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Marquette, Mich. – The Northern State University football team closed out their 2023 campaign with a dominating victory over Northern Michigan on the road. The Wolves racked up 486 yards of total offense in the win with six touchdowns, including a 88-yard kick return by Hank Kraft.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 44, NMU 20
Records: NSU 5-6, NMU 0-11
Attendance: 2101
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves tallied 14 points in both the first and third quarters, and added 16 in the second; while the Wildcats notched sic in the second and seven in both the third and fourth
• Northern's dynamic duo gave NSU a 14-0 lead through the first on a 22-yard receiving score by Dakota Larson and 47-yarder by Dewaylon Ingram; both served up by Jacob Van Landingham
• NSU kicked off the second with a safety and Ingram followed that with his second touchdown of the afternoon, a 12-yard reception
• Northern Michigan broke through with a field goal at 7:07, however Northern was not finished inn the half as Van Landingham recorded his fourth touchdown of the afternoon, a 24-yard pass to Hunter DeRize
• The Wildcats closed out the half with their second field goal and Northern State led 30-6
• Hank Kraft tallied both touchdowns for the Wolves in the third, kicked off by an 88-yard kick return and score to open the half
• Less then four minutes later, Kraft rushed 49-yards to the end-zone for his second score of the day and the Wolves final touchdown of the game
• NMU added two more touchdowns in the game, one in the third and one in the fourth, however it was not enough to bring the game within reach
• Northern State recorded a game leading 21 first downs, 178 yards rushing, 313 yards passing, and 491 yards of total offense; they averaged 13.0 yards per completion and 5.6 yards per rush
• The Wolves defense recorded three interceptions by Lynden Williams, Jake Adams, and Donovan McConnell, as well as two sacks
• In addition, NSU held NMU to just 37 yards rushing in the game, a season low for the Wolves in 2023
• Van Landingham completed 22-of-32 attempts for 301 yards and four touchdowns; the first 300-plus yard game of his career
• Brett Brenton led led the rushers with 83 yards, followed by Kraft with 79
• Larson tallied his third 100-plus yard game of 2023, racking up 174 total yards with one touchdown
• As has been the trend to close out the season, Jake Adams led the defense with a career high 17 tackles, including 12 solo stops, one fumble recovery, and one interception
• William Berry and Jakob Desmet added the two sacks for a total of 14 lost yards by the Wildcats
• Drew Smook went 6-for-6 in point after attempts and recorded 366 kickoff yards

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Jacob Van Landingham: 301 yds passing, 68.8 pass completion%, 4 touchdowns
• Hank Kraft: 79 yds rushing, 2 touchdowns, 88 kick return yds
• Dakota Larson: 174 yds, 1 touchdown
• Jake Adams: 17 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With his 69 yards receiving Dewaylon Ingram broke his own single season school record for receiving yards with 1,204 in 2023
• Ingram finishes his career third all-time in receiving yards and second all-time in receiving touchdowns
• Larson closes out his career as the Northern State school record holder with 3,654 receiving yards and 31 receiving touchdowns
• In addition, Larson broke the school single game record with 14 receptions in the contest