CFBSat, Sep 20 · Final
VALDefense
UND
17Sacks43
9Interceptions17
793Tackles874
69Tackles for Loss90
32Passes Defended62
14Takeaways27
14Turnover Differential27
VALOffense
UND20.3Points per Game32.8
34.673rd Down %38.78
0Giveaways0
VALTeam record
UND1-3Record2-2
Game information
4:00 PM, September 20, 2025
Alerus Center
Grand Forks
Where to watch
- ESPN+
4
- End of 4th QuarterVAL 7 · UND 58
- Marcus Brown pass incomplete to William Hawkins IVVAL 7 · UND 58
- Michael Rumoro run for 4 yds to the UND 30VAL 7 · UND 58
- Michael Rumoro run for 4 yds to the UND 34VAL 7 · UND 58
- Colton Brunell run for a loss of 4 yards to the UND 38 Colton Brunell fumbled, recovered by VAL Anthony FeltrinelliVAL 7 · UND 58
- Jack Sulik pass complete to Keegan Ryan for 10 yds to the UND 42 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 58
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 02:00VAL 7 · UND 58
- Colton Brunell run for 6 yds to the UND 32 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 58
- Jack Sulik run for 4 yds to the UND 26VAL 7 · UND 58
- Colton Brunell run for 2 yds to the UND 22VAL 7 · UND 58
- Zander Lankford punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Caden Dennis at the UND 20VAL 7 · UND 58
- Timeout Valparaiso, clock 04:06VAL 7 · UND 58
- Marty O'Keeffe run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 34VAL 7 · UND 58
- Marcus Brown run for 3 yds to the VAL 35VAL 7 · UND 58
- Chris Gundy run for 2 yds to the VAL 32VAL 7 · UND 58
- Shotgun Brown,Marcus pass incomplete short middle to Hawkins IV,William thrown to Valpo33 PENALTY UND Pass Interference (Robinson,Jeff) 15 yards from Valpo15 to Valpo30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.VAL 7 · UND 58
- Amir Simmons run for 1 yd to the VAL 15VAL 7 · UND 58
- Amir Simmons run for 2 yds to the VAL 14VAL 7 · UND 58
- Sam Klestinski punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Chris Gundy at the VAL 12VAL 7 · UND 58
- Jack Sulik pass complete to Tray Kuntz for no gain to the VAL 44VAL 7 · UND 58
- Colton Brunell run for 1 yd to the VAL 44VAL 7 · UND 58
- Colton Brunell run for 2 yds to the VAL 45VAL 7 · UND 58
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 09:37VAL 7 · UND 58
- Zander Lankford punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VAL 47 , Caden Dennis returns for 22 yds to the VAL 47VAL 7 · UND 58
- Marcus Brown run for 2 yds to the VAL 28VAL 7 · UND 58
- Marcus Brown run for 3 yds to the VAL 26VAL 7 · UND 58
- Dawaiian McNeely run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAL 23VAL 7 · UND 58
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 60 ydsVAL 7 · UND 58
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson run for 5 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)VAL 7 · UND 58
- run for a loss of 17 yards to the VAL 5VAL 7 · UND 51
- Rowan Keefe run for 4 yds to the VAL 22VAL 7 · UND 51
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Chris GundyVAL 7 · UND 51
- Dawaiian McNeely run for 4 yds to the VAL 18VAL 7 · UND 51
- Easton Choate kickoff for 64 yds , Ryan Ricketti return for 13 yds to the VAL 14VAL 7 · UND 51
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 13:27VAL 7 · UND 51
- C.J. Elrichs 32 yd FG GOODVAL 7 · UND 51
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson pass incomplete to Colton BrunellVAL 7 · UND 48
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson pass incomplete to Jimmie Maxson IIIVAL 7 · UND 48
- Colton Brunell run for 2 yds to the VAL 15VAL 7 · UND 48
- Colton Brunell run for 3 yds to the VAL 17 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 48
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 14:47VAL 7 · UND 48
- Colton Brunell run for no gain to the VAL 20VAL 7 · UND 48
3
- Colton Brunell run for 9 yds to the VAL 20VAL 7 · UND 48
- End of 3rd QuarterVAL 7 · UND 48
- Colton Brunell run for 21 yds to the VAL 29 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 48
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson pass complete to Jimmie Maxson III for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 48
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Caden Dennis at the UND 37VAL 7 · UND 48
- Caron Tyler run for 7 yds to the VAL 28VAL 7 · UND 48
- Timeout Valparaiso, clock 02:34VAL 7 · UND 48
- Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 6 yards to the VAL 21VAL 7 · UND 48
- Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the VAL 27VAL 7 · UND 48
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 ydsVAL 7 · UND 48
- C. Elrichs 38 yd FG GOODVAL 7 · UND 48
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson pass incomplete to Caden DennisVAL 7 · UND 45
- Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson pass incomplete to Nate DeMontagnacVAL 7 · UND 45
- Gaven Ziebarth run for no gain to the VAL 21VAL 7 · UND 45
- Nate Hillenburg punt blocked by John Butsch blocked by John Butsch Hillenburg,Nathaniel punt 0 yards to the Valpo15 blocked by Butsch,John recovered by UND Dennis,Caden at Valpo47 Dennis,Caden return 26 yards to the Valpo21 (McKinnis,Ace). , Caden Dennis returns for 26 yds to the VAL 21VAL 7 · UND 45
- Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Jack ElginVAL 7 · UND 45
- Dawaiian McNeely run for 6 yds to the VAL 15VAL 7 · UND 45
- Caron Tyler run for 2 yds to the VAL 9VAL 7 · UND 45
- Easton Choate kickoff for 64 yds , Ryan Ricketti return for 14 yds to the VAL 49 Valparaiso Penalty, (8 Yards) to the VAL 7VAL 7 · UND 45
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 06:56VAL 7 · UND 45
- X. Leigh run for 23 yds for a TD (C. Elrichs KICK)VAL 7 · UND 45
- Xavier Leigh run for 4 yds to the VAL 23VAL 7 · UND 38
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Micah MackayVAL 7 · UND 38
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchbackVAL 7 · UND 38
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 07:40VAL 7 · UND 38
- S. Romfo run for 5 yds for a TD (C. Elrichs KICK)VAL 7 · UND 38
- Simon Romfo pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 16 yds to the VAL 5 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 31
- Gaven Ziebarth run for 9 yds to the VAL 21VAL 7 · UND 31
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Caden Dennis for 13 yds to the VAL 30 for a 1ST downVAL 7 · UND 31
- Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the VAL 43VAL 7 · UND 31
- Nate Hillenburg punt blocked by John Butsch blocked by John ButschVAL 7 · UND 31
- Rowan Keefe run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 32VAL 7 · UND 31
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Chris Gundy for 6 yds to the VAL 33VAL 7 · UND 31
- Dawaiian McNeely run for 2 yds to the VAL 27VAL 7 · UND 31
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 ydsVAL 7 · UND 31
- L. Scoma kick for 57 yds,S. Seidl return for 92 yds for a TD (C. Elrichs KICK)VAL 7 · UND 31
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 11:59VAL 7 · UND 24
- R. Keefe pass to M. Mackay for 67 yds for a TD (L. Scoma KICK)VAL 7 · UND 24
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Chris Gundy for 13 yds to the VAL 33 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 24
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Chris GundyVAL 0 · UND 24
- Luke Silvernale punt for 51 yds for a touchbackVAL 0 · UND 24
- Sawyer Seidl run for 2 yds to the UND 49VAL 0 · UND 24
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to Caden DennisVAL 0 · UND 24
- Simon Romfo pass incomplete to Sawyer SeidlVAL 0 · UND 24
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to B.J. Fleming for 24 yds to the UND 47 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 24
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to Sawyer SeidlVAL 0 · UND 24
- Xavier Leigh run for 1 yd to the UND 23VAL 0 · UND 24
- Luke Scoma kickoff for 52 yds , Sawyer Seidl return for 9 yds to the UND 22VAL 0 · UND 24
2
- End of 2nd QuarterVAL 0 · UND 24
- C. Elrichs 38 yd FG GOODVAL 0 · UND 24
- Timeout Valparaiso, clock 00:02VAL 0 · UND 21
- Jerry Kaminski pass incompleteVAL 0 · UND 21
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Caden Dennis for 18 yds to the VAL 21 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 21
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Korey Tai for 12 yds to the VAL 39 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 21
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 34 ydsVAL 0 · UND 21
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 00:28VAL 0 · UND 21
- Rowan Keefe sacked by Lance Rucker for a loss of 6 yards to the VAL 17VAL 0 · UND 21
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 00:33VAL 0 · UND 21
- Michael Mansaray run for 4 yds to the VAL 23VAL 0 · UND 21
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 00:42VAL 0 · UND 21
- Michael Mansaray run for no gain to the VAL 19VAL 0 · UND 21
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 yds , Ryan Ricketti return for 19 yds to the VAL 19VAL 0 · UND 21
- J. Kaminski pass to S. Seidl for 20 yds for a TD (C. Elrichs KICK)VAL 0 · UND 21
- Sawyer Seidl run for 1 yd to the VAL 20VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Watson Hafer for 11 yds to the VAL 21 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to B.J. FlemingVAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to B.J. Fleming for 22 yds to the VAL 32 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 14
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 02:00VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Grant Romfo for 3 yds to the UND 46VAL 0 · UND 14
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 36 yds , Zach Lewis returns for 3 yds to the UND 43VAL 0 · UND 14
- Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Michael MansarayVAL 0 · UND 14
- Caron Tyler run for 1 yd to the VAL 24VAL 0 · UND 14
- Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the VAL 23VAL 0 · UND 14
- No Huddle-Shotgun Tyler,Caron pass incomplete short left to Melchiori,Jay thrown to Valpo13 broken up by Lewis,Zach PENALTY UND Roughing The Passer (Olagbaju,Emmanuel) 15 yards from Valpo06 to Valpo21, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.VAL 0 · UND 14
- Michael Mansaray run for 1 yd to the VAL 6VAL 0 · UND 14
- Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Jay MelchioriVAL 0 · UND 14
- Luke Silvernale punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Chris Gundy at the VAL 5VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski run for no gain to the VAL 48VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to Korey TaiVAL 0 · UND 14
- Sawyer Seidl run for 1 yd to the VAL 48VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to B.J. Fleming for 2 yds to the VAL 49 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 14
- Sawyer Seidl run for 9 yds to the UND 49VAL 0 · UND 14
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 07:11VAL 0 · UND 14
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Zach Lewis at the UND 40VAL 0 · UND 14
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 18 yds, fair catch by Zach Lewis at the VAL 40VAL 0 · UND 14
- Caron Tyler run for 4 yds to the VAL 22VAL 0 · UND 14
- Dawaiian McNeely run for 2 yds to the VAL 18VAL 0 · UND 14
- Dawaiian McNeely run for no gain to the VAL 16VAL 0 · UND 14
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 yds , Ryan Ricketti return for 16 yds to the VAL 16VAL 0 · UND 14
- J. Kaminski pass to D. for 2 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)VAL 0 · UND 14
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 18 yds to the VAL 2 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Gaven Ziebarth run for 1 yd to the VAL 20VAL 0 · UND 7
- Xavier Leigh run for 5 yds to the VAL 21VAL 0 · UND 7
- Xavier Leigh run for 25 yds to the VAL 26 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 7 yds to the UND 49VAL 0 · UND 7
- Xavier Leigh run for 4 yds to the UND 42VAL 0 · UND 7
- Jerry Kaminski run for 2 yds to the UND 38VAL 0 · UND 7
- PENALTY UND False Start (Buxa,Ben) 5 yards from UND41 to UND36. NO PLAY.VAL 0 · UND 7
- Timeout North Dakota, clock 14:01VAL 0 · UND 7
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Zach Lewis at the UND 41VAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Ryan RickettiVAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Devin YeatsVAL 0 · UND 7
- Dawaiian McNeely run for 5 yds to the VAL 18VAL 0 · UND 7
1
- End of 1st QuarterVAL 0 · UND 7
- Luke Silvernale punt for 43 yds , Chris Gundy returns for no gain to the VAL 13VAL 0 · UND 7
- PENALTY UND False Start (McNeal,Malachi) 5 yards from UND47 to UND42. NO PLAY.VAL 0 · UND 7
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to Watson HaferVAL 0 · UND 7
- Jerry Kaminski pass incomplete to B.J. FlemingVAL 0 · UND 7
- Sawyer Seidl run for 2 yds to the UND 47VAL 0 · UND 7
- Gaven Ziebarth run for 11 yds to the UND 45 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Gaven Ziebarth run for 15 yds to the UND 34 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 42 yds , Zach Lewis returns for 11 yds to the UND 19VAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Devin Yeats for no gain to the 50 yard lineVAL 0 · UND 7
- Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the 50 yard lineVAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass incomplete to Devin YeatsVAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Devin Yeats for 11 yds to the VAL 48 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 4 yards to the VAL 37VAL 0 · UND 7
- Michael Mansaray run for 3 yds to the VAL 41VAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe run for 11 yds to the VAL 38 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 7
- Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 27VAL 0 · UND 7
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Ryan Ricketti for 3 yds to the VAL 28VAL 0 · UND 7
- Kenten Laughman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchbackVAL 0 · UND 7
- Sawyer Seidl run for 7 yds for a TD (C.J. Elrichs KICK)VAL 0 · UND 7
- Simon Romfo pass complete to Nate DeMontagnac for 9 yds to the VAL 7 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 0
- Simon Romfo run for 4 yds to the VAL 16VAL 0 · UND 0
- Sawyer Seidl run for 9 yds to the VAL 20 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 0
- Xavier Leigh run for 4 yds to the VAL 29VAL 0 · UND 0
- Xavier Leigh run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAL 33VAL 0 · UND 0
- Jerry Kaminski run for 18 yds to the VAL 31 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 0
- Jerry Kaminski pass complete to Korey Tai for 20 yds to the VAL 49 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 0
- Sawyer Seidl run for 14 yds to the UND 31 for a 1ST downVAL 0 · UND 0
- Sawyer Seidl run for 2 yds to the UND 17VAL 0 · UND 0
- Nate Hillenburg punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Zach Lewis at the UND 15VAL 0 · UND 0
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Devin Yeats for 6 yds to the UND 49VAL 0 · UND 0
- PENALTY Valpo False Start (Welch,Brayden) 5 yards from UND50 to Valpo45. NO PLAY.VAL 0 · UND 0
- Rowan Keefe pass complete to Devin Yeats for 5 yds to the 50 yard lineVAL 0 · UND 0
- Michael Mansaray run for 3 yds to the VAL 45VAL 0 · UND 0
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