JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The University of Jamestown football team is on the road for the third time in four weeks on Saturday, as they take on the University of Mary Marauders in Bismarck, N.D.
Game Information
The Teams
The Jimmies head into the matchup against UMary still in search of their first 2026 victory, 0-5 overall and 0-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Last weekend, UJ hosted Concordia-St. Paul, losing by a score of 31-23.
UJ rushed for a season-high 189 yards, led by
Andres Bonilla with 73 yards on 13 carries.
Jacob Mattick rushed seven times for 50 yards, and
Emilio Matias added 46 yards on eight attempts. Mattick completed 13 of 21 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown, and
Gage Solano also threw a scoring pass. Solano caught two passes for 67 yards, while
Ethan Hoffman had seven catches including a touchdown. Nine different receivers caught a pass, topping the eight receivers with catches a week earlier against Wayne State College.
Xander Jarosh led the defense with eight tackles (five solo),
Josh Bosacker made six solo stops (seven total), and
Alexander Rivera was also credited with seven total tackles.
Jamestown was outgained by CSP in total yards--424 to 334--however, they did out-rush an opponent for the first time in 2026, and recorded at least 139 rushing yards for the fourth time in five games. The Jimmies had just three less first downs (23-20) than the Golden Bears, but after holding the ball for 34:28 against Wayne State College, saw their time of possession fall to 25:43 against CSP.
Mattick continues to pace UJ in total offense. In four games, the Jimmie quarterback has accounted for 393 yards (353 passing, 40 rushing), an average of 98.3 yards per game.
Mason Whitley has 268 rushing yards (67.0 per game) with two scores. Solano paces UJ in receiving yards with 204 (40.8 per game) on 17 receptions. Hoffman has caught 13 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. Bosacker and Rivera both have a team-high 29 tackles to lead the defense. Bosacker and
Jack Young each have 4.5 tackles for a loss, and Jarosh has been credited with five pass breakups.
UMary comes into Saturday's game with a 2-3 record overall, 1-3 in the NSIC. The Marauders have lost their last two games, including 21-14 at Northern State last Saturday. UMary has split both of their away game, winning 13-10 at CSP on September 12, but are 0-2 at home.
The Marauders trailed 14-7 at the half and 21-7 entering the fourth quarter against NSU before adding a touchdown with just under five minutes remaining in the game. Quarterback Ryan Blair threw for 309 yards on 27 of 34 passing with a pair of touchdowns, passing the 300+ yard mark for the second straight contest. Karsyn Jablonski was Blair's favorite target on the day, bringing in 13 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. Emmanuel Cody was the recipient of Blair's other scoring pass, a 41-yarder that was the Marauders' longest play from scrimmage against the Wolves. UMary's ground game didn't get on track, managing just 71 yards on 28 attempts. Xaiver Brackenridge carried nine times for 31 yards. On the defensive side of the ball,
Cameron Brusven led the way with 13 total tackles (10 solo), and Christopher Federico finished with seven total stops.
Blair has completed 115 of 158 passing attempts for 1190 yards and a completion percentage of 72.3. He has seven touchdown passes and been intercepted four times. Brackenridge leads UMary with 131 rushing yards on 47 carries and has two rushing touchdowns. Jablonski has caught 36 passes for 496 yard and four scores. Federico (44 tackles) and Brusven (38 tackles) are the top tacklers for the Marauders, while Abram Jopp has picked off a pair of passes.
Last Meeting
Jamestown and UMary last met on October 4, 2025 in Jamestown, with the Marauders taking a 44-22 victory.
UMary jumped out to a 14-0 lead after one and extended their halftime lead to 27-0. The Jimmies trailed 34-0 before finally getting on the scoreboard after a 2-yard pass from
Cole Hentges to
Jordan Theisen.
Nate Burke caught an 11-yard scoring pass from Hentges to make it a 37-14 game, then after the Marauders found the end zone again to push their lead to 44-14, Hentges scored on a one-yard run for the final Jimmie points.
Team Stats
| |
Jamestown |
University of Mary |
| Record |
0-5, 0-4 NSIC |
2-3, 1-3 NSIC |
| Points / Game |
8.6 |
18.2 |
| Opp. Points / Game |
32.8 |
25.8 |
| Total Yards / Game |
236.4 |
300.2 |
| Passing Yards / Game |
101.2 |
244.6 |
| Rushing Yards / Game |
135.2 |
55.6 |
| 1st Downs / Game |
13.2 |
18.4 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Rate |
14-67 (21%) |
25-71 (35.2%) |
| 4th Down Conversion Rate |
7-20 (35%) |
7-11 (63.6%) |
| Avg. TOP / Game |
26:57 |
33:06 |
Following Saturday's game, the Jimmies will host Minot State University for Homecoming on Saturday, October 10 at 2:00 pm.
