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Bison held to a season-low 251 yards in road loss to New Mexico

NDSU falls to 6-2 on the season:
https://t.co/lCv0AYjWGl

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Final
New Mexico 21
#NDSU 16

Bison fall to 6-2 and 3-2 in Mountain West play

Tough, tough New Mexico squad

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NDSU will have 2:31 to go 90 yards with no timeouts (excluding the two-minute timeout)

Similar situation to UNLV two weeks ago

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Just a brutal third down conversion

Fa'avae had nowhere to go on third-and-long, but gets it with his feet due to a vacated middle of the field

time running out now

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TOUCHDOWN #BISON!

Nathan Hayes on a slant to Mekhi Collins from 2 yards out; Bison answer after pick-6

UNM 21
#NDSU 16
6:42: 4Q

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Touchdown New Mexico

Bison had a chance to take the lead and Nathan Hayes throws his third pick-6 of the year

Austin Brawley 57 yards

New Mexico 21
#NDSU 9
10:57 4Q

[Sean Reider @lenaweereider]

Announced attendance: 34,794.

Largest announced crowd at University Stadium for a non-NMSU game since 2005.

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End of 3
New Mexico 14
#NDSU 9

Bison drive stalls; Code Green asked to get another stop

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TOUCHDOWN #BISON!

Nathan Hayes to Reis Kessel on third down for a 15-yard touchdown

Extra point is blocked, but Bison take advantage of phantom DPI call against New Mexico and make it a one-possession game

New Mexico 14
#NDSU 9
6:12 3Q

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Oh and Griffin Empey is out too, btw

So Noah Stommes and Nate Tastad (not Ryan Babatz and Empey) make up the left side of the o-line

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Halftime
New Mexico 14
#NDSU 3

Bison have 76 yards of offense, averaging under 2 yards per carry and are 3-10 passing

Code Green played well aside from first and last drive of the half; Bison get the ball to start 3Q

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Touchdown New Mexico

Scottre Humphrey from 2 yards out; brutal finish to the half for NDSU set up by New Mexico punt return, a third-down conversion and some missed tackles

UNM 14
#NDSU 3
0:10 2Q

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Or instead a putrid possession at midfield

So many third and longs tonight

New Mexico has 9 TFLs in the first half

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NDSU has been so good in the middle 8 for a long time

Feels like the Bison need a 2-for-1 here with 3:59 to the break

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NDSU has been so good in the middle 8 for a long time

Feels like the Bison need a 2-for-1 here with 3:59 to the break

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Jackson Williams is just built different

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Some really interesting play calls on third and 9 and third & 10 by New Mexico

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Jaxton Eck may be out but Mercury Swaim (incredible name) is a DAWG

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Field goal is good

Drew Klein hits 27-yard kick; Nathan Hayes helped off field with a lower body injury

UNM 7
#NDSU 3
5:17 1Q

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Oh yeah this is gonna be fun lol