total yards for UTEP
Sources: Jamestown Sun, Detroit Lakes Tribune, CBS Sports, InForum
Cornerback Marion Moore picked off a pass and returned a fumble 46 yards for a touchdown in the final two minutes. The Bison forced a turnover for the ninth straight game, and UTEP finished with 238 total yards.
Sources: CBS Sports, KFYR-TV, Detroit Lakes Tribune, InForum, KX News, Jamestown Sun