CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jerry Kaminski threw four touchdown passes to lead North Dakota to a 35-7 win over Northern Iowa in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Kaminski was 20 of 23 for 246 yards and connected with BJ Fleming for the highlight of the game. With 9:21 in the third quarter, Kaminski found Fleming for a 77-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. Fleming had five catches for 134 yards and the score.
Kaminski even had a 2-yard reception from himself when a pass was swatted at the line of scrimmage and he picked it out of the air.
Kaden Vig led a dominant defensive performance for the No. 14 FCS Coaches Poll Fighting Hawks (3-2, 1-0). Vig sacked Matthew Schecklman twice in a six-tackle performance.
Schecklman was 27 of 40 for 201 yards an