MARCH 20, 2021 - 2:30 P.M. WEEK 5

Fargo, N D. . Gate City Bank Field at the Series: UND leads 62-46-3 Last Meeting: NDSU 38, UND 7 (Sept . 7, 2019) Complete Series Info on Page 7

THE MATCHUP

NO. 2 PxP: Alex Heinert Analyst: Ryan Kasowski NO. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE FIGHTING HAWKS 4-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference BISON 4-1, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference Head Coach:...... Bubba Schweigert (Jamestown, 1985) PxP: Jack Michaels Analyst: Tom Dosch Head Coach:...... (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at UND (7th season):...... 41-32 ( 562). Local: 96 1. FM Record at North Dakota State (2nd season):...... 20-1 ( .952) Career Record (10th season):...... 63-53 ( 543). Web: FightingHawks.com Career Record (2nd season):...... Same vs . North Dakota State ...... 0-2 Home of Economy Radio Network vs . UND:...... 1-0

BY THE #’S INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN NO. 2 UND SET TO BATTLE RANKED FOE ONCE AGAIN RUSHING 659 After the first road win of the season in convincing fashion, No . 2 UND heads down 75 North Dakota: Otis Weah 63 for 441 yds (7 .0 ypc), 6 TDs All-time wins as a miles down I-29 for a battle with No . 4 North Dakota State at 2:30 p .m . from Gate City Bank NDSU: Kobe Johnson 56 for 248 (4 .4 ypc), 2 TDs program (since 1894) Field at the FargoDome . Fans can watch the contest on MidcoSN with Alex Heinert and PASSING Ryan Kasowski on the call or tune into the Home of Economy Radio Network with Jack North Dakota: Tommy Schuster 87-of-127, 849 yds, 7 TD/2 INT Michaels and Tom Dosch . NDSU: Zeb Noland 38-of-70, 440 yds, 3 TD/4 INT RECEIVING 2003 North Dakota is off to one of its best starts since moving to Division I in 2008, going North Dakota: Garett Maag 15 for 353, 1 TD First conference meeting 4-0 for the second time in the program's DI history . UND is also 4-0 in league play for the NDSU: Christian Watson 9 for 131 between UND and NDSU first time since 2016, a year that saw the Fighting Hawks go 8-0 on the way to a Big Sky DEFENSE since 2003 Conference title . A win over No . 4 NDSU would mark the first 5-0 start in the DI era for UND North Dakota: Devon Krzanowski 9 solo, 14 asst, 23 tot tkls, 3 .5 TFLs, 2 FR, TD and the first since 2007 when the Fighting Sioux started 6-0 . NDSU: Jackson Hankey 23 solo, 20 asst, 43 tot tkls, 2 .0 TFLs, 0 .5 sack

UND has not made its fans sweat through the first four gmaes of the season, claiming UND TEAM NDSU each of its wins by at least 10 points . In fact, the 11-point margin of victory over then-No . 3 32 .8 SCORING/GAME 24 .8 4 217 .8 RUSHING/GAME 210 .8 Would be fourth win over South Dakota State is the closest game the Hawks have played all year and the only game to be a one possession contest in the fourth quarter . 89-132-2 PASSING (C-A-INT) 58-107-5 a ranked opponent this 223 .3 PASSING/GAME 130 .0 season North Dakota has made it a point to dominate the second halves of games through 441 .0 TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 340 .8 the first portion of the season, outscoring its opponents, 80-31, over that span . UND has +5 TURNOVER MARGIN -6 scored on the opening possession of the second half in every game and put points on 17 2. PTS ALLOWED/GAME 17 2. the board on three of its four drives in the second half in last week's 38-21 win at Western 85 .3 OPP . RUSH YDS/GAME 97 .6 5-0 94-150-5 OPP . PASSING (C-A-INT) 80-140-3 Would be first 5-0 start . 269 .3 OPP . PASS YDS/GAME 180 .2 since 2007 354 .5 OPP . TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 277 .8 2021 SPRING SCHEDULES NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE Overall (Missouri Valley): 4-0 (4-0) Home: 3-0 Road: 1-0 Ntrl: 0-0 Overall (Missouri Valley): 4-1 (3-1) Home: 3-0 Road: 1-1 Ntrl: 0-0

Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Result TV Attend. Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Score TV Attend. October February 3 (1) Central Arkansas (11) W, 39-28 NBC ND 471 20 (RV) Southern Illinois (24)* W, 44-21 MidcoSN 3,176 February 27 (14) South Dakota State (3)* W, 28-17 MidcoSN2 3,638 21 (1) Youngstown State* W, 25-7 NBC ND 6,578 27 (1) at Southern Illinois* L, 14-38 NBC ND 2,400 March March 4 (4) South Dakota* (20) W, 21-10 MidcoSN 3,491 6 (6) at Missouri State* W, 25-0 NBC ND 3,147 13 (3) at Western Illinois* W, 38-21 ESPN+ 658 13 (5) Illinois State* (22) W, 21-13 NBC ND 6,145 20 (2) at North Dakota State* (4) 2:30 p .m . MidcoSN 20 (4) North Dakota* (2) 2:30 p .m . MidcoSN 27 at Youngstown State* 11 a .m . ESPN3/+ 27 at South Dakota* 1 p .m . MidcoSN April April 3 Missouri State* 11 a .m . MVFC TV 3 South Dakota State* 2:30 p .m . MidcoSN 10 at Illinois State* Noon MVFC TV 10 at Northern Iowa* 4 p .m . ESPN+

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MEDIA CONTACT: Alec Stocker Johnson - 701 412. .6169 (cell); 701 .777 .2986 (office); alec .stocker .johnson@und .edu; @UNDfootball, @smartalec_nd 2 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES FCS BEST WINNING RECORD OFFENSIVE POTW: Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington, QB, R-Sr., 6-0, 200, Inglewood, California North Dakota holds an all-time program mark of 659-425- 30 over its 125 previous seasons of football . Over that time, Barriere passed for two in the final five minutes, and five overall with 455 passing yards, as Eastern Washiington rallied past Idaho State 46-42 in the . He had a career-high 34 completions in UND has won 26 conference championships, three bowl 50 attempts (68 percent), the final one a 6-yard to wide receiver Andrew Boston with 25 seconds invitations, 16 NCAA postseason appearances, and the 2001 remaining . Barriere earned his conference's offensive player of the week honor for the second straight week . Division II National Championship . ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE A total of 207 student-athletes have received academic all-conference nods (145 NCC, 49 GWC, 13 BSC) and five nationally recognized scholar-athlete awards . UND has DEFENSIVE POTW: Kevin Glajchen, San Diego, DT, R-Sr., 6-2, 270, Saratoga, California placed at least one student-athlete on the NFF and Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society since moving Glajchen was the anchor in the middle as San Diego gave up only 25 offensive yards in a 13-10 win at to Division I in 2008 . Drake - the lowest yardage total allowed in Pioneer Football League history (since 1993) . He recorded eight tackles (five solos), including three sacks and a fourth behind the line of scrimmage for 19 yards ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME VENUES in losses, forced a fumble and broke up a pass . The Toreros' 38th straight PFL win moved them within Over a million fans have seen UND post an 95-27 record at one of tying the FCS league record . the in its 19 seasons of existence . That mark includes a 10-1 postseason record and a school-record 23- game home winning streak from 2002 to 2005 . SPECIAL TEAMS POTW: Antonio Zita, Tennessee State, PK, Jr., 5-9, 170, Fayetteville, Tennessee

QUICK FACTS Zita kicked three field goals, including the game-winning 35-yarder as time expired to lift Tennessee State past Eastern Illinois 21-20 for its first victory . It capped a huge performance in which Zita drilled a UNIVERSITY 51-yarder and later a 62-yarder, which tied the 35-year-old record and was one yard shy of the FCS mark (which is held by three kickers) . School...... University of North Dakota Location...... Grand Forks, ND (58202) Founded...... 1883 Enrollment...... 13,581 FRESHMAN POTW: Draylen Ellis, Austin Peay, QB, Fr., 6-1, 178, Olive Branch, Mississippi School Colors ...... Kelly Green & White Home Arena (Capacity) ...... Alerus Center (12,283) After throwing only one touchdown in his first two starts, Ellis fired six TDs, including one in each of National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I two overtime periods, as Austin Peay outlasted Southeast Missouri 49-42 in a matchup of the 2019 Conference...... Missouri Valley Football Conference Ohio Valley Conference co-champs . He completed 23 of 43 passes for 262 yards, including 3 of 4 for 47 President ...... Dr . Andrew Armacost yards in the extra periods, and had one . Director of Athletics ...... Bill Chaves Senior Woman Administrator...... Kara Helmig MVFC BEST Faculty Athletic Representative...... Sue Jeno OFFENSIVE POTW: QB Tommy Schuster, North Dakota, 6-0, 196, R-Fr., Macomb (Mich.) Chippewa Athletic Department ...... (701) 777-2234 Valley High Ticket Office...... (701) 777-0855 Press Box ...... (701) 792-1501/1502 Schuster threw for a career high 328 yards and three touchdowns in No . 3 UND’s 38-21 win over Western Illinois in Macomb … He completed over 78% of his passes to move to 5-0 in his career at UND … His two first half touchdowns helped the Fighting Hawks jump out to an early 21-7 lead before lofting a FOOTBALL HISTORY 20-yard strike to Jake Richter to put the finishing touches on the victory .

First Year of Football...... 1894 All-time Record...... 659-425-30 (125 seasons) DEFENSIVE POTW: CB Montrae Braswell, Missouri St. 6-0, 185, So., Avon Park (Fla.) Central Mich. All-time DI Record...... 72-66 (12 seasons) Braswell was everywhere for Missouri State against South Dakota to help the Bears pull off their first All-time DII Record...... 590-349-30 (111 seasons) win over a ranked opponent since 2018 . His heroics began with a 100-yard kickoff return in the first quarter to tie the game and become the fifth Bear in school history to log a 100-yard kick return (first since Deion Holliman at USD in 2015) . Eight minutes later, Braswell gave the Bears the lead with a 36- ASSISTANT COACHES yard "pick six" interception return for a score to give MSU its first lead of the game . In the second half, Braswell's defensive prowess continued with a two more pivotal plays on USD's final two possessions . Braswell finished with 6 total tackles, all solos with a pair of passes defended and two touchdowns . Defensive Coordinator/LBs...... Brett Holinka (2nd season) Offensive Coordinator/QBs . . . . .Danny Freund (10th season) SPECIAL TEAMS POTW: PK Cole Frahm, South Dakota State 6-5, 225, Jr., Omaha (Neb.) Burke High Special Teams Coord./TEs ...... Shawn Kostich (7th season) / Nebraska Running Backs ...... Robbie Rouse (1st season) Wide Receivers...... Sam King (2nd season) Frahm booted the game-winning 29-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining to lift South Dakota Offensive Line...... Joe Pawlak (2nd season) State to a 19-17 victory over Youngstown State . Earlier in the game, Frahm connected on a career-long 52-yard field goal en route to going 2-for-3 on field goals on the day . Frahm has made a field goal in all Defensive Backs...... Travis Stepps (5th season) four games this season and is 5-for-7 on the season . Defensive Line ...... Austin Flyger (1st season) Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties. .Joel Schwenzfeier (8th season) Video Coordinator/ILBs...... Carl Reinholz (7th season) NEWCOMER POTW: QB Cam Miller, North Dakota State, 6-1, 205, Fr., Solon (Iowa) High Athletic Trainer...... Alex McKee-Crow (2nd season) Athletic Trainer...... Will Ratelle (2nd season) Miller accounted for 118 yards of total offense and led a key fourth-quarter scoring drive in North Strength & Conditioning...... Nate Baukol (18th season) Dakota State’s 21-13 victory over Illinois State . Playing in just his third game as a true freshman, Miller Football Operations ...... Travis Kahlbaugh (18th season) traded snaps with starter Zeb Noland in the first half and led the Bison for a majority of the second half . Miller rushed for a team-high 57 yards on 11 attempts and went 5 of 7 passing for 61 yards . His six-yard TD run with 3:39 left in the game capped a 13-play, 84-yard drive that ate up 8:13 of the final quarter .

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: LG Zeveyon Furcron, Southern Illinois

The Crest Hill, Ill ., native graded out at 92 percent with five knockdowns in the win over No . 4-ranked Northern Iowa on Saturday . The Salukis rushed for 192 yards (4 .4 average) and totaled 416 yards on offense against one of the MVFC's top-ranked defenses .

2 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 3 OPPONENT TRACKER MVFC STANDINGS MISSOURI VALLEY OVERALL TEAM W-L % W-L % SRK SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (FEB. 20) S. DAKOTA ST. (FEB. 27) SOUTH DAKOTA (MAR. 4) Overall: 4-1 Overall: 3-1 Overall: 1-2 North Dakota 4-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W4 MVFC: 3-1 MVFC: 3-1 MVFC: 1-2 Southern Illinois 3-1 .750 4-1 .800 W3 This Week: vs . South Dakota State This Week: at Southern Illinois This Week: at Youngstown State North Dakota St . 3-1 .750 4-1 .800 W2 Last Week: W, 17-16 vs . Northern Iowa Last Week: W, 19-17 vs . Youngstown St Last Week: L, 27-24 vs . Missouri State South Dakota State 3-1 .750 3-1 .750 W2 Missouri State 2-1 .667 2-4 .333 W1 Northern Iowa 2-2 .500 2-2 .500 L1 Western Illinois (MAR. 13) North Dakota St. (MAR. 20) Youngstown St. (MAR. 27) Overall: 0-3 Overall: 4-1 Overall: 0-4 South Dakota 1-2 .333 1-2 .333 L2 MVFC: 0-3 MVFC: 3-1 MVFC: 0-4 Illinois State 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 L3 This Week: at Illinois State This Week: vs . North Dakota This Week: vs . South Dakota Western Illinois 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 L3 Last Week: L, 38-21 vs . North Dakota Last Week: W, 21-13 vs . Illinois State Last Week: L, 19-17 at South Dakota St Youngstown State 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 L4

MISSOURI STATE (APR. 3) Illinois State (APR. 10) Overall: 2-4 Overall: 0-3 MVFC: 2-1 MVFC: 0-3 This Week: at Northern Iowa This Week: vs . Western Illinois Last Week: W, 27-24 at South Dakota Last Week: L, 21-13 at North Dakota St

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»MEDIA CREDENTIALS if media would call ahead to inform the athletic communications Credentials will be issued ONLY to working media, sports office of their attendance at practice . information personnel, league officials or staff members of competing institutions with a legitimate need for access to the NO media interviews will be conducted with players on game press box . All requests for working media credentials for the day prior to games . 2020-21 season must be made in advance with Alec Stocker Johnson (701 .412 .6169) in the UNDAthletics Communications »RADIO/TELEVISION office . The Alerus Center press box has electronic media booths from which on-air talent may broadcast games, along with limited Please make requests at least one week prior to the game you space above the main press box . Space is reserved for North plan on covering . Dakota’s home radio station, for the visiting team’s radio station and for TV, if necessary . Stations wishing to broadcast games are »PHOTOGRAPHERS asked to contact the UND athletic communications office at least Photographers must have a media credential issued by the UND three weeks in advance of the game you intend to cover . athletics department and will not be granted field access for this season .

»INTERVIEWS Requests for interviews with players or members of the coaching staff may be made through the UND Athletics Communications office . All interviews will be conducted over the phone or via Zoom as no in-person interviews are allowed this season . Players and coaches are available for media interviews between 1-2 p .m . each Monday during the season . It would be appreciated

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3 4 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL BUBBA SCHWEIGERT THE SCHWEIGERT FILE HEAD COACH

Year at UND: 21st year (7th as head coach) Birthdate Collegiate Experience: 34th year • Sept . 15, 1962 Hometown: Zeeland, N .D . Alma Mater: University of Jamestown (‘91) Hometown • Zeeland, N .D . Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration - Jamestown ‘85 The 2020 season will be the seventh for head coach Bubba Schweigert . It will also begin the transition as the Fighting Hawks will now enter the Missouri Valley Football • Master’s Degree: Physical Education - North Dakota ‘95 Conference this season and beyond . Family UND returned to its winning ways in 2019, reaching the FCS playoffs for the second • Wife, Laura; sons, Alex & Cooper time in four seasons with a 7-4 mark as a FCS Independent . The Hawks finished the Coaching home portion of the schedule with a perfect 6-0 mark and picked up wins over three ranked opponents . Against one of the most difficult schedules in the nation, UND • 2014-present - Head Coach battled seven ranked foes in 12 weeks and became one of only 25 FCS programs to University of North Dakota reach the playoffs twice in the last four seasons . • 2008-13 - Defensive Coordinator Senior linebacker Donnell Rodgers became only the seventh linebacker in program Southern Illinois University history to receive multiple All-America selections by different publications in the same season since it began being tracked in 1930 . Freshman defensive back CJ Siegel • 2004-07 - Head Coach was named as a FCS Freshman All-American by Phil Steele while senior defensive University of MInnesota Duluth end Mason Bennett earned AP All-America honors as well . Bennett also became only • 1997-2003 - Defensive Coordinator the fourth player in program history to be selected in the first round of the League (CFL) Draft, being selected eighth by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats . University of North Dakota • 1990-96 - Secondary Coach Off the field, the Fighting Hawks put up another strong season in the classroom, breaking the program's GPA mark for a semester and eclipsing the 3 .0 mark as a team University of North Dakota once again . Three players were also named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, a • 1989-90 - Graduate Assistant place UND has been represented every year since joining Division I in 2008 . University of North Dakota 2018 was a bit of a roller coaster ride for Schweigert and the Fighting Hawks, finishing • 1985-90 - Assistant Coach with their third winning season in the last five years (6-5) but coming up just short in reaching the FCS playoffs . The highs saw UND defeat No . 5 Sam Houston State, 24-23, University of Jamestown to snap the FCS’ longest-running home winning streak, erupt for 34 first-half points in a 44-14 drubbing over No . 22 Montana, wracking up 480 yards on the ground in a 41-15 win at Sacramento State, and battling No . 9 Washington in Seattle . However, three losses over the final four games of the season left the Hawks at 6-5 and one of the first four teams left out of the playoff picture .

Linebacker Noah Larson was named a Jerry Rice Award finalist for his efforts, defensive end Mason Bennett was named to the HERO Sports All-America Third Team entering 2019, and wide receiver Noah Wanzek was named one of the top pass catchers in the country entering 2019 by HERO Sports .

Injuries took their toll on the roster and derailed a promising 2017 season that had UND pegged to repeat as Big Sky Champions, but ended in a 3-8 campaign . All was not lost, however, as the Fighting Hawks did post their first shutout during Schweigert’s tenure with a 38-0 blanking of future MVFC foe Missouri State and recorded league wins against Northern Colorado and on the road at Portland State .

Junior running back John Santiago claimed All-America honors for the third consecutive season and was joined by four other Fighting Hawks in garnering All- Big Sky accolades . The Fighting Hawks also continued their success in the classroom, matching a program record by having 18 student-athletes named to the Big Sky All- Academic team .

Schweigert developed a nice pattern through his first three seasons as the head coach at North Dakota . Each year his squad produced more positive results than the previous one and 2016 was no exception as he was named the Big Sky and FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year .

The Fighting Hawks shared the Big Sky Conference regular season title with Eastern Washington, reeled off a 9-game winning streak and earned the No . 7 overall seed in the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs in 2016 .

After losing the first two games of the season by a combined four points, a double- overtime victory against South Dakota launched UND into Big Sky play where the Fighting Hawks ran the table . There were tight games and lobsided games, but his team always found a way to come out on top in league play and give UND its first undefeated conference record since ’s 2003 squad went 7-0 in North On Dec 28, 2013, Schweigert was introduced as the head coach at the Central Conference play . University of North Dakota during a press conference in front of a The defense was once again the top-rated run defense in the league and sixth in the standing-room only crowd at the Alerus Center. FCS . The unit was also tops in the Big Sky with 20 and tied for second nationally, trailing only national champion James Madison in that category .

Four Fighting Hawks earned All-America accolades, including safety Cole Reyes, who landed on six different All-America squads . The junior captain was also named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year . Reyes was one of 15 UND players to earn All-Big Sky honors on the field, while 18 set a program record by being named to the All-Big Sky Academic Team . Senior Brian Labat led those efforts in the classroom and also earned CoSIDA All-District 6 Team honors .

Schweigert wrapped up the 2015 season with what was the first three-game winning streak of his UND head-coaching tenure . Those three victories gave his second UND squad a 7-4 overall record and 5-3 mark in Big Sky play, which were both two-game improvements from his first season back in Grand Forks .

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Schweigert’s defense led the Big Sky in rushing defense for the second straight season under his watch and the offense improved immensely thanks in large part to the record-breaking production of true freshman running back John Santiago . After a 4-3 start that included the program’s first victory over an FBS opponent (24- 13 win at Wyoming) and first DI victory over a ranked opponent on the road (19-17 win at No . 16 Portland State), the Fighting Hawks would go on to post the program’s first seven-win season since 2011 .

Santiago was named the Co-Big Sky Freshman of the Year and collected All-America honors from the Associated Press and STATS, Inc . He was also a unanimous All-Big Sky first team performer and was joined on that team by senior linebacker Will Ratelle and offensive lineman Sean Meehan, who was also named to the AFCA All- America Team .

Eight more Fighting Hawks would garner all-league honors in 2015 as the defense once again ranked among the tops in the Big Sky, ranking first in rush defense and second in total defense .

In the classroom, 17 UND football players were named to the All-Big Sky Academic Team, breaking the previous year’s record by one .

In his first season back at UND, Schweigert’s 2014 squad won five games overall, which was a two-game improvement from the previous season . The campaign was highlighted by a 30-28 upset of No . 22 Northern Arizona in the final home game of the season at the Alerus Center .

UND took the positive vibes from a victory that knocked NAU out of the FCS playoff hunt to Greely, Colo ., the next Saturday where the team closed out the season with its first Big Sky road win of the season -- a 33-14 defeat of Northern Colorado .

The defensive-minded head coach still works with the team’s cornerbacks and they were part of a unit that led the Big Sky in total defense and rush defense in 2014 . Two newcomers earned All-Big Sky Conference honors (KR Alex Tillman and PK Reid Taubenheim) and seven more players were named honorable mention in Schweigert’s first season .

There were also 16 UND football players named to the All-Big Sky Academic team, which tied a program record for individuals honored in one season . Head Coach Bubba Schweigert (left) looks onto the field during a game The Zeeland, N .D ., native returned to Grand Forks after 10 years away from a against Sam Houston State at the Alerus Center. program that he helped lead to the 2001 NCAA Division II national title as defensive coordinator . SCHWEIGERT VS. OPPONENTS Prior to his return to UND, Schweigert was the defensive coordinator at Southern Illinois for the previous six seasons (2008- Augustana 2-2 13) and served as associate head coach for the last five of that stretch . His 2010 defense led the Missouri Valley in total Bemidji State 2-0 defense and his unit finished in the top half of the league in four of his six campaigns at SIU . Bowling Green 0-1 Cal Poly 3-0 In his six seasons at SIU, Schweigert coached three first team All-Americans and 20 all-conference selections (10 first team, Central Washington 1-1 six second team, four honorable mentions) . His defensive standouts have included linebacker and 2012 graduate Jayson Chadron State 2-0 Concordia-St . Paul 1-1 DiManche, currently playing for Cincinnati Bengals, and cornerback Korey Lindsey, a three-time All-American and a 2011 Drake 2-0 draft pick of the Bengals . In 2013, SIU linebacker Bryan Presume earned first team All-MVFC honors after ranking third in the Eastern Washington 0-3 league with 104 tackles . His 55 solo stops were tops in the conference . Idaho 0-1 Idaho State 1-3 Prior to arriving at SIU, Schweigert took on his first head coaching job at the collegiate level, leading the Division II program Mary 1-0 at Minnesota Duluth from 2004-07 . He guided the Bulldogs to a 22-21 overall record during his tenure, including the MSU-Moorhead 2-0 program’s first title in 2005 . The NCAA playoff berth that season was the program’s second in four Missouri Western State 0-1 seasons . That same season, Schweigert was also named the D2football .com Northwest Region Coach of the Year and the Minnesota State 2-2 AFCA Division II Coach of the Year for Region 5 . Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Missouri State 1-1 This will be the second stint at UND for Schweigert . He spent 15 seasons as an assistant coach in Grand Forks (1989-2003) Montana 1-3 Montana State 3-2 where he was part of eight NCAA playoff teams and six NCC title squads . Nicholls 0-1 North Dakota State 0-2 Schweigert was elevated to defensive coordinator at UND prior to the 1997 season and left for Duluth after the 2003 Northern Colorado 6-0 UND team finished as national runner-up . Schweigert was named the American Football Coaches Association Division II Northern Arizona 2-1 Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000 . Northern Iowa 0-1 North Dakota 0-5 In his seven seasons as UND’s defensive coordinator, Schweigert’s defensive players earned 14 All-America honors and Omaha 1-3 23 first-team All-NCC accolades . His Portland State 4-0 2001 defense yielded just 191 .4 yards of Richmond 0-1 BUBBA SCHWEIGERT’S RECORD offense and 50 .3 rushing yards per game, Robert Morris 1-0 Sacramento State 2-1 while limiting opponents to 12 5. points St . Cloud State 3-1 Year NCC*/BSC#/MVFC& Win% Finish Overall Win% per game on the way to the program’s Sam Houston State 2-0 2004* 1-5 .167 6th 4-7 .364 first national championship . San Jose State 0-1 2005* 4-2 .667 t1st 8-4 .667 South Dakota 3-4 2006* 4-4 .500 4th 6-4 .600 Schweigert began his coaching career South Dakota State 1-0 at his alma mater, now the University Southern Illinois 1-0 2007* 3-5 .375 t5th 4-6 .400 of Jamestown, from 1985-1988 . He Southern Utah 2-2 2014# 3-5 .375 t8th 5-7 .417 earned a bachelor’s degree in business Stony Brook 1-1 2015# 5-3 .625 t4th 7-4 .636 administration from Jamestown and UC Davis 2-1 2016# 8-0 1 000. t1st 9-3 .750 a master’s degree from UND . In 2002, Upper Iowa 2-0 Utah 0-1 2017# 2-6 .250 t9th 3-8 .300 he was honored with Jamestown’s Washington 0-1 2018 N/A (FCS Ind .) -- -- 6-5 .545 Rollie Greeno Award for outstanding Weber State 1-4 2019 N/A (FCS Ind .) -- -- 7-5 .636 commitment in the field of education Western Illinois 1-0 2020& 4-0 1 000. 4-0 1 .000 and coaching . Western Washington 2-0 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-1 Totals 34-30 .531 63-53 .543 Schweigert and his wife, Laura, have two Wyoming 1-0 sons, Alex and Cooper .

5 6 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL NATIONAL POLLS LEADERSHIP NORTH DAKOTA IN THE POLLS STATS (Mar. 15) Date ATHLON STATS COACHES 1 James Madison (3-0) 975 (28) 1 Preseason NR RV RV 2 NORTH DAKOTA (4-0) 944 (10) 3 Feb . 22 13 14 N/A 3 Weber State (2-0) 943 (2) 2 Mar . 1 4 4 N/A 4 North Dakota State (4-1) 829 5 Mar . 8 3 3 N/A 5 Southern Illinois (4-1) 815 10 Mar . 15 2 2 2 6 South Dakota State (3-1) 811 8 7 Sam Houston (2-0) 743 12 8 Jacksonville State (6-1) 716 10 University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba 9 Kennesaw State (2-0) 707 9 Schweigert and the Fighting Hawks team have announced 10 UNI (2-2) 639 4 the leadership group for the 2020-21 season on Wednesday . 11 Chattanooga (2-1) 483 14 12 Delaware (2-0) 464 19 Defensive back Jordan Canady, wide receiver Garett Maag, 13 Furman (3-1) 443 15 offensive lineman Nathan Nguon, former tight end Hunter 14 Villanova (1-1) 438 6 Pinke and linebacker Jaxson Turner were selected by the FCS PLAYOFFS 15 Eastern Washington (2-1) 425 16 team following the conclusion of the fall practice session . The fall championship, usually culminating in an early 16 Southeastern Louisiana (2-1) 394 18 January title game, is still planned to be played — albeit 17 Nicholls (3-1) 357 7 "We are excited to announce the captains for the 2020-21 in the spring this year . 18 Albany (1-1) 255 13 season," said Schweigert . "We are looking forward to the 19 VMI (3-0) 253 NR leadership these individuals will provide for our team both The championship is currently scheduled for April 18-May 20 New Hampshire (0-1) 228 17 on and off the field as we compete in our inaugural year in 15, with 16 teams making the playoff field as opposed to the Missouri Valley Football Conference . These five young 21 UC Davis (1-1) 182 23 the usual 24 . men have invested much time and effort into the Fighting 22 UIW (2-0) 179 25 Hawk football program and team culture and are very 23 Richmond (2-0) 150 NR deserving of the distinction as team captain ". In this 16-team bracket, 10 teams will automatically 24 Jackson State (3-0) 141 NR qualify via conference championships . The remaining six will be at-large selections . 25 Murray State (3-0) 90 NR Canady returns to the Fighting Hawks having started the last 28 games at safety over his career and will enter Others Receiving Votes: Monmouth (71) , Idaho (60) Schools that opted to play games in the fall will have their 2021 as the team's returning leading tackler with 87 , Rhode Island (58) , Gardner-Webb (38) , Illinois State results considered in the selection process for the spring stops and a team-best 53 solo tackles . The New Berlin, championship field . (31) , Maine (26) , South Dakota (20) , Austin Peay (16) , Wis ., native currently ranks fifth in UND's Division I history Tarleton State (15) , San Diego (14) , Wofford (14) , ETSU (5) (2008-present) with four career interceptions and sixth with 18 pass breakups . Last season, he set a new career The last regular season games of the spring schedule, COACHES (Mar. 15) high with 14 total tackles against No . 1 North Dakota State . including conference championships, must come no later 1 James Madison (14) 3-0 486 Canady is a management major . than April 17 . 2 NORTH DAKOTA (5) 3-0 476 3 Weber State (1) 2-0 474 An 11-game starter at wide receiver a season ago, Maag Once regular season play concludes, the 16-team 4 North Dakota St. 4-1 403 returns as UND's leading pass catcher with 59 grabs, 610 playoff bracket will be revealed on Sunday, April 18 . 5 Southern Illinois 4-1 403 yards and five touchdowns in a playoff season for the The four rounds will be conducted each of the next four Hawks . The Inver Grove Heights, Minn ., native had his best weekends, ending with the national championship game 6 Sam Houston State 2-0 374 days against the top competition in 2019, grabbing six on Saturday, May 15 . 7 South Dakota St. 3-1 370 catches for 76 yards at No . 1 North Dakota State, hauling in 8 Jacksonville St . 6-1 361 a TD in the win over No . 24 Sam Houston State and finishing 9 Kennesaw State 2-0 345 with a career-best 81 yards on 10 catches and a score in the 10 Delaware 2-0 278 victory over No . 12 UC Davis . Maag is a marketing major . 11 Furman 3-1 268 T-12 Chattanooga 2-1 249 Nguon has been a Swiss Army knife along the offensive line T-12 Eastern Washington 2-1 249 for UND over his entire career, having started games at four T-14 Northern Iowa 2-2 205 of the five positions along the line . The Burnsville, Minn ., T-14 Villanova 1-1 205 native spent 2019 at left tackle, right tackle and center, 16 Nicholls 3-1 197 helping the Hawks set offensive records in the passing 17 Southeastern Louisiana 2-1 171 game for the program . Nguon is an operations and supply chain management major . 18 VMI 3-0 152 19 Albany 1-1 115 20 UIW 2-0 104 Pinke will serve as a captain off the field for the Hawks, after 21 Jackson State 3-0 102 suffering a career-ending injury following the 2019 season . The Wishek, N .D ., native currently has an internship with 22 Richmond 2-0 85 the UND Alumni Association and is working to finish his 23 New Hampshire 0-1 79 mechanical engineering degree . 24 Murray State 3-0 74 25 UC Davis 1-1 69 After an injury-riddled season in 2019, Turner will look to get back to his -sacking ways in the spring . Others receiving votes: Monmouth (N .J .), 52; Rhode The Esko, Minn ,. native finished sixth on the team with 44 Island, 34; Southern, 21; Gardner-Webb, 16; San Diego, tackles and second with 4 .5 sacks . He was crucial in the win 12; Tarleton St ., 12; Illinois St., 11; Maine, 9; Idaho, 7; over No . 24 Sam Houston State, registering a season-best Charleston Southern, 6; Duquesne, 6; Missouri St., 5; nine tackles and a pair of sacks . The linebacker enters the Alabama A&M, 4; Samford, 4; South Dakota, 4; Austin Peay, campaign with 11 career sacks, placing him fourth in UND's 3; Holy Cross, 2; Prairie View A&M, 2; Wofford, 2 . DI era . Turner is a communication major .

*2020-21 UND opponents can be found in BOLD

6 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 7 SERIES NOTES SERIES RECORD HEAD COACH MATT ENTZ SCOUTING THE BISON • This is the 113th football matchup between North Dakota • Matt Entz was named head football coach at North • North Dakota State enters Saturday's matchup with a State and North Dakota dating back to 1894 . It is the 10th most Dakota State University for the 2019 season after 4-1 overall record and 3-1 mark in Missouri Valley play . played rivalry among current NCAA Football Championship Subdivision members . UND leads the all-time series 62-47-3, but spending five seasons as the NDSU's defensive The Bison defeated Central Arkansas back in October before picking up three victories in their first four NDSU has won the only two meetings as Division I opponents in coordinator . He is the 31st head coach in program 2015 and 2019 . history . conference games . • Both teams share the longest winning streak in the series at • Entz became the first Division I head football coach to • North Dakota State is No . 4 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 12 games a piece . UND’s stretch was from 1953-64, while NDSU’s go 16-0 in his first full season at the helm, and the 2019 25 this week after dropping from first to sixth following stretch was from 1981-92 . the loss to Southern Illinois . Ranked No . 1 since the Bison became the first modern-era college football 2017 postseason final poll, NDSU had been ranked fifth team in any division to finish a season 16-0, joining the • The teams split their only two Division II playoff meetings or higher in the FCS Top 25 since Nov . 9, 2015, three 1894 Yale Bulldogs as the only 16-0 teams in college with UND winning 14-7 at home in 1994 . NDSU got revenge in weeks after South Dakota upset the Bison 24-21 in 1995 playoffs with a 41-10 win in Grand Forks . football history . Fargo . NDSU has not been outside the FCS Top 10 since opening the 2011 season ranked No . 11 for two weeks • UND owns 22 shutouts in the series, while NDSU has • Following the departure of 24 seniors and with five against Lafayette and St . Francis . The Bison climbed collected six . The largest shutout victory by either team was a new assistant coaches, North Dakota State completed into the top five for the remainder of NDSU's first FCS 46-0 blanking by UND in 1899 . the 2019 season with an FCS-record 37-game winning national championship season in 2011 after beating streak, the third longest in all of Division I football Minnesota 37-24 . history . NDSU won its ninth consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference title and the program's eighth • North Dakota State is on a school-record 31-game Year Site Result NCAA national championship in nine seasons . home winning streak, which is tied for fourth longest in 1992 Grand Forks L, 19-20 FCS history behind Georgia Southern (39, 38), Eastern 1993 Grand Forks W, 22-21 Kentucky (34), Middle Tennessee State (31) . It is the • Entz was voted as MVFC Coach of the Year, and was 1994 Fargo W, 34-13 selected as the FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year and longest active home winning streak in Division I and National Coach of the Year by the American Football a new Missouri Valley Football Conference record, 1994 Grand Forks W, 14-7 topping NDSU's 26-game home winning streak from Coaches Association . He was runner-up for the STATS 2012-15 . The Bison had a 36-game home unbeaten 1995 Grand Forks W, 21-7 FCS Eddie Robinson Award . streak 1964-71 including a 1970 season-opening tie 1995 Grand Forks L, 10-41 with Eastern Michigan . NDSU has won 69 of the last 71 • This is the first head coaching job for Entz, who was home games over non-conference opponents with its 1996 Fargo W, 33-19 an assistant coach for more than 20 years including last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James 1997 Grand Forks L, 10-31 15 years of experience as a defensive coordinator and Madison . NDSU is 27-4 at home all-time against FCS eight as an associate head coach in two programs . At Top 10 teams 1998 Fargo W, 39-25 NDSU, he’s been part of six Missouri Valley Football 1999 Grand Forks W, 13-10 Conference championships and five NCAA national • NDSU has a league-best eight first-team picks on the 2000 Fargo L, 13-16 championships with the Bison . preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team including fullback Hunter Luepke, wide receiver 2001 Grand Forks W, 19-7 • Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS Coordinator of Christian Watson, offensive lineman Cordell Volson, 2002 Fargo W, 12-6 the Year in his third time as a finalist for the award, led long snapper Ross Kennelly, defensive lineman Spencer a Bison defense that allowed less than 14 points per Waege, linebacker Jackson Hankey, cornerback Josh 2003 Grand Forks W, 28-21 (OT) game over his five seasons as the defensive coordinator Hayes and safety Michael Tutsie . Tight end Josh Babicz 2015 Fargo L, 9-34 earned honorable mention . and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in scoring 2019 Fargo L, 7-38 defense and total defense .

LAST MEETING Top-ranked Bison defeat UND, 38-7

An interception on the opening drive of the second half squashed any remaining momentum for visiting North Dakota as top-ranked North Dakota State recorded a 38-7 win Saturday afternoon at Fargodome . UND (1-1) trailed just 21-7 at the break and got the ball to open the second stanza but NDSU's Michael Tutsie nabbed one of his two interceptions on the afternoon to help keep the Hawks at arm's length .

Senior Andrew Zimmerman made his first career start at quarterback for North Dakota, going 16-for-27 for 150 yards and two interceptions . Sophomore Garett Maag (6 catches for 76 yards) and Noah Wanzek (6-46) led the way for the Fighting Hawk offense .

NDSU (2-0) took the opening kickoff right down the field, going 68 yards on nine plays capped by a Dimitri Williams 3-yard run for a quick 7-0 lead . North Dakota went three-and-out on its first offensive possession and the Bison later made it a two-score lead on a Trey Lance 8-yard scamper . The Bison quarterback accounted for four scores on the afternoon, running for 95 yards and two scores while going 11-for-15 for 162 yards passing with two touchdowns .

UND's lone score came on the ensuing possession as the offense chewed up 6:14 of game clock, going 75 yards on 13 plays with James Johannesson punching it in from three yards out for a 14-7 score midway through the second .

TEAM STATISTICS GAME LEADERS * Top performers from each school based on yardage . OTHER NDSU UND NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE Date September 7, 2019 First Downs 20 14 Location Fargo, N .D . Rushing Rushing Rushing Yards 266 68 FargoDome James Johannesson 7 for 21, TD Trey Lance 16 for 107, 2 TD Passing Yards 162 162 Dalton Gee 6 for 19 Adam Cofield 9 for 40 Attendance 18,923 Passing (C-A-Int) 11-15-0 18-29-2 Time of Game 2:39 Total Offense 428 230 Passing Passing North Dakota 1-1 Andrew Zimmerman 16-of-27 for 150 yds Trey Lance 11-of-15 for 162 yds Plays 65 55 North Dakota State 2-0 0 TD/2 INT 2 TD/0 INT Fumbles (#-Lost) 0-0 0-0 Receiving Receiving Penalties (#-Yards) 5-45 4-30 Garett Maag 6 for 76 Zach Mathis 1 for 41 Possession Time 35:06 24:54 Noah Wanzek 6 for 46 Noah Gindorff 1 for 34, TD 3rd Down Conv . 9-14 5-12 Tackles (U-A-Total) Tackles (U-A-Total) Red-Zone 5-5 1-1 Donnell Rodgers 5-11-16 Michael Tutsie 2-5-7 Touchdowns 4 1 Jordan Canady 7-7-14 Jabril Cox 3-4-7 Field Goals 1 0

7 8 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS THIS DAY IN HISTORY ALL THE WEAH three games in this season to do it again . RECORD: 0-0 • Playing in his first game since Nov . 2018, sophomore STREAK: running back Otis Weah busted out for a career • The No . 3 ranking by South Dakota State was the MAR . 20 peformance in the win over No . 24 Southern Illinois . highest-ranked opponent UND has defeated at home since Dec . 6, 2003 vs . North Alabama in the DII playoffs . Year Opponent Result • The Moorhead, Minn ., native ran for a career-high 91 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown to spearhead a • UND is currently riding a 10-game winning streak at multi-faced attack on the ground . home dating back to Oct . 27, 2018, the longest in the program's DI tenure and tying the second-longest • A week later, Weah busted out for 88 yards on 17 carries streak set from Nov . 2005 through Sept . 2007 . to tally his first-career multi-touchdown game in the win over No . 3 SDSU . The redshirt sophomore broke a BROCKSTAR FORMATION 40-yard touchdown run to seal the win . • Despite being moved to wide receiver prior to the 2019 season, Brock Boltmann spent some time at his former • Weah was at it again in the win over No . 20 South position of quarterback during the year in a special Dakota, busting out for a career-high 163 yards on just formation . 16 carries (10 .2 ypc) and two scores in the 21-10 victory . • Dubbed the “Brockstar Formation,” the sophomore • The Moorhead, Minn ., native put together another busted a run for 15 yards to begin a scoring drive as strong performance against WIU, rushing for 99 yards well as completing a pass against No . 1 NDSU . and a score on 17 carries in the 38-21 win . • The formation was in full effect vs . No . 24/21 Sam • Weah currently leads the conference in rushing yards Houston State, as Boltmann broke off a 56-yard run (441), yards per carry (7 0),. yards per game, rushing TDs for a touchdown against the Bearkats . The run was the longest of the sesaon for the Fighting Hawks . (6) and total TDs scored (6) . RECORD BREAKDOWN RUSHING ATTACK • The sophomore had his best game as a Fighting Hawk Overall Record...... 4-0 in the win over No . 12 UC Davis, running for 47 yards • The Hawks have been flexing its muscles on the ground Day Games...... 3-0 and catching five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown . so far this season, ranking second in the league and Night Games (5 p .m . or later)...... 1-0 14th in country with 217 8. rushing yards per game . • Boltmann threw for his first-career touchdown in the TV Games...... 4-0 • UND has ran for over 200 yards in three games this year, win over No . 9/9 Montana State, tossing a 36-yard strike Scoring First...... 1-0 the first time the Hawks have done that since 2018 to Travis Toivonen for the score . Opponent Scoring First ...... 3-0 when they did it four times . Leading at the Half...... 3-0 • With a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown, he Trailing at the Half ...... 1-0 A WHOLE LOTTA RANKING becomes the first play since Mitch Sutton in 2009 to Tied at the Half...... 0-0 • UND has rolled against ranked foes in 2020-21, picking score a TD in all three ways . Leading after Third Qtr ...... 4-0 up three straight wins over teams inside the top-25 to start the season . • Boltmann has been sidelined with an injury to begin Trailing after Third Qtr ...... 0-0 the 2020-21 season . Tied after Third Qtr ...... 0-0 • The wins over No . 24 Southern Illinois, No . 3 South Overtime Games...... 0-0 HELLO, OLD FRIENDS Dakota State and No . 20 South Dakota made it six Scoring less than 20 pts...... 0-0 straight victories over ranked teams at home, the • Entering the Missouri Valley Football Conference, UND Scoring 20-29 points...... 2-0 longest streak for the program in its Division I era . is set to dust off some old rivalries and opponents for Scoring 30-39 Points...... 1-0 the first time in a long time . Scoring 40+ Points...... 1-0 • This week, UND jumped to No . 3 in the STATS FCS Poll, its highest ranking since moving to DI in 2008 . • This will be the first time UND has battled North Dakota Allowing 10 points or less...... 1-0 State and South Dakota State as conference opponents Allowing 11-20 points...... 1-0 • The win over No . 20 South Dakota was the first time since 2003, a year that saw the Fighting Sioux clip both Allowing 21-30 points...... 2-0 in the program's DI history that it has defeated three teams in back-to-back weeks by a combined eight Allowing 31+ points ...... 0-0 points . straight ranked teams . Rushing for less than 100 yds...... 0-0 Rushing for 100-199 yds...... 1-0 • Furthermore, UND will square off against Southern HOME COOKIN’ Rushing for 200-299 yds...... 3-0 Illinois for the first time since 2008, Western Illinois • The Hawks capped off the fifth perfect regular season Rushing for 300+ yds...... 0-0 since moving indoors to the Alerus Center with a 6-0 since 1979, Youngstown State since 1962 and Illinois mark in 2019 . (2003, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2019) State since 1979 . Passing for less than 200 yds ...... 1-0 Passing for 200-299 yds...... 2-0 • UND has also knocked off three ranked opponents at • Only USD and Missouri State have been regulars on the Passing for 300-399 yds...... 1-0 home for the first time in the DI era and only needed UND schedule since 2008, with the Hawks and Coyotes Passing for 400+ yds...... 0-0 facing off six times over that stretch, including as Totaling less than 300 yds total offense...... 0-0 RANKINGS COMPARISON 300-399 yds of total offense...... 2-0 400-499 yds of total offense...... 1-0 UND FCS Conf Stat Conf FCS NDSU 500+ yds of total offense...... 1-0 55 .4 9 2 3rd Down Offense Pct . 2 9 55 4. Allowing less than 100 yds rushing...... 3-0 40 .0 49 7 3rd Down Defense Pct . 7 49 40 0. Allowing more than 100 yds rushing...... 1-0 67 .4 11 1 Completion Pct . 1 11 67 4. 22 .25 19 4 Kick Return Avg . 9 69 13 29. Allowing less than 300 yds total offense ...... 0-0 223 .2 29 3 Passing Offense 76 9 129 2. Allowing 300+ yds total offense...... 4-0 269 79 10 .2 Passing Defense 54 6 194 Having a 100-yd2. rusher...... 1-0 3 .33 48 9 Punt Return Avg . 1 4 16 .0 Having two 100-yd rushers...... 0-0 90 .9 65 7 Red Zone Defense 9 71 100 0. Not having a 100-yd rusher...... 3-0 84 .2 42 7 Red Zone Offense 3 23 90 9. Opp . having a 100-yd rusher...... 0-0 85 .2 17 2 Rushing Defense 3 18 88 8. 217 .8 14 2 Rushing Offense 3 23 225 0. No turnovers...... 1-0 17 .2 22 2 Scoring Defense 3 25 18 .2 1-3 turnovers...... 3-0 32 .8 14 1 Scoring Offense 3 33 25 8. 3+ turnovers...... 0-0 3 .50 14 1 Team Sacks 3 19 3 .00 No takeaways...... 0-0 35:58 5 1 Time of Possession 8 59 28:42 1 or 2 takeaways...... 2-0 354 .5 49 7 Total Defense 3 24 283 0. 3 or more takeaways...... 2-0 441 .0 15 1 Total Offense 6 39 354 2. More than 30:00 of possession ...... 4-0 +1 .25 11 2 Turnover Margin 7 66 -0 .75 Less than 30:00 of possession ...... 0-0

8 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 9 NICKNAME HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS The University of North Dakota boasts a proud history of members of the Great West Conference from 2008-2011 . BOOK OF NOAH varsity athletics nicknames . UND’s first official athletics UND matched up with the Bears twice, once coming • Over his first two years at UND, inside linebackerNoah nickname was the “Flickertails,” although its origin remains 2014 and in Grand Forks during the 2017 season . Larson has been the anchor for the Fighting Hawks . somewhat a mystery . The nickname made its first public During that stretch, Larson has started all 23 games appearance in a Grand Forks Herald account of UND’s O-LINE RETURNS IN FULL and has made 148 total tackles . football loss to Minnesota on Oct . 8, 1904, 15 years after • Kyle Hergel, Ryan Tobin, Donny Ventrelli, Nathan UND’s first athletics contest was played . According to Lee Nguon and Matt Waletzko all return after each started • Larson teammed up with Donnell Rodgers for the Bohnet’s A Century of UND Sports, “The author was not at least eight games, with Waletzko only starting six game-winning stop vs . No . 24/21 Sam Houston State identified, but there is strong evidence the nickname was due to a season-ending injury suffered at Idaho State on 4th and 2 last season . The duo stuffed the QB in coined by a Minneapolis sportswriter who may have covered in October . the backfield and forced a fumble to seal the victory . the game for the Herald . The writer lauded the fighting spirit He also recorded his first-career interception and nine of the North Dakota players ”. • As a group, they surrendered only 17 sacks on the tackles in the win . season in 2019, a number that sat inside the top-20 In 1911, UND’s student body officially adopted “Flickertails” among all offensive lines in the FCS . • He had another pick to set up a scoring drive by the as its athletics nickname . UND would remain known as the Fighting Hawks in the win over No . 12 UC Davis . Larson “Flickertails” (as well, unofficially, as the “Nodaks”) for a third also finished a trio of stops and a tackle for loss . • That group shined in the opening win over No . 24 of a century, establishing an early athletics history . Southern Illinois, not surrendering a single sack and • Larson was dynamic against the triple option of Cal Nguon earning MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week In the fall of 1930, the university adopted the nickname Poly, finishing second on the team with career-high honors . “Sioux” for its varsity teams following a successful renaming 14 tackles in the win . He recorded the game-winning campaign by the Dakota Student, UND’s student newspaper . tackle on fourth down as well . The word “Fighting” was later added, and UND would be • Those five followed it up with another flawless known as the “Fighting Sioux” until the summer of 2012 . performance, not surrendering a sack in the win over • In 2019, his 54 assisted tackles were second and his No . 3 South Dakota State and helping UND rush for 82 total tackles sat sixth in the DI single season record The university utilized several “Fighting Sioux” logos 177 yards . book . throughout the decades, perhaps most notably the green geometric logo introduced in 1976 and the most recent full- • It was another sackless performance and a 489-yard color logo was unveiled in 1999 . The former was designed performance in the win over No . 20 South Dakota . SECOND HALF SPARKS by an artist at the UND News Bureau, while the latter was • Through four games, UND has been dominant in the created by noted Native American artist and UND alum TOMMY TOUCHDOWN second half . Bennett Brien . • The redshirt freshman anchors a quarterback room for • Over those 30 minutes, the Hawks have outscored their The University of North Dakota officially retired its longtime the Fighting Hawks that is on the youthful side, featuring opponents, 80-31, and outgained them, 924-586 . “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo prior to the 2012-13 a pair of true freshmen, Schuster, and a sophomore athletics season . transfer QB from Moorpark College in California . • UND has scored on its opening possession of the second half in all four games so far this season . UND’s varsity athletics teams operated without an official • Schuster was solid in his first-career start against No . 24 nickname, while the university continued the process of Southern Illinois, throwing for 118 yards and a career- adopting the third official nickname in school history last high three touchdowns on a 15-for-23 day through the SPECIAL TEAMS WINS GAMES fall . During that time, the university’s varsity athletics teams air . • UND put the special in special teams in the win over will continue to be referred to as “the University of North No . 3 South Dakota State, pulling out nearly all the Dakota,” “North Dakota,” or “UND ”. • The Macomb, Mich ,. native topped 200 yards in the win tricks to pick up the victory . over No . 20 South Dakota, tossing for 219 yards while Former President Dr . Robert Kelley announced in mid- completing nearly 66 percent of his throws . • After Graham DeVore blocked a field goal in the first November that “Fighting Hawks” would be the University’s quarter, punter Cade Peterson executed a perfect fake new moniker and the UND football team played under that • Schuster tossed for a career-high 328 yards and three on a pass to Maag for 23 yards that led to the game- nickname in its 2015 season finale at Cal Poly -- a 45-21 scores on 29-of-37 passing in the 38-21 win over Western tying touchdown . victory over the Mustangs . Illinois to earn Missouri Valley Offensive Player of the Week honors . • In the third quarter, UND came up with another block, this time Ty Shannon on a punt, leading to a Schuster to Maag touchdown to give UND a 21-17 lead and the • He leads the MVFC in completion percentage ( .685) and game-winning score . passing touchdowns (7) . • Peterson has been very good with his leg as well, with • He is now 5-0 in his career with four of those wins coming UND not allowing a single punt return on the season . over ranked opponents .

ADAM! FLOCK OF SIEGELS The 2020-21 season will be the first of the program’s new • Adam Zavalney has made his first four catches in his • In his redshirt freshman season, C.J. Siegel burst onto helmet look . The 2016 unveiling marked the first time since career count, taking three of them for touchdowns . the scene and became one of the top corners in the FCS . the 1969 season that UND helmets were adorned with a new logo . The interlocking ND had been emblazoned on • The redshirt freshman took his first-career catch for 21 • He led all UND defensive backs in tackles, pass both sides of the helmets for the past 47 seasons, but were yards and a score in the win over No . 20 South Dakota deflections and interceptions, hauling in his first pair of replaced in 2016 by the athletic department’s new Fighting before hauling in three catches for 29 yards and two picks in the win over No . 12 UC Davis . Hawks logo . The new helmets for this season feature the new touchdowns at Western Illinois . logo on both sides of the helmet for the first time . • His 12 passes defensed ranked inside the top-50 among

AT THE START Coin UND Opponent Game Opponent Toss Choice 1st Drive 1st Drive Captain SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UND DEFER PUNT TOUCHDOWN JAXSON TURNER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UND DEFER PUNT TOUCHDOWN NATHAN NGUON SOUTH DAKOTA USD RECEIVE PUNT PUNT NATHAN NGUON at WESTERN ILLINOIS WIU DEFER FUMBLE PUNT GARETT MAAG

9 10 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL all defensive players in the FCS and cracked the top-10 among rookies . • He sits second on the team with 2 .5 total sacks .

• Siegel was honored with a selection to the 2019 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-American TIME HEALS ALL Team . • North Dakota has been one of the best teams in the nation at holding onto the football .

THE M STANDS FOR MONEY • The Hawks average just under 36 minutes of ball control per game so far this season, • Incoming junior wide receiver Garett Maag has created a knack for making all of his ranking fifth in the country and first in the MVFC in time of possession . catches count over his first two years at UND . • After Southern Illinois held the ball for 11 minutes in the first quarter, UND had • Maag grabbed his 10th career touchdown pass in the win last season vs . Southern Utah, possession for 27:07 of the next 45 minutes, including a 10:33 mark in the third quarter, joining teammates Noah Wanzek and Travis Toivonen as the first trio in UND's DI history to outscore the Salukis, 37-14, over that stretch . to each score 10 receiving touchdowns in their careers .

• The junior caught his first touchdown pass of the season at a good time in the win over • UND wore down the No . 3 Jackrabbits in the win the following week, holding the ball for No . 3 South Dakota State, hauling in a 16-yard pass from Schuster in the third quarter to nearly 36 minutes in the 28-17 victory . put UND in front, 21-17, and was the game-winning score . • It was another dominating performance with the ball vs . No . 20 South Dakota, • Maag had a monster game in the win over Western Illinois, tallying a career-high 151 registering over 35 minutes of possession time, including a near 10-minute fourth yards receiving on only four catches in the win . The yards are the most since Greg Hardin quarter in the 21-10 win . had 179 against UC Davis on Nov . 16, 2013 • UND put on a clinic in the win at Western Illinois, holding the ball for over 41 minutes, GO RIGHT HOLM including two quarters with nearly 12 minutes of possession time . • 2018 marked a breakout campaign for current senior defensive back Evan Holm, as he took on some of the toughest assignments in the FCS last season . His 10 pass breakups SAXSON JAXSON on the season are the fifth most in the program’s Division I history and his 26 career pass • Senior linebacker Jaxson Turner continues to make life tough on opposing deflections are second since moving to DI . in 2020-21, totaling a trio of sacks to lead the Fighting Hawks .

• In the victory at No . 5 Sam Houston in 2018, Holm was credited with • He has also tallied a forced fumble in the win over No . 3 South Dakota State on a sack . four pass breakups, including several in the endzone as the Hawks held the Bearkats to its lowest scoring output at home since 2014 . • Turner's 0 75. sacks per game rank second in the MVFC and his 14 career sacks are third in the program's Division I era . • His 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on Oct . 27, 2018 against No . 4 Weber State was the first UND kickoff return for a score since John Santiago turned the trick against Weber State as well two seasons ago (100 yards) . HPC TO BE NAMED FOR FRITZ POLLARD JR. • The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education voted unanimously to rename the • After missing the first seven games of the season, Holm returned to action last year University of North Dakota High Performance Center in honor of alumnus Frederick against No . 9/9 Montana State and broke up a trio of passes . "Fritz" Pollard Jr on Feb . 25 . The building is the primary indoor training facility for UND football . • Holm collected his first interception of the season against Southern Utah, adding another pass breakup in the win . • Frederick "Fritz" Pollard Jr . was part of the University of North Dakota Athletics Hall of Fame's initial class after a standout career in football, boxing and track and field . In 1939, • After ending the 2019 season with turnovers in two straight games, Holm carried the he was one of the school's first African American graduates . momentum over into 2020-21, hauling in his first interception of the season in the win over No . 24 Southern Illinois . • Pollard Jr . was a triple-threat football star, earning all-conference honors three times and was named to the Little All America team in 1938 . He was a member of the U .S . Olympic track team, winning a bronze medal in the high hurdles in the 1936 Olympic Games at KRZANOWSKI SHUSHES THE DOUBTERS Berlin, Germany, despite a serious leg injury suffered aboard ship en route to Berlin . He • In his first game at the Division I level,Devon Krzanowski quieted the doubters after was leading the race, but tripped over the next-to-last hurdle and still finished third . joining the program from St . Cloud State in the win over No . 24 Southern Illinois . • After serving in the Army during World War II, Pollard Jr . taught physical education • The junior recorded five tackles, including a stop behind the line of scrimmage, to sit in Chicago . He later worked as human relations commissioner under Mayor Richard fifth on the team in the win . He also recovered the third forced fumble of the first half J . Daley . During the Kennedy administration, he began working for the U .S . State and took it 36 yards to the house for the score and a 16-7 lead . Department, coordinating goodwill visits abroad by U .S . athletes . Fritz Pollard Jr . died in 2003 . • Krzanowski had his first-career multi-sack contest in the win over Western Illinois, while also pouncing on a fumble that led to a touchdown drive on offense . • The Fritz Pollard Jr . Athletic Center was built with donor funding in 2015 . The state-of- the-art practice facility features a 100-yard football field and an 8-lane, 300-meter meter • He currently leads the Fighting Hawks with 23 total tackles . Mondo Super X surface track, the same used at the Olympics . Bleachers were added to the 155,000-square-foot facility in 2019 . FRESH TURNOVERS FOR SALE • North Dakota forced five turnovers by Southern Illinois in the win on Feb . 20, the most in • This year, the facility has shown its infinite value with traditional fall sports moved to the a game by the UND defense since a 17-15 win at Montana State on Sept . 24, 2016 . spring . Without this practice facility, spring soccer and football seasons would be near impossible . The Fritz Pollard Jr . Athletic Center has also shown its multi-purpose use by hosting national collegiate drone racing and serving as a community COVID-19 testing • The Hawks kept it going a week later in the win over No . 3 South Dakota State, picking site . off two passes and forcing a fumble while only giving it away once .

• UND currently leads the MVFC with 10 turnovers forced .

JOSH IS POSH • Through four games, it has been a breakout party for redshirt freshman linebacker Josh Navratil.

• The Pine Island, Minn ., native collected his first sack in the win over No . 24 Southern Illinois to go alongside his seven tackles and pass breakup .

• A week later, Navratil made his first-career start against No . 3 South Dakota State and did not disappoint, finishing tied for second on the team with five tackles, including 1 .5 behind the line of scrimmage . He also came up with his first solo sack of his collegiate career in the fourth quarter on a third-down play to keep the Fighting Hawks in front . • He was named the MVFC's Newcomer of the Week on Feb . 28 following his strong performance against the Jacks .

• Navratil made it three straight games with a sack in the win over No . 20 South Dakota, making his lone tackle of the game count .

10 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 11 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

Tight End Defensive End Punter 39 Adam Zavalney (6-4, 215, R-Fr .) 99 Jaelen Johnson (6-2, 245, R-So .) 87 Cade Peterson (6-1, 180, Jr .) 81 Billy Riviere (6-3, 240, R-Fr .) 51 Quintin Seguin (6-3, 250, R-Jr .) 94 Reid Sanders (6-3, 185, R-Fr .)

Tight End Nose Tackle Kicker 84 Derek Paulson (6-4, 245, Sr .) 97 Jalen Morrison (6-3, 275, R-Jr .) 45 Adam Stage (5-9, 185, Sr .) 32 Brett Finke (6-0, 235, Sr .) 53 Griffin Lickfeldt (6-0, 270, R-So .) 92 Brady Stevens (6-1, 170, So .) OR 27 Brady Leach (6-2, 205, R-Jr .) Left Tackle Defensive End 76 Matt Waletzko (6-7, 295, Jr .) 48 Graham DeVore (6-4, 260, R-Jr .) Holder 77 Easton Kilty (6-5, 295, Fr .) 52 Chandon Pierre (6-4, 260, R-Fr .) 87 Cade Peterson (6-1, 180, Jr .) 4 Brock Boltmann (6-1, 205, R-Jr .) Left Guard Outside Linebacker 62 Ryan Tobin (6-3, 295, Sr .) 47 Ray Haas (6-5, 230, Sr .) Long Snapper 71 Xavier Trevino (6-2, 285, Fr .) 34 Josh Navratil (6-2, 225, R-Fr) 96 Ross Hinders (5-11, 200, Jr .) 54 Bryden Swenson (6-3, 220, R-Jr .) Center Inside Linebacker 66 Nathan Nguon (6-3, 295, Sr .) 44 Devon Krzanowski (6-2, 235, Jr .) Kickoff Returners 67 Andrew Fenton (6-3, 285, Fr .) 10 Caden White (6-3, 225, R-So .) 6 Evan Holm (5-11, 180, R-Sr .) 13 Mikey Griebel (5-7, 180, R-Jr .) Right Guard Inside Linebacker 7 Luke Skokna (5-9, 170, So .) 61 Kyle Hergel (6-2, 295, R-So .) 40 Noah Larson (6-2, 240, R-Jr .) 3 C .J . Siegel (6-0, 180, R-So .) 72 Colin Lavell (6-4, 295, R-Fr .) 49 Hayden Reynolds (6-1, 225, R-Jr .) Punt Returners Right Tackle Outside Linebacker 13 Mikey Griebel (5-7, 180, R-Jr .) 74 Donny Ventrelli (6-5, 305, R-So .) 15 Jaxson Turner (6-2, 225, Sr .) 7 Luke Skokna (5-9, 170, So .) 73 Bennett Helgren (6-5, 305, Sr .) 19 Ty Shannon (6-2, 210, Sr .)

Wide Receiver Cornerback 89 Garett Maag (6-4, 215, Jr .) 6 Evan Holm (5-11, 180, R-Sr .) 12 Marcus Preston (6-2, 185, Fr .) 22 Caleb Nelson (6-1, 185, So .)

Wide Receiver Safety 5 Jake Richter (6-4, 215, Sr .) 25 Jordan Canady (6-2, 210, Sr .) 1 Bo Belquist (6-1, 175, Fr .) 11 Jayson Coley (5-11, 180, R-Fr .) PRONUNCIATIONS Quarterback Safety 2 Tommy Schuster (6-0, 195, R-Fr .) 17 Hayden Galvin (6-1, 205, R-Sr .) OR AGYEKUM, Richard...... Age-YOU-come 14 Quincy Vaughn (6-4, 240, Fr .) 24 Kadon Kauppinen (6-2, 210, R-So .) BURIAN, Tyler...... BURR-ian FOIX, Beau...... Fwah Running Back Cornerback GEE, Dalton...... like (gee)se 35 Dalton Gee (6-0, 205, Sr .) OR 3 C J. . Siegel (6-0, 180, R-So .) GRIEBEL, Mikey ...... Gry-BULL 7 Luke Skokna (5-9, 170, So .) OR 8 Sammy Fort (6-0, 195, R-Fr .) KAUPPINEN, Kadon ...... COP-uh-nen 26 Otis Weah (5-9, 195, R-So .) KRZANOWSKI, Devon...... sha-NOW-ski HAAS, Ray...... HAH-s MAAG, Garett...... MAH-g

NAVRATIL, Josh ...... NAHV-rah-til NGUON, Nathan ...... Nuh-win PIERRE, Chandon...... CHAN-don RIVIERE, Billy...... RUH-vere SCHUSTER, Tommy...... SHOO-ster SEGUIN, Quintin ...... SUH-geen SIEGEL, CJ ...... SEE-gull SKOKNA, Luke ...... SKOK-nah WALETZKO, Matt...... WOLL-etz-go WEAH, Otis...... WAY-uh ZAVALNEY, Adam ...... Zah-VAL-knee

Coaches SCHWEIGERT, Bubba...... SH-why-gert FLYGER, Austin...... FLEE-grr KOSTICH, Shawn...... COST-itch PAWLAK, Joe...... PAV-lick SCHWENZFEIER, Joel...... SH-wentz-fire

ASSISTANT COACHES

Danny Freund Brett Holinka Shawn Kostich Joe Pawlak Austin Flyger Sam King Joel Schwenzfeier Robbie Rouse Travis Stepps Carl Reinholz Offensive Coord ./ Defensive Coord ./ Special Teams Coord ./ Offensive Line Defensive Line Wide Receivers Recruiting Coord ./ Running Backs Defensive Backs Inside Linebackers/ QBs LBs TEs Safeties Video Coord . Booth Field Field Field Field Field Field Field Booth Booth

11 12 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2020-21 SPRING ROSTER 1 Richard Agyekum DB 5-9 175 Fr . Amsterdam, Netherlands / Netherlands CSB (Alphabetical) 1 Bo Belquist WR 6-1 175 Fr . New Rockford, N .D . / New Rockford-Sheyenne 1 Agyekum, Richard...... DB 2 Tommy Schuster QB 6-0 195 R-Fr . Macomb, Mich . / Chippewa Valley 35 Ball, Ethan...... DB 3 C .J . Siegel DB 6-0 180 R-So . La Crosse, Wis . / Logan 93 Beach, Elijah...... DL 4 Brock Boltmann WR 6-1 205 R-Jr . Edina, Minn . / Edina High School 1 Belquist, Bo ...... WR 5 Jake Richter WR 6-4 215 Sr . Detroit Lakes, Minn . / Minnesota State Moorhead 32 Boecker, Dylan ...... LB 6 Max Gunderson TE 6-4 235 Fr . Detroit Lakes, Minn . / Detroit Lakes 56 Bohnenkamp, Ken...... LB 6 Evan Holm DB 5-11 180 R-Sr . Edina, Minn . / Edina High School 4 Boltmann, Brock...... WR/QB 7 Luke Skokna RB 5-9 170 So . Hinsdale, Ill . / Hinsdale Central 31 Bucholz, Haley...... DB 8 Sammy Fort DB 6-0 195 R-Fr . Lynn, Mass . / Blue Ridge School 83 Burian, Tyler...... WR 25 Canady, Jordan...... DB 9 Marcus Vaughn-Jones DB 6-3 215 R-So . Omaha, Neb . / Creighton Prep 78 Christian, Ben ...... OL 10 Caden White LB 6-3 225 R-So . Sun Prairie, Wis . / Sun Prairie 23 Clemetson, Austin...... RB 11 Jayson Coley DB 5-11 180 R-Fr . Markham, Ill . / Markham 18 Cochran, Chrysten...... WR 12 Marcus Preston WR 6-2 185 Fr . Lawrence, Kan . / Free State 11 Coley, Jayson...... DB 13 Mikey Griebel WR 5-9 180 R-Jr . Littleton, Colo . / Columbine High School 48 DeVore, Graham...... DE 14 Quincy Vaughn QB 6-4 240 Fr . Hamilton, Ont . / Clarkson Football North 45 Doeden, Caleb ...... LB 15 Jaxson Turner LB 6-2 225 Sr . Esko, Minn . / Esko High School 75 Downs, Kyle...... OL 16 Elijah Klein WR 6-6 205 Fr . Mandan, N .D . / Mandan 67 Fenton, Andrew...... OL 16 Reid Neal QB 6-2 180 Fr . Yorktown, Ind . / Yorktown 60 Ferden, Jagger ...... OL 17 Hayden Galvin DB 6-1 205 R-Sr . Westlake Village, Calif . / Oaks Christian 32 Finke, Brett...... FB 17 Ethan Postler QB 6-5 220 So . Iowa City, Iowa / Moorpark College 30 Fisher, Peyton...... DB 18 Chrysten Cochran WR 6-1 185 R-Fr . River Rouge, Mich . / River Rouge 43 Foix, Beau...... TE 19 Ty Shannon LB 6-2 210 Sr . Arvada, Colo . / Ralston Valley High School 8 Fort, Sammy...... DB 20 Creighton Mitchell RB 5-8 180 Fr . Clive, Iowa / Valley High School 17 Galvin, Hayden...... DB 21 Jacob Odom WR 6-0 185 R-So . Wheaton, Ill . / Wheaton-Warrenville 35 Gee, Dalton ...... RB 22 Caleb Nelson DB 6-1 185 So . Roseville, Calif . / Folsom 13 Griebel, Mikey...... WR 23 Austin Clemetson RB 5-9 195 So . Gillette, Wyo . / Wyoming 6 Gunderson, Max...... TE 24 Kadon Kauppinen DB 6-2 210 R-So . Sun Prairie, Wis . / Sun Prairie 47 Haas, Ray...... LB 25 Jordan Canady DB 6-2 210 Sr . New Berlin, Wis . / Eisenhower High School 73 Helgren, Bennett...... OL 26 Otis Weah RB 5-9 195 R-So . Moorhead, Minn . / Moorhead 61 Hergel, Kyle...... OL 27 Brady Leach K 6-2 205 R-Jr . Moorhead, Minn . / Moorhead High School 96 Hinders, Ross...... LS 28 Matt Koshiol DB 6-3 200 R-Fr . Cold Spring, Minn . / Rocori 6 Holm, Evan...... DB 29 Isaiah Smith RB 5-11 190 Fr . Minneapolis, Minn . / Benilde-St . Margaret’s School 37 Ihry, Jack...... LB 99 Johnson, Jaelen...... DL 30 Peyton Fisher DB 6-0 190 Fr . Fargo, N .D . / Fargo North 24 Kauppinen, Kadon...... DB 30 Jake Rastas LB 6-2 215 Sr . New Berlin, Wis . / Eisenhower High School 95 Keech, Steven...... DL 31 Haley Bucholz DB 6-2 175 R-Fr . West Fargo, N .D . / Shanley 42 Kelley, Kason...... LB 32 Dylan Boecker LB 6-2 200 Fr . Menomonie, Wis . / Menomonie 77 Kilty, Easton...... OL 32 Brett Finke FB 6-0 235 Sr . Muskego, Wis . / Muskego High School 50 Kimball, Tommy...... LB 33 Sam Robertson DB 6-0 175 Fr . Plymouth, Minn . / Wayzata 16 Klein, Elijah...... WR 34 Josh Navratil LB 6-2 225 R-Fr . Pine Island, Minn . / Pine Island 28 Koshiol, Matt...... DB 35 Ethan Ball DB 6-1 190 Fr . Regina, Sask . / Riffel 69 Kruse, Connor...... OL 35 Dalton Gee RB 6-0 205 Sr . Loomis, Calif . / Butte Community College 44 Krzanowski, Devon...... LB 37 Sean Fenelon K 6-0 170 Jr . Horace, N .D . / Sheyenne 73 Kuntz, Jack...... OL 37 Jack Ihry LB 6-1 215 Fr . Hope, N .D . / Hope-Page 55 Langstaff, EJ...... OL 38 Quinton Urwiler LB 6-0 215 Fr . Mooseheart, Ill . / Batavia 40 Larson, Noah...... LB 39 Adam Zavalney TE 6-4 215 R-Fr . Park River, N .D . / Park River 72 Lavell, Colin...... OL 40 Noah Larson LB 6-2 240 R-Jr . Baraboo, Wis . / Baraboo High School 27 Leach, Brady...... K 42 Kason Kelley LB 6-2 230 Fr . Omaha, Neb . / Millard North 88 Lennon, Luke...... DL 43 Beau Foix TE 6-5 225 R-So . Virginia, Minn . / Virginia 53 Lickfeldt, Griffin ...... DL 44 Devon Krzanowski LB 6-2 235 Jr . Fond du Lac, Wis . / St . Cloud State 68 Lindemann, Jacob...... OL 45 Caleb Doeden LB 6-3 200 Fr . Williston, N .D . / Williston 79 Lotysz, Peyton...... OL 45 Adam Stage K 5-9 185 Sr . Appleton, Wis . / St . Cloud State 89 Maag, Garett...... WR 46 Ted Mullin LB 6-1 215 R-So . Littleton, Colo . / Columbine 20 Mitchell, Creighton...... RB 47 Ray Haas LB 6-5 230 Sr . Centennial, Colo . / Arapahoe High School 97 Morrison, Jalen...... DE

12 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 13 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 46 Mullin, Ted...... LB 48 Graham DeVore DE 6-4 260 R-Jr . Grant, Minn . / Mahtomedi H S. . 34 Navratil, Josh...... LB 49 Hayden Reynolds LB 6-1 225 R-Jr . West Fargo, N D. . / Sheyenne High School 16 Neal, Reid...... QB 50 Tommy Kimball LB 6-1 210 Fr . Duluth, Minn . / Duluth East 22 Nelson, Caleb ...... DB 51 Quintin Seguin DL 6-3 250 R-Jr . Windsor, Ontario / W .F . Herman Secondary School 64 Neustel, Adam...... OL 52 Chandon Pierre DL 6-4 260 R-Fr . Reno, Nev . / Folsom 66 Nguon, Nathan...... OL 53 Griffin Lickfeldt DL 6-0 270 R-So . Westfield, Ind . / Westfield 21 Odom, Jacob...... WR 54 Bryden Swenson LB 6-3 220 R-Jr . Hallock, Minn . / Kittson County High School 90 Orlando, Craig...... DL 55 EJ Langstaff OL 6-5 285 R-Fr . West Fargo, N D. . / West Fargo, N .D . 82 Overby, Hayden...... WR 56 Ken Bohnenkamp LB 6-3 225 So . Remsen, Iowa / Rochester Community & Tech . College 84 Paulson, Derek ...... TE 58 Tanner Thorsness DL 6-3 255 R-Fr . Bismarck, N D. . / Century 59 Pedigo, Wyatt ...... LB 59 Wyatt Pedigo LB 6-0 230 Fr . Hoisington, Kan . / Hoisington 87 Peterson, Cade...... P 52 Pierre, Chandon...... DL 60 Jagger Ferden OL 6-4 285 Fr . Union, Ill . / Marengo 17 Postler, Ethan...... QB 61 Kyle Hergel OL 6-2 295 R-So . Toronto, Ont . / Clarkson Football North 12 Preston, Marcus...... WR 62 Ryan Tobin OL 6-3 295 Sr . Muskego, Wis . / Muskego High School 30 Rastas, Jake ...... LB 63 Kaden Wolsky LB 6-0 200 R-Fr . Carrington, N .D . / Carrington 49 Reynolds, Hayden...... LB 64 Adam Neustel OL 6-3 305 R-Fr . Gwinner, N D. . / Milnor-North Sargent 5 Richter, Jake...... WR 65 Bennett Weber OL 6-3 300 Fr . Waconia, Minn . / Waconia 81 Riviere, Billy...... TE 66 Nathan Nguon OL 6-3 295 Sr . Burnsville, Minn . / Eagan High School 33 Robertson, Sam ...... DB 67 Andrew Fenton OL 6-3 285 Fr . Menomonie, Wis . / Menomonie 94 Sanders, Reid...... P 68 Jacob Lindemann OL 6-2 295 R-Fr . Roseau, Minn . / Roseau 2 Schuster, Tommy...... QB 69 Connor Kruse OL 6-6 285 R-Jr . Cologne, Minn . / Waconia High School 51 Seguin, Quintin...... DL 71 Xavier Trevino OL 6-2 285 Fr . Lincoln, Neb . / Lincoln Southeast 19 Shannon, Ty...... LB 72 Colin Lavell OL 6-4 295 R-Fr . Parker, Colo . / Legend 3 Siegel, C .J ...... DB 73 Bennett Helgren OL 6-5 305 Sr . Edina, Minn . / Edina High School 7 Skokna, Luke...... RB 73 Jack Kuntz OL 6-4 300 Fr . Devils Lake, N D. . / Devils Lake 29 Smith, Isaiah ...... RB 74 Donny Ventrelli OL 6-4 295 R-So . St . Paul, Minn . / Como Park 45 Stage, Adam ...... K 75 Kyle Downs OL 6-3 295 R-Fr . Monticello, Minn . / Monticello 85 Steckler, Trae...... TE 76 Matt Waletzko OL 6-7 295 Jr . Cold Spring, Minn . / Rocori 92 Stevens, Brady...... K 77 Easton Kilty OL 6-5 295 Fr . Stratford, Wis . / Stratford 54 Swenson, Bryden...... LB 78 Ben Christian OL 6-2 290 R-So . Grand Forks, N .D . / Red River 58 Thorsness, Tanner ...... DL 79 Peyton Lotysz OL 6-3 285 Fr . Grand Forks, N .D . / Red River 62 Tobin, Ryan...... OL 81 Billy Riviere TE 6-3 240 R-Fr . Medina, Minn . / Wayzata 71 Trevino, Xavier...... OL 82 Hayden Overby WR 6-5 200 R-Fr . Grand Forks, N .D . / Thompson 15 Turner, Jaxson...... LB 83 Tyler Burian WR 6-4 210 R-So . Grand Forks, N .D . / Red River 38 Urwiler, Quinton...... LB 14 Vaughn, Quincy...... QB 84 Derek Paulson TE 6-4 245 Sr . Lodi, Wis . / Lodi High School 9 Vaughn-Jones, Marcus. . . . . DB 85 Trae Steckler TE 6-3 220 R-So . Mandan, N .D . / Mandan 74 Ventrelli, Donny...... OL 86 Jack Wright WR 5-11 185 Fr . Broken Arrow, Okla . / Regent Prep 76 Waletzko, Matt ...... OL 87 Cade Peterson P 6-1 180 Jr . Kewaskum, Wis . / Kewaskum 26 Weah, Otis ...... RB 88 Luke Lennon DL 6-5 235 R-Fr . West Fargo, N .D . / West Fargo 65 Weber, Bennett...... OL 89 Garett Maag WR 6-4 215 Jr . Inver Grove Heights, Minn . / St . Croix Lutheran 10 White, Caden...... LB 90 Craig Orlando DL 6-3 275 Fr . Verndale, Minn . / Verndale 63 Wolsky, Kaden...... LB 92 Brady Stevens K 6-1 170 So . Highlands Ranch, Colo . / Colorado 86 Wright, Jack...... WR 93 Elijah Beach DL 6-4 285 R-Fr . Streamwood, Ill . / Streamwood 39 Zavalney, Adam...... TE 94 Reid Sanders P 6-3 185 R-Fr . Wayzata, Minn . / Wayzata 95 Steven Keech DL 6-5 250 R-Fr . Two Harbors, Minn . / Two Harbors 96 Ross Hinders LS 5-11 200 Jr . Johnston, Iowa / Johnston 97 Jalen Morrison DE 6-3 275 R-Jr . Woodbury, Minn . / Woodbury High School 99 Jaelen Johnson DL 6-2 245 R-So . Greendale, Wis . / Greendale

YR – eligibility for 2020 season

13 14 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL ALL-TIME PUNT AND KICKOFF RETURNS

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION GAME RESULT TYPE PLAYER YARDS Oct . 29, 2016 Weber State Grand Forks W, 27-19 Kickoff (opening) John Santiago 100 Oct . 18, 1969 North Dakota State Fargo, N .D . L, 14-64 Kickoff Dan Martinsen 100 Oct . 27, 2018 Weber State Grand Forks L, 30-35 Kickoff Evan Holm 99 Oct . 5, 2013 Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho W, 28-25 Kickoff Greg Hardin 99 Nov . 3, 2012 Southern Utah Grand Forks W, 33-29 Kickoff Greg Hardin 98 Sep . 20, 1997 South Dakota State Grand Forks W, 28-7 Kickoff (opening) Chris Schrantz 96 Sep . 26, 2009 Stephen F . Austin Nacogdoches, Texas L, 31-65 Kickoff Ismael Bamba 95 Sep . 22, 1984 South Dakota State Brookings, S .D . W, 46-7 Kickoff (opening) Tracy Martin 95 Sep . 3, 2005 West Chester Grand Forks W, 41-7 Kickoff Weston Dressler 93 Oct . 19, 1963 North Dakota State Fargo, N .D . W, 21-7 Kickoff Stan Wright 92 Oct . 7, 2000 Morningside Grand Forks W, 54-6 Kickoff Dan Graf 91 Aug . 29, 2013 Valparaiso Grand Forks W, 69-10 Kickoff Greg Hardin 90 Oct . 12, 2002 North Dakota State Fargo, N .D . W, 12-6 Kickoff Jamel Alkins 90 Oct . 19, 1974 North Dakota State Grand Forks W, 31-20 Kickoff Ron “Magic” Gustafson 90 Sep . 27, 1986 South Dakota State Grand Forks L, 21-52 Kickoff Tracy Martin 85 Oct . 17, 1981 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb . L, 19-21 Kickoff Wayne Pratt 84 Sep . 30, 1961 Morningside Grand Forks W, 49-15 Kickoff Bill Haberkorn 75 Oct . 8, 1994 MSU, Mankato Mankato, Minn . W, 17-16 Kickoff Karl Carlson 69 Oct . 1, 2005 St . Cloud State Grand Forks W, 37-14 Kickoff* Tyler Dahlen 40 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION GAME RESULT TYPE PLAYER YARDS Oct . 11, 2014 Portland State Grand Forks W, 24-16 Punt Alex Tillman 95 Aug . 29, 2002 UM-Crookston Grand Forks W, 57-0 Punt Riza Mahmoud 87 Sep . 24, 2005 Augustana Grand Forks W, 52-3 Punt Weston Dressler 86 Sep . 10, 2011 Idaho Moscow, Idaho L, 14-44 Punt Erik Mersereau 79 Sep . 17, 1966 Montana Missoula, Mont . W, 17-10 Punt Bill Predovich 77 Sep . 9, 1967 Northern Arizona Flagstaff, Ariz . L, 10-39 Punt Pete Gilbert 73 Nov . 29, 2003 Winona State Grand Forks W, 36-29 Punt Travis Lueck 73 Nov . 12, 1983 Morningside Grand Forks W, 20-7 Punt Pat Juhl 72 Oct . 5, 1963 Morningside Grand Forks W, 16-10 Punt Bob Glas 70 Aug . 27, 2005 Central Washington Ellensburg, Wash . W, 44-20 Punt Weston Dressler 66 Oct . 31, 1970 Northern Iowa Grand Forks W, 41-6 Punt Dan Martinsen 66 Oct . 20, 1962 North Dakota State Grand Forks W, 19-10 Punt Bob Glas 65 Oct . 28, 2017 Portland State Portland W, 48-21 Punt John Santiago 64 Aug . 29, 2013 Valparaiso Grand Forks W, 69-10 Punt Kenny Golladay 64 Sep . 27, 1969 South Dakota Vermillion, S .D . W, 35-26 Punt Dan Martinsen 62 Sep ., 25, 2010 Northwestern State Grand Forks W, 49-24 Punt Josh Murray 60 Oct . 7, 2000 Morningside Grand Forks W, 54-6 Punt Dan Graf 59 Nov . 10, 1962 South Dakota Grand Forks W, 12-11 Punt Ed Stevens 59 Sep . 24, 1966 Idaho State Grand Forks W, 41-0 Punt Bill Predovich 56 Sep . 20, 2003 Augustana Grand Forks W, 13-3 Punt Travis Lueck 51 Oct . 10, 1964 South Dakota State Brookings, S .D . W, 35-28 Punt Dave Osborn 50 Oct . 29, 2005 Nebraska-Omaha Grand Forks L, 19-20 Punt Weston Dressler 49 Aug . 29, 2002 UM-Crookston Grand Forks W, 57-0 Punt Riza Mahmoud 43 Oct . 28, 1995 Morningside Sioux City, Iowa W, 44-21 Punt James Cheatham 41

Blocked punt returns for touchdown are not included | * Onside kickoff attempt by SCSU

14 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 15 DIVISION I RECORDS CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTS 6 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 302 Jameer Jackson (2011-13) ...... 7 1 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 622 7 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 250 Luke Stanley (2014-18) ...... 7 2 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 500 8 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 236 10 . Alex Nicholas (2008) ...... 6 3 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 422 9 . Marcus Hendrickson (2009-12) ...... 206 4 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 402 10. Tommy Schuster (2019-pres.) . . . . . 161 CAREER TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 309 1 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 35 6 . Jer Garman (2011-14) ...... 301 CAREER PASSES COMPLETED 2 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 32 7 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 274 1 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 428 3 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 25 8 . James Johannesson (2017-19) ...... 258 2 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 403 4 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 22 9 . Kyle Norberg (2014-17) ...... 141 3 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 291 5 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 20 10 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 136 4 . Joe Mollberg (2012-16) ...... 219 6 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 18 5 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 217 Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 18 CAREER RUSHING YARDS 6 . Ryan Bartels (2012-16) ...... 190 8 . James Johannesson (2017-19) ...... 15 1 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 3,722 7 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 161 Travis Toivonen (2016-19) ...... 15 2 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 2,822 8 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 145 10 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 13 3 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 2,106 9. Tommy Schuster (2019-pres.) . . . . . 105 4 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 1,816 10 . Marcus Hendrickson (2009-12) ...... 102 CAREER TOTAL POINTS SCORED 5 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 1,734 1 . Reid Taubenheim (2014-17) ...... 306 6 . James Johannesson (2017-19) ...... 1,429 CAREER PASSING YARDS 2 . Zeb Miller (2010-13) ...... 266 7 . Jer Garman (2011-14) ...... 1,371 1 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 5,452 3 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 210 8 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 657 2 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 4,457 4 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 192 9 . Kyle Norberg (2014-17) ...... 554 3 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 3,373 5 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 150 10 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 532 4 . Joe Mollberg (2012-16) ...... 2,648 6 . Brandon Hellevang (2008-09) ...... 133 5 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 2,379 7 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 132 6 . Ryan Bartels (2012-16) ...... 2,246 8 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 120 7 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 1,946 9 . Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 110 8 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 1,525 10 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 108 9 . Marcus Hendrickson (2009-12) ...... 1,435 10. Tommy Schuster (2019-pres.) . . . . 1,017 CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 1 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 6,567 CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES 2 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 5,052 1 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 36 3 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 3,086 2 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 32 4 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 2,747 3 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 24 5 . Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 2,696 4 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 23 6 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 2,477 5 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 15 7 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 2,340 Marcus Hendrickson (2009-12) ...... 15 8 . Dominique Hawkins (2008-11) ...... 2,022 7 . Ryan Bartels (2012-16) ...... 13 R .J . McGill (2010-14) ...... 2,022 8 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 12 10 . Ismael Bamba (2008-09) ...... 1,909 9 . Joe Mollberg (2012-16) ...... 10 10. Tommy Schuster (2019-pres.) ...... 8 All records date back to the program’s first Division I season in 2008 CAREER COMPLETION PCT. (Min. 20 attempts) 1 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 71 .9 2 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 68 2. 3. Tommy Schuster (2019-pres.) . . . . .65.2 4 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 60 2. 5 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 60 0. 6 . Brent Goska (2008-11) ...... 58 0. 7 . Joe Mollberg (2012-16) ...... 57 0. 8 . Ryan Bartels (2012-16) ...... 56 9. 9 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 55 9. 10 . Andrew Zimmerman (2017-19) ...... 55 0. CAREER RECEPTIONS 1 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 216 2 . Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 203 3 . Travis Toivonen (2016-19) ...... 139 Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) holds UND’s Division I 4 . Jameer Jackson (2011-13) ...... 108 records for pass completions (428), passing yards 5 . Kenny Golladay (2012-13) ...... 99 (5,452) and passing touchdowns (36). The three-year 6 . R .J . McGill (2010-14) ...... 98 starter also led UND to the 2016 Big Sky Championship 7. Garett Maag (2018-pres.) ...... 92 and program’s first berth in the FCS Playoffs. 8 . Ismael Bamba (2008-09) ...... 73 9 . Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 69 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 3,583 1 . John Santiago (2015-18) ...... 29 2 . Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 2,696 2 . Jake Miller (2010-13) ...... 23 3 . Travis Toivonen (2016-19) ...... 1,719 3 . Brady Oliveira (2015-18) ...... 22 4 . Kenny Golladay (2012-13) ...... 1,313 4 . Mitch Sutton (2009-12) ...... 19 5. Garett Maag (2018-pres.) ...... 1,234 5 . Josh Murray (2008, 2010) ...... 16 6 . Jameer Jackson (2011-13) ...... 1,211 6 . James Johannesson (2017-19) ...... 15 7 . Ismael Bamba (2008-09) ...... 1,169 7 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 12 8 . R .J . McGill (2010-14) ...... 1,092 8 . Adam Shaugabay (2011-14) ...... 10 9 . De’mun Mercer (2016-17) ...... 1,061 9 . Jer Garman (2011-14) ...... 9 10 . Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 859 10 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 8 CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1 . Greg Hardin (2010-13) ...... 31 CAREER PASSES ATTEMPTED 2 . Noah Wanzek (2016-19) ...... 18 1 . Keaton Studsrud (2014-17) ...... 765 3 . Travis Toivonen (2016-19) ...... 13 2 . Nate Ketteringham (2018-19) ...... 673 4. Garett Maag (2018-pres.) ...... 11 3 . Jake Landry (2008-10) ...... 483 5 . Kenny Golladay (2012-13) ...... 9 4 . Joe Mollberg (2012-16) ...... 384 6 . Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 8 5 . Ryan Bartels (2012-16) ...... 334 7 . Ismael Bamba (2008-09) ...... 7

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RUSHING ATTEMPTS 9 . Jake Landry (2010) ...... 11 9 . Greg Hardin (2013) ...... 5 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 223 10 . Brent Goska (2011) ...... 9 Luke Stanley (2015) ...... 5 2 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 195 Noah Wanzek (2015) ...... 5 3 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 188 PASS ATTEMPTS Garett Maag (2018) ...... 5 4 . John Santiago (2016) ...... 183 1 . Nate Ketteringham (2019) ...... 382 Garett Maag (2019) ...... 5 5 . Jer Garman (2014) ...... 171 2 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 302 6 . Brady Oliveira (2016) ...... 168 3 . Jake Landry (2009) ...... 301 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 . Brady Oliveira (2018) ...... 162 4 . Nate Ketteringham (2018) ...... 291 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 16 8 . Mitch Sutton (2009) ...... 149 5 . Keaton Studsrud (2016) ...... 268 2 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 15 9 . James Johannesson (2019) ...... 124 6 . Keaton Studsrud (2017) ...... 257 3 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 14 10 . Josh Murray (2010) ...... 121 7 . Joe Mollberg (2013) ...... 241 4 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 12 8 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 236 5 . Mitch Sutton (2012) ...... 11 RUSHING YARDS 9 . Ryan Bartels (2013) ...... 190 6 . Greg Hardin (2010) ...... 10 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 1,459 10 . Jake Landry (2010) ...... 178 Brady Oliveira (2016) ...... 10 2 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 1,146 8 . Kenny Golladay (2013) ...... 9 3 . John Santiago (2016) ...... 983 PASS COMPLETIONS John Santiago (2016) ...... 9 4 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 942 1 . Nate Ketteringham (2019) ...... 245 10 . Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 8 5 . Brady Oliveira (2018) ...... 940 2 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 217 Adam Shaugabay (2008) ...... 8 6 . Brady Oliveira (2016) ...... 897 3 . Jake Landry (2009) ...... 178 7 . Jer Garman (2014) ...... 858 4 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 161 TOTAL POINTS SCORED 8 . John Santiago (2017) ...... 717 5 . Nate Ketteringham (2018) ...... 158 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 96 9 . Mitch Sutton (2009) ...... 689 6 . Keaton Studsrud (2017) ...... 153 2 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 90 10 . Josh Murray (2010) ...... 670 7 . Keaton Studsrud (2016) ...... 150 3 . Reid Taubenheim (2016) ...... 89 8 . Joe Mollberg (2013) ...... 141 4 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 84 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 9 . Ryan Bartels (2013) ...... 116 5 . Zeb Miller (2012) ...... 78 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 16 10 . Jake Landry (2010) ...... 110 6 . Reid Taubenheim (2017) ...... 77 2 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 13 7 . Zeb Miller (2011) ...... 76 3 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 12 PASSING YARDS 8 . Reid Taubenheim (2015) ...... 75 4 . Mitch Sutton (2012) ...... 11 1 . Nate Ketteringham (2019) ...... 2,612 9 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 72 5 . Brady Oliveira (2016) ...... 10 2 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 2,379 Brandon Hellevang (2009) ...... 72 6 . Adam Shaugabay (2013) ...... 8 3 . Keaton Studsrud (2016) ...... 2,027 Brady Oliveira (2018) ...... 8 4 . Jake Landry (2009) ...... 1,968 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 8 . Jer Garman (2014) ...... 7 5 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 1,964 1 . John Santiago (2015) ...... 2,159 John Santiago (2016) ...... 7 6 . Keaton Studsrud (2017) ...... 1,887 2 . Greg Hardin (2013) ...... 2,017 James Johannesson (2019) ...... 7 7 . Nate Ketteringham (2018) ...... 1,845 3 . John Santiago (2017) ...... 1,780 8 . Joe Mollberg (2013) ...... 1,729 3 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 1,668 TOUCHDOWN PASSES 9 . Ryan Bartels (2013) ...... 1,396 5 . John Santiago (2016) ...... 1,600 1 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 23 10 . Jake Landry (2010) ...... 1,328 6 . Josh Murray (2008) ...... 1,582 2 . Nate Ketteringham (2018) ...... 16 7 . Ismael Bamba (2009) ...... 1,264 Nate Ketteringham (2019) ...... 16 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 8 . Josh Murray (2010) ...... 1,165 4 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 15 (100 or more attempts) 9 . Jake Miller (2011) ...... 1,091 Marcus Hendrickson (2012) ...... 15 1 . Danny Freund (2008) ...... 71 .9 10 . Brady Oliveira (2018) ...... 1,044 6 . Keaton Studsrud (2016) ...... 14 2. Tommy Schuster (2020-21) ...... 68.5 7 . Jake Landry (2009) ...... 12 3 . Braden Hanson (2012) ...... 68 2. DI records date back to 2008 unless noted. Keaton Studsrud (2015) ...... 12 4 . Nate Ketteringham (2019) ...... 64 1. 5 . Jake Landry (2010) ...... 61 8. 6 . Ryan Bartels (2013) ...... 61 1. 7 . Keaton Studrsrud (2015) ...... 60 0. 8 . Brent Goska (2011) ...... 59 9. 9 . Keaton Studsrud (2017) ...... 59 5. 10 . Jake Landry (2009) ...... 59 1. SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS 1 . Noah Wanzek (2019) ...... 74 2 . Kenny Golladay (2013) ...... 69 Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 69 4 . Greg Hardin (2013) ...... 67 5 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 65 6 . Garett Maag (2019) ...... 59 7 . Jameer Jackson (2012) ...... 56 8 . Ismael Bamba (2009) ...... 52 Jameer Jackson (2013) ...... 52 Noah Wanzek (2017) ...... 52 Noah Wanzek (2018) ...... 52 RECEIVING YARDS 1 . Greg Hardin (2013) ...... 1,153 2 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 1,145 3 . Noah Wanzek (2019) ...... 996 4 . Kenny Golladay (2013) ...... 884 5 . Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 859 Ismael Bamba (2009) ...... 859 7 . Greg Hardin (2010) ...... 736 8 . Jameer Jackson (2012) ...... 709 9 . Noah Wanzek (2018) ...... 685 10 . Travis Toivonen ...... 684 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Noah Wanzek hauled in a UND Division I record 74 1 . Greg Hardin (2012) ...... 14 passes as a senior in 2019. The Jamestown, N.D., 2 . Greg Hardin (2010) ...... 9 native ended his career as one of the best pass 3 . Kenny Golladay (2013) ...... 8 catchers in program history. Brady Trenbeath (2008) ...... 8 5 . Travis Toivonen (2019) ...... 7 6 . Jameer Jackson (2012) ...... 6 Alex Nichols (2008) ...... 6 Noah Wanzek (2018) ...... 6

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9 . Torrey Hunt (2016-17) ...... 16 SINGLE-SEASON INTERCEPTIONS 10 . Baylee Carr (2012-16) ...... 13 (Since 1966) 1 . Deion Harris (2016) ...... 5 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS (Since 2008) Joel Schwenzfeier (2009) ...... 5 1 . Joel Schwenzfeier (2008-10) ...... 11 3 . Joel Schwenzfeier (2010) ...... 4 2 . Deion Harris (2014-18) ...... 9 4 . Torrey Hunt (2016) ...... 3 3. Jordan Canady (2017-pres.) ...... 7 Cole Reyes (2016) ...... 3 4 . Dominique Hawkins (2008-11) ...... 6 Dominique Hawkins (2008) ...... 3 5 . Cole Reyes (2013-17) ...... 5 Jordan Canady (2018) ...... 3 6 . Torrey Hunt (2016-17) ...... 4 8 . Mitch Kundrna (2011) ...... 2 Chavon Mackey (2010-13) ...... 4 Dominique Hawkins (2009) ...... 2 Evan Holm (2016-pres.) ...... 4 Daryl Brown (2011) ...... 2 9 . Erik Mersereau (2009-12) ...... 3 Deion Harris (2015) ...... 2 Mitch Kudrna (2008-11) ...... 3 Chris Hall (2010) ...... 2 Daryl Brown (2011-13) ...... 3 Joel Schwenzfeier (2008) ...... 2 Brian Labat (2012-16) ...... 3 Cam Hunt (2017) ...... 2 Kenny Watkins (2008-11) ...... 3 Kenny Watkins (2009) ...... 2 Will Lewis (2012-13) ...... 3 Brian Labat (2016) ...... 2 Chuck Flowers (2017) ...... 2 SINGLE-SEASON SOLO TACKLES Jade Lawrence (2019) ...... 2 1 . Will Ratelle (2015) ...... 63 Noah Larson (2019) ...... 2 2 . Dan Hendrickson (2011) ...... 60 CJ Siegel (2019) ...... 2 3 . Dylan Bakker (2016) ...... 54 Jordan Canady (2020) ...... 2 Linebacker Donnell Rodgers shattered UND’s Division Dan Hendrickson (2010) ...... 54 I single-season record for total tackles with 126 in 5. Jordan Canady (2019) ...... 53 2019. He finished his career second in both career 6 . Donnell Rodgers (2019) ...... 52 DI records date back to 2008. assisted and total stops since 2008. 7 . Cole Reyes (2015) ...... 50 8 . Curtis Dublanko (2009) ...... 47 9 . Dominique Hawkins (2010) ...... 46 CAREER SOLO TACKLES 10 . Will Ratelle (2014) ...... 45 1 . Dominique Hawkins (2008-11) ...... 159 Baylee Carr (2014) ...... 45 2 . Cole Reyes (2013-17) ...... 146 3 . Will Ratelle (2011-15) ...... 138 SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTED TACKLES 4 . Dan Hendrickson (2009-11) ...... 125 1 . Donnell Rodgers (2019) ...... 74 5 . Donnell Rodgers (2016-19) ...... 118 2 . Will Ratelle (2014) ...... 61 6. Jordan Canady (2017-pres.) ...... 117 3. Noah Larson (2019) ...... 54 7 . Chavon Mackey (2010-13) ...... 116 4 . Taj Rich (2014) ...... 52 8 . Baylee Carr (2011-14) ...... 109 5 . Will Ratelle (2015) ...... 47 9 . Kris Ankenbauer (2008-10) ...... 106 6 . Dylan Bakker (2016) ...... 44 10 . Garrison Goodman (2010-13) ...... 99 7 . Connor O’Brien (2015) ...... 42 8 . Connor O’Brien (2016) ...... 41 CAREER ASSISTED TACKLES 9 . Jake Rastas (2017) ...... 36 1 . Will Ratelle (2011-15) ...... 128 10 . Dayo Idowu (2014) ...... 35 2 . Donnell Rodgers (2016-19) ...... 123 3 . Connor O’Brien (2014-16) ...... 94 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL TACKLES 4. Noah Larson (2018-pres.) ...... 91 1 . Donnell Rodgers (2019) ...... 126 5 . Jake Disterhaupt (2014-17) ...... 82 2 . Will Ratelle (2015) ...... 110 6 . Cole Reyes (2013-17) ...... 79 3 . Will Ratelle (2014) ...... 106 7 . Taj Rich (2012-16) ...... 78 4 . Dyan Bakker (2016) ...... 98 Ben Peters (2011-14) ...... 78 Jordan Canady (2019) ...... 87 9. Jordan Canady (2017-pres.) ...... 75 6 . Noah Larson (2019) ...... 82 10 . Baylee Carr (2011-14) ...... 74 Taj Rich (2014) ...... 82 8 . Dan Hendrickson (2010) ...... 78 CAREER TOTAL TACKLES 9 . Dan Hendrickson (2011) ...... 75 1 . Will Ratelle (2011-15) ...... 266 10 . Jake Rastas (2017) ...... 73 2 . Donnell Rodgers (2016-19) ...... 241 3 . Cole Reyes (2013-17) ...... 225 SINGLE-SEASON SACKS 4 . Dominique Hawkins (2008-11) ...... 195 1 . Mason Bennett (2018) ...... 9 .0 5. Jordan Canady (2017-pres.) ...... 192 2 . Ross Brenneman (2011) ...... 8 .5 6 . Baylee Carr (2011-14) ...... 183 3 . Austin Cieslak (2018) ...... 6 .5 7 . Dan Hendrickson (2009-11) ...... 172 4 . Mason Bennett (2019) ...... 5 .5 8 . Garrison Goodman (2010-13) ...... 170 5 . Dominique Bennett (2013) ...... 5 .0 9 . Chavon Mackey (2010-13) ...... 167 Garrett Reineke (2014) ...... 5 .0 10 . Jake Disterhaupt (2014-17) ...... 165 7 . Dominique Bennett (2012) ...... 4 .5 Ryan Kasowski (2009) ...... 4 .5 CAREER SACKS Jaxson Turner (2018) ...... 4.5 1 . Mason Bennett (2016-19) ...... 20 .5 Jaxson Turner (2019) ...... 4.5 2 . Ross Brenneman (2009-12) ...... 18 .5 3. Jaxson Turner (2017-pres.) ...... 16.0 SINGLE-SEASON PASS BREAKUPS 4 . Dominique Bennet (2010-13) ...... 13 .0 1 . Deion Harris (2016) ...... 14 5 . Brandon Dranka (2014-17) ...... 10 .5 Deion Harris (2015) ...... 14 Ryan Kawowski (2008-10) ...... 10 .5 3 . Torrey Hunt (2016) ...... 13 7 . Jake Disterhaupt (2014-17) ...... 10 .0 4 . Cole Reyes (2016) ...... 11 8 . Austin Cieslak (2015-18) ...... 9 5. 5. Evan Holm (2018) ...... 10 9 . Jay Nelson (2009-12) ...... 9 0. CJ Siegel (2019) ...... 10 Donnell Rodgers (2016-19) ...... 9 0. 7 . Alex Tillman (2014) ...... 9 Drake Otto (2008) ...... 9 CAREER PASS BREAKUPS 9 . Joel Schwenzfeier (2008) ...... 8 1 . Deion Harris (2014-18) ...... 38 Joel Schwenzfeier (2009) ...... 8 2. Evan Holm (2016-pres.) ...... 26 3 . Dominique Hawkins (2008-11) ...... 24 4 . Joel Schwenzfeier (2008-10) ...... 23 5 . Chavon Mackey (2010-13) ...... 22 6 . Cole Reyes (2013-17) ...... 21 7. Jordan Canady (2017-pres.) ...... 20 8 . Kenny Watkins (2008-11) ...... 18

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CAREER PATS MADE CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE (Min. 70 att.) 1 . Zeb Miller (2010-13) ...... 131-136 1 . Mitch Meindel (2013-15,17) ...... 43 14. 2 . Reid Taubenheim (2014-17) ...... 126-129 2 . Brandon Hellevang (2008-09) ...... 41 .95 3. Brady Leach (2018-pres.) ...... 70-77 3 . Austin Dussold (2016-17) ...... 41 14. 4 . Brandon Hellevang (2008-09) ...... 67-69 4 . Brett Cameron (2009-12) ...... 40 60. 5. Adam Stage (2020-pres.) ...... 17-18 5 . Connor Bolduc (2014,16) ...... 39 05. 6 . Tanner Naastad (2011-13) ...... 3-3 6. Cade Peterson (2018-pres.) . . . . . 36.90 CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE SINGLE-SEASON PUNTS 1 . Reid Taubenheim (2014-17) ...... 60/82 1 . Connor Bolduc (2014) ...... 82 2 . Zeb Miller (2010-13) ...... 45/62 2 . Austin Dussold (2016) ...... 73 3 . Brandon Hellevang (2008-09) ...... 22/35 3 . Brett Cameron (2010) ...... 64 4. Brady Leach (2018-pres.) ...... 20/28 4 . Brett Cameron (2011) ...... 60 5. Adam Stage (2020-pres.) ...... 2/3 5 . Brandon Hellevang (2009) ...... 53 6 . Brett Cameron (2012) ...... 52 CAREER PUNTS Austin Dussold (2017) ...... 52 1 . Brett Cameron (2009-12) ...... 186 Cade Peterson (2019) ...... 52 2 . Austin Dussold (2016-17) ...... 125 9 . Mitch Meindel (2015) ...... 51 3. Cade Peterson (2018-pres.) ...... 115 10. Cade Peterson (2018) ...... 50 4 . Mitch Meindel (2013-15,17) ...... 99 5 . Brandon Hellevang (2008-09) ...... 96 SINGLE-SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE 6 . Connor Bolduc (2014,16) ...... 82 1 . Brett Cameron (2009) ...... 44 90. 2 . Mitch Meindel (2015) ...... 44 49. SINGLE-SEASON PATS MADE 3 . Brandon Hellevang (2009) ...... 42 60. 1 . Zeb Miller (2012) ...... 42 4 . Brett Cameron (2012) ...... 42 12. 2 . Reid Taubenheim (2016) ...... 41 5 . Austin Dussold (2016) ...... 42 11. 3 . Brandon Hellevang (2008) ...... 40 6 . Mitch Meindel (2013) ...... 41 71. 4 . Reid Taubenheim (2015) ...... 36 7 . Brandon Hellevang (2008) ...... 41 14. 5. Brady Leach (2018) ...... 35 8 . Brett Cameron (2011) ...... 40 17. Brady Leach (2019) ...... 35 9 . Austin Dussold (2017) ...... 39 79. 7 . Reid Taubenheim (2017) ...... 32 10 . Brett Cameron (2010) ...... 39 11. 8 . Zeb Miller (2010) ...... 31 Zeb Miller (2011) ...... 31 DI records date back to 2008. 10 . Zeb Miller (2013) ...... 27 Brandon Hellevang (2009) ...... 27

SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE 1 . Reid Taubenheim (2014) ...... 16 Reid Taubenheim (2016) ...... 16 3 . Brandon Hellevang (2009) ...... 15 Reid Taubenheim (2017) ...... 15 Zeb Miller (2011) ...... 15 6 . Reid Taubenheim (2015) ...... 13 7 . Zeb Miller (2012) ...... 12 Brady Leach (2019) ...... 12 9 . Zeb Miller (2013) ...... 9 Zeb Miller (2010) ...... 9

DIVISION I RECORDS (SINCE 2008) ALL-TIME MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

LONGEST RUSHES (70-plus yards) LONGEST RUSH 1 . James Johannesson at Sacramento State (Oct . 20, 2018) ...... 90 Bill Deutsch at Morningside (Sept . 28, 1974) ...... 97 2 . John Santiago at UC Davis (Sept . 30, 2017) ...... 81 John Santiago vs . Northern Colorado (Nov . 14, 2015) ...... 81 LONGEST RECEPTION 4 . John Santiago at Montana (Oct . 24, 2015) ...... 80 Tracy Martin from at South Dakota State (Sept . 28, 1985) ...... 89 5 . Jer Garman vs . Northern Arizona (Nov . 15, 2014) ...... 78 6 . Austin Gordon at Sacramento State (Oct . 8, 2016) ...... 76 LONGEST FIELD GOAL 7 . Josh Murray at Northwestern State (Sept . 25, 2010) ...... 74 Cameron Peterka vs . Pittsburg State (Nov . 24, 2001) ...... 59 8 . Jake Miller at Fresno State (Sept . 17, 2011) ...... 70 LONGEST PUNT LONGEST PASS PLAYS (70-plus yards) Jim Jarrett at South Dakota (1958) ...... 94 1 . Jake Landry to Greg Hardin at Northern Illinois (Sept . 11, 2010) ...... 85 2 . Braden Hansen to Greg Hardin vs . Montana (Oct . 20, 2 012) ...... 81 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 3 . Joe Mollberg to Greg Hardin at Portland State (Oct . 26, 2013) ...... 80 Dan Martinsen at North Dakota State (Oct . 18, 1969) ...... 100 4 . Keaton Studsrud to Luke Stanley vs . Cal Poly (Oct . 1, 2016) ...... 74 John Santiago vs . Weber State (Oct . 29, 2016) ...... 100 5 . Ryan Bartels to Greg Hardin vs . South Dakota State (Sept . 7, 2013) . . . . 73 LONGEST PUNT RETURN Alex Tillman vs . Portland State (Oct . 11, 2014) ...... 95

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN Joel Schwenzfeier vs . Southern Utah (Oct . 9, 2010) ...... 100

18 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 19 SCORING SUMMARY Plays Yds. Time Result Qtr. Scoring Play

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (7) 2 17 0:38 TD 1 Finke 4-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 15 52 7:17 FG 2 Stage 27-yd field goal 1 36 0:00 TD 2 Krzanowski 36-yd fumble recovery (Stage kick failed) 10 69 5:30 TD 3 Weah 1-yd run (Stage kick) 8 45 3:42 TD 3 Gee 5-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 2 12 0:48 TD 3 Belquist 9-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 8 41 2:32 TD 4 Skokna 1-yd run (Stage kick)

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4) 15 75 8:26 TD 1 Weah 1-yd run (Stage kick) 8 75 4:32 TD 3 Skokna 1-yd run (Stage kick) 2 18 0:48 TD 3 Maag 16-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 4 70 2:05 TD 4 Weah 40-yd run (Stage kick)

SOUTH DAKOTA (3) 10 66 5:01 TD 2 Zavalney 21-yd pass from Vaughn (Stage kick) 5 75 1:58 TD 3 Weah 18-yd run (Stage kick) 7 65 3:22 TD 3 Weah 5-yd run (Stage kick) at WESTERN ILLINOIS (6) 16 82 8:16 TD 1 Skokna 8-yd run (Stage kick) 10 92 4:43 TD 2 Zavalney 4-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 11 78 4:16 TD 2 Zavalney 10-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick) 10 63 5:06 FG 3 Stage 46-yd field goal 4 54 1:42 TD 3 Weah 12-yd run (Stage kick) 8 69 4:50 TD 4 Richter 20-yd pass from Schuster (Stage kick)

19 20 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL UND GAME-BY-GAME SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU First Downs 19 19 25 29 Rushing 11 8 13 14 Passing 7 9 12 14 Penalty 1 2 0 1 Net Yards Rushing 229 177 249 216 Rushing Attempts 39 39 41 43 Average Per Rush 5 .9 4 .5 6 1. 5 0. Rushing Touchdowns 2 3 2 2 Yards Gained 241 184 255 223 Yards Lost 12 7 6 7 Net Yards Passing 118 207 240 328 Completions 15 21 24 29 Attempts 25 34 36 37 Interceptions 0 1 1 0 Yards Per Attempt 4 .7 6 .1 6 7. 8 9. Yards Per Completion 7 9. 9 9. 10 .0 11 .3 Passing Touchdowns 3 1 1 3 Total Offensive Yards 347 384 489 544 Plays 64 73 77 80 Yards Per Play 5 .4 5 .3 6 4. 6 8. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 5-30 1-16 0-0 5-48 Punts-Yards 4-134 3-105 5-183 1-39 Yards Per Punt 33 .5 35 .0 36 6. 39 0. Net Yards Per Punt 28 .5 28 .3 32 6. 39 0. Inside 20 2 1 2 1 50+ Yard Kicks 0 0 0 0 Touchbacks 1 1 1 0 Fair Catch 2 2 2 1 Kickoffs-Yards 8-383 5-320 4-250 7-422 Yards Per Kickoff 47 .9 64 .0 62 5. 60 3. Net Yards Per Kickoff 40 .8 38 .6 39 5. 43 7. Touchbacks 0 3 1 1 Punt Returns 2 1 1 2 Yards 13 7 1 -1 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Yards Per Return 6 5. 7 0. 1 0. -0 .5 Kickoff Returns 3 2 1 2 Yards 67 59 17 35 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Yards Per Return 22 .3 29 .5 17 0. 17 5. Interceptions 2 2 1 0 Yards 27 7 0 0 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Fumble Recoveries 3 1 0 1 Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 0-0 0-0 Touchdowns 1 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 0 0 Possession Times 31:51 35:48 35:08 41:03 1st Quarter 3:44 9:57 9:14 11:52 2nd Quarter 8:59 8:10 8:09 8:53 3rd Quarter 10:33 9:28 7:47 8:45 4th Quarter 8:35 8:13 9:58 11:33 3rd-Down Conversions 3 of 10 9 of 18 11 of 16 8 of 12 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 4 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red Zone Scoring 6-6 3-4 2-3 5-6 Touchdowns 5 3 2 5 Field Goals 1 0 0 0 Sacks By-Yards 4-33 3-20 4-18 3-11 PAT Kicks 5-6 4-4 3-3 5-5 Field Goals 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1

Total Points 44 28 21 38 Touchdowns Rushing 2 3 2 2 Touchdowns Passing 3 1 1 3 Touchdown Returns 1 0 0 0 Other Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Safeties 0 0 0 0 Kick PAT-Attempts 5-6 4-4 3-3 5-5 2pt PAT-Attempts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 Points Off Turnovers 27 0 0 7

20 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 21 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU First Downs 19 16 18 22 Rushing 7 4 9 2 Passing 12 11 9 17 Penalty 0 1 0 3 Net Yards Rushing 90 96 129 26 Rushing Attempts 35 26 33 14 Average Per Rush 2 .6 3 .7 3 9. 1 9. Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 1 2 Yards Gained 126 116 153 39 Yards Lost 36 20 24 13 Net Yards Passing 233 309 199 336 Completions 25 16 20 33 Attempts 38 32 33 47 Interceptions 2 2 1 0 Yards Per Attempt 6 .1 9 .7 6 0. 7 1. Yards Per Completion 9 .3 19 .3 9 9. 10 2. Passing Touchdowns 1 2 0 1 Total Offensive Yards 323 405 328 362 Plays 73 58 66 61 Yards Per Play 4 .4 7 .0 5 0. 5 9. Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-53 6-50 4-34 7-45 Punts-Yards 4-182 3-84 6-263 4-192 Yards Per Punt 45 .5 28 .0 43 8. 48 0. Net Yards Per Punt 42 .2 19 .0 43 7. 48 2. Inside 20 0 0 3 2 50+ Yard Kicks 2 1 2 1 Touchbacks 0 1 0 0 Fair Catch 0 0 2 1 Kickoffs-Yards 4-223 4-254 3-160 3-178 Yards Per Kickoff 55 .8 63 .5 53 3. 59 3. Net Yards Per Kickoff 32 .8 36 .2 39 3. 39 3. Touchbacks 1 2 1 0 Punt Returns 0 0 0 0 Yards 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Yards Per Return 0 .0 0 .0 0 0. 0 0. Kickoff Returns 3 2 3 5 Yards 57 52 67 91 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Yards Per Return 19 .0 26 .0 22 3. 18 2. Interceptions 0 1 1 0 Yards 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 0 0 2 Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 0 0 Possession Times 28:09 24:12 24:52 18:57 1st Quarter 11:16 5:03 5:46 3:08 2nd Quarter 6:01 6:50 6:51 6:07 3rd Quarter 4:27 5:32 7:13 6:15 4th Quarter 6:25 6:47 5:02 3:27 3rd-Down Conversions 7 of 15 6 of 13 4 of 13 3 of 9 4th-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 2 0 of 2 0 of 1 Red Zone Scoring 3-3 2-2 2-2 3-4 Touchdowns 3 1 1 3 Field Goals 0 1 1 0 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 PAT Kicks 3-3 2-2 1-1 3-3 Field Goals 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-1

Total Points 21 17 10 21 Touchdowns Rushing 2 0 1 2 Touchdowns Passing 1 2 0 1 Touchdown Returns 0 0 0 0 Other Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 Safeties 0 0 0 0 Kick PAT-Attempts 3-3 2-2 1-1 3-3 2pt PAT-Attempts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Field Goals-Attempts 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-1 Points Off Turnovers 0 0 0 0

21 22 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING (ATT-YDS-TD) TOTAL SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Otis Weah RB 63-441/6 13-91/1 17-88/2 16-163/2 17-99/1 Luke Skokna RB 49-294/3 9-70/1 10-73/1 15-54/0 15-97/1 Dalton Gee RB 19-71/0 8-33/0 4-10/0 3-9/0 4-19/0 Quincy Vaughn QB 7-27/0 2-14/0 3-5/0 1-4/0 1-4/0 Tommy Schuster QB 8-23/0 - 3-5/0 2-15/0 3-3/0 C . Mitchell RB 6-23/0 6-23/0 DNP DNP DNP Bo Belquist WR 1-9/0 - - 1-9/0 - C . Cochran WR 1--1/0 - - 1--1/0 - TEAM 8--16/0 1--2/0 2--4/0 2--4/0 3--6/0

RECEIVING (REC-YDS-TD) TOTAL SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Garett Maag WR 15-353/1 3-40/0 5-87/1 3-75/0 4-151/0 Bo Belquist WR 18-128/1 4-24/1 2-24/0 5-32/0 7-48/0 Jake Richter WR 9-108/1 2-20/0 3-30/0 - 4-58/1 Marcus Preston WR 9-63/0 - 4-31/0 4-32/0 1-0/0 Luke Skokna RB 12-56/0 2-1/0 3-17/0 5-24/0 2-14/0 Derek Paulson TE 6-53/0 1-17/0 2-17/0 1-13/0 2-6/0 Adam Zavalney TE 4-50/3 - - 1-21/1 3-29/2 Dalton Gee RB 9-47/1 2-12/1 - 2-13/0 5-22/0 C . Cochran WR 4-30/0 - - 3-30/0 1-0/0 Otis Weah RB 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 - - Brett Finke FB 2-1/1 1-4/1 1--3/0 - -

PASSING Tommy Schuster Quincy Vaughn A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Sack-Yards Efficiency A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Sack-Yards Efficiency SIU 23-15-0 65 .2 118 3 31 0-0 151 4. SIU 2-0-0 0 .0 0 0 0 0-0 0 .0 SDSU 32-20-1 62 .5 184 1 37 0-0 114 9. SDSU DNP South Dakota 35-23-1 65 .7 219 0 40 0-0 112 6. South Dakota 1-1-0 100 0. 21 1 21 0-0 606 .4 at WIU 37-29-0 78 .4 328 3 49 1-1 179 6. at WIU DNP TOTALS 127-87-2 68.5 849 7 49 1-1 139.7 TOTALS 3-1-0 33.3 21 1 21 0-0 202.1

KICKING & PUNTING KICKOFFS Total Kick Rtn. Yds./ PUNTING Season KO Yards TB OB Avg. Returns Yds. Rtn. Total SIU 8 383 0 0 47 .9 3 57 19 0. Game No. Yds Avg. Long FC I20 50+ Blk TB SDSU 5 320 1 0 64 .0 2 52 26 0. SIU 4 134 33 385. 2 2 0 0 1 USD 4 250 1 0 62 .5 1 17 17 0. SDSU 3 105 35 40.0 2 1 0 0 1 at WIU 7 422 0 0 60 .3 2 35 17 .5 USD 5 183 36 45.6 2 2 0 0 1 at WIU 1 39 39 390. 1 1 0 0 0

22 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 23 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES (UT-AT-TT) UT-AT TT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU D . Krzanowski LB 9-14 23 3-2 0-4 2-6 4-2 Jordan Canady DB 10-10 20 4-4 2-1 1-4 3-1 Josh Navratil LB 8-8 16 3-4 2-3 1-0 2-1 Noah Larson LB 6-10 16 0-2 3-4 1-3 2-1 Ray Haas LB 9-6 15 2-1 1-1 5-3 1-1 K . Kauppinen DB 11-4 15 4-1 1-1 1-1 5-1 Evan Holm DB 9-5 14 0-1 4-1 2-3 3-0 C .J . Siegel DB 10-4 14 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-1 Hayden Galvin DB 5-9 14 1-1 2-2 0-4 2-2 Jaxson Turner LB 7-6 13 1-3 1-1 3-2 2-0 Hayden Reynolds LB 3-8 11 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-6 Quintin Seguin DL 2-8 10 0-5 - 1-3 1-0 Caden White LB 4-6 10 1-1 0-2 2-2 1-1 Sammy Fort DB 6-4 10 4-0 - 0-1 2-3 Ty Shannon LB 6-3 9 0-1 2-1 3-0 1-1 Caleb Nelson DB 5-3 8 1-0 3-3 1-0 DNP Jaelen Johnson DL 4-4 8 1-0 1-2 1-2 1-0 Jayson Coley DB 4-1 5 4-1 - - DNP Graham DeVore DE 2-2 4 1-0 - 1-1 0-1 Ted Mullin LB 3-0 3 2-0 - - 1-0 G . Lickfeldt DL 1-1 2 1-0 - - 0-1 Quinton Urwiler LB 1-1 2 - - 1-0 0-1 Jake Rastas LB 0-2 2 0-2 - - - M . Vaughn-Jones LB 1-1 2 1-0 - - 0-1 Chandon Pierre DL 1-1 2 1-0 - 0-1 - C . Cochran 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 Luke Lennon DL 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP Isaac Moore DL 1-0 1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP Steven Keech DL 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP Jalen Morrison DE 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 Matt Koshiol DB 0-1 1 DNP DNP - 0-1 Ethan Ball DB 1-0 1 DNP DNP DNP 1-0

TFL & SACKS TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU D . Krzanowski LB 3-1 3 5. 1 0-1. - 0 5-0. 2 .0-9 Josh Navratil LB 2-2 3 0. 0 5-3. 1 5-6. 1 0-6. - Jaxson Turner LB 3-0 3 .0 - 1 0-7. 2 .0-6 - Noah Larson LB 2-1 2 5. - 1 0-8. 1 5-3. - Graham DeVore DE 2-0 2 .01 0-3. - 1 .0-3 - Quintin Seguin DL 1-1 1 5. 0 5-2. - - 1 .0-2 Jaelen Johnson DL 1-1 1 5. - 0 5-0. 1 0-6. - Caleb Nelson DB 1-0 1 0. - 1 0-1. - DNP Ted Mullin LB 1-0 1 0. 1 0-12. - - - Chandon Pierre DL 1-0 1 0. 1 0-8. - - - C .J . Siegel DB 1-0 1 0. 1 0-8. - - - Sammy Fort DB 1-0 1 0. 1 0-1. - - - Jalen Morrison DE 1-0 1 0. - - - 1 .0-2 Ray Haas LB 0-1 0 5. - 0 5-1. - - K . Kauppinen DB 0-1 0 5. - 0 5-2. - -

SACKS UA-A TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Jaxson Turner LB 3-0 3 .0 - 1 0-7. 2 .0-6 - Josh Navratil LB 2-1 2 5. 0 5-3. 1 0-5. 1 0-6. - D . Krzanowski LB 2-0 2 0. - - - 2 .0-9 Quintin Seguin DL 1-1 1 5. 0 5-2. - - 1 .0-2 Jaelen Johnson DL 1-0 1 0. - - 1 0-6. - Ted Mullin LB 1-0 1 0. 1 0-12. - - - Noah Larson LB 1-0 1 0. - 1 0-8. - - Chandon Pierre DL 1-0 1 0. 1 0-8. - - - C .J . Siegel DB 1-0 1 0. 1 0-8. - - -

23 24 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Luke Skokna 504 127 149 95 133 Otis Weah 445 91 92 163 99 Garett Maag 353 40 87 75 151 Bo Belquist 137 24 24 41 48 Dalton Gee 118 45 10 22 41 Jake Richter 108 20 30 - 58 Derek Paulson 64 28 17 13 6 Marcus Preston 63 - 31 32 - Adam Zavalney 50 - - 21 29 C . Cochran 29 - - 29 - Evan Holm 27 27 - - - Quincy Vaughn 27 14 5 4 4 Mikey Griebel 26 13 - 1 12 C . Mitchell 23 23 DNP DNP DNP Tommy Schuster 23 - 5 15 3 Ty Shannon 7 - 7 - - Jordan Canady 7 - 7 - - Brett Finke 1 4 -3 - - TEAM -16 -2 -4 -4 -6

RED ZONE RECAP NORTH DAKOTA OPPONENT Opponent Scores/Chances Result Pct. Opponent Series Result Pct. SIU 6/6 5 TD, 1 FG 100% SIU 3/3 3 TD, 0 FG 100% SDSU 3/4 3 TD, 0 FG 75% SDSU 2/2 1 TD, 1 FG 100% USD 2/3 2 TD, 0 FG 67% USD 2/2 1 TD, 1 FG 100% at WIU 5/6 5 TD, 0 FG 83 3%. at WIU 3/4 3 TD, 0 FG 75% TOTAL 16/19 15 TD, 1 FG 84.2% TOTAL 10/11 8 TD, 2 FG 90.9%

GAME LEADERS Opponent Rushing Rushing Receptions Receiving All-Purpose Tackles Attempts Yards Yards Yards SIU Weah - 13 Weah - 91 Belquist - 4 Maag - 40 Skokna - 127 Canady - 8 SDSU Weah -17 Weah - 88 Maag - 5 Maag - 87 Skokna - 149 Larson - 7 USD Weah - 16 Weah - 163 Belquist/Skokna - 5 Maag - 75 Weah - 163 Haas/Krzanowski - 8 at WIU Weah - 17 Weah - 99 Belquist - 7 Maag - 151 Maag - 151 Reynolds - 8

24 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 25 TURNOVERS BY GAME NORTH DAKOTA: 10 GAINED OPPONENT: 5 GAINED PLAYS/ 1st PLAYS/ 1st TYPE QTR PLAYER YDS DOWNS RESULT TYPE QTR PLAYER YDS DOWNS RESULT

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (5) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (0) Fumble 1 Noah Larson 2/17 1 Touchdown ------Fumble 2 Graham DeVore 4/27 1 Punt Fumble 2 Devon Krzanowski 0/0 0 Touchdown SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (1) Interception 3 Evan Holm 2/12 1 Touchdown Interception 4 Preston Tetzlaff 1/0 0 Interception Interception 3 Sammy Fort 8/41 4 Touchdown SOUTH DAKOTA (2) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (3) Fumble 1 Jacob Matthew 3/0 0 Punt Interception 2 Jordan Canady 0/0 0 End of Half Interception 2 Brock Mogensen 4/12 1 End of Half Fumble 4 Griffin Lickfeldt 4/8 0 Downs Interception 4 Ray Haas 5/19 1 Downs at WESTERN ILLINOIS (2) Fumble 1 Braylen Brooks 3/-4 0 Punt SOUTH DAKOTA (1) Fumble 2 Justin Hall 6-11 1 Missed FG Interception 4 Jordan Canady 8/21 2 End of Game at WESTERN ILLINOIS (1) Fumble 3 Devon Krzanowski 4/54 2 Touchdown

25 26 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL TURNOVERS BY PLAYER FUMBLES (#-Lost) TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Mikey Griebel WR 1-1 - - - 1-1 Garett Maag WR 1-1 - - - 1-1 Otis Weah RB 1-1 - - 1-1 -

FORCED FUMBLES TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Jaxson Turner 1 - 1 - - Chandon Pierre 1 1 - - - Josh Navratil 1 - - - 1 C .J . Siegel 1 1 - - - Graham DeVore 1 1 - - -

FUMBLES RECOVERED (#-Yards) TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU D . Krzanowski 2 1 - - 1 Noah Larson 1 1 - - - Graham DeVore 1 1 - - - G . Lickfeldt 1 - 1 - -

INTERCEPTIONS (#-Yards) TOT SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU Jordan Canady 2-7 - 1-7 1-0 - Evan Holm 1-27 1-27 - - - Sammy Fort 1-0 1-0 - - - Ray Haas 1-0 - 1-0 - -

SCORING BREAKDOWN NORTH DAKOTA DRIVES OPPONENT DRIVES Totals: 20 scoring drives (18 TD, 2 FG) Totals: 11 scoring drives (9 TD, 2 FG) Special Teams/Defensive Touchdown: Special Teams/Defensive Touchdown: Devon Krzanowski - Fumble; vs . Southern Illinois

LONGEST DRIVES BY: LONGEST DRIVES BY: Plays: 16 at WIU (3/13) Plays: 15 USD (3/4)

Yards: 92 at WIU (3/13) Yards: 95 USD (3/4)

Time: 8:26 SDSU (2/27) Time: 5:53 SIU (2/20)

26 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 27 LONG PLAY BREAKDOWN BY YARDAGE (20+) OFFENSE Yds Type Player(s) Opponent 49 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois 45 Rush Otis Weah South Dakota 43 Rush Luke Skokna South Dakota State 40 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster South Dakota 40 Rush Otis Weah South Dakota State 37 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois 37 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster South Dakota State 37 Rush Otis Weah South Dakota 33 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois 33 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois 32 Rush Luke Skokna Southern Illinois 31 Rush Otis Weah at Western Illinois 31 Pass Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster Southern Illinois 24 Pass Bo Belquist from Tommy Schuster South Dakota State 21 Rush Luke Skokna at Western Illinois 21 Pass Marcus Preston from Tommy Schuster South Dakota State 21 Rush Otis Weah Southern Illinois 21 Pass Adam Zavalney from Quincy Vaughn South Dakota 20 Pass Jake Richter from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois

DEFENSE Yds Type Player(s) Opponent 36 FR Devon Krzanowski Southern Illinois 27 INT Evan Holm Southern Illinois

SPECIAL TEAMS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent 44 KR Luke Skokna Southern Illinois 39 KR Luke Skokna South Dakota State 23 Pass Garett Maag from Cade Peterson South Dakota State 22 KR Luke Skokna at Western Illinois 20 KR Luke Skokna South Dakota State

27 28 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL LONG PLAY BREAKDOWN LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS NORTH DAKOTA Play # Long Play Opponent BY YARDAGE BY TYPE Yards No. TD By Type No. TD Passing: 12 49 Maag from Schuster at Western Illinois 100+ 0 0 Rushing 8 1 90-99 0 0 Passing 12 2 Rushing: 8 45 Otis Weah South Dakota 80-89 0 0 Punt returns 0 0 70-79 0 0 Kick returns 4 0 PR: 1 7 Mikey Griebel Southern Illinois 60-69 0 0 Interceptions 1 0 50-59 0 0 Fumble returns 1 1 KR: 4 44 Luke Skokna Southern Illinois 40-49 6 1 Other 0 0 30-39 10 1 TOTAL 26 4 DEF: 2 36 Krzanowski fumble recovery* Southern Illinois 20-29 10 2 Opp. # Long Play Type SIU 6 44 Luke Skokna KR 20+ YARD PLAYS BY PLAYER SDSU 8 43 Luke Skokna Rush USD 4 45 Otis Weah Rush Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR at WIU 9 49 Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster Pass Garett Maag 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Luke Skokna 7 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 Otis Weah 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 OPPONENTS Adam Zavalney 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Play # Long Play Opponent D . Krzanowski1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jake Richter 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Passing: 12 76 Jaxon Janke from Gronowski* South Dakota State Marcus Preston 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bo Belquist 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Rushing: 2 29 Avante Cox Southern Illinois Evan Holm 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTAL 26 4 8 12 4 0 1 1 PR:

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR KR: 5 32 Jordan Meachum South Dakota State DEF: Rushing 45 Otis Weah vs South Dakota (3/4/2021) Opp. # Long Play Type Rushing Touchdown SIU 3 39 Avante Cox from Nic Baker Pass 40 Otis Weah vs South Dakota State (2/27/2021) SDSU 9 76 Jaxon Janke from Mark Gronowski* Pass USD 3 41 Carter Bell from Carson Camp Pass Passing at WIU 4 33 Dennis Houston from Connor Sampson Pass 49 Garett Maag from Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois (3/13/2021) * - touchdown scored on play Passing Touchdown 21 Adam Zavalney from Quincy Vaughn vs South Dakota (3/4/2021)

Punt Return 7 Mikey Griebel vs SIU (2/20/2021)

Kick Return 44 Luke Skokna vs SIU (2/20/2021)

Interception Return 27 Evan Holm vs SIU (2/20/2021)

Fumble Return 36 D . Krzanowski vs SIU (2/20/2021)

Punt 45 Cade Peterson vs South Dakota (3/4/2021)

Field Goal 46 Adam Stage at Western Illinois (3/13/2021)

28 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 29 SEASON SUPERLATIVES NORTH DAKOTA INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Rushes 17 Weah (x2) Rushes 17 Pierre Strong, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Yards Rushing 163 Otis Weah vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Yards Rushing 95 Pierre Strong, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) TD Rushes 2 Weah (x2) TD Rushes 2 Pua’auli, I ,. at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Rush 45 Otis Weah vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Rush 29 Cox, Avante, vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Pass attempts 37 Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pierre Strong, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Pass completions 29 Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pass attempts 47 Sampson, Connor, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Passing 328 Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pass completions 33 Sampson, Connor, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) TD Passes 3 Schuster (x3) Yards Passing 336 Sampson, Connor, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Pass 49 Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) TD Passes 2 Mark Gronowski, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Receptions 7 Bo Belquist at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Pass 76 Mark Gronowski, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Yards Receiving 151 Garett Maag at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Receptions 8 Cox, Avante, vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) TD Receptions 2 Adam Zavalney at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Houston, Dennis, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Reception 49 Garett Maag at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Receiving 161 Jaxon Janke, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Field Goals 1 Stage (x1) TD Receptions 2 Jaxon Janke, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Long Field Goal 46 Adam Stage at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Reception 76 Jaxon Janke, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Punts 5 Cade Peterson vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Field Goals 1 Cole Frahm, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Punting Avg 39 .0 Cade Peterson at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Lorber,Mason, vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt 45 Cade Peterson vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Field Goal 39 Cole Frahm, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Punts inside 20 2 Peterson (x2) Punts 6 Schutt,Brady, vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt Return 7 Mikey Griebel vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Punting Avg 48 0. Fellner, Adam, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Long Kickoff Return 44 Luke Skokna vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Long Punt 71 Fellner, Adam, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Tackles 8 Canady/Krzanowski/Haas (x1) Punts inside 20 3 Schutt,Brady, vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Sacks 2 .0 Turner/Krzanowski (x1) Long Punt Return 0 Tackles For Loss 2 .0 Jaxson Turner vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Kickoff Return 32 Jordan Meachum, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) D . Krzanowski at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Tackles 13 Nutof, Justin, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Interceptions 1 Evan Holm vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Sacks 1 .0 Mason, Hunter, at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Sammy Fort vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Tackles For Loss 2 .0 (x3) Jordan Canady vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Interceptions 1 PrestonTetzlaff, vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Ray Haas vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Mogensen,Brock, vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Jordan Canady vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) NORTH DAKOTA TEAM OPPONENT TEAM Highs Opponent Highs Opponent Rushes 43 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Rushes 35 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Yards Rushing 249 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Yards Rushing 129 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Yards Per Rush 6 .1 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Yards Per Rush 3 9. vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) TD Rushes 3 vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) TD Rushes 2 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Pass attempts 37 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pass completions 29 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pass attempts 47 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Passing 328 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Pass completions 33 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Per Pass 8 .9 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Passing 336 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) TD Passes 3 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Yards Per Pass 9 7. vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) TD Passes 2 vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Total Plays 80 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Total Plays 73 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Total Offense 544 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Total Offense 405 vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Yards Per Play 6 .8 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Yards Per Play 7 0. vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Points 44 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Points 21 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Sacks By 4 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Sacks By 1 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) First Downs 29 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) First Downs 22 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Penalties 5 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Penalties 7 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Penalty Yards 53 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Penalty Yards 48 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Turnovers 5 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Turnovers 2 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Interceptions By 1 vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Interceptions By 2 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) Punts 6 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) vs South Dakota State (Feb 27, 2021) Punting Avg 48 0. at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Punts 5 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt 71 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Punting Avg 39 .0 at Western Illinois (Mar 13, 2021) Punts inside 20 3 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt 45 vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt Return 0 Punts inside 20 2 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021) vs South Dakota (Mar 04, 2021) Long Punt Return 7 vs SIU (Feb 20, 2021)

29 30 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME . . INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Rushing, 30 times or more ...... 30, John Santiago vs . Montana State, W 44-38, Oct . 31, 2015 Rushing, 25 times or more...... 28, Brady Oliveira at Idaho, L 31-27, Nov . 3, 2018 Rushing, 3 TDs...... 3, Brady Oliveira at Sacramento State, W 41-15, Oct . 20, 2018 Rushing, 2 or more TDs ...... 2, Otis Weah vs . South Dakota, W 21-10, Mar . 4, 2021 Had a 200-yard rusher ...... 213, James Johannesson at Sacramento State, W 41-15, Oct . 20, 2018 Had a 100-yard rusher ...... 163, Otis Weah vs . South Dakota, W 21-10, Mar . 4, 2021 Had two 100-yard rushers ...... 2, J . Johannesson (213) and B . Oliveira (171) at Sacramento State, W 41-15, Oct . 20, 2018 Had a rush of 70 yards or more ...... 90, James Johannesson at Sacramento State, W 41-15, Oct . 20, 2018 Had a rush of 60 yards or more ...... 68, Brady Oliveira at Idaho, L 31-27, Nov . 3, 2018 Had a rush of 50 yards or more ...... 55, Cam McKinney vs . Northern Colorado, W 45-38, Nov . 16, 2019

INDIVIDUAL PASSING Passing, 500 yards or more ...... 660, Braden Hanson vs . Montana, W 40-34, Oct . 20, 2012 Passing, 400 yards or more ...... 660, Braden Hanson vs . Montana, W 40-34, Oct . 20, 2012 Passing, 300 yards or more ...... 328, Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Attempted 40 or more passes ...... 47, Nate Ketteringham at Nicholls State, L 6-24, Nov . 30, 2019 Attempted 30 or more passes ...... 37, Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Completed 40 or more passes ...... 42, Braden Hanson vs . Montana, W 40-34, Oct . 20, 2012 Completed 30 or more passes ...... 33, Nate Ketteringham at Idaho State, L 20-55, Oct . 12, 2019 Completed 20 or more passes ...... 29, Tommy Schuster at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Threw six or more touchdown passes ...... 6, Marcus Hendrickson vs . Portland State, W 45-37, Sept . 8, 2012 Threw five or more touchdown passes ...... 5, Braden Hanson vs . Montana, W 40-34, Oct . 20, 2012 Threw four or more touhdown passes ...... 4, Nate Ketteringham, vs . Montana, W 41-14, Oct . 13, 2018 Completed a pass of 80 yards or more ...... 80, Joe Mollberg (to Greg Hardin) at Portland State, L 14-10, Oct . 26, 2013 Completed a pass of 70 yards or more ...... 74, Keaton Studsrud (to Luke Stanley) vs . Cal Poly, W 31-24, Oct . 1, 2016 Completed a pass of 60 yards or more ...... 62, Andrew Zimmerman (to Stetson Carr) at Montana, L 41-17, Oct . 14, 2017 Completed a pass of 50 yards or more ...... 55, Nate Ketteringham (to Izzy Adeoti) vs . Montana, W 41-14, Oct . 13, 2018

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Caught 12 or more passes ...... 16, Kenny Golladay at Northern Arizona, L 48-27, Nov . 2, 2013 Caught 10 or more passes ...... 10, Travis Toivonen at Nicholls State, L 6-24, Nov . 30, 2019 Caught 8 or more passes ...... 9, Noah Wanzek vs . Sam Houston State, W 27-23, Sept . 14, 2019 Had 200 or more yards receiving ...... 207, Greg Hardin vs . South Dakota State, L 35-28, Sept . 7, 2013 Had 150 or more yards receiving ...... 151, Garett Maag at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Had 100 or more yards receiving ...... 151, Garett Maag at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Had three 100-yard receivers ...... Greg Hardin (12-333), Blair Townsend (12-152) and Jameer Jackson (8-124) vs . Montana, W 40-34, Oct . 20, 2012 Had two 100-yard receivers ...... 115, Demun Mercer and 100, Noah Wanzek vs . Sacramento State, L 34-27, Oct . 21, 2017 Caught four or more TDs ...... 4, Kenny Golladay at Northern Arizona, L 48-27, Nov . 2, 2013 Caught three or more TDs ...... 4, Kenny Golladay at Northern Arizona, L 48-27, Nov . 2, 2013 Caught two or more TDs ...... 2, Travis Toivonen at Weber State, L 27-30, Nov . 9, 2019 Caught a pass of 80 yards or more ...... 80, Greg Hardin (from Joe Mollberg) at Portland State, L 14-10, Oct . 26, 2013 Caught a pass of 70 yards or more ...... 74, Luke Stanley (from Keaton Studsrud) vs . Cal Poly, W 31-24, Oct . 1, 2016 Caught a pass of 60 yards or more ...... 62, Stetson Carr (from Andrew Zimmerman) at Montana, L 41-17, Oct . 14, 2017 Caught a pass of 50 yards or more ...... 55, Izzy Adeoti (from Nate Ketteringham) vs . Montana, W 41-14, Oct . 13, 2018

INDIVIDUAL RETURNS Returned a fumble for a touchdown ...... Devon Kzranowski (36 yards) vs . Southern Illinois, W, 44-21, Feb . 20, 2021 Returned an interception for a touchdown ...... Lenny Nelson (58 yards) vs Portland State, W, 17-10, Nov . 10, 2018 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown ...... Evan Holm (99 yards) vs . Weber State, L 30-35, Oct . 27, 2018 Returned a punt for a touchdown ...... John Santiago (64 yards) at Portland State, W 48-21, Oct . 28, 2017 Returned a blocked extra-point for two points ...... Cordero Finley vs . Black Hills State, W 53-19, Sept . 24, 2012 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown ...... Kadon Kauppinen vs . Northern Colorado, W 45-38, Nov . 16, 2019 Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown ...... Donnell Rodgers vs . Weber State, L, 30-35, Oct . 27, 2018

TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE Had 600 or more yards of total offense ...... 604 at Sacramento State, W 41-15, Oct . 20, 2018 Had 500 or more yards of total offense ...... 544 at Western Illinois, W 38-21, Mar . 13, 2021 Had 400 or more yards of total offense ...... 489 vs . South Dakota, W 21-10, Mar . 4, 2021

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Recorded a safety...... vs . Drake, W 47-7, Aug . 31, 2019 Recorded a shutout ...... vs . Missouri State, W 34-0, Sept . 9, 2017 Scored a defensive touchdown...... vs . Southern Illinois, W, 44-21, Feb . 20, 2021 Scored 60 or more points...... 69, vs . Valparaiso, W 69-10, Aug . 29, 2013 Scored 50 or more points...... 69, vs . Valparaiso, W 69-10, Aug . 29, 2013 Scored 40 or more points...... 45, vs . Northern Colorado, W 45-38, Nov . 16, 2019

30 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 31 OFFENSIVE STARTERS OPPONENT LT LG C RG RT TE/WR QB RB WR WR WR Southern Illinois Waletzko Tobin Nguon Hergel Ventrelli Paulson Schuster Gee Richter Maag Belquist South Dakota State Waletzko Tobin Nguon Hergel Ventrelli Finke Schuster Gee Richter Maag Belquist South Dakota Waletzko Tobin Nguon Hergel Ventrelli Zavalney Schuster Gee Richter Maag Belquist at Western Illinois Waletzko Tobin Nguon Hergel Ventrelli Paulson Schuster Weah Richter Maag Belquist

DEFENSIVE STARTERS OPPONENT DE DT DE LB LB LB LB DB S S DB Southern Illinois Johnson Morrison DeVore Haas Krzanowski Larson Turner Holm Canady Galvin Siegel South Dakota State Johnson Morrison DeVore Navratil Krzanowski Larson Turner Holm Canady Galvin Siegel South Dakota Johnson Morrison DeVore Haas Krzanowski Larson Turner Holm Canady Galvin Siegel at Western Illinois Johnson Morrison DeVore Haas Krzanowski Larson Turner Holm Canady Galvin Siegel

OVERTIME HISTORY All-time Record: 7-3 Streak: W6

Division I at South Dakota (11/22/2008) W, 34-31 vs . South Dakota (9/17/2016) W, 47-44 (2ot)

Division II vs . St . Cloud State (10/24/1998) W, 31-28 at NW Missouri State (11/20/1999) L, 20-13 vs . Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/2001) L, 27-24 at Mesa State (9/13/2003) L, 31-24 North Dakota State (10/18/2003) W, 28-21 at St . Cloud State (11/13/2004) W, 20-17 (2ot) at Augustana (9/30/2006) W, 24-21 at St . Cloud State (11/4/2006) W, 34-27

31 32 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL CAREER STARTS Offensive Line 16 17 18 19 20 T vs. FCS RANKED OPPONENTS (Division I era) Ryan Tobin (10) - 11 10 11 4 36 STATS Top 25 FCS Poll Nate Nguon (10) - 1 5 11 4 21 12 Southern Illinois (11/1/2008) L, 40-21 Matt Waletzko (4) - - 6 6 4 16 18 Cal Poly (10/31/2009) W, 31-17 Kyle Hergel (16) - - - 12 4 16 13 Montana (11/13/2010) L, 27-17 Donny Ventrelli (11) - - - 8 4 12 Bennett Helgren (0) - - 10 - - 10 23 Cal Poly (10/23/2010) L, 22-21 22 South Dakota (11/18/2011) W, 38-37 Quarterback 16 17 18 19 20 T 23 Cal Poly (9/29/2012) L, 35-17 Tommy Schuster (4) - - - - 4 4 7 at Eastern Washington (10/6/2012) L, 55-17 16 Northern Arizona (10/13/2012) L, 45-38 Running Back 16 17 18 19 20 T 4 at Montana State (10/27/2012) L, 55-10 Dalton Gee (0) - - - - 3 3 6 South Dakota State (9/7/2013) L, 35-28 Otis Weah (1) - - - - 1 1 11 Montana (9/14/2013) L, 55-17 Luke Skokna (0) - - - 1 - 1 11 Montana State (9/28/2013) L, 63-20 Tight Ends/Fullback 16 17 18 19 20 T 6 Eastern Washington (10/12/2013) L, 35-14 Brett Finke (0) - - 1 2 1 4 14 at Northern Arizona (11/2/2013) L, 48-27 Derek Paulson (1) - - - 1 2 3 13 at Montana State (9/27/2014) L, 29-18 Adam Zavalney (0) - - - - 1 1 7 Montana (10/4/2014) L, 18-15 7 at Eastern Washington (11/1/14) L, 54-3 Wide Receivers 16 17 18 19 20 T 22 Northern Arizona (11/15/14) W, 30-28 Garett Maag (12) - - 2 11 4 17 Bo Belquist (4) - - - - 4 4 4 at North Dakota State (9/19/15) L, 34-9 Jake Richter (4) - - - - 4 4 16 at Portland State (10/3/15) W, 19-17 Brock Boltmann (0) - - - 2 - 2 19 at Montana (10/24/15) L, 42-16 Mikey Griebel (0) - - - 1 - 1 19 Montana State (10/31/15) W, 44-38 16 Cal Poly (10/1/16) W, 31-24 Defensive Line 16 17 18 19 20 T 12 Richmond (12/3/16) L, 27-24 Jaelen Johnson (16) - - - 12 4 16 25 Utah (8/31/17; first time vs . ranked FBS foe) L, 37-16 Jalen Morrison (6) - - - 9 4 13 23 at South Dakota (9/16/17) L, 45-7 Graham DeVore (4) - - - 3 4 7 Griffin Lickfeldt (0) - - - 3 - 3 25 at Montana (10/14/17) L, 41-17 17 at Southern Utah (11/4/17) L, 47-21 Outside Linebackers 16 17 18 19 20 T 19 Eastern Washington (11/11/17) L, 21-14 Jaxson Turner (4) - 2 11 9 4 26 5 at Sam Houston State (9/15/18) W, 24-23 Ray Haas (2) - - - - 3 3 22 Montana (10/13/18) W, 41-14 Josh Navratil (0) - - - - 1 1 4 Weber State (10/27/18) L, 30-35 1 at North Dakota State (9/7/19) L, 7-38 Inside Linebackers 16 17 18 19 20 T 21 Sam Houston State (9/14/19) W, 27-23 Noah Larson (29) - - 11 12 4 27 Jake Rastas (0) - - 9 - - 9 21 at Eastern Washington (9/28/19) L, 20-35 Devon Krzanowski (4) - - - - 4 4 12 UC Davis (10/5/19) W, 38-36 9 Montana State (10/26/19) W, 16-12 Safeties 16 17 18 19 20 T 3 at Weber State (11/9/19) L, 27-30 Jordan Canady (32) - 5 11 12 4 32 19 at Nicholls State (11/30/19; FCS First Round) L, 6-24 Hayden Galvin (13) - - - 10 4 14 24 Southern Illinois (2/20/2021) W, 44-21 3 South Dakota State (2/27/2021 W, 28-17 Cornerbacks 16 17 18 19 20 T 20 South Dakota (3/4/2021) W, 21-10 Evan Holm (6) - 4 11 3 4 22 CJ Siegel (15) - - - 11 4 15 UND in the DI National Rankings Sports Network/STATS Poll (#) parenthesis indicates consecutive starts 23 Oct . 10, 2011 20 Oct . 17, 2011 23 Nov . 21, 2011 23 Final, 2011 23 Oct . 5, 2015 19 Preseason, 2016 25 Sept . 5, 2016 24 Oct . 3, 2016 22 Oct . 10, 2016 19 Oct . 17, 2016 17 Oct . 24, 2016 16 Oct . 31, 2016 12 Nov . 7, 2016 10 Nov . 14, 2016 8 Nov . 21, 2016 12 Final, 2016 8 Preseason, 2017 11 Sept . 4, 2017 10 Sept . 11, 2017 17 Sept . 18, 2017 22 Sept . 17, 2018 22 Oct . 22, 2018 24 Oct . 28, 2019 22 Nov . 4, 2019 24 Nov . 24, 2019 14 Feb . 22, 2021 4 Mar . 1, 2021 3 Mar . 8, 2021 2 Mar . 15, 2021

32 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 33 PARTICIPATION CHART GP/GS SIU SDSU USD at WIU at NDSU at YSU MSU at ISU 3E Ethan Ball 1/- ...... XXX 93 Elijah Beach 1/- . . . XXX . . . . 1 Bo Belquist 4/4 START START START START 3B Dylan Boecker 1/- . . . XXX . . . . 31 Haley Bucholz 1/- XXX . . . . . 83 Tyler Burian 3/- XXX XXX XXX . . 25 Jordan Canady 4/4 START START START START 78 Ben Christian 3/- XXX XXX XXX . . 18 C . Cochran 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 11 Jayson Coley 3/- XXX XXX XXX . . 48 Graham DeVore 4/4 START START START START 67 Andrew Fenton 1/- XXX . . . . . 32 Brett Finke 4/1 XXX START XXX XXX 8 Sammy Fort 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 17 Hayden Galvin 4/4 START START START START 35 Dalton Gee 4/3 START START START XXX 13 Mikey Griebel 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 47 Ray Haas 4/3 START XXX START START 73 Bennett Helgren 3/- XXX XXX . . . XXX 61 Kyle Hergel 4/4 START START START START 96 Ross Hinders 3/- XXX XXX XXX . . 6 Evan Holm 4/4 START START START START 99 Jaelen Johnson 4/4 START START START START 24 K . Kauppinen 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 Steven Keech 1/- XXX . . . . . 77 Easton Kilty 1/- XXX . . . . . 28 Matt Koshiol 2/- . . . . XXX XXX 44 D . Krzanowski 4/4 START START START START 40 Noah Larson 4/4 START START START START 72 Colin Lavell 1/- XXX . . . . . 88 Luke Lennon 1/- XXX . . . . . 53 G . Lickfeldt 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 Garett Maag 4/4 START START START START 20 C . Mitchell 1/- XXX . . . . . 91 Isaac Moore 1/- XXX . . . . . 97 Jalen Morrison 4/4 START START START START 46 Ted Mullin 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 Josh Navratil 4/1 XXX START XXX XXX 22 Caleb Nelson 3/- XXX XXX XXX . . 66 Nathan Nguon 4/4 START START START START 21 Jacob Odom 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 Hayden Overby 1/- . . . XXX . . . . 84 Derek Paulson 4/2 START XXX XXX START 59 Wyatt Pedigo 1/- XXX . . . . . 87 Cade Peterson 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 52 Chandon Pierre 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 Marcus Preston 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 Jake Rastas 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 49 Hayden Reynolds 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 5 Jake Richter 4/4 START START START START 81 Billy Riviere 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 Tommy Schuster 4/4 START START START START 51 Quintin Seguin 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 19 Ty Shannon 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 C .J . Siegel 4/4 START START START START 7 Luke Skokna 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 Adam Stage 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 85 Trae Steckler 1/- XXX . . . . . 92 Brady Stevens 2/- XXX . . . . XXX 54 Bryden Swenson 1/- . . . . XXX . . 62 Ryan Tobin 4/4 START START START START 71 Xavier Trevino 2/- XXX . . . . XXX 15 Jaxson Turner 4/4 START START START START 38 Quinton Urwiler 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 14 Quincy Vaughn 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 M . Vaughn-Jones 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 74 Donny Ventrelli 4/4 START START START START 76 Matt Waletzko 4/4 START START START START 26 Otis Weah 4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 10 Caden White 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 Jack Wright 1/- . . . XXX . . . . 39 Adam Zavalney 4/1 XXX XXX START XXX

33 34 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL game 1 Southern illinois north Dakota

Feb., 20, 2021 • Alerus Center 21 (Grand Forks, N.D.) 44 Defense, running game lead UND past No. 24 SIU in MVFC opener GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota forced five turnovers and rushed for 229 yards to blow past No . 24 Southern Illinois, 44-21, on Saturday afternoon from the Alerus Center in Grand Forks . UND (1-0, 1-0 MVFC) opened its Missouri Valley Football Conference history in strong fashion, outscoring the Salukis (1-1, 0-1 MVFC) 28-7 in the second half to turn a 16-14 halftime lead into the 44-21 victory . It was a good balance on the offensive side for the Fighting Hawks, amassing 347 yards of total offense . Tommy Schuster was solid in his first-career start at quarterback, throwing for 118 yards and three scores while completing 15 of his 25 passes . On the ground, Otis Weah spearheaded a mutli-faced attack with 91 yards and a score on 13 carries . Luke Skokna also added some punch with 70 yards and a touchdown on just nine carries . Seven-different Hawks caught a pass, led by true freshman Bo Belquist’s four and a touchdown . Junior Garett Maag hauled in three catches for a team-high 40 yards while Dalton Gee and Brett Finke also grabbed scores through the air . It was the defense who made the biggest statement, forcing five turnovers that led to 27 of UND’s 44 points . Evan Holm and Sammy Fort came down with interceptions in the second half and a trio of fumbles in the first half helped hold the vaunted Saluki rushing attack to just 90 yards on 35 carries . Devon Krzanowski, playing in his first Division I game after transferring from St . Cloud State, tallied one tackle for loss, recovered UND’s third forced fum- ble of the first half and took it for a 36-yard score to put the Fighting Hawks in front, 16-7, late in that opening frame . Jordan Canady led all players with eight tackles . After SIU took the opening drive 84 yards for a score to take a 7-0 lead, the UND defense started to dig its heels in over the next few possessions . Graham DeVore burst through the line and stripped wildcat QB Javon Williams Jr . and Noah Larson pounced on the ball to put the Hawks in scoring position at the SIU17 with just under five minutes to play in the first quarter . Quincy Vaughn, taking his first snap at quarterback as a collegiate athlete, took the snap and powered through the defense for 13 yards before Schuster found Finke on the play-action pass to knot the game at 7 . On the next possession, the UND defense made another stand . Chandon Southern Illinois added a late touchdown, but North Dakota came away with Pierre stripped and sacked Kare Lyles before Graham DeVore recovered the its 34 straight win in home openers, 44-21, and fourth straight home victory second fumble of the afternoon to halt the SIU drive at the UND35 . The Hawks over ranked foes . sucked seven minutes off the clock and Adam Stage connected from 27-yards out to move the hosts in front, 10-7, with just over four minutes left in the North Dakota returns to action on Saturday, Feb . 27 at noon against South first half . Dakota State on MidcoSN2 . Just five plays later, C .J . Siegel came untouched on the blitz and forced a fum- ble that was picked up by Krzanowski and took it 36-yards to the house to put the Hawks in front, 16-7, just moments before the end of the half . SIU ended the frame with some momentum, scoring on an 8-play, 75-yard drive to send the game into the break at 16-14 . UND came out of the halftime break on fire, scoring on each of its first three possessions to blow the game wide open . Weah took over on the opening drive with five carries, capping the drive off with a 1-yard touchdown scamper to make it 23-14 North Dakota . Following a three-and-out, it was the rushing attack who dominated the next possession once again, with the three-headed attack of Gee, Skokna and Weah combining for 40 of the 45 yards and Gee catching a 5-yard pass out of the backfield from Schuster for the score and a 30-14 lead for the Hawks . Turnovers started again on the next drive, with Holm picking off new quarter- back Nic Baker and returning it 27 yards to the SIU12 . Two plays later, Schuster fired his third TD of the game, this time to freshman Bo Belquist, from 9-yards out for his first-collegiate score and 21 straight points by the hosts . Fort got in on the turnover party moments later, hauling in his first-career pick to end the third quarter before Skokna got in on th touchdown action with a 1-yard run to push the lead to 44-14 with 12:57 to play .

34 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL 35 game 2 South Dakota State north Dakota

Feb., 27, 2021 • Alerus Center 17 (Grand Forks, N.D.) 28 Second half surge propels UND past third- ranked SDSU GRAND FORKS, N.D – Host No . 14 North Dakota outscored third-ranked South Dakota State, 21-3, in the second half to earn a 28-17 Missouri Valley Conference win at the Alerus Center Saturday .

SDSU (1-1, 1-1 MVFC) needed just five plays to march the field on the open- ing drive, taking a quick 7-0 lead . UND (2-0, 2-0 MVFC) dodged a bullet later when the Jackrabbits were poised to make it a two-touchdown lead when a dropped pass set up a field goal try that the Fighting Hawks blocked . The UND special teams had a blocked kick, a blocked punt and a huge kickoff return to start the second half that kickstarted things for North Dakota as it trailed, 14-7, at the break .

Luke Skokna punched one in from a yard out on the opening drive of the second half to tie it and later Tommy Schuster would hook up with Garret Maag for a 16-yard touchdown pass to give the Hawks the lead for good late in the third .

Otis Weah spun out of multiple tackles and raced 40 yards to the endzone to provide the winning margin with just under seven minutes to go .

SDSU appeared to have one last breath of life with just over five minutes to go when Preston Tetzlaff picked off Schuster, but the Jacks trailed by 11 with no timeouts left . Ray Haas made a spectacular diving interception on the very next play from scrimmage as North Dakota grinded out the clock and celebrated its highest win over a nationally-ranked team since joining NCAA Division I .

Schuster finished the day 20-for-32 for 184 yards passing and a touchdown . Maag led the receivers with five catches for 87 yards and a score while Weah produced 88 yards on the ground on 17 touches with two scores .

Noah Larson had seven total tackles to lead a Fighting Hawks defense that generated three turnovers and three sacks . Josh Navratil was all over the field as well in the win, totaling five tackles and a huge sack on third down to keep the Fighting Hawks in front during the fourth quarter .

Jaxson Turner picked a crucial time for his first sack of the season, busting through on a blitz, sacking the QB and forcing a fumble that was recovered by Griffin Lickfeldt on the opening drive of the final period to keep the Hawks in front, 21-17 .

North Dakota has a quick turnaround with a third straight home game com- ing in five days against South Dakota at Alerus Center . Kick is scheduled for 5:00 p .m . on MidcoSN and the Home of Economy Fighting Hawks Sports radio network .

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NOTES: UND converted 9-of-18 third downs … UND has now won its last five home games against ranked teams and six of its last seven … North Dakota has 13 wins over ranked teams in its D1 era … The No . 3 ranking held by SDSU was the highest opponent defeated by UND since 2008 … Otis Weah had his first-career two touchdown game … This was the first win over the Jacks since 2003 and the fifth straight win over SDSU as conference foes … UND did not allow a sack for the second straight game … This is the first 2-0 start for UND since 2015 and the first 2-0 start in league play since 2016 .

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Mar., 4, 2021 • Alerus Center 10 (Grand Forks, N.D.) 21 Weah bulldozes UND to third straight ranked win to start season GRAND FORKS, N.D – To say Otis Weah atoned for an early fumble would be an understatement . The redshirt sophomore running back put the ball on the turf trying to cross the goalline in the first quarter, but ran like a man pos- sessed thereafter, chalking up a career-high 163 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns as fourth-ranked North Dakota defeated No . 20 South Dakota, 21-10, at Alerus Center Thursday evening . The win keeps UND perfect on the season, starting its Missouri Valley Football Conference era at 3-0 .

North Dakota (3-0, 3-0 MVFC) scored 21 straight in the second and third quar- ters and a late Jordan Canady interception helped thwart a Coyote rally to make it 14 straight wins over South Dakota in Grand Forks .

Weah recorded 132 yards in the second half alone, helping the host Fighting Hawks outscore the visitors, 21-0, in the middle two quarters . Tommy Schus- ter made it four straight wins over ranked teams to begin his collegiate career, tossing for 219 yards on a 23-for-35 day through the air while adding 15 yards on the ground .

The redshirt freshman QB spread the ball around nicely, connecting with eight-different pass catchers, led by Bo Belquist and Luke Skokna each haul- ing in five . Garett Maag made his trio of catches count, racking up a game- high 75 yards to help UND account for 489 yards of offense on 76 plays .

Devon Krzanowski and Ray Haas each finished with eight tackles to lead the hosts on defense, but it was Jaxson Turner who made freshman quarterback Carson Camp’s live tough . The senior finished with five tackles, including sacks on back-to-back plays, to hold the Coyotes to just 199 yards through the air and gave the UND defense four sacks on the day .

South Dakota (1-1, 1-1 MVFC) took the early lead on a 20-yard Mason Lorber field goal four-and-a-half minutes in . UND, however, took the lead for good in the second quarter when Quincy Vaughn faked an option run to the right before throwing a 21-yard strike to fellow freshman Adam Zavalney for the duo’s first touchdowns of their respective careers and a 7-0 lead .

That’s where it would be at the break as the UND defense allowed just 56 rush- ing yards in the first half .

Weah marched UND right to the endzone out of halftime, taking his first carry for a career-high 45 yards and then his second 18 yards to paydirt for a 14-3 UND lead . NOTES: UND has now won its last six home games against ranked teams and seven of its last eight … North Dakota has 14 wins over ranked teams in its The UND defense forced a quick three-and-out to let Weah continue grinding D1 era, including all three wins this season (#24 Southern Illinois, #3 South the Coyotes . He obliged with a 37-yard scamper and then a five-yard scoring Dakota State, #20 South Dakota) … Otis Weah had his second straight two- run for two quick touchdowns as North Dakota built a 21-3 advantage . At that touchdown game, the first two of his career . . UND has still not allowed a point, Weah had four rushes for 105 and two touchdowns in the second half sack the entire season … This is the first 3-0 start for UND since 2008 . . North and it would be all that the Fighting Hawks would need . Dakota has 14 straight wins at home over South Dakota … UND racked up over 35 minutes of possession … The Hawks were not penalized for the entire South Dakota started to battle back with a 95-yard drive in the fourth quar- game … UND has won 10 straight games in the Alerus, tied for the second- ter to cut the lead to 21-10, but the UND defense held strong when Canady longest streak in the building’s history … The Hawks have rushed for over 200 intercepted his second of the season along the sideline before Weah and the yards in two of the first three games this season … UND is outscoring its op- offense milked the remainder of the clock to preserve the victory and the first ponent, 63-17, in the second halves of games this year … North Dakota was 3-0 start for Hawks since 2008 . 11-of-16 on third down .

North Dakota takes to the road next week for the first time this season, the first of three consecutive away games . It begins Mar . 13 at Western Illinois, followed by trips to North Dakota State and Youngstown State .

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Mar., 13, 2021 • 21 (Macomb, Ill.) 38 UND offense chews up clock, Leathernecks in first road win MACOMB, Ill. – Redshirt freshman quarterback Tommy Schuster threw for a career high in yards (328) and touchdowns (3) while the rushing attack com- bined for 216 yards to pace No . 3 North Dakota past Western Illinois, 38-21, on Saturday afternoon from Hanson Field in Macomb .

UND (4-0, 4-0 MVFC), who entered Saturday’s contest as the league’s top team in time of possession, held the ball for over 41 minutes, ran 80 plays and ac- counted for 544 yards of total offense to move to 4-0 for the first time since 2008 .

A week after going 11-for-16 on third down, the Fighting Hawks were effi- cient once again with an 8-for-12 afternoon against the Leathernecks (0-3, 0-3 MVFC), while also going 1-for-1 on fourth down and punting only once in the contest .

“It was new for a lot of our guys-- we have 17 guys that had never been on a trip here at UND,” head coach Bubba Schweigert said of his team’s first road trip of the season in its new league . “I thought our players handled the travel well and I challenged them to focus on the performance ”.

Adam Zavalney caught a pair of touchdowns in the opening half as the visit- ing Fighting Hawks jumped out to a 21-7 lead at the break . It may have been more if not for a couple of fumbles that gave Western Illinois some extra op- portunities . The UND defense was sure to squash those breaks, however, as WIU mustered just 25 yards of total offense in the first quarter and the Leath- ernecks could only gather 26 yards rushing for the game .

Devon Krzanowski once again made his living in the backfield for the UND de- fense, collecting a pair of sacks to go alongside his six tackles . The junior also pounced on a fumble in the third quarter that resulted in a touchdown drive for the visitors . Hayden Reynolds paced the Hawks with seven total tackles while Kadon Kauppinen had a team-high five solo tackles and six total .

North Dakota, receiving for the first time to begin a game this season, nearly jumped out to a 7-0 lead just six plays in . Schuster hit Garett Maag in stride on third and 10 for 49 yards, but the junior was stripped from behind while be- ing tackled to give the ball to the Leathernecks and halt the promising drive .

UND stood tall on defense, not allowing WIU to gain a positive yard on the ensuing drive, but a 71-yard punt pushed the Hawks back to their own 18 . There, the visitors embarked on a 16-play, 82-yard drive that took over eight in NCAA Division II in the North Central Conference in 2003 . UND won that minutes on the clock and was capped off with an 8-yard scamper by Illinois game, 28-21, in overtime in what would be the final game in the Nickel Trophy native Luke Skokna to give the Hawks a 7-0 lead . rivalry .

Not to be outdone, however, UND marched 92 yards on its next drive in just 10 “It’s obviously a big game for us, we haven’t been in the same league for many plays to quickly extend the lead to 14-0 as the second quarter began . Schuster years,” Schweigert said . “We’re looking forward to that . We’re trying to get our was spreading the ball around on that drive, completing passes to six-differ- fifth win and it would be over a very good football team and a program that ent receivers, before finding Zavalney on a diving catch for the 4-yard score . we have a lot of respect for ”.

WIU cut into the lead with a touchdown drive of its own, but once again North For more news on UND football, visit FightingHawks .com . Follow on Face- Dakota responded with an 11-play, 78-yard march down the field to restore book, Twitter, and Instagram @UNDfootball the 14-point lead late in the first half . Dalton Gee and Skokna provided the spark, with Gee picking up a big first down early in the drive on a screen pass . NOTES: UND is now 4-0 for the first time since 2008 and 4-0 in league play Schuster and Zavalney connected once again to find paydirt, this time from for the first time since 2016 … Tommy Schuster accounted for career highs in 10-yards out for the score and a 21-7 advantage heading into halftime . yards and touchdowns … He moves to 5-0 in his career and 4-0 as a starter … Saturday’s win was the first over an unranked opponent this season … Adam UND did what it has always done in the third quarter, score on its opening Zavalney now has three TDs in his last two games … Adam Stage booted possession of the frame . This time it was a 46-yard field goal from Adam Stage, home a 46-yard field goal, his longest in a UND uniform and longest since a but the three points pushed the lead to a three-score cushion at 24-7 near the 47-yarder when he was with St . Cloud State (Sep . 8, 2018 at Minn . Crookston) midway portion of the stanza . … UND surrendered its first sack of the season on offense … The Hawks have increased their total offensive yards in each game this season … UND has won The turnover came into play for the visitors on the next drive, with Josh Navra- all four of its games by double digits … The 216 rushing yards are the third til forcing a fumble and Krzanowski hopping on the loose ball to put UND time UND has crossed the 200-yard plateau this season . right back in business at its own 46 . Following a 33-yard strike from Schuster to Maag, Otis Weah took over with back-to-back runs to polish off the drive with seven more points and a 31-7 lead .

UND capped off the victory with another strike from Schuster, this time find- ing Jake Richter in the back of the end zone for his first score as a Fighting Hawk to salt away the victory .

North Dakota now turns its attention to a big matchup with rival North Da- kota State, the first conference meeting between the schools since both were

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