North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2019 Schedule North Dakota State Hosts Illinois State in (13-0 overall, 8-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) W, 57-10 FCS Quarterfinal Saturday S7 NORTH DAKOTA W, 38-7 S14 at #18/18 Delaware W, 47-22 THIS WEEK: Two-time defending national S21 #4/4 UC DAVIS W, 27-16 champion North Dakota State (13-0) hosts Illinois O5 *at #10/6 Illinois State W, 37-3 State (10-4) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Divi- O12 *#10/10 NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) W, 46-14 sion I Football Championship at 11 a.m. Saturday, O19 *MISSOURI STATE (Trees Bowl) W, 22-0 Dec. 14, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome NORTH DAKOTA STATE ILLINOIS STATE O26 *at #3/3 S. Dakota St. (Dakota Marker) W, 23-16 (18,700), where the Bison have won 26 straight. BISON REDBIRDS N2 *at Youngstown State W, 56-17 The winner of this week’s game will face either (13-0, 8-0 MVFC) (10-4, 5-3 MVFC) N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) W, 57-21 Austin Peay or fifth-seeded Montana State in the Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 13/14 (STATS/AFCA) N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA W, 49-14 semifinal round. Last Game: Dec. 7 def. Last Game: Dec. 7 def. N23 *at #RV/25 Southern Illinois W, 21-7 Nicholls 37-13 Central Arkansas 24-14 D7 ^#19/19 NICHOLLS W, 37-13 TICKETS: Single-game tickets went on sale Streak: Won 34 Streak: Won 2 D14 ^#13/14 ILLINOIS STATE 11 a.m. At Home: 7-0 (Won 26) On Road: 6-2 (Won 2) #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs Sunday at 5 p.m. and season ticket holders have Coach: Coach: Brock Spack until 5 p.m. Tuesday to purchase their same seats Record: 13-0 (1st) Record: 84-49 (11th) Quick Facts for the game. Unclaimed season tickets will go Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) on sale to the public at 7 a.m. on GoBison.com/tickets. Student tickets are $6 and available Monday Founded: 1890 and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the NDSU One Stop desk in the Memorial Union. The Bison Enrollment: 13,173 (fall 2019) Nickname: Bison Ticket Office is open at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and will Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) open at 6 a.m. Saturday in the Fargodome east lobby. Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. with play-by-play announcer Jay Alter and color Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS analyst Ray Bentley on ESPN and the ESPN app. Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 7:30-8:30 with Brad Jones and “Bison Game President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Day” from 8:30-10:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik return for “Bison Hotline” with Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Chris Hanson and Kyle Emanuel for two hours following the network broadcast. Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming on GoBison.com/allaccess and the Football Staff NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live stats are available on NCAA.com. Follow along with in-game up- Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) dates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. Record at NDSU: 13-0 (1st season) Career Record: same THE SERIES: This is the 13th meeting between North Dakota State and Illinois State dating Assistant Coaches/Staff: back to 2007. NDSU has won eight straight and leads the series 10-2 including a 37-3 victory on the * (Minot St., 1977)...... Assoc. Head Coach Passing Game Coord./QBs road in Normal to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play in October. NDSU and Illinois State * (NDSU, 2009)....Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks have one prior FCS playoff meeting with the Bison winning 29-27 in the 2014 national championship. David Braun (Winona St., 2008)...... Def. Coord./Safeties The Redbirds’ only win in six previous trips to Fargo was in NDSU’s 2009 homecoming game, 27-24. Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)..... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002)...... Offensive Line Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Running Backs TENTH STRAIGHT POSTSEASON: North Dakota State is in the postseason for the 10th straight *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... season dating back to 2010 when the Bison advanced to the FCS quarterfinals in their first appear- Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014)...... ance. NDSU has a 33-2 record in the FCS playoffs, including a 25-1 record in the Fargodome. This is Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012)...... Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends North Dakota State’s 33rd postseason appearance since 1964. The Bison are 68-15 all-time in the *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control postseason including a 63-14 record in the NCAA playoff format since 1973. *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012)...... Def. Quality Control Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: North Dakota State is the No. 1 overall seed for the FCS playoffs John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008)... Dir. of Football Video Ops. and would host through the semifinal round for the ninth straight year should the Bison advance. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)....Asst. AD/Ath. Performance NDSU has been the No. 1 seed for five of its 10 FCS playoff appearances and was seeded No. 2 *press box on game day twice (2014, 2017) and No. 3 once (2015). Athletic Communications Contact: Ryan Perreault BISON ON 34-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State’s current 34-game winning streak Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 the longest in FCS history and tied for sixth in Division I history, surpassing the FCS record 33-game Email: [email protected] Bison winning streak from 2012-14. Website: GoBison.com Longest Division I Football Winning Streaks Facebook: @NDSUathletics 47—Oklahoma, 1953-57 34—Miami (Fla.), 2000-03 Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball 40—Washington, 1908-14 34—Penn, 1894-96 Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball 37—Yale, 1890-93 34—North Dakota State, 2017-present YouTube: @NDSUathletics 37—Yale, 1887-89 33—North Dakota State, 2012-14 35—Toledo, 1969-71 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (13-0, 8-0 MVFC) ILLINOIS ST. (10-4, 5-3 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS REDBIRDS OPP NDSU ISU Points/Game 39.8 12.3 Points/Game 21.0 16.5 Scoring Off. 4th 99th First Downs 288 199 First Downs 221 227 Rushing Off. 4th 33rd Rushing/Game 298.0 131.4 Rushing/Game 185.1 116.6 Passing Off. 87th 117th Passing/Game 190.8 140.8 Passing/Game 123.8 190.5 Total Offense 2nd 110th Total Offense/Game 488.8 272.2 Total Offense/Game 308.9 307.1 Passing Eff. 1st 112th VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 1 14 Had Intercepted 14 19 Scoring Def. 1st 4th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 10-4 16-6 Fumbles-Lost 19-11 26-14 Rushing Def. 30th 15th North Dakota State 8-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 Penalties-Avg. Yards 83-58.8 67-42.8 Penalties-Avg. Yards 67-43.4 80-53.1 Passing Def. 1st 22nd Northern Iowa 6-2 .750 10-4 .714 Net Punt Avg. 36.4 34.8 Net Punt Avg. 38.0 40.7 Total Defense 2nd 12th Illinois State 5-3 .625 10-4 .714 Time of Poss./Game 32:19 27:41 Time of Poss./Game 30:50 28:49 Pass Eff. Def. 1st 14th South Dakota State 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 3rd Down Conversions 52% 33% 3rd Down Conversions 33% 34% Net Punting 43rd 24th Southern Illinois 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 4th Down Conversions 9/14 6/18 4th Down Conversions 9/18 10/30 Punt Returns 20th 119th South Dakota 4-4 .500 5-7 .417 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Kick Returns 2nd 50th Indiana State 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Turnover Mar. 4th 25th Youngstown State 2-6 .250 6-6 .500 Ty Brooks 116 853 7.4 5 65.6 James Robinson 340 1823 5.4 18 130.2 Pen Yds/Gm 75th 20th Missouri State 1-7 .125 1-10 .091 117 829 7.1 11 63.8 Time of Poss. 11th 38th Western Illinois 1-7 .125 1-11 .083 Adam Cofeld 139 695 5.0 11 53.5 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Conv. 4th 99th PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Bryce Jefferson 12-26-2 46.2 1 21.4 3rd Dn Def. 16th 22nd Trey Lance 161-235-0 68.5 25 181.2 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Conv. 8th 47th RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG K. Rutkiewicz 23 429 18.7 1 30.6 4th Dn Def. 7th 7th Christian Watson 25 537 21.5 5 41.3 Braxton Haley 20 247 12.4 1 17.6 Phoenix Sproles 31 524 16.9 2 40.3 Andrew Edgar 18 313 17.4 4 44.7 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Jackson Hankey 39-52-91 9.0 1 0-0 Luther Kirk 62-23-85 4.0 0 1-0 Michael Tutsie 38-46-84 3.5 5 1-0 Dylan Draka 49-31-80 5.0 1 1-3 Jabril Cox 44-26-70 7.5 1 0-0 Ty DeForest 49-28-77 9.0 2 0-1

HOME STREAK AT 26 GAMES: North Dakota State’s 26 straight home wins is the longest active home winning streak in Division I and has tied the Missouri Valley Football Conference home winning #FCSPlayoffs Schedule streak record set by NDSU in 2015. The Bison record for consecutive home wins is 28 from 1964-69. All Times Central NDSU had a 36-game home unbeaten streak 1964-71 including a 1970 season-opening tie with Eastern Michigan. First Round — Saturday, Nov. 30 (ESPN3) NDSU Longest Home Winning Streaks at Nicholls 24, North Dakota 6 28—Started 9/12/1964 vs. Minn. St. Moorhead, ended 9/12/1970 by Eastern Michigan (T, 14-14) Illinois St. 24, at Southeast Missouri St. 6 26—Started 10/27/2012 vs. Southern Illinois, ended 10/17/2015 by South Dakota (L, 24-21) at Albany 42, Central Connecticut St. 14 26—Started 9/2/2017 vs. Mississippi Valley State to present at Austin Peay 42, Furman 6 23—Started 9/13/1980 vs. Northern Arizona, ended 9/15/1984 by Minn. St. Mankato (L, 28-21) Kennesaw St. 28, at Wofford 21 at Southeastern Louisiana 45, Villanova 44 MVFC Longest Home Winning Streaks at Northern Iowa 17, San Diego 3 26—North Dakota State, 2012-15 at Monmouth 44, Holy Cross 27 26—North Dakota State, 2017-present 25—Northern Iowa, 1989-92 Second Round — Saturday, Dec. 7 (ESPN3) at (1) North Dakota St. 37, Nicholls 13 BISON SWEEP TOP VALLEY HONORS: North Dakota State swept the five major year-end awards Illinois St. 24, at (8) Central Arkansas 14 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with first-year head coach Matt Entz being named Bruce at (5) Montana St. 47, Albany 21 Craddock Coach of the Year, senior defensive end the Defensive Player of the Year, Austin Peay 42, at (4) Sacramento St. 28 and redshirt freshman Trey Lance named Offensive Player, Newcomer and Freshman of at (3) Weber St. 26, Kennesaw St. 20 the Year in a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors. Lance is the at (6) Montana 73, Southeastern Louisiana 28 league’s first freshman to be named Offensive Player of the Year, and he is the fourth to sweep the Northern Iowa 13, at (7) South Dakota St. 10 Newcomer and Freshman of the Year awards. at (2) James Madison 66, Monmouth 21 ELEVEN ON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: North Dakota State had eight first-team all-conference Quarterfinals selections including Offensive Player of the Year Trey Lance at quarterback, Defensive Player of the Friday, Dec. 13 Year Derrek Tuszka on the defensive line, tight end , offensive linemen Zack Johnson, No. Iowa at (2) James Madison, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) and Cordell Volson, Jabril Cox, and defensive back James Hendricks. Bi- Austin Peay at (5) Montana St., 7 p.m. (ESPN3) son Christian Watson and cornerbacks Marquise Bridges and Josh Hayes were voted (6) Montana at (3) Weber St., 9 p.m. (ESPN2) to the second team. Eight other NDSU players were listed as honorable mention: running backs Ty Saturday, Dec. 14 Brooks and Adam Cofield, fullbacks Hunter Luepke and Garrett Malstrom, return specialist Trevor Illinois St. at (1) North Dakota St., 11 a.m. (ESPN) Heit, offensive lineman Karson Schoening, defensive lineman Spencer Waege, and defensive back Michael Tutsie. Freshman running back Kobe Johnson and Lance were NDSU’s two selections to the Semifinals — Saturday, Dec. 21 MVFC All-Newcomer Team. NCAA Semifinal, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) NCAA Semifinal, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) NINE STRAIGHT TITLES: North Dakota State won its ninth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship dating back to 2011 and fifth outright crown including 2012, 2013, 2017 Championship — Saturday, Jan. 11 NCAA Championship, 11 a.m. (ABC) and 2018. North Dakota State has won 36 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 3

Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football Peterson Farms Seed 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) Bison Radio Network 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) NDSU football can be heard live on 25 stations 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. 9 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-19) Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also ROOKIE HEAD COACHES: Matt Entz has won his first 13 games as head coach, surpassing the a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” NDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference record 9-0 start by in 2014. Entz is the each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 third MVFC head coach to win at least 12 games in his first year in the league: p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. Most Wins, First-Year MVFC Head Coaches 15—Chris Klieman, North Dakota State, 2014 (15-1, 7-1 MVFC, 1st place) BROADCAST TEAM 13—Jim Tressel, Youngstown State, 1997 (13-2, 4-2 MVFC, 3rd place) Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play 13—Matt Entz, North Dakota State, 2019 (11-0, 7-0 MVFC) Phil Hansen...... Analyst Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines BIG PLAY BISON: One out of five offensive plays for North Dakota State this season (20%) have been a chunk play of at least 10 yards rushing or 15 yards passing. NDSU has 175 chunk plays LOCATION SIGNAL (13.5 per game) with 114 rushing and 61 passing. There were a season-high 22 chunk plays against Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox South Dakota as the Bison put up 700 total yards of offense, the third most yards in school history Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM and most in NDSU’s Division I era. That was one week after putting up 690 yards with 19 chunk plays Ada, MN KRJB-FM 106.5 against Western Illinois. Meanwhile, the Bison are allowing chunk plays at just a 12% rate. Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 (reg.season) KFYR-AM 550 (playoffs) LANCE, BISON LIMITING TURNOVERS: North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance has at- Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 tempted 236 career passes without an interception, breaking the school record 152 set by Easton Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 Stick. The Bison have committed the fewest turnovers in the FCS this season (5) and are third in the Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 FCS with a league-best plus-15 turnover margin. NDSU has not committed a turnover in five games Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 since Oct. 26 in the fourth quarter at South Dakota State on an intercepted halfback pass. Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 BISON TOP RETURN TEAM IN VALLEY: North Dakota State leads the Missouri Valley Football Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 Conference in kickoff returns and punt returns through 13 games. NDSU is second in the FCS with Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 24.84 yards per kick return (fifth best in school history) and 20th nationally with 12.00 yards per punt Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 return. Trevor Heit leads the MVFC and ranks 10th in the FCS averaging 12.4 yards per punt return. Harvey KHND-AM 1470 Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 LEAGUE LEADERS: Nine-time reigning champion North Dakota State is in a familiar position Minot KCJB-AM 910 atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference standings. NDSU has played only eight conference Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 games since the beginning of 2011 without holding at least a share of first place. The Bison fell out Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 of first place for three weeks in 2012, three weeks in 2015 and two weeks in 2016. Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 AGAINST THE TOP 25: NDSU has seven victories this year against FCS Top 25 opponents, and Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 the Bison have defeated 19 ranked teams on their current 34-game winning streak. That includes 13 Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 teams ranked in the top 10 nationally, and NDSU has outscored those 13 by an average of 35-13. Williston KEYZ-AM 660 TOP-FIVE OPPONENTS: North Dakota State is 17-1 since the beginning of the 2011 national The Bison Football Show championship season against opponents ranked in the top five of the Football Championship Subdi- North Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach vision. That includes an 9-1 record in the Fargodome, where the only loss in the past eight seasons Matt Entz live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in to a top-five opponent came in the 2016 national semifinals to James Madison, 27-17. Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and ELLEFSON SETS TIGHT END TOUCHDOWN RECORD: North Dakota State’s Ben Ellefson ranks Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news ninth in school history with 16 career touchdown receptions, a new NDSU record for tight ends pass- Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. ing the 14 TD catches by Jerimiah Wurzbacher from 2005 to 2008. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. Bison Television Schedule COX EIGHTH IN SOLO TACKLES: Linebacker Jabril Cox has already cracked the NDSU career Opponent Coverage top 10 for solo tackles midway through his junior season. He ranks eighth with 145 solo tackles. Cox vs. Butler NBC ND/ESPN+ is NDSU’s active career leader with 236 total tackles in 42 games. North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN+ at Delaware NBC ND/FloSports.TV TUSZKA FIFTH IN CAREER SACKS: Senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka ranks 10th in the FCS UC Davis NBC ND/ESPN+ at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ averaging 0.96 sacks per game, which is third in the MVFC. Tuszka has recorded sacks in nine of Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ 12 games played this year. His career total of 27.5 sacks is tied for fifth at NDSU with Coulter Boyer Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN+ (2008-11). at South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ at Youngstown St. ESPN+ LANCE CLIMBS SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS: Quarterback Trey Lance has set NDSU freshman Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ records for passing yards (2,356) and passing touchdowns (25) and currently ranks third in rushing at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ yards (829) and rushing touchdowns (11) by a freshman player. His 25 passing TDs, 36 TDs respon- Nicholls ESPN3 sible for and 3,185 yards of total offense all rank fourth overall in NDSU single-season history, and Illinois State ESPN his pass completion percentage (68.5) and pass efficiency rating (187.3) both top the school single- season charts. He is second among Bison passers with 10.0 yards per attempt. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 4

AFCA FCS Top 25 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State had 10 players combine for 13 Player of the Week Issued Nov. 25, 2019 awards in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this season: Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv — Trey Lance, Offensive (9/1) & Newcomer (9/1, 10/6)...301 yards and six touchdowns in the 57-10 win 1. North Dakota St. (26) 12-0 650 1 over Butler...Went 10 of 11 passing for 185 yards and four touchdowns with five carries for 116 yards and two 2. James Madison 11-1 624 2 scores...First NDSU freshman to start a season opener at quarterback...Accounted for 232 yards at Illinois State 3. Sacramento St. 9-3 596 4 including 12 of 15 passing for 189 yards and three TDs. — Zack Johnson, Offensive Line (9/9)...12 knockdowns and zero pressures in 38-7 win over North Dakota... 4. Weber St. 9-3 567 7 Graded 98% in his second career start at right guard after an All-America junior year at right tackle...Helped 5. Montana St. 9-3 545 8 NDSU rush for 266 yards and 5.3 yards per carry, convert 9 of 14 third downs, and keep the ball for more than 35 6. Northern Iowa 8-4 451 10 minutes in the contest. 7. Central Arkansas 9-3 448 11 — Griffin Crosa, Special Teams (9/15)...Made five PAT kicks and two field goals from 46 and 23 yards in the 8. Montana 9-3 441 3 47-22 victory at Delaware. 9. Kennesaw St. 10-2 421 9 — Garret Wegner, Special Teams (10/13)...Averaged 50.7 yards on three punts with two inside the 20 and a 10. Villanova 9-3 401 14 season-long of 60 yards in the win over Northern Iowa. 11. Monmouth 10-2 391 12 — Karson Schoening, Offensive Line (10/14)...Graded 94 percent with zero missed assignments on 69 12. South Dakota St. 8-4 356 5 snaps in the win over Northern Iowa...Helped NDSU rush for 347 yards with zero sacks allowed against the 13. Southeast Missouri St. 9-3 327 16 Panthers, ranked sixth in sacks and allowing less than 100 rushing yards/game. 14. Illinois St. 8-4 322 6 — Cordell Volson, Offensive Line (10/21)...Team-high eight knockdowns and zero pressures allowed 15. Wofford 8-3 317 17 against Missouri State...Graded 95 percent and credited with 12 factor plays as the balanced Bison rushed for 16. Furman 8-4 281 15 222 and passed for 225 averaging 6.0 yards per play. 17. Austin Peay 9-3 248 19 — Josh Hayes, Defensive (10/27)...Late fourth-quarter interception in the red zone at South Dakota State to 18. Central Connecticut St. 11-1 246 18 a preserve a 16-16 tie before NDSU’s winning score...Finished with six solo tackles and one pass breakup. 19. Nicholls 8-4 172 23 — Kobe Johnson, Special Teams (11/3)...Had 241 all-purpose yards and two TDs at Youngstown State... 20. Dartmouth 9-1 139 21 Had three kick returns for 138 yards including a 94-yard TD...Rushed six times for a season-high 103 yards and a 21. Florida A&M 9-2 117 13 75-yard TD. 22. North Carolina A&T 8-3 94 24 — Dillon Radunz, Offensive Line (11/4 and 11/18)...Zero missed assignments or pressures allowed in the 23. Yale 9-1 72 T25 win at Youngstown State...Led an offensive line that paved the way for six rushers to total 251 yards and 7.4 24. Southeastern Louisiana 7-4 47 22 yards per carry while limiting YSU to one tackle for loss...Graded 100 percent with eight knockdowns and zero 25. Southern Illinois 7-5 38 T25 sacks against South Dakota as Bison had 700 total yards including 419 rushing. — Jalen Bussey, Newcomer (11/10)...Team-high 173 all-purpose yards and 123 rushing yards with two Dropped out: Towson (20) touchdowns in his first collegiate game against Western Illinois...First carry went 65 yards for a touchdown... Others receiving votes: North Dakota 37, Albany Added a 50-yard kickoff return and 45-yard rushing TD on consecutive plays. 30, Towson 23, San Diego 10, Alcorn St. 9, Eastern Washington 9, Princeton 7, South Carolina St. 6, UT Martin 5, Holy Cross 3 ELLEFSON NAMED TO GOOD WORKS TEAM: North Dakota State tight end Ben Ellefson was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes 22 players in for STATS FCS Top 25 outstanding leadership and commitment to giving back in their local communities. The team will be Issued Nov. 24, 2019 recognized at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1. North Dakota St. (152) 12-0 3800 1 HANKEY CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: North Dakota State linebacker Jackson Hankey 2. James Madison 11-1 3648 2 was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team with a 4.0 GPA in agricultural econom- 3. Sacramento St. 9-3 3367 4 ics. Fullback Garrett Malstrom (4.0 master’s of business administration) and safety James Kaczor 4. Weber St. 9-3 3340 6 (3.77 manufacturing engineering) were made the CoSIDA Academic All-District team. 5. Montana St. 9-3 3193 8 6. Northern Iowa 8-4 2891 9 7. Montana 9-3 2745 3 FIVE BISON NAMED TO MVFC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: NDSU tight end Ben Ellefson and defen- 8. Villanova 9-3 2526 10 sive end Derrek Tuszka were named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic first 9. Central Arkansas 9-3 2327 11 team, and linebacker Jackson Hankey, safety James Kaczor and fullback Garrett Malstrom made 10. South Dakota St. 8-4 2326 5 the second team. Bison punter Garret Wegner earned honorable mention. Nominees for the all- 11. Wofford 8-3 2036 14 academic team must be starters or important reserves who have sophomore athletic and academic 12. Southeast Missouri St. 9-3 2032 13 standing, completed at least one calendar year at their current institution, participate in at least 50 13. Illinois St. 8-4 1956 7 percent of the team’s games, and carry a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade-point average. 14. Monmouth 10-2 1953 15 15. Kennesaw St. 10-2 1558 16 ENTZ AFCA REGION 4 COACH OF THE YEAR: First-year NDSU head coach Matt Entz is the 16. Furman 8-4 1511 9 Coaches Association FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year in addition to being one of 17. Central Connecticut St. 11-1 1458 19 15 finalists for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, presented annually to the FCS coach of the 18. Austin Peay 9-3 1279 20 year. Entz inherited a team that lost 24 seniors and 15 full-time starters and led the Bison to a 13-0 19. Nicholls 8-4 1063 23 20. Florida A&M 9-2 869 12 record and the No. 1 seed for the playoffs. 21. Dartmouth 9-1 732 22 22. Yale 9-1 445 24 TUSZKA FIFTH IN BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD VOTING: Senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka 23. North Carolina A&T 8-3 419 25 was fifth in the voting for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defen- 24. North Dakota 7-4 357 NR sive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Tuszka was NDSU’s ninth finalist for the Buck 25. Albany 8-4 352 NR Buchanan Award, including current linebacker Jabril Cox, who finished fourth in the voting last year, Dropped out: Towson (19), SE Louisiana (21) and former defensive end Kyle Emanuel, who was the 2014 winner. Others receiving votes: SE Louisiana 346, Towson 266, Southern Illinois 179, San Diego 151, Alcorn St. LANCE FINALIST FOR PAYTON, RICE AWARDS: NDSU quarterback Trey Lance is a finalist for 61, Princeton 60, Eastern Washington 50, South Caro- two of the major FCS Player of the Year awards. Lance is the only freshman up for the STATS FCS lina St. 32, Sam Houston St. 28, UT Martin 24, New Hampshire 15, Holy Cross 3, UC Davis 2 Walter Payton Award, which will be presented to the FCS offensive player of the year Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas. He is also a finalist for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman player in the subdivision. Quarterback ’s third place finish in the 2018 Payton Award vot- ing was NDSU’s highest finish. Linebacker Jabril Cox finished sixth in the Rice Award voting in 2017. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 5

NDSU’s 34-Game Win Streak WEGNER ON WATCH LIST FOR FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Junior punter Garret Wegner is on the preseason watch list for the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year award by the Augusta Sports Date Opponent NDSU Opp Council, which has been home to the Ray Guy Award since 2000 honoring the nation’s best punters 11/11/17 *#10 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 as the FBS level. Wegner was STATS FCS and Associated Press All-America third team in 2018 and 11/18/17 *at #21 Illinois St. 20 7 +13 the All-MVFC first team punter. 12/2/17 SAN DIEGO 38 3 +35 12/9/17 #8 WOFFORD 42 10 +32 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 81-6 at home since 2010 including a 25-1 mark in the FCS playoffs. 12/15/17 #5 SAM HOUSTON ST. 55 13 +42 The Bison have the longest active home winning streak in Division I at 26 games and NDSU has won 1/6/18 vs #1 James Madison 17 13 +4 67 of the last 69 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 9/1/18 CAL POLY 49 3 +46 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 26-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. North 9/15/18 NORTH ALABAMA 38 7 +31 Dakota State ranks fourth in the FCS with an average home attendance of 17,822. 9/22/18 DELAWARE 38 10 +28 9/29/18 *#3 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 21 17 +4 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 134 wins this decade are more than any other program 10/6/18 *at #22 Northern Iowa 56 31 +25 in college football. NDSU is 125-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five consecutive national 10/13/18 *at Western Illinois 34 7 +27 championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II 10/20/18 *#7 ILLINOIS ST. 28 14 +14 program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. 10/27/18 *at South Dakota 59 14 +45 11/3/18 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. 17 7 +10 11/10/18 *at Missouri St. 48 7 +41 15-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 15th football national champion- 11/17/18 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65 17 +48 ship in 2018. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, 12/1/18 #23 MONTANA ST. 52 10 +42 five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football 12/8/18 #7 COLGATE 35 0 +35 history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 before 12/14/18 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 44 21 +23 winning again in 2017 and 2018. 1/5/19 vs #3 Eastern Wash. 38 24 +14 BISON WIN RECORD SEVENTH FCS TITLE: North Dakota State has won seven of the last eight 8/31/19 vs Butler 57 10 +47 9/7/19 NORTH DAKOTA 38 7 +31 FCS championships to surpass Georgia Southern’s record of six FCS titles. The Bison are 7-0 in 9/14/19 at #18 Delaware 47 22 +25 seven FCS title game appearances. 9/21/19 #4 UC DAVIS 27 16 +11 Most FCS Championship Game Appearances 10/5/19 *at #6 Illinois St. 37 3 +34 8 - Georgia Southern (6-2) 10/12/19 *#10 NORTHERN IOWA 46 14 +32 7 - North Dakota State (7-0) 10/19/19 *MISSOURI ST. 22 0 +22 7 - Youngstown State (4-3) 10/26/19 *at #3 South Dakota St. 23 16 +7 7 - Montana (2-5) 11/2/19 *at Youngstown St. 56 17 +39 11/9/19 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 57 21 +36 TENTH STRAIGHT QUARTERFINAL: North Dakota State is in the FCS quarterfinals for the 11/16/19 *SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 10th straight season, the longest streak in FCS history. NDSU also has a record eight-straight FCS 11/23/19 *at #25 Southern Illinois 21 7 +14 semifinal appearances. Only three teams have made the FCS semifinals at least eight times: Georgia 12/7/19 #19 NICHOLLS 37 13 +24 Southern (13), Montana (11) and Youngstown State (8). Consecutive FCS Quarterfinal Appearances Consecutive FCS Semifinal Appearances Total Points 1360 409 +27.9 10 – North Dakota State, 2010-2019 8 - North Dakota State, 2011-2018 21 Home Games 847 231 +29.3 6 – Appalachian State, 2005-2010 6 - Marshall, 1991-1996 10 Road Games 401 131 +27.0 6 – Marshall, 1991-1996 5 - Georgia Southern, 1998-2002 3 Neutral Games 112 47 +21.6 6 – Georgia Southern, 1985-1990 4 - Eastern Kentucky, 1979-1982 19 Ranked Opponents 695 265 +22.6 6 – Georgia Southern, 1997-2002 4 - Youngstown State, 1991-1994

Most FCS Quarterfinal Appearances Most FCS Semifinal Appearances 17 - Georgia Southern 13 - Georgia Southern 14 - Northern Iowa 11 - Montana 13 - Montana 8 - North Dakota State 12 - Appalachian State 8 - Youngstown State 12 - Delaware 7 - Marshall 10 - North Dakota State 7 - Delaware 10 - Eastern Washington 7 - Eastern Kentucky 7 - Northern Iowa

FIFTH UNDEFEATED, UNTIED FCS CHAMPION: Last year’s 15-0 North Dakota State team was the fifth to go undefeated and untied in winning the FCS championship joining Eastern Kentucky in 1982 (13-0), Georgia Southern in 1989 (15-0), Marshall in 1996 (15-0) and NDSU in 2013 (15-0).

UNBEATEN SEASONS: Twelve teams have gone unbeaten in Missouri Valley Football Confer- ence games since 1985, and only North Dakota State (2013, 2018, 2019) and Southern Illinois (2009) have done it through an eight-game conference schedule. There have been 15 undefeated NDSU teams since 1894 including the 2018 national champions (15-0).

SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU 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), Minnesota (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 Minnesota (2007). BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 6 NDSU Single-Season Records #5 TREY LANCE, QB Passing Touchdowns 6-3 | 221 | RFr. | Marshall, Minn. | Marshall HS 1. 34—Brock Jensen, 2013, Sr. (15g) 2. 28—Easton Stick, 2018, Sr. (15g) Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result 28—Easton Stick, 2017, Jr. (15g) 2018 North Alabama 1 1 0 100.0 12 0 12 0 2 54 1 W, 38-7 4. 25—Carson Wentz, 2014, Jr. (16g) at South Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 28 1 W, 59-14 25—Trey Lance, 2019, Fr. (13g) SEASON TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 12 0 12 0 8 82 2 0-0 starter * Touchdowns Responsible For Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result 1. 45—Easton Stick, QB, 2018, Sr. (15g) 2019 vs Butler 11 10 0 90.9 185 4 47 0 5 116 2 W, 57-10 * 2. 44—Brock Jensen, QB, 2013, Sr. (15g) North Dakota 15 11 0 73.3 162 2 41 3 16 95 2 W, 38-7 * 3. 40—Easton Stick, QB, 2017, Jr. (15g) at Delaware 23 18 0 78.3 195 3 41 0 6 23 0 W, 47-22 * 4. 36—Trey Lance, QB, 2019, Fr. (13g) UC Davis 23 13 0 56.5 156 0 45 1 13 48 2 W, 27-16 * 5. 32–Carson Wentz, QB, 2014, Jr. (16g) at Illinois State 15 12 0 80.0 189 3 42 1 7 43 0 W, 37-3 * 32—Jeff Bentrim, QB, 1986, Sr. (10g) Northern Iowa 18 10 0 55.6 145 3 36 0 11 83 0 W, 46-14 * Missouri State 21 31 0 67.7 225 0 27 1 8 79 1 W, 22-0 * Total Offense Yards at South Dakota St. 7 14 0 50.0 62 1 24 1 18 76 0 W, 23-16 * 1. 3,753—Carson Wentz, QB, 2014, Jr. (16g) at Youngstown St. 7 9 0 77.8 160 3 69 0 4 32 1 W, 56-17 * 2. 3,429—Easton Stick, QB, 2018, Sr. (15g) Western Illinois 17 22 0 77.3 313 2 88 0 3 42 1 W, 57-21 * 3. 3,272—Brock Jensen, QB, 2013, Sr. (15g) South Dakota 12 15 0 80.0 249 2 43 0 5 47 0 W, 49-14 * 4. 3,185—Trey Lance, QB, 2019, Fr. (13g) at Southern Illinois 13 23 0 56.5 146 0 20 2 10 57 1 W, 21-7 * 5. 3,129—Easton Stick, QB, 2017, Jr. (15g) Nicholls 10 16 0 62.5 169 2 43 1 11 88 1 W, 37-13 * SEASON TOTALS 161 235 0 68.5 2356 25 88 10 117 829 11 13-0 starter* Pass Completion Percentage CAREER TOTALS 162 236 0 68.6 2368 25 88 10 125 911 13 13-0 starter* 1. 68.5—Trey Lance, 2019 2. 67.7—Tony Stauss, 2003 3. 67.2—Brock Jensen, 2011

Passing Efficiency 1. 181.2—Trey Lance, 2019 Special Teams Tackles NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week 2. 172.4—Easton Stick, 2018 n North Dakota State is ranked No. 1 in the STATS and 3. 169.5—Easton Stick, 2017 Total Kickoffs Punts AFCA polls for the 28th consecutive week dating back Jasir Cox 7 7 0 to the 2017 postseason poll. NDSU has been the top- Yards Per Passing Attempt Josh Hayes 7 4 3 ranked team in both polls 75 of 127 weeks this decade 1. 10.7—Arden Beachy, 1992 Julian Wlodarczyk 7 7 0 and No. 1 in at least one of polls for 79 weeks. 2. 10.0—Trey Lance, 2019 Tre Fort 4 4 0 n The Bison went wire-to-wire in the top spot in 2013 3. 9.8—Easton Stick, 2018 Destin Talbert 4 4 0 and 2018. NDSU was ranked first in one or both polls Michael Tutsie 4 2 2 for 31 straight weeks during its FCS-record 33-game Freshman Passing Yards Jaxon Brown 3 3 0 winning streak from 2012 through 2014. 1. 2,356—Trey Lance, 2019 (13g) Dawson Weber 3 3 0 2. 1,434—Rob Hyland, 1993 (10g) Trevor Heit 2 2 0 n NDSU has garnered votes in the AP Top 25 for the 3. 1,144—Easton Stick, 2015 (11g) Mason Hofstedt 2 2 0 seven straight weeks after its College GameDay win 4. 950—Brock Jensen, 2010 (9g) Peter Isais 2 2 0 at South Dakota State. It’s the 24th week NDSU has 5. 910—Kevin Feeney, 1995 (10g) Ross Kennelly 2 0 2 received votes, including after each of its first three DJ Stewart 2 2 0 FCS national championships, for 10 straight weeks after beating Iowa State in the 2014 opener, and four Freshman Passing Touchdowns Luke Weerts 2 2 0 Adam Cofield 1 1 0 weeks in 2016 after beating 11th-ranked Iowa. NDSU’s 1. 25—Trey Lance, 2019 (13g) 74 poll points after the Iowa win were the most for an Kobe Johnson 1 1 0 2. 13—Easton Stick, 2015 (11g) FCS team in the AP Top 25. 3. 12—Rob Hyland, 1993 (10g) Garret Wegner 1 1 0 4. 10—Steve Walker, 2004 (11g) Jackson Hankey 1 1 0 STATS AFCA SAGARIN AP 5. 7—Brock Jensen, 2010 (9g) James Kaczor 1 1 0 Preseason 1 1 35 (1) Beau Pauly 1 1 0 9/2 1 1 42 (1) Freshman Rushing Yards Juanye Tillman 1 1 0 9/9 1 1 37 (1) Derrek Tuszka 1 0 1 9/16 1 1 29 (1) 1. 1,067—Reggie Scott, RB, 1995 (11g) 9/23 1 1 40 (1) 2. 975—Jake Morris, RB, 1994 (10g) 9/30 1 1 46 (1) 3. 829—Trey Lance, QB, 2019 (13g) 10/7 1 1 33 (1) 4. 698—Lamar Gordon, RB, 1998 (11g) 10/14 1 1 35 (1) 5. 639—Kevin Feeney, QB, 1995 (10g) 10/21 1 1 39 (1) 10/28 1 1 37 (1) RV (1) Freshman Rushing Touchdowns 11/4 1 1 37 (1) RV (1) 1. 15—Kevin Feeney, QB, 1995 (10g) 11/11 1 1 39 (1) RV (1) 2. 12—Rob Hyland, QB, 1993 (10g) 11/18 1 1 35 (1) RV (1) 11/25 1 1 38 (1) RV (1) 3. 11—Mark Speral, QB, 1977 (8g) 12/2 No Poll No Poll 38 (1) RV (1) 11—Trey Lance, QB, 2019 (13g) 12/9 No Poll No Poll 37 (1) RV (1) 5. 10—Reggie Scott, RB, 1995 (11g) Postseason STATS–STATS FCS media top 25 AFCA–FCS coaches top 25 SAGARIN—Jeff Sagarin computer rating (FCS rank) AP—Associated Press top 25 (points) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 196 So. 3 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 29 Adrian Adams WR 2 Dom Davis FS 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 69 Quinn Alo OG 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 212 Sr. 5 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 46 Austin Avery TE 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 201 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 221 RFr. 2 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 83 DJ Baptist WR 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 210 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 46 Caleb Beebe SS 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 206 Sr. 5 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 191 Fr. 1 Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 181 Sr. 5 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 6-2 186 Fr. 1 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 220 Jr. 4 Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS/Iowa State 85 Hunter Brozio LS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 21 Jalen Bussey RB 10 Dom Jones FS 6-2 184 Fr. 1 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 15 Will Cardinal K/P 10 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 202 Fr. 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 94 Costner Ching DT 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 187 So. 2 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 172 Fr. 1 Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 172 Fr. 1 Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 186 Jr. 3 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 95 Brendan Cook DE 15 Will Cardinal K/P 6-2 180 Fr. 1 Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-8 168 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 31 Jasir Cox LB 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 220 So. 3 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 186 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 202 Jr. 4 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 2 Dom Davis FS 18 Cam Smith FS 5-11 184 Fr. 1 Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 96 Javier Derritt DT 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 180 Sr. 5 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 82 Ben Ellefson TE 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 6-3 202 Fr. 1 Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 196 RFr. 2 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 20 Braden Zuroff RB 5-11 192 Fr. 1 Hebron, N.D./Glen Ullin HS 7 Tre Fort CB 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 153 Fr. 1 Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 22 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 199 Fr. 1 Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 198 RSo. 3 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 10 Logan Graetz QB 23 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 196 So. 3 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 29 Terrell Hall CB 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 177 Fr. 1 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 194 So. 3 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 205 So. 2 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 So. 3 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 29 Terrell Hall CB 5-10 186 Fr. 1 Winona, Minn./Winona HS 6 James Hendricks FS 29 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 165 Fr. 1 Brooklyn Park, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 49 Logan Hofstedt FB 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 206 RFr. 2 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 31 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 205 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 185 RFr. 2 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 180 So. 2 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 86 Peter Isais WR 34 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 216 RFr. 2 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 184 RFr. 2 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 6-1 165 Fr. 1 Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 216 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 194 Jr. 4 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 68 Zack Johnson OG 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 Sr. 5 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 10 Dom Jones FS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 178 Fr. 1 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 26 James Kaczor SS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 248 Fr. 1 Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 214 Jr. 4 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 233 Jr. 3 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 54 Jake Kava DE 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 221 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 6-4 195 Fr. 1 Rice, Minn./Royalton HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 249 RFr. 2 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 208 RFr. 2 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 247 So. 3 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5-10 166 Fr. 1 North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 215 Fr. 1 Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 49 Nick Kubitz LB 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 221 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 49 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 233 Fr. 1 Cannon Falls, Minn./Canon Falls HS 5 Trey Lance QB 49 Nick Kubitz LB 6-2 202 Fr. 1 Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 22 Jake Lippe WR 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 1 Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 211 So. 3 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 220 So. 3 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 271 Sr. 5 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. 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NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 54 Jake Kava DE 6-1 222 RFr. 2 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 212 Jr. 5 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 221 Jr. 4 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 73 Eli Mostaert DT 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 301 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 74 Will Mostaert DE 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 Jr. 4 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 303 Jr. 4 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 278 So. 3 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 299 Jr. 4 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 286 RFr. 2 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 90 Tony Pierce DE 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-3 290 RFr. 2 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 76 Hunter Poncius OT 64 Jake Rock OT 6-6 287 Fr. 1 Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 35 Jayden Price CB 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 233 Fr. 1 DeForest, Wis./Waunakee HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 65 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 288 RFr. 2 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 326 So. 3 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 64 Jake Rock OT 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 309 Jr. 4 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 68 Zack Johnson OG 6-6 315 Sr. 5 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 69 Quinn Alo OG 6-2 298 Jr. 4 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 59 Karson Schoening C 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE 6-4 290 So. 3 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 65 Joe Schreiber C 71 Brandon Westberg C 6-3 288 Fr. 1 Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 18 Cam Smith FS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 290 RFr. 2 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 73 Eli Mostaert DT 6-3 254 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 74 Will Mostaert DE 6-3 246 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 298 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 76 Hunter Poncius OT 6-8 276 Fr. 1 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 288 RFr. 2 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 34 Juanye Tillman LB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 203 So. 3 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 253 So. 3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 Sr. 5 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 83 DJ Baptist WR 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 179 Jr. 4 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 227 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 85 Hunter Brozio LS 6-0 233 Fr. 1 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 180 So. 3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 262 So. 3 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 1 Christian Watson WR 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 202 Jr. 4 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 90 Tony Pierce DE 6-0 230 RFr. 2 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 246 Sr. 5 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 38 Garret Wegner P 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 288 Sr. 5 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 71 Brandon Westberg C 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 240 RSo. 3 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 280 So. 3 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 57 Zach Willis C 95 Brendan Cook DE 6-3 243 RFr. 2 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 96 Javier Derritt DT 6-1 276 Fr. 1 Warrensburg, Mo./St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Kan.) 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 241 So. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 23 Carson Yaggie WR 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 283 Jr. 4 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 259 So. 3 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 20 Braden Zuroff RB

Captains: James Hendricks, Marquise Bridges, Ty Brooks, Zack Johnson, Ben Ellefson, Derrek Tuszka

PRONUNCIATIONS Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Kuntz (KOONTS) Talbert (TAL-burt) BY YEAR Alo (AH-low) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Lippe (LIP-ee) Terrell (tuh-RELL) Seniors...... 14 Babicz (BAB-itch) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Lodi (LO-dye) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Juniors...... 18 Baptist (BAP-tist) Jalen (JAY-lin) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Sophomores...... 26 Beebe (BEE-bee) Jasir (juh-SEER) Marquise (mar-KEESE) Volpentesta Redshirt Freshmen...... 19 Biegler (BEE-glur) Javier (haw-vee-AIR) Mauch (mouck) (vohl-pen-TEST-uh) Freshmen...... 35 Brozio (BRO-zee-oh) Jenaro (juh-NAWR-oh) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Waege (WAY-jee) Bussey (BUS-ee) Juanye (WAHN-yay) Mostaert (MO-start) Wathum-Ocama BY STATE Crosa (CRO-suh) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) (wa-TOOM-oh-CHAH-ma) Minnesota...... 36 Georgia...... 3 Derritt (DARE-it) Karcz (kartch) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Weber (WEBB-er) North Dakota... 17 California...... 2 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Pepin (PEPP-in) Weerts (WURTS) Wisconsin...... 16 Texas...... 2 Giancarlo (jon-CAR-loh) Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss) Poncius (PAWN-shus) Wlodarczyk (wa-DAR-sick) Illinois...... 10 Colorado...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Yaggie (YAG-ee) Florida...... 8 Indiana...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Klabo (KLAY-bo) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Yohnke (YAWN-kee) Missouri...... 5 Kansas...... 1 Graetz (GRETTS) Kobe (KO-bee) Roehl (like “roll”) Iowa...... 4 Ohio...... 1 Heit (like “height”) Kubas (KOO-bus) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) South Dakota.... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kubitz (KOO-bits) Schoening (SHOON-ing) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 9 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Matt Entz Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n 2019 STATS FCS Eddie LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, Minn. Robinson Award Finalist 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 290 RFr. Maryville, Mo. n 2019 Bruce Craddock Valley LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 326 So. Maple Grove, Minn. Football Coach of the Year 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 299 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. n 2018 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the C 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 303 Jr. Rolla, N.D. Year 57 Zach Willis 6-3 301 So. Fargo, N.D. n 2008 AFCA Division II RG 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 315 Sr. Blaine, Minn. Assistant Coach of the Year 69 Quinn Alo 6-2 298 Jr. LaMoure, N.D. RT 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 309 Jr. Balfour, N.D. Matt Entz was named head football coach 70 Cody Mauch 6-4 290 So. Hankinson, N.D. at North Dakota State for the 2019 season after TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Sr. Hawley, Minn. five seasons as NDSU’s defensive coordinator. 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 253 So. Barrington, Ill. The 31st head coach in program history, he was or 87 Noah Gindorff 6-6 262 So. Crosby, Minn. named the 2019 Bruce Craddock Missouri Valley QB 5 Trey Lance 6-3 221 RFr. Marshall, Minn. Football Coach of the Year and is a finalist for 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga. the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award presented FB 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 Sr. Vergas, Minn. annually to the FCS national coach of the year. 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 249 RFr. Spencer, Wis. This is the first head coaching job for Entz, RB 18 Adam Cofield 5-11 202 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. a 21-year veteran assistant with 15 years of or 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. experience as a defensive coordinator and eight WR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. as an associate head coach in two programs. 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 202 Jr. Medina, Minn. At NDSU, he’s been part of six Missouri Valley WR 11 Phoenix Sproles 5-11 187 So. New Hope, Minn. Football Conference championships and four 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. NCAA national championships with the Bison. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS Defense Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown finalist for the award, has led a Bison defense LE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 240 RSo. Appleton, Wis. that allowed less than 14 points per game over or 99 Spencer Waege 6-5 259 So. South Shore, S.D. his five seasons as the defensive coordinator DT 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 271 Sr. Germantown, Wis. and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in 98 Matt Biegler 6-3 283 Jr. Underwood, Minn. scoring defense and total defense. NG 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 288 Sr. Champlin, Minn. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees 94 Costner Ching 6-3 280 So. Castlewood, S.D. on defense the past five seasons, including RE 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, S.D. linebackers MJ Stumpf, Nick DeLuca and Jabril 90 Tony Pierce 6-0 230 RFr. Lake Alfred, Fla. Cox. Two of Entz’s former linebackers, DeLuca WLB 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 212 Jr. Oakland, Calif. and , went on to play in the NFL. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 220 So. Park River, N.D. familiar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in 43 Beau Pauly 6-2 221 Jr. Becker, Minn. January 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 233 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. after one season as the associate head coach, 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. co-defensive coordinator and defensive line CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 186 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and spent 33 Destin Talbert 5-11 180 So. Darien, Ill. three previous years at Northern Iowa. SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 194 So. Indianapolis, Ind. He was named defensive line coach in 26 James Kaczor 6-0 205 So. St. Cloud, Minn. 2010 at Northern Iowa and assumed the de- FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. fensive coordinator duties at UNI in 2012 after 27 Dawson Weber 6-2 193 So. Elk Grove, Calif. Klieman departed for NDSU. CB 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 186 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. Entz was the defensive coordinator from 7 Tre Fort 5-8 181 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. 2002 to 2009 at Winona State, where he was promoted to associate head coach in 2003 Specialists and was with the defensive line for three years Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown before becoming linebackers coach in 2005. K 36 Griffin Crosa 6-1 165 Fr. Dublin, Ohio He was named the AFCA Division II Assistant 15 Will Cardinal 6-2 180 Fr. Fridley, Minn. Coach of the Year in 2008. LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 214 Jr. Superior, Wis. Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. (Neb.) State from 1999 to 2001 and the defen- P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. sive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998. He KR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. holds certification from the National Strength 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. and Conditioning Association and served as an PR 84 Trevor Heit 5-9 179 Jr. Pepin, Wis. assistant strength and conditioning coach dur- 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. ing his time at Wayne State. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 10 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Nicholls Alo 11 26 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Avery 13 17 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Babicz 12 27 1 5 5 TE *** *** TE *** *** TE TE *** TE *** *** Biegler 13 25 13 3 3 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** DT DT DT Bridges 13 46 43 13 29 29 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB Brooks 13 45 18 3 3 RB RB *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** RB *** *** Brown 10 49 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bussey 1 1 *** Cardinal 3 3 1 *** *** *** Ching 13 16 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Clark 11 15 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Cofield 13 34 28 10 10 2 *** *** RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB *** RB RB Cook 2 2 *** *** Jabril Cox 12 42 42 12 35 2 SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB Jasir Cox 10 20 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Crosa 12 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Darnell 13 39 28 13 13 13 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG Davis 2 22 1 *** *** Derritt 2 2 *** *** Ellefson 12 56 12 11 27 3 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE *** TE TE TE Evans 2 2 *** *** Fort 13 53 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Gindorff 13 25 22 7 7 TE TE *** *** *** *** TE TE TE TE *** TE *** Hall 1 1 *** Hankey 13 27 24 13 13 13 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB Hayes 13 43 43 13 16 13 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB Heit 13 22 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Henderson 3 3 1 *** *** *** Hendricks 12 44 10 12 29 10 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS L. Hofstedt 2 2 *** *** M. Hofstedt 2 15 *** *** Howieson 2 6 *** *** Isais 7 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Jacob 13 19 13 3 3 WR *** *** *** *** *** *** WR *** *** WR *** *** Jensen 13 28 28 13 13 13 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG K. Johnson 11 11 2 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** RB RB Z. Johnson 13 51 43 13 43 43 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG Jones 1 1 *** Kaczor 11 23 3 5 5 1 *** *** *** WLB *** WLB WLB *** WLB *** WLB Karcz 11 45 1 10 11 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT *** Kartes 13 13 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kava 10 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kelly 11 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kennelly 13 36 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kepouros 13 17 13 2 2 *** *** WR *** WR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Klabo 2 2 *** *** J. Kubas 4 4 *** *** *** *** Z. Kubas 8 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Lance 13 15 13 13 13 13 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Lippe 2 2 *** *** Luepke 12 12 11 2 2 *** *** *** *** *** FB *** *** FB *** *** *** Malstrom 9 47 3 4 11 1 FB *** *** *** *** FB FB *** FB Mathis 9 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Mauch 13 19 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** McCormick 13 30 13 10 10 3 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE *** *** *** DE DE DE Mercadel 12 28 2 8 8 WLB WLB WLB *** WLB *** *** WLB WLB WLB WLB *** E. Mostaert 2 2 *** *** W. Mostaert 4 4 *** *** *** *** Noland 7 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Ogbu 4 4 *** *** *** *** Pauly 7 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Pierce 9 12 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 11

PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Nicholls Price 13 13 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Radunz 13 29 28 13 28 28 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Reinholz 1 4 *** Rock 1 1 *** Sanders 2 3 *** *** Schoening 13 30 13 13 13 13 C C C C C C C C C C C C C Schreiber 1 1 *** Sproles 13 28 28 8 8 2 *** WR WR WR WR WR *** *** WR *** *** WR WR Stewart 7 7 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Stumpf 2 4 *** *** Sundell 13 13 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Talbert 13 24 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Tillman 2 2 *** *** Tucker 11 14 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Tuszka 12 50 6 12 31 6 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE Tutsie 13 25 19 13 13 13 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SLB SS SS Volson 13 37 27 13 13 13 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT Voyen 6 8 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** Waege 12 27 12 4 4 *** *** *** *** *** DE DE DE DE *** *** *** Watson 13 27 27 8 10 1 *** WR WR WR WR WR *** *** WR WR *** *** WR Weber 13 23 13 2 2 *** *** FS *** *** *** *** *** *** *** SS *** *** Weerts 10 10 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Wegner 13 34 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Williams 8 52 1 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Willis 2 5 *** *** Wilson 12 Wlodarczyk 12 12 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Yaggie 2 3 *** *** Yohnke 2 2 *** ***

2019 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE TE/WR FB/WR WR/TE/RB RB QB vs BUT Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Malstrom Jacob Brooks Lance UND Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Brooks Lance at DEL Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Sproles Watson Cofield Lance UCD Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Babicz Sproles Watson Cofield Lance at ILST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Sproles Watson Cofield Lance UNI Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Sproles Malstrom Watson Cofield Lance MOST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Luepke Babicz Cofield Lance at SDSU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Jacob Babicz Cofield Lance at YSU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Cofield Lance WIU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Luepke Watson Cofield Lance USD Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Jacob Malstrom K.Johnson Brooks Lance at SIU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles K.Johnson Cofield Lance NICH Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Sproles Malstrom Watson Cofield Lance

DEF. DE DT NG DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB vs BUT McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UND McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at DEL McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Weber Hayes UCD McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at ILST McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UNI McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes MOST McCormick Karcz Darnell Waege Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at SDSU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at YSU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes WIU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes USD McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Tutsie Hankey Kaczor Bridges Weber Hendricks Hayes at SIU McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes NICH McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 12

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1-0 0-0 2:59 34544 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:39 18923 Sep 14, 2019 at #18 Delaware W 47-22 3-0 0-0 2:51 14489 Sep 21, 2019 #4 UC DAVIS W 27-16 4-0 0-0 3:05 18425 * Oct 05, 2019 at #6 Illinois State W 37-3 5-0 1-0 2:52 13391 * Oct 12, 2019 #10 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 6-0 2-0 2:53 18178 * Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 7-0 3-0 2:54 18252 * Oct 26, 2019 at #3 South Dakota State W 23-16 8-0 4-0 3:02 19371 * Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 9-0 5-0 2:54 11102 * Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 10-0 6-0 3:12 17441 * Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 11-0 7-0 3:00 17844 * Nov 23, 2019 at #25 Southern Illinois W 21-7 12-0 8-0 2:43 5423 ^ Dec 07, 2019 #19 NICHOLLS W 37-13 13-0 8-0 2:51 15690

*Missouri Valley Football Conference games ^NCAA Division I FCS playoffs

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 08, 2019) 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 Butler 57 - 10 25 / 14 15 / 5 10 / 8 0 / 1 45-388 / 30-88 12-14-0 / 16-30-1 217 / 110 59-605 / 60-198 49 / 181 2 / 1 NORTH DAKOTA 38 - 7 20 / 14 12 / 3 8 / 11 0 / 0 50-266 / 26-68 11-15-0 / 18-29-2 162 / 162 65-428 / 55-230 65 / 94 0 / 2 Delaware 47 - 22 26 / 14 12 / 7 13 / 5 1 / 2 41-295 / 36-125 18-24-0 / 11-21-1 195 / 136 65-490 / 57-261 86 / 154 0 / 1 UC DAVIS 27 - 16 16 / 19 8 / 5 8 / 13 0 / 1 44-198 / 32-110 13-23-0 / 29-48-3 156 / 312 67-354 / 80-422 109 / 84 1 / 3 Illinois State 37 - 3 22 / 11 14 / 5 8 / 4 0 / 2 55-293 / 31-79 12-15-0 / 8-20-0 189 / 121 70-482 / 51-200 87 / 0 0 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 46 - 14 24 / 14 17 / 6 7 / 8 0 / 0 51-347 / 33-106 10-18-0 / 15-30-1 145 / 233 69-492 / 63-339 134 / 82 1 / 2 MISSOURI STATE 22 - 0 22 / 12 9 / 3 12 / 7 1 / 2 43-222 / 20-21 21-31-0 / 20-37-0 225 / 164 74-447 / 57-185 24 / 16 0 / 0 South Dakota State 23 - 16 18 / 19 12 / 13 3 / 4 3 / 2 44-332 / 43-220 7-15-1 / 7-17-1 62 / 110 59-394 / 60-330 34 / 10 1 / 2 Youngstown State 56 - 17 12 / 16 6 / 8 6 / 8 0 / 0 34-251 / 43-173 9-11-0 / 11-22-0 196 / 106 45-447 / 65-279 164 / 174 0 / 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 57 - 21 27 / 18 14 / 9 13 / 6 0 / 3 49-352 / 36-169 20-29-0 / 17-27-2 338 / 139 78-690 / 63-308 133 / 161 0 / 4 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 - 14 33 / 16 21 / 11 12 / 2 0 / 3 52-419 / 45-172 15-18-0 / 11-19-0 281 / 73 70-700 / 64-245 27 / 113 0 / 0 Southern Illinois 21 - 7 22 / 14 13 / 10 8 / 4 1 / 0 45-246 / 42-206 13-23-0 / 6-10-1 146 / 70 68-392 / 52-276 45 / 37 0 / 1 NICHOLLS 37 - 13 21 / 18 11 / 10 7 / 5 3 / 3 41-265 / 41-171 10-16-0 / 11-15-2 169 / 94 57-434 / 56-265 188 / 18 0 / 2 Totals 517 - 160 288 / 199 164 / 95 115 / 85 9 / 19 594-3874 / 458-1708 171-252-1 / 180-325-14 2481 / 1830 846-6355 / 783-3538 1145 / 1124 5 / 20

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 Butler 5-7 / 3-14 0-0 / 0-2 29:11 / 30:49 -1:38 8.6 / 2.9 15.5 / 3.7 10.3 / 3.3 2-36.5 / 7-37.9 5-53 / 7-47 1 / 0 NORTH DAKOTA 9-14 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-0 35:06 / 24:54 1 0 :1 2 5.3 / 2.6 10.8 / 5.6 6.6 / 4.2 3-46.0 / 6-39.3 5-45 / 4-30 1 / 3 Delaware 4-10 / 3-13 1-1 / 1-1 31:56 / 28:04 3 :5 2 7.2 / 3.5 8.1 / 6.5 7.5 / 4.6 3-26.7 / 5-40.4 4-25 / 3-25 7 / 0 UC DAVIS 5-13 / 5-19 0-0 / 3-6 30:27 / 29:33 0 :5 4 4.5 / 3.4 6.8 / 6.5 5.3 / 5.3 7-37.9 / 4-55.2 6-65 / 11-104 1 / 1 Illinois State 8-13 / 3-12 0-1 / 0-1 35:57 / 24:03 1 1 :5 4 5.3 / 2.5 12.6 / 6.1 6.9 / 3.9 3-38.3 / 7-43.1 7-66 / 2-10 4 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 7-13 / 4-13 1-1 / 0-1 31:40 / 28:20 3 :2 0 6.8 / 3.2 8.1 / 7.8 7.1 / 5.4 3-50.7 / 4-39.5 1-15 / 4-25 2 / 0 MISSOURI STATE 7-16 / 5-16 1-1 / 0-1 34:52 / 25:08 9 :4 4 5.2 / 1.0 7.3 / 4.4 6.0 / 3.2 6-40.5 / 10-38.4 9-75 / 5-35 3 / 1 South Dakota State 7-14 / 6-14 1-1 / 0-1 30:57 / 29:03 1 :5 4 7.5 / 5.1 4.1 / 6.5 6.7 / 5.5 3-45.3 / 2-50.5 10-100 / 7-66 4 / 1 Youngstown State 4-9 / 7-16 1-1 / 0-0 24:11 / 35:49 -11:38 7.4 / 4.0 17.8 / 4.8 9.9 / 4.3 4-42.2 / 8-32.5 1-5 / 4-35 1 / 0 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8-14 / 4-14 0-2 / 0-1 38:50 / 21:10 1 7 :4 0 7.2 / 4.7 11.7 / 5.1 8.8 / 4.9 3-35.0 / 6-44.8 12-125 / 4-20 5 / 0 SOUTH DAKOTA 4-6 / 6-16 1-1 / 1-1 32:20 / 27:40 4 :4 0 8.1 / 3.8 15.6 / 3.8 10.0 / 3.8 1-57.0 / 7-40.9 10-78 / 6-43 5 / 0 Southern Illinois 8-14 / 5-12 0-2 / 1-2 31:14 / 28:46 2 :2 8 5.5 / 4.9 6.3 / 7.0 5.8 / 5.3 3-29.7 / 4-44.8 5-35 / 5-54 2 / 2 NICHOLLS 3-10 / 3-10 2-2 / 0-1 33:29 / 26:31 6 :5 8 6.5 / 4.2 10.6 / 6.3 7.6 / 4.7 2-36.0 / 4-37.0 8-78 / 5-62 3 / 1 Totals 79-153 / 59-181 9-14 / 6-18 420:10 / 359:50 6 0 :2 0 6.5 / 3.7 9.8 / 5.6 7.5 / 4.5 43-39.4 / 74-40.7 83-765 / 67-556 39 / 10

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 13

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 517 160 Points Per Game 39.8 12.3 Points Off Turnovers 78 14 FIRST DOWNS 288 199 R u s h in g 164 95 P a s s in g 115 85 P e n a lt y 9 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 3874 1708 Yards gained rushing 4024 2035 Yards lost rushing 150 327 Rushing Attempts 594 458 Average Per Rush 6.5 3.7 Average Per Game 298.0 131.4 TDs Rushing 43 8 PASSING YARDAGE 2481 1830 C o m p - A t t - I n t 171-252-1 180-325-14 Average Per Pass 9.8 5.6 Average Per Catch 14.5 10.2 Average Per Game 190.8 140.8 TDs Passing 26 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 6355 3538 Total Plays 846 783 Average Per Play 7.5 4.5 Average Per Game 488.8 272.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-621 49-976 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 26-313 10-70 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-211 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.8 19.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 7.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.1 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 10-4 16-6 PENALTIES-Yards 83-765 67-556 Average Per Game 58.8 42.8 PUNTS-Yards 43-1694 74-3011 Average Per Punt 39.4 40.7 Net punt average 36.4 34.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 93-5380 43-2485 Average Per Kick 57.8 57.8 Net kick average 40.4 36.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 9 2 7 : 4 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 79/153 59/181 3rd-Down Pct 52% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 6/18 4th-Down Pct 64% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 39-232 10-40 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 70 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 13-18 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (46-55) 84% (19-26) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (38-55) 69% (10-26) 38% PAT-ATTEMPTS (61-64) 95% (15-15) 100% ATTENDANCE 124753 63776 Games/Avg Per Game 7/17822 5/12755 Neutral Site Games 1/34544

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 147 131 111 128 0 517 Opponents 24 55 32 49 0 160 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 14

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Ty Brooks 13 116 873 20 853 7.4 5 59 65.6 45 300 2358 51 2307 7.7 17 59 51.3 Trey Lance 13 117 880 51 829 7.1 11 61 63.8 15 125 966 55 911 7.3 13 61 60.7 Adam Cofield 13 139 709 14 695 5.0 11 71 53.5 34 264 1446 25 1421 5.4 18 71 41.8 Kobe Johnson 11 82 622 20 602 7.3 4 75 54.7 11 82 622 20 602 7.3 4 75 54.7 Dimitri Williams 8 44 285 1 284 6.5 6 30 35.5 52 69 474 11 463 6.7 7 30 8.9 Saybein Clark 11 49 270 6 264 5.4 2 20 24.0 15 63 361 6 355 5.6 3 32 23.7 Jalen Bussey 1 6 127 4 123 20.5 2 65 123.0 1 6 127 4 123 20.5 2 65 123.0 Christian Watson 13 8 83 0 83 10.4 0 24 6.4 27 8 83 0 83 10.4 0 24 3.1 Phoenix Sproles 13 3 57 0 57 19.0 1 55 4.4 28 4 63 0 63 15.8 1 55 2.2 Hunter Luepke 12 5 45 2 43 8.6 1 21 3.6 12 5 45 2 43 8.6 1 21 3.6 DJ Stewart 7 5 35 0 35 7.0 0 14 5.0 7 5 35 0 35 7.0 0 14 5.0 Jimmy Kepouros 13 3 32 0 32 10.7 0 20 2.5 17 3 32 0 32 10.7 0 20 1.9 Garret Wegner 13 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 34 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.2 Zeb Noland 7 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 7 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 TEAM 10 15 0 30 -30 -2.0 0 0 -3.0 Total 13 594 4024 150 3874 6.5 43 75 298.0 Opponents 13 458 2035 327 1708 3.7 8 59 131.4

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Trey Lance 13 187.83 161-235-0 68.5 2356 25 88 181.2 15 187.89 162-236-0 68.6 2368 25 88 157.9 Zeb Noland 7 159.86 9-14-0 64.3 120 1 29 17.1 7 159.86 9-14-0 64.3 120 1 29 17.1 Noah Sanders 2 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 2.5 3 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 1.7 Dimitri Williams 8 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 52 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 13 183.81 171-252-1 67.9 2481 26 88 190.8 Opponents 13 102.19 180-325-14 55.4 1830 8 64 140.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Phoenix Sproles 13 31 524 16.9 2 47 40.3 28 36 558 15.5 3 47 19.9 Jimmy Kepouros 13 27 382 14.1 1 43 29.4 17 27 382 14.1 1 43 22.5 Christian Watson 13 25 537 21.5 5 69 41.3 27 34 702 20.6 5 69 26.0 Ben Ellefson 12 13 176 13.5 5 36 14.7 56 33 440 13.3 16 36 7.9 Adam Cofield 13 12 93 7.8 1 24 7.2 34 14 98 7.0 1 24 2.9 Josh Babicz 12 11 184 16.7 5 88 15.3 27 11 184 16.7 5 88 6.8 Hunter Luepke 12 10 78 7.8 1 15 6.5 12 10 78 7.8 1 15 6.5 Dimitri Williams 8 9 77 8.6 0 23 9.6 52 29 323 11.1 0 77 6.2 Noah Gindorff 13 8 146 18.2 6 35 11.2 25 8 146 18.2 6 35 5.8 Ty Brooks 13 6 51 8.5 0 14 3.9 45 15 145 9.7 1 27 3.2 Zach Mathis 9 5 79 15.8 0 41 8.8 10 5 79 15.8 0 41 7.9 Cole Jacob 13 5 56 11.2 0 14 4.3 19 5 56 11.2 0 14 2.9 Garrett Malstrom 9 3 20 6.7 0 8 2.2 47 3 20 6.7 0 8 0.4 Andy Voyen 6 2 36 18.0 0 27 6.0 8 2 36 18.0 0 27 4.5 Kobe Johnson 11 2 24 12.0 0 16 2.2 11 2 24 12.0 0 16 2.2 Braylon Henderson 3 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0 3 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0 Saybein Clark 11 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 15 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Total 13 171 2481 14.5 26 88 190.8 Opponents 13 180 1830 10.2 8 64 140.8 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 15 2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

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Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Trey Lance 13 352 829 2356 3185 245.0 15 361 911 2368 3279 218.6 Ty Brooks 13 116 853 0 853 65.6 45 300 2307 0 2307 51.3 Adam Cofield 13 139 695 0 695 53.5 34 264 1421 0 1421 41.8 Kobe Johnson 11 82 602 0 602 54.7 11 82 602 0 602 54.7 Dimitri Williams 8 45 284 0 284 35.5 52 70 463 0 463 8.9 Saybein Clark 11 49 264 0 264 24.0 15 63 355 0 355 23.7 Jalen Bussey 1 6 123 0 123 123.0 1 6 123 0 123 123.0 Zeb Noland 7 15 -2 120 118 16.9 7 15 -2 120 118 16.9 Christian Watson 13 8 83 0 83 6.4 27 8 83 0 83 3.1 Phoenix Sproles 13 3 57 0 57 4.4 28 4 63 0 63 2.2 Hunter Luepke 12 5 43 0 43 3.6 12 5 43 0 43 3.6 DJ Stewart 7 5 35 0 35 5.0 7 5 35 0 35 5.0 Jimmy Kepouros 13 3 32 0 32 2.5 17 3 32 0 32 1.9 Garret Wegner 13 1 6 0 6 0.5 34 1 6 0 6 0.2 Noah Sanders 2 1 0 5 5 2.5 3 1 0 5 5 1.7 TEAM 10 16 -30 0 -30 -3.0 Total 13 846 3874 2481 6355 488.8 Opponents 13 783 1708 1830 3538 272.2

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Griffin Crosa - 8-11 56-57 - - - - - 80 - 8-11 56-57 - - - - - 80 Adam Cofield 12 ------72 19 ------114 Trey Lance 11 ------66 13 ------78 Dimitri Williams 6 ------36 7 ------42 Noah Gindorff 6 ------36 6 ------36 Ty Brooks 5 ------30 18 ------108 Kobe Johnson 5 ------30 5 ------30 Josh Babicz 5 ------30 5 ------30 Ben Ellefson 5 ------30 16 ------96 Christian Watson 5 ------30 5 ------30 Phoenix Sproles 3 ------18 4 ------24 Hunter Luepke 2 ------12 2 ------12 Saybein Clark 2 ------12 3 ------18 Jalen Bussey 2 ------12 2 ------12 Will Cardinal - 2-4 5-6 - - - - - 11 - 2-4 5-6 - - - - - 11 Jimmy Kepouros 1 ------6 1 ------6 James Hendricks - - - 2-4 - - - - 4 - - - 2-4 - - - - 4 Jake Reinholz - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - 3-3 1-1 - - - - 5 TEAM - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 70 10-15 61-64 3-6 - - - - 517 Opponents 17 13-18 15-15 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 160

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Trevor Heit 24 299 12.5 0 50 26 305 11.7 0 50 Jimmy Kepouros 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 James Hendricks 1 13 13.0 0 13 2 15 7.5 0 13 Total 26 313 12.0 0 50 Opponents 10 70 7.0 0 18

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Ty Brooks 12 292 24.3 0 79 34 814 23.9 0 79 Kobe Johnson 4 142 35.5 1 94 4 142 35.5 1 94 Christian Watson 2 40 20.0 0 20 4 91 22.8 0 36 Marquise Bridges 2 26 13.0 0 19 3 50 16.7 0 24 Jalen Bussey 1 50 50.0 0 50 1 50 50.0 0 50 Dimitri Williams 1 10 10.0 0 10 24 492 20.5 0 41 Trevor Heit 1 35 35.0 0 35 2 66 33.0 0 35 Adam Cofield 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Mitchell Kartes 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 25 621 24.8 1 94 Opponents 49 976 19.9 0 61 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 16

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

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Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Michael Tutsie 5 63 12.6 0 25 7 80 11.4 0 25 James Hendricks 4 80 20.0 0 48 13 147 11.3 0 48 Josh Hayes 2 38 19.0 0 33 2 38 19.0 0 33 Cole Karcz 1 4 4.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 Jackson Hankey 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 15 15.0 0 15 Jabril Cox 1 11 11.0 0 11 6 190 31.7 2 43 Total 14 211 15.1 0 48 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 78 26.0 1 40

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Ty Brooks 13 853 51 0 292 0 1196 92.0 45 2307 145 0 814 0 3266 72.6 Trey Lance 13 829 0 0 0 0 829 63.8 15 911 0 0 0 0 911 60.7 Adam Cofield 13 695 93 0 13 0 801 61.6 34 1421 98 0 13 0 1532 45.1 Kobe Johnson 11 602 24 0 142 0 768 69.8 11 602 24 0 142 0 768 69.8 Christian Watson 13 83 537 0 40 0 660 50.8 27 83 702 0 91 0 876 32.4 Phoenix Sproles 13 57 524 0 0 0 581 44.7 28 63 558 0 0 0 621 22.2 Jimmy Kepouros 13 32 382 1 0 0 415 31.9 17 32 382 1 0 0 415 24.4 Dimitri Williams 8 284 77 0 10 0 371 46.4 52 463 323 0 492 0 1278 24.6 Trevor Heit 13 0 0 299 35 0 334 25.7 22 15 0 305 66 0 386 17.5 Saybein Clark 11 264 3 0 0 0 267 24.3 15 355 3 0 0 0 358 23.9 Josh Babicz 12 0 184 0 0 0 184 15.3 27 0 184 0 0 0 184 6.8 Ben Ellefson 12 0 176 0 0 0 176 14.7 56 0 440 0 0 0 440 7.9 Jalen Bussey 1 123 0 0 50 0 173 173.0 1 123 0 0 50 0 173 173.0 Noah Gindorff 13 0 146 0 0 0 146 11.2 25 0 146 0 0 0 146 5.8 Hunter Luepke 12 43 78 0 0 0 121 10.1 12 43 78 0 0 0 121 10.1 James Hendricks 12 0 0 13 0 80 93 7.8 44 -4 0 15 0 147 158 3.6 Zach Mathis 9 0 79 0 0 0 79 8.8 10 0 79 0 0 0 79 7.9 Michael Tutsie 13 0 0 0 0 63 63 4.8 25 0 0 22 0 80 102 4.1 Cole Jacob 13 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.3 19 0 56 0 0 0 56 2.9 Josh Hayes 13 0 0 0 0 38 38 2.9 43 0 0 0 0 38 38 0.9 Andy Voyen 6 0 36 0 0 0 36 6.0 8 0 36 0 0 0 36 4.5 DJ Stewart 7 35 0 0 0 0 35 5.0 7 35 0 0 0 0 35 5.0 Marquise Bridges 13 0 0 0 26 0 26 2.0 46 0 0 0 50 46 96 2.1 Garrett Malstrom 9 0 20 0 0 0 20 2.2 47 0 20 0 0 0 20 0.4 Jackson Hankey 13 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.2 27 0 0 0 0 15 15 0.6 Braylon Henders 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0 Mitchell Kartes 13 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.0 13 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.0 Jabril Cox 12 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.9 42 0 0 0 0 190 190 4.5 Garret Wegner 13 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 34 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.2 Cole Karcz 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 45 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.1 Zeb Noland 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.3 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.3 TEAM 10 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -3.0 Total 13 3874 2481 313 621 211 7500 576.9 Opponents 13 1708 1830 70 976 0 4584 352.6

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Griffin Crosa 11 8 46 1 11 8 46 1 Will Cardinal 4 2 32 0 4 2 32 0 Total 15 10 46 1 Opponents 18 13 48 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 42 1694 40.3 60 1 104 4327 41.6 61 2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 43 1694 39.4 60 1 Opponents 74 3011 40.7 75 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 17

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

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Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Garret Wegner 87 5043 58.0 26 4 113 6576 58.2 29 4 Will Cardinal 3 172 57.3 0 0 3 172 57.3 0 0 Griffin Crosa 2 104 52.0 0 0 2 104 52.0 0 0 Jake Reinholz 1 61 61.0 0 0 5 273 54.6 0 0 Total 93 5380 57.8 26 4 Opponents 43 2485 57.8 12 1

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 52 Jackson Hankey 13 3 9 5 2 9 1 9.0 1 . 0 1 1 . . . 27 5 1 6 7 1 1 8 10.0 2 . 0 1 1 . . . 25 Michael Tutsie 13 3 8 4 6 8 4 3.5 . 5 1 . 1 . 25 4 8 5 3 1 0 1 3.5 . 7 1 . 1 1 42 Jabril Cox 12 4 4 2 6 7 0 7.5 4 . 5 1 4 . . . 42 1 4 5 9 1 2 3 6 30.0 1 3 . 0 6 1 0 3 1 . 26 James Kaczor 11 2 7 2 7 5 4 3.0 . . 1 . . . 23 3 1 3 2 6 3 4.0 . . 1 . . . 6 James Hendricks 12 2 7 2 6 5 3 2.0 . 4 9 . . . 44 8 3 5 5 1 3 8 6.0 . 13 2 1 1 . . 14 Josh Hayes 13 3 4 1 7 5 1 0.5 . 2 9 . 1 . 43 6 4 3 0 9 4 1.5 . 2 1 5 . 2 . 55 Aaron Mercadel 12 1 7 2 4 4 1 4.0 2 . 5 . . 1 1 . 28 3 3 3 2 6 5 6.0 3 . 5 . . 1 2 . 91 Derrek Tuszka 12 2 0 1 9 3 9 16.5 1 1 . 5 . 4 . 1 . 50 6 8 5 6 1 2 4 39.5 2 7 . 5 . 5 . 3 . 99 Spencer Waege 12 1 6 1 4 3 0 8.5 5 . 0 . . . 2 . 27 2 4 2 8 5 2 13.0 6 . 5 . . 1 2 . 60 Lane Tucker 11 1 4 1 2 2 6 2.0 . . 1 . . . 14 1 4 1 4 2 8 2.0 . . 1 . . . 9 Marquise Bridges 13 1 5 1 1 2 6 1.0 . . 1 3 1 2 . 46 5 4 2 8 8 2 4.0 . 5 2 1 1 3 . 27 Dawson Weber 13 2 0 4 2 4 1.0 . . 2 . . . 23 2 5 4 2 9 1.0 . . 2 . 1 . 93 Logan McCormick 13 1 5 9 2 4 5.0 4 . 0 . 1 . . . 30 1 9 1 4 3 3 8.5 5 . 5 . 1 2 1 . 53 Cole Karcz 11 6 1 8 2 4 2.0 1 . 5 1 2 . . . 45 2 6 4 9 7 5 15.0 1 2 . 0 1 2 . . . 33 Destin Talbert 13 1 2 9 2 1 0.5 . . 5 . . . 24 1 5 1 1 2 6 0.5 . . 5 . . . 94 Costner Ching 13 7 1 3 2 0 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 16 7 1 3 2 0 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 98 Matt Biegler 13 7 1 2 1 9 4.5 . . 3 1 . . 25 1 5 1 6 3 1 6.5 0 . 5 . 3 1 . . 90 Tony Pierce 9 1 2 6 1 8 2.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 12 1 3 7 2 0 2.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 31 Jasir Cox 10 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 20 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 92 Jack Darnell 13 1 1 2 1 3 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 39 5 2 8 3 3 3.0 1 . 5 . . . . . 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 12 5 8 1 3 0.0 ...... 12 5 8 1 3 0.0 ...... 43 Beau Pauly 7 5 7 1 2 0.0 ...... 13 5 1 4 1 9 0.5 ...... 54 Jake Kava 10 4 8 1 2 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 10 4 8 1 2 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 3 Jaxon Brown 10 6 4 1 0 0.0 ...... 49 3 1 2 2 5 3 1.5 . 1 1 . . . 7 Tre Fort 13 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 53 9 5 1 4 0.0 ...... 47 Luke Weerts 10 6 . 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 10 6 . 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 95 Brendan Cook 2 3 3 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 2 3 3 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 2 Dom Davis 2 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 22 2 6 2 3 4 9 0.5 . . 6 . . . 51 Mason Hofstedt 2 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 15 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 ...... 45 Mitchell Kartes 13 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 13 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 74 Will Mostaert 4 3 1 4 2.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 . 4 3 1 4 2.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 . 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 4 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 4 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 35 Jayden Price 13 1 2 3 0.0 . . . 1 . . 13 1 2 3 0.0 . . . 1 . . 56 Justice Kelly 11 2 1 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 13 4 1 5 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 34 Juanye Tillman 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 32 DJ Stewart 7 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 7 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 18 Adam Cofield 13 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 34 9 2 1 1 0.0 ...... 86 Peter Isais 7 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . 1 . 41 Ross Kennelly 13 2 . 2 0.0 . . . 1 . . 36 1 1 . 1 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 84 Trevor Heit 13 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 22 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 29 Terrell Hall 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 62 Dylan Evans 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 96 Javier Derritt 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 30 Saybein Clark 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 15 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 5 Trey Lance 13 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 15 1 . 1 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 10 1 . 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 24 Kobe Johnson 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 38 Garret Wegner 13 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 34 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 73 Eli Mostaert 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . Total 13 4 4 2 4 1 4 8 5 6 89 39 14 5 7 6 1 1 . Opponents 13 4 6 8 4 7 4 9 4 2 45 10 1 2 9 4 4 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 18

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

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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 31 vs Butler 45 388 4 61 12 217 4 47 12-14-0 217 4 47 2 23 0 13 3 25 0 13 605 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 50 266 3 35 11 162 2 41 11-15-0 162 2 41 2 41 0 21 0 0 0 0 428 Sep 14 at Delaware 41 295 3 46 18 195 3 41 18-24-0 195 3 41 1 35 0 35 2 37 0 25 490 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 44 198 3 57 13 156 0 45 13-23-0 156 0 45 3 39 0 19 2 55 0 50 354 Oct 05 at Illinois State 55 293 2 53 12 189 3 42 12-15-0 189 3 42 1 79 0 79 1 8 0 8 482 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 51 347 3 50 10 145 3 36 10-18-0 145 3 36 3 66 0 29 2 37 0 28 492 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 43 222 3 58 21 225 0 27 21-31-0 225 0 27 0 0 0 0 4 24 0 13 447 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 44 332 2 71 7 62 1 24 7-15-1 62 1 24 2 29 0 18 0 0 0 0 394 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 34 251 4 75 9 196 3 69 9-11-0 196 3 69 3 138 1 94 3 26 0 23 447 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 49 352 6 65 20 338 2 88 20-29-0 338 2 88 1 50 0 50 2 35 0 27 690 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 52 419 4 48 15 281 3 43 15-18-0 281 3 43 1 20 0 20 2 7 0 7 700 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 45 246 3 44 13 146 0 20 13-23-0 146 0 20 2 24 0 20 1 21 0 21 392 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 41 265 3 55 10 169 2 43 10-16-0 169 2 43 4 77 0 23 4 38 0 20 434 North Dakota State 594 3874 43 75 171 2481 26 88 171-252-1 2481 26 88 25 621 1 94 26 313 0 50 6355 Opponents 458 1708 8 59 180 1830 8 64 180-325-14 1830 8 64 49 976 0 61 10 70 0 18 3538

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 6.5 • Avg/catch: 14.5 • Pass effic: 183.81 • KR avg: 24.8 • PR avg: 12.0 • All purpose avg/game: 576.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 488.8

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 31 vs Butler 38 24 62 4.0-11 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-1 1 7 0 7-7 1 0 0 7 57 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 25 38 63 5.0-16 1.0-5 0 0-0 2-24 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 38 Sep 14 at Delaware 32 34 66 11.0-57 7.0-47 2 0-0 1-14 0 5 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 47 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 45 42 87 5.0-18 1.0-8 1 0-0 3-15 7 9 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 27 Oct 05 at Illinois State 25 26 51 9.0-36 4.0-30 3 1-0 0-0 5 10 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 37 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 29 28 57 4.0-11 2.0-9 1 1-0 1-31 5 6 0 5-5 1 0 0 7 46 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 30 18 48 6.0-28 3.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 2 6 0 2-2 1 0 0 0 22 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 45 6 51 8.0-30 4.0-25 2 1-0 1-5 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 13 23 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 43 26 69 8.0-28 1.0-6 0 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 56 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 37 42 79 8.0-33 5.0-26 2 2-0 2-48 3 1 0 6-7 0 0 0 10 57 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 35 46 81 10.0-35 5.0-26 0 0-0 0-0 2 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 49 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 29 42 71 6.0-11 2.0-6 0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 29 42 71 5.0-21 3.0-19 0 0-0 2-73 0 2 0 4-5 0 0 0 10 37 North Dakota State 442 414 856 89.0-335 39.0-232 11 6-0 14-211 31 57 0 61-64 3 0 0 78 517 Opponents 468 474 942 45.0-111 10.0-40 4 4-78 1-0 10 29 2 15-15 0 1 1 14 160

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 31 vs Butler 2 73 36.5 40 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 493 54.8 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 3 138 46.0 58 0 0 2 1 1 1-1 27 0 7 424 60.6 2 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 3 80 26.7 54 1 1 0 1 1 2-2 46 0 10 620 62.0 4 0 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 7 265 37.9 44 0 0 5 0 2 2-2 42 0 5 271 54.2 0 0 Oct 05 at Illinois State 3 115 38.3 47 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 38 0 7 407 58.1 4 2 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 3 152 50.7 60 0 0 2 2 2 1-2 25 0 8 444 55.5 2 1 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 6 243 40.5 52 0 0 4 1 3 0-1 0 0 4 235 58.8 2 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 3 136 45.3 47 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 22 1 5 325 65.0 5 0 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 4 169 42.2 55 0 1 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 9 532 59.1 2 0 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 105 35.0 36 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 32 0 10 594 59.4 2 0 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 1 57 57.0 57 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 8 474 59.2 1 1 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 3 89 29.7 37 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 206 51.5 0 0 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 2 72 36.0 53 0 0 0 1 2 1-3 32 0 7 355 50.7 2 0 North Dakota State 43 1694 39.4 60 1 3 20 8 15 10-15 46 1 93 5380 57.8 26 4 Opponents 74 3011 40.7 75 0 6 22 11 12 13-18 48 0 43 2485 57.8 12 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 19

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 08, 2019) 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 31 vs Butler 30 88 0 15 16 110 0 16 16-30-1 110 0 16 7 152 0 28 0 0 0 0 198 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 26 68 1 15 18 162 0 30 18-29-2 162 0 30 4 94 0 29 0 0 0 0 230 Sep 14 at Delaware 36 125 0 59 11 136 2 44 11-21-1 136 2 44 6 130 0 59 1 24 0 0 261 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 32 110 0 20 29 312 1 45 29-48-3 312 1 45 4 66 0 19 2 9 0 10 422 Oct 05 at Illinois State 31 79 0 29 8 121 0 64 8-20-0 121 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 33 106 1 21 15 233 1 40 15-30-1 233 1 40 3 42 0 19 0 0 0 0 339 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 20 21 0 8 20 164 0 30 20-37-0 164 0 30 1 16 0 16 1 0 0 0 185 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 43 220 1 24 7 110 0 34 7-17-1 110 0 34 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 7 330 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 43 173 1 27 11 106 1 23 11-22-0 106 1 23 7 165 0 61 2 9 0 9 279 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 36 169 1 28 17 139 2 22 17-27-2 139 2 22 8 149 0 33 1 12 0 18 308 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 45 172 2 38 11 73 0 35 11-19-0 73 0 35 5 107 0 27 1 6 0 6 245 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 42 206 1 34 6 70 0 17 6-10-1 70 0 17 3 37 0 18 0 0 0 0 276 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 41 171 0 18 11 94 1 29 11-15-2 94 1 29 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 265 Opponents 458 1708 8 59 180 1830 8 64 180-325-14 1830 8 64 49 976 0 61 10 70 0 18 3538 North Dakota State 594 3874 43 75 171 2481 26 88 171-252-1 2481 26 88 25 621 1 94 26 313 0 50 6355

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 10.2 • Pass effic: 102.19 • KR avg: 19.9 • PR avg: 7.0 • All purpose avg/game: 352.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 272.2

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 31 vs Butler 34 28 62 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 2-29 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 10 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 30 58 88 5.0-14 3.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 14 at Delaware 39 26 65 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-0 0 1 1 0 22 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 35 36 71 4.0-14 1.0-1 1 1-9 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 16 Oct 05 at Illinois State 49 26 75 3.0-3 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 36 44 80 3.0-3 0.0-0 0 1-40 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 40 38 78 9.0-15 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 36 26 62 2.0-7 1.0-6 1 0-0 1-0 1 3 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 16 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 26 26 52 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 43 38 81 5.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 35 50 85 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 33 38 71 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 0-0 4 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 32 40 72 3.0-9 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 13 Opponents 468 474 942 45.0-111 10.0-40 4 4-78 1-0 10 29 2 15-15 0 1 1 14 160 North Dakota State 442 414 856 89.0-335 39.0-232 11 6-0 14-211 31 57 0 61-64 3 0 0 78 517

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 31 vs Butler 7 265 37.9 48 0 0 2 0 0 1-2 29 0 3 145 48.3 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 6 236 39.3 44 0 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 5 202 40.4 54 0 0 3 1 0 2-2 36 0 5 322 64.4 4 0 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 4 221 55.2 59 0 1 1 4 0 3-3 48 0 5 215 43.0 0 0 Oct 05 at Illinois State 7 302 43.1 75 0 2 2 1 1 1-1 25 0 2 127 63.5 1 0 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 4 158 39.5 47 0 0 1 0 0 0-2 0 0 3 193 64.3 0 0 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 10 384 38.4 55 0 0 2 1 2 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 2 101 50.5 59 0 1 0 1 1 3-4 40 0 5 321 64.2 3 0 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 8 260 32.5 42 0 0 4 0 1 1-1 27 0 4 249 62.2 1 0 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 269 44.8 59 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 249 62.2 2 1 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 286 40.9 51 0 0 3 1 3 0-0 0 0 3 133 44.3 0 0 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 4 179 44.8 53 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 2 108 54.0 0 0 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 4 148 37.0 38 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 35 0 4 246 61.5 0 0 Opponents 74 3011 40.7 75 0 6 22 11 12 13-18 48 0 43 2485 57.8 12 1 North Dakota State 43 1694 39.4 60 1 3 20 8 15 10-15 46 1 93 5380 57.8 26 4 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 20

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 08, 2019) 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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 6 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 4 2 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 6 4 23 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 6 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 6 4 23 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 55 46 286 38 26 12 8 4 2 0 0 3 0 46 of 55 (83.6%)

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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 3 3 14 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 19 98 10 5 5 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 19 of 26 (73.1%) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 21

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 9-14 64.3 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 5-13 38.5 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 8-13 61.5 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 4-5 80.0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 7-13 53.8 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 7-16 43.8 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 7-14 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 4-9 44.4 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-3 0.0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 8-14 57.1 2-2 100.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 8-14 57.1 4-6 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 3-10 30.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 North Dakota State 79-153 51.6 24-40 60.0 18-39 46.2 16-32 50.0 21-42 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 59-181 32.6 14-46 30.4 19-52 36.5 8-40 20.0 18-43 41.9 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 North Dakota State 9-14 64.3 0-0 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 8-10 80.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 6-18 33.3 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-9 22.2 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 29:11 9:59 7:31 4:20 7:21 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 35:06 10:49 7:24 8:44 8:09 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 31:56 7:48 9:02 8:22 6:44 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 30:27 8:59 6:35 7:53 7:00 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 35:57 5:08 8:20 10:15 12:14 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 31:40 8:27 9:53 6:30 6:50 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 34:52 8:06 8:30 9:43 8:33 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 30:57 7:16 8:15 7:17 8:09 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 24:11 8:09 5:31 3:49 6:42 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 38:50 9:29 9:43 9:35 10:03 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 32:20 7:08 7:05 11:00 7:07 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 31:14 9:05 4:37 9:00 8:32 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 33:29 8:21 10:12 4:48 10:08 North Dakota State Total 420:10 108:44 102:38 101:16 107:32 0:00 Avg. 32:19 8:21 7:53 7:47 8:16 0:00 Opponents Total 359:50 86:16 92:22 93:44 87:28 0:00 Avg. 27:40 6:38 7:06 7:12 6:43 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL20 1VS.9 N ILLINOISorth Dak oSTATEta State Football PAGE 22 Drive and Stuffed Run Stats (As of Dec 8, 2019) 2019 North Dakota State Football Drive and Stuffed Run Stats (As of Dec 8, 2019)

Stuffed Rush Percentage NDSU Opponents Date Opponent StuffeSd tRufufesdh PercAetntetamgpets Stuffed% Stuffs Attempts Stuffed% 08-31-19 Butler W 57-10 6 NDSU45 13.3 9 Oppone3n0ts 30.0 0D9a-t0e7-19 NOoprptho nDeanktota W 38-7 Stuffe6d Attemp5t0s Stuff1e2d.%0 Stuff5s Attemp2t6s Stuff1e9d.%2 098-1341-19 DBeultalewrare W 457-2120 36 415 173.3 79 360 1390.40 09-2017-19 UNCor tDha Dviaskota W 273-81-67 106 4540 212.70 75 3226 2119.92 1009-0154-19 IDllienloaiws aSretate W 4377-2-32 93 5451 167.43 87 316 2159.84 1009-1221-19 NUoCr tDhaevrnis Iowa W 4267-146 180 5414 1252.7 57 332 1251.29 10-1095-19 MIlliinssooisu Sri tSataete W 2327-03 149 4535 3126.64 58 2310 25.80 10-1226-19 NSorutthhe rDna Ikoowta State W 4263-146 83 5414 156.78 57 343 156.23 101-1092-19 MYoisusnogusrit oSwtant eState W 5262-1-07 145 4334 3124.67 59 2403 250.09 101-2069-19 SWoeustthe rDna Iklliontoai sState W 2537-1261 39 448 168.8 37 3436 168.3 11-0126-19 YSounthg sDtaokwont aState W 4596-147 58 3542 145.74 190 435 202.92 11-0293-19 WSoeusttheernrn I lIlilnlinooisis W 5271-2-71 9 458 2108.08 83 4326 198.03 121-0176-19 NSiocuhtohll sDakota W 3479-134 38 4512 175.34 140 415 292.82 T1o1t-a2l3-19 Southern Illinois W 21-7 5939 9435 1250.70 458 8472 19.0 12-07-19 Nicholls W 37-13 3 41 7.3 4 41 9.8 Total 593 93 15.7 458 87 19.0 NDSU Drive Stats Date Opponent Drives Scoring 3andOut 5+ min 10+ play 75+ yds OppTerr AvgStart (TD/FG) NDSU Drive Stats D08a-t3e1-19 OBuptpleornent Dr1iv4es S8c o(8r/i0n)g 3an1dOut 5+ 0min 10+ 0play 75+2 yds Opp2Terr Avg3S6tart 09-07-19 North Dakota 10 (T6D (5/F/1G)) 3 2 2 3 1 31 089-3114-19 BDuetlalewrare 141 8 (86/02) 1 0 0 24 2 367 09-0271-19 NUoCr tDha Dvaiskota 104 65 (53/12) 31 21 21 30 13 315 0190-1045-19 DIlleinlaowisa Sretate 11 86 (65/21) 1 02 02 43 2 370 0190-2112-19 UNCor tDhaevrnis Iowa 142 57 (36/21) 12 1 12 01 32 35 10-0159-19 IMlliinsosoisu Sri tSateate 112 63 (53/10) 12 20 21 31 20 3208 10-1226-19 NSoruththe rDna Ikoowta State 121 74 (63/1) 2 12 2 13 2 350 101-1092-19 MYoisusnogusrit oSwtant eState 123 38 (38/0) 24 0 10 12 04 2482 101-2069-19 SWoeustthe rDna Iklliontoai sState 151 49 (38/1) 2 2 2 34 25 309 11-0126-19 YSounthg sDtaokwont aState 103 87 (87/0) 41 01 02 23 40 4223 11-0293-19 WSoeusttheernrn I lIlilnlinooisis 195 93 (83/10) 21 23 24 42 51 3292 112-1067-19 SNoicuhtohll sDakota 101 76 (75/01) 1 1 21 3 04 243 1T1o-t2a3ls-19 Southern Illinois 1593 803 ((730/0/1)0) 212 135 149 321 218 2324 1P2e-r0c7e-n1t9ageNs icholls 11 52.3% (64 5(5.8/1%) / 6.5%) 141.4% 9.18% 121.4% 203.3% 184.3% 43 Totals 153 80 (70/10) 22 15 19 31 28 34 Percentages 52.3% (45.8% / 6.5%) 14.4% 9.8% 12.4% 20.3% 18.3% Opponent Drive Stats Date Opponent Drives Scoring 3andOut 5+ min 10+ play 75+ yds OppTerr AvgStart (TD/FG) Opponent Drive Stats D08a-t3e1-19 OBuptpleornent Dr1iv3es S2c (o1r/i1n)g 3an4dOut 5+ 2min 10+2 play 75+0 yds Opp1Terr Avg2S9tart 09-07-19 North Dakota 10 (T1D (1/F/0G)) 4 1 1 1 0 24 089-3114-19 BDuetlalewrare 132 24 (12/12) 4 20 21 03 1 294 09-0271-19 NUoCr tDha Dviaskota 130 14 (1/03) 43 10 14 10 02 248 0190-1045-19 DIlleinlaowisa Sretate 121 41 (20/21) 4 01 1 30 1 245 0190-2112-19 UNCor tDhaevrnis Iowa 13 42 (12/30) 3 0 42 0 21 28 10-0159-19 IMlliinsosoisu Sri tSateate 11 10 (0/10) 46 1 1 0 10 250 10-1226-19 NSorutthhe rDna Ikoowta State 130 24 (21/03) 31 03 2 01 1 289 101-1092-19 MYoisusnogusrit oSwtant eState 113 03 (02/01) 64 12 12 01 01 207 101-2069-19 SWoeustthe rDna Iklliontoai sState 150 43 (13/30) 14 30 20 10 1 298 11-0126-19 YSounthg sDtaokwont aState 193 32 (2/10) 41 21 21 10 10 274 11-0293-19 WSoeusttheernrn I lIlilnlinooisis 195 31 (31/0) 42 01 02 0 10 283 112-1067-19 SNoicuhtohll sDakota 191 23 (21/02) 12 10 1 01 0 241 1T1o-t2a3ls-19 Southern Illinois 1590 301 ((117/0/1)3) 422 112 220 07 09 236 1P2e-r0c7e-n1t9ageNs icholls 11 20.0% (31 1(1.3/2%) / 8.7%) 282.0% 8.0% 131.3% 4.17% 6.0% 21 Totals 150 30 (17/13) 42 12 20 7 9 26 Percentages 20.0% (11.3% / 8.7%) 28.0% 8.0% 13.3% 4.7% 6.0% BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 23

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL Ty Brooks RB 116-853/5 10-93/1 13-37/0 6-55/0 11-104/0 9-106/1 12-51/0 4-7/0 9-97/1 4-43/0 10-69/0 11-128/2 6-23/0 11-40/0 Trey Lance QB 117-829/11 5-116/2 16-95/2 6-23/0 13-48/2 7-43/0 11-83/0 8-79/1 18-76/0 4-32/1 3-42/1 5-47/0 10-57/1 11-88/1 Adam Cofield RB 139-695/11 8-31/0 9-40/0 10-40/1 14-48/1 15-46/1 15-104/2 12-93/2 7-86/1 7-20/0 8-18/1 9-51/1 15-87/1 10-31/0 Kobe Johnson RB 82-602/4 6-63/0 4-30/0 11-101/1 4-2/0 13-42/0 9-95/1 7-17/0 DNP 6-103/1 5-7/0 9-57/0 8-85/1 DNP D. Williams RB 44-284/6 8-61/0 4-26/1 DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 7-21/0 6-45/0 6-46/2 6-44/2 DNP DNP 6-38/1 Saybein Clark RB 49-264/2 6-27/1 2-11/0 6-60/1 - 7-47/0 2-13/0 2-7/0 DNP 5-9/0 11-49/0 8-41/0 DNP - Jalen Bussey RB 6-123/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-123/2 DNP DNP DNP C. Watson WR 8-83/0 - 2-27/0 - - - - - 2-9/0 - - 3-32/0 - 1-15/0 Phoenix Sproles WR 3-57/1 ------1-1/0 - - - - 1-1/0 1-55/1 Hunter Luepke FB 5-43/1 - DNP - - 1-10/0 1--2/0 - - - - 2-28/1 1-7/0 - DJ Stewart WR 5-35/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP - - 5-35/0 - - Jimmy Kepouros WR 3-32/0 - - 1-10/0 - 1-2/0 - - 1-20/0 - - - - - Garret Wegner P 1-6/0 - - 1-6/0 ------Zeb Noland QB 1--2/0 - DNP - DNP 1--2/0 - DNP DNP - - - DNP DNP TEAM 15--30/0 2--3/0 DNP - 2--4/0 1--1/0 DNP 2--3/0 1--1/0 2--2/0 - DNP 4--14/0 1--2/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL C. Watson WR 25-537/5 1-29/0 1-14/0 2-24/0 4-56/0 3-57/1 1-19/1 2-19/0 - 1-69/1 4-121/1 3-94/1 3-35/0 - Phoenix Sproles WR 31-524/2 2-71/1 1-3/0 3-72/0 2-31/0 1-15/0 3-59/1 6-52/0 1-24/0 3-69/0 2-16/0 4-67/0 1-15/0 2-30/0 Jimmy Kepouros WR 27-382/1 - - 2-19/0 2-38/0 4-49/0 - 3-41/0 1-17/0 2-17/0 4-46/0 1-13/0 6-80/0 2-62/1 Josh Babicz TE 11-184/5 3-26/2 - - 1-7/0 - - 1-16/0 1-6/0 3-41/2 2-88/1 - DNP - Ben Ellefson TE 13-176/5 DNP 2-22/1 3-21/1 - 2-19/1 1-7/0 1-27/0 1-6/1 - - 1-32/1 1-6/0 1-36/0 Noah Gindorff TE 8-146/6 1-26/1 1-34/1 1-4/1 - 1-35/1 1-30/1 - 1-4/0 - - - - 2-13/1 Adam Cofield RB 12-93/1 - 1-21/0 3-25/1 2-13/0 - 2-15/0 2-12/0 1-1/0 - 1-6/0 - - - Zach Mathis WR 5-79/0 2-18/0 1-41/0 1-4/0 - - - - DNP DNP DNP 1-16/0 - DNP Hunter Luepke FB 10-78/1 1-12/0 DNP 1-4/0 - - - 1-12/0 - - 4-38/0 1-3/1 1-5/0 1-4/0 D. Williams RB 9-77/0 1-8/0 1-4/0 DNP DNP DNP - 4-34/0 1-4/0 - 1-7/0 DNP DNP 1-20/0 Cole Jacob WR 5-56/0 - - - - 1-14/0 - 1-12/0 - - - 2-25/0 1-5/0 - Ty Brooks RB 6-51/0 - 1-11/0 1-14/0 - - 2-15/0 - - - 1-7/0 - - 1-4/0 Andy Voyen WR 2-36/0 1-27/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP DNP 1-9/0 - DNP - Kobe Johnson RB 2-24/0 - - - 1-8/0 - - - DNP - - 1-16/0 - DNP G. Malstrom FB 3-20/0 - 2-12/0 1-8/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - B. Henderson WR 1-15/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1-15/0 DNP - Saybein Clark RB 1-3/0 - - - 1-3/0 - - - DNP - - - DNP -

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Dec 08, 2019) All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL Trevor Heit 24-299 1-11 - 2-37 2-55 1-8 2-37 4-24 - 3-26 2-35 2-7 1-21 4-38 James Hendricks 1-13 1-13 - DNP ------Jimmy Kepouros 1-1 1-1 ------

KICK RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL Ty Brooks 12-292 - 2-41 - - 1-79 3-66 - 2-29 - - - - 4-77 Kobe Johnson 4-142 ------DNP 3-138 - - 1-4 DNP Jalen Bussey 1-50 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-50 DNP DNP DNP C. Watson 2-40 ------1-20 1-20 - Trevor Heit 1-35 - - 1-35 ------M. Bridges 2-26 - - - 2-26 ------Mitchell Kartes 1-13 - - - 1-13 ------Adam Cofield 1-13 1-13 ------D. Williams 1-10 1-10 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - DNP DNP -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL Michael Tutsie 5-63 - 2-24 1-14 1-0 ------1-25 James Hendricks 4-80 1-1 - DNP - - 1-31 - - - - - 1-0 1-48 Josh Hayes 2-38 ------1-5 - 1-33 - - - Jabril Cox 1-11 - - - 1-11 ------DNP - - Jackson Hankey 1-15 ------1-15 - - - Cole Karcz 1-4 - - - 1-4 ------DNP DNP -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 24 BIG PLAYS BIG PLAY BREAKDOWN (passing 15+ yards or rushing 10+ yards) Total Big Plays...... 175 |------NORTH DAKOTA STATE------| |------OPPONENTS------| Passing (15+ yards)...... 61 Total Big Big Big Total Big Big Big NDSU Rushing (10+ yards)...... 114 Opponent Plays Rush Pass Plays BP% Plays Rush Pass Plays BP% Margin Scoring...... 38 Butler 59 11 6 17 28.8 60 2 1 3 5.1 +14 North Dakota 65 10 4 14 21.5 55 1 4 5 7.7 +9 By Distance Delaware 65 8 3 11 16.9 57 6 3 9 13.8 +2 Rushes over 20 yds...... 46 UC Davis 67 6 5 11 16.4 80 3 8 11 16.4 — Rushes over 30 yds...... 22 Illinois State 70 10 4 14 20.0 51 3 2 5 7.1 +9 Rushes over 40 yds...... 14 Northern Iowa 69 12 4 16 23.2 63 3 7 10 14.5 +6 Rushes over 50 yds...... 10 Missouri State 74 6 5 11 14.9 57 0 2 2 2.7 +9 Passes over 30 yds...... 19 South Dakota St. 59 5 2 7 11.9 60 11 2 13 22.0 -6 Passes over 40 yds...... 12 Youngstown St. 45 5 5 10 22.2 65 5 3 8 17.8 +2 Passes over 50 yds...... 3 Western Illinois 77 13 6 19 24.7 63 5 4 9 11.7 +10 Passes over 60 yds...... 2 South Dakota 70 14 8 22 31.4 64 4 1 5 7.1 +17 Southern Illinois 68 7 4 11 16.2 52 6 2 8 11.8 +3 By Quarter Nicholls 57 7 5 12 21.1 56 3 2 5 8.8 +7 1st Quarter...... 50 2nd Quarter...... 49 3rd Quarter...... 38 4th Quarter...... 38 Overtime...... 0

By Down BIG PLAY DIFFERENTIALS 1st Down...... 78 NORTH DAKOTA STATE OPPONENTS TO BP Total 2nd Down...... 57 Opponent Takeaways Big Plays Takeaways Big Plays +/– +/– +/– 3rd Down...... 36 Butler 1 17 2 3 -1 +14 +13 4th Down...... 4 North Dakota 2 14 0 5 +2 +9 +11 Delaware 1 11 0 9 +1 +2 +3 Big Rushes by Player (15+ yds) TD No. UC Davis 3 11 1 11 +2 +0 +2 Trey Lance...... 7 29 Illinois State 1 14 0 5 +1 +9 +10 Ty Brooks...... 3 21 Northern Iowa 2 16 1 10 +1 +6 +7 Kobe Johnson...... 3 18 Missouri State 0 11 0 2 — +9 +9 Adam Cofield...... 3 15 South Dakota St. 2 7 1 13 +1 -6 -5 Dimitri Williams...... 2 11 Youngstown St. 1 10 0 8 +1 +2 +3 Saybein Clark...... 1 8 Western Illinois 4 19 0 9 +4 +10 +14 Jalen Bussey...... 2 3 South Dakota 0 22 0 5 +0 +17 +17 Christian Watson...... 0 3 Southern Illinois 1 11 0 8 +1 +3 +4 Jimmy Kepouros...... 0 2 Nicholls 2 12 0 5 +2 +7 +9 Hunter Luepke...... 0 2 Phoenix Sproles...... 1 1 DJ Stewart...... 0 1

Big Receptions by Player (10+ yds) TD No. Phoenix Sproles...... 2 18 Christian Watson...... 5 11 Jimmy Kepouros...... 1 10 Noah Gindorff...... 4 4 LONGEST PLAYS *touchdown scored Josh Babicz...... 2 4 Ben Ellefson...... 1 4 Rushing Kickoff Return Adam Cofield...... 1 2 75* Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State 94* Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State Zach Mathis...... 0 2 71* Adam Cofield at South Dakota State 79 Ty Brooks at Illinois State Dimitri Williams...... 0 2 65* Jalen Bussey vs Western Illinois 50 Jalen Bussey vs Western Illinois Kobe Johnson...... 0 1 61* Trey Lance vs Butler 35 Trevor Heit at Delaware Hunter Luepke...... 0 1 59* Ty Brooks at South Dakota State 29 Ty Brooks vs Northern Iowa Andy Voyen...... 0 1 Braylon Henderson...... 0 1 Passing Punt Return 88* Babicz from Lance vs Western Illinois 50 Trevor Heit vs UC Davis 69* Watson from Lance at Youngstown State 28 Trevor Heit vs Northern Iowa 51* Watson from Lance vs Western Illinois 27 Trevor Heit vs Western Illinois 47* Sproles from Lance vs Butler 25 Trevor Heit at Delaware 45 Watson from Lance vs UC Davis 23 Trevor Heit at Youngstown State BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 25

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 Trey Lance at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Rushes 55 at Illinois State (Oct 05) Yards Rushing 128 Ty Brooks vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Yards Rushing 419 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) TD Rushes 2 nine times Yards Per Rush 8.6 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Rush 75 Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) TD Rushes 6 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Pass attempts 31 Trey Lance vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass attempts 31 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass completions 21 Trey Lance vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass completions 21 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Yards Passing 313 Trey Lance vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Yards Passing 338 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 4 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Pass 17.8 at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Long Pass 88 Trey Lance vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Receptions 6 Phoenix Sproles vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Total Plays 78 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Jimmy Kepouros at Southern Illinois (Nov 23) Total Offense 700 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Yards Receiving 121 Christian Watson vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Yards Per Play 10.3 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Receptions 2 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) Points 57 vs Butler (Aug 31) Josh Babicz at Youngstown State (Nov 02) vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Long Reception 88 Josh Babicz vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Sacks By 7 at Delaware (Sep 14) Field Goals 2 Griffin Crosa at Delaware (Sep 14) First Downs 33 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Griffin Crosa vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Penalties 12 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Long Field Goal 46 Griffin Crosa at Delaware (Sep 14) Penalty Yards 125 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punts 7 Garret Wegner vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Turnovers 2 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punting Avg 57.0 Garret Wegner vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Interceptions By 3 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Punt 60 Garret Wegner vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Punts 7 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Punts inside 20 3 Garret Wegner vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Punting Avg 57.0 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Long Punt Return 50 Trevor Heit vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Punt 60 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Long Kickoff Return 94 Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Punts inside 20 3 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Tackles 13 Jackson Hankey vs Nicholls (Dec 07) Long Punt Return 50 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Sacks 2.0 Derrek Tuszka at Illinois State (Oct 05) Derrek Tuszka at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Jackson Hankey at Illinois State (Oct 05) Derrek Tuszka vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Interceptions 2 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (Sep 07)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 Javon Williams at Southern Illinois (Nov 23) Rushes 45 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Yards Rushing 120 Pierre Strong at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Yards Rushing 220 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) TD Rushes 1 eight times Yards Per Rush 5.1 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Rush 59 Will Knight at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Rushes 2 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Pass attempts 48 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass attempts 48 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass completions 29 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass completions 29 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Passing 312 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Passing 312 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) TD Passes 2 Nolan Henderson at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Per Pass 7.8 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Kevin Johnson vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 2 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Pass 64 Brady Davis at Illinois State (Oct 05) vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Receptions 12 Jared Harrell vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Total Plays 80 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Receiving 129 Isaiah Weston vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Total Offense 422 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) TD Receptions 1 eight times Yards Per Play 5.5 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Reception 64 K. Rutkiewicz at Illinois State (Oct 05) Points 22 at Delaware (Sep 14) Field Goals 3 Max O’Rourke vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Sacks By 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Chase Vinatieri at South Dakota State (Oct 26) First Downs 19 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Field Goal 48 Max O’Rourke vs UC Davis (Sep 21) at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Punts 10 Brendan Withrow vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Penalties 11 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Punting Avg 55.2 Daniel Whelan vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Penalty Yards 104 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Punt 75 JT Bohlken at Illinois State (Oct 05) Turnovers 4 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punts inside 20 3 Brady Schutt vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Interceptions By 1 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Punt Return 18 Justin Hall vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punts 10 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Long Kickoff Return 61 London Pearson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Punting Avg 55.2 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Tackles 16 Donnell Rodgers vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 75 at Illinois State (Oct 05) Sacks 1.0 eight times Punts inside 20 3 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Tackles For Loss 3.5 McNeece Egbim vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Long Punt Return 18 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Interceptions 1 Levi Brown at South Dakota State (Oct 26) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 26 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

NORTH DAKOTA STATE RUSHING OPPONENT Ty Brooks (128), South Dakota, 11/16/2019 Player rushed for 100-149 yards Javon Williams Jr. (117), at Southern Illinois, 11/23/2019 Bruce Anderson (170), at Northern Iowa, 10/6/2018 Player rushed for 150-199 yards Sam McPherson (158), vs. Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 John Crockett (227), Coastal Carolina, 12/13/2014 Player rushed for 200+ yards Taiwan Jones (230), at Eastern Wash., 12/11/2010 Easton Stick, vs. Eastern Washington, 1/5/2019 Player rushed for 3 TDs Herb Donaldson, at Western Illinois, 9/29/2007 Lance Dunn, Montana State, 12/1/2018 Player rushed for 4 TDs Dave Beyer, Minnesota State Mankato, 9/15/1984 Kevin Feeney, Minn. St. Mankato, 10/26/1996 Player rushed for 5 TDs Ronnie Moore, at Pittsburg State, 11/28/1992 B.Anderson(170)/L.Dunn(104), at Northern Iowa, 2018 Two 100-yard rushers T.Roberson(161)/M.Coprich(106), vs. Illinois St. 2015 Dunn (127)/Anderson (118)/Brooks (103), Montana St., 12/1/2018 Three 100-yard rushers Unknown

PASSING Trey Lance (249), South Dakota, 11/16/2019 QB passed for 200-249 yards Will McElvain (233), Northern Iowa, 10/12/2019 Easton Stick (280), Delaware, 9/22/2018 QB passed for 250-299 yards Jeremiah Briscoe (289), Sam Houston State, 12/15/2017 Trey Lance (313), Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 QB passed for 300-399 yards Jake Maier (312), UC Davis, 9/21/2019 Steve Walker (451), at Ball State, 9/23/2006 QB passed for 400+ yards Gage Gubrud (450), Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Trey Lance, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 QB passed for 3 TDs Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa, 10/6/2018 Trey Lance, vs. Butler, 8/31/2019 QB passed for 4 TDs Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Easton Stick, at Missouri State, 11/10/2018 QB passed for 5 TDs Never

RECEIVING Christian Watson (121), Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 Player with 100-149 yards receiving Jared Harrell (102), UC Davis, 9/21/2019 Zach Vraa (179), Missouri State, 10/12/2013 Player with 150-199 yards receiving Isaiah Lesure (170), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Tim Strehlow (206), at Northern Colorado, 11/6/1999 Player with 200+ yards receiving Jason Madkins (239), at Sam Houston State, 9/12/2009 Josh Babicz, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Player caught 2 TDs Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa, 10/28/2017 Kole Heckendorf, Austin Peay, 8/28/2008 Player caught 3 TDs Neal Mozdzierz, Ferris State, 9/2/1999 TR McDonald, at St. Cloud State, 10/23/1993 Player caught 4 TDs Never J.Schultenover(115)/K.Heckendorf(112), at Cal Poly 2007 Two 100-yard receivers D.Goedert(150)/J.Wieneke(108), S. Dakota St. 2016

KICKING/PUNTING Cam Pedersen (52), Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 Made FG 50+ yards Casey Sublette (50), Cal Poly, 9/1/2018 Cory Vartanian, UC Davis, 10/22/2005 (4Q, down 20-7) On-side kick recovered Brandyn Bangsund, Eastern Wash., 9/10/2016 (2Q, tied 7-7) Cory Vartanian, UC Davis, 10/22/2005 (4Q, down 20-14) On-side kick not recovered Andre Slyter, vs. Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 (4Q, down 31-24) Matt Voigtlander 27 run, vs. Sam Houston St., 1/7/2012 (4&4) Fake punt Harry O’Kelly 24 run, vs. James Madison, 1/6/2018 (4&9) Mike Wieser 20 TD from Rod Malone, at Montana, 9/6/2003 (4&7) Fake field goal Jayce Gilder 2 TD from Gunner Talkington, vs.E.Wash., 1/5/2019 (4&G) Nate Tanguay, at Western Illinois, 10/22/2016 (Knuffman) Blocked a field goal Ryan Earith, at South Dakota State, 10/26/2019 (Crosa) Stanley Jones, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Crosa) Blocked a PAT kick Adam Conley, at Illinois State, 11/18/2017 (Pedersen)

EXTRA POINTS Will Cardinal, Nicholls, 12/7/2019 PAT kick failed Sam Crosa, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Stanley Jones block) TEAM, Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 (bad snap) Rush failed Gene Coleman, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 James Hendricks, Missouri State, 10/19/2019 Rush conversion Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, 11/22/2008 Easton Stick, at Iowa, 9/17/2016 Pass failed JT Granato, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 Mike Hardie from Adam Keller, vs. Sam Houston St., 1/5/2013 Pass conversion Chichi Amachi from Thyrick Pitts, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 Kevin Best, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9/11/1999 (Chad Simmers block) Defensive PAT Joe Guereno, St. Cloud State, 10/10/1992 (blocked kick)

SCORING (84), Indiana State, 11/12/2016 Punt return TD Tre’Darrius Canady (10), Northern Iowa, 10/10/2009 (blocked) Paul Aanonson (94), at South Dakota State, 11/17/2007 (no block) Kobe Johnson (94), at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Kickoff return TD JeQuan Burton (100), Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 Jabril Cox (36), Delaware, 9/22/2018 Interception return TD Quentin Moon (43), Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 Dan Marlette (38), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Fumble return TD Dan DelGrosso (29), vs. Butler, 8/31/2019 Team, Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 (punt snap out of end zone) Safety Team, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 (punt block out of end zone) Grant Morgan, South Dakota State, 12/10/2016 Safety (by player) Cameron Price, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 Lamar Gordon (75 run), Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8/31/2000 First offensive play of year TD Never Never Season-opening kickoff return TD Jerry Woods (93), at Northern Michigan, 9/12/1987 MISCELLANEOUS Back-to-back interceptions: 1/5/2019 vs. Eastern Washington, Eric Barriere by NDSU’s James Hendricks then Easton Stick by EWU’s D’londo Tucker Back-to-back kickoff return TDs: 10/26/2013 at Indiana State, ISU’s LeMonte Booker (97) then NDSU’s Ryan Smith (100) NDSU QB back-to-back 100-yard rushing games: Easton Stick, 12/14/2018, South Dakota State (147), 1/5/2019, vs. Eastern Washington (121) NDSU QB three straight 100-yard rushing games: Chris Simdorn, 9/24/1988, Augustana (210); 10/1, at Morningside (147); 10/8, St. Cloud State (155) NDSU kickoff return TD and rushing TD in same game: Kobe Johnson, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 NDSU kickoff return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, at Indiana State, 10/26/2013 NDSU punt return TD and rushing TD in same game: Tony Satter, Northern Michigan, 9/9/1989 NDSU punt return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, Youngstown State, 10/6/2012 NDSU kickoff return TD and punt return TD in same game: Never NDSU rushing, receiving and return TD in same game: Never BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 27

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 12/07/2019

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 4 1 0.516 Davidson 0.571 North Dakota St. 0.516 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 16 3 0.328 Sam Houston St. 0.279 Indiana St. 0.307 4th Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 8 1 0.643 Wofford 0.875 North Dakota St. 0.643 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 7 1 0.333 Yale 0.235 UNI 0.333 North Dakota St. 0.333 Illinois St. 0.333 Blocked Kicks (79 ranked) Harvard 9 South Dakota St. 5 South Carolina St. 9 Blocked Kicks Allowed (124 ranked) 45 6 2 17 teams tied 0 Illinois St. 0 Indiana St. 0 UNI 0 Blocked Punts (33 ranked) Harvard 7 Western Ill. 2 South Dakota St. 2 South Dakota 2 Blocked Punts Allowed (118 ranked) 57 7 1 56 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 3 1 0.679 James Madison 0.712 North Dakota St. 0.679 Defensive TDs (52 ranked) Bucknell 6 UNI 4 Grambling 6 Central Conn. St. 6 Fewest Penalties (124 ranked) 84 8 83 Princeton 35 Indiana St. 57 Fewest Penalties Per Game (124 ranked) 68 7 6.38 Princeton 3.50 Indiana St. 4.75 Fewest Penalty Yards (124 ranked) 86 8 765 Princeton 274 Missouri St. 496 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (124 ranked) 75 8 58.85 Princeton 27.40 Indiana St. 42.58 First Downs Defense (124 ranked) 16 1 200 Duquesne 163 Youngstown St. 200 North Dakota St. 200 First Downs Offense (124 ranked) 13 2 288 Sacramento St. 326 South Dakota 297 James Madison 326 Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 8 1 4 Drake 2 North Dakota St. 4 Fumbles Recovered (123 ranked) 90 10 6 Mississippi Val. 18 UNI 14 Illinois St. 14 Kickoff Return Defense (124 ranked) 59 4 19.92 Tennessee Tech 13.26 Southern Ill. 15.18 Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 2 1 25.33 Idaho 25.67 North Dakota St. 25.33 Net Punting (124 ranked) 43 7 36.37 Bucknell 43.43 South Dakota 40.16 Passes Had Intercepted (124 ranked) 1 1 1 North Dakota St. 1 North Dakota St. 1 Passes Intercepted (123 ranked) 18 4 14 Alcorn 21 Illinois St. 19 Central Conn. St. 21 Passing Offense (124 ranked) 87 5 190.8 Northern Ariz. 361.0 South Dakota 248.5 Passing Yards Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 140.8 North Dakota St. 140.8 North Dakota St. 140.8 Passing Yards per Completion (124 ranked) 14 1 14.51 Kennesaw St. 21.42 North Dakota St. 14.51 Punt Return Defense (124 ranked) 41 4 7.00 South Dakota St. 0.57 South Dakota St. 0.57 Punt Returns (124 ranked) 20 1 12.00 Samford 19.41 North Dakota St. 12.00 Red Zone Defense (124 ranked) 21 3 0.731 Illinois St. 0.585 Illinois St. 0.585 Red Zone Offense (124 ranked) 40 4 0.836 Dayton 0.945 Illinois St. 0.923 Rushing Defense (124 ranked) 30 4 132.8 James Madison 65.1 UNI 104.7 Rushing Offense (124 ranked) 4 1 298.0 Kennesaw St. 342.4 North Dakota St. 298.0 Sacks Allowed (124 ranked) 6 1 0.77 Davidson 0.33 North Dakota St. 0.77 Wofford 0.33 Scoring Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 12.3 North Dakota St. 12.3 North Dakota St. 12.3 Scoring Offense (124 ranked) 4 1 39.8 James Madison 44.1 North Dakota St. 39.8 Tackles for Loss Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 3.46 North Dakota St. 3.46 North Dakota St. 3.46 Team Passing Efficiency (124 ranked) 1 1 183.81 North Dakota St. 183.81 North Dakota St. 183.81 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 102.19 North Dakota St. 102.19 North Dakota St. 102.19 Team Sacks (124 ranked) 17 5 2.85 Harvard 4.30 Illinois St. 3.57 Team Tackles for Loss (124 ranked) 44 6 6.8 Sam Houston St. 10.9 UNI 7.2 Time of Possession (124 ranked) 11 1 32:19 Portland St. 34:50 North Dakota St. 32:19 Total Defense (124 ranked) 2 1 273.5 N.C. A&T 270.4 North Dakota St. 273.5 Total Offense (124 ranked) 2 1 488.8 Eastern Wash. 524.8 North Dakota St. 488.8 Turnover Margin (124 ranked) 4 1 1.15 UIW 1.33 North Dakota St. 1.15 Turnovers Gained (124 ranked) 46 4 20 Alcorn 34 Illinois St. 33 Turnovers Lost (124 ranked) 1 1 5 North Dakota St. 5 North Dakota St. 5 Winning Percentage (123 ranked) 1 1 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 28

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 106 6 92.00 Jake Chisholm, Dayton 204.30 James Robinson, Illinois St. 134.79 Blocked Kicks (8 ranked) Bill Murray, William & Mary 4 Elerson Smith, UNI 2 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Trevor Heit 87 5 332 Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island 1,198 Justin Hall, Western Ill. 706 Ty Brooks 100 8 292 Kobe Johnson 191 18 142 Completion Percentage (107 ranked) Trey Lance 3 2 0.685 Ben DiNucci, James Madison 0.715 Kurtis Wilderman, Indiana St. 0.686 Completions Per Game (149 ranked) Trey Lance 91 7 12.38 Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist 29.75 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 22.25 Field Goal Percentage (86 ranked) Seth Harrison, Eastern Wash. 1.000 Sam Fenlason, Illinois St. 0.800 Field Goals Per Game (132 ranked) Griffin Crosa 84 7 0.67 Noel Ruiz, N.C. A&T 1.91 Matthew Cook, UNI 1.36 Forced Fumbles (19 ranked) Nick Eaton, UC Davis 0.42 Elerson Smith, UNI 0.36 Jayden Pauling, Western Caro. 0.42 Fumbles Recovered (39 ranked) Jordan Berner, Southern Ill. 4 Jordan Berner, Southern Ill. 4 Mason King, Hampton 4 Interceptions Per Game (141 ranked) Michael Tutsie 26 3 0.4 Greg Liggs Jr., Elon 0.7 Omar Brown, UNI 0.4 James Hendricks 36 5 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (9 ranked) Kobe Johnson 9 1 1 8 players tied 2 Kobe Johnson, North Dakota St. 1 Kickoff Returns (88 ranked) Earnest Edwards, Maine 28.5 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 25.5 Passes Defended (47 ranked) James Hendricks 40 6 1.1 Anthony Adams, Portland St. 2.0 Devin Taylor, Illinois St. 1.6 Marquise Bridges 47 7 1.0 Passing Efficiency (107 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 187.8 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 187.8 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 187.8 Passing TDs (144 ranked) Trey Lance 21 2 25 Jeff Undercuffler, Albany (NY) 41 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 27 Passing Yards (149 ranked) Trey Lance 51 3 2,356 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 4,114 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 2,953 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 72 4 181.2 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 342.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 246.1 Passing Yards per Completion (107 ranked) Trey Lance 7 1 14.63 Tyquell Fields, Stony Brook 16.81 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 14.63 Points Responsible For (197 ranked) Trey Lance 7 1 216 Daniel Smith, Villanova 288 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 216 Griffin Crosa 165 11 80 Adam Cofield 197 15 72 Points Responsible For Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 14 2 16.6 Jack Cook, Dayton 24.7 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 16.7 Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Terry Williams, UT Martin 2 4 players tied 1 Punt Returns (45 ranked) Trevor Heit 10 1 12.4 Montrell Washington, Samford 21.9 Trevor Heit, North Dakota St. 12.4 Punting (100 ranked) Alex Pechin, Bucknell 47.3 Brady Schutt, South Dakota 45.1 Receiving TDs (108 ranked) Noah Gindorff 82 4 6 Juwan Green, Albany (NY) 17 Isaiah Weston, UNI 10 Josh Babicz 108 6 5 Ben Ellefson 108 6 5 Christian Watson 108 6 5 Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Deangelo Wilson, Austin Peay 1,446 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 1,222 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 119.8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 94.0 Receptions Per Game (200 ranked) Jeff Cotton, Idaho 8.8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 5.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (150 ranked) Adam Cofield 63 8 5.00 Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T 7.81 Pierre Strong, South Dakota St. 7.12 Rushing TDs (142 ranked) Adam Cofield 34 3 11 Marcus Knight, Montana 23 James Robinson, Illinois St. 18 Trey Lance 34 3 11 Dimitri Williams 106 9 6 Ty Brooks 142 13 5 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 48 5 853 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 1,995 James Robinson, Illinois St. 1,823 Trey Lance 52 6 829 Adam Cofield 83 10 695 Kobe Johnson 118 12 602 Rushing Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Ty Brooks 68 8 65.6 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 142.5 James Robinson, Illinois St. 130.2 Trey Lance 73 9 63.8 Kobe Johnson 108 11 54.7 Adam Cofield 112 12 53.5 Sacks (199 ranked) Derrek Tuszka 10 3 0.96 Andre Walker, Houston Baptist 1.25 Justus Reed, Youngstown St. 1.04 Spencer Waege 115 13 0.42 Scoring (197 ranked) Griffin Crosa 68 3 6.7 Wesley Dugger, Davidson 12.0 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 9.5 Adam Cofield 136 7 5.5 Trey Lance 160 11 5.1 Solo Tackles (31 ranked) Brandon Easterling, Dayton 7.5 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 6.3 Tackles For Loss (86 ranked) Derrek Tuszka 26 4 1.4 Da'Jon Lee, Saint Francis (PA) 2.0 Clayton Glasco, Indiana St. 1.7 Total Offense (200 ranked) Trey Lance 39 2 245.0 EJ Perry, Brown 367.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 295.1 Ty Brooks 194 18 65.6 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (199 ranked) Jackson Hankey 125 14 7.0 Brandon Easterling, Dayton 12.7 Clayton Glasco, Indiana St. 9.6 Michael Tutsie 182 18 6.5 Total Touchdowns (123 ranked) Adam Cofield 49 3 12 Marcus Knight, Montana 25 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 19 Trey Lance 61 4 11 Yards per Pass Attempt (107 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 10.03 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 10.03 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 10.03 Yards per Reception (199 ranked) Phoenix Sproles 53 4 16.90 Isaiah Weston, UNI 24.49 Isaiah Weston, UNI 24.49 Jimmy Kepouros 142 7 14.15 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 29 NDSU POSTSEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL SINGLE POSTSEASON Total Offense Attempts: 83, Northern Colorado, Rushing Attempts: 34, Lamar Gordon, at Delta Rushing Attempts: 97, John Crockett, 2014 (4g) 1990 D-II first round. FCS Playoffs: 82, vs. State, 2000 D-II semifinal. FCS Playoffs: 29, Net Yards Rushing: 619, Tony Satter, 1990 (4g) Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS championship DJ McNorton, at Eastern Washington, 2010 TDs Rushing: 9, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) Total Offense Yards: 642, Sam Houston State, FCS quarterfinal Passing Attempts: 85, Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) 2017 FCS semifinal Yards Gained Rushing: 227, John Crockett, Pass Completions: 53, Carson Wentz, 2014 (4g); Total TDs Scored: 8, Sam Houston State, 2017 Coastal Carolina, 2014 FCS quarterfinal Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) FCS semifinal; vs. Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II TDs Rushing: 4, Lance Dunn, Montana State, Yards Gained Passing: 824, Carson Wentz, 2014 championship 2018 FCS second round; DJ McNorton, at (4g) Points Scored: 55, Sam Houston State, 2017 Montana State, 2010 FCS second round Completion Percentage: .708, Easton Stick (46- FCS semifinal Passing Attempts: 38, Easton Stick, James 65), 2018 (4g) Field Goals Made: 4, at UC Davis (4-4), 1983 D-II Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Mark Nellermoe, semifinal. FCS Playoffs: 3, vs. Jacksonville Pass Completions: 19, Easton Stick, James 1982 (2g) State (3-3), 2015 FCS championship; vs. Il- Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal TDs Passing: 11, Easton Stick, 2017 (4g) linois State (3-3), 2014 FCS championship Yards Gained Passing: 249, Brock Jensen, Fur- Receptions: 22, Warren Holloway, 2011 (4g) Field Goals Attempted: 4, at UC Davis (4-4), man, 2013 FCS second round Yards Receiving: 317, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: 3, James Completion Percentage: .800 (12-15), Easton TD Receptions: 4, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) Madison (1-3), 2016 FCS semifinal; vs. Jack- Stick, South Dakota State, 2018 FCS semifinal Total Offense Attempts: 129, Carson Wentz, sonville State (3-3), 2015 FCS championship; Consecutive Passes Completed: 9, Easton Stick, 2014 (4g) Montana (1-3), 2015 FCS second round; vs. Wofford, 2017 FCS quarterfinal. Multiple Total Offense Yards: 1035, Carson Wentz, 2014 Illinois State (3-3), 2014 FCS championship games: 11, Easton Stick, South Dakota State (4g) Punts: 9, vs. Sam Houston State, 2011 FCS and vs. Eastern Washington, 2018 FCS semifi- TDs Scored: 9, Bruce Anderson, 2017 (4g); Chris championship nal and championship Simdorn, 1988 (4g) Least Yards Yielded Rushing: 6, Montana, 2015 Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Mark Nellermoe, at Points Scored: 54, Bruce Anderson, 2017 (4g); FCS second round UC Davis, 1982 D-II semifinal; Mark Rudrud, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) Most Yards Yielded Rushing: 328, vs. Texas Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal. FCS Play- Passes Intercepted: 3, Marquise Bridges, 2017 State, 1981 D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: offs: 2, Easton Stick, vs. Eastern Washington, (4g); Christian Dudzik, 2013 (4g); Marcus Wil- 271, Georgia Southern, 2012 FCS semifinal 2018 FCS championship; Carson Wentz, vs. liams, 2012 (4g); Todd Zabel, 1988 (4g) Least Yards Yielded Passing: 0, Minn. St. Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS championship Punts: 22, Matt Voigtlander, 2011 (4g) Mankato, 1991 D-II first round. FCS Playoffs: TDs Passing: 4, Easton Stick, Sam Houston Punting Average: 46.8, Ben LeCompte (19-889), 43, Wofford (triple-option), 2017 FCS quar- State, 2017 FCS semifinal 2012 (4g) terfinal; 57, vs. Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS Receptions: 9, Chuck Wald, vs. Montana, 1969 Field Goals Made: 7, Ken Kubisz, 1983 (3g) championship Camellia Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 8, Warren Hol- PATs Attempted: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) Most Yards Yielded Passing: 355, UC Davis, loway, Lehigh, 2011 FCS quarterfinal PATs Made: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) 1984 D-II quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 289, Sam Total Offense Attempts: 47, Easton Stick, James Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal TEAM SINGLE GAME Least Yards Yielded Total Offense: 97, vs. Total Offense Yards: 335, Brock Jensen, Fur- Rushing Attempts: 72, at Puget Sound, 1981 D-II Grambling, 1965 Pecan Bowl. FCS Playoffs: man, 2013 FCS second round quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 56, Montana, 2015 157, Colgate, 2018 FCS quarterfinal Total TDs Scored: 5, Bruce Anderson, Sam FCS second round Most Yards Yielded Total Offense: 526, vs. Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal Net Yards Rushing: 532, Ashland, 1986 D-II Texas State, 1981 D-II championship. FCS Punts: 9, Matt Voigtlander, vs. Sam Houston quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 471, Sam Houston Playoffs: 443, James Madison, 2016 FCS State, 2011 FCS championship State, 2017 FCS semifinal semifinal Punting Average: 55.0 (4-220), Ben LeCompte, First Downs Rushing: 25, Ashland, 1986 D-II Least Points Yielded: 0, Colgate, 2018 FCS Georgia Southern, 2012 FCS quarterfinal quarterfinal; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II first quarterfinal; Lehigh, 2011 FCS quarterfinal; Long Punt: 71, Ben LeCompte, Montana, 2015 round. FCS Playoffs: 19, South Dakota State, Cal Poly, 1990 D-II quarterfinal; Ashland, 1986 FCS second round 2016 FCS quarterfinal D-II quarterfinal Long Field Goal: 53, Ryan Jastram, James Madi- TDs Rushing: 7, Montana State, 2018 FCS Most Points Yielded: 42, vs. Texas State, 1981 son, 2011 FCS second round second round; Augustana (S.D.), 1988 D-II D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: 38, at East- Field Goals Made: 4, Ken Kubisz (4-4), at UC first round ern Washington, 2010 FCS quarterfinal Davis, 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: 3, Passes Attempted: 38, James Madison, 2016 Fumbles Committed: 6, vs. North Alabama (lost Cam Pedersen (3-3), vs. Jacksonville State, FCS semifinal 3), 1985 D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: 3, 2015 FCS championship; Adam Keller (3-3), Passes Completed: 19, James Madison, 2016 Northern Iowa (1), 2015 FCS quarterfinal; vs. vs. Illinois State, 2014 FCS championship FCS semifinal; vs. Montana, 1969 Camellia Illinois State (1), 2014 FCS championship; Field Goals Attempted: 4, Ken Kubisz (4-4), at Bowl Lehigh (2), 2011 FCS quarterfinal; Robert Mor- UC Davis, 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: Yards Gained Passing: 249, Furman, 2013 FCS ris (1), 2010 FCS first round 3, Cam Pedersen (1-3), James Madison, 2016 second round Fumbles Recovered: 5, vs. Montana (6 fumbles), FCS semifinal; Cam Pedersen (3-3), vs. Jack- Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Montana State, 1976 1970 Camellia Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 3, Georgia sonville State, 2015 FCS championship; Cam D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: 3, vs. Jackson- Southern (3), 2011 FCS semifinal; at Eastern Pedersen (1-3), Montana, 2015 FCS second ville State, 2015 FCS championship Washington (7), 2010 FCS quarterfinal round; Adam Keller (3-3), vs. Illinois State, Completion Percentage: .800 (12-15), South Passes Intercepted: 4, Montana, 2015 FCS sec- 2014 FCS championship Dakota State, 2018 FCS semifinal ond round; vs. Sam Houston State, 2012 FCS Passes Intercepted: 2, Marquise Bridges, Sam First Downs Passing: 13, vs. Grambling, 1965 championship; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal; Christian Pecan Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 12, vs. Jackson- first round; Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal Dudzik, Coastal Carolina, 2013 FCS quarterfi- ville State, 2015 FCS championship nal; Marcus Williams, vs. Sam Houston State, TDs Passing: 4, Sam Houston State, 2017 FCS 2012 FCS championship semifinal Total Tackles: 29, Grant Olson, Wofford, 2012 FCS quarterfinal BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 30

Quickie Statistics (Final) #19 Nicholls vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 07, 2019 at Fargo, ND)

NICHOLLS NDSU Score 13 37 FIRST DOWNS 18 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-171 41-265 PASSING YDS (NET) 94 169 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-11-2 16-10-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-265 57-434 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-38 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-18 4-77 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-73 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.0 2-36.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-62 8-78 Possession Time 26:31 33:29 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 3 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-6

Nicholls North Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Julien Gums 15 77 0 77 0 18 5.1 Trey Lance 11 94 6 88 1 34 8.0 Dontrell Taylor 11 67 0 67 0 16 6.1 Phoenix Sproles 1 55 0 55 1 55 55.0 Chase Fourcade 14 47 19 28 0 9 2.0 Ty Brooks 11 41 1 40 0 11 3.6 Tahj Smith 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Dimitri Williams 6 38 0 38 1 14 6.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Chase Fourcade 11-15-2 94 1 29 3 Trey Lance 10-16-0 169 2 43 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Dai'Jean Dixon 4 66 1 29 Jimmy Kepouros 2 62 1 43 Dontrell Taylor 3 14 0 8 Phoenix Sproles 2 30 0 21 Julien Gums 2 8 0 4 Noah Gindorff 2 13 1 10 Dion Ray 1 4 0 4 Ben Ellefson 1 36 0 36

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Winston Jones 4 148 37.0 38 1 0 Garret Wegner 2 72 36.0 53 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Trevor Heit 4 38 0 20

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tahj Smith 1 18 0 18 Ty Brooks 4 77 0 23

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Laryon James 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 Jackson Hankey 5-8 13 0.0 1.0 Allen Pittman 2-5 7 0.0 0.0 Michael Tutsie 2-8 10 0.0 0.0 Sully Laiche 3-3 6 1.0 1.0 Jabril Cox 5-2 7 0.5 0.5 Khristian Mims 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 Josh Hayes 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 03:03 NICHOLLS - Gavin Lasseigne 35 yd field goal, 9-62 3:17 3 - 0 00:00 NDSU - Phoenix Sproles 55 yd run (Will Cardinal kick), 6-84 2:59 3 - 7 2nd 12:53 NICHOLLS - Dai'Jean Dixon 25 yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Gavin Lasseigne kick), 12-82 2:03 10 - 7 04:13 NDSU - Jimmy Kepouros 43 yd pass from Trey Lance (Will Cardinal kick), 6-80 3:36 10 - 14 3rd 10:36 NICHOLLS - Gavin Lasseigne 23 yd field goal, 8-69 4:24 13 - 14 06:26 NDSU - Will Cardinal 32 yd field goal, 4-2 1:26 13 - 17 02:58 NDSU - Noah Gindorff 3 yd pass from Trey Lance (Will Cardinal kick), 4-13 1:55 13 - 24 4th 08:21 NDSU - Trey Lance 6 yd run (Will Cardinal kick), 12-85 6:30 13 - 31 03:12 NDSU - Dimitri Williams 3 yd run (Will Cardinal kick failed), 5-44 2:58 13 - 37 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS QUARTERFINAL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 31

Quickie Statistics (Final) #1 North Dakota State vs #6 Illinois State (Oct 05, 2019 at Normal, IL)

NDSU ILST Score 37 3 FIRST DOWNS 22 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-293 31-79 PASSING YDS (NET) 189 121 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-12-0 20-8-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-482 51-200 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-79 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.3 7-43.1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 7-66 2-10 Possession Time 35:57 24:03 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-2

North Dakota State Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Ty Brooks 9 106 0 106 1 53 11.8 James Robinson 20 98 4 94 0 29 4.7 Saybein Clark 7 47 0 47 0 17 6.7 Kevin Brown 2 5 0 5 0 4 2.5 Adam Cofield 15 47 1 46 1 13 3.1 Jeff Proctor 3 5 2 3 0 3 1.0 Trey Lance 7 44 1 43 0 27 6.1 Brady Davis 6 7 30 -23 0 5 -3.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Trey Lance 12-15-0 189 3 42 1 Brady Davis 8-20-0 121 0 64 4

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Jimmy Kepouros 4 49 0 29 Kacper Rutkiewicz 3 83 0 64 Christian Watson 3 57 1 42 James Robinson 3 21 0 18 Ben Ellefson 2 19 1 12 Austin Nagel 2 17 0 14 Noah Gindorff 1 35 1 35

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Garret Wegner 3 115 38.3 47 2 0 JT Bohlken 7 302 43.1 75 1 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Trevor Heit 1 8 0 8

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Ty Brooks 1 79 0 79

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jabril Cox 3-3 6 1.0 1.0 John Ridgeway 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 Jackson Hankey 2-4 6 0.0 2.5 Aaron Mends 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Derrek Tuszka 5-0 5 2.0 2.0 Dylan Draka 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Tony Pierce 4-0 4 0.0 0.0 Luther Kirk 6-1 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:11 NDSU - Noah Gindorff 35 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 5-56 1:59 7 - 0 08:20 NDSU - Ty Brooks 53 yd run (James Hendricks rush failed), 3-63 1:13 13 - 0 02:03 ILST - Sam Fenlason 25 yd field goal, 12-56 6:17 13 - 3 00:07 NDSU - Griffin Crosa 38 yd field goal, 4--3 1:44 16 - 3 2nd 07:17 NDSU - Adam Cofield 4 yd run (Griffin Crosa kick), 9-80 4:56 23 - 3 3rd 02:43 NDSU - Christian Watson 42 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 11-80 5:51 30 - 3 4th 07:32 NDSU - Ben Ellefson 7 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 15-92 7:47 37 - 3