Wayne State runs all over ninth-ranked Minnesota State

WAYNE - The Wayne State football team played their most complete game of the season Saturday, dominating the line of scrimmage and handing ninth-ranked Minnesota State a 35-20 upset win.

The Wildcats had 388 yards rushing, their most in a single-game since rushing for 415 against Upper Iowa in 2019.

The Mavericks never got fully comfortable offensively, missing their starting quarterback and leading receiver. The Wildcat defense held MSU to 308 yds of offense, their second-lowest output this season.

Wayne state is now 4-5 all time against ranked teams under Coach Logan Masters. 

Scoring Summary

Qtr	Time	Scoring Play	MSU	WSC
1st	05:31	WSC - McGill,Brady 16 yd run ( ), 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:10	0	6
1st	02:51	WSC - Hayes,Brennan 75 yd run (Hensley,Boston kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:41	0	13
2nd	04:54	MSU - Jones,Nassir 20 yd pass from Thompson,Mitchell (Fournier,Connor kick) 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP 05:29	7	13
2nd	00:00	WSC - Forgy,Dawson 1 yd run ( ), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:54	7	19
3rd	11:05	MSU - Jones,Nassir 4 yd pass from Thompson,Mitchell (Fournier,Connor kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:50	14	19
3rd	01:06	WSC - Andrews,Colton 9 yd pass from Dannenbring,Bennett (Hensley,Boston kick) 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:05	14	26
4th	12:52	WSC - Hayes,Brennan 69 yd run (Hensley,Boston kick), 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:22	14	33
4th	07:35	MSU - Dillon,Hudson 3 yd pass from Thompson,Mitchell ( ) 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 05:12	20	33
4th	03:56	WSC - SAFETY, PENALTY MSU Holding (Riha,Braxton) 2 yards from MSU04 to MSU20.	20	35

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Offensive

MSU - Passing

Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	INT	Long	Sack
Thompson,Mitchell	12	18	161	3	1	43	0
Totals	12	18	161	3	1	43	0

WSC - Passing

Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Long	Sack
Dannenbring,Bennett	5	5	63	1	0	17	0
McGill,Brady	4	8	37	0	0	18	1
Totals	9	13	100	1	0	18	1

MSU - Rushing

Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Thompson,Mitchell	17	68	3	65	0	11	3.8
Henderson,Carter	10	47	2	45	0	16	4.5
Backer,Sam	12	43	5	38	0	11	3.2
Totals	39	158	10	148	0	16	3.8

WSC - Rushing

Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Hayes,Brennan	13	184	0	184	2	75	14.2
Forgy,Dawson	24	141	4	137	1	28	5.7
McGill,Brady	5	36	5	31	1	16	6.2
Dannenbring,Bennett	7	30	0	30	0	11	4.3
Phelps,Alex	1	9	0	9	0	9	9.0
TEAM	3	0	3	-3	0	0	-1.0
Totals	53	400	12	388	4	75	7.3

MSU - Receiving

Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Cicero,Jake	1	43	0	43
Jones,Nassir	4	41	2	20
Guyett,Grant	3	31	0	18
Dillon,Hudson	2	29	1	26
Backer,Sam	1	15	0	15
Gilmore,Lebarion	1	2	0	2
Totals	12	161	3	43

WSC - Receiving

Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Petersen,Dane	4	47	0	18
Phelps,Alex	2	31	0	17
Hudson,Elijah	2	13	0	7
Andrews,Colton	1	9	1	9
Forgy,Dawson	0	0	0	0
Bonderson,Keaten	0	0	0	0
Totals	9	100	1	18

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