North Dakota State Bison vs Tennessee State Tigers

College Football

N Dakota St

2-0

59-3

Final

Tennessee St

1-1

Nissan Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Field Goal
Touchdown
Punt
Interception
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NDSU	17	28	7	7	59
TNST	0	0	0	3	3

Who won: N Dakota St 59-3

The North Dakota State Bison beat the Tennessee State Tigers 59-3 on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Nissan Stadium. The N Dakota St outscored the Tennessee St 28-0 in the 2nd quarter. Cole Payton led the N Dakota St in passing yards (13/16, 166 YDS, 1 TD). Jonathan Palmer led the Tennessee St in passing yards (5/13, 38 YDS).

Win probability

100%NDSU final

NDSUTNST

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00
T. Drake takes a knee
3rd & 15 at TNST 46
Q4 2:00
Myles Mitchell run for 1 yd to the TNST 46
2nd & 16 at TNST 47
Q4 2:00
FLAG
No Huddle LeGrant,Cortez rush right for 8 yards gain to the TSU29 (Willis,Jelani), out of bounds PENALTY NDSU Holding (Lockerby,Devin) 10 yards from TSU37 to TSU47. NO PLAY.
2nd & 6 at TNST 37
Q4 2:00
Cortez LeGrant run for 4 yds to the TNST 37
1st & 10 at TNST 41
Q4 2:00
Timeout Tennessee State, clock 02:00
Q4 3:59
Myles Mitchell run for 13 yds to the TNST 41 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at NDSU 46
Q4 3:59
Trey Drake pass complete to Jett Zabel for 4 yds to the NDSU 46
2nd & 8 at NDSU 42
SCOREQ4 3:59
2 yd run
Trey Drake run for 2 yds to the NDSU 42
NDSU 59 - 3 TNST
Q4 3:59
Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , John Gores return for 25 yds to the NDSU 40 Tennessee State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Alijah Bivans) to the NDSU 40
FIELD GOALQ4 4:05
45 yd field goal is good
Freddy Perez 45 yd FG GOOD
NDSU 59 - 3 TNST
Q4 8:27
Caleb McCreary run for a loss of 5 yards to the NDSU 27
3rd & 7 at NDSU 22
Q4 8:27
Zack Simmons-Brown run for no gain to the NDSU 22
2nd & 7 at NDSU 22
Q4 8:27
Trevor Pearson II run for 3 yds to the NDSU 22
1st & 10 at NDSU 25
Q4 8:27
Zack Simmons-Brown run for 31 yds to the NDSU 25 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at TNST 44
Q4 8:27
Caleb McCreary run for 8 yds to the TNST 44
1st & 10 at TNST 36
Q4 8:27
Caleb McCreary pass complete to Justin Hughes for 11 yds to the TNST 36 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at TNST 25
Q4 8:27
Drew Klein kickoff for 61 yds
TOUCHDOWNQ4 8:27
Touchdown! 2 yd run
Myles Mitchell run for 2 yds for a TD (Drew Klein KICK)
NDSU 59 - 0 TNST
Q4 11:12
Cortez LeGrant run for 2 yds to the TNST 2
1st & Goal at TNST 4
Q4 11:12
Cortez LeGrant run for 10 yds to the TNST 4 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at TNST 14
Q4 11:12
Myles Mitchell run for 21 yds to the TNST 14 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at TNST 35
Q4 11:12
Myles Mitchell run for 14 yds to the TNST 35 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at TNST 49
Q4 11:12
Mark Shenouda punt for 41 yds
4th & 16 at TNST 8
Q4 13:29
Caleb McCreary run for 2 yds to the TNST 8
3rd & 18 at TNST 6