Nelson, a junior quarterback, completed 23 of 39 passes for a career-high 398 yards in Simpson’s 31-22 season-opening victory at Wisconsin-River Falls. He threw touchdown passes of 37, 22 and 42 yards and also had a 72-yard completion while completing passes to seven different receivers during the game. He helped Simpson to its first season-opening win since 2008 and the first on the road since 2005.
