NDSU extends FCS dominance, wins 10th championship in 14 seasons - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — Cam Miller ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more in his 54th consecutive start as North Dakota State's quarterback, and the Bison won their record 10th Football Championship Subdivision title, beating top-seeded and previously undefeated Montana State 35-32 on Monday night.

North Dakota State (14-2) made the trip from Fargo to Frisco for the 11th time in 14 seasons. Its previous title there was three years ago, in a game that also had Miller and Montana State's Tommy Mellott as the starting quarterbacks.

North Dakota State's 10 FCS championships have all come in the past 14 seasons (no other school has more than six FCS titles), according to ESPN Research. The Bison's only title game loss in Frisco was two years ago to South Dakota State. They are still the only team in modern college football to have a 16-0 season, five years ago when the Bison also won the national title.

Miller completed 19 of 22 passes for 199 yards and ran 18 times for 121 yards to win his 45th game (out of 56 starts) and his second national title.

Montana native Mellott had a 44-yard touchdown run that cut the Bobcats' deficit to 28-25 early in the fourth quarter. He won the Walter Payton Award this season as the FCS' top offensive player in a close vote over Miller.

Mellott ran for 135 yards on 14 carries and was 13-of-24 passing for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns. He threw a 19-yarder to Taco Dowler with 1:09 left before an unsuccessful onside kick attempt.

The Bison never trailed after Miller capped the game's opening drive that took more than seven minutes with a 2-yard plunge. Miller had an empty backfield behind him on their second possession when he got the snap and sprinted 64 yards untouched up the middle for another