Trey Lance threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and defending champion North Dakota State pulled away in the second half to beat Nicholls 37-13 in a second-round FCS playoff game Saturday.
The NCAA Division I playoff selection committee spread the wealth in the 24-team pairings, which were announced Sunday.
Kobe Johnson, Adam Cofield and Trey Lance all ran for touchdowns and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State completed a perfect regular season with a 21-7 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
Trey Lance threw for two touchdowns, Ty Brooks ran for two and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled up 700 yards offense in beating South Dakota 49-14 to clinch the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship on Saturday.
Freshman Jalen Bussey sprinted 65 yards for a touchdown on his first collegiate carry and finished with 123 yards as FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled to its 31st consecutive victory, beating Western Illinois 57-21 on Saturday.
Trey Lance threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and North Dakota State beat Youngstown State 56-17 on Saturday night to extend its win streak to 30 games.
Adam Cofield sprinted 71 yards on fourth down for a touchdown with 2 1/2 minutes left and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State claimed its 28th straight victory with a 23-16 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
Trey Lance passed for 225 yards and rushed for a touchdown, Adam Cofield picked up two rushing scores and North Dakota State blanked Missouri State 22-0 on Saturday, pushing its win streak to 28 games.
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Freshman Trey Lance threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Adam Cofield, and an FCS top-10 showdown never materialized as top-ranked North Dakota State breezed to a 46-14 victory over Northern Iowa, ranked 10th in the FCS Coaches poll, on Saturday.
North Dakota State's second-longest winning streak in FCS history continues to look a lot like its longest winning streak in FCS history.
Trey Lance rushed for a pair of touchdowns and two fourth-quarter interceptions boosted FCS top-ranked North Dakota State to a 27-16 victory over fourth-ranked UC Davis on Saturday, extending the Bison's win streak to 25 games.
So much focus at national champion North Dakota State this offseason centered around the Bison replacing the winningest quarterback in FCS history that the many changes on defense flew under the radar.
Trey Lance passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and North Dakota State defeated North Dakota 38-7 on Saturday for the Bison's 23rd consecutive victory, the longest current streak in Division I.
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Trey Lance threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more and defending FCS champion North Dakota State rolled to a 57-10 victory over Butler on Saturday.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | 13-0 |
| Northern Iowa | 6-2 | 10-4 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 10-4 |
| South Dakota State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| South Dakota | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Missouri State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
| Western Illinois | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Stoffel | TE-Y | Committed | 71 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | K. Emanuel | Buck Buchanan Award |
