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North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2017 Schedule North Dakota State Returns to FCS Title Game (13-1 overall, 7-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time/Result S2 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 72-7 Saturday vs. Defending Champion James Madison S9 at #7/6 Eastern Washington W, 40-13 S23 ROBERT MORRIS (Trees Bowl) W, 56-0 THIS WEEK: No. 2 seed North Dakota State (13-1) S30 *MISSOURI STATE (Homecoming) W, 38-11 returns to the NCAA Division I Football Championship O7 *at Indiana State W, 52-0 Game for the sixth time in seven years Saturday, Jan.6, O14 *at #8/8 Youngstown State W, 27-24(ot) where the Bison will take on top-seeded defending NORTH DAKOTA STATE JAMES MADISON O21 *#10/12 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 24-12 champion James Madison (14-0). Kickoff is scheduled BISON DUKES O28 *#NR/25 NORTHERN IOWA W, 30-14 for 11:05 a.m. at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. (13-1, 7-1 MVFC) (14-0, 8-0 CAA) N4 *at #10/8 South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) L, 21-33 N11 *#10/10 SOUTH DAKOTA (Harvest Bowl) W, 49-14 Rank: 4/4 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Last Game: Dec. 15 def Last Game: Dec. 16 def. N18 *at #21/25 Illinois State W, 20-7 TELEVISION: ESPN2 will televise the game live with Dave Neal calling the play-by-play, Matt Stinch- Sam Houston St. 55-13 South Dakota St. 51-16 D2 ^SAN DIEGO W, 38-3 Streak: Won 5 Streak: Won 26 D9 ^#8/9 WOFFORD W, 42-10 comb as color analyst, and Quint Kessenich reporting On Road: 4-1 (Won 1) On Road: 5-0 (Won 10+1) D15 ^#5/5 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 55-13 from the sidelines. Video streaming will be available Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Mike Houston J6 ^#1/1 JAMES MADISON 11 a.m. on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app through partici- Record: 53-6 (4th) Record: 28-1 (2nd) *MVFC games #STATS/FCS Coaches ^FCS playoffs pating television providers. Quick Facts RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) with Jeff Culhane play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen analyst, and Founded: 1890 NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson sidelines. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017) Nickname: Bison and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 7:30-8:30 a.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Game Day” Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast with Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS TICKETS: The general public ticket allotment for the Division I Football Championship Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) Game is sold out; however, tickets may be purchased via the NCAA Ticket Exchange, the official Last Year’s Record: 12-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) fan-to-fan marketplace, at fcs.flashseats.com. Standing Room Only tickets go on sale Tuesday at Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 9 defense) 11 a.m. ET for $65 plus taxes and fees. For details, visit NCAA.com/FCS and click on the Tickets Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 and Hospitality link. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) PARKING AND TAILGATING: General public parking is $20 per spot and opens at 7 a.m. Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Saturday in Toyota Stadium’s red, blue and green parking lots. RVs and campers will be charged Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 $40 per parking space occupied. ADA parking is available in the platinum, gold and blue lots. Football Staff All parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking lots will remain open for tailgating after Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) the game. All vehicles must be off property by 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Record at NDSU: 53-6 (4th season) Career Record: 56-13 (5th season) TEAM ARRIVAL AND TAILGATE TOWN: Fans are invited to line up on Lamar Hunt Way Assistant Coaches/Staff: from Toyota Stadium west to World Cup Way for team arrivals beginning with NDSU at 8:30 a.m. *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ......Offensive Coordinator/RBs and JMU at 8:45 a.m. Tailgate Town, a free interactive fan festival, opens at 9 a.m. in the north Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs plaza of Toyota Stadium with an NDSU pep rally scheduled for 9:50 a.m. Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) ...................Running Game Coordinator/OL Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .............................Defensive Tackles NDSU PEP FEST: Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster for Friday night’s NDSU Pep *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks Fest at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. Tickets are $19 for adults, $10 for kids ages 3-12, and free for *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ......................Defensive Backs children 2 and younger. Parking and admission are included in the cost of the ticket; food and Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks beverage are extra. The pre-party beer garden opens at 3:00 on the north side of Dr Pepper Bryan Shepherd (NDSU, 2015) ...........................................Cornerbacks *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ...................Defensive Ends Arena (age 21 and older only), doors open at 6:00, and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. featur- *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ......Offensive Quality Control ing special performances by Blind Joe from NBC’s “The Voice” and NDSU’s BisonArts Singers, *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ......Defensive Quality Control plus NDSU president Dean Bresciani, athletic director Matt Larsen, the NDSU cheer team and Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator Gold Star Band, and former Bison football players. Visit NDSUAlumni.com for more details. Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ...........................Dir. of Football Operations *press box on game day BISON IN WHITE, FANS IN GOLD: North Dakota State is the designated visiting team as the lower seed and will wear its white jersey, green “Harvest Helmet” and green pants. NDSU Athletic Communications is 10-0 wearing the green helmet and 2-0 wearing the white jersey and green helmet combo Contact: Ryan Perreault (2016 at South Dakota, 2017 at Eastern Washington). NDSU fans are encouraged to wear their Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Bison yellow or gold in all sections. Official NDSU sections are 122-133 behind the Bison bench Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com on the east side of Toyota Stadium, although some tickets purchased in advance may be in other sections of the stadium. /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2017 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (13-1, 7-1 MVFC) JAMES MADISON (14-0, 8-0 CAA) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS DUKES OPP NDSU JMU Points/Game 40.3 11.5 Points/Game 35.9 10.7 Scoring Offense 2nd 8th First Downs 302 175 First Downs 310 206 Rushing Offense 4th 19th Rushing/Game 282.1 89.2 Rushing/Game 201.5 87.4 Passing Offense 88th 41st Passing/Game 180.0 147.9 Passing/Game 230.2 163.8 Total Offense 8th 21st Total Offense/Game 462.1 237.1 Total Offense/Game 431.7 251.1 Passing Eff. 4th 18th Had Intercepted 8 20 Had Intercepted 13 31 Scoring Defense 2nd 1st Standings Fumbles-Lost 13-8 26-13 Fumbles-Lost 12-6 19-12 Rushing Defense 7th 6th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 67-44.4 57-31.6 Penalties-Avg. Yards 97-68.6 94-51.4 Pass Defense 3rd 12th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 36.7 36.7 Net Punt Avg. 38.7 35.1 Total Defense 1st 3rd North Dakota State 7-1 .875 13-1 .929 Time of Possession/Game 33:26 26:34 Time of Possession/Game 30:29 29:31 Pass Eff. Defense 2nd 1st 3rd Down Conversions 48% 25% 3rd Down Conversions 41% 30% Net Punting 43rd 11th South Dakota State 6-2 .750 11-3 .786 4th Down Conversions 10/14 8/23 4th Down Conversions 6/12 8/19 Punt Returns 83rd 14th Northern Iowa 6-2 .750 8-5 .615 Kickoff Returns 14th 36th Western Illinois 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 7th 1st South Dakota 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 17th 94th Illinois State 4-4 .500 6-5 .545 Bruce Anderson 216 1153 5.3 11 82.4 Marcus Marshall 132 920 6.2 10 63.1 Time of Poss. 6th 43rd Youngstown State 4-4 .500 6-5 .545 Seth Wilson 70 407 5.8 1 58.1 Trai Sharp 159 739 4.6 4 52.8 3rd Down Conv. 8th 29th Southern Illinois 2-6 .250 4-7 .364 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct.