North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Murray State Racers
Kaminski, Wiltshire lead North Dakota past Murray State 35-17
MURRAY, Ky. -- — Jerry Kaminski threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Jonnie Wiltshire scored on an interception return and North Dakota defeated Murray State 35-17 on Saturday.
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.
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Game Information
Murray, KY
2025 Standings
| 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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