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North Dakota State North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships 2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2018 Schedule North Dakota State Travels to Western Illinois for (5-0 overall, 2-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 Saturday Night Game S15 NORTH ALABAMA W, 38-7 THIS WEEK: Top-ranked North Dakota State S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) W, 38-10 (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) goes on the road for the second S29 *#3/3 S. DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) W, 21-17 O6 *at #22/22 Northern Iowa W, 56-31 straight week to face Western Illinois (2-3, 1-1 O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. MVFC). Game time is 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at NORTH DAKOTA STATE WESTERN ILLINOIS O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. Hanson Field (16,368) in Macomb, Ill. O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. BISON LEATHERNECKS N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 6 p.m. on (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) (2-3, 1-1 MVFC) N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: none N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Tim- Last Game: Oct. 6 Last Game: Oct. 6 *MVFC games #STATS/AFCA rankings merman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the def. Northern Iowa 56-31 lost at Illinois State 33-16 Streak: Won 11 Streak: Lost 1 Quick Facts sidelines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan On Road: 1-0 (Won 2 +1) At Home: 2-0 (Won 3) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Jared Elliott Founded: 1890 ESPN+ will carry the Western Illinois production Record: 59-6 (5th) Record: 2-3 (1st) Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscrip- Nickname: Bison tions starting at $4.99/month. Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass RADIO: Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS third-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Last Year’s Record: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st) Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19 Game Day” from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4 with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess. Live stats for NDSU Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 THE SERIES: This is the 10th meeting between North Dakota State and Western Illinois dating Football Staff back to 2007, the only non-conference game in the series. NDSU has won five straight and leads Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) the series 7-2 after last year’s 24-12 win in Fargo. The Bison are 5-0 in Macomb, but three of those Record at NDSU: 59-6 (5th season) victories have been one-possession games. Career Record: 62-13 (6th season) Assistant Coaches/Staff: LAST YEAR: NDSU shut out Western Illinois in the second half and Easton Stick rushed for two *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ..........Off. Coord./RBs Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................... Def. Coord./LBs touchdowns in the third quarter as the Bison erased a 12-10 halftime deficit to win 24-12 in Fargo. Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............. Running Game Coord./OL Stick averaged 6.8 yards on nine carries and finished with 61 yards on the ground while going 11 of Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs 18 through the air for 221 yards. RJ Urzendowski had four receptions for 100 yards and one TD, and *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) .................. Quarterbacks Bruce Anderson led all rushers with 21 carries for 93 yards. WIU quarterback Sean McGuire was *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ........Defensive Backs Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) .............. Cornerbacks 17 of 28 passing for 185 yards and Jaelon Acklin made six catches for 115 yards. NDSU’s James Jason Ray (Missouri, 2007) .............................Wide Receivers Hendricks, Caleb Butler and Robbie Grimsley each made five tackles for the Bison defense, which Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) .......................Tight Ends/Fullbacks registered five sacks, two other tackles for loss, four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality Control FOURTH QUARTER FINISH: North Dakota State scored four fourth-quarter touchdowns to Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video Coordinator defeat Northern Iowa 56-31 last week in Cedar Falls. Easton Stick passed for four touchdowns and Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football Operations rushed for two scores to lead NDSU back from an early 14-0 deficit, and the Bison had their first dual Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ......Dir. of Ath. Performance Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer 100-yard rushing performances of the season from Bruce Anderson (170) and Lance Dunn (104). *press box on game day The Bison rolled up 523 yards of total offense (295 after halftime) and committed zero turnovers against UNI for just the second time in 12 meetings since 2008. It was NDSU’s first turnover-free Athletic Communications game of the season. Contact: Ryan Perreault Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] SCORING HISTORY: North Dakota State’s 56 points scored at Northern Iowa were the most Website: GoBison.com scored by an opposing team in the UNI-Dome since the facility opened in 1976, topping the previous Facebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball high set in 1983 by Southern Illinois in a 52-9 win. It was the most points allowed by UNI against an YouTube: @NDSUathletics FCS opponent since a 59-14 loss at Idaho in 1981. For NDSU, it was the eighth time the Bison have scored 50 on a Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent since 2008 and the most since a 59-7 home win over Western Illinois in 2015. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) WESTERN ILLINOIS (2-3, 1-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS WIU OPP NDSU WIU Points/Game 40.4 13.6 Points/Game 25.8 31.6 Scoring Off. 8th 76th First Downs 105 72 First Downs 84 102 Rushing Off. 8th 108th Rushing/Game 288.2 100.0 Rushing/Game 94.4 148.2 Passing Off. 94th 29th Passing/Game 175.2 178.4 Passing/Game 367.0 345.4 Total Offense 23rd 75th Total Offense/Game 463.4 278.4 Total Offense/Game 367.0 345.4 Passing Eff. 10th 52nd Had Intercepted 1 6 Had Intercepted 6 5 Scoring Def. 6th 72nd Standings Fumbles-Lost 6-3 6-3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-3 Rushing Def. 13th 41st VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 17-34.2 25-33.8 Penalties-Avg. Yards 38-70.0 30-58.6 Passing Def. 18th 37th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 38.9 36.9 Net Punt Avg. 36.6 37.1 Total Defense 12th 30th North Dakota State 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Time of Poss/Game. 30:36 29:24 Time of Poss./Game 29:06 30:54 Pass Eff. Def. 26th 22nd South Dakota 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 3rd Down Conversions 47% 32% 3rd Down Conversions 32% 31% Net Punting 20th 43rd 4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/11 4th Down Conversions 2/6 4/6 Punt Returns 24th 22nd Illinois State 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Kick Returns 87th 44th South Dakota State 1-1 .500 3-1 .750 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 15th 52nd Missouri State 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 5th 91st Northern Iowa 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Bruce Anderson 67 492 7.3 3 98.4 Steve McShane 44 274 6.2 2 54.8 Time of Poss. 50th 71st Western Illinois 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Lance Dunn 52 317 6.1 4 63.4 Max Norris 46 113 2.5 0 22.6 3rd Dn Conv. 12th 91st Youngstown State 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 27th 23rd Indiana State 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 Easton Stick 49-87-1 56.3 9 170.2 Sean McGuire 106-181-6 58.6 13 268.8 4th Dn Conv.
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