North Dakota State defeats Wagner 59-28

Sep 19, 10:18 pm EDT

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FARGO, N.D. (AP)—Pat Paschall rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns to lead North Dakota State to a 59-28 victory over Wagner Saturday night.

Paschall, the nation’s top rusher in the Football Championship Subdivision, scored on a 91-yard run in the second quarter, which included a spinning leap over a Wagner defensive player. It was the longest run from scrimmage in NDSU history, breaking by one yard a record set in 1928.

Nick Mertens completed 12 of 21 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown for the Bison (1-2). Mertens also ran for two touchdowns. D.J. McNorton scored twice for NDSU, which rolled up 531 total yards.

Dominique Williams ran for 131 yards and a touchdown for the Seahawks (1-2).

NDSU avoided its first 0-3 start since 1962. The Bison started 0-2 for the first time since 1981.

Updated Sep 19, 10:18 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 3

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Wagner 277 99 178 17 38.5% 3/35 2 38:18
North Dakota State 531 193 338 23 71.4% 4/40 2 21:42
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  1. NoDakMan
    1. Posted by NoDakMan Sun Sep 20 10:22am EDT

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    Nice win for the Herd. Wish I was able to see a few games. Looks like our defense needs some work?
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