Bison roll past UNI 42-19, remain perfect in FCS
Steve Hallstrom
Special to The Farmer
Bison fans weren’t expecting high drama on Saturday. Then again, it is college football and there aren’t many teams that want to beat the Bison more than Mark Farley’s Northern Iowa Panthers.
But after 16 seconds, it was apparent that everyone’s fingernails were safe.
TK Marshall sprinted 100 yards with the opening kickoff as the top-ranked Bison cruised to their 9th straight win in a 42-19 victory on Saturday, Nov. 2.
The 9-1 Bison are now a perfect 6-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play and take a 9-0 record against FCS teams into next week’s bye.
It was another complete performance from Tim Polasek’s crew, as the NDSU offense piled up 189 rushing yards and 233 passing yards, while the defense did not allow the Panthers into the end zone until NDSU had a 35-3 lead.
After NDSU’s opening kick score, Northern Iowa showed it wasn’t going to fold up quickly. The Panthers went on a 12-play drive capped off by a 40-yard field goal and it was 7-3.
But the Bison would rally with the next 28 points. CharMar Brown carried the ball in from 5 yards out just before the quarter break and it was 14-3 NDSU after one.
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