Blue Hawks ready for clash with #4 Montana Western in FCS Second Round

THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...

Saturday, Nov. 30 – Bulldog Stadium – Dillon, Mont. – 12:00 pm MT
#14 Dickinson State (10-1, 8-0 NSAA) vs #4 Montana Western (9-1, 7-1 Frontier)

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FCS SECOND ROUND 
Dickinson State moves into the NAIA Football Championship Series Second Round for the second consecutive year after their thrilling 27-20 win over #19 Kansas Wesleyan in the FCS First Round last week. DSU used a big fourth quarter comeback to take down upset-minded KWU in the first playoff game in Dickinson since 2004, and the first at the Biesiot Activities Center. The Blue Hawks now turn their attention west as they travel to Dillon, Montana to take on powerhouse #4 Montana Western. This will be the second straight year the Blue Hawks have faced a Frontier Conference opponent in the FCS after defeating #17 Montana Tech, in Butte, in last year's FCS First Round. Dickinson State is looking for their first win in the round of 16 since a 14-6 upset of Northwestern (IA) in 2018.

THE SERIES
vs UMW: UMW leads 5-1
Last: UMW 35-14 (9/10/22 in Dillon) / Streak: UMW 5
Notes: Montana Western has won the last five matchups, dating back to the 2012 season. The closest game between the teams came in Dickinson in 2021 when the Bulldogs took down DSU 42-30 after the Blue Hawks led 30-21 heading into halftime.

SOARING HAWKS
Jayden Heartwell x2 – NSAA Defensive Player of the Week (Wk. 1,7), NSAA Defensive MVP
Semaj Clark x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 3,7)
Will Madler x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 5,10), FCS First Round Offensive Player of the Game, NSAA Offensive MVP, NSAA Player of the Year
Braden Zuroff x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 6,8)
Chase Miller x3 – NSAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Wk. 10,11,12)
Jackson Simonson – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 11)
Riley Waters – FCS First Round Defensive Player of the Game
Scotty Woodruff – NSAA Offensive Lineman of the Year
Pete Stanton – NSAA Coach of the Year

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Points Per Game: UMW 43.30 | Opponents 21.20
Rushing Yards Per Game: UMW 185.0 | Opponents 113.5
Passing Yards Per Game: UMW 297.90 | Opponents 201.00
Total Yards Per Game: UMW 482.9 | Opponents 314.5
Penalty Yards Per Game: UMW 85.00 | Opponents 43.40
Avg. Time of Possession Per Game: UMW 30:58 | Opponents 33:36

PLAYOFF PICTURE
Second Round Matchups