The North Dakota State College of Science is the second-oldest junior college.
On Sunday, the two schools' football teams met in the Graphic Edge Bowl in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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At the Graphic Edge Bowl, the NDSCS Wildcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but could not contain the Wolves' offense and lost 28-17.
"Our passing game wasn't working and when that happened they were able to load up the box to stop the run," head coach Chuck Parsons said. "And defensively we had some coverage issues. It was just a few little mistakes that added up to a lot."
To start the game, Ariel Boyd returned the opening kick and gave the Wildcats good field position at the Wolves' 45 yard line.
Wildcats quarterback Mike Haderlie picked up good yardage on the ground and brought the Wildcats to the Wolves' 15-yard line.
Haderlie connected with Deunta Jennings to the Joliet one-yard line, but the Wildcats had to settle for a field goal.
Sergio Garcia made the kick for NDSCS and the Wildcats had a 3-0 lead.
The Wildcats' defense forced a punt on Joliet's next possession, but the Wildcats could not capitalize and had to punt as well.
The Wolves scored on their second possession of the game.
A long pass completion and a Wildcats' penalty gave the Wolves the ball at the Wildcats' 30-yard line.
Joliet connected on a 30-yard touchdown pass for a touchdown.
The extra point kick gave Joliet a 7-3 lead.
In all, the Wolves scored 28 unanswered points after the initial Wildcats field goal.
The Wolves scored just after the second quarter started. They converted on four third-down plays, including two pass completions of more than 10 yards.
Joliet scored again just before half time to take a 21-3 lead going into the break.
The Wolves scored again on their first possession of the second half to make the score 28-3.
In the meantime, the Wildcats had a hard time moving the ball until the fourth quarter.
NDSCS drives were bogged down by penalties, while the Wildcats could not take advantage of a number of Wolves penalties.
In the fourth quarter, Kelvin Minning came in to replace Haderlie at quarterback and engineered two touchdown drives to get the Wildcats closer on the scoreboard.
Minning hit Cecil Doe for a 25-yard touchdown pass, and later connected with James Fields for a 24-yard touchdown strike.
But the Wildcats offense got started too late and the Wolves won the game.
"You look back on the season and even though the Bowl game didn't go the way we wanted, we have a lot of positives," Parsons said. "Every year I've been the head coach we've improved our wins. Our goal is to keep our freshmen and recruit quality players for next year to keep improving."
The Wildcats end their season with a 6-6 record for the year.
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