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North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 Schedule Bison Look to Maintain League Lead Saturday at (7-2 overall, 5-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time Youngstown State Aug. 29 at #13/12 Montana L, 35-38 Sept. 12 WEBER STATE (Trees Bowl) W, 41-14 THIS WEEK: North Dakota State moved into a tie Sept. 19 NORTH DAKOTA W, 34-9 with Illinois State for first place in the Missouri Valley Oct. 3 *at #5/7 South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) W, 28-7 Football Conference last week and the Bison look to Oct. 10 *#10/10 NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) W, 31-28 maintain that league lead at Youngstown State this NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE Oct. 17 *SOUTH DAKOTA L, 21-24 Saturday, Nov. 14. Game time is 2 p.m. EST at Stam- Oct. 24 *at #18/21 Indiana State W, 28-14 baugh Stadium (20,630) in Youngstown, Ohio. BISON PENGUINS Oct. 31 *at Southern Illinois W, 35-29 (7-2, 5-1 MVFC) (5-4, 3-3 MVFC) Nov. 7 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) W, 59-7 TELEVISION: Live statewide coverage in HD Rank: 2/3 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 20/21 (STATS/Coaches) Nov. 14 *at #20/21Youngstown State 2 p.m. ET begins at 1 p.m. CST on NBC North Dakota and ESPN3 Last Game: Nov. 7 Last Game: Nov. 7 def. Western Illinois 59-7 def. Missouri State 47-7 Nov. 21 *MISSOURI STATE 2:30 p.m. with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Streak: Won 3 Streak: Won 2 *MVFC games Timmerman color analyst, and Beth Hoole on the On Road: 3-1 (Won 3) At Home: 3-2 (Won 1) Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches sideline. Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Bo Pelini Record: 22-3 (2nd) Record: 5-4 (1st) Quick Facts RADIO: KFGO-AM 790 and Mix 101.9 FM of Fargo Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) along with the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network will have live coverage beginning Founded: 1890 at 12:30 p.m. CST. KFGO’s Scott Miller will describe the play-by-play with NDSU and Buffalo Enrollment: 14,516 (fall 2015) Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst, commentary from KFGO’s Jack Michaels, and Nickname: Bison NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sideline. A free audio stream will be available on Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) GoBison.com/allaccess. Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass THE SERIES: This is the 10th meeting between North Dakota State and Youngstown State Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS and the eighth as Valley Football opponents. The first six MVFC meetings were all decided by Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) single digits, but NDSU has won the last three straight by an average of 28 points. NDSU holds Last Year’s Record: 15-1 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) a 5-4 edge in the series after last year’s 38-14 win in Fargo, and the Bison are 2-2 on the road. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 37/17 Series History Starters Returning: 12 (8 offense, 4 defense) 1972 in Fargo - NDSU 16, Youngstown State 10 Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 1973 in Youngstown - Youngstown State 12, NDSU 10 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) 2008 in Youngstown - Youngstown State 32, NDSU 24 Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) 2009 in Fargo - Youngstown State 39, NDSU 35 Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 2010 in Youngstown - NDSU 34, Youngstown State 29 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 2011 in Fargo - Youngstown State 27, NDSU 24 2012 in Fargo - NDSU 48, Youngstown State 7 Football Staff 2013 in Youngstown - NDSU 35, Youngstown State 17 Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) 2014 in Fargo - NDSU 38, Youngstown State 14 Record at NDSU: 22-3 (2nd season) Career Record: 25-10 (3rd season) LAST YEAR: Running back John Crockett rushed for 168 yards and quarterback Carson Assistant Coaches/Staff: Wentz ran for 120 yards as the Bison clinched a share of last year’s Missouri Valley Football Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs Conference championship with a 38-14 home win over Youngstown State in the regular season Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) .....Offensive Coordinator/RBs finale. NDSU scored 28 points off turnovers including a forced fumble and two interceptions Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs by free safety Christian Dudzik, who finished with eight tackles. Wentz was 12 of 19 passing Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) ...........................Defensive Ends Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003) .............DTs/Recruiting Coordinator for 126 yards with TDs to Zach Vraa and Andrew Bonnet. The Bison ran for a season-high 353 Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) .................................Quarterbacks rushing yards while holding the Penguins to 81 on the ground. YSU quarterback Hunter Wells Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001) .................Defensive Backs was 15 of 26 for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............................................Offensive Line Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks BISON SCORE 59 IN ROUT OF WESTERN ILLINOIS: North Dakota State rolled up more Joey Blackmore (NDSU, 2014) ................................ Defensive Assistant Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ......................Offensive Quality Control than 500 yards of total offense for the second straight game in last week’s 59-7 home victory Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator over Western Illinois. Freshman quarterback Easton Stick went 12 of 20 passing for 197 yards Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............................Dir. of Football Recruiting and touchdowns to four different receivers in his first start at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargo- Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance dome. Freshman running back Bruce Anderson ran for a season-high 95 yards on 14 carries Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002) ........ Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services for the Bison. NDSU jumped out to a 38-0 lead at halftime. The 59 points were the most the Athletic Communications Bison have scored in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game and the most since a 66-7 win Contact: Ryan Perreault over Prairie View A&M in 2012. NDSU outgained Western Illinois 528-205 and dominated the Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 clock with a 43:47 to 16:13 advantage in time of possession. Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (7-2, 5-1 MVFC) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (5-4, 3-3 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS PENGUINS OPP NDSU YSU Points/Game 34.7 18.9 Points/Game 30.6 22.2 Scoring Offense 19th 38th First Downs 209 121 First Downs 190 116 Rushing Offense 13th 25th Rushing/Game 232.0 100.2 Rushing/Game 200.1 161.7 Passing Offense 57th 54th Passing/Game 212.8 197.9 Passing/Game 215.4 116.3 Total Offense 22nd 37th Total Offense/Game 444.8 298.1 Total Offense/Game 415.6 278.0 Passing Eff. 8th 53rd Had Intercepted 4 7 Had Intercepted 7 7 Scoring Defense 20th 37th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Fumbles-Lost 14-9 9-4 Fumbles-Lost 9-5 11-4 Rushing Defense 9th 59th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 48-46.9 49-46.3 Penalties-Avg. Yards 40-44.6 43-42.1 Pass Defense 38th 2nd W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 39.2 40.2 Net Punt Avg. 34.7 33.2 Total Defense 14th 6th Time of Possession/Game 37:22 22:38 Time of Possession/Game 33:24 26:36 Pass Eff. Defense 27th 9th North Dakota State 5-1 .833 7-2 .778 3rd Down Conversions 53% 26% 3rd Down Conversions 42% 29% Net Punting 7th 72nd Illinois State 5-1 .833 7-2 .778 4th Down Conversions 8/11 10/17 4th Down Conversions 8/15 9/15 Punt Returns 69th 62nd South Dakota State 4-2 .667 7-2 .778 Kickoff Returns 16th 123rd Youngstown State 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 75th 67th Northern Iowa 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Penalty Yards/Gm 24th 16th South Dakota 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 King Frazier 120 649 5.4 5 72.1 Martin Ruiz 167 669 4.0 4 74.3 Time of Poss. 1st 10th Western Illinois 3-3 .500 4-5 .444 Chase Morlock 58 210 3.6 4 23.3 Jody Webb 110 668 6.1 6 74.2 3rd Down Conv. 3rd 39th Indiana State 2-4 .333 4-5 .444 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 2nd 7th Easton Stick 33-57-2 57.9 7 92.2 Hunter Wells 142-255-7 55.7 13 199.7 4th Down Conv. 5th 46th Southern Illinois 2-4 .333 3-6 .333 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 87th 92nd Missouri State 0-6 .000 1-8 .111 RJ Urzendowski 34 486 14.3 6 54.0 Andre Stubbs 37 480 13.0 3 53.3 Zach Vraa 29 340 11.7 3 37.8 Andrew Williams 30 541 18.0 5 60.1 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.