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’sBrian 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: 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 . KFGO’s Scott Miller Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass will describe the play-by-play with NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of FamerPhil 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 * (NDSU, 1998)...... Offensive Coordinator/QBs 11-game regular season schedule. The Bison have won nine straight games after idle weeks (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 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 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 and 49 halftime points were Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002)...... Athletic Trainer both the most since the 2000 home win over 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 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 -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 .444 109 673 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 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. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Grant Olson 24-46-70 6.5 1 1-1 Pat Meehan 30-30-60 3.0 0 0-1 Last Week Colten Heagle 28-24-52 3.0 1 0-0 Alex Donnelly 29-31-60 4.5 0 0-0 *at Illinois State 13, Northern Iowa 3 Christian Dudzik 22-8-30 2.0 1 1-1 Colton Underwood 26-28-54 8.5 0 1-2 *at Missouri State 49, Indiana State 7 *Youngstown State 38, at South Dakota 34 *Southern Illinois 34, at Western Illinois 28 O-LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State’s Billy Turner was named Offensive Lineman of the Week by the Missouri Valley Football Conference following NDSU’s season-high This Week 331-yard rushing performance at Southern Illinois. Turner graded out at 92 percent with 10 Montana at South Dakota, 1 p.m. knockdowns and no quarterback hurries or sacks. It was NDSU’s second straight award and *Indiana State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. third of the year. Turner was recognized after the Kansas State win (96% with 10 knockdowns) *Missouri State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. and was named following the Missouri State game (98% with eight knockndowns). *Illinois State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. *Youngstown State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. RUNNING GAME: North Dakota State racked up a season-high 331 rushing yards in the win at Southern Illinois. It was the most rushing yards for NDSU since 376 in the NCAA second Next Week round win at Montana State in 2010 and the third most in a Missouri Valley Football Conference *Western Illinois at Indiana State, 1 p.m. game behind 413 at Illinois State and 354 at Missouri State both during the 2008 season. *Northern Iowa at Missouri State, 1 p.m. *North Dakota State at Youngstown St., 1 p.m. PUNT COVERAGE: North Dakota State’s Ben LeCompte has punted 31 times for a 43.5 *South Dakota State at South Dakota, 1 p.m. average this year including eight touchbacks and 14 inside the 20-yard line. Only 3 of 31 *Illinois State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. punts have been returned and NDSU tacklers have limited those returns to 0 yards (Jordan (All times Central) Champion), minus-2 yards (Colten Heagle) and 0 yards ().

FOURTH QUARTER SUCCESS: North Dakota State has held 7 of 8 opponents scoreless in VALLEY FOOTBALL the fourth quarter with Missouri State’s 11-yard TD pass from Ashton Glaser to Dorian Buford TELECONFERENCE being the only fourth-quarter points allowed. Buford’s touchdown and a Sam Houston State North Dakota State University head coach Craig Bohl field goal in last year’s national title game are the only fourth-quarter points NDSU has allowed in the last 13 games. participates in the weekly teleconference conducted by the Missouri Valley Football Conference. For call-in information, OJURI CLIMBS RUSHING CHART: Senior running back Sam Ojuri has moved into contact associate commissioner Mike Kern at [email protected]. seventh place on North Dakota State’s all-time rushing chart with 2,969 yards passing former Bison players Paul Hatchett, Doug Lloyd, Kevin Feeney, , Pat Paschall, Chad Stark 10:00 a.m. CT / 11 a.m. ET – Eric Wolford, Youngstown State and over the first eight games of the season. Ojuri needs 17 yards to pass D.J. 10:06 a.m. CT – Joe Glenn, South Dakota McNorton for sixth. Only five NDSU players have rushed for 3,000 yards in a career with the last 10:12 a.m. CT – John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State being Kyle Steffes, who finished second in school history with 3,952 yards from 2003-06. 10:18 a.m. CT – Terry Allen, Missouri State 10:24 a.m. CT – Brock Spack, Illinois State SMITH CRACKS TOP FIVE IN RECEPTIONS: Senior wide receiver Ryan Smith moved into 10:30 a.m. CT – Bob Nielson, Western Illinois fifth place in career pass receptions at North Dakota State with his fourth catch against Missouri 10:36 a.m. CT – Craig Bohl, North Dakota State State. Smith has 129 career receptions for 1,450 yards. 10:42 a.m. CT / 11:42 a.m. ET – Mike Sanford, Indiana State NDSU Top Five Career Pass Receptions 10:48 a.m. CT – Dale Lennon, Southern Illinois 1. Kole Heckendorf, 178 (2005-08) 10:54 a.m. CT – Mark Farley, Northern Iowa 2. Travis White, 163 (2002-06) 3. Warren Holloway, 161 (2008-11) 4. T.R. McDonald, 134 (1990-93) 5. Ryan Smith, 129 (2010-present) BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 3

NORTH DAKOTA CORN GROWERS FLIPPING THE FIELD: North Dakota State ranks 16th nationally and is second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in net punting behind Southern Illinois thanks to BISON RADIO NETWORK sophomore punter Ben LeCompte, who has been flipping the field with an impressive 43.5 North Dakota State University football can be heard live on yards per punt average that ranks 14th in the NCAA FCS statistics. LeCompte had seven punts 19 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio and four inside the 20 – both career highs – in the Northern Iowa game. He had a career- streaming is available online at GoBison.com/allaccess. long punt of 75 yards and another for 74 yards at South Dakota State, and a 65-yarder against Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. UNI. LeCompte’s career average of 43.3 would rank second in school history behind Mike Head coach Craig Bohl is also a guest on “Bison Feedback” Dragosavich’s 44.46 from 2004-07. each Monday during the season from 6 to 7 p.m. on KFGO and various network affiliates. The studio line is (701) 237-5948. SMITH AMONG PUNT RETURN LEADERS: North Dakota State wide receiver Ryan Smith is the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision active career leader in punt returns (76), punt return yards (881), is tied for first in punt return touchdowns (3), and is fourth in punt return average (11.6). Junior free safety Christian Dudzik handled the first 13 punt returns this year before Smith took his first return 85 yards for a TD in the first quarter against Missouri State.

JENSEN ON THE NCAA CAREER LIST: North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen is among the NCAA active career leaders ranked fifth in total TDs responsible for (84). Jensen is 40-5 as NDSU’s starting quarterback and with 41 total victories (including 2010 off the bench Scott Miller Phil Hansen Jeremy Jorgenson against Morgan State) he is closing in on the FCS record of 43 wins by Armanti Edwards at Play-by-Play Color Analyst Sidelines Appalachian State from 2006-09. Jensen is NDSU’s career leader in pass attempts (973), pass completions (604) and passing yards (7,253) and total offense yards (8,226). Fargo ...... KFGO-AM 790 Most Wins by FCS Quarterbacks Fargo ...... KRWK-FM 101.9 43, Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State (2006-09) Albany, MN ...... KDDG-FM 105.5 42, J.R. Revere, Georgia Southern (1998-01) Bismarck ...... KXMR-AM 710 41, Brock Jensen, North Dakota State (2010-present) Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 41, Eric Ward, Richmond (2006-09) Detroit Lakes, MN ...... KBOT-FM 104.1 Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 STREAKING: North Dakota State’s 17-game winning streak is a Missouri Valley Football Dickinson ...... KLTC-AM 1460 Conference record, the longest active streak in the Football Championship Subdivision, and the Fergus Falls, MN ...... KZCR-FM 103.3 second longest streak in all of Division I behind Ohio State. The Bison have won nine straight at Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 home (second best in the FCS) and 41 of the last 42 non-conference home games including 31 Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 straight since a 2003 loss to UC Davis. Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Division I Overall Winning Streaks Division I Home Winning Streaks Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 1. Ohio State (Big Ten) 21 1. Sam Houston State (Southland) 20 Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 2. North Dakota State (MVFC) 17 2. South Carolina (SEC) 15 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (north)...... WLKX-FM 95.9 3. Alabama (SEC) 12 3. Ohio State (Big Ten) 14 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (south)...... KBGY-FM 107.5 4. Baylor (Big 12) 11 4. Stanford (Pac-12) 13 Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 5. Oregon (Pac-12) 10 5. Fresno State (Mountain West) 11 Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 Florida State (ACC) 10 6. North Dakota State (MVFC) 9 Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 Eastern Illinois (OVC) 9 Northern Illinois (MAC) 9 CRAIG BOHL FOOTBALL SHOW North Dakota State University director of sales and ON THE ROAD: North Dakota State has won 13 straight true road games and 16 includ- broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television ing two national championship games in Frisco, Texas, and one neutral site win against South show with head coach Craig Bohl live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays Dakota in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Bison have won 21 of their last 25 road games and are 41-20 on on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC the road since head coach Craig Bohl took over in 2003. NDSU is 16-7 in MVFC road games. North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and The Bison have not lost away from Fargo since the 38-31 overtime loss to eventual national Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday champion Eastern Washington in the 2010 NCAA quarterfinals. nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and on Midco Division I Road Winning Streaks Sports Network at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Online viewing is 1. Oregon (Pac-12) 18 available at www.valleynewslive.com. 2. Northern Illinois (MAC) 14 3. North Dakota State (MVFC) 13 4. Alabama (SEC) 11 BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE 5. Texas A&M (SEC) 8 Date Opponent Coverage Aug. 30 at Kansas State FOX Sports 1 BISON FIFTH IN ATTENDANCE: North Dakota State’s record crowd of 19,108 for the Sept. 7 FERRIS STATE NBC-ND/ESPN3 homecoming game against Missouri State was the fifth straight regular season sellout and the Sept. 21 DELAWARE STATE NBC-ND/ESPN3/GamePlan 17th sellout overall since 2006. NDSU is fifth in the Football Championship Subdivision with an Sept. 28 *at South Dakota State NBC-ND/MidcoSN average attendance of 18,981 through four home games. Oct. 5 *NORTHERN IOWA NBC-ND/FCS Pacific/FSNorth+ FCS average home attendance Oct. 12 *MISSOURI STATE NBC-ND/ESPN3/GamePlan 1. Montana - 25,941 Oct. 19 *at Southern Illinois NBC-ND/ESPN3/GamePlan 2. Southern - 22,080 Oct. 26 *at Indiana State NBC-ND/ESPN3/GamePlan 3. James Madison - 21,518 Nov. 9 *ILLINOIS STATE NBC-ND/FCS Pacific/FSNorth 4. Montana State - 19,627 Nov. 16 *at Youngstown State NBC-ND/ESPN3 5. North Dakota State - 18,981 Nov. 23 *SOUTH DAKOTA NBC-ND/MidcoSN/FCS Pacific BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 THREE UNBEATENS REMAIN: Division I has 10 teams with perfect records and three of Issued Nov. 4, 2013 those are in the Football Championship Subdivision. North Dakota State (8-0) represents the Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv Missouri Valley Football Conference: 1. North Dakota State (26) 8-0 650 1 Remaining Unbeaten Teams in the FCS 2. Eastern Illinois 8-1 622 2 Fordham (Patriot) 9-0 3. Coastal Carolina 9-0 591 3 Coastal Carolina (Big South) 9-0 4. Eastern Washington 7-2 575 4 North Dakota State (MVFC) 8-0 5. Montana State 7-2 544 5 FBS unbeaten teams: Ohio State 9-0, Northern Illinois 9-0, Alabama 8-0, Florida State 8-0, 6. Fordham 9-0 499 8 Oregon 8-0, Fresno State 8-0, Baylor 7-0. 7. Sam Houston State 7-2 492 9 8. Youngstown State 8-1 462 10 NDSU, MVFC TOP GRIDIRON POWER INDEX: North Dakota State had the top spot for the 9. Maine 8-1 426 11 10. Bethune-Cookman 8-1 385 12 fifth straight week in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Football 11. Towson 8-2 383 6 Championship Subdivision and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection. The Missouri Valley 12. Montana 7-2 376 13 Football Conference had five teams in the top 25 and was tops among all 14 conferences ahead 13. McNeese State 7-2 345 7 of the Colonial Athletic Association and Southland Conference. 14. Northern Arizona 7-2 334 14 Gridiron Power Index - Oct. 30 Conference GPI - Oct. 30 15. Wofford 5-3 266 16 1. North Dakota State 1.00 1. Missouri Valley 27.52 16. Charleston Southern 9-1 239 18 2. Eastern Illinois 2.00 2. Colonial 32.65 17. Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 189 25 3. McNeese State 5.71 3. Southland 33.79 18. James Madison 6-3 158 23 4. Eastern Washington 5.86 4. Ohio Valley 36.49 19. Lehigh 6-2 156 21 5. Towson 6.00 5. Big Sky 40.77 20. South Dakota State 5-4 148 20 21. Delaware 7-2 89 NR 22. Samford 6-3 81 19 VRAA, SMITH NATIONAL PERFORMERS OF WEEK: North Dakota State had two players 23. Chattanooga 7-2 80 NR recognized as national performers of the week by the College Football Performance Awards T-24. William & Mary 6-3 66 NR following the Missouri State game. Zach Vraa was named FCS National Wide Receiver of the T-24. Central Arkansas 5-4 66 15 Week after catching five passes for a career-high 179 yards and two touchdowns. He caught TD Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 59, Princeton 39, Jacksonville State 27, passes of 36 and 23 yards and had two other catches go for 56 and 52 yards. Ryan Smith, the Harvard 14, Villanova 13, Tennessee State 11, Eastern Kentucky 8, Jackson State 7, Southern Utah 6, Cal Poly 3, Northern Iowa 2, Southern Illinois 1. Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, was named FCS National Punt Returner of the Week. Smith turned his first punt return of the year into an 85-yard touchdown to give the Bison a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. He is the Division I active leader Sports Network Top 25 with three career punt return TDs. Issued Nov. 4, 2013 Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv OLSON NATIONAL ALL STAR: Middle linebacker Grant Olson was chosen as a National 1. North Dakota State (159) 8-0 3,975 1 All-Star by College Sporting News after posting eight tackles and a career-high two sacks 2. Eastern Illinois 8-1 3,751 2 totaling 14 yards at South Dakota State. Olson was the leading tackler for the NDSU defense 3. Eastern Washington 7-2 3,593 3 4. Montana State 7-2 3,330 5 which held SDSU to minus-32 yards rushing. 5. Coastal Carolina 9-0 3,222 6 6. Sam Houston State 7-2 3,117 8 LeCOMPTE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Punter Ben LeCompte was selected by 7. Fordham 9-0 3,003 9 The Sports Network as the FCS National co-Special Teams Player of the Week after the South 8. Maine 8-1 2,817 10 Dakota State game, where he had seven punts for 310 yards, averaged 44.3 yards per punt, 9. Youngstown State 8-1 2,563 11 placed three punts inside the 20 and had two touchbacks in North Dakota State’s 20-0 win. 10. Montana 7-2 2,317 12 LeCompte blasted a career-long 75-yard punt from his own 25 in the first quarter and added a 11. McNeese State 7-2 2,202 4 74-yarder from NDSU’s 8-yard line at the end of the first quarter. He also handled four kickoffs 12. Bethune-Cookman 8-1 2,124 13 with a 59.0 average including one touchback. He was the Missouri Valley Football Conference 13. Towson 8-2 2,088 7 Special Teams Player of the Week. 14. Northern Arizona 7-2 2,036 14 15. Delaware 7-2 1,722 21 16. Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 1,579 25 GOOD COMPANY: In the past two-plus seasons, North Dakota State has the best winning 17. Wofford 5-3 1,350 17 percentage of any Division I school: 18. Charleston Southern 9-1 902 24 Win Percentage, Division I (2011-present) 19. South Dakota State 5-4 861 19 1. North Dakota State (MVFC) 36-2 .947 20. Samford 6-3 769 15 2. Alabama (SEC) 33-2 .943 21. Lehigh 6-2 760 22 3. Oregon (Pac-12) 32-3 .914 22. James Madison 6-3 696 NR 23. William & Mary 6-3 692 NR WILLIAMS AND : North Dakota State’s Marcus Williams has 20 career in- 24. Chattanooga 7-2 412 NR terceptions, which ranks third-best all-time on the MVFC list. He is the NCAA all-divisions active 25. New Hampshire 4-4 299 16 leader in career interceptions (20) and interception return yards (442). His six career INT returns Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 285, Central Arkansas 246, Eastern Kentucky 226, Princeton 146, Villanova 140, Southern Illinois 91, Tennessee State 65, for touchdown tied the FCS record set by Murray State’s William Hampton (1993-96). Southern Utah 61, Harvard 48, South Carolina State 44, Northern Iowa 29, South Dakota 24, MVFC Career Leaders - Interceptions Georgia Southern 23, Illinois State 22, UT Martin 21, Jackson State 8, Cal Poly 6, Sacred Heart 5, Missouri State 3, The Citadel 1, Furman 1. 24, Adrion Smith, Missouri St., 1990-93 21, Jeff Smith, Illinois St., 1985-88 20, Marcus Williams, North Dakota St., 2010-present 18, Ty Talton, Northern Iowa, 1995-98 18, Dre Dokes, Northern Iowa, 2003-06 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 5

Special Teams Tackles BISON IN NCAA TOP 10: North Dakota State leads the nation in rushing defense, punt return defense, total defense, time of possession, first downs allowed and third down defense, Kickoffs Punts and the Bison are among the top 10 in several categories in the FCS statistics through Nov. 2: UA A Tot UA A Tot NDSU in the FCS Statistics Nick DeLuca 6 2 8 1st - third down conversion defense (.243) 2nd - punt return average (18.76) Bryan Shepherd 3 4 7 1 0 1 1st - first downs allowed (107) 2nd - third down conversion percentage (.535) Bo Liekhus 3 5 8 1st - time of possession (34:37) 3rd - passing efficiency defense (98.81) Esley Thorton 3 3 6 1st - punt return defense (-0.67) 4th - kickoff return average (26.30) Zach Colvin 2 2 4 1st - rushing defense (78.5) 5th - turnovers lost (9) AJ Van Voorhis 2 2 4 1st - total defense (245.3) 6th - sacks per game (3.38) Antonio Rodgers 2 2 4 2nd - scoring defense (12.5) 7th - passing efficiency (160.66) Jordan Champion 1 1 2 1 0 1 Derrick Lang 1 1 2 Cooper Wahlo Jr. 0 2 2 RUN DEFENSE: South Dakota State’s minus-32 yards rushing was the lowest total allowed CJ Smith 1 0 1 by North Dakota State in Division I football. The NDSU record is minus-85 yards against Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 0 1 Morningside in 1974. SDSU’s Zach Zenner, the leading rusher in the Football Championship MJ Stumpf 1 0 1 Subdivision, had four yards on eight carries. Ben LeCompte 1 0 0 Colten Heagle 1 0 1 BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS: North Dakota State’s shutout victories over Delaware State Chase Morlock 0 1 1 and South Dakota State were the first back-to-back shutouts for NDSU since 1987 when the Zachary Baker 0 1 1 Bison won 34-0 at Augustana (S.D.) and 33-0 at home over Morningside.

NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State was named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America on Sept. 3 following its 24-21 win at Kansas State. NDSU is just the second Football Championship Subdivision team to be recognized. The other was Appalachian State in 2007 following its opening game win at No. 5-ranked Michigan. NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week North Dakota State has been ranked No. 1 in the nation all season FOUR IN A ROW: North Dakota State is the first team in Missouri Valley Football Confer- and has a string of 15 straight weeks in the Sports Network poll and ence history to win a game against an FBS foe in four straight years (Kansas-2010; Minne- 14 straight weeks in the FCS coaches poll. NDSU has led the Gridiron sota-2011; Colorado State-2012; Kansas State-2013). No other MVFC team has won three in Power Index 14 straight weeks including four of the last five in 2011 successive seasons. and all eight weeks in 2012. DATE TSN FCS GPI HEAGLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Strong safety Colten Heagle was Missouri Preseason 1 1 ---- Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the Kansas State win where he 9/2 1 1 ---- led NDSU with seven solo tackles including two stops for loss in his first game back since a knee 9/9 1 1 ---- injury at Colorado State in September 2012. He made a tackle in the backfield on third-and-2 in 9/16 1 1 ---- the first quarter to force a Kansas State punt and NDSU scored on the next possession for a 7-0 9/23 1 1 ---- 9/30 1 1 1 lead before going on to a 24-21 victory over the defending Big 12 champions. 10/7 1 1 1 10/14 1 1 1 JENSEN DELIVERS LATE: Quarterback Brock Jensen was 21-for-30 with two touchdowns 10/21 1 1 1 and one interception at Kansas State and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard run 10/28 1 1 1 with 28 seconds left. Jensen completed 14 of 15 passes in the second half including 7 of 7 on 11/4 the game’s final drive which covered 80 yards in 18 plays over 8 minutes, 30 seconds. 11/11 11/18 LeCOMPTE KEYS SPECIAL TEAMS: Punter Ben LeCompte averaged 42.2 yards on four 11/25 punts at Kansas State including three inside the 20 (at the 3, 8 and 12). LeCompte also handled FINAL all five kickoffs, leaving the first four short to avoid returners and getting a touchback with 28 TSN–The Sports Network FCS–FCS Coaches seconds left in the game. Senior middle linebacker Grant Olson’s first career interception with GPI–Gridiron Power Index 19 seconds left in the game sealed NDSU’s 24-21 victory.

BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State has been picked to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference crown in 2013. NDSU, the defending national champion, has won 28 of its past 30 games (going 14-1 each year). The Bison were a unanimous choice to repeat, earning 39 of a possible 39 first-place votes, in a poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors. The Bison return 18 total starters from a team that went 14-1 overall and 7-1 in the conference last year. Named to the preseason all-MVFC offensive unit were quarterback Brock Jensen, offensive tackle Billy Turner, wide receiver Ryan Smith and kicker Adam Keller. Representing NDSU on the all-conference defensive squad were defensive end Cole Jirik, defensive tackle Leevon Perry, linebacker Grant Olson, cornerback Marcus Williams, punter Ben LeCompte and return specialist Ryan Smith. Linebacker Travis Beck was honorable mention. Jensen is on the preseason Payton Award (FCS Offensive Player of the Year) Watch List, and Olson and Williams are on the Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year) Watch List. A preseason favorite has claimed the league crown 15 times (in 27 previous polls). North Dakota State was picked to win the league last season. BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 6 HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL — Elected to the AFCA Board of Trustees in 2012 — 2012 Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year (finalist in 2006, 2007 and 2011) — 2012 Coaches Association FCS Coach of the Year (AFCA Region 4 winner in 2011) — 2011, 2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year — Guided North Dakota State to back-to-back FCS national championships in 2011 and 2012 after making the school’s first Division I playoff appearance in 2010, losing in the quarterfinals at eventual national champion Eastern Washington 38-31 in overtime. — Ranked in the Sports Network or FCS Coaches Top 25 polls for 103 weeks since beginning Division I play in 2004 and was No. 1 in the final rankings for 2011 and 2012. NDSU is 26-8 against FCS Top 25 teams. — Teams have won four straight games against FBS opponents and have a 7-3 record against FBS teams including wins at Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007), Minnesota (2007 and 2011), Kansas (2010), Colorado State (2012) and Kansas State (2013). — New single-game attendance records for Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome were set in 2006 vs. QUICK FACTS South Dakota State, 2012 vs. Youngstown State, and 2013 vs. Missouri State. There have been 17 sellouts Age: 55 since 2006. Born: July 27, 1958 — Average home attendance at NDSU has increased from 10,622 in 2002 before his arrival to a school- Hometown: Lincoln, Neb. (East H.S.) record 18,516 last year. Capacity is 18,700. College Ball: Nebraska (1977-79) — Team was charter member of the Great West Football Conference from 2004-2007 while NDSU was Position: Defensive Back ineligible for postseason play reclassifying from NCAA Division II to Division I. Guided the Bison to 10-1 Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nebraska, 1982 seasons in 2006 and 2007 and was GWFC Coach of the Year in 2006. Family: Married (Wife, Leia); Three children — First season in 2003 was highlighted by a 25-24 road win over FCS power Montana in just his second (Aaron, Mallory, Morgan) game at the helm. NDSU trailed 24-2 at halftime but went ahead with 2:13 left on a fake field goal when tight end Mike Wieser caught a 20-yard touchdown from running back Rod Malone. — First full-time job was at North Dakota State in 1984 as the defensive backs coach under Don Morton.

VS. OPPONENTS BY THE YEARS OPPONENT W-L OPPONENT W-L YEAR SCHOOL POSITION OVERALL CONFERENCE NCAA Ark.-Monticello 1-0 Montana Tech 1-0 2003 North Dakota State Head Coach 8-3 5-2 NCC (2nd) — Augustana 1-0 Morgan State 1-0 2004 North Dakota State Head Coach 8-3 2-3 GWFC (3rd) Reclassifying Austin Peay 1-0 Nebraska-Omaha 1-0 2005 North Dakota State Head Coach 7-4 3-2 GWFC (3rd) Reclassifying Ball State 1-0 Nicholls State 2-0 2006 North Dakota State Head Coach 10-1 4-0 GWFC (1st) Reclassifying UC Davis 3-2 North Dakota 0-1 2007 North Dakota State Head Coach 10-1 3-1 GWFC (2nd) Reclassifying Cal Poly 2-2 Northeastern 1-0 2008 North Dakota State Head Coach 6-5 4-4 MVFC (T4th) — Carson-Newman 1-0 Northern Iowa 3-3 2009 North Dakota State Head Coach 3-8 2-6 MVFC (6th) — Central Conn. State 1-0 Northwestern State 2-0 2010 North Dakota State Head Coach 9-5 4-4 MVFC (T3rd) FCS Quarterfinals Central Michigan 1-0 Northern Colorado 1-1 2011 North Dakota State Head Coach 14-1 7-1 MVFC (T1st) FCS Champions Colorado State 1-0 Prairie View A&M 1-0 2012 North Dakota State Head Coach 14-1 7-1 MVFC (1st) FCS Champions Concordia-St. Paul 2-0 Robert Morris 2-0 2013 North Dakota State Head Coach 8-0 5-0 MVFC Delaware State 1-0 Saint Francis (Pa.) 1-0 TOTAL 11th season 97-32 47-24 (3 titles) 10-1 (2 titles) Eastern Washington 0-1 St. Cloud State 0-1 Ferris State 1-0 Sam Houston State 3-1 YEAR SCHOOL POSITION BOWL APPEARANCES Georgia Southern 3-0 South Dakota 3-0 1981 Nebraska Graduate Assistant, Linebackers/Defensive Backs Orange (L) Illinois State 4-2 South Dakota State 8-4 1982 Nebraska Graduate Assistant, Linebackers/Defensive Backs Orange (W) Indiana State 5-1 Southern Illinois 5-2 1983 Nebraska Graduate Assistant, Linebackers/Defensive Backs Orange (L) Iowa State 0-1 Southern Utah 4-0 1984 North Dakota State Assistant Coach, Defensive Backs Palm (Division II runner-up) James Madison 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 2-0 1985 Tulsa Assistant Coach, Linebackers Kansas 1-0 Tusculum 1-0 1986 Tulsa Assistant Coach, Linebackers Kansas State 1-0 Valparaiso 1-0 1987 Wisconsin Assistant Coach, Linebackers Lafayette 1-0 Wagner 1-0 1988 Wisconsin Assistant Coach, Linebackers Lehigh 1-0 Weber State 2-0 1989 Rice Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator Minnesota 2-1 Western Illinois 3-2 1990 Rice Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator Minn. St. Mankato 1-0 Wofford 1-0 1991 Rice Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator Miss. Valley State 2-0 Wyoming 0-1 1992 Rice Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator Missouri State 4-2 Youngstown State 2-3 1993 Rice Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator Montana 1-0 TOTAL 97-32 1994 Duke Assistant Coach, Linebackers/Defensive Coordinator Montana State 1-1 1995 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers Fiesta (National Champions) 1996 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers Orange (W) 1997 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers Orange (National Champions) 1998 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers Holiday (L) 1999 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers Fiesta (W) 2000 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers/Defensive Coordinator Alamo (W) 2001 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers/Defensive Coordinator Rose (L) 2002 Nebraska Assistant Coach, Linebackers/Defensive Coordinator Independence (L) BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 ***Marcus Williams CB 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins HS 88 Luke Albers TE 2 ***Brendin Pierre CB 5-9 167 Sr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 2 Tyler Wrice WR 5-7 162 Fr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion HS 8 Darius Anderson RB 3 **Trevor Gebhart WR 6-1 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 89 Justin Arp TE 4 Shea DeJong DB 5-7 175 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS/Minnesota State Moorhead 42 Justin Axelson TE 4 ***Ryan Smith WR 5-7 175 Sr. Wahpeton, N.D./Wahpeton HS 45 Zachary Baker LB 5 ***Derrick Lang RB 5-11 214 Sr. Wausau, Wis./West HS 31 Tom Barneson K 5 Shayne Miller DB 5-7 180 RFr. Avondale, Ariz./Westview HS/Grand Canyon 52 Travis Beck LB 6 *CJ Smith CB 5-11 183 So. Savage, Minn./Burnsville HS 36 S 7 *Zach Colvin DB 5-10 167 Jr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 46 FB 8 Darius Anderson RB 5-7 184 RSo. Kapolei, Hawai’i/Island Pacific Acad./Valley City State 27 Myles Brooks LB 9 **Esley Thorton LB 6-3 226 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 32 Jordan Champion CB 10 Derek McGinnis QB 6-3 209 RFr. Crete, Neb./Crete HS 64 Josh Colville OL 11 * QB 6-5 222 So. Bismarck, N.D./Century HS 7 Zach Colvin DB 12 **Cooper Wahlo Jr. WR 6-2 201 Sr. Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 23 John Crockett RB 13 Eric Perkins WR 5-8 167 RFr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 30 Jedre Cyr FB 14 Bo Liekhus FS 6-0 207 RFr. Plattsmouth, Neb./Bellevue West HS 56 Tory Dalbec LB 14 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 180 Fr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 18 Cole Davis QB 15 Dylan Dunn TE 6-3 234 So. Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 4 Shea DeJong DB 16 ***Brock Jensen QB 6-3 225 Sr. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 17 *Adam Keller K 6-1 204 Jr. Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land HS 33 Tre Dempsey CB 18 Cole Davis QB 6-3 187 Fr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 60 Ryan Drevlow NG 19 *Ben LeCompte P 5-10 200 So. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 35 Christian Dudzik FS 20 **Colten Heagle SS 5-11 202 RJr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 15 Dylan Dunn TE 21 Demitrius Gray WR 6-3 178 RFr. Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley HS 53 DE 22 ***Sam Ojuri RB 6-0 212 Sr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 98 Austin Farnlof DT 23 *John Crockett RB 6-0 202 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 51 James Fisher LS 24 **Bryan Shepherd DB 5-10 180 Sr. Olathe, Kan./North HS/Nebraska-Omaha 92 Alex Fontaine DE 25 Chase Morlock RB 6-0 198 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 26 Keenan Hodenfield DB 5-11 160 Fr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 58 James Gates LB 26 Jacob Peterson RB 5-8 161 Fr. St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 3 Trevor Gebhart WR 27 Myles Brooks LB 6-0 205 Jr. Bottineau, N.D./Bottineau HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 27 Peter Saintal RB 5-9 185 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS 99 D’Andre Gillins DE 28 Andrew Smith FS 6-0 201 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS 71 Tyler Gimmestad OG 29 Tyler Pasterski FB 6-0 205 Fr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 57 Mike Goergen LB 29 ***A.J. Van Voorhis SS 5-9 185 Sr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 95 Jeremy Gordon DE 30 *Jedre Cyr FB 6-0 240 So. Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS 21 Demitrius Gray WR 31 Tom Barneson K 6-4 206 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial HS 40 Andrew Grothmann FB 32 *Jordan Champion CB 5-9 185 So. Avondale, Ariz./Westview HS 59 Joe Haeg OT 33 Tre Dempsey CB 5-10 165 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 55 Alex Hahn LB 34 ***Grant Olson LB 6-0 228 Sr. Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS 91 Mike Hardie DE 35 **Christian Dudzik FS 5-10 188 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS 43 Daniel Haugen FB 36 Chris Board S 6-1 205 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 20 Colten Heagle SS 37 Bennie Wilson FB 5-9 239 Fr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 76 Jesse Hinz OL 38 **Carlton Littlejohn LB 6-1 216 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./North HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield DB 38 Dan Sargeant FB 6-2 235 Fr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 39 Jeff Illies TE 39 Jeff Illies TE 6-3 198 Fr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 96 Nick Jacobsen DT 40 ***Andrew Grothmann FB 6-1 232 Sr. Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro HS 16 Brock Jensen QB 41 MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 204 RFr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 93 Cole Jirik DE 42 Justin Axelson TE 6-3 218 Fr. Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 68 Zac Johnson OL 43 Daniel Haugen FB 6-2 220 Fr. Argyle, Minn./Stephen-Argyle HS 66 Zack Johnson OL 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 215 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 17 Adam Keller K 44 *Antonio Rodgers LB 5-10 218 Sr. North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS/West Hills College 54 Jeremy Kelly OL 45 Zachary Baker LB 6-0 194 RFr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 46 *Andrew Bonnet FB 6-3 245 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Underwood HS 63 Anthony LaVoy DL 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-0 208 Fr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 5 Derrick Lang RB 48 Matt Plank LB 6-0 222 Fr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 19 Ben LeCompte P 49 Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 237 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 50 Bryce Messner DL 6-3 250 Fr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 14 Bo Liekhus FS 50 ***Michael Murphy LS 6-0 240 Sr. Hollister, Calif./San Benito HS 38 Carlton Littlejohn LB 51 James Fisher LS 6-2 204 Fr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 94 Danny Luecke DT 52 **Travis Beck LB 6-0 214 Jr. Munich, N.D./Langdon-Munich HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 53 **Kyle Emanuel DE 6-3 246 Jr. Schuyler, Neb./Schuyler Central HS 10 Derek McGinnis QB 54 Jeremy Kelly OL 6-6 262 Jr. Somerset, Wis./Somerset HS/Minnesota-Crookston 50 Bryce Messner DL 55 Alex Hahn LB 6-1 215 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek HS 5 Shayne Miller DB 56 Tory Dalbec LB 5-10 211 RFr. Edina, Minn./Edina HS 80 Nate Moody WR 57 Mike Goergen LB 6-0 197 Fr. Adams, Minn./Southland HS BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 8

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 58 James Gates LB 6-0 187 Fr. Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 59 *Joe Haeg OT 6-6 293 So. Lake Shore, Minn./Brainerd HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 60 ***Ryan Drevlow NG 6-4 281 Sr. Gwinner, N.D./North Sargent HS 50 Michael Murphy LS 60 Max Polson OL 6-3 240 Fr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 74 Andrew Nack OL 61 *Brian Schaetz DL 6-1 283 So. Denmark, Wis./Denmark HS 86 Taylor Nelson TE 62 Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 288 Fr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 22 Sam Ojuri RB 63 **Anthony LaVoy DL 6-4 299 Sr. Mahnomen, Minn./Mahnomen HS/Bemidji St. 72 Erik Olson OL 64 *Josh Colville OL 6-2 270 So. Deephaven, Minn./Minnetonka HS 34 Grant Olson LB 65 **Adam Schueller OL 6-3 300 Jr. Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS 29 Tyler Pasterski FB 66 *Zack Johnson OL 6-4 317 So. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 67 Brock Russell DL 6-2 262 So. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS/Bemidji State 69 Leevon Perry DT 68 Zac Johnson OL 6-2 292 Jr. Fargo, N.D./South HS/Valley City State 26 Jacob Peterson RB 69 ***Leevon Perry DT 6-4 282 Sr. Cottage Grove, Minn./Saint Agnes HS 2 Brendin Pierre CB 70 Jack Plankers OL 6-7 318 RFr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 48 Matt Plank LB 71 ***Tyler Gimmestad OG 6-2 304 Sr. Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 72 Erik Olson OL 6-6 230 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 14 Daniel Polansky WR 73 Zack Ziemer OT 6-4 288 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville HS 60 Max Polson OL 74 *Andrew Nack OL 6-3 297 Sr. Osakis, Minn./Osakis HS 44 Antonio Rodgers LB 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 6-4 301 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 67 Brock Russell DL 76 **Jesse Hinz OL 6-4 299 RJr. Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice HS 27 Peter Saintal RB 77 ***Billy Turner OT 6-6 314 Sr. Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS 38 Dan Sargeant FB 78 Landon Lechler OL 6-7 273 RFr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 61 Brian Schaetz DL 80 **Nate Moody WR 6-1 193 Jr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 65 Adam Schueller OL 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 193 Fr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 24 Bryan Shepherd DB 82 **Zach Vraa WR 6-2 203 Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Rosemount HS 28 Andrew Smith FS 83 Carey Woods WR 6-0 190 RFr. Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 6 CJ Smith CB 84 DeSean Warren WR 5-10 156 RFr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS 4 Ryan Smith WR 85 **Kevin Vaadeland TE 6-4 245 Sr. Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids Area HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 86 ***Taylor Nelson TE 6-4 253 Sr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS 72 Nate Tanguay DT 87 Connor Wentz TE 6-3 238 Fr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 9 Esley Thorton LB 88 *Luke Albers TE 6-5 244 So. Amherst Junction, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 77 Billy Turner OT 89 Justin Arp TE 6-4 228 RFr. Cogswell, N.D./Sargent Central HS 85 Kevin Vaadeland TE 90 Grant Morgan DT 6-4 266 Fr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 29 A.J. Van Voorhis SS 91 **Mike Hardie DE 6-5 254 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS 82 Zach Vraa WR 92 Alex Fontaine DE 6-2 214 So. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 12 Cooper Wahlo Jr. WR 93 ***Cole Jirik DE 6-5 248 Sr. Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS 84 DeSean Warren WR 94 **Danny Luecke DT 6-5 281 Sr. Fargo, N.D./South HS 11 Carson Wentz QB 95 *Jeremy Gordon DE 6-1 237 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside University HS/NDSCS 87 Connor Wentz TE 96 Nick Jacobsen DT 6-3 273 Fr. Prescott, Wis./Prescott HS 1 Marcus Williams CB 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 235 Fr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 37 Bennie Wilson FB 98 Austin Farnlof DT 6-1 264 RFr. Cave Creek, Ariz./Boulder Creek HS 83 Carey Woods WR 99 D’Andre Gillins DE 5-10 245 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Suncoast HS 2 Tyler Wrice WR 73 Zack Ziemer OT Captains: #1 Marcus Williams, #4 Ryan Smith, #34 Grant Olson, #40 Andrew Grothmann, #77 Billy Turner, #93 Cole Jirik

PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE BIRTHDAYS SQUAD ANALYSIS Bohl (bowl) Leevon (lee-VON) Minnesota...... 36 August October Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 50/15 Bonnet (bon-IT) Schaetz (shots) North Dakota...... 22 4 Dan Sargeant 4 Nathan Tanguay Starters Returning...... 21 DeJong (dee-young) Tanguay (tang-way) Wisconsin...... 18 5 Tyler Gefroh 7 Tyler Pasterski Offense...... 9 Dudzik (duhd-zik) Vaadeland (vawd-land) Nebraska...... 7 6 Carlton Littlejohn 15 Brad Ambrosius Defense...... 9 Esley (ESS-lee) Vigen (vee-gen) Florida...... 6 8 Kurt Mattox 17 Colten Heagle Specialty...... 3 Fuchs (rhymes with books) Vraa (rhymes with draw) South Dakota...... 5 10 Jordan Champion 17 Billy Turner Junior College Transfers...... 2 Goeser (gay-zer) Van Voorhis (vour-ess) Illinois...... 4 11 Adam Keller 19 Christian Dudzik Four-Year Transfers...... 8 Gee-Tucker (G-tucker) Wahlo (wall-low) Kansas...... 3 16 Kyle Emanuel 21 Bennie Wilson Two-year Lettermen...... 16 Gimmestad (gihm-uh-sted) Arizona ...... 3 16 Esley Thorton 25 Matt Plank Three-year Lettermen...... 16 Goergen (GUR-gehn) California...... 1 19 Ryan Smith November Seniors...... 24 Heagle (hee-gull) Hawai’i...... 1 23 Trevor Gebhart 8 Zack Ziemer Juniors...... 18 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Iowa...... 1 24 Leevon Perry 25 Cole Jirik Sophomores ...... 16 Illies (ILL-ee-us) Missouri...... 1 31 Austin Kuhnert Redshirt Freshmen ...... 16 December Jirik (jur-eck) Pennsylvania...... 1 September Freshmen...... 35 Kuhnert (coo-nert) 18 Adam Schueller Tallest: Lechler, Plankers...... 6-7 4 Josh Colville 27 Andrew Bonnet LeCompte (laa-compt) 10 Mike Hardie Shortest: Wrice, DeJong, R.Smith, Liekhus (leak-us) 30 Carson Wentz Miller, Anderson...... 5-7 13 Cole Davis 30 Max Polson Luecke (LOO-key) 19 Brock Jensen Heaviest: Jack Plankers...... 318 Ojuri (oh-JURR-ee) 21 Pierre Gee-Tucker Lightest: DeSean Warren...... 156 29 Chase Morlock BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE 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 Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. LE 93 Cole Jirik 6-5 248 Sr. Northfield, Minn. 3 Trevor Gebhart 6-1 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 91 Mike Hardie 6-5 254 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. LT 77 Billy Turner 6-6 314 Sr. Shoreview, Minn. DT 69 Leevon Perry 6-4 282 Sr. Cottage Grove, Minn. 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 273 RFr. Beach, N.D. 94 Danny Luecke 6-5 281 Sr. Fargo, N.D. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 317 So. Apple Valley, Minn. NG 60 Ryan Drevlow 6-4 281 Sr. Gwinner, N.D. 65 Adam Schueller 6-3 300 Jr. Fergus Falls, Minn. 61 Brian Schaetz 6-1 283 So. Denmark, Wis. C 64 Josh Colville 6-2 270 So. Deephaven, Minn. RE 53 Kyle Emanuel 6-3 246 Jr. Schuyler, Neb. 76 Jesse Hinz 6-4 299 RJr. Beatrice, Neb. 95 Jeremy Gordon 6-1 237 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. RG 71 Tyler Gimmestad 6-2 304 Sr. Marshall, Minn. SLB 38 Carlton Littlejohn 6-1 216 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. 74 Andrew Nack 6-3 297 Sr. Osakis, Minn. 9 Esley Thorton 6-3 226 Jr. Bismarck, N.D. RT 59 Joe Haeg 6-6 293 So. Lake Shore, Minn. MLB 34 Grant Olson 6-0 228 Sr. Plymouth, Minn. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 318 RFr. Leonard, N.D. 44 Antonio Rodgers 5-10 218 Sr. North Miami Beach, Fla. TE 85 Kevin Vaadeland 6-4 245 Sr. Park Rapids, Minn. WLB 52 Travis Beck 6-0 214 Jr. Munich, N.D. 86 Taylor Nelson 6-4 253 Sr. Minnetonka, Minn. 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 204 RFr. Harvey, N.D. QB 16 Brock Jensen 6-3 225 Sr. Waupaca, Wis. LCB 6 CJ Smith 5-11 183 So. Savage, Minn. 11 Carson Wentz 6-5 222 So. Bismarck, N.D. 2 Brendin Pierre 5-9 167 Sr. Miramar, Fla. FB 40 Andrew Grothmann 6-1 232 Sr. Hillsboro, N.D. SS 20 Colten Heagle 5-11 202 RJr. Appleton, Wis. 46 Andrew Bonnet 6-3 245 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa 24 Bryan Shepherd 5-10 180 Sr. Olathe, Kan. RB 22 Sam Ojuri 6-0 212 Sr. Barrington, Ill. FS 35 Christian Dudzik 5-10 188 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 23 John Crockett 6-0 202 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. 29 AJ Van Voorhis 5-9 185 Sr. Champlin, Minn. WR-Z 4 Ryan Smith 5-7 175 Sr. Wahpeton, N.D. RCB 1 Marcus Williams 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. 80 Nate Moody 6-1 193 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. 32 Jordan Champion 5-9 185 So. Avondale, Ariz. SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PK 17 Adam Keller 6-1 204 Jr. Lewisberry, Pa. P/KO 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 200 So. Barrington, Ill. 31 Tom Barneson 6-4 206 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis. KR 1 Marcus Williams 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. H 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 200 So. Barrington, Ill. 4 Ryan Smith 5-7 175 Sr. Wahpeton, N.D. LS 50 Michael Murphy 6-0 240 Sr. Hollister, Calif. PR 35 Christian Dudzik 5-10 188 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 51 James Fisher 6-2 204 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. 1 Marcus Williams 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn.

STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE/WR LT LG C RG RT TE/WR/RB QB FB/WR/RB RB WR at KSU Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Haeg Nelson Jensen Grothmann Ojuri Smith FERRIS Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Plankers Nelson Jensen Grothmann Ojuri Smith DSU Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Haeg Nelson Jensen Wahlo Ojuri Smith at SDSU Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Haeg Woods Jensen Vraa Ojuri Smith UNI Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Hinz Plankers Haeg Crockett Jensen Lang Ojuri Smith MOST Gebhart Turner Zack Johnson Hinz Colville Haeg Woods Jensen Vraa Ojuri Smith at SIU Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Haeg Nelson Jensen Grothmann Ojuri Smith at INST Vaadeland Turner Zack Johnson Colville Gimmestad Haeg Nelson Jensen Grothmann Ojuri Smith ILST at YSU USD

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB/DB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB at KSU Jirik Luecke Drevlow Emanuel Littlejohn Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams FERRIS Jirik Perry Drevlow Emanuel Littlejohn Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams DSU Jirik Perry Drevlow Emanuel Shepherd Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams at SDSU Jirik Perry Schaetz Emanuel Littlejohn Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams UNI Jirik Perry Drevlow Emanuel Littlejohn Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams MOST Jirik Perry Drevlow Emanuel Thorton Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams at SIU Hardie Perry Drevlow Emanuel Shepherd Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams at INST Hardie Perry Drevlow Emanuel Thorton Olson Beck Smith Heagle Dudzik Williams ILST at YSU USD BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 10

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Nov 04, 2013) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 1-0 0-0 3:20 53351 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 2-0 0-0 2:47 18979 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 3-0 0-0 2:48 18995 * Sep 28, 2013 at #6 South Dakota State W 20-0 4-0 1-0 2:51 16498 * Oct 05, 2013 #4 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 5-0 2-0 3:03 18840 * Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 6-0 3-0 3:05 19108 * Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 7-0 4-0 2:51 11121 * Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 8-0 5-0 2:46 5009 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 11

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 303 100 Points Per Game 37.9 12.5 FIRST DOWNS 175 107 R u s h in g 98 32 P a s s in g 69 65 P e n a lt y 8 10 RUSHING YARDAGE 1834 628 Yards gained rushing 1986 846 Yards lost rushing 152 218 Rushing Attempts 359 238 Average Per Rush 5.1 2.6 Average Per Game 229.2 78.5 TDs Rushing 16 2 PASSING YARDAGE 1605 1334 C o m p - A t t - I n t 134-199-4 116-238-8 Average Per Pass 8.1 5.6 Average Per Catch 12.0 11.5 Average Per Game 200.6 166.8 TDs Passing 18 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3439 1962 Total Plays 558 476 Average Per Play 6.2 4.1 Average Per Game 429.9 245.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-526 43-848 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-319 3--2 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-174 4-32 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.3 19.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 -0.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 8.0 FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 8-2 PENALTIES-Yards 37-316 40-304 Average Per Game 39.5 38.0 PUNTS-Yards 31-1348 54-2212 Average Per Punt 43.5 41.0 Net punt average 38.4 34.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 55-3263 27-1635 Average Per Kick 59.3 60.6 Net kick average 40.3 35.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 3 7 2 5 : 2 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 61/114 27/111 3rd-Down Pct 54% 24% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/11 4/13 4th-Down Pct 73% 31% SACKS BY-Yards 28-149 10-46 MISC YARDS 0 -12 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 41 11 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-7 8-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (30-35) 86% (9-11) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-35) 71% (5-11) 45% PAT-ATTEMPTS (39-41) 95% (10-11) 91% ATTENDANCE 75922 85979 Games/Avg Per Game 4/18980 4/21495 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 79 98 72 54 0 303 Opponents 13 47 34 6 0 100 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 12

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Sam Ojuri 8 - 8 109 689 16 673 6.2 3 66 84.1 Christian Dudzik 15 221 14.7 2 68 John Crockett 8 - 1 107 617 24 593 5.5 7 35 74.1 Ryan Smith 2 98 49.0 1 85 Brock Jensen 8 - 8 58 270 58 212 3.7 4 24 26.5 Total 17 319 18.8 3 85 Derrick Lang 8 - 1 26 116 3 113 4.3 1 19 14.1 Opponents 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 Chase Morlock 7 - 0 21 96 4 92 4.4 1 17 13.1 Carson Wentz 5 - 0 7 69 0 69 9.9 0 19 13.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Darius Anderson 2 - 0 10 49 6 43 4.3 0 10 21.5 CJ Smith 2 33 16.5 0 33 Cooper Wahlo 8 - 1 6 45 4 41 6.8 0 24 5.1 Marcus Williams 2 33 16.5 1 33 Ryan Smith 8 - 8 5 33 5 28 5.6 0 18 3.5 Zach Colvin 1 44 44.0 1 44 Eric Perkins 8 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Grant Olson 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 6 - 0 9 0 32 -32 -3.6 0 0 -5.3 Christian Dudzik 1 29 29.0 0 29 Total 8 359 1986 152 1834 5.1 16 66 229.2 Colten Heagle 1 35 35.0 1 35 Opponents 8 238 846 218 628 2.6 2 85 78.5 Total 8 174 21.8 3 44 Opponents 4 32 8.0 1 19 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Brock Jensen 8 - 8 162.21 119-178-4 66.9 1448 17 56 181.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Carson Wentz 5 - 0 149.94 15-21-0 71.4 157 1 29 31.4 Marcus Williams 8 173 21.6 0 30 Total 8 160.91 134-199-4 67.3 1605 18 56 200.6 Ryan Smith 5 212 42.4 1 100 Opponents 8 98.81 116-238-8 48.7 1334 7 65 166.8 John Crockett 4 91 22.8 0 31 Christian Dudzik 2 49 24.5 0 29 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Nick DeLuca 1 1 20131.0 0 North1 Dakota State Football Ryan Smith 8 - 8 36 370 10.3 3 31 46.2 Total North Dakota20 526 State26.3 Overall1 100 Individual Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) Zach Vraa 8 - 3 33 624 18.9 8 56 78.0 Opponents 43 848 19.7 1 97 All games Trevor Gebhart 8 - 1 9 58 6.4 1 15 7.2 Carey Woods 8 - 2 8 66 8.2 1 23 8.2 All Purpose gReturnsrush rcv no.pr ydskr avg ir tdtotallg avg/g Eric Perkins 8 - 0 7 79 11.3 0 33 9.9 Sam Ojuri Total 8 673 41 0 0 0.00 0 7140 89.2 Kevin Vaadeland 8 - 7 6 61 10.2 3 33 7.6 Ryan Smith Opponents8 28 370 980 2120 0.00 0 7080 88.5 Taylor Nelson 8 - 4 6 45 7.5 0 20 5.6 John Crockett 8 593 24 0 91 0 708 88.5 Sam Ojuri 8 - 8 5 41 8.2 0 16 5.1 Zach Vraa 8 0 624 0 0 0 624 78.0 Derrick Lang 8 - 1 4 35 8.8 0 14 4.4 Christian Dudzik 8 0 0 221 49 29 299 37.4 Nate Moody 8 - 0 4 28 7.0 0 12 3.5 Brock Jensen 8 212 0 0 0 0 212 26.5 John Crockett 8 - 1 4 24 6.0 0 13 3.0 Marcus Williams 8 0 0 0 173 33 206 25.8 Andrew Bonnet 8 - 0 3 48 16.0 0 29 6.0 Derrick Lang 8 113 35 0 0 0 148 18.5 Luke Albers 6 - 0 2 34 17.0 0 29 5.7 Chase Morlock 7 92 29 0 0 0 121 17.3 Cooper Wahlo 8 - 1 2 26 13.0 1 22 3.2 Eric Perkins 8 2 79 0 0 0 81 10.1 Andrew Grothmann 8 - 4 2 17 8.5 1 13 2.1 Carson Wentz 5 69 0 0 0 0 69 13.8 Chase Morlock 7 - 0 1 29 29.0 0 29 4.1 Cooper Wahlo 8 41 26 0 0 0 67 8.4 Darius Anderson 2 - 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 Carey Woods 8 0 66 0 0 0 66 8.2 Demitrius Gray 2 - 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 Kevin Vaadelan 8 0 61 0 0 0 61 7.6 Total 8 134 1605 12.0 18 56 200.6 Trevor Gebhart 8 0 58 0 0 0 58 7.2 Opponents 8 116 1334 11.5 7 65 166.8 Darius Anderson 2 43 13 0 0 0 56 28.0 Andrew Bonnet 8 0 48 0 0 0 48 6.0 Taylor Nelson 8 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.6 Zach Colvin 8 0 0 0 0 44 44 5.5 Colten Heagle 8 0 0 0 0 35 35 4.4 Luke Albers 6 0 34 0 0 0 34 5.7 CJ Smith 8 0 0 0 0 33 33 4.1 Nate Moody 8 0 28 0 0 0 28 3.5 Andrew Grothm 8 0 17 0 0 0 17 2.1 Demitrius Gray 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 3.5 Nick DeLuca 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 TEAM 6 -32 0 0 0 0 -32 -5.3 Total 8 1834 1605 319 526 174 4458 557.2 Opponents 8 628 1334 -2 848 32 2840 355.0 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 13

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Adam Keller - 5-6 38-40 - - - - - 53 Brock Jensen 8 236 212 1448 1660 207.5 Zach Vraa 8 ------48 Sam Ojuri 8 109 673 0 673 84.1 John Crockett 7 ------42 John Crockett 8 107 593 0 593 74.1 Ryan Smith 5 ------30 Carson Wentz 5 28 69 157 226 45.2 Brock Jensen 4 ------24 Derrick Lang 8 26 113 0 113 14.1 Kevin Vaadeland 3 ------18 Chase Morlock 7 21 92 0 92 13.1 Sam Ojuri 3 ------18 Darius Anderson 2 10 43 0 43 21.5 Christian Dudzik 2 ------12 Cooper Wahlo 8 6 41 0 41 5.1 Andrew Grothmann 1 ------6 Ryan Smith 8 5 28 0 28 3.5 Marcus Williams 1 ------6 Eric Perkins 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 Chase Morlock 1 ------6 TEAM 6 9 -32 0 -32 -5.3 Derrick Lang 1 ------6 Total 8 558 1834 1605 3439 429.9 Carey Woods 1 ------6 Opponents 8 476 628 1334 1962 245.2 Trevor Gebhart 1 ------6 Colten Heagle 1 ------6 Zach Colvin 1 ------6 Cooper Wahlo 1 ------6 Tom Barneson - 1-1 1-1 - - - - - 4 Total 41 6-7 39-41 - - - - - 303 Opponents 11 8-10 10-11 - - - - - 100

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 5-6 83.3 0-0 3-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 41 0 Ben LeCompte 31 1348 43.5 75 8 6 14 6 0 Tom Barneson 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 27 0 Total 31 1348 43.5 75 8 6 14 6 0 Opponents 54 2212 41.0 59 1 19 11 7 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Kansas State 34,(41) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Ferris State - (25) Ben LeCompte 51 3006 58.9 6 3 Delaware State (27) - Tom Barneson 4 257 64.2 2 1 South Dakota State - - Total 55 3263 59.3 8 4 19.7 40.3 24 Northern Iowa (28) (37),(50),(36) Opponents 27 1635 60.6 6 0 26.3 35.5 29 Missouri State (33),(22) (47),(21) Southern Illinois (28) (47),47 Indiana State - (40),36

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2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) 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 34 Grant Olson 8-8 24 46 70 6.5-25 4.0-21 1-0 1 5 1-0 1 . . 20 Colten Heagle 8-8 28 24 52 3.0-5 . 1-35 1 1 . . . . 52 Travis Beck 8-8 14 18 32 2.0-9 1.5-8 . 2 1 . . . . 35 Christian Dudzik 8-8 22 8 30 2.0-8 . 1-29 4 . 1-0 1 . . 53 Kyle Emanuel 8-8 16 9 25 7.5-31 6.5-29 . . 4 . 1 1 . 38 Carlton Littlejohn 6-4 9 16 25 3.0-13 2.0-12 . 2 . . . . . 9 Esley Thorton 8-2 13 9 22 1.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 24 Bryan Shepherd 8-2 9 9 18 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 2 . . . . . 93 Cole Jirik 8-6 9 8 17 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 6 . . . . 1 Marcus Williams 8-8 14 3 17 . . 2-33 6 . . . . . 6 CJ Smith 8-8 11 6 17 . . 2-33 4 1 . . . . 49 Nick DeLuca 5-0 10 6 16 ...... 94 Danny Luecke 8-1 4 11 15 3.0-3 . . 1 2 . . . . 60 Ryan Drevlow 7-7 5 9 14 5.0-34 4.5-33 . . 2 . . 1 . 7 Zach Colvin 8-0 9 4 13 1.0-1 . 1-44 ...... 29 AJ Van Voorhis 8-0 7 4 11 ...... 61 Brian Schaetz 8-1 4 7 11 2.5-7 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . 91 Mike Hardie 8-2 3 8 11 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 1 5 . 1 . . 44 Antonio Rodgers 3-0 6 4 10 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 69 Leevon Perry 7-7 3 7 10 4.0-11 2.5-9 . . 6 . 1 . . 14 Bo Liekhus 8-0 3 6 9 ...... 95 Jeremy Gordon 7-0 3 5 8 1.0-2 1.0-2 . 1 . . . . . 63 Anthony LaVoy 6-0 1 6 7 1.5-3 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 7-0 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 41 MJ Stumpf 5-0 2 3 5 1.0-1 ...... 32 Jordan Champion 6-0 3 1 4 ...... 28 Andrew Smith 8-0 2 . 2 ...... 12 Cooper Wahlo 8-1 . 2 2 ...... 97 Brad Ambrosius 3-0 1 1 2 1.5-10 0.5-5 ...... 5 Derrick Lang 8-1 1 1 2 ...... 25 Chase Morlock 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 92 Alex Fontaine 2-0 . 1 1 0.5-0 ...... 19 Ben LeCompte 8-0 1 . 1 ...... 45 Zachary Baker 2-0 . 1 1 ...... Total 8 241 246 487 50-194 28-149 8-174 27 36 2-0 5 2 . Opponents 8 274 378 652 42-123 10-46 4-32 19 10 5-0 7 2 . BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 15

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 04, 2013) 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 Kansas State 43 215 1 66 21 165 2 19 21-30-1 165 2 19 2 58 0 30 1 49 0 49 380 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 34 162 5 13 20 264 2 43 20-26-1 264 2 43 2 46 0 24 1 1 0 1 426 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 45 305 2 35 23 243 4 29 23-33-0 243 4 29 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 4 548 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 55 262 3 31 10 109 0 29 10-20-1 109 0 29 1 21 0 21 6 40 0 35 371 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 55 260 1 26 13 99 2 23 13-24-0 99 2 23 6 130 0 40 3 17 0 10 359 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 41 137 1 15 20 313 3 56 20-28-1 313 3 56 3 90 0 32 1 85 1 85 450 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 45 331 3 40 10 173 1 55 10-19-0 173 1 55 3 51 0 18 0 0 0 0 504 Oct 26 at Indiana State 41 162 0 24 17 239 4 41 17-19-0 239 4 41 2 129 1 100 3 124 2 68 401 North Dakota State 359 1834 16 66 134 1605 18 56 134-199-4 1605 18 56 20 526 1 100 17 319 3 85 3439 Opponents 238 628 2 85 116 1334 7 65 116-238-8 1334 7 65 43 848 1 97 3 -2 0 0 1962

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 5.1 Avg per catch: 12.0 Pass efficiency: 160.91 Kick ret avg: 26.3 Punt ret avg: 18.8 All purpose avg/game: 557.2 Total offense avg/gm: 429.9 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Aug 30 at Kansas State 34 6 40 8.0-13 3.0-7 0 0-0 2-0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 36 54 90 3.0-5 1.0-3 1 1-0 2-77 6 4 0 8-8 0 0 0 56 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 29 34 63 4.0-20 4.0-20 0 0-0 1-33 3 4 0 6-7 0 0 0 51 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 23 18 41 8.0-42 7.0-41 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2-3 0 0 0 20 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 18 42 60 4.0-9 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-0 11 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 33 38 71 3.0-13 1.0-9 1 1-0 1-29 5 5 1 5-5 0 0 0 41 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 40 22 62 8.0-34 4.0-18 3 0-0 0-0 10 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct 26 at Indiana State 28 32 60 12.0-58 7.0-46 0 0-0 1-35 0 2 1 8-8 0 0 0 56 North Dakota State 241 246 487 50.0-194 28.0-149 5 2-0 8-174 36 27 2 39-41 0 0 0 303 Opponents 274 378 652 42.0-123 10.0-46 7 5-0 4-32 10 19 2 10-11 0 0 0 100

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 Kansas State 4 169 42.2 48 0 0 1 0 3 1-2 41 0 5 225 45.0 1 0 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 572 63.6 1 2 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 1 38 38.0 38 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 27 0 9 559 62.1 1 0 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 7 310 44.3 75 0 2 0 2 3 0-0 0 0 4 236 59.0 1 1 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 7 299 42.7 53 0 1 1 1 4 1-1 28 0 5 310 62.0 0 0 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 3 136 45.3 52 0 0 1 1 1 2-2 33 0 8 483 60.4 0 0 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 5 240 48.0 58 0 3 1 2 1 1-1 28 0 6 359 59.8 1 0 Oct 26 at Indiana State 3 119 39.7 45 0 1 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 519 57.7 3 1 North Dakota State 31 1348 43.5 75 0 8 6 6 14 6-7 41 0 55 3263 59.3 8 4 Opponents 54 2212 41.0 59 0 1 19 7 11 8-10 50 1 27 1635 60.6 6 0 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 16

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 04, 2013) 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 Kansas State 23 41 1 17 21 280 2 56 21-29-2 280 2 56 4 32 0 18 0 0 0 0 321 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 47 228 0 17 14 115 1 19 14-29-2 115 1 19 6 124 0 26 0 0 0 0 343 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 28 34 0 9 13 155 0 27 13-29-1 155 0 27 8 137 0 26 0 0 0 0 189 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 19 -32 0 6 14 156 0 22 14-30-0 156 0 22 2 44 0 23 1 0 0 0 124 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 27 168 1 85 12 128 1 33 12-33-1 128 1 33 5 86 0 26 2 -2 0 0 296 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 27 45 0 8 19 260 2 65 19-34-1 260 2 65 8 143 0 35 0 0 0 0 305 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 30 46 0 11 19 181 1 32 19-34-0 181 1 32 5 109 0 32 0 0 0 0 227 Oct 26 at Indiana State 37 98 0 37 4 59 0 44 4-20-1 59 0 44 5 173 1 97 0 0 0 0 157 Opponents 238 628 2 85 116 1334 7 65 116-238-8 1334 7 65 43 848 1 97 3 -2 0 0 1962 North Dakota State 359 1834 16 66 134 1605 18 56 134-199-4 1605 18 56 20 526 1 100 17 319 3 85 3439

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 2.6 Avg per catch: 11.5 Pass efficiency: 98.81 Kick ret avg: 19.7 Punt ret avg: -0.7 All purpose avg/game: 355.0 Total offense avg/gm: 245.2 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Aug 30 at Kansas State 47 24 71 10.0-28 3.0-15 0 0-0 1-11 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 29 44 73 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 2 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 34 56 90 5.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 33 56 89 5.0-13 3.0-9 1 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 34 64 98 10.0-30 3.0-14 3 2-0 0-0 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 23 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 36 48 84 6.0-13 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-19 0 2 0 2-3 0 0 0 26 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 36 32 68 1.0-8 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 3 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Oct 26 at Indiana State 25 54 79 3.0-11 0.0-0 2 2-0 0-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Opponents 274 378 652 42.0-123 10.0-46 7 5-0 4-32 10 19 2 10-11 0 0 0 100 North Dakota State 241 246 487 50.0-194 28.0-149 5 2-0 8-174 36 27 2 39-41 0 0 0 303

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 Kansas State 5 219 43.8 49 0 1 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 256 64.0 2 0 Sep 07 FERRIS STATE 3 121 40.3 44 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 25 0 3 192 64.0 1 0 Sep 21 DELAWARE STATE 7 238 34.0 50 0 0 3 1 2 0-0 0 0 1 38 38.0 0 0 Sep 28 at South Dakota State 10 437 43.7 51 0 0 3 2 3 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 0 0 Oct 05 NORTHERN IOWA 8 318 39.8 49 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 50 0 6 375 62.5 0 0 Oct 12 MISSOURI STATE 5 227 45.4 53 0 0 4 1 1 2-2 47 0 6 332 55.3 2 0 Oct 19 at Southern Illinois 8 318 39.8 59 0 0 5 1 3 1-2 47 0 3 177 59.0 0 0 Oct 26 at Indiana State 8 334 41.8 53 0 0 0 2 1 1-2 40 1 3 200 66.7 1 0 Opponents 54 2212 41.0 59 0 1 19 7 11 8-10 50 1 27 1635 60.6 6 0 North Dakota State 31 1348 43.5 75 0 8 6 6 14 6-7 41 0 55 3263 59.3 8 4 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 17

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 04, 2013) 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, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 6 6 42 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 7 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2013 at South Dakota State W 20-0 4 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oct 05, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 5 4 28 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 30 189 25 14 11 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 30 of 35 (85.7%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 30, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2013 at South Dakota State W 20-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 3 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 2 2 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 9 46 5 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 of 11 (81.8%) BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 18

2013 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 04, 2013) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 10-17 58.8 2-4 50.0 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 8-11 72.7 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 10-14 71.4 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 28, 2013 at South Dakota State W 20-0 9-17 52.9 0-3 0.0 5-6 83.3 0-4 0.0 4-4 100.0 Oct 05, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 7-19 36.8 0-3 0.0 3-6 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 8-15 53.3 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 2-11 18.2 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0 Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 7-10 70.0 2-2 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 North Dakota State 61-114 53.5 9-23 39.1 19-33 57.6 11-25 44.0 22-33 66.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 27-111 24.3 4-29 13.8 8-28 28.6 8-26 30.8 7-28 25.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 28, 2013 at South Dakota State W 20-0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 05, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 8-11 72.7 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 4-4 100.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 Opponents 4-13 30.8 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 3-9 33.3 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2013 at Kansas State W 24-21 36:03 8:12 9:19 9:43 8:49 Sep 07, 2013 FERRIS STATE W 56-10 29:24 10:54 6:31 5:38 6:21 Sep 21, 2013 DELAWARE STATE W 51-0 32:24 6:02 5:18 12:38 8:26 Sep 28, 2013 at South Dakota State W 20-0 40:20 7:34 11:26 10:24 10:56 Oct 05, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA W 24-23 37:25 9:21 9:41 8:02 10:21 Oct 12, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 41-26 34:50 6:28 7:45 11:00 9:37 Oct 19, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 31-10 30:33 3:43 6:18 10:03 10:29 Oct 26, 2013 at Indiana State W 56-10 35:53 9:11 11:12 4:57 10:33 North Dakota State Total 276:52 61:25 67:30 72:25 75:32 0:00 Avg. 34:36 7:40 8:26 9:03 9:26 0:00 Opponents Total 203:03 58:30 52:30 47:35 44:28 0:00 Avg. 25:22 7:18 6:33 5:56 5:33 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 19

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2013-14 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/02/2013

National Conference National Conference Statistic Value Value Value Rank Rank Leader Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked) 2 1 0.535 Coastal Caro. 0.570 North Dakota St. 0.535 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 0.243 North Dakota St. 0.243 North Dakota St. 0.243 4th Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked) 12 2 0.727 Jackson St. 0.900 Youngstown St. 0.750 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 15 3 0.308 Central Ark. 0.111 South Dakota 0.273 Blocked Kicks (75 ranked) 45 3 2 Portland St. 7 Missouri St. 7 Bryant 7 Missouri St. 7 Blocked Kicks Allowed (121 ranked) 46 4 2 15 teams tied 0 Southern Ill. 0 Youngstown St. 0 Blocked Punts (25 ranked) 7 teams tied 3 Missouri St. 3 Blocked Punts Allowed (122 ranked) 1 1 0 63 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (122 ranked) 6 1 0.673 Fordham 0.737 North Dakota St. 0.673 Fewest Penalties Per Game (122 ranked) 14 3 4.63 Citadel 3.00 Youngstown St. 3.78 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (122 ranked) 13 3 39.50 Citadel 24.56 Youngstown St. 38.00 First Downs Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 107 North Dakota St. 107 North Dakota St. 107 First Downs Offense (122 ranked) 67 5 175 Stephen F. Austin 254 Southern Ill. 188 Fumbles Lost (120 ranked) 18 4 5 Southern Utah 1 Western Ill. 2 Fumbles Recovered (120 ranked) 120 10 2 Sacred Heart 15 Western Ill. 10 Kickoff Return Defense (122 ranked) 47 2 19.72 Columbia 13.58 Youngstown St. 18.83 Kickoff Returns (122 ranked) 4 1 26.30 Montana St. 29.00 North Dakota St. 26.30 Net Punting (122 ranked) 16 2 38.39 Portland St. 42.36 Southern Ill. 38.65 Pass Sacks Allowed (122 ranked) 28 3 1.25 Central Conn. St. 0.33 Missouri St. 1.20 Passes Had Intercepted (121 ranked) 10 2 4 Montana 1 Youngstown St. 3 Passes Intercepted (122 ranked) 56 5 8 Sacred Heart 17 South Dakota St. 15 Missouri St. 15 Passing Offense (122 ranked) 72 7 199.9 Stephen F. Austin 409.0 Southern Ill. 241.3 Passing Yards Allowed (122 ranked) 11 3 166.8 Florida A&M 112.7 South Dakota 142.7 Passing Yards per Completion (122 ranked) 63 5 11.93 Portland St. 16.46 Illinois St. 13.96 Punt Return Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 -0.67 North Dakota St. -0.67 North Dakota St. -0.67 Punt Returns (122 ranked) 2 1 18.76 Eastern Ill. 23.00 North Dakota St. 18.76 Red Zone Defense (122 ranked) 69 7 0.818 Yale 0.600 Missouri St. 0.667 Red Zone Offense (122 ranked) 29 4 0.857 Youngstown St. 0.949 Youngstown St. 0.949 Rushing Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 78.5 North Dakota St. 78.5 North Dakota St. 78.5 Rushing Offense (122 ranked) 18 1 230.0 Cal Poly 295.8 North Dakota St. 230.0 Scoring Defense (122 ranked) 2 1 12.5 William & Mary 12.4 North Dakota St. 12.5 Scoring Offense (122 ranked) 17 2 37.9 Coastal Caro. 47.7 Youngstown St. 39.4 Tackles for Loss Allowed (122 ranked) 44 6 5.25 Coastal Caro. 2.89 South Dakota 4.56 Southern Ill. 4.56 Team Pass Sacks (122 ranked) 6 1 3.38 South Carolina St. 4.89 North Dakota St. 3.38 Team Passing Efficiency (122 ranked) 7 1 160.66 Eastern Wash. 183.33 North Dakota St. 160.66 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (122 ranked) 3 1 98.81 South Carolina St. 96.55 North Dakota St. 98.81 Team Tackles for Loss (122 ranked) 52 3 6.1 Sacred Heart 10.3 South Dakota 7.3 Time of Possession (122 ranked) 1 1 34:37 North Dakota St. 34:37 North Dakota St. 34:37 Total Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 245.3 North Dakota St. 245.3 North Dakota St. 245.3 Total Offense (122 ranked) 35 2 429.9 Stephen F. Austin 596.6 Youngstown St. 440.7 Turnover Margin (122 ranked) 52 5 0.1 Sacred Heart 2.0 South Dakota St. 1.6 Turnovers Gained (122 ranked) 108 10 10 Sacred Heart 32 South Dakota St. 24 Turnovers Lost (122 ranked) 5 1 9 Saint Francis (PA) 7 North Dakota St. 9 BISON FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 20

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (300 ranked) John Crockett 136 11 89.25 Fabian Truss, Samford 208.11 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 161.22 Sam Ojuri 136 11 89.25 Ryan Smith 139 13 88.50 Zach Vraa 194 16 78.00 Completion Percentage (100 ranked) Brock Jensen 7 1 0.669 Michael Nebrich, Fordham 0.749 Brock Jensen, North Dakota St. 0.669 Completions Per Game (130 ranked) Brock Jensen 63 8 14.88 Brady Attaway, Stephen F. Austin 31.00 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 19.57 Field Goal Percentage (98 ranked) Adam Keller 20 3 0.833 12 players tied 1.000 Joey Cejudo, Youngstown St. 43.4 Field Goals Per Game (124 ranked) Adam Keller 73 6 0.6 Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville St. 2.0 Tyler Sievertsen, UNI 1.9 Forced Fumbles (43 ranked) Michael Turner, Cornell 0.50 Tyler Starr, South Dakota 0.44 Fumbles Recovered (180 ranked) Reuben Johnson, Stony Brook 1.00 Rickey Hagood, Youngstown St. 0.50 Dominique Mitchell, South Carolina St. 1.00 Interceptions (244 ranked) CJ Smith 88 6 0.3 Emory Polley, Brown 0.7 Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri St. 0.4 Marcus Williams 88 6 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (10 ranked) Ryan Smith 10 1 1 9 players tied 2 Ryan Smith, North Dakota St. 1 Josh Burch, Illinois St. 1 Lemonte Booker, Indiana St. 1 Kickoff Returns (135 ranked) Xavier Roberson, Southeastern La. 37.8 Lemonte Booker, Indiana St. 26.4 Pass Sacks (57 ranked) Kyle Emanuel 16 3 0.8 Brad Daly, Montana St. 1.3 Tyler Starr, South Dakota 0.9 Passes Defended (41 ranked) Marcus Williams 41 4 1.0 D.J. Monroe, Harvard 1.9 Howard Scarborough, Missouri St. 1.6 Passing Efficiency (107 ranked) Brock Jensen 9 1 161.9 Vernon Adams, Eastern Wash. 185.6 Brock Jensen, North Dakota St. 161.9 Passing TDs (123 ranked) Brock Jensen 23 3 17 Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Ill. 39 Kurt Hess, Youngstown St. 19 Passing Yards (130 ranked) Brock Jensen 67 8 1,442 Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Ill. 3,544 Austin Sumner, South Dakota St. 2,076 Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Brock Jensen 60 7 180.3 Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Ill. 393.8 Kory Faulkner, Southern Ill. 233.3 Passing Yards per Completion (107 ranked) Brock Jensen 46 4 12.12 Keiran McDonagh, Portland St. 16.86 Blake Winkler, Illinois St. 13.73 Points Responsible For (287 ranked) Brock Jensen 22 1 126 Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Ill. 242 Kurt Hess, Youngstown St. 126 Adam Keller 177 18 53 Brock Jensen, North Dakota St. 126 Zach Vraa 195 20 48 John Crockett 244 23 42 Points Responsible For Per Game (30 ranked) Brock Jensen 17 1 15.8 Q uinn Epperly, Princeton 28.0 Brock Jensen, North Dakota St. 15.8 Punt Return TDs (4 ranked) Christian Dudzik 1 1 2 Shepard Little, Eastern Ill. 2 Christian Dudzik, North Dakota St. 2 Ryan Smith 4 2 1 Adrian Wilkins, N.C. Central 2 Christian Dudzik, North Dakota St. 2 Punt Returns (69 ranked) Christian Dudzik 6 1 14.7 Torrance Williams, Sam Houston St. 19.2 Christian Dudzik, North Dakota St. 14.7 Punting (106 ranked) Ben LeCompte 14 2 43.5 Kyle Loomis, Portland St. 47.2 Nick Liste, Youngstown St. 43.9 Receiving TDs (132 ranked) Zach Vraa 16 1 8 Erik Lora, Eastern Ill. 16 Zach Vraa, North Dakota St. 8 Ryan Smith 132 13 3 Kevin Vaadeland 132 13 3 Receiving Yards (400 ranked) Zach Vraa 58 3 624 Erik Lora, Eastern Ill. 1,152 Jason Schneider, South Dakota St. 728 Ryan Smith 169 12 370 Receiving Yards Per Game (400 ranked) Zach Vraa 44 2 78.0 Lee Kurfis, Lehigh 136.9 Jason Schneider, South Dakota St. 80.9 Ryan Smith 149 8 46.3 Receptions Per Game (380 ranked) Ryan Smith 83 4 4.5 Lee Kurfis, Lehigh 9.9 Jason Schneider, South Dakota St. 5.8 Zach Vraa 114 7 4.1 Rushing TDs (166 ranked) John Crockett 44 5 7 Terrance West, Towson 25 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 16 Brock Jensen 117 10 4 Sam Ojuri 166 12 3 Rushing Yards (298 ranked) Sam Ojuri 61 6 673 Terrance West, Towson 1,618 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 1,235 John Crockett 72 9 599 Brock Jensen 289 22 212 Rushing Yards Per Game (300 ranked) Sam Ojuri 54 5 84.1 Terrance West, Towson 161.8 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 137.2 John Crockett 67 8 74.9 Brock Jensen 265 21 26.5 Scoring (235 ranked) Adam Keller 70 7 6.6 Terrance West, Towson 15.6 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 11.3 Zach Vraa 88 9 6.0 John Crockett 147 14 5.3 Solo Tackles (49 ranked) Stephen Hodge, Fordham 7.8 Bryan Presume, Southern Ill. 5.9 Tackles For Loss (84 ranked) Brad Daly, Montana St. 1.9 Tyler Starr, South Dakota 1.6 Total Offense (300 ranked) Brock Jensen 62 5 206.8 Michael Nebrich, Fordham 394.0 Kory Faulkner, Southern Ill. 258.4 Sam Ojuri 164 15 84.1 John Crockett 181 19 74.9 Total Tackles (393 ranked) Grant Olson 55 4 8.8 Stephon Robertson, James Madison 12.3 R.C. Kilgore, South Dakota St. 11.0 Colten Heagle 236 15 6.5