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THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (1-0) returns from a bye week to host FCS newcomer North Alabama (2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). The Lions, who won three straight Division II national championships in the 1990s and were national runners-up as recently as 2016, have beaten Southern Utah and Alabama A&M in their first two games as an FCS program. North Alabama is an independent team this year, but will join the Big South Conference in 2019.

TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the side-lines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. ESPN+ will carry the game on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/month.

RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with third-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11 a.m. to noon with Brad Jones, “Bison Game Day” from noon to 2 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik.

ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates.

TICKETS: Available single-game tickets go on sale at 6 a.m. Friday before each Bison home game ONLINE ONLY at GoBison.com/tickets. Game day ticket sales and will call are available in the east lobby of the Fargodome beginning five hours prior to kickoff.

DON’T WAIT TOO LATE: NDSU Athletics and the Fargodome are encouraging fans to enter the stadium early and be prepared for longer wait times with the addition of 30 walk-through metal detectors around the facility. Doors open 90 minutes prior to kickoff. It is strongly recommended that no unnecessary bags are brought in. Clear bags are recommended but not required, and any bag must be 13”x13” or smaller. Express lines will be available for fans not carrying bags.

THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and North Alabama. NDSU won 35-7 in the 1985 Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II national championship game, played in McAllen, Texas, before a live television audience on ESPN. The Bison scored on two of their first three possessions and then turned three straight UNA turnovers into touchdowns in the third quarter. Tyrone Braxton set the tone for the day returning the opening kickoff 73 yards to set up a six-play scoring drive. NDSU’s defense allowed just 71 yards in the first half, intercepted three passes and recovered three fumbles. Fullback Chad Stark rushed 18 times for 113 yards and a TD, and quarter-back Jeff Bentrim rushed 16 times for 43 yards and two scores.

BISON HAVE BEEN TO UNA: While North Dakota State and North Alabama have only played once in McAllen, Texas, the Bison are no stranger to UNA’s home in Florence, Ala. NDSU played in three NCAA Division II national championship games at Braly Stadium winning all three trips in 1986 over South Dakota 27-7, in 1988 over Portland State 35-21, and in 1990 over Indiana (Pa.) 51-11.

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34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions

2018 Schedule(1-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC)

Date Opponent TimeS1 CAL POLY W, 49-3S15 NORTH ALABAMA 2:30 p.m.S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) 1 p.m.S29 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m.O6 *at Northern Iowa 1 p.m.O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m.O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m.O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m.N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m.N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m.N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m.*MVFC games

Quick FactsLocation: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549)Founded: 1890Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017)Nickname: BisonColors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343)Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700)Surface: AstroTurf GameDay GrassAffiliation: NCAA Division I FCSConference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC)Last Year’s Record: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984)Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996)Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378

Football StaffHead Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990)Record at NDSU: 55-6 (5th season)Career Record: 58-13 (6th season)Assistant Coaches/Staff:*Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ..........Off. Coord./RBsMatt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................... Def. Coord./LBsConor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............. Running Game Coord./OLNick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs*Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) .................. Quarterbacks*Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ........Defensive BacksKody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) .............. CornerbacksJason Ray (Missouri, 2007) .............................Wide ReceiversTyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) .......................Tight Ends/Fullbacks*Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends*Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control*Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality ControlJake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video CoordinatorHank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football OperationsJim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ......Dir. of Ath. PerformanceBobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer*press box on game day

Athletic CommunicationsContact: Ryan PerreaultOffice: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521Email: [email protected]: GoBison.comFacebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootballYouTube: @NDSUathletics

North Dakota State Hosts Unbeaten FCS Newcomer North Alabama Saturday

NORTH DAKOTA STATEBISON(1-0, 0-0 MVFC)Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA)Last Game: Sept. 1 def. Cal Poly 49-3Streak: Won 7At Home: 1-0 (Won 10)Coach: Chris KliemanRecord: 55-6 (5th)

NORTH ALABAMALIONS(2-0)Rank: noneLast Game: Sept. 8 def. Alabama A&M 25-20Streak: Won 3On Road: 2-0 (Won 2)Coach: Chris WillisRecord: 7-5 (2nd)

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NDSU ROLLS PAST CAL POLY: Bruce Anderson rushed for a career-high 185 yards and two touchdowns as North Dakota State rolled to a 49-3 victory over Cal Poly on Sept. 1. Lance Dunn tied a career high with three rushing touchdowns for the Bison, who had seven ball carriers combine for 458 yards and seven TDs on the ground. NDSU ran it 45 times and averaged 10.2 yards per carry. Cal Poly’s only score was a 50-yard field goal from Casey Sublette in the first quarter. Middle linebacker Dan Marlette led the Bison with nine tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss. Safety Robbie Grimsley and outside linebacker Levi Jordheim had seven tackles apiece to help hold Cal Poly’s triple option attack to 82 yards on 52 carries. The Bison defense collected five sacks from five different players.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State had two players earn Missouri Valley Football Conference honors after the Cal Poly game. Running back Bruce Anderson earned his first Offensive Player of the Week award after rushing 11 times for a career-high 185 yards and two touchdowns. Center Tanner Volson earned his third career Offensive Lineman of the Week honor with four knock-downs and a team-best 89 percent technique grade.

AFTER THE OPEN WEEK: NDSU’s win over James Madison in last year’s national champion-ship game was the 27th straight after an open week in the regular season and playoffs since a 2005 home loss to UC Davis. That streak includes 16 home games, five road games and six national championship games in Frisco, Texas.

BLOOM TO BE INDUCTED: Two-time All-America offensive guard Kevin Bloom (1990-93) will be inducted in the 47th class of the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame next Friday, Sept. 21. Bloom was also a first team All-North Central Conference pick in 1992 and 1993. NDSU won three straight NCC rushing crowns behind his blocking and the Bison went 24-8 over those three seasons. The induction will take place in the Nodak Insurance Basketball Performance Center at NDSU’s Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Limited tickets are available for $30 each by calling Helena Johnston in the NDSU Athletics office at (701) 231-6172.

MENARD FIFTH IN CAREER SACKS: Defensive end Greg Menard picked up his 29th career sack against Cal Poly and is now tied for fifth place on NDSU’s all-time list with Cole Jirik (2010-13) and Mike Stratton (1980-83). Menard needs three sacks to pass the 31 by Coulter Boyer (2008-11) and 12 to tie the record of 41 total sacks held by Jerry Dahl (1973-74), Phil Hansen (1987-90) and Kyle Emanuel (2011-14).

NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0, 0-0)TEAM STATS BISON OPPPoints/Game 49.0 3.0First Downs 22 10Rushing/Game 458.0 82.0Passing/Game 54.0 125.0Total Offense/Game 512.0 207.0Had Intercepted 0 0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties-Avg. Yards 2-21.0 5-40.0Net Punt Avg. 44.3 42.0Time of Poss/Game. 29:07 30:533rd Down Conversions 56% 29%4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3

TOP RETURNERSRUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPGBruce Anderson 11 185 16.8 2 185.0Ty Brooks 12 82 6.8 0 82.0PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPGEaston Stick 4-9-0 44.4 0 48.0RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDallas Freeman 1 18 18.0 0 18.0Darrius Shepherd 1 14 14.0 0 14.0DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRDan Marlette 8-1-9 2.0 0 0-0Robbie Grimsley 3-4-7 1.0 0 0-0Levi Jordheim 1-6-7 0.0 0 0-0

NORTH ALABAMA (2-0)TEAM STATS LIONS OPPPoints/Game 29.5 25.0First Downs 47 50Rushing/Game 184.0 168.5Passing/Game 251.0 266.0Total Offense/Game 435.0 434.5Had Intercepted 2 1Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1Penalties-Avg. Yards 19-78.0 15-64.5Net Punt Avg. 38.9 34.4Time of Poss./Game 29:30 30:303rd Down Conversions 50% 47%4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2

TOP RETURNERSRUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPGDamon Cox 31 149 4.8 0 74.5T. Humphrey 16 99 6.2 0 49.5PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPGChristian Lopez 37-61-1 60.7 5 248.0RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPGJakobi Byrd 13 160 12.3 3 80.0Dexter Boykin 9 144 16.0 2 72.0DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRChriston Taylor 12-9-21 3.5 0 1-0K.J. Smith 12-5-17 0.0 1 0-0Chris Johnson 9-6-15 0.0 0 0-0

TEAM COMPARISONSNCAA RANKINGS NDSU UNAScoring Off. 3rd 49thRushing Off. 1st 33rdPassing Off. 114th 37thTotal Offense 11th 26thPassing Eff. 109th 38thScoring Def. 1st 44thRushing Def. 13th 56thPassing Def. 12th 91stTotal Defense 6th 77thPass Eff. Def. 83rd 69thNet Punting 5th 25thPunt Returns 62nd 92ndKick Returns 25th 76thTurnover Mar. 49th 49thPen Yds/Gm 2nd 92ndTime of Poss. 68th 59th3rd Dn Conv. 3rd 7th3rd Dn Def. 28th 86th4th Dn Conv. 83rd 83rd4th Dn Def. 1st 1st

Standings VALLEY OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000North Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Missouri State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 0-1 .000Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0-2 .000Youngstown State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000

ScheduleAll times Central

Thursday, Sept. 6at Missouri State 52, Lincoln 24

Saturday, Sept. 8at South Dakota 43, Northern Colorado 28at Ole Miss 76, Southern Illinois 41at West Virginia 52, Youngstown State 17at South Dakota State 45, Montana State 14at Louisville 31, Indiana State 7at Illinois 34, Western Illinois 14Illinois State 48, at Eastern Illinois 10

Saturday, Sept. 15Valparaiso at Youngstown State, 1 p.m.Northern Arizona at Missouri State, 2 p.m.North Alabama at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m.Montana at Western Illinois, 3 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff at South Dakota State, 6 p.m.SE Missouri at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m.Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m.Northern Iowa at Iowa, 6:30 p.m.South Dakota at Weber State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22Delaware at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.Illinois State at Colorado State, 2 p.m.Hampton at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 27*Northern Iowa at Indiana State, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29*Illinois State at Missouri State, 2 p.m.*South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 2:30 p.m.*Youngstown State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m.*South Dakota at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m.


THREE FRESHMEN PLAY: North Dakota State played three true freshmen in the season-opener against Cal Poly. Wide receiver Phoenix Sproles, safety James Kaczor and linebacker Jasir Cox all played for the Bison. A new NCAA football rule this year allows student-athletes to participate in up to four games and still take a redshirt year.

PEDERSEN MOVING UP PAT LISTS: Senior kicker Cam Pedersen is approaching the NDSU career records for PAT kicks made and attempted after going 6-for-6 in the season-opener against Cal Poly. Pedersen is NDSU’s single-game PAT record holder with a 10-for-10 outing last year against Mississippi Valley State. He also ranks fourth in field goals made (37) and attempted (60) at NDSU. NDSU Career PAT Kicks Made 191 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 187 - Cam Pedersen, 2015-18 178 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01

Peterson Farms SeedBison Radio Network

NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660.

BROADCAST TEAMJeff Culhane............................... Play-By-PlayPhil Hansen ................................ AnalystJeremy Jorgenson ...................... Sidelines

LOCATION SIGNALFargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The FoxFargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FMBemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5Bismarck KXMR-AM 710Bowman KPOK-AM 1340Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1Grafton KXPO-AM 1340Harvey KHND-AM 1470Jamestown KSJB-AM 600Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440Minot KRRZ-AM 1390Oakes KDDR-AM 1220Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450Williston KEYZ-AM 660

The Bison Football ShowNorth Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com.

Bison Television ScheduleOpponent CoverageCal Poly NBC ND/ESPN+North Alabama NBC ND/ESPN+Delaware NBC ND/ESPN+South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN+Missouri State ESPN+Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+

NDSU Career PAT Kicks Attempted 198 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 193 - Cam Pedersen, 2015-18 182 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01

BISON EXPERIENCED: NDSU returns 25 seniors and 13 returning full-time starters from last year’s team that won a sixth FCS national championship in seven years and went 7-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference to capture a seventh straight and third outright conference title. NDSU returns six starters on offense and seven on defense. In addition, the Bison welcome back senior de-fensive end Greg Menard, who redshirted in 2017 after a knee injury in fall camp, and senior running back Lance Dunn, who missed seven games with a hip injury before returning in the title game.

FOURTH-YEAR STARTING QB: Fourth-year starting quarterback Easton Stick is coming off his most productive season completing 62 percent of his passes for 2,466 yards and 28 touchdowns (the second most passing TDs in school history). He was named FCS National Performer of the Year by the College Football Performance Awards. Stick is 35-3 as the starting QB and has moved into third on the NDSU career lists for pass attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns. He is second in total offense with 7,884 yards trailing only Brock Jensen’s 9,838 yards (2010-13).

RUSHING QUARTERBACKS: NDSU’s Easton Stick is positioned to challenge the Missouri Valley Football Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Stick moved into third place on that list with his 49 yards in the season-opener against Cal Poly. MVFC Career Rushing Yards by QB 2,276 - DeAndre Smith, Missouri State (1987-90) 2,176 - Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa (2010-11) 1,895 - Easton Stick, North Dakota State (2015-18) 1,880 - Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State (1998-01)

NDSU Career Rushing Yards by QB 3,313 - Chris Simdorn (1987-90) 2,945 - Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) 2,473 - Kevin Feeney (1995-98) 2,264 - Mark Speral (1977-80) 1,895 - Easton Stick (2015-18)

NATIONAL AWARD CANDIDATES: NDSU safety Robbie Grimsley and defensive end Greg Menard were named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the FCS defensive player of the year. Bison quarterback Easton Stick and run-ning back Bruce Anderson were nominated for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, presented to the FCS offensive player of the year.

SEVEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led all teams in the FCS with a school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Running back Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team.

LEAGUE-BEST 11 ON PRESEASON SQUAD: NDSU had a league-high 11 players named to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams. First-team offense picks were running back Bruce Anderson, fullback Brock Robbins, offensive tackle Zack Johnson and center Tanner Volson. Quarterback Easton Stick and receiver Darrius Shepherd were second team. First-team defense picks were defensive end Greg Menard, defensive tackle Aaron Steidl, linebacker Jabril Cox and safety Robbie Grimsley. Defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the second team.

BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the Mis-souri Valley Football Conference followed by South Dakota State in second, Northern Iowa third, Youngstown State fourth, Illinois State fifth and South Dakota sixth. Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order. NDSU’s 2013 team was the only other team in league history to earn all of the preseason first place votes.


SEVEN STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference championship last year, tying the league record set by Northern Iowa in the early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013 and 2017. The Bison shared the 2011 title with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Dakota State has won 34 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006).

14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 14th football national champion-ship in 2017. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 65-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 60 of the last 62 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 20-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams and 21-1 at home in the FCS playoffs. North Dakota State ranked seventh in FCS last year with an average home attendance of 18,333. The Bison drew 18,000-plus to 54 straight home contests from the 2011 quarterfinals through the 2017 second round.

KLIEMAN NAMED TO AFCA BOARD: North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees in January as an FCS representa-tive. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 and has more than 11,000 members from all levels. Klieman joins 18 other coaches including former NDSU head coach Craig Bohl (2003-2013), who was elected in 2012 and is currently the head coach at the University of Wyoming.

KLIEMAN’S FIFTH SEASON AT HELM: Chris Klieman is in his fifth season as head coach at North Dakota State with a 55-6 record including a 28-4 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence. Klieman has been part of all six FCS national titles in his seven years since coming to NDSU as the defensive backs coach in 2011. He was defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013 before being elevated to head coach in 2014. He is under contract with NDSU through the 2023 season.

DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 107 wins this decade are more than any other program in college football. NDSU is 98-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) 107 - North Dakota State (107-13) 87 - Sam Houston State (87-27) 80 - Eastern Washington (80-28) 77 - Jacksonville State (77-25) 74 - James Madison (74-30) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) .892 - North Dakota State (107-13) .800 - Harvard (64-16) .763 - Sam Houston State (87-27) .755 - Jacksonville State (77-25) .741 - Eastern Washington (80-28)

MORE THAN 700 WINS: North Dakota State has played 1,116 games with a 711-371-34 record in its 122nd season of football, good for a .652 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League teams each with at least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (902), Harvard (869), Penn (850) and Princeton (821). Northern Iowa has the second most wins among Missouri Valley Football Conference programs with 663. NDSU’s 98 victories since 2011 are more than any other team in Division I football ahead of Alabama (91), Clemson (84), Sam Houston State (81) and Ohio State (81).

SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minne-sota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Min-nesota (2007).

AFCA FCS Top 25Issued Sept. 10, 2018

Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota State (25) 1-0 645 12. James Madison (1) 1-1 620 23. South Dakota State 1-0 593 34. Sam Houston State 1-0 540 45. Eastern Washington 2-0 539 56. North Carolina A&T 3-0 527 67. Wofford 2-0 488 78. Kennesaw State 1-1 473 89. Samford 1-1 423 910. Villanova 2-0 419 1111. Jacksonville State 1-1 362 1212. Nicholls State 1-1 354 1013. Weber State 1-1 343 1314. Elon 1-1 310 1515. McNeese State 2-0 298 1416. Montana 2-0 259 1617. Central Arkansas 1-1 239 1718. Northern Iowa 0-1 184 18 Illinois State 2-0 184 1920. Maine 2-0 171 2521. Stony Brook 1-1 106 2322. Northern Arizona 1-1 92 2023. Austin Peay 1-1 80 2424. South Dakota 1-1 39 NR25. Colgate 2-0 32 NROthers receiving votes: UC Davis 29, Rhode Island 27, Furman 17, New Hampshire 11, Delaware 10, Sacra-mento St. 8, Yale 8, Southeastern Louisiana 7, Western Carolina 5, Monmouth 5, Montana St. 2, San Diego 1

STATS FCS Top 25Issued Sept. 10, 2018

Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota State (157) 1-0 3997 12. James Madison (1) 1-1 3700 23. South Dakota State 1-0 3619 34. Sam Houston State 1-0 3410 45. North Carolina A&T (2) 3-0 3103 146. Eastern Washington 2-0 2930 97. Kennesaw State 1-1 2807 58. Wofford 2-0 2637 109. Samford 1-1 2398 1110. Weber State 1-1 2388 811. Nicholls State 1-1 2297 1812. Villanova 2-0 2169 1913. Jacksonville State 1-1 2116 614. Montana 2-0 1716 2415. Elon 1-1 1586 1216. McNeese State 2-0 1493 1717. Central Arkansas 1-1 1253 1618. Northern Arizona 1-1 1142 NR19. Illinois State 2-0 974 2120. New Hampshire 0-2 964 721. Northern Iowa 0-1 921 1322. Maine 2-0 568 NR23. South Dakota 1-1 538 NR24. Stony Brook 1-1 433 2025. Furman 0-2 432 23Others receiving votes: UC Davis 417, Delaware 361, Austin Peay 343, Rhode Island 178, Montana State 169, Yale 141, Sacramento State 136, San Diego 117, Grambling State 94, Southern Utah 67, Colgate 50, Richmond 44, Western Illinois 42, Butler 42, North Alabama 33, North Dakota 28, Tennessee State 22, Lehigh 21, Youngstown State 21, Western Carolina 16, Prairie View A&M 16, Southeastern Louisiana 10, Chat-tanooga 9, Monmouth 8, Southern Illinois 5, Howard 5, Idaho 4, Alabama State 3, Central Connecticut State 3, Fordham 2, Harvard 1, Duquesne 1


ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos.65 Jack Albrecht OG21 Jalen Allison CB97 Quinn Alo DT8 Bruce Anderson RB88 Matt Anderson TE46 Austin Avery TE81 Josh Babicz TE29 Eric Bachmeier WR71 Luke Bacon OG47 Max Bautch LB41 Jack Begley LB32 Bryce Bennot CB45 Tyler Bergstrom TE98 Matt Biegler DT9 Marquise Bridges CB28 Ty Brooks RB3 Jaxon Brown LB95 Caleb Butler DE13 Desmond Cain WR19 Kenneth Channelle WR40 Costner Ching TE30 Saybein Clark RB18 Adam Cofield RB64 Colin Conner OG64 Brendan Cook DT42 Jabril Cox LB49 Jasir Cox LB92 Jack Darnell DT2 Dom Davis CB56 Nate Dirkes OT10 Lance Dunn RB44 Ross Effertz CB82 Ben Ellefson TE20 Jackson Enz FS62 Dylan Evans DT7 Tre Fort CB83 Dallas Freeman WR87 Noah Gindorff TE5 Robbie Grimsley SS52 Jackson Hankey LB14 Josh Hayes CB76 Ben Hecht OG84 Trevor Heit WR6 James Hendricks FS51 Mason Hofstedt LB23 Ben Hoggarth FS15 Holden Hotchkiss QB58 Josh Howieson OT86 Peter Isais WR89 Cole Jacob WR66 Nash Jensen OG85 Nate Jenson TE68 Zack Johnson OT94 Stanley Jones DE45 Levi Jordheim LB26 James Kaczor SS53 Cole Karcz DT54 Mitchell Kartes LB58 Jake Kava LB88 Justice Kelly DE50 Ross Kennelly LS19 Jimmy Kepouros WR31 Victor Kizewski WR63 Jacob Kubas OG61 Zach Kubas OG5 Trey Lance QB44 Hunter Luepke FB39 Garrett Malstrom FB

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 193 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 183 Jr. 4 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 209 Jr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 204 Sr. 4 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 194 Sr. 4 Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 215 Fr. 1 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 209 Jr. 4 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 188 Jr. 4 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 210 Sr. 4 Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 180 Jr. 4 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 208 Sr. 5 Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 183 Fr. 1 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 221 Sr. 5 Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 13 Desmond Cain WR 5-11 187 Sr. 4 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Illinois 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 187 So. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 6-3 196 RFr. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 216 RFr. 2 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 17 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 197 RFr. 2 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 187 Fr. 1 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 200 So. 3 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 177 Jr. 4 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 19 Kenneth Channelle WR 5-10 176 Fr. 1 Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 188 Sr. 5 Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 195 Fr. 1 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 188 Sr. 5 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 199 So. 2 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 195 Sr. 5 St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 206 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 Jr. 4 Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 192 RFr. 2 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 198 Fr. 1 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 RFr. 2 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 178 Jr. 4 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 6-2 200 Sr. 5 Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 199 Fr. 1 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 6-0 191 So. 3 Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 32 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 Sr. 5 Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 173 Fr. 1 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 172 Fr. 1 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 248 Jr. 4 Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 35 Nick Phelps P 5-10 213 Fr. 1 Kingsley, Iowa/Woodbury Central HS 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 170 Fr. 1 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-2 197 Sr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 208 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 191 So. 3 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 251 Jr. 4 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 40 Costner Ching TE 6-3 268 RFr. 2 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 41 Jack Begley LB 6-2 217 RFr. 2 Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 231 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 217 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 44 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 204 Sr. 5 Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 239 Fr. 1 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 44 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 203 Fr. 1 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 222 Sr. 5 Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 6-3 228 Fr. 1 Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro-Central Valley HS 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 244 RFr. 2 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 47 Max Bautch LB 6-0 223 RFr. 2 Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 Sr. 5 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 49 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 201 Fr. 1 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 50 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 210 So. 3 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 208 RFr. 2 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 224 RFr. 2 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 270 Jr. 4 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 54 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 204 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 200 Fr. 1 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 213 Jr. 4 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 56 Nate Dirkes OT 6-5 256 Fr. 1 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS


No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 56 Tanner Sundt DE 6-4 240 RFr. 2 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 294 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 So. 3 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 58 Jake Kava LB 6-1 223 Fr. 1 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 299 So. 3 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 294 So. 3 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 269 Fr. 1 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 63 Jacob Kubas OG 6-3 274 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 292 Sr. 5 Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 64 Colin Conner OG 6-5 309 Sr. 5 Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 64 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 239 Fr. 1 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 286 Jr. 4 Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 231 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 328 RFr. 2 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 311 So. 3 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 316 Jr. 4 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 288 Sr. 5 Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OG 6-5 300 Sr. 5 Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 71 Samuel Moore DT 6-5 258 Fr. 1 Verndale, Minn./Verndale HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 270 Fr. 1 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 73 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 274 Fr. 1 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 74 Tanner Volson C 6-4 306 Sr. 5 Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 299 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 290 So. 3 Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 278 Fr. 1 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 201 RFr. 2 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 248 RFr. 2 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 249 Jr. 4 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 197 Sr. 5 St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 178 So. 3 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 246 Sr. 5 Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 175 RFr. 2 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 257 RFr. 2 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 4 Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 211 So. 3 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 200 So. 3 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 6-0 231 Fr. 1 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 240 Jr. 4 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 Jr. 4 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 237 So. 2 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 241 Sr. 5 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 Sr. 5 Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 240 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 97 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 298 So. 3 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 275 So. 3 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 258 RFr. 2 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS

Captains: Robbie Grimsley, Bruce Anderson, Easton Stick, Darrius Shepherd, Levi Jordheim, Aaron Steidl

No. Name Pos.48 Dan Marlette LB17 Zach Mathis WR70 Cody Mauch OT93 Logan McCormick DE96 Greg Menard DE55 Aaron Mercadel LB71 Samuel Moore DT77 Bryan Nohava OG65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE43 Beau Pauly LB36 Cam Pedersen K35 Nick Phelps P90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE35 Jayden Price CB24 Demaris Purifoy RB75 Dillon Radunz OT37 Jake Reinholz K34 Brock Robbins FB16 Noah Sanders QB59 Karson Schoening C73 Joe Schreiber C33 Mason Schwerzler P20 Darrius Shepherd WR11 Phoenix Sproles WR63 Aaron Steidl DT32 DJ Stewart WR12 Easton Stick QB54 Mark Stumpf LB72 Jalen Sundell OT56 Tanner Sundt DE33 Destin Talbert CB44 Juanye Tillman LB60 Lane Tucker DT91 Derrek Tuszka DE25 Michael Tutsie SS67 Cordell Volson OT74 Tanner Volson C80 Andy Voyen WR99 Spencer Waege DE1 Christian Watson WR27 Dawson Weber FS38 Garret Wegner P69 Blake Williams DT4 Dimitri Williams RB57 Zach Willis C22 Seth Wilson RB23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS17 Carson Yaggie WR

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL

PRONUNCIATIONSAlo (AH-low)Babicz (BAB-itch)Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur)Bautch (like “ouch”)Bennot (BEN-it)Biegler (BEE-glur)Channelle (shuh-NELL)Demaris (duh-MAHR-iss)Ellefson (ELL-uff-son)Gindorff (GHIN-dorf)Goeser (GAY-zer)Hecht (HECKT)Heit (like “height”)

Hoggarth (HOE-garth)Howieson (HOW-uh-son)Isais (eye-ZAY-us)Jabril (juh-BRILL)Jalen (JAY-lin)Jasir (juh-SEER)Jaylaan (JAY-lin)Juanye (WAHN-yay)Kaczor (KAY-zer)Karcz (kartch)Kartes (KAR-tiss)Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss)Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee)

Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee)Klieman (KLY-men)Kubas (KOO-bus)Lodi (LO-dye)Luepke (LOOP-kee)Marlette (mar-LET)Marquise (mar-KEESE)Mauch (mouck)Mercadel (MERK-uh-del)Nohava (no-HAH-vuh)Ogbu (OHG-boo)Pedersen (PETE-er-sen)Pepin (PEPP-in)

Purifoy (PURE-ih-foy)Radunz (RAY-duhns)Reinholz (RINE-holtz)Roehl (like “roll”)Saybein (SAY-bee-in)Schoening (SHOON-ing)Steidl (STY-dull)Talbert (TAL-burt)Tuszka (TUSS-kuh)Tutsie (TUHT-zee)Waege (WAY-jee)Weber (WEBB-er)Yaggie (YAG-ee)

BY YEARSeniors .................................. 25Juniors .................................. 18Sophomores ........................... 20Redshirt Freshmen ................. 23Freshmen ............................... 30

BY STATEMinnesota ...... 35North Dakota .. 22Wisconsin ...... 17Florida ........... 10Illinois .............. 8Missouri ........... 5Iowa ................ 4South Dakota ... 4

Nebraska ......... 3California ......... 2Kansas............. 2Colorado .......... 1Indiana............. 1Michigan .......... 1Wyoming .......... 1


BISON DEPTH CHARTOffense

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 299 So. Becker, Minn. 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 311 So. Balfour, N.D. LG 64 Colin Conner 6-5 309 Sr. Mineral Point, Wis. 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 294 So. Dickinson, N.D. C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 306 Sr. Balfour, N.D. 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 299 So. Rolla, N.D. RG 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 328 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn. RT 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 316 Jr. Blaine, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Jr. Hawley, Minn. 85 Nate Jenson 6-6 246 Sr. Waupaca, Wis. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 221 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 15 Holden Hotchkiss 6-3 196 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. FB 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 248 Jr. Cavalier, N.D. 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 251 Jr. Vergas, Minn. RB 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. or 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 214 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa WR 83 Dallas Freeman 6-1 197 Sr. St. Michael, Minn. 1 Christian Watson 6-3 193 RFr. Tampa, Fla. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 13 Desmond Cain 5-11 187 Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla.

DefensePos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LE 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 240 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. or 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 241 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. DT 69 Blake Williams 6-3 288 Sr. Washington, Mich. 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 270 Jr. Germantown, Wis. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 292 Sr. Carlos, Minn. 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 291 Jr. Champlin, Minn. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 240 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. or 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 243 Jr. Warner, S.D. WLB 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 222 Sr. Dickinson, N.D. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. MLB 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 224 RFr. Park River, N.D. SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 231 So. Raytown, Mo. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 188 Sr. Papillion, Neb. 7 Tre Fort 5-8 188 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 192 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. or 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 195 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 180 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 187 So. Lakeland, Fla.

SpecialistsPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 197 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 37 Jake Reinholz 6-2 208 RFr. Fargo, N.D. H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. LS 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 210 So. Superior, Wis. 88 Matt Anderson 6-4 250 Jr. Lakeland, Minn. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 35 Nick Phelps 5-10 213 Fr. Kingsley, Iowa KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 178 Jr. Fargo, N.D. PR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn.

NDSU Head CoachChris Klieman

n Eddie Robinson Award Finalist 2014, 2016, 2017

n 2014 Rawlings Football/Ameri-can Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year

n 2017 Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Yearn 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the

Year

Fifth-year North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) has won four conference championships and three national titles at the helm of the Bison. He has a 55-6 record at NDSU with four 7-1 finishes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Klieman has been part of all six FCS nation-al championship teams in his seven years since coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs coach. He was the defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013 and was elevated to head coach in 2014. After winning an unprecedented five con-secutive national championships from 2011 to 2015, the Bison bounced back from a semifinal loss in 2016 to win another national title in 2017. Klieman was named the Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading NDSU to its third outright league crown. Klieman, who is under contract with NDSU through the 2023 season, was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees in 2018. North Dakota State is 33-5 against FCS Top 25 teams under Klieman. NDSU has had 21 players named to All-America teams, including Buck Buchanan Award-winning defensive end Kyle Emanuel, and five CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections.

Year School Position1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7)2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach2008 Northern Iowa Co-Def. Coordinator2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (15-1, 7-1)2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1)2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (12-2, 7-1)2017 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1)2018 North Dakota State Head Coach (1-0, 0-0)Record at NDSU: 55-6, 28-4 MVFC (5th season)Career Head Coaching Record: 58-13 (6th season)


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DEF. LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB CP Jones B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks WimbushUNADELSDSUat UNIat WIUILSTat USDYSU at MOSTSIU

2018 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME


Quickie Statistics (Final)Cal Poly vs #1 North Dakota State (Sep 01, 2018 at Fargo, ND)

CP NDSUScore 3 49FIRST DOWNS 10 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-82 45-458PASSING YDS (NET) 125 54Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-6-0 13-5-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-207 58-512Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-6Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-152 2-47Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.0 3-45.7Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 5-40 2-21Possession Time 30:53 29:07Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 5 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6

Cal Poly North Dakota StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgJoe Protheroe 14 57 0 57 0 12 4.1Broc Mortensen 3 22 0 22 0 16 7.3Khaleel Jenkins 15 35 28 7 0 9 0.5Drew Hernandez 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgBruce Anderson 11 185 0 185 2 86 16.8Ty Brooks 12 83 1 82 0 30 6.8Lance Dunn 6 65 0 65 3 35 10.8Easton Stick 4 49 0 49 1 24 12.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackKhaleel Jenkins 2-5-0 60 0 47 3Jake Jeffrey 3-5-0 51 0 27 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackEaston Stick 4-9-0 48 0 18 0Holden Hotchkiss 1-4-0 6 0 6 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongJ.J. Koski 2 60 0 47J'uan Campbell 2 29 0 27Tre Green 1 22 0 22Quentin Harrison 1 14 0 14

Receiving No. Yards TD LongDallas Freeman 1 18 0 18Darrius Shepherd 1 14 0 14Ben Ellefson 1 9 0 9Bruce Anderson 1 7 0 7

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBCasey Sublette 6 258 43.0 53 3 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBGarret Wegner 3 137 45.7 57 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongJ'uan Campbell 1 4 0 4

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongTrevor Heit 1 6 0 6

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongBroc Mortensen 5 114 0 30J'uan Campbell 2 38 0 20

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongBruce Anderson 2 47 0 24

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNik Navarro 4-4 8 0.0 2.0Kitu Humphrey 2-5 7 0.0 0.0Carter Nichols 3-3 6 0.0 0.0Jayson Lee 3-3 6 0.0 0.5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDan Marlette 8-1 9 0.0 2.0Robbie Grimsley 3-4 7 0.0 1.0Levi Jordheim 1-6 7 0.0 0.0Aaron Steidl 3-3 6 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:57 NDSU - Lance Dunn 35 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 4-67 1:27 0 - 7

04:09 CP - Casey Sublette 50 yd field goal, 10-39 5:42 3 - 72nd 14:57 NDSU - Lance Dunn 1 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 9-77 4:05 3 - 14

09:00 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 10 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 7-63 3:55 3 - 2101:38 NDSU - Lance Dunn 12 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 7-76 3:38 3 - 28

3rd 13:05 NDSU - Easton Stick 9 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 1-9 0:05 3 - 3511:14 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 86 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 1-81 0:35 3 - 42

4th 05:26 NDSU - Holden Hotchkiss 12 yd run (Jake Reinholz kick), 9-87 4:32 3 - 49


2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018)

All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPPSCORING 49 3 Points Per Game 49.0 3.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 0FIRST DOWNS 22 10 R u s h i n g 19 4 P a s s i n g 2 5 P e n a l t y 1 1RUSHING YARDAGE 458 82 Yards gained rushing 464 153 Yards lost rushing 6 71 Rushing Attempts 45 52 Average Per Rush 10.2 1.6 Average Per Game 458.0 82.0 TDs Rushing 7 0PASSING YARDAGE 54 125 C o m p - A t t - I n t 5-13-0 6-11-0 Average Per Pass 4.2 11.4 Average Per Catch 10.8 20.8 Average Per Game 54.0 125.0 TDs Passing 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE 512 207 Total Plays 58 63 Average Per Play 8.8 3.3 Average Per Game 512.0 207.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-47 7-152PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-6 1-4INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.5 21.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 4.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 3-1PENALTIES-Yards 2-21 5-40 Average Per Game 21.0 40.0PUNTS-Yards 3-137 6-258 Average Per Punt 45.7 43.0 Net punt average 44.3 42.0KICKOFFS-Yards 8-506 2-130 Average Per Kick 63.2 65.0 Net kick average 41.1 41.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 0 7 3 0 : 5 33RD-DOWN Conversions 5/9 5/17 3rd-Down Pct 56% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 5-38 0-0MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 0FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 1-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (5-6) 83% (0-1) 0%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-6) 83% (0-1) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-7) 100% (0-0) 0%ATTENDANCE 18483 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/18483 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Dakota State 7 21 14 7 0 49Opponents 3 0 0 0 0 3


2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gBruce Anderson 1 11 185 0 185 16.8 2 86 185.0 40 373 2235 78 2157 5.8 17 86 53.9Ty Brooks 1 12 83 1 82 6.8 0 30 82.0 20 92 818 19 799 8.7 7 55 40.0Lance Dunn 1 6 65 0 65 10.8 3 35 65.0 36 360 2264 51 2213 6.1 24 73 61.5Easton Stick 1 4 49 0 49 12.2 1 24 49.0 41 314 2230 335 1895 6.0 25 80 46.2Adam Cofield 1 7 50 3 47 6.7 0 22 47.0 7 50 216 6 210 4.2 1 22 30.0Holden Hotchkiss 1 3 19 2 17 5.7 1 12 17.0 1 3 19 2 17 5.7 1 12 17.0Brock Robbins 1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 13.0 23 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 0.6Total 1 45 464 6 458 10.2 7 86 458.0Opponents 1 52 153 71 82 1.6 0 16 82.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gEaston Stick 1 89.24 4-9-0 44.4 48 0 18 48.0 41 153.40 427-708-21 60.3 5989 60 77 146.1Holden Hotchkiss 1 37.60 1-4-0 25.0 6 0 6 6.0 1 37.60 1-4-0 25.0 6 0 6 6.0Total 1 73.35 5-13-0 38.5 54 0 18 54.0Opponents 1 150.00 6-11-0 54.5 125 0 47 125.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDallas Freeman 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 28 13 170 13.1 1 29 6.1Darrius Shepherd 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 43 127 1790 14.1 11 67 41.6Ben Ellefson 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 30 7 79 11.3 3 21 2.6Bruce Anderson 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 40 21 256 12.2 4 48 6.4Adam Cofield 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 7 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.7Total 1 5 54 10.8 0 18 54.0Opponents 1 6 125 20.8 0 47 125.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gBruce Anderson 1 11 185 0 185 185.0 40 373 2157 0 2157 53.9Easton Stick 1 13 49 48 97 97.0 41 1022 1895 5989 7884 192.3Ty Brooks 1 12 82 0 82 82.0 20 92 799 0 799 40.0Lance Dunn 1 6 65 0 65 65.0 36 360 2213 0 2213 61.5Adam Cofield 1 7 47 0 47 47.0 7 50 210 0 210 30.0Holden Hotchkiss 1 7 17 6 23 23.0 1 7 17 6 23 23.0Brock Robbins 1 2 13 0 13 13.0 23 2 13 0 13 0.6Total 1 58 458 54 512 512.0Opponents 1 63 82 125 207 207.0

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsLance Dunn 3 - - - - - - - 18 26 - - - - - - - 156Bruce Anderson 2 - - - - - - - 12 23 - - - - - - - 138Cam Pedersen - - 6-6 - - - - - 6 - 37-60 187-193 - - - - - 298Holden Hotchkiss 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Easton Stick 1 - - - - - - - 6 25 - - - - 0-1 - - 150Jake Reinholz - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - - 1Total 7 - 7-7 - - - - - 49Opponents - 1-1 - - - - - - 3

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTrevor Heit 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 1 6 6.0 0 6Opponents 1 4 4.0 0 4

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgBruce Anderson 2 47 23.5 0 24 44 1188 27.0 2 100Total 2 47 23.5 0 24Opponents 7 152 21.7 0 30

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0



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SEASON CAREER

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBruce Anderson 1 185 7 0 47 0 239 239.0 40 2157 256 0 1188 0 3601 90.0Ty Brooks 1 82 0 0 0 0 82 82.0 20 799 54 0 280 0 1133 56.7Lance Dunn 1 65 0 0 0 0 65 65.0 36 2213 171 0 74 0 2458 68.3Adam Cofield 1 47 6 0 0 0 53 53.0 7 210 5 0 0 0 215 30.7Easton Stick 1 49 0 0 0 0 49 49.0 41 1895 -1 0 0 0 1894 46.2Dallas Freeman 1 0 18 0 0 0 18 18.0 28 35 170 0 0 0 205 7.3Holden Hotchkiss 1 17 0 0 0 0 17 17.0 1 17 0 0 0 0 17 17.0Darrius Shepherd 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 43 178 1790 282 2 0 2252 52.4Brock Robbins 1 13 0 0 0 0 13 13.0 23 13 32 0 0 0 45 2.0Ben Ellefson 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 30 0 79 0 0 0 79 2.6Trevor Heit 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 6.0 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 3.0Total 1 458 54 6 47 0 565 565.0Opponents 1 82 125 4 152 0 363 363.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdTotal 0 0 0 0Opponents 1 1 50 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkGarret Wegner 3 137 45.7 57 0 6 235 39.2 57 0Total 3 137 45.7 57 0Opponents 6 258 43.0 53 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obCam Pedersen 4 251 62.8 0 0 165 9949 60.3 30 9Garret Wegner 3 192 64.0 1 0 16 994 62.1 2 0Jake Reinholz 1 63 63.0 0 0 1 63 63.0 0 0Total 8 506 63.2 1 0Opponents 2 130 65.0 0 0



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SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk48 Dan Marlette 1 8 1 9 2.0 . . . . . . 34 2 6 1 4 4 0 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . 2 .45 Levi Jordheim 1 1 6 7 0.0 . . . . . . 36 3 5 3 0 6 5 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 .5 Robbie Grimsley 1 3 4 7 1.0 . . . . . . 45 1 1 3 1 1 5 2 2 8 10.0 3 . 0 11 1 5 2 3 .52 Jackson Hankey 1 3 3 6 0.0 . . . . . . 1 3 3 6 0.0 . . . . . .63 Aaron Steidl 1 3 3 6 1.0 . . . . 1 . 45 3 8 5 4 9 2 11.0 3 . 0 . . 1 2 .94 Stanley Jones 1 1 5 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 41 2 3 3 6 5 9 17.0 7 . 0 . 1 2 1 153 Cole Karcz 1 1 4 5 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 7 2 1 2 8 4.5 4 . 0 . . . . .6 James Hendricks 1 1 3 4 0.0 . . . . . . 18 2 4 1 6 4 0 3.0 . 4 3 . . .42 Jabril Cox 1 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 16 4 8 3 0 7 8 13.0 4 . 5 1 3 3 1 .3 Jaxon Brown 1 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 25 1 3 5 1 8 0.0 . 1 1 . . .96 Greg Menard 1 3 . 3 1.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 44 5 8 7 0 1 2 8 34.5 2 5 . 0 . 2 5 4 114 Josh Hayes 1 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 16 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 . . 3 . 1 .93 Logan McCormick 1 2 . 2 2.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 14 3 2 5 3.5 1 . 5 . . 2 1 .69 Blake Williams 1 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . . 31 1 3 4 0 5 3 3.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . .23 Jaylaan Wimbush 1 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 43 5 1 4 5 9 6 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 0 2 1 199 Spencer Waege 1 1 1 2 1.0 . . . . . . 1 1 1 2 1.0 . . . . . .91 Derrek Tuszka 1 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 24 2 2 1 7 3 9 11.0 8 . 5 . 1 . 1 .95 Caleb Butler 1 1 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 43 5 0 3 6 8 6 20.0 1 2 . 0 . 3 1 2 .21 Jalen Allison 1 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 44 8 9 4 8 1 3 7 4.5 2 . 5 6 2 0 1 3 .60 Lane Tucker 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .9 Marquise Bridges 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 19 1 4 9 2 3 1.5 . 3 3 . . .7 Tre Fort 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 27 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .18 Adam Cofield 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 7 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .26 James Kaczor 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .31 Victor Kizewski 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 8 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .97 Quinn Alo 1 . . . 0.0 . . . . . . 3 . . . 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 1 4 0 4 2 8 2 11 5 . 1 1 1 .Opponents 1 2 6 4 0 6 6 4 0 . 2 1 1 .


2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State - Long Plays

20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYds Type Player(s) Opponent

86* Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly24 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly24 Rush Easton Stick Cal Poly23 Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly23 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly22 Rush Adam Cofield Cal Poly

* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 1 170-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 0 040-49 0 030-39 2 120-29 5 0

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 6 2Passing 0 0Punt returns 0 0Kick returns 2 0Interceptions 0 0Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 8 2

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRBruce Anderson 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0Lance Dunn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Adam Cofield 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Easton Stick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Ty Brooks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 8 2 6 0 2 0 0 0

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Rushing Touchdown86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Passing18 Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick

vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Passing TouchdownNonePunt Return6 Trevor Heit vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Kick Return24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Interception ReturnNoneFumble ReturnNonePunt57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Field GoalNone


NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/08/2018

StatisticNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

3rd Down Conversion Pct (116 ranked) 3 1 0.556 Lamar University 0.714 North Dakota St. 0.556

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (116 ranked) 28 3 0.294 Sam Houston St. 0.071 Western Ill. 0.214

4th Down Conversion Pct (83 ranked) 83 8 0.000 10 teams tied 1.000 UNI

South Dakota St.

1.000

1.000

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (95 ranked) 1 1 0.000 30 teams tied 0.000 5 teams tied 0.000

Blocked Kicks (10 ranked) Portland St.

Central Conn. St.

Bryant

3

3

3

South Dakota St. 1

Blocked Kicks Allowed (108 ranked) 1 1 0 73 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0

Blocked Punts (5 ranked) 4 teams tied 2

Blocked Punts Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0 100 teams tied 0 10 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (116 ranked) 110 9 0.385 Lamar University 0.824 South Dakota St. 0.724

Defensive TDs (2 ranked) Southern Ill. 3 Southern Ill. 3

Fewest Penalties (116 ranked) 1 1 2 North Dakota St. 2 North Dakota St. 2

Fewest Penalties Per Game (116 ranked) 1 1 2.00 North Dakota St.

Furman

2.00

2.00

North Dakota St. 2.00

Fewest Penalty Yards (116 ranked) 1 1 21 North Dakota St. 21 North Dakota St. 21

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (116 ranked) 2 1 21.00 Furman 16.00 North Dakota St. 21.00

First Downs Defense (115 ranked) 4 2 10 South Dakota St. 6 South Dakota St. 6

First Downs Offense (116 ranked) 100 8 22 Prairie View 70 Southern Ill. 56

Fumbles Lost (113 ranked) 33 5 1 32 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0

Fumbles Recovered (54 ranked) 54 5 1 Alabama St.

Weber St.

Rhode Island

5

5

5

Southern Ill. 4

Kickoff Return Defense (116 ranked) 73 8 21.71 5 teams tied 0.00 South Dakota St. 11.75

Kickoff Returns (115 ranked) 25 3 23.50 Illinois St. 41.50 Illinois St. 41.50

Net Punting (116 ranked) 5 1 44.33 Idaho 49.29 North Dakota St. 44.33

Passes Had Intercepted (116 ranked) 1 1 0 28 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0

Passes Intercepted (55 ranked) Davidson 5 Illinois St. 4

Passing Offense (116 ranked) 114 10 54.0 Samford 415.5 South Dakota 359.5

Passing Yards Allowed (116 ranked) 12 4 125.0 Western Ill. 81.0 Western Ill. 81.0

Passing Yards per Completion (116 ranked) 79 8 10.80 Ark.-Pine Bluff 21.74 Missouri St. 15.48

Punt Return Defense (116 ranked) 32 4 4.00 Kennesaw St. -3.50 Missouri St. -0.25

Punt Returns (116 ranked) 62 5 6.00 James Madison 51.50 Indiana St. 20.40

Red Zone Defense (84 ranked) 1 1 0.000 Lamar University

North Dakota St.

Maine

0.000

0.000

0.000


Red Zone Offense (113 ranked) 52 6 0.833 34 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000

Rushing Defense (116 ranked) 13 3 82.0 Maine 13.5 South Dakota St. 29.0

Rushing Offense (116 ranked) 1 1 458.0 North Dakota St. 458.0 North Dakota St. 458.0

Sacks Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0.00 Presbyterian

North Dakota St.

Wofford

0.00

0.00

0.00


Scoring Defense (116 ranked) 1 1 3.0 North Dakota St.

Tennessee St.

3.0

3.0


Scoring Offense (113 ranked) 3 1 49.0 Lamar University 70.0 North Dakota St. 49.0

Tackles for Loss Allowed (116 ranked) 17 2 4.00 Wofford 1.50 Illinois St. 3.00

Team Passing Efficiency (116 ranked) 109 10 73.35 Ark.-Pine Bluff 235.53 South Dakota St. 210.33

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (116 ranked) 83 7 150.00 Lamar University 64.14 Illinois St. 68.75

Team Sacks (98 ranked) 2 1 5.00 Maine 6.00 North Dakota St. 5.00

Team Tackles for Loss (115 ranked) 4 1 11.0 Sam Houston St. 13.0 North Dakota St. 11.0

Time of Possession (116 ranked) 68 8 29:07 Alabama St. 39:31 Southern Ill. 37:54

Total Defense (116 ranked) 6 3 207.0 Idaho St. 135.0 Illinois St.

South Dakota St.

193.0

193.0

Total Offense (116 ranked) 11 2 512.0 Eastern Wash. 623.5 Southern Ill. 537.5

Turnover Margin (116 ranked) 49 6 0.00 South Dakota

Lamar University

Northwestern St.

3.00

3.00

3.00

South Dakota 3.00

Turnovers Gained (88 ranked) 88 7 1 N.C. A&T 8 Southern Ill.

South Dakota

6

6

Turnovers Lost (115 ranked) 10 3 1 9 teams tied 0 South Dakota

South Dakota St.

0

0

Winning Percentage (80 ranked) 1 1 1.000 24 teams tied 1.000 South Dakota St.

North Dakota St.

Illinois St.

1.000

1.000

1.000


Statistic PlayerNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

All Purpose (198 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Ty Brooks

1

139

1

12

239.00

82.00

Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 239.00 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 239.00

Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Ohmante Jenkins, Hampton

Kevin Lazo, Bryant

2

2

Combined Kick Returns (194 ranked) Bruce Anderson 113 10 47 Nick Rinella, Saint Francis (PA) 227 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 134

Completion Percentage (99 ranked) Darrel Colbert, Jr., Lamar University 0.800 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.724

Completions Per Game (149 ranked) Easton Stick 125 11 4.00 Devlin Hodges, Samford 32.00 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 27.50

Field Goal Percentage (71 ranked) 29 players tied 1.000 Nico Gualdoni, Southern Ill.

Parker Lacina, Missouri St.

Sam Crosa, Western Ill.

1.000

1.000

1.000

Field Goals Per Game (91 ranked) Yahia Aly, Florida A&M 3.00 Sam Fenlason, Illinois St. 1.50

Forced Fumbles (18 ranked) Aaron Steidl 1 1 1.00 17 players tied 1.00 4 players tied 1.00

Fumbles Recovered (8 ranked) Logan McCormick 8 2 1 7 players tied 2 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 2

Interceptions Per Game (30 ranked) 28 players tied 1.0 5 players tied 1.0

Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) Jean Constant, Bryant

Malik Wilson, N.C. A&T

Queâ€™Shaun Byrd, Bethune-Cookman

1

1

1

Kickoff Returns (92 ranked) Bruce Anderson 31 2 23.5 Jean Constant, Bryant 57.7 Tony Tate, Western Ill. 40.0

Passes Defended (64 ranked) Greg Menard 64 6 1.0 4 players tied 3.0 Joshua Manchigiah, South Dakota St. 3.0

Passing Efficiency (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 288.2 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 210.3

Passing TDs (17 ranked) Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 9 Brady Davis, Illinois St.

Austin Simmons, South Dakota

Sam Straub, Southern Ill.

5

5

5

Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 138 11 48 Devlin Hodges, Samford 805 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 719

Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 118 10 48.0 Devlin Hodges, Samford 402.5 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 359.5

Passing Yards per Completion (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 25.11 Peyton Huslig, Missouri St. 16.74

Points Responsible For (149 ranked) Lance Dunn

Bruce Anderson

72

149

9

16

18

12

Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 54 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 42

Points Responsible For Per Game (148 ranked) Lance Dunn

Bruce Anderson

9

43

4

9

18.0

12.0

Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0

Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 15 players tied 1 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 1

Punt Returns (48 ranked) Kieran Yancy, Idaho St. 29.5 Rontrez Morgan, Indiana St. 7.8

Punting (93 ranked) Alec Chadwick, Houston Baptist 51.0 Adam Fellner, Western Ill. 48.8

Receiving TDs (18 ranked) 5 players tied 4 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 4

Receiving Yards (146 ranked) Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 429 Spencer Schnell, Illinois St. 213

Receiving Yards Per Game (196 ranked) Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 214.5 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 138.0

Receptions Per Game (163 ranked) Kelvin McKnight, Samford 10.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 9.0

Rush Yards Per Carry (135 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Ty Brooks

1

20

1

5

16.82

6.83


Rushing TDs (5 ranked) Lance Dunn 5 1 3 Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis 5 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St.

James Robinson, Illinois St.

3

3

Rushing Yards (194 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Ty Brooks

Lance Dunn

22

132

183

4

11

17

185

82

65

Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View 542 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 248

Rushing Yards Per Game (198 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Ty Brooks

Lance Dunn

Easton Stick

Adam Cofield

1

35

75

123

129

1

6

9

15

16

185.0

82.0

65.0

49.0

47.0


Sacks (105 ranked) Caleb Butler

Stanley Jones

Cole Karcz

Logan McCormick

Greg Menard

20

20

20

20

20

1

1

1

1

1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Cody Roscoe, McNeese 2.25 12 players tied 1.00

Scoring (87 ranked) Lance Dunn

Bruce Anderson

Holden Hotchkins

Cam Pedersen

Easton Stick

2

9

87

87

87

2

4

12

12

12

18.0

12.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 24.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 24.0

Solo Tackles (81 ranked) Dan Marlette 2 1 8.0 Kiefer Glau, Northern Colo. 9.0 Dan Marlette, North Dakota St. 8.0

Tackles For Loss (145 ranked) Dan Marlette

Logan McCormick

Caleb Butler

Robbie Grimsley

Stanley Jones

Cole Karcz

Greg Menard

Aaron Steidl

Spencer Waege

20

20

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

1

1

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

2.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Darius Royster, N.C. Central 4.5 4 players tied 2.0

Total Offense (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Easton Stick

Ty Brooks

Lance Dunn

59

127

145

188

7

14

16

19

185.0

97.0

82.0

65.0

Devlin Hodges, Samford 415.5 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 399.5

Total Points Scored (0 ranked)

Total Tackles (198 ranked) Dan Marlette

Robbie Grimsley

Levi Jordheim

59

148

148

4

11

11

9.0

7.0

7.0

Langston Tunson, Houston Baptist 17.5 Duncan Ferch, UNI 12.0

Total Touchdowns (143 ranked) Lance Dunn

Bruce Anderson

Holden Hotchkins

Easton Stick

13

44

143

143

2

5

15

15

3

2

1

1

Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis 6 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 4

Yards per Pass Attempt (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 18.83 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 11.00Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Malique Jackson, Bethune-Cookman 43.00 Trystn Ducker, South Dakota 32.75

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