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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 9:00 PM CT

North Dakota State Bison beat Air Force Falcons 38-32

North Dakota State Bison led Air Force Falcons 28-13 at halftime.

By BetMetrics

Final
North Dakota State Bison38
Air Force Falcons32
WHERE IT TURNED

North Dakota State Bison defeated Air Force Falcons 38-32. North Dakota State Bison led Air Force Falcons 28-13 at halftime.

Nathan Hayes completed 15 of 23 passes for 228 yards and 2 touchdowns. Liam Szarka completed 5 of 10 passes for 103 yards.

Myles Mitchell ran 15 times for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns. Liam Szarka ran 21 times for 88 yards and 1 touchdown.

Logan Conklin caught 2 passes for 57 yards and 1 touchdown. Matt Long caught 2 passes for 55 yards and 1 touchdown.

North Dakota State Bison: 374 total yards; Air Force Falcons: 386 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Nathan Hayes

North Dakota State Bison · 15/23, 228 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing yards

Myles Mitchell

North Dakota State Bison · 15 CAR, 61 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving yards

Logan Conklin

North Dakota State Bison · 2 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Peder Haugo

North Dakota State Bison · 1

Passing yards

Liam Szarka

Air Force Falcons · 5/10, 103 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing yards

Liam Szarka

Air Force Falcons · 21 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving yards

Matt Long

Air Force Falcons · 2 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota State Bison7217338
Air Force Falcons01301932

Team statistics

StatisticNorth Dakota State BisonAir Force Falcons
First downs1821
Net passing yards228179
Time of possession29:0530:55
Rushing yards146207
Third-down efficiency4-126-14
Total yards374386
Turnovers11