FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Bruce Anderson returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the second straight week to help North Dakota State to a 23-13 victory over Northern Iowa in an FCS quarterfinal game Saturday.
Anderson appeared to be corralled at the NDSU 40 but spun out of the tackle and sprinted in on a 97-yard scoring play. That turned a halftime deficit into a 14-10 lead.
NDSU (11-2) held UNI's highly-touted running game in check most of the game. The Panthers (9-5) finished with 120 yards rushing.
Bison running back King Frazier ran for 107 of his team's 153 yards rushing.