No. 13 UMD Football Downs Jamestown 45-29 in First Historic Matchup

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45

Winner

Minn. Duluth
UMD

8-1 , 7-1

29

Jamestown
UJ

1-7 , 1-7

Winner

Minn. Duluth
UMD

8-1 , 7-1

45

29

Score By Quarters

Team	1st	2nd	third	4th	F
UMD Minn. Duluth	14	10	14	7	45
UJ Jamestown	8	0	13	8	29

Game Recap: Football | 11/1/2025 7:24:00 PM | Tyler Bremner

The No. 13 (AFCA) and No. 10 (D2Football.com) University of Minnesota Duluth soccer group downed the University of Jamestown on their house turf in this system’s first-ever matchup since becoming a member of the convention this season.

The dynamic duo of redshirt senior quarterback Kyle Walljasper and redshirt freshman tight finish Luke Dehnicke picked proper up the place they left off final week. Walljasper related with Dehnicke for 3 passing touchdowns which had been three of the six complete touchdowns scored within the sport by the Bulldogs. Walljasper handed 4 touchdowns and rushed for one for a complete of 235 passing yards and 61 yards on the bottom. Dehnicke hit 150-yards on eight receptions (18.75 avg.) and was the highest UMD goal for the second straight week. Zachary Welch gained 141 yards for his first over 100-yard dashing sport as a freshman operating again (12.8 avg.).

On the primary drive of the sport, Walljasper and the offense had been in sync to drive 56 yards on 9 performs with Dehnicke receiving the ultimate go for a 14-yard landing. Walljasper would then hand the offense over to Dehnicke to finish a two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead 4 minutes into the quarter.

The Jimmies responded with a landing and a two-point conversion to tie the sport again up on the next drive. Two drives later, the offense went on an 80-yard drive in seven play ending in Walljasper sending a 23-yard go to DeShaun Ames for the landing for a 14-8 lead. UMD failed on the conversion try, however the Bulldog protection then locked down the Jimmies to 21 yards on the subsequent drive to permit the offense to drive for a subject objective with Drew Henson’s kick.

With 6:16 left within the quarter, Jamestown was stopped once more by the UMD protection with Walljasper discovering room to ship one last landing within the air to Dehnicke for 19 yards to take a 24-8 lead. This was the final of the scoring earlier than halftime as the subsequent Bulldog drive led to an interception thrown by Walljasper on the Jamestown four-yard line.

The third quarter started with Jamestown happening a decided 75-yard drive to attain a landing and minimize the result in 24-14 after a failed two-point conversion. Again, the Bulldogs rattled off a 74-yard drive with Dehnicke breaking free on a 27-yard landing go from Walljasper to mark a 31-14 rating with a kick from Henson.

Jamestown responded with a 79-yard landing by Nate Burke that introduced the Jimmies inside 10 at 31-21 with 4:05 left within the third quarter. The last drive of the quarter noticed the Bulldogs rating once more with a 48-yard drive, which led to Walljasper’s lone dashing landing for a 38-21 lead.

The last quarter noticed each the Bulldogs and Jimmies rating. UMD’s Francis O’Malley rushed 11 yards for a landing after Welch reached properly over 100 dashing yards together with a 34-yard rush to arrange the Bulldogs in Jimmie territory. UMD ran down the ultimate three minutes of regulation to seal the 45-29 win.

All in all, the Bulldog offense mixed for 555 yards whereas the protection locked down the Jimmies to 61 dashing yards however allowed 387 yards within the air. Mojo Weerts was the lone Bulldog to tally a sack for a lack of seven yards. Tyrone McCoy led the group in complete tackles with seven solo.

UMD returns to James S. Malosky stadium for senior day on Saturday, going through Bemidji State University of their last house sport of the common season at 12 p.m.