Duluth, Minn. – In another North Division match-up with playoff implications, Northern State fell on the road to #23 Minnesota Duluth 49-35. After the Wolves went up by 15 midway through the second quarter, the Bulldogs scored 29 unanswered points and took the lead for good in the third quarter.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 35, UMD 49
Records: NSU 7-4, UMD 9-2
Attendance: 1716
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Less than five minutes into the game Hunter Trautman put Northern State up 7-0 with a two yard rushing touchdown
• Minnesota Duluth tacked on two field goals on back-to-back possessions to get within one point at 7-6, Curt Cox made the field goals from 37 and 30 yards out
• With 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter the Bulldogs would pull ahead 13-7, following a 26 yard passing touchdown from John Larson to Sam Pitz
• On the Wolves first possession of the second quarter Dakota Larson would break the school's career touchdown receptions record with a 57 yard touchdown reception from Trautman
• The following Northern possession would end in another Trautman to Larson touchdown pass, this one coming from 26 yards out
• NSU's third consecutive scoring drive took only one play as Trautman found Dewaylon Ingram for a 68 yard passing touchdown to put the Wolves up 28-13 with 5:12 remaining in the second quarter
• It took less than a minute for the Bulldogs to answer with a touchdown of their own, as Garrett Olson found Armani Carmickle for a 43 yard touchdown reception
• Duluth would pull even at 28 a piece going into the half, following a five yard touchdown pass from Olson to Pitz and a successful two-point conversion run by Johnny McCormick
• Minnesota Duluth continued to score 14 unanswered after the halftime break, the first touchdown was a 27 yard touchdown pass from Olson to Carmickle with 11:42 left in the third quarter and Wade Sullivan punched in a seven yard touchdown run with 4:02 remaining in the quarter to go up 42-28
• Trautman would pull the Wolves back within one possession one last time with an 11 yard touchdown pass to Ingram in the back corner of the endzone making it a 42-35 game, the touchdown pass was Trautman's 37^th of the season and broke the school single season record
• The Bulldogs closed the scoring in the game with a one yard touchdown run by Olson

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Hunter Trautman: 20-45 passing, 388 passing yards, 5 total touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing)
• Dewaylon Ingram: 9 receptions, 200 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
• Dakota Larson: 7 receptions, 149 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
• Hunter Hansen: 12 total tackles (10 solo, 2 assisted)
• Brennan Kutterer: 11 total tackles (8 solo, 3 assisted)

UP NEXT
Northern State closes the 2021 season with a record 7-4 (3-3 North Division), and a 3-2 home record in the inaugural season at Dacotah Bank Stadium. The Wolves finished the season in a three way tie for third place in the North Division, and a three way tie for fifth place overall in the NSIC.