North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016 Schedule Five-Time FCS Champion North Dakota State Closes 2-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC Date Opponent Time Non-Conference Schedule at 11th-Ranked Iowa Saturday Aug. 27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) Sept. 10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: Five-time defending FCS national Sept. 17 at #13/11 Iowa 11 a.m. champion North Dakota State (2-0) closes its non-con- Oct. 1 *ILLINOIS STATE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. ference portion of the schedule this Saturday, Sept. 17, Oct. 8 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. when the Bison face the 11th-ranked Iowa Hawk- NORTH DAKOTA STATE IOWA Oct. 15 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. eyes (2-0). Game time is 11 a.m. at Kinnick Stadium Oct. 22 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. (70,585) in Iowa City, Iowa. BISON HAWKEYES Oct. 29 *at Northern Iowa 6 p.m. (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Nov. 5 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. on Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 13/11 (AP/Coaches) Nov. 12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 with Beth Mowins calling the play-by-play, Last Game: Sept. 10 def. Last Game: Sept. 10 Eastern Wash. 50-44 (ot) def. Iowa State 42-3 Nov. 19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. Anthony Becht as color analyst, and Rocky Boiman Streak: Won 11 Streak: Won 2 *MVFC games Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) reporting from the sidelines. On Road: 0-0 (Won 5) At Home: 2-0 (Won 9) Coach: Coach: Kirk Ferentz Quick Facts Record: 30-3 (3rd) Record: 129-87 (18th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on KPFX- Founded: 1890 FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Enrollment: 14,516 (fall 2015) Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Nickname: Bison Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sideline. Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes “Bison Game Day” from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and “Bi- Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) son Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: Live video streaming will be available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) mobile app through participating TV providers. Audio streaming of the Peterson Farms Seed Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 Bison Radio Network broadcast will be on GoBison.com/allaccess. Live stats will be available on Starters Returning: 14 (6 offense, 8 defense) BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) THE SERIES: This is the third meeting between North Dakota State and Iowa in football. Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) The Hawkeyes won 39-0 in 1946 and 59-0 in 1947, both in Iowa City. NDSU is 2-1 against Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Big Ten opponents as a Division I program. The Bison lost 10-9 at Minnesota in 2006 before Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 winning twice at Minnesota in 2007 (27-21 at the Metrodome) and 2011 (37-24 at TCF Bank Stadium). Football Staff Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record against Football Bowl Subdi- Record at NDSU: 30-3 (3rd season) Career: 33-10 (3rd) vision opponents and has won five in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6- Assistant Coaches/Staff: 3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). NDSU (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs did not play an FBS opponent in 2015 and does not have any other FBS opponents scheduled *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)....Offensive Coordinator/RBs until Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coordinator * (Minot State, 1977)...... Quarterbacks FCS HAS SEVEN FBS WINS THIS YEAR: Seven FCS teams have claimed wins over FBS *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs opponents in the first two weeks of the 2016 season, including two Missouri Valley Football Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line Conference teams Northern Iowa and Illinois State. (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks FCS Wins Over FBS, 2016 (NDSU, 2015)...... Defensive Assistant Albany 22, Buffalo 16 *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Offensive Quality Control Eastern Washington 45, Washington State 42 Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator Northern Iowa 25, Iowa State 20 Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting Richmond 37, Virginia 20 Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance Illinois State 9, Northwestern 7 Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002)...... Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services Eastern Illinois 21, Miami (Ohio) 17 *press box on game day North Carolina A&T 39, Kent State 36 (4 OT)

Athletic Communications FORMER BISON NOW HAWKEYES: Iowa’s top two athletic administrators both have ties Contact: Ryan Perreault to NDSU. Director of athletics Gary Barta was a quarterback for the Bison from 1982 to 1986 Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 and part of Division II national championship teams in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Deputy director of Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com athletics Gene Taylor was the NDSU athletic director for 13 seasons from 2001 to 2014.

/ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) IOWA (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) FCS/FBS RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS HAWKEYES OPP NDSU IOWA Points/Game 37.0 30.5 Points/Game 43.5 12.0 Scoring Offense 21st 27th First Downs 43 38 First Downs 42 41 Rushing Offense 13th 52nd Rushing/Game 255.0 137.5 Rushing/Game 205.0 142.0 Passing Offense 39th 76th Passing/Game 225.5 272.0 Passing/Game 214.5 215.5 Total Offense 13th 63rd Total Offense/Game 480.5 409.5 Total Offense/Game 419.5 357.5 Passing Eff. 17th 31st Had Intercepted 1 4 Had Intercepted 0 1 Scoring Defense 62nd 14th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS -Lost 2-2 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3 Rushing Defense 41st 69th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 19-103.5 15-56.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 8-35.0 15-47.5 Pass Defense 86th 65th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 34.3 41.3 Net Punt Avg. 42.5 31.2 Total Defense 61st 66th Time of Possession/Game 33:27 26:33 Time of Possession/Game 27:53 32:07 Pass Eff. Defense 67th 51st Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 56% 35% 3rd Down Conversions 42% 31% Net Punting 60th 22nd North Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/3 4th Down Conversions 2/2 3/4 Punt Returns 48th 52nd Western Illinois 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 32nd 26th Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 36th 10th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 110th 15th South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Lance Dunn 26 178 6.8 2 89.0 LeShun Daniels 25 195 7.8 3 97.5 Time of Poss. 17th 84th Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 King Frazier 21 118 5.6 2 59.0 Akrum Wadley 21 170 8.1 3 85.0 3rd Down Conv. 3rd 64th Youngstown State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 34th 39th 34-53-1 64.2 4 225.5 CJ Beathard 32-48-0 66.7 4 213.5 4th Down Conv. 79th 1st Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 79th 103rd Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 8 127 15.9 2 63.5 Matt VandeBerg 11 228 20.7 1 114.0 RJ Urzendowski 4 121 30.2 1 60.5 Jerminic Smith 4 55 13.8 1 27.5 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Nick DeLuca 8-10-18 1.0 1 0-0 Ben Niemann 5-7-12 1.5 1 0-0 Saturday, Sept. 10 MJ Stumpf 7-9-16 2.0 0 0-0 Greg Mabin 5-6-11 0.0 0 0-0 at Minnesota 58, Indiana State 28 Robbie Grimsley 6-8-14 0.0 1 0-0 Anthony Nelson 3-5-8 3.5 0 2-0 at West Virginia 38, Youngstown State 21 at South Dakota 52, Weber State 49 (2 OT) Illinois State 9, Northwestern 7 BACK-TO-BACK OVERTIMES: After not playing a home overtime game in the history of at North Dakota State 50, Eastern Washington 44 (OT) NDSU football, the Bison are coming off back-to-back OT home wins over Charleston Southern at Western Illinois 34, Northern Arizona 20 (24-17) and Eastern Washington (50-44). NDSU scored on the first offensive play in both games, Montana 20, at Northern Iowa 14 getting a 25-yard run from King Frazier in the opener and a 25-yard run from Lance Dunn last at South Dakota State 56, Drake 28 week. NDSU is the first Missouri Valley Football Conference team to open a season with back- at Southern Illinois 30, SE Missouri State 22 to-back OT wins and improved to 4-5 in overtime games. Missouri State 28, at Murray State 22 DeLUCA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: After missing the second half of the season Saturday, Sept. 17 opener with a shoulder separation, middle linebacker Nick DeLuca was named Missouri Valley North Dakota State at Iowa, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his game-high 15 tackles in the win over Eastern Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m. (CSN/ESPN3) Eastern Washington. DeLuca also scored on a 40-yard return—his sixth career Robert Morris at Youngstown State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) pick—midway through the fourth quarter to give NDSU a 10-point lead. South Dakota at North Dakota, 4 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) Cal Poly at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. DUNN HAS CAREER DAY RUSHING: Sophomore running back Lance Dunn from Water- Northern Iowa at Eastern Washington, 6 p.m. loo, Iowa, scored the game-winning touchdown last week with a 25-yard run on NDSU’s first Murray State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) offensive play of overtime to give the Bison a 50-44 win over eighth-ranked Eastern Washing- Indiana State at SE Missouri State, 6 p.m. (OVC Network) ton. Dunn finished with 128 yards and two TDs on 14 carries, all career highs. He had a 41-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth quarter and, through two games, is NDSU’s leading rusher Saturday, Sept. 24 with 178 yards on 26 carries and an average of 6.8 yards per carry. Western Illinois at Northern Illinois, TBA *Illinois State at Indiana State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) YOUNG DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD TESTED: North Dakota State’s two new starting corner- Missouri State at Kansas State, 6 p.m. (K-State TV) backs Jalen Allison and Jaylaan Wimbush were both tested in the season opener. The duo combined for eight tackles and four pass breakups. Allison had four tackles, one breakup, and All Times Central made his second career interception. Wimbush had four tackles and three breakups including one on fourth-and-9 in the end zone on the final play of the game.

PLANK STEPS IN AT LINEBACKER: North Dakota State junior Matt Plank made a career- high six tackles — all in the second half — filling in at middle linebacker after an injury to starter Nick DeLuca in the 24-17 overtime win over sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Plank assisted on a tackle for loss and was part of a defensive effort that held CSU to 2 of 12 on third down and 263 total yards, nearly 100 yards under its average from a year ago.

CAREER NUMBERS FOR STICK: Sophomore quarterback Easton Stick set career highs with 17 completions and 27 passing attempts in the season-opening win over Charleston Southern and passed for a career-high 257 yards last week against Eastern Washington. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 50-4 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 53 of the last 54 home games over non-conference opponents including 44 straight since a 2003 BISON RADIO NETWORK loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 13-2 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. North Dakota State University football can be heard live on 22 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio LONGEST IN FCS: Sophomore kicker Cam Pedersen connected on a career-long 52-yard streaming is available for all games at GoBison.com/allaccess. game-tying field goal at the end of the first half and made all three PAT kicks in the second half Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. and overtime to help lift North Dakota State past Charleston Southern. The 52-yarder was the Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison longest in the FCS during opening week and tied for third longest in NDSU history. Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and various network JOHNSON OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State left guard Zack affiliates. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. Johnson was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after North Dakota State’s 24-17 overtime win against sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Johnson BROADCAST TEAM had six total knockdowns including four pancakes and two decleaters while playing 73 reps, Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play did not allow a sack or hurry, and graded out at 98.6% on assignment while leading the Bison Phil Hansen...... Analyst offensive line in finish (88%) and technique (76%). NDSU rushed for 230 yards and put up 424 Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines yards of total offense in the victory. It was his second career award.

LOCATION SIGNAL COACHING STAFF INTACT: After having at least one new assistant coach every year since Fargo ...... KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox beginning Division I play in 2004, North Dakota State has the same full-time coaching staff Fargo ...... KQWB-AM Bison 1660 for the third straight season under head coach Chris Klieman. NDSU made two changes to Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 support staff adding former Bison defensive backBryan Shepherd as defensive assistant and Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 former Wisconsin-Stout assistant Kody Morgan in the offensive quality control position. Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 Detroit Lakes, MN...... KDLB-FM 94.5 13-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 13th football national Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 championship last season. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in Dickinson ...... KZRX-FM 92.1 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and is the first Fergus Falls, MN ...... KBRF-AM 1250 team in history to win five straight national championships with FCS titles in Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 MOST WINS IN DIVISION I FOOTBALL: NDSU has a record of 73-5 since the beginning Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 of the 2011 national championship season. The Bison went 14-1, 14-1, 15-0, 15-1 and 13-2 for Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 the most wins in Division I football in that five-year span. Fifteen FCS programs have multiple Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... KYCR-AM 1440 10-win seasons since 2011, and only four have reached the 10-win mark at least three times— Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 NDSU (5), Sam Houston State (4), Eastern Washington (3) and Jacksonville State (3). Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 Most Wins Since 2011, Division I Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 73 - North Dakota State Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 64 - Alabama Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 60 - Florida State 59 - Oregon Wahpeton...... KBMW-AM 1450 58 - Clemson Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 58 - Ohio State 57 - Sam Houston State 55 - Michigan State THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW 55 - Stanford North Dakota State University director of sales and broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television VALLEY FOOTBALL PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State had five players picked show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. to the preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference team: running back King Frazier, Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across offensive guard Zack Johnson, defensive end Greg Menard, linebacker Nick DeLuca, and the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson free safety Tre Dempsey. NDSU long snapper James Fisher, defensive tackle Nate Tanguay and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news and strong safety Robbie Grimsley earned honorable mention. NDSU was picked to win the Sunday nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online league ahead of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Illinois State and Youngstown State. viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. OFFENSE RETURNS SIX STARTERS: Two NFL draft picks are gone in quarterback Carson BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE Wentz and left tackle , but North Dakota State returns six offensive starters includ- Opponent Coverage ing quarterback Easton Stick, who went 8-0 as a redshirt freshman. Senior King Frazier CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ESPN (1158 yards, 11 TD, 5.3 ypc) leads a stable of four returning running backs, NDSU’s two leading EASTERN WASHINGTON NBC ND/ESPN3/College Extra receivers are back in junior RJ Urzendowski and sophomore Darrius Shepherd, and the Bison at Iowa ESPN2 return three starters and one reserve on the offensive line. ILLINOIS STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 at Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3 OFFENSIVE LINE EXPERIENCED: Starting left guard Zack Johnson, center Austin SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 Kuhnert and right tackle Landon Lechler are all back from last year’s team along with senior at Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3 Jack Plankers, who rotated at guard and tackle. Plankers is slated to start at right guard and at Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3 third-year sophomore Colin Conner is listed as the starting left tackle, where NDSU has had a YOUNGSTOWN STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 pair of NFL draft picks since 2011 in Billy Turner and Joe Haeg. Tanner Volson made his first INDIANA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 two starts at center against Charleston Southern and Eastern Washington filling in for Kuhnert, at South Dakota NBC ND/ESPN3 who served a two-game suspension (academics). BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 FRAZIER LEADS DEEP RUSHING ATTACK: North Dakota State has had a 1,000-yard Issued Sept. 12, 2016 rusher for 13 straight seasons after King Frazier’s 1,158 yards last season as a junior. Frazier Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv leads a group of four returning running backs who each had at least 90 carries last year. He rushed 219 times and averaged 5.3 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns on the season. Frazier 1 North Dakota State (24) 2-0 648 1 averaged 94.0 yards per game over the final eight contests. He has four career 100-yard games 2 Richmond (2) 2-0 625 2 including a career-high 177 yards at Southern Illinois and back-to-back playoff games last year 3 Sam Houston State 1-0 581 3 against Northern Iowa (107) and Richmond (121). 4 Chattanooga 2-0 526 6 5 Illinois State 2-0 517 9 EIGHT STARTERS BACK ON DEFENSE: North Dakota State returns eight starters and 6 Jacksonville State 1-1 457 5 eight of the top nine tacklers from last year’s defense that ranked third in the FCS in total 7 Eastern Washington 1-1 445 8 defense (271.5) and fifth in scoring defense (15.3 ppg). Six of the front seven are back includ- 8 James Madison 2-0 441 11 ing top tackler Nick DeLuca at middle linebacker (135 tackles) and leading pass rusher Greg 9 Montana 2-0 409 15 Menard at defensive end (10.0 sacks, 15 QB hurries). Junior safety Tre Dempsey (9 PBU, 3 INT) 10 South Dakota State 1-1 398 12 is the veteran in the defensive backfield, where sophomore Robbie Grimsley also returns after 11 Northern Iowa 1-1 376 3 making 10 starts as a true freshman. 12 Charleston Southern 1-2 371 7 13 McNeese State 1-1 340 10 PRESEASON WATCH LISTS: North Dakota State senior Nick DeLuca is the only FCS player 14 William & Mary 1-1 333 13 on the watch list for the 32nd annual Butkus Award, honoring the nation’s best collegiate 15 The Citadel 2-0 298 16 linebacker. The 51-player watch list is voted on by a 51-member panel of NFL/college GMs, 16 Western Illinois 2-0 280 18 coaches, scouts and media. DeLuca and junior defensive end Greg Menard were two of 22 17 Portland State 1-1 181 14 players named to the watch list for STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, which was won in 18 Villanova 1-1 179 19 2014 by NDSU defensive end . 19 North Carolina A&T 2-0 161 24 20 Youngstown State 1-1 107 22 DEFENSE STINGY IN PLAYOFF RUN: North Dakota State finished third in the FCS in total defense, fifth in scoring defense, 10th in rush defense and 11th in pass defense last year after a 21 Southern Utah 1-1 103 23 stingy performance in the playoffs. NDSU limited its four playoff opponents all to season-lows 22 Harvard 0-0 102 21 in total yardage, culminating with a 204-yard performance against a Jacksonville State team 23 Colgate 0-1 96 20 that had nine 500-yard games last year. NDSU’s average of 217 yards allowed over four games 24 Northern Arizona 0-2 77 17 was the best Bison defense in six FCS playoff trips. 25 Albany 2-0 74 NR Others receiving votes: Fordham 62, Eastern Illinois 42, New Hamp- KICK RETURN TEAM FIRST NATIONALLY: North Dakota State last year ranked first in the shire 34, Samford 26, Jackson State 24, Eastern Kentucky 23, Liberty 20, Towson FCS in kickoff returns with an average of 29.09 yards per return, which was a new NDSU and 20, Montana State 19, Grambling State 11, Delaware 10, Cal Poly 7, Valparaiso 6, Wofford 5, North Dakota 4, Monmouth 4, Dartmouth 2, Penn 2, South Dakota 2, MVFC single-season record. Freshman Bruce Anderson was NDSU’s leading kickoff returner Stony Brook 2. with 585 yards and a school-record 36.56 yards per return. Anderson would’ve led the FCS in kick return average by more than five yards, but his 16 return attempts were two shy of qualify- STATS FCS Top 25 ing for the NCAA rankings (1.2 returns/game). He tied the NDSU career record of two kickoff Issued Sept. 12, 2016 return touchdowns in the playoffs against Montana (100 yards) and Northern Iowa (97 yards). Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1 North Dakota State (137) 2-0 4067 1 BISON CHEW UP CLOCK: North Dakota State led the nation in time of possession with an 2 Richmond (21) 2-0 3860 4 average of 36:39 last year and the Bison have only been out-clocked once in the last 33 games 3 Northern Iowa (5) 1-1 3699 5 (South Dakota, 2015). The Bison held the ball for 43:47 against Western Illinois last year, the 4 Sam Houston State 1-0 3627 2 most time of possession in NDSU’s 12 seasons of Division I football. 5 Jacksonville State (1) 1-1 3535 3 #PROBISON: North Dakota State has nine former players active in the NFL and two others 6 Chattanooga 2-0 3004 6 in the CFL. Three Bison from last season are still with NFL teams including No. 2 overall draft 7 Charleston Southern 1-2 2937 7 pick , fifth-round pickJoe Haeg, and undrafted free agents 8 Eastern Washington (1) 1-1 2849 14 and CJ Smith. On the sidelines, former Bison safety/punter (1984-1988) and longtime assistant 9 South Dakota State 1-1 2641 8 coach (1996-2005) Gus Bradley is in his fourth season as the Jaguars’ head coach. 10 Illinois State 2-0 2584 10 NFL Players Year Team 11 McNeese State 1-1 2352 11 Andrew Bonnet, FB 1st Philadelphia Eagles (practice squad) 12 James Madison 2-0 2350 12 John Crockett, RB 2nd Green Bay Packers 13 William & Mary 1-1 2195 9 Kyle Emanuel, LB 2nd San Diego Chargers 14 Montana 2-0 1994 13 Joe Haeg, OL 1st 15 Citadel 2-0 1667 15 Ramon Humber, LB 8th Buffalo Bills 16 Portland State 1-1 1539 17 CJ Smith, CB 1st Philadelphia Eagles (practice squad) 17 Coastal Carolina 2-0 1428 16 Billy Turner, OL 3rd 18 Western Illinois 2-0 1280 20 Carson Wentz, QB 1st Philadelphia Eagles 19 Northern Arizona 0-2 1108 18 Marcus Williams, CB 3rd New York Jets 20 Youngstown State 1-1 692 NR CFL Players Year Team 21 Colgate 0-1 600 21 , QB 2nd Ottawa Redblacks 22 Villanova 1-1 554 23 Ryan Smith, WR 3rd Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 North Carolina A&T 2-0 528 25 24 New Hampshire 1-1 460 22 NATIONAL EXPOSURE: North Dakota State has become a well-known name in college 25 North Dakota 0-2 253 19 football thanks to its run of five straight national championships and several appearances on national television. NDSU hosted ESPN’s College GameDay in 2013 and 2014, SportsCenter on Others receiving votes: Towson 243, Stony Brook 207, Central Arkansas 200, Harvard 183, Albany 181, Fordham 131, Grambling State 111, Eastern the Road in 2015, and this week is the 16th game played on ESPN (five), ESPN2 (10) or ESPNU Kentucky 105, Southern Utah 67, Alcorn State 50, Delaware 37, Wofford 37, (one) since 2011. The Bison have also won games at Minnesota (2011) on the Big Ten Network Bethune-Cookman 30, Eastern Illinois 28, Dartmouth 26, Samford 24, Penn 20, and at Kansas State (2013) and Iowa State (2014) on Fox Sports 1. Cal Poly 18, Maine 18, Weber State 14, Liberty 13, Dayton 12, Montana State 10, Furman 10, Tennessee State 8, Duquesne 7, South Dakota 7), Indiana State 5, UT Martin 4, Western Carolina 4, San Diego 3, Alabama State 2, Prairie View A&M 2, Monmouth 2, Saint Francis U 1, Sacred Heart 1, Mercer 1. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 5 NDSU Head Coach #12 EASTON STICK, QB Chris Klieman 6-2 | 222 | So. | Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep HS n 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist First sophomore team captain since 2005 quarterback Steve Walker...2015 Missouri Valley n 2014 Rawlings Football/ Conference All-Newcomer Team...Went 8-0 as the starting quarterback after an injury Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year to NFL draft pick Carson Wentz...Took over after a 4-2 start, won back-to-back road games at n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator Indiana State and Southern Illinois in his first two starts, and marched the Bison through the of the Year NCAA semifinals en route to a fifth straight national championship...Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns in his debut at Indiana State, where he rushed 17 times for 124 yards and two scores and went 9 of 20 passing with a TD...He was NDSU’s first North Dakota State head coach Chris 100-yard rusher of the season and followed with 130 yards at SIU to become the first NDSU Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) signed a new quarterback with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Kevin Feeney in October 1996... six-year contract in April that will keep him at Scored the game-winning TD on a 4-yard run with 35 seconds left at Youngstown State to erase NDSU through the 2021 football season. a 24-10 fourth quarter deficit...Appeared in 11 games altogether, finishing 90 of 147 passing for NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first 1,144 yards and 13 TDs with four ...Passed for four touchdowns in each of his first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcom- two home games against Western Illinois and Missouri State...Finished as NDSU’s third leading ing seven new assistant coaches. The Bison rusher with 498 yards and five touchdowns on 85 carries, averaging 5.9 yards per carry...MVFC scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll. member Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak 2015 GAME-BY-GAME that extended into November. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Last year’s Bison reloaded with seven at Montana DNP L, 35-38 new starters on defense. NDSU regrouped Weber State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 W, 41-14 from a season-opening loss at Montana and North Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 34-9 rallied to win eight straight games with a at South Dakota State DNP W, 28-7 freshman quarterback after a midseason Northern Iowa DNP W, 31-28 injury to eventual NFL No. 2 overall draft pick South Dakota DNP L, 21-24 Carson Wentz. at Indiana State 9 20 1 45.0 126 1 22 0 17 124 2 W, 28-14 * at Southern Illinois 12 17 1 70.6 138 2 77 1 16 130 0 W, 35-29 * Klieman is 30-3 as NDSU’s head coach Western Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 197 4 43 0 9 86 0 W, 59-7 * including a pair of 7-1 runs through the at Youngstown State 9 18 0 50.0 176 0 66 1 15 42 2 W, 27-24 * Missouri Valley Football Conference for the Missouri State 15 20 0 75.0 189 4 33 0 2 17 0 W, 55-0 * program’s fourth and fifth straight titles. The Montana 7 13 0 53.8 66 0 18 2 11 49 1 W, 37-6 * Bison are 19-2 against Top 25 teams. Northern Iowa 13 17 0 76.5 116 0 19 3 7 5 0 W, 23-13 * A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he was a Richmond 13 20 1 65.0 136 2 27 0 5 21 0 W, 33-7 * three-time all-conference defensive back at Jacksonville State 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 37-10 Northern Iowa from 1986-90. He and his wife, SEASON TOTALS 90 147 4 61.2 1144 13 77 7 85 498 5 8-0 starter * Rhonda, have two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley. 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Year School Position Charleston Southern 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 W, 24-17 (ot) * 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Eastern Washington 17 26 0 65.4 257 2 42 0 10 60 1 W, 50-44 (ot)* at Iowa 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Illinois State 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach at Missouri State 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach South Dakota State 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Western Illinois 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant Youngstown State 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach Indiana State 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator at South Dakota 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator SEASON TOTALS 34 53 1 64.2 451 4 47 3 21 105 1 2-0 starter* 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator TWO-YEAR TOTALS 124 200 5 62.0 1595 17 77 10 106 603 6 10-0 starter* 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 17, at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing Yards: 130, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 (16 carries) 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Defensive Coordinator Rushing TDs: 2, at Youngstown State, 11/14/2015; at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Long Rush: 60, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Completions: 17, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016; Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach Passing Attempts: 27, Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing Yards: 257, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing TDs: 4, Western Illinois, 11/7/2015; Missouri State, 11/21/2015 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) Interceptions: 1, five times, last vs. Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) Long Pass: 77, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (2-0, 0-0)

Record at NDSU: 30-3, 14-2 MVFC (3rd season) Career Head Coaching Record: 33-10 (4th season) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 ** LB 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 1 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 180 Fr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 2 *Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 66 Quinn Alo DT 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 5-11 186 Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 3 **Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 3 Devan Rindy WR 5-9 175 Fr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 4 *Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 *Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OT 5 Bennett Rindy WR 6-0 190 RFr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 30 Bryce Bennot CB 6 James Hendricks QB 6-1 200 RFr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 49 Matt Biegler TE 7 *Cole Davis QB 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 1 Chris Board LB 8 *Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges WR 9 Marquise Bridges WR 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 10 *Lance Dunn RB 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 11 Darren Kelley CB 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Potomac HS/NDSCS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 12 *Easton Stick QB 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 13 ***Eric Perkins WR 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 57 Bryan Carlton DT 13 Ross Godfrey CB 5-9 151 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 6-4 211 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Providence Academy HS 30 Adam Cofield RB 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 Jr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 64 Colin Conner OT 16 **RJ Urzendowski WR 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 42 LB 17 Felix Dixon CB 5-11 158 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Countryside HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Steven Nava QB 6-2 190 Fr. Rosemead, Calif./Rosemead HS 7 Cole Davis QB 18 *Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 197 So. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 35 Dom Davis CB 19 Jackson Koonce P 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS/SMU 49 Nick DeLuca LB 20 *Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 3 Tre Dempsey FS 21 *Jalen Allison CB 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 17 Felix Dixon CB 21 Garret Wegner K 6-0 177 Fr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 22 **King Frazier RB 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/Nebraska 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 23 *Jaylaan Wimbush CB 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 42 Ross Effertz CB 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 RFr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 82 TE 25 ***Chase Morlock RB 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 80 Sean Engel WR 26 Keenan Hodenfield CB 5-11 180 Jr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 51 James Fisher LS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 37 Tre Fort CB 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 29 *Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 22 King Frazier RB 30 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 175 So. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 30 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 198 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 31 Victor Kizewski FS 6-0 182 Fr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 32 Zak Kuntz FB 6-2 234 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 5-11 189 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 35 Dom Davis CB 5-11 185 RFr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 36 *Cam Pedersen K 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 6 James Hendricks QB 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 180 RFr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 202 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 98 Connor Hubbs DT 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 Jr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 41 ***MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 1 Cole Jacob WR 42 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 199 RFr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 220 Fr. Raytown, Mo./Raytown South HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 229 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 44 *Matt Plank LB 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 45 *Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 46 Braydon Lund TE 6-3 252 Fr. Minot, N.D./Minot HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 47 ***Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 11 Darren Kelley CB 48 *Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 49 ***Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 69 Michael Kelly OL 49 Matt Biegler TE 6-3 255 Fr. Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 50 Ross Kennelly LB 5-11 204 Fr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 31 Victor Kizewski FS 51 **James Fisher LS 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 19 Jackson Koonce P 51 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 208 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 63 Zach Kubas OL 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 220 RFr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 7

NUMERICAL (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 245 RFr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 32 Zak Kuntz FB 54 OT 6-6 266 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 205 RFr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 56 Peder Olson LB 6-1 217 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 46 Braydon Lund TE 57 Bryan Carlton DT 6-3 256 RFr. Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS 39 Garrett Malstrom RB 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 284 Fr. Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 291 Fr. Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 60 Max Polson C 6-1 307 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 2 Quinten McCoy CB 62 *Bryce Messner OG 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 96 Greg Menard DE 63 *Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 63 Zach Kubas OL 6-4 260 Fr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 62 Bryce Messner OG 64 *Colin Conner OT 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 276 RFr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 66 ***Zack Johnson OG 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 17 Steven Nava QB 66 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 288 Fr. LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 267 Fr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 72 Erik Olson OT 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 56 Peder Olson LB 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 51 Beau Pauly LB 69 Michael Kelly OL 6-2 265 Fr. Oakes, N.D./Oakes HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 70 ***Jack Plankers OL 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 71 *Luke Bacon OG 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 44 Matt Plank LB 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 272 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 73 *Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 293 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 74 *Tanner Volson C 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 60 Max Polson C 75 **Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 267 Fr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 54 Dillon Radunz OT 77 *Christian Triplett C 6-3 300 So. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 5 Bennett Rindy WR 78 ***Landon Lechler OT 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 3 Devan Rindy WR 80 Sean Engel WR 6-5 201 Fr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 200 Jr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 244 RFr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 59 Karson Schoening C 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 85 *Nate Jenson TE 6-6 244 So. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 12 Easton Stick QB 86 **Jeff Illies TE 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 87 **Connor Wentz TE 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 251 RFr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 77 Christian Triplett C 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 190 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 91 DE 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 244 So. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 90 **Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 249 RFr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 RFr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 93 **Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 74 Tanner Volson C 94 *Stanley Jones DE 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 21 Garret Wegner K 95 *Caleb Butler DE 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 96 **Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 69 Blake Williams DT 97 ***Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 267 RFr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 99 **Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG *letters earned Captains: #3 Tre Dempsey, #12 Easton Stick, #25 Chase Morlock, #41 MJ Stumpf, #49 Nick DeLuca, #99 Nate Tanguay SQUAD ANALYSIS PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE Starters Returning...... 14 Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Minnesota...... 36 California...... 3 Offense...... 6 Atif (aw-TEEF) Illies (ILL-ee-us) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) North Dakota...... 23 Iowa...... 3 Defense...... 8 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Jalen (JAY-lenn) Nava (NAW-vuh) Wisconsin...... 18 Kansas...... 2 Seniors...... 11 Bennot (BEN-it) Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Nyangacha (nye-anna-GOT-chuh) Florida...... 7 Maryland...... 1 Juniors...... 24 Biegler (BEE-glur) Karcz (karch) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Missouri...... 5 Michigan...... 1 Sophomores ...... 27 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Pepin (PEPP-in) Illinois...... 4 Texas...... 1 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 22 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kiwanne (KEY-wahn) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Nebraska...... 4 Freshmen...... 27 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Radunz (RAY-duhns) South Dakota...... 4 Tallest: Lechler/Plankers...... 6-6 3/4 Hecht (HECKT) Klieman (KLY-men) Roehl (like “roll”) Shortest: Eric Perkins...... 5-7 1/2 Heit (like “height”) Kuhnert (COO-nert) Schoening (SHOO-ning) Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 331 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Lodi (LO-dye) Tanguay (TANG-way) Lightest: Ross Godfrey...... 151 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 8 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 64 Colin Conner 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis. 68 Zack J. Johnson 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn. 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis. 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis. C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn. or 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 69 Blake Williams 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich. RG 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D. 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. TE 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla. MLB 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 86 Jeff Illies 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D. 44 Matt Plank 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 1 Chris Board 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla. FB 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D. 2 Quinten McCoy 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn. or 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa 29 Eric Bachmeier 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D. 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 27 Isaac Cenescar 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. 11 Darren Kelley 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn. SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. P 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. H 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. or 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. PR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo.

STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR CSU Wentz Conner Johnson T. Volson Plankers Lechler Illies Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd EWU Wentz Conner Johnson T. Volson Plankers Lechler Ellefson Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd at Iowa ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB CSU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison EWU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison at Iowa ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 9

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 27, 2016 #6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Wo 24-17 1-0 0-0 3:39 18881 Sep 10, 2016 #8 EASTERN WASHINGTON Wo 50-44 2-0 0-0 4:06 18906

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 12, 2016) 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 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 24 - 17 21 / 11 11 / 5 10 / 5 0 / 1 44-230 / 34-169 17-27-1 / 8-20-1 194 / 94 71-424 / 54-263 96 / 77 2 / 1 EASTERN WASHINGTO 50 - 44 22 / 27 10 / 7 11 / 17 1 / 3 47-280 / 34-106 17-27-0 / 26-41-3 257 / 450 74-537 / 75-556 220 / 125 1 / 3 Totals 74 - 61 43 / 38 21 / 12 21 / 22 1 / 4 91-510 / 68-275 34-54-1 / 34-61-4 451 / 544 145-961 / 129-819 316 / 202 3 / 4

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 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6-15 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 32:58 / 27:02 5 :5 6 5.2 / 5.0 7.2 / 4.7 6.0 / 4.9 6-32.5 / 6-42.7 6-70 / 6-45 1 / 3 EASTERN WASHINGTO 12-17 / 6-11 0-0 / 1-1 33:56 / 26:04 7 :5 2 6.0 / 3.1 9.5 / 11.0 7.3 / 7.4 4-36.0 / 3-43.7 13-137 / 9-67 5 / 0 Totals 18-32 / 8-23 0-1 / 2-3 66:54 / 53:06 1 3 :4 8 5.6 / 4.0 8.4 / 8.9 6.6 / 6.3 10-33.9 / 9-43.0 19-207 / 15-112 6 / 3

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 10

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 74 61 Points Per Game 37.0 30.5 Points Off Turnovers 13 3 FIRST DOWNS 43 38 R u s h in g 21 12 P a s s in g 21 22 P e n a lt y 1 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 510 275 Yards gained rushing 545 324 Yards lost rushing 35 49 Rushing Attempts 91 68 Average Per Rush 5.6 4.0 Average Per Game 255.0 137.5 TDs Rushing 5 4 PASSING YARDAGE 451 544 C o m p - A t t - I n t 34-54-1 34-61-4 Average Per Pass 8.4 8.9 Average Per Catch 13.3 16.0 Average Per Game 225.5 272.0 TDs Passing 4 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 961 819 Total Plays 145 129 Average Per Play 6.6 6.3 Average Per Game 480.5 409.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-223 9-166 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-15 1--4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-78 1-30 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 18.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.5 -4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 30.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 1-0 PENALTIES-Yards 19-207 15-112 Average Per Game 103.5 56.0 PUNTS-Yards 10-339 9-387 Average Per Punt 33.9 43.0 Net punt average 34.3 41.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 11-656 11-668 Average Per Kick 59.6 60.7 Net kick average 40.0 38.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 2 7 2 6 : 3 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 18/32 8/23 3rd-Down Pct 56% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 2/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 6-30 3-24 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 2-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (6-7) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (5-7) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-9) 89% (7-8) 88% ATTENDANCE 37787 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/18894 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 7 17 14 23 13 74 Opponents 0 17 17 27 0 61 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 11

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Lance Dunn 2 - 0 26 179 1 178 6.8 2 41 89.0 Eric Perkins 2 15 7.5 0 11 King Frazier 2 - 2 21 119 1 118 5.6 2 25 59.0 Total 2 15 7.5 0 11 Easton Stick 2 - 2 21 129 24 105 5.0 1 19 52.5 Opponents 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Bruce Anderson 2 - 0 11 57 8 49 4.5 0 19 24.5 Darrius Shepherd 2 - 2 3 39 0 39 13.0 0 20 19.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Chase Morlock 2 - 0 8 20 1 19 2.4 0 6 9.5 Nick DeLuca 1 40 40.0 1 40 Dimitri Williams 2 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 Jalen Allison 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 2 91 545 35 510 5.6 5 41 255.0 Tre Dempsey 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 68 324 49 275 4.0 4 47 137.5 Robbie Grimsley 1 38 38.0 0 38 Total 4 78 19.5 1 40 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 1 30 30.0 0 30 Easton Stick 2 - 2 156.76 34-53-1 64.2 451 4 47 225.5 TEAM 1 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 2 153.86 34-54-1 63.0 451 4 47 225.5 Bruce Anderson 8 184 23.0 0 32 Opponents 2 139.17 34-61-4 55.7 544 4 37 272.0 Lance Dunn 1 21 21.0 0 21 Chase Morlock 1 18 18.0 0 18 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 10 223 22.3 0 32 Darrius Shepherd 2 - 2 8 127 15.9 2 37 63.5 Opponents 9 166 18.4 0 27 RJ Urzendowski 2 - 2 4 121 30.2 1 47 60.5 Jeff Illies 2 - 1 4 56 14.0 1 33 28.0 Returns no. yds avg td lg Lance Dunn 2 - 0 4 40 10.0 0 14 20.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Chase Morlock 2 - 0 3 44 14.7 0 22 22.0 Opponents 1 10 10.0 0 10 Dimitri Williams 2 - 0 3 1 0.3 0 4 0.5 Nate Jenson 2 - 0 2 30 15.0 0 20 15.0 Dallas Freeman 2 - 0 2 18 9.0 0 9 9.0 King Frazier 2 - 2 2 10 5.0 0 8 5.0 Eric Perkins 2 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Bruce Anderson 2 - 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -2.0 Total 2 34 451 13.3 4 47 225.5 Opponents 2 34 544 16.0 20164 North37 272.0 Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Lance Dunn 2 178 40 0 21 0 239 119.5 Bruce Anderson 2 49 -4 0 184 0 229 114.5 Darrius Shepher 2 39 127 0 0 0 166 83.0 King Frazier 2 118 10 0 0 0 128 64.0 RJ Urzendowski 2 0 121 0 0 0 121 60.5 Easton Stick 2 105 0 0 0 0 105 52.5 Chase Morlock 2 19 44 0 18 0 81 40.5 Jeff Illies 2 0 56 0 0 0 56 28.0 Nick DeLuca 2 0 0 0 0 40 40 20.0 Robbie Grimsley 2 0 0 0 0 38 38 19.0 Nate Jenson 2 0 30 0 0 0 30 15.0 Eric Perkins 2 0 8 15 0 0 23 11.5 Dallas Freeman 2 0 18 0 0 0 18 9.0 Dimitri Williams 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1.5 Total 2 510 451 15 223 78 1277 638.5 Opponents 2 275 544 -4 166 30 1011 505.5 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 12

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 2-3 8-9 - - - - - 14 Easton Stick 2 74 105 451 556 278.0 Darrius Shepherd 2 ------12 Lance Dunn 2 26 178 0 178 89.0 Lance Dunn 2 ------12 King Frazier 2 21 118 0 118 59.0 King Frazier 2 ------12 Bruce Anderson 2 11 49 0 49 24.5 Easton Stick 1 ------6 Darrius Shepherd 2 3 39 0 39 19.5 Jeff Illies 1 ------6 Chase Morlock 2 8 19 0 19 9.5 Nick DeLuca 1 ------6 Dimitri Williams 2 1 2 0 2 1.0 RJ Urzendowski 1 ------6 Total 2 145 510 451 961 480.5 Total 10 2-3 8-9 - - - - - 74 Opponents 2 129 275 544 819 409.5 Opponents 8 2-5 7-8 - - - - - 61

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cam Pedersen 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 52 0 Jackson Koonce 10 339 33.9 46 0 6 2 0 0 Total 10 339 33.9 46 0 6 2 0 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Opponents 9 387 43.0 54 0 2 2 2 0 Charleston Southern 43,(52) 36,(46),51 Eastern Washington (28) (37),49 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Cam Pedersen 11 656 59.6 2 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 11 656 59.6 2 0 18.4 40.0 25 Opponents 11 668 60.7 1 0 22.3 38.2 26 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 13

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 49 Nick DeLuca 2-2 8 10 18 1.0-2 . 1-40 1 2 . . . . 41 MJ Stumpf 2-2 7 9 16 2.0-7 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 5 Robbie Grimsley 2-2 6 8 14 . . 1-38 ...... 21 Jalen Allison 2-2 8 6 14 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . 96 Greg Menard 2-2 4 7 11 2.0-6 1.5-5 ...... 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 2-2 6 4 10 1.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 3 Tre Dempsey 2-2 6 3 9 1.0-3 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 97 Brad Ambrosius 2-2 5 3 8 3.5-15 3.0-14 ...... 44 Matt Plank 2-0 1 6 7 0.5-0 ...... 99 Nate Tanguay 2-2 . 6 6 1.0-7 0.5-6 ...... 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 2-2 2 2 4 . . . 3 . . . . . 29 Eric Bachmeier 2-0 2 2 4 ...... 8 Bruce Anderson 2-0 2 1 3 ...... 95 Caleb Butler 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 25 Chase Morlock 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 1 Chris Board 2-0 . 2 2 ...... 63 Aaron Steidl 2-2 . 2 2 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 27 Isaac Cenescar 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 69 Blake Williams 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-2 ...... 15 Daniel Polansky 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 13 Eric Perkins 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 48 Dan Marlette 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 12 Easton Stick 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 94 Stanley Jones 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 2-0 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 36 Cam Pedersen 2-0 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 63 78 141 14-49 6-30 4-78 9 4 . 1 . . Opponents 2 80 90 170 9-39 3-24 1-30 7 . 2-10 1 . . BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 14

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2016) 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 Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 47 280 4 41 17 257 2 42 17-27-0 257 2 42 6 138 0 28 1 4 0 4 537 North Dakota State 91 510 5 41 34 451 4 47 34-54-1 451 4 47 10 223 0 32 2 15 0 11 961 Opponents 68 275 4 47 34 544 4 37 34-61-4 544 4 37 9 166 0 27 1 -4 0 0 819

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 5.6 • Avg/catch: 13.3 • Pass effic: 153.86 • KR avg: 22.3 • PR avg: 7.5 • All purpose avg/game: 638.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 480.5

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 Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 25 36 61 8.0-21 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 38 42 80 6.0-28 5.0-23 1 0-0 3-78 1 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 13 50 North Dakota State 63 78 141 14.0-49 6.0-30 1 0-0 4-78 4 9 0 8-9 0 0 0 13 74 Opponents 80 90 170 9.0-39 3.0-24 1 2-10 1-30 0 7 0 7-8 0 0 0 3 61

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 4 144 36.0 46 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 8 481 60.1 1 0 North Dakota State 10 339 33.9 46 0 0 6 0 2 2-3 52 0 11 656 59.6 2 0 Opponents 9 387 43.0 54 0 0 2 2 2 2-5 46 0 11 668 60.7 1 0

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2016) 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 Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 34 106 2 13 26 450 4 37 26-41-3 450 4 37 7 115 0 19 0 0 0 0 556 Opponents 68 275 4 47 34 544 4 37 34-61-4 544 4 37 9 166 0 27 1 -4 0 0 819 North Dakota State 91 510 5 41 34 451 4 47 34-54-1 451 4 47 10 223 0 32 2 15 0 11 961

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.0 • Avg/catch: 16.0 • Pass effic: 139.17 • KR avg: 18.4 • PR avg: -4.0 • All purpose avg/game: 505.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 409.5

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 Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 35 54 89 4.0-28 3.0-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 45 36 81 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 1-10 0-0 0 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 0 44 Opponents 80 90 170 9.0-39 3.0-24 1 2-10 1-30 0 7 0 7-8 0 0 0 3 61 North Dakota State 63 78 141 14.0-49 6.0-30 1 0-0 4-78 4 9 0 8-9 0 0 0 13 74

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 3 131 43.7 53 0 0 1 1 0 1-2 37 0 7 432 61.7 1 0 Opponents 9 387 43.0 54 0 0 2 2 2 2-5 46 0 11 668 60.7 1 0 North Dakota State 10 339 33.9 46 0 0 6 0 2 2-3 52 0 11 656 59.6 2 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 15

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 11, 2016) 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 Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 of 4 (75.0%)

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 Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 6 38 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 7 (85.7%)

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 6-15 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 12-17 70.6 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 3-3 100.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 18-32 56.2 4-8 50.0 6-9 66.7 4-6 66.7 4-9 44.4 0-0 0.0 Opponents 8-23 34.8 2-7 28.6 1-5 20.0 2-4 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 33:56 9:26 8:33 7:59 7:58 0:00 North Dakota State Total 66:54 18:37 17:04 16:45 14:28 0:00 Avg. 33:27 9:18 8:32 8:22 7:14 0:00 Opponents Total 53:06 11:23 12:56 13:15 15:32 0:00 Avg. 26:33 5:41 6:28 6:37 7:46 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 16

2016 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 47* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 100+ 0 0 42 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 90-99 0 0 41* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington 80-89 0 0 40* INT Nick DeLuca Eastern Washington 70-79 0 0 38 INT Robbie Grimsley Eastern Washington 60-69 0 0 37* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 50-59 0 0 33* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 40-49 4 3 32 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern 30-39 4 2 28 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington 20-29 14 3 27 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington 25* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Long Plays By Type No. TD 25* Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern Rushing 5 3 24 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Passing 8 4 23* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Charleston Southern Punt returns 0 0 23 Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern Kick returns 7 0 22 Pass Chase Morlock from Easton Stick Charleston Southern Interceptions 2 1 21 KR Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Fumble returns 0 0 20 Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Eastern Washington Other 0 0 20 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington TOTAL 22 8 20 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 20 Rush Darrius Shepherd Eastern Washington 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 20 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR * touchdown scored on play Bruce Anderson 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 Darrius Shepherd 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Lance Dunn 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 RJ Urzendowski 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 King Frazier 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Nick DeLuca 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeff Illies 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Chase Morlock 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nate Jenson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 22 8 5 8 7 0 2 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 41 Lance Dunn vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Rushing Touchdown 41 Lance Dunn vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Passing 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Passing Touchdown 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Punt Return 11 Eric Perkins vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Kick Return 32 Bruce Anderson vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Interception Return 40 Nick DeLuca vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Fumble Return None Punt 46 Jackson Koonce vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Field Goal 52 Cam Pedersen vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016)