State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2019 Schedule No. 1 North Dakota State, No. 2 James Madison (15-0 overall, 8-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) W, 57-10 Meet in FCS Championship Saturday on ABC S7 NORTH DAKOTA W, 38-7 S14 at #18/18 Delaware W, 47-22 THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S21 #4/4 UC DAVIS W, 27-16 State (15-0) faces No. 2 James Madison (14-1) in O5 *at #10/6 Illinois State W, 37-3 O12 *#10/10 NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) W, 46-14 the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game O19 *MISSOURI STATE (Trees Bowl) W, 22-0 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Toyota Stadium NORTH DAKOTA STATE JAMES MADISON O26 *at #3/3 S. Dakota St. (Dakota Marker) W, 23-16 (20,500) in Frisco, Texas. This is a rematch of the N2 *at Youngstown State W, 56-17 2017 national championship game. NDSU has BISON DUKES N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) W, 57-21 won two straight and seven of the last eight FCS (15-0, 8-0 MVFC) (14-1, 8-0 CAA) N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA W, 49-14 Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 2/2 (STATS/AFCA) N23 *at #RV/25 Southern Illinois W, 21-7 championships with JMU taking the 2016 title after beating NDSU in the semifinals. JMU is mak- Last Game: Dec. 21 def. Last Game: Dec. 21 def. D7 ^#19/19 NICHOLLS W, 37-13 Montana State 42-14 Weber State 30-14 D14 ^#13/14 ILLINOIS STATE W, 9-3 ing its third title game appearance in four years. Streak: Won 36 Streak: Won 14 D21 ^#5/5 MONTANA STATE W, 42-14 On Road: 6-0 (Won 10+3) On Road: 5-1 (Won 5) J11 ^#2/2 JAMES MADISON 11 a.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. Coach: Coach: Curt Cignetti #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs on ABC and ESPN3 with Mark Jones (play-by- Record: 15-0 (1st) Record: 14-1 (1st) Quick Facts play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Olivia Dekker Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) (reporter). The FCS Championship pregame show hosted by Kris Budden, Rene Ingoglia and Jay Founded: 1890 Walker begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNews. Enrollment: 13,173 (fall 2019) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed with Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the (18,700) fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 , Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 7:30-8:30 with Brad Jones and “Bison Game Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Day” from 8:30-10:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik return for “Bison Hotline” Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 with Chris Hanson and for two hours following the network broadcast. National radio Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 coverage on Westwood One Sports will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Jason Horowitz (play-by-play) and Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 Al Groh (analyst). Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming on GoBison.com/allaccess and the Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live stats are available on NCAA.com. Follow along with in-game up- Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 dates on Twitter @NDSUfootball and the #FCSChampionship hashtag.

Football Staff TICKETS: Tickets may be purchased via the NCAA Ticket Exchange, the official fan-to-fan Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 15-0 (1st season) marketplace. For details, visit NCAA.com/FCS and click on the Tickets and Hospitality link. A limited Career Record: same number of standing room only tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Assistant Coaches/Staff: * (Minot St., 1977)...... Assoc. Head Coach CLEAR BAG POLICY: New for 2020, Toyota Stadium will have a bag policy in effect. Any bag Passing Game Coord./QBs * (NDSU, 2009)....Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks larger than a small clutch purse will not be permitted into the stadium unless it is a clear bag. Clear David Braun (Winona St., 2008)...... Def. Coord./Safeties bags may not exceed 14” x 6” x 14” and small clutch purses or crossbody bags may not exceed 5.5” Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)..... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs x 8.5” with or without straps. Email [email protected] to get special clearance for AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002)...... Offensive Line Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Running Backs medically necessary items. More information is available on the Toyota Stadium policies webpage. *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Cornerbacks Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014)...... Linebackers PARKING AND TAILGATING: General public parking is $20 per spot and opens at 6 a.m. Satur- Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012)...... Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends day in Toyota Stadium’s red, blue and green parking lots. RVs and campers will be charged $40 per *Ben Klinger (, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control parking space occupied. ADA parking is available in all lots. All parking is on a first-come, first-serve *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012)...... Def. Quality Control basis. Parking lots will remain open for tailgating after the game. All vehicles must be off property Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting by 11:30 p.m. Saturday. John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008)... Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)....Asst. AD/Ath. Performance TEAM ARRIVALS AND TAILGATE TOWN: Fans are invited to line up on Lamar Hunt Way from *press box on game day Toyota Stadium west to World Cup Way for team arrivals beginning with an NDSU pep rally at 8:15 Athletic Communications a.m. and team arrival at 8:25 followed by JMU’s team arrival at 8:45 and pep rally at 8:55. Tailgate Contact: Ryan Perreault Town, a free interactive fan festival, opens at 9 a.m. in the north plaza of Toyota Stadium and is open Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 through halftime. Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDSUathletics NDSU PEP FEST: The NDSU Pep Fest presented by Gate City Bank is a free, family-friendly Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball event Friday, Jan. 10, at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. Doors and beer garden open at 3 p.m. Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball with live music from 5 to 9 p.m. by the Emerald City Band and the pep fest program beginning at YouTube: @NDSUathletics 6:45. The first 4,000 fans will receive a commemorative NDSU rally towel. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (15-0, 8-0 MVFC) JAMES MADISON (14-1, 8-0 CAA) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS DUKES OPP NDSU JMU Points/Game 37.9 11.8 Points/Game 41.3 14.9 Scoring Off. 7th 2nd First Downs 324 221 First Downs 373 213 Rushing Off. 4th 10th Rushing/Game 288.0 134.4 Rushing/Game 248.3 61.1 Passing Off. 90th 56th Passing/Game 189.3 134.3 Passing/Game 224.1 203.6 Total Offense 6th 9th Total Offense/Game 477.3 268.7 Total Offense/Game 472.5 264.7 Passing Eff. 1st 3rd VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 1 16 Had Intercepted 5 17 Scoring Def. 1st 3rd W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 12-5 18-6 Fumbles-Lost 22-10 21-9 Rushing Def. 30th 1st North Dakota State 8-0 1.000 15-0 1.000 Penalties-Avg. Yards 90-54.5 72-40.1 Penalties-Avg. Yards 76-51.2 62-36.1 Passing Def. 1st 38th Northern Iowa 6-2 .750 10-5 .667 Net Punt Avg. 36.1 35.7 Net Punt Avg. 36.2 33.5 Total Defense 2nd 1st Illinois State 5-3 .625 10-5 .667 Time of Poss./Game 32:08 27:52 Time of Poss./Game 33:21 26:39 Pass Eff. Def. 1st 6th South Dakota State 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 3rd Down Conversions 51% 33% 3rd Down Conversions 54% 29% Net Punting 49th 45th Southern Illinois 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 4th Down Conversions 12/17 8/24 4th Down Conversions 14/16 11/26 Punt Returns 21st 16th South Dakota 4-4 .500 5-7 .417 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Kick Returns 8th 2nd Indiana State 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Turnover Mar. 4th 19th Youngstown State 2-6 .250 6-6 .500 Ty Brooks 130 940 7.2 5 62.7 P. Agyei-Obese 241 1143 4.7 19 76.2 Pen Yds/Gm 65th 50th Missouri State 1-7 .125 1-10 .091 139 934 6.7 13 62.3 Jawon Hamilton 160 896 5.6 5 59.7 Time of Poss. 14th 7th Western Illinois 1-7 .125 1-11 .083 Adam Cofield 160 789 4.9 11 52.6 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Conv. 4th 2nd PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Ben DiNucci 246-345-5 71.3 27 215.8 3rd Dn Def. 14th 2nd Trey Lance 186-277-0 67.1 28 180.9 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Conv. 6th 1st RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Brandon Polk 73 1173 16.1 11 78.2 4th Dn Def. 7th 32nd Christian Watson 34 732 21.5 6 48.8 Riley Stapleton 55 688 12.5 8 57.3 Phoenix Sproles 32 528 16.5 2 37.7 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Dimitri Holloway 47-68-115 10.5 0 1-3 Jackson Hankey 45-65-110 9.0 1 0-0 Adam Smith 42-21-63 1.0 6 0-1 Michael Tutsie 44-54-98 3.5 7 1-0 Ron’Dell Carter 27-32-59 25.5 0 1-0 54-30-84 8.5 1 0-0 John Daka 31-28-59 26.5 0 4-1

BISON TRACKER MOBILE APP: North Dakota State’s popular Bison Tracker mobile app presented by Gate City Bank launches Monday, Jan. 6. The app is a free download for Apple and #FCSPlayoffs Schedule Android devices and shows real-time counts of Bison fans checked-in on their way to Frisco or from All Times Central watch locations around the country. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #FargoToFrisco on Twitter to share photos of themselves wearing Bison gear and showing Bison pride between Monday First Round and Saturday as they travel to the game for a chance to win officially licensed NDSU gear. at Nicholls 24, North Dakota 6 Illinois St. 24, at Southeast Missouri St. 6 GOLD RUSH: North Dakota State is the home team and will be on the west sideline near the at Albany 42, Central Connecticut St. 14 press box. The Bison will wear gold jerseys with green pants and helmets for the third time this at Austin Peay 42, Furman 6 season. NDSU is 32-0 in gold jerseys since their first appearance in the 2011 season opener, 19-0 in Kennesaw St. 28, at Wofford 21 at Southeastern Louisiana 45, Villanova 44 green helmets since their November 2015 debut, and 13-0 in the gold jersey/green helmet combo. at Northern Iowa 17, San Diego 3 at Monmouth 44, Holy Cross 27 THE SERIES: This is the fourth meeting between North Dakota State and James Madison, all in the FCS playoffs. NDSU leads the series 2-1 including a 17-13 victory in the 2017 national champion- Second Round ship after JMU’s 27-17 win at the Fargodome in the 2016 semifinals. The teams first met in the 2011 at (1) North Dakota St. 37, Nicholls 13 second round with the Bison winning 26-14 in Fargo. NDSU is 7-1 against Colonial Athletic Associa- Illinois St. 24, at (8) Central Arkansas 14 tion opponents including a pair of wins over Delaware in 2018 and 2019. at (5) Montana St. 47, Albany 21 Austin Peay 42, at (4) Sacramento St. 28 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: North Dakota State is the No. 1 overall seed for the FCS playoffs at (3) Weber St. 26, Kennesaw St. 20 and hosted through the semifinal round for the ninth straight year. NDSU has been the No. 1 seed for at (6) Montana 73, Southeastern Louisiana 28 five of its 10 FCS playoff appearances (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019) and was seeded No. 2 three Northern Iowa 13, at (7) South Dakota St. 10 times (2011, 2014, 2017) and No. 3 once (2015). at (2) James Madison 66, Monmouth 21

Quarterfinals TENTH STRAIGHT POSTSEASON: North Dakota State is in the postseason for the 10th straight at (1) North Dakota St. 9, Illinois St. 3 season dating back to 2010 when the Bison advanced to the FCS quarterfinals in their first appear- at (5) Montana St. 24, Austin Peay 10 ance. NDSU has a 35-2 record in the FCS playoffs, including a 27-1 record in the Fargodome. This is at (3) Weber St. 17, (6) Montana 10 North Dakota State’s 33rd postseason appearance since 1964. The Bison are 70-15 all-time in the at (2) James Madison 17, Northern Iowa 0 postseason including a 65-14 record in the NCAA playoff format since 1973. Most Consecutive FCS Playoff Appearances Highest FCS Playoff Winning Percentages Semifinals 17 - Montana, 1993-2009 .946 - North Dakota State (35-2) at (1) North Dakota St. 42, (5) Montana St. 14 14 - New Hampshire, 2004-2017 .793 - Marshall (23-6) at (2) James Madison 30, (3) Weber St. 14 10 - Eastern Kentucky, 1986-1995 .777 - Youngstown State (28-8) 10 - North Dakota State, 2010-2019 .776 - Georgia Southern (45-13) Championship 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 (ABC/ESPN3) Most FCS Playoff Games Won Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas 45 - Georgia Southern (2) James Madison vs. (1) North Dakota St. 35 - North Dakota State 33 - Montana

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Peterson Farms Seed 15-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 15th football national champion- ship in 2018. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969 Bison Radio Network via the national polls, five Division II playoff titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the NDSU football can be heard live on 25 stations first team in history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio 2013, 2014 and 2015 before winning again in 2017 and 2018. streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and TITLE TOWN: North Dakota State is playing in its eighth FCS championship game in 12 years postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also of Division I postseason eligibility. NDSU has won the national championship in 29 percent of its 52 a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 years of postseason eligibility since the program’s first bowl game in 1964. (NDSU was ineligible for p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. the playoffs while reclassifying to Division I from 2004-2007, a four-year span ending with back-to- back 10-1 seasons in FCS play.) BROADCAST TEAM Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play BISON WIN RECORD SEVENTH FCS TITLE: North Dakota State has won seven of the last eight Phil Hansen...... Analyst FCS championships to surpass Georgia Southern’s record of six FCS titles. The Bison are 7-0 in Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines seven FCS title game appearances and 12-2 overall in playoff title games with the only losses com- ing in the Division II championships in 1981 to Texas State (42-13) and 1984 to Troy (18-17). LOCATION SIGNAL Most FCS Championship Game Appearances Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox 8 - Georgia Southern (6-2) Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM 7 - North Dakota State (7-0) Ada, MN KRJB-FM 106.5 7 - Youngstown State (4-3) Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 7 - Montana (2-5) Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 NINE STRAIGHT TITLES: North Dakota State won its ninth straight Missouri Valley Football Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 Conference championship dating back to 2011 and fifth outright crown including 2012, 2013, 2017 Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 and 2018. North Dakota State has won 36 football conference championships including 26 in the Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) Harvey KHND-AM 1470 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 9 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-19) Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 Minot KCJB-AM 910 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 FIRST 16-GAME WINNERS? Last year’s 15-0 North Dakota State team was the fifth to go unde- Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 feated and untied in winning the FCS championship joining Eastern Kentucky in 1982 (13-0), Georgia Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 Southern in 1989 (15-0), Marshall in 1996 (15-0) and NDSU in 2013 (15-0). The Bison can become Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 the first modern-era college football team in any division to finish a season 16-0. The only other 16-0 Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 team was at Yale in 1894. NDSU has played one other 16-game season. The Bison won the 2014 Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 national title with a 15-1 record. Williston KEYZ-AM 660 UNBEATEN SEASONS: Twelve teams have gone unbeaten in Missouri Valley Football Confer- The Bison Football Show ence games since 1985, and only North Dakota State (2013, 2018, 2019) and Southern Illinois (2009) North Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson have done it through an eight-game conference schedule. There have been 15 undefeated NDSU hosts the weekly television show with head coach Matt Entz live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in teams since 1894 including the 2018 national champions (15-0). Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and MVFC ROOKIE HEAD COACHES: Matt Entz has won his first 15 games as head coach, surpass- Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news ing the NDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference record 9-0 start in 2014 by , Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. who finished 15-1 in leading the Bison to their fourth straight national championship. Entz is the Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. third MVFC head coach to win at least 12 games in his first year in the league, joining Youngstown Bison Television Schedule State’s , who went 13-2 overall in 1997 and finished third in the MVFC with a 4-2 record. Opponent Coverage vs. Butler NBC ND/ESPN+ UNDEFEATED FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACHES: With a victory in the FCS championship, North North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN+ Dakota State’s Matt Entz would become the first Division I head football coach to win all 16 games at Delaware NBC ND/FloSports.TV in his first season at the helm. Among other notable winning streaks for first-time head coaches, UC Davis NBC ND/ESPN+ Walter Camp won his first 28 games at Yale in 1888 and 1889,Larry Coker won his first 24 games at at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ Miami (Fla.) in 2001 and 2002, and current Ohio State coach Ryan Day had a 16-game winning streak Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN+ snapped in this year’s Playstation Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson. at South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ Undefeated, Untied First-Year Head Football Coaches (Division I, minimum 10 games) at Youngstown St. ESPN+ 15-0, Bob Pruett, Marshall, 1996 (FCS champions) Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ 15-0, Matt Entz, North Dakota State, 2019 South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ 13-0, Walter Camp, Yale, 1888 Nicholls ESPN3 13-0, Chris Petersen, Boise State, 2006 Illinois State ESPN 12-0, Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.), 2001 Montana State ESPN2 11-0, Bill Thomas, Tennessee State, 1984 James Madison ABC/ESPN3 10-0, Joe Susan, Davidson, 2000 10-0, Ed Zubrow, Penn, 1986 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. 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AFCA FCS Top 25 NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD: NDSU student-athletes have claimed the NCAA Elite 90 award in six Issued Nov. 25, 2019 of seven previous trips to Frisco. This year’s winner will be announced at Friday morning’s NCAA Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv championship banquet. The award, established in 2009, goes to the student-athlete with the highest 1. North Dakota St. (26) 12-0 650 1 cumulative grade-point average among the participants at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 2. James Madison 11-1 624 2 national championships. NDSU has 11 total winners across four sports, seventh most among all 3. Sacramento St. 9-3 596 4 NCAA member institutions. 4. Weber St. 9-3 567 7 NDSU’s NCAA Elite 90 Award Winners 5. Montana St. 9-3 545 8 2010-11 - Amy Anderson, women’s golf 6. Northern Iowa 8-4 451 10 2010-11 - Whitney Carlson, women’s outdoor track and field 7. Central Arkansas 9-3 448 11 2012-13 - Esley Thorton, football 8. Montana 9-3 441 3 2013-14 - , football 9. Kennesaw St. 10-2 421 9 2014-15 - Carson Wentz, football 10. Villanova 9-3 401 14 11. Monmouth 10-2 391 12 2015-16 - Carson Wentz, football 12. South Dakota St. 8-4 356 5 2015-16 - Clay Ream, wrestling 13. Southeast Missouri St. 9-3 327 16 2016-17 - Clay Ream, wrestling 14. Illinois St. 8-4 322 6 2017-18 - Daniel Polansky, football 15. Wofford 8-3 317 17 2017-18 - Clay Ream, wrestling 16. Furman 8-4 281 15 2018-19 - , football 17. Austin Peay 9-3 248 19 18. Central Connecticut St. 11-1 246 18 Most NCAA Elite 90 Awards 19. Nicholls 8-4 172 23 20 - Stanford 20. Dartmouth 9-1 139 21 17 - MIT (D-I and D-III) 21. Florida A&M 9-2 117 13 16 - Alabama 22. North Carolina A&T 8-3 94 24 13 - Nebraska 23. Yale 9-1 72 T25 13 - North Carolina 24. Southeastern Louisiana 7-4 47 22 25. Southern Illinois 7-5 38 T25 13 - Washington-St. Louis (D-III) 11 - Baylor Dropped out: Towson (20) Others receiving votes: North Dakota 37, Albany 11 - North Dakota State 30, Towson 23, San Diego 10, Alcorn St. 9, Eastern Washington 9, Princeton 7, South Carolina St. 6, UT NCAA MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: The NCAA championship game Most Outstanding Martin 5, Holy Cross 3 Player will be announced on stage following the game Saturday, and an NDSU player has been named in all seven previous Bison trips. LB Travis Beck was selected in 2012, QB in STATS FCS Top 25 the 2013 and 2014 title games, QB Carson Wentz in the 2015 and 2016 title games, QB Issued Nov. 24, 2019 in 2018 and WR in 2019. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1. North Dakota St. (152) 12-0 3800 1 2. James Madison 11-1 3648 2 BISON ON 36-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State’s current 36-game winning streak 3. Sacramento St. 9-3 3367 4 is the fifth longest in Division I history and the longest in FCS history surpassing the record 33-game 4. Weber St. 9-3 3340 6 Bison winning streak from 2012-14. 5. Montana St. 9-3 3193 8 Longest Division I Football Winning Streaks 6. Northern Iowa 8-4 2891 9 47—Oklahoma, 1953-57 7. Montana 9-3 2745 3 40—Washington, 1908-14 8. Villanova 9-3 2526 10 37—Yale, 1890-93 9. Central Arkansas 9-3 2327 11 37—Yale, 1887-89 10. South Dakota St. 8-4 2326 5 36—North Dakota State, 2017-present 11. Wofford 8-3 2036 14 35—Toledo, 1969-71 12. Southeast Missouri St. 9-3 2032 13 34—Miami (Fla.), 2000-03 13. Illinois St. 8-4 1956 7 34—Penn, 1894-96 14. Monmouth 10-2 1953 15 15. Kennesaw St. 10-2 1558 16 33—North Dakota State, 2012-14 16. Furman 8-4 1511 9 17. Central Connecticut St. 11-1 1458 19 HOME STREAK AT 28 GAMES: North Dakota State has tied a school record with 28 straight 18. Austin Peay 9-3 1279 20 home wins, which is tied for seventh longest in FCS history. It is the longest active home winning 19. Nicholls 8-4 1063 23 streak in Division I and a new Missouri Valley Football Conference record, topping NDSU’s 26-game 20. Florida A&M 9-2 869 12 home winning streak from 2012-15. NDSU had a 36-game home unbeaten streak 1964-71 including a 21. Dartmouth 9-1 732 22 1970 season-opening tie with Eastern Michigan. 22. Yale 9-1 445 24 NDSU Longest Home Winning Streaks 23. North Carolina A&T 8-3 419 25 28—Started 9/12/1964 vs. Minn. St. Moorhead, ended 9/12/1970 by Eastern Michigan (T, 14-14) 24. North Dakota 7-4 357 NR 28—Started 9/2/2017 vs. Mississippi Valley State 25. Albany 8-4 352 NR 26—Started 10/27/2012 vs. Southern Illinois, ended 10/17/2015 by South Dakota (L, 24-21) Dropped out: Towson (19), SE Louisiana (21) Others receiving votes: SE Louisiana 346, Towson 32 STRAIGHT AFTER OPEN WEEKS: North Dakota State has won 32 straight games after open 266, Southern Illinois 179, San Diego 151, Alcorn St. 61, Princeton 60, Eastern Washington 50, South Caro- weeks in the regular season and postseason including the 37-13 second round playoff win over Nich- lina St. 32, Sam Houston St. 28, UT Martin 24, New olls. The streak includes 19 home games, six road games and seven national championship games Hampshire 15, Holy Cross 3, UC Davis 2 in Frisco, Texas. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 5

NDSU’s 36-Game Win Streak WATSON SPARKS BISON PAST BOBCATS IN SEMIFINAL: Trey Lance went 15 of 21 passing for 223 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for two TDs in NDSU’s 42-14 rout Date Opponent NDSU Opp of Montana State in the semifinals. Wide receiver Christian Watson accounted for 174 all-purpose 11/11/17 *#10 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 yards—145 of them on two game-changing TDs early in the second quarter. Montana State tied the 11/18/17 *at #21 Illinois St. 20 7 +13 game 7-7 on Travis Jonsen’s 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal, but the Bison went ahead for good on 12/2/17 SAN DIEGO 38 3 +35 their next play from scrimmage when Lance hit Watson in stride for a 75-yard touchdown. After a 12/9/17 #8 WOFFORD 42 10 +32 three-and-out on defense, Watson took the first play 70 yards for his first career rushing touchdown. 12/15/17 #5 SAM HOUSTON ST. 55 13 +42 1/6/18 vs #1 James Madison 17 13 +4 BISON HOLD OFF ILLINOIS STATE IN QUARTERFINALS: North Dakota State got a fourth-down 9/1/18 CAL POLY 49 3 +46 stop with 56 seconds left to seal a 9-3 victory over Illinois State in the quarterfinals. NDSU limited 9/15/18 NORTH ALABAMA 38 7 +31 All-America running back James Robinson to 94 yards rushing and the Redbirds only crossed mid- 9/22/18 DELAWARE 38 10 +28 field twice. Freshman Griffin Crosa tied an NDSU FCS playoff record with three field goals made from 9/29/18 *#3 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 21 17 +4 38, 33 and 22 yards all in the second quarter to give the Bison a 9-0 halftime lead. Sam Fenlason 10/6/18 *at #22 Northern Iowa 56 31 +25 connected from 27 yards for Illinois State. NDSU receiver Christian Watson had a career-high seven 10/13/18 *at Western Illinois 34 7 +27 receptions for 107 yards, linebacker Jackson Hankey made a game-high 10 tackles. 10/20/18 *#7 ILLINOIS ST. 28 14 +14 10/27/18 *at South Dakota 59 14 +45 11/3/18 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. 17 7 +10 BISON TURN BACK NICHOLLS IN SECOND ROUND: Interceptions from safeties Michael Tutsie 11/10/18 *at Missouri St. 48 7 +41 and James Hendricks on back-to-back possessions in the second half led to 10 points for North Da- 11/17/18 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65 17 +48 kota State in the 37-13 second round win over Nicholls. The Bison held Nicholls to 265 yards of total 12/1/18 #23 MONTANA ST. 52 10 +42 offense, the Colonels’ lowest output in 12 games against FCS opponents. NDSU quarterback Trey 12/8/18 #7 COLGATE 35 0 +35 Lance was 10 of 16 passing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 11 times for a game- 12/14/18 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 44 21 +23 high 88 yards and one TD. Wide receiver Jimmy Kepouros caught his first career touchdown pass to 1/5/19 vs #3 Eastern Wash. 38 24 +14 give the Bison a 14-10 lead before halftime, and Nicholls pulled within 14-13 before the Bison 8/31/19 vs Butler 57 10 +47 9/7/19 NORTH DAKOTA 38 7 +31 ELLEFSON, TUSZKA TO SHRINE BOWL: North Dakota State tight end Ben Ellefson and defen- 9/14/19 at #18 Delaware 47 22 +25 sive end have accepted invitations to participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl on 9/21/19 #4 UC DAVIS 27 16 +11 Saturday, Jan. 18, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. NFL Network television coverage begins 10/5/19 *at #6 Illinois St. 37 3 +34 at 2 p.m. CT with live radio coverage at 1:15 p.m. CT on SiriusXM NFL Channel 88. This is the sixth 10/12/19 *#10 NORTHERN IOWA 46 14 +32 time in seven years the Bison have been represented at the Shrine Bowl. Quarterback Easton Stick 10/19/19 *MISSOURI ST. 22 0 +22 played in last year’s game. 10/26/19 *at #3 South Dakota St. 23 16 +7 11/2/19 *at Youngstown St. 56 17 +39 EIGHT ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State has eight All-Americans this year: LT Dillon Ra- 11/9/19 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 57 21 +36 11/16/19 *SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 dunz (1st team AP, AFCA, STATS, HERO Sports, FCS ADA), quarterback Trey Lance (1st team HERO 11/23/19 *at #25 Southern Illinois 21 7 +14 Sports, FCS ADA; 2nd team AP, AFCA; TBA STATS), DE Derrek Tuszka (1st team AP, STATS, HERO 12/7/19 #19 NICHOLLS 37 13 +24 Sports; 2nd team AFCA), LB Jabril Cox (1st team HERO Sports; 2nd team STATS; 3rd team AP), RG 12/14/19 #13 ILLINOIS ST. 9 3 +6 Zack Johnson (1st team HERO Sports; 2nd team AP; 3rd team STATS), RT Cordell Volson (2nd team 12/21/19 #5 MONTANA ST. 42 14 +28 HERO Sports), S James Hendricks (2nd team HERO Sports) and TE Ben Ellefson (2nd team AFCA; 3rd team STATS, HERO Sports). Total Points 1411 426 +27.4 23 Home Games 898 248 +28.3 BISON SWEEP TOP VALLEY HONORS: North Dakota State swept the five major year-end awards 10 Road Games 401 131 +27.0 3 Neutral Games 112 47 +21.6 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with first-year head coach Matt Entz being named Bruce 21 Ranked Opponents 746 282 +22.1 Craddock Coach of the Year, senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka the Defensive Player of the Year, and redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance named Offensive Player, Newcomer and Freshman of Total time trailing: 108:28 the Year. Lance is the league’s first freshman to be named Offensive Player of the Year, and he is the (5.0% of the 2,160 minutes in 36 games) fourth to sweep the Newcomer and Freshman of the Year awards. Total time trailing in 2019 season: 52:13 (Nicholls 11:43, @South Dakota State 34:24, ELEVEN ON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: North Dakota State had eight first-team all-conference UC Davis 3:04, @Delaware 3:02) selections including Offensive Player of the Year Trey Lance at quarterback, Defensive Player of the Total time trailing at home: 43:19 (3.1% of the 1,380 minutes in 23 home games) Year Derrek Tuszka on the defensive line, tight end Ben Ellefson, offensive linemen Zack Johnson, Games trailed in: 12 of 36 and Cordell Volson, linebacker Jabril Cox, and defensive back James Hendricks. Bi- Largest deficit: 14 points, at Northern Iowa, son wide receiver Christian Watson and cornerbacks Marquise Bridges and Josh Hayes were voted 10/6/2018 (down 14-0, won 56-31) to the second team. Eight other NDSU players were listed as honorable mention: running backs Ty Longest deficit: 34:24, at South Dakota State, Brooks and Adam Cofield, fullbacks Hunter Luepke and Garrett Malstrom, return specialist Trevor 10/26/2019 (down 6-0, won 23-16) Heit, offensive lineman Karson Schoening, defensive lineman Spencer Waege, and defensive back Michael Tutsie. Freshman running back Kobe Johnson and Lance were NDSU’s two selections to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team.

BIG PLAY BISON: North Dakota State has scored six offensive touchdowns of 70-plus yards this season with three of those coming in the NCAA semifinal win over Montana State. One out of five offensive plays for North Dakota State this season (20%) have been a chunk play of at least 10 yards rushing or 15 yards passing. NDSU has 192 chunk plays (12.8 per game) with 126 rushing and 66 passing. There were a season-high 22 chunk plays against South Dakota as the Bison put up 700 total yards of offense, the third most yards in school history and most in NDSU’s Division I era. That was one week after putting up 690 yards with 19 chunk plays against Western Illinois. Meanwhile, the Bison are allowing chunk plays at just a 12% rate. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 6

Special Teams Tackles LANCE, BISON LIMITING TURNOVERS: North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance has at- tempted 278 career passes without an interception, breaking the school record 152 set by Easton Total Kickoffs Punts Stick. The Bison have committed the fewest turnovers in the FCS this season (6) and are tied with Julian Wlodarczyk 9 9 0 Weber State and Incarnate Word for second in the FCS with a plus-16 turnover margin. NDSU’s Jasir Cox 7 7 0 fumble lost against Montana State is the only Bison turnover in the past seven games. Josh Hayes 7 4 3 Destin Talbert 5 5 0 TUTSIE MAKES THIRD POSTSEASON PICK: Sophomore safety Michael Tutsie has made an in- Tre Fort 4 4 0 terception in each of NDSU’s first three playoff games this season to tie the school record for INTs in Michael Tutsie 4 2 2 a single postseason set by Todd Zabel in 1988 and tied by Marcus Williams (2012), Christian Dudzik Dawson Weber 4 4 0 (2013) and Marquise Bridges (2017). Tutsie ranks sixth in the FCS with 0.5 interceptions per game. James Kaczor 3 3 0 HIs seven total picks are one shy of the NDSU record eight interceptions by Frank Esposito in 1953. Luke Weerts 3 3 0 Jaxon Brown 3 3 0 Jackson Hankey 2 2 0 1,000-YARD RUSHERS: North Dakota State’s last 1,000-yard rusher was Bruce Anderson in Trevor Heit 2 2 0 2017. Running back Ty Brooks enters the championship game with 940 yards and quarterback Trey Mason Hofstedt 2 2 0 Lance enters with 934. NDSU hasn’t had dual 1,000-yard rushers since 2013 with (1,398) Peter Isais 2 2 0 and John Crockett (1,277). Ross Kennelly 2 0 2 DJ Stewart 2 2 0 TOP RUSHING BISON : There have been five 1,000-yard rushing seasons by Adam Cofield 1 1 0 NDSU quarterbacks—three by Chris Simdorn and two by Jeff Bentrim—who were both Harlon Hill Kobe Johnson 1 1 0 Trophy winners as the top player in Division II football. Here are the top five QB rushing seasons in Garret Wegner 1 1 0 NDSU history, adjusted to include playoffs (NCAA policy excluded postseason games until 2002). Beau Pauly 1 1 0 NDSU Single-Season Rushing by Quarterback Juanye Tillman 1 1 0 1,547—Chris Simdorn, 1988 (1,129 in 9 games + 418 in 4 playoff games) James Hendricks 1 0 1 1,183—Jeff Bentrim, 1984 (989 in 9 games + 194 in 3 playoff games) Derrek Tuszka 1 0 1 1,161—Chris Simdorn, 1990 (776 in 9 games + 385 in 4 playoff games) 1,119—Chris Simdorn, 1989 (1,049 in 8 games + 70 in 2 playoff games) 1,010—Jeff Bentrim, 1985 (785 in 8 games + 225 in 3 playoff games) NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week n North Dakota State is ranked No. 1 in the STATS and FOUR 600-YARD RUSHERS: North Dakota State has four 600-yard rushers for the third straight AFCA polls for the 28th consecutive week dating back season. In the past five years of FCS football, only the triple-option offenses at Kennesaw State to the 2017 postseason poll. NDSU has been the top- (2017) and The Citadel (2016) have finished the season with four rushers over 600 yards. ranked team in both polls 75 of 127 weeks this decade and No. 1 in at least one of polls for 79 weeks. NEW RUSHING, TOTAL OFFENSE RECORDS: The Bison had 318 rushing yards against Montana n The Bison went wire-to-wire in the top spot in 2013 State to run their season total to 4,320 yards, passing the 15-game total of 4,293 yards in 2018. and 2018. NDSU was ranked first in one or both polls NDSU’s top five single-season rushing totals have come in the past seven years since the 2013 Bison for 31 straight weeks during its FCS-record 33-game ran for 3,860 yards to break the 1988 school record of 3,731 yards. North Dakota State also has a winning streak from 2012 through 2014. new single-season record 7,159 yards of total offense, topping last year’s 7,076. n NDSU has garnered votes in the AP Top 25 for the seven straight weeks after its College GameDay win BISON TOP RETURN TEAM IN VALLEY: North Dakota State leads the Missouri Valley Football at South Dakota State. It’s the 24th week NDSU has Conference in kickoff returns and punt returns. NDSU is eighth in FCS with 23.90 yards per kick received votes, including after each of its first three return (sixth best in school history) and 21st nationally with 11.67 yards per punt return. Trevor FCS national championships, for 10 straight weeks Heit leads the MVFC and ranks ninth in the FCS averaging 12.0 yards per punt return. Heit’s 28 punt after beating Iowa State in the 2014 opener, and four weeks in 2016 after beating 11th-ranked Iowa. NDSU’s returns this year are third most in NDSU history and his 336 punt return yards are tied for fourth. 74 poll points after the Iowa win were the most for an FCS team in the AP Top 25. LEAGUE LEADERS: Nine-time reigning champion North Dakota State is in a familiar position atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference standings. NDSU has played only eight conference STATS AFCA SAGARIN AP Preseason 1 1 35 (1) games since the beginning of 2011 without holding at least a share of first place. The Bison fell out 9/2 1 1 42 (1) of first place for three weeks in 2012, three weeks in 2015 and two weeks in 2016. 9/9 1 1 37 (1) 9/16 1 1 29 (1) AGAINST THE TOP 25: NDSU has nine victories this year against FCS Top 25 opponents, and 9/23 1 1 40 (1) the Bison have defeated 21 ranked teams on their current 36-game winning streak. That includes 14 9/30 1 1 46 (1) 10/7 1 1 33 (1) teams ranked in the top 10 nationally, and NDSU has outscored those 14 by an average of 36-13. 10/14 1 1 35 (1) 10/21 1 1 39 (1) TOP-FIVE OPPONENTS: North Dakota State is 18-1 since the beginning of the 2011 national 10/28 1 1 37 (1) RV (1) championship season against opponents ranked in the top five of the Football Championship Subdi- 11/4 1 1 37 (1) RV (1) vision. That includes a 10-1 record in the Fargodome, where the only loss in the past eight seasons 11/11 1 1 39 (1) RV (1) 11/18 1 1 35 (1) RV (1) to a top-five opponent came in the 2016 national semifinals to James Madison, 27-17. 11/25 1 1 38 (1) RV (1) 12/2 No Poll No Poll 38 (1) RV (1) ELLEFSON SETS TIGHT END TOUCHDOWN RECORD: North Dakota State’s Ben Ellefson ranks 12/9 No Poll No Poll 37 (1) RV (1) ninth in school history with 16 career touchdown receptions, a new NDSU record for tight ends pass- Postseason ing the 14 TD catches by Jerimiah Wurzbacher from 2005 to 2008. STATS–STATS FCS media top 25 AFCA–FCS coaches top 25 SAGARIN—Jeff Sagarin computer rating (FCS rank) COX CLIMBING SOLO TACKLE LISTS: Linebacker Jabril Cox enters the FCS championship with AP—Associated Press top 25 (points) 54 solo tackles, five shy of the school single-season record 59 set by safety Colten Heagle in 2014 and tied by linebacker Nick DeLuca in 2015. Cox is tied for fifth in NDSU career history with 155 solo tackles and is NDSU’s active career leader with 250 total tackles in 44 games. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 7

Missouri Valley Football TUSZKA FIFTH IN CAREER SACKS: Senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka ranks 10th in the FCS averaging 0.89 sacks per game, which is third in the MVFC. Tuszka has recorded sacks in 10 of 14 Players of the Week games played this year. His career total of 28.5 sacks is fifth at NDSU. Tuszka is also eighth in NDSU history with 40.5 career tackles for loss. NDSU had 10 players combine for 13 Player of the Week awards in the Missouri Val- ELLEFSON NAMED TO GOOD WORKS TEAM: North Dakota State tight end Ben Ellefson was ley Football Conference this season: named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes 22 players in college football for outstanding leadership and commitment to giving back in their local communities. — Trey Lance, Offensive (9/1) & Newcomer (9/1, 10/6)...301 yards and six touchdowns in the HANKEY CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: North Dakota State linebacker Jackson Hankey 57-10 win over Butler...Went 10 of 11 passing for was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team with a 4.0 GPA in agricultural econom- 185 yards and four touchdowns with five carries for 116 yards and two scores...First NDSU freshman to ics. Fullback Garrett Malstrom (4.0 master’s of business administration) and safety James Kaczor start a season opener at quarterback...Accounted (3.77 manufacturing engineering) made the CoSIDA Academic All-District team. for 232 yards at Illinois State including 12 of 15 passing for 189 yards and three TDs. FIVE BISON NAMED TO MVFC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: NDSU tight end Ben Ellefson and defen- — Zack Johnson, Offensive Line (9/9)...12 sive end Derrek Tuszka were named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic first knockdowns and zero pressures in 38-7 win over team, and linebacker Jackson Hankey, safety James Kaczor and fullback Garrett Malstrom made North Dakota...Graded 98% in his second career the second team. Bison punter Garret Wegner earned honorable mention. Nominees for the all- start at right guard after an All-America junior year academic team must be starters or important reserves who have sophomore athletic and academic at right tackle...Helped NDSU rush for 266 yards and 5.3 yards per carry, convert 9 of 14 third downs, standing, completed at least one calendar year at their current institution, participate in at least 50 and keep the ball for more than 35 minutes in the percent of the team’s games, and carry a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade-point average. contest. — Griffin Crosa, Special Teams (9/15)...Made COORDINATORS NAMED TO 35 UNDER 35: North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tyler five PAT kicks and two field goals from 46 and 23 Roehl and defensive coordinator David Braun were selected to the 2020 class of the American Foot- yards in the 47-22 victory at Delaware. ball Coaches Association’s 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, a prestigious program aimed — Garret Wegner, Special Teams (10/13)... at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected Averaged 50.7 yards on three punts with two inside participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive the 20 and a season-long of 60 yards in the win over Northern Iowa. lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, — Karson Schoening, Offensive Line (10/14)... ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance. Graded 94 percent with zero missed assignments on 69 snaps in the win over Northern Iowa...Helped ENTZ AFCA REGION 4 COACH OF THE YEAR: First-year NDSU head coach Matt Entz is the NDSU rush for 347 yards with zero sacks allowed American Football Coaches Association FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year and finished second in the against the Panthers, ranked sixth in sacks and al- national voting for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, presented annually to the FCS coach of the lowing less than 100 rushing yards/game. year. Entz inherited a team that lost 24 seniors and 15 full-time starters. — Cordell Volson, Offensive Line (10/21)... Team-high eight knockdowns and zero pressures allowed against Missouri State...Graded 95 percent TUSZKA FIFTH IN BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD VOTING: Senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka and credited with 12 factor plays as the balanced was fifth in the voting for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defen- Bison rushed for 222 and passed for 225 averaging sive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Tuszka was NDSU’s ninth finalist for the Buck 6.0 yards per play. Buchanan Award, including current linebacker Jabril Cox, who finished fourth in the voting last year, — Josh Hayes, Defensive (10/27)...Late and former defensive end Kyle Emanuel, who was the 2014 winner. fourth-quarter interception in the red zone at South Dakota State to a preserve a 16-16 tie before NDSU’s LANCE WINS RICE AWARD, FINALIST FOR PAYTON: NDSU quarterback Trey Lance won the winning score...Finished with six solo tackles and STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman player in the FCS. He is also a top-four finalist for one pass breakup. — Kobe Johnson, Special Teams (11/3)...Had the STATS FCS , which will be presented to the top offensive player in the FCS 241 all-purpose yards and two TDs at Youngstown on Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas. Lance was the only freshman finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Quar- State...Had three kick returns for 138 yards including terback Easton Stick’s third place finish in the 2018 Payton Award voting was NDSU’s highest finish. a 94-yard TD...Rushed six times for a season-high Linebacker Jabril Cox finished sixth in the Rice Award voting in 2017. 103 yards and a 75-yard TD. — Dillon Radunz, Offensive Line (11/4 and BISON AT HOME: NDSU was 83-6 at home in the 2010-19 decade including a 27-1 mark in the 11/18)...Zero missed assignments or pressures FCS playoffs. The Bison have the longest active home winning streak in Division I at 28 games and allowed in the win at Youngstown State...Led an NDSU has won 68 of the last 70 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss offensive line that paved the way for six rushers to total 251 yards and 7.4 yards per carry while limiting coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 27-4 at home all-time against FCS Top YSU to one tackle for loss...Graded 100 percent with 10 teams. North Dakota State ranked fifth in the FCS with an average attendance of 17,440 over nine eight knockdowns and zero sacks against South home dates in 2019. Dakota as Bison had 700 total yards including 419 rushing. DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 136 wins this decade are more than any other program — Jalen Bussey, Newcomer (11/10)...Team- in college football. NDSU is 127-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five consecutive national high 173 all-purpose yards and 123 rushing yards championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II with two touchdowns in his first collegiate game program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. against Western Illinois...First carry went 65 yards for a touchdown...Added a 50-yard kickoff return and 45-yard rushing TD on consecutive plays. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 8 NDSU Single-Season Records #5 TREY LANCE, QB Passing Touchdowns 6-3 | 221 | RFr. | Marshall, Minn. | Marshall HS 1. 34—Brock Jensen, 2013, Sr. (15g) 2. 28—Easton Stick, 2018, Sr. (15g) * 2019 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist 28—Easton Stick, 2017, Jr. (15g) * 2019 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Winner 28—Trey Lance, 2019, Fr. (15g) * 2019 MVFC Offensive Player, Newcomer and Freshman of the Year 5. 25—Carson Wentz, 2014, Jr. (16g) Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Touchdowns Responsible For 2018 North Alabama 1 1 0 100.0 12 0 12 0 2 54 1 W, 38-7 1. 45—Easton Stick, QB, 2018, Sr. (15g) at South Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 28 1 W, 59-14 2. 44—Brock Jensen, QB, 2013, Sr. (15g) SEASON TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 12 0 12 0 8 82 2 0-0 starter * 3. 41—Trey Lance, QB, 2019, Fr. (15g) 4. 40—Easton Stick, QB, 2017, Jr. (15g) Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result 5. 32–Carson Wentz, QB, 2014, Jr. (16g) 2019 vs Butler 10 11 0 90.9 185 4 47 0 5 116 2 W, 57-10 * 32—Jeff Bentrim, QB, 1986, Sr. (10g) North Dakota 11 15 0 73.3 162 2 41 3 16 95 2 W, 38-7 * at Delaware 18 23 0 78.3 195 3 41 0 6 23 0 W, 47-22 * Total Offense Yards UC Davis 13 23 0 56.5 156 0 45 1 13 48 2 W, 27-16 * 1. 3,753—Carson Wentz, QB, 2014, Jr. (16g) at Illinois State 12 15 0 80.0 189 3 42 1 7 43 0 W, 37-3 * 2. 3,648—Trey Lance, QB, 2019, Fr. (15g) Northern Iowa 10 18 0 55.6 145 3 36 0 11 83 0 W, 46-14 * 3. 3,429—Easton Stick, QB, 2018, Sr. (15g) Missouri State 21 31 0 67.7 225 0 27 1 8 79 1 W, 22-0 * 4. 3,272—Brock Jensen, QB, 2013, Sr. (15g) at South Dakota St. 7 14 0 50.0 62 1 24 1 18 76 0 W, 23-16 * 5. 3,129—Easton Stick, QB, 2017, Jr. (15g) at Youngstown St. 7 9 0 77.8 160 3 69 0 4 32 1 W, 56-17 * Western Illinois 17 22 0 77.3 313 2 88 0 3 42 1 W, 57-21 * Pass Completion Percentage South Dakota 12 15 0 80.0 249 2 43 0 5 47 0 W, 49-14 * 1. 67.7—Tony Stauss, 2003 at Southern Illinois 13 23 0 56.5 146 0 20 2 10 57 1 W, 21-7 * 2. 67.2—Brock Jensen, 2011 Nicholls 10 16 0 62.5 169 2 43 1 11 88 1 W, 37-13 * 3. 67.1—Trey Lance, 2019 Illinois State 10 21 0 47.6 135 0 55 2 11 41 0 W, 9-3 * 4. 66.9—Steve Walker, 2007 Montana State 15 21 0 71.4 223 3 75 0 11 64 2 W, 42-14 * SEASON TOTALS 186 277 0 67.1 2714 28 88 12 139 934 13 15-0 starter* Passing Efficiency CAREER TOTALS 187 278 0 67.3 2726 28 88 12 147 1016 15 15-0 starter* 1. 182.8—Trey Lance, 2019 2. 172.4—Easton Stick, 2018 3. 169.5—Easton Stick, 2017 SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents Yards Per Passing Attempt and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), 1. 10.7—Arden Beachy, 1992 2. 9.797—Trey Lance, 2019 Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU 3. 9.793—Easton Stick, 2018 has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). Freshman Passing Yards 1. 2,714—Trey Lance, 2019 (15g) ANNIVERSARY SEASONS: Three milestones are being celebrated this year with the 150th 2. 1,434—Rob Hyland, 1993 (10g) anniversary of college football, the 125th anniversary of NDSU football, and the 35th anniversary of 3. 1,144—Easton Stick, 2015 (11g) the Missouri Valley Football Conference. NDSU commissioned artist Terrence Fogarty for a limited- 4. 950—Brock Jensen, 2010 (9g) edition commemorative painting on sale at GoBison.com/painting. It features iconic images from 5. 910—Kevin Feeney, 1995 (10g) the program’s humble beginnings in 1894 through NDSU’s modern-day FCS . Freshman Passing Touchdowns 1. 28—Trey Lance, 2019 (15g) 2. 13—Easton Stick, 2015 (11g) 3. 12—Rob Hyland, 1993 (10g) 4. 10—Steve Walker, 2004 (11g) 5. 7—Brock Jensen, 2010 (9g)

Freshman Rushing Yards 1. 1,067—Reggie Scott, RB, 1995 (11g) 2. 975—Jake Morris, RB, 1994 (10g) 3. 934—Trey Lance, QB, 2019 (15g) 4. 698—Lamar Gordon, RB, 1998 (11g) 5. 639—Kevin Feeney, QB, 1995 (10g)

Freshman Rushing Touchdowns 1. 15—Kevin Feeney, QB, 1995 (10g) 2. 13—Trey Lance, QB, 2019 (15g) 3. 12—Rob Hyland, QB, 1993 (10g) 4. 11—Mark Speral, QB, 1977 (8g) 5. 10—Reggie Scott, RB, 1995 (11g) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 9 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 196 So. 3 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 29 Adrian Adams WR 2 Dom Davis FS 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 69 Quinn Alo OG 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 212 Sr. 5 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 46 Austin Avery TE 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 201 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 221 RFr. 2 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 210 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 206 Sr. 5 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 191 Fr. 1 Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 181 Sr. 5 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 6-2 186 Fr. 1 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 85 Hunter Brozio LS 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 220 Jr. 4 Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS/Iowa State 21 Jalen Bussey RB 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 15 Will Cardinal K/P 10 Dom Jones FS 6-2 184 Fr. 1 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 94 Costner Ching DT 10 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 202 Fr. 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 187 So. 2 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 172 Fr. 1 Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 172 Fr. 1 Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 95 Brendan Cook DE 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 186 Jr. 3 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 15 Will Cardinal K/P 6-2 180 Fr. 1 Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 31 Jasir Cox LB 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-8 168 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 220 So. 3 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 186 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 2 Dom Davis FS 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 202 Jr. 4 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 96 Javier Derritt DT 18 Cam Smith FS 5-11 184 Fr. 1 Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 82 Ben Ellefson TE 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 180 Sr. 5 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 62 Dylan Evans DT 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 6-3 202 Fr. 1 Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 7 Tre Fort CB 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 153 Fr. 1 Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 22 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 199 Fr. 1 Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 198 RSo. 3 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 10 Logan Graetz QB 23 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 196 So. 3 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 29 Terrell Hall CB 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 177 Fr. 1 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 194 So. 3 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 205 So. 2 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 So. 3 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 29 Terrell Hall CB 5-10 186 Fr. 1 Winona, Minn./Winona HS 6 James Hendricks FS 29 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 165 Fr. 1 Brooklyn Park, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 49 Logan Hofstedt FB 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 206 RFr. 2 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 31 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 205 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 185 RFr. 2 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 180 So. 2 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 86 Peter Isais WR 34 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 216 RFr. 2 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 184 RFr. 2 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 6-1 165 Fr. 1 Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 216 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 194 Jr. 4 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 68 Zack Johnson OG 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 Sr. 5 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 10 Dom Jones FS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 178 Fr. 1 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 26 James Kaczor SS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 248 Fr. 1 Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 214 Jr. 4 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 233 Jr. 3 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 54 Jake Kava DE 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 221 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 6-4 195 Fr. 1 Rice, Minn./Royalton HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 249 RFr. 2 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 208 RFr. 2 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 247 So. 3 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5-10 166 Fr. 1 North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 215 Fr. 1 Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 49 Nick Kubitz LB 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 221 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 49 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 233 Fr. 1 Cannon Falls, Minn./Canon Falls HS 5 Trey Lance QB 49 Nick Kubitz LB 6-2 202 Fr. 1 Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 22 Jake Lippe WR 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 1 Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 211 So. 3 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 220 So. 3 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 17 Zach Mathis WR BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. 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NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 271 Sr. 5 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE 54 Jake Kava DE 6-1 222 RFr. 2 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 212 Jr. 5 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 221 Jr. 4 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 73 Eli Mostaert DT 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 301 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 74 Will Mostaert DE 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 Jr. 4 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 303 Jr. 4 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 278 So. 3 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 299 Jr. 4 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 286 RFr. 2 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 90 Tony Pierce DE 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-3 290 RFr. 2 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 76 Hunter Poncius OT 64 Jake Rock OT 6-6 287 Fr. 1 Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 35 Jayden Price CB 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 233 Fr. 1 DeForest, Wis./Waunakee HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 326 So. 3 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 309 Jr. 4 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 64 Jake Rock OT 68 Zack Johnson OG 6-6 315 Sr. 5 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 69 Quinn Alo OG 6-2 298 Jr. 4 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE 6-4 290 So. 3 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 59 Karson Schoening C 71 Brandon Westberg C 6-3 288 Fr. 1 Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 18 Cam Smith FS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 290 RFr. 2 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 73 Eli Mostaert DT 6-3 254 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 74 Will Mostaert DE 6-3 246 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 298 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 76 Hunter Poncius OT 6-8 276 Fr. 1 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 288 RFr. 2 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 34 Juanye Tillman LB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 203 So. 3 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 253 So. 3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 Sr. 5 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 179 Jr. 4 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 227 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 85 Hunter Brozio LS 6-0 233 Fr. 1 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 180 So. 3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 262 So. 3 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 202 Jr. 4 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 1 Christian Watson WR 90 Tony Pierce DE 6-0 230 RFr. 2 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 246 Sr. 5 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 288 Sr. 5 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 38 Garret Wegner P 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 240 RSo. 3 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 71 Brandon Westberg C 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 280 So. 3 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 95 Brendan Cook DE 6-3 243 RFr. 2 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 57 Zach Willis C 96 Javier Derritt DT 6-1 276 Fr. 1 Warrensburg, Mo./St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Kan.) 22 Seth Wilson RB 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 241 So. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 283 Jr. 4 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 23 Carson Yaggie WR 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 259 So. 3 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 40 Travis Yohnke TE

Captains: James Hendricks, Marquise Bridges, Ty Brooks, Zack Johnson, Ben Ellefson, Derrek Tuszka

PRONUNCIATIONS Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Lippe (LIP-ee) Terrell (tuh-RELL) BY YEAR Alo (AH-low) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Lodi (LO-dye) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Seniors...... 14 Babicz (BAB-itch) Jalen (JAY-lin) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Juniors...... 18 Beebe (BEE-bee) Jasir (juh-SEER) Marquise (mar-KEESE) Volpentesta Sophomores...... 26 Biegler (BEE-glur) Javier (haw-vee-AIR) Mauch (mouck) (vohl-pen-TEST-uh) Redshirt Freshmen...... 17 Brozio (BRO-zee-oh) Jenaro (juh-NAWR-oh) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Waege (WAY-jee) Freshmen...... 33 Bussey (BUS-ee) Juanye (WAHN-yay) Mostaert (MO-start) Wathum-Ocama Crosa (CRO-suh) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) (wa-TOOM-oh-CHAH-ma) BY STATE Derritt (DARE-it) Karcz (kartch) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Weber (WEBB-er) Minnesota...... 35 Georgia...... 3 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Pepin (PEPP-in) Weerts (WURTS) North Dakota... 16 California...... 2 Giancarlo (jon-CAR-loh) Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss) Poncius (PAWN-shus) Wlodarczyk (wa-DAR-sick) Wisconsin...... 15 Colorado...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Yaggie (YAG-ee) Illinois...... 10 Indiana...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Klabo (KLAY-bo) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Yohnke (YAWN-kee) Florida...... 8 Kansas...... 1 Graetz (GRETTS) Kobe (KO-bee) Roehl (like “roll”) Missouri...... 5 Ohio...... 1 Heit (like “height”) Kubas (KOO-bus) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) Iowa...... 4 Texas...... 1 Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kubitz (KOO-bits) Schoening (SHOON-ing) South Dakota.... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Kuntz (KOONTS) Talbert (TAL-burt) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 11 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Matt Entz Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n 2019 STATS FCS Eddie LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, Minn. Robinson Award Runner-up 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 290 RFr. Maryville, Mo. n 2019 AFCA FCS Region 4 LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 326 So. Maple Grove, Minn. Coach of the Year 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 299 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. n 2019 Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year C 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 303 Jr. Rolla, N.D. n 2018 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year 57 Zach Willis 6-3 301 So. Fargo, N.D. n 2008 AFCA Division II Asst. Coach of the Year RG 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 315 Sr. Blaine, Minn. 69 Quinn Alo 6-2 298 Jr. LaMoure, N.D. Matt Entz is in his first season as North Dakota State’s 31st head football coach after RT 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 309 Jr. Balfour, N.D. five seasons as NDSU’s defensive coordinator. 70 Cody Mauch 6-4 290 So. Hankinson, N.D. Entz was named the 2019 Bruce Craddock Mis- TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Sr. Hawley, Minn. souri Valley Football Conference Coach of the 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 253 So. Barrington, Ill. Year and AFCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year. or 87 Noah Gindorff 6-6 262 So. Crosby, Minn. He was second in the voting for the STATS FCS QB 5 Trey Lance 6-3 221 RFr. Marshall, Minn. Eddie Robinson Award for FCS national coach of 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga. the year. FB 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 Sr. Vergas, Minn. This is the first head coaching job for Entz, 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 249 RFr. Spencer, Wis. a 21-year veteran assistant with 15 years of RB 18 Adam Cofield 5-11 202 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. experience as a defensive coordinator and eight or 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. as an associate head coach in two programs. WR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. At NDSU, he’s been part of six Missouri Valley 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 202 Jr. Medina, Minn. Football Conference championships and four WR 11 Phoenix Sproles 5-11 187 So. New Hope, Minn. NCAA national championships with the Bison. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a finalist for the award, has led a Bison defense Defense that allowed less than 14 points per game over Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown his five seasons as the defensive coordinator LE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 240 RSo. Appleton, Wis. and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in or 99 Spencer Waege 6-5 259 So. South Shore, S.D. scoring defense and total defense. DT 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 271 Sr. Germantown, Wis. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees 98 Matt Biegler 6-3 283 Jr. Underwood, Minn. on defense the past five seasons, including NG 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 288 Sr. Champlin, Minn. linebackers MJ Stumpf, Nick DeLuca and Jabril 94 Costner Ching 6-3 280 So. Castlewood, S.D. Cox. Two of Entz’s former linebackers, DeLuca RE 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, S.D. and , went on to play in the NFL. 90 Tony Pierce 6-0 230 RFr. Lake Alfred, Fla. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is WLB 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 212 Jr. Oakland, Calif. familiar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. January 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 220 So. Park River, N.D. after one season as the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line 43 Beau Pauly 6-2 221 Jr. Becker, Minn. coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and spent SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 233 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. three previous years at Northern Iowa. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. He was named defensive line coach in CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 186 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. 2010 at Northern Iowa and assumed the de- 33 Destin Talbert 5-11 180 So. Darien, Ill. fensive coordinator duties at UNI in 2012 after SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 194 So. Indianapolis, Ind. Klieman departed for NDSU. 26 James Kaczor 6-0 205 So. St. Cloud, Minn. Entz was the defensive coordinator from FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. 2002 to 2009 at Winona State, where he was 27 Dawson Weber 6-2 193 So. Elk Grove, Calif. promoted to associate head coach in 2003 CB 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 186 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. and was with the defensive line for three years 7 Tre Fort 5-8 181 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. before becoming linebackers coach in 2005. He was named the AFCA Division II Assistant Specialists Coach of the Year in 2008. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne K 36 Griffin Crosa 6-1 165 Fr. Dublin, Ohio (Neb.) State from 1999 to 2001 and the defen- 15 Will Cardinal 6-2 180 Fr. Fridley, Minn. sive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998. He LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 214 Jr. Superior, Wis. holds certification from the National Strength H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. and Conditioning Association and served as an 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. assistant strength and conditioning coach dur- P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. ing his time at Wayne State. KR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. PR 84 Trevor Heit 5-9 179 Jr. Pepin, Wis. 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 12 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Nicholls Illinois St. Montana St. James Madison Alo 13 28 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Avery 15 19 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Babicz 14 29 3 5 5 TE *** *** TE *** *** TE TE *** TE *** *** *** *** Biegler 15 27 15 3 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** DT DT DT *** *** Bridges 15 48 45 15 31 31 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB Brooks 15 47 20 4 4 RB RB *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** RB *** *** RB *** Brown 12 51 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bussey 1 1 *** Cardinal 3 3 *** *** *** Ching 15 18 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Clark 12 16 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Cofield 15 36 30 11 11 1 *** *** RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB *** RB RB *** RB Cook 2 2 *** *** Jabril Cox 14 44 44 14 37 4 SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB Jasir Cox 12 22 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Crosa 14 14 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Darnell 15 41 30 15 15 15 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG Davis 2 22 1 *** *** Derritt 2 2 *** *** Ellefson 14 58 14 13 29 5 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE *** TE TE TE TE TE Evans 2 2 *** *** Fort 15 55 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Gindorff 15 27 24 8 8 TE TE *** *** *** *** TE TE TE TE *** TE *** TE *** Hall 1 1 *** Hankey 15 29 26 15 15 15 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB Hayes 15 45 45 15 18 15 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB Heit 15 24 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Henderson 4 4 1 *** *** *** *** Hendricks 14 46 12 14 31 12 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS L. Hofstedt 2 2 *** *** M. Hofstedt 2 15 *** *** Howieson 2 6 *** *** Isais 7 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Jacob 15 21 15 3 3 WR *** *** *** *** *** *** WR *** *** WR *** *** *** *** Jensen 15 30 30 15 15 15 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG K. Johnson 13 13 2 2 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** RB RB *** *** Z. Johnson 15 53 45 15 45 45 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG Jones 1 1 *** Kaczor 13 25 5 7 7 3 *** *** *** WLB *** WLB WLB *** WLB *** WLB WLB WLB Karcz 13 47 3 12 13 2 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT *** DT DT Kartes 15 15 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kava 11 11 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kelly 12 14 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kennelly 15 38 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Kepouros 15 19 15 3 3 1 *** *** WR *** WR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** WR Klabo 2 2 *** *** J. Kubas 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** Z. Kubas 8 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Lance 15 17 15 15 15 15 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Lippe 2 2 *** *** Luepke 13 13 1 2 2 *** *** *** *** *** FB *** *** FB *** *** *** *** Malstrom 11 49 5 5 12 FB *** *** *** *** FB FB *** FB FB *** Mathis 9 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Mauch 15 21 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** McCormick 15 32 15 12 12 5 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE *** *** *** DE DE DE DE DE Mercadel 14 30 4 8 8 WLB WLB WLB *** WLB *** *** WLB WLB WLB WLB *** *** *** E. Mostaert 2 2 *** *** W. Mostaert 4 4 *** *** *** *** Noland 8 17 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Ogbu 4 4 *** *** *** *** Pauly 8 13 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Pierce 11 14 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Price 15 15 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Radunz 15 31 30 15 30 30 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 13

PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Nicholls Illinois St. Montana St. James Madison Reinholz 1 4 *** Rock 1 1 *** Sanders 2 3 *** *** Schoening 15 32 15 15 15 15 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C Schreiber 1 1 *** Sproles 14 29 8 8 *** WR WR WR WR WR *** *** WR *** *** WR WR *** Stewart 9 9 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Stumpf 2 4 *** *** Sundell 15 15 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Talbert 15 26 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Tillman 2 2 *** *** Tucker 13 16 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Tuszka 14 52 8 14 33 8 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE Tutsie 15 27 21 15 15 15 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SLB SS SS SS SS Volson 15 39 29 15 15 15 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT Voyen 8 10 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Waege 14 29 14 4 4 *** *** *** *** *** DE DE DE DE *** *** *** *** *** Watson 15 29 29 10 12 3 *** WR WR WR WR WR *** *** WR WR *** *** WR WR WR Weber 15 25 15 2 2 *** *** FS *** *** *** *** *** *** *** SS *** *** *** *** Weerts 12 12 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Wegner 15 36 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Williams 10 54 3 1 12 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** RB Willis 2 5 *** *** Wilson 12 Wlodarczyk 14 14 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Yaggie 2 3 *** *** Yohnke 2 2 *** *** 2019 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE TE/WR FB/WR WR/TE/RB RB QB vs BUT Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Malstrom Jacob Brooks Lance UND Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Brooks Lance at DEL Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Sproles Watson Cofield Lance UCD Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Babicz Sproles Watson Cofield Lance at ILST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Sproles Watson Cofield Lance UNI Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Sproles Malstrom Watson Cofield Lance MOST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Luepke Babicz Cofield Lance at SDSU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Jacob Babicz Cofield Lance at YSU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Cofield Lance WIU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Luepke Watson Cofield Lance USD Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Jacob Malstrom K.Johnson Brooks Lance at SIU Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles K.Johnson Cofield Lance NICH Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Sproles Malstrom Watson Cofield Lance ILST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Malstrom Watson Brooks Lance MTST Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Watson Williams Cofield Lance vs JMU

DEF. DE DT NG DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB vs BUT McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UND McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at DEL McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Weber Hayes UCD McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at ILST McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UNI McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes MOST McCormick Karcz Darnell Waege Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at SDSU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at YSU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes WIU Waege Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes USD McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Tutsie Hankey Kaczor Bridges Weber Hendricks Hayes at SIU McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes NICH McCormick Biegler Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes ILST McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes MTST McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Kaczor Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes vs JMU BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 14

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1-0 0-0 2:59 34544 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:39 18923 Sep 14, 2019 at #18 Delaware W 47-22 3-0 0-0 2:51 14489 Sep 21, 2019 #4 UC DAVIS W 27-16 4-0 0-0 3:05 18425 * Oct 05, 2019 at #6 Illinois State W 37-3 5-0 1-0 2:52 13391 * Oct 12, 2019 #10 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 6-0 2-0 2:53 18178 * Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 7-0 3-0 2:54 18252 * Oct 26, 2019 at #3 South Dakota State W 23-16 8-0 4-0 3:02 19371 * Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 9-0 5-0 2:54 11102 * Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 10-0 6-0 3:12 17441 * Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 11-0 7-0 3:00 17844 * Nov 23, 2019 at #25 Southern Illinois W 21-7 12-0 8-0 2:43 5423 ^ Dec 07, 2019 #19 NICHOLLS W 37-13 13-0 8-0 2:51 15690 ^ Dec 14, 2019 #13 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 14-0 8-0 2:43 14132 ^ Dec 21, 2019 #5 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 15-0 8-0 2:41 18077

*Missouri Valley Football Conference games ^NCAA Division I FCS playoffs

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs Butler 57 - 10 25 / 14 15 / 5 10 / 8 0 / 1 45-388 / 30-88 12-14-0 / 16-30-1 217 / 110 59-605 / 60-198 49 / 181 2 / 1 NORTH DAKOTA 38 - 7 20 / 14 12 / 3 8 / 11 0 / 0 50-266 / 26-68 11-15-0 / 18-29-2 162 / 162 65-428 / 55-230 65 / 94 0 / 2 Delaware 47 - 22 26 / 14 12 / 7 13 / 5 1 / 2 41-295 / 36-125 18-24-0 / 11-21-1 195 / 136 65-490 / 57-261 86 / 154 0 / 1 UC DAVIS 27 - 16 16 / 19 8 / 5 8 / 13 0 / 1 44-198 / 32-110 13-23-0 / 29-48-3 156 / 312 67-354 / 80-422 109 / 84 1 / 3 Illinois State 37 - 3 22 / 11 14 / 5 8 / 4 0 / 2 55-293 / 31-79 12-15-0 / 8-20-0 189 / 121 70-482 / 51-200 87 / 0 0 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 46 - 14 24 / 14 17 / 6 7 / 8 0 / 0 51-347 / 33-106 10-18-0 / 15-30-1 145 / 233 69-492 / 63-339 134 / 82 1 / 2 MISSOURI STATE 22 - 0 22 / 12 9 / 3 12 / 7 1 / 2 43-222 / 20-21 21-31-0 / 20-37-0 225 / 164 74-447 / 57-185 24 / 16 0 / 0 South Dakota State 23 - 16 18 / 19 12 / 13 3 / 4 3 / 2 44-332 / 43-220 7-15-1 / 7-17-1 62 / 110 59-394 / 60-330 34 / 10 1 / 2 Youngstown State 56 - 17 12 / 16 6 / 8 6 / 8 0 / 0 34-251 / 43-173 9-11-0 / 11-22-0 196 / 106 45-447 / 65-279 164 / 174 0 / 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 57 - 21 27 / 18 14 / 9 13 / 6 0 / 3 49-352 / 36-169 20-29-0 / 17-27-2 338 / 139 78-690 / 63-308 133 / 161 0 / 4 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 - 14 33 / 16 21 / 11 12 / 2 0 / 3 52-419 / 45-172 15-18-0 / 11-19-0 281 / 73 70-700 / 64-245 27 / 113 0 / 0 Southern Illinois 21 - 7 22 / 14 13 / 10 8 / 4 1 / 0 45-246 / 42-206 13-23-0 / 6-10-1 146 / 70 68-392 / 52-276 45 / 37 0 / 1 NICHOLLS 37 - 13 21 / 18 11 / 10 7 / 5 3 / 3 41-265 / 41-171 10-16-0 / 11-15-2 169 / 94 57-434 / 56-265 188 / 18 0 / 2 ILLINOIS STATE 9 - 3 15 / 9 7 / 6 6 / 2 2 / 1 43-128 / 40-160 10-21-0 / 3-8-1 135 / 34 64-263 / 48-194 78 / 23 0 / 1 MONTANA STATE 42 - 14 21 / 13 14 / 8 7 / 5 0 / 0 37-318 / 39-148 15-21-0 / 13-22-1 223 / 150 58-541 / 61-298 90 / 90 1 / 1 Totals 568 - 177 324 / 221 185 / 109 128 / 92 11 / 20 674-4320 / 537-2016 196-294-1 / 196-355-16 2839 / 2014 968-7159 / 892-4030 1313 / 1237 6 / 22

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks Butler 5-7 / 3-14 0-0 / 0-2 29:11 / 30:49 -1:38 8.6 / 2.9 15.5 / 3.7 10.3 / 3.3 2-36.5 / 7-37.9 5-53 / 7-47 1 / 0 NORTH DAKOTA 9-14 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-0 35:06 / 24:54 1 0 :1 2 5.3 / 2.6 10.8 / 5.6 6.6 / 4.2 3-46.0 / 6-39.3 5-45 / 4-30 1 / 3 Delaware 4-10 / 3-13 1-1 / 1-1 31:56 / 28:04 3 :5 2 7.2 / 3.5 8.1 / 6.5 7.5 / 4.6 3-26.7 / 5-40.4 4-25 / 3-25 7 / 0 UC DAVIS 5-13 / 5-19 0-0 / 3-6 30:27 / 29:33 0 :5 4 4.5 / 3.4 6.8 / 6.5 5.3 / 5.3 7-37.9 / 4-55.2 6-65 / 11-104 1 / 1 Illinois State 8-13 / 3-12 0-1 / 0-1 35:57 / 24:03 1 1 :5 4 5.3 / 2.5 12.6 / 6.1 6.9 / 3.9 3-38.3 / 7-43.1 7-66 / 2-10 4 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 7-13 / 4-13 1-1 / 0-1 31:40 / 28:20 3 :2 0 6.8 / 3.2 8.1 / 7.8 7.1 / 5.4 3-50.7 / 4-39.5 1-15 / 4-25 2 / 0 MISSOURI STATE 7-16 / 5-16 1-1 / 0-1 34:52 / 25:08 9 :4 4 5.2 / 1.0 7.3 / 4.4 6.0 / 3.2 6-40.5 / 10-38.4 9-75 / 5-35 3 / 1 South Dakota State 7-14 / 6-14 1-1 / 0-1 30:57 / 29:03 1 :5 4 7.5 / 5.1 4.1 / 6.5 6.7 / 5.5 3-45.3 / 2-50.5 10-100 / 7-66 4 / 1 Youngstown State 4-9 / 7-16 1-1 / 0-0 24:11 / 35:49 -11:38 7.4 / 4.0 17.8 / 4.8 9.9 / 4.3 4-42.2 / 8-32.5 1-5 / 4-35 1 / 0 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8-14 / 4-14 0-2 / 0-1 38:50 / 21:10 1 7 :4 0 7.2 / 4.7 11.7 / 5.1 8.8 / 4.9 3-35.0 / 6-44.8 12-125 / 4-20 5 / 0 SOUTH DAKOTA 4-6 / 6-16 1-1 / 1-1 32:20 / 27:40 4 :4 0 8.1 / 3.8 15.6 / 3.8 10.0 / 3.8 1-57.0 / 7-40.9 10-78 / 6-43 5 / 0 Southern Illinois 8-14 / 5-12 0-2 / 1-2 31:14 / 28:46 2 :2 8 5.5 / 4.9 6.3 / 7.0 5.8 / 5.3 3-29.7 / 4-44.8 5-35 / 5-54 2 / 2 NICHOLLS 3-10 / 3-10 2-2 / 0-1 33:29 / 26:31 6 :5 8 6.5 / 4.2 10.6 / 6.3 7.6 / 4.7 2-36.0 / 4-37.0 8-78 / 5-62 3 / 1 ILLINOIS STATE 7-17 / 3-12 1-1 / 0-2 32:27 / 27:33 4 :5 4 3.0 / 4.0 6.4 / 4.2 4.1 / 4.0 6-38.8 / 6-42.5 4-33 / 5-45 2 / 2 MONTANA STATE 5-10 / 6-15 2-2 / 2-4 29:26 / 30:34 -1:08 8.6 / 3.8 10.6 / 6.8 9.3 / 4.9 2-41.0 / 5-48.4 3-20 / 0-0 1 / 0 Totals 91-180 / 68-208 12-17 / 8-24 482:03 / 417:57 6 4 :0 6 6.4 / 3.8 9.7 / 5.7 7.4 / 4.5 51-39.4 / 85-41.3 90-818 / 72-601 42 / 12

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 15

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 568 177 Points Per Game 37.9 11.8 Points Off Turnovers 78 21 FIRST DOWNS 324 221 R u s h in g 185 109 P a s s in g 128 92 P e n a lt y 11 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 4320 2016 Yards gained rushing 4505 2393 Yards lost rushing 185 377 Rushing Attempts 674 537 Average Per Rush 6.4 3.8 Average Per Game 288.0 134.4 TDs Rushing 46 9 PASSING YARDAGE 2839 2014 C o m p - A t t - I n t 196-294-1 196-355-16 Average Per Pass 9.7 5.7 Average Per Catch 14.5 10.3 Average Per Game 189.3 134.3 TDs Passing 29 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 7159 4030 Total Plays 968 892 Average Per Play 7.4 4.5 Average Per Game 477.3 268.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-693 56-1090 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 30-350 12-69 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-270 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.9 19.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.7 5.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.9 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 12-5 18-6 PENALTIES-Yards 90-818 72-601 Average Per Game 54.5 40.1 PUNTS-Yards 51-2009 85-3508 Average Per Punt 39.4 41.3 Net punt average 36.1 35.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 104-5983 48-2788 Average Per Kick 57.5 58.1 Net kick average 40.6 36.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 8 2 7 : 5 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 91/180 68/208 3rd-Down Pct 51% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/17 8/24 4th-Down Pct 71% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 42-254 12-51 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 76 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-19 14-19 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (52-62) 84% (21-29) 72% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (41-62) 66% (11-29) 38% PAT-ATTEMPTS (65-68) 96% (17-17) 100% ATTENDANCE 156962 63776 Games/Avg Per Game 9/17440 5/12755 Neutral Site Games 1/34544

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 154 162 118 134 0 568 Opponents 24 62 42 49 0 177 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 16

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Ty Brooks 15 130 960 20 940 7.2 5 59 62.7 47 314 2445 51 2394 7.6 17 59 50.9 Trey Lance 15 139 1002 68 934 6.7 13 61 62.3 17 147 1088 72 1016 6.9 15 61 59.8 Adam Cofield 15 160 806 17 789 4.9 11 71 52.6 36 285 1543 28 1515 5.3 18 71 42.1 Kobe Johnson 13 86 680 20 660 7.7 4 75 50.8 13 86 680 20 660 7.7 4 75 50.8 Dimitri Williams 10 56 311 10 301 5.4 6 30 30.1 54 81 500 20 480 5.9 7 30 8.9 Saybein Clark 12 49 270 6 264 5.4 2 20 22.0 16 63 361 6 355 5.6 3 32 22.2 Christian Watson 15 12 174 0 174 14.5 1 70 11.6 29 12 174 0 174 14.5 1 70 6.0 Jalen Bussey 1 6 127 4 123 20.5 2 65 123.0 1 6 127 4 123 20.5 2 65 123.0 Phoenix Sproles 14 3 57 0 57 19.0 1 55 4.1 29 4 63 0 63 15.8 1 55 2.2 Hunter Luepke 13 5 45 2 43 8.6 1 21 3.3 13 5 45 2 43 8.6 1 21 3.3 DJ Stewart 9 5 35 0 35 7.0 0 14 3.9 9 5 35 0 35 7.0 0 14 3.9 Jimmy Kepouros 15 3 32 0 32 10.7 0 20 2.1 19 3 32 0 32 10.7 0 20 1.7 Garret Wegner 15 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.4 36 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.2 Zeb Noland 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 TEAM 12 18 0 36 -36 -2.0 0 0 -3.0 Total 15 674 4505 185 4320 6.4 46 75 288.0 Opponents 15 537 2393 377 2016 3.8 9 59 134.4

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Trey Lance 15 182.81 186-277-0 67.1 2714 28 88 180.9 17 182.87 187-278-0 67.3 2726 28 88 160.4 Zeb Noland 8 159.86 9-14-0 64.3 120 1 29 15.0 8 159.86 9-14-0 64.3 120 1 29 15.0 Noah Sanders 2 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 2.5 3 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 1.7 Dimitri Williams 10 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 54 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 15 179.65 196-294-1 66.7 2839 29 88 189.3 Opponents 15 102.22 196-355-16 55.2 2014 9 64 134.3

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Christian Watson 15 34 732 21.5 6 75 48.8 29 43 897 20.9 6 75 30.9 Phoenix Sproles 14 32 528 16.5 2 47 37.7 29 37 562 15.2 3 47 19.4 Jimmy Kepouros 15 30 394 13.1 2 43 26.3 19 30 394 13.1 2 43 20.7 Adam Cofield 15 15 103 6.9 1 24 6.9 36 17 108 6.4 1 24 3.0 Ben Ellefson 14 14 184 13.1 5 36 13.1 58 34 448 13.2 16 36 7.7 Josh Babicz 14 12 192 16.0 5 88 13.7 29 12 192 16.0 5 88 6.6 Dimitri Williams 10 11 155 14.1 1 73 15.5 54 31 401 12.9 1 77 7.4 Hunter Luepke 13 10 78 7.8 1 15 6.0 13 10 78 7.8 1 15 6.0 Noah Gindorff 15 9 148 16.4 6 35 9.9 27 9 148 16.4 6 35 5.5 Cole Jacob 15 7 80 11.4 0 20 5.3 21 7 80 11.4 0 20 3.8 Ty Brooks 15 7 60 8.6 0 14 4.0 47 16 154 9.6 1 27 3.3 Zach Mathis 9 5 79 15.8 0 41 8.8 10 5 79 15.8 0 41 7.9 Garrett Malstrom 11 3 20 6.7 0 8 1.8 49 3 20 6.7 0 8 0.4 Andy Voyen 8 2 36 18.0 0 27 4.5 10 2 36 18.0 0 27 3.6 Kobe Johnson 13 2 24 12.0 0 16 1.8 13 2 24 12.0 0 16 1.8 Braylon Henderson 4 2 23 11.5 0 15 5.8 4 2 23 11.5 0 15 5.8 Saybein Clark 12 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 16 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Total 15 196 2839 14.5 29 88 189.3 Opponents 15 196 2014 10.3 9 64 134.3 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 17 2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

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Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Trey Lance 15 416 934 2714 3648 243.2 17 425 1016 2726 3742 220.1 Ty Brooks 15 130 940 0 940 62.7 47 314 2394 0 2394 50.9 Adam Cofield 15 160 789 0 789 52.6 36 285 1515 0 1515 42.1 Kobe Johnson 13 86 660 0 660 50.8 13 86 660 0 660 50.8 Dimitri Williams 10 57 301 0 301 30.1 54 82 480 0 480 8.9 Saybein Clark 12 49 264 0 264 22.0 16 63 355 0 355 22.2 Christian Watson 15 12 174 0 174 11.6 29 12 174 0 174 6.0 Jalen Bussey 1 6 123 0 123 123.0 1 6 123 0 123 123.0 Zeb Noland 8 15 -2 120 118 14.8 8 15 -2 120 118 14.8 Phoenix Sproles 14 3 57 0 57 4.1 29 4 63 0 63 2.2 Hunter Luepke 13 5 43 0 43 3.3 13 5 43 0 43 3.3 DJ Stewart 9 5 35 0 35 3.9 9 5 35 0 35 3.9 Jimmy Kepouros 15 3 32 0 32 2.1 19 3 32 0 32 1.7 Garret Wegner 15 1 6 0 6 0.4 36 1 6 0 6 0.2 Noah Sanders 2 1 0 5 5 2.5 3 1 0 5 5 1.7 TEAM 12 19 -36 0 -36 -3.0 Total 15 968 4320 2839 7159 477.3 Opponents 15 892 2016 2014 4030 268.7

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Griffin Crosa - 11-15 60-61 - - - - - 93 - 11-15 60-61 - - - - - 93 Trey Lance 13 ------78 15 ------90 Adam Cofield 12 ------72 19 ------114 Christian Watson 7 ------42 7 ------42 Dimitri Williams 7 ------42 8 ------48 Noah Gindorff 6 ------36 6 ------36 Ty Brooks 5 ------30 18 ------108 Josh Babicz 5 ------30 5 ------30 Ben Ellefson 5 ------30 16 ------96 Kobe Johnson 5 ------30 5 ------30 Phoenix Sproles 3 ------18 4 ------24 Jimmy Kepouros 2 ------12 2 ------12 Saybein Clark 2 ------12 3 ------18 Hunter Luepke 2 ------12 2 ------12 Jalen Bussey 2 ------12 2 ------12 Will Cardinal - 2-4 5-6 - - - - - 11 - 2-4 5-6 - - - - - 11 James Hendricks - - - 2-4 - 1-2 - - 4 - - - 2-4 - 1-2 - - 4 Cody Mauch - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - - 2 Jake Reinholz - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - 3-3 1-1 - - - - 5 TEAM - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 76 13-19 65-68 3-6 1 1-2 - - 568 Opponents 19 14-19 17-17 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 177

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Trevor Heit 28 336 12.0 0 50 30 342 11.4 0 50 James Hendricks 1 13 13.0 0 13 2 15 7.5 0 13 Jimmy Kepouros 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 30 350 11.7 0 50 Opponents 12 69 5.8 0 18 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 18

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

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Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Ty Brooks 12 292 24.3 0 79 34 814 23.9 0 79 Kobe Johnson 6 184 30.7 1 94 6 184 30.7 1 94 Christian Watson 4 70 17.5 0 22 6 121 20.2 0 36 Marquise Bridges 2 26 13.0 0 19 3 50 16.7 0 24 Adam Cofield 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Dimitri Williams 1 10 10.0 0 10 24 492 20.5 0 41 Jalen Bussey 1 50 50.0 0 50 1 50 50.0 0 50 Mitchell Kartes 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Trevor Heit 1 35 35.0 0 35 2 66 33.0 0 35 Total 29 693 23.9 1 94 Opponents 56 1090 19.5 0 61

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Michael Tutsie 7 122 17.4 0 38 9 139 15.4 0 38 James Hendricks 4 80 20.0 0 48 13 147 11.3 0 48 Josh Hayes 2 38 19.0 0 33 2 38 19.0 0 33 Cole Karcz 1 4 4.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 Jackson Hankey 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 15 15.0 0 15 Jabril Cox 1 11 11.0 0 11 6 190 31.7 2 43 Total 16 270 16.9 0 48 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 78 26.0 1 40

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Ty Brooks 15 940 60 0 292 0 1292 86.1 47 2394 154 0 814 0 3362 71.5 Christian Watson 15 174 732 0 70 0 976 65.1 29 174 897 0 121 0 1192 41.1 Trey Lance 15 934 0 0 0 0 934 62.3 17 1016 0 0 0 0 1016 59.8 Adam Cofield 15 789 103 0 13 0 905 60.3 36 1515 108 0 13 0 1636 45.4 Kobe Johnson 13 660 24 0 184 0 868 66.8 13 660 24 0 184 0 868 66.8 Phoenix Sproles 14 57 528 0 0 0 585 41.8 29 63 562 0 0 0 625 21.6 Dimitri Williams 10 301 155 0 10 0 466 46.6 54 480 401 0 492 0 1373 25.4 Jimmy Kepouros 15 32 394 1 0 0 427 28.5 19 32 394 1 0 0 427 22.5 Trevor Heit 15 0 0 336 35 0 371 24.7 24 15 0 342 66 0 423 17.6 Saybein Clark 12 264 3 0 0 0 267 22.2 16 355 3 0 0 0 358 22.4 Josh Babicz 14 0 192 0 0 0 192 13.7 29 0 192 0 0 0 192 6.6 Ben Ellefson 14 0 184 0 0 0 184 13.1 58 0 448 0 0 0 448 7.7 Jalen Bussey 1 123 0 0 50 0 173 173.0 1 123 0 0 50 0 173 173.0 Noah Gindorff 15 0 148 0 0 0 148 9.9 27 0 148 0 0 0 148 5.5 Michael Tutsie 15 0 0 0 0 122 122 8.1 27 0 0 22 0 139 161 6.0 Hunter Luepke 13 43 78 0 0 0 121 9.3 13 43 78 0 0 0 121 9.3 James Hendricks 14 0 0 13 0 80 93 6.6 46 -4 0 15 0 147 158 3.4 Cole Jacob 15 0 80 0 0 0 80 5.3 21 0 80 0 0 0 80 3.8 Zach Mathis 9 0 79 0 0 0 79 8.8 10 0 79 0 0 0 79 7.9 Josh Hayes 15 0 0 0 0 38 38 2.5 45 0 0 0 0 38 38 0.8 Andy Voyen 8 0 36 0 0 0 36 4.5 10 0 36 0 0 0 36 3.6 DJ Stewart 9 35 0 0 0 0 35 3.9 9 35 0 0 0 0 35 3.9 Marquise Bridges 15 0 0 0 26 0 26 1.7 48 0 0 0 50 46 96 2.0 Braylon Henders 4 0 23 0 0 0 23 5.8 4 0 23 0 0 0 23 5.8 Garrett Malstrom 11 0 20 0 0 0 20 1.8 49 0 20 0 0 0 20 0.4 Jackson Hankey 15 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.0 29 0 0 0 0 15 15 0.5 Mitchell Kartes 15 0 0 0 13 0 13 0.9 15 0 0 0 13 0 13 0.9 Jabril Cox 14 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.8 44 0 0 0 0 190 190 4.3 Garret Wegner 15 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 36 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.2 Cole Karcz 13 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3 47 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.1 Zeb Noland 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 TEAM 12 -36 0 0 0 0 -36 -3.0 Total 15 4320 2839 350 693 270 8472 564.8 Opponents 15 2016 2014 69 1090 0 5189 345.9 2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Griffin Crosa - 11-15 60-61 - - - - - 93 Trey Lance 15 416 934 2714 3648 243.2 Trey Lance 13 ------78 Ty Brooks 15 130 940 0 940 62.7 Adam Cofield 12 ------72 Adam Cofield 15 160 789 0 789 52.6 Dimitri Williams 7 ------42 Kobe Johnson 13 86 660 0 660 50.8 Christian Watson 7 ------42 Dimitri Williams 10 57 301 0 301 30.1 Noah Gindorff 6 ------36 Saybein Clark 12 49 264 0 264 22.0 Ben Ellefson 5 ------30 Christian Watson 15 12 174 0 174 11.6 Ty Brooks 5 ------30 Jalen Bussey 1 6 123 0 123 123.0 Josh Babicz 5 ------30 Zeb Noland 8 15 -2 120 118 14.8 Kobe Johnson 5 ------30 Phoenix Sproles 14 3 57 0 57 4.1 Phoenix Sproles 3 ------18 Hunter Luepke 13 5 43 0 43 3.3 Hunter Luepke 2 ------12 DJ Stewart 9 5 35 0 35 3.9 Jimmy Kepouros 2 ------12 Jimmy Kepouros 15 3 32 0 32 2.1 Saybein Clark 2 ------12 Garret Wegner 15 1 6 0 6 0.4 Jalen Bussey 2 ------12 Noah Sanders 2 1 0 5 5 2.5 Will Cardinal - 2-4 5-6 - - - - - 11 TEAM 12 19 -36 0 -36 -3.0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 19 James Hendricks - - - 2-4 - 1-2 - - 4 Total 15 968 4320 2839 7159 477.3 Jake Reinholz - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 Opponents 15 892 2016 2014 4030 268.7 Cody Mauch - - - - 1 2019- North- - Dakota2 State Football TEAM North- - Dakota0-1 State0-1 Individual- - - Season/Career- 0 Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) Total 76 13-19 65-68 3-6 1 1-2 - - 568All games Opponents 19 14-19 17-17 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 177 SEASON CAREER

Field Goals fg att pct.good01-19long20-29blkd30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Puntingatt good longno. ydsblkd avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Griffin Crosa 11-151573.3110-0 466-7 13-4 2-4 0-0 46 1 Garret 15Wegner 11 4650 2009140.2 60 5 22 19 8 1 Will Cardinal 2-4 450.0 20-0 320-1 02-3 0-0 0-0 32 0 TEAM 4 2 321 00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 19 13 46 1 Total 51 2009 39.4 60 5 22 19 8 1 FGOpponents Sequence North 19Dakota 14State 48 Opponents0 Opponents 85 3508 41.3 75 6 25 14 15 0 Butler - 52,(29) NorthPunting Dakota (27) no. yds avg- lg blk Kickoffsno. yds avg no.lg ydsblk avg tb ob retn net ydln DelawareGarret Wegner (46),(23) 50 2009 40.2(36),(23)60 1 Garret112 Wegner4642 41.4 98615646257.6 27 4 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 UC Davis (42),(26) (48),(44),(40) Will Cardinal 3 172 57.3 0 0 Total 51 2009 39.4 60 1 Illinois State (38) (25) Griffin Crosa 2 104 52.0 0 0 Opponents 85 3508 41.3 75 0 Northern Iowa (25),43 42,37 Jake Reinholz 1 61 61.0 0 0 MissouriKickoffs State 31no. yds avg tb ob - Total no. yds avg 104tb5983ob57.5 27 4 19.5 40.6 24 SouthGarret DakotaWegner State 44,(22)98 5646 57.6 27 4 (29),(25),33,(40) Opponents124 7179 57.9 48302788458.1 13 1 23.9 36.9 28 Youngstown State - (27) Will Cardinal 3 172 57.3 0 0 2019 North Dakota State3 Football172 57.3 0 0 WesternGriffin Crosa Illinois (32)2 104 52.0 0 0 - 2 104 52.0 0 0 SouthJake Reinholz Dakota North- 1 61Dakota61.0 0 State0 - Individual Season/Career5 Statistics273 54.6 (as0 of0 Dec 31, 2019) SouthernTotal Illinois - 104 5983 57.5 27 4 44 All games NichollsOpponents 25,36,(32)48 2788 58.1 13 1 (35),(23) Illinois State (38),(33),(22)SEASON (27) CAREER Montana State 26 - Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd NumbersGriffin Crosa in (parentheses) indicate15 field11 goal 46was made.1 15 11 46 1 Will Cardinal 4 2 32 0 4 2 32 0 Total 19 13 46 1 Opponents 19 14 48 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 50 2009 40.2 60 1 112 4642 41.4 61 2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 51 2009 39.4 60 1 Opponents 85 3508 41.3 75 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Garret Wegner 98 5646 57.6 27 4 124 7179 57.9 30 4 Will Cardinal 3 172 57.3 0 0 3 172 57.3 0 0 Griffin Crosa 2 104 52.0 0 0 2 104 52.0 0 0 Jake Reinholz 1 61 61.0 0 0 5 273 54.6 0 0 Total 104 5983 57.5 27 4 Opponents 48 2788 58.1 13 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 20

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 52 Jackson Hankey 15 4 5 6 5 1 1 0 9.0 1 . 0 1 1 . . . 29 5 7 8 0 1 3 7 10.0 2 . 0 1 1 . . . 25 Michael Tutsie 15 4 4 5 4 9 8 3.5 . 7 2 . 1 . 27 5 4 6 1 1 1 5 3.5 . 9 2 . 1 1 42 Jabril Cox 14 5 4 3 0 8 4 8.5 4 . 5 1 4 . . . 44 1 5 5 9 5 2 5 0 31.0 1 3 . 0 6 1 0 3 1 . 6 James Hendricks 14 3 2 3 3 6 5 2.0 . 4 9 . . . 46 8 8 6 2 1 5 0 6.0 . 13 2 1 1 . . 26 James Kaczor 13 3 1 3 2 6 3 3.0 . . 1 . . . 25 3 5 3 7 7 2 4.0 . . 1 . . . 14 Josh Hayes 15 3 4 1 8 5 2 0.5 . 2 9 . 1 . 45 6 4 3 1 9 5 1.5 . 2 1 5 . 2 . 55 Aaron Mercadel 14 1 9 2 9 4 8 5.0 2 . 5 . . 1 1 . 30 3 5 3 7 7 2 7.0 3 . 5 . . 1 2 . 91 Derrek Tuszka 14 2 2 2 0 4 2 17.5 1 2 . 5 . 5 . 1 . 52 7 0 5 7 1 2 7 40.5 2 8 . 5 . 6 . 3 . 99 Spencer Waege 14 1 9 1 7 3 6 10.0 5 . 5 . . . 2 . 29 2 7 3 1 5 8 14.5 7 . 0 . . 1 2 . 93 Logan McCormick 15 1 8 1 4 3 2 5.0 4 . 0 . 1 . . . 32 2 2 1 9 4 1 8.5 5 . 5 . 1 2 1 . 60 Lane Tucker 13 1 6 1 6 3 2 2.0 . . 1 . . . 16 1 6 1 8 3 4 2.0 . . 1 . . . 9 Marquise Bridges 15 1 8 1 2 3 0 1.0 . . 1 3 1 2 . 48 5 7 2 9 8 6 4.0 . 5 2 1 1 3 . 53 Cole Karcz 13 7 2 2 2 9 2.0 1 . 5 1 2 . . . 47 2 7 5 3 8 0 15.0 1 2 . 0 1 2 . . . 94 Costner Ching 15 1 0 1 7 2 7 3.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 18 1 0 1 7 2 7 3.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 27 Dawson Weber 15 2 0 5 2 5 1.0 . . 2 . . . 25 2 5 5 3 0 1.0 . . 2 . 1 . 98 Matt Biegler 15 1 0 1 4 2 4 4.5 . . 3 1 . . 27 1 8 1 8 3 6 6.5 0 . 5 . 3 1 . . 33 Destin Talbert 15 1 3 1 0 2 3 0.5 . . 5 . . . 26 1 6 1 2 2 8 0.5 . . 5 . . . 90 Tony Pierce 11 1 3 7 2 0 3.5 2 . 0 . . . . . 14 1 4 8 2 2 3.5 2 . 0 . . . . . 92 Jack Darnell 15 2 1 5 1 7 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 41 6 3 1 3 7 3.0 1 . 5 . . . . . 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 14 6 9 1 5 0.0 ...... 14 6 9 1 5 0.0 ...... 43 Beau Pauly 8 6 8 1 4 0.0 ...... 14 6 1 5 2 1 0.5 ...... 31 Jasir Cox 12 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 22 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 3 Jaxon Brown 12 6 6 1 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 51 3 1 2 4 5 5 1.5 . 1 2 . . . 54 Jake Kava 11 4 8 1 2 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 11 4 8 1 2 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 47 Luke Weerts 12 6 1 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 12 6 1 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 95 Brendan Cook 2 3 3 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 2 3 3 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 7 Tre Fort 15 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 55 9 5 1 4 0.0 ...... 45 Mitchell Kartes 15 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 15 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 51 Mason Hofstedt 2 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 15 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 ...... 2 Dom Davis 2 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 22 2 6 2 3 4 9 0.5 . . 6 . . . 74 Will Mostaert 4 3 1 4 2.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 . 4 3 1 4 2.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 . 34 Juanye Tillman 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 56 Justice Kelly 12 2 1 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 14 4 1 5 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 4 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 4 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 35 Jayden Price 15 1 2 3 0.0 . . . 1 . . 15 1 2 3 0.0 . . . 1 . . 18 Adam Cofield 15 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 36 9 2 1 1 0.0 ...... 41 Ross Kennelly 15 2 . 2 0.0 . . . 1 . . 38 1 1 . 1 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 84 Trevor Heit 15 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 24 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 32 DJ Stewart 9 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 9 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 86 Peter Isais 7 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . 1 . 29 Terrell Hall 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 62 Dylan Evans 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 96 Javier Derritt 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 30 Saybein Clark 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 16 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 24 Kobe Johnson 13 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 13 1 . 1 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 12 1 . 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 5 Trey Lance 15 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 17 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 38 Garret Wegner 15 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 36 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 73 Eli Mostaert 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . Total 15 5 0 0 4 9 2 9 9 2 96 42 16 6 1 6 1 1 . Opponents 15 5 4 1 5 3 6 1 0 7 52 12 1 3 3 5 5 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 21

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2019) 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 31 vs Butler 45 388 4 61 12 217 4 47 12-14-0 217 4 47 2 23 0 13 3 25 0 13 605 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 50 266 3 35 11 162 2 41 11-15-0 162 2 41 2 41 0 21 0 0 0 0 428 Sep 14 at Delaware 41 295 3 46 18 195 3 41 18-24-0 195 3 41 1 35 0 35 2 37 0 25 490 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 44 198 3 57 13 156 0 45 13-23-0 156 0 45 3 39 0 19 2 55 0 50 354 Oct 05 at Illinois State 55 293 2 53 12 189 3 42 12-15-0 189 3 42 1 79 0 79 1 8 0 8 482 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 51 347 3 50 10 145 3 36 10-18-0 145 3 36 3 66 0 29 2 37 0 28 492 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 43 222 3 58 21 225 0 27 21-31-0 225 0 27 0 0 0 0 4 24 0 13 447 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 44 332 2 71 7 62 1 24 7-15-1 62 1 24 2 29 0 18 0 0 0 0 394 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 34 251 4 75 9 196 3 69 9-11-0 196 3 69 3 138 1 94 3 26 0 23 447 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 49 352 6 65 20 338 2 88 20-29-0 338 2 88 1 50 0 50 2 35 0 27 690 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 52 419 4 48 15 281 3 43 15-18-0 281 3 43 1 20 0 20 2 7 0 7 700 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 45 246 3 44 13 146 0 20 13-23-0 146 0 20 2 24 0 20 1 21 0 21 392 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 41 265 3 55 10 169 2 43 10-16-0 169 2 43 4 77 0 23 4 38 0 20 434 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 43 128 0 35 10 135 0 55 10-21-0 135 0 55 2 30 0 22 2 27 0 19 263 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 37 318 3 70 15 223 3 75 15-21-0 223 3 75 2 42 0 27 2 10 0 10 541 North Dakota State 674 4320 46 75 196 2839 29 88 196-294-1 2839 29 88 29 693 1 94 30 350 0 50 7159 Opponents 537 2016 9 59 196 2014 9 64 196-355-16 2014 9 64 56 1090 0 61 12 69 0 18 4030

Games: 15 • Avg/rush: 6.4 • Avg/catch: 14.5 • Pass effic: 179.65 • KR avg: 23.9 • PR avg: 11.7 • All purpose avg/game: 564.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 477.3

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 31 vs Butler 38 24 62 4.0-11 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-1 1 7 0 7-7 1 0 0 7 57 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 25 38 63 5.0-16 1.0-5 0 0-0 2-24 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 38 Sep 14 at Delaware 32 34 66 11.0-57 7.0-47 2 0-0 1-14 0 5 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 47 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 45 42 87 5.0-18 1.0-8 1 0-0 3-15 7 9 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 27 Oct 05 at Illinois State 25 26 51 9.0-36 4.0-30 3 1-0 0-0 5 10 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 37 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 29 28 57 4.0-11 2.0-9 1 1-0 1-31 5 6 0 5-5 1 0 0 7 46 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 30 18 48 6.0-28 3.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 2 6 0 2-2 1 0 0 0 22 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 45 6 51 8.0-30 4.0-25 2 1-0 1-5 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 13 23 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 43 26 69 8.0-28 1.0-6 0 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 56 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 37 42 79 8.0-33 5.0-26 2 2-0 2-48 3 1 0 6-7 0 0 0 10 57 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 35 46 81 10.0-35 5.0-26 0 0-0 0-0 2 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 49 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 29 42 71 6.0-11 2.0-6 0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 29 42 71 5.0-21 3.0-19 0 0-0 2-73 0 2 0 4-5 0 0 0 10 37 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 25 38 63 4.0-29 2.0-12 0 0-0 1-21 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 33 40 73 3.0-21 1.0-10 0 0-0 1-38 3 2 0 4-4 0 1 0 0 42 North Dakota State 500 492 992 96.0-385 42.0-254 11 6-0 16-270 36 61 0 65-68 3 1 0 78 568 Opponents 541 536 1077 52.0-135 12.0-51 5 5-78 1-0 11 33 2 17-17 0 1 1 21 177

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 31 vs Butler 2 73 36.5 40 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 493 54.8 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 3 138 46.0 58 0 0 2 1 1 1-1 27 0 7 424 60.6 2 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 3 80 26.7 54 1 1 0 1 1 2-2 46 0 10 620 62.0 4 0 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 7 265 37.9 44 0 0 5 0 2 2-2 42 0 5 271 54.2 0 0 Oct 05 at Illinois State 3 115 38.3 47 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 38 0 7 407 58.1 4 2 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 3 152 50.7 60 0 0 2 2 2 1-2 25 0 8 444 55.5 2 1 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 6 243 40.5 52 0 0 4 1 3 0-1 0 0 4 235 58.8 2 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 3 136 45.3 47 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 22 1 5 325 65.0 5 0 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 4 169 42.2 55 0 1 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 9 532 59.1 2 0 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 105 35.0 36 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 32 0 10 594 59.4 2 0 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 1 57 57.0 57 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 8 474 59.2 1 1 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 3 89 29.7 37 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 206 51.5 0 0 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 2 72 36.0 53 0 0 0 1 2 1-3 32 0 7 355 50.7 2 0 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 6 233 38.8 46 0 2 1 0 3 3-3 38 0 4 219 54.8 1 0 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 2 82 41.0 48 0 0 1 0 1 0-1 0 0 7 384 54.9 0 0 North Dakota State 51 2009 39.4 60 1 5 22 8 19 13-19 46 1 104 5983 57.5 27 4 Opponents 85 3508 41.3 75 0 6 25 15 14 14-19 48 0 48 2788 58.1 13 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 22

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2019) 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 31 vs Butler 30 88 0 15 16 110 0 16 16-30-1 110 0 16 7 152 0 28 0 0 0 0 198 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 26 68 1 15 18 162 0 30 18-29-2 162 0 30 4 94 0 29 0 0 0 0 230 Sep 14 at Delaware 36 125 0 59 11 136 2 44 11-21-1 136 2 44 6 130 0 59 1 24 0 0 261 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 32 110 0 20 29 312 1 45 29-48-3 312 1 45 4 66 0 19 2 9 0 10 422 Oct 05 at Illinois State 31 79 0 29 8 121 0 64 8-20-0 121 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 33 106 1 21 15 233 1 40 15-30-1 233 1 40 3 42 0 19 0 0 0 0 339 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 20 21 0 8 20 164 0 30 20-37-0 164 0 30 1 16 0 16 1 0 0 0 185 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 43 220 1 24 7 110 0 34 7-17-1 110 0 34 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 7 330 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 43 173 1 27 11 106 1 23 11-22-0 106 1 23 7 165 0 61 2 9 0 9 279 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 36 169 1 28 17 139 2 22 17-27-2 139 2 22 8 149 0 33 1 12 0 18 308 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 45 172 2 38 11 73 0 35 11-19-0 73 0 35 5 107 0 27 1 6 0 6 245 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 42 206 1 34 6 70 0 17 6-10-1 70 0 17 3 37 0 18 0 0 0 0 276 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 41 171 0 18 11 94 1 29 11-15-2 94 1 29 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 265 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 40 160 0 30 3 34 0 16 3-8-1 34 0 16 2 21 0 19 1 2 0 2 194 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 39 148 1 28 13 150 1 41 13-22-1 150 1 41 5 93 0 25 1 -3 0 0 298 Opponents 537 2016 9 59 196 2014 9 64 196-355-16 2014 9 64 56 1090 0 61 12 69 0 18 4030 North Dakota State 674 4320 46 75 196 2839 29 88 196-294-1 2839 29 88 29 693 1 94 30 350 0 50 7159

Games: 15 • Avg/rush: 3.8 • Avg/catch: 10.3 • Pass effic: 102.22 • KR avg: 19.5 • PR avg: 5.8 • All purpose avg/game: 345.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 268.7

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 31 vs Butler 34 28 62 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 2-29 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 10 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 30 58 88 5.0-14 3.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 14 at Delaware 39 26 65 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-0 0 1 1 0 22 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 35 36 71 4.0-14 1.0-1 1 1-9 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 16 Oct 05 at Illinois State 49 26 75 3.0-3 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 36 44 80 3.0-3 0.0-0 0 1-40 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 40 38 78 9.0-15 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 36 26 62 2.0-7 1.0-6 1 0-0 1-0 1 3 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 16 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 26 26 52 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 43 38 81 5.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 35 50 85 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 33 38 71 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 0-0 4 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 32 40 72 3.0-9 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 13 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 41 28 69 7.0-24 2.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 32 34 66 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Opponents 541 536 1077 52.0-135 12.0-51 5 5-78 1-0 11 33 2 17-17 0 1 1 21 177 North Dakota State 500 492 992 96.0-385 42.0-254 11 6-0 16-270 36 61 0 65-68 3 1 0 78 568

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 31 vs Butler 7 265 37.9 48 0 0 2 0 0 1-2 29 0 3 145 48.3 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 6 236 39.3 44 0 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 5 202 40.4 54 0 0 3 1 0 2-2 36 0 5 322 64.4 4 0 Sep 21 UC DAVIS 4 221 55.2 59 0 1 1 4 0 3-3 48 0 5 215 43.0 0 0 Oct 05 at Illinois State 7 302 43.1 75 0 2 2 1 1 1-1 25 0 2 127 63.5 1 0 Oct 12 NORTHERN IOWA 4 158 39.5 47 0 0 1 0 0 0-2 0 0 3 193 64.3 0 0 Oct 19 MISSOURI STATE 10 384 38.4 55 0 0 2 1 2 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Oct 26 at South Dakota State 2 101 50.5 59 0 1 0 1 1 3-4 40 0 5 321 64.2 3 0 Nov 02 at Youngstown State 8 260 32.5 42 0 0 4 0 1 1-1 27 0 4 249 62.2 1 0 Nov 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 269 44.8 59 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 249 62.2 2 1 Nov 16 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 286 40.9 51 0 0 3 1 3 0-0 0 0 3 133 44.3 0 0 Nov 23 at Southern Illinois 4 179 44.8 53 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 2 108 54.0 0 0 Dec 07 NICHOLLS 4 148 37.0 38 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 35 0 4 246 61.5 0 0 Dec 14 ILLINOIS STATE 6 255 42.5 51 0 0 2 2 1 1-1 27 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 Dec 21 MONTANA STATE 5 242 48.4 60 0 0 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 3 194 64.7 1 0 Opponents 85 3508 41.3 75 0 6 25 15 14 14-19 48 0 48 2788 58.1 13 1 North Dakota State 51 2009 39.4 60 1 5 22 8 19 13-19 46 1 104 5983 57.5 27 4 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 23

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 31, 2019) 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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 6 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 4 2 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 6 4 23 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 6 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 6 4 23 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 14, 2019 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 3 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21, 2019 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 4 3 20 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 62 52 315 41 28 13 11 5 2 0 0 3 0 52 of 62 (83.9%)

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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 3 3 14 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 14, 2019 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21, 2019 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 21 108 11 6 5 10 2 4 1 1 0 0 21 of 29 (72.4%) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 24

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 9-14 64.3 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 5-13 38.5 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 8-13 61.5 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 4-5 80.0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 7-13 53.8 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 7-16 43.8 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 7-14 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 4-9 44.4 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-3 0.0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 8-14 57.1 2-2 100.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 8-14 57.1 4-6 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 3-10 30.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 Dec 14, 2019 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 7-17 41.2 2-3 66.7 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 Dec 21, 2019 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 5-10 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 North Dakota State 91-180 50.6 29-47 61.7 22-49 44.9 18-37 48.6 22-47 46.8 0-0 0.0 Opponents 68-208 32.7 17-53 32.1 19-57 33.3 11-46 23.9 21-52 40.4 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 Dec 14, 2019 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Dec 21, 2019 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 12-17 70.6 0-0 0.0 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 8-10 80.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 8-24 33.3 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 0-2 0.0 3-13 23.1 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 29:11 9:59 7:31 4:20 7:21 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 35:06 10:49 7:24 8:44 8:09 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 31:56 7:48 9:02 8:22 6:44 Sep 21, 2019 UC DAVIS W 27-16 30:27 8:59 6:35 7:53 7:00 Oct 05, 2019 at Illinois State W 37-3 35:57 5:08 8:20 10:15 12:14 Oct 12, 2019 NORTHERN IOWA W 46-14 31:40 8:27 9:53 6:30 6:50 Oct 19, 2019 MISSOURI STATE W 22-0 34:52 8:06 8:30 9:43 8:33 Oct 26, 2019 at South Dakota State W 23-16 30:57 7:16 8:15 7:17 8:09 Nov 02, 2019 at Youngstown State W 56-17 24:11 8:09 5:31 3:49 6:42 Nov 09, 2019 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 57-21 38:50 9:29 9:43 9:35 10:03 Nov 16, 2019 SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-14 32:20 7:08 7:05 11:00 7:07 Nov 23, 2019 at Southern Illinois W 21-7 31:14 9:05 4:37 9:00 8:32 Dec 07, 2019 NICHOLLS W 37-13 33:29 8:21 10:12 4:48 10:08 Dec 14, 2019 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 32:27 7:34 10:24 5:52 8:37 Dec 21, 2019 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 29:26 9:32 8:40 6:48 4:26 North Dakota State Total 482:03 125:50 121:42 113:56 120:35 0:00 Avg. 32:08 8:23 8:06 7:35 8:02 0:00 Opponents Total 417:57 99:10 103:18 111:04 104:25 0:00 Avg. 27:51 6:36 6:53 7:24 6:57 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP20 1VS.9 N JAMESorth D aMADISONkota State Football PAGE 25 Drive and Stuffed Run Stats (As of Jan 4, 2020) 2019 North Dakota State Football Drive and Stuffed Run Stats (As of Jan 4, 2020)

Stuffed Rush Percentage NDSU Opponents Date Opponent StuffeSd tRufufesdh PercAetntetamgpets Stuffed% Stuffs Attempts Stuffed% 08-31-19 Butler W 57-10 6 NDSU45 13.3 9 Oppone3n0ts 30.0 0D9a-t0e7-19 NOoprptho nDeanktota W 38-7 Stuffe6d Attemp5t0s Stuff1e2d.%0 Stuff5s Attemp2t6s Stuff1e9d.%2 098-1341-19 DBeultalewrare W 457-2120 36 415 173.3 79 360 1390.40 09-2017-19 UNCor tDha Dviaskota W 273-81-67 106 4540 212.70 75 3226 2119.92 1009-0154-19 IDllienloaiws aSretate W 4377-2-32 93 5451 167.43 87 316 2159.84 1009-1221-19 NUoCr tDhaevrnis Iowa W 4267-146 180 5414 1252.7 57 332 1251.29 10-1095-19 MIlliinssooisu Sri tSataete W 2327-03 149 4535 3126.64 58 2310 25.80 10-1226-19 NSorutthhe rDna Ikoowta State W 4263-146 83 5414 156.78 57 343 156.23 101-1092-19 MYoisusnogusrit oSwtant eState W 5262-1-07 145 4334 3124.67 59 2403 250.09 101-2069-19 SWoeustthe rDna Iklliontoai sState W 2537-1261 39 448 168.8 37 3436 168.3 11-0126-19 YSounthg sDtaokwont aState W 4596-147 58 3542 145.74 190 435 202.92 11-0293-19 WSoeusttheernrn I lIlilnlinooisis W 5271-2-71 9 458 2108.08 83 4326 198.03 121-0176-19 NSiocuhtohll sDakota W 3479-134 38 4512 175.34 140 415 292.82 121-1243-19 ISllionuotihs eSrnta Itlelinois W 291-37 169 435 3270.20 48 402 109.0 12-2017-19 MNiocnhtoallnsa State W 4327-143 3 3471 87.13 94 3491 239.18 T1o2t-a1l4-19 Illinois State W 9-3 67136 11423 1367.62 5374 1040 180.60 12-21-19 Montana State W 42-14 3 37 8.1 9 39 23.1 Total 673 112 16.6 537 100 18.6 NDSU Drive Stats Date Opponent Drives Scoring 3andOut 5+ min 10+ play 75+ yds OppTerr AvgStart (TD/FG) NDSU Drive Stats D08a-t3e1-19 OBuptpleornent Dr1iv4es S8c o(8r/i0n)g 3an1dOut 5+ 0min 10+ 0play 75+2 yds Opp2Terr Avg3S6tart 09-07-19 North Dakota 10 (T6D (5/F/1G)) 3 2 2 3 1 31 098-1341-19 DBeultalewrare 114 8 (68/20) 1 0 0 42 2 376 09-2017-19 UNCor tDha Dviaskota 140 56 (35/21) 13 12 12 03 31 351 1009-0154-19 IDllienloaiws aSretate 11 68 (56/12) 1 20 20 34 2 307 1009-1221-19 NUoCr tDhaevrnis Iowa 124 75 (63/12) 21 1 21 10 23 35 10-1095-19 MIlliinssooisu Sri tSataete 121 36 (35/01) 21 02 12 13 02 2380 10-2162-19 SNourtthhe Drna Ikoowta State 112 47 (36/1) 2 21 2 31 2 305 110-0129-19 YMoisusnogusrit oSwtant eState 132 83 (83/0) 42 0 01 21 40 4228 110-0296-19 WSoeustthe rDn aIlkliontoais State 151 94 (83/1) 2 2 2 43 52 390 11-1062-19 SYoutnhg Dstaokwonta State 103 78 (78/0) 14 10 20 32 04 2432 11-2039-19 SWoeusttheernrn I lIlilnlinooisis 195 39 (38/01) 12 32 42 24 15 2329 121-0176-19 NSiocuhtohll sDakota 110 67 (57/10) 1 1 12 3 40 423 121-1243-19 ISllionuotihs eSrnta Itlelinois 191 3 (03/30) 1 13 14 02 31 3292 12-2017-19 MNiocnhtoallnsa State 11 6 (65/01) 01 21 21 3 14 2463 T1o2t-a1l4s-19 Illinois State 11715 893 ( 7(06//31)3) 213 118 212 304 332 349 P12e-r2ce1n-1ta9gesMontana State 11 50.9% (463 (.64/%0) / 7.4%) 13.01% 10.23% 12.26% 19.34% 18.13% 26 Totals 175 89 (76/13) 23 18 22 34 32 34 Percentages 50.9% (43.4% / 7.4%) 13.1% 10.3% 12.6% 19.4% 18.3% BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 26

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S Ty Brooks RB 130-940/5 10-93/1 13-37/0 6-55/0 11-104/0 9-106/1 12-51/0 4-7/0 9-97/1 4-43/0 10-69/0 11-128/2 6-23/0 11-40/0 8-49/0 6-38/0 Trey Lance QB 139-934/13 5-116/2 16-95/2 6-23/0 13-48/2 7-43/0 11-83/0 8-79/1 18-76/0 4-32/1 3-42/1 5-47/0 10-57/1 11-88/1 11-41/0 11-64/2 Adam Cofield RB 160-789/11 8-31/0 9-40/0 10-40/1 14-48/1 15-46/1 15-104/2 12-93/2 7-86/1 7-20/0 8-18/1 9-51/1 15-87/1 10-31/0 12-24/0 9-70/0 Kobe Johnson RB 86-660/4 6-63/0 4-30/0 11-101/1 4-2/0 13-42/0 9-95/1 7-17/0 DNP 6-103/1 5-7/0 9-57/0 8-85/1 DNP 1-9/0 3-49/0 D. Williams RB 56-301/6 8-61/0 4-26/1 DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 7-21/0 6-45/0 6-46/2 6-44/2 DNP DNP 6-38/1 8-4/0 4-13/0 Saybein Clark RB 49-264/2 6-27/1 2-11/0 6-60/1 - 7-47/0 2-13/0 2-7/0 DNP 5-9/0 11-49/0 8-41/0 DNP - DNP - C. Watson WR 12-174/1 - 2-27/0 - - - - - 2-9/0 - - 3-32/0 - 1-15/0 1-5/0 3-86/1 Jalen Bussey RB 6-123/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-123/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Phoenix Sproles WR 3-57/1 ------1-1/0 - - - - 1-1/0 1-55/1 - DNP Hunter Luepke FB 5-43/1 - DNP - - 1-10/0 1--2/0 - - - - 2-28/1 1-7/0 - DNP - DJ Stewart WR 5-35/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP - - 5-35/0 - - - - Jimmy Kepouros WR 3-32/0 - - 1-10/0 - 1-2/0 - - 1-20/0 ------Garret Wegner P 1-6/0 - - 1-6/0 ------Zeb Noland QB 1--2/0 - DNP - DNP 1--2/0 - DNP DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP - TEAM 18--36/0 2--3/0 DNP - 2--4/0 1--1/0 DNP 2--3/0 1--1/0 2--2/0 - DNP 4--14/0 1--2/0 2--4/0 1--2/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S C. Watson WR 34-732/6 1-29/0 1-14/0 2-24/0 4-56/0 3-57/1 1-19/1 2-19/0 - 1-69/1 4-121/1 3-94/1 3-35/0 - 7-107/0 2-88/1 Phoenix Sproles WR 32-528/2 2-71/1 1-3/0 3-72/0 2-31/0 1-15/0 3-59/1 6-52/0 1-24/0 3-69/0 2-16/0 4-67/0 1-15/0 2-30/0 1-4/0 DNP Jimmy Kepouros WR 30-394/2 - - 2-19/0 2-38/0 4-49/0 - 3-41/0 1-17/0 2-17/0 4-46/0 1-13/0 6-80/0 2-62/1 - 3-12/1 Josh Babicz TE 12-192/5 3-26/2 - - 1-7/0 - - 1-16/0 1-6/0 3-41/2 2-88/1 - DNP - - 1-8/0 Ben Ellefson TE 14-184/5 DNP 2-22/1 3-21/1 - 2-19/1 1-7/0 1-27/0 1-6/1 - - 1-32/1 1-6/0 1-36/0 - 1-8/0 D. Williams RB 11-155/1 1-8/0 1-4/0 DNP DNP DNP - 4-34/0 1-4/0 - 1-7/0 DNP DNP 1-20/0 - 2-78/1 Noah Gindorff TE 9-148/6 1-26/1 1-34/1 1-4/1 - 1-35/1 1-30/1 - 1-4/0 - - - - 2-13/1 - 1-2/0 Adam Cofield RB 15-103/1 - 1-21/0 3-25/1 2-13/0 - 2-15/0 2-12/0 1-1/0 - 1-6/0 - - - - 3-10/0 Cole Jacob WR 7-80/0 - - - - 1-14/0 - 1-12/0 - - - 2-25/0 1-5/0 - 2-24/0 - Zach Mathis WR 5-79/0 2-18/0 1-41/0 1-4/0 - - - - DNP DNP DNP 1-16/0 - DNP DNP DNP Hunter Luepke FB 10-78/1 1-12/0 DNP 1-4/0 - - - 1-12/0 - - 4-38/0 1-3/1 1-5/0 1-4/0 DNP - Ty Brooks RB 7-60/0 - 1-11/0 1-14/0 - - 2-15/0 - - - 1-7/0 - - 1-4/0 - 1-9/0 Andy Voyen WR 2-36/0 1-27/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP DNP 1-9/0 - DNP - - - Kobe Johnson RB 2-24/0 - - - 1-8/0 - - - DNP - - 1-16/0 - DNP - - B. Henderson WR 2-23/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1-15/0 DNP - DNP 1-8/0 G. Malstrom FB 3-20/0 - 2-12/0 1-8/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - Saybein Clark RB 1-3/0 - - - 1-3/0 - - - DNP - - - DNP - DNP - 2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2019) All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S Trevor Heit 28-336 1-11 - 2-37 2-55 1-8 2-37 4-24 - 3-26 2-35 2-7 1-21 4-38 2-27 2-10 James Hendricks 1-13 1-13 - DNP ------Jimmy Kepouros 1-1 1-1 ------

KICK RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S Ty Brooks 12-292 - 2-41 - - 1-79 3-66 - 2-29 - - - - 4-77 - - Kobe Johnson 6-184 ------DNP 3-138 - - 1-4 DNP - 2-42 C. Watson 4-70 ------1-20 1-20 - 2-30 - Jalen Bussey 1-50 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-50 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Trevor Heit 1-35 - - 1-35 ------M. Bridges 2-26 - - - 2-26 ------Mitchell Kartes 1-13 - - - 1-13 ------Adam Cofield 1-13 1-13 ------D. Williams 1-10 1-10 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - DNP DNP - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S Michael Tutsie 7-122 - 2-24 1-14 1-0 ------1-25 1-21 1-38 James Hendricks 4-80 1-1 - DNP - - 1-31 - - - - - 1-0 1-48 - - Josh Hayes 2-38 ------1-5 - 1-33 - - - - - Jabril Cox 1-11 - - - 1-11 ------DNP - - - - Jackson Hankey 1-15 ------1-15 - - - - - Cole Karcz 1-4 - - - 1-4 ------DNP DNP - - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA UCD ILST UNI MOST SDSU YSU WIU USD SIU NICHOLL ILST MONT_S BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 27 BIG PLAYS BIG PLAY BREAKDOWN (passing 15+ yards or rushing 10+ yards) Total Big Plays...... (20%) 192 |------NORTH DAKOTA STATE------| |------OPPONENTS------| Passing (15+ yards)...... 66 Total Big Big Big Total Big Big Big NDSU Rushing (10+ yards)...... 126 Opponent Plays Rush Pass Plays BP% Plays Rush Pass Plays BP% Margin Scoring...... 41 Butler 59 11 6 17 28.8 60 2 1 3 5.1 +14 North Dakota 65 10 4 14 21.5 55 1 4 5 7.7 +9 By Distance Delaware 65 8 3 11 16.9 57 6 3 9 13.8 +2 Rushes over 20 yds...... 49 UC Davis 67 6 5 11 16.4 80 3 8 11 16.4 — Rushes over 30 yds...... 25 Illinois State 70 10 4 14 20.0 51 3 2 5 7.1 +9 Rushes over 40 yds...... 16 Northern Iowa 69 12 4 16 23.2 63 3 7 10 14.5 +6 Rushes over 50 yds...... 11 Missouri State 74 6 5 11 14.9 57 0 2 2 2.7 +9 South Dakota St. 59 5 2 7 11.9 60 11 2 13 22.0 -6 Passes over 30 yds...... 22 Youngstown St. 45 5 5 10 22.2 65 5 3 8 17.8 +2 Passes over 40 yds...... 15 Western Illinois 77 13 6 19 24.7 63 5 4 9 11.7 +10 Passes over 50 yds...... 6 South Dakota 70 14 8 22 31.4 64 4 1 5 7.1 +17 Passes over 60 yds...... 4 Southern Illinois 68 7 4 11 16.2 52 6 2 8 11.8 +3 Nicholls 57 7 5 12 21.1 56 3 2 5 8.8 +7 By Quarter Illinois State 64 4 3 7 10.9 48 4 1 5 7.8 +2 1st Quarter...... 53 Montana State 58 8 2 10 17.2 61 4 3 7 12.1 +3 2nd Quarter...... 54 3rd Quarter...... 42 4th Quarter...... 43 Overtime...... 0 BIG PLAY DIFFERENTIALS By Down NORTH DAKOTA STATE OPPONENTS TO BP Total 1st Down...... 87 Opponent Takeaways Big Plays Takeaways Big Plays +/– +/– +/– 2nd Down...... 62 Butler 1 17 2 3 -1 +14 +13 3rd Down...... 39 North Dakota 2 14 0 5 +2 +9 +11 4th Down...... 4 Delaware 1 11 0 9 +1 +2 +3 UC Davis 3 11 1 11 +2 — +2 Big Rushes by Player (15+ yds) TD No. Illinois State 1 14 0 5 +1 +9 +10 Trey Lance...... 7 33 Northern Iowa 2 16 1 10 +1 +6 +7 Ty Brooks...... 3 23 Missouri State 0 11 0 2 — +9 +9 Kobe Johnson...... 3 19 South Dakota St. 2 7 1 13 +1 -6 -5 Adam Cofield...... 3 18 Youngstown St. 1 10 0 8 +1 +2 +3 Dimitri Williams...... 2 11 Western Illinois 4 19 0 9 +4 +10 +14 Saybein Clark...... 1 8 South Dakota 0 22 0 5 — +17 +17 Christian Watson...... 1 5 Southern Illinois 1 11 0 8 +1 +3 +4 Jalen Bussey...... 2 3 Nicholls 2 12 0 5 +2 +7 +9 Jimmy Kepouros...... 0 2 Illinois State 1 7 0 5 +1 +2 +3 Hunter Luepke...... 0 2 Montana State 1 10 1 7 — +3 +3 Phoenix Sproles...... 1 1 DJ Stewart...... 0 1

Big Receptions by Player (10+ yds) TD No. Phoenix Sproles...... 2 18 Christian Watson...... 6 14 Jimmy Kepouros...... 1 10 LONGEST PLAYS *touchdown scored Noah Gindorff...... 4 4 Josh Babicz...... 2 4 Rushing Kickoff Return Ben Ellefson...... 1 4 75* Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State 94* Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State Dimitri Williams...... 1 3 71* Adam Cofield at South Dakota State 79 Ty Brooks at Illinois State Adam Cofield...... 1 2 70* Christian Watson vs Montana State 50 Jalen Bussey vs Western Illinois Zach Mathis...... 0 2 65* Jalen Bussey vs Western Illinois 35 Trevor Heit at Delaware Kobe Johnson...... 0 1 61* Trey Lance vs Butler 29 Ty Brooks vs Northern Iowa Hunter Luepke...... 0 1 Andy Voyen...... 0 1 Passing Punt Return Braylon Henderson...... 0 1 88* Babicz from Lance vs Western Illinois 50 Trevor Heit vs UC Davis Cole Jacob...... 0 1 75* Watson from Lance vs Montana State 28 Trevor Heit vs Northern Iowa 73* Williams from Lance vs Montana State 27 Trevor Heit vs Western Illinois 69* Watson from Lance at Youngstown State 25 Trevor Heit at Delaware 51* Watson from Lance vs Western Illinois 23 Trevor Heit at Youngstown State BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 28

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 Trey Lance at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Rushes 55 at Illinois State (Oct 05) Yards Rushing 128 Ty Brooks vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Yards Rushing 419 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) TD Rushes 2 ten times Yards Per Rush 8.6 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Rush 75 Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) TD Rushes 6 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Pass attempts 31 Trey Lance vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass attempts 31 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass completions 21 Trey Lance vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Pass completions 21 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Yards Passing 313 Trey Lance vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Yards Passing 338 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 4 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Pass 17.8 at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Long Pass 88 Trey Lance vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Receptions 7 Christian Watson vs Illinois State (Dec 14) Total Plays 78 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Yards Receiving 121 Christian Watson vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Total Offense 700 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) TD Receptions 2 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Play 10.3 vs Butler (Aug 31) Josh Babicz at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Points 57 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Reception 88 Josh Babicz vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Field Goals 3 Griffin Crosa vs Illinois State (Dec 14) Sacks By 7 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Field Goal 46 Griffin Crosa at Delaware (Sep 14) First Downs 33 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Punts 7 Garret Wegner vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Penalties 12 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punting Avg 57.0 Garret Wegner vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Penalty Yards 125 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Long Punt 60 Garret Wegner vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Turnovers 2 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts inside 20 3 Garret Wegner vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Interceptions By 3 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Garret Wegner vs Illinois State (Dec 14) Punts 7 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Punt Return 50 Trevor Heit vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Punting Avg 57.0 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Long Kickoff Return 94 Kobe Johnson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Long Punt 60 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Tackles 13 Jackson Hankey vs Nicholls (Dec 07) Punts inside 20 3 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Sacks 2.0 Derrek Tuszka at Illinois State (Oct 05) vs Illinois State (Dec 14) Derrek Tuszka at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Punt Return 50 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Jackson Hankey at Illinois State (Oct 05) Derrek Tuszka vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Interceptions 2 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (Sep 07)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 James Robinson vs Illinois State (Dec 14) Rushes 45 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Yards Rushing 120 Pierre Strong at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Yards Rushing 220 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) TD Rushes 1 nine times Yards Per Rush 5.1 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Rush 59 Will Knight at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Rushes 2 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Pass attempts 48 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass attempts 48 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass completions 29 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Pass completions 29 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Passing 312 Jake Maier vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Passing 312 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) TD Passes 2 Nolan Henderson at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Per Pass 7.8 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Kevin Johnson vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) TD Passes 2 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Pass 64 Brady Davis at Illinois State (Oct 05) vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Receptions 12 Jared Harrell vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Total Plays 80 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Yards Receiving 129 Isaiah Weston vs Northern Iowa (Oct 12) Total Offense 422 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) TD Receptions 1 nine times Yards Per Play 5.5 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Reception 64 Kacper Rutkiewicz at Illinois State (Oct 05) Points 22 at Delaware (Sep 14) Field Goals 3 Max O’Rourke vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Sacks By 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Chase Vinatieri at South Dakota State (Oct 26) First Downs 19 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Field Goal 48 Max O’Rourke vs UC Davis (Sep 21) at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Punts 10 Brendan Withrow vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Penalties 11 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Punting Avg 55.2 Daniel Whelan vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Penalty Yards 104 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Long Punt 75 JT Bohlken at Illinois State (Oct 05) Turnovers 4 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punts inside 20 3 Brady Schutt vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Interceptions By 1 at South Dakota State (Oct 26) Long Punt Return 18 Justin Hall vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Punts 10 vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Long Kickoff Return 61 London Pearson at Youngstown State (Nov 02) Punting Avg 55.2 vs UC Davis (Sep 21) Tackles 16 Donnell Rodgers vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 75 at Illinois State (Oct 05) Sacks 1.0 ten times Punts inside 20 3 vs South Dakota (Nov 16) Tackles For Loss 3.5 McNeece Egbim vs Missouri State (Oct 19) Long Punt Return 18 vs Western Illinois (Nov 09) Interceptions 1 Levi Brown at South Dakota State (Oct 26) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 29 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

NORTH DAKOTA STATE RUSHING OPPONENT Ty Brooks (128), South Dakota, 11/16/2019 Player rushed for 100-149 yards Javon Williams Jr. (117), at Southern Illinois, 11/23/2019 Bruce Anderson (170), at Northern Iowa, 10/6/2018 Player rushed for 150-199 yards Sam McPherson (158), vs Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 John Crockett (227), Coastal Carolina, 12/13/2014 Player rushed for 200+ yards Taiwan Jones (230), at Eastern Wash., 12/11/2010 Easton Stick, vs Eastern Washington, 1/5/2019 Player rushed for 3 TDs Herb Donaldson, at Western Illinois, 9/29/2007 Lance Dunn, Montana State, 12/1/2018 Player rushed for 4 TDs Dave Beyer, Minnesota State Mankato, 9/15/1984 Kevin Feeney, Minn. St. Mankato, 10/26/1996 Player rushed for 5 TDs Ronnie Moore, at Pittsburg State, 11/28/1992 B.Anderson(170)/L.Dunn(104), at Northern Iowa, 2018 Two 100-yard rushers T.Roberson(161)/M.Coprich(106), vs Illinois St. 2015 Dunn (127)/Anderson (118)/Brooks (103), Montana St., 12/1/2018 Three 100-yard rushers Unknown

PASSING Trey Lance (223), Montana State, 12/21/2019 QB passed for 200-249 yards Will McElvain (233), Northern Iowa, 10/12/2019 Easton Stick (280), Delaware, 9/22/2018 QB passed for 250-299 yards Jeremiah Briscoe (289), Sam Houston State, 12/15/2017 Trey Lance (313), Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 QB passed for 300-399 yards Jake Maier (312), UC Davis, 9/21/2019 Steve Walker (451), at Ball State, 9/23/2006 QB passed for 400+ yards Gage Gubrud (450), Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Trey Lance, Montana State, 12/21/2019 QB passed for 3 TDs Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa, 10/6/2018 Trey Lance, vs Butler, 8/31/2019 QB passed for 4 TDs Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Easton Stick, at Missouri State, 11/10/2018 QB passed for 5 TDs Never

RECEIVING Christian Watson (107), Illinois State, 12/14/2019 Player with 100-149 yards receiving Jared Harrell (102), UC Davis, 9/21/2019 Zach Vraa (179), Missouri State, 10/12/2013 Player with 150-199 yards receiving Isaiah Lesure (170), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Tim Strehlow (206), at Northern Colorado, 11/6/1999 Player with 200+ yards receiving Jason Madkins (239), at Sam Houston State, 9/12/2009 Josh Babicz, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Player caught 2 TDs Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa, 10/28/2017 Kole Heckendorf, Austin Peay, 8/28/2008 Player caught 3 TDs Neal Mozdzierz, Ferris State, 9/2/1999 TR McDonald, at St. Cloud State, 10/23/1993 Player caught 4 TDs Never J.Schultenover(115)/K.Heckendorf(112), at Cal Poly 2007 Two 100-yard receivers D.Goedert(150)/J.Wieneke(108), S. Dakota St. 2016

KICKING/PUNTING Cam Pedersen (52), Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 Made FG 50+ yards Casey Sublette (50), Cal Poly, 9/1/2018 Cory Vartanian, UC Davis, 10/22/2005 (4Q, down 20-7) On-side kick recovered Brandyn Bangsund, Eastern Wash., 9/10/2016 (2Q, tied 7-7) Cory Vartanian, UC Davis, 10/22/2005 (4Q, down 20-14) On-side kick not recovered Andre Slyter, vs Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 (4Q, down 31-24) Matt Voigtlander 27 run, vs Sam Houston St., 1/7/2012 (4&4) Fake punt Harry O’Kelly 24 run, vs James Madison, 1/6/2018 (4&9) Mike Wieser 20 TD from Rod Malone, at Montana, 9/6/2003 (4&7) Fake field goal Jayce Gilder 2 TD from Gunner Talkington, vs E.Wash., 1/5/2019 (4&G) Michael Tutsie, Montana State, 12/1/2018 (Jered Padmos) Blocked a punt Luke Frederick, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 (Garret Wegner) Nate Tanguay, at Western Illinois, 10/22/2016 (Nathan Knuffman) Blocked a field goal Ryan Earith, at South Dakota State, 10/26/2019 (Griffin Crosa) Stanley Jones, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Sam Crosa) Blocked a PAT kick Adam Conley, at Illinois State, 11/18/2017 (Cam Pedersen)

EXTRA POINTS Will Cardinal, Nicholls, 12/7/2019 PAT kick failed Sam Crosa, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Stanley Jones block) TEAM, Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 (bad snap) Rush failed Gene Coleman, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 James Hendricks, Missouri State, 10/19/2019 Rush conversion Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, 11/22/2008 James Hendricks, Montana State, 12/21/2019 Pass failed JT Granato, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 Cody Mauch from James Hendricks, Montana State, 12/21/2019 Pass conversion Chichi Amachi from Thyrick Pitts, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 Kevin Best, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9/11/1999 (Chad Simmers block) Defensive PAT Joe Guereno, St. Cloud State, 10/10/1992 (blocked kick)

SCORING Darrius Shepherd (84), Indiana State, 11/12/2016 Punt return TD Tre’Darrius Canady (10), Northern Iowa, 10/10/2009 (blocked) Paul Aanonson (94), at South Dakota State, 11/17/2007 (no block) Kobe Johnson (94), at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Kickoff return TD JeQuan Burton (100), Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 Jabril Cox (36), Delaware, 9/22/2018 Interception return TD Quentin Moon (43), Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 Dan Marlette (38), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Fumble return TD Dan DelGrosso (29), vs Butler, 8/31/2019 Team, Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 (punt snap out of end zone) Safety Team, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 (punt block out of end zone) Grant Morgan, South Dakota State, 12/10/2016 Safety (by player) Cameron Price, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 MISCELLANEOUS Back-to-back interceptions: 1/5/2019 vs Eastern Washington, Eric Barriere by NDSU’s James Hendricks then Easton Stick by EWU’s D’londo Tucker Back-to-back kickoff return TDs: 10/26/2013 at Indiana State, ISU’s LeMonte Booker (97) then NDSU’s Ryan Smith (100) NDSU QB back-to-back 100-yard rushing games: Easton Stick, 12/14/2018, South Dakota State (147), 1/5/2019, vs Eastern Washington (121) NDSU QB three straight 100-yard rushing games: Chris Simdorn, 9/24/1988, Augustana (210); 10/1, at Morningside (147); 10/8, St. Cloud State (155) NDSU player with 100 yards rushing & receiving in same game: DJ McNorton, 11/27/2010, Robert Morris (110 rush, 110 receiving) NDSU kickoff return TD and rushing TD in same game: Kobe Johnson, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 NDSU kickoff return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, at Indiana State, 10/26/2013 NDSU punt return TD and rushing TD in same game: Tony Satter, Northern Michigan, 9/9/1989 NDSU punt return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, Youngstown State, 10/6/2012 NDSU kickoff return TD and punt return TD in same game: Never NDSU rushing, receiving and return TD in same game: Never BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 30

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 12/21/2019

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 4 1 0.506 Davidson 0.571 North Dakota St. 0.506 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 14 3 0.329 Sam Houston St. 0.279 Indiana St. 0.307 4th Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 6 1 0.706 James Madison 0.875 North Dakota St. 0.706 Wofford 0.875 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 7 1 0.333 Yale 0.235 North Dakota St. 0.333 Blocked Kicks (81 ranked) James Madison 9 South Dakota St. 5 Harvard 9 South Carolina St. 9 Blocked Kicks Allowed (124 ranked) 44 6 2 16 teams tied 0 UNI 0 Illinois St. 0 Indiana St. 0 Blocked Punts (34 ranked) Harvard 7 South Dakota 2 South Dakota St. 2 Western Ill. 2 Blocked Punts Allowed (118 ranked) 56 7 1 55 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 5 1 0.667 James Madison 0.709 North Dakota St. 0.667 Defensive TDs (52 ranked) Grambling 6 UNI 4 Bucknell 6 Central Conn. St. 6 Fewest Penalties (124 ranked) 95 9 90 Princeton 35 Indiana St. 57 Fewest Penalties Per Game (124 ranked) 55 7 6.00 Princeton 3.50 Indiana St. 4.75 Fewest Penalty Yards (124 ranked) 93 9 818 Princeton 274 Missouri St. 496 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (124 ranked) 65 8 54.53 Princeton 27.40 Indiana St. 42.58 First Downs Defense (124 ranked) 36 5 222 Duquesne 163 Youngstown St. 200 First Downs Offense (124 ranked) 4 1 324 James Madison 373 North Dakota St. 324 Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 13 1 5 Drake 2 North Dakota St. 5 Fumbles Recovered (123 ranked) 90 10 6 Mississippi Val. 18 UNI 15 Kickoff Return Defense (124 ranked) 53 4 19.46 Tennessee Tech 13.26 Southern Ill. 15.18 Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 8 1 23.90 Idaho 25.67 North Dakota St. 23.90 Net Punting (124 ranked) 49 7 36.08 Bucknell 43.43 South Dakota 40.16 Passes Had Intercepted (124 ranked) 1 1 1 North Dakota St. 1 North Dakota St. 1 Passes Intercepted (123 ranked) 11 4 16 Alcorn 21 UNI 19 Central Conn. St. 21 Illinois St. 19 Passing Offense (124 ranked) 90 6 189.3 Northern Ariz. 361.0 South Dakota 248.5 Passing Yards Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 134.3 North Dakota St. 134.3 North Dakota St. 134.3 Passing Yards per Completion (124 ranked) 14 1 14.48 Kennesaw St. 21.42 North Dakota St. 14.48 Punt Return Defense (124 ranked) 28 3 5.75 South Dakota St. 0.57 South Dakota St. 0.57 Punt Returns (124 ranked) 21 1 11.67 Samford 19.41 North Dakota St. 11.67 Red Zone Defense (124 ranked) 19 3 0.724 Illinois St. 0.614 Illinois St. 0.614 Red Zone Offense (124 ranked) 37 4 0.839 Dayton 0.945 Illinois St. 0.927 Rushing Defense (124 ranked) 30 4 135.6 James Madison 61.1 UNI 110.3 Rushing Offense (124 ranked) 4 1 288.0 Kennesaw St. 342.4 North Dakota St. 288.0 Sacks Allowed (124 ranked) 5 1 0.80 Wofford 0.33 North Dakota St. 0.80 Davidson 0.33 Scoring Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 11.8 North Dakota St. 11.8 North Dakota St. 11.8 Scoring Offense (124 ranked) 7 1 37.9 Dayton 42.5 North Dakota St. 37.9 Tackles for Loss Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 3.47 North Dakota St. 3.47 North Dakota St. 3.47 Team Passing Efficiency (124 ranked) 1 1 179.65 North Dakota St. 179.65 North Dakota St. 179.65 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 102.22 North Dakota St. 102.22 North Dakota St. 102.22 Team Sacks (124 ranked) 18 5 2.80 Harvard 4.30 Illinois St. 3.47 Team Tackles for Loss (124 ranked) 54 6 6.4 Sam Houston St. 10.9 Illinois St. 7.2 Time of Possession (124 ranked) 14 2 32:08 Portland St. 34:50 Youngstown St. 32:12 Total Defense (124 ranked) 2 1 269.9 James Madison 264.7 North Dakota St. 269.9 Total Offense (124 ranked) 6 1 477.3 Eastern Wash. 524.8 North Dakota St. 477.3 Turnover Margin (124 ranked) 4 1 1.07 UIW 1.33 North Dakota St. 1.07 Turnovers Gained (124 ranked) 33 4 22 Alcorn 36 UNI 34 Turnovers Lost (124 ranked) 1 1 6 North Dakota St. 6 North Dakota St. 6 Winning Percentage (123 ranked) 1 1 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 31

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 126 7 86.13 Jake Chisholm, Dayton 204.30 James Robinson, Illinois St. 133.13 Blocked Kicks (8 ranked) Bill Murray, William & Mary 4 Elerson Smith, UNI 2 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Trevor Heit 72 3 371 Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island 1,198 Justin Hall, Western Ill. 706 Ty Brooks 102 8 292 Kobe Johnson 160 15 184 Completion Percentage (106 ranked) Trey Lance 4 2 0.671 Ben DiNucci, James Madison 0.713 Kurtis Wilderman, Indiana St. 0.686 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 91 7 12.40 Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist 29.75 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 22.25 Field Goal Percentage (87 ranked) Griffin Crosa 42 3 0.733 Seth Harrison, Eastern Wash. 1.000 Sam Fenlason, Illinois St. 0.810 Field Goals Per Game (132 ranked) Griffin Crosa 67 5 0.79 Noel Ruiz, N.C. A&T 1.92 Matthew Cook, UNI 1.27 Forced Fumbles (21 ranked) Nick Eaton, UC Davis 0.42 Elerson Smith, UNI 0.33 Jayden Pauling, Western Caro. 0.42 Fumbles Recovered (39 ranked) Jordan Berner, Southern Ill. 4 Jordan Berner, Southern Ill. 4 Mason King, Hampton 4 Interceptions Per Game (144 ranked) Michael Tutsie 6 1 0.5 Greg Liggs Jr., Elon 0.7 Michael Tutsie, North Dakota St. 0.5 James Hendricks 60 8 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (9 ranked) Kobe Johnson 9 1 1 8 players tied 2 Kobe Johnson, North Dakota St. 1 Kickoff Returns (88 ranked) Earnest Edwards, Maine 28.5 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 25.5 Passes Defended (47 ranked) Anthony Adams, Portland St. 2.0 Devin Taylor, Illinois St. 1.6 Passing Efficiency (106 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 182.8 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 182.8 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 182.8 Passing TDs (144 ranked) Trey Lance 12 1 28 Jeff Undercuffler, Albany (NY) 41 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 28 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Trey Lance 34 3 2,714 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 4,114 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 2,953 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 73 4 180.9 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 342.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 246.1 Passing Yards per Completion (106 ranked) Trey Lance 7 1 14.59 Tyquell Fields, Stony Brook 16.81 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 14.59 Points Responsible For (198 ranked) Trey Lance 4 1 246 Daniel Smith, Villanova 288 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 246 Griffin Crosa 119 8 93 Adam Cofield 198 15 72 Points Responsible For Per Game (148 ranked) Trey Lance 16 2 16.4 Jack Cook, Dayton 24.7 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 16.7 Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Terry Williams, UT Martin 2 4 players tied 1 Punt Returns (44 ranked) Trevor Heit 9 1 12.0 Montrell Washington, Samford 21.9 Trevor Heit, North Dakota St. 12.0 Punting (100 ranked) Alex Pechin, Bucknell 47.3 Brady Schutt, South Dakota 45.1 Receiving TDs (110 ranked) Noah Gindorff 85 4 6 Juwan Green, Albany (NY) 17 Isaiah Weston, UNI 10 Christian Watson 85 4 6 Josh Babicz 110 7 5 Ben Ellefson 110 7 5 Receiving Yards (150 ranked) Christian Watson 88 3 732 Deangelo Wilson, Austin Peay 1,564 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 1,222 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Christian Watson 159 9 48.8 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 119.8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 94.0 Receptions Per Game (200 ranked) Jeff Cotton, Idaho 8.8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 5.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (150 ranked) Adam Cofield 70 8 4.93 Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T 7.73 Pierre Strong, South Dakota St. 7.12 Rushing TDs (144 ranked) Trey Lance 25 3 13 Marcus Knight, Montana 23 James Robinson, Illinois St. 18 Adam Cofield 35 4 11 Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T 23 Dimitri Williams 107 9 6 Ty Brooks 144 13 5 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 36 5 940 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 1,995 James Robinson, Illinois St. 1,917 Trey Lance 37 6 934 Adam Cofield 62 9 789 Kobe Johnson 99 11 660 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 77 8 62.7 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 142.5 James Robinson, Illinois St. 127.8 Trey Lance 80 9 62.3 Adam Cofield 113 11 52.6 Kobe Johnson 121 12 50.8 Sacks (197 ranked) Derrek Tuszka 10 3 0.89 Andre Walker, Houston Baptist 1.25 Justus Reed, Youngstown St. 1.04 Spencer Waege 147 21 0.39 Scoring (196 ranked) Griffin Crosa 66 3 6.6 Wesley Dugger, Davidson 12.0 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 9.5 Trey Lance 153 10 5.2 Adam Cofield 187 14 4.8 Solo Tackles (31 ranked) Brandon Easterling, Dayton 7.5 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 6.3 Tackles For Loss (87 ranked) Derrek Tuszka 38 4 1.3 Da'Jon Lee, Saint Francis (PA) 2.0 Clayton Glasco, Indiana St. 1.7 Total Offense (200 ranked) Trey Lance 41 2 243.2 EJ Perry, Brown 367.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 295.1 Ty Brooks 200 17 62.7 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (199 ranked) Jackson Hankey 103 9 7.3 Dante Olson, Montana 12.8 Clayton Glasco, Indiana St. 9.6 Michael Tutsie 180 17 6.5 Total Touchdowns (124 ranked) Trey Lance 34 3 13 Marcus Knight, Montana 25 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 19 Adam Cofield 50 4 12 Yards per Pass Attempt (106 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 9.80 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 9.80 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 9.80 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Christian Watson 4 2 21.53 Isaiah Weston, UNI 24.49 Isaiah Weston, UNI 24.49 Phoenix Sproles 60 5 16.50 Jimmy Kepouros 180 9 13.13 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 32 NDSU POSTSEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME Passes Intercepted: 2, Marquise Bridges, Sam First Downs Passing: 13, vs Grambling, 1965 Rushing Attempts: 34, Lamar Gordon, at Delta Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal; Christian Pecan Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 12, vs Jacksonville State, 2000 D-II semifinal. FCS Playoffs: 29, Dudzik, Coastal Carolina, 2013 FCS quarterfi- State, 2015 FCS championship DJ McNorton, at Eastern Washington, 2010 nal; Marcus Williams, vs Sam Houston State, TDs Passing: 4, Sam Houston State, 2017 FCS FCS quarterfinal 2012 FCS championship semifinal Yards Gained Rushing: 227, John Crockett, Total Tackles: 29, Grant Olson, Wofford, 2012 Total Offense Attempts: 83, Northern Colorado, Coastal Carolina, 2014 FCS quarterfinal FCS quarterfinal 1990 D-II first round. FCS Playoffs: 82, vs TDs Rushing: 4, Lance Dunn, Montana State, Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS championship 2018 FCS second round; DJ McNorton, at INDIVIDUAL SINGLE POSTSEASON Total Offense Yards: 642, Sam Houston State, Montana State, 2010 FCS second round Rushing Attempts: 97, John Crockett, 2014 (4g) 2017 FCS semifinal Passing Attempts: 38, Easton Stick, James Net Yards Rushing: 619, Tony Satter, 1990 (4g) Total TDs Scored: 8, Sam Houston State, 2017 Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal TDs Rushing: 9, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) FCS semifinal; vs Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II Pass Completions: 19, Easton Stick, James Passing Attempts: 85, Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) championship Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal Pass Completions: 53, Carson Wentz, 2014 (4g); Points Scored: 55, Sam Houston State, 2017 Yards Gained Passing: 249, Brock Jensen, Fur- Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) FCS semifinal man, 2013 FCS second round Yards Gained Passing: 824, Carson Wentz, 2014 Field Goals Made: 4, at UC Davis (4-4), 1983 D-II Completion Percentage: .800 (12-15), Easton (4g) semifinal. FCS Playoffs: 3, Illinois State (3-3), Stick, South Dakota State, 2018 FCS semifinal Completion Percentage: .708, Easton Stick (46- 2019 FCS quarterfinal; vs Jacksonville State Consecutive Passes Completed: 9, Easton Stick, 65), 2018 (4g) (3-3), 2015 FCS championship; vs Illinois Wofford, 2017 FCS quarterfinal. Multiple Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Mark Nellermoe, State (3-3), 2014 FCS championship games: 11, Easton Stick, South Dakota State 1982 (2g) Field Goals Attempted: 4, at UC Davis (4-4), and vs Eastern Washington, 2018 FCS semifi- TDs Passing: 11, Easton Stick, 2017 (4g) 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: 3, Illinois nal and championship Receptions: 22, Warren Holloway, 2011 (4g) State (3-3), 2019 FCS quarterfinal; Nicholls (1- Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Mark Nellermoe, at Yards Receiving: 317, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) 3), 2019 FCS second round; James Madison UC Davis, 1982 D-II semifinal; Mark Rudrud, TD Receptions: 4, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) (1-3), 2016 FCS semifinal; vs Jacksonville Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal. FCS Play- Total Offense Attempts: 129, Carson Wentz, State (3-3), 2015 FCS championship; Montana offs: 2, Easton Stick, vs Eastern Washington, 2014 (4g) (1-3), 2015 FCS second round; vs Illinois State 2018 FCS championship; Carson Wentz, vs Total Off. Yards: 1035, Carson Wentz, 2014 (4g) (3-3), 2014 FCS championship Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS championship TDs Scored: 9, Bruce Anderson, 2017 (4g); Chris Punts: 9, vs Sam Houston State, 2011 FCS TDs Passing: 4, Easton Stick, Sam Houston Simdorn, 1988 (4g) championship State, 2017 FCS semifinal Points Scored: 54, Bruce Anderson, 2017 (4g); Least Yards Yielded Rushing: 6, Montana, 2015 Receptions: 9, Chuck Wald, vs Montana, 1969 Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) FCS second round Camellia Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 8, Warren Hol- Passes Intercepted: 3, Michael Tutsie, 2019 Most Yards Yielded Rushing: 328, vs Texas loway, Lehigh, 2011 FCS quarterfinal (3g); Marquise Bridges, 2017 (4g); Christian State, 1981 D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: Total Offense Attempts: 47, Easton Stick, James Dudzik, 2013 (4g); Marcus Williams, 2012 271, Georgia Southern, 2012 FCS semifinal Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal (4g); Todd Zabel, 1988 (4g) Least Yards Yielded Passing: 0, Minn. St. Total Offense Yards: 335, Brock Jensen, Fur- Punts: 22, Matt Voigtlander, 2011 (4g) Mankato, 1991 D-II first round. FCS Playoffs: man, 2013 FCS second round Punting Average: 46.8, Ben LeCompte (19-889), 34, Illinois State, 2019 FCS quarterfinal Total TDs Scored: 5, Bruce Anderson, Sam 2012 (4g) Most Yards Yielded Passing: 355, UC Davis, Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal Field Goals Made: 7, Ken Kubisz, 1983 (3g) 1984 D-II quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 289, Sam Punts: 9, Matt Voigtlander, vs Sam Houston PATs Attempted: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) Houston State, 2017 FCS semifinal State, 2011 FCS championship PATs Made: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) Least Yards Yielded Total Offense: 97, vs Gram- Punting Average: 55.0 (4-220), Ben LeCompte, bling, 1965 Pecan Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 157, Georgia Southern, 2012 FCS quarterfinal TEAM SINGLE GAME Colgate, 2018 FCS quarterfinal Long Punt: 71, Ben LeCompte, Montana, 2015 Rushing Attempts: 72, at Puget Sound, 1981 D-II Most Yards Yielded Total Offense: 526, vs Texas FCS second round quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 56, Montana, 2015 State, 1981 D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: Long Field Goal: 53, Ryan Jastram, James Madi- FCS second round 443, James Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal son, 2011 FCS second round Net Yards Rushing: 532, Ashland, 1986 D-II Least Points Yielded: 0, Colgate, 2018 FCS Field Goals Made: 4, Ken Kubisz (4-4), at UC quarterfinal. FCS Playoffs: 471, Sam Houston quarterfinal; Lehigh, 2011 FCS quarterfinal; Davis, 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: State, 2017 FCS semifinal Cal Poly, 1990 D-II quarterfinal; Ashland, 1986 3, Griffin Crosa (3-3), Illinois State, 2019 First Downs Rushing: 25, Ashland, 1986 D-II D-II quarterfinal FCS quarterfinal; Cam Pedersen (3-3), vs quarterfinal; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II first Most Points Yielded: 42, vs Texas State, 1981 Jacksonville State, 2015 FCS championship; round. FCS Playoffs: 19, South Dakota State, D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: 38, at East- Adam Keller (3-3), vs Illinois State, 2014 FCS 2016 FCS quarterfinal ern Washington, 2010 FCS quarterfinal championship TDs Rushing: 7, Montana State, 2018 FCS Fumbles Committed: 6, vs North Alabama (lost Field Goals Attempted: 4, Ken Kubisz (4-4), at second round; Augustana (S.D.), 1988 D-II 3), 1985 D-II championship. FCS Playoffs: 3, UC Davis, 1983 D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: first round Northern Iowa (1), 2015 FCS quarterfinal; vs 3, Griffin Crosa (3-3), Illinois State, 2019 FCS Passes Attempted: 38, James Madison, 2016 Illinois State (1), 2014 FCS championship; quarterfinal; Will Cardinal (1-3), Nicholls, FCS semifinal Lehigh (2), 2011 FCS quarterfinal; Robert Mor- 2019 FCS second round; Cam Pedersen (1-3), Passes Completed: 19, James Madison, 2016 ris (1), 2010 FCS first round James Madison, 2016 FCS semifinal; Cam FCS semifinal; vs Montana, 1969 Camellia Fumbles Recovered: 5, vs Montana (6 fumbles), Pedersen (3-3), vs Jacksonville State, 2015 Bowl 1970 Camellia Bowl. FCS Playoffs: 3, Georgia FCS championship; Cam Pedersen (1-3), Mon- Yards Gained Passing: 249, Furman, 2013 FCS Southern (3), 2011 FCS semifinal; at Eastern tana, 2015 FCS second round; Adam Keller (3- second round Washington (7), 2010 FCS quarterfinal 3), vs Illinois State, 2014 FCS championship Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Montana State, 1976 Passes Intercepted: 4, Montana, 2015 FCS sec- D-II semifinal.FCS Playoffs: 3, vs Jacksonville ond round; vs Sam Houston State, 2012 FCS State, 2015 FCS championship championship; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II Completion Percentage: .800 (12-15), South first round; Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal Dakota State, 2018 FCS semifinal BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 33

Quickie Statistics (Final) #19 Nicholls vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 07, 2019 at Fargo, ND)

NICHOLLS NDSU Score 13 37 FIRST DOWNS 18 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-171 41-265 PASSING YDS (NET) 94 169 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-11-2 16-10-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-265 57-434 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-38 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-18 4-77 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-73 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.0 2-36.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-62 8-78 Possession Time 26:31 33:29 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 3 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-6

Nicholls North Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Julien Gums 15 77 0 77 0 18 5.1 Trey Lance 11 94 6 88 1 34 8.0 Dontrell Taylor 11 67 0 67 0 16 6.1 Phoenix Sproles 1 55 0 55 1 55 55.0 Chase Fourcade 14 47 19 28 0 9 2.0 Ty Brooks 11 41 1 40 0 11 3.6 Tahj Smith 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Dimitri Williams 6 38 0 38 1 14 6.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Chase Fourcade 11-15-2 94 1 29 3 Trey Lance 10-16-0 169 2 43 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Dai'Jean Dixon 4 66 1 29 Jimmy Kepouros 2 62 1 43 Dontrell Taylor 3 14 0 8 Phoenix Sproles 2 30 0 21 Julien Gums 2 8 0 4 Noah Gindorff 2 13 1 10 Dion Ray 1 4 0 4 Ben Ellefson 1 36 0 36

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Winston Jones 4 148 37.0 38 1 0 Garret Wegner 2 72 36.0 53 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Trevor Heit 4 38 0 20

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tahj Smith 1 18 0 18 Ty Brooks 4 77 0 23

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Laryon James 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 Jackson Hankey 5-8 13 0.0 1.0 Allen Pittman 2-5 7 0.0 0.0 Michael Tutsie 2-8 10 0.0 0.0 Sully Laiche 3-3 6 1.0 1.0 Jabril Cox 5-2 7 0.5 0.5 Khristian Mims 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 Josh Hayes 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 03:03 NICHOLLS - Gavin Lasseigne 35 yd field goal, 9-62 3:17 3 - 0 00:00 NDSU - Phoenix Sproles 55 yd run (Will Cardinal kick), 6-84 2:59 3 - 7 2nd 12:53 NICHOLLS - Dai'Jean Dixon 25 yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Gavin Lasseigne kick), 12-82 2:03 10 - 7 04:13 NDSU - Jimmy Kepouros 43 yd pass from Trey Lance (Will Cardinal kick), 6-80 3:36 10 - 14 3rd 10:36 NICHOLLS - Gavin Lasseigne 23 yd field goal, 8-69 4:24 13 - 14 06:26 NDSU - Will Cardinal 32 yd field goal, 4-2 1:26 13 - 17 02:58 NDSU - Noah Gindorff 3 yd pass from Trey Lance (Will Cardinal kick), 4-13 1:55 13 - 24 4th 08:21 NDSU - Trey Lance 6 yd run (Will Cardinal kick), 12-85 6:30 13 - 31 03:12 NDSU - Dimitri Williams 3 yd run (Will Cardinal kick failed), 5-44 2:58 13 - 37 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 34

Quickie Statistics (Final) #13 Illinois State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2019 at Fargo, ND)

ILST NDSU Score 3 9 FIRST DOWNS 9 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-160 43-128 PASSING YDS (NET) 34 135 Passes Att-Comp-Int 8-3-1 21-10-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 48-194 64-263 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 2-27 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 2-30 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-21 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.5 6-38.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-33 Possession Time 27:33 32:27 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 7 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-3

Illinois State North Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg James Robinson 24 108 14 94 0 30 3.9 Ty Brooks 8 49 0 49 0 35 6.1 Bryce Jefferson 11 70 12 58 0 21 5.3 Trey Lance 11 58 17 41 0 19 3.7 Pha'leak Brown 4 8 3 5 0 5 1.2 Adam Cofield 12 27 3 24 0 6 2.0 Trenton Hatfield 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 Kobe Johnson 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Bryce Jefferson 3-8-1 34 0 16 2 Trey Lance 10-21-0 135 0 55 2

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long James Robinson 1 16 0 16 Christian Watson 7 107 0 55 Austin Nagel 1 10 0 10 Cole Jacob 2 24 0 20 Andrew Edgar 1 8 0 8 Phoenix Sproles 1 4 0 4

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB JT Bohlken 6 255 42.5 51 1 0 Garret Wegner 6 233 38.8 46 3 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Spencer DeForest 1 2 0 2 Trevor Heit 2 27 0 19

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Christian Uphoff 1 2 0 2 Christian Watson 2 30 0 22 Charles Woods 1 19 0 19

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Dylan Draka 6-2 8 0.0 1.0 Jackson Hankey 0-10 10 0.0 0.0 Charles Woods 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 James Hendricks 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 Zeke Vandenburgh 4-1 5 0.0 0.5 Jabril Cox 6-2 8 0.0 1.0 Ty DeForest 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 Michael Tutsie 3-4 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 14:23 NDSU - Griffin Crosa 38 yd field goal, 9-40 3:51 0 - 3 10:00 NDSU - Griffin Crosa 33 yd field goal, 5-50 2:18 0 - 6 00:27 NDSU - Griffin Crosa 22 yd field goal, 17-69 7:23 0 - 9 3rd 02:02 ILST - Sam Fenlason 27 yd field goal, 12-70 6:27 3 - 9 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 35

Quickie Statistics (Final) #5 Montana State vs #1 North Dakota State (Dec 21, 2019 at Fargo, ND)

MONT_ST NDSU Score 14 42 FIRST DOWNS 13 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-148 37-318 PASSING YDS (NET) 150 223 Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-13-1 21-15-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-298 58-541 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--3 2-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-93 2-42 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-38 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-48.4 2-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 0-0 3-20 Possession Time 30:34 29:26 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 5 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-4

Montana State North Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Isaiah Ifanse 11 60 0 60 0 28 5.5 Christian Watson 3 86 0 86 1 70 28.7 Logan Jones 12 55 6 49 0 11 4.1 Adam Cofield 9 70 0 70 0 17 7.8 Mark Estes 2 28 0 28 0 26 14.0 Trey Lance 11 64 0 64 2 11 5.8 Travis Jonsen 6 8 0 8 1 3 1.3 Kobe Johnson 3 49 0 49 0 44 16.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Tucker Rovig 13-22-1 150 1 41 1 Trey Lance 15-21-0 223 3 75 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Travis Jonsen 6 41 0 11 Jimmy Kepouros 3 12 1 6 Kevin Kassis 2 45 1 41 Adam Cofield 3 10 0 4 Isaiah Ifanse 2 39 0 39 Christian Watson 2 88 1 75 Coy Steel 1 21 0 21 Dimitri Williams 2 78 1 73

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jered Padmos 5 242 48.4 60 1 0 Garret Wegner 2 82 41.0 48 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Coy Steel 1 -3 0 0 Trevor Heit 2 10 0 10

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Logan Jones 4 90 0 25 Kobe Johnson 2 42 0 27 Derryk Snell 1 3 0 3

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Callahan O'Reilly 6-5 11 0.0 0.0 Jackson Hankey 6-3 9 0.0 0.0 Brayden Konkol 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 James Kaczor 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Amandre Williams 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 Michael Tutsie 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 Derek Marks 1-5 6 0.0 0.0 Jabril Cox 4-2 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 07:35 NDSU - Trey Lance 8 yd run (Griffin Crosa kick), 12-73 6:39 0 - 7 2nd 12:44 MONT_ST - Travis Jonsen 1 yd run (Tristan Bailey kick), 8-78 4:08 7 - 7 12:34 NDSU - Christian Watson 75 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 1-75 0:10 7 - 14 10:51 NDSU - Christian Watson 70 yd run (Cody Mauch pass from James Hendricks), 1-70 0:10 7 - 22 00:24 NDSU - Jimmy Kepouros 6 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 15-75 8:20 7 - 29 3rd 06:27 MONT_ST - Kevin Kassis 41 yd pass from Tucker Rovig (Tristan Bailey kick), 2-45 0:41 14 - 29 04:46 NDSU - Dimitri Williams 73 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 3-78 1:37 14 - 36 4th 13:23 NDSU - Trey Lance 6 yd run (James Hendricks pass failed), 2-50 0:45 14 - 42 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 36

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2019) 2019 FCS Playoffs

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ^ Dec 07, 2019 #19 NICHOLLS W 37-13 15690 All games 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 ^ Dec 14, 2019 #13 ILLINOIS STATE W 9-3 14132 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ^ Dec 21, 2019 #5 MONTANA STATE W 42-14 18077 Non-Conference 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 *Missouri Valley Football Conference games ^NCAA Division I FCS playoffs Team Statistics NDSU OPP FIRST DOWNS 57 40 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g R u s h in g 32 24 Trey Lance 3 - 3 33 216 23 193 5.8 3 34 64.3 P a s s in g 20 12 Ty Brooks 3 - 1 25 128 1 127 5.1 0 35 42.3 P e n a l ty 5 4 Adam Cofield 3 - 2 31 130 5 125 4.0 0 17 41.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 711 479 Christian Watson 3 - 3 5 106 0 106 21.2 1 70 35.3 Rushing Attempts 121 120 Kobe Johnson 2 - 0 4 58 0 58 14.5 0 44 29.0 Average Per Rush 5.9 4.0 Dimitri Williams 3 - 1 18 64 9 55 3.1 1 14 18.3 Average Per Game 237.0 159.7 Phoenix Sproles 2 - 1 1 55 0 55 55.0 1 55 27.5 TDs Rushing 6 1 Total 3 121 757 46 711 5.9 6 70 237.0 PASSING YARDAGE 527 278 Opponents 3 120 549 70 479 4.0 1 30 159.7 C o m p - A t t- In t 35-58-0 27-45-4 Average Per Pass 9.1 6.2 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Catch 15.1 10.3 Trey Lance 3 - 3 165.12 35-58-0 60.3 527 5 75 175.7 Average Per Game 175.7 92.7 Total 3 165.12 35-58-0 60.3 527 5 75 175.7 TDs Passing 5 2 Opponents 3 108.78 27-45-4 60.0 278 2 41 92.7 TOTAL OFFENSE 1238 757 Average Per Play 6.9 4.6 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 412.7 252.3 Christian Watson 3 - 3 9 195 21.7 1 75 65.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-149 8-132 Jimmy Kepouros 3 - 1 5 74 14.8 2 43 24.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-75 2--1 Dimitri Williams 3 - 1 3 98 32.7 1 73 32.7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-132 0-0 Phoenix Sproles 2 - 1 3 34 11.3 0 21 17.0 FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 2-0 Noah Gindorff 3 - 1 3 15 5.0 1 10 5.0 PENALTIES-Yards 15-131 10-107 Adam Cofield 3 - 2 3 10 3.3 0 4 3.3 PUNTS-AVG 10-38.7 15-43.0 Ben Ellefson 3 - 3 2 44 22.0 0 36 14.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 :4 7 2 8 :1 3 Cole Jacob 3 - 0 2 24 12.0 0 20 8.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/37 12/37 Ty Brooks 3 - 1 2 13 6.5 0 9 4.3 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/5 2/7 Josh Babicz 3 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7 Braylon Henderson 2 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Hunter Luepke 2 - 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Michael Tutsie 3 84 28.0 0 38 Total 3 35 527 15.1 5 75 175.7 James Hendricks 1 48 48.0 0 48 Opponents 3 27 278 10.3 2 41 92.7 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Garret Wegner 10 387 38.7 53 2 2 6 1 0 Will Cardinal 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 32 0 Griffin Crosa 3-4 75.0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 38 0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Trevor Heit 8 75 9.4 0 20 PAT Total 8 75 9.4 0 20 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Opponents 2 -1 -0.5 0 2 Trey Lance 3 ------18 Griffin Crosa - 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 13 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Dimitri Williams 2 ------12 Ty Brooks 4 77 19.2 0 23 Jimmy Kepouros 2 ------12 Kobe Johnson 2 42 21.0 0 27 Christian Watson 2 ------12 Christian Watson 2 30 15.0 0 22 Will Cardinal - 1-3 4-5 - - - - - 7 Total 8 149 18.6 0 27 Phoenix Sproles 1 ------6 Opponents 8 132 16.5 0 25 Noah Gindorff 1 ------6 Cody Mauch - - - - 1 - - - 2 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Total 11 4-7 8-9 - 1 1-2 - - 88 Christian Watson 3 106 195 0 30 0 331 110.3 Opponents 3 3-3 3-3 - - - - - 30 Ty Brooks 3 127 13 0 77 0 217 72.3 Trey Lance 3 193 0 0 0 0 193 64.3 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Dimitri Williams 3 55 98 0 0 0 153 51.0 North Dakota State 14 38 17 19 0 88 Adam Cofield 3 125 10 0 0 0 135 45.0 Opponents 3 14 13 0 0 30 Total 3 711 527 75 149 132 1594 531.3 Opponents 3 479 278 -1 132 0 888 296.0 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Trey Lance 3 91 193 527 720 240.0 Ty Brooks 3 25 127 0 127 42.3 Adam Cofield 3 31 125 0 125 41.7 Christian Watson 3 5 106 0 106 35.3 Kobe Johnson 2 4 58 0 58 29.0 Total 3 179 711 527 1238 412.7 Opponents 3 165 479 278 757 252.3 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 52 Jackson Hankey 3-3 11 21 32 1.0-1 ...... 25 Michael Tutsie 3-3 8 16 24 . . 3-84 1 . . . . . 42 Jabril Cox 3-3 15 6 21 1.5-15 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . 6 James Hendricks 3-3 7 10 17 1.0-1 . 1-48 ...... 26 James Kaczor 3-3 6 8 14 ...... 55 Aaron Mercadel 3-0 3 9 12 1.5-6 0.5-0 ...... 94 Costner Ching 3-0 4 7 11 1.5-4 0.5-1 . 1 . . . . . 93 Logan McCormick 3-3 5 5 10 ...... 60 Lane Tucker 3-0 4 5 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 99 Spencer Waege 3-0 3 5 8 1.5-7 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . Total 3 87 120 207 12-71 6-41 4-132 6 5 . . . . Opponents 3 105 102 207 10-33 3-17 . 6 2 1-0 1 . .