Wk 9 · 2026
UTEP Miners at North Dakota State Bison — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Fargodome, Fargo
· MW+
Mountain West · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Mountain West · no games yet
What is at stake
A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
UTEP form
L 31-61at DELL 31-34vs NMSUL 24-38at MOSTL 27-30vs JXSTL 20-33at KENN
2025 season
N Dakota St form
L 28-29vs ILSTW 62-7vs ?W 48-16vs UNIW 15-10at UNDW 38-30vs YSU
2025 season
UTEP this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
N Dakota St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | UTEP | N Dakota St |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Mountain West | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Nevada Mountain West | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| San José St Mountain West | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Hawai'i Mountain West | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Wyoming Mountain West | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Air Force Mountain West | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| N Illinois Mountain West | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
UTEP leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 117/211, 1418 YDS, 13 TD, 11 INT |
| Malachi Nelson QB #16 | 104/190, 1163 YDS, 8 TD, 9 INT | |
| Rushing | Ashten Emory RB #20 | 119 CAR, 569 YDS, 4 TD |
| Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 103 CAR, 396 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Hahsaun Wilson RB #14 | 46 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Wondame Davis Jr. WR #7 | 25 REC, 604 YDS, 6 TD |
| Kenny Odom WR #18 | 62 REC, 582 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Eric Willis III WR #19 | 27 REC, 290 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trevon Tate WR #15 | 22 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Micah Davey LB #48 | 131 |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 92 | |
| Solo Barnes S #5 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Udoka Ezeani DL #6 | 5 |
| KD Johnson DT #7 | 3.5 | |
| Elijah Baldwin LB #32 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Solo Barnes S #5 | 2 |
| Xavier Smith S #2 | 1 | |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 1 |
N Dakota St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Cole Payton QB #9 | 162/225, 2719 YDS, 16 TD, 4 INT |
| Nathan Hayes QB #2 | 25/44, 381 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Barika Kpeenu RB #8 | 191 CAR, 1005 YDS, 20 TD |
| Cole Payton QB #9 | 136 CAR, 777 YDS, 13 TD | |
| DJ Scott RB #7 | 95 CAR, 502 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryce Lance WR #5 | 51 REC, 1079 YDS, 8 TD |
| RaJa Nelson WR #3 | 28 REC, 404 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Reis Kessel TE #81 | 15 REC, 335 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jackson Williams WR #18 | 17 REC, 293 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 86 |
| Logan Kopp LB #43 | 76 | |
| Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Toby Anene DE #53 | 7 |
| Victor Isele DE #0 | 3 | |
| Jack Iuliano DE #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 3 |
| Taylen Eady S #14 | 3 | |
| Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 3 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.