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 Hosts Unbeaten (1-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 FCS Newcomer North Alabama Saturday S15 NORTH ALABAMA 2:30 p.m. THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (1-0) S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. returns from a bye week to host FCS newcomer S29 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. O6 *at Northern Iowa 1 p.m. North Alabama (2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Game O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the NORTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH ALABAMA O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. Fargodome (18,700). The Lions, who won three O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. straight Division II national championships in the BISON LIONS N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. 1990s and were national runners-up as recently (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0) N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. as 2016, have beaten Southern Utah and Alabama Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: none N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. A&M in their first two games as an FCS program. Last Game: Sept. 1 Last Game: Sept. 8 def. *MVFC games North Alabama is an independent team this year, def. Cal Poly 49-3 Alabama A&M 25-20 Streak: Won 7 Streak: Won 3 Quick Facts but will join the Big South Conference in 2019. At Home: 1-0 (Won 10) On Road: 2-0 (Won 2) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Chris Willis Founded: 1890 TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Record: 55-6 (5th) Record: 7-5 (2nd) Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017) on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Nickname: Bison Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the side- Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) lines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. ESPN+ Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass will carry the game on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/month. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Last Year’s Record: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st) third-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19 Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11 a.m. to noon with Brad Jones, “Bison Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4 Game Day” from noon to 2 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates.

Football Staff TICKETS: Available single-game tickets go on sale at 6 a.m. Friday before each Bison home Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) Record at NDSU: 55-6 (5th season) game ONLINE ONLY at GoBison.com/tickets. Game day ticket sales and will call are available in the Career Record: 58-13 (6th season) east lobby of the Fargodome beginning five hours prior to kickoff. Assistant Coaches/Staff: *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990)...... Off. Coord./RBs DON’T WAIT TOO LATE: NDSU Athletics and the Fargodome are encouraging fans to enter Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995)...... Def. Coord./LBs the stadium early and be prepared for longer wait times with the addition of 30 walk-through metal Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Running Game Coord./OL Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003).... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs detectors around the facility. Doors open 90 minutes prior to kickoff. It is strongly recommended *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977)...... Quarterbacks that no unnecessary bags are brought in. Clear bags are recommended but not required, and any bag *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs must be 13”x13” or smaller. Express lines will be available for fans not carrying bags. Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Cornerbacks Jason Ray (Missouri, 2007)...... Wide Receivers Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and North Alabama. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends NDSU won 35-7 in the 1985 Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II national championship game, played *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control in McAllen, Texas, before a live television audience on ESPN. The Bison scored on two of their first *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014).... Def. Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator three possessions and then turned three straight UNA turnovers into touchdowns in the third quarter. Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Operations set the tone for the day returning the opening kickoff 73 yards to set up a six-play Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Ath. Performance scoring drive. NDSU’s defense allowed just 71 yards in the first half, intercepted three passes and Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002)...... Asst. Athletic Trainer *press box on game day recovered three fumbles. Fullback Chad Stark rushed 18 times for 113 yards and a TD, and quarter- back rushed 16 times for 43 yards and two scores. Athletic Communications Contact: Ryan Perreault BISON HAVE BEEN TO UNA: While North Dakota State and North Alabama have only played Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 once in McAllen, Texas, the Bison are no stranger to UNA’s home in Florence, Ala. NDSU played in Email: [email protected] three NCAA Division II national championship games at Braly Stadium winning all three trips in 1986 Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball over South Dakota 27-7, in 1988 over Portland State 35-21, and in 1990 over Indiana (Pa.) 51-11. YouTube: @NDSUathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0, 0-0) NORTH ALABAMA (2-0) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS LIONS OPP NDSU UNA Points/Game 49.0 3.0 Points/Game 29.5 25.0 Scoring Off. 3rd 49th First Downs 22 10 First Downs 47 50 Rushing Off. 1st 33rd Rushing/Game 458.0 82.0 Rushing/Game 184.0 168.5 Passing Off. 114th 37th Passing/Game 54.0 125.0 Passing/Game 251.0 266.0 Total Offense 11th 26th Total Offense/Game 512.0 207.0 Total Offense/Game 435.0 434.5 Passing Eff. 109th 38th Had Intercepted 0 0 Had Intercepted 2 1 Scoring Def. 1st 44th Standings Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 Rushing Def. 13th 56th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 2-21.0 5-40.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 19-78.0 15-64.5 Passing Def. 12th 91st W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 44.3 42.0 Net Punt Avg. 38.9 34.4 Total Defense 6th 77th Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Time of Poss/Game. 29:07 30:53 Time of Poss./Game 29:30 30:30 Pass Eff. Def. 83rd 69th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 56% 29% 3rd Down Conversions 50% 47% Net Punting 5th 25th 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3 4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2 Punt Returns 62nd 92nd South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Kick Returns 25th 76th Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 TOP RETURNERS TOP RETURNERS Turnover Mar. 49th 49th Missouri State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 2nd 92nd South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Bruce Anderson 11 185 16.8 2 185.0 Damon Cox 31 149 4.8 0 74.5 Time of Poss. 68th 59th Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Ty Brooks 12 82 6.8 0 82.0 T. Humphrey 16 99 6.2 0 49.5 3rd Dn Conv. 3rd 7th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 28th 86th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 4-9-0 44.4 0 48.0 Christian Lopez 37-61-1 60.7 5 248.0 4th Dn Conv. 83rd 83rd Youngstown State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Def. 1st 1st Dallas Freeman 1 18 18.0 0 18.0 Jakobi Byrd 13 160 12.3 3 80.0 Darrius Shepherd 1 14 14.0 0 14.0 Dexter Boykin 9 144 16.0 2 72.0 Schedule DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR All times Central Dan Marlette 8-1-9 2.0 0 0-0 Christon Taylor 12-9-21 3.5 0 1-0 Robbie Grimsley 3-4-7 1.0 0 0-0 K.J. Smith 12-5-17 0.0 1 0-0 Thursday, Sept. 6 Levi Jordheim 1-6-7 0.0 0 0-0 Chris Johnson 9-6-15 0.0 0 0-0 at Missouri State 52, Lincoln 24 NDSU ROLLS PAST CAL POLY: Bruce Anderson rushed for a career-high 185 yards and two Saturday, Sept. 8 touchdowns as North Dakota State rolled to a 49-3 victory over Cal Poly on Sept. 1. Lance Dunn tied at South Dakota 43, Northern Colorado 28 a career high with three rushing touchdowns for the Bison, who had seven ball carriers combine for at Ole Miss 76, Southern Illinois 41 458 yards and seven TDs on the ground. NDSU ran it 45 times and averaged 10.2 yards per carry. Cal at West Virginia 52, Youngstown State 17 Poly’s only score was a 50-yard field goal from Casey Sublette in the first quarter. Middle linebacker at South Dakota State 45, Montana State 14 Dan Marlette led the Bison with nine tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss. Safety Robbie Grimsley at Louisville 31, Indiana State 7 and outside linebacker Levi Jordheim had seven tackles apiece to help hold Cal Poly’s triple option at Illinois 34, Western Illinois 14 attack to 82 yards on 52 carries. The Bison defense collected five sacks from five different players. Illinois State 48, at Eastern Illinois 10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State had two players earn Missouri Valley Football Saturday, Sept. 15 Valparaiso at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. Conference honors after the Cal Poly game. Running back Bruce Anderson earned his first Offensive Northern Arizona at Missouri State, 2 p.m. Player of the Week award after rushing 11 times for a career-high 185 yards and two touchdowns. North Alabama at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. Center Tanner Volson earned his third career Offensive Lineman of the Week honor with four knock- Montana at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. downs and a team-best 89 percent technique grade. Ark.-Pine Bluff at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. SE Missouri at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. AFTER THE OPEN WEEK: NDSU’s win over James Madison in last year’s national champion- Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m. ship game was the 27th straight after an open week in the regular season and playoffs since a 2005 Northern Iowa at Iowa, 6:30 p.m. home loss to UC Davis. That streak includes 16 home games, five road games and six national South Dakota at Weber State, 7 p.m. championship games in Frisco, Texas.

Saturday, Sept. 22 BLOOM TO BE INDUCTED: Two-time All-America offensive guard Kevin Bloom (1990-93) will be Delaware at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. inducted in the 47th class of the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame next Friday, Sept. 21. Bloom was also a Illinois State at Colorado State, 2 p.m. first team All-North Central Conference pick in 1992 and 1993. NDSU won three straight NCC rushing Hampton at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. crowns behind his blocking and the Bison went 24-8 over those three seasons. The induction will take place in the Nodak Insurance Basketball Performance Center at NDSU’s Sanford Health Athletic Thursday, Sept. 27 Complex. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Limited tickets are available for $30 each by calling Helena *Northern Iowa at Indiana State, 6 p.m. Johnston in the NDSU Athletics office at (701) 231-6172.

Saturday, Sept. 29 MENARD FIFTH IN CAREER SACKS: Defensive end Greg Menard picked up his 29th career sack *Illinois State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. against Cal Poly and is now tied for fifth place on NDSU’s all-time list with Cole Jirik (2010-13) and *South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Mike Stratton (1980-83). Menard needs three sacks to pass the 31 by Coulter Boyer (2008-11) and *Youngstown State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. 12 to tie the record of 41 total sacks held by Jerry Dahl (1973-74), Phil Hansen (1987-90) and Kyle *South Dakota at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. Emanuel (2011-14). BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 3

Peterson Farms Seed THREE FRESHMEN PLAY: North Dakota State played three true freshmen in the season-opener against Cal Poly. Wide receiver Phoenix Sproles, safety James Kaczor and linebacker Jasir Cox all Bison Radio Network played for the Bison. A new NCAA football rule this year allows student-athletes to participate in up NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations to four games and still take a redshirt year. across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. PEDERSEN MOVING UP PAT LISTS: Senior kicker Cam Pedersen is approaching the NDSU Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and career records for PAT kicks made and attempted after going 6-for-6 in the season-opener against postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman is Cal Poly. Pedersen is NDSU’s single-game PAT record holder with a 10-for-10 outing last year against also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 Mississippi Valley State. He also ranks fourth in field goals made (37) and attempted (60) at NDSU. p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. NDSU Career PAT Kicks Made NDSU Career PAT Kicks Attempted 191 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 198 - Adam Keller, 2011-14 BROADCAST TEAM 187 - Cam Pedersen, 2015-18 193 - Cam Pedersen, 2015-18 Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play 178 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01 182 - Aaron Pederson, 1998-01 Phil Hansen...... Analyst Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines BISON EXPERIENCED: NDSU returns 25 seniors and 13 returning full-time starters from last year’s team that won a sixth FCS national championship in seven years and went 7-1 in the Missouri LOCATION SIGNAL Valley Football Conference to capture a seventh straight and third outright conference title. NDSU Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox returns six starters on offense and seven on defense. In addition, the Bison welcome back senior de- Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM fensive end Greg Menard, who redshirted in 2017 after a knee injury in fall camp, and senior running Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 back Lance Dunn, who missed seven games with a hip injury before returning in the title game. Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 FOURTH-YEAR STARTING QB: Fourth-year starting quarterback Easton Stick is coming off his Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 most productive season completing 62 percent of his passes for 2,466 yards and 28 touchdowns Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 (the second most passing TDs in school history). He was named FCS National Performer of the Year Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 by the Performance Awards. Stick is 35-3 as the starting QB and has moved into Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 third on the NDSU career lists for pass attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns. He is second Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 in total offense with 7,884 yards trailing only ’s 9,838 yards (2010-13). Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 RUSHING QUARTERBACKS: NDSU’s Easton Stick is positioned to challenge the Missouri Valley Harvey KHND-AM 1470 Football Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Stick moved into third place on that Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 list with his 49 yards in the season-opener against Cal Poly. Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 MVFC Career Rushing Yards by QB NDSU Career Rushing Yards by QB Minot KRRZ-AM 1390 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 2,276 - DeAndre Smith, Missouri State (1987-90) 3,313 - Chris Simdorn (1987-90) Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 2,176 - Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa (2010-11) 2,945 - Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 1,895 - Easton Stick, North Dakota State (2015-18) 2,473 - Kevin Feeney (1995-98) Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 1,880 - Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State (1998-01) 2,264 - Mark Speral (1977-80) Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 1,895 - Easton Stick (2015-18) Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 Williston KEYZ-AM 660 NATIONAL AWARD CANDIDATES: NDSU safety Robbie Grimsley and defensive end Greg The Bison Football Show Menard were named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, North Dakota State University’s Jeremy presented annually to the FCS defensive player of the year. Bison quarterback Easton Stick and run- Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show ning back Bruce Anderson were nominated for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, presented to the with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. FCS offensive player of the year. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in SEVEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led all teams in the FCS with a Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Running back show re-airs after the late local news Sunday Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team.

Bison Television Schedule LEAGUE-BEST 11 ON PRESEASON SQUAD: NDSU had a league-high 11 players named to the Opponent Coverage preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams. First-team offense picks were running Cal Poly NBC ND/ESPN+ North Alabama NBC ND/ESPN+ back Bruce Anderson, fullback Brock Robbins, offensive tackle Zack Johnson and center Tanner Delaware NBC ND/ESPN+ Volson. Quarterback Easton Stick and receiver Darrius Shepherd were second team. First-team South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ defense picks were defensive end Greg Menard, defensive tackle Aaron Steidl, linebacker Jabril Cox Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ and safety Robbie Grimsley. Defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the second team. Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the Mis- South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ souri Valley Football Conference followed by South Dakota State in second, Northern Iowa third, Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN+ Youngstown State fourth, Illinois State fifth and South Dakota sixth. Western Illinois, Southern Missouri State ESPN+ Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order. NDSU’s 2013 team Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ was the only other team in league history to earn all of the preseason first place votes. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 4

AFCA FCS Top 25 SEVEN STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Issued Sept. 10, 2018 Football Conference championship last year, tying the league record set by Northern Iowa in the Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013 and 2017. The Bison shared the 2011 title 1. North Dakota State (25) 1-0 645 1 with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Dakota State has won 34 2. James Madison (1) 1-1 620 2 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and 3. South Dakota State 1-0 593 3 one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). 4. Sam Houston State 1-0 540 4 5. Eastern Washington 2-0 539 5 14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 14th football national champion- 6. North Carolina A&T 3-0 527 6 ship in 2017. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, 7. Wofford 2-0 488 7 five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football 8. Kennesaw State 1-1 473 8 history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. 9. Samford 1-1 423 9 10. Villanova 2-0 419 11 11. Jacksonville State 1-1 362 12 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 65-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 60 of the last 62 12. Nicholls State 1-1 354 10 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals 13. Weber State 1-1 343 13 to James Madison. NDSU is 20-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams and 21-1 at home in the 14. Elon 1-1 310 15 FCS playoffs. North Dakota State ranked seventh in FCS last year with an average home attendance 15. McNeese State 2-0 298 14 of 18,333. The Bison drew 18,000-plus to 54 straight home contests from the 2011 quarterfinals 16. Montana 2-0 259 16 through the 2017 second round. 17. Central Arkansas 1-1 239 17 18. Northern Iowa 0-1 184 18 KLIEMAN NAMED TO AFCA BOARD: North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman was elected Illinois State 2-0 184 19 to the Coaches Association Board of Trustees in January as an FCS representa- 20. Maine 2-0 171 25 tive. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 21. Stony Brook 1-1 106 23 and has more than 11,000 members from all levels. Klieman joins 18 other coaches including former 22. Northern Arizona 1-1 92 20 NDSU head coach Craig Bohl (2003-2013), who was elected in 2012 and is currently the head coach 23. Austin Peay 1-1 80 24 at the University of Wyoming. 24. South Dakota 1-1 39 NR 25. Colgate 2-0 32 NR Others receiving votes: UC Davis 29, Rhode Island 27, KLIEMAN’S FIFTH SEASON AT HELM: Chris Klieman is in his fifth season as head coach at Furman 17, New Hampshire 11, Delaware 10, Sacra- North Dakota State with a 55-6 record including a 28-4 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Confer- mento St. 8, Yale 8, Southeastern Louisiana 7, Western ence. Klieman has been part of all six FCS national titles in his seven years since coming to NDSU Carolina 5, Monmouth 5, Montana St. 2, San Diego 1 as the defensive backs coach in 2011. He was defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013 before being STATS FCS Top 25 elevated to head coach in 2014. He is under contract with NDSU through the 2023 season. Issued Sept. 10, 2018 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 107 wins this decade are more than any other program Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1. North Dakota State (157) 1-0 3997 1 in college football. NDSU is 98-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national championship 2. James Madison (1) 1-1 3700 2 seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of the 3. South Dakota State 1-0 3619 3 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. 4. Sam Houston State 1-0 3410 4 FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) 5. North Carolina A&T (2) 3-0 3103 14 107 - North Dakota State (107-13) 6. Eastern Washington 2-0 2930 9 87 - Sam Houston State (87-27) 7. Kennesaw State 1-1 2807 5 80 - Eastern Washington (80-28) 8. Wofford 2-0 2637 10 77 - Jacksonville State (77-25) 9. Samford 1-1 2398 11 74 - James Madison (74-30) 10. Weber State 1-1 2388 8 11. Nicholls State 1-1 2297 18 FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) 12. Villanova 2-0 2169 19 .892 - North Dakota State (107-13) 13. Jacksonville State 1-1 2116 6 .800 - Harvard (64-16) 14. Montana 2-0 1716 24 15. Elon 1-1 1586 12 .763 - Sam Houston State (87-27) 16. McNeese State 2-0 1493 17 .755 - Jacksonville State (77-25) 17. Central Arkansas 1-1 1253 16 .741 - Eastern Washington (80-28) 18. Northern Arizona 1-1 1142 NR 19. Illinois State 2-0 974 21 MORE THAN 700 WINS: North Dakota State has played 1,116 games with a 711-371-34 record 20. New Hampshire 0-2 964 7 in its 122nd season of football, good for a .652 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League teams 21. Northern Iowa 0-1 921 13 each with at least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (902), Harvard 22. Maine 2-0 568 NR (869), Penn (850) and Princeton (821). Northern Iowa has the second most wins among Missouri 23. South Dakota 1-1 538 NR Valley Football Conference programs with 663. NDSU’s 98 victories since 2011 are more than any 24. Stony Brook 1-1 433 20 other team in Division I football ahead of Alabama (91), Clemson (84), Sam Houston State (81) and 25. Furman 0-2 432 23 Ohio State (81). Others receiving votes: UC Davis 417, Delaware 361, Austin Peay 343, Rhode Island 178, Montana State 169, Yale 141, Sacramento State 136, San Diego 117, SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision Grambling State 94, Southern Utah 67, Colgate 50, opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minne- Richmond 44, Western Illinois 42, Butler 42, North Alabama 33, North Dakota 28, Tennessee State 22, sota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa Lehigh 21, Youngstown State 21, Western Carolina 16, (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in Prairie View A&M 16, Southeastern Louisiana 10, Chat- 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Min- tanooga 9, Monmouth 8, Southern Illinois 5, Howard 5, Idaho 4, Alabama State 3, Central Connecticut State 3, nesota (2007). Fordham 2, Harvard 1, Duquesne 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama 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 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 19 Kenneth Channelle WR 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 177 Jr. 4 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 40 Costner Ching TE 19 Kenneth Channelle WR 5-10 176 Fr. 1 Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 188 Sr. 5 Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 195 Fr. 1 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 64 Colin Conner OG 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 188 Sr. 5 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 64 Brendan Cook DT 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 199 So. 2 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 195 Sr. 5 St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 49 Jasir Cox LB 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 206 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove 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. north alabama PAGE 6

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 (shuh-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. north alabama 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. 55-6 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 33-5 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. Raytown, 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 (1-0, 0-0) KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. Record at NDSU: 55-6, 28-4 MVFC (5th season) 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 178 Jr. Fargo, N.D. Career Head Coaching Record: 58-13 (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. north alabama 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 1 44 1 31 *** Alo 1 3 1 *** Avery 1 1 1 *** B. Anderson 1 40 20 1 10 9 RB M. Anderson 1 10 1 *** Babicz 1 1 1 *** Bachmeier 29 Bacon 1 28 7 1 2 1 RG Begley 1 1 1 *** Bennot 3 Biegler 1 3 1 *** Bridges 1 19 16 1 2 2 CB Brooks 1 20 1 *** Brown 1 25 12 *** Butler 1 43 41 14 12 *** Cain 15 15 1 Cofield 1 7 1 *** Conner 1 37 32 1 30 30 LG Jabril Cox 1 16 16 1 9 7 LB Jasir Cox 1 1 1 *** Darnell 1 12 1 *** Davis 20 1 Dunn 1 36 2 1 10 1 RB Effertz 2 Ellefson 1 30 30 1 3 1 TE Fort 1 27 1 *** Freeman 1 28 4 1 7 1 WR Gindorff 1 1 1 *** Grimsley 1 45 45 1 40 38 SS Hankey 1 1 1 *** Hayes 1 16 16 1 1 *** Hecht 1 3 1 *** Heit 1 2 1 *** Hendricks 1 18 16 1 3 1 FS Hofstedt 1 1 1 *** Hotchkiss 1 1 1 *** Howieson 1 3 1 *** Jacob 2 Nash Jensen 1 1 1 *** Nate Jenson 1 44 16 5 *** Johnson 1 24 16 1 16 16 RT Jones 1 41 31 1 5 1 DE Jordheim 1 36 2 1 8 1 WLB Kaczor 1 1 1 *** Karcz 1 20 16 *** Kelly 2 Kennelly 1 9 7 *** Kepouros 1 1 1 *** Kizewski 1 8 1 *** Z. Kubas 1 10 1 *** Malstrom 1 24 19 3 *** Marlette 1 34 1 1 3 1 MLB Mauch 1 1 1 *** McCormick 1 14 12 *** Menard 1 44 1 1 30 1 DE BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama 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 15 Pauly 5 Pedersen 1 44 44 *** Purifoy 3 Radunz 1 2 1 1 1 1 LT Reinholz 1 1 1 *** Robbins 1 23 14 4 *** Schoening 1 9 1 *** Shepherd 1 43 5 1 22 3 WR Sproles 1 1 1 *** Steidl 1 45 45 1 30 30 NG Stick 1 41 39 1 38 30 QB Tucker 1 1 1 *** Tuszka 1 24 17 12 11 *** Tutsie 1 1 1 *** C. Volson 1 10 1 *** T. Volson 1 45 45 1 18 16 C Voyen 1 1 1 *** Waege 1 1 1 *** Weber 1 1 1 *** Wegner 1 7 2 *** B. Williams 1 31 30 1 1 1 DT D. Williams 40 13 11 Willis 1 1 1 *** Wilson 8 8 Wimbush 1 43 23 1 28 1 DB

2018 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR RB RB QB CP Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Freeman B.Anderson Dunn Stick UNA DEL SDSU at UNI 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 DEL SDSU at UNI at WIU ILST at USD YSU at MOST SIU BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 10

Quickie Statistics (Final) Cal Poly vs #1 North Dakota State (Sep 01, 2018 at Fargo, ND)

CP NDSU Score 3 49 FIRST DOWNS 10 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-82 45-458 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 54 Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-6-0 13-5-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-207 58-512 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-152 2-47 Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.0 3-45.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40 2-21 Possession Time 30:53 29:07 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 5 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6

Cal Poly North Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Joe Protheroe 14 57 0 57 0 12 4.1 Bruce Anderson 11 185 0 185 2 86 16.8 Broc Mortensen 3 22 0 22 0 16 7.3 Ty Brooks 12 83 1 82 0 30 6.8 Khaleel Jenkins 15 35 28 7 0 9 0.5 Lance Dunn 6 65 0 65 3 35 10.8 Drew Hernandez 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 Easton Stick 4 49 0 49 1 24 12.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Khaleel Jenkins 2-5-0 60 0 47 3 Easton Stick 4-9-0 48 0 18 0 Jake Jeffrey 3-5-0 51 0 27 1 Holden Hotchkiss 1-4-0 6 0 6 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long J.J. Koski 2 60 0 47 Dallas Freeman 1 18 0 18 J'uan Campbell 2 29 0 27 Darrius Shepherd 1 14 0 14 Tre Green 1 22 0 22 Ben Ellefson 1 9 0 9 Quentin Harrison 1 14 0 14 Bruce Anderson 1 7 0 7

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Casey Sublette 6 258 43.0 53 3 0 Garret Wegner 3 137 45.7 57 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long J'uan Campbell 1 4 0 4 Trevor Heit 1 6 0 6

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Broc Mortensen 5 114 0 30 Bruce Anderson 2 47 0 24 J'uan Campbell 2 38 0 20

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Nik Navarro 4-4 8 0.0 2.0 Dan Marlette 8-1 9 0.0 2.0 Kitu Humphrey 2-5 7 0.0 0.0 Robbie Grimsley 3-4 7 0.0 1.0 Carter Nichols 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 Levi Jordheim 1-6 7 0.0 0.0 Jayson Lee 3-3 6 0.0 0.5 Aaron Steidl 3-3 6 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:57 NDSU - Lance Dunn 35 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 4-67 1:27 0 - 7 04:09 CP - Casey Sublette 50 yd field goal, 10-39 5:42 3 - 7 2nd 14:57 NDSU - Lance Dunn 1 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 9-77 4:05 3 - 14 09:00 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 10 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 7-63 3:55 3 - 21 01:38 NDSU - Lance Dunn 12 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 7-76 3:38 3 - 28 3rd 13:05 NDSU - Easton Stick 9 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 1-9 0:05 3 - 35 11:14 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 86 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 1-81 0:35 3 - 42 4th 05:26 NDSU - Holden Hotchkiss 12 yd run (Jake Reinholz kick), 9-87 4:32 3 - 49 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 11

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 49 3 Points Per Game 49.0 3.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 0 FIRST DOWNS 22 10 R u s h in g 19 4 P a s s in g 2 5 P e n a lt y 1 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 458 82 Yards gained rushing 464 153 Yards lost rushing 6 71 Rushing Attempts 45 52 Average Per Rush 10.2 1.6 Average Per Game 458.0 82.0 TDs Rushing 7 0 PASSING YARDAGE 54 125 C o m p - A t t - I n t 5-13-0 6-11-0 Average Per Pass 4.2 11.4 Average Per Catch 10.8 20.8 Average Per Game 54.0 125.0 TDs Passing 0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE 512 207 Total Plays 58 63 Average Per Play 8.8 3.3 Average Per Game 512.0 207.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-47 7-152 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-6 1-4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.5 21.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 3-1 PENALTIES-Yards 2-21 5-40 Average Per Game 21.0 40.0 PUNTS-Yards 3-137 6-258 Average Per Punt 45.7 43.0 Net punt average 44.3 42.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-506 2-130 Average Per Kick 63.2 65.0 Net kick average 41.1 41.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 0 7 3 0 : 5 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 5/9 5/17 3rd-Down Pct 56% 29% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 5-38 0-0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (5-6) 83% (0-1) 0% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-6) 83% (0-1) 0% PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-7) 100% (0-0) 0% ATTENDANCE 18483 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/18483 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 7 21 14 7 0 49 Opponents 3 0 0 0 0 3 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 12

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 10, 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 1 11 185 0 185 16.8 2 86 185.0 40 373 2235 78 2157 5.8 17 86 53.9 Ty Brooks 1 12 83 1 82 6.8 0 30 82.0 20 92 818 19 799 8.7 7 55 40.0 Lance Dunn 1 6 65 0 65 10.8 3 35 65.0 36 360 2264 51 2213 6.1 24 73 61.5 Easton Stick 1 4 49 0 49 12.2 1 24 49.0 41 314 2230 335 1895 6.0 25 80 46.2 Adam Cofield 1 7 50 3 47 6.7 0 22 47.0 7 50 216 6 210 4.2 1 22 30.0 Holden Hotchkiss 1 3 19 2 17 5.7 1 12 17.0 1 3 19 2 17 5.7 1 12 17.0 Brock Robbins 1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 13.0 23 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 0.6 Total 1 45 464 6 458 10.2 7 86 458.0 Opponents 1 52 153 71 82 1.6 0 16 82.0

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 1 89.24 4-9-0 44.4 48 0 18 48.0 41 153.40 427-708-21 60.3 5989 60 77 146.1 Holden Hotchkiss 1 37.60 1-4-0 25.0 6 0 6 6.0 1 37.60 1-4-0 25.0 6 0 6 6.0 Total 1 73.35 5-13-0 38.5 54 0 18 54.0 Opponents 1 150.00 6-11-0 54.5 125 0 47 125.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Dallas Freeman 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 28 13 170 13.1 1 29 6.1 Darrius Shepherd 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 43 127 1790 14.1 11 67 41.6 Ben Ellefson 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 30 7 79 11.3 3 21 2.6 Bruce Anderson 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 40 21 256 12.2 4 48 6.4 Adam Cofield 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 7 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.7 Total 1 5 54 10.8 0 18 54.0 Opponents 1 6 125 20.8 0 47 125.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Bruce Anderson 1 11 185 0 185 185.0 40 373 2157 0 2157 53.9 Easton Stick 1 13 49 48 97 97.0 41 1022 1895 5989 7884 192.3 Ty Brooks 1 12 82 0 82 82.0 20 92 799 0 799 40.0 Lance Dunn 1 6 65 0 65 65.0 36 360 2213 0 2213 61.5 Adam Cofield 1 7 47 0 47 47.0 7 50 210 0 210 30.0 Holden Hotchkiss 1 7 17 6 23 23.0 1 7 17 6 23 23.0 Brock Robbins 1 2 13 0 13 13.0 23 2 13 0 13 0.6 Total 1 58 458 54 512 512.0 Opponents 1 63 82 125 207 207.0

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Lance Dunn 3 ------18 26 ------156 Bruce Anderson 2 ------12 23 ------138 Cam Pedersen - - 6-6 - - - - - 6 - 37-60 187-193 - - - - - 298 Holden Hotchkiss 1 ------6 1 ------6 Easton Stick 1 ------6 25 - - - - 0-1 - - 150 Jake Reinholz - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 Total 7 - 7-7 - - - - - 49 Opponents - 1-1 ------3

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Trevor Heit 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 1 6 6.0 0 6 Opponents 1 4 4.0 0 4

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Bruce Anderson 2 47 23.5 0 24 44 1188 27.0 2 100 Total 2 47 23.5 0 24 Opponents 7 152 21.7 0 30

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 13

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018) All games

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Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 1 185 7 0 47 0 239 239.0 40 2157 256 0 1188 0 3601 90.0 Ty Brooks 1 82 0 0 0 0 82 82.0 20 799 54 0 280 0 1133 56.7 Lance Dunn 1 65 0 0 0 0 65 65.0 36 2213 171 0 74 0 2458 68.3 Adam Cofield 1 47 6 0 0 0 53 53.0 7 210 5 0 0 0 215 30.7 Easton Stick 1 49 0 0 0 0 49 49.0 41 1895 -1 0 0 0 1894 46.2 Dallas Freeman 1 0 18 0 0 0 18 18.0 28 35 170 0 0 0 205 7.3 Holden Hotchkiss 1 17 0 0 0 0 17 17.0 1 17 0 0 0 0 17 17.0 Darrius Shepherd 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 43 178 1790 282 2 0 2252 52.4 Brock Robbins 1 13 0 0 0 0 13 13.0 23 13 32 0 0 0 45 2.0 Ben Ellefson 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 30 0 79 0 0 0 79 2.6 Trevor Heit 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 6.0 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 3.0 Total 1 458 54 6 47 0 565 565.0 Opponents 1 82 125 4 152 0 363 363.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Total 0 0 0 0 Opponents 1 1 50 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 3 137 45.7 57 0 6 235 39.2 57 0 Total 3 137 45.7 57 0 Opponents 6 258 43.0 53 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Cam Pedersen 4 251 62.8 0 0 165 9949 60.3 30 9 Garret Wegner 3 192 64.0 1 0 16 994 62.1 2 0 Jake Reinholz 1 63 63.0 0 0 1 63 63.0 0 0 Total 8 506 63.2 1 0 Opponents 2 130 65.0 0 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 14

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018) All games

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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 48 Dan Marlette 1 8 1 9 2.0 ...... 34 2 6 1 4 4 0 3.0 0 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 45 Levi Jordheim 1 1 6 7 0.0 ...... 36 3 5 3 0 6 5 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 . 5 Robbie Grimsley 1 3 4 7 1.0 ...... 45 1 1 3 1 1 5 2 2 8 10.0 3 . 0 11 1 5 2 3 . 52 Jackson Hankey 1 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 1 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 63 Aaron Steidl 1 3 3 6 1.0 . . . . 1 . 45 3 8 5 4 9 2 11.0 3 . 0 . . 1 2 . 94 Stanley Jones 1 1 5 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 41 2 3 3 6 5 9 17.0 7 . 0 . 1 2 1 1 53 Cole Karcz 1 1 4 5 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 7 2 1 2 8 4.5 4 . 0 . . . . . 6 James Hendricks 1 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 18 2 4 1 6 4 0 3.0 . 4 3 . . . 42 Jabril Cox 1 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 16 4 8 3 0 7 8 13.0 4 . 5 1 3 3 1 . 3 Jaxon Brown 1 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 25 1 3 5 1 8 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 96 Greg Menard 1 3 . 3 1.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 44 5 8 7 0 1 2 8 34.5 2 5 . 0 . 2 5 4 1 14 Josh Hayes 1 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 16 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 . . 3 . 1 . 93 Logan McCormick 1 2 . 2 2.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 14 3 2 5 3.5 1 . 5 . . 2 1 . 69 Blake Williams 1 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 31 1 3 4 0 5 3 3.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 43 5 1 4 5 9 6 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 0 2 1 1 99 Spencer Waege 1 1 1 2 1.0 ...... 1 1 1 2 1.0 ...... 91 Derrek Tuszka 1 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 24 2 2 1 7 3 9 11.0 8 . 5 . 1 . 1 . 95 Caleb Butler 1 1 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 43 5 0 3 6 8 6 20.0 1 2 . 0 . 3 1 2 . 21 Jalen Allison 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 44 8 9 4 8 1 3 7 4.5 2 . 5 6 2 0 1 3 . 60 Lane Tucker 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 9 Marquise Bridges 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 19 1 4 9 2 3 1.5 . 3 3 . . . 7 Tre Fort 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 27 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 18 Adam Cofield 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 7 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 26 James Kaczor 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 31 Victor Kizewski 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 8 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 97 Quinn Alo 1 . . . 0.0 ...... 3 . . . 0.0 ...... Total 1 4 0 4 2 8 2 11 5 . 1 1 1 . Opponents 1 2 6 4 0 6 6 4 0 . 2 1 1 . BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 15

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 35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly 90-99 0 0 30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly 80-89 1 1 24 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly 70-79 0 0 24 Rush Easton Stick Cal Poly 60-69 0 0 23 Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly 50-59 0 0 23 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly 40-49 0 0 22 Rush Adam Cofield Cal Poly 30-39 2 1 20-29 5 0 * touchdown scored on play Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 6 2 Passing 0 0 Punt returns 0 0 Kick returns 2 0 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 8 2 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Bruce Anderson 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 Lance Dunn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Cofield 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Easton Stick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ty Brooks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 8 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Rushing Touchdown 86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Passing 18 Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Passing Touchdown None Punt Return 6 Trevor Heit vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Kick Return 24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Interception Return None Fumble Return None Punt 57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Field Goal None BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 16

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/08/2018

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (116 ranked) 3 1 0.556 Lamar University 0.714 North Dakota St. 0.556 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (116 ranked) 28 3 0.294 Sam Houston St. 0.071 Western Ill. 0.214 4th Down Conversion Pct (83 ranked) 83 8 0.000 10 teams tied 1.000 UNI 1.000 South Dakota St. 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (95 ranked) 1 1 0.000 30 teams tied 0.000 5 teams tied 0.000 Blocked Kicks (10 ranked) Portland St. 3 South Dakota St. 1 Central Conn. St. 3 Bryant 3 Blocked Kicks Allowed (108 ranked) 1 1 0 73 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (5 ranked) 4 teams tied 2 Blocked Punts Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0 100 teams tied 0 10 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (116 ranked) 110 9 0.385 Lamar University 0.824 South Dakota St. 0.724 Defensive TDs (2 ranked) Southern Ill. 3 Southern Ill. 3 Fewest Penalties (116 ranked) 1 1 2 North Dakota St. 2 North Dakota St. 2 Fewest Penalties Per Game (116 ranked) 1 1 2.00 North Dakota St. 2.00 North Dakota St. 2.00 Furman 2.00 Fewest Penalty Yards (116 ranked) 1 1 21 North Dakota St. 21 North Dakota St. 21 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (116 ranked) 2 1 21.00 Furman 16.00 North Dakota St. 21.00 First Downs Defense (115 ranked) 4 2 10 South Dakota St. 6 South Dakota St. 6 First Downs Offense (116 ranked) 100 8 22 Prairie View 70 Southern Ill. 56 Fumbles Lost (113 ranked) 33 5 1 32 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0 Fumbles Recovered (54 ranked) 54 5 1 Alabama St. 5 Southern Ill. 4 Weber St. 5 Rhode Island 5 Kickoff Return Defense (116 ranked) 73 8 21.71 5 teams tied 0.00 South Dakota St. 11.75 Kickoff Returns (115 ranked) 25 3 23.50 Illinois St. 41.50 Illinois St. 41.50 Net Punting (116 ranked) 5 1 44.33 Idaho 49.29 North Dakota St. 44.33 Passes Had Intercepted (116 ranked) 1 1 0 28 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0 Passes Intercepted (55 ranked) Davidson 5 Illinois St. 4 Passing Offense (116 ranked) 114 10 54.0 Samford 415.5 South Dakota 359.5 Passing Yards Allowed (116 ranked) 12 4 125.0 Western Ill. 81.0 Western Ill. 81.0 Passing Yards per Completion (116 ranked) 79 8 10.80 Ark.-Pine Bluff 21.74 Missouri St. 15.48 Punt Return Defense (116 ranked) 32 4 4.00 Kennesaw St. -3.50 Missouri St. -0.25 Punt Returns (116 ranked) 62 5 6.00 James Madison 51.50 Indiana St. 20.40 Red Zone Defense (84 ranked) 1 1 0.000 Lamar University 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000 Maine 0.000 Red Zone Offense (113 ranked) 52 6 0.833 34 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense (116 ranked) 13 3 82.0 Maine 13.5 South Dakota St. 29.0 Rushing Offense (116 ranked) 1 1 458.0 North Dakota St. 458.0 North Dakota St. 458.0 Sacks Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0.00 Presbyterian 0.00 North Dakota St. 0.00 North Dakota St. 0.00 Wofford 0.00 Scoring Defense (116 ranked) 1 1 3.0 North Dakota St. 3.0 North Dakota St. 3.0 Tennessee St. 3.0 Scoring Offense (113 ranked) 3 1 49.0 Lamar University 70.0 North Dakota St. 49.0 Tackles for Loss Allowed (116 ranked) 17 2 4.00 Wofford 1.50 Illinois St. 3.00 Team Passing Efficiency (116 ranked) 109 10 73.35 Ark.-Pine Bluff 235.53 South Dakota St. 210.33 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (116 ranked) 83 7 150.00 Lamar University 64.14 Illinois St. 68.75 Team Sacks (98 ranked) 2 1 5.00 Maine 6.00 North Dakota St. 5.00 Team Tackles for Loss (115 ranked) 4 1 11.0 Sam Houston St. 13.0 North Dakota St. 11.0 Time of Possession (116 ranked) 68 8 29:07 Alabama St. 39:31 Southern Ill. 37:54 Total Defense (116 ranked) 6 3 207.0 Idaho St. 135.0 Illinois St. 193.0 South Dakota St. 193.0 Total Offense (116 ranked) 11 2 512.0 Eastern Wash. 623.5 Southern Ill. 537.5 Turnover Margin (116 ranked) 49 6 0.00 South Dakota 3.00 South Dakota 3.00 Lamar University 3.00 Northwestern St. 3.00 Turnovers Gained (88 ranked) 88 7 1 N.C. A&T 8 Southern Ill. 6 South Dakota 6 Turnovers Lost (115 ranked) 10 3 1 9 teams tied 0 South Dakota 0 South Dakota St. 0 Winning Percentage (80 ranked) 1 1 1.000 24 teams tied 1.000 South Dakota St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 Illinois St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 17

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (198 ranked) Bruce Anderson 1 1 239.00 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 239.00 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 239.00 Ty Brooks 139 12 82.00 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Ohmante Jenkins, Hampton 2 Kevin Lazo, Bryant 2 Combined Kick Returns (194 ranked) Bruce Anderson 113 10 47 Nick Rinella, Saint Francis (PA) 227 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 134 Completion Percentage (99 ranked) Darrel Colbert, Jr., Lamar University 0.800 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.724 Completions Per Game (149 ranked) Easton Stick 125 11 4.00 Devlin Hodges, Samford 32.00 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 27.50 Field Goal Percentage (71 ranked) 29 players tied 1.000 Nico Gualdoni, Southern Ill. 1.000 Parker Lacina, Missouri St. 1.000 Sam Crosa, Western Ill. 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (91 ranked) Yahia Aly, Florida A&M 3.00 Sam Fenlason, Illinois St. 1.50 Forced Fumbles (18 ranked) Aaron Steidl 1 1 1.00 17 players tied 1.00 4 players tied 1.00 Fumbles Recovered (8 ranked) Logan McCormick 8 2 1 7 players tied 2 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 2 Interceptions Per Game (30 ranked) 28 players tied 1.0 5 players tied 1.0 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) Jean Constant, Bryant 1 Malik Wilson, N.C. A&T 1 Que’Shaun Byrd, Bethune-Cookman 1 Kickoff Returns (92 ranked) Bruce Anderson 31 2 23.5 Jean Constant, Bryant 57.7 Tony Tate, Western Ill. 40.0 Passes Defended (64 ranked) Greg Menard 64 6 1.0 4 players tied 3.0 Joshua Manchigiah, South Dakota St. 3.0 Passing Efficiency (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 288.2 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 210.3 Passing TDs (17 ranked) Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 9 Brady Davis, Illinois St. 5 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 5 Sam Straub, Southern Ill. 5 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 138 11 48 Devlin Hodges, Samford 805 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 719 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 118 10 48.0 Devlin Hodges, Samford 402.5 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 359.5 Passing Yards per Completion (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 25.11 Peyton Huslig, Missouri St. 16.74 Points Responsible For (149 ranked) Lance Dunn 72 9 18 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 54 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 42 Bruce Anderson 149 16 12 Points Responsible For Per Game (148 ranked) Lance Dunn 9 4 18.0 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0 Bruce Anderson 43 9 12.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 15 players tied 1 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 1 Punt Returns (48 ranked) Kieran Yancy, Idaho St. 29.5 Rontrez Morgan, Indiana St. 7.8 Punting (93 ranked) Alec Chadwick, Houston Baptist 51.0 Adam Fellner, Western Ill. 48.8 Receiving TDs (18 ranked) 5 players tied 4 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 4 Receiving Yards (146 ranked) Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 429 Spencer Schnell, Illinois St. 213 Receiving Yards Per Game (196 ranked) Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 214.5 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 138.0 Receptions Per Game (163 ranked) Kelvin McKnight, Samford 10.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 9.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (135 ranked) Bruce Anderson 1 1 16.82 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 16.82 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 16.82 Ty Brooks 20 5 6.83 Rushing TDs (5 ranked) Lance Dunn 5 1 3 Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis 5 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 3 James Robinson, Illinois St. 3 Rushing Yards (194 ranked) Bruce Anderson 22 4 185 Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View 542 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 248 Ty Brooks 132 11 82 Lance Dunn 183 17 65 Rushing Yards Per Game (198 ranked) Bruce Anderson 1 1 185.0 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 185.0 Bruce Anderson, North Dakota St. 185.0 Ty Brooks 35 6 82.0 Lance Dunn 75 9 65.0 Easton Stick 123 15 49.0 Adam Cofield 129 16 47.0 Sacks (105 ranked) Caleb Butler 20 1 1.00 Cody Roscoe, McNeese 2.25 12 players tied 1.00 Stanley Jones 20 1 1.00 Cole Karcz 20 1 1.00 Logan McCormick 20 1 1.00 Greg Menard 20 1 1.00 Scoring (87 ranked) Lance Dunn 2 2 18.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 24.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 24.0 Bruce Anderson 9 4 12.0 Holden Hotchkins 87 12 6.0 Cam Pedersen 87 12 6.0 Easton Stick 87 12 6.0 Solo Tackles (81 ranked) Dan Marlette 2 1 8.0 Kiefer Glau, Northern Colo. 9.0 Dan Marlette, North Dakota St. 8.0 Tackles For Loss (145 ranked) Dan Marlette 20 1 2.0 Darius Royster, N.C. Central 4.5 4 players tied 2.0 Logan McCormick 20 1 2.0 Caleb Butler 145 11 1.0 Robbie Grimsley 145 11 1.0 Stanley Jones 145 11 1.0 Cole Karcz 145 11 1.0 Greg Menard 145 11 1.0 Aaron Steidl 145 11 1.0 Spencer Waege 145 11 1.0 Total Offense (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson 59 7 185.0 Devlin Hodges, Samford 415.5 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 399.5 Easton Stick 127 14 97.0 Ty Brooks 145 16 82.0 Lance Dunn 188 19 65.0 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (198 ranked) Dan Marlette 59 4 9.0 Langston Tunson, Houston Baptist 17.5 Duncan Ferch, UNI 12.0 Robbie Grimsley 148 11 7.0 Levi Jordheim 148 11 7.0 Total Touchdowns (143 ranked) Lance Dunn 13 2 3 Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis 6 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 4 Bruce Anderson 44 5 2 Holden Hotchkins 143 15 1 Easton Stick 143 15 1

Yards per Pass Attempt (99 ranked) Shannon Patrick, Ark.-Pine Bluff 18.83 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 11.00 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Malique Jackson, Bethune-Cookman 43.00 Trystn Ducker, South Dakota 32.75