North Dakota State’s spring season came to a close on Sunday with a 24-20 loss against Sam Houston in the quarterfinal round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Bearkats scored 10 points off 3 Bison turnovers and limited NDSU to a season-low 229 yards of offense from Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.
Sam Houston quarterback Eric Schmid passed for 227 yards and 1 touchdown while adding 36 yards rushing and 1 touchdown.
Cam Miller went 7-of-18 for 90 yards passing and 2 interceptions for NDSU.
Sam Houston (8-0 overall) will host James Madison or North Dakota in the semifinals.
NDSU (7-3 overall) fails to make the semifinals for the first time since the 2010 postseason.
BOX SCORE
NDSU 0 2 15 3 20
SH 10 0 7 7 24
SCORING PLAYS
SH 3 NDSU 0 – Seth Morgan makes a 24-yard field goal with 7:55 left in the first quarter.
SH 10 NDSU 0 – Ramon Jefferson rushes for a 1-yard touchdown with 2:27 left in the first quarter.
SH 10 NDSU 2 – Logan McCormick blocks Matt McRobert’s punt for a safety with 5:13 left in the second quarter.
SH 17 NDSU 2 – Eric Schmid completes a 23-yard touchdown pass for Noah Smith with 8:39 left in the third quarter. Morgan makes the PAT.
SH 17 NDSU 9 – Christian Watson returns a kickoff for a 94-yard touchdown with 8:27 left in the third quarter. Jake Reinholz converts the PAT.
SH 17 NDSU 17 – Braylon Henderson returns a punt for a 76-yard touchdown with 6:43 left in the third quarter. Cam Miller passes to Watson for the two-point conversion.
SH 17 NDSU 20 – Reinholz makes a 33-yard field goal with 8:17 left in the fourth quarter.
SH 24 NDSU 20 – Schmid rushes for a 6-yard touchdown with 3:39 left in the fourth quarter. Wagner makes the PAT.
