NDSU’s Wentz Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week by the league office Sunday, Oct. 11, after passing for four touchdowns in a 31-28 come-from-behind victory over Northern Iowa.

Wentz, a senior from Bismarck, N.D., led the Bison on a 10-play, 79-yard drive in less than two minutes caped by an 18-yard touchdown pass to Darrius Shepherd with 35 seconds left.  He completed 6 of 10 passes on the winning drive including a 14-yarder to Zach Vraa and a 23-yarder to RJ Urzendowski both on fourth down.

Wentz connected with 11 different receivers and finished 26 of 40 (both career highs) for 335 yards, the fifth most passing yards in NDSU history.  He set a school record attempting 143 consecutive passes without an interception, and his 40 attempts against UNI were the most by a Bison quarterback since 2009.

North Dakota State (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) hosts South Dakota at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.  The Coyotes are 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference after a 40-21 loss at Western Illinois.