Game notes: UTEP at North Dakota State
Saturday, October 31, 3:30 p.m. ET, Fargodome.The game page.
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The matchup
- UTEP (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at North Dakota State (6–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, 3:30 p.m. ET, Fargodome.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
UTEP
- UTEP is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–51 at No. 10 Oklahoma; W 51–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 17–52 at No. 19 Michigan; L 7–33 vs. Oregon State; L 7–61 at New Mexico; L 13–30 vs. Nevada; L 11–24 vs. San José State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTEP has lost five straight, since beating Texas Southern 51–10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTEP is No. 136 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scotty Walden is 6–25 in his third season at UTEP and 11–30 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scotty Walden faces North Dakota State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Raymond Moore III (QB): 405 passing yards, 2 TD; 428 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Colson (QB): 628 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Bogerty (LB): 42 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, UTEP lost to Southern Miss 34–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
North Dakota State
- North Dakota State is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–7 vs. Jacksonville State; W 38–0 vs. Fordham; W 38–32 at Air Force; W 31–10 at Sacramento State; W 28–0 vs. Wyoming; L 7–13 at UNLV; W 31–17 vs. Nevada.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- North Dakota State is No. 27 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tim Polasek is 6–1 in his first season at North Dakota State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tim Polasek faces UTEP as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Nathan Hayes (QB): 1,272 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jackson Williams (WR): 28 catches, 432 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Donovan Woolen (LB): 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, North Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 35–29.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Scotty Walden and Tim Polasek as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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