Wk 2 · 2026
North Dakota State Bison at Air Force Falcons — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy
· FS1
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at
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What is at stake
A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
N Dakota St form
L 28-29vs ILSTW 62-7vs ?W 48-16vs UNIW 15-10at UNDW 38-30vs YSU
2025 season
Air Force form
W 42-21at CSUL 3-20vs UNML 16-26at CONNW 26-16at SJSUL 17-20vs ARMY
2025 season
N Dakota St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Air Force this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | N Dakota St | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Mountain West | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| UNLV Mountain West | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Nevada Mountain West | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| New Mexico Mountain West | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| UTEP Mountain West | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| N Illinois Mountain West | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| San José St Mountain West | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
N Dakota St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Cole Payton QB #9 | 162/225, 2719 YDS, 16 TD, 4 INT |
| Nathan Hayes QB #2 | 25/44, 381 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Barika Kpeenu RB #8 | 191 CAR, 1005 YDS, 20 TD |
| Cole Payton QB #9 | 136 CAR, 777 YDS, 13 TD | |
| DJ Scott RB #7 | 95 CAR, 502 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryce Lance WR #5 | 51 REC, 1079 YDS, 8 TD |
| RaJa Nelson WR #3 | 28 REC, 404 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Reis Kessel TE #81 | 15 REC, 335 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jackson Williams WR #18 | 17 REC, 293 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 86 |
| Logan Kopp LB #43 | 76 | |
| Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Toby Anene DE #53 | 7 |
| Victor Isele DE #0 | 3 | |
| Jack Iuliano DE #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 3 |
| Taylen Eady S #14 | 3 | |
| Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 3 |
Air Force leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Liam Szarka QB #9 | 75/120, 1294 YDS, 9 TD, 5 INT |
| Josh Johnson QB #11 | 16/28, 374 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Liam Szarka QB #9 | 190 CAR, 922 YDS, 13 TD |
| Owen Allen RB #2 | 132 CAR, 750 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dylan Carson RB #5 | 90 CAR, 418 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Cade Harris WR #21 | 35 REC, 584 YDS, 2 TD |
| Bruin Fleischmann TE #88 | 21 REC, 370 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Quin Smith WR #18 | 15 REC, 358 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jonah Dawson WR #8 | 12 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Blake Fletcher LB #6 | 108 |
| Roger Jones Jr. DB #5 | 76 | |
| Max Mustell DB #36 | 59 | |
| Sacks | Isaac Hubert LB #30 | 5 |
| Jackson Adams LB #58 | 3 | |
| Aidan Swartz DT #99 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Max Mustell DB #36 | 3 |
| Roger Jones Jr. DB #5 | 2 | |
| Levi Brown CB #9 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.