North Dakota State (Missouri Valley Conference) handed Sam Houston State (Southland Conference) it’s first loss of the season, 17-6, in Frisco, Texas’ Pizza Hut Park. Sam Houston State (SHS) led the FCS in scoring offense this year, averaging 39.1 points per game. While North Dakota State (NDS) led the FCS in scoring defense, surrendering an average of, 13.2, points in each contest. In the end, something had to give and it did. SHS’ offense was unable to take advantage of some early turnovers their defense handed them and this pattern of offensive ineptitude lasted throughout the game.
NDS rushed for 115 yards and passed for another 120 for a total offensive output of 235 yards. Sam Houston passed for 115 and ran the ball for another 95 yards for a total of 210 offensive yards. The teams each turned the ball over twice while Sam Houston was more effective on 3rd down conversion (4-18 to 1-13) and in total 1st down acquisition (12 to 9). Time of possession also favored SHS (33:05 to 26:55), however, as Robert Neyland (Tennessee Football Coach) was quoted as saying in 1960, “Statistics are for losers” seems quite accurate given this data.
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