Sacramento State Hornets @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks
FCS Championship - First Round
8-4, 4-3 Away
42
8-4, 4-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 | |
UND | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
7-5, 6-1 Home
35
7-5, 6-1 Home
2nd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Brady Stevens kickoff for 56 yds
8-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Marshel Martin run for 8 yds to the SAC 33
1st & 10 at SAC 25
16-yd Pass
15:00 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Jared Gipson for 16 yds to the SAC 49 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at SAC 33
9-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Marcus Fulcher run for 9 yds to the UND 42
1st & 10 at SAC 49
5-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Marcus Fulcher run for 5 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at UND 42
25-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for 25 yds to the UND 12 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 37
11-yd Pass
15:00 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 11 yds to the UND 1 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 12
1-yd Touchdown Run
11:55 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for 1 yd for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
1st & Goal at UND 1
Kickoff Return (Offense)
11:50 - 1st
Evan Kiely kickoff for 60 yds , Luke Skokna return for 20 yds to the UND 25
15-yd Pass
11:50 - 1st
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 15 yds to the UND 40 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 25
39-yd Run
11:50 - 1st
Isaiah Smith run for 39 yds to the SAC 21 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 40
14-yd Run
11:50 - 1st
Gaven Ziebarth run for 14 yds to the SAC 7 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 21
7-yd Touchdown Run
9:59 - 1st
Gaven Ziebarth run for 7 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)
1st & Goal at SAC 7
Kickoff
9:59 - 1st
Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
-3-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAC 22
1st & 10 at SAC 25
5-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Danny Scudero run for 5 yds to the SAC 27
2nd & 13 at SAC 22
36-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for 36 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at SAC 27
13-yd Pass
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 13 yds to the UND 24 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 37
-3-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 3 yards to the UND 27
1st & 10 at UND 24
6-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for 6 yds to the UND 21
2nd & 13 at UND 27
7-yd Pass
9:59 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for 7 yds to the UND 14 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at UND 21
14-yd Touchdown Pass
5:51 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 14 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
1st & 10 at UND 14
Kickoff Return (Offense)
5:47 - 1st
Evan Kiely kickoff for 56 yds , Wesley Eliodor return for 23 yds to the UND 32
4-yd Run
5:47 - 1st
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the UND 36
1st & 10 at UND 32
6-yd Run
5:47 - 1st
Gaven Ziebarth run for 6 yds to the UND 42 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at UND 36
1-yd Run
5:47 - 1st
Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the UND 43
1st & 10 at UND 42
Incompletion
5:47 - 1st
Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Isaiah Smith, broken up by Jett Stanley
2nd & 9 at UND 43
3-yd Pass
5:47 - 1st
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 3 yds to the UND 46
3rd & 9 at UND 43
Punt
3:15 - 1st
Luke Silvernale punt for 38 yds
4th & 6 at UND 46
3-yd Run
3:15 - 1st
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 3 yds to the SAC 19
1st & 10 at SAC 16
14-yd Run
3:15 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett run for 14 yds to the SAC 33 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at SAC 19
19-yd Run
3:15 - 1st
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 19 yds to the UND 48 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 33
13-yd Run
3:15 - 1st
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 13 yds to the UND 35 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 48
-2-yd Pass
3:15 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for a loss of 2 yards to the UND 37
1st & 10 at UND 35
Incompletion
3:15 - 1st
pass incomplete to Marcus Fulcher
2nd & 12 at UND 37
16-yd Pass
3:15 - 1st
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 16 yds to the UND 21 for a 1ST down
3rd & 12 at UND 37
3-yd Run
3:15 - 1st
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 3 yds to the UND 18
1st & 10 at UND 21
End of 1st Quarter
4-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Marshel Martin run for 4 yds to the UND 14
2nd & 7 at UND 18
10-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Marcus Fulcher run for 10 yds to the UND 4 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at UND 14
1-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Marcus Fulcher run for 1 yd to the UND 3
1st & Goal at UND 4
2-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Coleman Kuntz run for 2 yds to the UND 1
2nd & Goal at UND 3
1-yd Touchdown Run
12:51 - 2nd
Coleman Kuntz run for 1 yd for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
3rd & Goal at UND 1
3rd Quarter
Kickoff Return (Offense)
12:45 - 2nd
Zach Schreiner kickoff for 58 yds , Wesley Eliodor return for 20 yds to the UND 27
5-yd Run
12:45 - 2nd
Isaiah Smith run for 5 yds to the UND 32
1st & 10 at UND 27
5-yd Run
12:45 - 2nd
Isaiah Smith run for 5 yds to the UND 37 for a 1ST down
2nd & 5 at UND 32
Incompletion
12:45 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass incomplete to Bo Belquist, broken up by DeVaughn Houston
1st & 10 at UND 37
1-yd Run
12:45 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster run for 1 yd to the UND 38
2nd & 10 at UND 37
29-yd Pass
12:45 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 29 yds to the SAC 33 for a 1ST down
3rd & 9 at UND 38
Incompletion
12:45 - 2nd
pass incomplete to Wesley Eliodor
1st & 10 at SAC 33
4-yd Run
9:45 - 2nd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the SAC 29
2nd & 10 at SAC 33
7-yd Run
9:45 - 2nd
Luke Skokna run for 7 yds to the SAC 22 for a 1ST down
3rd & 6 at SAC 29
2-yd Pass
9:45 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Luke Skokna for 2 yds to the SAC 20
1st & 10 at SAC 22
6-yd Run
9:45 - 2nd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 6 yds to the SAC 14
2nd & 8 at SAC 20
14-yd Touchdown Run
6:54 - 2nd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 14 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)
3rd & 2 at SAC 14
Kickoff
6:54 - 2nd
Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6-yd Run
6:54 - 2nd
Ezra Moleni run for 6 yds to the SAC 31
1st & 10 at SAC 25
2-yd Pass
6:54 - 2nd
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 2 yds to the SAC 33
2nd & 4 at SAC 31
3-yd Run
6:54 - 2nd
Ezra Moleni run for 3 yds to the SAC 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at SAC 33
29-yd Run
6:54 - 2nd
Kaiden Bennett run for 29 yds to the UND 35 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 36
10-yd Pass
6:54 - 2nd
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for 10 yds to the UND 25 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 35
2-yd Run
6:54 - 2nd
Ezra Moleni run for 2 yds to the UND 23
1st & 10 at UND 25
17-yd Pass
6:54 - 2nd
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Coleman Kuntz for 17 yds to the UND 6 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at UND 23
5-yd Pass
6:54 - 2nd
Marcus Fulcher pass complete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver for 5 yds to the UND 1
1st & Goal at UND 6
1-yd Touchdown Run
2:49 - 2nd
Coleman Kuntz run for 1 yd for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
2nd & Goal at UND 1
Kickoff Return (Offense)
2:40 - 2nd
Zach Schreiner kickoff for 59 yds , Luke Skokna return for 41 yds to the UND 47
9-yd Run
2:40 - 2nd
Sawyer Seidl run for 9 yds to the SAC 44
1st & 10 at UND 47
8-yd Run
2:40 - 2nd
Sawyer Seidl run for 8 yds to the SAC 36 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at SAC 44
2-yd Pass
2:40 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Red Wilson for 2 yds to the SAC 34
1st & 10 at SAC 36
3-yd Run
2:40 - 2nd
Isaiah Smith run for 3 yds to the SAC 31
2nd & 8 at SAC 34
3-yd Pass
1:23 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Isaiah Smith for 3 yds to the SAC 28
3rd & 5 at SAC 31
Interception
0:37 - 2nd
Tommy Schuster pass intercepted
4th & 2 at SAC 28
-2-yd Run
0:37 - 2nd
Marcus Fulcher run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAC 34
1st & 10 at SAC 36
6-yd Pass
0:37 - 2nd
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 6 yds to the SAC 35
2nd & 12 at SAC 34
4th Quarter
Kickoff Return (Offense)
14:54 - 3rd
Zach Schreiner kickoff for 58 yds , Red Wilson return for 39 yds to the UND 46
4-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
1st & 10 at UND 46
5-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Sawyer Seidl run for 5 yds to the SAC 45
2nd & 6 at 50
4-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the SAC 41 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at SAC 45
4-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the SAC 37
1st & 10 at SAC 41
14-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Isaiah Smith run for 14 yds to the SAC 23 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at SAC 37
Incompletion
14:54 - 3rd
pass incomplete to Caden Dennis
1st & 10 at SAC 23
Incompletion
14:54 - 3rd
pass incomplete to Tommy Schuster
2nd & 10 at SAC 23
5-yd Pass
11:58 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Caden Dennis for 5 yds to the SAC 18
3rd & 10 at SAC 23
6-yd Pass
11:58 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Caden Dennis for 6 yds to the SAC 12 for a 1ST down
4th & 5 at SAC 18
0-yd Run
11:58 - 3rd
Skokna,Luke rush middle (Stanley,Jett).
1st & 10 at SAC 12
1-yd Run
11:58 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the SAC 11
2nd & 10 at SAC 12
4-yd Run
11:58 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster run for 4 yds to the SAC 7
3rd & 9 at SAC 11
7-yd Touchdown Pass
8:10 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 7 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)
4th & 5 at SAC 7
Kickoff
8:10 - 3rd
Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
-1-yd Run
8:10 - 3rd
Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAC 24
1st & 10 at SAC 25
-5-yd Run
8:10 - 3rd
Marcus Fulcher run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAC 19
2nd & 11 at SAC 24
Incompletion
8:10 - 3rd
pass incomplete to Jared Gipson
3rd & 16 at SAC 19
Punt
6:38 - 3rd
Cal McGough punt for 37 yds
4th & 16 at SAC 19
7-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 7 yds to the SAC 49
1st & 10 at UND 44
4-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the SAC 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at SAC 49
2-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Sawyer Seidl run for 2 yds to the SAC 43
1st & 10 at SAC 45
31-yd Pass
6:38 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 31 yds to the SAC 12 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at SAC 43
4-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Isaiah Smith run for 4 yds to the SAC 8
1st & 10 at SAC 12
-2-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Isaiah Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAC 10
2nd & 6 at SAC 8
9-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Tommy Schuster run for 9 yds to the SAC 1 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at SAC 10
0-yd Run
6:38 - 3rd
Schuster,Tommy rush middle (Williams,Xavier).
1st & Goal at SAC 1
1-yd Touchdown Run
2:07 - 3rd
Quincy Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)
2nd & Goal at SAC 1
Kickoff
2:07 - 3rd
Brady Stevens kickoff for 57 yds
1-yd Run
2:07 - 3rd
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 1 yd to the SAC 26
1st & 10 at SAC 25
Incompletion
2:07 - 3rd
pass incomplete to Marshel Martin
2nd & 9 at SAC 26
Incompletion
2:07 - 3rd
Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Anderson Grover, broken up by C.J. Siegel
3rd & 9 at SAC 26
Punt
1:37 - 3rd
Cal McGough punt for 36 yds
4th & 9 at SAC 26
5-yd Run
1:37 - 3rd
Luke Skokna run for 5 yds to the UND 43
1st & 10 at UND 38
4-yd Run
1:37 - 3rd
Luke Skokna run for 4 yds to the UND 47
2nd & 5 at UND 43
2-yd Run
1:37 - 3rd
Gaven Ziebarth run for 2 yds to the UND 49 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at UND 47
End of 3rd Quarter
Sack
15:00 - 4th
Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 13 yards to the UND 36
1st & 10 at UND 49
Sack
15:00 - 4th
Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the UND 30
2nd & 23 at UND 36
Incompletion
15:00 - 4th
pass incomplete to Caden Dennis
3rd & 29 at UND 30
Punt
13:10 - 4th
Luke Silvernale punt for 37 yds
4th & 29 at UND 30
4-yd Run
2:41 - 4th
Marcus Fulcher run for 4 yds to the SAC 42
1st & 10 at SAC 38
7-yd Pass
2:34 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 7 yds to the SAC 49 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at SAC 42
6-yd Run
2:34 - 4th
Marshel Martin run for 6 yds to the UND 45
1st & 10 at SAC 49
2-yd Run
1:52 - 4th
Marshel Martin run for 2 yds to the UND 43
2nd & 4 at UND 45
3-yd Run
1:48 - 4th
Marcus Fulcher run for 3 yds to the UND 40 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at UND 43
-1-yd Run
1:48 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the UND 41
1st & 10 at UND 40
-1-yd Run
0:00 - 4th
End of 4th quarter
2nd & 11 at UND 41
Overtime
12-yd Pass
13:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 12 yds to the SAC 45 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 33
-1-yd Run
13:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAC 44
1st & 10 at SAC 45
Incompletion
13:10 - 4th
pass incomplete to Anderson Grover
2nd & 11 at SAC 44
43-yd Pass
13:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 38 yds to the UND 18 North Dakota Penalty, face mask (9 yards) (Malachi Buckner) to the UND 4
3rd & 11 at UND 0
4-yd Touchdown Run
11:52 - 4th
Marcus Fulcher run for 4 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
1st & Goal at UND 4
Kickoff Return (Offense)
11:47 - 4th
Zach Schreiner kickoff for 59 yds , Luke Skokna return for 18 yds to the UND 24
5-yd Run
11:47 - 4th
Gaven Ziebarth run for 5 yds to the UND 29
1st & 10 at UND 24
4-yd Run
11:47 - 4th
Gaven Ziebarth run for 4 yds to the UND 33
2nd & 5 at UND 29
3-yd Run
11:47 - 4th
Isaiah Smith run for 3 yds to the UND 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at UND 33
18-yd Run
11:47 - 4th
Tommy Schuster run for 18 yds to the SAC 46 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 36
10-yd Run
11:47 - 4th
Isaiah Smith run for 10 yds to the SAC 36 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 46
34-yd Pass
11:47 - 4th
Tommy Schuster pass complete to Bo Belquist for 34 yds to the SAC 2 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 36
2-yd Touchdown Run
8:10 - 4th
Quincy Vaughn run for 2 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)
1st & Goal at SAC 2
Kickoff
8:10 - 4th
Brady Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8-yd Pass
8:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 8 yds to the SAC 33
1st & 10 at SAC 25
12-yd Run
8:10 - 4th
Marcus Fulcher run for 12 yds to the SAC 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at SAC 33
23-yd Pass
8:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 23 yds to the UND 32 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at SAC 45
9-yd Pass
8:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for 9 yds to the UND 23
1st & 10 at UND 32
2-yd Run
8:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett run for 2 yds to the UND 21 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at UND 23
17-yd Run
8:10 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett run for 17 yds to the UND 4 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at UND 21
4-yd Touchdown Run
4:54 - 4th
Kaiden Bennett run for 4 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)
1st & Goal at UND 4
Kickoff Return (Offense)
4:48 - 4th
Zach Schreiner kickoff for 59 yds , Red Wilson return for 26 yds to the UND 32
5-yd Run
4:48 - 4th
Gaven Ziebarth run for 5 yds to the UND 37
1st & 10 at UND 32
Sack
4:48 - 4th
Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the UND 34
2nd & 5 at UND 37
Sack
4:48 - 4th
Tommy Schuster sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the UND 25
3rd & 8 at UND 34
Punt
2:41 - 4th
Luke Silvernale punt for 37 yds
4th & 17 at UND 25
SAC @ UND Videos
End Zone! Kaiden Bennett scores 4-yard rushing rushing touchdown
- 0:24
Gaven Ziebarth scores 14-yard rushing TD
- 0:20
Sacramento State Hornets vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks: Full Highlights
- 1:57
Game Information
Grand Forks, ND
2025 Standings
FCS
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Missouri Valley Football ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| South Dakota | 6-2 | 10-5 |
| North Dakota | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| Youngstown State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 12-5 |
| South Dakota State | 4-4 | 9-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| Murray State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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