Murray State at North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Interstat) — The Murray State Racers will visit the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The forecast for game time calls for 62 degrees Fahrenheit.

North Dakota enters at 4-1. Murray State is 1-4. North Dakota has won four of five games, with its only loss coming at Nebraska. The Fighting Hawks are coming off a 42-35 win at Indiana State on Saturday. Quarterback Jerry Kaminski passed for 381 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 86 yards and two scores in that win. Griffin Broderick ran for 39 yards, and Charles Langama ran for 19 yards, caught one pass for 13 yards and returned one kickoff for 20 yards.

Kaminski is a player to watch for North Dakota. In his recent performances, he passed for 106 yards and rushed for 3 yards with one touchdown at Nebraska, and passed for 233 yards with five touchdowns while rushing for 23 yards against Saint Thomas (Minn.). Earlier this season, North Dakota beat Portland State 47-23 and Long Island 42-21.

Murray State is led by quarterback Jim Ogle. In the Racers’ most recent game, a 46-6 loss to Southern Illinois on Saturday, Ogle passed for 77 yards and one touchdown. Blaze Berry passed for 10 yards, and Mykel Allen ran for 48 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards.

Ogle’s recent outings include 79 passing yards at Oklahoma State and 118 passing yards with 9 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee. Murray State has one win in five games, a 27-18 home victory over Valparaiso. The Racers also lost at Middle Tennessee 38-14 and at Oklahoma State 59-0 before falling to Southern Illinois.

North Dakota’s other results this season include a 34-7 loss at Nebraska, a 47-23 win at Portland State, a 62-26 win over Saint Thomas (Minn.) and a 42-21 win over Long Island. North Dakota’s wins have come against Long Island, Saint Thomas (Minn.), Portland State and Indiana State. North Dakota has scored 42 or more points in four games. Murray State has scored 27 or fewer points in five games.

Murray State’s remaining schedule includes games against South Dakota, South Dakota State, Illinois State, Youngstown State, Indiana State and Northern Iowa. North Dakota will face Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Youngstown State, Illinois State and Southern Illinois later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects North Dakota to defeat Murray State 69-17.