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. 1st 90th Southern Illinois 0-2 .000 1-4 .200 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Def. 6th 100th D. Shepherd 17 319 18.8 4 63.8 Steve McShane 26 195 7.5 4 39.0 Dallas Freeman 7 198 28.3 0 39.6 Clint Ratkovich 18 201 11.2 1 40.2 Schedule DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR John Brunner 17 332 19.5 2 66.4 All times Central Robbie Grimsley 20-18-38 1.5 1 0-0 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Dan Marlette 23-9-32 5.0 0 0-0 Quentin Moon 36-19-55 4.0 0 3-1 Saturday, Oct. 6 Jabril Cox 24-7-31 3.0 2 0-0 Zach Glisan 27-20-47 3.0 0 0-0 *North Dakota State 56, at Northern Iowa 31 *at Illinois State 33, Western Illinois 16 BACK-TO-BACK ON ROAD: North Dakota State is facing back-to-back road games in Missouri *at South Dakota 35, Missouri State 28 Valley Football Conference play for the ninth time in 11 years. The Bison have won both trips in five *at Youngstown State 17, Southern Illinois 14 of eight previous occasions including three straight years after 2017 victories at Indiana State and *at South Dakota State 54, Indiana State 51 (OT) Youngstown State. Illinois State in 2010 is the only team to deal NDSU a conference road loss (34- 24) the week following a Bison road win (34-29 at Youngstown State). NDSU lost the front end of its Saturday, Oct. 13 two-game road stretches in 2008 and 2014 both at Northern Iowa. *Missouri State at Indiana State, 1 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m. NIGHT WINS: North Dakota State has won 23 of the last 25 night games (kickoff at 6 p.m. or *Youngstown State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. later) back through the 2010 season. The only night game losses in that span were 16-9 at Northern *North Dakota State at Western Illinois, 6 p.m. Iowa in 2010 and 27-17 to James Madison in the 2016 NCAA semifinal. The Bison have won two *Northern Iowa at South Dakota, 6 p.m. straight night games with last year’s wins at Youngstown State (27-24, OT) and over Sam Houston State (55-13). Saturday, Oct. 20 *Western Illinois at Missouri State, 2 p.m. BISON UNANIMOUS NO. 1 IN POLLS: North Dakota State is the unanimous No. 1 pick in *Indiana State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. both FCS Top 25 polls this week after previous No. 2 James Madison lost at home to Elon. NDSU *Illinois State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. captured all 26 votes in the AFCA coaches poll and all 160 votes in the STATS FCS media poll. JMU *South Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. slid to sixth in the media poll and eighth in the coaches poll with its second loss of the year. South *South Dakota at Youngstown State, 5 p.m. Dakota State, which hung on to beat Indiana State 54-51 in overtime, climbed to No. 2 in the media poll to give the Missouri Valley Football Conference the top two spots for the fourth time in league history. Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky held those spots twice in 2005, and the Bison and Illinois State were 1-2 in the final 2014 poll after meeting in the national championship game.
CAPITALIZING ON TURNOVERS: NDSU is fourth in the MVFC with a plus-5 turnover margin, but the Bison have scored a conference-best 49 points off nine opponent turnovers. Linebacker Jabril Cox became the first NDSU player since safety Del Gehrett in 1967 to record an interception return for touchdown in back-to-back games against North Alabama (43 yards) and Delaware (36 yards).
RED ZONE OPPORTUNITIES: North Dakota State leads the MVFC in red zone defense this year allowing opponents inside the 20-yard line only six times with two touchdowns and two field goals. On offense, the Bison have converted 20 of 22 red zone chances with a conference-best 18 TDs.
SHEPHERD PASSES 2,000 YARDS: Senior wide receiver Darrius Shepherd surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards in the win over South Dakota State. Shepherd had five catches for a career- high 118 yards against SDSU and currently ranks seventh in NDSU history with 2,095 receiving yards. He is 137 yards behind Warren Holloway (2008-11) for sixth place on that list. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 3
Peterson Farms Seed BISON WINNING LINE OF SCRIMMAGE: NDSU leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 18 sacks and the Bison rank sixth in FCS averaging 3.60 sacks per game. Cole Karcz and Greg Bison Radio Network Menard lead the Bison with 4.5 sacks each. NDSU is also the league leader in sacks allowed (4), NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations rushing offense (288.2) and rushing defense (100.0). across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. MENARD FOURTH IN CAREER SACKS: Defensive end Greg Menard moved into sole posses- Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and sion of fourth place on NDSU’s all-time sacks list with his 32nd and 33rd sacks at Northern Iowa. postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman is The school record of 41 total sacks is held by Jerry Dahl (1973-74), Phil Hansen (1987-90) and Kyle also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 Emanuel (2011-14). (Menard’s official total is 28.5 career sacks counting solo/assisted sacks as de- p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. fined by the NCAA. NDSU’s records pre-date NCAA defensive stats and are counted by total sacks.)
BROADCAST TEAM LONGEST WINNING STREAK IN FCS: North Dakota State has the longest active winning streak Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play in the FCS with 11 straight victories dating back to last November. Colgate is second on that list with Phil Hansen...... Analyst 10 straight wins. UCF (18) and Ohio State (11) have the two longest active winning streaks in FBS. Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines NINE FRESHMEN PLAY: NDSU has played nine true freshmen in the first three contests of the LOCATION SIGNAL season. Wide receiver Phoenix Sproles, safety James Kaczor and linebacker Jasir Cox all played in Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox the opener against Cal Poly. Quarterback Trey Lance, wide receiver Kenneth Channelle, defensive Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM end Tony Pierce Jr., cornerback Destin Talbert and linebacker Mark Stumpf debuted against North Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 Alabama. Running back Saybein Clark played his first game against Delaware. A new NCAA football Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 rule this year allows student-athletes to participate in up to four games and still take a redshirt year. Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 PEDERSEN APPROACHING ANOTHER PAT MARK: Senior kicker Cam Pedersen is NDSU’s new Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 career record holder for PAT kicks made (207) and attempted (213) and ranks second in MVFC his- Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 tory behind Craig Coffin of Southern Illinois, who made 229 PAT kicks from 2002-06. Pedersen also Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 ranks fourth in field goals made (39) and is third in attempts (64) at NDSU. His 324 career points Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 rank 12th all-time in the conference, fourth overall at NDSU, and second among NDSU kickers. Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 STICK THREE PASSING TDs SHY OF RECORD: Fourth-year starter Easton Stick is 39-3 as Harvey KHND-AM 1470 NDSU’s starting QB and has moved into third on the NDSU career lists for pass attempts, comple- Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 tions and yards. Stick ranks second in NDSU history with 69 passing touchdowns behind Brock Jen- Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 sen’s 72 TDs from 2010-13. Stick’s 8,832 yards of total offense are second behind Jensen’s 9,838, Minot KRRZ-AM 1390 and Stick is also second in career TDs responsible for with 100, seven shy of Jensen’s mark. Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 RUSHING QUARTERBACKS: NDSU’s Easton Stick is positioned to challenge the Missouri Valley Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 Football Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 MVFC Career Rushing Yards by QB NDSU Career Rushing Yards by QB Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 2,276 - DeAndre Smith, Missouri State (1987-90) 3,313 - Chris Simdorn (1987-90) Williston KEYZ-AM 660 2,176 - Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa (2010-11) 2,945 - Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) 2,040 - Easton Stick, North Dakota State (2015-18) 2,473 - Kevin Feeney (1995-98) The Bison Football Show 1,880 - Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State (1998-01) 2,264 - Mark Speral (1977-80) North Dakota State University’s Jeremy 2,040 - Easton Stick (2015-18) Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State has had five players earn six Player of the Week and across the NBC North Dakota network in awards in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this year. Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The —Bruce Anderson, Offense (9/2)..Rushed 11 times for a career-high 185 yards averaging 16.8 show re-airs after the late local news Sunday yards per carry with two touchdowns against Cal Poly...Scored on runs of 10 and 86 yards...Finished nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. with 239 all-purpose yards including kickoff returns of 23 and 24 yards and one reception. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. —Tanner Volson, Offensive Line (9/4)...Four knockdowns with zero penalties, sacks or hurries in the win over Cal Poly...Led the Bison OL with an 89% technique grade and 100% on assignment... Bison Television Schedule NDSU rushed for 458 yards and seven TDs averaging 10.2 yards per carry. Opponent Coverage —Easton Stick, Offense (9/23, 10/7)...Accounted for 321 yards of total offese and four TDs in Cal Poly NBC ND/ESPN+ the win over Delaware...Went 17 of 26 passing for 280 yards and rushed five times for 41 yards and North Alabama NBC ND/ESPN+ two TDs...Completed nine passes for 179 yards and four TDs and ran for two TDs in the comeback Delaware NBC ND/ESPN+ South Dakota State NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ win at Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ —Dillon Radunz, Offensive Line (9/24)...Helped lead NDSU to 527 yards of offense against Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ Delaware’s No. 9-ranked defense...Coaching grade of 97% assignment and 82% technique with two Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ explosive blocks...Team allowed zero sacks for the third straight week. South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ —Garret Wegner, Special Teams (10/1)...Averaged 47.4 yards on five punts with three inside the Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN+ 20 against South Dakota State...Booted a 49-yard punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 2 with just 1:15 Missouri State ESPN+ left before halftime...Launched a key 54-yarder to the SDSU 7 that led to a three-and-out on SDSU’s Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ final offensive possession. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 4
AFCA FCS Top 25 NATIONAL AWARD CANDIDATES: NDSU safety Robbie Grimsley and defensive end Greg Issued Oct. 8, 2018 Menard were named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv presented annually to the FCS defensive player of the year. Bison quarterback Easton Stick and run- 1. North Dakota State (26) 5-0 650 1 ning back Bruce Anderson were nominated for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, presented to the 2. Kennesaw State 5-1 614 3 FCS offensive player of the year. 3. Eastern Washington 5-1 592 4t 4. Wofford 4-1 535 6 SEVEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led all teams in the FCS with a 5. South Dakota State 3-1 533 4t school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Running back 6. Elon 4-1 528 9 Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton 7. Jacksonville State 4-1 483 8 Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive 8. James Madison 4-2 449 2 tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team. 9. McNeese State 5-1 438 10 10. North Carolina A&T 5-1 413 11 LEAGUE-BEST 11 ON PRESEASON SQUAD: NDSU had a league-high 11 players named to the 11. Nicholls State 4-2 388 12 preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams. First-team offense picks were running 12. Illinois State 4-1 344 14 back Bruce Anderson, fullback Brock Robbins, offensive tackle Zack Johnson and center Tanner 13. Weber State 3-2 323 7 Volson. Quarterback Easton Stick and receiver Darrius Shepherd were second team. First-team 14. Sam Houston State 3-2 303 16 defense picks were defensive end Greg Menard, defensive tackle Aaron Steidl, linebacker Jabril Cox 15. Rhode Island 4-1 283 17 and safety Robbie Grimsley. Defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the second team. 16. Central Arkansas 3-2 222 18 17. Colgate 5-0 200 20 18. Towson 4-1 195 24 BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the Mis- 19. UC Davis 4-1 193 21 souri Valley Football Conference followed by South Dakota State in second, Northern Iowa third, 20. Stony Brook 4-2 149 13 Youngstown State fourth, Illinois State fifth and South Dakota sixth. Western Illinois, Southern 21. Princeton 4-0 130 23 Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order. NDSU’s 2013 team 22. Maine 3-2 125 25 was the only other team in league history to earn all of the preseason first place votes. 23. Montana 4-2 104 15 24. East Tennessee State 5-1 72 NR SEVEN STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley 25. Villanova 3-3 46 19 Football Conference championship last year, tying the league record set by Northern Iowa in the Others receiving votes: South Dakota 36, Idaho early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013 and 2017. The Bison shared the 2011 title State 27, Dartmouth 23, Northern Iowa 21, Delaware with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Dakota State has won 34 9, Incarnate Word 7, North Dakota 7, Missouri State 4, Chattanooga 2, Montana State 2. football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006).
STATS FCS Top 25 14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 14th football national champion- Issued Oct. 8, 2018 Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv ship in 2017. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, 1. North Dakota State (160) 5-0 4000 1 five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football 2. South Dakota State 3-1 3629 3 history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. 3. Kennesaw State 5-1 3592 4 4. Eastern Washington 5-1 3535 5 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 68-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 62 of the last 64 5. Elon 4-1 3281 10 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals 6. James Madison 4-2 3126 2 to James Madison. NDSU is 21-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams and 21-1 at home in the Wofford 4-1 3126 7 FCS playoffs. North Dakota State ranked seventh in FCS last year with an average home attendance 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 2881 8 of 18,333. The Bison drew 18,000-plus to 54 straight home contests from the 2011 quarterfinals 9. McNeese State 5-1 2691 9 through the 2017 second round. 10. North Carolina A&T 5-1 2431 11 11. Nicholls State 4-2 2228 12 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 111 wins this decade are more than any other program 12. Illinois State 4-1 2018 15 in college football. NDSU is 102-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national champion- 13. Weber State 3-2 2009 6 ship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of 14. UC Davis 4-1 1869 16 the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. 15. Sam Houston State 3-2 1574 17 FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) 16. Rhode Island 4-1 1499 18 111 - North Dakota State (111-13) .895 - North Dakota State (111-13) 17. Towson 4-1 1480 23 89 - Sam Houston State (89-29) .786 - Harvard (66-18) 18. Central Arkansas 3-2 1124 20 83 - Eastern Washington (83-29) 19. Stony Brook 4-2 1030 13 .762 - Jacksonville State (80-25) 80 - Jacksonville State (80-25) 20. Colgate 5-0 1018 21 .754 - Sam Houston State (89-29) 21. Maine 3-2 815 25 77 - James Madison (77-31) .741 - Eastern Washington (83-29) 22. Montana 4-2 771 14 23. East Tennessee State 5-1 415 NR MORE THAN 700 WINS: NDSU has played 1,120 games with a 715-371-34 record in its 122nd 24. South Dakota 3-2 356 NR season of football, good for a .654 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League teams each with at 25. Princeton 4-0 354 NR least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (904), Harvard (871), Penn Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 251, Idaho (853) and Princeton (825). Northern Iowa has the second most wins among Missouri Valley Football State 246, Villanova 169, Dartmouth 109, Missouri Conference programs with 665. NDSU’s 102 victories since 2011 are more than any other team in State 68, Chattanooga 66, North Dakota 60, Montana State 50, Delaware 37, Northern Arizona 36, Prairie Division I ahead of Alabama (95), Clemson (88), Ohio State (85) and Sam Houston State (83). View A&M 20, Incarnate Word 14, Western Illinois 12, Mercer 6, Tennessee State 2, Campbell 1, Bryant 1. SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU 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). BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 5 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 193 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 183 Jr. 4 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 209 Jr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 97 Quinn Alo DT 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 204 Sr. 4 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 194 Sr. 4 Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 215 Fr. 1 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 46 Austin Avery TE 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 209 Jr. 4 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 188 Jr. 4 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 210 Sr. 4 Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 71 Luke Bacon OG 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 180 Jr. 4 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 47 Max Bautch LB 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 208 Sr. 5 Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 41 Jack Begley LB 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 183 Fr. 1 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 32 Bryce Bennot CB 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 221 Sr. 5 Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 13 Desmond Cain WR 5-11 187 Sr. 4 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Illinois 98 Matt Biegler DT 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 187 So. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 6-3 196 RFr. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 216 RFr. 2 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 17 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 197 RFr. 2 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 187 Fr. 1 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 13 Desmond Cain WR 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 200 So. 3 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 24 Kenneth Channelle WR 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 177 Jr. 4 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 40 Costner Ching TE 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 188 Sr. 5 Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 195 Fr. 1 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 188 Sr. 5 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 64 Colin Conner OG 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 199 So. 2 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 64 Brendan Cook DT 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 195 Sr. 5 St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 206 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 49 Jasir Cox LB 24 Kenneth Channelle WR 5-10 176 Fr. 1 Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 Jr. 4 Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 2 Dom Davis CB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 192 RFr. 2 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 56 Nate Dirkes OT 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 198 Fr. 1 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 RFr. 2 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 44 Ross Effertz CB 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 178 Jr. 4 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 6-2 200 Sr. 5 Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 199 Fr. 1 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 31 Victor Kizewski WR 6-0 191 So. 3 Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 7 Tre Fort CB 32 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 Sr. 5 Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 173 Fr. 1 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 172 Fr. 1 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 248 Jr. 4 Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 35 Nick Phelps P 5-10 213 Fr. 1 Kingsley, Iowa/Woodbury Central HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 170 Fr. 1 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-2 197 Sr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 6 James Hendricks FS 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 208 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 191 So. 3 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 251 Jr. 4 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 40 Costner Ching TE 6-3 268 RFr. 2 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 41 Jack Begley LB 6-2 217 RFr. 2 Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 86 Peter Isais WR 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 231 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 217 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 44 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 204 Sr. 5 Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 239 Fr. 1 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 44 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 203 Fr. 1 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 222 Sr. 5 Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 6-3 228 Fr. 1 Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro-Central Valley HS 26 James Kaczor SS 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 244 RFr. 2 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 47 Max Bautch LB 6-0 223 RFr. 2 Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 Sr. 5 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 58 Jake Kava LB 49 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 201 Fr. 1 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 50 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 210 So. 3 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 50 Ross Kennelly LS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 208 RFr. 2 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 224 RFr. 2 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 270 Jr. 4 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 63 Jacob Kubas OG 54 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 204 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 200 Fr. 1 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 5 Trey Lance QB 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 213 Jr. 4 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 56 Nate Dirkes OT 6-5 256 Fr. 1 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. 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NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 56 Tanner Sundt DE 6-4 240 RFr. 2 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 294 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 So. 3 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 58 Jake Kava LB 6-1 223 Fr. 1 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 299 So. 3 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 96 Greg Menard DE 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 294 So. 3 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 71 Samuel Moore DT 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 269 Fr. 1 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 63 Jacob Kubas OG 6-3 274 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 292 Sr. 5 Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 64 Colin Conner OG 6-5 309 Sr. 5 Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 64 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 239 Fr. 1 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 35 Nick Phelps P 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 286 Jr. 4 Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 231 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 35 Jayden Price CB 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 328 RFr. 2 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 311 So. 3 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 316 Jr. 4 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 288 Sr. 5 Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 71 Luke Bacon OG 6-5 300 Sr. 5 Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 59 Karson Schoening C 71 Samuel Moore DT 6-5 258 Fr. 1 Verndale, Minn./Verndale HS 73 Joe Schreiber C 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 270 Fr. 1 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 73 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 274 Fr. 1 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 74 Tanner Volson C 6-4 306 Sr. 5 Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 299 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 290 So. 3 Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 278 Fr. 1 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 12 Easton Stick QB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 201 RFr. 2 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 54 Mark Stumpf LB 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 248 RFr. 2 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 249 Jr. 4 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 56 Tanner Sundt DE 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 197 Sr. 5 St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 178 So. 3 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 44 Juanye Tillman LB 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 246 Sr. 5 Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 175 RFr. 2 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 257 RFr. 2 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 4 Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 211 So. 3 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 74 Tanner Volson C 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 200 So. 3 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 6-0 231 Fr. 1 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 240 Jr. 4 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 1 Christian Watson WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 Jr. 4 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 237 So. 2 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 38 Garret Wegner P 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 241 Sr. 5 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 69 Blake Williams DT 95 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 Sr. 5 Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 240 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 57 Zach Willis C 97 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 298 So. 3 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 275 So. 3 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 258 RFr. 2 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 17 Carson Yaggie WR
Captains: Robbie Grimsley, Bruce Anderson, Easton Stick, Darrius Shepherd, Levi Jordheim, Aaron Steidl BY YEAR PRONUNCIATIONS Seniors...... 25 Alo (AH-low) Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Purifoy (PURE-ih-foy) Juniors...... 18 Babicz (BAB-itch) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Klieman (KLY-men) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Sophomores...... 20 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Kubas (KOO-bus) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Redshirt Freshmen...... 23 Bautch (like “ouch”) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Lodi (LO-dye) Roehl (like “roll”) Freshmen...... 30 Bennot (BEN-it) Jalen (JAY-lin) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) BY STATE Biegler (BEE-glur) Jasir (juh-SEER) Marlette (mar-LET) Schoening (SHOON-ing) Minnesota...... 35 Nebraska...... 3 Channelle (sha-NELL) Jaylaan (JAY-lin) Marquise (mar-KEESE) Steidl (STY-dull) North Dakota... 22 California...... 2 Demaris (duh-MAHR-iss) Juanye (WAHN-yay) Mauch (mouck) Talbert (TAL-burt) Wisconsin...... 17 Kansas...... 2 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Florida...... 10 Colorado...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Karcz (kartch) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Illinois...... 8 Indiana...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Waege (WAY-jee) Missouri...... 5 Michigan...... 1 Hecht (HECKT) Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss) Pedersen (PETE-er-sen) Weber (WEBB-er) Iowa...... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Heit (like “height”) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Pepin (PEPP-in) Yaggie (YAG-ee) South Dakota.... 4 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 7 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Chris Klieman Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n Eddie Robinson Award Finalist 2014, 2016, 2017 LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 299 So. Becker, Minn. n 2014 Rawlings Football/Ameri- 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 311 So. Balfour, N.D. can Football Monthly FCS LG 64 Colin Conner 6-5 309 Sr. Mineral Point, Wis. Coach of the Year 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 294 So. Dickinson, N.D. n 2017 Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 306 Sr. Balfour, N.D. n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 299 So. Rolla, N.D. Year RG 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 328 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn. Fifth-year North Dakota State head coach RT 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 316 Jr. Blaine, Minn. Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) has won 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. four conference championships and three TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Jr. Hawley, Minn. national titles at the helm of the Bison. He has a 85 Nate Jenson 6-6 246 Sr. Waupaca, Wis. 59-6 record at NDSU with four 7-1 finishes in the QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 221 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Missouri Valley Football Conference. 15 Holden Hotchkiss 6-3 196 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. Klieman has been part of all six FCS nation- FB 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 248 Jr. Cavalier, N.D. al championship teams in his seven years since 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 251 Jr. Vergas, Minn. coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs RB 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. coach. He was the defensive coordinator in or 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 214 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa 2012 and 2013 and was elevated to head coach WR 83 Dallas Freeman 6-1 197 Sr. St. Michael, Minn. in 2014. After winning an unprecedented five con- 1 Christian Watson 6-3 193 RFr. Tampa, Fla. secutive national championships from 2011 to WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 2015, the Bison bounced back from a semifinal 13 Desmond Cain 5-11 187 Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla. loss in 2016 to win another national title in 2017. Klieman was named the Bruce Craddock Defense MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown NDSU to its third outright league crown. LE 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 240 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. Klieman, who is under contract with NDSU or 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 241 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. through the 2023 season, was elected to the DT 69 Blake Williams 6-3 288 Sr. Washington, Mich. American Football Coaches Association Board 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 270 Jr. Germantown, Wis. of Trustees in 2018. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 292 Sr. Carlos, Minn. North Dakota State is 35-5 against FCS 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 291 Jr. Champlin, Minn. Top 25 teams under Klieman. NDSU has had 21 RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 240 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. players named to All-America teams, including or 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 243 Jr. Warner, S.D. Buck Buchanan Award-winning defensive end WLB 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 222 Sr. Dickinson, N.D. Kyle Emanuel, and five CoSIDA Academic All- 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. America® selections. MLB 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 224 RFr. Park River, N.D. Year School Position 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 231 So. Kansas City, Mo. 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 188 Sr. Papillion, Neb. 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 7 Tre Fort 5-8 188 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 192 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator or 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 195 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 180 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 187 So. Lakeland, Fla. 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Specialists 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Def. Coordinator Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 197 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator 37 Jake Reinholz 6-2 208 RFr. Fargo, N.D. 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator LS 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 210 So. Superior, Wis. 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (15-1, 7-1) 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) 88 Matt Anderson 6-4 250 Jr. Lakeland, Minn. 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (12-2, 7-1) P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 2017 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) 35 Nick Phelps 5-10 213 Fr. Kingsley, Iowa 2018 North Dakota State Head Coach (5-0, 2-0) KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. Record at NDSU: 59-6, 30-4 MVFC (5th season) 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 178 Jr. Fargo, N.D. Career Head Coaching Record: 62-13 (6th season) PR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 8 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 2018 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2018 Starts Career Starts Streak Cal Poly N. Alabama Delaware S. Dakota St. Northern Iowa Illinois W. Illinois State South Dakota St. Youngstown Missouri St. S. Illinois Albrecht 2 Allison 5 48 5 4 35 4 *** CB CB CB CB Alo 5 7 5 *** *** *** *** *** Avery 3 3 *** *** *** B. Anderson 5 44 24 4 13 1 RB RB RB *** RB M. Anderson 4 13 1 *** *** *** *** Babicz 5 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** Bachmeier 29 Bacon 5 32 11 5 6 5 RG RG RG RG RG Begley 3 3 *** *** *** Bennot 1 4 *** Biegler 4 6 1 *** *** *** *** Bridges 5 23 20 5 6 6 CB CB CB CB CB Brooks 4 23 *** *** *** *** Brown 5 29 16 *** *** *** *** *** Butler 4 46 3 14 *** *** *** *** Cain 4 19 4 1 *** *** *** *** Channelle 1 1 *** Ching 2 2 *** *** Clark 1 1 *** Cofield 5 11 5 *** *** *** *** *** Conner 5 41 36 5 34 34 LG LG LG LG LG Jabril Cox 5 20 20 5 13 11 SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB Jasir Cox 1 1 *** Darnell 5 16 5 *** *** *** *** *** Davis 20 1 Dunn 5 40 6 3 12 2 RB *** *** RB RB Effertz 2 Ellefson 5 34 34 5 7 5 TE TE TE TE TE Fort 5 31 5 *** *** *** *** *** Freeman 5 32 8 2 8 WR *** *** WR *** Gindorff 3 3 *** *** *** Grimsley 5 49 49 5 44 42 SS SS SS SS SS Hankey 4 4 1 *** *** *** *** Hayes 5 20 20 1 *** *** *** *** *** Hecht 1 3 *** Heit 3 4 *** *** *** Hendricks 5 22 20 5 7 5 FS FS FS FS FS Hofstedt 4 4 1 *** *** *** *** Hotchkiss 3 3 1 *** *** *** Howieson 1 3 *** Jacob 2 Nash Jensen 5 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** Nate Jenson 5 48 20 1 6 *** *** *** TE *** Johnson 5 28 20 5 20 20 RT RT RT RT RT Jones 5 45 35 3 7 1 DE DE *** *** DE Jordheim 5 40 6 5 12 5 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB Kaczor 2 2 *** *** Karcz 5 24 20 *** *** *** *** *** Kelly 2 Kennelly 5 13 11 *** *** *** *** *** Kepouros 3 3 *** *** *** Kizewski 2 9 *** *** Z. Kubas 3 12 *** *** *** Lance 1 1 *** Malstrom 5 28 23 2 5 *** FB FB *** *** Marlette 5 38 5 5 7 5 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB Mauch 3 3 *** *** *** McCormick 2 15 *** *** Menard 5 48 5 5 34 5 DE DE DE DE DE BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 9
PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2018 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2018 Starts Career Starts Streak Cal Poly N. Alabama Delaware S. Dakota St. Northern Iowa Illinois W. Illinois State South Dakota St. Youngstown Missouri St. S. Illinois Mercadel 16 Pauly 5 Pedersen 5 48 48 *** *** *** *** *** Pierce 2 2 *** *** Purifoy 3 Radunz 5 6 5 5 5 5 LT LT LT LT LT Reinholz 2 2 *** *** Robbins 5 27 18 2 6 *** TE TE *** *** Schoening 4 12 1 *** *** *** *** Shepherd 5 47 9 5 26 7 WR WR WR WR WR Sproles 5 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** Steidl 5 49 49 5 34 34 NG NG NG NG NG Stick 5 45 43 5 42 34 QB QB QB QB QB Stumpf 2 2 *** *** Talbert 1 1 *** Tucker 2 2 *** *** Tuszka 5 28 21 2 14 *** *** DE DE *** Tutsie 5 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** C. Volson 5 14 5 *** *** *** *** *** T. Volson 5 49 49 5 22 20 C C C C C Voyen 2 2 *** *** Waege 5 5 5 *** *** *** *** *** Watson 4 4 4 1 1 1 *** *** *** WR Weber 3 3 1 *** *** *** Wegner 5 11 6 *** *** *** *** *** B. Williams 5 35 34 5 5 5 DT DT DT DT DT D. Williams 2 42 2 11 *** *** Willis 1 1 *** Wilson 8 Wimbush 5 47 27 1 28 DB *** *** *** *** 2018 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR/TE RB RB/FB/TE QB CP Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Freeman B.Anderson Dunn Stick UNA Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Robbins B.Anderson Malstrom Stick DEL Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Robbins B.Anderson Malstrom Stick SDSU Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Freeman Dunn Jenson Stick at UNI Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Watson B.Anderson Dunn Stick at WIU ILST at USD YSU at MOST SIU
DEF. LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB CP Jones B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Wimbush UNA Jones B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison DEL Tuszka B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison SDSU Tuszka B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison at UNI Jones B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison at WIU ILST at USD YSU at MOST SIU BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 10
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 1-0 0-0 2:38 18483 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:47 18557 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 3-0 0-0 2:52 18883 * Sep 29, 2018 #3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 4-0 1-0 2:54 18846 * Oct 06, 2018 at #22 Northern Iowa W 56-31 5-0 2-0 3:13 9899
*Missouri Valley Football Conference games
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 07, 2018) 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 CAL POLY 49 - 3 22 / 10 19 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 1 45-458 / 52-82 5-13-0 / 6-11-0 54 / 125 58-512 / 63-207 53 / 156 1 / 1 NORTH ALABAMA 38 - 7 14 / 13 9 / 8 5 / 4 0 / 1 33-192 / 38-102 11-18-0 / 12-25-1 174 / 108 51-366 / 63-210 64 / 30 1 / 2 DELAWARE 38 - 10 23 / 11 8 / 4 13 / 6 2 / 1 41-240 / 26-57 19-28-0 / 11-29-3 287 / 95 69-527 / 55-152 97 / 238 1 / 4 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 21 - 17 21 / 16 13 / 9 8 / 7 0 / 0 47-207 / 27-155 9-20-1 / 19-29-1 182 / 202 67-389 / 56-357 102 / 72 1 / 1 Northern Iowa 56 - 31 25 / 22 17 / 6 8 / 15 0 / 1 48-344 / 40-104 9-15-0 / 27-41-1 179 / 362 63-523 / 81-466 64 / 144 0 / 1 Totals 202 - 68 105 / 72 66 / 31 36 / 37 3 / 4 214-1441 / 183-500 53-94-1 / 75-135-6 876 / 892 308-2317 / 318-1392 380 / 640 4 / 9
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 CAL POLY 5-9 / 5-17 0-0 / 0-3 29:07 / 30:53 -1:46 10.2 / 1.6 4.2 / 11.4 8.8 / 3.3 3-45.7 / 6-43.0 2-21 / 5-40 5 / 0 NORTH ALABAMA 3-10 / 4-14 0-0 / 0-1 26:37 / 33:23 -6:46 5.8 / 2.7 9.7 / 4.3 7.2 / 3.3 5-43.8 / 9-40.4 2-20 / 11-76 4 / 0 DELAWARE 7-13 / 4-13 1-1 / 0-1 34:28 / 25:32 8 :5 6 5.9 / 2.2 10.2 / 3.3 7.6 / 2.8 3-42.0 / 6-40.0 7-70 / 3-18 3 / 0 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8-16 / 3-12 0-0 / 0-1 33:27 / 26:33 6 :5 4 4.4 / 5.7 9.1 / 7.0 5.8 / 6.4 5-47.4 / 5-40.2 4-40 / 2-10 3 / 3 Northern Iowa 4-9 / 7-16 0-0 / 2-5 29:23 / 30:37 -1:14 7.2 / 2.6 11.9 / 8.8 8.3 / 5.8 5-38.2 / 4-40.8 2-20 / 4-25 3 / 1 Totals 27-57 / 23-72 1-1 / 2-11 153:02 / 146:58 6 :0 4 6.7 / 2.7 9.3 / 6.6 7.5 / 4.4 21-43.3 / 30-40.9 17-171 / 25-169 18 / 4
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 11
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 202 68 Points Per Game 40.4 13.6 Points Off Turnovers 49 10 FIRST DOWNS 105 72 R u s h in g 66 31 P a s s in g 36 37 P e n a lt y 3 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1441 500 Yards gained rushing 1500 698 Yards lost rushing 59 198 Rushing Attempts 214 183 Average Per Rush 6.7 2.7 Average Per Game 288.2 100.0 TDs Rushing 17 2 PASSING YARDAGE 876 892 C o m p - A t t - I n t 53-94-1 75-135-6 Average Per Pass 9.3 6.6 Average Per Catch 16.5 11.9 Average Per Game 175.2 178.4 TDs Passing 9 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 2317 1392 Total Plays 308 318 Average Per Play 7.5 4.4 Average Per Game 463.4 278.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-133 24-515 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-99 8-33 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-148 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.1 4.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 24.7 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 6-3 PENALTIES-Yards 17-171 25-169 Average Per Game 34.2 33.8 PUNTS-Yards 21-910 30-1226 Average Per Punt 43.3 40.9 Net punt average 38.9 36.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 35-2077 16-1027 Average Per Kick 59.3 64.2 Net kick average 40.3 41.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 6 2 9 : 2 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 27/57 23/72 3rd-Down Pct 47% 32% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 2/11 4th-Down Pct 100% 18% SACKS BY-Yards 18-123 4-22 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 28 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-4 4-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (20-22) 91% (4-6) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (18-22) 82% (2-6) 33% PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-28) 100% (8-8) 100% ATTENDANCE 74769 9899 Games/Avg Per Game 4/18692 1/9899 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 49 66 31 56 0 202 Opponents 24 10 17 17 0 68 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 12
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
SEASON CAREER
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Bruce Anderson 5 67 505 13 492 7.3 3 86 98.4 44 429 2555 91 2464 5.7 18 86 56.0 Lance Dunn 5 52 318 1 317 6.1 4 35 63.4 40 406 2517 52 2465 6.1 25 73 61.6 Easton Stick 5 29 216 22 194 6.7 7 31 38.8 45 339 2397 357 2040 6.0 31 80 45.3 Ty Brooks 4 30 174 3 171 5.7 0 30 42.8 23 110 909 21 888 8.1 7 55 38.6 Adam Cofield 5 19 172 7 165 8.7 1 59 33.0 11 62 338 10 328 5.3 2 59 29.8 Trey Lance 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0 Holden Hotchkiss 3 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 9.3 3 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 9.3 Brock Robbins 5 3 13 0 13 4.3 0 10 2.6 27 3 13 0 13 4.3 0 10 0.5 Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0 Darrius Shepherd 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 1.4 47 25 187 2 185 7.4 1 31 3.9 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Dallas Freeman 5 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.8 32 4 35 4 31 7.8 0 31 1.0 TEAM 1 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 -5.0 Total 5 214 1500 59 1441 6.7 17 86 288.2 Opponents 5 183 698 198 500 2.7 2 61 100.0
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Easton Stick 5 170.33 49-87-1 56.3 851 9 75 170.2 45 156.01 472-786-22 60.1 6792 69 77 150.9 Holden Hotchkiss 3 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 4.3 3 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 4.3 Trey Lance 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0 Total 5 164.13 53-94-1 56.4 876 9 75 175.2 Opponents 5 114.39 75-135-6 55.6 892 5 64 178.4
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Darrius Shepherd 5 17 319 18.8 4 41 63.8 47 143 2095 14.7 15 67 44.6 Dallas Freeman 5 7 198 28.3 0 54 39.6 32 19 350 18.4 1 54 10.9 Bruce Anderson 5 5 116 23.2 2 75 23.2 44 25 365 14.6 6 75 8.3 Ben Ellefson 5 5 69 13.8 2 21 13.8 34 11 139 12.6 5 21 4.1 Desmond Cain 4 4 89 22.2 0 37 22.2 19 9 167 18.6 0 37 8.8 Lance Dunn 5 4 18 4.5 1 11 3.6 40 25 189 7.6 3 38 4.7 Ty Brooks 4 3 9 3.0 0 7 2.2 23 6 63 10.5 1 27 2.7 Christian Watson 4 2 19 9.5 0 10 4.8 4 2 19 9.5 0 10 4.8 Brock Robbins 5 2 14 7.0 0 8 2.8 27 6 46 7.7 0 15 1.7 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 Adam Cofield 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 11 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.5 Nate Jenson 5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 48 19 307 16.2 2 44 6.4 Matt H Anderson 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 13 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Total 5 53 876 16.5 9 75 175.2 Opponents 5 75 892 11.9 5 64 178.4
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Easton Stick 5 116 194 851 1045 209.0 45 1125 2040 6792 8832 196.3 Bruce Anderson 5 67 492 0 492 98.4 44 429 2464 0 2464 56.0 Lance Dunn 5 52 317 0 317 63.4 40 406 2465 0 2465 61.6 Ty Brooks 4 30 171 0 171 42.8 23 110 888 0 888 38.6 Adam Cofield 5 19 165 0 165 33.0 11 62 328 0 328 29.8 Trey Lance 1 3 54 12 66 66.0 1 3 54 12 66 66.0 Holden Hotchkiss 3 11 28 13 41 13.7 3 11 28 13 41 13.7 Brock Robbins 5 3 13 0 13 2.6 27 3 13 0 13 0.5 Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 11.0 Darrius Shepherd 5 1 7 0 7 1.4 47 25 185 0 185 3.9 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Dallas Freeman 5 1 -4 0 -4 -0.8 32 4 31 0 31 1.0 TEAM 1 2 -5 0 -5 -5.0 Total 5 308 1441 876 2317 463.4 Opponents 5 318 500 892 1392 278.4 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 13
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
SEASON CAREER
PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Easton Stick 7 ------42 31 - - - - 0-1 - - 186 Cam Pedersen - 2-4 26-26 - - - - - 32 - 39-64 207-213 - - - - - 324 Bruce Anderson 5 ------30 26 ------156 Lance Dunn 5 ------30 28 ------168 Darrius Shepherd 4 ------24 17 ------102 Jabril Cox 2 ------12 2 ------12 Ben Ellefson 2 ------12 5 ------30 Trey Lance 1 ------6 1 ------6 Holden Hotchkiss 1 ------6 1 ------6 Adam Cofield 1 ------6 2 ------12 Jake Reinholz - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 Total 28 2-4 28-28 - - - - - 202 Opponents 8 4-5 8-8 - - - - - 68
Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Darrius Shepherd 6 93 15.5 0 49 31 375 12.1 1 84 Trevor Heit 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 7 99 14.1 0 49 Opponents 8 33 4.1 0 12
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Bruce Anderson 6 119 19.8 0 24 48 1260 26.2 2 100 Lance Dunn 1 14 14.0 0 14 5 88 17.6 0 25 Total 7 133 19.0 0 24 Opponents 24 515 21.5 0 40
Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Jabril Cox 2 79 39.5 2 43 3 111 37.0 2 43 Marquise Bridges 1 29 29.0 0 29 4 32 8.0 0 29 Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0.0 0 0 12 104 8.7 1 38 Jaylaan Wimbush 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 9 9.0 0 9 Jalen Allison 1 31 31.0 0 31 7 97 13.9 1 31 Total 6 148 24.7 2 43 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 1 92 92.0 1 92 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 14
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
SEASON CAREER
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 5 492 116 0 119 20180 727North145.4 Dakota State 44Football2464 365 0 1260 0 4089 92.9 Darrius Shepherd 5 7North319 Dakota93 State0 0 Overall419 83.8 Individual Statistics47 185 (as 2095of Oct 37508, 2018)2 0 2657 56.5 All games Lance Dunn 5 317 18 0 14 20180 349 North69.8 Dakota State40 Football2465 189 0 88 0 2742 68.6 Easton Stick 5 194 0 0 0 0 194 38.8 45 2040 -1 0 0 0 2039 45.3 Dallas Freeman 5 North-4 198 Dakota0 State0 Individual0 194 38.8 Season/Career32 Statistics31 350 (as of0 Oct0 08, 2018)0 381 11.9 Ty Brooks 4 171 9 0 0PAT 0 180 45.0 All games23 888 63 0 280 0 1231 53.5 AdamScoring Cofield 5 165td fg6 kick0 rush0 rcv0 pass171 dxp34.2saf pts Total11 Offense328 5 g0 plays 0rush pass0 333total avg/g30.3 DesmondEaston Stick Cain 4 07 SEASON89- 0- 0- 0 - -89 22.2- - 42 Easton19 Stick0 CAREER167 50 116 0 194 0851 1671045 209.08.8 JabrilCam CoxPedersen 5 0- 2-40 26-260 0- 79 - -79 15.8- - 32 Bruce20 Anderson0 0 50 67 0 492 111 0 111492 98.45.6 BenAll Purpose Ellefson 5g rush0 rcv69 pr0 kr0 ir0 total69 avg/g13.8 34g rush0 139rcv pr0 kr0 ir0 total139 avg/g4.1 Lance Dunn 5 ------30 Lance Dunn 5 52 317 0 317 63.4 BruceTrey Lance Anderson 51 49254 1160 0 1190 0 72754 145.454.0 441 246454 3650 0 12600 0 408954 92.954.0 JalenDarriusBruce Allison AndersonShepherd 5 075 319-0 930- 0- 310 - 419-31 83.86.2- - 30 Ty4847 Brooks1850 20950 37540 30 02 171 970 0 265797171 56.542.82.0 MarquiseLanceDarrius Dunn Shepherd Bridges 5 31704 18-0 0- 140- 290 - 349-29 69.85.8- - 24 Adam2340 Cofield24650 1890 50 19880 165 320 0 274232165 68.633.01.4 HoldenEastonBen Ellefson StickHotchkiss 35 194282 -0 0- 0- 0 - 194-28 38.89.3- - 12 Trey453 Lance204028 -10 10 3 0 54 0 12 20392866 45.366.09.3 BrockDallasJabril RobbinsCoxFreeman 5 13-42 19814- 0- 0- 0 - 194-27 38.85.4- - 12 Holden2732 Hotchkiss1331 35046 30 11 0 28 0 13 3815941 11.913.72.2 ChristianTyAdam Brooks Cofield Watson 4 17101 19- 9 0- 0- 0 - 180-19 45.04.8- - 6 Brock234 Robbins8880 1963 50 32800 13 0 0 12311913 53.54.82.6 SaybeinAdamHolden Cofield HotchkissClark 15 165111 -06 0- 0- 0 - 171-11 11.034.2- - 6 Saybein111 Clark32811 05 10 2 0 11 0 0 3331111 11.030.311.0 KennethDesmondTrey Lance Channel Cain 14 -201 1289- 0- 0- 0 - -1089 10.022.2- - 6 Darrius191 Shepherd-20 16712 50 1 0 7 0 0 16710 7 10.08.81.4 JaylaanJabrilJake CoxReinholz Wimbus 5 0- -0 2-20 0- 799 - -799 15.81.8- - 2 Kenneth4720 Channelle0 0 10 1 0 -2 1119 0 1119-2 -2.00.25.6 Ben Ellefson 5 0 69 0 0 0 69 13.8 34 0 139 0 0 0 139 4.1 TrevorTotal Heit 3 280 2-40 28-286 0- 0 - - 6 2.0- - 202 Dallas4 Freeman0 0 56 1 0 -4 0 0 6-4 -0.81.5 NateTrey LanceJenson 51 540 40 0 0 0 544 54.00.8 481 540 3070 0 0 0 30754 54.06.4 Opponents 8 4-5 8-8 - - - - - 68 TEAM 1 2 -5 0 -5 -5.0 MattJalen H Allison Anderson 45 0 30 0 0 310 313 0.86.2 1348 0 30 0 0 970 973 0.22.0 TEAMMarquise Bridges 15 -50 0 0 0 290 29-5 -5.05.8 Total23 0 0 50 308 01441 32876 231732 463.41.4 TotalHolden Hotchkiss 53 144128 8760 990 1330 1480 269728 539.49.3 Opponents3 28 0 50 318 0 500 0892 139228 278.49.3 OpponentsBrock Robbins 5 50013 89214 330 5150 0 194027 388.05.4 27 13 46 0 0 0 59 2.2 Christian Watson 4 0 19 0 0 0 19 4.8 4 0 19 0 0 0 19 4.8 FieldSaybeinField Goals Goals Clark 1 11fgatt goodpct.0 01-19long0 20-29blkd0 30-390 40-4911 11.050-99 lg blk Puntingatt1 good11 long0 no.blkd0 yds avg0 lg 0tb fc11i20 50+11.0blk CamKennethCam Pedersen Pedersen Channel 1 -22-44 1250.02 0-0034 1-10 0 1-10 0-210 10.00-0 34 0 Garret641 Wegner39-2 5212 2150 910 43.30 57 03 41010 10.05 0 TotalJaylaan Wimbus 5 0 4 0 2 034 0 0 9 9 1.8 Total47 0 0 21 0 910 43.30 57 93 4 910 50.2 0 OpponentsTrevorFG Sequence Heit 3 North0 5 Dakota0 4 State650 0 0 Opponents0 6 2.0 Opponents4 0 0 30 61226 40.90 55 01 16 6 5 41.5 0 Nate Jenson 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.8 48 0 307 0 0 0 307 6.4 Cal Poly - (50) PuntingMatt H Anderson 4 0 3 no.0 yds0 avg 0lg blk3 0.8 no.13 yds0 avg 3 lg blk0 0 0 3 0.2 GarretTEAMNorth AlabamaWegner 1 (20)-5 0 210 910043.3- 057 0-5 -5.0 Kickoffs24 1008 42.0 57 no.0 yds avg tb ob retn net ydln TotalDelaware 5 1441(34),40876 2199 91013343.3148(33)57 26970 539.4 Cam Pedersen 22 1363 62.0 4 0 OpponentsSouth Dakota State5 50048 892 3033 122651540.9(39),48055 19400 388.0 Garret Wegner 11 611 55.5 2 0 Northern Iowa - (32) Jake Reinholz 2 103 51.5 0 0 KickoffsField Goals no. attydsgoodavg longtb obblkd Totalno.att ydsgood avglong tb blkd35ob2077 59.3 6 0 21.5 40.3 24 CamNumbers Pedersen in (parentheses)22 indicate13634 62.0 field2 goal434 was0 made.0 Opponents18364 1106139 60.4 52 34 16951027 64.2 9 0 19.0 41.8 23 GarretTotal Wegner 11 4611 55.52 234 0 0 24 1413 58.9 3 0 JakeOpponents Reinholz 2 5103 51.54 050 0 0 2 103 51.5 0 0 Total 35 2077 59.3 6 0 OpponentsPunting 16 1027 64.2no.9 yds0 avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 21 910 43.3 57 0 24 1008 42.0 57 0 Total 21 910 43.3 57 0 Opponents 30 1226 40.9 55 0
Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Cam Pedersen 22 1363 62.0 4 0 183 11061 60.4 34 9 Garret Wegner 11 611 55.5 2 0 24 1413 58.9 3 0 Jake Reinholz 2 103 51.5 0 0 2 103 51.5 0 0 Total 35 2077 59.3 6 0 Opponents 16 1027 64.2 9 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 15
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 08, 2018) 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 Sep 01 CAL POLY 45 458 7 86 5 54 0 18 5-13-0 54 0 18 2 47 0 24 1 6 0 6 512 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 33 192 3 44 11 174 1 54 11-18-0 174 1 54 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 10 366 Sep 22 DELAWARE 41 240 2 59 19 287 2 39 19-28-0 287 2 39 0 0 0 0 2 52 0 49 527 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 47 207 1 22 9 182 2 41 9-20-1 182 2 41 4 72 0 20 1 -1 0 0 389 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 48 344 4 31 9 179 4 75 9-15-0 179 4 75 1 14 0 14 1 21 0 21 523 North Dakota State 214 1441 17 86 53 876 9 75 53-94-1 876 9 75 7 133 0 24 7 99 0 49 2317 Opponents 183 500 2 61 75 892 5 64 75-135-6 892 5 64 24 515 0 40 8 33 0 12 1392
Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 6.7 • Avg/catch: 16.5 • Pass effic: 164.13 • KR avg: 19.0 • PR avg: 14.1 • All purpose avg/game: 539.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 463.4
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 Sep 01 CAL POLY 40 42 82 11.0-54 5.0-38 1 1-0 0-0 3 1 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 49 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 33 30 63 5.0-30 4.0-27 0 1-0 1-43 6 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 Sep 22 DELAWARE 32 18 50 6.0-29 3.0-22 1 1-0 3-45 4 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 21 38 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 35 20 55 7.0-22 3.0-15 0 0-0 1-31 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 46 42 88 4.0-22 3.0-21 0 0-0 1-29 1 4 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 56 North Dakota State 186 152 338 33.0-157 18.0-123 2 3-0 6-148 15 15 0 28-28 0 0 0 49 202 Opponents 144 212 356 20.0-55 4.0-22 5 3-92 1-0 3 15 0 8-8 0 0 0 10 68
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 CAL POLY 3 137 45.7 57 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 8 506 63.2 1 0 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 5 219 43.8 50 0 1 1 2 2 1-1 20 0 7 347 49.6 1 0 Sep 22 DELAWARE 3 126 42.0 51 0 1 1 1 1 1-2 34 0 7 439 62.7 1 0 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5 237 47.4 54 0 0 0 1 3 0-1 0 0 4 257 64.2 1 0 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 5 191 38.2 43 0 1 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 9 528 58.7 2 0 North Dakota State 21 910 43.3 57 0 3 4 5 10 2-4 34 0 35 2077 59.3 6 0 Opponents 30 1226 40.9 55 0 1 16 4 5 4-5 50 0 16 1027 64.2 9 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 16
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 08, 2018) 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 Sep 01 CAL POLY 52 82 0 16 6 125 0 47 6-11-0 125 0 47 7 152 0 30 1 4 0 4 207 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 38 102 0 18 12 108 1 23 12-25-1 108 1 23 2 32 0 17 2 -2 0 0 210 Sep 22 DELAWARE 26 57 0 14 11 95 0 29 11-29-3 95 0 29 6 138 0 30 1 8 0 8 152 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 27 155 1 61 19 202 1 36 19-29-1 202 1 36 3 61 0 24 3 11 0 10 357 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 40 104 1 12 27 362 3 64 27-41-1 362 3 64 6 132 0 40 1 12 0 12 466 Opponents 183 500 2 61 75 892 5 64 75-135-6 892 5 64 24 515 0 40 8 33 0 12 1392 North Dakota State 214 1441 17 86 53 876 9 75 53-94-1 876 9 75 7 133 0 24 7 99 0 49 2317
Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 2.7 • Avg/catch: 11.9 • Pass effic: 114.39 • KR avg: 21.5 • PR avg: 4.1 • All purpose avg/game: 388.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 278.4
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 Sep 01 CAL POLY 26 40 66 4.0-6 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 24 36 60 5.0-12 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 22 DELAWARE 40 36 76 4.0-11 0.0-0 1 1-92 0-0 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 10 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 34 38 72 5.0-17 3.0-15 1 0-0 1-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 20 62 82 2.0-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Opponents 144 212 356 20.0-55 4.0-22 5 3-92 1-0 3 15 0 8-8 0 0 0 10 68 North Dakota State 186 152 338 33.0-157 18.0-123 2 3-0 6-148 15 15 0 28-28 0 0 0 49 202
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 CAL POLY 6 258 43.0 53 0 0 3 1 3 1-1 50 0 2 130 65.0 0 0 Sep 15 NORTH ALABAMA 9 364 40.4 55 0 1 6 1 2 0-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0 Sep 22 DELAWARE 6 240 40.0 53 0 0 2 1 0 1-1 33 0 3 195 65.0 3 0 Sep 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5 201 40.2 50 0 0 3 1 0 1-2 39 0 4 255 63.8 0 0 Oct 06 at Northern Iowa 4 163 40.8 47 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 32 0 5 317 63.4 4 0 Opponents 30 1226 40.9 55 0 1 16 4 5 4-5 50 0 16 1027 64.2 9 0 North Dakota State 21 910 43.3 57 0 3 4 5 10 2-4 34 0 35 2077 59.3 6 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 17
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 08, 2018) 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 Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 6 5 35 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 6 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Northern Iowa W 56-31 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 20 132 18 12 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 of 22 (90.9%)
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 Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Northern Iowa W 56-31 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 of 6 (66.7%) BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 18
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2018) All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 5-9 55.6 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 7-13 53.8 3-3 100.0 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 29, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 8-16 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Northern Iowa W 56-31 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 North Dakota State 27-57 47.4 6-13 46.2 11-19 57.9 4-13 30.8 6-12 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 23-72 31.9 6-18 33.3 6-19 31.6 6-19 31.6 5-16 31.2 0-0 0.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 29, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Northern Iowa W 56-31 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-11 18.2 0-1 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0
Time of Possession
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 29:07 7:23 7:36 5:30 8:38 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 26:37 5:45 7:28 8:29 4:55 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 34:28 9:37 11:03 4:21 9:27 Sep 29, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 33:27 4:45 9:36 10:00 9:06 Oct 06, 2018 at Northern Iowa W 56-31 29:23 8:30 7:57 6:18 6:38 North Dakota State Total 153:02 36:00 43:40 34:38 38:44 0:00 Avg. 30:36 7:12 8:44 6:55 7:44 0:00 Opponents Total 146:58 39:00 31:20 40:22 36:16 0:00 Avg. 29:23 7:48 6:16 8:04 7:15 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 19
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 07, 2018) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI Bruce Anderson RB 67-492/3 11-185/2 11-56/1 10-23/0 12-58/0 23-170/0 Lance Dunn RB 52-317/4 6-65/3 8-30/0 9-62/0 12-56/0 17-104/1 Easton Stick QB 29-194/7 4-49/1 1-6/1 5-41/2 15-63/1 4-35/2 Ty Brooks RB 30-171/0 12-82/0 6-40/0 6-14/0 6-35/0 DNP Adam Cofield RB 19-165/1 7-47/0 3-12/0 7-78/0 - 2-28/1 Trey Lance QB 2-54/1 DNP 2-54/1 DNP DNP DNP H. Hotchkiss QB 5-28/1 3-17/1 DNP 2-11/0 DNP - Brock Robbins FB 3-13/0 2-13/0 - - - 1-0/0 Saybein Clark RB 2-11/0 DNP DNP 2-11/0 DNP DNP D. Shepherd WR 1-7/0 - - - - 1-7/0 K. Channelle WR 1--2/0 DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP Dallas Freeman WR 1--4/0 - 1--4/0 - - - TEAM 2--5/0 DNP DNP DNP 2--5/0 DNP
RECEIVING No-Yds/TD CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI D. Shepherd WR 17-319/4 1-14/0 1-18/1 4-77/0 5-118/1 6-92/2 Dallas Freeman WR 7-198/0 1-18/0 4-117/0 1-39/0 1-24/0 - Bruce Anderson RB 5-116/2 1-7/0 1-4/0 1-18/1 1-12/0 1-75/1 Desmond Cain WR 4-89/0 DNP - 4-89/0 - - Ben Ellefson TE 5-69/2 1-9/0 - 2-32/1 2-28/1 - C. Watson WR 2-19/0 DNP - 1-10/0 - 1-9/0 Lance Dunn RB 4-18/1 - 1-11/0 2-4/0 - 1-3/1 Brock Robbins FB 2-14/0 - 2-14/0 - - - K. Channelle WR 1-12/0 DNP 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP Ty Brooks RB 3-9/0 - 1--2/0 2-11/0 - DNP Adam Cofield RB 1-6/0 1-6/0 - - - - Nate Jenson TE 1-4/0 - - 1-4/0 - - Matt H Anderson TE 1-3/0 - - 1-3/0 DNP -
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 07, 2018) All games
PUNT RETURNS No-Yds CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI D. Shepherd 6-93 - 2-21 2-52 1--1 1-21 Trevor Heit 1-6 1-6 - - DNP DNP
KICK RETURNS No-Yds CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI Bruce Anderson 6-119 2-47 - - 4-72 - Lance Dunn 1-14 - - - - 1-14
INT. RETURNS No-Yds CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI Jabril Cox 2-79 - 1-43 1-36 - - M. Bridges 1-29 - - - - 1-29 Robbie Grimsley 1-0 - - 1-0 - - Jaylaan Wimbush 1-9 - - 1-9 - - Jalen Allison 1-31 - - - 1-31 -
FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds CP UNA DELAWA SDSU UNI BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 20
2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 86* Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly 100+ 0 0 75* Pass Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick Northern Iowa 90-99 0 0 59 Rush Adam Cofield Delaware 80-89 1 1 54 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama 70-79 1 1 49 PR Darrius Shepherd Delaware 60-69 0 0 48 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama 50-59 2 0 44* Rush Trey Lance North Alabama 40-49 5 3 43* INT Jabril Cox North Alabama 30-39 9 3 41* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State 20-29 21 3 39 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware 39 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Delaware Long Plays By Type No. TD 37 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware Rushing 15 5 36* INT Jabril Cox Delaware Passing 15 4 35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly Punt returns 2 0 34 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State Kick returns 3 0 31 INT Jalen Allison South Dakota State Interceptions 4 2 31* Rush Easton Stick Northern Iowa Fumble returns 0 0 30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly Other 0 0 29 INT Marquise Bridges Northern Iowa TOTAL 39 11 29 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware 28 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 27 Rush Bruce Anderson North Alabama Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 27 Rush Ty Brooks North Alabama 26 Rush Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa Darrius Shepherd 9 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 25* Rush Adam Cofield Northern Iowa Bruce Anderson 9 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 24 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick South Dakota State Dallas Freeman 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 24 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly Adam Cofield 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 Rush Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa Easton Stick 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 Rush Easton Stick Cal Poly Jabril Cox 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly Ty Brooks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly Desmond Cain 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 Rush Easton Stick South Dakota State Trey Lance 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Northern Iowa Lance Dunn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Rush Adam Cofield Cal Poly Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 PR Darrius Shepherd Northern Iowa Marquise Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 Pass Ben Ellefson from Easton Stick Delaware Jalen Allison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware TOTAL 39 11 15 15 3 2 4 0 20 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota State 20* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Northern Iowa LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing * touchdown scored on play 86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Rushing Touchdown 86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Passing 75 Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick vs Northern Iowa (10/6/2018) Passing Touchdown 75 Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick vs Northern Iowa (10/6/2018) Punt Return 49 Darrius Shepherd vs Delaware (9/22/2018) Kick Return 24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Interception Return 43 Jabril Cox vs North Alabama (9/15/2018) Fumble Return None Punt 57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Field Goal 34 Cam Pedersen vs Delaware (9/22/2018) BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 21
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 23 Bruce Anderson at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Rushes 48 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Rushing 185 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Yards Rushing 458 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) TD Rushes 3 Lance Dunn vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Yards Per Rush 10.2 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Long Rush 86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) TD Rushes 7 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Pass attempts 26 Easton Stick vs Delaware (Sep 22) Pass attempts 28 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Pass completions 17 Easton Stick vs Delaware (Sep 22) Pass completions 19 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Yards Passing 280 Easton Stick vs Delaware (Sep 22) Yards Passing 287 vs Delaware (Sep 22) TD Passes 4 Easton Stick at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Per Pass 11.9 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Long Pass 75 Easton Stick at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) TD Passes 4 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Receptions 6 Darrius Shepherd at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Total Plays 69 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Yards Receiving 118 Darrius Shepherd vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Total Offense 527 vs Delaware (Sep 22) TD Receptions 2 Darrius Shepherd at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Per Play 8.8 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Long Reception 75 Bruce Anderson at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Points 56 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Field Goals 1 Cam Pedersen, twice Sacks By 5 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Long Field Goal 34 Cam Pedersen vs Delaware (Sep 22) First Downs 25 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Punts 5 Garret Wegner, three times Penalties 7 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Punting Avg 47.4 Garret Wegner vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Penalty Yards 70 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Long Punt 57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Turnovers 1 four times Punts inside 20 3 Garret Wegner vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Interceptions By 3 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Garret Wegner at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Punts 5 vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Long Punt Return 49 Darrius Shepherd vs Delaware (Sep 22) vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Long Kickoff Return 24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Tackles 11 Robbie Grimsley vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Punting Avg 47.4 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Sacks 2.0 Cole Karcz vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Long Punt 57 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Dan Marlette vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Punts inside 20 3 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Logan McCormick vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Cole Karcz vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Long Punt Return 49 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Greg Menard vs Delaware (Sep 22) Interceptions 1 six times by five players
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS
Rushes 15 Khaleel Jenkins, vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Rushes 52 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Yards Rushing 110 Isaac Wallace, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Yards Rushing 155 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) TD Rushes 1 Isaac Wallace (SDSU) and Marcus Weymiller (UNI) Yards Per Rush 5.7 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Long Rush 61 Isaac Wallace, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) TD Rushes 1 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Pass attempts 41 Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Pass completions 27 Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Pass attempts 41 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Passing 362 Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Pass completions 27 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) TD Passes 3 Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Passing 362 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Long Pass 64 Eli Dunne, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Per Pass 11.4 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Receptions 8 Adam Anderson, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) TD Passes 3 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Receiving 102 Adam Anderson, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Total Plays 81 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) TD Receptions 1 five players Total Offense 466 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Long Reception 64 Briley Moore, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Yards Per Play 6.4 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Field Goals 1 four players Points 31 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Long Field Goal 50 Casey Sublette, vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Sacks By 3 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Punts 9 Joe Gurley, vs North Alabama (Sep 15) First Downs 22 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Punting Avg 43.0 Casey Sublette, vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Penalties 11 vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Long Punt 55 Joe Gurley, vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Penalty Yards 76 vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Punts inside 20 3 Casey Sublette, vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Turnovers 4 vs Delaware (Sep 22) Long Punt Return 12 Xavior Williams, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Interceptions By 1 vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Long Kickoff Return 40 Xavior Williams, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Punts 9 vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Tackles 12 Nasir Adderley, vs Delaware (Sep 22) Punting Avg 43.0 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) C. Rozeboom, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Long Punt 55 vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Duncan Ferch, at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Punts inside 20 3 vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) Sacks 1.5 K. Krolikowski, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Long Punt Return 12 at Northern Iowa (Oct 06) Ryan Earith, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Nik Navarro, vs Cal Poly (Sep 01) M. Robinson, vs North Alabama (Sep 15) Ryan Earith, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) Interceptions 1 Jordan Brown, vs South Dakota State (Sep 29) BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 22
NCAA Statistics
North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/06/2018
National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 12 2 0.474 Davidson 0.560 South Dakota St. 0.488 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 27 4 0.319 Jacksonville St. 0.231 Illinois St. 0.289 4th Down Conversion Pct (120 ranked) 1 1 1.000 6 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 6 1 0.182 Alabama A&M 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.182 Tennessee St. 0.000 Abilene Christian 0.000 Blocked Kicks (35 ranked) Drake 6 Indiana St. 2 Davidson 6 Blocked Kicks Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 45 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (10 ranked) Florida A&M 4 Southern Ill. 1 Drake 4 Blocked Punts Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0 89 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 70 7 0.564 Dartmouth 0.736 South Dakota St. 0.718 Defensive TDs (7 ranked) 7 2 2 Stony Brook 4 Southern Ill. 3 James Madison 4 Fewest Penalties (124 ranked) 4 1 17 Princeton 9 North Dakota St. 17 Fewest Penalties Per Game (124 ranked) 4 1 3.40 Princeton 2.25 North Dakota St. 3.40 Fewest Penalty Yards (124 ranked) 9 1 171 Princeton 80 North Dakota St. 171 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (124 ranked) 5 1 34.20 Princeton 20.00 North Dakota St. 34.20 First Downs Defense (124 ranked) 11 2 72 Dartmouth 51 South Dakota St. 62 First Downs Offense (124 ranked) 53 6 105 Samford 164 Southern Ill. 144 Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 40 8 3 5 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 1 Fumbles Recovered (107 ranked) 66 5 3 Weber St. 11 Missouri St. 6 South Dakota 6 Kickoff Return Defense (124 ranked) 70 6 21.46 UT Martin 1.33 South Dakota St. 16.26 Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 87 9 19.00 Kennesaw St. 40.25 Missouri St. 24.43 Net Punting (124 ranked) 20 3 38.90 Kennesaw St. 44.60 Missouri St. 41.30 Passes Had Intercepted (123 ranked) 4 2 1 Illinois St. 0 Illinois St. 0 Princeton 0 Cal Poly 0 Passes Intercepted (116 ranked) 30 3 6 Northern Ariz. 13 Illinois St. 9 Passing Offense (124 ranked) 94 9 175.2 Samford 371.2 South Dakota St. 326.8 Passing Yards Allowed (124 ranked) 18 1 178.4 Charleston So. 127.5 North Dakota St. 178.4 Passing Yards per Completion (124 ranked) 8 2 16.53 The Citadel 22.87 South Dakota St. 16.54 Punt Return Defense (124 ranked) 21 3 4.13 Princeton -2.00 South Dakota St. -1.00 Punt Returns (124 ranked) 24 2 14.14 Savannah St. 30.25 Western Ill. 14.56 Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 9 1 0.667 Colgate 0.400 North Dakota St. 0.667 Red Zone Offense (122 ranked) 18 3 0.909 5 teams tied 1.000 UNI 1.000 Rushing Defense (124 ranked) 13 1 100.0 Maine 60.0 North Dakota St. 100.0 Rushing Offense (124 ranked) 8 1 288.2 Davidson 388.8 North Dakota St. 288.2 Sacks Allowed (124 ranked) 12 1 0.80 Davidson 0.17 North Dakota St. 0.80 Kennesaw St. 0.17 Scoring Defense (124 ranked) 6 1 13.6 Colgate 4.6 North Dakota St. 13.6 Scoring Offense (124 ranked) 8 2 40.4 Princeton 53.0 South Dakota St. 51.5 Tackles for Loss Allowed (124 ranked) 10 1 4.00 Wofford 1.80 North Dakota St. 4.00 Team Passing Efficiency (124 ranked) 10 2 164.13 South Dakota St. 223.81 South Dakota St. 223.81 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (124 ranked) 26 3 114.39 Alcorn 83.92 Illinois St. 98.01 Team Sacks (123 ranked) 6 1 3.60 Penn 5.25 North Dakota St. 3.60 Team Tackles for Loss (124 ranked) 54 5 6.6 ETSU 10.0 Southern Ill. 8.2 Time of Possession (124 ranked) 50 5 30:36 Dartmouth 35:16 Southern Ill. 32:42 Total Defense (124 ranked) 12 1 278.4 Jacksonville St. 221.6 North Dakota St. 278.4 Total Offense (124 ranked) 23 3 463.4 Princeton Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 15 4 1.00 Dartmouth 6027.2.05 SIlloinuotihs DSat.kota St. 5729.0.03 Turnovers Gained (123 ranked) 52 5 9 Northern Ariz. 19 South Dakota 12 Turnovers Lost (124 ranked) 10 4 4 Illinois St. 1 Illinois St. 1 N.C. Central 1 Cornell 1 Winning Percentage (117 ranked) 1 1 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS PAGE 23
National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 12 2 145.40 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 187.67 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 167.80 Darrius Shepherd 161 14 83.80 Blocked Kicks (3 ranked) Corey Coppola, Davidson 4 Rex Mosley, Indiana St. 2 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 132 8 119 Shane Simpson, Towson 508 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 480 Darrius Shepherd 161 14 93 Completion Percentage (115 ranked) Easton Stick 72 7 0.563 Derek Kyler, Dartmouth 0.741 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.709 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 107 10 9.80 Devlin Hodges, Samford 34.00 Sam Straub, Southern Ill. 26.00 Field Goal Percentage (84 ranked) 8 players tied 1.000 Parker Lacina, Missouri St. 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (124 ranked) Cam Pedersen 94 10 0.40 Chris Alleyne, Columbia 2.00 Austin Errthum, UNI 1.60 Christian Jacquemin, Jackson St. 2.00 Trey Tuttle, Weber St. 2.00 Forced Fumbles (52 ranked) Juan Jackson, Central Ark. 0.80 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 0.60 Fumbles Recovered (41 ranked) Caleb Butler 41 2 1 Tadarius Davis, Mississippi Val. 3 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 2 James Hendricks 41 2 1 Taylor Nelson, Southern Utah 3 Logan McCormick 41 2 1 Interceptions Per Game (116 ranked) Jabril Cox 32 5 0.4 Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 1.3 Zy Mosley, South Dakota St. 0.7 Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Jimmie Robinson, Bethune-Cookman 2 Kickoff Returns (114 ranked) Bruce Anderson 83 5 19.8 Rashid Shaheed, Weber St. 43.4 Christian Uphoff, Illinois St. 25.7 Passes Defended (58 ranked) Jalen Allison 58 8 1.0 Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 2.5 Mark Collins, South Dakota 2.5 Mark Collins, South Dakota 2.5 Passing Efficiency (115 ranked) Easton Stick 6 2 170.3 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 205.2 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 205.2 Passing TDs (94 ranked) Easton Stick 38 6 9 Devlin Hodges, Samford 18 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 15 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 77 9 851 Devlin Hodges, Samford 2,201 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 1,599 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 75 9 170.2 Devlin Hodges, Samford 366.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 319.8 Passing Yards per Completion (115 ranked) Easton Stick 2 1 17.37 Kevin Thomson, Sacramento St. 18.30 Easton Stick, North Dakota St. 17.37 Points Responsible For (197 ranked) Easton Stick 8 1 96 Devlin Hodges, Samford 120 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 96 Cam Pedersen 191 21 32 Daniel Smith, Campbell 120 Easton Stick, North Dakota St. 96 Bruce Anderson 197 23 30 Lance Dunn 197 23 30 Points Responsible For Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 8 2 19.2 John Lovett, Princeton 27.5 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 24.0 Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Nick Rinella, Saint Francis (PA) 2 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 1 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 1 Punt Returns (59 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 9 1 15.5 Nick Rinella, Saint Francis (PA) 21.6 Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota St. 15.5 Punting (107 ranked) Garret Wegner 17 2 43.3 Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M 48.2 Adam Fellner, Western Ill. 43.8 Receiving TDs (116 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 24 2 4 Alexander Hollins, Eastern Ill. 11 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 7 Bruce Anderson 116 9 2 Ben Ellefson 116 9 2 Receiving Yards (150 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 78 7 319 Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 768 Spencer Schnell, Illinois St. 432 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 72 7 63.8 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 138.3 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 102.8 Receptions Per Game (198 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 158 14 3.4 Kelvin McKnight, Samford 9.0 Spencer Schnell, Illinois St. 6.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (141 ranked) Bruce Anderson 9 2 7.34 Marquis Terry, Southeast Mo. St. 9.42 Isaac Wallace, South Dakota St. 9.39 Lance Dunn 32 5 6.10 Rushing TDs (88 ranked) Easton Stick 11 3 7 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 14 Ja'Quan Keys, Indiana St. 8 Lance Dunn 53 7 4 James Robinson, Illinois St. 8 Bruce Anderson 88 10 3 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 28 5 492 Ryan Fulse, Wagner 926 Ja'Quan Keys, Indiana St. 651 Lance Dunn 87 9 317 Easton Stick 198 16 194 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 27 6 98.4 Ryan Fulse, Wagner 154.3 Ja'Quan Keys, Indiana St. 130.2 Lance Dunn 83 9 63.4 Ty Brooks 177 16 42.8 Easton Stick 191 19 38.8 Sacks (147 ranked) Cole Karcz 22 1 0.90 Tomas Wright, Bryant 1.50 Cole Karcz, North Dakota St. 0.90 Greg Menard 22 1 0.90 Adrian Hope, Furman 1.50 Greg Menard, North Dakota St. 0.90 Stanley Jones 147 16 0.40 Matt McClellan, Missouri St. 0.90 Scoring (178 ranked) Easton Stick 32 5 8.4 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 14.0 James Robinson, Illinois St. 10.8 Cam Pedersen 94 14 6.4 Bruce Anderson 103 16 6.0 Lance Dunn 103 16 6.0 Darrius Shepherd 178 23 4.8 Solo Tackles (56 ranked) Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 7.2 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 7.2 Tackles For Loss (113 ranked) Greg Menard 90 9 1.1 Tomas Wright, Bryant 2.5 Pete Swenson, Western Ill. 2.0 Cole Karcz 113 12 1.0 Dan Marlette 113 12 1.0 Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick 63 8 209.0 Devlin Hodges, Samford 391.0 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 335.2 Bruce Anderson 153 16 98.4 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (199 ranked) Robbie Grimsley 105 13 7.6 Dante Olson, Montana 16.3 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 11.0 Total Touchdowns (89 ranked) Easton Stick 15 3 7 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 14 James Robinson, Illinois St. 9 Bruce Anderson 51 7 5 Lance Dunn 51 7 5 Darrius Shepherd 89 12 4 Yards per Pass Attempt (115 ranked) Easton Stick 5 2 9.78 Kevin Thomson, Sacramento St. 10.57 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 10.50 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 38 4 18.76 Brandon Myers, Central Ark. 28.50 Tony Tate, Western Ill. 22.92