North Dakota State eases by Missouri State to clinch at least a share of MVFC championship
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cam Miller threw for a career-high four touchdowns, backup quarterback Nathan Hayes added another TD and North Dakota State defeated Missouri State 59-21 on Saturday to take over sole possession of first place and clinch at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship.
It was only the second time two MVFC teams met with 6-0 league records, with top-ranked NDSU (10-1, 7-0) coming away with its 11th MVFC title.
Barika Kpeenu opened the scoring with a 52-yard touchdown and NDSU recovered a fumble on Missouri State’s second possession. Miller found Joe Stoffel on fourth-and-goal from the 3 for a 14-point lead after two NDSU drives.
Jackson Williams hauled in a 22-yard pass from Miller to make it 21-0 and cap the longest touchdown drive at home this season for NDSU at 95 yards.
Stoffel grabbed his second touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half for a 35-14 lead. CharMar Brown added a 48-yard touchdown run in the third and NDSU’s third touchdown of 48-plus yards came on Kpeenu’s second TD run covering 49 yards.
College football
No. 25 Tulane routs Navy 35-0 to clinch a spot in the AAC championship game
LSU coach Brian Kelly screams at one player and gets yelled at by another in loss at Florida
Sergent throws 6 TD passes as San Diego routs Stetson 45-6 in Pioneer League battle
Caldwell accounts for 4 TDs, Troy uses 3 long drives to beat Georgia Southern 28-20
Sellers throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 23 South Carolina beats No. 24 Missouri 34-30
LSU coach Brian Kelly screams at one player and gets yelled at by another in loss at Florida
Sergent throws 6 TD passes as San Diego routs Stetson 45-6 in Pioneer League battle
Caldwell accounts for 4 TDs, Troy uses 3 long drives to beat Georgia Southern 28-20
Sellers throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 23 South Carolina beats No. 24 Missouri 34-30
LSU coach Brian Kelly screams at one player and gets yelled at by another in loss at Florida
Sergent throws 6 TD passes as San Diego routs Stetson 45-6 in Pioneer League battle
Caldwell accounts for 4 TDs, Troy uses 3 long drives to beat Georgia Southern 28-20
Sellers throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 23 South Carolina beats No. 24 Missouri 34-30
North Dakota State has won 13 straight against Missouri State, which is ranked 14th in the FCS coaches poll, to take a 14-2 lead in the all-time series dating to 2008. The Bears dropped to 1-7 in Fargo. Last year North Dakota State racked up 534 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers to beat Missouri State 38-10.
Missouri State (8-3, 6-1) was led by Jacob Clark’s 247 yards passing.
___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football (