NDSU Dominates SDSU in Top-Ranked Dakota Marker Battle

Bison notebook: Bryce Lance was NDSU's money man in big first half

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The storylines all week leading up to the North Dakota State at South Dakota State game on Saturday night centered on the quarterbacks. What about Cole Payton's season? Will Chase Mason play? There wasn't much attention, for whatever reason, paid to the best receiver in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Bryce Lance showed why in the first half and let his play do the talking. The senior had five catches and 103 …

Scenes from decisive Bison victory in Dakota Marker rivalry game

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Top-ranked North Dakota State scored 31 points in the first half and rolled to a 38-7 victory against No. 2 South Dakota State on Saturday in Missouri Valley Football Conference play at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. Bison quarterback Cole Payton rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on 17 attempts before a stadium-record 19,477 fans. Payton completed 18 of 23 passes for 243 yards. NDSU senior Bryce Lance caught five passes for 1…

Payton with 4 TDs, leads undefeated North Dakota St. past previously unbeaten South Dakota St. 38-7

Cole Payton has led North Dakota State to a 38-7 victory over South Dakota State, securing their second straight Dakota Marker trophy.

NDSU dominates SDSU in top-ranked Dakota Marker battle

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) -- Top-ranked NDSU rolled to a 38-7 win over No. 2 SDSU in the annual Dakota Marker showdown at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Saturday night. The Bison found the endzone on their first three drives and scored on five of their six possessions to take a 31-7 lead into halftime. North Dakota State outgained the Jackrabbits 500-166. NDSU quarterback Cole Payton rushed for four touchdowns, including scoring runs of 57 and 47 yards. …

Payton, No. 1 Bison blast No. 2 Jackrabbits for Dakota Marker

BROOKINGS, S.D. — North Dakota State quarterback Cole Payton rocked-and-rolled Saturday night at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in a rivalry game played for a 75-pound, rock-like rivalry trophy. Payton rushed for three touchdowns in the first half to help lead the top-ranked Bison to a 24-point halftime lead. That swift start sparked NDSU to a 38-7 victory against No. 2-ranked South Dakota State in Missouri Valley Football Conference play for the Dako…

Dakota Marker: North Dakota State routs South Dakota State, snapping Jackrabbits' 33-game home winning streak

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State's 33-game home winning streak is over, and the Dakota Marker will reside in Fargo for at least another year, courtesy of North Dakota State's emphatic 38-7 win over the Jackrabbits in Saturday night's Dakota Marker game. A Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium record crowd of 19,477 and a national television audience tuned in expecting a down-to-the-wire struggle because that's what the two best teams in the FCS have made them …