FB_SMSU
13
Southwest Minn. St. SMS 0-2 , 0-2
30
Winner Northern State NSU 1-1 , 1-1
Southwest Minn. St. SMS
0-2 , 0-2
13
Final
30
Northern State NSU
1-1 , 1-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SMS Southwest Minn. St. 6 0 7 0 13
NSU Northern State 7 0 13 10 30

Game Recap: Football |

Wolves Football Downs Southwest in Inaugural Game from Dacotah Bank Stadium

Aberdeen, S.D. – Dacotah Bank Stadium opened with a bang on Saturday evening as the Northern State University football team defeated Southwest Minnesota State by 17 points. The Wolves three touchdowns and three field goals in their win over the Mustangs, marking a new era for the program.
 
Nearly 6,000 fans were in attendance to witness the historic evening, which included on campus tailgating, a pre-game flyover, and the inaugural Wolves Walk pre-game through the facility. Northern State head coach, Mike Schmidt earned the first win of his Wolves career and led NSU to their 24th victory over the Mustangs in program history.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 30, SMSU 13
Records: NSU 1-1, SMSU 0-2
Attendance: 5867
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Southwest kicked off the game with a rushing touchdown on their first drive of the contest, taking an early 6-0 lead
  • Chase Teiken blocked the SMSU PAT on the score, kicking off a strong defensive day for the Wolves
  • Hunter Trautman connected with Dewaylon Ingram for the pairs first touchdown of the contest, a 70-yard reception with 3:41 left in the first
  • The two team's entered the locker room with the Wolves leading 7-6 at the half after a scoreless second quarter
  • Northern State owned the third quarter, out-scoring the Mustangs 13-7
  • Payton Eue notched back-to-back field goals at the 12:15 and 8:53 minute marks from distances of 31 and 40 yards
  • Ingram and Trautman closed out the quarter for the Wolves with a 22-yard touchdown play which gave the Wolves a 20-6 lead
  • Southwest Minnesota State did not go scoreless in the third, grabbing a touchdown with just 34 seconds remaining in the quarter
  • It was all NSU from there as the Wolves notched ten points in the fourth to seal the win
  • Trautman hit Dakota Larson for a 2-yard touchdown reception at 10:08 and Eue tallied his third field goal of the game, a 29-yarder, at 5:08
  • The Wolves tallied 20 first downs and 308 yards passing to lead the game, while adding 116 yards rushing
  • Northern recorded 424 yards of total offense, averaging 6.7 yards per play
  • The NSU defense notched two interceptions and forced one fumble, while holding the Mustangs to 5-of-11 on third down and 0-of-2 on fourth down
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
UP NEXT
The Wolves travel to Upper Iowa University next Saturday. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m. versus the Peacocks in Fayette.
 
 
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