North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Sacramento State Hornets
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UND | 14 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
Johannesson, Oliveira lead North Dakota over Sacramento St.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- James Johannesson ran for career highs of 213 yards and two touchdowns, Brady Oliveira tied a career high with 171 yards rushing and had a career-best three TD runs, and North Dakota beat Sacramento State 41-15 on Saturday night.
The Fighting Hawks (5-2) began to pull away for good when Oliveira dragged a pair of defenders into the end zone to punctuate a 26-yard run, making it 27-15 with seven minutes left in the third quarter. Johannesson scored on a 4-yard run fewer than three minutes later and added a 90-yard scamper to cap the scoring with 7:46 left in the fourth.
Oliveira scored on a 52-yard carry in the first quarter and a 1-yard TD run that made it 20-10 early in the third.
North Dakota finished with 480 yards rushing and averaged 9.1 yards per carry.
Elijah Dotson ran 21 times for 140 yards for the Hornets (2-5).
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
2025 Standings
| Missouri Valley Football Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| South Dakota | 6-2 | 10-5 |
| North Dakota | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| Youngstown State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 12-5 |
| South Dakota State | 4-4 | 9-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| Murray State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Ohio | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Toledo | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 6-2 | 7-7 |
| Central Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Akron | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Buffalo | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Massachusetts | 0-8 | 0-12 |
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