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Bismarcktribune.com Bismarck Tribune College Football Sunday, January 8, 20f2 Page 5D National champs Continued from ID 'V'" V' 4. 7 VSt i IIS I If i 4 Bell, who managed to keep Beck out of the end zone despite his desperate leap trying to score. On the next play, Jensen plunged in for the touchdown with 8:45 left. "It hit me right in the chest," said Beck, a redshirt freshman from Munich who was named the game's most valuable player. "I said, better catch this I did what I could, but I couldn't get in.

Luckily, the offense finished it off." Jensen finished 10 of 20 for 120 yards passing with an interception. Bell threw two interceptions and completed 12 of 31 passes for 115. yards. It is the fourth consecutive year with a first-time FCS champion. A crowd of 20,586 packed the professional soccer stadium in the suburb north of Dallas.

The crowd was split fairly evenly among fans from Sam Houston State, which has its campus about 200 miles south, and North Dakota State, located more than 1,000 miles north. This was the second of a three-year commitment for the game in Frisco after 13 years in a row in Chattanooga, Tenn. Sam Houston State opened with its lowest-scoring half of the season, but led the third quarter facing another fourth down. That's when punter Matt Voigtlander, who also is listed as a running back, took off and ran 27 yards on fourth-and-4. "We had not run a fake all year.

It was something we kept in our hip pocket," Bohl said. "We needed to establish some momentum. We were disappointed we couldn't get a first down in a normal way. Things were right and our players executed a right idea." Voigtlander made the call for the fake when he looked outside and saw a wide-open lane. "As open as it was, just about anyone could have done what I did," he said.

On the next play, Jensen threw a screen pass to D.J. McNorton, who then ran straight up the field for a 39-yard touchdown play and a 10-6 lead. "It was a momentum changer," Bearkats coach Willie Fritz said. "We're not a team that's used to playing from behind." North Dakota State had only one more first down after that until starting at the 1 following linebacker Travis Beck's interception and 63-yard return. Beck picked off the underthrown pass by Brian Associated Press North Dakota State's Travis Beck had a big interception against Sam Houston State on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.

SamH FG Craig Alaniz 24, 2:18. SamH FG Alaniz 31 :40. Third Quarter NDSt D.J. McNorton 39 pass from Brock Jensen (Jastram kick), 12:47. Fourth Quarter NDSt Jensen 1 run (Jastram kick), 8:45.

A 20,586. Time of Possession 26:55 33:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-NDSU, McNorton 14-39, Matt Voigtlander 1-27, Sam Ojuri 10-27, Esley Thorton 1-10. Jensen 6-7, Ryan Smith 2-5. SHSU, Tim Flanders 21-84, Richard Sincere 9-14, Torrance Williams 1-8. Ryan Wilson 2-4, Team 1 -(minus 3), Keith Blanton 1 -(minus 4).

Brian Bell 7-(minus 8). PASSING-NDSU, Jensen 10-20-1-120. SHSU, Bell 12-31-2-115, Sincere 0-1 -0-0. RECEIVING-NDSU, McNorton 2-35, Smith 2-29. Warren Holloway 2-15, Matt Veldman 1-29, Garrett Bruhn 1-6, Derrick Lang 1-6.

Andrew Grothmann 1-0. SHSU, Flanders 6-10. Williams 3-53, Trey Diller 2-16, Sincere 1-36. NDSU SHSU First downs 9 12 Rushes-yards 34-115 42-95 Passing 120 115 Comp-Att-Int 10-20-1 12-32-2 Return Yards 75 53 Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-35 3-15 of the first quarter, ending a drive when Matt Veldman had a 29 -yard catch lunging with his arms fully extended and Ryan Smith's 14-yard catch on third-and-6 when Jensen threw just before being hit from behind.

Jensen threw only his fourth interception of the season early in the second quarter. Kenneth Jenkins picked off an underthrown ball at the 35, but the Bearkats had only one first down before punting. "Obviously, we would have liked a better outcome. North Dakota State did a heck of a job. Their defense played well and we really struggled," center Travis Watson said.

"They played us well and got us out of our rhythm." Bismarck's Esley Thorton got in for one play in the second quarter when Jensen was banged up. The redshirt freshman ran the ball, picking up 10 yards. Thorton and his Bison teammates created memories that will last a lifetime. "(It's) everything I've ever dreamed of," nose guard Ryan Drevlow said. "It's just unreal.

I can't explain how good of a feeling this is." NDSU 3 0 7 7 17 SHSU 0 6 0 0 6 First Quarter NDSt FG Ryan Jastram 19, :03. Second Quarter 6-3 after Craig Alaniz kicked two field goals in the final 2:18 of the first half. The Bearkats, who failed to convert two earlier turnovers into points, followed that with a scoreless second half. Alaniz kicked a 24-yard field goal with 2:18 left in the first half, capping a 41 -yard drive on which Tim Flanders had carries of 15, 13 and 10 before being stuffed for no gain and a loss of 1 after Sam Houston got to the 6. Flanders, who had 287 yards on 26 carries in the semifinal victory over Montana, ran 21 times for 84 yards in the finale.

After a three-and-out by North Dakota State, the Bearkats got a 31 -yard field goal from Alaniz with 40 seconds left. The Bearkats took over at the North Dakota State 41 midway through the first quarter when Sam Ojuri fumbled in the backfield after taking a handoff. Flanders ran for 9 yards on the next play, but Sam Houston didn't gain another yard on that drive. Brian Bell was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 keeper when he ran into a wall of defenders at the line and was unable to surge forward. North Dakota State led 3-0 when Ryan Jastram kicked a 19-yard field goal at the end r-ap jr Associated Press North Dakota State's Warren Holloway celebrates with the FCS national championship trophy in Frisco, Texas.

Associated Press North Dakota State's Coulter Boyer celebrates with the FCS national championship trophy Saturday. BOWL ROUNDUP BOWL GLANCE Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia 70. Clemson 33 FRIDAY, JAN. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 SATURDAY, JAN. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala.

SMU 28. Pittsburgh 6 SUNDAY, JAN. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3).

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