North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Murray State Racers
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Kaminski, Wiltshire lead North Dakota past Murray State 35-17
Kaminski capped a 91-yard with a 15-yard touchdown pass to BJ Fleming to open the scoring and added a 28-yard run late to ice the game.
Sawyer Seidl carried 22 times for 96 yards and a 3-yard run on the opening drive of the second half to give the Fighting Hawks (7-4, 5-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) a 14-9 lead after the Racers (0-11, 0-7) had three field goals in the second quarter for a 9-7 lead. North Dakota has not allowed a first-quarter touchdown in the last eight games.
Wiltshire had his 30-yard pick-6 after that to make it 21-8 and then Colton Brunell scored on a 1-yard plunge.
Baxter Wright was 23-of-34 passing but picked up just 140 yards for the Racers. He picked up a fourth-quarter touchdown on an 8-yard run.
It was a good bounce-back win for the Fighting Hawks, the 18th-ranked team in the FCS coaches poll. Top-ranked North Dakota State beat them 15-10 with a touchdown inside the final three minutes and in their third game they lost to now-No. 2 Montana 24-23, allowing a touchdown with less than two minutes to go.
How To Watch
How can I watch North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs. Murray State Racers?
- TV Channel: Fighting Hawks at Racers 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:02 | B.J. Fleming 15 Yd pass from Jerry Kaminski (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:17 | Jack Tannehill 33 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 6:10 | Jack Tannehill 36 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:03 | Jack Tannehill 41 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:17 | Sawyer Seidl 3 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:56 | Jonnie Wiltshire 30 Yd Interception Return (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:22 | Colton Brunell 1 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:54 | Baxter Wright 8 Yd Run (J'Kalon Carter Pass to Huseyin Simsir for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:08 | Jerry Kaminski 28 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
Statistics
 UND |
 MUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 8-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 344 | Total Yards | 252 |
| 131 | Passing | 140 |
| 11/18 | Comp/Att | 23/34 |
| 7.3 | Yards per pass | 4.1 |
| 213 | Rushing | 112 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 34 |
| 4.8 | Yards per rush | 3.3 |
| 8-72 | Penalties | 4-30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 29:32 | Possession | 30:28 |
Game Information
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 6,783 · Capacity:
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