State BISON FootbalL 35 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2019 Schedule No. 1 North Dakota State Heads East to Face (2-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) W, 57-10 18th-Ranked Delaware Saturday S7 NORTH DAKOTA W, 38-7 S14 at Delaware 1 p.m. ET THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S21 UC DAVIS 2:30 p.m. State heads east to face 18th-ranked Delaware O5 *at Illinois State 12 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14. Game time is 1 p.m. ET O12 *NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) 1 p.m. at Delaware Stadium (16,730) in Newark. Both NORTH DAKOTA STATE DELAWARE O19 *MISSOURI STATE 2:30 p.m. teams are 2-0 after NDSU beat North Dakota O26 *at State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m. 38-7 in the home opener and Delaware opened BISON BLUE HENS N2 *at Youngstown State 6 p.m. ET (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0, 1-0 CAA) N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. Colonial Athletic Association play with a triple- Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 18/18 (STATS/AFCA) N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. overtime 44-36 win at Rhode Island. Last Game: Sept. 7 def. Last Game: Sept. 7 def. N23 *at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. North Dakota 38-7 Rhode Island 44-36 (3OT) *MVFC games TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Streak: Won 23 Streak: Won 2 Dakota network will carry the game with Brian On Road: 1-0 (Won 5+3) At Home: 1-0 (Won 1) Quick Facts Shawn joined by Lee Timmerman and sideline Coach: Coach: Danny Rocco Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) Record: 2-0 (1st) Record: 16-9 (3rd) Founded: 1890 reporter Ryan Gellner. Pregame coverage hosted Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) by Beth Hoole and Alex Egan begins at 11 a.m. Nickname: Bison CT. Outside of the NBC North Dakota viewing area, the game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Washington, NBC Sports Philadelphia and FloFootball.com with Andrew Bogusch and Qadry Ismail Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) calling the action. This is the only NDSU game this season without ESPN+ coverage. Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS RADIO: Coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. CT on the Peterson Farms Seed Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) with fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 Phil Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 8:30-9:30 with Brad Jones and Nate Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 Tanguay and “Bison Game Day” from 9:30-11:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 return for “Bison Hotline” with Chris Hanson for two hours following the network broadcast. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 mobile app. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow along with Football Staff in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 2-0 (1st season) THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and Delaware. NDSU Career Record: same won 38-10 in Fargo during homecoming week last year. The Blue Hens threw on three Assistant Coaches/Staff: of their first five possessions including a 36-yard return for touchdown by linebacker on * (Minot St., 1977)...... Assoc. Head Coach Passing Game Coord./QBs Delaware’s first offensive play of the game to give NDSU an early 14-0 lead. Easton * (NDSU, 2009)....Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks Stick accounted for 321 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as the Bison averaged 7.6 yards David Braun (Winona St., 2008)...... Def. Coord./Safeties per play and outgained Delaware 527 to 152 in total yards. NDSU is 6-1 against teams from the Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)..... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002)...... Offensive Line Colonial Athletic Association since beginning Division I play in 2004. Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Running Backs *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Cornerbacks RARE EAST COAST GAME: Saturday’s game at Delaware will be the sixth time the Bison play a Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014)...... Linebackers game on the East Coast. NDSU played at Army in 1932, George Washington in 1932 and 1937, Ship- Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012)...... Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends pensburg (Pa.) in the 1981 Division II semifinals, and Georgia Southern in 2006. *Ben Klinger (, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012)...... Def. Quality Control BISON LEAD NATION IN PASSING EFFICIENCY: North Dakota State leads the FCS in team pass- Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting ing efficiency behind redshirt freshman quarterback , who has only five incompletions John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008)... Dir. of Football Video Ops. with six touchdowns in two games. Lance is 21 of 26 passing for 347 yards and last week completed Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)....Asst. AD/Ath. Performance passes to nine different receivers in the 38-7 win over North Dakota. Lance also ranks first nationally *press box on game day in yards per rush (10.05) and points responsible for (60) and second in rushing TDs (4). Athletic Communications Contact: Ryan Perreault NDSU TOPS UND IN 112th MEETING: Quarterback Trey Lance rushed for two touchdowns and Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 passed for two more as North Dakota State defeated North Dakota 38-7 in the 112th meeting be- Email: [email protected] tween the teams last Saturday in Fargo. Safety Michael Tutsie made a team- and career-high seven Website: GoBison.com tackles and added two interceptions for the Bison defense, which held UND to just 68 yards on the Facebook: @NDSUathletics ground. Linebacker Jabril Cox also had seven stops for NDSU. Seven NDSU ball carriers combined Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball for 266 rushing yards led by Lance’s 95 yards on 16 carries. Ty Brooks had 13 carries for 37 yards Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball YouTube: @NDSUathletics and Adam Cofield rushed nine times for 40 yards. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) DELAWARE (2-0, 1-0 CAA) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS BLUE HENS OPP NDSU UD Points/Game 47.5 8.5 Points/Game 37.5 24.5 Scoring Off. 5th 24th First Downs 45 28 First Downs 46 39 Rushing Off. 3rd 35th Rushing/Game 327.0 78.0 Rushing/Game 189.0 92.0 Passing Off. 68th 35th Passing/Game 189.5 136.0 Passing/Game 244.0 330.5 Total Offense 10th 34th Total Offense/Game 516.5 214.0 Total Offense/Game 433.0 422.5 Passing Eff. 1st 32nd Had Intercepted 0 3 Had Intercepted 3 1 Scoring Def. 3rd 34th Standings & Schedule Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Rushing Def. 14th 19th All times Central Penalties-Avg. Yards 10-49.0 11-38.5 Penalties-Avg. Yards 6-40.0 16-74.5 Passing Def. 16th 105th VALLEY OVERALL Net Punt Avg. 42.2 35.1 Net Punt Avg. 34.6 30.9 Total Defense 4th 59th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Time of Poss/Game. 32:08 27:52 Time of Poss/Game. 29:37 30:23 Pass Eff. Def. 8th 61st North Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 67% 31% 3rd Down Conversions 52% 28% Net Punting 7th 63rd Youngstown State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2 4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/5 Punt Returns 39th 15th Illinois State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Kick Returns 91st 47th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 36th 96th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 46th 25th Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Trey Lance 21 211 10.0 4 105.5 Andre Robinson 29 132 4.6 1 66.0 Time of Poss. 28th 60th Ty Brooks 23 130 5.7 1 65.0 DeJoun Lee 19 95 5.0 0 47.5 3rd Dn Conv. 1st 9th Missouri State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 21st 16th Indiana State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Trey Lance 21-26-0 80.8 6 173.5 Pat Kehoe 44-66-3 66.7 7 234.0 4th Dn Conv. 1st 1st South Dakota 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Def. 1st 47th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Phoenix Sproles 3 74 24.7 1 37.0 Thyrick Pitts 10 147 14.7 1 73.5 Zach Mathis 3 59 19.7 0 29.5 Bryce DeMaille 8 97 12.1 2 48.5 Saturday, Sept. 7 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Dayton 42, at Indiana State 35 Jackson Hankey 5-6-11 1.5 0 0-0 J.Buchanan 10-8-18 0.0 0 0-0 at Youngstown State 54, Howard 28 Michael Tutsie 4-7-11 0.5 2 0-0 Justis Henley 10-6-16 0.0 1 0-0 at North Dakota State 38, North Dakota 7 Josh Hayes 6-4-10 0.0 0 0-0 K.Whitehead 3-9-12 0.0 0 0-0 Southern Illinois 45, at UMass 20 at Colorado State 38, Western Illinois 13 JOHNSON LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State right guard Zack Johnson was named at Northern Iowa 34, Southern Utah 14 the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after having 12 knockdowns at Oklahoma 70, South Dakota 14 and allowing zero pressures in North Dakota State’s 38-7 win over North Dakota. Johnson graded out at South Dakota State 38, Long Island 3 at 98 percent in his second career start at right guard helping NDSU rush for 266 yards and 5.3 yards at Illinois State 42, Morehead State 14 per carry, convert 9 of 14 third downs, and keep the ball for more than 35 minutes in the contest. Johnson was a two-year starter at right tackle and an FCS All-American in 2018 before switching Saturday, Sept. 14 positions this year. North Dakota State at Delaware, 12 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Indiana State, 12 p.m. LANCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State’s Trey Lance was the Missouri Valley Drake at South Dakota State, 1 p.m. Football Conference Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week after accounting for 301 yards Duquesne at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. and six touchdowns in the 57-10 win over Butler. Lance was 10 of 11 passing for 185 yards and Houston Baptist at South Dakota, 2 p.m. four touchdowns with five carries for 116 yards and two scores. He was the first freshman to start a Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. season-opener at quarterback for NDSU. State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. UT Martin at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. 10th LARGEST CROWD FOR BISON FOOTBALL: The crowd of 34,544 for NDSU-Butler in the first Missouri State at Tulane, 7 p.m. Division I game at Target Field in Minneapolis was the 10th largest crowd in Bison history and most in the FCS this season. Only eight other schools outside of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 Saturday, Sept. 21 drew larger crowds on opening weekend: BYU, South Florida, Memphis, UCF, San Diego State, UAB, Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12 p.m. Cincinnati and UTEP. Kennesaw State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. UC Davis at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. SIX TRUE FRESHMEN PLAY: Six true freshmen made their collegiate debut for North Dakota South Dakota at Northern Colorado, 3 p.m. State in the season-opener against Butler: Jake Lippe, safety Julian Wlodarczyk, run- Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. ning back Kobe Johnson, kicker Griffin Crosa, tight end Travis Yohnke and defensive tackle Javier Idaho State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. Derritt. Southern Illinois at Arkansas State, 6 p.m. Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. Northern Arizona at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m. HOME OPENERS: North Dakota State’s 38-7 win over North Dakota was NDSU’s 21st straight home-opening victory since 1999, which is the second longest active streak among FCS programs. North Dakota won its 33rd straight home opener against Drake.

BISON RETURN SEVEN FULL-TIME STARTERS: North Dakota State returns three offensive starters and four defensive starters from last year’s 15-0 national championship team. Offensive linemen and Zack Johnson return with tight end on an offensive unit that will have a new quarterback and lost 65% of its rushing yards, 80% of its receptions and 84% of its receiving yards. NDSU still has depth at where Ty Brooks, Adam Cofield and Saybein Clark combined for 200 carries, 1,391 yards and 12 touchdowns last year. On defense, the Bison return their leading tackler in Buck Buchanan Award candidate Jabril Cox at linebacker, second-lead- ing sack-getter in defensive end , leading pass defender James Hendricks at safety, and cornerback Marquise Bridges. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 3

Peterson Farms Seed 12-GAME SCHEDULE: While 12-game regular season schedules are the norm for the Football Bowl Subdivision, this year’s 12-game schedule in the Football Championship Subdivision is a rare Bison Radio Network departure from the usual 11-game slate based on the 2019 calendar. Teams are not required to play NDSU football can be heard live on 25 stations 12 games. NDSU opponents North Dakota and Missouri State each have 11-game schedules with across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio two bye weeks. The last time NDSU played a 12-game regular season was 2014 when the Bison beat streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. Iowa State 34-14 in the opener and went on to win their fourth FCS national championship. The next Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and 12-game schedule opportunity is in 2024. postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 COX ON BUCHANAN WATCH LIST: Junior linebacker Jabril Cox was on the 25-man preseason p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award presented annually to the top defensive player in the FCS. Cox finished fourth in the voting last year after being selected as the Defensive Player of BROADCAST TEAM the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He led the Bison defense and ranked 10th in the Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play MVFC with 91 total tackles in 2018 and finished with 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, four intercep- Phil Hansen...... Analyst tions including two for touchdowns, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries. He was the Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines 2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

LOCATION SIGNAL WEGNER ON WATCH LIST FOR FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Junior punter Garret Wegner is Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox on the preseason watch list for the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year award by the Augusta Sports Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM Council, which has been home to the Ray Guy Award since 2000 honoring the nation’s best punters Ada, MN KRJB-FM 106.5 as the FBS level. Wegner was All-MVFC first team in 2018 averaging 43.0 yards on 59 punts, which Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 was 11th in the FCS. He had 14 punts of 50-plus yards, a league-best 27 punts inside the 20-yard Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 line, and another 16 fair catches. NDSU opponents returned 20 punts for just 3.3 yards per return Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 and the Bison ranked sixth nationally in net punting with a 39.15 average. Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 FIVE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State has five preseason All-Americans Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 including junior linebacker Jabril Cox and senior offensive lineman Zack Johnson, who were each Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 named to first teams by HERO Sports, Athlon Sports and STATS FCS. Junior offensive lineman Dillon Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 Radunz was second team by HERO Sports, senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 STATS FCS second team and HERO Sports third team, and junior punter Garret Wegner was third Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 team by STATS FCS. Harvey KHND-AM 1470 Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: North Dakota State led the way with six players named to Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. Offensive linemen Zack Johnson and Minot KCJB-AM 910 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Dillon Radunz joined linebacker Jabril Cox, safety James Hendricks, defensive end Derrek Tuszka Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 and punter Garret Wegner on the first team. NDSU had three honorable mentions in tight end Ben Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 Ellefson, defensive tackle Cole Karcz and long snapper Ross Kennelly. Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 CAPTAINS: North Dakota State’s six captains in 2019 selected by a vote of team members Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 are safety James Hendricks, cornerback Marquise Bridges, running back Ty Brooks, tight end Ben Williston KEYZ-AM 660 Ellefson, offensive lineman Zack Johnson and defensive end Derrek Tuszka.

The Bison Football Show MERCADEL GETS SIXTH YEAR: After missing the 2018 season with a knee injury, North Dakota North Dakota State University’s Jeremy State linebacker Aaron Mercadel has received a sixth year of eligibility in 2020. That news brings Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show NDSU’s current senior class to just 14 after the Bison boasted their largest outgoing class ever with with head coach Matt Entz live at 10:30 a.m. 24 seniors on the 2018 team. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The BISON ON 23-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State owns the longest active winning show re-airs after the late local news Sunday streak in the FCS at 23 games, which is second longest in Missouri Valley Football Conference his- nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. tory and fifth longest in FCS history behind the record 33-game Bison winning streak from 2012 to Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. 2014. FCS Longest Winning Streaks Bison Television Schedule 33 - North Dakota State, 2012-14 Opponent Coverage 26 - James Madison, 2016-17 vs. Butler NBC ND/ESPN+ 24 - Montana, 2001-02 North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN+ 24 - Penn, 1992-95 at Delaware NBC ND/FloSports.TV 23 - North Dakota State, 2017-present UC Davis NBC ND/ESPN+ at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ 15-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 15th football national champion- Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN+ ship in 2018. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, at South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in at Youngstown St. ESPN+ history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 before Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ winning again in 2017. South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 4

AFCA FCS Top 25 BISON WIN RECORD SEVENTH FCS TITLE: North Dakota State has won seven of the last eight Issued Sept. 9, 2019 FCS championships to surpass Georgia Southern’s record of six FCS titles. The Bison are 7-0 in Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv seven FCS title game appearances. 1. North Dakota State (26) 2-0 650 1 Most FCS Championship Game Appearances 2. James Madison 1-1 621 2 8 - Georgia Southern (6-2) 3. South Dakota State 1-1 599 3 7 - North Dakota State (7-0) 4. UC Davis 1-1 546 4 7 - Youngstown State (4-3) 5. Eastern Washington 1-1 543 5 7 - Montana (2-5) 6. Weber State 1-1 474 8 7. Kennesaw State 1-1 464 7 FIFTH UNDEFEATED, UNTIED FCS CHAMPION: Last year’s 15-0 North Dakota State team was 8. Towson 2-0 457 9 the fifth to go undefeated and untied in winning the FCS championship joining Eastern Kentucky in 9. Maine 1-1 423 6 1982 (13-0), Georgia Southern in 1989 (15-0), Marshall in 1996 (15-0) and NDSU in 2013 (15-0). 10. Northern Iowa 1-1 388 12 11. Nicholls State 0-1 355 10 UNBEATEN SEASONS: Eleven teams have gone unbeaten in Missouri Valley Football Confer- 12. Illinois State 1-1 319 16 ence games since 1985, and only North Dakota State (2013 and 2018) and Southern Illinois (2009) 13. Furman 1-1 312 11 have done it through an eight-game conference schedule. There have been 15 undefeated NDSU 14. Central Arkansas 2-0 311 18 teams since 1894 including the 2018 national champions (15-0). 15. Montana State 1-1 291 19 16. Jacksonville State 1-1 264 17 EIGHT STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its eighth consecutive Missouri Valley 17. North Carolina A&T 1-1 226 14 Football Conference championship in 2018, topping the league record seven straight by Northern 18. Delaware 2-0 180 21 Iowa in the early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. North Dakota Montana 2-0 180 23 State has won 35 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference 20. Southeast Missouri St. 1-1 149 13 (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). 21. Sam Houston State 1-1 140 22 Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football 22. Wofford 0-1 136 20 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) 23. Villanova 2-0 75 NR 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) 24. Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 71 NR 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) 25. Princeton 0-0 50 25 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) Dropped out: Indiana State, Colgate 8 - Nebraska (Big 8, 1910-17) Others receiving votes: Indiana State 37, South Carolina 8 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-18) State 31 Youngstown State 31, Colgate 22, Yale 18, Elon 16, Northern Arizona 16, Alcorn State 12, Portland State 11, North Alabama 5, Mercer 4, North Dakota 4, Delaware State 3, East- BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY FOOTBALL CROWN: North Dakota State topped the Missouri ern Kentucky 3, Lamar 3, The Citadel 3, Dayton 2, Stony Brook Valley Football Conference preseason poll with 392 points and 32 of the 40 first-place votes from the 2, Cal Poly 1, Dartmouth 1, Incarnate Word 1. league’s coaches, media and sports information directors. South Dakota State earned the second spot in the poll, finishing with 348 total points and four first-place votes. Illinois State (289 points), STATS FCS Top 25 Indiana State (279) and Northern Iowa (266) were tightly bunched for third, fourth and fifth place, Issued Sept. 9, 2019 while Illinois State (3) and Indiana State (1) also received first-place mentions. South Dakota came Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv in sixth followed by Youngstown State, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and Missouri State (80). 1. North Dakota St. (149) 2-0 3939 1 2. James Madison (9) 1-1 3712 2 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 75-6 at home since 2010 including a 24-1 mark in the FCS playoffs. 3. South Dakota State 1-1 3639 3 The Bison have won 65 of the last 67 home games over non-conference opponents with its last 4. Eastern Washignton 1-1 3398 4 home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 24-4 at home all-time against 5. UC Davis 1-1 3195 5 FCS Top 10 teams. North Dakota State ranked fifth in the FCS last year with an average home atten- 6. Weber State 1-1 3039 7 dance of 18,106. 7. Maine 1-1 2846 6 8. Towson 2-0 2783 8 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 123 wins this decade are more than any other program 9. Kennesaw State 1-1 2489 9 in college football. NDSU is 114-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five consecutive national 10. Montana State 1-1 2268 13 championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II 11. Northern Iowa 1-1 2221 11 program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. 12. Nicholls State 0-1 2165 10 FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) 13. Illinois State 1-1 1693 16 123 - North Dakota State (123-13) .904 - North Dakota State (123-13) 14. Central Arkansas 2-0 1542 20 93 - Sam Houston State (93-33) .778 - Harvard (70-20) 15. North Carolina A&T 1-1 1385 15 91 - Eastern Washington (91-31) .748 - Jacksonville State (86-29) 16. Furman 1-1 1332 17 86 - Jacksonville State (86-29) .746 - Eastern Washington (91-31) 17. Jacksonville State 1-1 1322 18 83 - James Madison (83-34) .738 - Sam Houston State (93-33) 18. Delaware 2-0 1216 21 19. Southeast Missouri St. 1-1 1170 12 20. Montana 2-0 1107 22 SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents 21. Wofford 0-1 906 19 and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), 22. Villanova 2-0 843 24 Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU 23. Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 782 23 has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s 24. Sam Houston State 1-1 516 25 first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). 25. Elon 1-1 289 NR Dropped out: Indiana State Others receiving votes: Indiana State 256, Princeton ANNIVERSARY SEASONS: Three milestones are being celebrated this year with the 150th 229, South Carolina State 167, Duquesne 109, East Tennesee anniversary of college football, the 125th anniversary of NDSU football, and the 35th anniversary State 100, Stony Brook 99, Eastern Kentucky 91, Dartmouth 83, Youngstown State 50, Alcorn State 46, Colgate 44, Mercer of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. NDSU has commissioned artist Terrence Fogarty for a 42, McNeese State 35, Dayton 30, Lamar 30, Yale 30, Southern limited-edition commemorative painting on sale at GoBison.com/painting. It features iconic images Illinois 28, Northern Arizona 26, Monmouth 24, Chattanooga from the program’s humble beginnings in 1894 through NDSU’s modern-day FCS dynasty. 15, Cal Poly 11, Holy Cross 3, Idaho State 2, Sacramento State 2, The Citadel 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 5 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 196 So. 3 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 29 Adrian Adams WR 2 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 199 Fr. 1 Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 69 Quinn Alo OL 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 46 Austin Avery TE 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 212 Sr. 5 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 201 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 83 DJ Baptist WR 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 221 RFr. 2 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 46 Caleb Beebe DB 5 Ben Hoggarth S 5-9 210 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 206 Sr. 5 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 191 Fr. 1 Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 181 Sr. 5 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 6-2 186 Fr. 1 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 85 Hunter Brozio LB 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 220 Jr. 4 Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS/Iowa State 21 Jalen Bussey RB 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 15 Will Cardinal K/P 10 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 202 Fr. 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 94 Costner Ching DT 10 Dom Jones DB 6-2 184 Fr. 1 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 187 So. 2 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 172 Fr. 1 Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 172 Fr. 1 Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 95 Brendan Cook DT 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 186 Jr. 3 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 15 Will Cardinal K/P 6-2 180 Fr. 1 Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 31 Jasir Cox LB 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-8 168 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 220 So. 3 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 186 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 2 Dom Davis CB 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 202 Jr. 4 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 96 Javier Derritt DT 18 Cam Smith DB 5-11 184 Fr. 1 Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 78 Nate Dirkes DL 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 180 Sr. 5 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 82 Ben Ellefson TE 20 Julian Wlodarczyk DB 6-3 202 Fr. 1 Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 196 RFr. 2 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 20 Braden Zuroff RB 5-11 192 Fr. 1 Hebron, N.D./Glen Ullin HS 7 Tre Fort CB 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 153 Fr. 1 Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 198 RSo. 3 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 23 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 196 So. 3 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 10 Logan Graetz QB 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 177 Fr. 1 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 29 Terrell Hall CB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 194 So. 3 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 26 Jacob Halverson WR 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 205 So. 2 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 26 Jacob Halverson WR 6-2 183 Fr. 1 Casselton, N.D./Central Cass HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 So. 3 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 29 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 165 Fr. 1 Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 29 Terrell Hall CB 5-10 186 Fr. 1 Winona, Minn./Winona HS 6 James Hendricks FS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 206 RFr. 2 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 31 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 205 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 185 RFr. 2 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 5 Ben Hoggarth S 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 180 So. 2 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 233 Fr. 1 Cannon Falls, Minn./Canon Falls HS 86 Peter Isais WR 34 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 216 RFr. 2 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 184 RFr. 2 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 6-1 165 Fr. 1 Powell, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 216 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 194 Jr. 4 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 Sr. 5 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 10 Dom Jones DB 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 178 Fr. 1 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 26 James Kaczor SS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 248 Fr. 1 Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 214 Jr. 4 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 233 Jr. 3 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 54 Jake Kava DE 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 221 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 6-4 195 Fr. 1 Rice, Minn./Royalton HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 249 RFr. 2 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 208 RFr. 2 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 247 So. 3 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 46 Caleb Beebe DB 5-10 166 Fr. 1 North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 215 Fr. 1 Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 49 Nick Kubitz LB 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 221 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 49 Nick Kubitz LB 6-2 202 Fr. 1 Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 5 Trey Lance QB 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 1 Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 2 Jake Lippe WR 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 211 So. 3 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 220 So. 3 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 6

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 271 Sr. 5 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 54 Jake Kava DE 6-1 222 RFr. 2 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 212 Jr. 5 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 221 Jr. 4 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 301 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 73 Eli Mostaert DE 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 Jr. 4 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 74 Will Mostaert DE 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 303 Jr. 4 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 278 So. 3 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 299 Jr. 4 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 286 RFr. 2 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-3 290 RFr. 2 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 90 Tony Pierce DE 64 Jake Rock OL 6-6 287 Fr. 1 Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 76 Hunter Poncius OL 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 233 Fr. 1 DeForest, Wis./Waunakee HS 35 Jayden Price CB 65 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 288 RFr. 2 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 326 So. 3 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 309 Jr. 4 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 64 Jake Rock OL 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 315 Sr. 5 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 69 Quinn Alo OL 6-2 298 Jr. 4 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 290 So. 3 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 59 Karson Schoening C 71 Brandon Westberg OL 6-3 288 Fr. 1 Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 65 Joe Schreiber C 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 290 RFr. 2 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 18 Cam Smith DB 73 Eli Mostaert DE 6-3 254 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 74 Will Mostaert DE 6-3 246 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 298 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 76 Hunter Poncius OL 6-8 276 Fr. 1 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 288 RFr. 2 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 78 Nate Dirkes DL 6-5 280 RFr. 2 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS 34 Juanye Tillman LB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 203 So. 3 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 253 So. 3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 Sr. 5 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 83 DJ Baptist WR 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 179 Jr. 4 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 85 Hunter Brozio LB 6-0 233 Fr. 1 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 227 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 180 So. 3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 262 So. 3 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 1 Christian Watson WR 88 Dawson Weisenberger TE 6-4 225 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 202 Jr. 4 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 90 Tony Pierce DE 6-0 230 RFr. 2 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 38 Garret Wegner P 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 246 Sr. 5 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 88 Dawson Weisenberger TE 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 288 Sr. 5 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 71 Brandon Westberg OL 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 240 RSo. 3 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 280 So. 3 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 57 Zach Willis C 95 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 243 RFr. 2 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 96 Javier Derritt DT 6-1 276 Fr. 1 Olathe, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 20 Julian Wlodarczyk DB 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 241 So. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 23 Carson Yaggie WR 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 283 Jr. 4 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 259 So. 3 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 20 Braden Zuroff RB

PRONUNCIATIONS Heit (like “height”) Kubitz (KOO-bits) Schoening (SHOON-ing) BY YEAR Alo (AH-low) Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kuntz (KOONTS) Talbert (TAL-burt) Seniors...... 14 Babicz (BAB-itch) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Lippe (LIP-ee) Terrell (tuh-RELL) Juniors...... 18 Baptist (BAP-tist) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Lodi (LO-dye) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Sophomores...... 26 Bautch (like “ouch”) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Redshirt Freshmen...... 20 Beebe (BEE-bee) Jalen (JAY-lin) Marquise (mar-KEESE) Volpentesta Freshmen...... 37 Biegler (BEE-glur) Jasir (juh-SEER) Mauch (mouck) (vohl-pen-TEST-uh) Brozio (BRO-zee-oh) Javier (haw-vee-AIR) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Waege (WAY-jee) BY STATE Bussey (BUS-ee) Jenaro (juh-NAWR-oh) Mostaert (MO-start) Wathum-Ocama Minnesota...... 36 Georgia...... 3 Crosa (CRO-suh) Juanye (WAHN-yay) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) (wa-TOOM-oh-CHAH-ma) North Dakota... 19 California...... 2 Derritt (DARE-it) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Weber (WEBB-er) Wisconsin...... 16 Kansas...... 2 Dirkes (DIRKS) Karcz (kartch) Pepin (PEPP-in) Weerts (WURTS) Illinois...... 11 Texas...... 2 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Poncius (PAWN-shus) Wlodarczyk (wa-DAR-sick) Florida...... 8 Colorado...... 1 Giancarlo (jon-CAR-loh) Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Yaggie (YAG-ee) Missouri...... 4 Indiana...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Yohnke (YAWN-kee) Iowa...... 4 Ohio...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Klabo (KLAY-bo) Roehl (like “roll”) South Dakota.... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Graetz (GRETTS) Kubas (KOO-bus) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 7 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Matt Entz Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n 2018 Football Scoop FCS LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, Minn. Coordinator of the Year 70 Cody Mauch 6-4 290 So. Hankinson, N.D. LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 326 So. Maple Grove, Minn. Matt Entz was named head 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 299 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. football coach at North Dakota State for the C 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 303 Jr. Rolla, N.D. 2019 season after five seasons as NDSU’s de- 57 Zach Willis 6-3 301 So. Fargo, N.D. fensive coordinator. He is the 31st head coach RG 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 315 Sr. Blaine, Minn. in program history. 69 Quinn Alo 6-2 298 Jr. LaMoure, N.D. This is the first head coaching job for Entz, RT 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 309 Jr. Balfour, N.D. a 21-year veteran assistant with 15 years of 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 290 RFr. Maryville, Mo. experience as a defensive coordinator and eight TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Sr. Hawley, Minn. as an associate head coach in two programs. 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 253 So. Barrington, Ill. At NDSU, he’s been part of five Missouri Valley QB 5 Trey Lance 6-3 221 RFr. Marshall, Minn. Football Conference championships and four 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga. NCAA national championships with the Bison. FB 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 Sr. Vergas, Minn. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 249 RFr. Spencer, Wis. Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a RB 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. finalist for the award, has led a Bison defense 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. that allowed less than 14 points per game over WR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. his five seasons as the defensive coordinator 80 Andy Voyen 6-2 203 So. Stillwater, Minn. and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in WR 11 Phoenix Sproles 5-11 187 So. New Hope, Minn. scoring defense and total defense. 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 202 Jr. Medina, Minn. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees on defense the past five seasons, including Defense linebackers MJ Stumpf, Nick DeLuca and Jabril Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Cox. Two of Entz’s former linebackers, DeLuca LE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 240 RSo. Appleton, Wis. and , went on to play in the NFL. 90 Tony Pierce 6-0 230 RFr. Lake Alfred, Fla. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is DT 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 271 Sr. Germantown, Wis. familiar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in 98 Matt Biegler 6-3 283 Jr. Underwood, Minn. January 2014 under head coach NG 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 288 Sr. Champlin, Minn. after one season as the associate head coach, 94 Costner Ching 6-3 280 So. Castlewood, S.D. co-defensive coordinator and defensive line RE 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, S.D. coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and spent 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 6-2 241 So. Bismarck, N.D. three previous years at Northern Iowa. WLB 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 212 Jr. Oakland, Calif. He was named defensive line coach in 51 Mason Hofstedt 6-0 211 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. 2010 at Northern Iowa and assumed the de- MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 220 So. Park River, N.D. fensive coordinator duties at UNI in 2012 after 43 Beau Pauly 6-2 221 Jr. Becker, Minn. Klieman departed for NDSU. or 48 Mark Stumpf 6-2 221 RFr. Bismarck, N.D. Entz was the defensive coordinator from SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 233 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 2002 to 2009 at Winona State, where he was 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. promoted to associate head coach in 2003 CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 186 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. and was with the defensive line for three years 33 Destin Talbert 5-11 180 So. Darien, Ill. before becoming linebackers coach in 2005. SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 194 So. Indianapolis, Ind. He was named the AFCA Division II Assistant 26 James Kaczor 6-0 205 So. St. Cloud, Minn. Coach of the Year in 2008. FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head 27 Dawson Weber 6-2 193 So. Elk Grove, Calif. football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne CB 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 186 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. (Neb.) State from 1999 to 2001 and the defen- 7 Tre Fort 5-8 181 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. sive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998. He holds certification from the National Strength Specialists and Conditioning Association and served as an Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown assistant strength and conditioning coach dur- K 36 Griffin Crosa 6-1 165 Fr. Powell, Ohio ing his time at Wayne State. 15 Will Cardinal 6-2 180 Fr. Fridley, Minn. LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 214 Jr. Superior, Wis. 85 Hunter Brozio 6-0 233 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. KR 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. PR 84 Trevor Heit 5-9 179 Jr. Pepin, Wis. 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 8 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. S. Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Alo 2 17 5 *** *** Avery 2 6 2 *** *** Babicz 2 17 17 1 1 TE *** Biegler 2 14 2 *** *** Bridges 2 35 32 2 18 18 CB CB Brooks 2 34 7 2 2 2 RB RB Brown 1 40 *** Ching 2 5 2 *** *** Clark 2 6 2 *** *** Cofield 2 23 17 *** *** Jabril Cox 2 32 32 2 25 23 SLB SLB Jasir Cox 1 11 *** Crosa 2 2 2 *** *** Darnell 2 28 17 2 2 2 NG NG Derritt 1 1 *** Ellefson 1 45 1 1 17 1 TE Fort 2 42 6 *** *** Gindorff 2 14 11 2 2 2 TE TE Hankey 2 16 13 2 2 2 MLB MLB Hayes 2 32 32 2 5 2 CB CB Heit 2 11 2 *** *** Hendricks 2 34 32 2 19 17 FS FS M. Hofstedt 2 15 2 *** *** Howieson 1 5 *** Isais 1 2 1 *** Jacob 2 8 2 1 1 WR *** Jensen 2 17 17 2 2 2 LG LG K. Johnson 2 2 2 *** *** Z. Johnson 2 40 32 2 32 32 RG RG Kaczor 2 14 12 *** *** Karcz 2 36 32 2 3 2 DT DT Kartes 2 2 2 *** *** Kava 2 2 2 *** *** Kelly 2 4 2 *** *** Kennelly 2 25 23 *** *** Kepouros 2 6 2 *** *** J. Kubas 1 1 *** Z. Kubas 2 20 2 *** *** Lance 2 4 2 2 2 2 QB QB Lippe 1 1 *** Luepke 1 1 *** Malstrom 2 40 35 1 8 FB *** Mathis 2 3 2 *** *** Mauch 2 8 2 *** *** McCormick 2 19 2 2 2 2 DE DE Mercadel 2 18 2 2 2 2 WLB WLB Noland 1 10 *** Ogbu 2 2 2 *** *** Pauly 2 7 1 *** *** Pierce 2 5 2 *** *** Price 2 2 2 *** *** Radunz 2 18 17 2 17 17 LT LT Reinholz 1 4 *** BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 9

PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. S. Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Sanders 1 2 *** Schoening 2 19 2 2 2 2 C C Schreiber 1 1 *** Sproles 2 17 17 1 1 1 *** WR Stumpf 2 4 2 *** *** Sundell 2 2 2 *** *** Talbert 2 13 12 *** *** Tucker 2 5 2 *** *** Tuszka 2 40 33 2 21 7 DE DE Tutsie 2 14 8 2 2 2 SS SS Volson 2 26 17 2 2 2 RT RT Voyen 1 3 *** Waege 1 16 1 *** Watson 2 16 16 1 3 1 *** WR Weber 2 12 2 *** *** Wegner 2 23 18 *** *** Williams 2 46 3 11 *** *** Willis 1 4 *** Wilson 12 Wlodarczyk 2 2 2 *** *** Yaggie 1 Yohnke 2 2 2 *** ***

2019 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE TE FB/WR WR RB QB vs BUT Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Malstrom Jacob Brooks Lance UND Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Brooks Lance at DEL UCD at ILST UNI MOST at SDSU at YSU WIU USD at SIU

DEF. LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB vs BUT McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UND McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at DEL UCD at ILST UNI MOST at SDSU at YSU WIU USD at SIU BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 10

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1-0 0-0 2:59 34544 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:39 18923

*Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 08, 2019) 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 Butler 57 - 10 25 / 14 15 / 5 10 / 8 0 / 1 45-388 / 30-88 12-14-0 / 16-30-1 217 / 110 59-605 / 60-198 49 / 181 2 / 1 NORTH DAKOTA 38 - 7 20 / 14 12 / 3 8 / 11 0 / 0 50-266 / 26-68 11-15-0 / 18-29-2 162 / 162 65-428 / 55-230 65 / 94 0 / 2 Totals 95 - 17 45 / 28 27 / 8 18 / 19 0 / 1 95-654 / 56-156 23-29-0 / 34-59-3 379 / 272 124-1033 / 115-428 114 / 275 2 / 3

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 Butler 5-7 / 3-14 0-0 / 0-2 29:11 / 30:49 -1:38 8.6 / 2.9 15.5 / 3.7 10.3 / 3.3 2-36.5 / 7-37.9 5-53 / 7-47 1 / 0 NORTH DAKOTA 9-14 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-0 35:06 / 24:54 1 0 :1 2 5.3 / 2.6 10.8 / 5.6 6.6 / 4.2 3-46.0 / 6-39.3 5-45 / 4-30 1 / 3 Totals 14-21 / 8-26 1-1 / 0-2 64:17 / 55:43 8 :3 4 6.9 / 2.8 13.1 / 4.6 8.3 / 3.7 5-42.2 / 13-38.5 10-98 / 11-77 2 / 3

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 11

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 95 17 Points Per Game 47.5 8.5 Points Off Turnovers 10 7 FIRST DOWNS 45 28 R u s h in g 27 8 P a s s in g 18 19 P e n a lt y 0 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 654 156 Yards gained rushing 682 179 Yards lost rushing 28 23 Rushing Attempts 95 56 Average Per Rush 6.9 2.8 Average Per Game 327.0 78.0 TDs Rushing 7 1 PASSING YARDAGE 379 272 C o m p - A t t - I n t 23-29-0 34-59-3 Average Per Pass 13.1 4.6 Average Per Catch 16.5 8.0 Average Per Game 189.5 136.0 TDs Passing 6 0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1033 428 Total Plays 124 115 Average Per Play 8.3 3.7 Average Per Game 516.5 214.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-64 11-246 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-25 0-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-25 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 22.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 10-98 11-77 Average Per Game 49.0 38.5 PUNTS-Yards 5-211 13-501 Average Per Punt 42.2 38.5 Net punt average 42.2 35.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 16-917 5-257 Average Per Kick 57.3 51.4 Net kick average 38.8 38.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 8 2 7 : 5 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 14/21 8/26 3rd-Down Pct 67% 31% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 0/2 4th-Down Pct 100% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 2-12 3-11 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 13 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (8-8) 100% (2-2) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-8) 88% (1-2) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (12-12) 100% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 18923 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/18923 0/0 Neutral Site Games 1/34544

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 29 28 24 14 0 95 Opponents 0 7 10 0 0 17 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 12

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2019) 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 Trey Lance 2 21 230 19 211 10.0 4 61 105.5 4 29 316 23 293 10.1 6 61 73.2 Ty Brooks 2 23 134 4 130 5.7 1 36 65.0 34 207 1619 35 1584 7.7 13 55 46.6 Kobe Johnson 2 10 93 0 93 9.3 0 27 46.5 2 10 93 0 93 9.3 0 27 46.5 Dimitri Williams 2 12 87 0 87 7.2 1 20 43.5 46 37 276 10 266 7.2 2 27 5.8 Adam Cofield 2 17 71 0 71 4.2 0 12 35.5 23 142 808 11 797 5.6 7 59 34.7 Saybein Clark 2 8 40 2 38 4.8 1 13 19.0 6 22 131 2 129 5.9 2 32 21.5 Christian Watson 2 2 27 0 27 13.5 0 22 13.5 16 2 27 0 27 13.5 0 22 1.7 TEAM 1 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -3.0 Total 2 95 682 28 654 6.9 7 61 327.0 Opponents 2 56 179 23 156 2.8 1 15 78.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Trey Lance 2 269.03 21-26-0 80.8 347 6 47 173.5 4 266.50 22-27-0 81.5 359 6 47 89.8 Zeb Noland 1 163.40 1-2-0 50.0 27 0 27 27.0 1 163.40 1-2-0 50.0 27 0 27 27.0 Noah Sanders 1 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 5.0 2 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 2.5 Total 2 257.37 23-29-0 79.3 379 6 47 189.5 Opponents 2 86.18 34-59-3 57.6 272 0 30 136.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Phoenix Sproles 2 3 74 24.7 1 47 37.0 17 8 108 13.5 2 47 6.4 Zach Mathis 2 3 59 19.7 0 41 29.5 3 3 59 19.7 0 41 19.7 Josh Babicz 2 3 26 8.7 2 15 13.0 17 3 26 8.7 2 15 1.5 Noah Gindorff 2 2 60 30.0 2 34 30.0 14 2 60 30.0 2 34 4.3 Christian Watson 2 2 43 21.5 0 29 21.5 16 11 208 18.9 0 48 13.0 Ben Ellefson 1 2 22 11.0 1 20 22.0 45 22 286 13.0 12 29 6.4 Dimitri Williams 2 2 12 6.0 0 8 6.0 46 22 258 11.7 0 77 5.6 Garrett Malstrom 2 2 12 6.0 0 8 6.0 40 2 12 6.0 0 8 0.3 Andy Voyen 1 1 27 27.0 0 27 27.0 3 1 27 27.0 0 27 9.0 Adam Cofield 2 1 21 21.0 0 21 10.5 23 3 26 8.7 0 21 1.1 Hunter Luepke 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 Ty Brooks 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 34 10 105 10.5 1 27 3.1 Total 2 23 379 16.5 6 47 189.5 Opponents 2 34 272 8.0 0 30 136.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Trey Lance 2 47 211 347 558 279.0 4 56 293 359 652 163.0 Ty Brooks 2 23 130 0 130 65.0 34 207 1584 0 1584 46.6 Kobe Johnson 2 10 93 0 93 46.5 2 10 93 0 93 46.5 Dimitri Williams 2 12 87 0 87 43.5 46 37 266 0 266 5.8 Adam Cofield 2 17 71 0 71 35.5 23 142 797 0 797 34.7 Saybein Clark 2 8 38 0 38 19.0 6 22 129 0 129 21.5 Zeb Noland 1 2 0 27 27 27.0 1 2 0 27 27 27.0 Christian Watson 2 2 27 0 27 13.5 16 2 27 0 27 1.7 Noah Sanders 1 1 0 5 5 5.0 2 1 0 5 5 2.5 TEAM 1 2 -3 0 -3 -3.0 Total 2 124 654 379 1033 516.5 Opponents 2 115 156 272 428 214.0

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Trey Lance 4 ------24 6 ------36 Griffin Crosa - 1-1 12-12 - - - - - 15 - 1-1 12-12 - - - - - 15 Josh Babicz 2 ------12 2 ------12 Noah Gindorff 2 ------12 2 ------12 Ty Brooks 1 ------6 14 ------84 Saybein Clark 1 ------6 2 ------12 Dimitri Williams 1 ------6 2 ------12 Phoenix Sproles 1 ------6 2 ------12 Ben Ellefson 1 ------6 12 ------72 Jake Reinholz - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - 3-3 1-1 - - - - 5 Total 13 1-1 12-12 1-1 - - - - 95 Opponents 2 1-2 2-2 - - - - - 17 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 13

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg James Hendricks 1 13 13.0 0 13 2 15 7.5 0 13 Trevor Heit 1 11 11.0 0 11 3 17 5.7 0 11 Jimmy Kepouros 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 3 25 8.3 0 13 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Ty Brooks 2 41 20.5 0 21 24 563 23.5 0 43 Dimitri Williams 1 10 10.0 0 10 24 492 20.5 0 41 Adam Cofield 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 4 64 16.0 0 21 Opponents 11 246 22.4 0 29

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Michael Tutsie 2 24 12.0 0 17 4 41 10.2 0 17 James Hendricks 1 1 1.0 0 1 10 68 6.8 0 28 Total 3 25 8.3 0 17 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 29 29.0 1 29

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Trey Lance 2 211 0 0 0 0 211 105.5 4 293 0 0 0 0 293 73.2 Ty Brooks 2 130 11 0 41 0 182 91.0 34 1584 105 0 563 0 2252 66.2 Dimitri Williams 2 87 12 0 10 0 109 54.5 46 266 258 0 492 0 1016 22.1 Adam Cofield 2 71 21 0 13 0 105 52.5 23 797 26 0 13 0 836 36.3 Kobe Johnson 2 93 0 0 0 0 93 46.5 2 93 0 0 0 0 93 46.5 Phoenix Sproles 2 0 74 0 0 0 74 37.0 17 6 108 0 0 0 114 6.7 Christian Watson 2 27 43 0 0 0 70 35.0 16 27 208 0 51 0 286 17.9 Noah Gindorff 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 14 0 60 0 0 0 60 4.3 Zach Mathis 2 0 59 0 0 0 59 29.5 3 0 59 0 0 0 59 19.7 Saybein Clark 2 38 0 0 0 0 38 19.0 6 129 0 0 0 0 129 21.5 Andy Voyen 1 0 27 0 0 0 27 27.0 3 0 27 0 0 0 27 9.0 Josh Babicz 2 0 26 0 0 0 26 13.0 17 0 26 0 0 0 26 1.5 Michael Tutsie 2 0 0 0 0 24 24 12.0 14 0 0 22 0 41 63 4.5 Ben Ellefson 1 0 22 0 0 0 22 22.0 45 0 286 0 0 0 286 6.4 James Hendricks 2 0 0 13 0 1 14 7.0 34 -4 0 15 0 68 79 2.3 Garrett Malstrom 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0 40 0 12 0 0 0 12 0.3 Hunter Luepke 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0 Trevor Heit 2 0 0 11 0 0 11 5.5 11 15 0 17 31 0 63 5.7 Jimmy Kepouros 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.5 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.2 TEAM 1 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0 Total 2 654 379 25 64 25 1147 573.5 Opponents 2 156 272 0 246 0 674 337.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Griffin Crosa 1 1 27 0 1 1 27 0 Total 1 1 27 0 Opponents 2 1 29 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 5 211 42.2 58 0 67 2844 42.4 61 1 Total 5 211 42.2 58 0 Opponents 13 501 38.5 48 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 14

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Garret Wegner 15 856 57.1 2 0 41 2389 58.3 5 0 Jake Reinholz 1 61 61.0 0 0 5 273 54.6 0 0 Total 16 917 57.3 2 0 Opponents 5 257 51.4 0 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 25 Michael Tutsie 2 4 7 1 1 0.5 . 2 . . . . 14 1 4 1 4 2 8 0.5 . 4 . . . 1 52 Jackson Hankey 2 5 6 1 1 1.5 ...... 16 1 7 2 1 3 8 2.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 42 Jabril Cox 2 6 4 1 0 0.0 ...... 32 1 0 7 6 9 1 7 6 22.5 8 . 5 5 6 3 1 . 14 Josh Hayes 2 6 4 1 0 0.0 . . 2 . . . 32 3 6 1 7 5 3 1.0 . . 8 . 1 . 27 Dawson Weber 2 7 . 7 1.0 ...... 12 1 2 . 1 2 1.0 . . . . 1 . 55 Aaron Mercadel 2 1 5 6 0.5 ...... 18 1 7 1 3 3 0 2.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 91 Derrek Tuszka 2 2 4 6 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 40 5 0 4 1 9 1 24.5 1 6 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 6 James Hendricks 2 4 2 6 0.0 . 1 2 . . . 34 6 0 3 1 9 1 4.0 . 10 1 4 1 . . 51 Mason Hofstedt 2 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 15 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 ...... 26 James Kaczor 2 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 14 7 6 1 3 1.0 ...... 53 Cole Karcz 2 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 36 2 2 3 3 5 5 13.0 1 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 43 Beau Pauly 2 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 8 3 8 1 1 0.5 ...... 45 Mitchell Kartes 2 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 2 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 94 Costner Ching 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 5 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 7 Tre Fort 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 42 7 4 1 1 0.0 ...... 9 Marquise Bridges 2 2 1 3 1.0 . . 3 . . . 35 4 1 1 8 5 9 4.0 . 5 1 1 . 1 . 3 Jaxon Brown 1 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 40 2 6 2 0 4 6 1.5 . 1 1 . . . 60 Lane Tucker 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 5 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 98 Matt Biegler 2 1 1 2 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 14 9 5 1 4 3.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 99 Spencer Waege 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 16 9 1 5 2 4 4.5 1 . 5 . . 1 . . 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 56 Justice Kelly 2 1 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 4 3 1 4 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 54 Jake Kava 2 1 1 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 1 1 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 33 Destin Talbert 2 . 2 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 13 3 4 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 2 . 2 2 0.5 ...... 2 . 2 2 0.5 ...... 92 Jack Darnell 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 28 4 1 8 2 2 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 90 Tony Pierce 2 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 5 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 84 Trevor Heit 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 31 Jasir Cox 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 Kobe Johnson 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 18 Adam Cofield 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 23 8 2 1 0 0.0 ...... 96 Javier Derritt 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... Total 2 6 2 6 4 1 2 6 9 2 3 1 0 . . . Opponents 2 6 4 8 6 1 5 0 6 3 . 3 2 1 . BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 15

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2019) 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 31 vs Butler 45 388 4 61 12 217 4 47 12-14-0 217 4 47 2 23 0 13 3 25 0 13 605 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 50 266 3 35 11 162 2 41 11-15-0 162 2 41 2 41 0 21 0 0 0 0 428 North Dakota State 95 654 7 61 23 379 6 47 23-29-0 379 6 47 4 64 0 21 3 25 0 13 1033 Opponents 56 156 1 15 34 272 0 30 34-59-3 272 0 30 11 246 0 29 0 0 0 0 428

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 6.9 • Avg/catch: 16.5 • Pass effic: 257.37 • KR avg: 16.0 • PR avg: 8.3 • All purpose avg/game: 573.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 516.5

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 31 vs Butler 38 24 62 4.0-11 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-1 1 7 0 7-7 1 0 0 7 57 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 24 40 64 5.0-16 1.0-5 0 0-0 2-24 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 38 North Dakota State 62 64 126 9.0-27 2.0-12 0 0-0 3-25 4 10 0 12-12 1 0 0 10 95 Opponents 64 86 150 6.0-16 3.0-11 1 2-29 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17

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 31 vs Butler 2 73 36.5 40 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 493 54.8 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 3 138 46.0 58 0 0 2 1 1 1-1 27 0 7 424 60.6 2 0 North Dakota State 5 211 42.2 58 0 0 3 1 2 1-1 27 0 16 917 57.3 2 0 Opponents 13 501 38.5 48 0 1 5 0 0 1-2 29 0 5 257 51.4 0 0

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2019) 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 31 vs Butler 30 88 0 15 16 110 0 16 16-30-1 110 0 16 7 152 0 28 0 0 0 0 198 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 26 68 1 15 18 162 0 30 18-29-2 162 0 30 4 94 0 29 0 0 0 0 230 Opponents 56 156 1 15 34 272 0 30 34-59-3 272 0 30 11 246 0 29 0 0 0 0 428 North Dakota State 95 654 7 61 23 379 6 47 23-29-0 379 6 47 4 64 0 21 3 25 0 13 1033

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 2.8 • Avg/catch: 8.0 • Pass effic: 86.18 • KR avg: 22.4 • All purpose avg/game: 337.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 214.0

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 31 vs Butler 34 28 62 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 2-29 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 10 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 30 58 88 5.0-14 3.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Opponents 64 86 150 6.0-16 3.0-11 1 2-29 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17 North Dakota State 62 64 126 9.0-27 2.0-12 0 0-0 3-25 4 10 0 12-12 1 0 0 10 95

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 31 vs Butler 7 265 37.9 48 0 0 2 0 0 1-2 29 0 3 145 48.3 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 6 236 39.3 44 0 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Opponents 13 501 38.5 48 0 1 5 0 0 1-2 29 0 5 257 51.4 0 0 North Dakota State 5 211 42.2 58 0 0 3 1 2 1-1 27 0 16 917 57.3 2 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 16

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 08, 2019) 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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 8 52 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 of 8 (100.0%)

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 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 of 2 (100.0%)

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 9-14 64.3 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 North Dakota State 14-21 66.7 6-7 85.7 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 8-26 30.8 1-6 16.7 3-8 37.5 1-7 14.3 3-5 60.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 North Dakota State 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 29:11 9:59 7:31 4:20 7:21 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 35:06 10:49 7:24 8:44 8:09 North Dakota State Total 64:17 20:48 14:55 13:04 15:30 0:00 Avg. 32:08 10:24 7:27 6:32 7:45 0:00 Opponents Total 55:43 9:12 15:05 16:56 14:30 0:00 Avg. 27:51 4:36 7:32 8:28 7:15 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 17

2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND Trey Lance QB 21-211/4 5-116/2 16-95/2 Ty Brooks RB 23-130/1 10-93/1 13-37/0 Kobe Johnson RB 10-93/0 6-63/0 4-30/0 D. Williams RB 12-87/1 8-61/0 4-26/1 Adam Cofield RB 17-71/0 8-31/0 9-40/0 Saybein Clark RB 8-38/1 6-27/1 2-11/0 C. Watson WR 2-27/0 - 2-27/0 TEAM 2--3/0 2--3/0 DNP

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND Phoenix Sproles WR 3-74/1 2-71/1 1-3/0 Noah Gindorff TE 2-60/2 1-26/1 1-34/1 Zach Mathis WR 3-59/0 2-18/0 1-41/0 C. Watson WR 2-43/0 1-29/0 1-14/0 Andy Voyen WR 1-27/0 1-27/0 DNP Josh Babicz TE 3-26/2 3-26/2 - Ben Ellefson TE 2-22/1 DNP 2-22/1 Adam Cofield RB 1-21/0 - 1-21/0 D. Williams RB 2-12/0 1-8/0 1-4/0 Hunter Luepke FB 1-12/0 1-12/0 2019DNP North Dakota State Football G. Malstrom FB North2-12/0 Dakota State- 2-12/0 Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2019) Ty Brooks RB 1-11/0 - 1-11/0 All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND James Hendricks 1-13 1-13 - Trevor Heit 1-11 1-11 - Jimmy Kepouros 1-1 1-1 -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND Ty Brooks 2-41 - 2-41 Adam Cofield 1-13 1-13 - D. Williams 1-10 1-10 -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND Michael Tutsie 2-24 - 2-24 James Hendricks 1-1 1-1 -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER 2019UND North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2019) All games

#5 Trey Lance Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 10 11 0 90.9 185 4 47 0-0 352.18 North Dakota 11 15 0 73.3 162 2 41 3-11 208.05 TOTALS 21 26 0 80.8 347 6 47 3-11 269.03

#8 Zeb Noland Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 1 2 0 50.0 27 0 27 0-0 163.40 TOTALS 1 2 0 50.0 27 0 27 0-0 163.40

#16 Noah Sanders Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 1 1 0 100.0 5 0 5 0-0 142.00 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 5 0 5 0-0 142.00 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 18

2019 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 61* Rush Trey Lance Butler 100+ 0 0 47* Pass Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance Butler 90-99 0 0 41 Pass Zach Mathis from Trey Lance North Dakota 80-89 0 0 36* Rush Ty Brooks Butler 70-79 0 0 35 Rush Trey Lance North Dakota 60-69 1 1 34* Pass Noah Gindorff from Trey Lance North Dakota 50-59 0 0 33* Rush Trey Lance Butler 40-49 2 1 29 Pass Christian Watson from Trey Lance Butler 30-39 4 3 27 Pass Andy Voyen from Zeb Noland Butler 20-29 13 1 27 Rush Kobe Johnson Butler 26* Pass Noah Gindorff from Trey Lance Butler Long Plays By Type No. TD 26 Rush Trey Lance Butler Rushing 9 3 24 Pass Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance Butler Passing 9 3 22 Rush Christian Watson North Dakota Punt returns 0 0 21 Pass Adam Cofield from Trey Lance North Dakota Kick returns 2 0 21 Rush Ty Brooks Butler Interceptions 0 0 21 KR Ty Brooks North Dakota Fumble returns 0 0 20 KR Ty Brooks North Dakota Other 0 0 20 Rush Dimitri Williams Butler TOTAL 20 6 20 Pass Ben Ellefson from Trey Lance North Dakota 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER * touchdown scored on play Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Trey Lance 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ty Brooks 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 Noah Gindorff 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Phoenix Sproles 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Christian Watson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Zach Mathis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Andy Voyen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kobe Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Cofield 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dimitri Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20 6 9 9 2 0 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Rushing Touchdown 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Passing 47 Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Passing Touchdown 47 Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Punt Return 13 James Hendricks vs Butler (8/31/2019) Kick Return 21 Ty Brooks vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) Return 17 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) Fumble Return None Punt 58 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) Field Goal 27 Griffin Crosa vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 19

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Rushes 50 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Rushing 116 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Rushing 388 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Rushes 2 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Rush 8.6 vs Butler (Aug 31) Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) TD Rushes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Rush 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Pass attempts 15 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass attempts 15 Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass completions 12 vs Butler (Aug 31) Pass completions 11 Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Passing 217 vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Passing 185 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Pass 15.5 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Passes 4 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Passes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Pass 47 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Total Plays 65 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Receptions 3 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) Total Offense 605 vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Receiving 71 Phoenix Sproles vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Play 10.3 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Receptions 2 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) Points 57 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Reception 47 Phoenix Sproles vs Butler (Aug 31) Sacks By 1 vs Butler (Aug 31) Field Goals 1 Griffin Crosa vs North Dakota (Sep 07) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Field Goal 27 Griffin Crosa vs North Dakota (Sep 07) First Downs 25 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts 3 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Penalties 5 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punting Avg 46.0 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 58 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Penalty Yards 53 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts inside 20 1 Garret Wegner vs Butler (Aug 31) Turnovers 2 vs Butler (Aug 31) Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Interceptions By 2 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt Return 13 James Hendricks vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Kickoff Return 21 Ty Brooks vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punting Avg 46.0 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Tackles 8 Jackson Hankey vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Punt 58 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Sacks 1.0 Justice Kelly vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts inside 20 1 vs Butler (Aug 31) Tackles For Loss 1.5 Jackson Hankey vs North Dakota (Sep 07) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Interceptions 2 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt Return 13 vs Butler (Aug 31)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS

Rushes 14 Brad Sznajder vs Butler (Aug 31) Rushes 30 vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Rushing 58 Brad Sznajder vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Rushing 88 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Rushes 1 James Johannesson vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Per Rush 2.9 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Rush 15 Brad Sznajder vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Rushes 1 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Brock Boltmann vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass attempts 30 vs Butler (Aug 31) Pass attempts 27 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass completions 18 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass completions 16 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Passing 162 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Passing 150 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Per Pass 5.6 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) TD Passes 0 TD Passes 0 Long Pass 30 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Total Plays 60 vs Butler (Aug 31) Receptions 6 Garett Maag vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Total Offense 230 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Noah Wanzek vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Per Play 4.2 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Receiving 76 Garett Maag vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Points 10 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Receptions 0 Sacks By 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Reception 30 Garett Maag vs North Dakota (Sep 07) First Downs 14 vs Butler (Aug 31) Field Goals 1 Drew Bevelhimer vs Butler (Aug 31) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Field Goal 29 Drew Bevelhimer vs Butler (Aug 31) Penalties 7 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts 7 Drew Dingman vs Butler (Aug 31) Penalty Yards 47 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punting Avg 39.3 Cade Peterson vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Turnovers 2 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 48 Drew Dingman vs Butler (Aug 31) Interceptions By 0 Punts inside 20 0 Punts 7 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Punt Return 0 Punting Avg 39.3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Kickoff Return 29 Brock Boltmann vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 48 vs Butler (Aug 31) Tackles 16 Donnell Rodgers vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punts inside 20 0 Sacks 1.0 Jaxson Turner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt Return 0 Tackles For Loss 1.0 Nick Mahalak vs Butler (Aug 31) Hayden Galvin vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Jaxson Turner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Interceptions 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 20

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/07/2019

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (116 ranked) 1 1 0.667 North Dakota St. 0.667 North Dakota St. 0.667 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (116 ranked) 21 2 0.308 Duquesne 0.077 Illinois St. 0.226 4th Down Conversion Pct (91 ranked) 1 1 1.000 15 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 UNI 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (100 ranked) 1 1 0.000 28 teams tied 0.000 4 teams tied 0.000 Blocked Kicks (5 ranked) 4 teams tied 2 Southern Ill. 1 Youngstown St. 1 Western Ill. 1 Blocked Kicks Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 0 82 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (2 ranked) The Citadel 2 Western Ill. 1 Blocked Punts Allowed (112 ranked) 1 1 0 97 teams tied 0 10 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (116 ranked) 1 1 0.793 North Dakota St. 0.793 North Dakota St. 0.793 Defensive TDs (1 ranked) 6 teams tied 2 Fewest Penalties (116 ranked) 34 4 10 Nicholls St. 2 South Dakota St. 8 UNI 8 Fewest Penalties Per Game (116 ranked) 25 4 5.00 Nicholls St. 2.00 South Dakota St. 4.00 UNI 4.00 Fewest Penalty Yards (116 ranked) 54 6 98 Nicholls St. 19 Western Ill. 65 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (116 ranked) 46 5 49.00 Nicholls St. 19.00 Western Ill. 32.50 First Downs Defense (115 ranked) 24 3 28 Duquesne 6 Missouri St. 22 First Downs Offense (116 ranked) 22 3 45 Montana 64 Youngstown St. 48 Fumbles Lost (115 ranked) 80 6 2 34 teams tied 0 Youngstown St. 0 Missouri St. 0 Fumbles Recovered (40 ranked) McNeese 7 Indiana St. 3 Youngstown St. 3 Kickoff Return Defense (116 ranked) 80 6 22.36 Marist 8.50 Southern Ill. 8.90 Kickoff Returns (115 ranked) 91 9 16.00 Mercer 36.00 Western Ill. 21.83 Net Punting (116 ranked) 7 1 42.20 Montana 47.60 North Dakota St. 42.20 Passes Had Intercepted (116 ranked) 1 1 0 28 teams tied 0 UNI 0 Missouri St. 0 North Dakota St. 0 Passes Intercepted (50 ranked) 11 2 3 Morehead St. 5 Youngstown St. 4 VMI 5 Passing Offense (116 ranked) 68 5 189.5 Idaho St. 385.0 Missouri St. 289.0 Passing Yards Allowed (116 ranked) 16 2 136.0 Duquesne 55.0 South Dakota St. 123.5 Passing Yards per Completion (116 ranked) 13 1 16.48 Kennesaw St. 24.57 North Dakota St. 16.48 Punt Return Defense (116 ranked) 7 1 0.00 Austin Peay -5.00 North Dakota St. 0.00 Punt Returns (116 ranked) 39 4 8.33 San Diego 38.00 South Dakota St. 27.75 Red Zone Defense (80 ranked) 80 7 1.000 Southeastern La. 0.000 Illinois St. 0.500 Idaho St. 0.000 Red Zone Offense (114 ranked) 1 1 1.000 36 teams tied 1.000 5 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense (116 ranked) 14 1 78.0 Duquesne 18.0 North Dakota St. 78.0 Rushing Offense (116 ranked) 3 2 327.0 Youngstown St. 365.5 Youngstown St. 365.5 Sacks Allowed (116 ranked) 45 5 1.50 10 teams tied 0.00 Youngstown St. 0.50 Scoring Defense (116 ranked) 3 1 8.5 Duquesne 3.0 North Dakota St. 8.5 Scoring Offense (113 ranked) 5 2 47.5 Stetson 58.0 Youngstown St. 49.5 Tackles for Loss Allowed (116 ranked) 8 2 3.00 4 teams tied 2.00 Indiana St. 2.00 Team Passing Efficiency (116 ranked) 1 1 257.37 North Dakota St. 257.37 North Dakota St. 257.37 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (116 ranked) 8 1 86.18 Duquesne 50.57 North Dakota St. 86.18 Team Sacks (78 ranked) 63 9 1.00 Southeastern La. 6.00 Youngstown St. 4.00 Team Tackles for Loss (116 ranked) 76 8 4.5 Lamar University 14.5 Missouri St. 11.0 Time of Possession (116 ranked) 28 2 32:08 Davidson 37:35 Youngstown St. 33:26 Total Defense (116 ranked) 4 1 214.0 Duquesne 73.0 North Dakota St. 214.0 Total Offense (116 ranked) 10 2 516.5 Abilene Christian 579.5 Youngstown St. 538.0 Turnover Margin (116 ranked) 36 3 0.50 Bethune-Cookman 4.00 Youngstown St. 3.00 Turnovers Gained (82 ranked) 35 3 3 Norfolk St. 8 Youngstown St. 7 William & Mary 8 Turnovers Lost (115 ranked) 23 3 2 7 teams tied 0 Missouri St. 0 Winning Percentage (74 ranked) 1 1 1.000 18 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 Youngstown St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. DELAWARE PAGE 21

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Trey Lance 83 7 105.50 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 218.00 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 148.50 Ty Brooks 122 11 91.00 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Brandon Carswell, Delaware St. 2 Sean-Thomas Faulkner, The Citadel 2 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 120 9 41 Michael Armstead, San Diego 373 Je'Quan Burton, Southern Ill. 135 Completion Percentage (108 ranked) Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St. 0.769 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 0.716 Completions Per Game (145 ranked) Trey Lance 86 8 10.50 Shelton Eppler, Northwestern St. 35.50 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 24.00 Field Goal Percentage (65 ranked) 21 players tied 1.000 Matthew Cook, UNI 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (54 ranked) Griffin Crosa 54 4 0.50 Matthew Cook, UNI 3.00 Matthew Cook, UNI 3.00 Parker Lacina, Missouri St. 3.00 Parker Lacina, Missouri St. 3.00 Forced Fumbles (17 ranked) Brendan Thompson, Duquesne 2.00 12 players tied 0.50 Fumbles Recovered (11 ranked) 10 players tied 2 Inoke Moala, Indiana St. 2 Interceptions Per Game (31 ranked) Michael Tutsie 1 1 1.0 30 players tied 1.0 Zaire Jones, Youngstown St. 1.0 James Hendricks 31 3 0.5 Michael Tutsie, North Dakota St. 1.0 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) Quinaz Turner, Murray St. 1 Devron Harper, Gardner-Webb 1 Michael Armstead, San Diego 1 Kickoff Returns (95 ranked) David Durden, Mercer 45.3 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 22.0 Justin Hall, Western Ill. 22.0 Passes Defended (61 ranked) James Hendricks 32 2 1.5 5 players tied 3.0 Xavior Williams, UNI 2.0 Marquise Bridges 32 2 1.5 Michael Tutsie 61 8 1.0 Josh Hayes 61 8 1.0 Passing Efficiency (108 ranked) Chris Oladokun, Samford 281.0 Nathan Mays, Youngstown St. 171.6 Passing TDs (21 ranked) Trey Lance 4 1 6 Pat Kehoe, Delaware 7 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 6 Chris Oladokun, Samford 7 Robert Riddle, Mercer 7 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Trey Lance 53 5 347 Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St. 758 Will McElvain, UNI 490 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 490 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 56 6 173.5 Matt Struck, Idaho St. 385.0 Peyton Huslig, Missouri St. 289.0 Passing Yards per Completion (108 ranked) Chris Oladokun, Samford 21.27 Nathan Mays, Youngstown St. 17.00 Points Responsible For (149 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 60 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 60 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 60 Griffin Crosa 127 13 15 Josh Babicz 149 15 12 Noah Gindorff 149 15 12 Points Responsible For Per Game (143 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 30.0 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 30.0 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 30.0 Griffin Crosa 137 15 7.5 Matt Struck, Idaho St. 30.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 5 players tied 1 Herschel Blankenship, Western Ill. 1 Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St. 1 Punt Returns (49 ranked) Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St. 27.8 Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St. 27.8 Punting (85 ranked) Alex Pechin, Bucknell 50.1 Brady Schutt, South Dakota 47.1 Receiving TDs (18 ranked) Josh Babicz 18 2 2 Lujuan Winningham, Central Ark. 5 Kody Case, South Dakota 3 Noah Gindorff 18 2 2 Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 374 Kody Case, South Dakota 212 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 187.0 Kody Case, South Dakota 106.0 Receptions Per Game (182 ranked) Jeff Cotton, Idaho 11.0 Kody Case, South Dakota 8.5 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 11.0 Adam Trautman, Dayton 11.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (137 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 10.05 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 10.05 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 10.05 Ty Brooks 35 5 5.65 Rushing TDs (6 ranked) Trey Lance 2 1 4 Jordan Hoy, Lamar University 5 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 4 Rushing Yards (198 ranked) Trey Lance 10 2 211 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 259 Peterson Kerlegrand, Indiana St. 225 Ty Brooks 69 8 130 Kobe Johnson 120 17 93 Dimitri Williams 131 19 87 Adam Cofield 174 22 71 Rushing Yards Per Game (198 ranked) Trey Lance 11 2 105.5 Pete Guerriero, Monmouth 129.5 Peterson Kerlegrand, Indiana St. 112.5 Ty Brooks 76 8 65.0 Kobe Johnson 134 17 46.5 Dimitri Williams 144 18 43.5 Adam Cofield 189 21 35.5 Sacks (70 ranked) Justice Kelly 70 10 0.50 Justus Reed, Youngstown St. 2.25 Justus Reed, Youngstown St. 2.25 Scoring (99 ranked) Trey Lance 6 1 12.0 Sean Prophit, Dayton 18.0 Matthew Cook, UNI 12.0 Griffin Crosa 76 9 7.5 Jareem Westcott, Stetson 18.0 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 12.0 Josh Babicz 99 11 6.0 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 12.0 Noah Gindorff 99 11 6.0 Solo Tackles (73 ranked) Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 11.0 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 11.0 Tackles For Loss (121 ranked) Colby Campbell, Presbyterian 3.5 Angelo Garbutt, Missouri St. 3.5 Angelo Garbutt, Missouri St. 3.5 Total Offense (199 ranked) Trey Lance 21 2 279.0 Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St. 389.5 Peyton Huslig, Missouri St. 292.0 Ty Brooks 194 16 65.0 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (158 ranked) Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 15.0 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 15.0 Ian McBorrough, Morgan St. 15.0 Total Touchdowns (50 ranked) Trey Lance 4 1 4 Jordan Hoy, Lamar University 5 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 4 Josh Babicz 50 7 2 Tracy James, Abilene Christian 5 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 4 Noah Gindorff 50 7 2 Lujuan Winningham, Central Ark. 5

Yards per Pass Attempt (108 ranked) Chris Oladokun, Samford 16.26 Nathan Mays, Youngstown St. 9.56 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Stacy Chukwumezie, Northern Ariz. 33.75 Jermiah Braswell, Youngstown St. 24.20