North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Wyoming Cowboys Match Player Stats On Sep 05, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 5, 2015

North Dakota entered Saturday's nonconference game at Wyoming as an 18-point underdog, but the Fighting Sioux was the dominant team for most of the game in a 24-13 victory.

North Dakota, of the Big Sky, put together five drives of at least 50 yards, including touchdown-producing possessions of 80 yards (twice) and 62 yards against the Mountain West opponent.

Wyoming is 11-2 all time against FCS opponents, its lone previous loss coming to Cal Poly in 2012. Craig Bohl, Wyoming's second-year coach, is a former North Dakota State coach.

Freshman running back John Santiago rushed for two touchdowns, including a 52-yard breakaway for the first score of the game with 4:44 left in the first quarter.

After quarterback Keaton Studsrud rushed for a 44-yard yard score, Santiago helped put North Dakota ahead 21-0 with a 1-yard run with 13:25 left in the third quarter. Santiago rushed for 148 yards on 24 carries.

Going into the fourth quarter, Wyoming's longest drive was 43 yards. The Cowboys finally struck with 13:03 left with a 92-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Cameron Coffman to junior tight end Tanner Gentry. After the failed extra-point try, the Cowboys trailed 21-6.

Wyoming later scored on a 12-yard pass to Tyree Mayfield that helped cut the lead to 24-13 with 5:44 remaining.

Coffman completed 19 of 37 passes for 270 yards. Gentry, his primary target, caught eight passes for a career-high 162 yards, the first time he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark.