FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 Schedule Bison Host Griz in FCS Second Round Rematch of 9-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) Date Opponent Time Season Opener Aug. 29 at #13/12 Montana L, 35-38 Sept. 12 WEBER STATE (Trees Bowl) W, 41-14 THIS WEEK: No. 3 seed North Dakota State (9-2) Sept. 19 NORTH DAKOTA W, 34-9 hosts Montana (8-4) in the second round of the NCAA Oct. 3 *at #5/7 South Dakota State () W, 28-7 Division I FCS playoffs Saturday, Dec. 5, in a rematch Oct. 10 *#10/10 NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) W, 31-28 of the season opener. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate NORTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA Oct. 17 *SOUTH DAKOTA L, 21-24 City Bank Field at the (18,700). Oct. 24 *at #18/21 Indiana State W, 28-14 BISON GRIZZLIES Oct. 31 *at Southern Illinois W, 35-29 TELEVISION: Live coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. (9-2, 7-1 MVFC) (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky) Nov. 7 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) W, 59-7 on ESPN3, WatchESPN and ESPN College Extra with Rank: 2/3 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 16/17 (STATS/Coaches) Nov. 14 *at #20/21Youngstown State W, 27-24 Trey Bender calling the play-by-play and Jay Taylor Last Game: Nov. 21 Last Game: Nov. 28 def. def. Missouri State 55-0 South Dakota St. 24-17 Nov. 21 *MISSOURI STATE W, 55-0 as color analyst. ESPN3 is available from participating Streak: Won 5 Streak: Won 4 Dec. 5 ^#16/17 MONTANA 2:30 p.m. Internet service providers on WatchESPN.com and the At Home: 5-1 (Won 2) On Road: 3-2 (Won 2) *MVFC games ^NCAA FCS Playoffs WatchESPN mobile app is available through partici- Coach: Coach: Bob Stitt Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches pating ESPN television providers. ESPN College Extra Record: 24-3 (2nd) Record: 8-4 (1st) Quick Facts is available on DirecTV and select cable providers. Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) RADIO: KFGO-AM 790 and Mix 101.9 FM of Fargo along with the Peterson Farms Seed Founded: 1890 will have live coverage beginning at 2 p.m. KFGO’s Scott Miller will de- Enrollment: 14,516 (fall 2015) scribe the play-by-play with NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of FamerPhil Hansen as color analyst, Nickname: Bison commentary from KFGO’s Jack Michaels, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) sideline. A free audio stream will be available exclusively on GoBison.com/allaccess. Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass THE SERIES: This is the ninth all-time meeting between North Dakota State and Montana. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS The series is tied 4-4 after Montana’s 38-35 win in Missoula in this year’s FCS Kickoff game on Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ESPN. The Bison won the only meeting in Fargo 22-10 last season. The teams have met twice Last Year’s Record: 15-1 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) before in the postseason. NDSU won 30-3 in the 1969 Camellia Bowl and 31-16 in the 1970 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 37/17 Camellia Bowl, both played in Sacramento, Calif. Starters Returning: 12 (8 offense, 4 defense) Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 LAST MEETING: Joey Counts scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 2 seconds left to President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) give Montana a 38-35 win over North Dakota State in Missoula on Aug. 29 in the second annual Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) FCS Kickoff on ESPN. NDSU quarterbackCarson Wentz threw for two touchdowns and ran Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 for two more. He completed 16 of 28 passes for 198 yards and added 70 yards on the ground. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 Running back King Frazier led NDSU with 91 yards on 15 carries. Montana outgained NDSU Football Staff 544-427 for the game, and the Griz converted 4 of 6 attempts on fourth down. Griz Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) Brady Gustafson went 30-of-55 passing for 434 yards. Neither team led by more than eight Record at NDSU: 24-3 (2nd season) Career: 27-10 (3rd) points the entire game. The Bison played without starting cornerback CJ Smith, who was Assistant Coaches/Staff: coming back from a knee injury. Cornerback Jordan Champion led the Bison defense with 14 (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs tackles and linebacker Nick DeLuca had an . *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)....Offensive Coordinator/RBs Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs SIXTH STRAIGHT POSTSEASON: This is North Dakota State’s sixth straight appearance in Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coordinator the FCS playoffs. NDSU is 18-1 including four straight national championships and a quarter- * (Minot State, 1977)...... final appearance in 2010. The Bison are 13-0 at home in the FCS playoffs and will have home *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs field advantage through at least the quarterfinal round with the No. 3 national seed. This is Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line NDSU’s 29th postseason overall. NDSU has a 53-14 record all-time in the postseason including (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969 and five Division II titles Joey Blackmore (NDSU, 2014)...... Defensive Assistant *Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Offensive Quality Control in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990. NDSU is 48-13 in the NCAA playoff format since 1973. Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting BISON LAND 11 ON ALL-MVFC TEAM: North Dakota State had 11 players named to the Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first and second teams by a vote of the league’s head Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002)...... Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services coaches, sports information directors and media. NDSU led the league with seven selections *press box on game day on the first team. They were fullbackAndrew Bonnet, left tackle , left guard Zack Athletic Communications Johnson, defensive end Greg Menard, middle linebacker Nick DeLuca, cornerback CJ Smith Contact: Ryan Perreault and punter Ben LeCompte. On the second team were running back King Frazier, tight end Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Luke Albers, right guard Jeremy Kelly and long snapper James Fisher. Bison quarterback Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com , wide receiver RJ Urzendowski and defensive tackle Nate Tanguay were honor- able mention. LeCompte was all-conference for the third straight year, Bonnet and Haeg for /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics the second straight year, and Johnson for the second time in three seasons. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (9-2, 7-1 MVFC) MONTANA (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS GRIZZLIES OPP NDSU UM Points/Game 35.8 17.6 Points/Game 31.2 23.6 Scoring Offense 12th 30th First Downs 249 150 First Downs 264 236 Rushing Offense 11th 62nd Rushing/Game 244.0 114.2 Rushing/Game 153.9 184.7 Passing Offense 57th 13th Passing/Game 207.3 177.0 Passing/Game 284.0 200.7 Total Offense 20th 24th Total Offense/Game 451.3 291.2 Total Offense/Game 437.9 385.3 Passing Eff. 4th 55th Had Intercepted 4 8 Had Intercepted 11 12 Scoring Defense 9th 46th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS -Lost 18-11 13-7 Fumbles-Lost 20-11 31-14 Rushing Defense 16th 80th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 57-47.2 58-44.3 Penalties-Avg. Yards 68-51.5 90-60.7 Pass Defense 16th 40th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 39.2 39.6 Net Punt Avg. 37.9 37.1 Total Defense 12th 63rd Time of Possession/Game 36:21 23:39 Time of Possession/Game 26:38 33:23 Pass Eff. Defense 14th 44th North Dakota State 7-1 .875 9-2 .818 3rd Down Conversions 50% 27% 3rd Down Conversions 37% 32% Net Punting 4th 12th Illinois State 7-1 .875 9-2 .818 4th Down Conversions 11/17 11/19 4th Down Conversions 18/36 18/39 Punt Returns 71st 81st Northern Iowa 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Kickoff Returns 5th 86th South Dakota State 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 57th 38th Western Illinois 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Penalty Yards/Gm 24th 44th Youngstown State 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 King Frazier 147 790 5.4 7 71.8 John Nguyen 172 836 4.9 3 69.7 Time of Poss. 1st 115th Indiana State 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 Bruce Anderson 66 409 6.2 1 37.2 Jeremy Calhoun 96 287 3.0 9 31.9 3rd Down Conv. 5th 75th South Dakota 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 6th 15th 57-95-2 60.0 11 118.0 Brady Gustafson 144-244-5 59.0 11 292.5 4th Down Conv. 10th 51st Southern Illinois 2-6 .250 3-8 .273 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 92nd 43rd Missouri State 0-8 .000 1-10 .091 RJ Urzendowski 40 586 14.6 6 53.3 Jamaal Jones 68 1117 16.4 10 93.1 31 461 14.9 5 41.9 Ellis Henderson 44 736 16.7 7 61.3 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Nick DeLuca 39-57-96 5.5 1 1-0 K. Van Ackeren 63-67-130 6 2 1-2 Saturday, Nov. 28 MJ Stumpf 34-25-59 3.0 0 1-3 Jeremiah Kose 33-71-104 6 1 0-1 Western Illinois 24, at Dayton 7 Greg Menard 17-26-43 12.5 0 2-1 Tyrone Holmes 31-51-82 23 0 2-0 at Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17 at Montana 24, South Dakota State 17 DeLUCA SECOND IN VOTE: Junior middle linebacker Nick DeLuca from North Dakota Saturday, Dec. 5 State was second in the voting for the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of Western Illinois at #2 Illinois State, 1 p.m. the Year award, which went to Northern Iowa cornerback Deiondre Hall. DeLuca is NDSU’s lead- Montana at #3 North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. ing tackler with 96 stops including 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. He has one interception, Northern Iowa at #6 Portland State, 9 p.m. five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced . DeLuca made double-digit tackles three times and was MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after a career-high 20 tackles at All Times Central Southern Illinois. FIVE ON MVFC ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM: North Dakota State had a league-high five players selected to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. Running back Bruce Anderson, kicker Cam Pedersen, wide receiver Darrius Shepherd, quarterback Easton Stick, and safety Robbie Grimsley were five of the 20 freshmen named to the 24-man team. It’s the most newcomers NDSU has had selected to the team in eight years in the league.

WENTZ TAKES TOP ACADEMIC AWARD: Senior quarterback Carson Wentz earned the nation’s top academic and athletic award with his selection as CoSIDA Academic All-American® of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is the second straight year on the Academic All-America® first team for Wentz, who has a 4.0 in health and physical education. He was joined on the first team byGreg Menard, who has a 3.9 in civil engineer- ing. Wentz is the fifth Academic All-American® of the Year from NDSU, joining track and field All-Americans Jill Theeler (2002) and Marc Steckler (2005), men’s basketball all-time leading rebounder Brett Winkelman (2009), and baseball all-time hits leader Tim Colwell (2014).

FOUR EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: North Dakota State had four players selected to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team. Defensive end Greg Menard, wide receiver Zach Vraa and quarterback Carson Wentz were named to the first team, and running back Chase Morlock was named to the second team. All four student-athletes previously were voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District™ team. Menard has a 3.90 in civil engineering, Vraa has a 3.56 and holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management, Wentz has a 4.00 in health and physical education, and Morlock has a 3.80 in exercise science.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: North Dakota State is the No. 3 seed and would have home field advantage for a potential quarterfinal matchup next week. The NDSU-Montana winner gets the winner of Northern Iowa at No. 6 seed Portland State. NDSU is 13-0 at home in the FCS playoffs and has won 14 straight home playoff games including a 1992 Division II first round game against Northeast Missouri State at Dacotah Field. State Mankato was the last team to beat NDSU at home in the playoffs, a 27-7 defeat in the 1991 Division II first round. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED VRAA SETS TOUCHDOWN RECORD: Sixth-year wide receiver Zach Vraa broke the North Dakota State career record with his 27th touchdown reception against Missouri State. Vraa BISON RADIO NETWORK broke the career records for receiving yards against South Dakota and receptions against North Dakota State University football can be heard live on Northern Iowa. Vraa is among the MVFC’s top 10 in all three categories. He has caught a pass 22 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio in 51 of 54 career games. streaming is available online at GoBison.com/allaccess. NDSU Career Receiving Yards NDSU Career Receptions Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. 2854 - Zach Vraa, 2011-15 (54g) 186 - Zach Vraa, 2011-15 Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “Bison Feedback” 2732 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 (43g) 178 - Kole Heckendorf, 2005-08 each Monday during the season from 6 to 7 p.m. on KFGO and 2544 - TR McDonald, 1990-93 (39g) 163 - Travis White, 2002-06 various network affiliates. The studio line is (701) 237-5948. NDSU Career Receiving TDs 27 - Zach Vraa, 2011-15 BROADCAST TEAM 26 - Tim Strehlow, 1996-99 Scott Miller...... Play-By-Play 24 - Len Kretchman, 1985-88 Phil Hansen...... Analyst Jack Michaels...... Commentary TWO ALL-STAR INVITES: Two North Dakota State players have accepted invitations to Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines postseason all-star games. Left tackle Joe Haeg was selected to the 91st East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., at 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 23. Quarterback Carson Wentz was selected LOCATION SIGNAL to the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., at 1:30 p.m. CST on Jan. 30. Both games will be tele- Fargo ...... KFGO-AM 790 vised on NFL Network. Fargo ...... KRWK-FM 101.9 Albany, MN ...... KDDG-FM 105.5 BISON LEAD MVFC IN RUSHING: North Dakota State leads the Missouri Valley Football Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 Conference in rushing offense and ranks 11th in the FCS with an average of 244.0 yards per Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 game. The Bison are averaging 5.2 yards per carry with junior King Frazier leading a four-man Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 running back rotation. Frazier has 790 yards and seven touchdowns on 147 carries and is aver- Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 aging 71.8 yards per game, while quarterback Easton Stick is the team’s second leading rusher Dickinson ...... KLTC-AM 1460 with 60.4 yards per game. NDSU has had at least one 1,000-yard rusher the past 12 seasons. Fergus Falls, MN ...... KZCR-FM 103.3 Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 100-YARD RUSHERS: North Dakota State has produced just three 100-yard rushing Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 games this year with most of the workload being distributed between four running backs. Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Quarterback Easton Stick ran for 124 yards in his first start at Indiana State and went for 130 Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 yards in his second outing at Southern Illinois. He was the first NDSU quarterback to have back- Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 to-back 100-yard rushing games since October 1996. King Frazier had a career-high 177 yards -St. Paul, MN (north)...... KLCI-FM 106.1 at SIU to give NDSU its first dual 100-yard rushers since last year. Lance Dunn notched his first Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (south)...... KBGY-FM 107.5 100-yard game against Missouri State getting eight carries for 125 yards. Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 STRONG UP FRONT: North Dakota State’s offensive line has not only been opening holes Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 for the top-ranked rushing attack in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but also provides Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 exceptional protection for the passing game. NDSU has allowed the fewest sacks (11) and Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 tackles for loss (45) in the league this year. The Bison rank seventh nationally in TFLs allowed Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 and 11th in sacks allowed.

THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW BISON CHEW UP CLOCK: North Dakota State leads the nation in time of possession North Dakota State University director of sales and and has only been out-clocked once in the last 27 games (South Dakota, 2015). The Bison are broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television averaging an FCS-best 36:20 over 11 games. The Bison held the ball for 43:47 against Western show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. Illinois, the most time of possession in NDSU’s 12 seasons of Division I football. Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and KICK RETURN TEAM FIFTH NATIONALLY: North Dakota State is fifth in the FCS in kickoff Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday returns with an average of 24.78 yards per return. Freshman Bruce Anderson is averaging 28.9 nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and on Midco yards per return and junior Eric Perkins is averaging 26.6 yards. Perkins has vaulted into sixth Sports Network at 6 and 11:30 p.m. Thursdays and 2:30 p.m. all-time in NDSU history with 631 kick return yards and a 25.24 average on 25 attempts since Fridays. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. making his return debut against Missouri State last year. BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE LeCOMPTE LEADS BISON, FCS IN PUNTING: North Dakota State ranks fourth nation- Opponent Coverage ally in net punting (39.25) thanks to All-America and three-time all-conference punter Ben at Montana ESPN LeCompte, who is NDSU’s new career leader in punts (214), punting yards (9,530) and punting Weber State NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra average (44.53). LeCompte is second in the Football Championship Subdivision this season North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra with a 46.1 average on 48 punts including a long of 73 in the Weber State game, 17 punts of at South Dakota State MidcoSN/NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN Extra 50-plus yards, and 20 downed inside the 20. LeCompte ranks fourth in FCS history and is the Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra MVFC leader in career punting average. The previous NDSU record was 44.46 by Mike Drago- South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN3/ESPN Extra savich (2004-07) and the MVFC record was 43.62 by Indiana State’s Lucas Hileman (2011-12). at Indiana State ESPN3/ESPN College Extra NCAA FCS Career Punting Leaders 45.1 - Jonathan Plisco, Old Dominion (2009-12) at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.8 - Mark Gould, Northern Arizona (2000-03) Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.7 - Cory Carter, Texas Southern (2012-15) at Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.5 - Ben LeCompte, NDSU (2012-15) Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra 44.4 - Pumpy Tudors, Chattanooga (1989-91) Montana ESPN3 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 SMITH CLIMBING PASS DEFENSE LIST: Senior cornerback CJ Smith remains second Issued Nov. 23, 2015 among all active players and is 12th in the FCS record book (since 2000) with 47 career passes Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv defended. Smith has 41 pass breakups and six in his career, second only to New 1 Jacksonville State (20) 547 10-1 1 York Jets defensive back Marcus Williams, who had 60 passes defended for NDSU (2010-13). 2 McNeese State (1) 520 10-0 2 3 North Dakota State (1) 487 9-2 3 BISON SET MARKS FOR POINTS, POSSESSION: North Dakota State’s 59 points in the 4 Illinois State 482 9-2 6 59-7 home victory over Western Illinois were the most the Bison have scored in a Missouri 5 Portland State 417 9-2 11 Valley Football Conference game and the most since a 66-7 win over Prairie View A&M in 2012. 6 James Madison 416 9-2 10 NDSU outgained Western Illinois 528-205 while dominating the clock with a 43:47 to 16:13 7 Charleston Southern 383 9-2 8 advantage in time of possession. 8 Chattanooga 362 8-3 9 9 Coastal Carolina 359 9-2 4 HAEG ADDED TO WATCH LIST: North Dakota State left tackle Joe Haeg was added to the 10 Sam Houston State 358 8-3 12 STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year watch list Nov. 4. He is the first lineman on the watch 11 Richmond 323 8-3 16 list since Villanova’s Ben Ijalana in 2010. Haeg was first team All-America in 2014 and the Top 12 South Dakota State 321 8-3 5 Collegiate Offensive Lineman by the FCS Athletic Directors Association. He has been named 13 William & Mary 306 8-3 7 Offensive Lineman of the Week twice this season by the Missouri Valley Football Conference 14 Northern Iowa 256 7-4 15 and has helped pave the way for the top rushing offense in the league. NDSU quarterback 15 Fordham 238 9-2 14 Carson Wentz was a preseason nominee for the award, but was removed from consideration 16 Southern Utah 223 8-3 18 after being sidelined with a wrist injury after six games. 17 Montana 202 7-4 17 18 The Citadel 198 8-3 24 FCS AWARDS MOVE TO FRISCO: The annual FCS awards program will be continued this 19 Harvard 129 9-1 21 year by STATS, which purchased The Sports Network last summer. The STATS FCS Offensive 20 North Carolina A&T 99 9-2 13 Player of the Year, STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, STATS FCS Freshman of the Year, 21 Bethune-Cookman 88 9-2 22 STATS FCS Coach of the Year and STATS Doris & Eddie Robinson FCS Scholar-Athlete of the Year 22 Dartmouth 77 9-1 23 awards will be presented Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas, on the eve of the NCAA championship game. 23 Northern Arizona 58 7-4 20 The winners are selected by a panel of 160 voters who participate in the weekly FCS Top 25. 24 Grambling State 55 8-2 NR 25 Eastern Illinois 46 7-4 NR SLOWING DOWN HIGH-POWERED OFFENSES: North Dakota State limited Western Illinois to 1 yard rushing in the first half and 33 yards on the ground altogether while holding Others receiving votes: Eastern Washington 40, North Dakota 35, New Hampshire 26, Western Illinois 26, Dayton 24, Towson 16, Western Carolina 10, Nikko Watson, the second-leading rusher in the MVFC, to just one yard on four carries. WIU’s Central Arkansas 10, Alcorn State 8, UT Martin 2, Colgate 2, Eastern Kentucky 1 no-huddle offense ran only 47 plays, 28 fewer than its average. It was the third straight week the Bison defense has risen to the challenge. NDSU limited the top-rated offense in the MVFC to a season-low 398 yards of total offense and 121 rushing yards at Southern Illinois and held STATS FCS Top 25 an Indiana State team averaging 438 yards to just 201 yards of total offense. Issued Nov. 22, 2015 Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv BEST DEFENSE IN 41 YEARS: North Dakota State held North Dakota to 61 yards of total 1 Jacksonville State (135) 10-1 3662 1 offense, which was the lowest output by an NDSU opponent in 41 years since allowing five 2 North Dakota State (2) 9-2 3468 2 yards in a 1974 home win over Morningside College. The Bison did not allow a first down until 3 McNeese State (10) 10-0 3401 3 less than five minutes remained in the third quarter and limited the UND offense to four yards 4 Illinois State 9-2 3227 6 rushing, the fewest since 2013 when NDSU held South Dakota State to minus-32 in Brookings. 5 Portland State 9-2 2652 11 6 Sam Houston State 8-3 2574 10 26-GAME HOME STREAK ENDS: North Dakota State’s 26-game home winning streak 7 Chattanooga 8-3 2445 8 was the longest active streak in Division I football when South Dakota ended it Oct. 17 with a 8 James Madison 9-2 2407 12 24-21 victory. It was the longest home field streak in Missouri Valley Football Conference his- 9 Charleston Southern 9-2 2377 9 tory, second longest in NDSU history, and eighth longest all-time in the Football Championship 10 South Dakota State 8-3 2314 5 Subdivision. Georgia Southern holds the top two FCS home win streaks at 39 and 38 games. 10 Coastal Carolina 9-2 2314 4 NDSU’s longest home winning streak is 28 games from 1964-69 and longest home unbeaten 12 Richmond 8-3 2260 14 streak is 35 games from 1964-71 (including 1970 season-opening tie with Eastern Michigan). 13 William & Mary 8-3 1988 7 14 Fordham 9-2 1747 13 BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 45-4 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 50 15 Northern Iowa 7-4 1716 15 of the last 51 home games over non-conference opponents including 40 straight since a 2003 16 Montana 7-4 1376 17 loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 11-2 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. 17 Southern Utah 8-3 1372 20 18 Citadel 8-3 1259 25 FOUR TRUE FRESHMAN: North Dakota State has played four true freshmen this year. 19 Harvard 9-1 1170 19 Safety Robbie Grimsley, running back Bruce Anderson and wide receiver Dimitri Williams all 20 Dartmouth 9-1 751 21 played in the season opener at Montana. Kicker Cam Pedersen traveled to Montana and made 21 Grambling State 8-2 582 22 his debut in Week 2 against Weber State. 22 North Carolina A&T 9-2 549 16 23 Eastern Washington 6-5 430 18 24 Eastern Illinois 7-4 340 NR 25 Bethune-Cookman 9-2 301 NR Others receiving votes: Western Illinois 187, Northern Arizona 175, North Dakota 116, Central Arkansas 114, Eastern Kentucky 99 ,North Carolina Central 56, UT Martin 54, New Hampshire46, Youngstown State 45, Dayton 44, Penn 36, Towson29, Duquesne 22, Western Carolina 20, Colgate 17, Alcorn State 14, Liberty 10, Prairie View A&M 4, Indiana State 2, Villanova 2, Montana State 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 5

Special Teams Tackles CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The following players were recognized as Player of the Week by the Missouri Valley Football Conference for their performances: Kickoffs Punts - Nick DeLuca, Defense (Career-high 20 tackles with one TFL and one pass breakup at UA A Tot UA A Tot Southern Illinois...NDSU limited the league’s top-rated offense to a season-low 398 yards of 5 3 8 1 3 4 total offense and 121 rushing yards) Matt Plank 3 5 8 - King Frazier, Offense (Ran 16 times for a career-high 177 yards and one TD at Southern Bruce Anderson 4 1 5 Illinois...Had runs of 41, 50 and 51 yards) Tre Dempsey 4 1 5 - Joe Haeg, 2x Offensive Line (Led the Bison with 12 knockdowns and graded out at 92 Dan Marlette 4 1 5 percent on technique against Weber State...Had eight knockdowns and a 94 percent grade at Nick DeLuca 2 2 4 South Dakota State) Levi Jordheim 1 3 4 - Jeremy Kelly, Offensive Line (Nine knockdowns and an 88 percent technique grade at Jalen Allison 1 2 3 Southern Illinois as the Bison rushed for a season-high 397 yards) Andrew Smith 2 1 3 - Cam Pedersen, Special Teams (Converted 4 of 4 PAT kicks and 28- and 49-yard field goals Jordan Champion 2 0 2 against North Dakota) Chase Morlock 1 1 2 - Easton Stick, Newcomer (Made his first collegiate start Oct. 24 at Indiana State...Ran for MJ Stumpf 1 1 2 124 yards and two touchdowns while passing for 126 yards and one score...Eighth of last 10 Ben LeCompte 0 1 1 1 0 1 starting QBs since 1998 to win his first start at NDSU) Jaylaan Wimbush 1 0 1 1 0 1 - Carson Wentz, Offense (Four TD passes in 31-28 comeback victory over Northern Iowa... Robbie Grimsley 1 0 1 Led a 10-play, 79-yard drive in less than 2 minutes capped with an 18-yard TD pass to Darrius Bo Liekhus 0 1 1 Shepherd with 35 seconds left...Finished a career-high 26 of 40 passing for 335 yards, fifth most 1 0 1 passing yards in school history) Aaron Steidl 1 0 1 SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- division opponents and has won five in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). NDSU is scheduled to play at Iowa next season and Oregon in 2020.

FOUR-PEATS: North Dakota State earned a share of its fifth straight Missouri Valley Foot- NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week ball Conference championship this year tying Illinois State with a 7-1 record in conference play. n North Dakota State was the unanimous No. 1 in the final NDSU is the second school in Valley Football history to win five straight league titles behind 2014 polls and entered the 2015 season atop the STATS and Northern Iowa’s run of seven straight from 1990 to 1996. Last year, NDSU became the second FCS Coaches Top 25 before slipping to No. 2 after a season- team in NCAA history to win four straight national championships. Augustana College of Rock opening loss to Montana. Island, Ill., won four NCAA Division III titles from 1983-86. Carroll College of Helena, Mont., won four straight NAIA championships from 2002-05. n North Dakota State dropped to No. 4 in the Sports Network FCS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll after having its 33-game KLIEMAN INKED THROUGH 2020 SEASON: North Dakota State head coach Chris winning streak snapped at Northern Iowa in November 2014. Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) accepted a two-year contract extension in the offseason that NDSU had been ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll for 30 straight will keep him with the Bison until January 2021. Klieman led the Bison to a 15-1 record, a weeks and the Sports Network poll for 30 of 31 weeks with fourth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 mark, and an only a preseason No. 2 ranking in 2014. unprecedented fourth straight NCAA Division I FCS national title. NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming n North Dakota State led the Gridiron Power Index 30 straight seven new assistant coaches. The Bison scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 member weeks from the final week of 2011 through October 12, 2015, Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak that extend- before the home loss to unranked South Dakota. ed into November. North Dakota State went 9-1 against Top 25 competition and earned the No. 2 national n NDSU garnered votes in the AP Top 25 poll after each of its seed for the FCS playoffs. NDSU had nine players named All-America, including Buck Buchanan three national championships, and for 10 straight weeks after Award-winning defensive end , and four Capital One Academic All-America® beating Iowa State in the 2014 season opener. selections. Klieman was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award and was named the Rawlings DATE STATS FCS GPI Football/ Monthly FCS Coach of the Year. Preseason 1 1 ---- The head coach at Division III Loras College in 2005, Klieman came to NDSU from Northern 9/7 2 2 ---- Iowa in 2011 as the defensive backs coach and was the defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. 9/14 4 2 ---- He also made coaching stops at Western Illinois (1994-96), Kansas (1997), Missouri State (1999) 9/21 3 2 ---- and Loras (2002-04). He is a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and was a three-time all-conference 9/28 3 2 ---- defensive back at UNI from 1986-90. 10/5 3 2 1 10/12 2 2 1 10/19 8 8 6 10/26 7 6 3 11/2 6 5 3 11/9 2 3 1 11/16 2 3 1 11/23 2 3 1 FINAL STATS–STATS FCS Top 25 FCS–FCS Coaches Poll GPI–Gridiron Power Index BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 6 NDSU PLAYOFF RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON RECORDS TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORDS Rushing Attempts: 34, Lamar Gordon, at Delta Rushing Attempts: 97, John Crockett, 2014 (4g) Rushing Attempts: 72, at Puget Sound, 1981 D-II State, 2000 D-II semifinal Net Yards Rushing: 619, Tony Satter, 1990 (4g) quarterfinal Yards Gained Rushing: 227, John Crockett, Coastal TDs Rushing: 9, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) Yards Gained Rushing: 532, Ashland, 1986 D-II Carolina, 2014 FCS quarterfinal Passing Attempts: 85, , 2013 (4g) quarterfinal TDs Rushing: 4, D.J. McNorton, at Montana State, Pass Completions: 53, Carson Wentz, 2014 (4g); First Downs Rushing: 25, Ashland, 1986 D-II quar- 2010 FCS second round Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) terfinal; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II first round Passing Attempts: 28, Brock Jensen, Lehigh, 2011 Yards Gained Passing: 824, Carson Wentz, 2014 TDs Rushing: 7, Augustana (S.D.), 1988 D-II first FCS quarterfinal (4g) round Pass Completions: 17, Brock Jensen, Lehigh, 2011 Completion Percentage: .640, Bruce Grasamke Passes Attempted: 28, vs. Montana, 1969 Camellia FCS quarterfinal (16-25), 1969 (1g) Bowl Yards Gained Passing: 249, Brock Jensen, Furman, Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Mark Nellermoe, 1982 Passes Completed: 19, vs. Montana, 1969 Camellia 2013 FCS second round (2g) Bowl Completion Percentage: .722, Brock Jensen TDs Passing: 8, Brock Jensen, 2013 (4g) Yards Gained Passing: 249, Furman, 2013 FCS (13-18), vs. Towson, 2013 FCS championship; Receptions: 22, Warren Holloway, 2011 (4g) second round Wofford, 2012 FCS quarterfinal Yards Receiving: 317, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Montana State, 1976 Consecutive Passes Completed: 8, Brock Jensen, TD Receptions: 4, Zach Vraa, 2013 (4g) D-II semifinal vs. Towson, 2013 FCS championship Total Offense Attempts:129, Carson Wentz, 2014 Completion Percentage: .722, vs. Towson (13-18), Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Mark Nellermoe, at (4g) 2013 FCS championship; Wofford (13-18), UC Davis, 1982 D-II semifinal; Mark Rudrud, Total Offense Yards: 1035, Carson Wentz, 2014 (4g) 2012 FCS quarterfinal Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal TDs Scored: 9, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) First Downs Passing: 13, vs. Grambling, 1965 TDs Passing: 3, Brock Jensen, New Hampshire, Points Scored: 54, Chris Simdorn, 1988 (4g) Pecan Bowl 2013 FCS semifinal; Chris Simdorn, vs. Indiana Passes Intercepted: 3, Christian Dudzik, 2013 (4g); TD Passes Thrown: 3, New Hampshire, 2013 FCS (Pa.), 1990 D-II championship Marcus Williams, 2012 (4g); Todd Zabel, 1988 semifinal; vs. Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II champi- Receptions: 9, Chuck Wald, vs. Montana, (4g) onship 1969 Camellia Bowl Punts: 22, Matt Voigtlander, 2011 (4g) Total Offense Attempts:83, Northern Colorado, Total Offense Attempts:42, Mark Nellermoe, at UC Punting Average: 46.8, Ben LeCompte (19-889), 1990 D-II first round Davis, 1982 D-II semifinal 2012 (4g) Yards Total Offense: 627, vs. Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II Total Offense Yards: 335, Brock Jensen, Furman, Field Goal Attempts: not available championship 2013 FCS second round Field Goals Made: 7, Ken Kubisz, 1983 (3g) Touchdowns Scored: 8, vs. Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II Punts: 9, Matt Voigtlander, vs. Sam Houston State, PATs Attempted: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) championship 2011 FCS championship PATs Made: 23, Adam Keller, 2013 (4g) Points Scored: 52, New Hampshire, 2013 FCS Punting Average: 55.0 (4-220), Ben LeCompte, semifinal Georgia Southern, 2012 FCS quarterfinal Field Goals Attempted: 4, at UC Davis, 1983 D-II Long Punt: 66, Ben LeCompte, vs. Towson, 2013 semifinal FCS championship; Matt Voigtlander, vs. Sam Field Goals Made: 4, at UC Davis, 1983 D-II semi- Houston State, 2012 FCS championship final Long Field Goal: 53, Ryan Jastram, James Madison, PATs Attempted: 7, New Hampshire, 2013 FCS 2011 FCS second round semifinal; vs. Indiana (Pa.), 1990 D-II champi- Passes Intercepted: 2, Christian Dudzik, Coastal onship Carolina, 2013 FCS quarterfinal; Marcus PATs Made: 7, New Hampshire, 2013 FCS semifinal Williams, vs. Sam Houston State, 2012 FCS Least Yards Yielded Rushing: 21, South Dakota championship State, 2012 FCS second round Tackles: 29, Grant Olson, Wofford, 2012 FCS quar- Most Yards Yielded Rushing: 328, vs. Texas State, terfinal 1981 D-II championship Least Yards Yielded Passing: 0, Minn. St. Mankato, 1991 D-II first round Most Yards Yielded Passing: 355, UC Davis, 1984 D-II quarterfinal Least Yards Yielded Total Offense: 97, vs. Gram- bling, 1965 Pecan Bowl Most Yards Yielded Total Offense: 526, vs. Texas State, 1981 D-II championship Least Points Yielded: 0, Cal Poly, 1990 D-II quarter- final; 0, Ashland, 1986 D-II quarterfinal Most Points Yielded: 42, vs. Texas State, 1981 D-II championship Fumbles: 6, vs. North Alabama, 1985 D-II champi- onship Fumbles Recovered: 5, vs. Montana, 1970 Camellia Bowl Passes Intercepted: 4, vs. Sam Houston State, 2012 FCS championship; NE Missouri State, 1992 D-II first round; Montana State, 1976 D-II semifinal Punts: 9, vs. Sam Houston State, 2011 FCS cham- pionship BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 *Chris Board LB 6-1 218 So. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 88 Luke Albers TE 2 Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 198 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 65 Jack Albrecht OG 3 *Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 175 So. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 4 Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 174 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 5 ***Jordan Champion CB 5-9 189 Sr. Avondale, Ariz./Westview HS 42 Bruce Anderson RB 5 Michael Veldman QB 6-3 190 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 8 Darius Anderson RB/WR 6 ***CJ Smith CB 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn./Burnsville HS 49 Matt Anderson TE 7 Cole Davis QB 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 29 Eric Bachmeier CB 8 Darius Anderson RB/WR 5-7 182 Sr. Kapolei, Hawai’i/Island Pacific Academy/Valley City State 71 Luke Bacon OT 8 Braden Sikes SS 5-11 192 Fr. Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS 31 Bryce Bennot CB 9 Ian Gallagher P 6-3 176 RFr. Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 1 Chris Board LB 9 Colter Pritchard WR 5-6 167 So. Langdon, N.D./Langdon Area HS 46 Andrew Bonnet FB/TE 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 206 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 33 Marquise Bridges WR 11 ***Carson Wentz QB 6-6 235 Sr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 215 RFr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 31 Ty Brooks CB 13 **Eric Perkins WR 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 14 **Bo Liekhus LB 6-0 217 Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb./Bellevue West HS 56 Caleb Butler DE 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 So. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 57 Bryan Carlton DT 16 *RJ Urzendowski WR 5-11 195 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 17 James Hendricks QB 6-1 189 Fr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 5 Jordan Champion CB 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 199 RFr. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 64 Colin Conner OT 19 Dom Davis CB 5-11 177 Fr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 30 Jedre Cyr FB 19 ***Ben LeCompte P/K 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 180 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 7 Cole Davis QB 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 177 RFr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 19 Dom Davis CB 22 *King Frazier RB 5-11 213 Jr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/Nebraska 49 Nick DeLuca LB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush SS 6-0 185 RFr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 3 Tre Dempsey FS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 188 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 25 **Chase Morlock RB 6-0 221 Jr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 34 Ross Effertz CB 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 5-11 181 So. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 39 TE 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 187 RFr. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 98 Austin Farnlof DT 28 **Andrew Smith FS 6-0 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS 51 James Fisher LS 29 Eric Bachmeier CB 6-2 195 RFr. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 37 Tre Fort CB 30 ***Jedre Cyr FB 6-0 234 Sr. Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 31 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 RFr. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 22 King Frazier RB 31 Ty Brooks CB 5-9 161 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 32 Dakota Reid CB 5-9 185 RFr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park HS 9 Ian Gallagher P 33 Marquise Bridges WR 5-11 170 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 230 Fr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 50 Gray Gochenour LB 34 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 196 Fr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 35 Robbie Grimsley SS 35 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 181 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 59 Joe Haeg OT 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-1 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 53 Max Haskins OL 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 171 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 37 Garrett Malstrom RB 6-1 225 Fr. Frazee, Minn./Frazee HS 17 James Hendricks QB 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 189 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 39 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 243 Fr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 95 Connor Hubbs DT 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 So. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 41 **MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 218 Jr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 42 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 202 Fr. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 222 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 44 Matt Plank LB 6-0 224 So. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-1 214 RFr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 46 ***Andrew Bonnet FB/TE 6-3 250 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Underwood HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 47 **Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 217 Jr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 54 Jeremy Kelly OG 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 218 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C 49 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 228 Fr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 49 **Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 244 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 19 Ben LeCompte P/K 50 Gray Gochenour LB 5-10 242 Fr. Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 51 *James Fisher LS 6-2 213 So. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 14 Bo Liekhus LB 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 210 Fr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 37 Garrett Malstrom RB 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 233 Fr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 53 Max Haskins OL 6-5 275 Fr. River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 54 *Jeremy Kelly OG 6-6 300 Sr. Somerset, Wis./Somerset HS/Minnesota-Crookston 2 Quinten McCoy CB 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 196 Fr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 96 Greg Menard DE BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 8

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 56 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 RFr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 57 Bryan Carlton DT 6-3 248 Fr. Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS 62 Bryce Messner DT 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski OT 6-5 310 Fr. Amherst Junction, Wis./Amherst HS 80 Nate Moody WR 59 ***Joe Haeg OT 6-6 310 Sr. Lake Shore, Minn./Brainerd HS 76 Trent Mooney OG 60 Max Polson C 6-1 305 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 61 ***Brian Schaetz DT 6-1 287 Sr. Denmark, Wis./Denmark HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 62 Bryce Messner DT 6-3 284 So. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 72 Erik Olson OT 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 279 RFr. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 95 Peder Olson LS/LB 64 Colin Conner OT 6-5 303 RFr. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 274 Fr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 66 Zack Johnson OG 6-4 326 RJr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 44 Matt Plank LB 67 Brock Russell OG 6-2 264 Sr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS/Bemidji State 70 Jack Plankers OT 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 276 Fr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 274 RFr. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 60 Max Polson C 70 **Jack Plankers OT 6-7 321 Jr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 9 Colter Pritchard WR 71 Luke Bacon OT 6-5 297 RFr. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 269 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 32 Dakota Reid CB 73 Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 291 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 74 Tanner Volson OG 6-4 304 RFr. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 67 Brock Russell OG 75 *Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 301 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 76 Trent Mooney OG 6-5 269 Fr. Lamar, Mo./Lamar HS 61 Brian Schaetz DT 77 Christian Triplett C 6-3 301 RFr. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 78 **Landon Lechler OT 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 8 Braden Sikes SS 80 ***Nate Moody WR 6-1 196 Sr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 28 Andrew Smith FS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 198 So. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 6 CJ Smith CB 82 ***Zach Vraa WR 6-2 202 Sr. Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-0 187 RFr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 12 Easton Stick QB 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 243 RFr. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 86 *Jeff Illies TE 6-3 221 So. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 87 *Connor Wentz TE 6-3 248 So. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 77 Christian Triplett C 88 ***Luke Albers TE 6-5 250 Sr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski OT 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 239 RFr. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 91 DE 90 *Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 So. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 226 Fr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 277 Fr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 5 Michael Veldman QB 93 *Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 243 So. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 74 Tanner Volson OG 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 240 RFr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 82 Zach Vraa WR 95 Peder Olson LS/LB 6-0 216 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 11 Carson Wentz QB 95 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 283 Fr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 96 *Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 69 Blake Williams DT 97 **Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Jr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Austin Farnlof DT 6-1 275 Jr. Cave Creek, Ariz./Boulder Creek HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush SS 99 *Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 285 So. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG

Captains: #5 Jordan Champion, #6 CJ Smith, #11 Carson Wentz, #59 Joe Haeg, #82 Zach Vraa

PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE SQUAD ANALYSIS Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Karcz (karch) Minnesota...... 34 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 37/17 Atif (aw-TEEF) Klieman (KLY-men) Wisconsin...... 19 Starters Returning...... 12 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Kuhnert (COO-nert) North Dakota...... 18 Offense...... 8 Bennot (BEN-it) LeCompte (lah-COMPT) Florida...... 6 Defense...... 4 Bonnet (BAWN-it) Liekhus (LEAK-us) Illinois...... 5 Seniors...... 14 Cyr (SEER) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Nebraska...... 5 Juniors...... 14 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) South Dakota...... 5 Sophomores ...... 23 Goeser (GAY-zer) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Iowa...... 4 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 25 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Missouri...... 4 Freshmen...... 31 Gochenour (GOAK-ah-now-ur) Roehl (like “roll”) Arizona...... 2 Tallest: Landon Lechler/Jack Plankers.....6-7 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Schaetz (shatts) California...... 1 Shortest: Colter Pritchard...... 5-6 Illies (ILL-ee-us) Tanguay (TANG-way) Kansas...... 1 Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 326 Jalen (JAY-lenn) Trzebiatowski (treb-uh-TOSK-ee) Hawaii...... 1 Lightest: Ty Brooks...... 161 Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Vraa (rhymes with draw) Michigan...... 1 Jedre (JED-ree) Texas...... 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 9 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown WR 82 Zach Vraa 6-2 202 Sr. Rosemount, Minn. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Jr. De Pere, Wis. 18 Khayvon Hawkins 6-0 199 RFr. Crystal, Minn. 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 240 RFr. Bismarck, N.D. LT 59 Joe Haeg 6-6 310 Sr. Lake Shore, Minn. or 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 243 So. Warner, S.D. 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D. DT 61 Brian Schaetz 6-1 287 Sr. Denmark, Wis. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 326 RJr. Apple Valley, Minn. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 So. Oshkosh, Wis. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 321 Jr. Leonard, N.D. NG 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 285 So. Mukwonago, Wis. C 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 301 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 279 RFr. Carlos, Minn. 73 Zack Ziemer 6-4 291 So. Lakeville, Minn. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 So. Lakeville, Minn. RG 54 Jeremy Kelly 6-6 300 Sr. Somerset, Wis. 56 Caleb Butler 6-3 240 RFr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 304 RFr. Balfour, N.D. or 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 243 So. Warner, S.D. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 301 Jr. Beach, N.D. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 217 Jr. Belleville, Ill. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 297 RFr. Granville, N.D. 1 Chris Board 6-1 218 So. Orlando, Fla. TE 46 Andrew Bonnet 6-3 250 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa MLB 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 244 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 88 Luke Albers 6-5 250 Sr. Iola, Wis. 44 Matt Plank 6-0 224 So. Gardner, Kan. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 215 RFr. Omaha, Neb. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 218 Jr. Harvey, N.D. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 218 RFr. Sioux Falls, S.D. FB 30 Jedre Cyr 6-0 234 Sr. Glyndon, Minn. CB 6 CJ Smith 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn. RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 213 Jr. Greenwood, Mo. 32 Dakota Reid 5-9 185 RFr. Chicago, Ill. 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 221 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. SS 35 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 181 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn. 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 206 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 185 RFr. St. Petersburg, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 5-11 195 So. Omaha, Neb. FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 175 So. Lakeland, Fla. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 180 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. 28 Andrew Smith 6-0 193 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. CB 5 Jordan Champion 5-9 189 Sr. Avondale, Ariz. SPECIALISTS 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 177 RFr. Papillion, Neb. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown P 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. SPECIALISTS K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-1 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. KR 42 Bruce Anderson 5-11 202 Fr. Ruskin, Fla. H 19 Ben LeCompte 5-10 196 Sr. Barrington, Ill. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 212 So. Kearney, Mo. PR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 180 Jr. Kewaskum, Wis. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 213 So. Bloomington, Minn. 6 CJ Smith 5-11 188 Sr. Savage, Minn.

STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE/RB LT LG C RG RT WR/TE QB FB/WR/RB RB WR at MONT Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Bonnet Frazier Vraa WEBER Albers Haeg Ziemer Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Bonnet Carson Wentz Cyr Frazier Vraa UND Albers Haeg Ziemer Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Shepherd Carson Wentz Bonnet Morlock Vraa at SDSU Albers Haeg Plankers Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Moody Frazier Vraa UNI Bonnet Haeg Plankers Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Moody Frazier Vraa USD Bonnet Haeg Johnson Ziemer Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Carson Wentz Morlock Frazier Vraa at INST Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Stick Shepherd Frazier Vraa at SIU Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Stick Shepherd Frazier Vraa WIU Albers Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Bonnet Stick Williams Frazier Vraa at YSU Connor Wentz Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Bonnet Stick Cyr Frazier Moody MOST B. Anderson Haeg Johnson Kuhnert Kelly Lechler Urzendowski Stick Morlock Frazier Vraa

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB/CB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB at MONT Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion A. Smith Dempsey Allison WEBER Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith UND Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith at SDSU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith UNI Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith USD Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith at INST Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Board Dempsey CJ Smith at SIU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith WIU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Allison DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith at YSU Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Champion Grimsley Dempsey CJ Smith MOST Ambrosius Schaetz Tanguay Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Allison Grimsley Dempsey Reid BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 10

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 29, 2015 at #12 Montana L 35-38 0-1 0-0 3:50 26472 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 1-1 0-0 2:59 18801 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 2-1 0-0 3:02 19044 * Oct 03, 2015 at #5 South Dakota State W 28-7 3-1 1-0 3:03 17348 * Oct 10, 2015 #10 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 4-1 2-0 3:25 18954 * Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 4-2 2-1 3:01 18420 * Oct 24, 2015 at #18 Indiana State W 28-14 5-2 3-1 3:00 6524 * Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 6-2 4-1 3:21 6508 * Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 7-2 5-1 3:00 18251 * Nov 14, 2015 at #20 Youngstown State W 27-24 8-2 6-1 3:06 11309 * Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 9-2 7-1 2:51 18624

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 21, 2015) 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 Montana 35 - 38 22 / 27 11 / 7 10 / 16 1 / 4 45-229 / 35-110 16-28-0 / 30-57-1 198 / 434 73-427 / 92-544 160 / 34 2 / 3 WEBER STATE 41 - 14 27 / 6 16 / 3 11 / 3 0 / 0 52-305 / 22-53 19-29-0 / 12-27-1 281 / 153 81-586 / 49-206 39 / 199 1 / 1 NORTH DAKOTA 34 - 9 21 / 3 7 / 1 12 / 2 2 / 0 42-115 / 26-4 18-27-0 / 6-17-0 262 / 57 69-377 / 43-61 108 / 131 1 / 0 South Dakota State 28 - 7 22 / 12 9 / 1 12 / 8 1 / 3 46-202 / 15--4 19-27-0 / 19-41-0 183 / 242 73-385 / 56-238 56 / 121 2 / 0 NORTHERN IOWA 31 - 28 25 / 14 7 / 9 17 / 5 1 / 0 40-141 / 38-277 26-40-2 / 8-17-2 335 / 158 80-476 / 55-435 144 / 85 3 / 2 SOUTH DAKOTA 21 - 24 15 / 17 6 / 11 9 / 5 0 / 1 31-125 / 42-193 16-28-0 / 12-20-1 195 / 202 59-320 / 62-395 80 / 97 0 / 2 Indiana State 28 - 14 25 / 9 13 / 2 8 / 6 4 / 1 57-243 / 26-115 9-20-1 / 10-25-0 126 / 86 77-369 / 51-201 42 / 27 2 / 0 Southern Illinois 35 - 29 23 / 24 16 / 6 3 / 15 4 / 3 48-397 / 41-121 12-18-1 / 28-45-1 138 / 277 66-535 / 86-398 75 / 47 2 / 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 59 - 7 29 / 9 21 / 2 8 / 7 0 / 0 61-331 / 16-33 12-21-0 / 16-31-1 197 / 172 82-528 / 47-205 47 / 53 0 / 2 Youngstown State 27 - 24 12 / 16 3 / 8 7 / 6 2 / 2 42-184 / 32-245 9-18-0 / 9-24-0 176 / 104 60-360 / 56-349 102 / 96 0 / 0 MISSOURI STATE 55 - 0 28 / 13 19 / 8 9 / 5 0 / 0 48-412 / 42-109 15-21-0 / 9-21-1 189 / 62 69-601 / 63-171 67 / 95 2 / 4 Totals 394 - 194 249 / 150 128 / 58 106 / 78 15 / 14 512-2684 / 335-1256 171-277-4 / 159-325-8 2280 / 1947 789-4964 / 660-3203 920 / 985 15 / 15

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 Montana 5-14 / 6-18 2-4 / 4-6 35:16 / 24:44 1 0 :3 2 5.1 / 3.1 7.1 / 7.6 5.8 / 5.9 5-46.6 / 3-38.7 8-63 / 5-40 2 / 2 WEBER STATE 9-18 / 1-13 2-2 / 1-2 40:04 / 19:56 2 0 :0 8 5.9 / 2.4 9.7 / 5.7 7.2 / 4.2 4-52.5 / 10-40.7 3-30 / 4-33 1 / 0 NORTH DAKOTA 9-17 / 2-13 0-0 / 0-0 36:36 / 23:24 1 3 :1 2 2.7 / 0.2 9.7 / 3.4 5.5 / 1.4 5-45.2 / 10-47.8 5-34 / 6-49 4 / 4 South Dakota State 11-16 / 2-15 0-0 / 2-4 39:19 / 20:41 1 8 :3 8 4.4 / -0.3 6.8 / 5.9 5.3 / 4.2 5-43.8 / 8-38.1 6-63 / 10-89 3 / 0 NORTHERN IOWA 8-17 / 3-10 3-3 / 1-2 39:08 / 20:52 1 8 :1 6 3.5 / 7.3 8.4 / 9.3 5.9 / 7.9 4-41.8 / 4-41.8 5-37 / 4-34 3 / 1 SOUTH DAKOTA 7-15 / 8-13 0-0 / 0-0 29:52 / 30:08 -0:16 4.0 / 4.6 7.0 / 10.1 5.4 / 6.4 7-45.3 / 4-49.0 5-65 / 5-35 1 / 1 Indiana State 8-15 / 3-14 0-1 / 0-0 39:31 / 20:29 1 9 :0 2 4.3 / 4.4 6.3 / 3.4 4.8 / 3.9 6-47.7 / 11-46.3 6-54 / 5-56 2 / 0 Southern Illinois 7-12 / 5-16 0-0 / 2-2 32:42 / 27:18 5 :2 4 8.3 / 3.0 7.7 / 6.2 8.1 / 4.6 4-50.2 / 6-43.2 6-56 / 8-71 1 / 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8-13 / 2-11 1-1 / 0-1 43:47 / 16:13 2 7 :3 4 5.4 / 2.1 9.4 / 5.5 6.4 / 4.4 3-45.7 / 8-41.8 4-20 / 2-10 2 / 0 Youngstown State 3-13 / 4-12 1-3 / 0-0 32:16 / 27:44 4 :3 2 4.4 / 7.7 9.8 / 4.3 6.0 / 6.2 4-47.0 / 6-35.7 5-54 / 8-65 1 / 1 MISSOURI STATE 6-11 / 4-14 2-3 / 1-2 31:17 / 28:43 2 :3 4 8.6 / 2.6 9.0 / 3.0 8.7 / 2.7 1-31.0 / 6-38.7 4-43 / 1-5 3 / 1 Totals 81-161 / 40-149 11-17 / 11-19 399:48 / 260:12 1 3 9 :3 6 5.2 / 3.7 8.2 / 6.0 6.3 / 4.9 48-46.1 / 76-42.3 57-519 / 58-487 23 / 11

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 11

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 394 194 Points Per Game 35.8 17.6 Points Off Turnovers 37 43 FIRST DOWNS 249 150 R u s h in g 128 58 P a s s in g 106 78 P e n a lt y 15 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 2684 1256 Yards gained rushing 2833 1480 Yards lost rushing 149 224 Rushing Attempts 512 335 Average Per Rush 5.2 3.7 Average Per Game 244.0 114.2 TDs Rushing 24 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2280 1947 C o m p - A t t - I n t 171-277-4 159-325-8 Average Per Pass 8.2 6.0 Average Per Catch 13.3 12.2 Average Per Game 207.3 177.0 TDs Passing 27 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 4964 3203 Total Plays 789 660 Average Per Play 6.3 4.9 Average Per Game 451.3 291.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 27-669 41-780 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-170 14-131 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-61 4-62 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.8 19.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.4 9.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 15.5 FUMBLES-LOST 18-11 13-7 PENALTIES-Yards 57-519 58-487 Average Per Game 47.2 44.3 PUNTS-Yards 48-2215 76-3217 Average Per Punt 46.1 42.3 Net punt average 39.2 39.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 72-4494 42-2559 Average Per Kick 62.4 60.9 Net kick average 41.2 37.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 6 : 2 1 2 3 : 3 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 81/161 40/149 3rd-Down Pct 50% 27% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/17 11/19 4th-Down Pct 65% 58% SACKS BY-Yards 23-156 11-64 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 53 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-13 9-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (38-44) 86% (20-23) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-44) 75% (12-23) 52% PAT-ATTEMPTS (52-53) 98% (21-21) 100% ATTENDANCE 112094 68161 Games/Avg Per Game 6/18682 5/13632 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 86 156 69 83 0 394 Opponents 37 53 53 51 0 194 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 12 2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) 2015 North DakotaAll games State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg King Frazier 11-10 147 810 20 790 5.4 7 51 71.8 Eric Perkins 18 105 5.8 0 20 EastonRushing Stick gp-gs 7 - 5 62att gain444 loss21 423net avg6.8 td4 60lg avg/g60.4 DarriusPunt Returns Shepherd no.5 yds65 13.0avg td0 34lg BruceKing Frazier Anderson 11-1011-1 14766 419810 1020 409790 6.25.4 17 5751 37.271.8 TotalEric Perkins 2318 170105 7.45.8 0 3420 LanceEaston Dunn Stick 97 - 05 6462 361444 1321 348423 5.46.8 34 60 38.760.4 OpponentsDarrius Shepherd 145 13165 13.09.4 0 5434 ChaseBruce AndersonMorlock 11-311-1 6766 272419 1110 261409 3.96.2 41 4057 23.737.2 Total 23 170 7.4 0 34 CarsonLance Dunn Wentz 79 - 60 5464 264361 4913 215348 4.05.4 43 2760 30.738.7 OpponentsInterceptions no.14 131yds avg9.4 td0 54lg DariusChase AndersonMorlock 11-011-3 2267 126272 110 126261 5.73.9 04 3040 11.523.7 CJ Smith 2 7 3.5 0 7 DimitriCarson Williams Wentz 97 - 16 549 26474 494 21570 7.84.0 14 27 30.77.8 NickInterceptions DeLuca no.1 yds5 avg5.0 td0 lg5 DarriusDarius Anderson Shepherd 11-311-0 225 12631 0 12631 6.25.7 0 1630 11.52.8 TreCJ Smith Dempsey 12 07 0.03.5 0 07 RJDimitri Urzendowski Williams 11-7 9 - 1 19 1174 04 1170 11.07.8 01 1127 1.07.8 AndrewNick DeLuca Smith 1 05 0.05.0 0 05 JedreDarrius Cyr Shepherd 11-211-3 25 319 0 319 4.56.2 0 168 0.82.8 PierreTre Dempsey Gee-Tucker 1 360 36.00.0 10 360 AndrewRJ Urzendowski Bonnet 11-7 21 116 0 116 11.03.0 0 114 0.51.0 BradAndrew Ambrosius Smith 1 110 11.00.0 0 110 ColeJedre Davis Cyr 11-2 3 - 0 42 69 60 09 0.04.5 0 68 0.00.8 RobbiePierre Gee-Tucker Grimsley 1 362 36.02.0 01 362 TEAMAndrew Bonnet 11-7 5 - 0 72 06 150 -156 -2.13.0 0 04 -3.00.5 TotalBrad Ambrosius 81 6111 11.07.6 10 3611 TotalCole Davis 3 11- 0 5124 28336 1496 26840 5.20.0 240 606 244.00.0 OpponentsRobbie Grimsley 41 622 15.52.0 0 622 OpponentsTEAM 5 11- 0 3357 14800 22415 1256-15 -2.13.7 120 830 114.2-3.0 Total 8 61 7.6 1 36 Total 11 512 2833 149 2684 5.2 24 60 244.0 OpponentsKick Returns no.4 yds62 15.5avg td0 62lg OpponentsPassing gp-gs11 335effic1480comp-att-int224 1256pct3.7 yds12 td83 114.2lg avg/g Eric Perkins 11 293 26.6 0 43 Carson Wentz 7 - 6 159.18 114-179-2 63.7 1454 16 55 207.7 BruceKick Returns Anderson no.10 289yds 28.9avg td0 53lg EastonPassing Stick gp-gs 7 - 5 167.04effic comp-att-int57-95-2 60.0pct 826yds 11td 77lg 118.0avg/g DimitriEric Perkins Williams 112 29338 19.026.6 0 2343 TEAMCarson Wentz 57 - 06 159.180.00 114-179-20-2-0 63.70.0 14540 160 550 207.70.0 LanceBruce AndersonDunn 102 28931 15.528.9 0 2553 EastonCole Davis Stick 73 - 50 167.040.00 57-95-20-1-0 60.00.0 8260 110 770 118.00.0 DariusDimitri WilliamsAnderson 12 1838 18.019.0 0 1823 TEAMTotal 5 11- 0 160.150.00 171-277-40-2-0 61.70.0 22800 270 770 207.30.0 MattLance Plank Dunn 12 310 15.50.0 0 250 ColeOpponents Davis 3 11- 0 105.490.00 159-325-80-1-0 48.90.0 19470 110 730 177.00.0 TotalDarius Anderson 271 66918 24.818.0 0 5318 Total 11 160.15 171-277-4 61.7 2280 27 77 207.3 OpponentsMatt Plank 411 7800 19.00.0 10 1000 ReceivingOpponents gp-gs11 105.49no. yds159-325-8avg td48.9 lg1947avg/g11 73 177.0 Total 27 669 24.8 0 53 RJ Urzendowski 11-7 40 586 14.6 6 77 53.3 OpponentsFumble Returns no.41 780yds 19.0avg td1 100lg ReceivingDarrius Shepherd gp-gs11-3 no.31 461yds 14.9avg td5 43lg avg/g41.9 Jalen Allison 1 20 20.0 0 20 RJZach Urzendowski Vraa 11-1011-7 4031 586407 14.613.1 64 7766 53.337.0 CalebFumble Butler Returns no.0 yds0 avg0.0 td1 lg0 DarriusChase Morlock Shepherd 11-3 3114 461217 14.915.5 54 4355 41.919.7 TotalJalen Allison 1 20 20.0201510 North20 Dakota State Football Zach Vraa 11-10 31 407 13.1 4 66 37.0 Caleb Butler North Dakota0 0 State0.0 Overall1 0 Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) King Frazier 11-10 10 137 13.7 0 44 12.5 Opponents 1 12 12.0 0 12 All games ChaseLuke Albers Morlock 10-711-3 148 21770 15.58.8 14 1655 19.77.0 Total 1 20 20.0 1 20 JeffKing Illies Frazier 11-1011-0 107 13777 11.013.7 20 3044 12.57.0 All PurposeOpponents g rush rcv 1 pr 12 kr12.0 ir0 total12 avg/g AndrewLuke Albers Bonnet 11-710-7 78 6170 8.78.8 21 1316 5.57.0 King Frazier 11 790 137 0 0 0 927 84.3 NateJeff Illies Moody 11-311-0 67 8977 14.811.0 02 30 8.17.0 Bruce Anderson 11 409 18 0 289 0 716 65.1 RJ Urzendowski 11 11 586 0 0 0 597 54.3 ConnorAndrew WentzBonnet 11-711-1 74 6164 16.08.7 12 3313 5.85.5 Nate Moody 11-3 6 89 14.8 0 30 8.1 Darrius Shepher 11 31 461 65 0 0 557 50.6 Bruce Anderson 11-1 4 18 4.5 1 9 1.6 Chase Morlock 11 261 217 0 0 0 478 43.5 DariusConnor Anderson Wentz 11-011-1 34 5164 17.016.0 01 2233 4.65.8 Eric Perkins 11 0 34 105 293 0 432 39.3 EricBruce Perkins Anderson 11-011-1 24 3418 17.04.5 01 249 3.11.6 Easton Stick 7 423 0 0 0 0 423 60.4 LanceDarius DunnAnderson 11-0 9 - 0 23 510 17.00.0 0 221 0.04.6 Zach Vraa 11 0 407 0 0 0 407 37.0 DimitriEric Perkins Williams 11-0 9 - 1 21 346 17.06.0 0 246 3.10.7 Lance Dunn 9 348 0 0 31 0 379 42.1 Carson Wentz 7 215 0 0 0 0 215 30.7 LanceJedre CyrDunn 11-2 9 - 0 12 20 2.00.0 10 21 0.20.0 Dimitri Williams 9 - 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.7 Darius Anderson 11 126 51 0 18 0 195 17.7 Total 11 171 2280 13.3 27 77 207.3 Dimitri Williams 9 70 6 0 38 0 114 12.7 OpponentsJedre Cyr 11-211 1591 19472 12.22.0 111 732 177.00.2 Nate Moody 11 0 89 0 0 0 89 8.1 Total 11 171 2280 13.3 27 77 207.3 Jeff Illies 11 0 77 0 0 0 77 7.0 Opponents 11 159 1947 12.2 11 73 177.0 Luke Albers 10 0 70 0 0 0 70 7.0 Andrew Bonnet 11 6 61 0 0 0 67 6.1 Connor Wentz 11 0 64 0 0 0 64 5.8 Pierre Gee-Tuck 11 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.3 Brad Ambrosius 11 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.0 Jedre Cyr 11 9 2 0 0 0 11 1.0 CJ Smith 9 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.8 Nick DeLuca 11 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.5 Robbie Grimsley 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 TEAM 5 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -3.0 Total 11 2684 2280 170 669 61 5864 533.1 Opponents 11 1256 1947 131 780 62 4176 379.6 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 13

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 8-11 44-45 - - - - - 68 Carson Wentz 7 233 215 1454 1669 238.4 Chase Morlock 8 ------48 Easton Stick 7 157 423 826 1249 178.4 King Frazier 7 ------42 King Frazier 11 147 790 0 790 71.8 RJ Urzendowski 6 ------36 Bruce Anderson 11 66 409 0 409 37.2 Darrius Shepherd 5 ------30 Lance Dunn 9 64 348 0 348 38.7 Zach Vraa 4 ------24 Chase Morlock 11 67 261 0 261 23.7 Easton Stick 4 ------24 Darius Anderson 11 22 126 0 126 11.5 Carson Wentz 4 ------24 Dimitri Williams 9 9 70 0 70 7.8 Lance Dunn 3 ------18 Darrius Shepherd 11 5 31 0 31 2.8 Bruce Anderson 2 ------12 RJ Urzendowski 11 1 11 0 11 1.0 Jeff Illies 2 ------12 Jedre Cyr 11 2 9 0 9 0.8 Andrew Bonnet 2 ------12 Andrew Bonnet 11 2 6 0 6 0.5 Ben LeCompte - 0-2 8-8 - - - - - 8 TEAM 5 9 -15 0 -15 -3.0 Dimitri Williams 1 ------6 Total 11 789 2684 2280 4964 451.3 Luke Albers 1 ------6 Opponents 11 660 1256 1947 3203 291.2 Jedre Cyr 1 ------6 Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 ------6 Connor Wentz 1 ------6 Caleb Butler 1 ------6 Total 53 8-13 52-53 - - - - - 394 Opponents 24 9-11 21-21 - 1 1-3 - - 194

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Ben LeCompte 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 0 Ben LeCompte 48 2215 46.1 73 10 12 20 17 0 Cam Pedersen 8-11 72.7 0-0 2-3 3-3 3-5 0-0 49 0 Total 48 2215 46.1 73 10 12 20 17 0 Opponents 76 3217 42.3 61 2 29 13 14 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Montana 44 (22),(24),(28) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Weber State 43,(27),(37) - Ben LeCompte 71 4429 62.4 29 1 North Dakota (28),(49) (36) Cam Pedersen 1 65 65.0 1 0 South Dakota State - - Total 72 4494 62.4 30 1 19.0 41.2 23 Northern Iowa (43) 38 Opponents 42 2559 60.9 13 2 24.8 37.3 27 South Dakota 45 47,(33) Indiana State - - Southern Illinois 26,43 (33),(33),(28) Western Illinois (32) - Youngstown State (30),(40) (44) Missouri State - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 14

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 49 Nick DeLuca 11-11 39 57 96 5.5-30 3.0-24 1-5 5 1 . 1 . . 41 MJ Stumpf 11-11 34 25 59 3.0-4 . . 3 3 3-0 1 . . 35 Robbie Grimsley 11-6 21 24 45 2.5-8 1.0-6 1-2 4 2 . 1 . . 5 Jordan Champion 10-10 23 21 44 2.5-13 1.0-8 . 8 2 . . . . 96 Greg Menard 11-11 17 26 43 12.5-73 8.0-59 . . 11 1-0 2 . . 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 11-10 20 21 41 1.5-4 . 1-36 1 1 . . . . 3 Tre Dempsey 11-11 28 11 39 1.0-1 . 1-0 6 . . . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 11-11 19 19 38 3.5-10 1.5-6 . 1 1 . . . . 97 Brad Ambrosius 11-11 16 17 33 6.0-10 0.5-3 1-11 1 6 1-0 . . . 6 CJ Smith 9-9 23 5 28 2.0-8 1.0-5 2-7 8 . . 1 . . 1 Chris Board 11-4 12 15 27 . . . 2 . . . . . 61 Brian Schaetz 11-11 12 11 23 7.5-35 3.5-23 . . 3 . . . . 21 Jalen Allison 11-3 10 9 19 . . . 6 . 1-20 . . . 63 Aaron Steidl 11-0 7 11 18 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . . 44 Matt Plank 11-0 7 8 15 ...... 1 . . 28 Andrew Smith 10-1 6 9 15 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 56 Caleb Butler 9-0 6 6 12 2.0-7 1.0-6 . . 1 1-0 1 . . 94 Stanley Jones 9-0 4 7 11 3.5-15 1.5-9 . 1 2 . . . . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 10-0 5 3 8 ...... 48 Dan Marlette 11-0 6 2 8 ...... 90 Grant Morgan 9-0 1 6 7 1.0-2 ...... 45 Levi Jordheim 11-0 2 4 6 ...... 32 Dakota Reid 6-1 2 3 5 ...... 42 Bruce Anderson 11-1 4 1 5 ...... 62 Bryce Messner 4-0 2 1 3 ...... 14 Bo Liekhus 5-0 . 3 3 ...... 95 Peder Olson 1-0 1 2 3 ...... 27 Isaac Cenescar 1-0 2 1 3 ...... 19 Ben LeCompte 11-0 1 1 2 ...... 25 Chase Morlock 11-3 1 1 2 ...... 54 Jeremy Kelly 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 16 RJ Urzendowski 11-7 1 . 1 ...... 20 Darrius Shepherd 11-3 1 . 1 ...... 98 Austin Farnlof 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 29 Eric Bachmeier 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 46 Andrew Bonnet 11-7 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 338 330 668 55-227 23-156 8-61 47 36 7-20 8 . . Opponents 11 389 512 901 45-137 11-64 4-62 31 19 11-12 12 . . BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 15

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2015) 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 29 at Montana 45 229 3 33 16 198 2 44 16-28-0 198 2 44 6 155 0 43 0 0 0 0 427 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 52 305 2 40 19 281 3 55 19-29-0 281 3 55 1 15 0 15 3 24 0 12 586 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 42 115 0 35 18 262 4 38 18-27-0 262 4 38 3 45 0 23 6 63 0 34 377 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 46 202 3 27 19 183 1 30 19-27-0 183 1 30 2 43 0 25 2 13 0 13 385 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 40 141 0 11 26 335 4 42 26-40-2 335 4 42 5 123 0 31 3 21 0 17 476 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 31 125 1 12 16 195 2 37 16-28-0 195 2 37 2 70 0 42 2 8 0 7 320 Oct 24 at Indiana State 57 243 3 29 9 126 1 22 9-20-1 126 1 22 1 22 0 22 1 20 0 20 369 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 48 397 3 60 12 138 2 77 12-18-1 138 2 77 3 69 0 35 2 -1 0 0 535 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 61 331 3 26 12 197 4 43 12-21-0 197 4 43 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 7 528 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 42 184 3 57 9 176 0 66 9-18-0 176 0 66 3 95 0 53 1 7 0 7 360 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 48 412 3 60 15 189 4 33 15-21-0 189 4 33 1 32 0 32 1 4 0 4 601 North Dakota State 512 2684 24 60 171 2280 27 77 171-277-4 2280 27 77 27 669 0 53 23 170 0 34 4964 Opponents 335 1256 12 83 159 1947 11 73 159-325-8 1947 11 73 41 780 1 100 14 131 0 54 3203

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 13.3 • Pass effic: 160.15 • KR avg: 24.8 • PR avg: 7.4 • All purpose avg/game: 533.1 • Total offense avg/gm: 451.3

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 29 at Montana 30 58 88 6.0-22 2.0-14 1 2-0 1-5 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 23 28 51 3.0-18 1.0-11 0 0-0 1-0 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 29 18 47 8.0-38 4.0-27 0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 29 14 43 3.0-18 3.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 7 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 32 24 56 6.0-23 3.0-19 0 0-0 2-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 41 30 71 1.0-10 1.0-10 2 1-0 1-2 3 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 24 at Indiana State 24 26 50 3.0-16 2.0-13 0 0-0 0-0 4 10 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 34 64 98 6.0-17 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-7 3 9 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 17 28 45 4.0-17 2.0-11 2 1-0 1-36 7 2 0 8-8 0 0 0 10 59 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 38 6 44 7.0-18 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 41 34 75 8.0-30 3.0-20 3 3-20 1-11 4 2 0 7-8 0 0 0 20 55 North Dakota State 338 330 668 55.0-227 23.0-156 8 7-20 8-61 36 47 0 52-53 0 0 0 37 394 Opponents 389 512 901 45.0-137 11.0-64 12 11-12 4-62 19 31 0 21-21 0 1 0 43 194

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 29 at Montana 5 233 46.6 67 0 2 3 3 2 0-1 0 0 6 389 64.8 4 0 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 4 210 52.5 73 0 2 0 1 1 2-3 37 0 8 513 64.1 3 0 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 5 226 45.2 59 0 0 1 2 1 2-2 49 0 7 419 59.9 1 1 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 5 219 43.8 49 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 0 0 5 307 61.4 0 0 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 4 167 41.8 53 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 43 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 317 45.3 54 0 1 2 3 3 0-1 0 0 4 259 64.8 1 0 Oct 24 at Indiana State 6 286 47.7 60 0 0 2 2 3 0-0 0 0 5 327 65.4 2 0 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 4 201 50.2 56 0 3 1 2 0 0-2 0 0 6 379 63.2 4 0 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 137 45.7 56 0 0 0 2 2 1-1 32 0 10 645 64.5 8 0 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 4 188 47.0 55 0 1 1 1 1 2-2 40 0 6 384 64.0 1 0 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 482 53.6 1 0 North Dakota State 48 2215 46.1 73 0 10 12 17 20 8-13 49 0 72 4494 62.4 30 1 Opponents 76 3217 42.3 61 0 2 29 14 13 9-11 44 0 42 2559 60.9 13 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 16

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2015) 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 29 at Montana 35 110 1 20 30 434 3 62 30-57-1 434 3 62 2 34 0 21 0 0 0 0 544 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 22 53 0 11 12 153 1 68 12-27-1 153 1 68 5 187 1 100 0 0 0 0 206 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 26 4 1 7 6 57 0 28 6-17-0 57 0 28 5 68 0 19 4 63 0 54 61 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 15 -4 0 10 19 242 1 36 19-41-0 242 1 36 5 105 0 40 2 16 0 21 238 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 38 277 3 83 8 158 1 67 8-17-2 158 1 67 1 17 0 17 1 6 0 6 435 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 42 193 1 37 12 202 2 73 12-20-1 202 2 73 3 65 0 28 4 32 0 18 395 Oct 24 at Indiana State 26 115 1 81 10 86 1 21 10-25-0 86 1 21 3 25 0 20 1 2 0 2 201 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 41 121 2 11 28 277 1 30 28-45-1 277 1 30 2 47 0 24 0 0 0 0 398 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 16 33 0 19 16 172 1 40 16-31-1 172 1 40 2 42 0 23 1 11 0 11 205 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 32 245 3 77 9 104 0 33 9-24-0 104 0 33 5 95 0 27 1 1 0 1 349 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 42 109 0 15 9 62 0 12 9-21-1 62 0 12 8 95 0 30 0 0 0 0 171 Opponents 335 1256 12 83 159 1947 11 73 159-325-8 1947 11 73 41 780 1 100 14 131 0 54 3203 North Dakota State 512 2684 24 60 171 2280 27 77 171-277-4 2280 27 77 27 669 0 53 23 170 0 34 4964

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 12.2 • Pass effic: 105.49 • KR avg: 19.0 • PR avg: 9.4 • All purpose avg/game: 379.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 291.2

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 29 at Montana 26 62 88 3.0-18 2.0-14 1 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 3-3 0 1 0 6 38 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 44 50 94 7.0-17 0.0-0 1 1-12 0-0 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 41 40 81 8.0-34 4.0-27 1 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 9 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 39 38 77 2.0-6 0.0-0 2 2-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 40 44 84 6.0-11 1.0-1 2 1-0 2-62 5 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 28 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 29 36 65 3.0-9 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Oct 24 at Indiana State 36 46 82 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 1 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 27 66 93 3.0-9 1.0-6 1 1-0 1-0 3 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 29 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 29 72 101 4.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 39 24 63 5.0-13 1.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 39 34 73 1.0-4 1.0-4 2 2-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 389 512 901 45.0-137 11.0-64 12 11-12 4-62 19 31 0 21-21 0 1 0 43 194 North Dakota State 338 330 668 55.0-227 23.0-156 8 7-20 8-61 36 47 0 52-53 0 0 0 37 394

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 29 at Montana 3 116 38.7 41 0 0 3 0 0 3-3 28 0 8 473 59.1 2 0 Sep 12 WEBER STATE 10 407 40.7 51 0 0 6 1 0 0-0 0 0 3 186 62.0 2 0 Sep 19 NORTH DAKOTA 10 478 47.8 61 0 0 3 3 3 1-1 36 0 3 177 59.0 0 0 Oct 03 at South Dakota State 8 305 38.1 51 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Oct 10 NORTHERN IOWA 4 167 41.8 48 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 5 313 62.6 0 0 Oct 17 SOUTH DAKOTA 4 196 49.0 61 0 0 1 2 1 1-2 33 0 4 260 65.0 2 0 Oct 24 at Indiana State 11 509 46.3 56 0 1 6 3 2 0-0 0 0 3 195 65.0 2 0 Oct 31 at Southern Illinois 6 259 43.2 54 0 0 2 1 1 3-3 33 0 6 360 60.0 3 0 Nov 07 WESTERN ILLINOIS 8 334 41.8 52 0 1 4 2 2 0-0 0 0 2 120 60.0 1 1 Nov 14 at Youngstown State 6 214 35.7 49 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 44 0 5 298 59.6 1 1 Nov 21 MISSOURI STATE 6 232 38.7 51 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 0 0 Opponents 76 3217 42.3 61 0 2 29 14 13 9-11 44 0 42 2559 60.9 13 2 North Dakota State 48 2215 46.1 73 0 10 12 17 20 8-13 49 0 72 4494 62.4 30 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 17

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 21, 2015) 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 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 6 3 21 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 14, 2015 at Youngstown State W 27-24 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 5 4 27 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 38 245 33 18 15 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 38 of 44 (86.4%)

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 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 5 5 23 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 2 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 5 5 23 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 14, 2015 at Youngstown State W 27-24 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 20 107 12 8 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 of 23 (87.0%) BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 18

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 5-14 35.7 3-4 75.0 0-2 0.0 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 9-18 50.0 3-4 75.0 3-5 60.0 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 9-17 52.9 2-4 50.0 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 1-5 20.0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 11-16 68.8 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 8-17 47.1 0-4 0.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 5-7 71.4 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 7-15 46.7 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 8-15 53.3 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 8-13 61.5 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 Nov 14, 2015 at Youngstown State W 27-24 3-13 23.1 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 6-11 54.5 2-4 50.0 3-3 100.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 North Dakota State 81-161 50.3 17-36 47.2 27-44 61.4 17-37 45.9 20-44 45.5 0-0 0.0 Opponents 40-149 26.8 7-35 20.0 14-43 32.6 5-28 17.9 14-43 32.6 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 14, 2015 at Youngstown State W 27-24 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 North Dakota State 11-17 64.7 1-2 50.0 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 5-6 83.3 0-0 0.0 Opponents 11-19 57.9 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 6-9 66.7 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2015 at Montana L 35-38 35:16 9:34 8:01 9:18 8:23 Sep 12, 2015 WEBER STATE W 41-14 40:04 9:35 9:25 11:19 9:45 Sep 19, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA W 34-9 36:36 11:51 7:32 8:57 8:16 Oct 03, 2015 at South Dakota State W 28-7 39:19 10:19 9:56 8:12 10:52 Oct 10, 2015 NORTHERN IOWA W 31-28 39:08 9:29 8:08 12:07 9:24 Oct 17, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA L 21-24 29:52 8:22 9:11 8:02 4:17 Oct 24, 2015 at Indiana State W 28-14 39:31 7:11 9:07 12:21 10:52 Oct 31, 2015 at Southern Illinois W 35-29 32:42 7:26 10:35 9:11 5:30 Nov 07, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 59-7 43:47 10:06 9:53 11:41 12:07 Nov 14, 2015 at Youngstown State W 27-24 32:16 9:38 5:08 7:27 10:03 Nov 21, 2015 MISSOURI STATE W 55-0 31:17 6:58 8:38 6:02 9:39 North Dakota State Total 399:48 100:29 95:34 104:37 99:08 0:00 Avg. 36:20 9:08 8:41 9:30 9:00 0:00 Opponents Total 260:12 64:31 69:26 60:23 65:52 0:00 Avg. 23:39 5:51 6:18 5:29 5:59 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 19

2015 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 21-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 77* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Southern Illinois 100+ 0 0 66 Pass Zach Vraa from Easton Stick Youngstown State 90-99 0 0 60* Rush Lance Dunn Missouri State 80-89 0 0 60 Rush Easton Stick Southern Illinois 70-79 1 1 57 Rush Bruce Anderson Youngstown State 60-69 3 1 55* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Weber State 50-59 5 2 53 KR Bruce Anderson Youngstown State 40-49 11 3 51 Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois 30-39 16 5 50* Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois 20-29 41 8 47* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Weber State 44 Pass King Frazier from Carson Wentz Montana Long Plays By Type No. TD 43 KR Eric Perkins Montana Rushing 23 6 43* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois Passing 31 13 42 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Punt returns 2 0 42 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota Kick returns 19 0 41 Rush King Frazier Southern Illinois Interceptions 1 1 41 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz Weber State Fumble returns 1 0 41* Pass Zach Vraa from Easton Stick Western Illinois Other 0 0 41 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Youngstown State TOTAL 77 20 40 Rush Chase Morlock Weber State 38* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz North Dakota 21-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 38 Rush King Frazier Missouri State Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 37 Pass Zach Vraa from Carson Wentz North Dakota 37* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz South Dakota Bruce Anderson 12 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 36* INT Pierre Gee-Tucker Western Illinois Eric Perkins 11 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 35 KR Eric Perkins Southern Illinois RJ Urzendowski 9 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 35 Rush King Frazier North Dakota King Frazier 9 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 34 PR Darrius Shepherd North Dakota Darrius Shepherd 7 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 33 Rush King Frazier Montana Chase Morlock 6 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 33* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Zach Vraa 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 33 Pass Connor Wentz from Easton Stick Missouri State Lance Dunn 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 32 KR Bruce Anderson Missouri State Easton Stick 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 KR Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa Carson Wentz 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 Rush Darius Anderson Missouri State Dimitri Williams 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 30* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Missouri State Darius Anderson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 Pass Nate Moody from Carson Wentz South Dakota State Jeff Illies 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 KR Eric Perkins Montana Pierre Gee-Tucker 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Carson Wentz North Dakota Jalen Allison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29* Rush Easton Stick Indiana State Nate Moody 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 KR Eric Perkins Montana Connor Wentz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 KR Eric Perkins Montana TOTAL 77 20 23 31 19 2 1 1 28 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota 27* Rush Carson Wentz Weber State LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 27* Rush Dimitri Williams Missouri State Rushing 27* Rush Carson Wentz South Dakota State 60 Lance Dunn vs Missouri State (11/21/2015) 27* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz Montana 60 Easton Stick vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 27 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois Rushing Touchdown 26 Rush Bruce Anderson Western Illinois 60 Lance Dunn vs Missouri State (11/21/2015) 26 KR Bruce Anderson Youngstown State 26 KR Eric Perkins Montana Passing 26 KR Eric Perkins Northern Iowa 77 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 25 KR Lance Dunn South Dakota State vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 24 Pass King Frazier from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Passing Touchdown 24 Pass Eric Perkins from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa 77 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 24 KR Eric Perkins Northern Iowa vs Southern Illinois (10/31/2015) 23 KR Bruce Anderson Northern Iowa 23 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Carson Wentz Northern Iowa Punt Return 23 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Missouri State 34 Darrius Shepherd vs North Dakota (9/19/2015) 23 KR Dimitri Williams North Dakota Kick Return 23* Pass Zach Vraa from Carson Wentz Weber State 53 Bruce Anderson vs Youngstown State (11/14/2015) 23 Rush King Frazier Weber State Interception Return 22* Pass Chase Morlock from Carson Wentz North Dakota 36 Pierre Gee-Tucker vs Western Illinois (11/7/2015) 22 Pass Darius Anderson from Carson Wentz South Dakota 22 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Indiana State Fumble Return 22 KR Bruce Anderson Indiana State 20 Jalen Allison vs Missouri State (11/21/2015) 22 Rush Bruce Anderson South Dakota State Punt 21 KR Eric Perkins Southern Illinois 73 Ben LeCompte vs Weber State (9/12/2015) 21 Rush Easton Stick Weber State 21 Rush Easton Stick Western Illinois Field Goal 49 Cam Pedersen vs North Dakota (9/19/2015) * touchdown scored on play BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 20

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2015-16 Football Ranking Summary thru games 11/28/2015

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 5 1 0.503 James Madison 0.553 North Dakota St. 0.503 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 6 1 0.268 South Carolina St. 0.232 North Dakota St. 0.268 4th Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 10 1 0.647 N.C. Central 0.818 North Dakota St. 0.647 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 92 5 0.579 N.C. Central 0.083 South Dakota St. 0.417 Blocked Kicks (85 ranked) Prairie View 10 Southern Ill. 7 Blocked Kicks Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 12 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 0 Blocked Punts (28 ranked) Eastern Ill. 7 Southern Ill. 4 Blocked Punts Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 53 teams tied 0 North Dakota St. 0 South Dakota St. 0 Completion Percentage (123 ranked) 23 2 0.617 Samford 0.697 Southern Ill. 0.656 Defensive TDs (0 ranked) Fewest Penalties (123 ranked) 19 4 57 Mercer 36 Missouri St. 45 Fewest Penalties Per Game (123 ranked) 18 4 5.18 Mercer 3.27 Missouri St. 4.09 Fewest Penalty Yards (123 ranked) 24 4 519 Mercer 313 Missouri St. 439 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (123 ranked) 24 4 47.18 Mercer 28.45 Missouri St. 39.91 First Downs Defense (123 ranked) 5 2 150 McNeese St. 137 Youngstown St. 145 First Downs Offense (123 ranked) 22 3 249 Sam Houston St. 336 Southern Ill. 273 Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 92 8 11 South Dakota St. 2 South Dakota St. 2 Fumbles Recovered (123 ranked) 79 6 7 Grambling 19 UNI 12 Kickoff Return Defense (123 ranked) 36 3 19.02 Alcorn 14.02 South Dakota St. 16.33 Kickoff Returns (123 ranked) 5 1 24.78 N.C. A&T 26.60 North Dakota St. 24.78 Net Punting (123 ranked) 4 1 39.25 McNeese St. 41.04 North Dakota St. 39.25 Passes Had Intercepted (123 ranked) 5 1 4 Colgate 1 North Dakota St. 4 Passes Intercepted (122 ranked) 74 7 8 Dayton 21 Western Ill. 17 Passing Offense (123 ranked) 57 4 207.3 Eastern Wash. 353.3 Southern Ill. 298.5 Passing Yards Allowed (123 ranked) 16 2 177.0 Alcorn 106.6 Youngstown St. 116.7 Passing Yards per Completion (123 ranked) 21 3 13.33 Kennesaw St. 19.05 Illinois St. 18.06 Punt Return Defense (123 ranked) 71 5 9.36 Coastal Caro. 0.00 Youngstown St. 1.25 Punt Returns (123 ranked) 71 4 7.39 Northern Colo. 24.18 Missouri St. 15.91 Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 111 9 0.870 McNeese St. 0.500 UNI 0.658 Red Zone Offense (123 ranked) 18 3 0.864 Mercer 0.932 South Dakota 0.906 Rushing Defense (123 ranked) 16 1 114.2 McNeese St. 78.6 North Dakota St. 114.2 Rushing Offense (123 ranked) 11 1 244.0 Cal Poly 387.3 North Dakota St. 244.0 Sacks Allowed (123 ranked) 11 1 1.00 Lamar 0.45 North Dakota St. 1.00 Scoring Defense (123 ranked) 9 2 17.6 Dartmouth 10.1 South Dakota St. 17.3 Scoring Offense (123 ranked) 12 2 35.8 Prairie View 44.9 Southern Ill. 36.1 Tackles for Loss Allowed (123 ranked) 7 1 4.09 Citadel 3.33 North Dakota St. 4.09 Team Passing Efficiency (123 ranked) 4 1 160.15 Northern Ariz. 180.18 North Dakota St. 160.15 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (123 ranked) 14 2 105.49 Alcorn 89.85 Youngstown St. 99.63 Team Sacks (122 ranked) 56 3 2.09 South Carolina St. 4.18 UNI 2.67 Team Tackles for Loss (123 ranked) 98 8 5.0 South Carolina St. 11.0 UNI 7.6 Time of Possession (123 ranked) 1 1 36:20 North Dakota St. 36:20 North Dakota St. 36:20 Total Defense (123 ranked) 12 2 291.2 Stony Brook 250.1 Youngstown St. 288.7 Total Offense (123 ranked) 20 2 451.3 James Madison 549.7 Southern Ill. 498.1 Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 57 6 0.00 Southern Utah 1.67 UNI 1.00 Turnovers Gained (123 ranked) 89 7 15 Dartmouth 32 Western Ill. 28 Turnovers Lost (122 ranked) 25 5 15 Mercer 10 South Dakota St. 11 Winning Percentage (123 ranked) 6 1 0.818 McNeese St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 0.818 Illinois St. 0.818 BISON FOOTBALL 2015 PAGE 21

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) King Frazier 137 10 84.27 Kade Harrington, Lamar 213.36 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 169.00 Blocked Kicks (15 ranked) Nick Brewer, Prairie View 6 Chase Allen, Southern Ill. 3 Brandon Williams, Southern Ill. 3 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Eric Perkins 84 8 398 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1,233 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1,233 Bruce Anderson 131 12 289 Completion Percentage (104 ranked) Devlin Hodges, Samford 0.694 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 0.656 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 30.00 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 24.82 Field Goal Percentage (89 ranked) Cam Pedersen 31 2 0.727 Lance Geesey, Saint Francis (PA) 0.941 Zak Kennedy, Youngstown St. 0.826 Field Goals Per Game (126 ranked) Cam Pedersen 63 7 0.80 Anthony Pistelli, Samford 1.82 Zak Kennedy, Youngstown St. 1.73 Forced Fumbles (45 ranked) John Hugunin, Drake 0.82 Brett McMakin, UNI 0.50 Fumbles Recovered (25 ranked) MJ Stumpf 3 2 3 Kashawn Butler, Florida A&M 4 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 4 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 4 Interceptions Per Game (124 ranked) CJ Smith 109 10 0.2 Justin Grier, Morehead St. 0.8 Deiondre' Hall, UNI 0.5 Patrick Onwuasor, Portland St. 0.8 Kickoff Return TDs (9 ranked) Willie Quinn, Southern U. 4 Jody Webb, Youngstown St. 2 Kickoff Returns (114 ranked) Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis (PA) 31.2 George Moreira, Illinois St. 26.6 Passes Defended (41 ranked) CJ Smith 29 3 1.1 Ettian Scott, Georgetown 1.7 Makinton Dorleant, UNI 1.5 Passing Efficiency (104 ranked) Quentin Williams, Bethune-Cookman 187.2 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 152.1 Passing TDs (138 ranked) Carson Wentz 34 3 16 Johnathan Williams, Grambling 38 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 24 Easton Stick 66 10 11 Passing Yards (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 3,778 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 3,195 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) KD Humphries, Murray St. 343.5 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 290.5 Passing Yards per Completion (104 ranked) Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 20.51 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 20.51 Points Responsible For (199 ranked) Carson Wentz 46 6 120 Johnathan Williams, Grambling 252 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 202 Easton Stick 81 8 90 Cam Pedersen 163 21 68 Points Responsible For Per Game (147 ranked) Cam Pedersen 140 17 6.8 Johnathan Williams, Grambling 22.9 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 18.9 Punt Return TDs (4 ranked) Ellis Onic, Northern Colo. 2 5 players tied 1 Lavontis Smith, N.C. Central 2 Khris Gardin, N.C. A&T 2 Punt Returns (53 ranked) Eric Perkins 48 4 5.8 Khris Gardin, N.C. A&T 22.2 Makinton Dorleant, UNI 15.6 Punting (107 ranked) Ben LeCompte 2 1 46.1 Ryan Hawkins, Northern Ariz. 46.3 Ben LeCompte, North Dakota St. 46.1 Receiving TDs (112 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 51 4 6 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 19 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 13 Darrius Shepherd 75 9 5 Chase Morlock 112 13 4 Zach Vraa 112 13 4 Receiving Yards (150 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 95 7 586 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 1,642 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 1,472 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 104 8 53.3 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 149.3 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 122.7 Darrius Shepherd 159 17 41.9 Receptions Per Game (198 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 130 9 3.6 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 10.4 Lance Lenoir, Western Ill. 6.3 Rush Yards Per Carry (156 ranked) King Frazier 51 5 5.37 Cory Avery, Sam Houston St. 8.46 Jody Webb, Youngstown St. 7.02 Rushing TDs (128 ranked) King Frazier 75 7 7 Kade Harrington, Lamar 21 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 20 Rushing Yards (200 ranked) King Frazier 63 6 790 Kade Harrington, Lamar 2,092 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 1,720 Easton Stick 184 19 423 Bruce Anderson 193 20 409 Rushing Yards Per Game (199 ranked) King Frazier 63 5 71.8 Kade Harrington, Lamar 190.2 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 156.4 Lance Dunn 187 16 38.7 Bruce Anderson 199 17 37.2 Sacks (46 ranked) Greg Menard 18 3 0.73 Tyrone Holmes, Montana 1.42 Karter Schult, UNI 1.00 Scoring (187 ranked) Cam Pedersen 56 10 6.8 Kade Harrington, Lamar 12.5 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 11.1 Chase Morlock 187 21 4.4 Solo Tackles (45 ranked) Donald Payne, Stetson 7.2 Dylan Cole, Missouri St. 6.6 Dylan Weigel, ETSU 7.2 Tackles For Loss (86 ranked) Greg Menard 57 5 1.1 Javancy Jones, Jackson St. 2.3 Karter Schult, UNI 1.7 Total Offense (200 ranked) King Frazier 181 13 71.8 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 355.5 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 355.5 Total Tackles (198 ranked) Nick DeLuca 55 7 8.7 Deon King, Norfolk St. 14.8 Dylan Cole, Missouri St. 13.8 Yards per Pass Attempt (104 ranked) Quentin Williams, Bethune-Cookman 11.13 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 9.85 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 67 8 14.87 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 23.98 Anthony Warrum, Illinois St. 23.98 RJ Urzendowski 79 10 14.65 Zach Vraa 149 18 13.13