CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Cade Cooper threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Utah got its first interception return for a touchdown since 2004 as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 35-10 win against North Dakota on Saturday.
Cooper hooked up with Tysson Poots twice on TD passes of 7 and 9 yards. The quarterback also found Austin Minefee and Fesi Sitake for scores of 6 and 10 yards. Erron Vonner iced the victory with a 12-yard interception return for a score to give Southern Utah a 35-3 edge in the fourth quarter.
North Dakota got its lone touchdown on an 8-yard run by Brent Goska with 1:46 to play.
Southern Utah’s homecoming win gave the teams identical records of 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the Great West Conference.
Sitake caught seven passes for 102 yards, while Minefee logged 109 total yards, with 61 yards on eight catches, and 44 yards on 13 carries.
Head to Head - Week 8
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 272 | 126 | 146 | 13 | 38.5% | 4/94 | 4 | 25:16 |
| Southern Utah | 453 | 346 | 107 | 23 | 50.0% | 9/84 | 2 | 34:44 |
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