Augustana's vaunted passing game woke up in the second half, as they outscored the 'Dogs 28-7 in the half. The Vikings Dajon Newell scored on a 2 yard run capping a short 5 play, 26 yard drive. The first of three second half passing touchdowns from Augustana QB Josh Hanson came with 2:20 left in the third quarter, a 24 yard pass to Darren Nikalson. UMD's Sikorski scored his second TD of the day, a 10 yard run, early in the fourth quarter, that turned out to be the only Bulldog score of the second half, but enough to hold on at the end. The Vikings' Hanson threw a 25 yard touchdown pass to Grant Gebhardt at with 10:40 to go in the game, then an 11 yard pass to Ben Parsley with 2:31 remaining.

Bulldog receiver Zach Zweifel may have made the play of the game, on the onside kick by Augustana after the Parsley touchdown, Zweifel managed to tie up the arms of the Vikings' player trying to recover a perfectly placed kick attempt.