North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· FCS Championship - First Round
North Dakota scores 21 points in 4th quarter, beats Tennessee Tech 31-6 in FCS playoffs
North Dakota will play at No. 4 seed Tarleton State in the second round game on Saturday.
Jerry Kaminski found Deng Deng in the end zone off a 21-yard pass in the second quarter to make it 10-0 for North Dakota (8-5). Later in the second half, Kaminski took a late hit to the helmet which kept him sidelined for the rest of the game. Kaminski finished with nine completions for 98 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
North Dakota relied heavily on their run game after Kaminski's injury. In the fourth quarter, Brunell scored on an 8-yard run, Ziebarth punched it in from three yards out, and Langama scored his first career touchdown off an 18-yard sprint up the middle.
North Dakota’s defense came up big multiple times, accounting for six sacks, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and shut out Tennessee Tech for three quarters.
Tennessee Tech's Kekoa Visperas completed 30 of 51 passes for 278 yards and threw one touchdown — a 45-yarder to Brian Courtney in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles finish their season 11-2.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Fighting Hawks at Golden Eagles 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 3:46 | Kenten Laughman 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:15 | Deng Deng 21 Yd pass from Jerry Kaminski (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:28 | Brian Courtney 45 Yd pass from Kekoa Visperas (Dom LeBlanc PAT blocked) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:48 | Colton Brunell 8 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:19 | Gaven Ziebarth 3 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:15 | Charles Langama 18 Yd Run (Kenten Laughman Kick) |
Statistics
 UND |
 TNTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-3 |
| 346 | Total Yards | 302 |
| 146 | Passing | 278 |
| 13/26 | Comp/Att | 30/51 |
| 5.6 | Yards per pass | 5.5 |
| 200 | Rushing | 24 |
| 48 | Rushing Attempts | 24 |
| 4.2 | Yards per rush | 1.0 |
| 4-40 | Penalties | 3-10 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 4 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 34:56 | Possession | 25:04 |
Game Information
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 4,641 · Capacity:
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