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SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 - 2:30 P.M. GAME #2 Fargo, N .D . Fargodome (18,700) Series: UND leads 62-45-3 Last Meeting: NDSU, 34-9 September 19, 2015 - Fargodome Complete Series Info on Page 7 THE MATCHUP PxP: Brian Shawn RV/RV NORTH DAKOTA Analyst: Lee Timmerman #1/1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE FIGHTING HAWKS Sideline: Ryan Gellner BISON 1-0, FCS INDEPENDENT 1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley PxP: Jack Michaels Head Coach: . Bubba Schweigert (Jamestown, 1985) Analyst: Mike Berg Head Coach: . Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) Record at UND (6th season): . 31-27 ( .534) Sideline: Paul Ralston Record at Drake (1st season): . 1-0 (1 .000) Career Record (9th season): . 53-48 ( .525) Local: 96 .1 FM Career Record (Same): . Same vs . NDSU . 0-1 Web: FightingHawks.com vs . UND: . First Meeting Home of Economy Radio Network BY THE #’S INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN RV/RV NORTH DAKOTA MEETS NO. 1 NDSU RUSHING 649 RV/RV North Dakota hits the road for the first time this season, making the 75-mile trek North Dakota: Dalton Gee 8 for 64 (8 .0 ypc), 0 TD All-time wins as a down I-29 to battle No . 1/1 North Dakota State at the Fargodome on Saturday . Kickoff is NDSU: Ty Brooks 10 for 97 (9 .3 ypc), TD program (since 1894) slated for 2:30 p .m . and can be seen statewide on NBC North Dakota . PASSING North Dakota: Andrew Zimmerman 19-of-25, 132 yds, 2 TD/0 INT It’s been four years since the Fighting Hawks and Bison last tangled on the gridiron . NDSU: Trey Lance 10-of-11, 185 yds, 4 TD/0 INT North Dakota and North Dakota State met on Sept . 19, 2015 for the first meeting between RECEIVING 28 the programs at the Division I level . NDSU held the Fighting Hawks to just 61 total offensive North Dakota: Noah Wanzek 9 for 86 (9 .6 ypc), 1 TD Wins in Fargo vs . NDSU yards and tallied 21 points in the second quarter to post a 34-9 win . NDSU: Phoenix Sproles 2 for 71 (35 .5 ypc), 1 TD ( .528 win%) DEFENSE UND has had plenty of success in Fargo, winning 28 and dropping only 24 . Moving North Dakota: Graham DeVore 6 tkls, 2 .0 TFL, 1 QBH indoors has been even friendlier to the green and white, posting a 4-2 mark inside the NDSU: Jackson Hankey 8 tkls Fargodome . The four wins have been by an average of 13 .8 points, including a 21-point win on Oct . 29, 1994 in the first meeting inside the dome . UND TEAM NDSU 1 .9 47 .0 SCORING/GAME 57 .0 Yards per rush allowed vs . 136 .0 RUSHING/GAME 388 .0 Drake (40 carries, 74 yds) With the Bison entering the week atop both polls, this will mark the first game for UND against a top-ranked team since joining the Division I ranks back in 2008 . Overall, the 36-28-0 PASSING (C-A-INT) 12-14-0 Fighting Hawks are 8-24 against ranked opponents, but have won two of their last three . 295 .0 PASSING/GAME 217 .0 0 North Dakota’s last game vs . a No . 1 program was Nov . 24, 2007, a 21-14 loss at two-time 431 .0 TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 605 .0 Games vs . No . 1 ranked defending DII national champion Grand Valley State in the second round of the playoffs . +1 TURNOVER MARGIN -1 teams since moving to That game was the final one of the DII era for UND . 7 0. PTS ALLOWED/GAME 10 0. Division I in 2008 74 .0 OPP . RUSH YDS/GAME 88 .0 8-20-1 OPP . PASSING 16-30-1 55 .0 OPP . PASS YDS/GAME 110 .0 129 .0 OPP . TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 198 .0 2019 SCHEDULES NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE Overall: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 0-0 Ntrl: 0-0 Overall (MVFC): 1-0 (0-0) Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Ntrl: 1-0 Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Result TV Attend. Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Score TV Attend. August August 31 (1/1) vs . Butler W, 57-10 NBC ND 34,544 31 (RV/RV) Drake W, 47-7 MidcoSN 8,545 September September 7 (1/1) North Dakota (RV/RV) 2:30 p .m . NBC ND 7 (RV/RV) at North Dakota State (1/1) 2:30 p .m . NBC ND 14 at Delaware Noon NBC ND 14 Sam Houston State 4 p .m . MidcoSN 21 UC Davis 2:30 p .m . NBC ND 28 at Eastern Washington 4:05 p .m . Pluto TV October October 5 at Illinois State* Noon NBC ND 5 UC Davis 1 p .m . MidcoSN 12 Northern Iowa* 1 p .m . NBC ND 12 at Idaho State 2:05 p .m . Pluto TV 19 Missouri State* 2:30 p .m . NBC ND 19 at Cal Poly 7:05 p .m . Pluto TV 26 at South Dakota State* 2 p .m . MidcoSN 26 Montana State Noon MidcoSN November November 2 at Youngstown State* 5 p .m . ESPN+ 9 at Weber State 3 p .m . Pluto TV 9 Western Illinois* 2:30 p .m . NBC ND 16 Northern Colorado 1 p .m . MidcoSN 16 South Dakota* 2:30 p .m . MidcoSN 23 Southern Utah 1 p .m . MidcoSN 23 at Southern Illinois* 2 p .m . NBC ND All times Central Rankings: STATS/Coaches * - MVFC game All times Central Rankings: STATS/Coaches www.facebook.com/UNDFootball @UNDFootball www.youtube.com/user/UNDAthletics @UNDFootball MEDIA CONTACT: Alec Stocker Johnson - 701 .412 .6169 (cell); 701 .777 .2986 (office); alec .stocker .johnson@und .edu; @UNDfootball, @smartalec_nd 2 2019 NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES FCS BEST WINNING RECORD OFFENSIVE POTW: Bailey Fisher, QB, Tennessee Tech North Dakota holds an all-time program mark of 649-420- The 2018 OVC freshman of the year posted Week 1 highs in yards of total offense (463) and points (20) after 30 over its 124 previous seasons of football . Over that time, rallying Tennessee Tech from a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to a 59-58, double-overtime win over Samford . He completed 31-of-44 passes for 415 yards and two touchdowns (no interceptions) and rushed 13 times for 48 UND has won 26 conference championships, three bowl yards and three TDs, also accounting for three two-point conversions, including a rush that forced overtime and invitations, 14 NCAA postseason appearances, and the 2001 a winning pass to David Gist to end the second OT . In addition, Fisher punted twice for 76 yards, pinning both Division II National Championship . inside Samford’s 20-yard line . 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: Jaquan Amos, DB, Villanova In the first game of the season in Week Zero on Aug . 24, Amos spurred Villanova to a 34-14 victory at then-No . 13 placed at least one student-athlete on the NFF and College Colgate . His fumble recovery set up the CAA Football squad’s first touchdown and his 27-yard interception return Football Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society since moving for a score increased the lead to 14-0 in the second quarter . He recorded seven tackles, including four solos, as to Division I in 2008 . part of a defensive effort that limited Colgate to 288 total yards . He led the Wildcats in tackles as a sophomore ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME VENUES last season . Over a million fans have seen UND post an 87-27 record at the Alerus Center in its 18 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: Matthew Cook, K, Northern Iowa The true freshman walk-on and hometown product was clutch in his first career game at nationally ranked Iowa QUICK FACTS State . After halftime, Cook went 4-for-4 on field goals, starting with a 50-yarder and then connecting from 31, 49 and 28 yards - the last two in overtime periods of the Missouri Valley Football Conference team’s 29-26, three-OT UNIVERSITY loss . School .......................University of North Dakota Location .......................Grand Forks, ND (58202) Founded ........................................ 1883 Enrollment .....................................13,847 FRESHMAN POTW: BJ Davis, LB, South Carolina State School Colors ......................Kelly Green & White Davis fueled South Carolina State’s 28-13 upset of then-No . 9 Wofford, collecting nine tackles, including seven Home Arena (Capacity) ...........Alerus Center (12,283) solos and a national-high four for loss (17 yards), one interception, one pass breakup and one quarterback National Affiliation .....................NCAA Division I hurry . The MEAC program limited Wofford to 177 rushing yards - 135 below the Terriers’ 2018 average . Conference ...............................Independent Interim President .....................Dr . Joshua Wynne Director of Athletics ........................Bill Chaves Senior Woman Administrator ...............Kara Helmig Faculty Athletic Representative ................Sue Jeno Athletic Department ................... (701) 777-2234 Ticket Office ............................ (701) 777-0855 Press Box .........................(701) 792-1501/1502 FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year of Football ............................. 1894 All-time Record ................649-420-30 (124 seasons) All-time DI Record ...................62-61 (11 seasons) All-time DII Record. 590-349-30 (111 seasons) ASSISTANT COACHES Defensive Coordinator/DL. .Eric Schmidt (6th season) Offensive Coordinator/QBs ......... Danny Freund (9th season) Special Teams Coord./TEs ...........Shawn Kostich (6th season) Running Backs ................... Malcolm Agnew (3rd season) Wide Receivers ..........................Sam King (1st season) Offensive Line ..........................Joe Pawlak (1st season) Defensive Backs ..................... Travis Stepps (4th season) Outside Linebackers ..................Brett Holinka (1st season) Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties ..Joel Schwenzfeier (7th season) Video Coordinator/ILBs .............