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It was the second stunner of the day in the Centennial State. Down the road in Boulder, Sacramento State, another FCS-level school, knocked off Colorado 30-28 with a field goal as time expired.
There were no late theatrics necessary for the Bison (2-0), whose defense simply stifled the Rams (1-1) all night.
Ojuri had a 6-yard TD scamper in the first quarter and scored another on a 10-yard screen pass. Williams accumulated 135 yards on five returns and also had an interception.
The two Bison standouts were among the nine NDSU current players charged earlier this week with faking petition signatures in a scandal that blocked two voter initiatives from getting on the November ballot. Other starters accused included offensive lineman Joshua Colville and defensive back Brendin Pierre, who both played Saturday.
NDSU coach Craig Bohl said the players won't be disciplined until the criminal charges were resolved and that the allegations were not considered serious enough to suspend them from the team.
The Bison were able to block out the off-the-field issues and concentrate on football. They dominated time of possession by nearly 20 minutes and outgained the Rams by 123 yards, a figure that was way more lopsided until a last-minute drive by the Rams that was halted when NDSU recovered a fumble.
Brock Jensen was efficient all evening, completing 17 of 28 passes for 178 yards. He also ran for 42 yards as the Bison spoiled the home debut of CSU coach Jim McElwain.
N. Dakota St. 22,
Colorado St. 7
N. Dakota St. 16 3 3 0--22
Colorado St. 7 0 0 0-- 7
First Quarter
CSU -- C.Gillmore 69 pass from Grayson (Roberts kick), 13:30.
NDSt -- Ojuri 6 run (Keller kick), 12:02.
NDSt -- Jirik Safety, 5:34.
NDSt -- Ojuri 10 pass from Jensen (Keller kick), :10.
Second Quarter
NDSt -- FG Keller 29, :00.
Third Quarter
NDSt -- FG Keller 33, :29.
A -- 23,567.
NDSt CSU
First downs 21 11
Rushes-yards 51-188 24-72
Passing 178 171
Comp-Att-Int 17-30-0 13-24-1
Return Yards 80 2
Punts-Avg. 4-42.5 5-45.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-35 9-101
Time of Possession 39:52 20:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- N. Dakota St., Ojuri 16-58, Crockett 20-55, Jensen 10-42, Lang 3-24, Gebhart 1-11, Team 1-(minus 2). Colorado St., Alexander 12-59, Hansley 1-11, Grayson 8-3, J.Brown 1-1, Morris 2-(minus 2).
PASSING -- N. Dakota St., Jensen 17-28-0-178, Team 0-2-0-0. Colorado St., Grayson 13-24-1-171.
RECEIVING -- N. Dakota St., Vraa 6-67, Gebhart 3-43, Moody 3-21, Crockett 2-10, Bruhn 1-23, Ojuri 1-10, Vaadeland 1-4. Colorado St., Cartwright 4-31, C.Gillmore 2-85, Alexander 2-19, Vinson 2-12, J.Brown 1-9, Lovett 1-8, Law 1-7.
No. 19 Michigan 31,
Air Force 25
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Denard Robinson ran for 218 yards, threw for 208 and scored four times to help No. 19 Michigan hold off Air Force.
Robinson became the first player in major college football since at least 1996 to have at least 200 yards rushing and 200 passing in three games, according to STATS LLC. Former Texas star Vince Young was the only other player to pull off the feat twice.
The Wolverines (1-1) bounced back after a 41-14 loss to Alabama, though they had a tough time beating the Falcons (1-1) in a game they were favored to win by three touchdowns.
Air Force 3 7 7 8--25
Michigan 7 7 14 3--31
First Quarter
Mich -- D.Robinson 79 run (Gibbons kick), 8:39.
AFA -- FG Herrington 22, 3:44.
Second Quarter
Mich -- Funchess 30 pass from D.Robinson (Gibbons kick), 7:34.
AFA -- Getz 5 run (Herrington kick), 1:20.
Third Quarter
Mich -- D.Robinson 58 run (Gibbons kick), 14:36.
AFA -- Getz 1 run (Herrington kick), 9:50.
Mich -- Gardner 7 pass from D.Robinson (Gibbons kick), 6:18.
Fourth Quarter
AFA -- Getz 8 run (Hendricks pass from Dietz), 12:01.
Mich -- FG Gibbons 31, 7:58.
A -- 112,522.
AFA Mich
First downs 26 19
Rushes-yards 71-290 31-214
Passing 127 208
Comp-Att-Int 10-19-0 14-25-1
Return Yards 0 1
Punts-Avg. 2-53.5 3-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-35 5-45
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Air Force, Getz 26-130, Dietz 14-61, DeWitt 15-45, MacArthur 5-26, Cobb 5-23, Hart 3-6, Tipton 1-2, Strickland 2-(minus 3). Michigan, D.Robinson 20-218, Toussaint 8-7, Team 3-(minus 11).
PASSING -- Air Force, Dietz 10-19-0-127. Michigan, D.Robinson 14-25-1-208.
RECEIVING -- Air Force, Jordan 3-22, MacArthur 2-50, Hendricks 2-26, Briehl 1-17, Cobb 1-6, Coleman 1-6. Michigan, Gardner 5-63, Funchess 4-106, Jackson 2-17, J.Robinson 1-10, Gallon 1-7, Roundtree 1-5.
Toledo 34, Wyoming 31
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Terrance Owens passed for 300 yards and four touchdowns, leading Toledo over Wyoming.
David Fluellen added 109 yards rushing as the Rockets (1-1) amassed 504 yards of total offense in a game in which both teams drove up and down the field.
Wyoming (0-2) was led by Brett Smith, who passed for 339 yards and two touchdowns before he was injured during an 11-yard scramble with 6:22 left in the game and taken off the field on a stretcher. Smith appeared to be hit in the head out of bounds by one Toledo defender while another was pulling him down from behind. There was no immediate word on his condition or type of injury.
Toledo 3 14 10 7--34
Wyoming 14 6 0 11--31
First Quarter
Wyo -- Rufran 38 pass from B.Smith (Williams kick), 13:35.
Tol -- FG Detmer 28, 5:44.
Wyo -- Claiborne 19 pass from B.Smith (Williams kick), 2:01.
Second Quarter
Tol -- Reedy 35 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 11:17.
Tol -- McDowell 13 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 6:14.
Wyo -- FG Williams 23, 2:41.
Wyo -- FG Williams 42, :17.
Third Quarter
Tol -- Reedy 35 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 12:05.
Tol -- FG Detmer 30, 2:43.
Fourth Quarter
Wyo -- FG Williams 26, 14:55.
Tol -- Green 4 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 7:57.
Wyo -- Lange 3 pass from McNeill (Lange pass from Kirkegaard), 5:34.
A -- 21,688.
Tol Wyo
First downs 30 23
Rushes-yards 44-204 36-184
Passing 300 342
Comp-Att-Int 25-41-0 22-32-2
Return Yards 35 21
Punts-Avg. 3-47.0 2-42.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 10-94 7-76
Time of Possession 35:29 24:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Toledo, Fluellen 22-109, Owens 14-74, McDowell 7-22, Team 1-(minus 1). Wyoming, May 8-64, B.Smith 15-62, Miller 8-32, Wick 4-27, Kirkegaard 1-(minus 1).
PASSING -- Toledo, Owens 25-41-0-300. Wyoming, B.Smith 20-28-2-339, Kirkegaard 1-3-0-0, McNeill 1-1-0-3.
RECEIVING -- Toledo, Reedy 6-111, Fluellen 5-37, Russell 3-45, McDowell 3-38, Olack 2-30, Macon 2-13, Scott 1-12, Ch.Smith 1-7, Green 1-4, Pasquale 1-3. Wyoming, McNeill 6-77, Claiborne 4-71, Rufran 3-102, Norman 3-50, May 2-10, Wick 1-15, Miller 1-14, Lange 1-3, Team 1-0.
Northern Colorado 40,
Colorado Mesa 3
GREELEY -- Tromaine Daniels rushed for three touchdowns and Seth Lobato threw for 260 yards as Northern Colorado defeated Division II Colorado Mesa.
Colorado Mesa 0 3 0 0-- 3
N. Colorado 7 3 16 14--40
First Quarter
NoCo -- Dennis 4 run (Eden kick), 4:53.
Second Quarter
NoCo -- FG Eden 21, 2:09.
Mesa -- FG Zemezonak 44, :29.
Third Quarter
NoCo -- Stimphil 46 pass from Lobato (Eden kick), 7:29.
NoCo -- Willingham 30 fumble return (kick blocked), 7:07.
NoCo -- FG Eden 22, 3:47.
Fourth Quarter
NoCo -- Dennis 2 run (Eden kick), 9:23.
NoCo -- Dennis 9 run (Eden kick), 2:02.
A -- 5,136.
Mesa NoCo
First downs 13 23
Rushes-yards 39-123 39-149
Passing 69 260
Comp-Att-Int 10-20-3 20-35-0
Return Yards 0 133
Punts-Avg. 7-47.1 4-41.8
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1
Penalties-Yards 4-31 11-148
Time of Possession 24:34 35:14
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Mesa State, Cimolino 13-83, Sua 8-26, Cisco 12-18, Geubelle 2-9, Rodriguez 1-6, Brady 1-(minus 1), Team 2-(minus 18). N. Colorado, Dennis 20-88, Hildreth 13-48, Lobato 4-12, Lolotai 1-3, Team 1-(minus 2).
PASSING -- Mesa State, Cisco 10-20-3-69. N. Colorado, Lobato 20-35-0-260.
RECEIVING -- Mesa State, Cimolino 3-11, Hubbard 2-16, Zemezonak 2-14, Felberg 2-9, Neville 1-19. N. Colorado, Morris 6-64, Gunn 5-60, Stimphil 3-65, Jefferson 3-41, Steele 2-14, Dennis 1-16.
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