WEEK 03 2026 Football NAIA • Preseason Receiving Votes Dickinson State Blue Hawks Week 3 Game Notes Montana State-Northern Lights AT Dickinson State Blue Hawks Watch Radio Live Stats Tickets Matchup Game Sponsors Weather Uniform Notes Names to Know Stats Leaders By the Numbers Schedule Standings Around the Frontier Series DSU Two-Deep MSU-Northern Two-Deep Rosters MSU-Northern Season Snapshot Next Up Matchup at a Glance Montana State-Northern Lights 0-2 AT Dickinson State Blue Hawks 0-2 Preseason RV Date Saturday, Sept. 12 Kickoff 1 p.m. MT Location Biesiot Activities Center • Dickinson, N.D. Series Dickinson State leads 10-8 Game Day Sponsors Saturday's Game Sponsors Supporting Blue Hawk Football Game-Time Weather Near 67° Saturday High Partly Sunny Early Outlook Chance of Showers Precipitation NW 8-14 mph Wind The early National Weather Service outlook for Dickinson calls for partly sunny conditions Saturday with a chance of showers and northwest winds that could gust into the 20s. Forecast details should be refreshed closer to kickoff. National Weather Service • Dickinson, N.D. outlook This Week's Look Week 3 Uniform GRAY • NAVY • NAVY Helmet Gray Helmet Jersey Navy Jersey Pants Navy Pants Record While Wearing Through Week 2 White Jersey 0-1 Navy Jersey 0-0 Gray Jersey 0-1 Navy Pants 0-1 Gray Pants 0-1 Blue Hawk Notes Home Opener Dickinson State plays at the Biesiot Activities Center for the first time in 2026 after opening the season with road games at Midland and Valley City State. Offense Takes a Step The Blue Hawks produced 347 yards at Valley City State, including 204 on the ground, after finishing with 168 total yards in the opener. Grovom Sparks the Ground Game Hudsen Grovom rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown at VCSU and enters Week 3 with a team-high 122 rushing yards. Late Rally in Valley City Dickinson State scored 15 points over the final 6:32 against VCSU, pulling within 28-25 on Grovom's touchdown pass to Jackson Whicker with 34 seconds remaining. Series Momentum Dickinson State has won the last three meetings with Montana State-Northern and leads the all-time series 10-8. Second Meeting Coming Saturday is the first of two 2026 meetings between the Blue Hawks and Lights. Dickinson State travels to Havre on Oct. 31. Names to Know 2 Hudsen Grovom Quarterback Leads Dickinson State with 187 passing yards and 122 rushing yards through two games. He accounted for three touchdowns at Valley City State. 5 Kohbe Smith Wide Receiver Leads the Blue Hawks with 59 receiving yards after a 47-yard touchdown catch at Valley City State. 40 Dylan Dahlgren Defensive Line Has a team-high 14 tackles through two games after recording seven tackles in each road contest. 7 Ty Nelson Punter Has punted 14 times for 550 yards through two games, averaging 39.3 yards per punt. 2026 Stats Leaders Season totals through two games. Passing Yards 187 Hudsen Grovom • 17-of-37 • 2 TD Rushing Yards 122 Hudsen Grovom • 25 carries • 1 TD Receiving Yards 59 Kohbe Smith • 2 receptions • 1 TD Receptions 6 Gage Gilbert / Jackson Whicker Total Tackles 14 Dylan Dahlgren Sacks 1 Brody Jenness / Shel Osborne Punt Average 39.3 Ty Nelson • 14 punts • 550 yards Kick Return Yards 53 Jackson Whicker • 3 returns By the Numbers 204 DSU rushing yards Week 2 at Valley City State 347 DSU total yards Week 2 at Valley City State 8-of-27 Third down Dickinson State • season 416 MSUN total yards Last game vs. Montana Western 362 MSUN passing yards Last game vs. Montana Western 28 MSUN second-half points Last game vs. Montana Western 2026 Schedule & Results Aug. 27 at Midland L, 31-0 Sept. 3 at Valley City State L, 28-25 Sept. 12 MSU-Northern 1 p.m. Sept. 19 No. 11 at Carroll 1 p.m. Sept. 26 No. 18 Montana Western 1 p.m. Oct. 3 Mayville State Homecoming 1 p.m. Oct. 10 No. 25 at Dakota State 2 p.m. Oct. 17 Rocky Mountain 1 p.m. Oct. 24 Valley City State 2 p.m. Oct. 31 at MSU-Northern 1 p.m. Nov. 7 No. 5 at Montana Tech 1 p.m. Rankings reflect the Aug. 24 STADIONIC-NAIA Coaches' Top 25 preseason poll. All times Mountain. Frontier Conference East Standings Team Division Overall No. 5 Montana Tech 0-0 2-0 No. 25 Dakota State 0-0 1-1 Mayville State 0-0 1-1 Valley City State 0-0 1-1 MSU-Northern 0-0 0-2 Rocky Mountain 0-0 0-2 RV Dickinson State 0-0 0-2 Division play begins Oct. 3. Rankings reflect the Aug. 24 preseason poll. Around the Frontier Latest results involving Frontier East teams. RV Dickinson State at Valley City State L, 28-25 No. 5 Montana Tech vs. No. 11 Carroll W, 24-14 No. 25 Dakota State at Black Hills State L, 44-31 Mayville State at Oklahoma Panhandle State L, 30-17 MSU-Northern vs. No. 18 Montana Western L, 49-35 Rocky Mountain at No. 4 College of Idaho L, 63-13 Rankings reflect the Aug. 24 preseason poll. Series History 10-8 DSU All-Time Series Record .556 All-Time Win Pct. W3 Current Streak 18 Previous Meetings Last Meeting Dickinson State defeated Montana State-Northern 37-20 on Nov. 1, 2025, at the Biesiot Activities Center. The Blue Hawks also won 33-16 in Havre earlier that season. Dickinson State Two-Deep Dickinson State game-week two-deep for Sept. 12. Offense Pos. First Team Second Team QB#2 Hudsen Grovom#10 Chase Campbell RB#8 Markiel Cockrell#21 Jackson Simonson TE#15 Gage Gilbert#44 Eli Hansen LT#63 Landen Thompson#78 Kade Samuelson LG#65 Grant Kees#76 Matthew Jacobs C#66 Adam Symonds#58 Brandon Healy RG#50 Howie Thorne#69 Dylan Skillings RT#54 Trenten Bertelson#73 Kyler Kossman WR#19 Caleb Brossman#5 Kohbe Smith WR#6 Adrien Calderon#32 Connor Stanton WR#3 Jackson Whicker#9 Damario Jackson Defense Pos. First Team Second Team DE#40 Dylan Dahlgren#84 Ben Glasscock DL#96 Mace Stuber#57 Chace Waters DL#55 Armani Smith#90 Braden Racht LB#53 Shel Osborne#24 Kyler Hallock LB#42 Deegan Tvedt#30 Austin Spangler LB#33 Brody Jenness#36 Layne Alexander LB#34 Jaymn Medlock#38 Carson Baker CB#6 Dominique Carter#23 Khye Gamas S#3 Trey Gary#13 Cooper Beard S#8 Ryan Racht#9 Chase Selle CB#25 Rustin Medenwald#27 Riley Cline Special Teams Role First Team Second Team K#35 Nik Halvorson— P#7 Ty Nelson— S/Sn#8 Ryan Racht— L/Sn#8 Ryan Racht— KR#3 Jackson Whicker#6 Adrien Calderon Hold#9 Chase Selle— PR#14 Scott Eckel— MSU-Northern Two-Deep Montana State-Northern game-week two-deep for Sept. 12. Offense Pos. First Team Second Team QB#10 Malakhi Statler#15 Griffin Terry RB#5 Sadik Sadik#27 Holton Miguel TE#25 Ife Adebogun#45 Jack Sherry LT#66 Josh Cordes#61 Brody Hanson LG#63 Dain McMann#60 Tyler Gierde C#65 Zachary Patching#77 Logan De Held RG#51 Cody Hoehn#64 Brock Van De Kraats RT#53 Trenton Williams#72 Salesi Anitema A#19 Toryn Richards#33 Jaxson Parkinson X#12 Juliun Benson#80 Kohen Ollen Z#17 Isaiah Woodley#85 Bryan Yobo Defense Pos. First Team Second Team DL#95 Tio Tupou#99 Aukusitino Atonio DL#90 Iulio Atonio#56 Philip Haynes DL#93 RJ Reynold#94 Aaron Maseko DL#55 De'Amoni Wright#11 Wylee Snapp LB#4 Crawford Terry#46 Straud Sims LB#0 Braydon Cline#48 Zach Foss LB#47 Jackson Kink#6 Julius Leapai CB#24 Easton Kauffman#9 Benjamin Lehnerz S#22 Jesse Brawley#20 Jameson Stephens S#26 Jayden Woods#2 Brady Smelser CB#32 George West#3 Ty'Shaun Raine Special Teams Role First Team Second Team K#13 Caleb Litzinger— P#11 Wylee Snapp— S/Sn#50 Christopher Brawley— L/Sn#50 Christopher Brawley— KR#82 Teegan Solomon#24 Easton Kauffman Hold#7 Jesse Brawley— PR#33 Jaxson Parkinson— Official Rosters Use the current official roster pages for complete personnel information. Dickinson State Roster DSU 2026 Dickinson State Football Roster Current Blue Hawk personnel. View Full Dickinson State Roster MSU-Northern Roster MSUN 2026 Montana State-Northern Football Roster Current Lights personnel from the official MSU-Northern athletics site. View Full MSU-Northern Roster Scouting MSU-Northern 0-2 Overall 381.0 Total Yards Per Game 348.0 Passing Yards Per Game 24.5 Points Per Game Last Time Out MSU-Northern fell 49-35 to preseason No. 18 Montana Western in its home opener. The Lights trailed 44-7 at halftime before outscoring the Bulldogs 28-5 after the break. Northern finished with 416 total yards, including 362 through the air. Through Two Games The Lights opened with a 30-14 loss at preseason No. 11 Carroll and have generated 762 total yards through two games. Northern has thrown for 696 yards while rushing for 66. Season Snapshot 0-2 Overall 257.5 Total Yards Per Game 151.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 106.5 Passing Yards Per Game Through Week 2 Dickinson State has totaled 515 yards through two games, including 302 rushing yards and 213 passing yards. The Blue Hawks have 34 first downs and are 8-of-27 on third down. Next Up Saturday, Sept. 19 at Carroll College 1 p.m. MT • Helena, Mont.
Home Opener Dickinson State plays at the Biesiot Activities Center for the first time in 2026 after opening the season with road games at Midland and Valley City State.
Offense Takes a Step The Blue Hawks produced 347 yards at Valley City State, including 204 on the ground, after finishing with 168 total yards in the opener.
Grovom Sparks the Ground Game Hudsen Grovom rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown at VCSU and enters Week 3 with a team-high 122 rushing yards.
Late Rally in Valley City Dickinson State scored 15 points over the final 6:32 against VCSU, pulling within 28-25 on Grovom's touchdown pass to Jackson Whicker with 34 seconds remaining.
Series Momentum Dickinson State has won the last three meetings with Montana State-Northern and leads the all-time series 10-8.
Second Meeting Coming Saturday is the first of two 2026 meetings between the Blue Hawks and Lights. Dickinson State travels to Havre on Oct. 31.
2 Hudsen Grovom Quarterback Leads Dickinson State with 187 passing yards and 122 rushing yards through two games. He accounted for three touchdowns at Valley City State.
5 Kohbe Smith Wide Receiver Leads the Blue Hawks with 59 receiving yards after a 47-yard touchdown catch at Valley City State.
40 Dylan Dahlgren Defensive Line Has a team-high 14 tackles through two games after recording seven tackles in each road contest.
7 Ty Nelson Punter Has punted 14 times for 550 yards through two games, averaging 39.3 yards per punt.
