Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET· Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome
Rest 7d / —Travel 1,259 mi / —
Away
2026 · TraditionalNevada · 5 of 9
380.4
Yards / game
364.8
2.27
Points / drive
2.55
3.2
TDs / game
3.0
35.9
3rd-down %
41.6
52.6
RZ TD %
60.0
-1.2
Turnover margin
1.0
2.2
Sacks / game
1.8
4.8
TFL / game
4.5
11.6
Havoc / game
11.0
39.9 / 60.1
Pass / Rush split
37.3 / 62.7
2026 · Situational matchup
When Nevada has the ball
Nevada's early-down offense ranks 77th of 138. North Dakota State's early-down defense ranks 4th of 138.
Nevada's passing-down offense ranks 84th of 138. North Dakota State's passing-down defense ranks 1st of 138.
Nevada's third-down offense ranks 78th of 138. North Dakota State's third-down defense ranks 5th of 138.
Nevada's red-zone offense ranks 87th of 138. North Dakota State's red-zone defense ranks 7th of 138.
When North Dakota State has the ball
North Dakota State's early-down offense ranks 91st of 138. Nevada's early-down defense ranks 33rd of 138.
North Dakota State's passing-down offense ranks 68th of 138. Nevada's passing-down defense ranks 58th of 138.
North Dakota State's third-down offense ranks 79th of 138. Nevada's third-down defense ranks 38th of 138.
North Dakota State's red-zone offense ranks 128th of 138. Nevada's red-zone defense ranks 113th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.006 last 3 vs -0.002 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.087 last 3 vs -0.094 season)
▼Offense form-0.130 last 3 vs -0.016 season (-0.114)
▲Defense form-0.482 last 3 vs -0.375 season (-0.107)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCarter Jones — 654 yd, 3 TD
RushingDominic Kelley — 440 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingGary Givens III — 210 yd, 0 TD
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNathan Hayes — 1119 yd, 8 TD
RushingDJ Scott — 306 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingJackson Williams — 374 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Nevada offense
77thof 1380.007234 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
4thof 138-0.267Nevada defense · allowed
33rdof 138-0.094vs
North Dakota State offense
91stof 138-0.032253 plays
Passing downs
Nevada offense
84thof 138-0.025113 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.587125 plays
Nevada defense · allowed
58thof 138-0.057121 plays
vs
North Dakota State offense
68thof 1380.053131 plays
Third down
Nevada offense
78thof 1380.02862 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
5thof 138-0.40777 plays
Nevada defense · allowed
38thof 138-0.13575 plays
vs
North Dakota State offense
79thof 1380.02378 plays
Red zone
Nevada offense
87thof 138-0.04245 plays · small sample
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
7thof 138-0.43638 plays · small sample
Nevada defense · allowed
113thof 1380.16940 plays · small sample
vs
North Dakota State offense
128thof 138-0.36653 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Nevada offense
74thof 13848.3%vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
9thof 13830.6%Nevada defense · allowed
50thof 13839.7%vs
North Dakota State offense
80thof 13847.2%Away
Nevada Offense vs North Dakota State DefenseNorth Dakota State · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.12#95
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#10.41
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.027#88
303 plays
EPA/Play
#2-0.314
allowed · 270 plays
-0.262#127
129 plays
EPA/Pass
#1-0.495
allowed · 93 plays
0.148#22
174 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#9-0.219
allowed · 177 plays
44.2%#106
303 plays
Success Rate
#4442.6%
allowed · 270 plays
35.7%#128
Pass Success Rate
#9144.6%
allowed
50.6%#47
Rush Success Rate
#2741.9%
allowed
48.3%#74
Available Yards %
#930.6%
allowed
70.3#65
Net Field Position
#4372.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.007#77
234 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#4-0.267
allowed
7.1#80
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#687.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Nevada Defense vs North Dakota State OffenseNevada · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.02#65
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#540.08
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.056#48
allowed · 302 plays
EPA/Play
#92-0.031
331 plays
-0.096#44
allowed · 116 plays
EPA/Pass
#75-0.018
126 plays
-0.031#58
allowed · 186 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#96-0.038
205 plays
41.1%#29
allowed · 302 plays
Success Rate
#8345.9%
331 plays
39.2%#36
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5046.8%
45.1%#53
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10345.4%
39.7%#50
allowed
Available Yards %
#8047.2%
69.5#106
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8871.6
-0.094#33
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#91-0.032
253 plays
7.5#44
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#556.7
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.027
303 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.034
330 plays
-0.056
302 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.321
275 plays
-0.042
45 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.366
53 plays · small sample
0.169
40 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.436
38 plays · small sample
0.028
62 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.023
78 plays
-0.135
75 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.407
77 plays