Winona, Minn. – The Northern State University football team tallied their fourth win of the 2021 season, defeating Winona State. The Wolves spoiled the Warrior homecoming, downing WSU for the first time since a 37-34 victory in 1999. Winona State was previously on a 14-game win streak over Northern.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 52, WSU 49
Records: NSU 4-2, WSU 3-3
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hunter Trautman kicked off the scoring as the clock ticked down in the first quarter, notching a 3-yard rushing score with 2:20 remaining
• Vance Barnes extended the Wolves lead in the second, off a 12-yard pass from Trautman
• Winona State cut the Northern State lead in half with 10:34 remaining in the quarter, however the Wolves receiving front proceeded to break things open
• Dewaylon Ingram put the Wolves up by seven with a 26-yard reception and Dakota Larson notched two short yardage receptions (two and nine yards) to close out the half
• The Warriors scored between the Larson touchdowns and the two teams entered the locker room with Northern holding a 35-14 halftime lead
• WSU opened the quarter with a rushing touchdown of their own at 12:32 and Ingram quickly responded adding his second receiving score of the game; a 72-yarder
• The two teams traded touchdowns to close out the third; a 39-yard Winona State receiving touchdown and 5-yard rushing score from Northern's Brett Brenton
• The Wolves led 49-28 heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation as Winona State looked to mount a comeback
• Winona out-scored Northern 21-3 in the final frame, however a 38-yard field goal by Payton Eue at 7:42 made the difference in the game
• Offensively, NSU recorded a game high 34 first downs, 166 yards rushing, and 418 yards passing
• They averaged 4.5 yards per carry and 13.1 yards per completion, scoring each of the five times they entered the red-zone
• Defensively, the Wolves forced three interceptions, tied their season high of five sacks (for a loss of 32 yards), and held the Warriors to 4-of-14 on third down
• Trautman put together arguably his best game of the season, throwing for 418 yards and five touchdowns with a 72-yard long and 68.1 pass completion percentage
• Brenton rushed for nearly 100 yards and the receiving duo of Ingram and Larson each tallied over 100 yards receiving
• Zach Bohnenkamp, Trey King, Luke Gunderson, Brock Baker, and Luke Choul each recorded a sack on the day, while Hunter Hansen, Chance Olson, and Nate Robinson nabbed the team's three interceptions

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Hunter Trautman: 418 yards passing, 32-of-47 passing, 5 touchdowns, 16 yards rushing, 1 rushing touchdown
• Brett Brenton: 98 yards rushing, 8.2 yards per rush, 1 touchdown
• Dewaylon Ingram: 178 yards receiving, 25.4 yards per reception, 2 touchdowns
• Dakota Larson: 112 yards receiving, 10.2 yards per reception, 2 touchdowns
• Chase Teiken: 7 tackles, 1.0 tackle for a loss of 16 yards

 
UP NEXT
Northern State returns to Dacotah Bank Stadium next Saturday for a 6 p.m. contest versus Minot State. Saturday's match-up is the Annual Blackout Cancer game sponsored by Sanford Health. For a full list of game day promotions CLICK HERE. Fans are also reminded that all game day information and protocols are posted on the Dacotah Bank Stadium homepage.