The No. 13 (AFCA) and No. 10 (D2Football.com) University of Minnesota Duluth football team downed the University of Jamestown on their home turf in the program's first-ever matchup since joining the conference this season.

The dynamic duo of redshirt senior quarterback Kyle Walljasper and redshirt freshman tight end Luke Dehnicke picked right up where they left off last week. Walljasper connected with Dehnicke for three passing touchdowns which were three of the six total touchdowns scored in the game by the Bulldogs. Walljasper passed four touchdowns and rushed for one for a total of 235 passing yards and 61-yards on the ground. Dehnicke hit 150-yards on eight receptions (19 avg.) and was the top UMD target for the second straight week. Zachary Welch gained 141 yards for his first over 100-yard rushing game as a freshman running back (12.8 avg.).

On the first drive of the game, Walljasper and the offense were in sync to drive 56 yards on nine plays with Dehnicke receiving the final pass for a 14-yard touchdown. Walljasper would then hand the offense over to Dehnicke to complete a two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead four minutes into the quarter.

The Jimmies responded with a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie the game back up on the following drive. Two drives later, the offense went on a 80-yard drive in seven play ending in Walljasper sending a 23-yard pass to DeShaun Ames for the touchdown for a 14-8 lead. UMD failed on the conversion attempt, but the Bulldog defense then locked down the Jimmies to 21 yards on the next drive to allow the offense to drive for a field goal with Drew Henson's kick.

With 6:16 left in the quarter, Jamestown was stopped again by the UMD defense with Walljasper finding room to send one final touchdown in the air to Dehnicke for 19 yards to take a 24-8 lead. This was the last of the scoring before halftime as the next Bulldog drive ended in an interception thrown by Walljasper at the Jamestown four-yard line.

The third quarter began with Jamestown going on a determined 75-yard drive to score a touchdown and cut the lead to 24-14 after a failed two-point conversion. Again, the Bulldogs rattled off a 74-yard drive with Dehnicke breaking free on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Walljasper to mark a 31-14 score with a kick from Henson.

Jamestown responded with a 79-yard touchdown by Nate Burke that brought the Jimmies within 10 at 31-21 with 4:05 left in the third quarter. The final drive of the quarter saw the Bulldogs score again with a 48-yard drive which ended in Walljasper's lone rushing touchdown for a 38-21 lead.

The final quarter saw both the Bulldogs and Jimmies score. UMD's Francis O'Malley rushed 11 yards for a touchdown after Welch reached well over 100 rushing yards including a 34-yard rush to set up the Bulldogs in Jimmie territory. UMD ran down the final three minutes of regulation to seal the 45-29 win.

All in all, the Bulldog offense combined for 555 yards while the defense locked down the Jimmies to 61 rushing yards but allowed 387 yards in the air. Mojo Weerts was the lone Bulldog to tally a sack for a loss of seven yards. Tyrone McCoy led the team in total tackles with seven solo.

UMD returns to James S. Malosky stadium for senior day on Saturday facing Bemidji State University in their final home game of the regular season at 12 p.m.