A week after the Fighting Hawks sent top-ranked South Dakota State home from Grand Forks with a 21-10 loss, UND faces another Missouri Valley test Saturday, Oct. 24, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D., against South Dakota. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Central.
What's at Stake
UND's official game notes describe a top-10 clash: both teams are 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. UND is ranked No. 6 in the Stats Perform FCS poll and No. 8 in the AFCA coaches poll, while the Coyotes are No. 8 in the Stats Perform poll and No. 6 in the coaches poll.
The Associated Press reported that Jerry Kaminski threw two touchdown passes, a 35-yarder to Cameron Weir and a 12-yarder to Deng Deng, in North Dakota's 21-10 win over the nation's No. 1 FCS team on Oct. 17. James Basinger added a 63-yard touchdown run on the third snap of the third quarter.
South Dakota arrives with momentum: according to goyotes.com, the Coyotes beat Murray State 48-20 on Oct. 17 and are on a three-game winning streak.
UND's game notes list the Coyotes as the Missouri Valley's top scoring offense at 39.1 points per game, with the Fighting Hawks at 36.6. UND leads the all-time series 64-34-5, though South Dakota has won the last three meetings, including a 26-21 win in Vermillion last season.
Next Up
- Opponent: UND at South Dakota
- When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m. Central, per UND and South Dakota athletics
- Where: DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.
- Watch: Midco Sports; streaming on Midco Sports Plus and ESPN+, per UND's game notes
- Radio: Fighting Hawks Radio Network (check fightinghawks.com for the station lineup)
- Tickets: Check goyotes.com
Sources
- UND Athletics game notes - records, polls, kickoff, TV, scoring offense, series
- UND Athletics recap - SDSU game
- AP via ABC News - recap of UND 21, SDSU 10
- South Dakota Athletics schedule - Coyotes results, kickoff, TV