A college football program pulled off an upset on Saturday in the postseason. In the FBS, the first round of the playoff was chalk for the first two games.
No. 7 Notre Dame defeated No. 10 Indiana 27-17 at Notre Dame Stadium on a chilly Friday night in South Bend. No. 6 Penn State blew out No. 11 SMU 38-10 in a game that was 28-0 at halftime.
The FCS had its fair share of blowouts for playoff games last weekend. However, one underdog program pulled off a seven-point win at home.
An underdog won a college football game on Saturday
North Dakota State played in a close contest for all 60 minutes against South Dakota State in front of a crowd of 17,849 fans for the FCS Semifinal at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The game was tied 14-14 at halftime and would stay that way until the fourth quarter when Bryce Lance recorded a 47-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller to put NDSU up 21-14 with 12:56 left on the game clock. SDSU would score a touchdown on their next possession to tie the game.
Miller would find Lance for another touchdown pass with 4:02 remaining in the fourth quarter to take a 28-21 lead. The Bison would end up winning by that score after the Jackrabbits would turnover the ball on downs on their ensuing possession.
SDSU was less disciplined than North Dakota State football
The Jackrabbits outgained NDSU in total yards 333-329 but lost the turnover battle via a fumble by Amar Johnson. The Jackrabbits were the more penalized team, with three penalties for 40 yards. NDSU was flagged three times for 15 yards.
Per ESPN BET, the Bison entered Saturday’s contest as 3.5-point underdogs against SDSU.
North Dakota State (13-2) will now face Montana State (15-0) in the FCS Championship on Jan. 6 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
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