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North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2017 Schedule No. 2 North Dakota State at No. 8 Youngstown State (5-0 overall, 2-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time/Result Saturday on ESPN3 S2 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 72-7 S9 at #7/6 Eastern Washington W, 40-13 S23 ROBERT MORRIS (Trees Bowl) W, 56-0 THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) S30 *MISSOURI STATE (Homecoming) W, 38-11 goes on the road for another Top 10 matchup this O7 *at Indiana State W, 52-0 week when the No. 2-ranked Bison face the eighth- NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE O14 *at #8/8 Youngstown State 7 p.m. ET ranked Youngstown State Penguins (3-2, 1-1 MVFC) at O21 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Stambaugh Stadium BISON PENGUINS O28 *NORTHERN IOWA 2:30 p.m. (20,630) in Youngstown, Ohio. (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) (3-2, 1-1 MVFC) N4 *at South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m. Rank: 2/2 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 8/8 (STATS/Coaches) N11 *SOUTH DAKOTA (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 ONLY: Saturday’s game is exclusive to Last Game: Oct. 7 Last Game: Oct. 7 lost to ESPN3 as part of the Missouri Valley Football Confer- def. Indiana State 52-0 South Dakota 31-28 N18 *at Illinois State 12 p.m. Streak: Won 5 Streak: Lost 1 *MVFC games #STATS/FCS Coaches ence television package. ESPN3 is available only On Road: 2-0 (Won 12) At Home: 3-0 (Won 11) through participating Internet service providers on Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Bo Pelini Quick Facts WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. Brad Wells Record: 45-5 (4th) Record: 20-12 (3rd) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) (play-by-play), Danan Hughes (analyst) and Kelly Founded: 1890 Burke (sideline reporter) will describe the action. Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017) Nickname: Bison RADIO: Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. CT on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) with Jeff Culhane play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen analyst, Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson sidelines. A free live audio stream of the Bison Radio Network Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass broadcast is available on GoBison.com/allaccess. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) Game Day” from 3:30-5:30 and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with Last Year’s Record: 12-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 9 defense) Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 THE SERIES: This is the 12th meeting between North Dakota State and Youngstown State President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) dating back to 1972. NDSU has won five straight and leads the series 7-4 after last year’s 24-3 Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) victory in Fargo. The Bison are 3-2 in Youngstown and 3-1 at Stambaugh Stadium with victories Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 in their last three trips including a 27-24 come-from-behind win in 2015. NDSU scored 17 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 straight fourth-quarter points capped by Easton Stick’s 4-yard TD run with 35 seconds left. Football Staff A STREAK WILL END: At least one streak will end Saturday when North Dakota State Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) puts its 11-game road winning streak on the line against Youngstown State’s 11-game home Record at NDSU: 45-5 (4th season) winning streak. NDSU was the last team to win at Stambaugh Stadium, a 27-24 victory in YSU’s Career Record: 48-12 (5th season) 2015 home finale. The Penguins were 8-0 at the “Ice Castle” last year including an NCAA first Assistant Coaches/Staff: round playoff win over Samford and a quarterfinal win over Wofford. North Dakota State has *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ......Offensive Coordinator/RBs not lost on the road since the 2015 FCS Kickoff at Montana, 38-35. Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) ...................Running Game Coordinator/OL BEST ROAD WINNING STREAK: NDSU has won 11 consecutive true road games, which is Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .............................Defensive Tackles the longest active road winning streak in the FCS and fourth best among all Division I programs *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks behind Oklahoma (13), Alabama (13) and Clemson (12). The Bison have won 12 straight away *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ......................Defensive Backs from Fargo including the 2015 national championship game and are 36-2 since 2011. Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks Bryan Shepherd (NDSU, 2015) ...........................................Cornerbacks TOP SCORING RUSHERS: The top two scoring running backs in the FCS go head-to-head *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ...................Defensive Ends this week. North Dakota State’s Lance Dunn leads the nation with 12 rushing touchdowns *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ......Offensive Quality Control and Youngstown State’s Tevin McCaster has eight. Dunn and McCaster are the top two leading *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ......Defensive Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator rushers in the Missouri Valley Football Conference averaging 113.2 and 107.2 yards per game, Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance respectively. Dunn’s 13 total touchdowns are the most in Division I football this year and he is Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ...........................Dir. of Football Operations on pace to challenge the NDSU records of 23 rushing TDs by Jeff Bentrim in 1986 and 23 total *press box on game day TDs by Bentrim in 1986 and Lamar Gordon in 2000. Athletic Communications LAST WEEK: Quarterback Easton Stick passed for a career-high four touchdowns to lead Contact: Ryan Perreault North Dakota State to a 52-0 win at Indiana State last week, the fourth most points scored by Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 NDSU in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game. Stick finished 18 of 23 for 191 yards and Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com completed passes to nine different receivers led by Darrius Shepherd’s six catches for 94 yards. The Bison scored 24 points off six Indiana State turnovers – three fumbles and interceptions by /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics Tre Dempsey, Jalen Allison and James Hendricks. BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (3-2, 1-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS PENGUINS OPP NDSU YSU Points/Game 51.6 6.2 Points/Game 31.4 15.0 Scoring Offense 1st 28th First Downs 128 43 First Downs 126 86 Rushing Offense 1st 8th Rushing/Game 318.6 64.8 Rushing/Game 268.2 123.4 Passing Offense 76th 83rd Passing/Game 190.8 94.2 Passing/Game 185.6 170.0 Total Offense 5th 20th Total Offense/Game 509.4 159.0 Total Offense/Game 453.8 293.4 Passing Eff. 4th 44th Had Intercepted 0 11 Had Intercepted 2 2 Scoring Defense 1st 9th Standings and Schedule Fumbles-Lost 6-4 13-5 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 6-3 Rushing Defense 7th 34th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 31-59.2 20-36.6 Penalties-Avg. Yards 25-44.8 25-44.8 Pass Defense 1st 14th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 32.9 33.8 Net Punt Avg. 30.9 34.1 Total Defense 1st 17th North Dakota State 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Time of Possession/Game 35:53 24:07 Time of Possession/Game 33:03 26:57 Pass Eff. Defense 1st 39th 3rd Down Conversions 53% 23% 3rd Down Conversions 57% 44% Net Punting 97th 112th South Dakota 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 6/9 0/6 4th Down Conversions 5/8 7/8 Punt Returns 109th 59th Illinois State 2-0 1.000 4-1 .800 Kickoff Returns 1st 50th South Dakota State 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 1st 42nd Western Illinois 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 54th 22nd Youngstown State 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Lance Dunn 55 566 10.3 12 113.2 Tevin McCaster 107 536 5.0 8 107.2 Time of Poss. 1st 15th Northern Iowa 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Bruce Anderson 63 399 6.3 3 79.8 Christian Turner 58 316 5.4 1 63.2 3rd Down Conv. 4th 2nd Southern Illinois 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 3rd 104th Missouri State 0-2 .000 1-4 .200 Easton Stick 62-84-0 73.8 10 160.0 Nathan Mays 47-73-1 64.4 1 105.2 4th Down Conv.