North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 35 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2019 Schedule Bison Close Non-Conference Schedule Saturday (3-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) W, 57-10 With Top-Five Matchup vs. UC Davis S7 NORTH DAKOTA W, 38-7 S14 at #18/18 Delaware W, 47-22 THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S21 #4/4 UC DAVIS 2:30 p.m. State (3-0) closes out non-conference play this O5 *at Illinois State 12 p.m. week against No. 4 UC Davis (2-1). Game time is O12 *NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Gate City Bank NORTH DAKOTA STATE UC DAVIS O19 *MISSOURI STATE 2:30 p.m. Field at the Fargodome (18,700). NDSU extended O26 *at South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m. its winning streak to 24 games last week with a BISON AGGIES N2 *at Youngstown State 6 p.m. ET (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky) N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. 47-22 victory at Delaware. UC Davis, which lost to Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 4/4 (STATS/AFCA) N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. Eastern Washington in the FCS quarterfinals last year, won its home opener 41-13 over Lehigh. Last Game: Sept. 14 def. Last Game: Sept. 14 def. N23 *at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Delaware 47-22 Lehigh 41-13 *MVFC games Streak: Won 24 Streak: Won 2 TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North At Home: 1-0 (Won 20) On Road: 1-1 (Won 1) Quick Facts Dakota network will carry the game with Brian Coach: Matt Entz Coach: Dan Hawkins Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) Record: 3-0 (1st) Record: 17-10 (3rd) Founded: 1890 Shawn joined by Lee Timmerman and sideline Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) reporter Ryan Gellner. Pregame coverage hosted Nickname: Bison by Beth Hoole, Alex Egan and Kyle Emanuel begins at 1:30 p.m. The game will be available to ESPN+ Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) subscribers on ESPN.com and the ESPN app. Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11:00-12:00 with Brad Jones and Nate Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 Tanguay and “Bison Game Day” from 12:00-2:00 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 return for “Bison Hotline” with Chris Hanson and Kyle Emanuel for two hours following the network Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 broadcast. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 mobile app. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow along with Football Staff in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 3-0 (1st season) TICKETS: Single-game tickets for all six NDSU home games went on sale Aug. 1 and sold out Career Record: same for the eighth straight year. A limited number of additional single-game tickets become available Assistant Coaches/Staff: each game week and will go on sale Fridays at 7 a.m. online only at GoBison.com/tickets. *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977)...... Assoc. Head Coach Passing Game Coord./QBs *Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009)....Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between North Dakota State and UC Davis dating back David Braun (Winona St., 2008)...... Def. Coord./Safeties to 1982. NDSU leads the series 6-4, but the teams have split four games in Fargo with the Aggies Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)..... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002)...... Offensive Line holding a 2-1 advantage in three previous trips to the Fargodome. The Bison have won the last two Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Running Backs straight meetings 28-24 on the road in 2006 and 35-16 at home in 2007. *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Cornerbacks Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014)...... Linebackers GREAT WEST HISTORY: North Dakota State and UC Davis were founding members of the Great Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012)...... Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends West Football Conference in 2004, the first year of Division I football for both programs. The Bison *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015)...... Off. Quality Control won 3 of 4 meetings as conference foes. NDSU won the Great West in 2006 and joined the Missouri *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012)...... Def. Quality Control Valley Football Conference in 2008. UC Davis won Great West titles in 2005 and 2009 and remained Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting a league member through its final season in 2011 before joining the Big Sky Conference in 2012. John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008)... Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)....Asst. AD/Ath. Performance PLAYOFF HISTORY: UC Davis is one of four teams North Dakota State has played four times in *press box on game day the NCAA playoffs. The Bison are 3-1 against UC Davis in the playoffs, 2-2 against Pittsburg State, Athletic Communications and 4-0 against both Sam Houston State and South Dakota State. The first four meetings between Contact: Ryan Perreault NDSU and UC Davis all came in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Aggies hosted semifinal games in Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 1982 and 1983 winning the first meeting 19-14 before falling to Texas State in the 1982 title game. Email: [email protected] NDSU won 26-17 at Davis in 1983 before winning its first of five Division II crowns 41-21 over Central Website: GoBison.com State (Ohio). The Bison won back-to-back quarterfinals against UC Davis at home in 1984 (31-21) Facebook: @NDSUathletics before a runner-up finish and 31-12 on the road in the 1985 championship season. Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball YouTube: @NDSUathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) UC DAVIS (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS AGGIES OPP NDSU UCD Points/Game 47.3 13.0 Points/Game 30.7 25.0 Scoring Off. 2nd 44th First Downs 71 42 First Downs 59 65 Rushing Off. 2nd 83rd Rushing/Game 316.3 93.7 Rushing/Game 105.7 155.0 Passing Off. 69th 9th Passing/Game 191.3 136.0 Passing/Game 332.0 226.3 Total Offense 6th 23rd Total Offense/Game 507.7 229.7 Total Offense/Game 437.7 381.3 Passing Eff. 1st 32nd Had Intercepted 0 4 Had Intercepted 2 3 Scoring Def. 6th 36th Standings & Schedule Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 8-6 Rushing Def. 14th 49th All times Central Penalties-Avg. Yards 14-41.0 14-34.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 18-56.7 13-46.0 Passing Def. 8th 57th VALLEY OVERALL Net Punt Avg. 30.9 34.5 Net Punt Avg. 39.0 34.2 Total Defense 4th 43rd W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Time of Poss/Game. 32:04 27:56 Time of Poss/Game. 27:29 32:31 Pass Eff. Def. 2nd 43rd North Dakota State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 58% 28% 3rd Down Conversions 37% 46% Net Punting 100th 22nd Youngstown State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/3 4th Down Conversions 8/13 2/5 Punt Returns 18th 35th Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Kick Returns 59th 71st South Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 29th 14th Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 24th 56th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Trey Lance 27 234 8.7 4 78.0 Ulonzo Gilliam 54 280 5.2 4 93.3 Time of Poss. 19th 94th Kobe Johnson 21 194 9.2 1 64.7 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Conv. 3rd 56th Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Jake Maier 86-124-2 69.4 6 307.0 3rd Dn Def. 8th 87th Missouri State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Trey Lance 39-49-0 79.6 9 180.7 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Conv. 1st 36th South Dakota 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Carson Crawford 21 262 12.5 2 87.3 4th Dn Def. 28th 40th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 Phoenix Sproles 6 146 24.3 1 48.7 Jared Harrell 12 177 14.8 1 59.0 Ben Ellefson 5 43 8.6 2 21.5 Wes Preece 12 158 13.2 1 52.7 Saturday, Sept. 14 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR North Dakota State 47, at Delaware 22 Michael Tutsie 8-14-22 1.5 3 0-0 Devon King 12-5-17 1.5 2 1-0 at Indiana State 19, Eastern Kentucky 7 Jackson Hankey 6-10-16 2.5 0 0-0 Connor Airey 9-7-16 1.0 0 0-0 at South Dakota State 38, Drake 10 Jabril Cox 9-7-16 2.0 0 0-0 Jon Amadi 9-6-15 0.0 0 0-0 at Youngstown State 34, Duquesne 14 Houston Baptist 53, at South Dakota 52 BIG SKY-MVFC CHALLENGE: UC Davis at North Dakota State is one of 10 matchups in the third Illinois State 21, at Eastern Illinois 3 annual Big Sky-MVFC Challenge, which features five head-to-head contests this week between two Montana State 23, at Western Illinois 14 of the premier conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Big Sky has a 3-1 edge at Southern Illinois 28, UT Martin 14 through the first three weeks including Montana State’s 23-14 win at Western Illinois last week. The at Tulane 58, Missouri State 6 MVFC’s win came two weeks ago when Northern Iowa beat Southern Utah 34-14. The Missouri Val- ley Football Conference has won the challenge series with a 5-3 record each of the past two years. Saturday, Sept. 21 Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12 p.m. TOP-FIVE OPPONENTS: Heading into this week’s game vs. No. 4-ranked UC Davis, North Da- Kennesaw State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. kota State has a 15-1 record since the beginning of the 2011 national championship season against UC Davis at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. opponents ranked in the top five of the Football Championship Subdivision. That includes an 8-1 South Dakota at Northern Colorado, 3 p.m. record in the Fargodome, where the only loss in the past eight seasons to a top-five opponent came Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. in the 2016 national semifinals to James Madison, 27-17. Idaho State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. Southern Illinois at Arkansas State, 6 p.m. BISON SHUT DOWN DELAWARE EARLY: North Dakota State’s defense held Delaware to less Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. than 100 yards of total offense through three quarters and cruised to a 47-22 road win last week, Northern Arizona at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m. extending the third longest winning streak in FCS history to 24 games. Freshman quarterback Trey Lance was 18 of 23 passing for 195 yards and three touchdowns, and sophomore Phoenix Sproles Saturday, Sept. 28 had three receptions for 72 yards to lead 10 different Bison receivers. NDSU had a 340-92 advantage Robert Morris at Youngstown State, 5 p.m. in total yards through three quarters. The Bison had eight players combine for seven sacks and four Northern Iowa at Weber State, 7 p.m. of those came before halftime. Strong safety Michael Tutsie had a career-high 11 tackles and made his third interception in two games to lead the Bison defense. NDSU is now 37-3 in true road games Saturday, Oct. 5 since the beginning of 2011, the program’s first FCS national championship season. *North Dakota State at Illinois State, 12 p.m. *Southern Illinois at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. TRUE FRESHMAN 100-YARD RUSHERS: North Dakota State’s Kobe Johnson rushed 11 times *Indiana State at South Dakota, 2 p.m. *Missouri State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. for 101 yards and a touchdown at Delaware to become just the seventh NDSU true freshman to re- *Youngstown State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. cord a 100-yard rushing game. Johnson’s was the 20th such performance joining quarterbacks Mark Speral (2 in 1977) and Jeff Bentrim (3 in 1983) and running backs Tony Satter (2 in 1987), Reggie Scott (7 in 1995), Lamar Gordon (4 in 1998) and Seth Wilson (1 in 2017). Wilson’s 194 yards in the 2017 FCS semifinal win over Sam Houston State is the most single-game rushing yards by an NDSU true freshman with Scott’s 189 against Morningside in 1995 a close second.
BISON LEAD NATION IN PASSING EFFICIENCY: NDSU continues to lead the FCS in team passing efficiency behind redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance, who has only 10 incomple- tions with nine passing touchdowns through three games. Lance is 39 of 49 passing for 542 yards while spreading the ball to 13 different receivers. Sophomore wide receiver Phoenix Sproles has a team-high six receptions and 146 yards with one touchdown. Sophomore tight end Noah Gindorff has three catches, all for TDs, on plays of 26, 34 and 4 yards. NDSU’s pass efficiency rating of 224.4 outpaces the school record of 187.8 in 1988 and last year’s 169.7 that ranked fourth in team history. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 3
Peterson Farms Seed CROSA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: True freshman kicker Griffin Crosawas named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after making five PAT kicks and field goals from 46 Bison Radio Network and 23 yards in the 47-22 win at Delaware. Crosa is a perfect 17-for-17 on PATs and 3-for-3 on field NDSU football can be heard live on 25 stations goals through the first three weeks. across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. JOHNSON LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State right guard Zack Johnson was named Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after having 12 knockdowns postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also and allowing zero pressures in North Dakota State’s 38-7 win over North Dakota. Johnson graded out a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 at 98 percent in his second career start at right guard helping NDSU rush for 266 yards and 5.3 yards p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. per carry, convert 9 of 14 third downs, and keep the ball for more than 35 minutes in the contest. Johnson was a two-year starter at right tackle and an FCS All-American in 2018 before switching BROADCAST TEAM positions this year. Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play Phil Hansen...... Analyst LANCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State’s Trey Lance was the Missouri Valley Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines Football Conference Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week after accounting for 301 yards and six touchdowns in the 57-10 win over Butler. Lance was 10 of 11 passing for 185 yards and LOCATION SIGNAL four touchdowns with five carries for 116 yards and two scores. He was the first freshman to start a Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox season-opener at quarterback for NDSU. Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM Ada, MN KRJB-FM 106.5 10th LARGEST CROWD FOR BISON FOOTBALL: The crowd of 34,544 for NDSU-Butler in the first Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 Division I game at Target Field in Minneapolis was the 10th largest crowd in Bison history. Only eight Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 other schools outside of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 drew larger crowds on opening Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 weekend: BYU, South Florida, Memphis, UCF, San Diego State, UAB, Cincinnati and UTEP. Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 BISON RETURN SEVEN FULL-TIME STARTERS: North Dakota State returns three offensive Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 starters and four defensive starters from last year’s 15-0 national championship team. Offensive Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 linemen Dillon Radunz and Zack Johnson return with tight end Ben Ellefson on an offensive unit that Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 will have a new quarterback and lost 65% of its rushing yards, 80% of its receptions and 84% of its Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 receiving yards. NDSU still has depth at running back where Ty Brooks, Adam Cofield and Saybein Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 Clark combined for 200 carries, 1,391 yards and 12 touchdowns last year. On defense, the Bison Harvey KHND-AM 1470 return their leading tackler in Buck Buchanan Award candidate Jabril Cox at linebacker, second-lead- Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 ing sack-getter in defensive end Derrek Tuszka, leading pass defender James Hendricks at safety, Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 and cornerback Marquise Bridges. Minot KCJB-AM 910 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 12-GAME SCHEDULE: While 12-game regular season schedules are the norm for the Football Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 Bowl Subdivision, this year’s 12-game schedule in the Football Championship Subdivision is a rare Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 departure from the usual 11-game slate based on the 2019 calendar. Teams are not required to play Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 12 games. NDSU opponents North Dakota and Missouri State each have 11-game schedules with Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 two bye weeks. The last time NDSU played a 12-game regular season was 2014 when the Bison beat Williston KEYZ-AM 660 Iowa State 34-14 in the opener and went on to win their fourth FCS national championship. The next 12-game schedule opportunity is in 2024. The Bison Football Show North Dakota State University’s Jeremy COX ON BUCHANAN WATCH LIST: Junior linebacker Jabril Cox was on the 25-man preseason Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award presented annually to the top defensive player with head coach Matt Entz live at 10:30 a.m. in the FCS. Cox finished fourth in the voting last year after being selected as the Defensive Player of Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He led the Bison defense and ranked 10th in the and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The MVFC with 91 total tackles in 2018 and finished with 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, four intercep- show re-airs after the late local news Sunday tions including two for touchdowns, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries. He was the nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. 2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. WEGNER ON WATCH LIST FOR FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Junior punter Garret Wegner is Bison Television Schedule on the preseason watch list for the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year award by the Augusta Sports Opponent Coverage Council, which has been home to the Ray Guy Award since 2000 honoring the nation’s best punters vs. Butler NBC ND/ESPN+ as the FBS level. Wegner was All-MVFC first team in 2018 averaging 43.0 yards on 59 punts, which North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN+ was 11th in the FCS. He had 14 punts of 50-plus yards, a league-best 27 punts inside the 20-yard at Delaware NBC ND/FloSports.TV line, and another 16 fair catches. NDSU opponents returned 20 punts for just 3.3 yards per return UC Davis NBC ND/ESPN+ and the Bison ranked sixth nationally in net punting with a 39.15 average. at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+ Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+ Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN+ FIVE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State has five preseason All-Americans at South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ including junior linebacker Jabril Cox and senior offensive lineman Zack Johnson, who were each at Youngstown St. ESPN+ named to first teams by HERO Sports, Athlon Sports and STATS FCS. Junior offensive lineman Dillon Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ Radunz was second team by HERO Sports, senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+ STATS FCS second team and HERO Sports third team, and junior punter Garret Wegner was third at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+ team by STATS FCS. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 4
AFCA FCS Top 25 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: North Dakota State led the way with six players named to Issued Sept. 16, 2019 the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. Offensive linemen Zack Johnson and Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv Dillon Radunz joined linebacker Jabril Cox, safety James Hendricks, defensive end Derrek Tuszka 1. North Dakota State (26) 3-0 650 1 and punter Garret Wegner on the first team. NDSU had three honorable mentions in tight end Ben 2. James Madison 2-1 621 2 Ellefson, defensive tackle Cole Karcz and long snapper Ross Kennelly. 3. South Dakota State 2-1 593 3 4. UC Davis 2-1 570 4 CAPTAINS: North Dakota State’s six captains in 2019 selected by a vote of team members 5. Towson 3-0 521 8 are safety James Hendricks, cornerback Marquise Bridges, running back Ty Brooks, tight end Ben 6. Kennesaw State 2-1 511 7 Ellefson, offensive lineman Zack Johnson and defensive end Derrek Tuszka. 7. Weber State 1-2 450 6 8. Northern Iowa 1-1 449 10 MERCADEL GETS SIXTH YEAR: After missing the 2018 season with a knee injury, North Dakota 9. Nicholls State 1-1 396 11 State linebacker Aaron Mercadel has received a sixth year of eligibility in 2020. That news brings 10. Illinois State 2-1 370 12 11. Eastern Washington 1-2 367 5 NDSU’s current senior class to just 14 after the Bison boasted their largest outgoing class ever with 12. Central Arkansas 3-0 359 14 24 seniors on the 2018 team. 13. Jacksonville State 2-1 358 16 14. Montana State 2-1 340 15 BISON ON 24-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State’s current 24-game winning streak 15. Furman 1-2 281 13 is the second longest in Missouri Valley Football Conference history and third longest in FCS history 16. Maine 1-2 269 9 behind the record 33-game Bison winning streak from 2012 to 2014. 17. North Carolina A&T 2-1 230 17 FCS Longest Winning Streaks 18. Villanova 3-0 215 23 33 - North Dakota State, 2012-14 19. Montana 2-1 189 18t 26 - James Madison, 2016-17 20. Delaware 2-1 153 18t 24 - North Dakota State, 2017-present 21. Youngstown State 3-0 104 NR 24 - Montana, 2001-02 22. Elon 2-1 80 NR 24 - Penn, 1992-95 23. Southeastern Louisiana 1-1 75 24 24. Princeton 0-0 61 25 25. Southeast Missouri State 1-2 57 20 15-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 15th football national champion- Dropped out: Sam Houston State, Wofford ship in 2018. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, Others receiving votes: North Dakota 33, Sam Houston five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football State 26, South Carolina State 20, The Citadel 16, Houston Baptist 11, Indiana State 10, Northern Arizona 10, Sacramento history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 before State 9, Stony Brook 9, Dayton 7, McNeese State 7, William winning again in 2017. & Mary 7, Mercer 4, Yale 4, Dartmouth 3, Southern Illinois 3, Austin Peay 2. BISON WIN RECORD SEVENTH FCS TITLE: North Dakota State has won seven of the last eight STATS FCS Top 25 FCS championships to surpass Georgia Southern’s record of six FCS titles. The Bison are 7-0 in Issued Sept. 16, 2019 seven FCS title game appearances. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv Most FCS Championship Game Appearances 1. North Dakota State (150) 3-0 3941 1 8 - Georgia Southern (6-2) 2. James Madison (8) 2-1 3747 2 7 - North Dakota State (7-0) 3. South Dakota State 2-1 3653 3 7 - Youngstown State (4-3) 4. UC Davis 2-1 3352 5 7 - Montana (2-5) 5. Towson 3-0 3296 8 6. Weber State 1-2 2848 6 7. Kennesaw State 2-1 2757 9 FIFTH UNDEFEATED, UNTIED FCS CHAMPION: Last year’s 15-0 North Dakota State team was 8. Montana State 2-1 2536 10 the fifth to go undefeated and untied in winning the FCS championship joining Eastern Kentucky in 9. Northern Iowa 1-1 2287 11 1982 (13-0), Georgia Southern in 1989 (15-0), Marshall in 1996 (15-0) and NDSU in 2013 (15-0). 10. Jacksonville State 2-1 2285 17 11. Eastern Washington 1-2 2284 4 UNBEATEN SEASONS: Eleven teams have gone unbeaten in Missouri Valley Football Confer- 12. Maine 1-2 2083 7 ence games since 1985, and only North Dakota State (2013 and 2018) and Southern Illinois (2009) 13. Nicholls State 1-1 2070 12 have done it through an eight-game conference schedule. There have been 15 undefeated NDSU 14. Central Arkansas 3-0 1960 14 teams since 1894 including the 2018 national champions (15-0). 15. Illinois State 2-1 1950 13 16. North Carolina A&T 2-1 1540 15 EIGHT STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its eighth consecutive Missouri Valley 17. Furman 1-2 1464 16 Football Conference championship in 2018, topping the league record seven straight by Northern 18. Villanova 3-0 1293 22 Iowa in the early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. North Dakota 19. Montana 2-1 983 20 20. Delaware 2-1 912 18 State has won 35 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference 21. Southeastern Louisiana 1-1 882 23 (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). 22. Elon 2-1 689 25 Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football 23. Southeast Missouri State 1-2 570 19 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) 24. Youngstown State 3-0 497 NR 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) 25. The Citadel 1-2 221 NR 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) Dropped out: Wofford, Sam Houston State 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) Others receiving votes: Princeton 220, Stony Brook 154, South Carolina State 118, Indiana State 110, Dartmouth 74, 8 - Nebraska (Big 8, 1910-17) McNeese State 67, Wofford 67, Sam Houston State 61, North 8 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-18) Dakota 56, Northern Arizona 53, Southern Illinois 49, Yale 39, Dayton 38, Sacramento State 33, Monmouth 33, Lamar 16, Duquesne 12, Chattanooga 11, Austin Peay 8, Cal Poly 7, Alcorn State 4, Eastern Kentucky 4, Houston Baptist 4, East Tennessee State 3, Mercer 3, William & Mary 3, Incarnate Word 1, Holy Cross 1, Idaho State 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 5
Special Teams Tackles BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY FOOTBALL CROWN: North Dakota State topped the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll with 392 points and 32 of the 40 first-place votes from the Total Kickoffs Punts league’s coaches, media and sports information directors. South Dakota State earned the second Josh Hayes 3 3 0 spot in the poll, finishing with 348 total points and four first-place votes. Illinois State (289 points), Julian Wlodarczyk 3 3 0 Indiana State (279) and Northern Iowa (266) were tightly bunched for third, fourth and fifth place, Mason Hofstedt 2 2 0 while Illinois State (3) and Indiana State (1) also received first-place mentions. South Dakota came Trevor Heit 1 1 0 in sixth followed by Youngstown State, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and Missouri State (80). Adam Cofield 1 1 0 Jasir Cox 1 1 0 BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 75-6 at home since 2010 including a 24-1 mark in the FCS playoffs. Luke Weerts 1 1 0 The Bison have the longest active home winning streak in the FCS at 20 games and NDSU has won Garret Wegner 1 1 0 65 of the last 67 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the Kobe Johnson 1 1 0 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 24-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. North Dawson Weber 1 1 0 Dakota State ranked fifth in the FCS last year with an average home attendance of 18,106. Michael Tutsie 1 1 0 Destin Talbert 1 1 0 DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 124 wins this decade are more than any other program Jackson Hankey 1 1 0 in college football. NDSU is 115-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five consecutive national Tre Fort 1 1 0 championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span.
SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents and has won six 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), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007).
ANNIVERSARY SEASONS: Three milestones are being celebrated this year with the 150th anniversary of college football, the 125th anniversary of NDSU football, and the 35th anniversary of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. NDSU has commissioned artist Terrence Fogarty for a limited-edition commemorative painting on sale at GoBison.com/painting. It features iconic images from the program’s humble beginnings in 1894 through NDSU’s modern-day FCS dynasty. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 196 So. 3 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 29 Adrian Adams WR 2 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 199 Fr. 1 Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 69 Quinn Alo OG 2 Dom Davis FS 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 46 Austin Avery TE 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 212 Sr. 5 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 201 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 83 DJ Baptist WR 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 221 RFr. 2 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 210 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 206 Sr. 5 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 191 Fr. 1 Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 181 Sr. 5 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 6-2 186 Fr. 1 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 85 Hunter Brozio LS 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 220 Jr. 4 Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS/Iowa State 21 Jalen Bussey RB 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 15 Will Cardinal K/P 10 Dom Jones FS 6-2 184 Fr. 1 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 94 Costner Ching DT 10 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 202 Fr. 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 187 So. 2 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 172 Fr. 1 Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 172 Fr. 1 Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 95 Brendan Cook DE 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 186 Jr. 3 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 15 Will Cardinal K/P 6-2 180 Fr. 1 Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 31 Jasir Cox LB 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-8 168 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 220 So. 3 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 186 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 2 Dom Davis FS 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 202 Jr. 4 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 96 Javier Derritt DT 18 Cam Smith FS 5-11 184 Fr. 1 Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 78 Nate Dirkes DT 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 180 Sr. 5 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 82 Ben Ellefson TE 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 6-3 202 Fr. 1 Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 196 RFr. 2 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 20 Braden Zuroff RB 5-11 192 Fr. 1 Hebron, N.D./Glen Ullin HS 7 Tre Fort CB 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 153 Fr. 1 Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 198 RSo. 3 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 23 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 196 So. 3 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 10 Logan Graetz QB 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 177 Fr. 1 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 29 Terrell Hall CB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 194 So. 3 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 205 So. 2 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 So. 3 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 29 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 165 Fr. 1 Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 29 Terrell Hall CB 5-10 186 Fr. 1 Winona, Minn./Winona HS 6 James Hendricks FS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 206 RFr. 2 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 31 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 205 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 185 RFr. 2 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 5 Ben Hoggarth FS 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 180 So. 2 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 233 Fr. 1 Cannon Falls, Minn./Canon Falls HS 86 Peter Isais WR 34 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 216 RFr. 2 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 184 RFr. 2 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 6-1 165 Fr. 1 Powell, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 216 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 194 Jr. 4 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 68 Zack Johnson OG 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 Sr. 5 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 10 Dom Jones FS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 178 Fr. 1 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 26 James Kaczor SS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 248 Fr. 1 Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 214 Jr. 4 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 233 Jr. 3 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 54 Jake Kava DE 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 221 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 6-4 195 Fr. 1 Rice, Minn./Royalton HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 249 RFr. 2 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 208 RFr. 2 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 247 So. 3 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5-10 166 Fr. 1 North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 215 Fr. 1 Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 49 Nick Kubitz LB 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 221 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 49 Nick Kubitz LB 6-2 202 Fr. 1 Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 5 Trey Lance QB 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 1 Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 2 Jake Lippe WR 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 211 So. 3 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 220 So. 3 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 271 Sr. 5 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 17 Zach Mathis WR BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 7
NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 54 Jake Kava DE 6-1 222 RFr. 2 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 212 Jr. 5 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 221 Jr. 4 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 301 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 73 Eli Mostaert DT 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 Jr. 4 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 74 Will Mostaert DE 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 303 Jr. 4 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 278 So. 3 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 299 Jr. 4 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 286 RFr. 2 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-3 290 RFr. 2 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 90 Tony Pierce DE 64 Jake Rock OT 6-6 287 Fr. 1 Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 76 Hunter Poncius OT 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 233 Fr. 1 DeForest, Wis./Waunakee HS 35 Jayden Price CB 65 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 288 RFr. 2 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 326 So. 3 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 309 Jr. 4 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 64 Jake Rock OT 68 Zack Johnson OG 6-6 315 Sr. 5 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 69 Quinn Alo OG 6-2 298 Jr. 4 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 70/88 Cody Mauch OT/TE 6-4 290 So. 3 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 59 Karson Schoening C 71 Brandon Westberg C 6-3 288 Fr. 1 Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 65 Joe Schreiber C 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 290 RFr. 2 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 18 Cam Smith FS 73 Eli Mostaert DT 6-3 254 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 74 Will Mostaert DE 6-3 246 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 298 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 76 Hunter Poncius OT 6-8 276 Fr. 1 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 288 RFr. 2 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 78 Nate Dirkes DT 6-5 280 RFr. 2 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS 34 Juanye Tillman LB 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 203 So. 3 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 253 So. 3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 Sr. 5 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 83 DJ Baptist WR 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 179 Jr. 4 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 85 Hunter Brozio LS 6-0 233 Fr. 1 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 227 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 180 So. 3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 262 So. 3 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 1 Christian Watson WR 88 Dawson Weisenberger TE 6-4 225 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 202 Jr. 4 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 90 Tony Pierce DE 6-0 230 RFr. 2 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 38 Garret Wegner P 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 246 Sr. 5 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 88 Dawson Weisenberger TE 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 288 Sr. 5 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 71 Brandon Westberg C 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 240 RSo. 3 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 280 So. 3 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 57 Zach Willis C 95 Brendan Cook DE 6-3 243 RFr. 2 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 96 Javier Derritt DT 6-1 276 Fr. 1 Olathe, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 241 So. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 23 Carson Yaggie WR 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 283 Jr. 4 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 259 So. 3 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 20 Braden Zuroff RB
PRONUNCIATIONS Heit (like “height”) Kubitz (KOO-bits) Schoening (SHOON-ing) BY YEAR Alo (AH-low) Hoggarth (HOE-garth) Kuntz (KOONTS) Talbert (TAL-burt) Seniors...... 14 Babicz (BAB-itch) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Lippe (LIP-ee) Terrell (tuh-RELL) Juniors...... 18 Baptist (BAP-tist) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Lodi (LO-dye) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Sophomores...... 26 Bautch (like “ouch”) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Redshirt Freshmen...... 20 Beebe (BEE-bee) Jalen (JAY-lin) Marquise (mar-KEESE) Volpentesta Freshmen...... 36 Biegler (BEE-glur) Jasir (juh-SEER) Mauch (mouck) (vohl-pen-TEST-uh) Brozio (BRO-zee-oh) Javier (haw-vee-AIR) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Waege (WAY-jee) BY STATE Bussey (BUS-ee) Jenaro (juh-NAWR-oh) Mostaert (MO-start) Wathum-Ocama Minnesota...... 36 Georgia...... 3 Crosa (CRO-suh) Juanye (WAHN-yay) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) (wa-TOOM-oh-CHAH-ma) North Dakota... 18 California...... 2 Derritt (DARE-it) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Weber (WEBB-er) Wisconsin...... 16 Kansas...... 2 Dirkes (DIRKS) Karcz (kartch) Pepin (PEPP-in) Weerts (WURTS) Illinois...... 11 Texas...... 2 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Poncius (PAWN-shus) Wlodarczyk (wa-DAR-sick) Florida...... 8 Colorado...... 1 Giancarlo (jon-CAR-loh) Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Yaggie (YAG-ee) Missouri...... 4 Indiana...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Yohnke (YAWN-kee) Iowa...... 4 Ohio...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Klabo (KLAY-bo) Roehl (like “roll”) South Dakota.... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Graetz (GRETTS) Kubas (KOO-bus) Saybein (SAY-bee-in) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 8 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Matt Entz Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n 2018 Football Scoop FCS LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, Minn. Coordinator of the Year 70 Cody Mauch 6-4 290 So. Hankinson, N.D. LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 326 So. Maple Grove, Minn. Matt Entz was named head 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 299 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. football coach at North Dakota State for the C 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 303 Jr. Rolla, N.D. 2019 season after five seasons as NDSU’s de- 57 Zach Willis 6-3 301 So. Fargo, N.D. fensive coordinator. He is the 31st head coach RG 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 315 Sr. Blaine, Minn. in program history. 69 Quinn Alo 6-2 298 Jr. LaMoure, N.D. This is the first head coaching job for Entz, RT 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 309 Jr. Balfour, N.D. a 21-year veteran assistant with 15 years of 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 290 RFr. Maryville, Mo. experience as a defensive coordinator and eight TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Sr. Hawley, Minn. as an associate head coach in two programs. 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 253 So. Barrington, Ill. At NDSU, he’s been part of five Missouri Valley QB 5 Trey Lance 6-3 221 RFr. Marshall, Minn. Football Conference championships and four 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga. NCAA national championships with the Bison. FB 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 Sr. Vergas, Minn. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 249 RFr. Spencer, Wis. Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a RB 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. finalist for the award, has led a Bison defense 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. that allowed less than 14 points per game over WR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. his five seasons as the defensive coordinator 80 Andy Voyen 6-2 203 So. Stillwater, Minn. and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in WR 11 Phoenix Sproles 5-11 187 So. New Hope, Minn. scoring defense and total defense. 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 202 Jr. Medina, Minn. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees on defense the past five seasons, including Defense linebackers MJ Stumpf, Nick DeLuca and Jabril Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Cox. Two of Entz’s former linebackers, DeLuca LE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 240 RSo. Appleton, Wis. and Chris Board, went on to play in the NFL. 99 Spencer Waege 6-5 259 So. South Shore, S.D. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is DT 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 271 Sr. Germantown, Wis. familiar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in 98 Matt Biegler 6-3 283 Jr. Underwood, Minn. January 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman NG 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 288 Sr. Champlin, Minn. after one season as the associate head coach, 94 Costner Ching 6-3 280 So. Castlewood, S.D. co-defensive coordinator and defensive line RE 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, S.D. coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and spent 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 6-2 241 So. Bismarck, N.D. three previous years at Northern Iowa. WLB 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 212 Jr. Oakland, Calif. He was named defensive line coach in 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 2010 at Northern Iowa and assumed the de- MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 220 So. Park River, N.D. fensive coordinator duties at UNI in 2012 after 43 Beau Pauly 6-2 221 Jr. Becker, Minn. Klieman departed for NDSU. SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 233 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Entz was the defensive coordinator from 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 2002 to 2009 at Winona State, where he was CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 186 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. promoted to associate head coach in 2003 33 Destin Talbert 5-11 180 So. Darien, Ill. and was with the defensive line for three years SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 194 So. Indianapolis, Ind. before becoming linebackers coach in 2005. 26 James Kaczor 6-0 205 So. St. Cloud, Minn. He was named the AFCA Division II Assistant FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. Coach of the Year in 2008. 27 Dawson Weber 6-2 193 So. Elk Grove, Calif. Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head CB 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 186 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne 7 Tre Fort 5-8 181 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. (Neb.) State from 1999 to 2001 and the defen- sive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998. He Specialists holds certification from the National Strength Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown and Conditioning Association and served as an K 36 Griffin Crosa 6-1 165 Fr. Powell, Ohio assistant strength and conditioning coach dur- 15 Will Cardinal 6-2 180 Fr. Fridley, Minn. ing his time at Wayne State. LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 214 Jr. Superior, Wis. 85 Hunter Brozio 6-0 233 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. KR 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. PR 84 Trevor Heit 5-9 179 Jr. Pepin, Wis. 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 9 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Alo 3 18 6 *** *** *** Avery 3 7 3 *** *** *** Babicz 3 18 18 1 1 TE *** *** Biegler 3 15 3 *** *** *** Bridges 3 36 33 3 19 19 CB CB CB Brooks 3 35 8 2 2 RB RB *** Brown 2 41 1 *** *** Ching 3 6 3 *** *** *** Clark 3 7 3 *** *** *** Cofield 3 24 18 1 1 1 *** *** RB Cook 1 1 1 *** Jabril Cox 3 33 33 3 26 24 SLB SLB SLB Jasir Cox 1 11 *** Crosa 3 3 3 *** *** *** Darnell 3 29 18 3 3 3 NG NG NG Derritt 1 1 *** Ellefson 2 46 2 2 18 2 TE TE Fort 3 43 7 *** *** *** Gindorff 3 15 12 2 2 TE TE *** Hankey 3 17 14 3 3 3 MLB MLB MLB Hayes 3 33 33 3 6 3 CB CB CB Heit 3 12 3 *** *** *** Hendricks 2 34 2 19 FS FS M. Hofstedt 2 15 *** *** Howieson 1 5 *** Isais 1 2 *** Jacob 3 9 3 1 1 WR *** *** Jensen 3 18 18 3 3 3 LG LG LG K. Johnson 3 3 3 *** *** *** Z. Johnson 3 41 33 3 33 33 RG RG RG Kaczor 3 15 13 *** *** *** Karcz 3 37 33 3 4 3 DT DT DT Kartes 3 3 3 *** *** *** Kava 2 2 *** *** Kelly 3 5 3 *** *** *** Kennelly 3 26 24 *** *** *** Kepouros 3 7 3 1 1 1 *** *** WR J. Kubas 1 1 *** Z. Kubas 3 21 3 *** *** *** Lance 3 5 3 3 3 3 QB QB QB Lippe 1 1 *** Luepke 2 2 1 *** *** Malstrom 3 41 36 1 8 FB *** *** Mathis 3 4 3 *** *** *** Mauch 3 9 3 *** *** *** McCormick 3 20 3 3 3 3 DE DE DE Mercadel 3 19 3 3 3 3 WLB WLB WLB Noland 2 11 1 *** *** Ogbu 3 3 3 *** *** *** Pauly 2 7 *** *** Pierce 3 6 3 *** *** *** Price 3 3 3 *** *** *** Radunz 3 19 18 3 18 18 LT LT LT BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 10
PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 2019 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 2019 Starts Career Starts Streak Butler North Dakota Delaware UC Davis Illinois St. Northern Iowa Missouri St. South Dakota St. St. Youngstown Illinois W. South Dakota S. Illinois Reinholz 1 4 *** Sanders 1 2 *** Schoening 3 20 3 3 3 3 C C C Schreiber 1 1 *** Sproles 3 18 18 2 2 2 *** WR WR Stumpf 2 4 *** *** Sundell 3 3 3 *** *** *** Talbert 3 14 13 *** *** *** Tucker 2 5 *** *** Tuszka 3 41 34 3 22 8 DE DE DE Tutsie 3 15 9 3 3 3 SS SS SS Volson 3 27 18 3 3 3 RT RT RT Voyen 1 3 *** Waege 2 17 2 *** *** Watson 3 17 17 2 4 2 *** WR WR Weber 3 13 3 1 1 1 *** *** FS Weerts 1 1 1 *** Wegner 3 24 19 *** *** *** Williams 2 46 11 *** *** Willis 1 4 *** Wilson 12 Wlodarczyk 3 3 3 *** *** *** Yaggie 1 Yohnke 2 2 *** ***
2019 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE TE/WR FB/WR WR RB QB vs BUT Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Babicz Gindorff Malstrom Jacob Brooks Lance UND Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Gindorff Sproles Watson Brooks Lance at DEL Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Johnson Volson Ellefson Kepouros Sproles Watson Cofield Lance UCD at ILST UNI MOST at SDSU at YSU WIU USD at SIU
DEF. LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB vs BUT McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes UND McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Hendricks Hayes at DEL McCormick Karcz Darnell Tuszka Jabril Cox Hankey Mercadel Bridges Tutsie Weber Hayes UCD at ILST UNI MOST at SDSU at YSU WIU USD at SIU BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 11
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1-0 0-0 2:59 34544 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:39 18923 Sep 14, 2019 at #18 Delaware W 47-22 3-0 0-0 2:51 14489
*Missouri Valley Football Conference games
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs Butler 57 - 10 25 / 14 15 / 5 10 / 8 0 / 1 45-388 / 30-88 12-14-0 / 16-30-1 217 / 110 59-605 / 60-198 49 / 181 2 / 1 NORTH DAKOTA 38 - 7 20 / 14 12 / 3 8 / 11 0 / 0 50-266 / 26-68 11-15-0 / 18-29-2 162 / 162 65-428 / 55-230 65 / 94 0 / 2 Delaware 47 - 22 26 / 14 12 / 7 13 / 5 1 / 2 41-295 / 36-125 18-24-0 / 11-21-1 195 / 136 65-490 / 57-261 86 / 154 0 / 1 Totals 142 - 39 71 / 42 39 / 15 31 / 24 1 / 3 136-949 / 92-281 41-53-0 / 45-80-4 574 / 408 189-1523 / 172-689 200 / 429 2 / 4
3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks Butler 5-7 / 3-14 0-0 / 0-2 29:11 / 30:49 -1:38 8.6 / 2.9 15.5 / 3.7 10.3 / 3.3 2-36.5 / 7-37.9 5-53 / 7-47 1 / 0 NORTH DAKOTA 9-14 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-0 35:06 / 24:54 1 0 :1 2 5.3 / 2.6 10.8 / 5.6 6.6 / 4.2 3-46.0 / 6-39.3 5-45 / 4-30 1 / 3 Delaware 4-10 / 3-13 1-1 / 1-1 31:56 / 28:04 3 :5 2 7.2 / 3.5 8.1 / 6.5 7.5 / 4.6 3-26.7 / 5-40.4 4-25 / 3-25 7 / 0 Totals 18-31 / 11-39 2-2 / 1-3 96:13 / 83:47 1 2 :2 6 7.0 / 3.1 10.8 / 5.1 8.1 / 4.0 8-36.4 / 18-39.1 14-123 / 14-102 9 / 3
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 12
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 142 39 Points Per Game 47.3 13.0 Points Off Turnovers 17 7 FIRST DOWNS 71 42 R u s h in g 39 15 P a s s in g 31 24 P e n a lt y 1 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 949 281 Yards gained rushing 979 361 Yards lost rushing 30 80 Rushing Attempts 136 92 Average Per Rush 7.0 3.1 Average Per Game 316.3 93.7 TDs Rushing 10 1 PASSING YARDAGE 574 408 C o m p - A t t - I n t 41-53-0 45-80-4 Average Per Pass 10.8 5.1 Average Per Catch 14.0 9.1 Average Per Game 191.3 136.0 TDs Passing 9 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1523 689 Total Plays 189 172 Average Per Play 8.1 4.0 Average Per Game 507.7 229.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-99 17-376 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-62 1-24 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-39 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 22.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.4 24.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.8 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 2-0 PENALTIES-Yards 14-123 14-102 Average Per Game 41.0 34.0 PUNTS-Yards 8-291 18-703 Average Per Punt 36.4 39.1 Net punt average 30.9 34.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 26-1537 10-579 Average Per Kick 59.1 57.9 Net kick average 38.9 38.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 4 2 7 : 5 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 18/31 11/39 3rd-Down Pct 58% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 1/3 4th-Down Pct 100% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 9-59 3-11 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 19 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 3-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (14-14) 100% (5-5) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (12-14) 86% (2-5) 40% PAT-ATTEMPTS (17-18) 94% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 18923 14489 Games/Avg Per Game 1/18923 1/14489 Neutral Site Games 1/34544
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 39 45 30 28 0 142 Opponents 5 7 13 14 0 39 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 13
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
SEASON CAREER
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Trey Lance 3 27 253 19 234 8.7 4 61 78.0 5 35 339 23 316 9.0 6 61 63.2 Kobe Johnson 3 21 194 0 194 9.2 1 46 64.7 3 21 194 0 194 9.2 1 46 64.7 Ty Brooks 3 29 189 4 185 6.4 1 36 61.7 35 213 1674 35 1639 7.7 13 55 46.8 Adam Cofield 3 27 113 2 111 4.1 1 12 37.0 24 152 850 13 837 5.5 8 59 34.9 Saybein Clark 3 14 100 2 98 7.0 2 20 32.7 7 28 191 2 189 6.8 3 32 27.0 Dimitri Williams 2 12 87 0 87 7.2 1 20 43.5 46 37 276 10 266 7.2 2 27 5.8 Christian Watson 3 2 27 0 27 13.5 0 22 9.0 17 2 27 0 27 13.5 0 22 1.6 Jimmy Kepouros 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 3.3 7 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 1.4 Garret Wegner 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 24 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.2 TEAM 2 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -1.5 Total 3 136 979 30 949 7.0 10 61 316.3 Opponents 3 92 361 80 281 3.1 1 59 93.7
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Trey Lance 3 233.12 39-49-0 79.6 542 9 47 180.7 5 232.47 40-50-0 80.0 554 9 47 110.8 Zeb Noland 2 108.93 1-3-0 33.3 27 0 27 13.5 2 108.93 1-3-0 33.3 27 0 27 13.5 Noah Sanders 1 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 5.0 2 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 2.5 Total 3 224.37 41-53-0 77.4 574 9 47 191.3 Opponents 3 97.34 45-80-4 56.2 408 2 44 136.0
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Phoenix Sproles 3 6 146 24.3 1 47 48.7 18 11 180 16.4 2 47 10.0 Ben Ellefson 2 5 43 8.6 2 20 21.5 46 25 307 12.3 13 29 6.7 Christian Watson 3 4 67 16.8 0 29 22.3 17 13 232 17.8 0 48 13.6 Zach Mathis 3 4 63 15.8 0 41 21.0 4 4 63 15.8 0 41 15.8 Adam Cofield 3 4 46 11.5 1 24 15.3 24 6 51 8.5 1 24 2.1 Noah Gindorff 3 3 64 21.3 3 34 21.3 15 3 64 21.3 3 34 4.3 Josh Babicz 3 3 26 8.7 2 15 8.7 18 3 26 8.7 2 15 1.4 Garrett Malstrom 3 3 20 6.7 0 8 6.7 41 3 20 6.7 0 8 0.5 Ty Brooks 3 2 25 12.5 0 14 8.3 35 11 119 10.8 1 27 3.4 Jimmy Kepouros 3 2 19 9.5 0 11 6.3 7 2 19 9.5 0 11 2.7 Hunter Luepke 2 2 16 8.0 0 12 8.0 2 2 16 8.0 0 12 8.0 Dimitri Williams 2 2 12 6.0 0 8 6.0 46 22 258 11.7 0 77 5.6 Andy Voyen 1 1 27 27.0 0 27 27.0 3 1 27 27.0 0 27 9.0 Total 3 41 574 14.0 9 47 191.3 Opponents 3 45 408 9.1 2 44 136.0
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Trey Lance 3 76 234 542 776 258.7 5 85 316 554 870 174.0 Kobe Johnson 3 21 194 0 194 64.7 3 21 194 0 194 64.7 Ty Brooks 3 29 185 0 185 61.7 35 213 1639 0 1639 46.8 Adam Cofield 3 27 111 0 111 37.0 24 152 837 0 837 34.9 Saybein Clark 3 14 98 0 98 32.7 7 28 189 0 189 27.0 Dimitri Williams 2 12 87 0 87 43.5 46 37 266 0 266 5.8 Christian Watson 3 2 27 0 27 9.0 17 2 27 0 27 1.6 Zeb Noland 2 3 0 27 27 13.5 2 3 0 27 27 13.5 Jimmy Kepouros 3 1 10 0 10 3.3 7 1 10 0 10 1.4 Garret Wegner 3 1 6 0 6 2.0 24 1 6 0 6 0.2 Noah Sanders 1 1 0 5 5 5.0 2 1 0 5 5 2.5 TEAM 2 2 -3 0 -3 -1.5 Total 3 189 949 574 1523 507.7 Opponents 3 172 281 408 689 229.7 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 14
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
SEASON CAREER
PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Griffin Crosa - 3-3 17-17 - - - - - 26 - 3-3 17-17 - - - - - 26 Trey Lance 4 ------24 6 ------36 Noah Gindorff 3 ------18 3 ------18 Adam Cofield 2 ------12 9 ------54 Josh Babicz 2 ------12 2 ------12 Saybein Clark 2 ------12 3 ------18 Ben Ellefson 2 ------12 13 ------78 Phoenix Sproles 1 ------6 2 ------12 Dimitri Williams 1 ------6 2 ------12 Ty Brooks 1 ------6 14 ------84 Kobe Johnson 1 ------6 1 ------6 Jake Reinholz - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - 3-3 1-1 - - - - 5 TEAM - - 0-1 - - - - - 0 Total 19 3-3 17-18 1-1 - - - - 142 Opponents 4 3-4 2-2 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 39
Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Trevor Heit 3 48 16.0 0 25 5 54 10.8 0 25 Jimmy Kepouros 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 James Hendricks 1 13 13.0 0 13 2 15 7.5 0 13 Total 5 62 12.4 0 25 Opponents 1 24 24.0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Ty Brooks 2 41 20.5 0 21 24 563 23.5 0 43 Dimitri Williams 1 10 10.0 0 10 24 492 20.5 0 41 Adam Cofield 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Trevor Heit 1 35 35.0 0 35 2 66 33.0 0 35 Total 5 99 19.8 0 35 Opponents 17 376 22.1 0 59
Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Michael Tutsie 3 38 12.7 0 17 5 55 11.0 0 17 James Hendricks 1 1 1.0 0 1 10 68 6.8 0 28 Total 4 39 9.8 0 17 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 1 29 29.0 1 29 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 15
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
SEASON CAREER
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Ty Brooks 3 185 25 0 41 0 251 83.7 35 1639 119 0 563 0 2321 66.3 Trey Lance 3 234 0 0 0 0 234 78.0 5 316 0 0 0 0 316 63.2 Kobe Johnson 3 194 0 0 0 0 194 64.7 3 194 0 0 0 0 194 64.7 Adam Cofield 3 111 46 0 13 0 170 56.7 24 837 51 0 13 0 901 37.5 Phoenix Sproles 3 0 146 0 0 0 146 48.7 18 6 180 0 0 0 186 10.3 Dimitri Williams 2 87 12 0 10 0 109 54.5 46 266 258 0 492 0 1016 22.1 Saybein Clark 3 98 0 0 0 0 98 32.7 7 189 0 0 0 0 189 27.0 Christian Watson 3 27 67 0 0 0 94 31.3 17 27 232 0 51 0 310 18.2 Trevor Heit 3 0 0 48 35 0 83 27.7 12 15 0 54 66 0 135 11.2 Noah Gindorff 3 0 64 0 0 0 64 21.3 15 0 64 0 0 0 64 4.3 Zach Mathis 3 0 63 0 0 0 63 21.0 4 0 63 0 0 0 63 15.8 Ben Ellefson 2 0 43 0 0 0 43 21.5 46 0 307 0 0 0 307 6.7 Michael Tutsie 3 0 0 0 0 38 38 12.7 15 0 0 22 0 55 77 5.1 Jimmy Kepouros 3 10 19 1 0 0 30 10.0 7 10 19 1 0 0 30 4.3 Andy Voyen 1 0 27 0 0 0 27 27.0 3 0 27 0 0 0 27 9.0 Josh Babicz 3 0 26 0 0 0 26 8.7 18 0 26 0 0 0 26 1.4 Garrett Malstrom 3 0 20 0 0 0 20 6.7 41 0 20 0 0 0 20 0.5 Hunter Luepke 2 0 16 0 0 0 16 8.0 2 0 16 0 0 0 16 8.0 James Hendricks 2 0 0 13 0 1 14 7.0 34 -4 0 15 0 68 79 2.3 Garret Wegner 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 2.0 24 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.2 TEAM 2 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.5 Total 3 949 574 62 99 39 1723 574.3 Opponents 3 281 408 24 376 0 1089 363.0
Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Griffin Crosa 3 3 46 0 3 3 46 0 Total 3 3 46 0 Opponents 4 3 36 0
Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 7 291 41.6 58 1 69 2924 42.4 61 2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 8 291 36.4 58 1 Opponents 18 703 39.1 54 0
Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Garret Wegner 25 1476 59.0 6 0 51 3009 59.0 9 0 Jake Reinholz 1 61 61.0 0 0 5 273 54.6 0 0 Total 26 1537 59.1 6 0 Opponents 10 579 57.9 4 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 16
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
SEASON CAREER
## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 25 Michael Tutsie 3 8 1 4 2 2 1.5 . 3 . . . . 15 1 8 2 1 3 9 1.5 . 5 . . . 1 42 Jabril Cox 3 9 7 1 6 2.0 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 33 1 1 0 7 2 1 8 2 24.5 9 . 5 5 8 3 1 . 52 Jackson Hankey 3 6 1 0 1 6 2.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 17 1 8 2 5 4 3 3.5 2 . 0 . 1 . . . 27 Dawson Weber 3 1 4 . 1 4 1.0 ...... 13 1 9 . 1 9 1.0 . . . . 1 . 14 Josh Hayes 3 8 5 1 3 0.0 . . 2 . . . 33 3 8 1 8 5 6 1.0 . . 8 . 1 . 55 Aaron Mercadel 3 1 8 9 1.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 19 1 7 1 6 3 3 3.0 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 53 Cole Karcz 3 3 5 8 0.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 37 2 3 3 6 5 9 13.5 1 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 26 James Kaczor 3 5 2 7 0.0 ...... 15 9 7 1 6 1.0 ...... 91 Derrek Tuszka 3 4 3 7 3.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 41 5 2 4 0 9 2 26.0 1 8 . 0 . 1 . 2 . 6 James Hendricks 2 4 2 6 0.0 . 1 2 . . . 34 6 0 3 1 9 1 4.0 . 10 1 4 1 . . 51 Mason Hofstedt 2 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 15 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 ...... 99 Spencer Waege 2 3 2 5 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 17 1 1 1 6 2 7 6.0 2 . 5 . . 1 . . 94 Costner Ching 3 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 6 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 33 Destin Talbert 3 . 4 4 0.5 . . 1 . . . 14 3 6 9 0.5 . . 1 . . . 45 Mitchell Kartes 3 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 3 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 43 Beau Pauly 2 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 8 3 8 1 1 0.5 ...... 98 Matt Biegler 3 1 3 4 1.5 ...... 15 9 7 1 6 3.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 9 Marquise Bridges 3 3 1 4 1.0 . . 5 . 1 . 36 4 2 1 8 6 0 4.0 . 5 1 3 . 2 . 90 Tony Pierce 3 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 6 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 95 Brendan Cook 1 2 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 1 2 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 3 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 3 . 3 3 1.0 ...... 7 Tre Fort 3 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 43 7 4 1 1 0.0 ...... 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 3 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 3 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 3 Jaxon Brown 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 41 2 6 2 0 4 6 1.5 . 1 1 . . . 60 Lane Tucker 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 5 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 92 Jack Darnell 3 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 29 4 1 9 2 3 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 56 Justice Kelly 3 1 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 5 3 1 4 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 93 Logan McCormick 3 1 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 5 6 1 1 4.5 2 . 5 . . 2 1 . 54 Jake Kava 2 1 1 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 1 1 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 47 Luke Weerts 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 96 Javier Derritt 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 31 Jasir Cox 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 84 Trevor Heit 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 18 Adam Cofield 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 8 2 1 0 0.0 ...... 24 Kobe Johnson 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 38 Garret Wegner 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 3 9 5 9 6 1 9 1 20 9 4 1 5 . 2 . Opponents 3 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 5 7 3 . 6 2 1 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 17
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 vs Butler 45 388 4 61 12 217 4 47 12-14-0 217 4 47 2 23 0 13 3 25 0 13 605 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 50 266 3 35 11 162 2 41 11-15-0 162 2 41 2 41 0 21 0 0 0 0 428 Sep 14 at Delaware 41 295 3 46 18 195 3 41 18-24-0 195 3 41 1 35 0 35 2 37 0 25 490 North Dakota State 136 949 10 61 41 574 9 47 41-53-0 574 9 47 5 99 0 35 5 62 0 25 1523 Opponents 92 281 1 59 45 408 2 44 45-80-4 408 2 44 17 376 0 59 1 24 0 0 689
Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 7.0 • Avg/catch: 14.0 • Pass effic: 224.37 • KR avg: 19.8 • PR avg: 12.4 • All purpose avg/game: 574.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 507.7
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 vs Butler 38 24 62 4.0-11 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-1 1 7 0 7-7 1 0 0 7 57 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 25 38 63 5.0-16 1.0-5 0 0-0 2-24 3 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 38 Sep 14 at Delaware 32 34 66 11.0-57 7.0-47 2 0-0 1-14 0 5 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 47 North Dakota State 95 96 191 20.0-84 9.0-59 2 0-0 4-39 4 15 0 17-18 1 0 0 17 142 Opponents 103 112 215 7.0-18 3.0-11 1 2-29 0-0 1 6 1 2-2 0 1 1 7 39
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 vs Butler 2 73 36.5 40 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 493 54.8 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 3 138 46.0 58 0 0 2 1 1 1-1 27 0 7 424 60.6 2 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 3 80 26.7 54 1 1 0 1 1 2-2 46 0 10 620 62.0 4 0 North Dakota State 8 291 36.4 58 1 1 3 2 3 3-3 46 0 26 1537 59.1 6 0 Opponents 18 703 39.1 54 0 1 8 1 0 3-4 36 0 10 579 57.9 4 0 2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 vs Butler 30 88 0 15 16 110 0 16 16-30-1 110 0 16 7 152 0 28 0 0 0 0 198 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 26 68 1 15 18 162 0 30 18-29-2 162 0 30 4 94 0 29 0 0 0 0 230 Sep 14 at Delaware 36 125 0 59 11 136 2 44 11-21-1 136 2 44 6 130 0 59 1 24 0 0 261 Opponents 92 281 1 59 45 408 2 44 45-80-4 408 2 44 17 376 0 59 1 24 0 0 689 North Dakota State 136 949 10 61 41 574 9 47 41-53-0 574 9 47 5 99 0 35 5 62 0 25 1523
Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.1 • Avg/catch: 9.1 • Pass effic: 97.34 • KR avg: 22.1 • PR avg: 24.0 • All purpose avg/game: 363.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 229.7
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 vs Butler 34 28 62 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 2-29 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 10 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 30 58 88 5.0-14 3.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 14 at Delaware 39 26 65 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-0 0 1 1 0 22 Opponents 103 112 215 7.0-18 3.0-11 1 2-29 0-0 1 6 1 2-2 0 1 1 7 39 North Dakota State 95 96 191 20.0-84 9.0-59 2 0-0 4-39 4 15 0 17-18 1 0 0 17 142
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 vs Butler 7 265 37.9 48 0 0 2 0 0 1-2 29 0 3 145 48.3 0 0 Sep 07 NORTH DAKOTA 6 236 39.3 44 0 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 112 56.0 0 0 Sep 14 at Delaware 5 202 40.4 54 0 0 3 1 0 2-2 36 0 5 322 64.4 4 0 Opponents 18 703 39.1 54 0 1 8 1 0 3-4 36 0 10 579 57.9 4 0 North Dakota State 8 291 36.4 58 1 1 3 2 3 3-3 46 0 26 1537 59.1 6 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 18
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 6 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 14 89 12 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 of 14 (100.0%)
Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 3 3 14 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 5 24 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 of 5 (100.0%)
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 9-14 64.3 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 North Dakota State 18-31 58.1 6-9 66.7 5-9 55.6 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 11-39 28.2 1-10 10.0 3-11 27.3 1-9 11.1 6-9 66.7 0-0 0.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 North Dakota State 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0
Time of Possession
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 vs Butler W 57-10 29:11 9:59 7:31 4:20 7:21 Sep 07, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA W 38-7 35:06 10:49 7:24 8:44 8:09 Sep 14, 2019 at Delaware W 47-22 31:56 7:48 9:02 8:22 6:44 North Dakota State Total 96:13 28:36 23:57 21:26 22:14 0:00 Avg. 32:04 9:32 7:59 7:08 7:24 0:00 Opponents Total 83:47 16:24 21:03 23:34 22:46 0:00 Avg. 27:55 5:28 7:01 7:51 7:35 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 19
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA Trey Lance 27-234/4 5-116/2 16-95/2 6-23/0 Kobe Johnson 21-194/1 6-63/0 4-30/0 11-101/1 Ty Brooks 29-185/1 10-93/1 13-37/0 6-55/0 Adam Cofield 27-111/1 8-31/0 9-40/0 10-40/1 Saybein Clark 14-98/2 6-27/1 2-11/0 6-60/1 D. Williams 12-87/1 8-61/0 4-26/1 DNP C. Watson 2-27/0 - 2-27/0 - Jimmy Kepouros 1-10/0 - - 1-10/0 Garret Wegner 1-6/0 - - 1-6/0 TEAM 2--3/0 2--3/0 DNP -
RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BUTLER UND DELAWA Phoenix Sproles 6-146/1 2-71/1 1-3/0 3-72/0 C. Watson 4-67/0 1-29/0 1-14/0 2-24/0 Noah Gindorff 3-64/3 1-26/1 1-34/1 1-4/1 Zach Mathis 4-63/0 2-18/0 1-41/0 1-4/0 Adam Cofield 4-46/1 - 1-21/0 3-25/1 Ben Ellefson 5-43/2 DNP 2-22/1 3-21/1 Andy Voyen 1-27/0 1-27/0 DNP DNP Josh Babicz 3-26/2 3-26/2 - - Ty Brooks 2-25/0 - 1-11/0 1-14/0 G. Malstrom 3-20/0 - 2-12/0 1-8/0 Jimmy Kepouros 2-19/0 - 2019- North2-19/0 Dakota State Football Hunter Luepke North2-16/0 Dakota1-12/0 State DNPReturn1-4/0 Stats Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2019) D. Williams 2-12/0 1-8/0 1-4/0 DNPAll games
PUNT RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA Trevor Heit 3-48 1-11 - 2-37 James Hendricks 1-13 1-13 - DNP Jimmy Kepouros 1-1 1-1 - -
KICK RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA Ty Brooks 2-41 - 2-41 - Trevor Heit 1-35 - - 1-35 Adam Cofield 1-13 1-13 - - D. Williams 1-10 1-10 - DNP
INT. RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA Michael Tutsie 3-38 - 20192-24 North Dakota1-14 State Football James Hendricks North1-1 Dakota1-1 State Passing- DNP Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2019) All games FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds BUTLER UND DELAWA #5 Trey Lance Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 10 11 0 90.9 185 4 47 0-0 352.18 North Dakota 11 15 0 73.3 162 2 41 3-11 208.05 Delaware 18 23 0 78.3 195 3 41 0-0 192.52 TOTALS 39 49 0 79.6 542 9 47 3-11 233.12
#16 Noah Sanders Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 1 1 0 100.0 5 0 5 0-0 142.00 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 5 0 5 0-0 142.00
#8 Zeb Noland Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Butler 1 2 0 50.0 27 0 27 0-0 163.40 Delaware 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 1 3 0 33.3 27 0 27 0-0 108.93 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 20
2019 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 61* Rush Trey Lance Butler 100+ 0 0 47* Pass Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance Butler 90-99 0 0 46 Rush Kobe Johnson Delaware 80-89 0 0 41 Pass Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance Delaware 70-79 0 0 41 Pass Zach Mathis from Trey Lance North Dakota 60-69 1 1 36* Rush Ty Brooks Butler 50-59 0 0 35 KR Trevor Heit Delaware 40-49 4 1 35 Rush Trey Lance North Dakota 30-39 5 3 34* Pass Noah Gindorff from Trey Lance North Dakota 20-29 18 3 33* Rush Trey Lance Butler 29 Pass Christian Watson from Trey Lance Butler Long Plays By Type No. TD 29 Rush Ty Brooks Delaware Rushing 13 4 27 Rush Kobe Johnson Butler Passing 11 4 27 Pass Andy Voyen from Zeb Noland Butler Punt returns 1 0 26* Pass Noah Gindorff from Trey Lance Butler Kick returns 3 0 26 Rush Trey Lance Butler Interceptions 0 0 25 PR Trevor Heit Delaware Fumble returns 0 0 24* Pass Adam Cofield from Trey Lance Delaware Other 0 0 24 Pass Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance Butler TOTAL 28 8 22 Rush Kobe Johnson Delaware 22 Rush Christian Watson North Dakota 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 21 KR Ty Brooks North Dakota Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 21 Pass Adam Cofield from Trey Lance North Dakota 21 Rush Ty Brooks Butler Ty Brooks 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20* Rush Saybein Clark Delaware Trey Lance 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 Pass Ben Ellefson from Trey Lance North Dakota Phoenix Sproles 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 KR Ty Brooks North Dakota Kobe Johnson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 Rush Dimitri Williams Butler Noah Gindorff 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Adam Cofield 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 * touchdown scored on play Christian Watson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Trevor Heit 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Saybein Clark 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zach Mathis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dimitri Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Voyen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 28 8 13 11 3 1 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Rushing Touchdown 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Passing 47 Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Passing Touchdown 47 Phoenix Sproles from Trey Lance vs Butler (8/31/2019) Punt Return 25 Trevor Heit vs Delaware (9/14/2019) Kick Return 35 Trevor Heit vs Delaware (9/14/2019) Interception Return 17 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) Fumble Return None Punt 58 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (9/7/2019) Field Goal 46 Griffin Crosa vs Delaware (9/14/2019) BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 21
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 16 Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Rushes 50 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Rushing 116 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Rushing 388 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Rushes 2 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Per Rush 8.6 vs Butler (Aug 31) Trey Lance vs North Dakota (Sep 07) TD Rushes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Rush 61 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Pass attempts 24 at Delaware (Sep 14) Pass attempts 23 Trey Lance at Delaware (Sep 14) Pass completions 18 at Delaware (Sep 14) Pass completions 18 Trey Lance at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Passing 217 vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Passing 195 Trey Lance at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Per Pass 15.5 vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Passes 4 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) TD Passes 4 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Pass 47 Trey Lance vs Butler (Aug 31) Total Plays 65 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Receptions 3 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) at Delaware (Sep 14) Ben Ellefson at Delaware (Sep 14) Total Offense 605 vs Butler (Aug 31) Adam Cofield at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Per Play 10.3 vs Butler (Aug 31) Phoenix Sproles at Delaware (Sep 14) Points 57 vs Butler (Aug 31) Yards Receiving 72 Phoenix Sproles at Delaware (Sep 14) Sacks By 7 at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Receptions 2 Josh Babicz vs Butler (Aug 31) First Downs 26 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Reception 47 Phoenix Sproles vs Butler (Aug 31) Penalties 5 vs Butler (Aug 31) Field Goals 2 Griffin Crosa at Delaware (Sep 14) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Field Goal 46 Griffin Crosa at Delaware (Sep 14) Penalty Yards 53 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punts 3 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Turnovers 2 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punting Avg 46.0 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Interceptions By 2 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 58 Garret Wegner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punts 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punts inside 20 1 Garret Wegner vs Butler, North Dakota & Delaware at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Punt Return 25 Trevor Heit at Delaware (Sep 14) Punting Avg 46.0 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Kickoff Return 35 Trevor Heit at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Punt 58 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Tackles 11 Michael Tutsie at Delaware (Sep 14) Punts inside 20 1 vs Butler (Aug 31) Sacks 1.0 eight times vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Jabril Cox at Delaware (Sep 14) at Delaware (Sep 14) Interceptions 2 Michael Tutsie vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt Return 25 at Delaware (Sep 14)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS
Rushes 14 Brad Sznajder vs Butler (Aug 31) Rushes 36 at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Rushing 115 Will Knight at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Rushing 125 at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Rushes 1 James Johannesson vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Per Rush 3.5 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Rush 59 Will Knight at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Rushes 1 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass attempts 27 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass attempts 30 vs Butler (Aug 31) Pass completions 16 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Pass completions 18 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Passing 150 Andrew Zimmerman vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Passing 162 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) TD Passes 2 Nolan Henderson at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Per Pass 6.5 at Delaware (Sep 14) Long Pass 44 Nolan Henderson at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Passes 2 at Delaware (Sep 14) Receptions 6 Garett Maag vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Total Plays 60 vs Butler (Aug 31) Noah Wanzek vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Total Offense 261 at Delaware (Sep 14) Yards Receiving 76 Garett Maag vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Yards Per Play 4.6 at Delaware (Sep 14) TD Receptions 1 Gene Coleman II at Delaware (Sep 14) Points 22 at Delaware (Sep 14) Chichi Amachi at Delaware (Sep 14) Sacks By 3 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Reception 44 Chichi Amachi at Delaware (Sep 14) First Downs 14 vs Butler (Aug 31) Field Goals 2 Jake Roth at Delaware (Sep 14) vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Field Goal 36 Jake Roth at Delaware (Sep 14) at Delaware (Sep 14) Punts 7 Drew Dingman vs Butler (Aug 31) Penalties 7 vs Butler (Aug 31) Punting Avg 40.4 Nick Pritchard at Delaware (Sep 14) Penalty Yards 47 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Punt 54 Nick Pritchard at Delaware (Sep 14) Turnovers 2 vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punts inside 20 0 Interceptions By 0 Long Punt Return 0 Punts 7 vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Kickoff Return 59 Jourdan Townsend at Delaware (Sep 14) Punting Avg 40.4 at Delaware (Sep 14) Tackles 16 Donnell Rodgers vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Long Punt 54 at Delaware (Sep 14) Sacks 1.0 Jaxson Turner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Punts inside 20 0 Tackles For Loss 1.0 Nick Mahalak vs Butler (Aug 31) Long Punt Return 0 Hayden Galvin vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Jaxson Turner vs North Dakota (Sep 07) Sal Mauro at Delaware (Sep 14) Interceptions 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 22
NCAA Statistics
North Dakota St. - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/14/2019
National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (116 ranked) 3 1 0.581 San Diego 0.656 North Dakota St. 0.581 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (116 ranked) 8 2 0.282 Illinois St. 0.170 Illinois St. 0.170 4th Down Conversion Pct (101 ranked) 1 1 1.000 8 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 UNI 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (104 ranked) 28 3 0.333 13 teams tied 0.000 Youngstown St. 0.200 Blocked Kicks (12 ranked) Delaware St. 3 4 teams tied 1 Blocked Kicks Allowed (116 ranked) 69 7 1 68 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (6 ranked) 5 teams tied 2 Western Ill. 1 South Dakota St. 1 Blocked Punts Allowed (109 ranked) 88 10 1 87 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (116 ranked) 1 1 0.774 North Dakota St. 0.774 North Dakota St. 0.774 Defensive TDs (3 ranked) Central Conn. St. 3 Villanova 3 Fewest Penalties (116 ranked) 29 3 14 Holy Cross 5 UNI 8 Fewest Penalties Per Game (116 ranked) 21 3 4.67 Holy Cross 2.50 South Dakota St. 3.67 Fewest Penalty Yards (116 ranked) 34 3 123 LIU 45 UNI 90 Holy Cross 45 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (116 ranked) 24 2 41.00 Holy Cross 22.50 South Dakota St. 32.33 First Downs Defense (116 ranked) 19 4 42 LIU 16 South Dakota St. 39 First Downs Offense (116 ranked) 15 2 71 Houston Baptist 84 South Dakota 84 South Dakota 84 Fumbles Lost (115 ranked) 64 5 2 15 teams tied 0 Missouri St. 0 Youngstown St. 0 Fumbles Recovered (60 ranked) McNeese 8 Youngstown St. 4 Kickoff Return Defense (116 ranked) 72 6 22.12 Southern Ill. 10.55 Southern Ill. 10.55 Kickoff Returns (116 ranked) 59 5 19.80 Elon 58.50 Western Ill. 27.10 Net Punting (116 ranked) 100 9 30.88 Bucknell 46.41 South Dakota 39.86 Passes Had Intercepted (115 ranked) 1 1 0 16 teams tied 0 UNI 0 North Dakota St. 0 Passes Intercepted (75 ranked) 11 3 4 Towson 7 Youngstown St. 6 Gardner-Webb 7 Central Conn. St. 7 Passing Offense (116 ranked) 69 6 191.3 Northern Ariz. 403.0 South Dakota 350.7 Passing Yards Allowed (116 ranked) 8 1 136.0 Jacksonville 103.0 North Dakota St. 136.0 Passing Yards per Completion (116 ranked) 24 3 14.00 Kennesaw St. 22.53 Youngstown St. 16.41 Punt Return Defense (116 ranked) 111 10 24.00 Southeastern La. -7.50 UNI 1.50 Punt Returns (116 ranked) 18 2 12.40 San Diego 38.00 South Dakota St. 17.63 Red Zone Defense (96 ranked) 96 9 1.000 Idaho St. 0.400 Illinois St. 0.444 Red Zone Offense (116 ranked) 1 1 1.000 19 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense (116 ranked) 14 2 93.7 Davidson 34.7 South Dakota St. 80.3 Rushing Offense (116 ranked) 2 1 316.3 Kennesaw St. 388.7 North Dakota St. 316.3 Sacks Allowed (116 ranked) 18 2 1.00 4 teams tied 0.00 Youngstown St. 0.67 Scoring Defense (116 ranked) 6 1 13.0 Davidson 9.0 North Dakota St. 13.0 Scoring Offense (116 ranked) 2 1 47.3 Houston Baptist 48.3 North Dakota St. 47.3 Tackles for Loss Allowed (116 ranked) 1 1 2.33 North Dakota St. 2.33 North Dakota St. 2.33 Team Passing Efficiency (116 ranked) 1 1 224.37 North Dakota St. 224.37 North Dakota St. 224.37 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (116 ranked) 2 1 97.34 Villanova 93.25 North Dakota St. 97.34 Team Sacks (106 ranked) 10 3 3.00 Houston Baptist 4.67 Illinois St. 4.67 Illinois St. 4.67 Team Tackles for Loss (116 ranked) 38 5 6.7 Southeastern La. 12.0 Illinois St. 9.5 Time of Possession (116 ranked) 19 2 32:04 The Citadel 37:15 Youngstown St. 32:23 Total Defense (116 ranked) 4 1 229.7 Davidson 186.3 North Dakota St. 229.7 Total Offense (116 ranked) 6 1 507.7 Houston Baptist 544.3 North Dakota St. 507.7 Turnover Margin (116 ranked) 29 2 0.67 Youngstown St. 3.00 Youngstown St. 3.00 Turnovers Gained (102 ranked) 46 5 4 William & Mary 10 Youngstown St. 10 Youngstown St. 10 McNeese 10 Turnovers Lost (115 ranked) 10 2 2 Delaware St. 0 Youngstown St. 1 Sacred Heart 0 Winning Percentage (88 ranked) 1 1 1.000 8 teams tied 1.000 Youngstown St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2019 vs. UC Davis PAGE 23
National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Ty Brooks 135 9 83.67 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 234.33 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 150.67 Trey Lance 171 12 78.00 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Brandon Carswell, Delaware St. 2 Sean-Thomas Faulkner, The Citadel 2 Combined Kick Returns (197 ranked) Trevor Heit 87 3 83 Michael Armstead, San Diego 373 Justin Hall, Western Ill. 182 Ty Brooks 169 14 41 Completion Percentage (99 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 0.796 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 0.796 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 0.796 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 68 6 13.00 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 32.00 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 32.00 Field Goal Percentage (73 ranked) Griffin Crosa 1 1 1.000 13 players tied 1.000 Matthew Cook, UNI 1.000 Griffin Crosa, North Dakota St. 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (82 ranked) Griffin Crosa 30 3 1.00 Matthew Cook, UNI 3.00 Matthew Cook, UNI 3.00 Forced Fumbles (48 ranked) Marquise Bridges 48 6 0.33 8 players tied 1.00 Jack Cochrane, South Dakota 0.67 Inoke Moala, Indiana St. 0.67 Tre Strong, Southern Ill. 0.67 Fumbles Recovered (19 ranked) 18 players tied 2 Inoke Moala, Indiana St. 2 Interceptions Per Game (68 ranked) Michael Tutsie 1 1 1.0 6 players tied 1.0 Michael Tutsie, North Dakota St. 1.0 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) 11 players tied 1 Kickoff Returns (94 ranked) Bronson Yoder, William & Mary 40.4 Justin Hall, Western Ill. 24.6 Passes Defended (53 ranked) Marquise Bridges 8 2 1.7 Tim Simon, Dayton 2.5 Xavior Williams, UNI 2.0 Michael Tutsie 53 8 1.0 Passing Efficiency (99 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 233.1 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 233.1 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 233.1 Passing TDs (42 ranked) Trey Lance 5 1 9 Eric Barriere, Eastern Wash. 11 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 9 Robert Riddle, Mercer 11 Passing Yards (150 ranked) Trey Lance 41 3 542 Chris Ferguson, Maine 1,110 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 1,027 Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Trey Lance 50 5 180.7 Chris Ferguson, Maine 370.0 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 342.3 Passing Yards per Completion (99 ranked) Trey Lance 15 1 13.90 Tyquell Fields, Stony Brook 19.31 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 13.90 Points Responsible For (146 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 78 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 78 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 78 Griffin Crosa 79 6 26 Noah Gindorff 146 14 18 Points Responsible For Per Game (146 ranked) Trey Lance 1 1 26.0 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 26.0 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 26.0 Griffin Crosa 98 9 8.7 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 8 players tied 1 Herschel Blankenship, Western Ill. 1 Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St. 1 Punt Returns (54 ranked) Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 26.0 Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St. 17.9 Punting (87 ranked) Alex Pechin, Bucknell 50.3 Brady Schutt, South Dakota 46.9 Receiving TDs (32 ranked) Noah Gindorff 11 1 3 Lujuan Winningham, Central Ark. 6 Kody Case, South Dakota 3 Josh Babicz 32 3 2 Noah Gindorff, North Dakota St. 3 Ben Ellefson 32 3 2 Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Phoenix Sproles 124 9 146 Chris Rowland, Tennessee St. 513 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 239 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Phoenix Sproles 140 10 48.7 Aaron Parker, Rhode Island 185.5 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 79.7 Receptions Per Game (177 ranked) Aaron Parker, Rhode Island 10.5 Deion McShane, UNI 7.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (129 ranked) Justin Covington, Villanova 10.65 Peterson Kerlegrand, Indiana St. 7.29 Rushing TDs (19 ranked) Trey Lance 9 3 4 Tracy James, Abilene Christian 6 James Robinson, Illinois St. 6 James Robinson, Illinois St. 6 Rushing Yards (196 ranked) Trey Lance 31 5 234 Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T 435 Peterson Kerlegrand, Indiana St. 357 Kobe Johnson 53 9 194 Ty Brooks 66 11 185 Adam Cofield 163 20 111 Saybein Clark 189 24 98 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Trey Lance 35 5 78.0 Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T 145.0 Peterson Kerlegrand, Indiana St. 119.0 Kobe Johnson 67 9 64.7 Ty Brooks 80 11 61.7 Adam Cofield 168 20 37.0 Saybein Clark 191 22 32.7 Sacks (153 ranked) Derrek Tuszka 79 14 0.50 Andre Walker, Houston Baptist 2.50 Justus Reed, Youngstown St. 1.50 Jabril Cox 153 19 0.33 Justice Kelly 153 19 0.33 Logan McCormick 153 19 0.33 Jackson Hankey 153 19 0.33 Scoring (197 ranked) Griffin Crosa 37 4 8.7 Tracy James, Abilene Christian 14.0 Matthew Cook, UNI 12.0 Trey Lance 44 5 8.0 James Robinson, Illinois St. 12.0 Noah Gindorff 96 9 6.0 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 12.0 Solo Tackles (53 ranked) Tracy Thompkins, Mississippi Val. 10.5 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 9.0 Tackles For Loss (106 ranked) Jackson Hankey 106 12 1.0 Andre Walker, Houston Baptist 3.2 Elerson Smith, UNI 2.0 Total Offense (199 ranked) Trey Lance 27 2 258.7 Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St. 372.0 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 356.7 Kobe Johnson 177 17 64.7 Ty Brooks 190 19 61.7 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Total Tackles (200 ranked) Michael Tutsie 121 13 7.0 Tracy Thompkins, Mississippi Val. 13.5 Spencer Cuvelier, UNI 12.5 Total Touchdowns (103 ranked) Trey Lance 17 3 4 Tracy James, Abilene Christian 7 James Robinson, Illinois St. 6 Noah Gindorff 45 5 3 Javon Williams Jr. , Southern Ill. 6 Josh Babicz 103 13 2 Saybein Clark 103 13 2 Adam Cofield 103 13 2 Ben Ellefson 103 13 2 Yards per Pass Attempt (99 ranked) Trey Lance 2 1 11.06 Chris Oladokun, Samford 13.17 Trey Lance, North Dakota St. 11.06 Yards per Reception (199 ranked) Phoenix Sproles 11 1 24.33 Manasseh Bailey, Morgan St. 35.20 Phoenix Sproles, North Dakota St. 24.33