North Dakota State Bison @ Illinois State Redbirds
Cam Miller, CharMar Brown lead way for North Dakota State in 42-10 rout of Illinois State
NORMAL, Ill. -- — Cam Miller threw three touchdown passes, CharMar Brown added 100 yards rushing and North Dakota State defeated Illinois State 42-10 on Saturday for its 13th straight victory in the series.
Miller completed 20-of-23 passes for 216 yards. Brown's 100 yards led the 307-yard rushing attack of the Bison (4-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference).
NDSU, which is ranked No. 2 in the FCS, had a huge advantage in total yards, 544-216. The Bison ran for 307 yards, 219 coming in the second half.
The Bison led 14-7 at halftime then put the game out of reach with four consecutive touchdowns in the second half.
In the third quarter, Miller hit Barika Kpeenu for a 40-yard score, then Brown's 14-yard TD run was followed by a 9-yard run by Kpeenu.
Cole Payton's 73-yard sprint made it 42-7 in the fourth quarter.
Wenkers Wright had a short touchdown run for the Redbirds.
Three quarterbacks combined to go 17-of-25 for 198 yards for Illinois State (3-2, 0-1). The Redbirds were held to 18 yards rushing.
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2025 Standings
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| New Mexico | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| San Diego State | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| UNLV | 6-2 | 10-4 |
| Fresno State | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Hawai'i | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Air Force | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Nevada | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Wyoming | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San José State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Colorado State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| 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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