Tommy Schuster completed 20 of 23 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns to lead the University of North Dakota to a 29-27 Potato Bowl win over the No.-24 ranked University of Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Conference football Saturday in the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks (1-1 overall, 1-0 MVC) clinched the seesaw game on Schuster’s 6-yard touchdown run with 7:08 left in the fourth quarter. Schuster also three TD passes to Adam Zavalney and Bo Belquist as well as scoring a 2-point conversion on UND’s third touchdown. Tyler Hoosman, who rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries, scored the other UND touchdown. The Panthers (0-2 overall , 0-1 MVC) were led by quarterback Theo Day, who was 20 for 27 and 334 yards and a touchdown, and Dom Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. UND returns to play Saturday on the road at Northern Arizona University. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)
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