State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016 Schedule Bison Open Valley Football Schedule With Illinois State 3-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC Date Opponent Time Saturday in 96th Annual Homecoming Game Aug. 27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) Sept. 10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota State Sept. 17 at #13/11 Iowa W, 23-21 opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play this Oct. 1 *#18/20 ILLINOIS ST. (Homecoming) 1 p.m. week when the Bison (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) host No. 18 Oct. 8 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. Illinois State (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, NORTH DAKOTA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Oct. 15 * ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the (18,700). Oct. 22 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. BISON REDBIRDS Oct. 29 *at Northern Iowa 6 p.m. TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) Nov. 5 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. network will have live coverage with Brian Shawn Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 18/20 (STATS/Coaches) Nov. 12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color Last Game: Sept. 17 Last Game: Sept. 24 def. Iowa 23-21 lost to Indiana St. 31-34 Nov. 19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. analyst, and Beth Hoole reporting from the sidelines. Streak: Won 12 Streak: Lost 2 *MVFC games ESPN3 will carry the telecast on WatchESPN.com and At Home: 2-0 (Won 7) On Road: 1-1 (Lost 1) Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) the WatchESPN mobile app through participating Coach: Coach: Brock Spack Quick Facts Internet service providers. Record: 31-3 (3rd) Record: 58-31 (8th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) Founded: 1890 RADIO: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. on KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Enrollment: 14,432 (fall 2016) Seed Bison Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Nickname: Bison Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) sideline. Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes “Bison Game Day” from 10:30 a.m. to Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) 12:30 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on Starters Returning: 14 (6 offense, 8 defense) BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) THE SERIES: This is the ninth meeting between Illinois State and North Dakota State dat- Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) ing back to 2007. NDSU has won four straight and leads the series 6-2. The teams did not meet Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 in the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons due to the conference schedule rotation, but the teams Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 both advanced to the 2014 national championship with NDSU winning 29-27. The Redbirds’ only win in four trips to Fargo was a 27-24 victory in the 2009 homecoming game. Football Staff Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) LAST MEETING: North Dakota State went 78 yards in six plays and scored on a 5-yard Record at NDSU: 31-3 (3rd season) Career: 34-10 (3rd) run with 37 seconds left to beat Illinois State 29-27 for the 2014 national Assistant Coaches/Staff: championship in the teams’ last meeting. Wentz completed passes of 32, 13 and 33 yards to (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs RJ Urzendowski on the drive, which took just 1:01 off the clock. LinebackerEsley Thorton’s *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)....Offensive Coordinator/RBs with 8 seconds left sealed the victory. NDSU led 23-14 with 11:20 to go before a Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs pair of Illinois State touchdowns. Tre Roberson scored on a 58-yard run to put Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coordinator the Redbirds up 27-23 with 1:38 left. Wentz finished 15 of 22 passing for 237 yards and rushed * (Minot State, 1977)...... 16 times for 87 yards to earn the game’s Most Outstanding Player award. *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line HOMECOMING GAMES: This is the 96th annual homecoming game for North Dakota (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks State and the Bison are 55-37-3 all-time since 1919 (no game in war years 1943 or 1944). NDSU (NDSU, 2015)...... Defensive Assistant has won five straight homecoming contests after last year’s 31-28 come-from-behind victory *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Offensive Quality Control over Northern Iowa. This is Illinois State’s third trip to Fargo as the homecoming opponent. The Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator Redbirds won 27-24 in 2009 and the Bison won 20-10 in 2011. Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002)...... Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services AFTER THE OPEN WEEK: North Dakota State has won 22 straight games after open weeks *press box on game day in the regular season and playoffs since a 2005 home loss to UC Davis. That streak includes 12 Athletic Communications home games, five road games and five national championship games in Frisco, Texas. Contact: Ryan Perreault CONFERENCE OPENERS: North Dakota State has won its last five Missouri Valley Football Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Conference openers, and the Bison have gone on to win at least a share of the last five league Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com crowns. NDSU is 5-3 in league openers and is beginning conference play with Illinois State for the second time (2011). /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) ILLINOIS STATE (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS REDBIRDS OPP NDSU ILST Points/Game 32.3 27.3 Points/Game 27.8 19.5 Scoring Offense 32nd 55th First Downs 64 50 First Downs 92 68 Rushing Offense 13th 49th Rushing/Game 249.7 103.0 Rushing/Game 161.2 113.0 Passing Offense 74th 30th Passing/Game 191.7 247.0 Passing/Game 252.0 165.8 Total Offense 23rd 35th Total Offense/Game 441.3 350.0 Total Offense/Game 413.2 278.8 Passing Eff. 26th 32nd Had Intercepted 2 5 Had Intercepted 4 3 Scoring Defense 60th 17th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS -Lost 4-2 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 10-3 4-1 Rushing Defense 19th 25th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 20-74.0 18-42.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 23-59.0 25-57.0 Pass Defense 83rd 16th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 33.4 41.7 Net Punt Avg. 40.7 36.4 Total Defense 41st 8th Time of Possession/Game 34:31 25:29 Time of Possession/Game 31:09 28:51 Pass Eff. Defense 82nd 8th Indiana State 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 3rd Down Conversions 49% 36% 3rd Down Conversions 37% 32% Net Punting 83rd 10th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 2/3 3/4 4th Down Conversions 1/4 4/6 Punt Returns 64th 39th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 43rd 74th Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 43rd 92nd Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 100th 56th Youngstown State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Lance Dunn 37 239 6.5 2 79.7 George Moreira 35 240 6.9 3 60.0 Time of Poss. 4th 41st Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 King Frazier 37 217 5.9 3 72.3 Jamal Towns 25 115 4.6 0 28.8 3rd Down Conv. 12th 52nd South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 49th 31st 45-72-2 62.5 5 191.7 Jake Kolbe 91-129-4 70.5 6 246.5 4th Down Conv. 31st 97th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 105th 90th Illinois State 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 11 150 13.6 2 50.0 Anthony Warrum 26 403 15.5 2 100.8 RJ Urzendowski 6 137 22.8 1 45.7 Spencer Schnell 24 193 8.0 1 48.2 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Christian Gibbs 20 197 9.9 1 49.2 VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Robbie Grimsley 10-10-20 1.0 1 1-0 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Saturday, Sept. 24 MJ Stumpf 8-11-19 2.0 1 0-0 Alejandro Rivera 16-16-32 1.0 1 0-0 *at Indiana State 34, Illinois State 31 Jalen Allison 10-7-17 0.0 1 1-0 B.J. Bello 17-12-29 5.5 0 2-0 Western Illinois 28, at Northern Illinois 23 at Kansas State 35, Missouri State 0 GORDON, MAHER TO BE INDUCTED: All-time leading rusher Lamar Gordon (1998-01) Saturday, Oct. 1 and All-America inside linebacker Jared Maher (1996-2000) are among the 45th Bison Athletic *Illinois State at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. (NBC ND/ESPN3) Hall of Fame class slated for induction this Friday. Gordon was a Harlon Hill Award finalist and *Missouri State at Indiana State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) rushed for 4,696 yards in his All-America career before spending five years in the NFL with the *South Dakota at Youngstown State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Rams, Dolphins, Eagles and Lions. Maher led the Bison in tackles each of his final two seasons *Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. (PSN/ESPN3) and was a two-time All-North Central Conference performer. Other inductees are volleyball All- *Western Illinois at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) America middle hitter Angie (Converse) Grove, wrestling national champion Ryan Wolters, softball All-America catcher/outfielderShelly (Rhein) Rowedder, women’s basketball assistant Saturday, Oct. 8 coach Kelli Layman, radio broadcaster Scott Miller, and the 1972 men’s cross country NCAA *Northern Iowa at South Dakota, 2 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) College Division national championship team. *Youngstown State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. (CSN/ESPN3) *North Dakota State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. (NBC ND/ESPN3) AP TOP 25 VOTES: North Dakota State received an FCS-record 74 votes in the AP Top 25 *Indiana State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) poll after beating 11th-ranked Iowa in Week 3. The Bison were tied for 27th in the voting and *South Dakota State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) dipped to 28th in voting this week with 58 points. NDSU previously received votes after the 2011, 2012 and 2013 national championships and the first 10 weeks of the 2014 season after All Times Central beating Iowa State. SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- division opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU did not play an FBS opponent in 2015 and does not have any other FBS opponents scheduled until Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007).

BACK-TO-BACK OVERTIMES: After not playing a home overtime game in the history of NDSU football, the Bison started the season with back-to-back OT home wins over Charleston Southern (24-17) and Eastern Washington (50-44). NDSU scored on its first offensive play in both games, getting a 25-yard run from King Frazier and a 25-yard run from Lance Dunn. NDSU is the first Valley Football team to open a season with back-to-back OT wins.

FOURTH QUARTER MARCH: North Dakota State held the ball for 10:45 and outgained Iowa 126 to minus-9 in the fourth quarter of NDSU’s come-from-behind 23-21 victory. The Bi- son pulled within 21-20 with a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took 8:39 off the clock before getting a three-and-out on defense to set up the game-winning field goal drive. The 15-play march was reminiscent of NDSU’s 18-play, 80-yard, 8:30 game-winning drive at Kansas State in 2013. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The following players have earned Missouri Valley Football Conference player of the week awards this season: BISON RADIO NETWORK — Nick DeLuca, Defensive...After missing the second half of the season opener with a North Dakota State University football can be heard live on shoulder separation, made a game-high 15 tackles in the win over Eastern Washington...Also 22 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio scored on a 40-yard interception return. streaming is available for all games at GoBison.com/allaccess. — Zack Johnson, Offensive Line...Six knockdowns with zero hurries or sacks allowed in 73 Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. snaps against Charleston Southern...Graded out at 98.6% on assignment and led the Bison line Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison in finish (88%) and technique (76%). Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6 — MJ Stumpf, Defensive...Made three tackles and scored on a 21-yard interception return to 7:30 p.m. on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and various network in the victory at Iowa...Downed a punt at the Iowa 2 to set up one of five three-and-outs...Part affiliates. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. of a defensive unit that held Iowa to 34 yards rushing in the game and minus-7 after halftime. — Cam Pedersen, Special Teams...Converted 2 of 2 PAT kicks and made a 37-yard field BROADCAST TEAM goal on the final play of the fourth quarter to give NDSU a 23-21 win at Iowa one week after a Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play game-tying 28-yarder to force overtime in the win over Eastern Washington. Phil Hansen...... Analyst — Landon Lechler, Offensive Line...Five knockdowns with zero quarterback hurries or Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines sacks in 70 snaps against Iowa...Led the Bison with a 100% assignment grade, 88% finish and 85% technique. LOCATION SIGNAL Fargo ...... KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox MENARD ON WATCH LIST: North Dakota State junior defensive end Greg Menard is Fargo ...... KQWB-AM Bison 1660 on the watch list for STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, which was won in 2014 by NDSU Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 defensive end . Menard was STATS FCS All-America third team last year when he Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 ranked second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 10.0 sacks and an additional 15 Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 quarterback hurries. Detroit Lakes, MN...... KDLB-FM 94.5 Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 DeLUCA OUT FOR SEASON: Senior middle linebacker Nick DeLuca had a season-ending Dickinson ...... KZRX-FM 92.1 shoulder surgery following the Week 3 win at Iowa and can apply for a medical hardship to Fergus Falls, MN ...... KBRF-AM 1250 return to the Bison in 2017. DeLuca was the only FCS player on the watch list for the 32nd an- Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 nual Butkus Award, honoring the nation’s best collegiate linebacker, and also was on the STATS Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 FCS Defensive Player of the Year watch list. He was first-team all-conference and runner-up for Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015. Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 PLANK STEPS IN AT LINEBACKER: North Dakota State junior Matt Plank made a career- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... KYCR-AM 1440 high six tackles — all in the second half — filling in at middle linebacker after an injury to Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 starter Nick DeLuca in the 24-17 overtime win over sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Plank Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 assisted on a tackle for loss and was part of a defensive effort that held CSU to 2 of 12 on third Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 down and 263 total yards, nearly 100 yards under its average from a year ago. Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 FRAZIER LEADS DEEP RUSHING ATTACK: North Dakota State has had a 1,000-yard Wahpeton...... KBMW-AM 1450 rusher for 13 straight seasons after King Frazier’s 1,158 yards last season as a junior. Frazier Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 leads a group of four returning running backs who each had at least 90 carries last year. He rushed 219 times and averaged 5.3 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns on the season. Frazier THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW averaged 94.0 yards per game over the final eight contests. He has four career 100-yard games including a career-high 177 yards at Southern Illinois and back-to-back playoff games last year North Dakota State University director of sales and against Northern Iowa (107) and Richmond (121). broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. BISON CHEW UP CLOCK: North Dakota State led the nation in time of possession with an Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across average of 36:39 last year and the Bison have only been out-clocked once in the last 34 games the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson (South Dakota, 2015). The Bison held the ball for 43:47 against Western Illinois last year, the and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news most time of possession in NDSU’s 12 seasons of Division I football. Sunday nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 50-4 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 53 of the last 54 home games over non-conference opponents including 44 straight since a 2003 BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 13-2 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. Opponent Coverage CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ESPN COACHING STAFF INTACT: After having at least one new assistant coach every year since EASTERN WASHINGTON NBC ND/ESPN3/College Extra beginning Division I play in 2004, North Dakota State has the same full-time coaching staff at Iowa ESPN2 for the third straight season under head coach Chris Klieman. NDSU made two changes to ILLINOIS STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 support staff adding former Bison defensive backBryan Shepherd as defensive assistant and at Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3 former Wisconsin-Stout assistant Kody Morgan in the offensive quality control position. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 at Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3 13-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 13th football national at Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3 championship last season. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in YOUNGSTOWN STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and is the first INDIANA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 team in history to win five straight national championships with FCS titles in at South Dakota NBC ND/ESPN3 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 MOST WINS IN DIVISION I FOOTBALL: NDSU has a record of 74-5 since the beginning Issued Sept. 26, 2016 of the 2011 national championship season. The Bison went 14-1, 14-1, 15-0, 15-1 and 13-2 for Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv the most wins in Division I football in that five-year span. Fifteen FCS programs have multiple 1 North Dakota State (26) 3-0 650 1 10-win seasons since 2011, and only four have reached the 10-win mark at least three times— 2 Sam Houston State 3-0 610 2 NDSU (5), Sam Houston State (4), Eastern Washington (3) and Jacksonville State (3). 3 Chattanooga 4-0 587 3 Most Wins Since 2011, Division I 4 Jacksonville State 3-1 575 4 74 - North Dakota State 5 Eastern Washington 3-1 541 5 66 - Alabama 61 - Florida State 6 James Madison 3-1 494 7 60 - Clemson 7 Richmond 3-1 479 9 59 - Ohio State T-8 Charleston Southern 2-2 425 11 59 - Oregon T-8 Western Illinois 3-0 425 13 59 - Sam Houston State 10 The Citadel 3-0 411 10 57 - Stanford 11 2-1 356 6 56 - Michigan State 12 Northern Iowa 1-2 331 14 13 Eastern Illinois 3-1 323 16 VALLEY FOOTBALL PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State had five players picked 14 Villanova 3-1 312 15 to the preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference team: running back King Frazier, 15 Youngstown State 2-1 236 17 offensive guard Zack Johnson, defensive end Greg Menard, linebacker Nick DeLuca, and 16 South Dakota State 1-2 191 18 free safety Tre Dempsey. NDSU long snapper James Fisher, defensive tackle Nate Tanguay 17 William & Mary 2-2 189 8 and strong safety Robbie Grimsley earned honorable mention. NDSU was picked to win the 18 Cal Poly 3-1 184 NR league ahead of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Illinois State and Youngstown State. 19 Harvard 2-0 169 19 20 Illinois State 2-2 165 12 #PROBISON: North Dakota State has nine former players active in the NFL and two others 21 Albany 4-0 161 23 in the CFL. Four Bison from last season are still with NFL teams including No. 2 overall draft pick 22 McNeese State 2-2 145 20 Carson Wentz, fifth-round pickJoe Haeg, and undrafted free agents and CJ 23 North Carolina A&T 2-1 127 22 Smith. On the sidelines, former Bison safety/punter (1984-1988) and longtime assistant coach 24 Southern Utah 2-1 88 NR (1996-2005) Gus Bradley is in his fourth season as the Jaguars’ head coach. 25 Colgate 1-2 53 21 NFL Players Year Team Others receiving votes: Wofford 41, Stephen F. Austin 38, North Dakota Andrew Bonnet, FB 1st (practice squad) 31, Grambling State 20, Fordham 15, Northern Arizona 13, Elon 12, Central Arkansas 10, Stony Brook 8, Sacred Heart 7, Eastern Kentucky 6, Prairie View John Crockett, RB 2nd Green Bay Packers A&M 6, Portland State 3, Towson 3, Tennessee State 3, Dartmouth 2, Idaho State Kyle Emanuel, LB 2nd San Diego Chargers 2, Samford 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1, Indiana State 1. , OL 1st Ramon Humber, LB 8th Buffalo Bills STATS FCS Top 25 CJ Smith, CB 1st Philadelphia Eagles (practice squad) Issued Sept. 26, 2016 Billy Turner, OL 3rd Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv Carson Wentz, QB 1st Philadelphia Eagles 1 North Dakota State (164) 3-0 4100 1 Marcus Williams, CB 3rd New York Jets 2 Sam Houston State 3-0 3847 2 CFL Players Year Team 3 Jacksonville State 3-1 3729 3 , QB 2nd 4 Eastern Washington 3-1 3588 4 Ryan Smith, WR 3rd Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5 Chattanooga 4-0 3474 5 6 Richmond 3-1 3007 7 NATIONAL EXPOSURE: North Dakota State has become a well-known name in college 7 James Madison 3-1 2777 11 football thanks to its run of five straight national championships and several appearances on 8 Western Illinois 3-0 2766 13 national television. NDSU hosted ESPN’s College GameDay in 2013 and 2014, SportsCenter 9 Citadel 3-0 2683 10 on the Road in 2015, and the Bison have played 16 games on ESPN (five), ESPN2 (10) or ESPNU 10 Charleston Southern 2-2 2472 12 (one) since 2011. The Bison have also won games at Minnesota (2011) on the Big Ten Network 11 Montana 2-1 2304 6 and at Kansas State (2013) and Iowa State (2014) on Fox Sports 1. 12 Northern Iowa 1-2 2041 14 13 Eastern Illinois 3-1 1665 18 14 Coastal Carolina 3-1 1565 17 15 South Dakota State 1-2 1545 15 16 Cal Poly 3-1 1443 NR 17 Villanova 3-1 1368 19 18 Illinois State 2-2 1358 9 19 William & Mary 2-2 1341 8 20 Youngstown State 2-1 1193 16 21 Albany 4-0 1044 22 22 North Carolina A&T 2-1 885 21 23 McNeese State 2-2 527 24 24 Indiana State 3-1 401 NR 25 Harvard 2-0 323 NR Others receiving votes: Stephen F. Austin 266, Sacred Heart 201, Colgate 195, Stony Brook 190, Grambling State 164, Southern Utah 159, Fordham 102, Central Arkansas 93, Dartmouth 67, Tennessee State 55, Nicholls 52, Samford 52, Northern Arizona 48, Wofford 41, North Dakota 40, Elon 31, Portland State 17, New Hampshire 16, Montana State 12, Towson 11, Southern Illinois 9, Delaware 8, Eastern Kentucky 6, Prairie View A&M 6, North Carolina Central 6, Georgetown 3, South Carolina State 3, Kennesaw State 1. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 5 NDSU Head Coach #12 EASTON STICK, QB Chris Klieman 6-2 | 222 | So. | Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep HS n 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist First sophomore team captain since 2005 quarterback Steve Walker...2015 Missouri Valley n 2014 Rawlings Football/ Conference All-Newcomer Team...Went 8-0 as the starting quarterback after an injury Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year to NFL draft pick Carson Wentz...Took over after a 4-2 start, won back-to-back road games at n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator Indiana State and Southern Illinois in his first two starts, and marched the Bison through the of the Year NCAA semifinals en route to a fifth straight national championship...Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns in his debut at Indiana State, where he rushed 17 times for 124 yards and two scores and went 9 of 20 passing with a TD...He was NDSU’s first North Dakota State head coach Chris 100-yard rusher of the season and followed with 130 yards at SIU to become the first NDSU Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) signed a new quarterback with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Kevin Feeney in October 1996... six-year contract in April that will keep him at Scored the game-winning TD on a 4-yard run with 35 seconds left at Youngstown State to erase NDSU through the 2021 football season. a 24-10 fourth quarter deficit...Appeared in 11 games altogether, finishing 90 of 147 passing for NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first 1,144 yards and 13 TDs with four ...Passed for four touchdowns in each of his first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcom- two home games against Western Illinois and Missouri State...Finished as NDSU’s third leading ing seven new assistant coaches. The Bison rusher with 498 yards and five touchdowns on 85 carries, averaging 5.9 yards per carry...MVFC scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll. member Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak 2015 GAME-BY-GAME that extended into November. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Last year’s Bison reloaded with seven at Montana DNP L, 35-38 new starters on defense. NDSU regrouped Weber State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 W, 41-14 from a season-opening loss at Montana and North Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 34-9 rallied to win eight straight games with a at South Dakota State DNP W, 28-7 freshman quarterback after a midseason Northern Iowa DNP W, 31-28 injury to eventual NFL No. 2 overall draft pick South Dakota DNP L, 21-24 Carson Wentz. at Indiana State 9 20 1 45.0 126 1 22 0 17 124 2 W, 28-14 * at Southern Illinois 12 17 1 70.6 138 2 77 1 16 130 0 W, 35-29 * Klieman is 31-3 as NDSU’s head coach Western Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 197 4 43 0 9 86 0 W, 59-7 * including a pair of 7-1 runs through the at Youngstown State 9 18 0 50.0 176 0 66 1 15 42 2 W, 27-24 * Missouri Valley Football Conference for the Missouri State 15 20 0 75.0 189 4 33 0 2 17 0 W, 55-0 * program’s fourth and fifth straight titles. The Montana 7 13 0 53.8 66 0 18 2 11 49 1 W, 37-6 * Bison are 19-2 against FCS Top 25 teams and Northern Iowa 13 17 0 76.5 116 0 19 3 7 5 0 W, 23-13 * have an FBS Top 25 win over No. 11 Iowa. Richmond 13 20 1 65.0 136 2 27 0 5 21 0 W, 33-7 * A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he was a Jacksonville State 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 37-10 three-time all-conference defensive back at SEASON TOTALS 90 147 4 61.2 1144 13 77 7 85 498 5 8-0 starter * Northern Iowa from 1986-90. He and his wife, Rhonda, have two sons, Devin and Colby, and 2016 GAME-BY-GAME one daughter, Haley. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Charleston Southern 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 W, 24-17 (ot) * Year School Position Eastern Washington 17 26 0 65.4 257 2 42 0 10 60 1 W, 50-44 (ot)* at Iowa 11 19 1 57.9 124 1 24 3 11 35 0 W, 23-21* 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Illinois State 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant at Missouri State 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach South Dakota State 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Western Illinois 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach Youngstown State 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant Indiana State 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach at South Dakota 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator SEASON TOTALS 45 72 2 62.5 575 5 47 6 32 140 1 3-0 starter* 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator TWO-YEAR TOTALS 135 219 6 61.6 1719 18 77 13 117 638 6 11-0 starter* 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 17, at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing Yards: 130, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 (16 carries) 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing TDs: 2, at Youngstown State, 11/14/2015; at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Defensive Coordinator Long Rush: 60, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Completions: 17, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016; Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Attempts: 27, Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach Passing Yards: 257, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing TDs: 4, Western Illinois, 11/7/2015; Missouri State, 11/21/2015 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Interceptions: 1, six times, last at Iowa, 9/17/2016 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) Long Pass: 77, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (3-0, 0-0) Record at NDSU: 31-3, 14-2 MVFC (3rd season) Career Head Coaching Record: 34-10 (4th season) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 ** LB 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 1 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 180 Fr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 2 *Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 66 Quinn Alo DT 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 5-11 186 Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 3 **Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 3 Devan Rindy WR 5-9 175 Fr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 4 *Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 *Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OT 5 Bennett Rindy WR 6-0 190 RFr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 30 Bryce Bennot CB 6 James Hendricks QB 6-1 200 RFr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 49 Matt Biegler TE 7 *Cole Davis QB 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 1 Chris Board LB 8 *Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 10 *Lance Dunn RB 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 11 Darren Kelley DB 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Potomac HS/NDSCS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 12 *Easton Stick QB 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 13 ***Eric Perkins WR 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 5-9 151 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East HS 30 Adam Cofield RB 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 6-4 211 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Providence Academy HS 64 Colin Conner OT 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 Jr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 42 LB 16 **RJ Urzendowski WR 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Felix Dixon CB 5-11 158 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Countryside HS 7 Cole Davis QB 17 Steven Nava QB 6-2 190 Fr. Rosemead, Calif./Rosemead HS 35 Dom Davis CB 18 *Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 197 So. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 19 Jackson Koonce P 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS/SMU 3 Tre Dempsey FS 20 *Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 17 Felix Dixon CB 21 *Jalen Allison CB 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 21 Garret Wegner K 6-0 177 Fr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 22 **King Frazier RB 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/ 42 Ross Effertz CB 23 *Jaylaan Wimbush CB 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 82 TE 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 RFr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 80 Sean Engel WR 25 ***Chase Morlock RB 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 51 James Fisher LS 26 Keenan Hodenfield CB 5-11 180 Jr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 37 Tre Fort CB 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 22 King Frazier RB 29 *Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 30 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 175 So. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 30 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 198 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 31 Victor Kizewski FS 6-0 182 Fr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 32 Zak Kuntz FB 6-2 234 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 5-11 189 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 35 Dom Davis CB 5-11 185 RFr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 6 James Hendricks QB 36 *Cam Pedersen K 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 180 RFr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 202 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 98 Connor Hubbs DT 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 Jr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 1 Cole Jacob WR 41 ***MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 42 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 199 RFr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 220 Fr. Raytown, Mo./Raytown South HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 229 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 44 *Matt Plank LB 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 45 *Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 46 Braydon Lund TE 6-3 252 Fr. Minot, N.D./Minot HS 11 Darren Kelley DB 47 ***Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 48 *Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 69 Michael Kelly OL 49 ***Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 49 Matt Biegler TE 6-3 255 Fr. Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 31 Victor Kizewski FS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 5-11 204 Fr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 19 Jackson Koonce P 51 **James Fisher LS 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 63 Zach Kubas OL 51 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 208 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 220 RFr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 32 Zak Kuntz FB BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 7

NUMERICAL (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 245 RFr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 54 OT 6-6 266 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 205 RFr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 46 Braydon Lund TE 56 Peder Olson LB 6-1 217 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 39 Garrett Malstrom RB 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 284 Fr. Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 291 Fr. Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 60 Max Polson C 6-1 307 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 2 Quinten McCoy CB 63 *Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 96 Greg Menard DE 63 Zach Kubas OL 6-4 260 Fr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 64 *Colin Conner OT 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 98/62 Bryce Messner TE/OG 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 276 RFr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 66 ***Zack Johnson OG 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 66 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 288 Fr. LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 17 Steven Nava QB 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 267 Fr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 72 Erik Olson OT 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 56 Peder Olson LB 69 Michael Kelly OL 6-2 265 Fr. Oakes, N.D./Oakes HS 51 Beau Pauly LB 70 ***Jack Plankers OL 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 71 *Luke Bacon OG 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 272 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 44 Matt Plank LB 73 *Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 293 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 74 *Tanner Volson C 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 75 **Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 60 Max Polson C 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 267 Fr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 77 *Christian Triplett C 6-3 300 So. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 54 Dillon Radunz OT 78 ***Landon Lechler OT 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 5 Bennett Rindy WR 80 Sean Engel WR 6-5 201 Fr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 3 Devan Rindy WR 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 200 Jr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 244 RFr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 59 Karson Schoening C 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 85 *Nate Jenson TE 6-6 244 So. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 86 **Jeff Illies TE 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 12 Easton Stick QB 87 **Connor Wentz TE 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 251 RFr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 190 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 77 Christian Triplett C 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 244 So. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 91 DE 90 **Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 249 RFr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 RFr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 93 **Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 94 *Stanley Jones DE 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 74 Tanner Volson C 95 *Caleb Butler DE 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 21 Garret Wegner K 96 **Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 97 ***Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 69 Blake Williams DT 98/62 *Bryce Messner TE/OG 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 267 RFr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 99 **Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG *letters earned Captains: #3 Tre Dempsey, #12 Easton Stick, #25 Chase Morlock, #41 MJ Stumpf, #49 Nick DeLuca, #99 Nate Tanguay

SQUAD ANALYSIS PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE Starters Returning...... 14 Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Illies (ILL-ee-us) Nava (NAW-vuh) Minnesota...... 35 California...... 3 Offense...... 6 Atif (aw-TEEF) Jalen (JAY-lenn) Nyangacha (nye-anna-GOT-chuh) North Dakota...... 23 Iowa...... 3 Defense...... 8 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Wisconsin...... 18 Kansas...... 2 Seniors...... 11 Bennot (BEN-it) Karcz (karch) Pepin (PEPP-in) Florida...... 7 Maryland...... 1 Juniors...... 24 Biegler (BEE-glur) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Missouri...... 5 Sophomores ...... 27 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Kiwanne (KEY-wahn) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Michigan...... 1 Illinois...... 4 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 21 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Roehl (like “roll”) Texas...... 1 Nebraska...... 4 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Klieman (KLY-men) Schoening (SHOO-ning) Freshmen...... 27 Hecht (HECKT) Kuhnert (COO-nert) Tanguay (TANG-way) South Dakota...... 4 Tallest: Lechler/Plankers...... 6-6 3/4 Heit (like “height”) Lodi (LO-dye) Steidl (STY-dull) Shortest: Eric Perkins...... 5-7 1/2 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Tuszka (TUSS-cuh) Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 331 Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) Urzendowski (er-zen-DOW-skee) Lightest: Ross Godfrey...... 151 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 8 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 64 Colin Conner 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis. 68 Zack J. Johnson 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn. 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis. 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis. C 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn. or 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D. 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 291 RFr. Champlin, Minn. RG 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D. 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D. TE 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla. MLB 44 Matt Plank 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan. 86 Jeff Illies 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 1 Chris Board 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla. FB 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn. 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn. or 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa 27 Isaac Cenescar 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla. 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 11 Darren Kelley 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. 2 Quinten McCoy 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn. SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. P 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. H 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. or 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. PR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo.

STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT TE/FB QB RB WR WR CSU Wentz Conner Johnson T. Volson Plankers Lechler Illies Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd EWU Wentz Conner Johnson T. Volson Plankers Lechler Ellefson Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd at Iowa Wentz Conner Johnson Kuhnert Plankers Lechler Robbins Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB CSU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison EWU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison at Iowa Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 9

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 27, 2016 #6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Wo 24-17 1-0 0-0 3:39 18881 Sep 10, 2016 #8 EASTERN WASHINGTON Wo 50-44 2-0 0-0 4:06 18906 Sep 17, 2016 at #11 Iowa W 23-21 3-0 0-0 3:05 70585

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs CHARLESTON SOUTHE 24 - 17 21 / 11 11 / 5 10 / 5 0 / 1 44-230 / 34-169 17-27-1 / 8-20-1 194 / 94 71-424 / 54-263 96 / 77 2 / 1 EASTERN WASHINGTO 50 - 44 22 / 27 10 / 7 11 / 17 1 / 3 47-280 / 34-106 17-27-0 / 26-41-3 257 / 450 74-537 / 75-556 220 / 125 1 / 3 Iowa 23 - 21 21 / 12 13 / 6 8 / 5 0 / 1 49-239 / 25-34 11-19-1 / 13-24-1 124 / 197 68-363 / 49-231 39 / 79 1 / 1 Totals 97 - 82 64 / 50 34 / 18 29 / 27 1 / 5 140-749 / 93-309 45-73-2 / 47-85-5 575 / 741 213-1324 / 178-1050 355 / 281 4 / 5

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6-15 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 32:58 / 27:02 5 :5 6 5.2 / 5.0 7.2 / 4.7 6.0 / 4.9 6-32.5 / 6-42.7 6-70 / 6-45 1 / 3 EASTERN WASHINGTO 12-17 / 6-11 0-0 / 1-1 33:56 / 26:04 7 :5 2 6.0 / 3.1 9.5 / 11.0 7.3 / 7.4 4-36.0 / 3-43.7 13-137 / 9-67 5 / 0 Iowa 4-13 / 5-13 2-2 / 1-1 36:40 / 23:20 1 3 :2 0 4.9 / 1.4 6.5 / 8.2 5.3 / 4.7 5-31.6 / 6-45.5 1-15 / 3-16 2 / 3 Totals 22-45 / 13-36 2-3 / 3-4 103:34 / 76:26 2 7 :0 8 5.3 / 3.3 7.9 / 8.7 6.2 / 5.9 15-33.1 / 15-44.0 20-222 / 18-128 8 / 6

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 10

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 97 82 Points Per Game 32.3 27.3 Points Off Turnovers 20 3 FIRST DOWNS 64 50 R u s h in g 34 18 P a s s in g 29 27 P e n a lt y 1 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 749 309 Yards gained rushing 826 391 Yards lost rushing 77 82 Rushing Attempts 140 93 Average Per Rush 5.3 3.3 Average Per Game 249.7 103.0 TDs Rushing 6 4 PASSING YARDAGE 575 741 C o m p - A t t - I n t 45-73-2 47-85-5 Average Per Pass 7.9 8.7 Average Per Catch 12.8 15.8 Average Per Game 191.7 247.0 TDs Passing 5 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 1324 1050 Total Plays 213 178 Average Per Play 6.2 5.9 Average Per Game 441.3 350.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-241 13-240 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-15 1--4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-99 2-35 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 18.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.5 -4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 17.5 FUMBLES-LOST 4-2 2-0 PENALTIES-Yards 20-222 18-128 Average Per Game 74.0 42.7 PUNTS-Yards 15-497 15-660 Average Per Punt 33.1 44.0 Net punt average 33.4 41.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 15-868 15-922 Average Per Kick 57.9 61.5 Net kick average 38.5 38.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 3 1 2 5 : 2 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/45 13/36 3rd-Down Pct 49% 36% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/3 3/4 4th-Down Pct 67% 75% SACKS BY-Yards 8-48 6-46 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 13 11 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-5 2-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (6-7) 86% (8-9) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-7) 57% (7-9) 78% PAT-ATTEMPTS (10-11) 91% (10-11) 91% ATTENDANCE 37787 70585 Games/Avg Per Game 2/18894 1/70585 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 14 17 21 32 13 97 Opponents 0 31 24 27 0 82 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 11

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Lance Dunn 3 - 0 37 240 1 239 6.5 2 41 79.7 Eric Perkins 2 15 7.5 0 11 King Frazier 3 - 3 37 218 1 217 5.9 3 44 72.3 Total 2 15 7.5 0 11 Easton Stick 3 - 3 32 190 50 140 4.4 1 29 46.7 Opponents 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Bruce Anderson 3 - 0 15 88 8 80 5.3 0 19 26.7 Darrius Shepherd 3 - 3 5 48 0 48 9.6 0 20 16.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Chase Morlock 3 - 0 12 40 1 39 3.2 0 7 13.0 Jalen Allison 1 0 0.0 0 0 Dimitri Williams 3 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Tre Dempsey 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 2 - 0 1 0 16 -16 -16.0 0 0 -8.0 MJ Stumpf 1 21 21.0 1 21 Total 3 140 826 77 749 5.3 6 44 249.7 Robbie Grimsley 1 38 38.0 0 38 Opponents 3 93 391 82 309 3.3 4 47 103.0 Nick DeLuca 1 40 40.0 1 40 Total 5 99 19.8 2 40 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 2 35 17.5 0 30 Easton Stick 3 - 3 146.94 45-72-2 62.5 575 5 47 191.7 TEAM 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 3 144.93 45-73-2 61.6 575 5 47 191.7 Bruce Anderson 9 202 22.4 0 32 Opponents 3 143.93 47-85-5 55.3 741 7 51 247.0 Chase Morlock 1 18 18.0 0 18 Lance Dunn 1 21 21.0 0 21 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 11 241 21.9 0 32 Darrius Shepherd 3 - 3 11 150 13.6 2 37 50.0 Opponents 13 240 18.5 0 27 RJ Urzendowski 3 - 3 6 137 22.8 1 47 45.7 Lance Dunn 3 - 0 5 42 8.4 0 14 14.0 Returns no. yds avg td lg Jeff Illies 3 - 1 4 56 14.0 1 33 18.7 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Chase Morlock 3 - 0 4 51 12.8 1 22 17.0 Opponents 1 10 10.0 0 10 Bruce Anderson 3 - 0 3 34 11.3 0 24 11.3 Dimitri Williams 3 - 0 3 1 0.3 0 4 0.3 Connor Wentz 3 - 3 2 38 19.0 0 23 12.7 Nate Jenson 3 - 0 2 30 15.0 0 20 10.0 Dallas Freeman 3 - 0 2 18 9.0 0 9 6.0 King Frazier 3 - 3 2 10 5.0 0 8 3.3 Eric Perkins 3 - 0 1 8 8.0 20160 North8 2.7 Dakota State Football Total North 3 45 Dakota575 12.8State Overall5 47 191.7 Individual Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) Opponents 3 47 741 15.8 7 51 247.0All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 3 80 34 0 202 0 316 105.3 Lance Dunn 3 239 42 0 21 0 302 100.7 King Frazier 3 217 10 0 0 0 227 75.7 Darrius Shepher 3 48 150 0 0 0 198 66.0 Easton Stick 3 140 0 0 0 0 140 46.7 RJ Urzendowski 3 0 137 0 0 0 137 45.7 Chase Morlock 3 39 51 0 18 0 108 36.0 Jeff Illies 3 0 56 0 0 0 56 18.7 Nick DeLuca 3 0 0 0 0 40 40 13.3 Connor Wentz 3 0 38 0 0 0 38 12.7 Robbie Grimsley 3 0 0 0 0 38 38 12.7 Nate Jenson 3 0 30 0 0 0 30 10.0 Eric Perkins 3 0 8 15 0 0 23 7.7 MJ Stumpf 3 0 0 0 0 21 21 7.0 Dallas Freeman 3 0 18 0 0 0 18 6.0 Dimitri Williams 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1.0 TEAM 2 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -8.0 Total 3 749 575 15 241 99 1679 559.7 Opponents 3 309 741 -4 240 35 1321 440.3 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 12

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 3-5 10-11 - - - - - 19 Easton Stick 3 104 140 575 715 238.3 King Frazier 3 ------18 Lance Dunn 3 37 239 0 239 79.7 Darrius Shepherd 2 ------12 King Frazier 3 37 217 0 217 72.3 Lance Dunn 2 ------12 Bruce Anderson 3 15 80 0 80 26.7 RJ Urzendowski 1 ------6 Darrius Shepherd 3 5 48 0 48 16.0 Chase Morlock 1 ------6 Chase Morlock 3 12 39 0 39 13.0 MJ Stumpf 1 ------6 Dimitri Williams 3 1 2 0 2 0.7 Easton Stick 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 TEAM 2 2 -16 0 -16 -8.0 Nick DeLuca 1 ------6 Total 3 213 749 575 1324 441.3 Jeff Illies 1 ------6 Opponents 3 178 309 741 1050 350.0 Total 13 3-5 10-11 - - 0-1 - - 97 Opponents 11 2-5 10-11 - - - - - 82

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cam Pedersen 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 52 0 Jackson Koonce 15 497 33.1 46 0 10 4 0 0 Total 15 497 33.1 46 0 10 4 0 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Opponents 15 660 44.0 54 1 7 2 4 0 Charleston Southern 43,(52) 36,(46),51 Eastern Washington (28) (37),49 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Iowa 50,(37) - Cam Pedersen 15 868 57.9 2 0 Total 15 868 57.9 2 0 18.5 38.5 26 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 15 922 61.5 4 0 21.9 38.7 26 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 13

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 49 Nick DeLuca 3-3 14 12 26 2.0-3 . 1-40 1 3 . . . . 5 Robbie Grimsley 3-3 10 10 20 1.0-9 1.0-9 1-38 . . . 1 . . 41 MJ Stumpf 3-3 8 11 19 2.0-7 1.0-5 1-21 1 . . . . . 21 Jalen Allison 3-3 10 7 17 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 3-3 7 6 13 2.0-7 . . . 2 . . . . 96 Greg Menard 3-3 5 8 13 3.5-16 2.5-14 ...... 97 Brad Ambrosius 3-3 8 4 12 3.5-15 3.0-14 . 1 . . . . . 3 Tre Dempsey 3-3 9 3 12 1.0-3 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 3-3 2 7 9 2.0-9 0.5-6 ...... 44 Matt Plank 3-0 1 6 7 0.5-0 ...... 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 3-3 3 3 6 . . . 4 . . . . . 1 Chris Board 3-0 2 3 5 ...... 63 Aaron Steidl 3-3 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 29 Eric Bachmeier 2-0 2 2 4 ...... 8 Bruce Anderson 3-0 3 1 4 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 3-0 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 25 Chase Morlock 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 95 Caleb Butler 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 69 Blake Williams 3-0 1 1 2 1.0-2 ...... 10 Lance Dunn 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 94 Stanley Jones 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 27 Isaac Cenescar 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 36 Cam Pedersen 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 12 Easton Stick 3-3 1 . 1 ...... 48 Dan Marlette 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 15 Daniel Polansky 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 90 Grant Morgan 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 13 Eric Perkins 3-0 . 1 1 ...... Total 3 94 95 189 19-72 8-48 5-99 11 6 . 2 . . Opponents 3 111 142 253 13-65 6-46 2-35 10 2 2-10 2 . . BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 14

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 47 280 4 41 17 257 2 42 17-27-0 257 2 42 6 138 0 28 1 4 0 4 537 Sep 17 at Iowa 49 239 1 44 11 124 1 24 11-19-1 124 1 24 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 363 North Dakota State 140 749 6 44 45 575 5 47 45-73-2 575 5 47 11 241 0 32 2 15 0 11 1324 Opponents 93 309 4 47 47 741 7 51 47-85-5 741 7 51 13 240 0 27 1 -4 0 0 1050

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 5.3 • Avg/catch: 12.8 • Pass effic: 144.93 • KR avg: 21.9 • PR avg: 7.5 • All purpose avg/game: 559.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 441.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 25 36 61 8.0-21 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 38 42 80 6.0-28 5.0-23 1 0-0 3-78 1 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 13 50 Sep 17 at Iowa 31 17 48 5.0-23 2.0-18 1 0-0 1-21 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 23 North Dakota State 94 95 189 19.0-72 8.0-48 2 0-0 5-99 6 11 0 10-11 0 0 0 20 97 Opponents 111 142 253 13.0-65 6.0-46 2 2-10 2-35 2 10 0 10-11 0 0 0 3 82

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 4 144 36.0 46 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 8 481 60.1 1 0 Sep 17 at Iowa 5 158 31.6 40 0 0 4 0 2 1-2 37 0 4 212 53.0 0 0 North Dakota State 15 497 33.1 46 0 0 10 0 4 3-5 52 0 15 868 57.9 2 0 Opponents 15 660 44.0 54 0 1 7 4 2 2-5 46 0 15 922 61.5 4 0

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 34 106 2 13 26 450 4 37 26-41-3 450 4 37 7 115 0 19 0 0 0 0 556 Sep 17 at Iowa 25 34 0 18 13 197 3 51 13-24-1 197 3 51 4 74 0 23 0 0 0 0 231 Opponents 93 309 4 47 47 741 7 51 47-85-5 741 7 51 13 240 0 27 1 -4 0 0 1050 North Dakota State 140 749 6 44 45 575 5 47 45-73-2 575 5 47 11 241 0 32 2 15 0 11 1324

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.3 • Avg/catch: 15.8 • Pass effic: 143.93 • KR avg: 18.5 • PR avg: -4.0 • All purpose avg/game: 440.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 350.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 35 54 89 4.0-28 3.0-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 45 36 81 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 1-10 0-0 0 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 0 44 Sep 17 at Iowa 31 52 83 4.0-26 3.0-22 1 0-0 1-5 2 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Opponents 111 142 253 13.0-65 6.0-46 2 2-10 2-35 2 10 0 10-11 0 0 0 3 82 North Dakota State 94 95 189 19.0-72 8.0-48 2 0-0 5-99 6 11 0 10-11 0 0 0 20 97

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 3 131 43.7 53 0 0 1 1 0 1-2 37 0 7 432 61.7 1 0 Sep 17 at Iowa 6 273 45.5 52 0 1 5 2 0 0-0 0 0 4 254 63.5 3 0 Opponents 15 660 44.0 54 0 1 7 4 2 2-5 46 0 15 922 61.5 4 0 North Dakota State 15 497 33.1 46 0 0 10 0 4 3-5 52 0 15 868 57.9 2 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 15

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 3 3 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 6 33 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 7 (85.7%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 8 52 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 of 9 (88.9%)

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 6-15 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 12-17 70.6 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 3-3 100.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 4-13 30.8 0-3 0.0 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 North Dakota State 22-45 48.9 4-11 36.4 7-14 50.0 5-7 71.4 6-13 46.2 0-0 0.0 Opponents 13-36 36.1 3-10 30.0 2-9 22.2 5-8 62.5 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 North Dakota State 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 33:56 9:26 8:33 7:59 7:58 0:00 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 36:40 8:52 9:49 7:14 10:45 North Dakota State Total 103:34 27:29 26:53 23:59 25:13 0:00 Avg. 34:31 9:09 8:57 7:59 8:24 0:00 Opponents Total 76:26 17:31 18:07 21:01 19:47 0:00 Avg. 25:28 5:50 6:02 7:00 6:35 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 16

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 47* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 100+ 0 0 44 Rush King Frazier Iowa 90-99 0 0 42 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 80-89 0 0 41* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington 70-79 0 0 40* INT Nick DeLuca Eastern Washington 60-69 0 0 38 INT Robbie Grimsley Eastern Washington 50-59 0 0 37* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 40-49 5 3 35 Rush Lance Dunn Iowa 30-39 5 2 33* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 20-29 18 4 32 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern 29 Rush Easton Stick Iowa Long Plays By Type No. TD 28 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Rushing 8 3 27 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Passing 10 4 25* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Punt returns 0 0 25* Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern Kick returns 7 0 24 Pass Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick Iowa Interceptions 3 2 24 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Fumble returns 0 0 23 Pass Connor Wentz from Easton Stick Iowa Other 0 0 23* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Charleston Southern TOTAL 28 9 23 Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern 22 Pass Chase Morlock from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 21 KR Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 21* INT MJ Stumpf Iowa 20 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington Bruce Anderson 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 20 Rush Darrius Shepherd Eastern Washington Lance Dunn 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern Darrius Shepherd 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Eastern Washington RJ Urzendowski 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington King Frazier 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 MJ Stumpf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 * touchdown scored on play Nick DeLuca 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeff Illies 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Easton Stick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Connor Wentz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Chase Morlock 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nate Jenson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 28 9 8 10 7 0 3 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 44 King Frazier vs Iowa (9/17/2016) Rushing Touchdown 41 Lance Dunn vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Passing 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Passing Touchdown 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Punt Return 11 Eric Perkins vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Kick Return 32 Bruce Anderson vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Interception Return 40 Nick DeLuca vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Fumble Return None Punt 46 Jackson Koonce vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Field Goal 52 Cam Pedersen vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 17

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2016-17 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/24/2016

National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

3rd Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked) 12 1 0.489 Harvard 0.583 North Dakota St. 0.489

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 49 6 0.361 Chattanooga 0.155 Southern Ill. 0.278

4th Down Conversion Pct (107 ranked) 31 3 0.667 14 teams tied 1.000 Youngstown St. 1.000 Western Ill. 1.000

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (117 ranked) 105 8 0.750 10 teams tied 0.000 Youngstown St. 0.000

Blocked Kicks (20 ranked) Monmouth 5 South Dakota St. 2

Blocked Kicks Allowed (120 ranked) 1 1 0 62 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0

Blocked Punts (6 ranked) 5 teams tied 2 South Dakota St. 2

Blocked Punts Allowed (121 ranked) 1 1 0 101 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (122 ranked) 31 4 0.616 Lehigh 0.729 Illinois St. 0.688

Defensive TDs (8 ranked) 8 1 2 Villanova 4 North Dakota St. 2

Fewest Penalties (122 ranked) 37 7 20 Yale 5 South Dakota St. 13

Fewest Penalties Per Game (122 ranked) 65 9 6.67 Yale 2.50 South Dakota St. 4.33

Fewest Penalty Yards (122 ranked) 70 9 222 Yale 50 South Dakota St. 104

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (122 ranked) 100 10 74.00 Yale 25.00 South Dakota St. 34.67

First Downs Defense (122 ranked) 14 3 50 Columbia 27 Missouri St. 41

First Downs Offense (122 ranked) 72 8 64 James Madison 110 Indiana St. 95 Holy Cross 110

Fumbles Lost (122 ranked) 33 4 2 9 teams tied 0 Western Ill. 0

Fumbles Recovered (99 ranked) 7 teams tied 7 Indiana St. 5

Kickoff Return Defense (122 ranked) 36 1 18.46 Yale 0.50 North Dakota St. 18.46

Kickoff Returns (122 ranked) 43 6 21.91 Southern Ill. 34.10 Southern Ill. 34.10

Net Punting (122 ranked) 83 6 33.40 Penn 47.00 South Dakota 41.59

Passes Had Intercepted (122 ranked) 24 5 2 11 teams tied 0 Southern Ill. 0 Western Ill. 0 UNI 0

Passes Intercepted (101 ranked) 18 1 5 Albany (NY) 9 North Dakota St. 5 Missouri St. 5 South Dakota St. 5

Passing Offense (122 ranked) 74 6 191.7 Eastern Wash. 419.5 Southern Ill. 313.7

Passing Yards Allowed (122 ranked) 83 7 247.0 Fordham 118.3 Illinois St. 165.8

Passing Yards per Completion (122 ranked) 40 4 12.78 Jacksonville 21.04 Youngstown St. 15.67

Punt Return Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 -4.00 North Dakota St. -4.00 North Dakota St. -4.00

Punt Returns (122 ranked) 64 4 7.50 James Madison 46.20 Illinois St. 10.10

Red Zone Defense (108 ranked) 86 8 0.889 Western Ill. 0.444 Western Ill. 0.444

Red Zone Offense (122 ranked) 48 7 0.857 19 teams tied 1.000 Southern Ill. 1.000 South Dakota 1.000 South Dakota St. 1.000

Rushing Defense (122 ranked) 19 4 103.0 Central Ark. 54.8 UNI 67.3

Rushing Offense (122 ranked) 13 2 249.7 Cal Poly 362.8 Youngstown St. 294.0

Sacks Allowed (122 ranked) 55 2.00 The Citadel 4 0.00 Missouri St. 0.33 Tennessee St. 0.00

Scoring Defense (122 ranked) 60 7 27.3 Chattanooga 8.8 Youngstown St. 18.0

Scoring Offense (122 ranked) 32 7 32.3 Sam Houston St. 51.7 South Dakota St. 42.7

Tackles for Loss Allowed (122 ranked) 16 2 4.33 The Citadel 2.67 Youngstown St. 3.33

Team Passing Efficiency (122 ranked) 26 4 144.93 Cal Poly 208.67 South Dakota St. 181.39

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (122 ranked) 82 7 143.93 Fordham 79.33 Illinois St. 96.54

Team Sacks (120 ranked) 22 4 2.67 Prairie View 4.75 Illinois St. 3.25

Team Tackles for Loss (121 ranked) 54 7 6.3 Stetson 11.7 Southern Ill. 9.0

Time of Possession (122 ranked) 4 2 34:31 McNeese 36:08 Western Ill. 34:58

Total Defense (122 ranked) 41 5 350.0 Wofford 212.8 Missouri St. 271.3

Total Offense (122 ranked) 23 4 441.3 Sam Houston St. 632.7 Southern Ill. 497.0

Turnover Margin (122 ranked) 43 5 0.33 Albany (NY) 3.25 Western Ill. 1.33 South Dakota St. 1.33

Turnovers Gained (121 ranked) 68 5 5 Albany (NY) 16 4 teams tied 6

Turnovers Lost (122 ranked) 24 5 4 Western Ill. 0 Western Ill. 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 18

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

All Purpose (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 89 14 105.33 Willie Quinn, Southern U. 203.50 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 182.33 Lance Dunn 97 15 100.67

Blocked Kicks (2 ranked) Mike Basile, Monmouth 3

Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 55 5 202 Shane Simpson, Towson 412 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 309

Completion Percentage (112 ranked) Easton Stick 31 4 0.625 Nick Shafnisky, Lehigh 0.727 Jake Kolbe, Illinois St. 0.705

Completions Per Game (148 ranked) Easton Stick 62 7 15.00 Devlin Hodges, Samford 30.00 Josh Straughan, Southern Ill. 26.33

Field Goal Percentage (80 ranked) Cam Pedersen 47 6 0.600 16 players tied 1.000 Jerry Nunez, Indiana St. 1.000 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 1.000

Field Goals Per Game (106 ranked) Cam Pedersen 33 4 1.00 5 players tied 2.00 Jerry Nunez, Indiana St. 1.50

Forced Fumbles (50 ranked) Jalen Allison 50 5 0.33 Jaelin Alburg, Yale 1.00 Deondre Barnett, Southern Ill. 0.67 Robbie Grimsley 50 5 0.33 Folarin Orimolade, Dartmouth 1.00 Adam Harris, South Dakota 0.67 Max Roberts, Fordham 1.00

Fumbles Recovered (18 ranked) 17 players tied 2 17 players tied 1

Interceptions Per Game (57 ranked) Jalen Allison 57 3 0.3 7 players tied 1.0 Charles Brown, UNI 0.7 Nick DeLuca 57 3 0.3 Adam Harris, South Dakota 0.7 Tre Dempsey 57 3 0.3 Robbie Grimsley 57 3 0.3 MJ Stumpf 57 3 0.3

Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) 15 players tied 1 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 1

Kickoff Returns (135 ranked) Bruce Anderson 52 7 22.4 Dante Satcher, Robert Morris 43.0 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 34.3

Passes Defended (64 ranked) Jaylaan Wimbush 38 4 1.3 Jordan Ferguson, Brown 3.0 Charles Brown, UNI 1.7 Tre Dempsey 64 6 1.0 James Ceasar, Southern Ill. 1.7 Jamison Whiting, UNI 1.7

Passing Efficiency (112 ranked) Easton Stick 22 3 146.9 Alejandro Bennifield, Chattanooga 197.5 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 178.0

Passing TDs (62 ranked) Easton Stick 45 6 5 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 13 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 10 Isaac Harker, Indiana St. 10

Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 67 6 575 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 1,430 Isaac Harker, Indiana St. 1,091

Passing Yards Per Game (149 ranked) Easton Stick 54 6 191.7 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 357.5 Josh Straughan, Southern Ill. 307.0

Passing Yards per Completion (112 ranked) Easton Stick 34 3 12.78 Ellis Knudson, Towson 18.59 Sean McGuire, Western Ill. 13.57

Points Responsible For (198 ranked) Easton Stick 56 6 36 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 90 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 78

Points Responsible For Per Game (132 ranked) Easton Stick 38 5 12.7 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 26.0 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 26.0

Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Rashard Davis, James Madison 2 Jake Harms, South Dakota St. 1

Punt Returns (67 ranked) Kelan Fraise, Charleston So. 30.0 Spencer Schnell, Illinois St. 11.5

Punting (105 ranked) Jackson Koonce 103 9 33.1 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 47.9 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 47.9

Receiving TDs (46 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 46 5 2 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 8 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 8

Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Willie Quinn, Southern U. 483 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 403

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 134 10 50.0 Chad Williams, Grambling 157.0 Lance Lenoir, Western Ill. 109.7 RJ Urzendowski 153 14 45.7 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 109.7

Receptions Per Game (197 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 146 13 3.7 Chad Williams, Grambling 11.0 Robert Tonyan, Indiana St. 6.8

Rush Yards Per Carry (154 ranked) Lance Dunn 14 4 6.46 Remus Bulmer, Sam Houston St. 8.00 Tevin McCaster, Youngstown St. 6.91 King Frazier 32 7 5.86 Denzel Knight, Wagner 8.00 Easton Stick 87 9 4.38

Rushing TDs (40 ranked) King Frazier 40 4 3 Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, Albany (NY) 8 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 5

Rushing Yards (198 ranked) Lance Dunn 68 8 239 Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly 557 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 442 King Frazier 89 12 217 Easton Stick 164 17 140

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Lance Dunn 49 7 79.7 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 147.3 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 147.3 King Frazier 65 10 72.3 Easton Stick 143 15 46.7

Sacks (80 ranked) Brad Ambrosius 12 2 1.00 Darien Anderson, Alcorn 2.17 Karter Schult, UNI 2.17 Greg Menard 32 6 0.83 Karter Schult, UNI 2.17

Scoring (184 ranked) Cam Pedersen 89 13 6.3 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 16.0 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 16.0 King Frazier 98 14 6.0

Solo Tackles (66 ranked) Guy Stallworth, Grambling 8.7 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 8.0

Tackles For Loss (120 ranked) Brad Ambrosius 86 7 1.2 Karter Schult, UNI 4.0 Karter Schult, UNI 4.0 Greg Menard 86 7 1.2

Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick 44 8 238.3 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 416.5 Josh Straughan, Southern Ill. 306.7 Lance Dunn 168 15 79.7 King Frazier 184 17 72.3

Total Tackles (177 ranked) Nick DeLuca 77 5 8.7 Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay 14.3 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 12.0

Yards per Pass Attempt (112 ranked) Easton Stick 22 2 7.99 Alejandro Bennifield, Chattanooga 10.76 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 8.89

Yards per Reception (199 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 7 1 22.83 Henderson Gray, Jacksonville 33.14 RJ Urzendowski, North Dakota St. 22.83 Darrius Shepherd 139 14 13.64