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John Larson (9) 2019
Brett Groehler
7
Minot State MINOT 0-1 , 0-1
52
Winner Minnesota Duluth UMD 1-0 , 1-0
Minot State MINOT
0-1 , 0-1
7
Final
52
Minnesota Duluth UMD
1-0 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MINOT Minot State 7 0 0 0 7
UMD Minnesota Duluth 15 13 17 7 52

Game Recap: Football | | Kevin Rivers

NO. 14 UMD FOOTBALL RUNS AWAY FROM MINOT IN HOME OPENER

DULUTH, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota Duluth football program opened its 2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season with a 52-7 triumph against Minot State on Thursday night at Malosky Stadium.

The No. 14 Bulldogs (1-0, 1-0 NSIC) got the 2019 campaign off to a hot start, reaching the end zone on their first two drives. Junior quarterback John Larson hit sophomore running back Zach Ojile in the back corner of the endzone for the game's first score, two plays after Larson got loose on a 40-yard run to the Minot State (0-1, 0-1 NSIC) 10-yard line. On the next series, sophomore running back Wade Sullivan took a pitch to the left and dove for the pylon to score his first touchdown of the season and the tenth of his Bulldog career. UMD would find the endzone twice more in the second quarter, including a 38-yard strike from Larson to junior wide receiver Quincy Woods to help build a 28-7 halftime advantage. 

Larson finished the game completing 16 of 28 passes for 279 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He also picked up 77 yards rushing on just six carries. Sullivan led the Bulldogs in rushing with 85 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns and Woods led the team in receiving with five catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns.



GAME NOTES
UMD outgained the Beavers in total yards (552-161), rushing yards (248-118), and passing yards (304-43) and forced two turnovers while giving up one ... the 52 points put up by the Bulldogs were the most in a season opener since the 2009 season when the Bulldogs shutout Concordia-St. Paul 56-0 ... junior linebacker Nate Pearson paced the Bulldog defense with six total tackles, four of which were solo efforts, and picked up one tackle for loss ... the UMD defense forced their first turnover of the season in the third when sophomore safety Austin Kurylo leaped up to snatch his first interception as a Bulldog ... sophomore linebacker Eric Schmitz also grabbed his first Bulldog interception and ran it back for a 47-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs head out on the road for the first time this season a week from Saturday as UMD takes on yet another NSIC North Division rival in Minnesota State University Moorhead on Sept. 14. Opening kick is set for 6 p.m. The game will air live on 102.5 The DUKE FM in Duluth and be available to stream online.
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