North Dakota State Bison vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Oct 25, 2025

FINAL

7-1South Dakota State

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NDSU	14	17	0	7	38
SDST	0	7	0	0	7

Game Recap

Payton with 4 TDs, leads undefeated North Dakota St. past previously unbeaten South Dakota St. 38-7. Cole Payton accounted for 380 yards and four touchdown runs to lead undefeated North Dakota State to a 38-7 victory over previously-unbeaten South Dakota State on Saturday night for its second straight Dakota Marker trophy.

Scoring Summary

NDSUSDST

Q15:11Cole Payton 1 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick).80
Q10:00Cole Payton 2 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick).80
Q210:55Barika Kpeenu 2 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick).210
Q25:54Lofton O'Groske 17 Yd pass from Luke Marble (Eli Stader Kick).217
Q22:38Cole Payton 57 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick).287
Q20:02Eli Ozick 43 Yd Field Goal.317
Q411:55Cole Payton 47 Yd Run (Eli Ozick Kick).387

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:49
00
Touchdown — 16 plays, 84 yards, 9:00
80
Punt — 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:55
80
Touchdown — 5 plays, 63 yards, 3:00
80

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:27
80
Touchdown — 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:48
210
Punt — 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:24
210
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 2:04
210
Touchdown — 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:28
217
Touchdown — 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:10
287
Punt — 6 plays, -1 yard, 1:33
287
Field Goal — 10 plays, 49 yards, 0:58
317
End Of Half — 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
317

3rd Quarter

Interception — 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:27
317
Punt — 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:48
317
Punt — 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:40
317

4th Quarter

Downs — 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:55
317
Touchdown — 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09
387
Downs — 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:16
387
End Of Game — 12 plays, 40 yards, 7:33
387

Team Stats

NDSU

SDST

38Points7

500Total Yards166

243Pass Yards123

257Rush Yards43

38:01Time of Possession21:59

24First Downs11

5Touchdowns1

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers0

55Penalty Yards23

Game Details

Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium ·

attendance: 19,477