Portland State Vikings @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Kaminski accounts for 5 TDs, FCS No. 22 North Dakota beats Portland State 50-20
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- — Jerry Kaminski threw four touchdown passes — two to Nathan Hromadka — and ran for a TD on Saturday night to help North Dakota beat Portland State 50-20 on Saturday night.
Kaminski led a nine-play, 61-yard opening drive that he capped with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Hromadka about 4 1/2 minutes into the game. Cru Newman fumbled on the ensuing kickoff return, UND's Grant Noland recovered at the 17 and Kaminski's 7-yard TD run made it 14-0 less than two minutes later.
Kaminski was 14-of-21 passing for 164 yards and added 70 yards rushing on eight carries. Kaminski threw a 4-yard touchdown passes to Deng Deng and Tray Kuntz, and hit Hromadka for a 20-yarder.
Backup quarterback Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson ran for a 2-yard touchdown that gave North Dakota a 50-13 lead with 10:55 to play.
Jayden Brannan strip-sacked Tupou’ata-Johnson and Jaxton Helmstetler returned the fumble 70 yards for a TD to cap the scoring.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Lynch and Delon Thompson added a 3-yard scoring run for Portland State (0-3).
Gaven Ziebarth ran for a 5-yard touchdown for the Fighting Hawks.
North Dakota (1-1), which lost 38-35 at then-No. 17 Kansas State in the opener, is No. 22 in the FCS coaches poll.
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Game Information
Grand Forks, ND
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR | 
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 4-0 | 8-0 | 
| UC Davis | 4-0 | 6-1 | 
| Montana State | 4-0 | 6-2 | 
| Eastern Washington | 3-1 | 4-4 | 
| Northern Arizona | 2-2 | 5-3 | 
| Sacramento State | 2-2 | 4-4 | 
| Idaho State | 1-3 | 2-6 | 
| Northern Colorado | 1-3 | 3-5 | 
| Cal Poly | 1-3 | 3-5 | 
| Idaho | 1-3 | 3-5 | 
| Weber State | 1-3 | 3-5 | 
| Portland State | 0-4 | 0-8 | 
| Missouri Valley Football ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference | CONF | OVR | 
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 5-0 | 8-0 | 
| North Dakota | 4-0 | 6-2 | 
| South Dakota State | 3-1 | 7-1 | 
| South Dakota | 3-2 | 5-4 | 
| Youngstown State | 2-2 | 5-3 | 
| Illinois State | 2-2 | 5-3 | 
| Southern Illinois | 2-2 | 5-3 | 
| Indiana State | 0-4 | 2-6 | 
| Northern Iowa | 0-4 | 2-6 | 
| Murray State | 0-4 | 0-8 | 
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