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Late score gives Sacramento State 42-35 win over North Dakota in FCS playoffs
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Kaiden Bennett ran for a 4-yard touchdown with five minutes remaining and Sacramento State Hornets beat North Dakota Fighting Hawks 42-35 on Saturday to advance to the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Sacramento State (8-4) will play at third-seed South Dakota next Saturday.
North Dakota's Quincy Vaughn scored on a 2-yard run to tie the game with eight minutes remaining, but the Hornets drove down the field with Bennett's 17-yard gain setting up his winning touchdown.
North Dakota (7-5) went three-and-out and the Hornets ran the clock out to hand the Hawks just their third loss in their last 28 home games.
The Hornets led 28-14 at halftime after four drives of 75 yards of more; Bennett scoring on a 1-yard run and throwing to Anderson Grover for a 14-yard score, and Coleman Kuntz scoring from a yard out twice.
North Dakota tied the score with two third-quarter TDs, Tommy Schuster passing 7 yards to Bo Belquist and Vaughn running in from a yard out.
The Hornets retook the lead early in the fourth quarter on Marcus Fulcher's 4-yard run. It came after Bennett threw a 38-yard completion to Grover, who had his helmet pulled off, resulting in a first-and-goal from the 4.
Bennett was 17-of-28 passing for 207 yards and a score and ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Grover finished with 96 yards receiving on six catches with a TD.
Schuster was 11-of-17 passing for 137 yards, a TD and an interception. Gaven Ziebarth rushed for 96 yards on 18 carries and two TDs. Belquisit had 90 yards receiving on five catches with a score.
Sacramento State outgained North Dakota 456-358.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Johnson
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M. Johnson | 4 | 32 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Borders
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C. Borders | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. McGough
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C. McGough | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
G. Ziebarth
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G. Ziebarth | 107 | 700 | 9 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Seidl
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S. Seidl | 16 | 84 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Romfo
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S. Romfo | 9 | 49 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Romfo
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G. Romfo | 9 | 42 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dennis
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C. Dennis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Dennis
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C. Dennis | 0 | 15 | 211 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Tai
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K. Tai | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. DeMontagnac
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N. DeMontagnac | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Ziebarth
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G. Ziebarth | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Stay
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H. Stay | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Strandell
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S. Strandell | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. South
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M. South | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Elrichs
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C. Elrichs | 4/6 | 0 | 33/33 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |