GRAND FORKS — During breaks in action in the first half, UND brought out and honored Jim Kleinsasser and Digger Anderson — two former players with signature moments in the UND-North Dakota State rivalry.

On Saturday, the Fighting Hawks couldn't find their next rivalry hero.

Instead, NDSU's Cole Payton scored on an 8-yard run with 2 minutes, 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Bison beat UND 15-10 in front of a sellout crowd of 12,749 in the Alerus Center.

No. 13 UND fell to 6-4, with four losses by a combined 14 points. The No. 1 Bison improved to 10-0, securing the Missouri Valley Football Conference title in the process.

"It hurts, right?" UND first-year head coach Eric Schmidt said. "It was one of those games where it was an ugly football game. It's frustrating. It's a lear

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