US EditionBarika Kpeenu Runs for 113 Yards, 2 TDs and North Dakota State Overcomes Weather, Indiana State 38
North Dakota State overcame a two-hour weather delay and injury to secure a 38-7 win, with Barika Kpeenu rushing 113 yards and scoring two touchdowns.
- On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, North Dakota State Bison overcame a rare 7-0 deficit and a long halftime lightning delay to defeat Indiana State Sycamores 38-7 at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind.
- Play was stopped at 2:43 p.m. when NCAA rules required a half hour buffer from the last lightning strike, delaying Missouri Valley Conference games.
- The entire Bison team gathered near the 20-yard line as Indiana State defensive tackle Jaxon Duttenhefer was carted off on a stretcher after an injury, with coach Tim Polasek saying 'Jaxon was very responsive as far as all his limbs were moving'.
- Kpeenu rushed for 113 yards on 23 carries, and Payton completed 12 of 18 for 149 yards, with his first interception this season.
- The result left the Bison at 7-0 in conference play with Indiana State held to 192 total yards, and had the game not resumed it would have been a 'no contest'.
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Sycamores fall to No. 1 Bison 38-7
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Bison, Indiana State stuck in weather delay in Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — North Dakota State and Indiana State remained in their respective locker rooms at halftime on Saturday afternoon, the result of a weather delay. It may be awhile before the game resumes, if at all. The Bison led the Sycamores 10-7 at halftime. The first half didn’t go without a concerning injury, either. Defensive tackle Jaxon Duttenhefer, a senior staple leader, was carted off the field on a stretcher with 1:26 left in the s…
Bison roll over Indiana State after long weather delay
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — For 2 hours and 15 minutes, North Dakota State sat in the visitors locker room at Memorial Stadium wondering if it was going to play a second half. If a weather delay due to lightning rendered the Bison sedentary, they didn’t show it. It was the opposite, actually. Cornerback Jaylin Crumby intercepted a pass on the first play of the third quarter and an energized-looking Bison team went on to take a 38-7 victory over Indiana …
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