State BISON FootbalL 34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships 2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2018 Schedule No. 1 Bison Host No. 3 Jackrabbits Saturday in (3-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 15th Annual Game S15 NORTH ALABAMA W, 38-7 THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) W, 38-10 State (3-0) hosts third-ranked State S29 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. O6 *at Northern Iowa 1 p.m. (2-0) in the 15th annual Dakota Marker game Sat- O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. urday, Sept. 29. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. City Bank Field at the (18,700). It is O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener BISON JACKRABBITS N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. for both teams. (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 3/3 (STATS/AFCA) N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Last Game: Sept. 22 Last Game: Sept. 15 *MVFC games on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with def. Delaware 38-10 def. Ark.-Pine Bluff 90-6 Streak: Won 9 Streak: Won 2 Quick Facts Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Tim- At Home: 3-0 (Won 12) On Road: 0-0 (Lost 1) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) merman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the Coach: Coach: John Stiegelmeier Founded: 1890 sidelines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan Record: 57-6 (5th) Record: 150-97 (22nd) Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. Nickname: Bison ESPN+ will carry the game on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/ Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) month. Midco Sports Network will televise the game with Tom Nieman and Hank McCall describing : Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass the action. MidcoSN’s broadcast will be on Comcast channel 999 in the Minneapolis-St.Paul market. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed 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: 57-6 (5th season) game ONLINE ONLY at GoBison.com/tickets. Game day ticket sales and will call are available in the Career Record: 60-13 (6th season) east lobby of the Fargodome beginning five hours prior to kickoff. Assistant Coaches/Staff: * (N. Iowa, 1990)...... Off. Coord./RBs DON’T WAIT TOO LATE: NDSU Athletics and the Fargodome are encouraging fans to enter (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 * (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 (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks TREES BOWL: This is the 28th Trees Bowl game sponsored by the North Dakota Forest Service. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends NDSU is 24-3 in the Trees Bowl and has won nine straight including a 56-0 victory over Robert Mor- *Ben Klinger (, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control ris. The event dates back to 1990 with one cancellation in 2001 due to the 9/11 attacks. *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014).... Def. Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Operations THE SERIES: This is the 108th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Ath. Performance dating back to 1903. It is the 14th most-played rivalry among the current Football Championship Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002)...... Asst. Athletic Trainer *press box on game day Subdivision membership. NDSU leads the series 60-42-5 including a 14-2 advantage in the Far- godome since 1993. The teams have met three times in the FCS playoffs, all in Fargo, with NDSU Athletic Communications winning second round games in 2012 and 2014 and a quarterfinal game in 2016. SDSU has not won Contact: Ryan Perreault back-to-back games against NDSU since winning three straight from 2007 to 2009. Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] DAKOTA MARKER HISTORY: This is the 15th annual Dakota Marker game, which was es- Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball tablished in 2004 when the Bison and Jackrabbits began Division I competition. NDSU leads the YouTube: @NDSUathletics series 8-6 but SDSU has won the last two meetings 19-17 two years ago in Fargo and 33-21 last year in Brookings. Postseason games are not included in the Dakota Marker series. The trophy is a 75-pound model replica of the original quartzite monuments that were 7 feet long and 10 inches square and placed at half-mile intervals along the border in the summers of 1891 and 1892. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS JACKS OPP NDSU SDSU Points/Game 41.7 6.7 Points/Game 67.5 10.0 Scoring Off. 10th 1st First Downs 59 34 First Downs 52 17 Rushing Off. 7th 10th Rushing/Game 296.7 80.3 Rushing/Game 281.0 104.0 Passing Off. 92nd 1st Passing/Game 171.7 109.3 Passing/Game 438.0 147.5 Total Offense 21st 1st Total Offense/Game 468.3 189.7 Total Offense/Game 719.0 251.5 Passing Eff. 27th 1st Had Intercepted 0 4 Had Intercepted 0 4 Scoring Def. 1st 7th Standings Fumbles-Lost 4-3 5-3 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-2 Rushing Def. 11th 18th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 11-37.0 19-44.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 17-71.0 11-55.5 Passing Def. 1st 12th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 39.3 36.3 Net Punt Avg. 43.0 40.5 Total Defense 2nd 10th Illinois State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Time of Poss/Game. 30:04 29:56 Time of Poss./Game 33:23 26:38 Pass Eff. Def. 2nd 8th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 47% 30% 3rd Down Conversions 62% 32% Net Punting 18th 5th 4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/5 4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1 Punt Returns 18th 69th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Kick Returns 29th 84th Indiana State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 11th 1st Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 13th 95th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Bruce Anderson 32 264 8.2 3 88.0 Isaac Wallace 14 222 15.9 2 111.0 Time of Poss. 60th 15th South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Lance Dunn 23 157 6.8 3 52.3 C.J. Wilson 20 128 6.4 0 64.0 3rd Dn Conv. 15th 1st Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 24th 33rd Western Illinois 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 31-52-0 59.6 3 163.3 Taryn Christion 34-43-0 79.1 9 325.5 4th Dn Conv. 1st 43rd Youngstown State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Def. 1st 114th Dallas Freeman 6 174 29.0 0 58.0 Cade Johnson 14 300 21.4 6 150.0 Darrius Shepherd 6 109 18.2 1 36.3 Adam Anderson 8 214 26.8 1 107.0 Schedule DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR All times Central Robbie Grimsley 12-10-22 1.5 1 0-0 Eric Kleinschmit 4-7-11 0.0 0 0-0 Dan Marlette 13-4-17 3.5 0 0-0 Dalton Cox 7-3-10 0.0 0 1-0 Saturday, Sept. 22 11-4-15 1.0 2 0-0 C. Rozeboom 4-4-8 1.0 0 1-1 at North Dakota State 38, Delaware 10 Illinois State 35, at Colorado State 19 LAST YEAR IN BROOKINGS: North Dakota State committed a season-high five turnovers—the at Northern Iowa 44, Hampton 0 most by a Bison team since 2008 at Northern Iowa—and South Dakota State went on to a 33-21 win last year in Brookings. SDSU quarterback Taryn Christion went 23 of 33 passing for 32 yards and Thursday, Sept. 27 two touchdowns, tight end Dallas Goedert caught seven passes for 116 yards and Jacob Brown *Northern Iowa at Indiana State, 6 p.m. made five catches for 59 yards and a TD. NDSU trailed 17-7 at halftime but came out of the locker room with a six-play scoring drive to make it 17-14. The Bison turned over the football on their next Saturday, Sept. 29 two possessions leading to an SDSU touchdown and field goal. NDSU quarterback Easton Stick *Illinois State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. was 16 of 28 passing for 229 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Darrius Shepherd *South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. made a career-high seven receptions for 95 yards. *Youngstown State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. *South Dakota at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. DRONE FLIGHTS SCHEDULED SATURDAY: Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drone, flights will be conducted over a section of the tailgating area at the Fargodome on Saturday, Sept. 29, for Saturday, Oct. 6 a project led by the N.D. Department of Transportation to demonstrate the safe, simultaneous use *North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 1 p.m. of drones by media and emergency responders during a situation that includes flights over people. *Western Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m. The project is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS Integration Pilot Program, of which *Missouri State at South Dakota, 2 p.m. North Dakota is one of only 10 program participants nationwide. NDDOT along with Northern Plains *Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 5 p.m. UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) are leading the pilot program along with project partners CNN, Botlink and *Indiana State at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. Parazero. The public is invited to participate by completing a survey about drone use at the NDDOT’s information booth in Thunder Alley during tailgating or at www.facebook.com/nddot.

BISON JUMP ON DELAWARE EARLY: North Dakota State scored a touchdown on the game’s opening drive and got a pick-six by linebacker Jabril Cox on NDSU’s first defensive play of the game to jump-start a 38-10 victory over Delaware last week. Quarterback Easton Stick accounted for 321 yards of total offense with four touchdowns. Stick was 17 of 26 passing for 280 yards and two TDs. He capped the nine-play, 75-yard opening drive with a 2-yard TD run and scored on a 12-yard run to make it 21-0 after Robbie Grimsley ended Delaware’s second drive with another interception. Jaylaan Wimbush had NDSU’s third interception early in the second quarter, plus another that was negated by a penalty. Jaxon Brown had six tackles and Cox finished with five stops to lead the NDSU defense. The Bison held Delaware to 152 yards of total offense while rolling up 527 yards on offense and averaging 7.6 yards per play.

STICK, RADUNZ PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Quarterback Easton Stick was named Offensive Player of the Week and left tackle was named Offensive Lineman of the Week by the Missouri Valley Football Conference office for their performances against Delaware. Stick earned his second career award after accounting for 321 total yards and four touchdowns in the 38-10 victory. Radunz earned his first award after helping the Bison roll up 527 total yards and not allowing a sack for the third straight contest. They are the third and fourth awards for the Bison this year. Running back Bruce Anderson and center Tanner Volson were both honored after the Cal Poly win. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 3

Peterson Farms Seed CAPITALIZING ON TURNOVERS: Sophomore linebacker Jabril Cox last week became the first North Dakota State player since safety Del Gehrett in 1967 to record an interception return for touch- Bison Radio Network down in back-to-back games. Cox went 43 yards for a score against North Alabama two weeks ago NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations and last week went 36 yards on Delaware’s first offensive play of the game to help lift the Bison to across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio a 14-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest. NDSU is plus-4 in turnover margin and the Bison streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. have scored 35 points off turnovers through three games. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman is STICK PASSES BENTRIM IN CAREER TOUCHDOWNS: Quarterback Easton Stick, who had two also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 rushing and two passing touchdowns last week against Delaware, passed Hall of p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. Fame quarterback Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) for second place all-time at NDSU with 91 career touch- downs responsible for. Stick has 28 rushing TDs and ranks second at NDSU with 63 TD passes. BROADCAST TEAM Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play SHEPHERD FIFTH IN PUNT RETURNS: NDSU’s Darrius Shepherd ranks fifth in the FCS this Phil Hansen...... Analyst week a punt return average of 18.3 yards. Shepherd had a 49-yard return against Delaware that put Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines the Bison at the 23-yard line. Bruce Anderson carried 5 yards then caught an 18-yard touchdown pass to put NDSU ahead 28-0 late in the first quarter. LOCATION SIGNAL Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox FREEMAN FIFTH IN YARDS PER CATCH: NDSU’s Dallas Freeman ranks fifth in the FCS through Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM three games with an average of 29.0 yards per reception. Freeman had four catches for 117 yards Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 against North Alabama including plays of 54 and 48 yards. His only catch against Delaware went 39 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 yards and set up an 11-yard TD to tight end on the next play for a 35-0 Bison lead. Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 BISON FIFTH IN SACKS: North Dakota State’s defense ranks fifth in the FCS with 4.0 sacks Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 per game. The Bison had five sacks against Cal Poly, four against North Alabama and three against Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 Delaware. Junior defensive tackle Cole Karcz is tied for the MVFC lead with 3.0 sacks. Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 WEGNER BOOMING IT: Sophomore punter Garret Wegner ranks 15th in the FCS with a 43.8 Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 punting average through three contests. Wegner has punted 11 times with four inside the 20 and Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 four punts of 50-plus yards including a 57-yarder against Cal Poly. NDSU ranks 18th in the FCS with a Harvey KHND-AM 1470 net punting average of 39.27 yards. Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 MENARD FIFTH IN CAREER SACKS: Defensive end Greg Menard picked up his 30th career sack Minot KRRZ-AM 1390 against Delaware and is now alone in fifth place on NDSU’s all-time list. Menard needs two sacks to Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 pass the 31 by Coulter Boyer (2008-11) and 11 to tie the record of 41 total sacks held by Jerry Dahl Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 (1973-74), Phil Hansen (1987-90) and Kyle Emanuel (2011-14). Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 NINE FRESHMEN PLAY: NDSU has played nine true freshmen in the first three contests of the Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 season. Wide receiver Phoenix Sproles, safety James Kaczor and linebacker Jasir Cox all played in Williston KEYZ-AM 660 the opener against Cal Poly. Quarterback , wide receiver Kenneth Channelle, defensive end Tony Pierce Jr., cornerback Destin Talbert and linebacker Mark Stumpf debuted against North The Bison Football Show Alabama. Running back Saybein Clark carried twice against Delaware. A new NCAA football rule this North Dakota State University’s Jeremy year allows student-athletes to participate in up to four games and still take a redshirt year. Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. PEDERSEN OWNS CAREER PAT MARKS: Senior kicker Cam Pedersen is NDSU’s new career Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, record holder for PAT kicks made (196) and attempted (202), passing the previous marks of 191-for- and across the NBC North Dakota network in 198 set by Adam Keller (2011-14). Pedersen also ranks fourth in field goals made (39) and is third Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday in attempts (63) at NDSU. His 313 career points rank 13th all-time in the Missouri Valley Football nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. Conference, fifth overall at NDSU, and second among NDSU kickers. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. FOURTH-YEAR STARTING QB: Fourth-year starting quarterback Easton Stick is coming off his Bison Television Schedule most productive season completing 62 percent of his passes for 2,466 yards and 28 touchdowns Opponent Coverage (the second most passing TDs in school history). He was named FCS National Performer of the Cal Poly NBC ND/ESPN+ Year by the College Football Performance Awards. Stick is 37-3 as the starting QB and has moved North Alabama NBC ND/ESPN+ into third on the NDSU career lists for pass attempts, completions and yards and ranks second with Delaware NBC ND/ESPN+ 63 passing touchdowns. He is second in total offense with 8,373 yards trailing only Brock Jensen’s South Dakota State NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ 9,838 yards (2010-13). Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ RUSHING QUARTERBACKS: NDSU’s Easton Stick is positioned to challenge the Missouri Valley Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ Football Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Stick moved into third place on that Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN+ list with his 49 yards in the season-opener against Cal Poly. Missouri State ESPN+ MVFC Career Rushing Yards by QB NDSU Career Rushing Yards by QB Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ 2,276 - DeAndre Smith, Missouri State (1987-90) 3,313 - Chris Simdorn (1987-90) 2,176 - Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa (2010-11) 2,945 - Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) 1,942 - Easton Stick, North Dakota State (2015-18) 2,473 - Kevin Feeney (1995-98) 1,880 - Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State (1998-01) 2,264 - Mark Speral (1977-80) 1,942 - Easton Stick (2015-18) BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 4

AFCA FCS Top 25 NATIONAL AWARD CANDIDATES: NDSU safety Robbie Grimsley and defensive end Greg Issued Sept. 24, 2018 Menard were named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv presented annually to the FCS defensive player of the year. Bison quarterback Easton Stick and run- 1. North Dakota State (26) 3-0 650 1 ning back Bruce Anderson were nominated for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, presented to the 2. James Madison 3-1 623 2 FCS offensive player of the year. 3. South Dakota State 2-0 596 3 4. Kennesaw State 3-1 563 5 SEVEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led all teams in the FCS with a 5. Eastern Washington 3-1 547 6t school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Running back 6. Wofford 2-1 519 6t Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton 7. Weber State 3-1 473 8 Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive 8. Jacksonville State 2-1 454 9 tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team. 9. Elon 2-1 409 12 10. Illinois State 3-0 390 15 LEAGUE-BEST 11 ON PRESEASON SQUAD: NDSU had a league-high 11 players named to the 11. McNeese State 3-1 376 10 preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams. First-team offense picks were running 12. Central Arkansas 2-1 367 13 back Bruce Anderson, fullback Brock Robbins, offensive tackle Zack Johnson and center Tanner 13. North Carolina A&T 3-1 341 4 Volson. Quarterback Easton Stick and receiver Darrius Shepherd were second team. First-team 14. Villanova 3-1 320 14 defense picks were defensive end Greg Menard, defensive tackle Aaron Steidl, linebacker Jabril Cox 15. Nicholls State 2-2 293 18 and safety Robbie Grimsley. Defensive end was named to the second team. 16. Maine 2-1 241 16 17. Stony Brook 3-1 233 19 BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the Mis- 18. 3-1 194 20 souri Valley Football Conference followed by South Dakota State in second, Northern Iowa third, 19. Sam Houston State 1-2 155 11 Youngstown State fourth, Illinois State fifth and South Dakota sixth. Western Illinois, Southern 20. Rhode Island 2-1 126 23 Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order. NDSU’s 2013 team 21. Northern Iowa 1-2 125 22 was the only other team in league history to earn all of the preseason first place votes. 22. UC Davis 3-1 120 25 23. Colgate 3-0 119 24 SEVEN STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley 24. Chattanooga 4-0 68 NR Football Conference championship last year, tying the league record set by Northern Iowa in the 25. Princeton 2-0 27 NR early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013 and 2017. The Bison shared the 2011 title with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Dakota State has won 34 Others receiving votes: Towson 26, Montana State 22, Samford 21, Western Carolina 16, Harvard 9, football conference championships including 26 in the (last in 1994) and South Dakota 8, Austin Peay 7, Southeastern Louisiana one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). 5, Sacramento State 3, Northern Arizona 2, Delaware 1, Youngstown State 1. 14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 14th football national champion- ship in 2017. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, STATS FCS Top 25 five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football Issued Sept. 24, 2018 history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1. North Dakota State (152) 3-0 3872 1 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 67-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 62 of the last 64 2. James Madison (3) 3-1 3708 2 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals 3. South Dakota State 2-0 3516 3 to James Madison. NDSU is 20-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams and 21-1 at home in the 4. Kennesaw State 3-1 3261 5 FCS playoffs. North Dakota State ranked seventh in FCS last year with an average home attendance 5. Eastern Washington 3-1 3187 6 of 18,333. The Bison drew 18,000-plus to 54 straight home contests from the 2011 quarterfinals 6. Weber State 3-1 3027 7 through the 2017 second round. 7. Wofford 2-1 2836 8 8. Jacksonville State 2-1 2471 10 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 109 wins this decade are more than any other program 9. Illinois State 3-0 2447 16 in college football. NDSU is 100-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national champion- 10. McNeese State 3-1 2279 9 ship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of 11. Elon 2-1 2249 12 the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. 12. North Carolina A&T 3-1 2091 4 FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) 13. Villanova 3-1 1814 15 109 - North Dakota State (109-13) .893 - North Dakota State (109-13) 13. Central Arkansas 2-1 1814 14 87 - Sam Houston State (87-29) .805 - Harvard (66-16) 15. Nicholls State 2-2 1759 18 81 - Eastern Washington (81-29) .757 - Jacksonville State (78-25) 16. Maine 2-1 1701 13 78 - Jacksonville State (78-25) .750 - Sam Houston State (87-29) 17. Montana 3-1 1321 19 76 - James Madison (76-30) .736 - Eastern Washington (81-29) 18. Stony Brook 3-1 1214 20 19. UC Davis 3-1 1154 21 20. Chattanooga 4-0 913 NR MORE THAN 700 WINS: North Dakota State has played 1,118 games with a 713-371-34 record 21. Sam Houston State 1-2 861 11 in its 122nd season of football, good for a .653 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League teams 22. Rhode Island 2-1 685 23 each with at least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (903), Harvard 23. Northern Iowa 1-2 413 25 (871), Penn (852) and Princeton (823). Northern Iowa has the second most wins among Missouri 24. Colgate 3-0 403 NR Valley Football Conference programs with 664. NDSU’s 100 victories since 2011 are more than any 25. Towson 2-1 284 NR other team in Division I football ahead of Alabama (93), Clemson (86), Ohio State (83) and Sam Others receiving votes: Montana State 229, South Houston State (81). Dakota 203, Samford 171, Princeton 88, North Dakota 61, Missouri State 56, Western Illinois 49, Harvard 30, SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision Idaho State 28, Sacramento State 26, Tennessee State 25, Northern Arizona 22, Dartmouth 22, Delaware 21, opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minne- Austin Peay 14, Yale 13, Richmond 7, East Tennessee sota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa State 6, Mercer 5, Southeastern Louisiana 5, Prairie (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in View A&M 4, Sacred Heart 4, Western Carolina 3, 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Min- Howard 2, Eastern Kentucky 1. nesota (2007). BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 5 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 193 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 183 Jr. 4 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 209 Jr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 97 Quinn Alo DT 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 204 Sr. 4 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 194 Sr. 4 Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 215 Fr. 1 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 46 Austin Avery TE 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 209 Jr. 4 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 188 Jr. 4 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 210 Sr. 4 Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 71 Luke Bacon OG 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 180 Jr. 4 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 47 Max Bautch LB 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 208 Sr. 5 Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 41 Jack Begley LB 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 183 Fr. 1 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 32 Bryce Bennot CB 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 221 Sr. 5 Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 13 Desmond Cain WR 5-11 187 Sr. 4 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Illinois 98 Matt Biegler DT 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 187 So. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 6-3 196 RFr. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 216 RFr. 2 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 17 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 197 RFr. 2 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 187 Fr. 1 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 13 Desmond Cain WR 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 200 So. 3 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 24 Kenneth Channelle WR 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 177 Jr. 4 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 40 Costner Ching TE 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 188 Sr. 5 Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 195 Fr. 1 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 188 Sr. 5 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 64 Colin Conner OG 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 199 So. 2 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 64 Brendan Cook DT 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 195 Sr. 5 St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 206 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 49 Jasir Cox LB 24 Kenneth Channelle WR 5-10 176 Fr. 1 Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 Jr. 4 Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 2 Dom Davis CB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 192 RFr. 2 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 56 Nate Dirkes OT 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 198 Fr. 1 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 RFr. 2 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 44 Ross Effertz CB 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 178 Jr. 4 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 6-2 200 Sr. 5 Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 199 Fr. 1 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 31 Victor Kizewski WR 6-0 191 So. 3 Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 7 Tre Fort CB 32 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 Sr. 5 Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 173 Fr. 1 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 172 Fr. 1 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 248 Jr. 4 Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 35 Nick Phelps P 5-10 213 Fr. 1 Kingsley, Iowa/Woodbury Central HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 170 Fr. 1 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-2 197 Sr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 6 James Hendricks FS 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 208 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 191 So. 3 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 251 Jr. 4 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 40 Costner Ching TE 6-3 268 RFr. 2 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 41 Jack Begley LB 6-2 217 RFr. 2 Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 86 Peter Isais WR 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 231 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 217 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 44 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 204 Sr. 5 Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 239 Fr. 1 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 44 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 203 Fr. 1 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 222 Sr. 5 Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 6-3 228 Fr. 1 Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro-Central Valley HS 26 James Kaczor SS 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 244 RFr. 2 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 47 Max Bautch LB 6-0 223 RFr. 2 Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 Sr. 5 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 58 Jake Kava LB 49 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 201 Fr. 1 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 50 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 210 So. 3 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 50 Ross Kennelly LS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 208 RFr. 2 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 224 RFr. 2 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 270 Jr. 4 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 63 Jacob Kubas OG 54 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 204 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 200 Fr. 1 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 5 Trey Lance QB 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 213 Jr. 4 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 56 Nate Dirkes OT 6-5 256 Fr. 1 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. 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NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 56 Tanner Sundt DE 6-4 240 RFr. 2 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 294 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 So. 3 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 58 Jake Kava LB 6-1 223 Fr. 1 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 299 So. 3 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 96 Greg Menard DE 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 294 So. 3 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 71 Samuel Moore DT 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 269 Fr. 1 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 63 Jacob Kubas OG 6-3 274 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 292 Sr. 5 Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 64 Colin Conner OG 6-5 309 Sr. 5 Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 64 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 239 Fr. 1 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 35 Nick Phelps P 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 286 Jr. 4 Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 231 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 35 Jayden Price CB 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 328 RFr. 2 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 311 So. 3 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 316 Jr. 4 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 288 Sr. 5 Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 71 Luke Bacon OG 6-5 300 Sr. 5 Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 59 Karson Schoening C 71 Samuel Moore DT 6-5 258 Fr. 1 Verndale, Minn./Verndale HS 73 Joe Schreiber C 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 270 Fr. 1 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 73 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 274 Fr. 1 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 74 Tanner Volson C 6-4 306 Sr. 5 Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 299 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 290 So. 3 Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 278 Fr. 1 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 12 Easton Stick QB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 201 RFr. 2 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 54 Mark Stumpf LB 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 248 RFr. 2 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 249 Jr. 4 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 56 Tanner Sundt DE 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 197 Sr. 5 St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 178 So. 3 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 44 Juanye Tillman LB 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 246 Sr. 5 Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 175 RFr. 2 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 257 RFr. 2 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 4 Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 211 So. 3 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 74 Tanner Volson C 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 200 So. 3 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 6-0 231 Fr. 1 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 240 Jr. 4 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 1 Christian Watson WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 Jr. 4 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 237 So. 2 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 38 Garret Wegner P 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 241 Sr. 5 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 69 Blake Williams DT 95 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 Sr. 5 Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 240 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 57 Zach Willis C 97 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 298 So. 3 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 275 So. 3 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 258 RFr. 2 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 17 Carson Yaggie WR

Captains: Robbie Grimsley, Bruce Anderson, Easton Stick, Darrius Shepherd, Levi Jordheim, Aaron Steidl BY YEAR PRONUNCIATIONS Seniors...... 25 Alo (AH-low) Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Purifoy (PURE-ih-foy) Juniors...... 18 Babicz (BAB-itch) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Klieman (KLY-men) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Sophomores...... 20 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Kubas (KOO-bus) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Redshirt Freshmen...... 23 Bautch (like “ouch”) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Lodi (LO-dye) Roehl (like “roll”) Freshmen...... 30 Bennot (BEN-it) Jalen (JAY-lin) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) BY STATE Biegler (BEE-glur) Jasir (juh-SEER) Marlette (mar-LET) Schoening (SHOON-ing) Minnesota...... 35 Nebraska...... 3 Channelle (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. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 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. 57-6 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. 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. Kansas City, Mo. 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 188 Sr. Papillion, Neb. 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 7 Tre Fort 5-8 188 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 192 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator or 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 195 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 180 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 187 So. Lakeland, Fla. 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Specialists 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Def. Coordinator Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 197 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator 37 Jake Reinholz 6-2 208 RFr. Fargo, N.D. 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator LS 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 210 So. Superior, Wis. 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (15-1, 7-1) 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) 88 Matt Anderson 6-4 250 Jr. Lakeland, Minn. 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (12-2, 7-1) P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 2017 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) 35 Nick Phelps 5-10 213 Fr. Kingsley, Iowa 2018 North Dakota State Head Coach (3-0, 0-0) KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. Record at NDSU: 57-6, 28-4 MVFC (5th season) 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 178 Jr. Fargo, N.D. Career Head Coaching Record: 60-13 (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. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 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 3 46 3 2 33 2 *** CB CB Alo 3 5 3 *** *** *** Avery 3 3 3 *** *** *** B. Anderson 3 42 22 3 12 11 RB RB RB M. Anderson 3 12 3 *** *** *** Babicz 3 3 3 *** *** *** Bachmeier 29 Bacon 3 30 9 3 4 3 RG RG RG Begley 3 3 3 *** *** *** Bennot 1 4 *** Biegler 3 5 3 *** *** *** Bridges 3 21 18 3 4 4 CB CB CB Brooks 3 22 3 *** *** *** Brown 3 27 14 *** *** *** Butler 2 44 1 14 *** *** Cain 2 17 2 1 *** *** Channelle 1 1 *** Ching 2 2 2 *** *** Clark 1 1 1 *** Cofield 3 9 3 *** *** *** Conner 3 39 34 3 32 32 LG LG LG Jabril Cox 3 18 18 3 11 9 SLB SLB SLB Jasir Cox 1 1 *** Darnell 3 14 3 *** *** *** Davis 20 1 Dunn 3 38 4 1 10 RB *** *** Effertz 2 Ellefson 3 32 32 3 5 3 TE TE TE Fort 3 29 3 *** *** *** Freeman 3 30 6 1 7 WR *** *** Gindorff 3 3 3 *** *** *** Grimsley 3 47 47 3 42 40 SS SS SS Hankey 3 3 3 *** *** *** Hayes 3 18 18 1 *** *** *** Hecht 1 3 *** Heit 3 4 3 *** *** *** Hendricks 3 20 18 3 5 3 FS FS FS Hofstedt 3 3 3 *** *** *** Hotchkiss 2 2 1 *** *** Howieson 1 3 *** Jacob 2 Nash Jensen 3 3 3 *** *** *** Nate Jenson 3 46 18 5 *** *** *** Johnson 3 26 18 3 18 18 RT RT RT Jones 3 43 33 2 6 DE DE *** Jordheim 3 38 4 3 10 3 WLB WLB WLB Kaczor 2 2 *** *** Karcz 3 22 18 *** *** *** Kelly 2 Kennelly 3 11 9 *** *** *** Kepouros 3 3 3 *** *** *** Kizewski 2 9 *** *** Z. Kubas 3 12 3 *** *** *** Lance 1 1 *** Malstrom 3 26 21 2 5 2 *** FB FB Marlette 3 36 3 3 5 3 MLB MLB MLB Mauch 3 3 3 *** *** *** McCormick 2 15 *** *** Menard 3 46 3 3 32 3 DE DE DE BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 9

PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2018 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2018 Starts Career Starts Streak Cal Poly N. Alabama Delaware S. Dakota St. Northern Iowa Illinois W. Illinois State South Dakota St. Youngstown Missouri St. S. Illinois Mercadel 16 Pauly 5 Pedersen 3 46 46 *** *** *** Pierce 2 2 2 *** *** Purifoy 3 Radunz 3 4 3 3 3 3 LT LT LT Reinholz 2 2 *** *** Robbins 3 25 16 2 6 2 *** TE TE Schoening 3 11 3 *** *** *** Shepherd 3 45 7 3 24 5 WR WR WR Sproles 3 3 3 *** *** *** Steidl 3 47 47 3 32 32 NG NG NG Stick 3 43 41 3 40 32 QB QB QB Stumpf 2 2 2 *** *** Talbert 1 1 *** Tucker 2 2 *** *** Tuszka 3 26 19 1 13 1 *** *** DE Tutsie 3 3 3 *** *** *** C. Volson 3 12 3 *** *** *** T. Volson 3 47 47 3 20 18 C C C Voyen 2 2 1 *** *** Waege 3 3 3 *** *** *** Watson 2 2 2 *** *** Weber 2 2 *** *** Wegner 3 9 4 *** *** *** B. Williams 3 33 32 3 3 3 DT DT DT D. Williams 40 11 Willis 1 1 *** Wilson 8 Wimbush 3 45 25 1 28 DB *** *** 2018 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR/TE RB RB/FB QB CP Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Freeman B.Anderson Dunn Stick UNA Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Robbins B.Anderson Malstrom Stick DEL Radunz Conner T.Volson Bacon Johnson Ellefson Shepherd Robbins B.Anderson Malstrom Stick SDSU 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 Jones B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison DEL Tuszka B.Williams Steidl Menard Jabril Cox Marlette Jordheim Bridges Grimsley Hendricks Allison SDSU at UNI at WIU ILST at USD YSU at MOST SIU BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 10

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 22, 2018) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 1-0 0-0 2:38 18483 Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:47 18557 Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 3-0 0-0 2:52 18883

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 23, 2018) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs CAL POLY 49 - 3 22 / 10 19 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 1 45-458 / 52-82 5-13-0 / 6-11-0 54 / 125 58-512 / 63-207 53 / 156 1 / 1 NORTH ALABAMA 38 - 7 14 / 13 9 / 8 5 / 4 0 / 1 33-192 / 38-102 11-18-0 / 12-25-1 174 / 108 51-366 / 63-210 64 / 30 1 / 2 DELAWARE 38 - 10 23 / 11 8 / 4 13 / 6 2 / 1 41-240 / 26-57 19-28-0 / 11-29-3 287 / 95 69-527 / 55-152 97 / 238 1 / 4 Totals 125 - 20 59 / 34 36 / 16 20 / 15 3 / 3 119-890 / 116-241 35-59-0 / 29-65-4 515 / 328 178-1405 / 181-569 214 / 424 3 / 7

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks CAL POLY 5-9 / 5-17 0-0 / 0-3 29:07 / 30:53 -1:46 10.2 / 1.6 4.2 / 11.4 8.8 / 3.3 3-45.7 / 6-43.0 2-21 / 5-40 5 / 0 NORTH ALABAMA 3-10 / 4-14 0-0 / 0-1 26:37 / 33:23 -6:46 5.8 / 2.7 9.7 / 4.3 7.2 / 3.3 5-43.8 / 9-40.4 2-20 / 11-76 4 / 0 DELAWARE 7-13 / 4-13 1-1 / 0-1 34:28 / 25:32 8 :5 6 5.9 / 2.2 10.2 / 3.3 7.6 / 2.8 3-42.0 / 6-40.0 7-70 / 3-18 3 / 0 Totals 15-32 / 13-44 1-1 / 0-5 90:12 / 89:48 0 :2 4 7.5 / 2.1 8.7 / 5.0 7.9 / 3.1 11-43.8 / 21-41.0 11-111 / 19-134 12 / 0

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 11

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 22, 2018) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 125 20 Points Per Game 41.7 6.7 Points Off Turnovers 35 7 FIRST DOWNS 59 34 R u s h in g 36 16 P a s s in g 20 15 P e n a lt y 3 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 890 241 Yards gained rushing 918 392 Yards lost rushing 28 151 Rushing Attempts 119 116 Average Per Rush 7.5 2.1 Average Per Game 296.7 80.3 TDs Rushing 12 0 PASSING YARDAGE 515 328 C o m p - A t t - I n t 35-59-0 29-65-4 Average Per Pass 8.7 5.0 Average Per Catch 14.7 11.3 Average Per Game 171.7 109.3 TDs Passing 3 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 1405 569 Total Plays 178 181 Average Per Play 7.9 3.1 Average Per Game 468.3 189.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-47 15-322 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-79 4-10 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-88 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.5 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.8 2.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 5-3 PENALTIES-Yards 11-111 19-134 Average Per Game 37.0 44.7 PUNTS-Yards 11-482 21-862 Average Per Punt 43.8 41.0 Net punt average 39.3 36.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 22-1292 7-455 Average Per Kick 58.7 65.0 Net kick average 40.7 40.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 0 4 2 9 : 5 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/32 13/44 3rd-Down Pct 47% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 0/5 4th-Down Pct 100% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 12-87 0-0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 17 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 2-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (14-16) 88% (1-2) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (12-16) 75% (0-2) 0% PAT-ATTEMPTS (17-17) 100% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 55923 0 Games/Avg Per Game 3/18641 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 42 38 24 21 0 125 Opponents 3 0 0 17 0 20 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 12

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 23, 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 3 32 274 10 264 8.2 3 86 88.0 42 394 2324 88 2236 5.7 18 86 53.2 Lance Dunn 3 23 158 1 157 6.8 3 35 52.3 38 377 2357 52 2305 6.1 24 73 60.7 Adam Cofield 3 17 144 7 137 8.1 0 59 45.7 9 60 310 10 300 5.0 1 59 33.3 Ty Brooks 3 24 138 2 136 5.7 0 30 45.3 22 104 873 20 853 8.2 7 55 38.8 Easton Stick 3 10 96 0 96 9.6 4 24 32.0 43 320 2277 335 1942 6.1 28 80 45.2 Trey Lance 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0 Holden Hotchkiss 2 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 14.0 2 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 14.0 Brock Robbins 3 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 4.3 25 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 0.5 Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Dallas Freeman 3 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.3 30 4 35 4 31 7.8 0 31 1.0 Total 3 119 918 28 890 7.5 12 86 296.7 Opponents 3 116 392 151 241 2.1 0 18 80.3

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 3 157.81 31-52-0 59.6 490 3 54 163.3 43 154.47 454-751-21 60.5 6431 63 77 149.6 Holden Hotchkiss 2 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 6.5 2 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 6.5 Trey Lance 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0 Total 3 149.42 35-59-0 59.3 515 3 54 171.7 Opponents 3 79.77 29-65-4 44.6 328 1 47 109.3

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Dallas Freeman 3 6 174 29.0 0 54 58.0 30 18 326 18.1 1 54 10.9 Darrius Shepherd 3 6 109 18.2 1 39 36.3 45 132 1885 14.3 12 67 41.9 Desmond Cain 2 4 89 22.2 0 37 44.5 17 9 167 18.6 0 37 9.8 Ben Ellefson 3 3 41 13.7 1 21 13.7 32 9 111 12.3 4 21 3.5 Bruce Anderson 3 3 29 9.7 1 18 9.7 42 23 278 12.1 5 48 6.6 Lance Dunn 3 3 15 5.0 0 11 5.0 38 24 186 7.8 2 38 4.9 Ty Brooks 3 3 9 3.0 0 7 3.0 22 6 63 10.5 1 27 2.9 Brock Robbins 3 2 14 7.0 0 8 4.7 25 6 46 7.7 0 15 1.8 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 Christian Watson 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0 Adam Cofield 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 9 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.6 Nate Jenson 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 46 19 307 16.2 2 44 6.7 Matt H Anderson 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 12 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Total 3 35 515 14.7 3 54 171.7 Opponents 3 29 328 11.3 1 47 109.3

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Easton Stick 3 62 96 490 586 195.3 43 1071 1942 6431 8373 194.7 Bruce Anderson 3 32 264 0 264 88.0 42 394 2236 0 2236 53.2 Lance Dunn 3 23 157 0 157 52.3 38 377 2305 0 2305 60.7 Adam Cofield 3 17 137 0 137 45.7 9 60 300 0 300 33.3 Ty Brooks 3 24 136 0 136 45.3 22 104 853 0 853 38.8 Trey Lance 1 3 54 12 66 66.0 1 3 54 12 66 66.0 Holden Hotchkiss 2 11 28 13 41 20.5 2 11 28 13 41 20.5 Brock Robbins 3 2 13 0 13 4.3 25 2 13 0 13 0.5 Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 11.0 Kenneth Channelle 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Dallas Freeman 3 1 -4 0 -4 -1.3 30 4 31 0 31 1.0 Total 3 178 890 515 1405 468.3 Opponents 3 181 241 328 569 189.7 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 13

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2018) All games

SEASON CAREER

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Bruce Anderson 4 ------24 25 ------150 Easton Stick 4 ------24 28 - - - - 0-1 - - 168 Cam Pedersen - 2-3 15-15 - - - - - 21 - 39-63 196-202 - - - - - 313 Lance Dunn 3 ------18 26 ------156 Jabril Cox 2 ------12 2 ------12 Holden Hotchkiss 1 ------6 1 ------6 Darrius Shepherd 1 ------6 14 ------84 Trey Lance 1 ------6 1 ------6 Ben Ellefson 1 ------6 4 ------24 Jake Reinholz - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 Total 17 2-3 17-17 - - - - - 125 Opponents 2 2-2 2-2 - - - - - 20

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Darrius Shepherd 4 73 18.2 0 49 29 355 12.2 1 84 Trevor Heit 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 5 79 15.8 0 49 Opponents 4 10 2.5 0 8

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 15 322 21.5 0 30

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Jabril Cox 2 79 39.5 2 43 3 111 37.0 2 43 Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0.0 0 0 12 104 8.7 1 38 Jaylaan Wimbush 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total 4 88 22.0 2 43 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 1 92 92.0 1 92

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 3 264 29 0 47 0 340 113.3 42 2236 278 0 1188 0 3702 88.1 Darrius Shepherd 3 0 109 73 0 0 182 60.7 45 178 1885 355 2 0 2420 53.8 Lance Dunn 3 157 15 0 0 0 172 57.3 38 2305 186 0 74 0 2565 67.5 Dallas Freeman 3 -4 174 0 0 0 170 56.7 30 31 326 0 0 0 357 11.9 Ty Brooks 3 136 9 0 0 0 145 48.3 22 853 63 0 280 0 1196 54.4 Adam Cofield 3 137 6 0 0 0 143 47.7 9 300 5 0 0 0 305 33.9 Easton Stick 3 96 0 0 0 0 96 32.0 43 1942 -1 0 0 0 1941 45.1 Desmond Cain 2 0 89 0 0 0 89 44.5 17 0 167 0 0 0 167 9.8 Jabril Cox 3 0 0 0 0 79 79 26.3 18 0 0 0 0 111 111 6.2 Trey Lance 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0 Ben Ellefson 3 0 41 0 0 0 41 13.7 32 0 111 0 0 0 111 3.5 Holden Hotchkiss 2 28 0 0 0 0 28 14.0 2 28 0 0 0 0 28 14.0 Brock Robbins 3 13 14 0 0 0 27 9.0 25 13 46 0 0 0 59 2.4 Saybein Clark 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 Kenneth Channel 1 -2 12 0 0 0 10 10.0 1 -2 12 0 0 0 10 10.0 Christian Watson 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 5.0 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 5.0 Jaylaan Wimbus 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 3.0 45 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.2 Trevor Heit 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 2.0 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 1.5 Nate Jenson 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.3 46 0 307 0 0 0 307 6.7 Matt H Anderson 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.0 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.2 Total 3 890 515 79 47 88 1619 539.7 Opponents 3 241 328 10 322 0 901 300.3 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 14

2018 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2018) All games

SEASON CAREER

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Cam Pedersen 3 2 34 0 63 39 52 5 Total 3 2 34 0 Opponents 2 2 50 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 11 482 43.8 57 0 14 580 41.4 57 0 Total 11 482 43.8 57 0 Opponents 21 862 41.0 55 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Cam Pedersen 13 789 60.7 1 0 174 10487 60.3 31 9 Garret Wegner 7 400 57.1 2 0 20 1202 60.1 3 0 Jake Reinholz 2 103 51.5 0 0 2 103 51.5 0 0 Total 22 1292 58.7 3 0 Opponents 7 455 65.0 5 0

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 5 Robbie Grimsley 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 1.5 . 1 1 . . . 47 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 3 10.5 3 . 0 12 1 6 2 3 . 48 Dan Marlette 3 1 3 4 1 7 3.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 36 3 1 1 7 4 8 4.5 1 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 42 Jabril Cox 3 1 1 4 1 5 1.0 . 2 . . . . 18 5 8 3 2 9 0 14.0 4 . 5 3 3 3 1 . 45 Levi Jordheim 3 4 8 1 2 0.0 ...... 38 3 8 3 2 7 0 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 . 94 Stanley Jones 3 4 7 1 1 3.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 43 2 6 3 8 6 4 19.0 8 . 0 . 1 2 1 1 63 Aaron Steidl 3 4 6 1 0 2.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 47 3 9 5 7 9 6 12.0 4 . 0 . . 1 2 . 3 Jaxon Brown 3 5 5 1 0 0.0 ...... 27 1 6 9 2 5 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 52 Jackson Hankey 3 5 4 9 0.0 ...... 3 5 4 9 0.0 ...... 53 Cole Karcz 3 4 4 8 3.0 3 . 0 . . . . . 22 1 0 2 1 3 1 6.5 6 . 0 . . . . . 96 Greg Menard 3 5 2 7 3.0 2 . 0 . 1 . . . 46 6 0 7 2 1 3 2 36.5 2 6 . 0 . 2 5 4 1 6 James Hendricks 3 3 4 7 0.0 . . 2 1 . . 20 2 6 1 7 4 3 3.0 . 4 5 1 . . 99 Spencer Waege 3 2 4 6 1.0 ...... 3 2 4 6 1.0 ...... 91 Derrek Tuszka 3 5 1 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 26 2 5 1 8 4 3 12.0 9 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 69 Blake Williams 3 2 4 6 0.0 ...... 33 1 5 4 2 5 7 3.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 93 Logan McCormick 2 3 3 6 2.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 15 4 5 9 3.5 1 . 5 . . 2 1 . 21 Jalen Allison 3 3 3 6 0.0 . . 3 . . . 46 9 1 5 0 1 4 1 4.5 2 . 5 6 2 3 1 3 . 9 Marquise Bridges 3 1 4 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 21 1 5 1 2 2 7 1.5 . 3 4 . . . 14 Josh Hayes 3 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 18 1 1 9 2 0 0.0 . . 3 . 1 . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 3 3 2 5 0.0 . 1 . . . . 45 5 3 4 6 9 9 5.0 1 . 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 18 Adam Cofield 3 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 9 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 95 Caleb Butler 2 2 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . 1 1 . . 44 5 1 3 6 8 7 20.0 1 2 . 0 . 4 2 2 . 25 Michael Tutsie 3 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 3 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 60 Lane Tucker 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 7 Tre Fort 3 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 29 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 33 Destin Talbert 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 31 Victor Kizewski 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 9 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 92 Jack Darnell 3 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 14 2 1 0 1 2 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 26 James Kaczor 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 97 Quinn Alo 3 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 5 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 98 Matt Biegler 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 5 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 54 Mark Stumpf 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 90 Tony Pierce Jr. 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 50 Ross Kennelly 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 5 . 5 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . Total 3 1 0 5 9 0 1 9 5 22 12 4 9 3 2 . Opponents 3 9 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 13 0 . 9 3 4 . BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 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 59 Rush Adam Cofield Delaware 90-99 0 0 54 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama 80-89 1 1 49 PR Darrius Shepherd Delaware 70-79 0 0 48 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama 60-69 0 0 44* Rush Trey Lance North Alabama 50-59 2 0 43* INT Jabril Cox North Alabama 40-49 4 2 39 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Delaware 30-39 6 2 39 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware 20-29 10 0 37 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware 36* INT Jabril Cox Delaware Long Plays By Type No. TD 35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly Rushing 10 3 30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly Passing 8 0 29 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware Punt returns 1 0 27 Rush Bruce Anderson North Alabama Kick returns 2 0 27 Rush Ty Brooks North Alabama Interceptions 2 2 24 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly Fumble returns 0 0 24 Rush Easton Stick Cal Poly Other 0 0 23 Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly TOTAL 23 5 23 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly 22 Rush Adam Cofield Cal Poly 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 21 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 21 Pass Ben Ellefson from Easton Stick Delaware Bruce Anderson 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 * touchdown scored on play Darrius Shepherd 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Dallas Freeman 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Jabril Cox 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Adam Cofield 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ty Brooks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Desmond Cain 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Lance Dunn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Trey Lance 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Easton Stick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 23 5 10 8 2 1 2 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 54 Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick vs North Alabama (9/15/2018) Passing Touchdown 18 Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick vs Delaware (9/22/2018) 18 Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick vs North Alabama (9/15/2018) Punt Return 49 Darrius Shepherd vs Delaware (9/22/2018) Kick Return 24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Interception Return 43 Jabril Cox vs North Alabama (9/15/2018) Fumble Return None Punt 57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018) Field Goal 34 Cam Pedersen vs Delaware (9/22/2018) BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 16

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/22/2018

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 15 2 0.469 South Dakota St. 0.619 South Dakota St. 0.619 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 24 3 0.295 Dartmouth 0.167 Western Ill. 0.289 4th Down Conversion Pct (113 ranked) 1 1 1.000 12 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (114 ranked) 1 1 0.000 11 teams tied 0.000 Western Ill. 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000 Blocked Kicks (20 ranked) Davidson 6 Indiana St. 2 Blocked Kicks Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0 64 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (9 ranked) Central Conn. St. 3 Florida A&M 3 Blocked Punts Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0 100 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 52 5 0.593 South Dakota St. 0.800 South Dakota St. 0.800 Defensive TDs (4 ranked) 4 2 2 Stony Brook 4 Southern Ill. 3 Fewest Penalties (124 ranked) 11 1 11 Princeton 4 North Dakota St. 11 Fewest Penalties Per Game (124 ranked) 5 1 3.67 Princeton 2.00 North Dakota St. 3.67 Fewest Penalty Yards (124 ranked) 14 1 111 Princeton 40 North Dakota St. 111 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (124 ranked) 13 1 37.00 Furman 16.33 North Dakota St. 37.00 First Downs Defense (124 ranked) 9 2 34 Dartmouth 11 South Dakota St. 17 First Downs Offense (124 ranked) 75 6 59 Southern Utah 118 Southern Ill. 93 Fumbles Lost (122 ranked) 69 8 3 19 teams tied 0 South Dakota St. 0 Fumbles Recovered (87 ranked) 27 3 3 Alabama St. 8 Missouri St. 6 Kickoff Return Defense (124 ranked) 76 6 21.47 UT Martin 1.33 South Dakota St. 16.00 Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 29 5 23.50 Dartmouth 39.00 Illinois St. 33.33 Net Punting (124 ranked) 18 3 39.27 Kennesaw St. 45.63 Missouri St. 43.43 Passes Had Intercepted (124 ranked) 1 1 0 13 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0 Passes Intercepted (95 ranked) 29 3 4 Northern Ariz. 9 UNI 6 Morgan St. 9 Illinois St. 6 Passing Offense (124 ranked) 92 9 171.7 South Dakota St. 438.0 South Dakota St. 438.0 Passing Yards Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 109.3 North Dakota St. 109.3 North Dakota St. 109.3 Passing Yards per Completion (124 ranked) 20 4 14.71 The Citadel 23.33 South Dakota St. 21.90 Punt Return Defense (124 ranked) 19 3 2.50 Kennesaw St. -3.50 Missouri St. -0.83 Punt Returns (124 ranked) 18 1 15.80 Idaho 34.67 North Dakota St. 15.80 Red Zone Defense (110 ranked) 2 1 0.500 Colgate 0.429 North Dakota St. 0.500 Red Zone Offense (124 ranked) 38 7 0.875 15 teams tied 1.000 Illinois St. 1.000 Indiana St. 1.000 UNI 1.000 Rushing Defense (124 ranked) 11 1 80.3 Dartmouth 26.5 North Dakota St. 80.3 Rushing Offense (124 ranked) 7 1 296.7 Davidson 409.8 North Dakota St. 296.7 Sacks Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0.00 Penn 0.00 North Dakota St. 0.00 North Dakota St. 0.00 Scoring Defense (124 ranked) 1 1 6.7 North Dakota St. 6.7 North Dakota St. 6.7 Colgate 6.7 Scoring Offense (124 ranked) 10 4 41.7 South Dakota St. 67.5 South Dakota St. 67.5 Tackles for Loss Allowed (124 ranked) 19 2 4.33 Wofford 1.67 Illinois St. 2.33 Team Passing Efficiency (124 ranked) 27 4 149.42 South Dakota St. 306.37 South Dakota St. 306.37 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (124 ranked) 2 1 79.77 Sacred Heart 77.60 North Dakota St. 79.77 Team Sacks (120 ranked) 5 1 4.00 Penn 8.50 North Dakota St. 4.00 Team Tackles for Loss (124 ranked) 38 4 7.3 Penn 11.5 South Dakota 9.7 Time of Possession (124 ranked) 60 6 30:04 Dartmouth 38:44 Southern Ill. 35:33 Total Defense (124 ranked) 2 1 189.7 Dartmouth 160.5 North Dakota St. 189.7 Total Offense (124 ranked) 21 4 468.3 South Dakota St. 719.0 South Dakota St. 719.0 Turnover Margin (124 ranked) 11 3 1.33 Dartmouth 3.00 South Dakota St. 3.00 South Dakota St. 3.00 Turnovers Gained (116 ranked) 33 2 7 5 teams tied 12 Missouri St. 10 Turnovers Lost (123 ranked) 21 5 3 4 teams tied 0 South Dakota St. 0 Winning Percentage (105 ranked) 1 1 1.000 14 teams tied 1.000 Illinois St. 1.000 South Dakota St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 17

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson 68 6 113.33 Marquis Terry, Southeast Mo. St. 232.75 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 173.00 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 173.00 Blocked Kicks (2 ranked) Corey Coppola, Davidson 4 Rex Mosley, Indiana St. 2 Combined Kick Returns (197 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 134 5 73 Joshua Tomas, Georgetown 369 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 312 Bruce Anderson 181 17 47 Completion Percentage (109 ranked) Easton Stick 58 5 0.596 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.791 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.791 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 100 9 10.33 Devlin Hodges, Samford 34.75 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 26.67 Field Goal Percentage (81 ranked) Cam Pedersen 43 5 0.667 16 players tied 1.000 Nico Gualdoni, Southern Ill. 1.000 Parker Lacina, Missouri St. 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (106 ranked) Cam Pedersen 63 6 0.67 Chris Alleyne, Columbia 2.50 Nico Gualdoni, Southern Ill. 1.67 Antonio Zita, Tennessee St. 2.50 Forced Fumbles (41 ranked) Aaron Steidl 41 7 0.33 Juan Jackson, Central Ark. 1.00 Jeremy Chinn, Southern Ill. 0.67 Derrek Tuszka 41 7 0.33 Kaelub Newman, Indiana St. 0.67 Phillip Powell, South Dakota 0.67 Fumbles Recovered (17 ranked) Caleb Butler 17 2 1 16 players tied 2 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 2 James Hendricks 17 2 1 Logan McCormick 17 2 1 Interceptions Per Game (80 ranked) Jabril Cox 11 2 0.7 Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 2.0 Zy Mosley, South Dakota St. 1.0 Robbie Grimsley 80 9 0.3 Jaylaan Wimbush 80 9 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Jimmie Robinson, Bethune-Cookman 2 Kickoff Returns (105 ranked) Dejon Brissett, Richmond 51.5 Tony Tate, Western Ill. 26.8 Passes Defended (65 ranked) Jalen Allison 65 6 1.0 Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 3.0 Joshua Manchigiah, South Dakota St. 1.5 Passing Efficiency (109 ranked) Easton Stick 19 4 157.8 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 275.3 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 275.3 Passing TDs (60 ranked) Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 13 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 9 Passing Yards (149 ranked) Easton Stick 75 8 490 Devlin Hodges, Samford 1,471 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 929 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 75 8 163.3 Devlin Hodges, Samford 367.8 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 325.5 Passing Yards per Completion (109 ranked) Easton Stick 9 3 15.81 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 19.15 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 19.15 Points Responsible For (195 ranked) Easton Stick 42 5 42 Daniel Smith, Campbell 96 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 60 Bruce Anderson 142 17 24 Cam Pedersen 190 21 21 Points Responsible For Per Game (141 ranked) Easton Stick 32 6 14.0 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 30.0 Bruce Anderson 114 19 8.0 John Lovett, Princeton 30.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 23 players tied 1 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 1 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 1 Punt Returns (56 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 5 1 18.3 D'Angelo Amos, James Madison 23.9 Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota St. 18.3 Punting (98 ranked) Garret Wegner 15 3 43.8 Alec Chadwick, Houston Baptist 47.9 JT Bohlken, Illinois St. 45.3 Receiving TDs (50 ranked) Alexander Hollins, Eastern Ill. 7 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 6 Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Dallas Freeman 131 10 174 Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 654 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 300 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Dallas Freeman 103 10 58.0 Josh Wilkes, Ark.-Pine Bluff 166.7 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 150.0 Receptions Per Game (187 ranked) Kelvin McKnight, Samford 10.5 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 7.0 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 7.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (142 ranked) Bruce Anderson 9 2 8.25 Ra'Quanne Dickens, Incarnate Word 11.17 James Robinson, Illinois St. 8.30 Rushing TDs (41 ranked) Easton Stick 23 3 4 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 8 Jaquan Keys, Indiana St. 6 Bruce Anderson 41 6 3 Lance Dunn 41 6 3 Rushing Yards (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson 45 5 264 Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View 723 Tevin McCaster, Youngstown St. 433 Lance Dunn 135 10 157 Adam Cofield 163 13 137 Ty Brooks 165 14 136 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 36 6 88.0 Josh Davis, Weber St. 166.3 Tevin McCaster, Youngstown St. 144.3 Lance Dunn 118 11 52.3 Adam Cofield 153 14 45.7 Ty Brooks 155 15 45.3 Sacks (193 ranked) Cole Karcz 25 1 1.00 Cooper Gardner, Penn 2.00 Darin Greenfield, South Dakota 1.00 Stanley Jones 56 4 0.67 Cole Karcz, North Dakota St. 1.00 Greg Menard 56 4 0.67 Scoring (197 ranked) Bruce Anderson 44 10 8.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 18.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 18.0 Easton Stick 44 10 8.0 Cam Pedersen 85 15 7.0 Lance Dunn 108 17 6.0 Solo Tackles (61 ranked) Wesley Beans, Marist 7.7 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 7.3 Tackles For Loss (129 ranked) Dan Marlette 99 10 1.2 Darius Royster, N.C. Central 3.0 Shereif Bynum, Youngstown St. 1.8 Stanley Jones 129 15 1.0 Darin Greenfield, South Dakota 1.8 Cole Karcz 129 15 1.0 Greg Menard 129 15 1.0 Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick 66 8 195.3 Devlin Hodges, Samford 386.8 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 325.0 Bruce Anderson 154 16 88.0 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (190 ranked) Robbie Grimsley 134 10 7.3 Langston Tunson, Houston Baptist 17.7 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 11.3 Zach Glisan, Western Ill. 11.3 Total Touchdowns (141 ranked) Bruce Anderson 36 5 4 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 6 Easton Stick 36 5 4 William Wicks, Davidson 8 Jaquan Keys, Indiana St. 6 Lance Dunn 67 10 3 Jabril Cox 141 14 2 Yards per Pass Attempt (109 ranked) Easton Stick 10 3 9.42 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 15.14 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 15.14 Yards per Reception (199 ranked) Dallas Freeman 5 1 29.00 Drew Lauer, Drake 37.75 Dallas Freeman, North Dakota St. 29.00 Darrius Shepherd 52 8 18.17