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North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012 2013 SCHEDULE North Dakota State Hosts Illinois State in 40th Annual (8-0 overall, 5-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Result Harvest Bowl Game Saturday Aug. 30 at Kansas State W, 24-21 Sept. 7 FERRIS STATE W, 56-10 THIS WEEK: Top-ranked North Dakota State Sept. 21 DELAWARE STATE W, 51-0 (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) returns from a bye week to host Sept. 28 *at South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) W, 20-0 third-place Illinois State (5-4, 4-2 MVFC) in the 40th Oct. 5 *NORTHERN IOWA (Trees Bowl) W, 24-23 annual Harvest Bowl game Saturday, Nov. 9. Kickoff is NORTH DAKOTA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Oct. 12 *MISSOURI STATE (Homecoming) W, 41-26 scheduled for 2:37 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the Oct. 19 *at Southern Illinois W, 31-10 Fargodome (18,700). BISON REDBIRDS Oct. 26 *at Indiana State W, 56-10 (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) (5-4, 4-2 MVFC) Nov. 9 *ILLINOIS STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Live coverage in high definition Rank: 1/1 (TSN/Coaches) Rank: none Nov. 16 *at Youngstown State 2 p.m. ET begins at 2:30 p.m. on the NBC North Dakota network, Last Game: Oct. 26 Last Game: Nov. 2 def. Indiana St. 56-10 def. Northern Iowa, 13-3 Nov. 23 *SOUTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. Fox Sports North (except in North Dakota), and Fox *Missouri Valley Football Conference games Streak: Won 17 Streak: Won 3 College Sports Pacific with KVLY’s Brian Shawn calling At Home: 4-0 (Won 9) On Road: 0-4 (Lost 5) the play-by-play, KFYR’s Lee Timmerman and former Coach: Craig Bohl Coach: Brock Spack QUICK FACTS Bison quarterback Kevin Feeney as color analysts, and Record: 97-32 (11th) Record: 34-22 (5th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) KVLY’s Jamal Spencer reporting from the sideline. A Founded: 1890 live video stream will be available on GoBison.com/allaccess. Enrollment: 14,629 (fall 2013) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) RADIO: Live coverage begins at 2 p.m. CST on KFGO-AM 790 and KRWK-FM 101.9 of Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Fargo along with the North Dakota Corn Growers Bison Radio Network. KFGO’s Scott Miller Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass will describe the play-by-play with NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS analyst and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sidelines. A live audio stream will be Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) available on GoBison.com/allaccess. Last Year’s Record: 14-1 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 50/15 THE SERIES: This is the seventh meeting between North Dakota State and Illinois State Starters Returning: 21 (9 offense, 9 defense, 3 specialty) dating back to 2007. The Bison have won two straight to take a 4-2 lead in the series. The Basic Offense: West Coast Basic Defense: 4-3 Redbirds are 1-2 in three trips to Fargo with their only win coming in 2009 by score of 27-24. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) This is Illinois State’s first appearance in the Harvest Bowl game. Director of Athletics: Gene Taylor (Arizona State, 1980) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 HARVEST BOWL: This is the 39th Harvest Bowl game in 40 years of the event celebrating Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 excellence in agriculture, education and athletics. NDSU is 34-2-2 all-time and has won three straight Harvest Bowl games including last year’s 23-17 victory over Southern Illinois. The FOOTBALL STAFF event began in 1974 with NDSU beating Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-7. The 1991 game with Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska, 1982) Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 2 of that year was canceled due to a blizzard. Record: 97-32 (11th season) Assistant Coaches/Staff: BYE, BYE: North Dakota State is coming off its second bye week of the year with only an *Brent Vigen (NDSU, 1998) ......................... Offensive Coordinator/QBs 11-game regular season schedule. The Bison have won nine straight games after idle weeks Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) ..........Defensive Coordinator/DBs with their last lost after a bye coming in 2005 in a 20-14 home setback to UC Davis. Kenni Burns (Indiana, 2006)......................Recruiting Coordinator/WRs AJ Cooper (NDSU, 2006) ................................................Defensive Ends Scott Fuchs (NDSU,1995) .................................................Offensive Line LAST GAME: North Dakota State scored four return touchdowns and rolled to its 17th *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003) ..............................Defensive Line straight victory 56-10 over Indiana State two weeks ago. Colten Heagle had a 35-yard Steve Stanard (Nebraska, 1989) .........................................Linebackers interception return, Ryan Smith tied a 1923 school record with a 100-yard kickoff return, and Conor Riley (Nebraska-Omaha, 2003) .................. Tight Ends/Fullbacks Christian Dudzik had punt return touchdowns from 43 and 68 yards out. Quarterback Brock *John Richardson (NDSU, 2010) ............................. Defensive Assistant Jensen finished 13 of 14 passing for 186 yards and a career-high four touchdowns for NDSU. *Gordie Haug (Bemidji State, 2009) ........................Offensive Assistant He connected with Zach Vraa from 11 and 29 yards, Smith on a 20-yard play, and Trevor *Jake Chapman (Ohio, 2012) .....................................Video Coordinator Gebhart from the 3-yard line. NDSU’s four returns for touchdown and 49 halftime points were Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ..........................................Athletic Trainer both the most since the 2000 home win over Minnesota State Moorhead. Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002) ........ Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services *press box on game day NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State had two players recognized as Football Championship Subdivision national performers of the week by The Sports Network MEDIA RELATIONS and the College Football Performance Awards on Oct. 28. Christian Dudzik was named Sports Contact: Ryan Perreault (NDSU, 2002) Network Special Teams co-Player of the Week and CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 after scoring his first two career touchdowns on punt returns of 43 and 68 yards in Saturday’s Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com 56-10 win over Indiana State. Ryan Smith was named FCS National Kickoff Returner of the Week by the CFPA. Smith returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, answering Indiana State’s kickoff return touchdown on the previous play. He tied the NDSU kickoff return record /ndbison /ndsuathletics /ndsuathletics of 100 yards set in 1923 by Elmer Parisien against South Dakota. BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) ILLINOIS STATE (5-4, 4-2 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS REDBIRDS OPP NDSU ILST Points/Game 37.9 12.5 Points/Game 27.2 30.3 Scoring Offense 17th 60th First Downs 175 107 First Downs 153 170 Rushing Offense 18th 89th Rushing/Game 229.2 78.5 Rushing/Game 136.1 140.0 Passing Offense 72nd 65th Passing/Game 200.6 166.8 Passing/Game 209.3 233.1 Total Offense 35th 82nd Total Offense/Game 429.9 245.2 Total Offense/Game 345.4 373.1 Passing Eff. 7th 33rd Had Intercepted 4 8 Had Intercepted 10 5 Scoring Defense 2nd 80th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Fumbles-Lost 10-5 8-2 Fumbles-Lost 13-8 16-9 Rushing Defense 1st 39th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 37-39.5 40-38.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 56-52.6 43-50.3 Pass Defense 11th 79th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 38.4 34.7 Net Punt Avg. 35.3 34.5 Total Defense 1st 47th Time of Possession/Game 34:37 25:23 Time of Possession/Game 33:34 26:26 Pass Eff. Defense 3rd 78th North Dakota State 5-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 61/114 27/111 3rd Down Conversions 49/138 54/135 Net Punting 16th 63rd Youngstown State 5-0 1.000 8-1 .889 4th Down Conversions 8/11 4/13 4th Down Conversions 8/15 3/10 Punt Returns 2nd 43rd Illinois State 4-2 .667 5-4 .556 Kickoff Returns 4th 51st Missouri State 4-2 .667 4-6 .400 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 52nd 88th Southern Illinois 3-2 .600 5-4 .556 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Penalty Yards/Gm 13th 48th South Dakota 3-3 .500 4-5 .444 Sam Ojuri 109 673 6.2 3 84.1 Marshaun Coprich 171 736 4.3 8 81.8 Time of Poss. 1st 6th South Dakota State 2-3 .400 5-4 .556 John Crockett 107 593 5.5 7 74.1 Cameron Hunt 40 134 3.3 0 14.9 3rd Down Conv. 2nd 90th Western Illinois 1-5 .167 3-7 .300 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 1st 66th Brock Jensen 119-178-4 66.9 17 181.0 Blake Winkler 106-175-5 60.6 11 181.9 4th Down Conv. 12th 50th Northern Iowa 0-5 .000 4-5 .444 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 15th 13th Indiana State 0-5 .000 1-8 .111 Ryan Smith 36 370 10.3 3 46.2 Phil Dudley 33 290 8.8 1 32.2 Zach Vraa 33 624 18.9 8 78.0 Cameron Meredith 19 348 18.3 5 43.5 VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.