North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016 Schedule First-Place North Dakota State, Youngstown State Meet 7-1 overall, 4-1 MVFC Date Opponent Time Saturday in 43rd Annual Harvest Bowl A27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) S10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: Missouri Valley Football Conference S17 at #13/11 Iowa W, 23-21 leaders North Dakota State (7-1) and Youngstown O1 *#18/20 ILLINOIS ST. (Homecoming) W, 31-10 State (6-2) meet in the 43rd annual Harvest Bowl on O8 *at Missouri State W, 27-3 Saturday, Nov. 5. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE O15 *#11/14 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) L, 17-19 Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). Both teams are O22 *at #12/13 Western Illinois W, 21-13 4-1 and tied with South Dakota State for first place in BISON PENGUINS O29 *at Northern Iowa W, 24-20 the conference. (7-1, 4-1 MVFC) (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) N5 *#15/13 YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. Rank: 4/4 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 15/13 (STATS/Coaches) N12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota Last Game: Oct. 29 Last Game: Oct. 29 def. Northern Iowa 24-20 def. Indiana State 13-10 N19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. network will have live coverage with Brian Shawn Streak: Won 2 Streak: Won 1 *MVFC games calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color ana- At Home: 3-1 (Lost 1) On Road: 1-2 (Lost 1) Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) lyst, and Beth Hoole on the sidelines. ESPN3 will carry Coach: Coach: Bo Pelini Quick Facts the telecast on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. Record: 35-4 (3rd) Record: 11-8 (2nd) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) Founded: 1890 RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Enrollment: 14,432 (fall 2016) Seed Bison Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Nickname: Bison Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) sideline. Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox and Bison 1660 includes “Bison Game Day” from Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) 12 to 2 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on Starters Returning: 14 (6 offense, 8 defense) BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between North Dakota State and Youngstown State Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) dating back to 1972 and the ninth as Valley Football opponents since 2008. NDSU holds a 6-4 Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 edge in the series after last year’s 27-24 win in Youngstown, and the Bison are 3-2 at home with Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 two straight wins.

Football Staff LAST YEAR: North Dakota State scored 17 fourth-quarter points to erase a 24-10 deficit Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) and earn a 27-24 victory at Youngstown State last year. NDSU scored on a 7-yard touchdown Record at NDSU: 35-4 (3rd season) Career: 38-11 (3rd) run by King Frazier with 14:22 left in the game and a 40-yard field goal by freshmanCam Assistant Coaches/Staff: Pedersen with 9:57 remaining to trim its deficit to 24-20. darted up the middle (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs for the game-winning, 4-yard touchdown run with only 0:35 left in the game. Stick’s TD capped *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)....Offensive Coordinator/RBs a nine-play, 54-yard drive that took 4:51 off the clock. Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coordinator HARVEST BOWL HISTORY: This is the 42nd game in 43 years of the Harvest Bowl * (Minot State, 1977)...... program, which celebrates excellence in agriculture, education and athletics. NDSU is 37-2-2 *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs all-time and has won six straight Harvest Bowl games including last year’s 59-7 victory over Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line Western Illinois. The event began in 1974 with NDSU beating Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-7. The (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks 1991 game with Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 2 of that year was canceled due to a blizzard. (NDSU, 2015)...... Defensive Assistant *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Offensive Quality Control HARVEST HELMETS: North Dakota State will wear its alternate gold jersey and green Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator “Harvest Helmet” with green pants this week. NDSU is 22-0 in the gold jersey since its debut Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Operations Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance in 2011 and the Bison went 3-0 in last year’s debut of the green helmets with victories over Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Equipment Services Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Jacksonville State. *press box on game day LAST WEEK: Matt Plank and Tre Dempsey intercepted passes on the final two drives Athletic Communications as North Dakota State held on for a 24-20 win at Northern Iowa last week. Lance Dunn had a Contact: Ryan Perreault career-high 23 carries for 118 yards. NDSU outgained UNI 335-284 including a 217-68 rushing Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 advantage. Dempsey had two of NDSU’s four in the game. Robbie Grimsley’s Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com first quarter pick led to a 24-yard scoring drive capped byKing Frazier’s 1-yard TD run. Jeff Il- lies caught a 31-yard TD and Chase Morlock ran for another score as the Bison built a 21-6 lead /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics midway through the third quarter. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (7-1, 4-1 MVFC) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS PENGUINS OPP NDSU YSU Points/Game 27.1 18.4 Points/Game 23.9 15.5 Scoring Offense 58th 77th First Downs 154 140 First Downs 160 122 Rushing Offense 19th 10th Rushing/Game 223.4 93.8 Rushing/Game 237.8 102.9 Passing Offense 92nd 105th Passing/Game 176.4 236.5 Passing/Game 151.9 173.2 Total Offense 41st 50th Total Offense/Game 399.8 330.2 Total Offense/Game 389.6 276.1 Passing Eff. 22nd 81st Had Intercepted 6 14 Had Intercepted 11 6 Scoring Defense 11th 4th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS -Lost 11-5 6-4 Fumbles-Lost 12-5 11-7 Rushing Defense 8th 13th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 53-62.2 41-41.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 51-64.5 44-48.5 Pass Defense 76th 17th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 35.3 39.6 Net Punt Avg. 37.4 34.9 Total Defense 24th 7th Time of Possession/Game 32:44 27:15 Time of Possession/Game 33:17 26:43 Pass Eff. Defense 47th 27th North Dakota State 4-1 .800 7-1 .875 3rd Down Conversions 42% 38% 3rd Down Conversions 45% 29% Net Punting 58th 32nd Youngstown State 4-1 .800 6-2 .750 4th Down Conversions 7/9 6/15 4th Down Conversions 7/11 4/9 Punt Returns 84th 10th South Dakota State 4-1 .800 5-3 .625 Kickoff Returns 38th 94th Western Illinois 3-2 .600 6-2 .750 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 16th 78th South Dakota 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 67th 78th Missouri State 2-3 .400 4-4 .500 King Frazier 115 579 5.0 8 72.4 Martin Ruiz 127 695 5.5 7 86.9 Time of Poss. 15th 9th Northern Iowa 2-3 .400 3-5 .375 Lance Dunn 96 487 5.1 2 60.9 Jody Webb 65 297 4.6 0 49.5 3rd Down Conv. 27th 19th Indiana State 2-4 .333 4-5 .444 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 62nd 9th Easton Stick 100-164-6 61.0 11 176.4 Ricky Davis 55-106-5 51.9 5 144.0 4th Down Conv. 6th 28th Illinois State 2-4 .333 4-5 .444 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Hunter Wells 13-26-2 50.0 0 101.0 4th Down Defense 30th 41st Southern Illinois 0-5 .000 2-6 .250 27 390 14.4 3 48.8 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RJ Urzendowski 19 365 19.2 2 45.6 Damoun Patterson 10 209 20.9 0 29.9 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Darien Townsend 12 191 15.9 2 23.9 VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Robbie Grimsley 23-31-54 1.0 3 1-0 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Saturday, Oct. 29 MJ Stumpf 27-23-50 8.5 1 0-0 Armand Dellovade 37-16-53 7.0 0 0-0 *at Missouri State 38, Southern Illinois 35 Pierre Gee-Tucker 25-22-47 6.5 0 0-2 Jameel Smith 38-13-51 2.0 2 0-1 *at Illinois State 38, South Dakota State 21 *Western Illinois 35, at South Dakota 34 *at Youngstown State 13, Indiana State 10 NIGHT WINS: North Dakota State has won 20 straight and 21 of the last 22 night games *North Dakota State 24, at Northern Iowa 20 (kickoff at 6 p.m. or later) back through the 2010 season. The only night game loss in that span was a 16-9 setback in Week 2 of the 2010 season at Northern Iowa. Saturday, Nov. 5 *Northern Iowa at Indiana State, 12 p.m. (ESPN3) DEMPSEY LEADS MVFC IN PICKS: Junior free safety Tre Dempsey leads the Missouri Val- *Illinois State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) ley Football Conference with five interceptions after making two picks in the win at Northern *Missouri State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) Iowa and being named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week. Dempsey is one of eight players *South Dakota at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) in the FCS with at least five interceptions. He is tied for second in the MVFC with 10 passes *Youngstown St. at North Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. (NBC ND/ESPN3) defended behind Davontae Harris of Illinois State (11).

Saturday, Nov. 12 SOMETHING HAS TO MOVE: Youngstown State (15.5) and North Dakota State (18.4) have *Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 11 a.m. (ESPN3) the top two scoring defenses in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but this week also *Missouri State at illinois State,12 p.m. (ESPN3) features the league’s top two rushing offenses and rushing defenses. YSU leads the league in *Northern Iowa at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) rushing with 237.8 yards per game, while NDSU is holding opponents to 93.8 per game. NDSU *South Dakota at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) is second in rushing with 223.4 yards per game, but YSU is allowing only 102.9. *Indiana St. at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. (NBC ND/ESPN3) RANKED OPPONENTS: Youngstown State is the seventh Top 25 opponent for North Da- Saturday, Nov. 19 kota State this season, the most the Bison have faced in a Division I regular season. NDSU faced *N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 2 p.m. (MidcoSN/NBC ND/ESPN3) six ranked opponents in 2014 and 10 including the playoffs. NDSU opened this year with four *Youngstown State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) straight wins over Top 25 competition, including the 11th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in FBS. It was *Western Illinois at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) the first time since 2008 that NDSU has played four straight Top 25 teams in the regular season. *South Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. (ESPN3) BOUNCING BACK: North Dakota State has won the next game after its last 13 losses, All Times Central including road wins at Western Illinois (2016), Indiana State (2015), Missouri State (2014), South Dakota (2012), Western Illinois (2011) and Youngstown State (2010). NDSU has not suffered consecutive losses since a five-game losing streak in 2009.

NARROW LOSSES: North Dakota State’s last three losses have all come on the last play of the game, and seven of the last eight losses have been by a combined 24 points. NDSU has only three double-digit losses since the beginning of the 2010 season—Western Illinois (2010), at Illinois State (2010), and at Northern Iowa (2014). NDSU Losses, since 2010 2016 - South Dakota State, 19-17* 2010 - at Eastern Washington, 38-31 (OT) 2015 - South Dakota, 24-21* 2010 - at Missouri State, 3-0 2015 - at Montana, 38-35* 2010 - at Illinois State, 34-24 2014 - at Northern Iowa, 23-3 2010 - Western Illinois, 28-16 2012 - Indiana State, 17-14 2010 - at Northern Iowa, 16-9 2011 - Youngstown State, 27-24 *games won on final play BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED SECOND LONGEST STREAK: NDSU’s 14-game winning streak snapped by South Dakota State on Oct. 15 was the second longest in Missouri Valley Football Conference history behind BISON RADIO NETWORK NDSU’s 33-game streak that spanned the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. The previous MVFC North Dakota State University football can be heard live on mark was 13 straight wins by Western Kentucky (2002-03) and Northern Iowa (2006-07). 23 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio streaming is available for all games at GoBison.com/allaccess. CASHING IN ON TURNOVERS: North Dakota State is second in the Missouri Valley Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Football Conference with a +7 turnover margin behind Northern Iowa (+9) and ahead of South Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison Dakota State (+5). NDSU has a 48-20 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers, while Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6 SDSU has outscored opponents 70-17 off turnovers and UNI has outscored opponents 49-20. to 7:30 p.m. on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and various network affiliates. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. RUSHING DEFENSE: North Dakota State has the No. 8-ranked rushing defense in the nation thanks in part to a three-game stretch where the Bison allowed just 101 rushing yards BROADCAST TEAM against Iowa (34), Illinois State (37) and Missouri State (30). NDSU opponents are averaging Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play 93.8 yards per game on the ground and have only five rushing touchdowns. Phil Hansen...... Analyst Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines BIG PLAY RJ: Wide receiver RJ Urzendowski leads the Missouri Valley Football Confer- ence and is 13th in the FCS in yards per reception with a 19.21 average. Urzendowski’s 65-yard LOCATION SIGNAL TD against Illinois State is NDSU’s longest play of the year, and he has four of NDSU’s nine Fargo ...... KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox longest plays from scrimmage, including a 47-yard TD catch against Charleston Southern and Fargo ...... KQWB-AM Bison 1660 receptions of 43 yards against Missouri State and 42 against Eastern Washington. Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 ANDERSON KICK RETURN CAREER LEADER: NDSU sophomore Bruce Anderson is the Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 FCS active career leader in kickoff returns with a 30.4 average. Anderson has 27 career returns Brainerd, MN...... KLKS-FM 100.1 for 821 yards and two touchdowns. He had 585 yards and a school-record 36.56 yards per Detroit Lakes, MN...... KDLB-FM 94.5 return last year, including 100- and 97-yard touchdowns in the NCAA playoffs. Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 Dickinson ...... KZRX-FM 92.1 PUNT COVERAGE LEADS FCS: North Dakota State leads the FCS in punt return defense Fergus Falls, MN ...... KBRF-AM 1250 with only one opponent punt return going for minus-4 yards. Junior punter Jackson Koonce Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 has punted 39 times with 22 fair catches and nine punts inside the 20. He is averaging 37.1 Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 yards per punt with a long of 54 at Western Illinois. Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 MORLOCK SEMIFINALIST: NDSU senior captain Chase Morlock is a semifinalist for the Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 William V. Campbell Trophy, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in . The Na- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... KYCR-AM 1440 tional Football Foundation will announce 12-14 finalists in November and each will receive an Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. The winner will be announced at the NFF Awards Dinner in Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 December and have his scholarship increased to $25,000. Candidates must have a 3.2 cumula- Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 tive GPA in their final year of eligibility, outstanding football ability and demonstrated strong Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 leadership and citizenship. Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 Wahpeton...... KBMW-AM 1450 AP TOP 25 VOTES: North Dakota State received an FCS-record 74 votes in the AP Top 25 Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 poll after beating 11th-ranked Iowa and received votes for four weeks. NDSU received votes af- ter the 2011, 2012 and 2013 national championships and the first 10 weeks of the 2014 season THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW after beating Iowa State. North Dakota State University director of sales and SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television division opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU did not play an FBS opponent in 2015 and does not have any the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson other FBS opponents scheduled until Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). Sunday nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. BACK-TO-BACK OVERTIMES: After not playing a home overtime game in the history of NDSU football, the Bison started the season with back-to-back OT home wins over Charleston BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE Southern (24-17) and Eastern Washington (50-44). NDSU scored on its first offensive play in Opponent Coverage both games, getting a 25-yard run from King Frazier and a 25-yard run from Lance Dunn. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ESPN NDSU is the first Valley Football team to open a season with back-to-back OT wins. EASTERN WASHINGTON NBC ND/ESPN3/College Extra at Iowa ESPN2 FOURTH QUARTER MARCH: North Dakota State held the ball for 10:45 and outgained ILLINOIS STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/College Extra Iowa 126 to minus-9 in the fourth quarter of NDSU’s come-from-behind 23-21 victory. The Bi- at Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3 son pulled within 21-20 with a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took 8:39 off the clock before getting SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 a three-and-out on defense to set up the game-winning field goal drive. The 15-play march at Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3 was reminiscent of NDSU’s 18-play, 80-yard, 8:30 game-winning drive at Kansas State in 2013. at Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3/College Extra YOUNGSTOWN STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 INDIANA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 at South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN3 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The following players have earned Missouri Valley Issued Oct. 31, 2016 Football Conference player of the week awards this season: Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv — Zack Johnson, Offensive Line...Six knockdowns with zero hurries or sacks allowed in 73 snaps 1 Sam Houston State (22) 8-0 644 1 against Charleston Southern...Graded out at 98.6% on assignment and led the Bison line in finish (88%) and technique (76%). 2 Jacksonville State (2) 7-1 621 2 — Nick DeLuca, Defensive...After missing the second half of the season opener with a shoulder 3 Eastern Washington (1) 7-1 593 3 separation, made a game-high 15 tackles in the win over Eastern Washington...Also scored on a 40-yard 4 North Dakota State (1) 7-1 575 4 return. 5 James Madison 7-1 540 5 — MJ Stumpf, Defensive...Made three tackles and scored on a 21-yard interception return in the 6 Richmond 7-1 516 7 victory at Iowa...Downed a punt at the Iowa 2 to set up one of five three-and-outs...Part of a defensive unit 7 The Citadel 8-0 504 6 that held Iowa to 34 yards rushing in the game and minus-7 after halftime. 8 Chattanooga 8-1 464 8 — Cam Pedersen, Special Teams...Converted 2 of 2 PAT kicks and made a 37-yard field goal on the 9 Charleston Southern 5-2 442 9 final play of the fourth quarter to give NDSU a 23-21 win at Iowa one week after a game-tying 28-yarder to 10 North Carolina A&T 7-1 398 11 force overtime in the win over Eastern Washington. 11 North Dakota 7-2 374 12 — Landon Lechler, Offensive Line...Five knockdowns with zero hurries or sacks in 70 snaps against Iowa...Led the Bison with a 100% assignment grade, 88% finish and 85% technique. 12 Villanova 6-2 336 13 — Tre Dempsey, Defensive...Two second-half interceptions, one pass breakup in the end zone, one 13 Youngstown State 6-2 326 14 tackle for loss and four total tackles in NDSU’s 24-20 victory at Northern Iowa. 14 Western Illinois 6-2 308 15 15 South Dakota State 5-3 279 10 MENARD ON WATCH LIST: North Dakota State junior defensive end Greg Menard is 16 Cal Poly 6-2 272 17 on the watch list for STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, which was won in 2014 by NDSU 17 Central Arkansas 7-1 268 18 defensive end . Menard was STATS FCS All-America third team last year when he 18 Samford 6-2 181 19 ranked second in the MVFC with 10.0 sacks and an additional 15 quarterback hurries. 19 Grambling State 5-3 162 21 20 Montana 5-3 151 16 DeLUCA OUT FOR SEASON: Senior middle linebacker Nick DeLuca had a season-ending 21 Lehigh 7-2 125 24 22 Harvard 6-1 100 23 shoulder surgery following the Week 3 win at Iowa and can apply for a medical hardship to 23 New Hampshire 6-3 90 NR return to the Bison in 2017. DeLuca was the only FCS player on the watch list for the 32nd an- 24 Eastern Illinois 5-4 49 22 nual Butkus Award, honoring the nation’s best collegiate linebacker, and also was on the STATS 25 Stony Brook 5-3 24 20 FCS Defensive Player of the Year watch list. He was first-team all-conference and runner-up for Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015. Others receiving votes: Liberty (23), North Carolina Central (14), South Dakota (12), Northern Arizona (8), Albany (7), San Diego (7), Maine (6), Wofford (6), Tennessee State (4), Montana State (3), Northern Iowa (3), Penn (3), PLANK STEPS IN AT LINEBACKER: North Dakota State junior Matt Plank made a career- Kennesaw State (2), Weber State (2), Southeastern Louisiana (2), UT Martin (2), Illinois State (1), Sacred Heart (1), Southern University (1), Southern Utah (1). high six tackles — all in the second half — filling in at middle linebacker after an injury to starter Nick DeLuca in the 24-17 overtime win over sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Plank STATS FCS Top 25 assisted on a tackle for loss and was part of a defensive effort that held CSU to 2 of 12 on third Issued Oct. 31, 2016 down and 263 total yards, nearly 100 yards under its average from a year ago. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1 Sam Houston State (102) 8-0 3467 1 BISON CHEW UP CLOCK: North Dakota State led the nation in time of possession with an 2 Jacksonville State (15) 7-1 3346 2 average of 36:39 last year and the Bison have only been out-clocked three times in the last 39 3 Eastern Washington (18) 7-1 3253 3 games—South Dakota (2015), South Dakota State (2016) and Western Illinois (2016). The Bison 4 North Dakota State (4) 7-1 3090 4 held the ball for 43:47 against Western Illinois last year, an NDSU record since beginning Divi- 5 The Citadel (3) 8-0 2961 5 sion I football in 2004. 6 Richmond 7-1 2823 6 7 James Madison 7-1 2762 8 FRAZIER LEADS DEEP RUSHING ATTACK: NDSU has had a 1,000-yard rusher 13 straight 8 Charleston Southern 5-2 2484 9 years after King Frazier’s 1,158 yards last season. Frazier leads a group of four returning run- 9 Chattanooga 8-1 2464 10 ning backs who each had at least 90 carries last year. He averaged 94.0 yards over the final 10 Villanova 6-2 1963 11 eight contests last season including back-to-back 100-yard games in the playoffs against North- 11 North Carolina A&T 7-1 1788 12 ern Iowa (107) and Richmond (121). He has five career 100-yard games including a career-high 12 Western Illinois 6-2 1786 13 177 yards at Southern Illinois last year and a season-high 126 at Missouri State this year. 13 South Dakota State 5-3 1783 7 14 Cal Poly 6-2 1642 14 BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 51-5 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 53 15 Youngstown State 6-2 1603 15 of the last 54 home games over non-conference opponents including 44 straight since a 2003 16 North Dakota 7-2 1526 17 loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 14-3 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. 17 Central Arkansas 7-1 1384 19 18 Coastal Carolina 6-2 1233 18 COACHING STAFF INTACT: After having at least one new assistant coach every year since 19 Montana 5-3 891 16 beginning Division I play in 2004, North Dakota State has the same full-time coaching staff 20 Samford 6-2 885 20 for the third straight season under head coach Chris Klieman. NDSU made two changes to 21 Grambling State 5-1 815 21 support staff adding former Bison defensive backBryan Shepherd as defensive assistant and 22 New Hampshire 6-3 565 NR former Wisconsin-Stout assistant Kody Morgan in the offensive quality control position. 23 Harvard 6-1 476 24 24 Lehigh 7-2 467 NR 13-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 13th football national 25 Stony Brook 5-3 124 22 championship last season. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in Others receiving votes: Maine (78), Eastern Illinois (68), Albany (49), South Dakota (48), Weber State (42), North Carolina Central (42), Wofford (33), 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and is the first San Diego (31), Northern Iowa (29), Saint Francis (28), Liberty (24), Penn (20), team in college football history to win five straight national championships with FCS titles in Sacred Heart (20), UT Martin (17), Northern Arizona (12), Tennessee State (9), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Illinois State (7), Fordham (4), McNeese State (2), Nicholls (2), Kennesaw State (2), Southern Utah (1), Southern University (1) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 5

Special Teams Tackles MOST WINS IN DIVISION I FOOTBALL: NDSU has a record of 78-6 since the beginning of the 2011 national championship season. The Bison went 14-1, 14-1, 15-0, 15-1 and 13-2 for Total Kickoffs Punts the most wins in Division I football in that five-year span. Fifteen FCS programs have multiple 8 8 0 10-win seasons since 2011, and only four have reached the 10-win mark at least three times— Dan Marlette 5 5 0 NDSU (5), Sam Houston State (4), Eastern Washington (3) and Jacksonville State (3). Most Wins Since 2011, Division I Jaylaan Wimbush 5 5 0 78 - North Dakota State Matt Plank 4 4 0 70 - Alabama Bruce Anderson 4 4 0 64 - Clemson Chase Morlock 3 3 0 64 - Sam Houston State Levi Jordheim 3 3 0 63 - Florida State Isaac Cenescar 2 2 0 63 - Ohio State Eric Perkins 2 2 0 Eric Bachmeier 2 2 0 VALLEY FOOTBALL PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State had five players picked Dimitri Williams 2 2 0 to the preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference team: running back King Frazier, Cam Pedersen 2 2 0 offensive guard Zack Johnson, defensive end Greg Menard, linebacker Nick DeLuca, and Daniel Polansky 1 1 0 free safety Tre Dempsey. NDSU long snapper James Fisher, defensive tackle Nate Tanguay Jaxon Brown 1 1 0 and strong safety Robbie Grimsley earned honorable mention. NDSU was picked to win the MJ Stumpf 1 0 1 league ahead of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Illinois State and Youngstown State.

BIG LEAGUE BISON: North Dakota State will host Butler at Target Field in Minneapolis in the season opener August 31, 2019. It will be the first Division I football game at the Major League Baseball stadium, which is hosting a Division III game next year between in-state rivals St. Thomas and Saint John’s. NDSU has more than 12,000 alumni in the Minneapolis-St. Paul NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week area and nearly 26,000 alumni across Minnesota. The game is in addition to a six-game home n North Dakota State was the unanimous No. 1 in the final schedule at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome in 2019, which is a 12-game regular season. 2015 polls and entered the 2016 season atop the STATS FCS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Poll before slipping to No. 4 after a #PROBISON: North Dakota State has eight former players active in the NFL and two home loss to then 11th-ranked South Dakota State. others in the CFL. Three Bison from last season are still with NFL teams including No. 2 overall draft pick , fifth-round pickJoe Haeg, and undrafted free agent CJ Smith. On n NDSU garnered votes in the AP Top 25 poll after each of the sidelines, former Bison safety/punter (1984-1988) and longtime assistant coach (1996-2005) its first three national championships, for 10 straight weeks Gus Bradley is in his fourth season as the Jaguars’ head coach. after beating Iowa State in the 2014 season opener, and for NFL Players Year Team four weeks in 2016 after beating 11th-ranked Iowa. NDSU’s John Crockett, RB 2nd Green Bay Packers 74 votes after the Iowa win were the most for an FCS team in Kyle Emanuel, LB 2nd San Diego Chargers the AP Top 25. , OL 1st Indianapolis Colts Ramon Humber, LB 8th Buffalo Bills CJ Smith, CB 1st Philadelphia Eagles DATE STATS FCS Billy Turner, OL 3rd Denver Broncos Preseason 1 1 Carson Wentz, QB 1st Philadelphia Eagles 9/5 1 1 Marcus Williams, CB 3rd New York Jets 9/12 1 1 CFL Players Year Team 9/19 1 1 , QB 2nd Ottawa Redblacks 9/26 1 1 Ryan Smith, WR 3rd Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10/3 1 1 10/10 1 1 10/17 4 4 10/24 4 4 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 Postseason STATS–STATS FCS Top 25 FCS–FCS Coaches Poll BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 6 NDSU Head Coach #12 EASTON STICK, QB Chris Klieman 6-2 | 222 | So. | Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep HS n 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist First sophomore team captain since 2005 quarterback Steve Walker...2015 Missouri Valley n 2014 Rawlings Football/ Conference All-Newcomer Team...Went 8-0 as the starting quarterback after an injury Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year to NFL draft pick Carson Wentz...Took over after a 4-2 start, won back-to-back road games at n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator Indiana State and Southern Illinois in his first two starts, and marched the Bison through the of the Year NCAA semifinals en route to a fifth straight national championship...Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns in his debut at Indiana State, where he rushed 17 times for 124 yards and two scores and went 9 of 20 passing with a TD...He was NDSU’s first North Dakota State head coach Chris 100-yard rusher of the season and followed with 130 yards at SIU to become the first NDSU Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) signed a new quarterback with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Kevin Feeney in October 1996... six-year contract in April that will keep him at Scored the game-winning TD on a 4-yard run with 35 seconds left at Youngstown State to erase NDSU through the 2021 football season. a 24-10 fourth quarter deficit...Appeared in 11 games altogether, finishing 90 of 147 passing for NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first 1,144 yards and 13 TDs with four interceptions...Passed for four touchdowns in each of his first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcom- two home games against Western Illinois and Missouri State...Finished as NDSU’s third leading ing seven new assistant coaches. The Bison rusher with 498 yards and five touchdowns on 85 carries, averaging 5.9 yards per carry...MVFC scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll. member Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak 2015 GAME-BY-GAME that extended into November. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Last year’s Bison reloaded with seven at Montana DNP L, 35-38 new starters on defense. NDSU regrouped Weber State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 W, 41-14 from a season-opening loss at Montana and North Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 34-9 rallied to win eight straight games with a at South Dakota State DNP W, 28-7 freshman quarterback after a midseason Northern Iowa DNP W, 31-28 injury to eventual NFL No. 2 overall draft pick South Dakota DNP L, 21-24 Carson Wentz. at Indiana State 9 20 1 45.0 126 1 22 0 17 124 2 W, 28-14 * at Southern Illinois 12 17 1 70.6 138 2 77 1 16 130 0 W, 35-29 * Klieman is 35-4 as NDSU’s head coach Western Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 197 4 43 0 9 86 0 W, 59-7 * including a pair of 7-1 runs through the at Youngstown State 9 18 0 50.0 176 0 66 1 15 42 2 W, 27-24 * Missouri Valley Football Conference for the Missouri State 15 20 0 75.0 189 4 33 0 2 17 0 W, 55-0 * program’s fourth and fifth straight titles. The Montana 7 13 0 53.8 66 0 18 2 11 49 1 W, 37-6 * Bison are 21-3 against FCS Top 25 teams and Northern Iowa 13 17 0 76.5 116 0 19 3 7 5 0 W, 23-13 * have an FBS Top 25 win over No. 11 Iowa. Richmond 13 20 1 65.0 136 2 27 0 5 21 0 W, 33-7 * A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he was a Jacksonville State 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 37-10 three-time all-conference defensive back at SEASON TOTALS 90 147 4 61.2 1144 13 77 7 85 498 5 8-0 starter * Northern Iowa from 1986-90. He and his wife, Rhonda, have two sons, Devin and Colby, and 2016 GAME-BY-GAME one daughter, Haley. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Charleston Southern 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 W, 24-17 (ot) * Year School Position Eastern Washington 17 26 0 65.4 257 2 42 0 10 60 1 W, 50-44 (ot)* at Iowa 11 19 1 57.9 124 1 24 3 11 35 0 W, 23-21* 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Illinois State 13 18 0 72.2 256 3 65 0 6 17 0 W, 31-10* 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant at Missouri State 11 20 0 55.0 159 1 43 2 5 -5 0 W, 27-3* 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach South Dakota State 14 20 0 70.0 143 0 44 1 12 86 2 L, 17-19* 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Western Illinois 9 18 2 50.0 160 1 48 0 6 45 0 W, 21-13* 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa 8 16 2 50.0 118 1 31 2 6 5 0 W, 24-20* 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach Youngstown State 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant Indiana State 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach at South Dakota 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator SEASON TOTALS 100 164 6 61.0 1411 11 65 11 67 288 3 7 -1 starter* 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator TWO-YEAR TOTALS 190 311 10 61.1 2555 24 77 18 152 786 8 15-1 starter* 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 17, at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing Yards: 130, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 (16 carries) 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing TDs: 2, South Dakota State, 10/15/2016; at Youngstown State, 11/14/2015; at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Defensive Coordinator Long Rush: 60, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Completions: 17, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016; Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Attempts: 27, Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach Passing Yards: 257, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing TDs: 4, Western Illinois, 11/7/2015; Missouri State, 11/21/2015 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Interceptions: 2, at Northern Iowa, 10/29/2016; at Western Illinois, 10/22/2016 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) Long Pass: 77, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (7-1, 4-1) Record at NDSU: 35-4, 18-3 MVFC (3rd season) Career Head Coaching Record: 38-11 (4th season) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 **Chris Board LB 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 1 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 180 Fr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 2 *Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 66 Quinn Alo DT 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 5-11 186 Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 3 **Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 3 Devan Rindy WR 5-9 175 Fr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 4 *Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 *Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OT 5 Bennett Rindy WR 6-0 190 RFr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 30 Bryce Bennot CB 6 James Hendricks QB 6-1 200 RFr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 49 Matt Biegler TE 7 *Cole Davis QB 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 1 Chris Board LB 8 *Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 10 *Lance Dunn RB 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 11 Darren Kelley DB 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Potomac HS/NDSCS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 12 *Easton Stick QB 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 13 ***Eric Perkins WR 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 5-9 151 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East HS 30 Adam Cofield RB 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 6-4 211 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Providence Academy HS 64 Colin Conner OT 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 Jr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 42 LB 16 **RJ Urzendowski WR 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Felix Dixon CB 5-11 158 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Countryside HS 7 Cole Davis QB 17 Steven Nava QB 6-2 190 Fr. Rosemead, Calif./Rosemead HS 35 Dom Davis CB 18 *Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 197 So. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 19 Jackson Koonce P 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS/SMU 3 Tre Dempsey FS 20 *Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 17 Felix Dixon CB 21 *Jalen Allison CB 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 21 Garret Wegner K 6-0 177 Fr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 22 **King Frazier RB 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/Nebraska 42 Ross Effertz CB 23 *Jaylaan Wimbush CB 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 82 TE 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 RFr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 80 Sean Engel WR 25 ***Chase Morlock RB 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 51 James Fisher LS 26 Keenan Hodenfield CB 5-11 180 Jr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 37 Tre Fort CB 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 22 King Frazier RB 29 *Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 30 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 175 So. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 30 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 198 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 31 Victor Kizewski FS 6-0 182 Fr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 32 Zak Kuntz FB 6-2 234 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 5-11 189 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 35 Dom Davis CB 5-11 185 RFr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 6 James Hendricks QB 36 *Cam Pedersen K 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 180 RFr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 202 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 98 Connor Hubbs DT 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 Jr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 1 Cole Jacob WR 41 ***MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 42 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 199 RFr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 220 Fr. Raytown, Mo./Raytown South HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 229 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 44 *Matt Plank LB 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 45 *Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 46 Braydon Lund TE 6-3 252 Fr. Minot, N.D./Minot HS 11 Darren Kelley DB 47 ***Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 48 *Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 69 Michael Kelly OL 49 ***Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 49 Matt Biegler TE 6-3 255 Fr. Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 31 Victor Kizewski FS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 5-11 204 Fr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 19 Jackson Koonce P 51 **James Fisher LS 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 63 Zach Kubas OL 51 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 208 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 220 RFr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 32 Zak Kuntz FB BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 8

NUMERICAL (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 245 RFr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 54 OT 6-6 266 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 205 RFr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 46 Braydon Lund TE 56 Peder Olson LB 6-1 217 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 39 Garrett Malstrom RB 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 284 Fr. Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 291 Fr. Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 60 Max Polson C 6-1 307 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 2 Quinten McCoy CB 63 *Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 96 Greg Menard DE 63 Zach Kubas OL 6-4 260 Fr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 64 *Colin Conner OT 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 98/62 Bryce Messner TE/OG 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 276 RFr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 66 ***Zack Johnson OG 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 66 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 288 Fr. LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 17 Steven Nava QB 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 267 Fr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 72 Erik Olson OT 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 56 Peder Olson LB 69 Michael Kelly OL 6-2 265 Fr. Oakes, N.D./Oakes HS 51 Beau Pauly LB 70 ***Jack Plankers OL 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 71 *Luke Bacon OG 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 272 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 44 Matt Plank LB 73 *Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 293 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 74 *Tanner Volson C 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 75 **Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 60 Max Polson C 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 267 Fr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 77 *Christian Triplett C 6-3 300 So. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 54 Dillon Radunz OT 78 ***Landon Lechler OT 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 5 Bennett Rindy WR 80 Sean Engel WR 6-5 201 Fr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 3 Devan Rindy WR 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 200 Jr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 244 RFr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 59 Karson Schoening C 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 85 *Nate Jenson TE 6-6 244 So. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 86 **Jeff Illies TE 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 12 Easton Stick QB 87 **Connor Wentz TE 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 251 RFr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 190 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 77 Christian Triplett C 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 244 So. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 91 DE 90 **Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 249 RFr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 RFr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 93 **Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 94 *Stanley Jones DE 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 74 Tanner Volson C 95 *Caleb Butler DE 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 21 Garret Wegner K 96 **Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 97 ***Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 69 Blake Williams DT 98/62 *Bryce Messner TE/OG 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 267 RFr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 99 **Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG *letters earned Captains: #3 Tre Dempsey, #12 Easton Stick, #25 Chase Morlock, #41 MJ Stumpf, #49 Nick DeLuca, #99 Nate Tanguay

SQUAD ANALYSIS PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE Starters Returning...... 14 Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Illies (ILL-ee-us) Nava (NAW-vuh) Minnesota...... 35 California...... 3 Offense...... 6 Atif (aw-TEEF) Jalen (JAY-lenn) Nyangacha (nye-anna-GOT-chuh) North Dakota...... 23 Iowa...... 3 Defense...... 8 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Wisconsin...... 18 Kansas...... 2 Seniors...... 11 Bennot (BEN-it) Karcz (karch) Pepin (PEPP-in) Florida...... 7 Maryland...... 1 Juniors...... 24 Biegler (BEE-glur) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Missouri...... 5 Sophomores ...... 27 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Kiwanne (KEY-wahn) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Michigan...... 1 Illinois...... 4 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 21 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Roehl (like “roll”) Texas...... 1 Nebraska...... 4 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Klieman (KLY-men) Schoening (SHOO-ning) Freshmen...... 27 Hecht (HECKT) Kuhnert (COO-nert) Tanguay (TANG-way) South Dakota...... 4 Tallest: Lechler/Plankers...... 6-6 3/4 Heit (like “height”) Lodi (LO-dye) Steidl (STY-dull) Shortest: Eric Perkins...... 5-7 1/2 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Tuszka (TUSS-cuh) Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 331 Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) Urzendowski (er-zen-DOW-skee) Lightest: Ross Godfrey...... 151 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 9 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 64 Colin Conner 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis. 68 Zack J. Johnson 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn. 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis. 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis. C 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn. 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D. 69 Blake Williams 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich. RG 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D. 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D. TE 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla. MLB 44 Matt Plank 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan. 86 Jeff Illies 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 1 Chris Board 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla. FB 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn. 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn. 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa 27 Isaac Cenescar 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. 83 Dallas Freeman 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn. 29 Eric Bachmeier 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb. 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn. 2 Quinten McCoy 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas

SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown P 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis. KR 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D. H 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. PR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb.

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

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB MLB/DB WLB CB SS FS CB CSU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison EWU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison at Iowa Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison ILST Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker Davis Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison at MOST Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker Plank Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison SDSU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker Plank Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison at WIU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker Plank Stumpf McCoy Grimsley Dempsey Allison at UNI Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker Plank Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison YSU INST at USD BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 10

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 27, 2016 #6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Wo 24-17 1-0 0-0 3:39 18881 Sep 10, 2016 #8 EASTERN WASHINGTON Wo 50-44 2-0 0-0 4:06 18906 Sep 17, 2016 at #11 Iowa W 23-21 3-0 0-0 3:05 70585 * Oct 01, 2016 #18 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 4-0 1-0 3:05 18907 * Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 5-0 2-0 3:00 10462 * Oct 15, 2016 #11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 5-1 2-1 3:19 18828 * Oct 22, 2016 at #12 Western Illinois W 21-13 6-1 3-1 3:03 5329 * Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 7-1 4-1 3:19 12032

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs CHARLESTON SOUTHE 24 - 17 21 / 11 11 / 5 10 / 5 0 / 1 44-230 / 34-169 17-27-1 / 8-20-1 194 / 94 71-424 / 54-263 96 / 77 2 / 1 EASTERN WASHINGTO 50 - 44 22 / 27 10 / 7 11 / 17 1 / 3 47-280 / 34-106 17-27-0 / 26-41-3 257 / 450 74-537 / 75-556 220 / 125 1 / 3 Iowa 23 - 21 21 / 12 13 / 6 8 / 5 0 / 1 49-239 / 25-34 11-19-1 / 13-24-1 124 / 197 68-363 / 49-231 39 / 79 1 / 1 ILLINOIS STATE 31 - 10 20 / 17 11 / 3 8 / 14 1 / 0 48-194 / 24-37 13-18-0 / 24-38-0 256 / 303 66-450 / 62-340 80 / 104 0 / 1 Missouri State 27 - 3 20 / 11 12 / 4 8 / 6 0 / 1 45-269 / 26-30 11-20-0 / 20-35-2 159 / 146 65-428 / 61-176 67 / 72 2 / 4 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 17 - 19 16 / 28 8 / 13 7 / 13 1 / 2 35-161 / 36-220 14-21-0 / 24-42-1 143 / 303 56-304 / 78-523 51 / 46 1 / 1 Western Illinois 21 - 13 18 / 17 10 / 6 8 / 10 0 / 1 42-197 / 33-86 9-19-2 / 19-27-2 160 / 183 61-357 / 60-269 51 / 77 2 / 3 Northern Iowa 24 - 20 16 / 17 9 / 4 7 / 11 0 / 2 45-217 / 26-68 8-16-2 / 20-39-4 118 / 216 61-335 / 65-284 123 / 120 2 / 4 Totals 217 - 147 154 / 140 84 / 48 67 / 81 3 / 11 355-1787 / 238-750 100-167-6 / 154-266-14 1411 / 1892 522-3198 / 504-2642 727 / 700 11 / 18

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6-15 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 32:58 / 27:02 5 :5 6 5.2 / 5.0 7.2 / 4.7 6.0 / 4.9 6-32.5 / 6-42.7 6-70 / 6-45 1 / 3 EASTERN WASHINGTO 12-17 / 6-11 0-0 / 1-1 33:56 / 26:04 7 :5 2 6.0 / 3.1 9.5 / 11.0 7.3 / 7.4 4-36.0 / 3-43.7 13-137 / 9-67 5 / 0 Iowa 4-13 / 5-13 2-2 / 1-1 36:40 / 23:20 1 3 :2 0 4.9 / 1.4 6.5 / 8.2 5.3 / 4.7 5-31.6 / 6-45.5 1-15 / 3-16 2 / 3 ILLINOIS STATE 6-15 / 3-14 1-1 / 0-2 36:28 / 23:32 1 2 :5 6 4.0 / 1.5 14.2 / 8.0 6.8 / 5.5 6-36.3 / 7-40.7 3-15 / 2-15 6 / 0 Missouri State 5-13 / 6-16 1-1 / 0-1 33:05 / 26:55 6 :1 0 6.0 / 1.2 7.9 / 4.2 6.6 / 2.9 4-37.0 / 6-42.2 8-70 / 6-52 2 / 2 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7-13 / 8-16 1-1 / 2-6 27:37 / 32:23 -4:46 4.6 / 6.1 6.8 / 7.2 5.4 / 6.7 5-39.2 / 0-0.0 6-65 / 7-65 1 / 1 Western Illinois 3-11 / 6-14 2-3 / 1-2 27:35 / 32:25 -4:50 4.7 / 2.6 8.4 / 6.8 5.9 / 4.5 3-37.0 / 3-35.3 8-61 / 4-33 2 / 0 Northern Iowa 3-12 / 6-14 0-0 / 0-0 33:37 / 26:23 7 :1 4 4.8 / 2.6 7.4 / 5.5 5.5 / 4.4 7-42.7 / 6-37.2 8-65 / 4-35 3 / 2 Totals 46-109 / 42-110 7-9 / 6-15 261:56 / 218:04 4 3 :5 2 5.0 / 3.2 8.4 / 7.1 6.1 / 5.2 40-36.7 / 37-41.3 53-498 / 41-328 22 / 11

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 11

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 217 147 Points Per Game 27.1 18.4 Points Off Turnovers 48 20 FIRST DOWNS 154 140 R u s h in g 84 48 P a s s in g 67 81 P e n a lt y 3 11 RUSHING YARDAGE 1787 750 Yards gained rushing 1910 978 Yards lost rushing 123 228 Rushing Attempts 355 238 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.2 Average Per Game 223.4 93.8 TDs Rushing 15 5 PASSING YARDAGE 1411 1892 C o m p - A t t - I n t 100-167-6 154-266-14 Average Per Pass 8.4 7.1 Average Per Catch 14.1 12.3 Average Per Game 176.4 236.5 TDs Passing 11 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 3198 2642 Total Plays 522 504 Average Per Play 6.1 5.2 Average Per Game 399.8 330.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-531 33-626 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-42 1--4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-134 6-68 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 19.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 -4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 11.3 FUMBLES-LOST 11-5 6-4 PENALTIES-Yards 53-498 41-328 Average Per Game 62.2 41.0 PUNTS-Yards 40-1469 37-1527 Average Per Punt 36.7 41.3 Net punt average 35.3 39.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 39-2230 32-1978 Average Per Kick 57.2 61.8 Net kick average 37.9 39.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 4 2 7 : 1 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/109 42/110 3rd-Down Pct 42% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/9 6/15 4th-Down Pct 78% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 22-156 11-73 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 28 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-13 10-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (16-20) 80% (20-28) 71% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-20) 55% (13-28) 46% PAT-ATTEMPTS (25-26) 96% (15-16) 94% ATTENDANCE 75522 98408 Games/Avg Per Game 4/18880 4/24602 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 35 82 38 49 13 217 Opponents 9 50 45 43 0 147 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 12

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg King Frazier 8 - 7 115 584 5 579 5.0 8 44 72.4 Eric Perkins 4 35 8.8 0 13 Lance Dunn 8 - 1 96 496 9 487 5.1 2 41 60.9 Darrius Shepherd 2 11 5.5 0 11 Easton Stick 8 - 8 67 367 79 288 4.3 3 29 36.0 RJ Urzendowski 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Bruce Anderson 5 - 0 27 191 8 183 6.8 0 53 36.6 Total 7 42 6.0 0 13 Chase Morlock 7 - 2 28 142 1 141 5.0 1 29 20.1 Opponents 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Darrius Shepherd 8 - 6 9 99 2 97 10.8 1 31 12.1 Ty Brooks 4 - 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 11 3.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Demaris Purifoy 1 - 0 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 9 9.0 Tre Dempsey 5 9 1.8 0 9 Dimitri Williams 8 - 1 3 5 0 5 1.7 0 2 0.6 Jalen Allison 3 8 2.7 0 8 RJ Urzendowski 8 - 6 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.5 Robbie Grimsley 3 52 17.3 0 38 TEAM 6 - 0 4 0 19 -19 -4.8 0 0 -3.2 MJ Stumpf 1 21 21.0 1 21 Total 8 355 1910 123 1787 5.0 15 53 223.4 Nick DeLuca 1 40 40.0 1 40 Opponents 8 238 978 228 750 3.2 5 47 93.8 Matt Plank 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total 14 134 9.6 2 40 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 6 68 11.3 0 30 Easton Stick 8 - 8 148.06 100-164-6 61.0 1411 11 65 176.4 TEAM 6 - 0 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 8 145.40 100-167-6 59.9 1411 11 65 176.4 Bruce Anderson 11 236 21.5 0 32 Opponents 8 122.00 154-266-14 57.9 1892 12 51 236.5 Ty Brooks 8 174 21.8 0 43 Chase Morlock 2 27 13.5 0 18 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Lance Dunn 2 43 21.5 0 22 Darrius Shepherd 8 - 6 27 390 14.4 3 48 48.8 Eric Perkins 2 51 25.5 0 26 RJ Urzendowski 8 - 6 19 365 19.2 2 65 45.6 Total 25 531 21.2 0 43 Jeff Illies 8 - 5 10 140 14.0 3 33 17.5 Opponents 33 626 19.0 0 48 Chase Morlock 7 - 2 8 126 15.8 1 52 18.0 Lance Dunn 8 - 1 7 85 12.1 1 38 10.6 Returns no. yds avg td lg Nate Jenson 8 - 1 6 104 17.3 1 35 13.0 Aaron Steidl 1 20 20.020160 North20 Dakota State Football Dimitri Williams 8 - 1 6 27 4.5 0 11 3.4 Total North Dakota1 20 State20.0 Overall0 20 Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) Dallas Freeman 8 - 2 5 59 11.8 0 17 7.4 Opponents 1 10 10.0 0 10 All games King Frazier 8 - 7 4 18 4.5 0 8 2.2 Connor Wentz 8 - 7 3 50 16.7 0 23 6.2 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 5 - 0 3 34 11.3 0 24 6.8 Lance Dunn 8 487 85 0 43 0 615 76.9 Eric Perkins 4 - 0 2 13 6.5 0 8 3.2 King Frazier 8 579 18 0 0 0 597 74.6 Darrius Shepher 8 97 390 11 0 0 498 62.2 Total 8 100 1411 14.1 11 65 176.4 Bruce Anderson 5 183 34 0 236 0 453 90.6 Opponents 8 154 1892 12.3 12 51 236.5 RJ Urzendowski 8 4 365 -4 0 0 365 45.6 Chase Morlock 7 141 126 0 27 0 294 42.0 Easton Stick 8 288 0 0 0 0 288 36.0 Ty Brooks 4 13 0 0 174 0 187 46.8 Jeff Illies 8 0 140 0 0 0 140 17.5 Nate Jenson 8 0 104 0 0 0 104 13.0 Eric Perkins 4 0 13 35 51 0 99 24.8 Dallas Freeman 8 0 59 0 0 0 59 7.4 Robbie Grimsley 8 0 0 0 0 52 52 6.5 Connor Wentz 8 0 50 0 0 0 50 6.2 Nick DeLuca 3 0 0 0 0 40 40 13.3 Dimitri Williams 8 5 27 0 0 0 32 4.0 MJ Stumpf 8 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.6 Tre Dempsey 8 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.1 Demaris Purifoy 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0 Jalen Allison 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 1.0 Matt Plank 8 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5 TEAM 6 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -3.2 Total 8 1787 1411 42 531 134 3905 488.1 Opponents 8 750 1892 -4 626 68 3332 416.5 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 13

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 8-13 25-26 - - - - - 49 Easton Stick 8 231 288 1411 1699 212.4 King Frazier 8 ------48 King Frazier 8 115 579 0 579 72.4 Darrius Shepherd 4 ------24 Lance Dunn 8 96 487 0 487 60.9 Jeff Illies 3 ------18 Bruce Anderson 5 27 183 0 183 36.6 Easton Stick 3 - - - - 0-1 - - 18 Chase Morlock 7 28 141 0 141 20.1 Lance Dunn 3 ------18 Darrius Shepherd 8 9 97 0 97 12.1 RJ Urzendowski 2 ------12 Ty Brooks 4 2 13 0 13 3.2 Chase Morlock 2 ------12 Demaris Purifoy 1 3 9 0 9 9.0 Nate Jenson 1 ------6 Dimitri Williams 8 3 5 0 5 0.6 MJ Stumpf 1 ------6 RJ Urzendowski 8 1 4 0 4 0.5 Nick DeLuca 1 ------6 TEAM 6 7 -19 0 -19 -3.2 Total 28 8-13 25-26 - - 0-1 - - 217 Total 8 522 1787 1411 3198 399.8 Opponents 17 10-16 15-16 0-1 - - - - 147 Opponents 8 504 750 1892 2642 330.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cam Pedersen 8-13 61.5 0-0 3-4 2-3 2-4 1-2 52 1 Jackson Koonce 39 1448 37.1 54 3 22 9 2 0 Easton Stick 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 1 0 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Total 40 1469 36.7 54 3 22 10 2 0 Charleston Southern 43,(52) 36,(46),51 Opponents 37 1527 41.3 59 1 16 8 7 0 Eastern Washington (28) (37),49 Iowa 50,(37) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Illinois State (47),30 (23) Cam Pedersen 37 2110 57.0 5 1 Missouri State (38),(21),42 (50),45 Jackson Koonce 2 120 60.0 0 0 South Dakota State (49) (38),(42) Total 39 2230 57.2 5 1 19.0 37.9 27 Western Illinois 28 (29),(28),41,33 Opponents 32 1978 61.8 7 0 21.2 39.8 25 Northern Iowa (25) (30),(25)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 14

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 5 Robbie Grimsley 8-8 23 31 54 1.0-9 1.0-9 3-52 . . . 1 . . 41 MJ Stumpf 8-8 27 23 50 8.5-19 2.0-8 1-21 2 . . . . . 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 8-8 25 22 47 6.5-28 2.0-12 . . 4 2-0 . . . 44 Matt Plank 8-4 21 24 45 4.5-6 . 1-4 1 . . 1 . . 21 Jalen Allison 8-8 27 15 42 1.0-9 1.0-9 3-8 4 . . 1 . . 96 Greg Menard 8-8 10 20 30 8.5-50 6.5-46 . . 1 . . 1 . 3 Tre Dempsey 8-8 21 9 30 2.0-5 . 5-9 6 . . . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 8-8 13 17 30 5.5-18 0.5-6 . 1 . . 1 1 . 49 Nick DeLuca 3-3 14 12 26 2.0-3 . 1-40 1 3 . . . . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 7-7 10 16 26 . . . 5 . . . 1 . 97 Brad Ambrosius 8-8 14 6 20 5.5-24 4.0-22 . 2 . . . . . 63 Aaron Steidl 8-8 8 10 18 2.5-6 1.0-4 . . 1 1-20 1 . . 35 Dom Davis 5-1 7 7 14 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . . . 2 Quinten McCoy 8-1 4 5 9 0.5-4 ...... 1 Chris Board 8-0 3 5 8 ...... 95 Caleb Butler 8-0 5 2 7 2.0-15 2.0-15 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 8-0 2 5 7 2.0-25 2.0-25 . 1 1 . 1 . . 48 Dan Marlette 8-0 3 3 6 ...... 29 Eric Bachmeier 6-0 4 2 6 ...... 94 Stanley Jones 8-0 . 6 6 1.0-2 . . . . 1-0 . . . 90 Grant Morgan 8-0 3 3 6 0.5-1 ...... 45 Levi Jordheim 8-0 1 3 4 ...... 8 Bruce Anderson 5-0 3 1 4 ...... 25 Chase Morlock 7-2 2 1 3 ...... 69 Blake Williams 8-0 1 2 3 1.0-2 ...... 4 Dimitri Williams 8-1 1 1 2 ...... 13 Eric Perkins 4-0 . 2 2 ...... 36 Cam Pedersen 8-0 1 1 2 ...... 27 Isaac Cenescar 8-0 . 2 2 ...... 78 Landon Lechler 8-8 1 . 1 ...... 86 Jeff Illies 8-5 1 . 1 ...... 16 RJ Urzendowski 8-6 1 . 1 ...... 15 Daniel Polansky 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 9 Marquise Bridges 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 38 Jaxon Brown 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 10 Lance Dunn 8-1 1 . 1 ...... 12 Easton Stick 8-8 1 . 1 ...... Total 8 260 257 517 55-231 22-156 14-134 24 10 4-20 6 3 . Opponents 8 282 334 616 28-112 11-73 6-68 17 8 5-10 7 1 . BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 15

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 47 280 4 41 17 257 2 42 17-27-0 257 2 42 6 138 0 28 1 4 0 4 537 Sep 17 at Iowa 49 239 1 44 11 124 1 24 11-19-1 124 1 24 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 363 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 48 194 1 31 13 256 3 65 13-18-0 256 3 65 3 60 0 26 3 20 0 13 450 Oct 08 at Missouri State 45 269 2 53 11 159 1 43 11-20-0 159 1 43 2 43 0 22 1 -4 0 0 428 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 35 161 2 26 14 143 0 44 14-21-0 143 0 44 3 51 0 21 0 0 0 0 304 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 42 197 2 21 9 160 1 48 9-19-2 160 1 48 2 42 0 24 0 0 0 0 357 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 45 217 2 29 8 118 1 31 8-16-2 118 1 31 4 94 0 43 1 11 0 11 335 North Dakota State 355 1787 15 53 100 1411 11 65 100-167-6 1411 11 65 25 531 0 43 7 42 0 13 3198 Opponents 238 750 5 47 154 1892 12 51 154-266-14 1892 12 51 33 626 0 48 1 -4 0 0 2642

Games: 8 • Avg/rush: 5.0 • Avg/catch: 14.1 • Pass effic: 145.40 • KR avg: 21.2 • PR avg: 6.0 • All purpose avg/game: 488.1 • Total offense avg/gm: 399.8

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 25 36 61 8.0-21 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 38 42 80 6.0-28 5.0-23 1 0-0 3-78 1 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 13 50 Sep 17 at Iowa 31 17 48 5.0-23 2.0-18 1 0-0 1-21 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 23 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 31 34 65 9.0-66 6.0-51 1 1-0 0-0 2 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 08 at Missouri State 27 40 67 12.0-41 2.0-20 2 2-20 2-8 0 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 14 27 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 36 36 72 5.0-10 1.0-3 0 0-0 1-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 41 22 63 4.0-16 2.0-14 1 1-0 2-9 2 1 2 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 31 30 61 6.0-26 3.0-20 0 0-0 4-18 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 North Dakota State 260 257 517 55.0-231 22.0-156 6 4-20 14-134 10 24 3 25-26 0 0 0 48 217 Opponents 282 334 616 28.0-112 11.0-73 7 5-10 6-68 8 17 1 15-16 0 0 0 20 147

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 4 144 36.0 46 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 8 481 60.1 1 0 Sep 17 at Iowa 5 158 31.6 40 0 0 4 0 2 1-2 37 0 4 212 53.0 0 0 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 6 218 36.3 40 0 0 4 0 2 1-2 47 0 6 355 59.2 0 0 Oct 08 at Missouri State 4 148 37.0 48 0 0 1 0 2 2-3 38 0 6 300 50.0 1 0 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5 196 39.2 45 0 0 3 0 1 1-1 49 0 3 181 60.3 0 0 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 3 111 37.0 54 0 0 1 1 1 0-1 0 1 4 241 60.2 1 1 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 7 299 42.7 52 0 3 3 1 0 1-1 25 0 5 285 57.0 1 0 North Dakota State 40 1469 36.7 54 0 3 22 2 10 8-13 52 1 39 2230 57.2 5 1 Opponents 37 1527 41.3 59 0 1 16 7 8 10-16 50 3 32 1978 61.8 7 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 16

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 34 106 2 13 26 450 4 37 26-41-3 450 4 37 7 115 0 19 0 0 0 0 556 Sep 17 at Iowa 25 34 0 18 13 197 3 51 13-24-1 197 3 51 4 74 0 23 0 0 0 0 231 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 24 37 0 21 24 303 1 41 24-38-0 303 1 41 6 104 0 22 0 0 0 0 340 Oct 08 at Missouri State 26 30 0 12 20 146 0 18 20-35-2 146 0 18 5 72 0 25 0 0 0 0 176 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 36 220 0 39 24 303 2 38 24-42-1 303 2 38 3 46 0 21 0 0 0 0 523 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 33 86 1 18 19 183 0 30 19-27-2 183 0 30 2 44 0 27 0 0 0 0 269 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 26 68 0 28 20 216 2 27 20-39-4 216 2 27 4 120 0 48 0 0 0 0 284 Opponents 238 750 5 47 154 1892 12 51 154-266-14 1892 12 51 33 626 0 48 1 -4 0 0 2642 North Dakota State 355 1787 15 53 100 1411 11 65 100-167-6 1411 11 65 25 531 0 43 7 42 0 13 3198

Games: 8 • Avg/rush: 3.2 • Avg/catch: 12.3 • Pass effic: 122.00 • KR avg: 19.0 • PR avg: -4.0 • All purpose avg/game: 416.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 330.2

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 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 35 54 89 4.0-28 3.0-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 45 36 81 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 1-10 0-0 0 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 0 44 Sep 17 at Iowa 31 52 83 4.0-26 3.0-22 1 0-0 1-5 2 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 31 62 93 3.0-6 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 08 at Missouri State 34 42 76 5.0-22 2.0-16 1 2-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 28 38 66 2.0-8 1.0-6 2 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 19 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 35 24 59 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-33 2 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 3 13 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 43 26 69 3.0-6 2.0-5 1 0-0 2-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 20 Opponents 282 334 616 28.0-112 11.0-73 7 5-10 6-68 8 17 1 15-16 0 0 0 20 147 North Dakota State 260 257 517 55.0-231 22.0-156 6 4-20 14-134 10 24 3 25-26 0 0 0 48 217

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Sep 10 EASTERN WASHINGTO 3 131 43.7 53 0 0 1 1 0 1-2 37 0 7 432 61.7 1 0 Sep 17 at Iowa 6 273 45.5 52 0 1 5 2 0 0-0 0 0 4 254 63.5 3 0 Oct 01 ILLINOIS STATE 7 285 40.7 45 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 23 0 3 178 59.3 0 0 Oct 08 at Missouri State 6 253 42.2 59 0 0 2 2 2 1-2 50 1 2 124 62.0 0 0 Oct 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 42 0 4 257 64.2 1 0 Oct 22 at Western Illinois 3 106 35.3 39 0 0 3 0 0 2-4 29 2 4 249 62.2 2 0 Oct 29 at Northern Iowa 6 223 37.2 51 0 0 2 1 2 2-2 30 0 4 248 62.0 0 0 Opponents 37 1527 41.3 59 0 1 16 7 8 10-16 50 3 32 1978 61.8 7 0 North Dakota State 40 1469 36.7 54 0 3 22 2 10 8-13 52 1 39 2230 57.2 5 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 17

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 3 3 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 22, 2016 at Western Illinois W 21-13 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 16 91 11 9 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 of 20 (80.0%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 6 3 16 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 Oct 22, 2016 at Western Illinois W 21-13 5 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 4 4 20 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 20 111 13 4 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 0 20 of 28 (71.4%) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 18

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2016) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 6-15 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 12-17 70.6 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 3-3 100.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 4-13 30.8 0-3 0.0 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 01, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 6-15 40.0 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 5-13 38.5 0-3 0.0 1-5 20.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 Oct 15, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 7-13 53.8 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-3 0.0 Oct 22, 2016 at Western Illinois W 21-13 3-11 27.3 0-0 0.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-4 0.0 Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 3-12 25.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-5 0.0 North Dakota State 46-109 42.2 8-22 36.4 16-33 48.5 14-23 60.9 8-31 25.8 0-0 0.0 Opponents 42-110 38.2 16-33 48.5 7-28 25.0 10-20 50.0 9-28 32.1 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 01, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 15, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 22, 2016 at Western Illinois W 21-13 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 7-9 77.8 2-2 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 6-15 40.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 Sep 10, 2016 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 50-44 33:56 9:26 8:33 7:59 7:58 0:00 Sep 17, 2016 at Iowa W 23-21 36:40 8:52 9:49 7:14 10:45 Oct 01, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-10 36:28 8:28 8:13 10:26 9:21 Oct 08, 2016 at Missouri State W 27-3 33:05 6:16 10:04 10:17 6:28 Oct 15, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 17-19 27:37 7:50 5:01 8:23 6:23 Oct 22, 2016 at Western Illinois W 21-13 27:35 2:12 7:17 9:35 8:31 Oct 29, 2016 at Northern Iowa W 24-20 33:37 7:37 9:50 8:23 7:47 North Dakota State Total 261:56 59:52 67:18 71:03 63:43 0:00 Avg. 32:44 7:29 8:24 8:52 7:57 0:00 Opponents Total 218:04 60:08 52:42 48:57 56:17 0:00 Avg. 27:15 7:31 6:35 6:07 7:02 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 19

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 65* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Illinois State 100+ 0 0 53 Rush Bruce Anderson Missouri State 90-99 0 0 52 Pass Chase Morlock from Easton Stick Illinois State 80-89 0 0 48 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois 70-79 0 0 47* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 60-69 1 1 44 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State 50-59 2 0 44 Rush King Frazier Iowa 40-49 9 3 43 KR Ty Brooks Northern Iowa 30-39 9 6 43 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Missouri State 20-29 37 7 42 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 41* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Long Plays By Type No. TD 40* INT Nick DeLuca Eastern Washington Rushing 17 6 38 INT Robbie Grimsley Eastern Washington Passing 21 9 38* Pass Lance Dunn from Easton Stick Illinois State Punt returns 0 0 37* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Eastern Washington Kick returns 16 0 35 Rush Lance Dunn Iowa Interceptions 3 2 35* Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Illinois State Fumble returns 1 0 33* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Eastern Washington Other 0 0 32 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern TOTAL 58 17 31* Rush Darrius Shepherd Illinois State 31* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Northern Iowa 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 29 Rush Chase Morlock Northern Iowa Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 29 Rush Easton Stick Iowa 28 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Bruce Anderson 10 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 27 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Lance Dunn 8 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 26 KR Ty Brooks Northern Iowa Darrius Shepherd 7 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 26 KR Eric Perkins Illinois State RJ Urzendowski 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 26* Rush Easton Stick South Dakota State King Frazier 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 25* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Ty Brooks 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 25* Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern Jeff Illies 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 25 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Northern Iowa Chase Morlock 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Easton Stick 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 Pass Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick Iowa Nate Jenson 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 KR Ty Brooks Western Illinois Eric Perkins 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 Pass Connor Wentz from Easton Stick Iowa MJ Stumpf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern Nick DeLuca 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Charleston Southern Aaron Steidl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Rush Bruce Anderson Missouri State Connor Wentz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 KR Eric Perkins Illinois State Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 KR Lance Dunn Missouri State TOTAL 58 17 17 21 16 0 3 1 22* Rush King Frazier Missouri State 22 Pass Chase Morlock from Easton Stick Charleston Southern LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 21 Rush King Frazier Western Illinois Rushing 21* INT MJ Stumpf Iowa 53 Bruce Anderson vs Missouri State (10/8/2016) 21 KR Lance Dunn Eastern Washington Rushing Touchdown 21* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Missouri State 41 Lance Dunn vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) 21 KR Ty Brooks Missouri State 21 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota State Passing 20 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern 65 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 20 KR Ty Brooks Northern Iowa vs Illinois State (10/1/2016) 20 FR Aaron Steidl Missouri State Passing Touchdown 20 KR Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington 65 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 20 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Eastern Washington vs Illinois State (10/1/2016) 20 Rush Lance Dunn Northern Iowa 20 Rush Lance Dunn Northern Iowa Punt Return 20 Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Eastern Washington 13 Eric Perkins vs Illinois State (10/1/2016) 20 Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Western Illinois Kick Return 20 Rush Darrius Shepherd Eastern Washington 43 Ty Brooks vs Northern Iowa (10/29/2016) Interception Return * touchdown scored on play 40 Nick DeLuca vs Eastern Washington (9/10/2016) Fumble Return 20 Aaron Steidl vs Missouri State (10/8/2016) Punt 54 Jackson Koonce vs Western Illinois (10/22/2016) Field Goal 52 Cam Pedersen vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 20

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2016-17 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/29/2016

National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

3rd Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked) 27 3 0.422 San Diego 0.568 South Dakota St. 0.461

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 62 7 0.382 Jacksonville St. 0.233 Youngstown St. 0.291

4th Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked) 6 1 0.778 Grambling 0.875 North Dakota St. 0.778

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 30 4 0.400 Stony Brook 0.143 Western Ill. 0.286

Blocked Kicks (62 ranked) 14 1 3 Monmouth 8 4 teams tied 3

Blocked Kicks Allowed (119 ranked) 26 4 1 25 teams tied 0 Indiana St. 0 Illinois St. 0 South Dakota 0

Blocked Punts (16 ranked) Georgetown 4 South Dakota St. 2

Blocked Punts Allowed (122 ranked) 1 1 0 77 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (122 ranked) 38 4 0.599 Lehigh 0.704 Southern Ill. 0.666

Defensive TDs (22 ranked) 22 3 2 New Hampshire 6 UNI 4

Fewest Penalties (122 ranked) 61 7 53 Yale 28 South Dakota St. 41

Fewest Penalties Per Game (122 ranked) 61 7 6.63 Delaware 3.63 Illinois St. 5.11

Fewest Penalty Yards (122 ranked) 70 7 498 Colgate 245 South Dakota 360

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (122 ranked) 67 7 62.25 Delaware 34.13 South Dakota 45.00

First Downs Defense (122 ranked) 29 3 140 Grambling 97 Youngstown St. 122

First Downs Offense (122 ranked) 65 9 154 Lehigh 235 South Dakota St. 195

Fumbles Lost (121 ranked) 41 3 5 Lehigh 0 South Dakota St. 2

Fumbles Recovered (122 ranked) 84 5 4 Albany (NY) 12 Indiana St. 9 Fordham 12

Kickoff Return Defense (122 ranked) 42 2 18.97 Alcorn 13.61 South Dakota St. 18.76

Kickoff Returns (122 ranked) 38 4 21.24 Sam Houston St. 27.00 Southern Ill. 25.04

Net Punting (122 ranked) 58 7 35.33 Wofford 44.89 South Dakota 40.23

Passes Had Intercepted (121 ranked) 33 3 6 Kennesaw St. 1 Southern Ill. 4 Wofford 1

Passes Intercepted (120 ranked) 3 2 14 North Dakota 16 UNI 15

Passing Offense (122 ranked) 92 9 176.4 Eastern Wash. 437.5 South Dakota St. 327.5

Passing Yards Allowed (122 ranked) 76 6 236.5 Richmond 131.9 Youngstown St. 173.3

Passing Yards per Completion (122 ranked) 17 1 14.11 Cal Poly 17.17 North Dakota St. 14.11

Punt Return Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 -4.00 North Dakota St. -4.00 North Dakota St. -4.00

Punt Returns (122 ranked) 84 6 6.00 James Madison 29.64 Youngstown St. 17.08

Red Zone Defense (122 ranked) 12 2 0.714 Grambling 0.615 Illinois St. 0.680

Red Zone Offense (122 ranked) 64 6 0.800 Yale 1.000 South Dakota 0.960

Rushing Defense (122 ranked) 8 1 93.8 Central Ark. 61.0 North Dakota St. 93.8

Rushing Offense (122 ranked) 19 2 223.4 Cal Poly 370.3 Youngstown St. 237.8

Sacks Allowed (122 ranked) 31 3 1.38 The Citadel 0.00 Western Ill. 1.13 Missouri St. 1.13

Scoring Defense (122 ranked) 11 2 18.4 San Diego 11.6 Youngstown St. 15.5

Scoring Offense (122 ranked) 58 7 27.1 Sam Houston St. 54.1 South Dakota St. 36.1

Tackles for Loss Allowed (122 ranked) 4 1 3.50 Sam Houston St. 2.88 North Dakota St. 3.50 The Citadel 2.88

Team Passing Efficiency (122 ranked) 22 2 145.40 Cal Poly 204.24 South Dakota St. 160.74

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (122 ranked) 47 4 122.00 San Diego 85.88 Illinois St. 111.69

Team Sacks (122 ranked) 17 3 2.75 Youngstown St. 4.13 Youngstown St. 4.13

Team Tackles for Loss (121 ranked) 32 3 6.8 Stetson 10.5 Youngstown St. 7.1 South Dakota 7.1

Time of Possession (122 ranked) 15 3 32:44 Wofford 35:20 Western Ill. 33:31

Total Defense (122 ranked) 24 3 330.3 Jacksonville St. 259.6 Youngstown St. 276.0

Total Offense (122 ranked) 41 4 399.8 Sam Houston St. 592.0 South Dakota St. 462.4

Turnover Margin (122 ranked) 16 2 0.88 South Carolina St. 2.14 UNI 1.13

Turnovers Gained (122 ranked) 15 2 18 Albany (NY) 25 UNI 19 Fordham 25

Turnovers Lost (122 ranked) 37 4 11 ETSU 5 South Dakota St. 8

Winning Percentage (120 ranked) 4 1 0.875 Sam Houston St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 0.875 The Citadel 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 21

National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

All Purpose (199 ranked) Lance Dunn 186 15 76.88 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 206.63 Lance Lenoir, Western Ill. 122.38 King Frazier 199 19 74.63 Brady Mengarelli, South Dakota St. 122.38

Blocked Kicks (6 ranked) 5 players tied 3

Combined Kick Returns (199 ranked) Jake Wieczorek, Holy Cross 785 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 644

Completion Percentage (111 ranked) Easton Stick 33 4 0.610 Bryan Schor, James Madison 0.713 Josh Straughan, Southern Ill. 0.674

Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 83 8 12.50 Devlin Hodges, Samford 31.75 Josh Straughan, Southern Ill. 27.63

Field Goal Percentage (83 ranked) Cam Pedersen 57 8 0.615 Eric Medina, Texas Southern 1.000 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 0.875

Field Goals Per Game (125 ranked) Cam Pedersen 31 6 1.00 Connor Mitchell, Murray St. 1.88 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 1.75

Forced Fumbles (45 ranked) Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville St. 0.63 Jameer Thurman, Indiana St. 0.44 Khalil Young, Mississippi Val. 0.63

Fumbles Recovered (69 ranked) Pierre Gee-Tucker 10 1 2 Noah Fitzgerald, Fordham 4 4 players tied 2 Stanley Jones 69 5 1 Xavier Stephens, Northern Ariz. 4 Aaron Steidl 69 5 1

Interceptions Per Game (110 ranked) Tre Dempsey 8 2 0.6 4 players tied 0.8 Malcolm Washington, UNI 0.7 Jalen Allison 32 4 0.4 Robbie Grimsley 32 4 0.4

Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Dante Satcher, Robert Morris 2 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 1 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1

Kickoff Returns (126 ranked) Darius Hammond, Charleston So. 33.8 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 27.6

Passes Defended (57 ranked) Tre Dempsey 26 3 1.3 Bryan Marine, Bucknell 2.0 Davonte Harris, Illinois St. 1.4

Passing Efficiency (111 ranked) Easton Stick 21 3 148.1 Devante Kincade, Grambling 190.1 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 159.8

Passing TDs (116 ranked) Easton Stick 55 8 11 Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston St. 34 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 26

Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 62 6 1,411 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 3,198 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 2,558

Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 66 7 176.4 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 399.8 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 319.8

Passing Yards per Completion (111 ranked) Easton Stick 13 2 14.11 Justin Alo, Southeastern La. 17.69 Ricky Davis, Youngstown St. 15.71

Points Responsible For (186 ranked) Easton Stick 60 7 84 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 212 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 174 Cam Pedersen 182 19 49 King Frazier 186 20 48

Points Responsible For Per Game (149 ranked) Easton Stick 61 8 10.8 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 26.8 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 21.8

Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Rashard Davis, James Madison 2 Jake Harms, South Dakota St. 1 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1 Darien Townsend, Youngstown St. 1

Punt Returns (55 ranked) Darien Townsend, Youngstown St. 18.6 Darien Townsend, Youngstown St. 18.6

Punting (104 ranked) Jackson Koonce 89 10 37.1 Ian Berryman, Western Caro. 46.9 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 46.2

Receiving TDs (113 ranked) Jeff Illies 113 13 3 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 14 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 14 Darrius Shepherd 113 13 3

Receiving Yards (150 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 126 11 390 Kamron Lewis, Saint Francis (PA) 1,038 Dallas Goedert, South Dakota St. 937 RJ Urzendowski 143 13 365

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 131 12 48.8 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 143.7 Dallas Goedert, South Dakota St. 117.1 RJ Urzendowski 152 14 45.6

Receptions Per Game (197 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 156 13 3.4 Karel Hamilton, Samford 9.6 Dallas Goedert, South Dakota St. 7.8 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. 9.6

Rush Yards Per Carry (155 ranked) Lance Dunn 58 5 5.07 Mike Holloway, Charleston So. 9.64 Martin Ruiz, Youngstown St. 5.47 King Frazier 60 6 5.03

Rushing TDs (115 ranked) King Frazier 18 1 8 Tarik Cohen, N.C. A&T 14 King Frazier, North Dakota St. 8 John Lovett, Princeton 14 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 8

Rushing Yards (199 ranked) King Frazier 56 7 579 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 1,426 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 780 Lance Dunn 83 8 487

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) King Frazier 58 6 72.4 Chase Edmonds, Fordham 178.3 Steve McShane, Western Ill. 97.5 Lance Dunn 90 9 60.9

Sacks (59 ranked) Greg Menard 19 4 0.81 Karter Schult, UNI 1.31 Karter Schult, UNI 1.31

Scoring (199 ranked) Cam Pedersen 88 10 6.1 John Lovett, Princeton 12.9 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 10.5 King Frazier 91 11 6.0

Solo Tackles (39 ranked) Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 7.9 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 7.9

Tackles For Loss (97 ranked) MJ Stumpf 83 5 1.1 Marquis Smith, Savannah St. 2.4 Karter Schult, UNI 2.0 Greg Menard 83 5 1.1

Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick 60 8 212.4 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. 448.1 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 351.8 King Frazier 180 15 72.4

Total Points Scored (0 ranked)

Total Tackles (191 ranked) Robbie Grimsley 191 13 6.8 Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay 13.0 Dylan Cole, Missouri St. 12.3

Total Touchdowns (139 ranked) King Frazier 40 4 8 Tarik Cohen, N.C. A&T 15 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 14 John Lovett, Princeton 15

Yards per Pass Attempt (111 ranked) Easton Stick 12 1 8.60 Devante Kincade, Grambling 10.14 Easton Stick, North Dakota St. 8.60

Yards per Reception (200 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 13 1 19.21 Brandon Acker, Southeastern La. 23.17 RJ Urzendowski, North Dakota St. 19.21 Darrius Shepherd 123 12 14.44