Minot State28, Dickinson State21

DICKINSON-Minot State scored the final 22 points of the game to rally past DickinsonState onSaturday in the conference opener for both teams.

Minot didn't take the lead until the fourth quarter when Layvester James scored from a yard out to close out an 11-play, 53-yard drive.

That put the Beavers ahead 25-21. Afield goal by Nik Levaich gave Minot its final three points.

Minot 0 6 13 9 - 28

Dickinson 0 14 7 0 - 21

Second Quarter

D -Jeremy Herr 5 run (Brett Robertson kick)

M -Nick Banks 2 run (kick failed)

D- Derek Pauley 15 pass from Brandon Bishop-Parise (Robertson kick)

Third Quarter

D -Derion Williams 83 kickoff return (Robertson kick)

M -Banks 5 run (kick blocked)

M -Banks 16 run (Nik Levaich kick)

Fourth Quarter

M -Layvester James 1 run (run failed)

M -Levaich 26 FG

Team Statistics

Min Dic

First downs 23 13

Rushes-yards 50-229 28-122

Passing yards 144 120

Comp.-Att.-Int. 13-19-1 9-22-1

Total yards 373 242

Punts-Avg. 1-35.0 5-26.4

Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0

Penalties-yards 8-50 5-29

Individual Statistics

Rushing:M- Nick Banks 36-179, Johnny Lester 1-15, Layvester James 6-14, Larry Gaines 1-10. D - Jeremy Herr 12-63, Zach Hepperle 10-52, Brandon Bishop-Parise 5-7, Reed Lambert 1-0.

Passing:M-James 13-19-1 144. D -Bishop-Parise 9-22-1 120.

Receiving:M-Kevin Hanson 4-29, Johnny Lester 2-44, Zac Rudolph 2-12, James 1-24. D -Jon Breitbach 4-43, Blaine Berg 2-37, Derek Pauley 2-32, Hepperle 1-8.

Records:Minot State 1-0 DAC, 1-2 overall; Dickinson State 0-1, 0-3.

Jamestown 24, Valley City State 21

VALLEY CITY (AP) - Josh Kittell threw for 243 yards and rushed for 83 more to lead Jamestown College to a 24-21 win over Valley City State Saturday in a nonconference game between Dakota Athletic Conference rivals.

The Jimmies (2-1) piled up 543 yards of total offense against the Vikings (2-1). Jay Tweed rushed for 132 yards on 21 carries. Kittell was 25-for-47 with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Valley City State quarterback Jason Bielke was equally effective, completing 20 of 29 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. Chauncey Calhoun had eight catches for 189 yards and two scores.

Jamestown 10 0 14 0 - 24

ValleyCity 7 7 0 7 - 21

First Quarter

J- Nate Nygaard 35 field goal, 8:06.

VC- Chauncey Calhoun 67 pass from JasonBeilke (Marineo Toslluku kick), 6:39.

J- Josh Ewalt 24 pass from JoshKittell (Nygaard kick), 3:20.

Second Quarter

VC- Calhoun 26 pass from Beilke (Toslluku kick), 14:15.

Third Quarter

J- Andrew Klose 3 pass from Kittell (Nygaard kick), 10:08.

J-Jay Tweed 2 run (Nygaard kick), 3:08.

Fourth Quarter

VC- Dan Hill 54 pass from Beilke (Toslluki kick), 11:47.

TeamStatistics

Jam VC

First downs 31 14

Fushes-yards 48-300 24-52

Passing yards 243 347

Comp-Att-Int 25-48-3 20-29-1

Punts-average 5-25 3-47

Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1

Penalties-yards 4-24 6-61

Individual Statistics

Rushing: J - Jay Tweed 21-132, Josh Kittell 15-83, Mark Klug 10-71, Max Boe 2-14. VC-Andy Derilus 14-68, Jordan Backstrom 4-1, Jason Beilke 2-0, A.J. Pfeifer 4-minus 17.

Passing:J-Kittell 25-47-2, 243 yards. B.J. Etzold 0-1-1. VC- Beilke 20-29-1, 347.

Receiving:J-Brandon Judy 8-75, Etzold 4-10, Mike Heinzmann 2-34, Boe 2-24, Josh Ewalt 1-24.VC-Chauncey Calhoun 8-189, Dan Hill 4-80, Pfeifer 4-32, Jake Fylling 3-37.

Records:Jamestown 1-0 DAC, 2-1 overall; ValleyCity 0-1, 2-1.

Minnesota 37, Florida Atlantic 3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Four interceptions by the vastly improved Minnesota defense, including a 50-yard return for a touchdown by Simoni Lawrence, helped the Gophers top Florida Atlantic 37-3 on Saturday and take an unbeaten record into the Big Ten season.

Rusty Smith was picked off once in each quarter after dismantling Minnesota last year for 463 yards and five touchdowns. After giving the ball away seven times in last season's loss to Florida Atlantic, the Gophers (4-0) have a 13-2 advantage in turnovers this year.

MINNESOTA-DULUTH40, AUGUSTANA10

Duluth 7 13 7 13 - 40

Augustana 0 0 3 7 - 10

First Quarter

UMD - D.J.Winfield 9 pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick), 5:51.

Second Quarter

UMD- Noah Pauley 53 pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick), 4:03.

UMD-Schlafke 6 run (run failed), 3:48.

Third Quarter

A- RyanGrossman 28 field goal, 5:36.

UMD- Issaic Odim 12 run (Nadeau kick), 1:42.

Fourth Quarter

UMD- Winfield 11 pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick), 3:48.

UMD- Noah Pauley 11 pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick), 3:02.

A - Joe Clark 3 run (RyanGrossman kick), :29.

Team Statistics

UMD Aug

First downs 26 12

Rushes-yards 44-232 33-69

Passing yards 276 188

Comp-Att-Int 19-31-1 10-24-2

Punts-average 2-35 6-38

Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-yards 7-64 10-101

Individual Statistics

Rushing: UMD-Issaic Odim 19-105, Ted Schlafke 10-64, Alex Miller 1-31, Brian Hanson 6-17. A- Joe Clark 16-62, Tyler Schulte 3-7, Luke Butler 14-0.

Passing:UMD- Schlafke 19-31-1, 276 yards. A- Butler 10-24-2, 188.

Receiving:UMD- Noah Pauley 6-96, D.J.Winfield 5-67, Tony Doherty 3-74, Odim 3-28. A- Schulte 4-127, Joe Klumper 2-20, Clark 2-minus 1, PhilWorkman 1-36.

Records: Duluth 3-0 NSIC, 4-0 overall; Augustana 2-1, 2-2.