State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013 2014 Schedule Valley Football Title Up For Grabs Saturday When (10-1 overall, 6-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time Bison Host Youngstown State in Harvest Bowl Aug. 30 at Iowa State W, 34-14 Sept. 6 at Weber State W, 24-7 THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (10-1, 6-1 MVFC) Sept. 13 INCARNATE WORD W, 58-0 looks to win at least a share of the Missouri Valley Sept. 20 #4/3 MONTANA W, 22-10 Football Conference championship for the fourth Oct. 4 *at Western Illinois W, 17-10 straight season when the Bison host Youngstown NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE Oct. 11 *#12/13 SOUTHERN ILL. (Homecoming) W, 38-10 State (7-4, 4-3 MVFC) in the annual Harvest Bowl game Oct. 18 *#22/23 INDIANA STATE W, 34-17 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Gate City Bank Field BISON PENGUINS Oct. 25 *at W, 47-7 at the Fargodome (18,700). NDSU clinched last year’s (10-1, 6-1 MVFC) (7-4, 4-3 MVFC) Nov. 1 *#18/19 S. DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) W, 37-17 title at Youngstown State. Rank: 4/4 (TSN/Coaches) Rank: 15/16 (TSN/Coaches) Nov. 8 *at #19/20 Northern Iowa L, 3-23 Last Game: Nov. 15 Last Game: Nov. 15 def. Missouri St. 45-10 lost to Indiana St. 27-24 Nov. 15 *at Missouri State W, 45-10 TELEVISION: NBC North Dakota, ESPN3 and Nov. 22 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. Streak: Won 1 Streak: Lost 2 *MVFC games ESPN GamePlan will have live coverage with Brian At Home: 5-0 (Won 19) On Road: 2-2 (Lost 1) Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman Coach: Coach: Eric Wolford and Kevin Feeney providing analysis, and Beth Record: 10-1 (1st) Record: 31-25 (5th) Quick Facts Hoole reporting from the sidelines. Live video will be Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) available by subscription at GoBison.com/allaccess. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 14,747 (fall 2014) RADIO: KFGO-AM 790 and KRWK-FM 101.9 of Fargo along with the Peterson Farms Nickname: Bison Seed Bison Radio Network will have live coverage beginning at 2 p.m. KFGO’s Scott Miller Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) will describe the play-by-play with NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) analyst and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sidelines. A live audio stream will be Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass available free of charge on GoBison.com/allaccess. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) THE SERIES: This is the ninth meeting between North Dakota State and Youngstown State Last Year’s Record: 15-0 overall, 8-0 MVFC (1st) and the seventh as Valley Football opponents. The series is tied 4-4 overall, 3-3 in conference Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/25 play and 2-2 at home and on the road. The first six meetings were all decided by single digits, Starters Returning: 10 (4 offense, 6 defense) but NDSU has won the last two meetings by 41 and 18 points. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 Series History President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani 1972 in Fargo - NDSU 16, Youngstown State 10 Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen 1973 in Youngstown - Youngstown State 12, NDSU 10 Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 2008 in Youngstown - Youngstown State 32, NDSU 24 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 2009 in Fargo - Youngstown State 39, NDSU 35 2010 in Youngstown - NDSU 34, Youngstown State 29 Football Staff 2011 in Fargo - Youngstown State 27, NDSU 24 Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) 2012 in Fargo - NDSU 48, Youngstown State 7 Record at NDSU: 10-1 (1st season) 2013 in Youngstown - NDSU 35, Youngstown State 17 Career Record: 13-8 (2nd season) Assistant Coaches/Staff: LAST YEAR IN YOUNGSTOWN: North Dakota State clinched the Missouri Valley Football (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coord./LBs Conference title with a 35-17 win at 15th-ranked Youngstown State last season. *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)...... Offensive Coord./RBs was 17 of 22 passing for 200 yards and four , ran for 146 yards on 17 Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coord./WRs carries, and John Crockett had 120 yards on 15 carries as the Bison averaged 6.7 yards per *Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends rush. Kevin Vaadeland caught two TDs, had a TD catch, and Zach Vraa led Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coord. * (Minot State, 1977)...... all receivers with seven catches for 101 yards. Jordan Champion made eight tackles starting *Joe Klanderman (Minn. State Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs in place of Marcus Williams, and Carlton Littlejohn had seven stops. YSU’s Martin Ruiz rushed Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line 17 times for 74 yards and the Penguins used three quarterbacks with second-stringer Dante (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks Nania completing five passes for 67 yards. Joey Blackmore (NDSU, 2014)...... Defensive Assistant *Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Offensive Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator TITLE CHASE: North Dakota State is looking to become just the second school in Valley Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance Football history to win four straight league championships behind Northern Iowa’s run of seven Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002)...... Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services straight titles from 1990 to 1996. NDSU is 6-1 and tied atop the standings with Illinois State, *press box on game day which went 6-0 to win its only league title in 1999. — If NDSU and Illinois State finish 7-1, the teams would be co-champions and NDSU Media Relations would be the automatic qualifier based on its No. 1 ranking in the Gridiron Power Index. Contact: Ryan Perreault — If NDSU, Illinois State and Northern Iowa all lose, the two-way tie between ISU and Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 NDSU would be broken by comparing each team’s record against the next highest team in the Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com standings. ISU would get the AQ in that scenario, based on its win against Youngstown State. — If NDSU and Illinois State lose, and Northern Iowa wins, the three-way tiebreaker edge /ndbison /ndsuathletics /ndsuathletics would go to UNI (UNI would get the AQ since the Panthers beat both of the other tied teams.) BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10-1, 6-1 MVFC) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (7-4, 4-3 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS PENGUINS OPP NDSU YSU Points/Game 32.6 11.4 Points/Game 28.5 22.2 Scoring Offense 35th 52nd First Downs 232 149 First Downs 235 214 Rushing Offense 18th 24th Rushing/Game 224.5 111.2 Rushing/Game 213.3 139.5 Passing Offense 74th 54th Passing/Game 200.2 147.9 Passing/Game 220.1 228.9 Total Offense 33rd 29th Total Offense/Game 424.6 259.1 Total Offense/Game 433.4 368.4 Passing Eff. 13th 10th Had Intercepted 8 12 Had Intercepted 5 8 Scoring Defense 2nd 31st Valley Football Standings -Lost 9-4 21-8 Fumbles-Lost 18-10 18-4 Rushing Defense 14th 30th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 70-50.2 49-37.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 57-44.2 66-55.0 Pass Defense 5th 77th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 38.2 38.3 Net Punt Avg. 33.1 35.3 Total Defense 3rd 51st Time of Possession/Game 34:24 25:36 Time of Possession/Game 30:32 29:28 Pass Eff. Defense 2nd 83rd North Dakota State 6-1 .857 10-1 .909 3rd Down Conversions 48% 26% 3rd Down Conversions 41% 37% Net Punting 12th 91st Illinois State 6-1 .857 9-1 .900 4th Down Conversions 4/7 10/25 4th Down Conversions 7/12 10/15 Punt Returns 30th 40th Northern Iowa 5-2 .714 7-4 .636 Kickoff Returns 77th 106th South Dakota State 4-3 .571 7-4 .636 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 16th 75th Youngstown State 4-3 .571 7-4 .636 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Penalty Yards/Gm 38th 13th Indiana State 4-3 .571 7-4 .636 John Crockett 243 1257 5.2 14 114.3 Martin Ruiz 247 1287 5.2 10 117.0 Time of Poss. 1st 53rd Southern Illinois 3-4 .429 6-5 .545 King Frazier 90 481 5.3 2 43.7 Jody Webb 99 707 7.1 9 64.3 3rd Down Conv. 10th 50th Western Illinois 2-5 .286 4-7 .364 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 5th 50th 163-256-8 63.7 17 196.5 Hunter Wells 106-176-4 60.2 12 181.9 4th Down Conv. 36th 33rd Missouri State 1-6 .143 4-7 .364 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 21st 112th South Dakota 0-7 .000 2-9 .182 Zach Vraa 36 546 15.2 3 49.6 Andrew Williams 47 907 19.3 5 90.7 RJ Urzendowski 20 355 17.8 2 32.3 Jelani Berassa 31 554 17.9 6 50.4 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Valley Football Schedule Carlton Littlejohn 34-40-74 6.0 1 2-3 Dubem Nwadiogbu 56-35-91 8.5 1 0-1 Last Week Colten Heagle 44-24-68 3.0 2 1-0 Donald D’Alesio 40-38-78 1.5 2 1-0 *Illinois State 45, South Dakota 26 35-29-64 23.0 1 3-0 Derek Rivers 31-18-49 17.0 0 1-0 *Indiana State 27, Youngstown State 24 (OT) *North Dakota State 45, Missouri State 10 *Northern Iowa 40, Southern Illinois 21 SELECTION SUNDAY: The NCAA Division I Football Championship selection show will be *South Dakota State 59, Western Illinois 24 live from 10 to 11 a.m. CST on ESPNU this Sunday, Nov. 23. The 24-team bracket will include 11 automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large selections. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has This Week had two or more teams every year since 1995 with a high of four teams in 2003 (Northern Iowa, *Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 1 p.m. Southern Illinois, Western Illinois and Western Kentucky). *Indiana State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. *South Dakota at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. HARVEST BOWL: This is the 40th Harvest Bowl game in 41 years of the event celebrating *Youngstown State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. excellence in agriculture, education and athletics. NDSU is 35-2-2 all-time and has won four *Missouri State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. straight Harvest Bowl games including last year’s 28-10 victory over Illinois State. The event began in 1974 with NDSU beating Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-7. The 1991 game with Nebraska- Omaha on Nov. 2 of that year was canceled due to a blizzard. Valley Football Teleconference North Dakota State University head coach Chris Klieman WENTZ TIES RECORD: Carson Wentz passed for a school-record five TDs participates in the weekly teleconference conducted by the and a career-high 247 yards as North Dakota State bounced back from its first loss in more than Missouri Valley Football Conference. For call-in information, two years to beat Missouri State 45-10 in Springfield. Wentz completed 14 of his final 16 passes contact associate commissioner Mike Kern at [email protected]. including a pair of TD strikes to cousin Connor Wentz on plays of 13 and 14 yards. Andrew 10:00 a.m. CT – Eric Wolford, YSU Bonnet, Trevor Gebhart and Zach Vraa also caught TDs. 10:06 a.m. CT – Mark Farley, UNI 10:12 a.m. CT – Mike Sanford, INS PERKINS HAS BIG RETURN DAY: Wide receiver Eric Perkins debuted as North Dakota 10:18 a.m. CT – Brock Spack, ILS State’s primary kick returner at Missouri State. Perkins had two kickoff returns for 69 yards 10:24 a.m. CT – Bob Nielson, WIU including a 37-yarder after a Missouri State touchdown to set up NDSU’s final score. His 15-yard 10:30 a.m. CT – Dale Lennon, SIU punt return into Bears territory sparked a 12-play scoring drive that put NDSU ahead 7-3 in the 10:36 a.m. CT – Joe Glenn, USD second quarter. Perkins finished with a career-high 79 all-purpose yards and his 37-yard kick 10:42 a.m. CT – John Stiegelmeier, SDSU return was the longest by an NDSU player this season. 10:48 a.m. CT – Chris Klieman, NDSU 10:54 a.m. CT – Terry Allen, MSU DEFENSE SHUTS DOWN BEARS: North Dakota State allowed less than 100 rushing yards for the sixth time in 11 games last week at Missouri State. NDSU outgained the Bears 226-99 on the ground and held the Bears to just 3 of 15 on third-down conversions. Defensive end Kyle Emanuel had a career-high 10 tackles with two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and an , Tre Dempsey had eight tackles in his first career start, Nate Tanguay had a strip sack, and Zach Colvin and Colten Heagle each forced fumbles.

QUICK STRIKE BISON: NDSU made Missouri State pay for a pair of with two quick scores. The Bison followed Travis Beck’s 21-yard return with Bonnet’s 16-yard TD catch on the next play, and Kyle Emanuel had a 27-yard return to MSU’s 16 that led to a 14-yard Connor Wentz touchdown reception two plays later. BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED IN THE POLLS: Unanimously No. 1-ranked North Dakota State fell to No. 4 in the Sports Network Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll after having its 33-game winning streak snapped at Bison Radio Network Northern Iowa. NDSU previously held the No. 1 spot in the FCS coaches poll 30 straight weeks North Dakota State University football can be heard live on and the Sports Network poll for 30 of 31 weeks with a preseason No. 2 ranking this year. NDSU 19 stations across North Dakota and . Live audio received votes in the AP Top 25 for 10 weeks after beating Iowa State in the season-opener. The streaming is available online at GoBison.com/allaccess. Bison also garnered AP votes after all three FCS national titles. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “Bison Feedback” VRAA MOVING UP: North Dakota State wide receiver Zach Vraa caught his first two each Monday during the season from 6 to 7 p.m. on KFGO and touchdown passes of the year on 48- and 3-yard plays against Indiana State and finished with various network affiliates. The studio line is (701) 237-5948. a career-high nine receptions for 119 yards. He has caught a pass in 38 of 40 games in his career and ranks fourth in NDSU career receptions (149) and third in receiving yards (2,356) and touchdown catches (22). NDSU Career Receiving Yards NDSU Career Receptions 1. 2732 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 (43g) 1. 178 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 2. 2544 - TR McDonald, 1990-93 (39g) 2. 163 - Travis White, 2002-06 3. 2356 - Zach Vraa, 2011-14 (40g) 3. 161 - Warren Holloway, 2008-11 4. 2332 - Tim Strehlow, 1996-99 (43g) 4. 149 - Zach Vraa, 2011-14

NDSU Career Receiving TDs Scott Miller Phil Hansen Jeremy Jorgenson Play-by-Play Color Analyst Sidelines 1. 26 - Tim Strehlow, 1996-99 2. 24 - Len Kretchman, 1985-88 Fargo ...... KFGO-AM 790 3. 22 - TR McDonald, 1990-93 Fargo ...... KRWK-FM 101.9 22 - Zach Vraa, 2011-14 Albany, MN ...... KDDG-FM 105.5 CROCKETT FIFTH IN RUSHING: Senior running back John Crockett has vaulted into Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 fifth place on North Dakota State’s all-time rushing list with 3,572 yards in just his third season Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 with the Bison. Crockett is seventh in NDSU history with 16 career 100-yard games including a Detroit Lakes, MN ...... KRCQ-FM 102.3 season-high 177 at Missouri State and a career-high 195 yards in last year’s NCAA semifinal win Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 over New Hampshire. This is Crockett’s third straight 1,000-yard season despite splitting carries Dickinson ...... KLTC-AM 1460 each of his first two seasons. He ranks 12th in the FCS this year in rushing yards (1,257), 14th in Fergus Falls, MN ...... KZCR-FM 103.3 rushing yards per game (114.3), and 13th in rushing touchdowns (14). Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 NDSU Career Rushing Leaders NDSU Career 100-Yard Games Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 1. 4696 - Lamar Gordon, RB, 1998-01 (41g) 1. 31 - Lamar Gordon, RB, 1998-01 Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 2. 3952 - Kyle Steffes, RB, 2003-06 (41g) 2. 20 - Jake Morris, RB, 1994-97 Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 3. 3694 - Sam Ojuri, RB, 2009-13 (51g) 3. 20 - Chris Simdorn, QB, 1987-90 Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 4. 3688 - Jake Morris, RB, 1994-97 (35g) 20 - Kyle Steffes, RB, 2003-06 -St. Paul, MN (north)...... WLKX-FM 95.9 5. 3572 - John Crockett, RB, 2012-14 (41g) 5. 19 - Tony Satter, RB, 1987-90 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (south)...... KBGY-FM 107.5 6. 17 - Jeff Bentrim, QB, 1983-86 7. 16 - John Crockett, RB, 2012-present Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 WENTZ CLIMBING SEASON PASSING CHARTS: First-year starting Carson Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 Wentz is quickly climbing North Dakota State’s single-season lists for passing. Wentz is eighth THE BISON Football Show in NDSU history for passing attempts (256) and completions (163), sixth in passing yards North Dakota State University director of sales and (2,161), and fourth in passing touchdowns (17). He is the Missouri Valley Football Conference broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television leader and ranks 21st nationally in completion percentage (.637), and also ranks 14th nationally show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. in passing efficiency (150.2), 20th in yards per completion (13.26), and 11th in yards per Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the attempt (8.44). NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday TOP SCORING DEFENSE: North Dakota State had the top scoring defense in the FCS for nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and on Midco the past three seasons and currently ranks second in the FCS. NDSU allowed 12.7 points per Sports Network at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Online viewing is game in 2011, then 11.5 points in 2012 and 11.3 points last season before limiting opponents available at www.valleynewslive.com. to 11.4 points per game this year, second only to Harvard’s 11.0 ppg. The Bison returned six defensive starters and seven of the top nine tacklers from last year’s squad. Bison Television Schedule Date Opponent Coverage SACK MAN: NDSU defensive end Kyle Emanuel is among the national leaders in sacks Aug. 30 at Iowa State FOX Sports 1 and tackles for loss. The nominee has a career-best 15.5 sacks and 23.0 Sept. 6 at Weber State Altitude/NBC ND tackles for loss through 11 games and leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference in both Sept. 13 INCARNATE WORD NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan categories. He is third in the FCS with 1.41 sacks per game and third with 2.1 TFLs per game. Sept. 20 MONTANA NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan Emanuel is third all-time at NDSU with 36 career sacks (half sacks counted as whole) and 12th in Oct. 4 at Western Illinois Mediacom/NBC ND/ESPN3/ Game Plan NCAA FCS history since 2000 with 31.5 career sacks. NCAA FCS Sacks Per Game Leaders Oct. 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan NDSU Career Sack Leaders (half sacks as whole) 41 - Phil Hansen, DT, 1987-90 1.55 - Alec May, Georgetown (15.5) Oct. 18 INDIANA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan 41 - Jerry Dahl, DE, 1973-74 1.45 - Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State (16.0) Oct. 25 at South Dakota MidcoSN/NBC ND 36 - Kyle Emanuel, DE, 2011-14 1.41 - Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota State (15.5) Nov. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan/ 31 - Coulter Boyer, DE, 2008-11 1.18 - Derek Rivers, Youngstown State (13.0) MidcoSN 1.18 - Christopher Robinson, Morgan State (13.0) Nov. 8 at Northern Iowa Panther Sports Network/ NBC ND/CSN Chicago Nov. 15 at Missouri State Mediacom/NBC ND Nov. 22 YOUNGSTOWN STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/GamePlan BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 HEAGLE SOLO TACKLES LEADER: Strong safety Colten Heagle, a Buck Buchanan Award Issued Nov. 17, 2014 nominee, is NDSU’s career leader with 176 solo tackles and passed three current NFL players for Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv the school record. Free safety Christian Dudzik and linebackers Carlton Littlejohn and Travis 1. Coastal Carolina (20) 11-0 639 1 Beck are climbing the list. Beck is eighth in total tackles (308) and Heagle is ninth (305). 2. New Hampshire (4) 9-1 625 2 NDSU Career Solo Tackle Leaders 3. Jacksonville State (1) 9-1 589 3 176 - Colten Heagle, SS, 2010-14 4. North Dakota State (1) 10-1 587 4 159 - Joe Mays, LB, 2004-07 (Kansas City Chiefs) 5. Eastern Washington 9-2 550 5 147 - Ramon Humber, LB, 2005-09 (New Orleans Saints) 6. Villanova 9-2 513 6 135 - Christian Dudzik, FS, 2011-14 7. Illinois State 9-1 485 7 132 - Craig Dahl, SS, 2003-06 (San Francisco 49ers) 8. Fordham 10-1 446 8 131 - Carlton Littlejohn, LB, 2011-14 9. Chattanooga 8-3 435 9 128 - Travis Beck, LB, 2011-14 10. Southeastern Louisiana 8-3 426 10 11. Northern Iowa 7-4 402 12 50+ GAMES: North Dakota State has six players who have played in at least 50 career 12. Montana State 8-3 364 13 games including free safety Christian Dudzik, who has made all 56 career starts, and defensive 13. Montana 7-4 328 15 end Kyle Emanuel, who has played in all 56 games with 49 starts as the Bison have gone 53-3 14. Harvard 9-0 271 17 15. South Dakota State 7-4 265 19 in that span. Linebacker Travis Beck missed his only career game at South Dakota after playing 16. Eastern Kentucky 9-2 237 20 all 52 and starting 46 straight. Linebacker Carlton Littlejohn has played in 54 contests, and 17. McNeese State 6-4 208 11 strong safety Colten Heagle and tight end Kevin Vaadeland have each played in 53 games. 18. Indiana State 7-4 187 25 The FCS record for games played is 62 by Appalachian State linebacker Pierre Banks, who made 19. William & Mary 7-4 176 23 47 starts from 2004 to 2008. 20. Youngstown State 7-4 149 16 21. Richmond 7-4 141 14 PAT STREAK: Senior Adam Keller is 39 of 39 this year and has converted 98 straight PAT 22. James Madison 8-3 138 NR kicks dating back to the fourth game of 2013 at South Dakota State, a streak which is fifth 23. Alcorn State 9-2 54 NR 24. Bethune-Cookman 8-3 45 18 longest in MVFC history. Keller ranks 13th in the FCS in scoring with 9.5 points per game. He is 25. Sacred Heart 9-2 32 NR third among FCS active career leaders with 7.8 points per game. Others receiving votes: Charleston Southern 28, North Carolina A&T 27, Sam NDSU Career PATs (made-attempted) FCS Active Career Scoring Leaders Houston State 23, Yale 15, Southern Illinois 14, Northern Arizona 13, Bryant 11, South 178 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01 (178-182) 8.6 ppg - Tyler Varga, RB, Yale Carolina State 9, Idaho State 7, Stephen F. Austin 3, Central Arkansas 3, Bucknell 2, Liberty 2, 172 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 (172-178) 8.4 ppg - Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington Presbyterian 1. 155 - Shawn Bibeau, 2006-09 (155-165) 7.8 ppg - Adam Keller, K, North Dakota State

Sports Network Top 25 FIELD GOAL RECORDS: Senior Adam Keller has an NDSU single-season record 22 field Issued Nov. 17, 2014 goals made and second nationally behind Northern Iowa’s Michael Schmadeke. Keller made Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv a school-record five field goals in the win over Montana. His 49 career field goals rank second 1. New Hampshire (74) 9-1 3879 1 2. Coastal Carolina (56) 11-0 3802 2 in school history and second among FCS active career leaders tied with South Dakota State’s 3. North Dakota State (20) 10-1 3606 4 Justin Syrovatka. 4. Jacksonville State (10) 9-1 3581 3 NDSU Single-Season FG Made FCS Active Career FG Leaders 5. Eastern Washington 9-2 3381 5 22 - Adam Keller, 2014 (22-26) 54 - Jordan Wiggs, Stephen F. Austin 6. Villanova 9-2 3137 6 18 - Adam Keller, 2012 (18-24) 49 - Adam Keller, North Dakota State 7. Fordham 10-1 2905 7 16 - Ryan Jastram, 2011 (16-18) 49 - Justin Syrovatka, South Dakota State 8. Illinois State 9-1 2865 8 16 - Shawn Bibeau, 2006 (16-23) 45 - Chris Rogers, Sacred Heart 9. Chattanooga 8-3 2598 9 10. Southeastern Louisiana 8-3 2466 10 NDSU Career FG Made FCS Leaders, FGM per game 11. Northern Iowa 7-4 2404 11 51 - Shawn Bibeau, 2006-09 (51-73) 2.09 - Michael Schmadeke, Northern Iowa (23-25) 12. Montana State 8-3 2289 12 49 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 (49-62) 2.00 - Adam Keller, North Dakota State (22-26) 13. Montana 7-4 1886 16 42 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01 (42-63) 1.78 - John Carpenter, William & Mary (16-21) 14. Eastern Kentucky 9-2 1675 18 31 - Ryan Jastram, 2009-11 (31-45) 1.70 - Lance Geesey, St. Francis (17-20) 15. Harvard 9-0 1597 17 16. South Dakota State 7-4 1489 19 17. James Madison 8-3 1300 25 CHEWING UP CLOCK: North Dakota State ranks first in the FCS in time of possession 18. Indiana State 7-4 1257 23 averaging 34:24 per game. The Bison held the ball for 41:12 against Indiana State, one of only 19. McNeese State 6-4 1062 13 four games in NDSU’s Division I history that has happened: 20. Youngstown State 7-4 998 15 NDSU Time of Possession 40+ Minutes 21. Richmond 7-4 932 14 41:12 - Indiana State, 2014 22. William & Mary 7-4 743 24 40:48 - Southern Illinois, 2012 23. Sam Houston State 7-4 403 NR 40:20 - at South Dakota State, 2013 24. North Carolina A&T 9-2 297 NR 40:17 - Cal Poly, 2006 25. Bethune-Cookman 8-3 268 20 Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart 200, Idaho State 153, Bryant 144, Alcorn State FIVE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Quarterback Carson Wentz, wide receiver Zach Vraa, 118, Northern Arizona 104, Charleston Southern 93, Yale 51, Southern Illinois 47, Bucknell 34, Liberty 33, Cal Poly 32, Stephen F. Austin 27, North Carolina Central 24, Jackson State 23, center Jesse Hinz, outside linebacker Esley Thorton and defensive end Kyle Emanuel were Grambling State 21, Samford 16, San Diego 15, Dartmouth 12, Albany 10, Western Carolina 7, voted to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 football team Nov. 6. To be eligible, student- Southern 7, Jacksonville 5, Northwestern State 4. athletes must be a varsity starter or key reserve with a 3.30 cumulative GPA and sophomore athletic and academic standing. Wentz has a 4.0 in health and physical education, Vraa has a 3.51 in sports management, Hinz has a 3.71 in criminal justice and Spanish, Thorton has a 3.91 in exercise science, and Emanuel has a 3.66 in construction management. BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 5

Special Teams Tackles CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The following players were recognized as Player of the Week by the Missouri Valley Football Conference for their performances: Kickoffs Punts - Kyle Emanuel, 3x Defense (Team-high nine tackles at Iowa State including 4.0 TFLs, 2.0 UA A Tot UA A Tot sacks and a forced ...Had 4 of 5 tackles go for negative yardage in win over Indiana State 2 4 6 0 2 2 with 2.5 sacks, 3.5 TFLs and two QB hurries...Career-high 10 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4.5 TFL with a FF Nick DeLuca 1 3 4 3 1 4 and QBH against South Dakota State) MJ Stumpf 4 2 6 1 0 1 - John Crockett, Offense (17 carries for 139 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Zach Colvin 2 2 4 3 0 3 Iowa State, including an 80-yard TD to spark Bison to 34 unanswered points in 34-14 win) Tre Dempsey 2 3 5 0 1 1 Bo Liekhus 2 3 5 - , 2x Offensive Line (Graded out at 100% in win at Iowa State with six knock- Jordan Champion 0 4 4 down blocks as NDSU put up 506 total yards of offense including 302 on the ground...Graded Andrew Smith 2 1 3 91% technique and 100% assignment at Southern Illinois with four knockdowns) Chase Morlock 1 2 3 - Adam Keller, Special Teams (School-record five field goals in the 22-10 win over King Frazier 1 1 2 No. 3/4-ranked Montana, connecting from 41, 22, 32, 47 and 30 yards) Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 1 2 Matt Plank 0 2 2 NATIONAL HONORS: The following players have earned national recognition this season Andrew Bonnet 0 1 1 for their performances: Mike Hardie 0 1 1 Tom Barneson 1 0 1 - Kyle Emanuel, 2x Sports Network FCS Defensive Player of the Week (Team-high nine Christian Dudzik 1 0 1 tackles at Iowa State including 4.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble...Career-high 10 tackles, Keenan Hodenfield 1 0 1 4.0 sacks, 4.5 TFL with a FF and QBH against South Dakota State); 2x College Sporting News Kurt Mattox 0 1 1 FCS National All-Star (Had 4 of 5 tackles go for negative yardage in win over Indiana State with Ben LeCompte 0 1 1 2.5 sacks, 3.5 TFLs and two QB hurries...Career-high 10 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4.5 TFL with a FF and QBH against South Dakota State); 2x CFPA FCS Defensive Lineman of the Week (Career-high 10 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4.5 TFL with a FF and QBH against South Dakota State...Career-high 10 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.5 TFL and 27-yard INT return at Missouri State) - John Crockett, College Sporting News FCS National All-Star (17 carries for 139 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Iowa State, including an 80-yard TD to spark Bison to 34 NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week unanswered points in 34-14 win) North Dakota State dropped to No. 4 in the Sports Network FCS Top - Carlton Littlejohn, College Sporting News FCS National All-Star (Scored go-ahead touch- 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll after having its 33-game winning streak down on 5-yard fumble return in 24-7 win at Weber State, where one of his 12 tackles came at snapped at Northern Iowa. NDSU had been ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll for 30 straight weeks and the Sports Network poll for the NDSU 2 on a fake field goal to preserve a 21-7 lead) 30 of 31 weeks with only a preseason No. 2 ranking in 2014. North - Adam Keller, College Sporting News FCS National All-Star (School-record five field goals Dakota State has led the Gridiron Power Index 26 straight weeks since in the 22-10 win over No. 3/4-ranked Montana, connecting from 41, 22, 32, 47 and 30 yards) the final week of 2011. and CFPA FCS Placekicker of the Week (Scored 17 points including four FGs in 47-7 win at South DATE TSN FCS GPI Dakota) Preseason 2 1 ---- - Ben LeCompte, CFPA FCS Punter of the Week (Two punts averaging 64.5 yards in home 9/1 1 1 ---- win over South Dakota State, including season-long 66-yarder) 9/8 1 1 ---- 9/15 1 1 ---- 9/22 1 1 ---- SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record and has won five straight 9/29 1 1 ---- games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents after beating Iowa State 34-14 in the 10/6 1 1 1 season-opener. The Bison are 5-0 against the FBS since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), 10/13 1 1 1 Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). 10/20 1 1 1 10/27 1 1 1 THREE PEAT: North Dakota State is just the second team in FCS history to win three 11/3 1 1 1 straight national championships joining the Appalachian State teams of 2005-07. NDSU set a 11/10 4 4 1 school record for wins with a 15-0 mark and become the first undefeated national champion 11/17 3 4 1 11/24 since Southern Conference champion Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. FINAL TSN–The Sports Network TWO FRESHMEN PLAY: Wide receiver RJ Urzendowski out of Creighton Prep in Omaha FCS–FCS Coaches and defensive end Greg Menard from Lakeville North in Minnesota are the only true freshmen GPI–Gridiron Power Index who have played for NDSU this season. Urzendowski caught one pass for six yards in his debut at Iowa State in the season opener. Menard joined the travel squad for Weber State, where he made one tackle in his first game.

VAADELAND BACK FOR SIXTH YEAR: Tight end Kevin Vaadeland, one of 24 seniors on last year’s team, returned to the Bison program for a sixth season due to a 2010 injury. Vaadeland caught 20 passes for 233 yards last year and his eight touchdown receptions ranked third overall in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and second in the FCS among tight ends. He made a career-high five receptions in the win over Montana and his 12 career touchdown catches rank second in NDSU history among tight ends behind Jerimiah Wurzbacher’s 14 TDs from 2005-09. BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 6

NDSU’s 33-Game Winning Streak PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State, ranked No. 1 in the FCS coaches poll and No. 2 in the Sports Network media poll, was picked to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference n Lasted 756 days (2 years, 26 days) between a 17-14 home ahead of South Dakota State and Northern Iowa. NDSU had a league-high eight players on the loss to unranked Indiana State on Oct. 13, 2012, and a 23-3 preseason all-conference team including fullback Andrew Bonnet, wide receiver Zach Vraa, road loss to 19th-ranked Northern Iowa on Nov. 8, 2014. left guard Zack Johnson (out due to injury), defensive end Kyle Emanuel, linebacker Carlton Littlejohn, strong safety Colten Heagle and punter Ben LeCompte. Free safety and punt n Broke NDSU’s previous school record of 24 straight victories returner Christian Dudzik was an honorable mention. from 1964 to 1966. BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State has won 19 straight home games and 46 of the last n Broke the FCS record of 24 straight victories from 1964 to 47 non-conference home games including 36 straight since a 2003 loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 1966 set by Penn from 1992 to 1995 and tied by Montana 9-2 at home against Top 10 teams after beating No. 3/4-ranked Montana. The Bison have the from 2001 to 2002. longest home winning streak in Division I football. Division I Home Winning Streaks 19 - North Dakota State (MVFC) n Eighth longest streak in NCAA Division I football history: 14 - Alabama (SEC) 47 - Oklahoma, 1953-57 (Notre Dame, 7-0) 14 - Baylor (Big 12) 39 - Washington, 1908-14 (Oregon State, 0-0) 13 - Coastal Carolina (Big South) 37 - Yale, 1890-93 (Princeton, 6-0) 13 - Fordham (Patriot) 37 - Yale, 1887-89 (Princeton, 10-0) 13 - Marshall (C-USA) 35 - Toledo, 1969-71 (Tampa, 21-0) 34 - Miami (Fla.), 2000-03 (Ohio State, 31-24, 2ot) PLAYOFFS AT HOME: With a win this week, North Dakota State will be in position to claim 34 - Penn, 1894-96 (Lafayette, 6-4) home field advantage throughout the FCS playoffs for the fourth straight season. NDSU is 10-0 33 - North Dakota State, 2012-14 (Northern Iowa, 23-3) at home in the FCS playoffs and the Bison have won 11 straight home playoff games including a 1992 Division II first round win over Northeast Missouri State. NDSU’s last home playoff loss n 18 straight Missouri Valley Football Conference victories was a first round loss to Minnesota State Mankato in 1991. broke the conference record of 14 by Southern Illinois from 2008 to 2009. RECORD ATTENDANCE: North Dakota State in 2013 set a school record for average home attendance for the third straight year drawing 18,622 over nine games, which ranked sixth Date Opponent NDSU Opp in the FCS. NDSU drew a record crowd of 19,108 for last year’s homecoming game against 10/20/2012 *vs. South Dakota 54 0 +54 Missouri State, and the crowd of 19,034 for homecoming this year vs. Southern Illinois was the 10/27/2012 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 23 17 +6 fourth largest in school history. The Bison have sold out 21 times since 2006 including four 11/3/2012 *at Missouri State 21 17 +4 11/10/2012 *#16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 20 17 +3 games this season. NDSU ranks third in FCS average home attendance. 11/17/2012 *at #11 Illinois State 38 20 +18 2014 FCS average home attendance 12/1/2012 #19 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 28 3 +25 1. Montana - 25,214 12/8/2012 #9 WOFFORD 14 7 +7 2. James Madison - 22,515 12/14/2012 #6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 23 20 +3 3. North Dakota State - 18,851 1/5/2013 vs. #5 Sam Houston State 39 13 +26 4. Montana State - 18,687 5. Liberty - 17,947 8/30/2013 at Kansas State 24 21 +3 9/7/2013 FERRIS STATE 56 10 +46 THE COACH: The 30th head coach in team history, Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) 9/21/2013 DELAWARE STATE 51 0 +51 takes over the North Dakota State program after spending the past three years on staff as 9/28/2013 *at #6 South Dakota State 20 0 +20 the defensive backs coach and handling the defensive coordinator duties in 2012 and 2013. 10/5/2013 *#4 NORTHERN IOWA 24 23 +1 The head coach at Division III Loras College in 2005, Klieman came to NDSU after five years 10/12/2013 *MISSOURI STATE 41 26 +15 at Northern Iowa. He also made coaching stops at Western Illinois (1994-96), Kansas (1997), 10/19/2013 *at Southern Illinois 31 10 +21 Missouri State (1999) and Loras (2002-04). He is a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and was a three- 10/26/2013 *at Indiana State 56 10 +46 11/9/2013 *ILLINOIS STATE 28 10 +18 time all-conference defensive back at UNI from 1986-90. Klieman’s 9-0 start was the best by any 11/16/2013 *at #15 Youngstown State 35 17 +18 first-year head coach at North Dakota State, passing the 8-0 start by Ron Erhardt’s 1966 team. 11/23/2013 *SOUTH DAKOTA 42 0 +42 12/7/2013 FURMAN 38 7 +31 12/14/2013 #11 COASTAL CAROLINA 48 14 +34 12/20/2013 #15 NEW HAMPSHIRE 52 14 +38 1/4/2014 vs. #4 Towson 35 7 +28

8/30/2014 at Iowa State 34 14 +20 9/6/2014 at Weber State 24 7 +17 9/13/2014 INCARNATE WORD 58 0 +58 9/20/2014 #3 MONTANA 22 10 +12 10/4/2014 *at Western Illinois 17 10 +7 10/11/2014 *#12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 38 10 +28 10/18/2014 *#22 INDIANA STATE 34 17 +17 10/25/2014 *at South Dakota 47 7 +40 11/1/2014 *#18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 37 17 +20

Total Points 1152 375 +23.5 19 Home Games 677 222 +23.9 11 Road Games 347 133 +19.5 3 Neutral Games 128 20 +36.0 16 Ranked Opponents 507 209 +18.6 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 Chris Board SS 6-1 215 RFr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 88 Luke Albers TE 2 Shea DeJong DB 5-7 180 RSo. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS/Minnesota State Moorhead 36 Jalen Allison CB 3 ***Trevor Gebhart WR 6-1 197 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 3 Jaylaan Wimbush SS 6-0 162 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 8 Darius Anderson RB 4 Tyler Wrice WR 5-7 171 RFr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion HS 42 Justin Axelson TE 4 Bryce Bennot CB 5-10 165 Fr. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 **Jordan Champion CB 5-9 187 Jr. Avondale, Ariz./Westview HS 71 Luke Bacon OL 5 Colter Pritchard WR 5-6 163 RFr. Langdon, N.D./Langdon Area HS 31 Tom Barneson K 6 **CJ Smith CB 5-11 185 Jr. Savage, Minn./Burnsville HS 52 Travis Beck LB 7 **Zach Colvin DB 5-10 169 Sr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 4 Bryce Bennot CB 8 Darius Anderson RB 5-7 184 Jr. Kapolei, Hawai’i/Island Pacific Academy/Valley City State 1 Chris Board SS 9 ***Esley Thorton LB 6-3 225 Sr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 46 Andrew Bonnet FB 9 Freeman WR 6-0 175 Fr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 56 Caleb Butler DE 10 Derek McGinnis QB 6-3 212 So. Crete, Neb./Crete HS 27 Isaac Cenescar FS 11 **Carson Wentz QB 6-6 231 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Century HS 5 Jordan Champion CB 12 QB 6-2 200 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 43 Marcus Collins TE 13 *Eric Perkins WR 5-8 173 So. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 7 Zach Colvin DB 14 *Bo Liekhus LB 6-0 207 So. Plattsmouth, Neb./Bellevue West HS 64 Colin Conner OL 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 180 RFr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 23 John Crockett RB 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 5-11 181 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 30 Jedre Cyr FB 17 **Adam Keller K 6-1 205 Sr. Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land HS 18 Cole Davis QB 17 Ian Gallagher P 6-3 175 Fr. Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 2 Shea DeJong DB 18 Cole Davis QB 6-3 210 RFr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 19 **Ben LeCompte P/K 5-10 200 Jr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 24 Tre Dempsey CB 20 ***Colten Heagle SS 5-11 206 Sr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 35 Christian Dudzik FS 20 WR 5-11 183 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 33 Lance Dunn RB 21 *Demitrius Gray WR 6-3 181 So. Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley HS 53 Kyle Emanuel DE 22 King Frazier RB 5-11 216 So. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/Nebraska 98 Austin Farnlof DT 23 **John Crockett RB 6-0 215 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 51 James Fisher LS 24 Tre Dempsey CB 5-10 168 RFr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 25 *Chase Morlock RB 6-0 210 So. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 22 King Frazier RB 26 Keenan Hodenfield DB 5-11 160 RFr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 9 Dallas Freeman WR 27 Isaac Cenescar FS 5-10 186 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 17 Ian Gallagher P 27 LJ Worthington K 6-3 195 Fr. Loveland, Colo./Thompson Valley HS 58 James Gates LB 28 *Andrew Smith FS 6-0 199 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS 3 Trevor Gebhart WR 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 182 Fr. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 30 **Jedre Cyr FB 6-0 242 Jr. Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS 95 D’Andre Gillins DE 31 Tom Barneson K 6-4 203 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial HS 21 Demitrius Gray WR 32 Dakota Reid CB 5-9 179 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park HS 59 Joe Haeg OT 33 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 200 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 55 Alex Hahn LB 34 Anthony Ware RB 5-10 195 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 91 Mike Hardie DE 35 ***Christian Dudzik FS 5-10 191 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS 89 Khayvon Hawkins WR 36 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 167 Fr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 20 Colten Heagle SS 37 Bennie Wilson FB 5-9 242 RFr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 76 Jesse Hinz OL 38 ***Carlton Littlejohn LB 6-1 220 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./North HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield DB 39 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 232 Fr. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 244 RFr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 39 Nate Jenson TE 41 *MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 206 So. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 68 Zac Johnson OL 42 Molick Scott FS 6-0 172 Fr. Browns Summit, N.C./Northern Guilford HS 66 Zack Johnson OL 42 Justin Axelson TE 6-3 218 RFr. Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 219 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 43 Marcus Collins TE 6-4 208 Fr. Madison, Wis./La Follette HS 17 Adam Keller K 44 Matt Plank LB 6-0 220 RFr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 54 Jeremy Kelly OL 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-1 192 Fr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 46 **Andrew Bonnet FB 6-3 250 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Underwood HS 92 Isaac Lashua DE 47 *Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 220 So. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 19 Ben LeCompte P/K 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 196 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 49 *Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 239 So. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 14 Bo Liekhus LB 50 Peder Olson LB 6-1 195 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 38 Carlton Littlejohn LB 51 James Fisher LS 6-2 212 RFr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 52 ***Travis Beck LB 6-0 209 Sr. Munich, N.D./Munich HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 53 ***Kyle Emanuel DE 6-3 251 Sr. Schuyler, Neb./Schuyler Central HS 10 Derek McGinnis QB 54 Jeremy Kelly OL 6-6 286 RJr. Somerset, Wis./Somerset HS/Minnesota-Crookston 96 Greg Menard DE 55 Alex Hahn DE 6-1 229 RFr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek HS 62 Bryce Messner DL 56 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 221 Fr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 80 Nate Moody WR 57 Matt Wolter LB 6-3 215 Fr. Antigo, Wis./Antigo HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 58 James Gates LB 6-0 203 RFr. Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie HS 25 Chase Morlock RB BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 8

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College 59 **Joe Haeg OT 6-6 299 Jr. Lake Shore, Minn./Brainerd HS ALPHABETICAL (cont.) 60 Max Polson OL 6-1 299 RFr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS No. Name Pos. 61 **Brian Schaetz DL 6-1 285 Jr. Denmark, Wis./Denmark HS 72 Erik Olson OL 62 Bryce Messner DL 6-3 278 RFr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 50 Peder Olson LB 63 Aaron Steidl DL 6-2 265 Fr. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 64 Colin Conner OL 6-5 302 Fr. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 44 Matt Plank LB 65 ***Adam Schueller OL 6-3 304 Sr. Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 66 **Zack Johnson OL 6-4 329 Jr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 67 Brock Russell DL 6-2 262 Jr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS/Bemidji State 60 Max Polson OL 68 Zac Johnson OL 6-2 299 Sr. Fargo, N.D./South HS/Valley City State 5 Colter Pritchard WR 69 Blake Williams DL 6-3 242 Fr. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 32 Dakota Reid CB 70 *Jack Plankers OL 6-7 321 So. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 67 Brock Russell DL 71 Luke Bacon OL 6-5 285 Fr. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 72 Erik Olson OL 6-5 257 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 61 Brian Schaetz DL 73 Zack Ziemer OT 6-4 299 RFr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 65 Adam Schueller OL 74 Tanner Volson OL 6-4 291 Fr. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 42 Molick Scott FS 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 6-4 300 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 76 ***Jesse Hinz OL 6-4 301 Sr. Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice HS 28 Andrew Smith FS 77 Christian Triplett OL 6-3 298 Fr. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 6 CJ Smith CB 78 *Landon Lechler OL 6-7 299 So. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 63 Aaron Steidl DL 80 ***Nate Moody WR 6-1 194 Sr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 12 Easton Stick QB 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 193 RFr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 82 ***Zach Vraa WR 6-2 203 Sr. Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 83 *Carey Woods WR 6-0 194 So. Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 9 Esley Thorton LB 84 DeSean Warren WR 5-10 159 So. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS 77 Christian Triplett OL 85 ***Kevin Vaadeland TE 6-4 250 Sr. Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids Area HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 86 Jeff Illies TE 6-3 213 RFr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 87 Connor Wentz TE 6-3 248 RFr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 85 Kevin Vaadeland TE 88 **Luke Albers TE 6-5 249 Jr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 74 Tanner Volson OL 89 Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 202 Fr. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 82 Zach Vraa WR 90 Grant Morgan DT 6-4 280 RFr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 34 Anthony Ware RB 91 ***Mike Hardie DE 6-5 249 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS 84 DeSean Warren WR 92 Isaac Lashua DE 6-4 230 Fr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 11 Carson Wentz QB 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 237 RFr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 209 Fr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 69 Blake Williams DL 95 D’Andre Gillins DE 5-10 235 RFr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Suncoast HS 37 Bennie Wilson FB 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 224 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 3 Jaylaan Wimbush SS 97 *Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 244 So. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 57 Matt Wolter LB 98 Austin Farnlof DT 6-1 280 So. Cave Creek, Ariz./Boulder Creek HS 83 Carey Woods WR 99 Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 287 RFr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 27 LJ Worthington K *letters earned 4 Tyler Wrice WR Captains: #11 Carson Wentz, #20 Colten Heagle, #35 Christian Dudzik, #38 Carlton Littlejohn, #53 Kyle Emanuel, #82 Zach Vraa 73 Zack Ziemer OT

PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE BIRTHDAYS Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Minnesota...... 27 August 29 DeSean Warren December SQUAD ANALYSIS Atif (aw-TEEF) Wisconsin...... 20 3 Jeremy Kelly 29 Jaylaan Wimbush 4 Zach Colvin Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 38/25 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) North Dakota...... 18 4 Dan Sargeant 29 Chase Morlock 7 Kevin Vaadeland Starters Returning...... 10 Bonnet (BAWN-it) Nebraska...... 10 6 Carlton Littlejohn October 16 Derek McGinnis Offense...... 4 Cyr (SEER) Florida...... 7 6 Lance Dunn 4 Nate Tanguay 17 Nate Moody Defense...... 6 DeJong (dee-YOUNG) South Dakota...... 7 8 Kurt Mattox 13 Andrew Smith 18 Adam Schueller Two-year Lettermen...... 13 Dudzik (duhd-zik) Illinois...... 4 10 Jordan Champion 15 Brad Ambrosius 18 Khayvon Hawkins Three-year Lettermen...... 13 Esley (ESS-lee) Missouri...... 3 11 Adam Keller 15 MJ Stumpf 27 Andrew Bonnet Seniors...... 17 Goeser (GAY-zer) Arizona...... 2 11 Eric Bachmeier 16 D’Andre Gillins 30 Carson Wentz Juniors...... 13 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Iowa...... 2 11 Landon Lechler 17 Colten Heagle 30 Max Polson Sophomores ...... 18 Heagle (HEE-gull) Kansas...... 2 16 Kyle Emanuel 19 Christian Dudzik Redshirt Freshmen ...... 27 Hinz (like “hines”) Colorado...... 1 16 Esley Thorton 21 Bennie Wilson Freshmen...... 32 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Hawaii...... 1 23 Trevor Gebhart 25 King Frazier Tallest: Landon Lechler/Jack Plankers.....6-7 Illies (ILL-ee-us) Michigan...... 1 25 Jedre Cyr 25 Matt Plank Shortest: Colter Pritchard...... 5-6 Jedre (JED-ree) North Carolina...... 1 31 Austin Kuhnert 25 Bryce Messner Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 329 Klieman (KLY-men) Pennsylvania...... 1 September 27 Jack Plankers Lightest: DeSean Warren...... 159 Kuhnert (COO-nert) 9 Connor Wentz LeCompte (lah-COMPT) November 10 Mike Hardie 1 Darrius Shepherd Liekhus (LEAK-us) 13 Cole Davis Molick (mo-LEEK) 4 Carey Woods 14 Demitrius Gray 8 Zack Ziemer Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) 15 Easton Stick Roehl (like “roll”) 14 Zack Johnson 20 Isaac Cenescar 29 Tom Barneson Schaetz (shatts) 21 Pierre Gee-Tucker Tanguay (TANG-way) 29 Colin Conner Vaadeland (VAWD-land) Vraa (rhymes with draw) BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 9 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown WR-X 82 Zach Vraa 6-2 203 Sr. Rosemount, Minn. LE 91 Mike Hardie 6-5 249 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 21 Demitrius Gray 6-3 181 So. Aurora, Ill. 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 244 So. De Pere, Wis. LT 59 Joe Haeg 6-6 299 Jr. Lake Shore, Minn. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 287 RFr. Mukwonago, Wis. 54 Jeremy Kelly 6-6 286 RJr. Somerset, Wis. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 280 RFr. Oshkosh, Wis. LG 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 300 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D. NG 61 Brian Schaetz 6-1 285 Jr. Denmark, Wis. 65 Adam Schueller 6-3 304 Sr. Fergus Falls, Minn. 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 278 RFr. McVille, N.D. C 76 Jesse Hinz 6-4 301 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. RE 53 Kyle Emanuel 6-3 251 Sr. Schuyler, Neb. 68 Zac Johnson 6-2 299 Sr. Fargo, N.D. 96 Greg Menard 6-2 224 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. RG 54 Jeremy Kelly 6-6 286 RJr. Somerset, Wis. SLB 9 Esley Thorton 6-3 225 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 321 So. Leonard, N.D. 14 Bo Liekhus 6-0 207 So. Plattsmouth, Neb. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 299 So. Beach, N.D. MLB 38 Carlton Littlejohn 6-1 220 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 321 So. Leonard, N.D. 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 239 So. Omaha, Neb. TE 85 Kevin Vaadeland 6-4 250 Sr. Park Rapids, Minn. WLB 52 Travis Beck 6-0 209 Sr. Munich, N.D. 88 Luke Albers 6-5 249 Jr. Iola, Wis. 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 206 So. Harvey, N.D. 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 248 RFr. Dunnellon, Fla. CB 6 CJ Smith 5-11 185 Jr. Savage, Minn. QB 11 Carson Wentz 6-6 231 Jr. Bismarck, N.D. 24 Tre Dempsey 5-10 168 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. 18 Cole Davis 6-3 210 RFr. Kearney, Mo. SS 20 Colten Heagle 5-11 206 Sr. Appleton, Wis. FB 46 Andrew Bonnet 6-3 250 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 1 Chris Board 6-1 215 RFr. Orlando, Fla. 30 Jedre Cyr 6-0 242 Jr. Glyndon, Minn. or 24 Tre Dempsey 5-10 168 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. RB 23 John Crockett 6-0 215 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. FS 35 Christian Dudzik 5-10 191 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 22 King Frazier 5-11 216 So. Greenwood, Mo. 28 Andrew Smith 6-0 199 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 210 So. Moorhead, Minn. or 24 Tre Dempsey 5-10 168 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. WR-Z 3 Trevor Gebhart 6-1 197 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. CB 5 Jordan Champion 5-9 187 Jr. Avondale, Ariz. 83 Carey Woods 6-0 194 So. Bemidji, Minn. 7 Zach Colvin 5-10 169 Sr. Superior, Wis. SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PK 17 Adam Keller 6-1 205 Sr. Lewisberry, Pa. P/KO 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 200 Jr. Barrington, Ill. 31 Tom Barneson 6-4 203 So. Eau Claire, Wis. KR 35 Christian Dudzik 5-10 191 Sr. Omaha, Neb. H 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 200 Jr. Barrington, Ill. 8 Darius Anderson 5-7 184 Jr. Kapolei, Hawaii 18 Cole Davis 6-3 210 RFr. Kearney, Mo. PR 35 Christian Dudzik 5-10 191 Sr. Omaha, Neb. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 212 RFr. Bloomington, Minn. 6 CJ Smith 5-11 185 Jr. Savage, Minn. STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE/WR LT LG C RG RT FB QB FB/WR/RB RB WR at IAST Vaadeland Haeg Schueller Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Cyr Crockett Vraa at WEBER Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Urzendowski Crockett Vraa UIW Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Urzendowski Crockett Vraa MONTANA Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Dudzik Crockett Vraa at WIU Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Woods Crockett Vraa SIU Vaadeland Haeg Schueller Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Urzendowski Crockett Vraa INST Woods Haeg Schueller Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Morlock Crockett Gebhart at USD Gebhart Haeg Schueller Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Cyr Crockett Vraa SDSU Vaadeland Haeg Schueller Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Urzendowski Crockett Vraa at UNI Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Cyr Carson Wentz Woods Crockett Vraa at MOST Vaadeland Haeg Kuhnert Hinz Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Urzendowski Crockett Vraa YSU

DEFENSE LE dT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB at IAST Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith at WEBER Ambrosius Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith UIW Ambrosius Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith MONTANA Ambrosius Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith at WIU Ambrosius Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith SIU Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith INST Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith at USD Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton DeLuca Littlejohn Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith SDSU Ambrosius Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith at UNI Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik CJ Smith at MOST Hardie Tanguay Schaetz Emanuel Thorton Littlejohn Beck Champion Heagle Dudzik Dempsey YSU BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 10

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 1-0 0-0 3:19 54800 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 2-0 0-0 2:53 14577 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 3-0 0-0 2:55 19020 Sep 20, 2014 #3 MONTANA W 22-10 4-0 0-0 2:56 18890 * Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 5-0 1-0 3:00 5111 * Oct 11, 2014 #12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 6-0 2-0 2:58 19034 * Oct 18, 2014 #22 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 7-0 3-0 3:05 18477 * Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 8-0 4-0 3:06 9823 * Nov 01, 2014 #18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 9-0 5-0 2:44 18832 * Nov 08, 2014 at #19 Northern Iowa L 3-23 9-1 5-1 3:00 14777 * Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 10-1 6-1 2:47 4597

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 17, 2014) 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 Iowa State 34 - 14 22 / 16 12 / 10 9 / 5 1 / 1 44-302 / 26-102 18-28-0 / 20-31-2 204 / 151 72-506 / 57-253 60 / 65 0 / 2 Weber State 24 - 7 23 / 20 8 / 4 11 / 13 4 / 3 47-179 / 29-66 13-22-2 / 26-43-0 192 / 240 69-371 / 72-306 40 / 17 2 / 1 INCARNATE WORD 58 - 0 23 / 10 11 / 3 12 / 6 0 / 1 40-246 / 31-55 16-20-0 / 14-30-2 262 / 95 60-508 / 61-150 125 / 133 0 / 3 MONTANA 22 - 10 24 / 9 15 / 3 9 / 5 0 / 1 55-280 / 19-68 16-24-0 / 15-29-1 167 / 188 79-447 / 48-256 59 / 17 0 / 1 Western Illinois 17 - 10 23 / 12 11 / 10 10 / 2 2 / 0 41-149 / 42-253 20-30-1 / 10-21-1 256 / 68 71-405 / 63-321 52 / 31 3 / 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 38 - 10 19 / 14 11 / 7 6 / 6 2 / 1 48-252 / 31-121 7-13-1 / 18-33-0 174 / 146 61-426 / 64-267 21 / 103 1 / 1 INDIANA STATE 34 - 17 24 / 12 11 / 2 12 / 10 1 / 0 52-209 / 21-31 20-31-0 / 15-32-0 222 / 196 83-431 / 53-227 111 / 176 1 / 0 South Dakota 47 - 7 25 / 16 13 / 9 11 / 7 1 / 0 43-293 / 35-121 14-27-0 / 15-29-2 231 / 122 70-524 / 64-243 48 / 85 0 / 3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 37 - 17 21 / 12 16 / 5 5 / 7 0 / 0 53-290 / 23-89 12-20-1 / 14-28-1 115 / 187 73-405 / 51-276 92 / 40 1 / 2 Northern Iowa 3 - 23 8 / 16 0 / 11 6 / 4 2 / 1 28-43 / 44-218 15-25-1 / 7-20-1 132 / 93 53-175 / 64-311 105 / 152 2 / 2 Missouri State 45 - 10 20 / 12 9 / 4 11 / 7 0 / 1 44-226 / 41-99 15-22-2 / 12-23-2 247 / 141 66-473 / 64-240 127 / 158 2 / 3 Totals 359 - 125 232 / 149 117 / 68 102 / 72 13 / 9 495-2469 / 342-1223 166-262-8 / 166-319-12 2202 / 1627 757-4671 / 661-2850 840 / 977 12 / 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 Iowa State 9-15 / 6-13 0-0 / 0-1 35:47 / 24:13 1 1 :3 4 6.9 / 3.9 7.3 / 4.9 7.0 / 4.4 5-43.0 / 6-45.7 8-64 / 5-31 4 / 1 Weber State 5-13 / 4-16 0-1 / 1-4 32:52 / 27:08 5 :4 4 3.8 / 2.3 8.7 / 5.6 5.4 / 4.2 4-43.8 / 5-44.4 10-73 / 5-70 5 / 1 INCARNATE WORD 8-12 / 5-16 0-0 / 1-1 30:30 / 29:30 1 :0 0 6.2 / 1.8 13.1 / 3.2 8.5 / 2.5 3-41.7 / 8-43.1 8-64 / 4-28 3 / 0 MONTANA 7-15 / 3-13 0-1 / 1-2 39:06 / 20:54 1 8 :1 2 5.1 / 3.6 7.0 / 6.5 5.7 / 5.3 2-41.5 / 6-42.3 6-56 / 3-15 0 / 0 Western Illinois 8-14 / 4-15 0-0 / 3-5 32:01 / 27:52 4 :0 9 3.6 / 6.0 8.5 / 3.2 5.7 / 5.1 3-36.3 / 5-36.6 4-36 / 3-28 1 / 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6-12 / 5-16 1-1 / 1-2 32:11 / 27:49 4 :2 2 5.2 / 3.9 13.4 / 4.4 7.0 / 4.2 5-39.8 / 7-38.0 5-39 / 2-26 2 / 2 INDIANA STATE 12-18 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 41:12 / 18:48 2 2 :2 4 4.0 / 1.5 7.2 / 6.1 5.2 / 4.3 2-47.0 / 7-46.4 3-24 / 8-63 5 / 1 South Dakota 6-13 / 2-12 1-1 / 2-4 32:42 / 27:18 5 :2 4 6.8 / 3.5 8.6 / 4.2 7.5 / 3.8 3-40.7 / 5-40.8 8-62 / 4-35 2 / 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5-12 / 2-11 1-1 / 0-2 38:20 / 21:40 1 6 :4 0 5.5 / 3.9 5.8 / 6.7 5.5 / 5.4 2-64.5 / 5-45.4 1-5 / 1-10 4 / 1 Northern Iowa 1-14 / 4-13 0-0 / 0-0 30:41 / 29:19 1 :2 2 1.5 / 5.0 5.3 / 4.7 3.3 / 4.9 10-48.1 / 6-40.3 12-94 / 10-63 2 / 3 Missouri State 4-11 / 3-15 1-1 / 0-2 33:00 / 27:00 6 :0 0 5.1 / 2.4 11.2 / 6.1 7.2 / 3.8 5-41.4 / 7-44.7 5-35 / 4-38 4 / 2 Totals 71-149 / 40-152 4-7 / 10-25 378:22 / 281:31 9 6 :5 1 5.0 / 3.6 8.4 / 5.1 6.2 / 4.3 44-44.1 / 67-42.6 70-552 / 49-407 32 / 13

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 11

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 359 125 Points Per Game 32.6 11.4 Points Off Turnovers 75 23 FIRST DOWNS 232 149 R u s h in g 117 68 P a s s in g 102 72 P e n a lt y 13 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 2469 1223 Yards gained rushing 2604 1504 Yards lost rushing 135 281 Rushing Attempts 495 342 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.6 Average Per Game 224.5 111.2 TDs Rushing 22 8 PASSING YARDAGE 2202 1627 C o m p - A t t - I n t 166-262-8 166-319-12 Average Per Pass 8.4 5.1 Average Per Catch 13.3 9.8 Average Per Game 200.2 147.9 TDs Passing 18 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 4671 2850 Total Plays 757 661 Average Per Play 6.2 4.3 Average Per Game 424.6 259.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-417 39-758 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-252 13-76 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-166 8-71 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 19.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 5.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.8 8.9 FUMBLES-LOST 9-4 21-8 PENALTIES-Yards 70-552 49-407 Average Per Game 50.2 37.0 PUNTS-Yards 44-1939 67-2855 Average Per Punt 44.1 42.6 Net punt average 38.2 38.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 72-4502 33-1967 Average Per Kick 62.5 59.6 Net kick average 42.3 40.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 2 4 2 5 : 3 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 71/149 40/152 3rd-Down Pct 48% 26% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/7 10/25 4th-Down Pct 57% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 32-204 13-73 MISC YARDS 0 -1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 42 14 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 22-26 9-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (41-47) 87% (14-19) 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-47) 60% (8-19) 42% PAT-ATTEMPTS (41-42) 98% (14-14) 100% ATTENDANCE 94253 103685 Games/Avg Per Game 5/18851 6/17281 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 49 112 120 78 0 359 Opponents 20 51 13 41 0 125 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 12

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg John Crockett 11-11 243 1276 19 1257 5.2 14 80 114.3 CJ Smith 13 180 13.8 0 48 King Frazier 11-0 90 491 10 481 5.3 2 23 43.7 Christian Dudzik 7 59 8.4 0 26 Chase Morlock 11-1 43 320 2 318 7.4 4 66 28.9 Eric Perkins 2 10 5.0 0 15 Carson Wentz 11-11 84 384 73 311 3.7 2 22 28.3 Tyler Wrice 1 3 3.0 0 3 Darius Anderson 11-0 15 70 8 62 4.1 0 15 5.6 Total 23 252 11.0 0 48 Tyler Wrice 6 - 0 4 33 0 33 8.2 0 14 5.5 Opponents 13 76 5.8 0 34 Eric Perkins 6 - 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 2.0 Zach Vraa 11-10 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Cole Davis 4 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 Colten Heagle 2 8 4.0 0 6 Christian Dudzik 11-11 2 7 3 4 2.0 0 7 0.4 Christian Dudzik 2 28 14.0 0 28 Andrew Bonnet 11-10 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.4 Nick DeLuca 1 8 8.0 0 8 TEAM 9 - 0 10 0 16 -16 -1.6 0 0 -1.8 CJ Smith 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 Total 11 495 2604 135 2469 5.0 22 80 224.5 Travis Beck 1 21 21.0 0 21 Opponents 11 342 1504 281 1223 3.6 8 66 111.2 Kyle Emanuel 1 27 27.0 0 27 Esley Thorton 1 2 2.0 0 2 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Carlton Littlejohn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Carson Wentz 11-11 150.24 163-256-8 63.7 2161 17 75 196.5 Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 10 10.0 0 10 Cole Davis 4 - 0 82.00 2-5-0 40.0 25 0 14 6.2 Shea DeJong 1 69 69.0 1 69 John Crockett 11-11 564.40 1-1-0 100.0 16 1 16 1.5 Total 12 166 13.8 1 69 Total 11 150.52 166-262-8 63.4 2202 18 75 200.2 Opponents 8 71 8.9 0 45 Opponents 11 92.53 166-319-12 52.0 1627 5 72 147.9 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Christian Dudzik 10 172 17.2 0 25 Zach Vraa 11-10 36 546 15.2 3 48 49.6 Darius Anderson 5 77 15.4 0 26 John Crockett 11-11 24 302 12.6 1 40 27.5 Chase Morlock 3 63 21.0 0 29 RJ Urzendowski 11-5 20 355 17.8 2 60 32.3 Eric Perkins 2 69 34.5 0 37 Kevin Vaadeland 10-9 19 193 10.2 2 33 19.3 Andrew Bonnet 1 0 0.0 0 0 Trevor Gebhart 11-2 11 156 14.2 2 75 14.2 Nick DeLuca 1 36 36.0 0 36 Luke Albers 10-0 11 150 13.6 2 25 15.0 Total 22 417 19.0 0 37 Andrew Bonnet 11-10 10 131 13.1 1 29 11.9 Opponents 39 758 19.4 0 56 Carey Woods 11-3 8 79 9.9 0 23 7.2 Chase Morlock 11-1 6 69 11.5 0 30 6.3 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Jeff Illies 11-0 6 54 9.0 1 21 4.9 Carlton Littlejohn 1 5 5.0 1 5 Connor Wentz 10-0 4 42 10.5 2 14 4.2 Total 1 5 5.0 1 5 Darius Anderson 11-0 4 36 9.0 0 21 3.3 Opponents 1 72 72.0 1 72 King Frazier 11-0 2 41 20.5 1 29 3.7 Carson Wentz 11-11 1 16 16.0 1 16 1.5 Demitrius Gray 5 - 0 1 14 14.0 0 14 2.8 Tyler Wrice 6 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3 Eric Perkins 6 - 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8 Jedre Cyr 11-3 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Total 11 166 2202 13.3 18 75 200.2 Opponents 11 166 1627 9.8 5 72 147.9 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 13

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Adam Keller - 22-26 39-39 - - - - - 105 Carson Wentz 11 340 311 2161 2472 224.7 John Crockett 15 ------90 John Crockett 11 244 1257 16 1273 115.7 Chase Morlock 4 ------24 King Frazier 11 90 481 0 481 43.7 Zach Vraa 3 ------18 Chase Morlock 11 43 318 0 318 28.9 King Frazier 3 ------18 Darius Anderson 11 15 62 0 62 5.6 Carson Wentz 3 ------18 Tyler Wrice 6 4 33 0 33 5.5 Luke Albers 2 ------12 Cole Davis 4 6 4 25 29 7.2 Trevor Gebhart 2 ------12 Eric Perkins 6 1 12 0 12 2.0 Connor Wentz 2 ------12 Zach Vraa 11 1 7 0 7 0.6 RJ Urzendowski 2 ------12 Christian Dudzik 11 2 4 0 4 0.4 Kevin Vaadeland 2 ------12 Andrew Bonnet 11 1 -4 0 -4 -0.4 Jeff Illies 1 ------6 TEAM 9 10 -16 0 -16 -1.8 Carlton Littlejohn 1 ------6 Total 11 757 2469 2202 4671 424.6 Andrew Bonnet 1 ------6 Opponents 11 661 1223 1627 2850 259.1 Shea DeJong 1 ------6 Tom Barneson - - 2-3 - - - - - 2 Total 42 22-26 41-42 - - - - - 359 Opponents 14 9-13 14-14 - - - - - 125

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Adam Keller 22-26 84.6 3-4 7-7 4-5 7-8 1-2 50 1 Ben LeCompte 43 1921 44.7 66 9 11 15 12 0 TEAM 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0 1 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Total 44 1939 44.1 66 9 11 15 12 1 Iowa State (19),(21) - Opponents 67 2855 42.6 59 2 22 20 17 0 Weber State (38) 48 Incarnate Word (44) 37 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Montana (41),(22),(32),(47),(30) (20) Ben LeCompte 56 3528 63.0 23 5 Western Illinois (20),54,19 (30) Tom Barneson 16 974 60.9 5 0 Southern Illinois (46) (44),46 Total 72 4502 62.5 28 5 19.4 42.3 22 Indiana State (19),(50),34 (39) Opponents 33 1967 59.6 9 2 19.0 40.2 24 South Dakota (23),(21),(49),(23) - South Dakota State 42,(33),(45),(45) (37) Northern Iowa (21) (43),(36),(42) Missouri State (19) (21),46

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 14

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g John Crockett 11 1257 302 0 0 0 1559 141.7 Zach Vraa 11 7 546 0 0 0 553 50.3 King Frazier 11 481 41 0 0 0 522 47.5 Chase Morlock 11 318 69 0 63 0 450 40.9 RJ Urzendowski 11 0 355 0 0 0 355 32.3 Carson Wentz 11 311 16 0 0 0 327 29.7 Christian Dudzik 11 4 0 59 172 28 263 23.9 Kevin Vaadelan 10 0 193 0 0 0 193 19.3 Darius Anderson 11 62 36 0 77 0 175 15.9 CJ Smith 10 0 0 180 0 -7 173 17.3 Trevor Gebhart 11 0 156 0 0 0 156 14.2 Luke Albers 10 0 150 0 0 0 150 15.0 Andrew Bonnet 11 -4 131 0 0 0 127 11.5 Eric Perkins 6 12 5 10 69 0 96 16.0 Carey Woods 11 0 79 0 0 0 79 7.2 Shea DeJong 1 0 0 0 0 69 69 69.0 Jeff Illies 11 0 54 0 0 0 54 4.9 Tyler Wrice 6 33 8 3 0 0 44 7.3 Nick DeLuca 11 0 0 0 36 8 44 4.0 Connor Wentz 10 0 42 0 0 0 42 4.2 Kyle Emanuel 11 0 0 0 0 27 27 2.5 Travis Beck 10 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.1 Demitrius Gray 5 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.8 Pierre Gee-Tuck 6 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.7 Colten Heagle 11 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.7 Jedre Cyr 11 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.5 Cole Davis 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 1.0 Esley Thorton 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 TEAM 9 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -1.8 Total 11 2469 2202 252 417 166 5506 500.5 Opponents 11 1223 1627 76 758 71 3755 341.4 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 15

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 38 Carlton Littlejohn 11-11 34 40 74 6.0-32 2.0-23 1-0 3 5 3-5 2 . . 20 Colten Heagle 11-11 44 24 68 3.0-8 . 2-8 3 1 . 1 . . 53 Kyle Emanuel 11-11 35 29 64 23.0-106 15.5-88 1-27 2 7 . 3 . . 52 Travis Beck 10-10 20 42 62 2.0-13 1.0-10 1-21 7 1 . . . . 9 Esley Thorton 11-11 19 31 50 4.0-15 2.0-12 1-2 2 2 1-0 2 1 . 5 Jordan Champion 11-11 28 19 47 1.0-1 . . 8 . . . . . 35 Christian Dudzik 11-11 26 13 39 . . 2-28 5 . 1-0 1 . . 24 Tre Dempsey 10-1 19 15 34 0.5-3 . . 5 . . 1 . . 99 Nate Tanguay 11-11 14 16 30 5.0-33 3.0-30 . 1 2 . 1 . . 61 Brian Schaetz 11-11 7 22 29 4.0-11 1.5-9 . . 4 1-0 . . . 49 Nick DeLuca 11-1 10 19 29 0.5-1 . 1-8 ...... 6 CJ Smith 10-10 19 8 27 . . 1--7 11 . . . . . 1 Chris Board 11-0 6 11 17 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 41 MJ Stumpf 11-0 8 8 16 1.5-7 . . . 1 . . . . 97 Brad Ambrosius 11-5 7 8 15 4.0-30 2.0-11 . . 6 1-0 1 . . 7 Zach Colvin 11-0 8 6 14 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 91 Mike Hardie 7-6 6 6 12 3.0-9 2.0-7 . . 2 . 1 . . 96 Greg Menard 9-0 5 5 10 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 55 Alex Hahn 9-0 5 5 10 2.5-10 2.0-9 ...... 14 Bo Liekhus 9-0 4 3 7 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 90 Grant Morgan 11-0 2 5 7 . . . . 2 . . . . 44 Matt Plank 4-0 1 6 7 0.5-0 ...... 28 Andrew Smith 9-0 4 3 7 ...... 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-0 2 2 4 . . 1-10 ...... 2 Shea DeJong 1-0 2 2 4 . . 1-69 ...... 25 Chase Morlock 11-1 1 2 3 ...... 11 Carson Wentz 11-11 1 1 2 ...... 43 Kurt Mattox 1-0 . 2 2 ...... 26 Keenan Hodenfield 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 22 King Frazier 11-0 1 1 2 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 9-0 . 1 1 ...... 54 Jeremy Kelly 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 95 D'Andre Gillins 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 65 Adam Schueller 11-5 . 1 1 ...... 58 James Gates 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 40 Dan Sargeant 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 46 Andrew Bonnet 11-10 . 1 1 ...... 31 Tom Barneson 5-0 1 . 1 ...... 19 Ben LeCompte 11-0 . 1 1 ...... 82 Zach Vraa 11-10 1 . 1 ...... 23 John Crockett 11-11 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 345 360 705 63-286 32-204 12-166 50 33 8-5 15 1 . Opponents 11 368 548 916 33-120 13-73 8-71 23 17 4-72 7 2 . BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 16

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 at Iowa State 44 302 4 80 18 204 0 44 18-28-0 204 0 44 2 29 0 17 2 1 0 1 506 Sep 06 at Weber State 47 179 2 16 13 192 0 27 13-22-2 192 0 27 1 16 0 16 1 19 0 19 371 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 40 246 4 36 16 262 3 60 16-20-0 262 3 60 0 0 0 0 6 46 0 47 508 Sep 20 MONTANA 55 280 0 35 16 167 1 25 16-24-0 167 1 25 1 17 0 17 2 42 0 26 447 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 41 149 1 15 20 256 1 35 20-30-1 256 1 35 2 35 0 25 3 15 0 10 405 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 48 252 3 48 7 174 2 75 7-13-1 174 2 75 1 19 0 19 1 2 0 0 426 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 52 209 2 18 20 222 2 48 20-31-0 222 2 48 3 62 0 29 2 49 0 48 431 Oct 25 at South Dakota 43 293 2 33 14 231 3 34 14-27-0 231 3 34 2 26 0 26 1 21 0 21 524 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 53 290 3 34 12 115 1 33 12-20-1 115 1 33 4 85 0 36 1 1 0 1 405 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 28 43 0 12 15 132 0 20 15-25-1 132 0 20 4 59 0 18 2 46 0 30 175 Nov 15 at Missouri State 44 226 1 57 15 247 5 45 15-22-2 247 5 45 2 69 0 37 2 10 0 15 473 North Dakota State 495 2469 22 80 166 2202 18 75 166-262-8 2202 18 75 22 417 0 37 23 252 0 48 4671 Opponents 342 1223 8 66 166 1627 5 72 166-319-12 1627 5 72 39 758 0 56 13 76 0 34 2850

Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 5.0 Avg per catch: 13.3 Pass efficiency: 150.52 Kick ret avg: 19.0 Punt ret avg: 11.0 All purpose avg/game: 500.5 Total offense avg/gm: 424.6 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 30 at Iowa State 35 24 59 8.0-28 4.0-17 1 0-0 2-30 1 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 10 34 Sep 06 at Weber State 33 44 77 9.0-35 5.0-30 1 1-5 0-0 1 7 1 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 29 42 71 8.0-27 3.0-15 3 1-0 2-79 1 4 0 7-8 0 0 0 17 58 Sep 20 MONTANA 23 18 41 3.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 10 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 22 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 34 40 74 2.0-12 1.0-8 2 1-0 1-2 0 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 36 30 66 5.0-30 2.0-11 2 1-0 0-0 3 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 38 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 18 40 58 6.0-44 5.0-41 0 0-0 0-0 8 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Oct 25 at South Dakota 37 22 59 4.0-18 2.0-15 1 1-0 2-1 4 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 47 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 29 20 49 5.0-31 4.0-30 1 1-0 1-6 3 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 10 37 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 41 24 65 5.0-14 2.0-8 1 1-0 1-0 2 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Nov 15 at Missouri State 30 56 86 8.0-38 4.0-29 3 1-0 2-48 0 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 45 North Dakota State 345 360 705 63.0-286 32.0-204 15 8-5 12-166 33 50 1 41-42 0 0 0 75 359 Opponents 368 548 916 33.0-120 13.0-73 7 4-72 8-71 17 23 2 14-14 0 0 0 23 125

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 30 at Iowa State 5 215 43.0 58 0 2 1 1 1 2-2 21 0 6 384 64.0 4 0 Sep 06 at Weber State 4 175 43.8 52 0 0 2 1 3 1-1 38 0 5 319 63.8 4 0 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 3 125 41.7 43 0 1 0 0 1 1-1 44 0 10 624 62.4 2 1 Sep 20 MONTANA 2 83 41.5 44 0 0 1 0 2 5-5 47 0 7 448 64.0 5 1 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 3 109 36.3 46 0 0 1 0 3 1-3 20 1 4 244 61.0 1 1 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 5 199 39.8 65 0 1 1 2 1 1-1 46 0 6 373 62.2 1 0 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 2 94 47.0 47 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 50 0 7 443 63.3 1 0 Oct 25 at South Dakota 3 122 40.7 42 0 0 2 0 0 4-4 49 0 9 579 64.3 4 1 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2 129 64.5 66 0 1 0 2 0 3-4 45 0 8 515 64.4 6 0 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 10 481 48.1 55 0 2 2 4 3 1-1 21 0 2 130 65.0 0 0 Nov 15 at Missouri State 5 207 41.4 61 1 2 1 2 1 1-1 19 0 8 443 55.4 0 1 North Dakota State 44 1939 44.1 66 1 9 11 12 15 22-26 50 1 72 4502 62.5 28 5 Opponents 67 2855 42.6 59 0 2 22 17 20 9-13 44 1 33 1967 59.6 9 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 17

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2014) 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 30 at Iowa State 26 102 2 16 20 151 0 48 20-31-2 151 0 48 2 41 0 27 2 24 0 24 253 Sep 06 at Weber State 29 66 1 27 26 240 0 49 26-43-0 240 0 49 1 15 0 15 1 2 0 2 306 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 31 55 0 12 14 95 0 23 14-30-2 95 0 23 7 133 0 34 0 0 0 0 150 Sep 20 MONTANA 19 68 1 21 15 188 0 72 15-29-1 188 0 72 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 256 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 42 253 1 66 10 68 0 19 10-21-1 68 0 19 2 36 0 22 1 -2 0 0 321 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 31 121 0 41 18 146 1 26 18-33-0 146 1 26 5 94 0 23 1 9 0 9 267 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 21 31 0 13 15 196 1 35 15-32-0 196 1 35 6 104 0 33 0 0 0 0 227 Oct 25 at South Dakota 35 121 0 13 15 122 1 20 15-29-2 122 1 20 4 94 0 28 1 -9 0 0 243 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 23 89 1 34 14 187 1 42 14-28-1 187 1 42 2 32 0 17 1 8 0 8 276 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 44 218 2 30 7 93 0 20 7-20-1 93 0 20 2 97 0 56 5 10 0 5 311 Nov 15 at Missouri State 41 99 0 14 12 141 1 35 12-23-2 141 1 35 7 95 0 23 1 34 0 34 240 Opponents 342 1223 8 66 166 1627 5 72 166-319-12 1627 5 72 39 758 0 56 13 76 0 34 2850 North Dakota State 495 2469 22 80 166 2202 18 75 166-262-8 2202 18 75 22 417 0 37 23 252 0 48 4671

Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.6 Avg per catch: 9.8 Pass efficiency: 92.53 Kick ret avg: 19.4 Punt ret avg: 5.8 All purpose avg/game: 341.4 Total offense avg/gm: 259.1 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 30 at Iowa State 39 40 79 2.0-12 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Sep 06 at Weber State 31 50 81 3.0-4 1.0-1 0 0-0 2-0 2 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 31 48 79 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 20 MONTANA 45 54 99 2.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 42 38 80 3.0-12 1.0-10 2 2-0 1--3 0 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 18 58 76 4.0-20 2.0-12 1 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 37 66 103 4.0-10 1.0-4 2 1-72 0-0 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17 Oct 25 at South Dakota 37 28 65 2.0-7 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 29 70 99 3.0-7 1.0-3 0 0-0 1-0 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 35 28 63 6.0-31 3.0-22 2 1-0 1-45 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 10 23 Nov 15 at Missouri State 24 68 92 2.0-4 2.0-4 0 0-0 2-29 0 3 1 1-1 0 0 0 3 10 Opponents 368 548 916 33.0-120 13.0-73 7 4-72 8-71 17 23 2 14-14 0 0 0 23 125 North Dakota State 345 360 705 63.0-286 32.0-204 15 8-5 12-166 33 50 1 41-42 0 0 0 75 359

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 30 at Iowa State 6 274 45.7 56 0 0 2 3 2 0-0 0 0 3 165 55.0 0 1 Sep 06 at Weber State 5 222 44.4 54 0 0 2 1 3 0-1 0 1 2 128 64.0 1 0 Sep 13 INCARNATE WORD 8 345 43.1 50 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Sep 20 MONTANA 6 254 42.3 51 0 0 3 2 0 1-1 20 0 3 192 64.0 2 0 Oct 04 at Western Illinois 5 183 36.6 39 0 0 2 0 1 1-1 30 0 3 184 61.3 0 1 Oct 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 7 266 38.0 58 0 1 2 1 3 1-2 44 0 3 195 65.0 2 0 Oct 18 INDIANA STATE 7 325 46.4 56 0 0 3 3 2 1-1 39 0 3 156 52.0 0 0 Oct 25 at South Dakota 5 204 40.8 55 0 1 3 1 1 0-0 0 0 2 94 47.0 0 0 Nov 01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5 227 45.4 53 0 0 1 2 3 1-1 37 0 4 235 58.8 0 0 Nov 08 at Northern Iowa 6 242 40.3 59 0 0 2 1 2 3-3 43 0 6 376 62.7 2 0 Nov 15 at Missouri State 7 313 44.7 59 0 0 1 2 1 1-2 21 0 3 177 59.0 1 0 Opponents 67 2855 42.6 59 0 2 22 17 20 9-13 44 1 33 1967 59.6 9 2 North Dakota State 44 1939 44.1 66 1 9 11 12 15 22-26 50 1 72 4502 62.5 28 5 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 18

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 17, 2014) 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 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 4 4 27 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 20, 2014 MONTANA W 22-10 5 4 16 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 11, 2014 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 18, 2014 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 6 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 5 5 23 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 01, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 08, 2014 at Northern Iowa L 3-23 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 6 6 38 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 47 41 234 28 17 11 13 2 1 2 0 1 0 41 of 47 (87.2%)

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 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 20, 2014 MONTANA W 22-10 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 11, 2014 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 18, 2014 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 01, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 08, 2014 at Northern Iowa L 3-23 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 19 14 74 8 5 3 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 14 of 19 (73.7%) BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 19

2014 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2014) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 9-15 60.0 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 5-13 38.5 1-2 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 8-12 66.7 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 Sep 20, 2014 MONTANA W 22-10 7-15 46.7 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 8-14 57.1 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 3-3 100.0 Oct 11, 2014 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 6-12 50.0 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 Oct 18, 2014 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 12-18 66.7 4-6 66.7 4-5 80.0 4-4 100.0 0-3 0.0 Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 6-13 46.2 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 Nov 01, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 5-12 41.7 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 Nov 08, 2014 at Northern Iowa L 3-23 1-14 7.1 0-3 0.0 0-4 0.0 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 4-11 36.4 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 North Dakota State 71-149 47.7 15-38 39.5 21-43 48.8 18-34 52.9 17-34 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 40-152 26.3 7-39 17.9 15-42 35.7 8-34 23.5 10-37 27.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 20, 2014 MONTANA W 22-10 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 11, 2014 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 18, 2014 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 01, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 08, 2014 at Northern Iowa L 3-23 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 10-25 40.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 4-15 26.7 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Iowa State W 34-14 35:47 7:26 8:05 9:48 10:28 Sep 06, 2014 at Weber State W 24-7 32:52 7:23 8:45 6:23 10:21 Sep 13, 2014 INCARNATE WORD W 58-0 30:30 6:38 10:48 9:29 3:35 Sep 20, 2014 MONTANA W 22-10 39:06 10:32 9:29 7:41 11:24 Oct 04, 2014 at Western Illinois W 17-10 32:01 9:41 5:56 8:25 7:59 Oct 11, 2014 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 38-10 32:11 8:31 7:04 8:06 8:30 Oct 18, 2014 INDIANA STATE W 34-17 41:12 11:59 9:43 9:34 9:56 Oct 25, 2014 at South Dakota W 47-7 32:42 9:35 9:29 6:04 7:34 Nov 01, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 37-17 38:20 6:24 10:23 10:55 10:38 Nov 08, 2014 at Northern Iowa L 3-23 30:41 8:42 8:14 7:00 6:45 Nov 15, 2014 at Missouri State W 45-10 33:00 7:45 8:41 8:12 8:22 North Dakota State Total 378:22 94:36 96:37 91:37 95:32 0:00 Avg. 34:23 8:36 8:47 8:19 8:41 0:00 Opponents Total 281:31 70:17 68:23 73:23 69:28 0:00 Avg. 25:35 6:23 6:13 6:40 6:18 0:00 BISONNCA AFOOTBALL Statistic 2014s PAGE 20

North Dakota St. - 2014-15 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/15/2014

National Conference National Conference Statistic Value Value Value Rank Rank Leader Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (121 ranked) 10 1 0.477 Richmond 0.538 North Dakota St. 0.477 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 5 1 0.263 Jacksonville St. 0.229 North Dakota St. 0.263 4th Down Conversion Pct (121 ranked) 36 4 0.571 Richmond 0.875 Indiana St. 0.667 Illinois St. 0.667 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 21 2 0.400 Tennessee St. 0.125 Illinois St. 0.231 Blocked Kicks (88 ranked) 88 9 1 William & Mary 10 Western Ill. 6 Blocked Kicks Allowed (121 ranked) 12 1 1 11 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 1 Blocked Punts (32 ranked) William & Mary 6 UNI 3 Western Ill. 3 Blocked Punts Allowed (121 ranked) 1 1 0 47 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 0 South Dakota 0 Completion Percentage (121 ranked) 22 1 0.634 New Hampshire 0.690 North Dakota St. 0.634 Fewest Penalties (121 ranked) 65 8 70 Gardner-Webb 42 Southern Ill. 46 Fewest Penalties Per Game (121 ranked) 57 8 6.36 Gardner-Webb 3.82 Southern Ill. 4.18 Fewest Penalty Yards (121 ranked) 44 7 552 Gardner-Webb 335 Southern Ill. 392 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (121 ranked) 38 7 50.18 Gardner-Webb 30.45 Southern Ill. 35.64 First Downs Defense (120 ranked) 3 1 149 Wagner 146 North Dakota St. 149 First Downs Offense (121 ranked) 37 3 232 Idaho St. 303 South Dakota St. 237 Fumbles Lost (121 ranked) 8 1 4 Montana 1 North Dakota St. 4 Missouri St. 4 Fumbles Recovered (121 ranked) 45 4 8 Albany (NY) 18 Indiana St. 15 Kickoff Return Defense (121 ranked) 52 4 19.44 Hampton 14.79 Illinois St. 18.36 Kickoff Returns (121 ranked) 77 5 18.95 Southeastern La. 27.82 UNI 26.88 Net Punting (121 ranked) 12 1 38.25 Montana St. 41.32 North Dakota St. 38.25 Passes Had Intercepted (121 ranked) 33 3 8 Citadel 1 Indiana St. 4 Passes Intercepted (121 ranked) 33 5 12 Jacksonville 24 UNI 16 Passing Offense (121 ranked) 74 6 200.2 Idaho St. 350.5 Indiana St. 260.4 Passing Yards Allowed (121 ranked) 5 1 147.9 Tennessee St. 124.8 North Dakota St. 147.9 Passing Yards per Completion (121 ranked) 26 4 13.27 Southeastern La. 16.79 Youngstown St. 15.52 Punt Return Defense (121 ranked) 22 2 5.85 Northwestern St. 0.33 UNI 5.63 Punt Returns (121 ranked) 30 4 10.96 Mercer 19.21 Southern Ill. 12.84 Red Zone Defense (121 ranked) 27 2 0.737 Sacred Heart 0.414 Illinois St. 0.654 Red Zone Offense (121 ranked) 17 3 0.872 UNI 0.974 UNI 0.974 Rushing Defense (121 ranked) 14 2 111.2 Bethune-Cookman 79.5 UNI 94.5 Rushing Offense (121 ranked) 18 2 224.5 Cal Poly 352.7 Illinois St. 237.0 Sacks Allowed (121 ranked) 20 2 1.18 Citadel 0.36 Youngstown St. 1.09 Scoring Defense (121 ranked) 2 1 11.4 Harvard 11.0 North Dakota St. 11.4 Scoring Offense (121 ranked) 35 2 32.6 Alcorn 45.7 Illinois St. 38.2 Tackles for Loss Allowed (121 ranked) 1 1 3.00 North Dakota St. 3.00 North Dakota St. 3.00 Team Passing Efficiency (121 ranked) 13 2 150.52 Villanova 180.38 Youngstown St. 153.10 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (121 ranked) 2 1 92.53 Tennessee St. 90.62 North Dakota St. 92.53 Team Sacks (121 ranked) 13 3 2.91 Grambling 4.09 UNI 3.82 Team Tackles for Loss (121 ranked) 67 5 5.7 Grambling 10.4 UNI 8.5 Time of Possession (121 ranked) 1 1 34:24 North Dakota St. 34:24 North Dakota St. 34:24 Total Defense (121 ranked) 3 1 259.1 Bethune-Cookman 243.5 North Dakota St. 259.1 Total Offense (121 ranked) 33 4 424.6 Yale 587.2 Illinois St. 436.3 Turnover Margin (121 ranked) 16 4 0.73 Indiana St. 1.45 Indiana St. 1.45 Turnovers Gained (121 ranked) 41 4 20 N.C. A&T 34 Indiana St. 27 Turnovers Lost (120 ranked) 9 2 12 Montana 6 Indiana St. 11 Winning Percentage (118 ranked) 3 1 0.909 Coastal Caro. 1.000 North Dakota St. 0.909 Harvard 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 21

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (199 ranked) John Crockett 20 4 141.73 Johnta' Hebert, Prairie View 225.30 David Johnson, UNI 169.45 Blocked Kicks (14 ranked) Devin Borders, Eastern Ky. 5 David McDaniel, Western Ill. 3 Combined Kick Returns (175 ranked) Christian Dudzik 145 11 231 Keenan Canty, Nicholls St. 1,175 Tay Willis, Southern Ill. 870 Completion Percentage (97 ranked) Carson Wentz 21 1 0.637 Morgan Roberts, Yale 0.687 Carson Wentz, North Dakota St. 0.637 Completions Per Game (125 ranked) Carson Wentz 55 4 14.82 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 26.64 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 24.50 Field Goal Percentage (88 ranked) Adam Keller 15 5 0.846 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 1.000 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 1.000 Luc Swimberghe, Sam Houston St. 1.000 David Last, San Diego 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (118 ranked) Adam Keller 2 2 2.00 Michael Schmadeke, UNI 2.09 Michael Schmadeke, UNI 2.09 Forced Fumbles (48 ranked) Kyle Emanuel 21 2 0.27 Felix Small, N.C. Central 0.64 Connor Underwood, Indiana St. 0.36 Fumbles Recovered (31 ranked) Carlton Littlejohn 4 1 3 Alex Perry, Delaware St. 5 Carlton Littlejohn, North Dakota St. 3 Mark Sewall, Indiana St. 3 Interceptions (146 ranked) Jacob Hagen, Liberty 0.7 Deiondre' Hall, UNI 0.4 Tim Kilfoy, UNI 0.4 Travis Starks, Indiana St. 0.4 Kickoff Return TDs (3 ranked) Pokey Harris, Murray St. 3 David Johnson, UNI 1 Tevin Allen, Illinois St. 1 Kickoff Returns (106 ranked) Tevin Allen, Illinois St. 32.2 Tevin Allen, Illinois St. 32.2 Passes Defended (45 ranked) CJ Smith 23 3 1.2 Jamal Agnew, San Diego 2.3 Travis Starks, Indiana St. 1.5 Passing Efficiency (97 ranked) Carson Wentz 14 2 150.2 John Robertson, Villanova 185.2 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 156.3 Passing TDs (100 ranked) Carson Wentz 30 5 17 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 35 Trenton Norvell, Western Ill. 22 Passing Yards (125 ranked) Carson Wentz 37 3 2,161 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 3,754 Trenton Norvell, Western Ill. 2,676 Passing Yards Per Game (125 ranked) Carson Wentz 42 3 196.5 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 341.3 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 260.2 Passing Yards per Completion (97 ranked) Carson Wentz 20 3 13.26 Jaymason Lee, Alabama A&M 17.10 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 15.44 Points Responsible For (189 ranked) Carson Wentz 45 6 120 John Robertson, Villanova 240 Kierra Harris, Missouri St. 156 Adam Keller 63 9 105 John Crockett 75 11 96 Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Carson Wentz 50 7 10.9 John Robertson, Villanova 21.8 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 15.2 Adam Keller 72 9 9.5 John Crockett 87 11 8.7 Punt Return TDs (6 ranked) Chandler Curtis, Mercer 3 Brad Blumenshine, Western Ill. 1 Charles Brown, UNI 1 Punt Returns (53 ranked) CJ Smith 5 1 13.8 Anthony Williams Jr., Alcorn 18.7 CJ Smith, North Dakota St. 13.8 Punting (98 ranked) Ben LeCompte 8 1 44.1 Kyle Loomis, Portland St. 46.1 Ben LeCompte, North Dakota St. 44.1 Receiving TDs (70 ranked) Deandre Carter, Sacramento St. 16 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 14 Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Zach Vraa 115 13 546 Deandre Carter, Sacramento St. 1,200 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 1,141 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Zach Vraa 129 13 49.6 Madison Mangum, Idaho St. 117.1 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 103.7 Receptions Per Game (192 ranked) Zach Vraa 164 15 3.3 Deandre Carter, Sacramento St. 8.2 Mycole Pruitt, Southern Ill. 6.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) Paul Stanton, Jr., Harvard 7.05 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 6.32 Rushing TDs (92 ranked) John Crockett 13 3 14 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 21 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 19 Gus Johnson, Stephen F. Austin 21 Rushing Yards (198 ranked) John Crockett 12 4 1,257 Khairi Dickson, Saint Francis (PA) 1,650 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 1,558 King Frazier 152 13 477 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) John Crockett 14 4 114.3 Khairi Dickson, Saint Francis (PA) 165.0 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 152.3 King Frazier 166 13 43.4 Sacks (49 ranked) Kyle Emanuel 3 1 1.41 Alec May, Georgetown 1.55 Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota St. 1.41 Scoring (197 ranked) Adam Keller 13 3 9.5 Tyler Varga, Yale 15.3 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 11.4 John Crockett 29 5 8.2 Solo Tackles (27 ranked) Donald Payne, Stetson 7.5 Nick Mears, South Dakota St. 5.5 Tackles For Loss (89 ranked) Kyle Emanuel 3 1 2.1 James Cowser, Southern Utah 2.3 Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota St. 2.1 Total Offense (200 ranked) Carson Wentz 45 4 224.7 Garrett Safron, Sacramento St. 355.4 Trenton Norvell, Western Ill. 254.6 John Crockett 106 11 115.7 Total Tackles (190 ranked) , Cal Poly 14.5 Kevin Kintzel, Western Ill. 8.7 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Carson Wentz 11 2 8.44 Dakota Prukop, Montana St. 10.04 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 9.30