Northern State University’s Vance Barnes (0) runs past the reach of Southwest Minnesota State University’s Jordan Nolan, bottom left, during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. At right, NSU’s Jacob Streit (81) blocks the Mustangs’ Hunter Bohannon, far right. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Lynden Williams, left and Chase Teiken, right, were among the gang tacklers of Southwest Minnesota State University’s Aiden Tolbert, center, during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Brennan Kutterer, right, celebrates after intercepting a pass during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Jacob Cross, top left and Nate Robinson, bottom left, try to tackle Southwest Minnesota State University’s Jesse Sherwood, right, during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University football players warm up before Saturday’s inaugural game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University students gather outside Dacotah Bank Stadium before Saturday’s inaugural game. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University football players pause to pray before Saturday’s inaugural game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University football fans tailgate outside Dacotah Bank Stadium before Saturday’s inaugural game. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University football fans tailgate in the Barnett Center parking lot before Saturday’s home opener game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
The Northern State University football team takes the field at Dacotah Bank Stadium before Saturday’s inaugural game. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
The Northern State University Marching Band plays before Saturday’s inaugural game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Chase Teiken (53) jumps in front of the pass attempt of Southwest Minnesota State University’s Andrew Haidet (10) during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Teiken deflected the pass which was intercepted by the Wolves on the play. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Payton Eue (26) kicks a point after touchdown out of the hold of teammate Hunter Trautman (4) after the first touchdown scored during Saturday’s inaugural game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Fans packed Dacotah Bank Stadium Saturday for Northern State University’s inaugural game. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Jimmy Kepouros, center, runs with the ball as Southwest Minnesota State University’s Bayley Schuman, far left, closes in on defense during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dewaylon Ingram, left, tries to shake the grasp of Southwest Minnesota State University’s Shaylar Burnell, center, as the Wolves’ Vance Barnes (0) looks on in the background during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University football fans in the upper deck celebrate a play during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Hunter Trautman, center, scrambles with the ball as teammate Brett Brenton, right, looks on during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State Univeristy at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University head football coach Mike Schmidt, center, watches the action from the sideline with his team during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s. Hunter Trautman, right, tries to get to the end zone during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University quarterback Hunter Trautman, bottom center, gets helped to his feet by teammate Chase Jacobs (73) after Trautman came up short of the end zone on a run late in the first half of Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
The second half kick-off sails in the sky above Dacotah Bank Stadium during Saturday’s game between Northern State University and Southwest Minnesota State University. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Vance Barnes, center, gets past the line of scrimmage on a run during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Hunter Trautman throws a pass during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University kicker Payton Eue (26) watches a field goal attempt during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Hunter Trautman, right, tries to get around Southwest Minnesota State University’s Markus Sullivan (43) as the Wolves’ Jake Oliphant, center, pushes Sullivan during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Zach Bohnenkamp celebrates intercepting a pass during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Zach Bohnenkamp (22) gets control of the ball after intercepting a pass as Southwest Minnesota State University’s Andrew Haidt, left, tries to make a tackle during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
The Northern State Univesity Marching Band watches the game from their section of the stadium during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
The Northern State University Marching Band plays as the cheerleaders perform during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Chance Olson, right, intercepts a pass as Southwest Minnesota State University’s Adrian Tolbert, front left, looks on during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Isaiah Cherrier, left, runs with the ball as Southwest Minnesota State University’s Gage Roberson, center, tries to make the tackle from behind during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dewaylon Ingram (12) celebrates a touchdown with teammate Jimmy Kepouros (3) as Jacob Streit (81) looks on during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dawson Weisenberger, right, pulls down Southwest Minnesota State Univeristy’s Jesse Sherwood, center, as Sala Lologo, of the Mustangs, left, looks on during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dakota Larson, left, is forced out of bounds after making a catch by Southwest Minnesota State University’s Jordan White, center as Onte Burns, right, looks on during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University ushered in a new era of football as they played Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dakota Larson (7) gets a hug from teammate Jacob Schloe (79) as he is congratulated after making a touchdown catch during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University head football coach Mike Schmidt, center, watches the action with his team on the sideline during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Clayton Grueneich, right, turns after making a catch as Southwest Minnesota State University’s Onte Burns, back left, closes in on defense during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University head football coach Mike Schmidt, center, shouts instructions from the sideline during Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota State University at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021 
Northern State University’s Dewaylon Ingram, right, pulls in a pass beyond Southwest Minnesota State University’s Jordan White, left, as Ingram went on to score the first touchdown at Dacotah Bank Stadium Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 9/11/2021
