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 () 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: 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 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 (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 (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 and two 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 . The Bison ran for a season-high 353 (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 . Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line (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 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 -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. FF-FR VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Nick DeLuca 32-52-84 4.5 1 1-0 Lee Wright 34-22-56 8.0 0 1-1 Saturday, Nov. 7 MJ Stumpf 27-22-49 2.0 0 0-3 LeRoy Alexander 31-24-55 3.5 3 0-1 *at Youngstown State 47, Missouri State 7 Greg Menard 12-26-38 9.5 0 1-0 Derek Rivers 29-12-41 13.5 0 1-0 *at South Dakota, 34, Southern Illinois 31 *at South Dakota State 25, Illinois State 20 *at North Dakota State 59, Western Illinois 7 GROUND GAME ROLLING: North Dakota State’s rushing attack has exploded for 971 yards over the past three games, an average of 324 yards per game. NDSU ran for 243 yards *at Northern Iowa 59, Indiana State 13 on 57 carries at Indiana State—NDSU’s most rushing attempts since 2008 at Illinois State. The Bison followed that with a season-high 397 yards at Southern Illinois averaging 8.3 yards on 48 Saturday, Nov. 14 carries. NDSU had nine different ball carries combine for 331 yards last week against Western Il- *Western Illinois at Indiana State, 12 p.m. linois. North Dakota State leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing offense and *North Dakota State at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. is 13th in the FCS averaging 232.0 yards over nine games. *South Dakota State at South Dakota, 1 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Missouri State, 2 p.m. HAEG ADDED TO WATCH LIST: North Dakota State left tackle was added to the *Illinois State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year watch list Nov. 4. He is the first lineman on the watch list since Villanova’s Ben Ijalana in 2010. Haeg was first team All-America in 2014 and the Top Saturday, Nov. 21 Collegiate Offensive Lineman by the FCS Athletic Directors Association. He has been named *South Dakota at Illinois State, 12 p.m. Offensive Lineman of the Week twice this season by the Missouri Valley Football Conference *Youngstown State at Indiana State, 12 p.m. and has helped pave the way for the top rushing offense in the league. NDSU quarterback *South Dakota State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. was a preseason nominee for the award, but was removed from consideration after being sidelined with a wrist injury after six games. *Missouri State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. VRAA TIES RECORD: Sixth-year wide receiver Zach Vraa tied the North Dakota State career record with his 26th touchdown catch against Western Illinois. Vraa broke Sunday, Nov. 22 the career records for receiving yards against South Dakota and receptions against Northern NCAA Selection Show, 10 a.m. (ESPNU) Iowa. Vraa is among the MVFC’s top 10 in all three categories. He has caught a pass in 49 of 52 career games. All Times Central NDSU Career Receiving Yards NDSU Career Receptions 1. 2787 - Zach Vraa, 2011-15 (52g) 1. 184 - Zach Vraa, 2011-15 2. 2732 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 (43g) 2. 178 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 3. 2544 - TR McDonald, 1990-93 (39g) 3. 163 - Travis White, 2002-06

NDSU Career Receiving TDs 1. 26 - Zach Vraa, 2011-14 26 - Tim Strehlow, 1996-99 3. 24 - Len Kretchman, 1985-88

FOUR ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Quarterback Carson Wentz, wide receiver Zach Vraa, running back Chase Morlock and defensive end Greg Menard were voted to the Academic All-District team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Starters and key reserves with at least sophomore standing and a 3.30 cumulative GPA are eligible. Wentz has a 4.0 in health and physical education, Vraa has a 3.56 and holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management, Morlock has a 3.80 in exercise science, and Menard a 3.90 in civil engineering. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED SLOWING DOWN HIGH-POWERED OFFENSES: North Dakota State limited Western Illinois to 1 yard rushing in the first half and 33 yards on the ground altogether while holding BISON RADIO NETWORK Nikko Watson, the second-leading rusher in the MVFC, to just one yard on four carries. WIU’s North Dakota State University football can be heard live on no-huddle offense ran only 47 plays, 28 fewer than its average. It was the third straight week 22 stations across North Dakota and . Live audio the Bison defense has risen to the challenge. NDSU limited the top-rated offense in the MVFC streaming is available online at GoBison.com/allaccess. to a season-low 398 yards of total offense and 121 rushing yards at Southern Illinois and held Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. an Indiana State team averaging 438 yards to just 201 yards of total offense. Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “Bison Feedback” 100-YARD RUSHERS: Redshirt freshman quarterback Easton Stick became the team’s each Monday during the season from 6 to 7 p.m. on KFGO and first 100-yard rusher of the year with 124 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries at Indiana various network affiliates. The studio line is (701) 237-5948. State. He followed that with 130 yards on 16 carries at Southern Illinois and is the first NDSU quarterback to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since October 1996 when Kevin BROADCAST TEAM Feeney rushed for 128 against South Dakota State and 145 against Minnesota State Mankato. Scott Miller...... Play-By-Play Running back King Frazier had a career-high 177 yards on 16 carries at SIU to give NDSU its Phil Hansen...... Analyst first dual 100-yard rushers since last year’s regular-season finale whenJohn Crockett rushed Jack Michaels...... Commentary for 168 and Carson Wentz rolled up 120 yards against Youngstown State. Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines FRAZIER, DeLUCA, KELLY PLAYERS OF WEEK: NDSU running back King Frazier was LOCATION SIGNAL named Offensive Player of the Week, linebackerNick DeLuca was named Defensive Player of Fargo ...... KFGO-AM 790 the Week, and right guard Jeremy Kelly Offensive Lineman of the Week in the Missouri Valley Fargo ...... KRWK-FM 101.9 Football Conference after the 35-29 win at Southern Illinois. Frazier had runs of 41, 50 and 51 yards and finished with 16 carries for a career-high 177 yards and one touchdown. DeLuca had Albany, MN ...... KDDG-FM 105.5 a career-high 20 tackles including one for a loss and one pass breakup as NDSU limited the Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 league’s top-rated offense to a season-low 398 yards of total offense and 121 rushing yards. It Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 was the first career award for both players. Kelly had nine knockdown blocks and a team-best Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 88 percent grade on technique without allowing a sack or quarterback hurry. Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 Dickinson ...... KLTC-AM 1460 STICK NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Redshirt freshman quarterback Easton Stick made his Fergus Falls, MN ...... KZCR-FM 103.3 first collegiate start Oct. 24 at Indiana State replacing seniorCarson Wentz, who suffered a bro- Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 ken right wrist in the home loss to South Dakota. Stick is NDSU’s 10th new starting quarterback Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 in 18 seasons since 1998, and he is the eighth to win his debut. He was named Missouri Valley Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Football Conference Newcomer of the Week after running for 124 yards and two touchdowns Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 and passing for 126 yards and one score in a 28-14 win at Indiana State. Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 BISON LEAD FCS IN TIME OF POSSESSION: North Dakota State leads the nation in time -St. Paul, MN (north)...... KLCI-FM 106.1 of possession and has only been out-clocked once in the last 25 games (South Dakota, 2015). Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (south)...... KBGY-FM 107.5 The Bison are averaging an FCS-best 37:21 over nine games. NDSU also ranks second in third Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 down conversion defense (26%), third in third down conversion percentage (53%), third in first Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 downs allowed (121), fifth in fourth down conversion percentage (73%), seventh in net punting Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 (39.21), eighth in pass efficiency rating (157.88) and ninth in rushing defense (100.2). Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 Opponent Opp 3rd Down NDSU TOP Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 Montana 6-18 35:16 Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 Weber State 1-13 40:04 North Dakota 2-13 36:36 THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW South Dakota State 2-15 39:19 North Dakota State University director of sales and Northern Iowa 3-10 39:08 broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television South Dakota 8-13 29:52 show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. Indiana State 3-14 39:31 Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the Southern Illinois 5-16 32:42 Western Illinois 2-11 43:47 NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday LeCOMPTE LEADS FCS IN PUNTING: All-America punter Ben LeCompte is first in the nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and on Midco Football Championship Subdivision with a 46.4 average on 43 punts including a long of 73 Sports Network at 6 and 11:30 p.m. Thursdays and 2:30 p.m. in the Weber State game, 16 punts of 50-plus yards, and 18 downed inside the 20. LeCompte Fridays. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. ranks third in FCS history and is the MVFC leader in career punting average at 44.55. The NDSU career record is Mike Dragosavich’s 44.46 average from 2004-07. BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE NCAA FCS Career Punting Leaders 45.1 - Jonathan Plisco, Old Dominion (2009-12) Opponent Coverage 44.8 - Mark Gould, Northern Arizona (2000-03) at Montana ESPN 44.6 - Ben LeCompte, NDSU (2012-15) Weber State NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.4 - Cory Carter, Texas Southern (2012-15) North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.4 - Pumpy Tudors, Chattanooga (1989-91) at South Dakota State MidcoSN/NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN Extra Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra WENTZ PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Quarterback Carson Wentz was named Missouri Valley South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN3/ESPN Extra Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week after passing for four touchdowns in a 31-28 at Indiana State ESPN3/ESPN College Extra come-from-behind victory over Northern Iowa. Wentz led the Bison on a 10-play, 79-yard drive at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra in less than two minutes capped by an 18-yard touchdown pass to with 35 Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra seconds left. Wentz connected with 11 different receivers and finished 26 of 40 (both career at Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN3 highs) for 335 yards, the fifth most passing yards in NDSU history. His 40 attempts against UNI Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3 were the most by a Bison quarterback since 2009. He set a school record with 143 passing at- tempts without an , passing the mark of 142 set by in 2011. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 26-GAME HOME STREAK ENDS: North Dakota State’s 26-game home winning streak Issued Nov. 9, 2015 was the longest active streak in Division I football when South Dakota ended it Oct. 17 with a 24-21 victory. It was the longest home field streak in Missouri Valley Football Conference his- Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv tory, second longest in NDSU history, and eighth longest all-time in the Football Championship 1 Jacksonville State (25) 8-1 649 1 Subdivision. Georgia Southern holds the top two FCS home win streaks at 39 and 38 games. 2 McNeese State (1) 9-0 617 5 NDSU’s longest home winning streak is 28 games from 1964-69 and longest home unbeaten 3 North Dakota State 7-2 598 5 streak is 35 games from 1964-71 (including 1970 season-opening tie with Eastern Michigan). 4 Coastal Carolina 8-1 556 8 5 South Dakota State 7-2 543 11 BEST DEFENSE IN 41 YEARS: North Dakota State held North Dakota to 61 yards of total 6 Illinois State 7-2 499 2 offense, which was the lowest output by an NDSU opponent in 41 years since allowing five 7 William & Mary 7-2 473 12 yards in a 1974 home win over Morningside College. The Bison did not allow a first down until 8 Charleston Southern 8-1 433 13 less than five minutes remained in the third quarter and limited the UND offense to four yards 9 Chattanooga 7-2 401 3 rushing, the fewest since 2013 when NDSU held South Dakota State to minus-32 rushing in 10 Eastern Washington 6-3 373 4 Brookings. Harvey, N.D., native MJ Stumpf made a team-high six tackles for NDSU while the Bi- 11 James Madison 7-2 352 14 son posted eight tackles for loss including sacks by Jordan Champion, Brian Schaetz, Stanley 12 Richmond 72 339 7 Jones and Aaron Steidl. 13 Harvard 8-0 308 15 14 North Carolina A&T 8-1 282 16 FOURTH LARGEST CROWD: The 111th matchup between longtime rivals North Dakota 15 Southern Utah 7-2 281 18 State and North Dakota attracted a crowd of 19,044 to Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. 16 Portland State 7-2 266 9 It was the fourth largest home crowd in NDSU history behind the 2013 homecoming game 17 Fordham 8-2 253 17 with Missouri State (19,108), the 2012 homecoming game with Youngstown State (19,065) and 18 Sam Houston State 6-3 250 9 the 2006 season finale with South Dakota State for the Great West Football Conference champi- 19 Northern Iowa 5-4 212 20 onship (19,053). 20 The Citadel 7-2 168 22 21 Youngstown State 5-4 138 21 FIRST HALF EXPLOSION: North Dakota State rolled up 407 yards of total offense by 22 Montana 5-4 83 22 halftime in the win over Weber State and went on to outgain the Wildcats by a 586-206 margin. 23 Bethune-Cookman 8-2 80 25 It was the most total offense by NDSU since a 2013 national quarterfinal win over Coastal Caro- 24 Dartmouth 7-1 49 NR lina when the Bison had 623 yards. North Dakota State had nine different players combine to 25 Northern Arizona 6-3 44 NR rush for 305 yards and quarterback Carson Wentz was 19 of 29 passing for 281 yards and three Others receiving votes: Towson 43, Central Arkansas 41, Grambling State 35, UT Martin 33, Eastern Kentucky 18, Dayton, 11, Western Carolina 6, touchdowns. North Dakota 5, South Dakota 4, Montana State 2, Villanova 2, Indiana State 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Bryant 1. BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 44-4 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 50 of the last 51 home games over non-conference opponents including 40 straight since a 2003 STATS FCS Top 25 loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 11-2 at home against Top 10 teams. Issued Nov. 9, 2015 Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv FOUR TRUE FRESHMAN: North Dakota State has played four true freshmen this year. 1 Jacksonville State (149) 8-1 4012 1 Safety Robbie Grimsley, running back Bruce Anderson and wide receiver Dimitri Williams all 2 North Dakota State 7-2 3739 6 played in the season opener at Montana. Kicker Cam Pedersen traveled to Montana and made 3 McNeese State (12) 9-0 3613 9 his debut in Week 2 against Weber State. 4 Coastal Carolina 8-1 3344 8 5 South Dakota State 7-2 3311 11 PEDERSEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF WEEK: Freshman kicker Cam Pedersen was 6 Illinois State 7-2 3180 2 named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after converting 7 William & Mary 7-2 2862 12 all four PAT kicks and 28- and 49-yard field goals in the 34-9 win over North Dakota. Pedersen, 8 Chattanooga 7-2 2510 3 a recruited walk-on, is now 34 of 34 on PATs and 6 of 9 on field goals through eight games. He 9 Richmond 7-2 2433 5 traveled to the season-opener at Montana but did not play. 10 Eastern Washington 6-3 2349 4 11 Charleston Southern 8-1 2312 15 HAEG TWO-TIME MVFC LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Left tackle Joe Haeg was named 12 Harvard 8-0 2285 13 Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Weber State and 13 Sam Houston State 6-3 2111 7 South Dakota State games this year. He led the Bison with 12 total knockdowns, nine pancakes 14 James Madison 7-2 2082 14 and two decleaters against Weber State and graded out at 92 percent on technique. He had 15 Portland State 7-2 1780 10 eight knockdowns with two decleaters and a 94 percent grade on technique at South Dakota 16 Fordham 8-2 1602 16 State. Haeg has been named MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week five times in his career. 17 Northern Iowa 5-4 1529 17 18 Southern Utah 7-2 1405 20 BISON PICKED TO WIN; THREE ALL-MVFC: NDSU was tabbed to win the Missouri Valley 19 North Carolina A&T 8-1 1292 19 Football Conference crown with 32 of 40 first-place votes in a poll of the league’s head coaches, 20 Youngstown State 5-4 779 21 media and sports information directors. The Bison had fullback Andrew Bonnet, left tackle Joe 21 Citadel 7-2 690 25 Haeg and punter Ben LeCompte voted to the preseason all-conference team. Quarterback 22 Montana 5-4 621 22 Carson Wentz, tight end Luke Albers, long snapper James Fisher, offensive linemenZack 23 Dartmouth 7-1 518 24 Johnson and Jeremy Kelly, and cornerback CJ Smith were honorable mention. 24 Eastern Kentucky 5-4 352 18 25 Grambling State 7-2 304 NR BISON LEAD FCS WITH FIVE STATS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led the nation with five players selected to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Left Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 245, UT Martin 211, Central Arkansas 211, Bethune-Cookman 210, Dayton 104, Indiana State 62, Western tackle Joe Haeg and punter Ben LeCompte made the first team, fullback/tight endAndrew Illinois 43, Towson 30, Western Carolina 28, North Dakota 24, Montana State Bonnet and left guard Zack Johnson are on the second team, and long snapper James Fisher 20, Prairie View A&M 18, Eastern Illinois17, New Hampshire 17, Villanova 16, is on the third team. The Missouri Valley Football Conference led the nation with 17 preseason Duquesne 13, Alcorn State11, South Dakota 10, North Carolina Central 9, Penn 7, All-Americans. Colgate 4. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 5

Special Teams Tackles NDSU LEADS WITH FOUR ON FAB 50 LIST: North Dakota State had a nation’s best four players named to the College Sporting News Preseason Fab 50 FCS All-America Team and the Missouri Valley Football Conference led all conferences with 12 selections. Quarterback Carson Kickoffs Punts Wentz, fullback Andrew Bonnet, left tackle Joe Haeg and punter Ben LeCompte were NDSU’s UA A Tot UA A Tot four honorees. Wentz, Haeg and Bonnet all were named to the year-end Fab 50 All-America list Matt Plank 3 4 7 last season. 3 2 5 1 3 4 Nick DeLuca 2 2 4 RETURNING 12 STARTERS: North Dakota State returns 12 starters from last year’s team Levi Jordheim 0 3 3 that won a fourth straight FCS national championship and went 7-1 to claim a share of its Dan Marlette 3 1 4 fourth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference title. NDSU returns eight starters on offense Andrew Smith 2 1 3 and four on defense. In addition, all-conference left guard Zack Johnson is back from a knee Tre Dempsey 2 0 2 injury that kept him out in 2014, and All-America punter Ben LeCompte is back after ranking Chase Morlock 1 1 2 second nationally in punting average last season. MJ Stumpf 1 1 2 Ben LeCompte 0 1 1 1 0 1 VRAA GETS SIXTH SEASON: All-conference wide receiver Zach Vraa is back for a sixth season after redshirting in 2010 and having his 2011 freshman season cut short with a broken Jaylaan Wimbush 1 0 1 1 0 1 collarbone in his first game. He started in 11 of 13 games played as a sophomore in 2012 and Bruce Anderson 1 0 1 had a record-setting junior year in 2013 when he finished 10th in the FCS with a school-record Jordan Champion 1 0 1 1,191 yards (seventh in MVFC history) and was third nationally with a school-record 15 touch- Robbie Grimsley 1 0 1 downs (second in MVFC history). Wide receiver Nate Moody is also returning for a fifth season Bo Liekhus 0 1 1 after a knee injury early last year. Andrew Bonnet 1 0 1 Aaron Steidl 1 0 1 NEW-LOOK DEFENSE: There will be plenty of new faces on the Bison defense as NDSU Jalen Allison 0 2 2 looks to replace two starting defensive ends, two outside linebackers and two safeties. And junior middle linebacker Nick DeLuca started only five games down the stretch last year in place of injured Travis Beck. NDSU does return experience at defensive end, where junior Brad Ambrosius and sophomores Greg Menard and Jarrod Tuszka were part of the regular rota- tion behind starters Mike Hardie and winner . At safety, two-time All-American Colten Heagle and 61-game starter Christian Dudzik are gone. Sopho- more Tre Dempsey was a regular part of the Bison nickel defense last year and other front- NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week runners are special-teams standouts Chris Board and Andrew Smith. n North Dakota State was the unanimous No. 1 in the final 2014 polls and entered the 2015 season atop the STATS and SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- FCS Coaches Top 25 before slipping to No. 2 after a season- division opponents and has won five in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas opening loss to Montana. (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). NDSU is scheduled to play at Iowa next season and Oregon in 2020. n North Dakota State dropped to No. 4 in the Sports Network FCS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll after having its 33-game FOUR-PEATS: North Dakota State earned a share of its fourth straight Missouri Valley winning streak snapped at Northern Iowa in November 2014. Football Conference championship last year tying Illinois State with a 7-1 record in conference NDSU had been ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll for 30 straight play. NDSU was the second school in Valley Football history to win four straight league titles behind Northern Iowa’s run of seven straight from 1990 to 1996. NDSU was just the second weeks and the Sports Network poll for 30 of 31 weeks with team in NCAA history to win four straight national championships. Augustana College of Rock only a preseason No. 2 ranking in 2014. Island, Ill., won four NCAA Division III titles from 1983-86. Carroll College of Helena, Mont., won four straight NAIA championships from 2002-05. n North Dakota State led the Gridiron Power Index 30 straight weeks from the final week of 2011 through October 12, 2015, KLIEMAN INKED THROUGH 2020 SEASON: North Dakota State head coach Chris before the home loss to unranked South Dakota. Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) accepted a two-year contract extension in the offseason that will keep him with the Bison until January 2021. Klieman led the Bison to a 15-1 record, a n NDSU garnered votes in the AP Top 25 poll after each of its fourth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 mark, and an three national championships, and for 10 straight weeks after unprecedented fourth straight NCAA Division I FCS national title. beating Iowa State in the 2014 season opener. NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches. The Bison scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 member DATE STATS FCS GPI Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak that extend- Preseason 1 1 ---- ed into November. 9/7 2 2 ---- North Dakota State went 9-1 against Top 25 competition and earned the No. 2 national 9/14 4 2 ---- seed for the FCS playoffs. NDSU had nine players named All-America, including Buck Buchanan 9/21 3 2 ---- Award-winning defensive end Kyle Emanuel, and four Capital One Academic All-America® 9/28 3 2 ---- selections. Klieman was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award and was named the Rawlings 10/5 3 2 1 Football/ Monthly FCS Coach of the Year. 10/12 2 2 1 The head coach at Division III Loras College in 2005, Klieman came to NDSU from Northern 10/19 8 8 6 Iowa in 2011 as the defensive backs coach and was the defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. 10/26 7 6 3 He also made coaching stops at Western Illinois (1994-96), Kansas (1997), Missouri State (1999) 11/2 6 5 3 and Loras (2002-04). He is a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and was a three-time all-conference 11/9 2 3 defensive back at UNI from 1986-90. 11/16 11/23 FINAL STATS–STATS FCS Top 25 FCS–FCS Coaches Poll GPI–Gridiron Power Index BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 *Chris Board SS 6-1 218 So. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 88 Luke Albers TE 2 Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 198 Jr. , Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 65 Jack Albrecht OG 3 *Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 175 So. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 4 Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 174 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 5 ***Jordan Champion CB 5-9 189 Sr. Avondale, Ariz./Westview HS 42 Bruce Anderson RB 5 Michael Veldman QB 6-3 190 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 8 Darius Anderson RB/WR 6 ***CJ Smith CB 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn./Burnsville HS 49 Matt Anderson TE 7 Cole Davis QB 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 29 Eric Bachmeier CB 8 Darius Anderson RB/WR 5-7 182 Sr. Kapolei, Hawai’i/Island Pacific Academy/Valley City State 71 Luke Bacon OT 8 Braden Sikes SS 5-11 192 Fr. Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS 31 Bryce Bennot CB 9 Ian Gallagher P 6-3 176 RFr. Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 1 Chris Board SS 9 Colter Pritchard WR 5-6 167 So. Langdon, N.D./Langdon Area HS 46 Andrew Bonnet FB/TE 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 206 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 33 Marquise Bridges WR 11 ***Carson Wentz QB 6-6 235 Sr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 215 RFr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 31 Ty Brooks CB 13 **Eric Perkins WR 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 14 **Bo Liekhus LB 6-0 217 Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb./Bellevue West HS 56 Caleb Butler DE 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 So. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 57 Bryan Carlton DT 16 *RJ Urzendowski WR 5-11 195 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 17 James Hendricks QB 6-1 189 Fr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 5 Jordan Champion CB 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 199 RFr. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 64 Colin Conner OT 19 Dom Davis CB 5-11 177 Fr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 84 Shadeed Crockett WR 19 ***Ben LeCompte P/K 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 30 Jedre Cyr FB 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 180 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 177 RFr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 7 Cole Davis QB 22 *King Frazier RB 5-11 213 Jr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/Nebraska 19 Dom Davis CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 185 RFr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 188 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 3 Tre Dempsey FS 25 **Chase Morlock RB 6-0 221 Jr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 5-11 181 So. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 34 Ross Effertz CB 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 187 RFr. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 39 TE 28 **Andrew Smith FS 6-0 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS 98 Austin Farnlof DT 29 Eric Bachmeier CB 6-2 195 RFr. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 51 James Fisher LS 30 ***Jedre Cyr FB 6-0 234 Sr. Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS 37 Tre Fort CB 31 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 RFr. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 31 Ty Brooks CB 5-9 161 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 22 King Frazier RB 32 Dakota Reid CB 5-9 185 RFr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 33 Marquise Bridges WR 5-11 170 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 9 Ian Gallagher P 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 230 Fr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 34 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 196 Fr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 50 Gray Gochenour LB 35 Robbie Grimsley FS 6-0 181 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 35 Robbie Grimsley FS 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-1 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 59 Joe Haeg OT 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 171 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 53 Max Haskins OL 37 Garrett Malstrom RB 6-1 225 Fr. Frazee, Minn./Frazee HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 189 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 17 James Hendricks QB 39 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 243 Fr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 So. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 95 Connor Hubbs DT 41 **MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 218 Jr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 42 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 202 Fr. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 222 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 44 Matt Plank LB 6-0 224 So. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-1 214 RFr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 46 ***Andrew Bonnet FB/TE 6-3 250 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Underwood HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 47 **Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 217 Jr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 218 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 54 Jeremy Kelly OG 49 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 228 Fr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C 49 **Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 244 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 50 Gray Gochenour LB 5-10 242 Fr. Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic HS 19 Ben LeCompte P/K 51 *James Fisher LS 6-2 213 So. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 210 Fr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 14 Bo Liekhus LB 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 233 Fr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 37 Garrett Malstrom RB 53 Max Haskins OL 6-5 275 Fr. River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 54 *Jeremy Kelly OG 6-6 300 Sr. Somerset, Wis./Somerset HS/Minnesota-Crookston 43 Kurt Mattox LB 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 196 Fr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 2 Quinten McCoy CB 56 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 RFr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 96 Greg Menard DE BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 7

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 57 Bryan Carlton DT 6-3 248 Fr. Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski OT 6-5 310 Fr. Amherst Junction, Wis./Amherst HS 62 Bryce Messner DT 59 ***Joe Haeg OT 6-6 310 Sr. Lake Shore, Minn./Brainerd HS 80 Nate Moody WR 60 Max Polson C 6-1 305 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 76 Trent Mooney OG 61 ***Brian Schaetz DT 6-1 287 Sr. Denmark, Wis./Denmark HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 62 Bryce Messner DT 6-3 284 So. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 279 RFr. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 72 Erik Olson OT 64 Colin Conner OT 6-5 303 RFr. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 95 Peder Olson LS/LB 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 274 Fr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 66 Zack Johnson OG 6-4 326 RJr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 67 Brock Russell OG 6-2 264 Sr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS/Bemidji State 44 Matt Plank LB 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 276 Fr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 70 Jack Plankers OT 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 274 RFr. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 70 **Jack Plankers OT 6-7 321 Jr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 60 Max Polson C 71 Luke Bacon OT 6-5 297 RFr. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 9 Colter Pritchard WR 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 269 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 73 Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 291 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 32 Dakota Reid CB 74 Tanner Volson OG 6-4 304 RFr. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 75 *Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 301 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 67 Brock Russell OG 76 Trent Mooney OG 6-5 269 Fr. Lamar, Mo./Lamar HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 77 Christian Triplett C 6-3 301 RFr. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 61 Brian Schaetz DT 78 **Landon Lechler OT 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 80 ***Nate Moody WR 6-1 196 Sr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 8 Braden Sikes SS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 198 So. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 28 Andrew Smith FS 82 ***Zach Vraa WR 6-2 202 Sr. Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS 6 CJ Smith CB 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-0 187 RFr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 84 Shadeed Crockett WR 6-2 186 Jr. Champlin, Minn./Maple Grove HS/Montana State 12 Easton Stick QB 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 243 RFr. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 86 *Jeff Illies TE 6-3 221 So. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 87 *Connor Wentz TE 6-3 248 So. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 77 Christian Triplett C 88 ***Luke Albers TE 6-5 250 Sr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski OT 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 239 RFr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 91 DE 90 *Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 So. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 226 Fr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 277 Fr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 5 Michael Veldman QB 93 *Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 243 So. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 74 Tanner Volson OG 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 240 RFr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 82 Zach Vraa WR 95 Peder Olson LS/LB 6-0 216 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 11 Carson Wentz QB 95 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 283 Fr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 96 *Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 69 Blake Williams DT 97 **Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Jr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Austin Farnlof DT 6-1 275 Jr. Cave Creek, Ariz./Boulder Creek HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 99 *Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 285 So. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG

Captains: #5 Jordan Champion, #6 CJ Smith, #11 Carson Wentz, #59 Joe Haeg, #82 Zach Vraa

PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE SQUAD ANALYSIS Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Karcz (karch) Minnesota...... 35 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 37/17 Atif (aw-TEEF) Klieman (KLY-men) Wisconsin...... 19 Starters Returning...... 12 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Kuhnert (COO-nert) North Dakota...... 18 Offense...... 8 Bennot (BEN-it) LeCompte (lah-COMPT) Florida...... 6 Defense...... 4 Bonnet (BAWN-it) Liekhus (LEAK-us) Illinois...... 5 Seniors...... 14 Cyr (SEER) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Nebraska...... 5 Juniors...... 15 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) South Dakota...... 5 Sophomores ...... 23 Goeser (GAY-zer) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Iowa...... 4 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 25 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Missouri...... 4 Freshmen...... 31 Gochenour (GOAK-ah-now-ur) Roehl (like “roll”) Arizona...... 2 Tallest: Landon Lechler/Jack Plankers.....6-7 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Schaetz (shatts) California...... 1 Shortest: Colter Pritchard...... 5-6 Illies (ILL-ee-us) Tanguay (TANG-way) Kansas...... 1 Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 326 Jalen (JAY-lenn) Trzebiatowski (treb-uh-TOSK-ee) Hawaii...... 1 Lightest: Ty Brooks...... 161 Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Vraa (rhymes with draw) Michigan...... 1 Jedre (JED-ree) Texas...... 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 8 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown WR 82 Zach Vraa 6-2 202 Sr. Rosemount, Minn. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Jr. De Pere, Wis. 18 Khayvon Hawkins 6-0 199 RFr. Crystal, Minn. 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 240 RFr. Bismarck, N.D. LT 59 Joe Haeg 6-6 310 Sr. Lake Shore, Minn. DT 61 Brian Schaetz 6-1 287 Sr. Denmark, Wis. 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 So. Oshkosh, Wis. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 326 RJr. Apple Valley, Minn. NG 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 285 So. Mukwonago, Wis. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 321 Jr. Leonard, N.D. 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 279 RFr. Carlos, Minn. C 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 301 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 So. Lakeville, Minn. 73 Zack Ziemer 6-4 291 So. Lakeville, Minn. 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 243 So. Warner, S.D. RG 54 Jeremy Kelly 6-6 300 Sr. Somerset, Wis. or 56 Caleb Butler 6-3 240 RFr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 304 RFr. Balfour, N.D. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 217 Jr. Belleville, Ill. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D. 1 Chris Board 6-1 218 So. Orlando, Fla. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 297 RFr. Granville, N.D. MLB 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 244 Jr. Omaha, Neb. TE 46 Andrew Bonnet 6-3 250 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 44 Matt Plank 6-0 224 So. Gardner, Kan. 88 Luke Albers 6-5 250 Sr. Iola, Wis. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 218 Jr. Harvey, N.D. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 215 RFr. Omaha, Neb. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 218 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo. CB 6 CJ Smith 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn. FB 30 Jedre Cyr 6-0 234 Sr. Glyndon, Minn. 32 Dakota Reid 5-9 185 RFr. Chicago, Ill. RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 213 Jr. Greenwood, Mo. SS 35 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 181 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn. 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 221 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 185 RFr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 206 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 175 So. Lakeland, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 5-11 195 So. Omaha, Neb. 28 Andrew Smith 6-0 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 180 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. CB 5 Jordan Champion 5-9 189 Sr. Avondale, Ariz. 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 177 RFr. Papillion, Neb. SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown SPECIALISTS P 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. KR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis. or 36 Cam Pedersen 6-1 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. 42 Bruce Anderson 5-11 202 Fr. Ruskin, Fla. H 7 Cole Davis 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo. or 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 174 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. or 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. PR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 213 So. Bloomington, Minn. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 180 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. 6 CJ Smith 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn.

STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT WR/TE QB FB/WR RB WR at MONT Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Bonnet Frazier Vraa WEBER Albers Haeg Ziemer Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Cyr Frazier Vraa UND Albers Haeg Ziemer Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Shepherd Carson Wentz Bonnet Morlock Vraa at SDSU Albers Haeg Plankers Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Moody Frazier Vraa UNI Bonnet Haeg Plankers Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Moody Frazier Vraa USD Bonnet Haeg Johnson Ziemer Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Morlock Frazier Vraa at INST Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Stick Shepherd Frazier Vraa at SIU Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Stick Shepherd Frazier Vraa WIU Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Bonnet Stick Williams Frazier Vraa at YSU MOST

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB/CB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB at MONT Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion A. Smith Dempsey Allison WEBER Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith UND Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith at SDSU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith UNI Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith USD Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith at INST Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith at SIU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith WIU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Allison DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith at YSU MOST BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 9

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 29, 2015 at #12 Montana L 35-38 0-1 0-0 3:50 26472 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 1-1 0-0 2:59 18801 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 2-1 0-0 3:02 19044 * Oct 03, 2015 at #5 South Dakota State W 28-7 3-1 1-0 3:03 17348 * Oct 10, 2015 #10 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 4-1 2-0 3:25 18954 * Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 4-2 2-1 3:01 18420 * Oct 24, 2015 at #18 Indiana State W 28-14 5-2 3-1 3:00 6524 * Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 6-2 4-1 3:21 6508 * Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 7-2 5-1 3:00 18251

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 10

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 312 170 Points Per Game 34.7 18.9 Points Off Turnovers 17 43 FIRST DOWNS 209 121 R u s h in g 106 42 P a s s in g 90 67 P e n a lt y 13 12 RUSHING YARDAGE 2088 902 Yards gained rushing 2220 1072 Yards lost rushing 132 170 Rushing Attempts 422 261 Average Per Rush 4.9 3.5 Average Per Game 232.0 100.2 TDs Rushing 18 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1915 1781 C o m p - A t t - I n t 147-238-4 141-280-7 Average Per Pass 8.0 6.4 Average Per Catch 13.0 12.6 Average Per Game 212.8 197.9 TDs Passing 23 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 4003 2683 Total Plays 660 541 Average Per Play 6.1 5.0 Average Per Game 444.8 298.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 23-542 28-590 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-159 13-130 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-50 4-62 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.6 21.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 10.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.1 15.5 FUMBLES-LOST 14-9 9-4 PENALTIES-Yards 48-422 49-417 Average Per Game 46.9 46.3 PUNTS-Yards 43-1996 64-2771 Average Per Punt 46.4 43.3 Net punt average 39.2 40.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 57-3628 36-2196 Average Per Kick 63.6 61.0 Net kick average 41.0 37.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 7 : 2 2 2 2 : 3 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 72/137 32/123 3rd-Down Pct 53% 26% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/11 10/17 4th-Down Pct 73% 59% SACKS BY-Yards 19-128 9-52 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 42 21 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-11 8-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (30-35) 86% (19-22) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (26-35) 74% (11-22) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (42-42) 100% (18-18) 100% ATTENDANCE 93470 56852 Games/Avg Per Game 5/18694 4/14213 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 72 126 48 66 0 312 Opponents 30 46 43 51 0 170 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 11 2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) 2015 North DakotaAll games State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg King Frazier 9 - 8 120 667 18 649 5.4 5 51 72.1 Eric Perkins 16 94 5.9 0 20 EastonRushing Stick gp-gs 5 - 3 45att gain376 loss12 364net avg8.1 td2 60lg avg/g72.8 DarriusPunt Returns Shepherd no.5 yds65 13.0avg td0 34lg BruceKing Frazier Anderson 9 - 08 12053 302667 1018 292649 5.55.4 15 2651 32.472.1 TotalEric Perkins 2116 15994 7.65.9 0 3420 LanceEaston Dunn Stick 75 - 03 5545 233376 1312 220364 4.08.1 2 2060 31.472.8 OpponentsDarrius Shepherd 135 13065 10.013.0 0 5434 CarsonBruce Anderson Wentz 69 - 60 5453 264302 4910 215292 4.05.5 41 2726 35.832.4 Total 21 159 7.6 0 34 ChaseLance DunnMorlock 97 - 20 5855 221233 1113 210220 3.64.0 42 4020 23.331.4 OpponentsInterceptions no.13 130yds 10.0avg td0 54lg DariusCarson Anderson Wentz 96 - 06 1454 26471 490 21571 5.14.0 04 1427 35.87.9 CJ Smith 2 7 3.5 0 7 DimitriChase WilliamsMorlock 79 - 12 586 22139 112 21037 6.23.6 04 1740 23.35.3 PierreInterceptions Gee-Tucker no.1 yds36 36.0avg td1 36lg DarriusDarius Anderson Shepherd 9 - 30 144 2471 0 2471 6.05.1 0 1614 2.77.9 RobbieCJ Smith Grimsley 12 27 2.03.5 0 27 RJDimitri Urzendowski Williams 97 - 61 16 1139 02 1137 11.06.2 0 1117 1.25.3 TrePierre Dempsey Gee-Tucker 1 360 36.00.0 01 360 AndrewDarrius ShepherdBonnet 9 - 63 24 246 0 246 3.06.0 0 164 0.72.7 NickRobbie DeLuca Grimsley 1 52 5.02.0 0 52 ColeRJ Urzendowski Davis 29 - 06 31 116 20 114 11.01.3 0 116 2.01.2 AndrewTre Dempsey Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAMAndrew Bonnet 49 - 06 72 06 150 -156 -2.13.0 0 04 -3.80.7 TotalNick DeLuca 71 505 7.15.0 10 365 TotalCole Davis 2 - 90 4223 22206 1322 20884 4.91.3 180 606 232.02.0 OpponentsAndrew Smith 41 620 15.50.0 0 620 OpponentsTEAM 4 - 90 2617 10720 17015 902-15 -2.13.5 90 830 100.2-3.8 Total 7 50 7.1 1 36 Total 9 422 2220 132 2088 4.9 18 60 232.0 OpponentsKick Returns no.4 yds62 15.5avg td0 62lg OpponentsPassing gp-gs 9 261effic1072comp-att-int170 902pct3.5 yds9 td83 100.2lg avg/g Eric Perkins 11 293 26.6 0 43 Carson Wentz 6 - 6 159.18 114-179-2 63.7 1454 16 55 242.3 BruceKick Returns Anderson no.6 162yds 27.0avg td0 42lg EastonPassing Stick gp-gs 5 - 3 159.34effic comp-att-int33-57-2 57.9pct 461yds td7 77lg avg/g92.2 DimitriEric Perkins Williams 112 29338 19.026.6 0 2343 ColeCarson Davis Wentz 26 - 06 159.180.00 114-179-20-1-0 63.70.0 14540 160 550 242.30.0 LanceBruce AndersonDunn 26 16231 15.527.0 0 2542 TEAMEaston Stick 45 - 03 159.340.00 33-57-20-1-0 57.90.0 4610 70 770 92.20.0 DariusDimitri WilliamsAnderson 12 1838 18.019.0 0 1823 ColeTotal Davis 2 - 90 157.880.00 147-238-40-1-0 61.80.0 19150 230 770 212.80.0 MattLance Plank Dunn 12 310 15.50.0 0 250 TEAMOpponents 4 - 90 111.750.00 141-280-70-1-0 50.40.0 17810 110 730 197.90.0 TotalDarius Anderson 231 54218 23.618.0 0 4318 Total 9 157.88 147-238-4 61.8 1915 23 77 212.8 OpponentsMatt Plank 281 5900 21.10.0 10 1000 ReceivingOpponents gp-gs 9 111.75no. yds141-280-7avg td50.4 lg1781avg/g11 73 197.9 Total 23 542 23.6 0 43 Opponents 28 590 21.1 1 100 RJ Urzendowski 9 - 6 34 486 14.3 6 77 54.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg2015td Northlg Dakota State Football ZachReceiving Vraa gp-gs 9 - 9 no.29 340yds 11.7avg td3 41lg avg/g37.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 RJ Urzendowski 9 - 6 34 486 14.3 6 77 54.0 Fumble Returns North Dakotano. yds Stateavg Overalltd lg Individual Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) Darrius Shepherd 9 - 3 26 409 15.7 5 43 45.4 Opponents 1 12 12.0 0 12 All games ChaseZach Vraa Morlock 9 - 29 1429 217340 15.511.7 43 5541 24.137.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darrius Shepherd 9 - 3 26 409 15.7 5 43 45.4 Opponents 1 12 12.0 0 12 King Frazier 9 - 8 10 137 13.7 0 44 15.2 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Chase Morlock 9 - 2 14 217 15.5 4 55 24.1 Luke Albers 9 - 7 7 63 9.0 1 16 7.0 King Frazier 9 649 137 0 0 0 786 87.3 NateKing FrazierMoody 9 - 28 106 13789 14.813.7 0 3044 15.29.9 Darrius Shepher 9 24 409 65 0 0 498 55.3 AndrewLuke Albers Bonnet 9 - 67 67 5163 8.59.0 21 1316 5.77.0 RJ Urzendowski 9 11 486 0 0 0 497 55.2 JeffNate Illies Moody 9 - 02 46 1889 14.84.5 10 309 2.09.9 Bruce Anderson 9 292 3 0 162 0 457 50.8 DariusAndrew Anderson Bonnet 9 - 06 36 51 17.08.5 02 2213 5.7 Chase Morlock 9 210 217 0 0 0 427 47.4 EricJeff IlliesPerkins 9 - 0 24 3418 17.04.5 01 249 3.82.0 Eric Perkins 9 0 34 94 293 0 421 46.8 BruceDarius Anderson Anderson 9 - 0 23 513 17.01.5 0 225 5.70.3 Easton Stick 5 364 0 0 0 0 364 72.8 EricLance Perkins Dunn 97 - 0 2 340 17.00.0 0 241 3.80.0 Zach Vraa 9 0 340 0 0 0 340 37.8 BruceConnor Anderson Wentz 9 - 0 21 153 15.01.5 0 155 0.31.7 Lance Dunn 7 220 0 0 31 0 251 35.9 LanceJedre CyrDunn 79 - 01 21 02 0.02.0 01 12 0.00.2 Carson Wentz 6 215 0 0 0 0 215 35.8 ConnorTotal Wentz 9 - 90 1471 191515 15.013.0 230 1577 212.81.7 Darius Anderson 9 71 51 0 18 0 140 15.6 JedreOpponents Cyr 9 - 91 1411 17812 12.62.0 111 732 197.90.2 Nate Moody 9 0 89 0 0 0 89 9.9 Total 9 147 1915 13.0 23 77 212.8 Dimitri Williams 7 37 0 0 38 0 75 10.7 Opponents 9 141 1781 12.6 11 73 197.9 Luke Albers 9 0 63 0 0 0 63 7.0 Andrew Bonnet 9 6 51 0 0 0 57 6.3 Pierre Gee-Tuck 9 0 0 0 0 36 36 4.0 Jeff Illies 9 0 18 0 0 0 18 2.0 Connor Wentz 9 0 15 0 0 0 15 1.7 CJ Smith 8 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.9 Nick DeLuca 9 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 Cole Davis 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 Jedre Cyr 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 Robbie Grimsley 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 TEAM 4 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -3.8 Total 9 2088 1915 159 542 50 4754 528.2 Opponents 9 902 1781 130 590 62 3465 385.0 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 12

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 6-9 34-34 - - - - - 52 Carson Wentz 6 233 215 1454 1669 278.2 Chase Morlock 8 ------48 Easton Stick 5 102 364 461 825 165.0 RJ Urzendowski 6 ------36 King Frazier 9 120 649 0 649 72.1 Darrius Shepherd 5 ------30 Bruce Anderson 9 53 292 0 292 32.4 King Frazier 5 ------30 Lance Dunn 7 55 220 0 220 31.4 Carson Wentz 4 ------24 Chase Morlock 9 58 210 0 210 23.3 Zach Vraa 3 ------18 Darius Anderson 9 14 71 0 71 7.9 Lance Dunn 2 ------12 Dimitri Williams 7 6 37 0 37 5.3 Andrew Bonnet 2 ------12 Darrius Shepherd 9 4 24 0 24 2.7 Easton Stick 2 ------12 RJ Urzendowski 9 1 11 0 11 1.2 Ben LeCompte - 0-2 8-8 - - - - - 8 Andrew Bonnet 9 2 6 0 6 0.7 Jeff Illies 1 ------6 Cole Davis 2 4 4 0 4 2.0 Bruce Anderson 1 ------6 TEAM 4 8 -15 0 -15 -3.8 Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 ------6 Total 9 660 2088 1915 4003 444.8 Jedre Cyr 1 ------6 Opponents 9 541 902 1781 2683 298.1 Luke Albers 1 ------6 Total 42 6-11 42-42 - - - - - 312 Opponents 21 8-10 18-18 - 1 1-3 - - 170

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Ben LeCompte 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 0 Ben LeCompte 43 1996 46.4 73 9 10 18 16 0 Cam Pedersen 6-9 66.7 0-0 2-3 2-2 2-4 0-0 49 0 Total 43 1996 46.4 73 9 10 18 16 0 Opponents 64 2771 43.3 61 2 27 9 13 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Montana 44 (22),(24),(28) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Weber State 43,(27),(37) - Ben LeCompte 56 3563 63.6 27 1 North Dakota (28),(49) (36) Cam Pedersen 1 65 65.0 1 0 South Dakota State - - Total 57 3628 63.6 28 1 21.1 41.0 23 Northern Iowa (43) 38 Opponents 36 2196 61.0 12 1 23.6 37.6 27 South Dakota 45 47,(33) Indiana State - - Southern Illinois 26,43 (33),(33),(28) Western Illinois (32) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 13

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 49 Nick DeLuca 9-9 32 52 84 4.5-28 3.0-24 1-5 5 1 . 1 . . 41 MJ Stumpf 9-9 27 22 49 2.0-3 . . 3 3 3-0 . . . 5 Jordan Champion 9-9 22 21 43 2.5-13 1.0-8 . 8 2 . . . . 96 Greg Menard 9-9 12 26 38 9.5-51 6.0-42 . . 8 . 1 . . 35 Robbie Grimsley 9-4 17 20 37 1.5-7 1.0-6 1-2 2 2 . 1 . . 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 9-8 14 21 35 0.5-0 . 1-36 . 1 . . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 9-9 13 19 32 1.5-6 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . . 3 Tre Dempsey 9-9 20 9 29 . . 1-0 6 . . . . . 6 CJ Smith 8-8 22 5 27 2.0-8 1.0-5 2-7 6 . . 1 . . 97 Brad Ambrosius 9-9 10 17 27 4.0-8 0.5-3 . 1 6 1-0 . . . 1 Chris Board 9-4 10 12 22 . . . 2 . . . . . 61 Brian Schaetz 9-9 10 11 21 6.5-27 2.5-15 . . 2 . . . . 21 Jalen Allison 9-2 7 9 16 . . . 6 . . . . . 28 Andrew Smith 9-1 6 7 13 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 63 Aaron Steidl 9-0 5 8 13 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . . 44 Matt Plank 9-0 4 7 11 ...... 94 Stanley Jones 8-0 3 4 7 2.5-13 1.5-9 . 1 2 . . . . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 8-0 4 3 7 ...... 48 Dan Marlette 9-0 5 1 6 ...... 90 Grant Morgan 7-0 1 5 6 1.0-2 ...... 45 Levi Jordheim 9-0 1 4 5 ...... 56 Caleb Butler 7-0 3 2 5 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . 1 . . 25 Chase Morlock 9-2 1 1 2 ...... 14 Bo Liekhus 4-0 . 2 2 ...... 19 Ben LeCompte 9-0 1 1 2 ...... 62 Bryce Messner 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 42 Bruce Anderson 9-0 1 . 1 ...... 20 Darrius Shepherd 9-3 1 . 1 ...... 54 Jeremy Kelly 9-9 1 . 1 ...... 16 RJ Urzendowski 9-6 1 . 1 ...... 46 Andrew Bonnet 9-6 1 . 1 ...... 32 Dakota Reid 5-0 . 1 1 ...... 98 Austin Farnlof 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . Total 9 259 290 549 40-179 19-128 7-50 42 31 4-0 5 . . Opponents 9 311 454 765 39-120 9-52 4-62 29 16 9-12 9 . . BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 14

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 29 at Montana 45 229 3 33 16 198 2 44 16-28-0 198 2 44 6 155 0 43 0 0 0 0 427 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 52 305 2 40 19 281 3 55 19-29-0 281 3 55 1 15 0 15 3 24 0 12 586 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 42 115 0 35 18 262 4 38 18-27-0 262 4 38 3 45 0 23 6 63 0 34 377 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 46 202 3 27 19 183 1 30 19-27-0 183 1 30 2 43 0 25 2 13 0 13 385 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 40 141 0 11 26 335 4 42 26-40-2 335 4 42 5 123 0 31 3 21 0 17 476 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 31 125 1 12 16 195 2 37 16-28-0 195 2 37 2 70 0 42 2 8 0 7 320 Oct 24 at Indiana State 57 243 3 29 9 126 1 22 9-20-1 126 1 22 1 22 0 22 1 20 0 20 369 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 48 397 3 60 12 138 2 77 12-18-1 138 2 77 3 69 0 35 2 -1 0 0 535 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 61 331 3 26 12 197 4 43 12-21-0 197 4 43 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 7 528 North Dakota State 422 2088 18 60 147 1915 23 77 147-238-4 1915 23 77 23 542 0 43 21 159 0 34 4003 Opponents 261 902 9 83 141 1781 11 73 141-280-7 1781 11 73 28 590 1 100 13 130 0 54 2683

Games: 9 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 13.0 • Pass effic: 157.88 • KR avg: 23.6 • PR avg: 7.6 • All purpose avg/game: 528.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 444.8

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 29 at Montana 30 58 88 6.0-22 2.0-14 1 2-0 1-5 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 23 28 51 3.0-18 1.0-11 0 0-0 1-0 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 29 18 47 8.0-38 4.0-27 0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 29 14 43 3.0-18 3.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 7 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 32 24 56 6.0-23 3.0-19 0 0-0 2-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 41 30 71 1.0-10 1.0-10 2 1-0 1-2 3 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 24 at Indiana State 24 26 50 3.0-16 2.0-13 0 0-0 0-0 4 10 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 34 64 98 6.0-17 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-7 3 9 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 17 28 45 4.0-17 2.0-11 2 1-0 1-36 7 2 0 8-8 0 0 0 10 59 North Dakota State 259 290 549 40.0-179 19.0-128 5 4-0 7-50 31 42 0 42-42 0 0 0 17 312 Opponents 311 454 765 39.0-120 9.0-52 9 9-12 4-62 16 29 0 18-18 0 1 0 43 170

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 29 at Montana 5 233 46.6 67 0 2 3 3 2 0-1 0 0 6 389 64.8 4 0 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 4 210 52.5 73 0 2 0 1 1 2-3 37 0 8 513 64.1 3 0 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 5 226 45.2 59 0 0 1 2 1 2-2 49 0 7 419 59.9 1 1 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 5 219 43.8 49 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 0 0 5 307 61.4 0 0 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 4 167 41.8 53 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 43 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 317 45.3 54 0 1 2 3 3 0-1 0 0 4 259 64.8 1 0 Oct 24 at Indiana State 6 286 47.7 60 0 0 2 2 3 0-0 0 0 5 327 65.4 2 0 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 4 201 50.2 56 0 3 1 2 0 0-2 0 0 6 379 63.2 4 0 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 137 45.7 56 0 0 0 2 2 1-1 32 0 10 645 64.5 8 0 North Dakota State 43 1996 46.4 73 0 9 10 16 18 6-11 49 0 57 3628 63.6 28 1 Opponents 64 2771 43.3 61 0 2 27 13 9 8-10 36 0 36 2196 61.0 12 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 15

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 29 at Montana 35 110 1 20 30 434 3 62 30-57-1 434 3 62 2 34 0 21 0 0 0 0 544 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 22 53 0 11 12 153 1 68 12-27-1 153 1 68 5 187 1 100 0 0 0 0 206 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 26 4 1 7 6 57 0 28 6-17-0 57 0 28 5 68 0 19 4 63 0 54 61 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 15 -4 0 10 19 242 1 36 19-41-0 242 1 36 5 105 0 40 2 16 0 21 238 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 38 277 3 83 8 158 1 67 8-17-2 158 1 67 1 17 0 17 1 6 0 6 435 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 42 193 1 37 12 202 2 73 12-20-1 202 2 73 3 65 0 28 4 32 0 18 395 Oct 24 at Indiana State 26 115 1 81 10 86 1 21 10-25-0 86 1 21 3 25 0 20 1 2 0 2 201 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 41 121 2 11 28 277 1 30 28-45-1 277 1 30 2 47 0 24 0 0 0 0 398 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 16 33 0 19 16 172 1 40 16-31-1 172 1 40 2 42 0 23 1 11 0 11 205 Opponents 261 902 9 83 141 1781 11 73 141-280-7 1781 11 73 28 590 1 100 13 130 0 54 2683 North Dakota State 422 2088 18 60 147 1915 23 77 147-238-4 1915 23 77 23 542 0 43 21 159 0 34 4003

Games: 9 • Avg/rush: 3.5 • Avg/catch: 12.6 • Pass effic: 111.75 • KR avg: 21.1 • PR avg: 10.0 • All purpose avg/game: 385.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 298.1

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 29 at Montana 26 62 88 3.0-18 2.0-14 1 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 3-3 0 1 0 6 38 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 44 50 94 7.0-17 0.0-0 1 1-12 0-0 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 41 40 81 8.0-34 4.0-27 1 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 9 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 39 38 77 2.0-6 0.0-0 2 2-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 40 44 84 6.0-11 1.0-1 2 1-0 2-62 5 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 28 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 29 36 65 3.0-9 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Oct 24 at Indiana State 36 46 82 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 1 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 27 66 93 3.0-9 1.0-6 1 1-0 1-0 3 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 29 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 29 72 101 4.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Opponents 311 454 765 39.0-120 9.0-52 9 9-12 4-62 16 29 0 18-18 0 1 0 43 170 North Dakota State 259 290 549 40.0-179 19.0-128 5 4-0 7-50 31 42 0 42-42 0 0 0 17 312

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 29 at Montana 3 116 38.7 41 0 0 3 0 0 3-3 28 0 8 473 59.1 2 0 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 10 407 40.7 51 0 0 6 1 0 0-0 0 0 3 186 62.0 2 0 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 10 478 47.8 61 0 0 3 3 3 1-1 36 0 3 177 59.0 0 0 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 8 305 38.1 51 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 4 167 41.8 48 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 5 313 62.6 0 0 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 4 196 49.0 61 0 0 1 2 1 1-2 33 0 4 260 65.0 2 0 Oct 24 at Indiana State 11 509 46.3 56 0 1 6 3 2 0-0 0 0 3 195 65.0 2 0 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 6 259 43.2 54 0 0 2 1 1 3-3 33 0 6 360 60.0 3 0 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8 334 41.8 52 0 1 4 2 2 0-0 0 0 2 120 60.0 1 1 Opponents 64 2771 43.3 61 0 2 27 13 9 8-10 36 0 36 2196 61.0 12 1 North Dakota State 43 1996 46.4 73 0 9 10 16 18 6-11 49 0 57 3628 63.6 28 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 16

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 6 3 21 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 30 194 26 14 12 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 30 of 35 (85.7%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 5 5 23 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 2 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 5 5 23 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 19 100 11 7 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 of 22 (86.4%) BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 17

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2015) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 5-14 35.7 3-4 75.0 0-2 0.0 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 9-18 50.0 3-4 75.0 3-5 60.0 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 9-17 52.9 2-4 50.0 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 1-5 20.0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 11-16 68.8 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 8-17 47.1 0-4 0.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 5-7 71.4 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 7-15 46.7 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 8-15 53.3 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 8-13 61.5 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 North Dakota State 72-137 52.6 13-28 46.4 24-39 61.5 17-33 51.5 18-37 48.6 0-0 0.0 Opponents 32-123 26.0 6-30 20.0 11-35 31.4 3-22 13.6 12-36 33.3 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 North Dakota State 8-11 72.7 0-0 0.0 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 10-17 58.8 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 6-9 66.7 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 35:16 9:34 8:01 9:18 8:23 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 40:04 9:35 9:25 11:19 9:45 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 36:36 11:51 7:32 8:57 8:16 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 39:19 10:19 9:56 8:12 10:52 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 39:08 9:29 8:08 12:07 9:24 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 29:52 8:22 9:11 8:02 4:17 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 39:31 7:11 9:07 12:21 10:52 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 32:42 7:26 10:35 9:11 5:30 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 43:47 10:06 9:53 11:41 12:07 North Dakota State Total 336:15 83:53 81:48 91:08 79:26 0:00 Avg. 37:21 9:19 9:05 10:07 8:49 0:00 Opponents Total 203:45 51:07 53:12 43:52 55:34 0:00 Avg. 22:38 5:40 5:54 4:52 6:10 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 18

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 77* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Southern Illinois 100+ 0 0 60 Rush Easton Stick Southern Illinois 90-99 0 0 55* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Weber State 80-89 0 0 51 Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois 70-79 1 1 50* Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois 60-69 1 0 47* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Weber State 50-59 3 2 44 Pass King Frazier from Carson Wentz Montana 40-49 10 3 43 KR Eric Perkins Montana 30-39 11 4 43* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois 20-29 37 7 42 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa 42 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota Long Plays By Type No. TD 41* Pass Zach Vraa from Easton Stick Western Illinois Rushing 18 4 41 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz Weber State Passing 26 12 41 Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois Punt returns 2 0 40 Rush Chase Morlock Weber State Kick returns 16 0 38* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz North Dakota Interceptions 1 1 37 Pass Zach Vraa from Carson Wentz North Dakota Fumble returns 0 0 37* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz South Dakota Other 0 0 36* INT Pierre Gee-Tucker Western Illinois TOTAL 63 17 35 KR Eric Perkins Southern Illinois 35 Rush King Frazier North Dakota 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 34 PR Darrius Shepherd North Dakota Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 33 Rush King Frazier Montana 33* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Eric Perkins 11 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 31 KR Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa King Frazier 8 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 30 Pass Nate Moody from Carson Wentz South Dakota State Bruce Anderson 8 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 29* Rush Easton Stick Indiana State RJ Urzendowski 7 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 29 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz North Dakota Darrius Shepherd 7 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 29 KR Eric Perkins Montana Chase Morlock 6 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 29 KR Eric Perkins Montana Easton Stick 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 KR Eric Perkins Montana Zach Vraa 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota Lance Dunn 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 27* Rush Carson Wentz Weber State Carson Wentz 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 27* Rush Carson Wentz South Dakota State Dimitri Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Montana Nate Moody 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 KR Eric Perkins Montana Darius Anderson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 Rush Bruce Anderson Western Illinois TOTAL 63 17 18 26 16 2 1 0 26 KR Eric Perkins Northern Iowa 25 KR Lance Dunn South Dakota State LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 24 Pass Eric Perkins from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Rushing 24 Pass King Frazier from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa 60 Easton Stick vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 24 KR Eric Perkins Northern Iowa Rushing Touchdown 23 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa 50 King Frazier vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 23 KR Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa 23 Rush King Frazier Weber State Passing 23 KR Dimitri Williams North Dakota 77 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 23* Pass Zach Vraa from Carson Wentz Weber State vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 22 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Indiana State Passing Touchdown 22* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz North Dakota 77 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 22 Rush Bruce Anderson South Dakota State vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 22 KR Bruce Anderson Indiana State 22 Pass Darius Anderson from Carson Wentz South Dakota Punt Return 21 Rush Easton Stick Western Illinois 34 Darrius Shepherd vs North Dakota (9/19/2015) 21 Rush Easton Stick Weber State Kick Return 21 KR Eric Perkins Southern Illinois 43 Eric Perkins vs Montana (8/29/2015) 20 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz North Dakota Interception Return 20 Rush Bruce Anderson Weber State 36 Pierre Gee-Tucker vs Western Illinois (11/7/2015) 20 Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Weber State 20* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Western Illinois Fumble Return 20 PR Eric Perkins Indiana State None 20 Rush Lance Dunn South Dakota State Punt 20 Rush Lance Dunn Southern Illinois 73 Ben LeCompte vs Weber State (9/12/2015) * touchdown scored on play Field Goal 49 Cam Pedersen vs North Dakota (9/19/2015) BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 19

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2015-16 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/07/2015

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 3 1 0.526 James Madison 0.577 North Dakota St. 0.526 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 2 1 0.260 South Carolina St. 0.229 North Dakota St. 0.260 4th Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 5 1 0.727 San Diego 0.889 North Dakota St. 0.727 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 87 4 0.588 N.C. Central 0.000 South Dakota St. 0.400 Blocked Kicks (75 ranked) Prairie View 9 Southern Ill. 7 Blocked Kicks Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 18 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 0 Blocked Punts (26 ranked) Eastern Ill. 5 Southern Ill. 4 South Carolina St. 5 Blocked Punts Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 59 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 0 UNI 0 South Dakota St. 0 Completion Percentage (123 ranked) 24 2 0.618 Northern Ariz. 0.696 Southern Ill. 0.657 Defensive TDs (0 ranked) Fewest Penalties (123 ranked) 28 4 48 Mercer 29 Illinois St. 38 Fewest Penalties Per Game (123 ranked) 27 4 5.33 Mercer 3.22 Illinois St. 4.22 Fewest Penalty Yards (123 ranked) 25 4 422 Mercer 253 Illinois St. 349 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (123 ranked) 24 4 46.89 Mercer 28.11 Illinois St. 38.78 First Downs Defense (123 ranked) 3 2 121 Youngstown St. 116 Youngstown St. 116 First Downs Offense (123 ranked) 15 2 209 James Madison 272 Southern Ill. 222 Fumbles Lost (122 ranked) 86 8 9 South Dakota St. 0 South Dakota St. 0 Fumbles Recovered (119 ranked) 99 9 4 McNeese St. 16 UNI 10 Kickoff Return Defense (123 ranked) 69 4 21.07 Alcorn 14.03 South Dakota St. 15.82 Kickoff Returns (123 ranked) 16 2 23.57 Northern Colo. 27.44 South Dakota St. 25.16 Net Punting (123 ranked) 7 1 39.21 McNeese St. 42.04 North Dakota St. 39.21 Passes Had Intercepted (123 ranked) 14 1 4 Dartmouth 1 North Dakota St. 4 Mercer 1 Colgate 1 Passes Intercepted (123 ranked) 65 6 7 Southern Utah 17 UNI 11 Citadel 17 Passing Offense (123 ranked) 57 5 212.8 Eastern Wash. 372.4 Southern Ill. 298.9 Passing Yards Allowed (123 ranked) 38 4 197.9 Alcorn 104.9 Youngstown St. 116.3 Passing Yards per Completion (123 ranked) 27 3 13.03 Kennesaw St. 19.55 Illinois St. 17.88 Punt Return Defense (123 ranked) 83 6 10.00 Bryant -1.71 Youngstown St. -0.56 Punt Returns (123 ranked) 69 6 7.57 Northern Colo. 24.18 Missouri St. 19.00 Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 103 9 0.864 Dartmouth 0.526 South Dakota St. 0.667 Red Zone Offense (123 ranked) 22 5 0.857 Saint Francis (PA) 0.970 South Dakota 0.903 Rushing Defense (123 ranked) 9 1 100.2 Dartmouth 73.6 North Dakota St. 100.2 Rushing Offense (123 ranked) 13 1 232.0 Cal Poly 404.8 North Dakota St. 232.0 Sacks Allowed (123 ranked) 14 1 1.00 Kennesaw St. 0.33 North Dakota St. 1.00 Southern Ill. 1.00 Scoring Defense (123 ranked) 20 2 18.9 Dartmouth 9.1 South Dakota St. 14.6 Scoring Offense (123 ranked) 19 2 34.7 James Madison 47.9 Southern Ill. 38.7 Tackles for Loss Allowed (123 ranked) 10 1 4.33 Harvard 2.88 Southern Ill. 4.33 North Dakota St. 4.33 Team Passing Efficiency (123 ranked) 8 1 157.88 Northern Ariz. 184.41 North Dakota St. 157.88 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (123 ranked) 27 3 111.75 South Carolina St. 89.56 Youngstown St. 101.41 Team Sacks (122 ranked) 50 3 2.11 South Carolina St. 4.22 UNI 3.11 Team Tackles for Loss (123 ranked) 110 9 4.4 South Carolina St. 10.8 UNI 8.2 Time of Possession (123 ranked) 1 1 37:21 North Dakota St. 37:21 North Dakota St. 37:21 Total Defense (123 ranked) 14 2 298.1 Charleston So. 250.6 Youngstown St. 278.0 Total Offense (123 ranked) 22 2 444.8 James Madison 592.9 Southern Ill. 501.0 Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 75 8 -0.22 Southern Utah 2.33 UNI 1.00 Turnovers Gained (123 ranked) 96 8 11 Southern Utah 25 UNI 21 Turnovers Lost (123 ranked) 42 6 13 Southern Utah 4 South Dakota St. 5 Winning Percentage (120 ranked) 11 1 0.778 Harvard 1.000 South Dakota St. 0.778 Dayton 1.000 Illinois St. 0.778 McNeese St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 0.778 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 20

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) King Frazier 127 11 87.33 Kade Harrington, Lamar 228.89 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 150.44 Blocked Kicks (12 ranked) Nick Brewer, Prairie View 6 Chase Allen, Southern Ill. 3 Brandon Williams, Southern Ill. 3 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Eric Perkins 67 5 387 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1,127 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1,127 Bruce Anderson 184 12 162 Completion Percentage (108 ranked) Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 0.704 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 0.658 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 30.89 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 22.89 Field Goal Percentage (83 ranked) Cam Pedersen 41 3 0.667 Lance Geesey, Saint Francis (PA) 0.941 Zak Kennedy, Youngstown St. 0.810 Field Goals Per Game (127 ranked) Cam Pedersen 70 7 0.75 Lance Geesey, Saint Francis (PA) 2.00 Zak Kennedy, Youngstown St. 1.89 Nigel Macauley, N.C. Central 2.00 Forced Fumbles (40 ranked) John Hugunin, Drake 1.00 Brett McMakin, UNI 0.56 Fumbles Recovered (96 ranked) MJ Stumpf 2 1 3 Kashawn Butler, Florida A&M 4 4 players tied 3 Brad Ambrosius 96 9 1 Interceptions Per Game (107 ranked) CJ Smith 86 7 0.3 Patrick Onwuasor, Portland St. 0.9 Deiondre' Hall, UNI 0.6 Kickoff Return TDs (7 ranked) Willie Quinn, Southern U. 4 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1 Kickoff Returns (119 ranked) Eric Perkins 17 2 26.6 Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis (PA) 32.9 George Moreira, Illinois St. 26.6 Passes Defended (42 ranked) CJ Smith 42 2 1.0 Daquan Minter, Saint Francis (PA) 2.0 Micheal Lilly, South Dakota 1.3 Passing Efficiency (108 ranked) Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 190.9 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 161.2 Passing TDs (122 ranked) Carson Wentz 21 3 16 Jordan West, Eastern Wash. 30 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 19 Easton Stick 83 9 7 Johnathan Williams, Grambling 30 Passing Yards (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 3,173 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 2,602 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 352.6 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 289.1 Passing Yards per Completion (108 ranked) Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 20.45 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 20.45 Points Responsible For (196 ranked) Carson Wentz 23 3 120 Johnathan Williams, Grambling 198 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 172 Easton Stick 167 19 54 Cam Pedersen 192 23 52 Points Responsible For Per Game (145 ranked) Johnathan Williams, Grambling 22.0 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 19.8 Punt Return TDs (3 ranked) Ellis Onic, Northern Colo. 2 4 players tied 1 Khris Gardin, N.C. A&T 2 Punt Returns (57 ranked) Eric Perkins 49 4 5.9 Khris Gardin, N.C. A&T 22.6 Makinton Dorleant, UNI 12.7 Punting (106 ranked) Ben LeCompte 1 1 46.4 Ben LeCompte, North Dakota St. 46.4 Ben LeCompte, North Dakota St. 46.4 Receiving TDs (119 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 27 4 6 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 18 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 13 Darrius Shepherd 48 7 5 Chase Morlock 82 11 4 Zach Vraa 119 13 3 Receiving Yards (150 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 90 8 486 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 1,388 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 1,046 Darrius Shepherd 139 14 409 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 100 8 54.0 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 154.2 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 116.2 Darrius Shepherd 148 14 45.4 Zach Vraa 200 18 37.8 Receptions Per Game (193 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 116 7 3.8 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 11.1 Lance Lenoir, Western Ill. 6.2 Zach Vraa 172 16 3.2 Rush Yards Per Carry (153 ranked) King Frazier 36 3 5.41 Kade Harrington, Lamar 8.28 Jody Webb, Youngstown St. 6.07 Rushing TDs (125 ranked) King Frazier 95 9 5 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 19 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 13 Chase Morlock 125 10 4 Kade Harrington, Lamar 19 Carson Wentz 125 10 4 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) King Frazier 55 6 649 Kade Harrington, Lamar 1,805 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 1,215 Easton Stick 170 16 364 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) King Frazier 69 6 72.1 Kade Harrington, Lamar 200.6 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 135.0 Sacks (47 ranked) Greg Menard 24 4 0.67 Tyrone Holmes, Montana 1.22 Karter Schult, UNI 1.17 Scoring (197 ranked) Cam Pedersen 79 11 6.5 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 14.4 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 9.3 Chase Morlock 129 15 5.3 Solo Tackles (43 ranked) Mike Basile, Monmouth 7.2 Brett McMakin, UNI 6.3 Tackles For Loss (94 ranked) Greg Menard 82 8 1.1 Noah Spence, Eastern Ky. 2.1 Karter Schult, UNI 1.9 Javancy Jones, Jackson St. 2.1 Total Offense (200 ranked) King Frazier 188 13 72.1 Vad Lee, James Madison 375.5 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 351.6 Total Tackles (198 ranked) Nick DeLuca 38 6 9.3 , Norfolk St. 14.6 Dylan Cole, Missouri St. 12.8 Yards per Pass Attempt (108 ranked) Quentin Williams, Bethune-Cookman 10.99 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 10.36 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 60 8 15.73 Juston Christian, Marist 27.15 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 23.98 RJ Urzendowski 96 11 14.29