North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2017 Schedule No. 2 NDSU Travels to No. 8 South Dakota State for (8-0 overall, 5-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time/Result 14th Annual Dakota Marker Game Saturday S2 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 72-7 S9 at #7/6 Eastern Washington W, 40-13 S23 ROBERT MORRIS (Trees Bowl) W, 56-0 THIS WEEK: No. 2-ranked North Dakota State S30 *MISSOURI STATE (Homecoming) W, 38-11 (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) travels to face No. 8-ranked South Da- O7 *at Indiana State W, 52-0 kota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC) in the 14th annual Dakota NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE O14 *at #8/8 Youngstown State W, 27-24(ot) Marker game Saturday, Nov. 4. Game time is 2 p.m. at O21 *#10/12 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 24-12 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (19,340) in Brookings, S.D. BISON JACKRABBITS O28 *#NR/25 NORTHERN IOWA W, 30-14 (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) (6-2, 3-2 MVFC) N4 *at #10/8 South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on Rank: 2/2 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 10/8 (STATS/Coaches) N11 *SOUTH DAKOTA (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Brian Last Game: Oct. 28 def. Last Game: Oct. 28 def. Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color Northern Iowa 30-14 Western Illinois 52-24 N18 *at Illinois State 12 p.m. Streak: Won 8 Streak: Won 2 *MVFC games #STATS/FCS Coaches analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the sidelines. Pregame On Road: 3-0 (Won 12+1) At Home: 3-1 (Lost 1) coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole be- Coach: Coach: John Stiegelmeier Quick Facts gins one hour prior to kickoff. Midco Sports Network Record: 48-5 (4th) Record: 143-96 (21st) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) will broadcast live with Tom Nieman, analyst Hank Founded: 1890 McCall and sideline reporter Carla Metts describing the action. ESPN3 will carry the MidcoSN Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017) broadcast on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) RADIO: Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) with Jeff Culhane play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of FamerPhil Hansen analyst, and Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson sidelines. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 10:30-11:30 a.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Game Day” Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast Last Year’s Record: 12-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 9 defense) Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 SDSU TAILGATING INFO: North Dakota State fans traveling to this week’s game may Football Staff tailgate in designated lots west of the stadium near the intersection of North Campus Drive and Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) Medary Avenue. Passes for cars and trucks are $10 on game day. Passes for RVs, buses, trailers, Record at NDSU: 48-5 (4th season) or other oversized vehicles are $50 and may be purchased in advance online. Lots open at 9:00 Career Record: 51-12 (5th season) a.m. RVs and other oversized vehicles must be parked by 11:00 a.m. Beer and wine are allowed; Assistant Coaches/Staff: glass bottles and hard liquor are not permitted. Alcoholic beverages may not be carried out of * (N. Iowa, 1990)...... Offensive Coordinator/RBs the tailgating lots. No overnight parking on campus. (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Running Game Coordinator/OL THE SERIES: This is the 107th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Defensive Tackles State dating back to 1903. NDSU leads the series 60-41-5 and has won nine of the last 10 * (Minot State, 1977)...... Quarterbacks meetings including a 36-10 victory in last year’s NCAA quarterfinal matchup. SDSU’s 19-17 last- *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs second win in Fargo last year snapped an eight-game NDSU series winning streak. The Bison (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks are 24-26-1 in Brookings but have won three straight there. (NDSU, 2015)...... Cornerbacks *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends DAKOTA MARKER: This is the 14th annual Dakota Marker game, established in 2004 when *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Offensive Quality Control the two teams began Division I competition. The trophy is a 75-pound model replica of the *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014)...... Defensive Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator original quartzite monuments placed at half-mile intervals along the state border in 1891-1892. Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance NDSU leads the series 8-5 but had a six-game winning streak snapped last year in Fargo. The Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Operations Bison are 3-3 in Brookings since 2004 with victories in each of the last three visits. *press box on game day LAST WEEK: North Dakota State scored 17 points off five turnovers en route to a 30-14 Athletic Communications home win over Northern Iowa. Robbie Grimsley’s 27-yard return for touchdown Contact: Ryan Perreault tied the game 7-7 before halftime, and the Bison went ahead for good when Ty Brooks’ 22-yard Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 TD run capped an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to start the third quarter. Tre Dempsey Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com made his 15th career interception, Nick DeLuca had two strip sacks, and had a strip sack as the Bison totaled six sacks and 12 tackles for loss. /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (6-2, 3-2 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS JACKRABBITS OPP NDSU SDSU Points/Game 42.4 10.1 Points/Game 40.1 21.9 Scoring Offense 3rd 4th First Downs 182 81 First Downs 187 162 Rushing Offense 6th 29th Rushing/Game 277.9 69.1 Rushing/Game 190.6 167.0 Passing Offense 94th 16th Passing/Game 178.0 119.1 Passing/Game 274.4 196.1 Total Offense 13th 10th Total Offense/Game 455.9 188.2 Total Offense/Game 465.0 363.1 Passing Eff. 14th 11th Had Intercepted 4 14 Had Intercepted 5 8 Scoring Defense 2nd 37th Standings and Schedule -Lost 6-4 16-8 Fumbles-Lost 7-5 8-2 Rushing Defense 3rd 77th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 43-50.1 32-33.8 Penalties-Avg. Yards 36-40.6 55-48.6 Pass Defense 1st 40th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 36.3 36.4 Net Punt Avg. 36.6 32.7 Total Defense 1st 54th North Dakota State 5-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 Time of Possession/Game 34:03 25:58 Time of Possession/Game 29:30 30:30 Pass Eff. Defense 2nd 57th 3rd Down Conversions 45% 28% 3rd Down Conversions 56% 40% Net Punting 53rd 48th South Dakota 4-1 .800 7-1 .875 4th Down Conversions 8/12 0/7 4th Down Conversions 6/8 9/13 Punt Returns 97th 74th Illinois State 4-1 .800 6-2 .750 Kickoff Returns 19th 14th South Dakota State 3-2 .600 6-2 .750 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 2nd 59th Northern Iowa 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 26th 11th Western Illinois 2-3 .400 5-3 .625 Bruce Anderson 126 638 5.1 4 79.8 Brady Mengarelli 77 553 7.2 6 69.1 Time of Poss. 5th 80th Southern Illinois 2-3 .400 4-4 .500 Lance Dunn 80 634 7.9 12 90.6 Mikey Daniel 71 357 5.0 8 44.6 3rd Down Conv. 13th 1st Youngstown State 1-4 .200 3-5 .375 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 8th 79th Missouri State 1-4 .200 2-6 .250 92-145-4 63.4 14 158.8 Taryn Christion 136-227-4 59.9 21 256.8 4th Down Conv. 12th 6th Indiana State 0-5 .000 0-8 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 1st 112th 25 354 14.2 0 44.2 Dallas Goedert 41 700 17.1 3 87.5 Saturday, Oct. 28 RJ Urzendowski 24 383 16.0 7 47.9 Jake Wieneke 37 479 12.9 11 59.9 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR *Illinois State 35, at Youngstown State 0 Nick DeLuca 22-17-39 5.0 0 2-0 Christian Rozeboom 45-32-77 3.0 1 0-1 *South Dakota State 52, at Western Illinois 24 22-16-38 5.5 0 1-1 Jordan Brown 33-12-45 2.0 1 2-0 *at Missouri State 59, Indiana State 20 Levi Jordheim 20-15-35 5.0 0 1-3 Eric Kleinschmit 30-8-38 0.5 0 0-0 *at North Dakota State 30, Northern Iowa 14 *at South Dakota 42, Southern Illinois 0 JORDHEIM, DELUCA TIE RECORDS: Linebacker Levi Jordheim’s three recoveries Saturday, Nov. 4 against Northern Iowa tied the NDSU record set by Don Meyer at Northern Michigan in 1976 *Youngstown State at Indiana State, 12 p.m. and the Missouri Valley Football Conference record set by Missouri State’s Dempster Jackson *Western Illinois at Illinois State, 12 p.m. in 1985 vs. Southern Illinois. Linebacker Nick DeLuca’s two strip sacks tied the NDSU record of *South Dakota at Northern Iowa, 1 p.m. two forced fumbles done 31 times by 28 players, most recently by defensive end Cole Jirik in *Missouri State at Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. the 2012 win at Illinois State. *North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. OFFENSE COMING OUT STRONG: North Dakota State has scored on its opening drive of Saturday, Nov. 11 the half 12 of 16 times this year with 10 touchdowns and two field goals. NDSU erased its only *Western Illinois at Indiana State, 12 p.m. halftime deficit of the year against Western Illinois with an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive on *Youngstown State at Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. the first possession of the second half, and broke a 7-7 tie last week against UNI with an eight- *Northern Iowa at Missouri State, 2 p.m. play, 75-yard touchdown drive. The Bison are averaging nearly 19 minutes in time of posses- *Illinois State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. sion in the second half while outscoring opponents 159-30 after halftime. *South Dakota at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. WINNING FORMULA: Time of possession and the rushing game have been keys for North Saturday, Nov. 18 Dakota State in winning 9 of the last 10 matchups with South Dakota State. Last year’s 19-17 *Missouri State at Youngstown State, 11 a.m. loss was the only game SDSU has led in either category, outrushing the Bison 220-161 and *North Dakota State at Illinois State, 12 p.m. holding the ball for 32:23. In SDSU’s last five losses to FCS opponents, teams have outrushed *Southern Illinois at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. the Jackrabbits by an average of 295-61 and the last three – NDSU, Youngstown State and *South Dakota State at South Dakota, 2 p.m. Northern Iowa – have held the ball for more than 40 minutes. *Indiana State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. Year Site NDSU TOP SDSU TOP NDSU Rush SDSU Rush 2016 Fargo (NCAA) 40:55 19:05 302 37 Sunday, Nov. 19 2016 Fargo 27:37 32:23 161 220 NCAA Selection Show, 10 a.m. (ESPNU) 2015 Brookings 39:19 20:41 202 minus-4 2014 Fargo (NCAA) 31:25 28:35 181 143 Saturday, Nov. 25 2014 Fargo 38:20 21:40 290 89 2013 Brookings 40:20 19:40 262 minus-32 NCAA FCS Playoffs, First Round, TBA (ESPN3) 2012 Fargo (NCAA) 37:54 22:06 218 21 2012 Fargo 35:08 24:52 171 46 All Times Central 2011 Brookings 32:26 27:34 149 63 2010 Fargo 33:34 26:26 176 84

BISON GETTING TO THE QUARTERBACK: North Dakota State has 17 sacks over the last three weeks, the second most in any three-game stretch for NDSU as a Division I program. Nine different players combined to get six sacks at Youngstown State, five against Western Illinois and six against Northern Iowa. Caleb Butler and Derrek Tuszka each lead the Bison with 3.5 sacks this season, while Jabril Cox, Levi Jordheim and Cole Karcz have 3.0 sacks apiece. NDSU recorded 18 sacks in the final three games of the 2008 season, including a Division I school- record eight sacks at Missouri State. BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 3

Peterson Farms Seed BISON SECOND NATIONALLY IN TURNOVER MARGIN: North Dakota State forced five turnovers in last week’s win over Northern Iowa, and the Bison are tied for second in the FCS Bison Radio Network with a plus-14 turnover margin behind only Grambling State (+18). NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio streaming is available DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 100 wins this decade are more than any other for all games at GoBison.com/allaccess. Coverage includes program in . NDSU is 91-7 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Chris championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Divi- Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” sion II program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. each Monday during the season from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM, and various network 100 - North Dakota State (100-12) .893 - North Dakota State (100-12) affiliates. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. 81 - Sam Houston State (81-26) .818 - Harvard (63-14) 76 - Eastern Washington (76-27) .760 - Jacksonville State (73-23) BROADCAST TEAM 73 - Jacksonville State (73-23) .757 - Sam Houston State (81-26) Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play 67 - James Madison (67-28) .738 - Eastern Washington (76-27) Phil Hansen...... Analyst 66 - New Hampshire (66-33) Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines NATIONAL POLLS: No. 2-ranked North Dakota State made its 101st straight STATS FCS Top 25 poll this week, the longest active streak in the national media poll. NDSU moved into LOCATION SIGNAL the poll Nov. 1, 2010, after one unranked week following a loss to Illinois State. The Bison have Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox been in the STATS FCS Top 25 in 107 of the last 108 polls. Since beating Minnesota and climb- Fargo KQWB-AM Bison 1660 & 92.7 FM Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 ing to No. 5 on Sept. 26, 2011, the Bison have been in the top five all but three weeks in 2015. Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 STOPPING THE RUN: The Bison, who have allowed just four rushing TDs this year, limited Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 Northern Iowa to 48 yards and no rushing TDs last week after UNI rushed for 399 yards and five Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 TDs over its previous two games. NDSU’s rushing defense continues to lead the Missouri Valley Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 Football Conference with 69.1 yards per game and 2.2 yards per carry, which both rank third in Dickinson KZRX-FM 92.1 the FCS. The previous lows for a Bison defense in Division I came in 2006 when NDSU allowed Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 67.2 yards per game and 2.5 per carry. Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 BISON DEFENSE STINGY: North Dakota State was the last team in the FCS to allow a Grafton KAUJ-FM 100.9 passing touchdown, and the Bison continue to lead the FCS with just 119.1 passing yards al- Harvey KHND-AM 1470 lowed per game. NDSU is the only team in the FCS allowing less than 200 total yards per game Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 (188.3), and the Bison are second in yards allowed per play (3.58) behind James Madison (3.54). Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 NDSU ranks second in scoring defense (10.1 ppg) one point behind JMU, and the Bison are first Minot KRRZ-AM 1390 in opponent touchdowns (9) and first downs (81). Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 BEST ROAD WINNING STREAK: NDSU has won 12 consecutive true road games, which is Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 the longest active road winning streak in the FCS and third best among all Division I programs Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 behind Oklahoma (14) and Alabama (13). The Bison have won 13 straight away from Fargo Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460 including the 2015 national championship game and are 37-2 since 2011. Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 Williston KEYZ-AM 660 STICK THIRD IN TD PASSES: Junior quarterback Easton Stick threw his 46th career touchdown pass against Western Illinois, passing for third place all-time at NDSU The Bison Football Show behind (72) and Steve Walker (60). Stick had a school-record streak of 152 North Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the consecutive attempts without an interception ended against Western Illinois. He has an almost weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman live 3-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio with just 17 picks in 30 games as NDSU’s starter. at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, DUNN LEADS IN SCORING: NDSU’s Lance Dunn leads the FCS with 12 rushing touch- Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local downs, 11.1 points per game, and 13 total touchdowns. He leads the Missouri Valley Football news Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. Conference with 90.6 rushing yards per game, which ranks 19th nationally. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. INTERCEPTION LEADERS: NDSU is tied for fourth in the FCS with 14 behind Bison Television Schedule Campbell (18), James Madison (17) and Kennesaw State (16). Safety Tre Dempsey leads the Opponent Coverage Bison with five interceptions. Dempsey’s 15 career picks are second most among active FCS MISS. VALLEY STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra players behind Southern’s Danny Johnson (16) and third most in NDSU history behind Marcus at Eastern Washington NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra ROBERT MORRIS NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra Williams (21) and Steve Krumrei (16). MISSOURI STATE NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra at Indiana State NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra URZENDOWSKI PASSES 2,000 YARDS: Wide receiver RJ Urzendowski is the sixth NDSU at Youngstown State ESPN3/ESPN College Extra player to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards. Urzendowski has 2,208 yards and ranks fifth in WESTERN ILLINOIS NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra career TD catches (21) and sixth in receptions (135). He has caught at least one pass in 47 of 53 NORTHERN IOWA NBC ND/ESPN3/ESPN College Extra career games including the last 13 straight contests. at South Dakota State MidcoSN/NBC ND/ESPN3 SOUTH DAKOTA NBC ND/ESPN3 TIGHT END PRODUCTION: NDSU tight ends have been a steady weapon in the NDSU at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN3 passing game this season. Seniors Connor Wentz and Jeff Illies, junior Nate Jenson and sophomore have combined for 29 catches totaling 358 yards and six TDs. BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 MORE THAN 700 WINS: North Dakota State has played 1,108 games with a 704-370-34 Issued Oct. 30, 2017 record in 120 seasons of football, good for a .650 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv teams each with at least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (899), 1 James Madison (26) 8-0 650 1 Harvard (868), Penn (847) and Princeton (821). Northern Iowa has the second most wins 2 North Dakota State 8-0 624 2 among Missouri Valley Football Conference programs with 659. NDSU’s 91 victories since 2011 3 Jacksonville State 7-1 595 3 are more than any other team in Division I football ahead of Alabama (84), Clemson (77), Sam 4 Central Arkansas 7-1 548 4 Houston State (75) and Ohio State (74). 5 Sam Houston State 7-1 540 5 6 South Dakota 7-1 488 7 EARLY-SEASON SCORING: North Dakota State’s 168 points scored through the first three 7 North Carolina A&T 8-0 485 6 games was the most in NDSU’s Division I history and second most in the modern era of the 8 South Dakota State 6-2 462 T8 program. The 2000 NCAA playoff team scored 169 over its first three contests. NDSU’s previous 9 Wofford 7-1 453 10 Division I high through three games was 140 points by the 2012 team. 10 Elon 7-1 413 11 11 Eastern Washington 5-3 346 12 12 Grambling State 7-1 344 13 TOP 10 ROAD GAMES: South Dakota State is the third FCS Top 10 team that North 13 Illinois State 6-2 319 21 Dakota State will play on the road this year. NDSU’s win at Youngstown State was the 10th time 14 Weber State 6-2 261 22 NDSU has faced an FCS Top 10 team on the road since 2004. The Bison are 6-4 in those games. 15 Samford 5-3 258 T8 FCS Top 10 Opponents on Road 16 Northern Arizona 6-2 201 24 2017–Won 27-24 at #8 Youngstown State 2017–Won 40-13 at #6 Eastern Washington 17 Nicholls State 6-2 183 23 2015–Won 28-7 at #5 South Dakota State 18 Western Illinois 5-3 177 14 2013–Won 20-0 at #6 South Dakota State 19 New Hampshire 4-4 172 16 2010–Lost 38-31 at #1 Eastern Washington 20 Villanova 6-2 160 25 2010–Won 42-17 at #6 Montana State 21 Stony Brook 6-2 148 RV 2009–Lost 24-14 at #8 Southern Illinois 22 McNeese State 6-2 125 18 2008–Lost 23-13 at #4 Northern Iowa 23 Southern Utah 6-2 89 RV 2005–Lost 37-6 at #9 Cal Poly 24 Monmouth 7-1 88 RV 2005–Won 35-7 at #9 Northwestern State 25 Kennesaw State 7-1 79 RV Others receiving votes: Richmond 58, Western Carolina 46, Northern RECORD DAY FOR BISON OFFENSE: North Dakota State set highs for points, rushing Iowa 32, The Citadel 27, Furman 20, Delaware 13, Youngstown State 11, yards and total offense in 14 years of Division I football in the 72-7 win over Mississippi Valley Montana 9, N.C. Central 7, Dartmouth 6, Southeastern Louisiana 5, Austin Peay State. The 683 yards of total offense were the most for the Bison in 29 years and the fourth 4, Duquesne 2, San Diego 1, Yale 1 highest in school single-game history. NDSU’s 498 rushing yards ranked seventh in school STATS FCS Top 25 history. NDSU scored touchdowns on its first five possessions with only one drive longer than Issued Oct. 30, 2017 three plays, and the Bison built a 44-0 lead early in the second quarter. Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 1 James Madison (156) 8-0 4044 1 TOP MARKS NATIONALLY: NDSU’s 498 rushing yards against Mississippi Valley State are 2 North Dakota State (6) 8-0 3894 2 the second most by an FCS team this season, and the 683 yards of total offense tied for fifth. 3 Jacksonville State 7-1 3682 3 NDSU’s 72 points are fourth most. On defense, NDSU’s minus-31 rushing yards allowed is third 4 Central Arkansas 7-1 3572 4 best in FCS and second in NDSU’s Division I history (minus-32 at South Dakota State in 2013). 5 Sam Houston State 7-1 3360 5 North Dakota State’s 57 total yards allowed against Robert Morris and 58 against Mississippi 6 South Dakota 7-1 3107 6 Valley State are the second and third best defensive performances in FCS this year behind only 7 Elon 7-1 2840 10 Illinois State (41 vs. Butler). 8 Wofford 7-1 2817 8 9 North Carolina A&T 8-0 2788 7 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State has had five players earn six Missouri Valley 10 South Dakota State 6-2 2721 11 Football Conference player of the week honors this season: 11 Eastern Washington 5-3 2118 14 12 Illinois State 6-2 2098 16 —Tanner Volson, Offensive Line...Graded 100% assignment and 87% technique with zero 13 Grambling State 7-1 1771 15 sacks against Mississippi Valley State...NDSU averaged 17.5 yards per carry while in the game. 14 Stony Brook 6-2 1592 22 —Robbie Grimsley, Defensive...Two interceptions, two pass breakups and four tackles at 15 Western Illinois 5-3 1539 12 Eastern Washington...Part of a defense that held EWU to 73 yards in the final three quarters. 16 Samford 5-3 1441 9 —Lance Dunn, Offensive...Scored four TDs on four plays against Robert Morris...Had runs 17 Southern Utah 6-2 1246 25 of 61, 5 and 45 yards and a 10-yard catch for 121 all-purpose yards. 18 Northern Arizona 6-2 1134 NR —Jabril Cox, Newcomer (2x)...Team-high eight tackles including four on kickoff coverage, 19 Weber State 6-2 1072 NR a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss as NDSU held Robert Morris to 57 total yards, four first 20 Villanova 4-4 989 13 downs and one trip past midfield...Career-high eight tackles with two sacks and another key 21 New Hampshire 5-3 964 17 tackle for loss in overtime of a win at Youngstown State. 22 McNeese State 6-2 571 20 —Cam Pedersen, Special Teams...Kicked a 36-yard game-winning field goal in overtime at 23 Furman 6-3 565 NR Youngstown State...Also had a 19-yarder to tie the game at halftime and went 3 of 3 on PATs. 24 Western Carolina 6-3 551 18 25 Kennesaw State 7-1 391 NR COX ON JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox is Others receiving votes: Nicholls State 388, Richmond 363, Monmouth 245, Delaware 182, Northern Iowa 177, Youngstown State 95, Montana 88, one of 17 players on the watch list for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award, presented annually since Duquesne 73, Yale 40, Citadel 36, North Carolina Central 26, Columbia 20, Austin 2011 to the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. Cox is second on the Peay 17, Maine 9, Charleston Southern 9, Dartmouth 6, Princeton 5, Montana Bison with 38 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. He is a two-time Missouri Valley Football State 2, Howard 1, Hampton 1 Conference Newcomer of the Week and was named the STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week after making eight tackles, two sacks and a key tackle for loss in overtime of the win at Youngstown State. Cox is the first NDSU player nominated for the Jerry Rice Award, named after the NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver who played at Mississippi Valley State. BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 5

NDSU Ranking Week-By-Week MORGAN SEMIFINALIST FOR CAMPBELL TROPHY: North Dakota State defensive tackle n North Dakota State was No. 2 in this year’s preseason STATS Grant Morgan is one of 181 national semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, present- FCS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Poll, the highest spot for the Bison ed annually by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the top scholar- since last year’s regular-season loss to South Dakota State. athlete in college football. Nominees are in their final year of eligibility with at least a 3.2 GPA, outstanding football ability and strong leadership and citizenship. The NFF will announce n NDSU garnered votes in the AP Top 25 poll after each of Wednesday 12-14 finalists who will receive $18,000 postgraduate scholarships. The winner is its first three national championships, for 10 straight weeks announced in December and earns an additional $7,000 toward a postgraduate scholarship. after beating Iowa State in the 2014 season opener, and for four weeks in 2016 after beating 11th-ranked Iowa. NDSU’s WILSON THIRD FRESHMAN TO PLAY: Running back Seth Wilson from Holmen, Wis., 74 votes after the Iowa win were the most for an FCS team in made is debut in the Northern Iowa game and is the third true freshman to play for NDSU this the AP Top 25. season. Defensive end Logan McCormick from Appleton, Wis., and cornerback Josh Hayes from Lakeland, Fla., have played since the season opener against Mississippi Valley State. They THIS YEAR’S RANKINGS were the first true freshmen to play for NDSU since 2015. NDSU redshirted its entire freshman DATE STATS FCS class in 2016, the only time that has happened in 14 years of Division I football. Preseason 2 2 9/4 2 2 PEDERSEN TIES PAT RECORD: Junior placekicker Cam Pedersen tied the 49-year old 9/11 2 2 school record of 10 PAT kicks made in the 72-7 win over Mississippi Valley State. The mark was 9/18 2 2 9/25 2 2 set in 1968 by Ken Blazei against Augustana (S.D.). Pedersen ranks fourth all-time at NDSU for 10/2 2 2 PAT kicks made (149) and attempted (154) and also ranks fourth in field goals made (35) and 10/9 2 2 attempted (56). 10/16 2 2 10/23 2 2 BISON RETURN 16 STARTERS: North Dakota State returns nine starters on defense 10/30 2 2 and seven on offense from last year’s NCAA semifinal team that finished 12-2 and won a sixth 11/6 straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 league record. Included 11/13 is linebacker Nick DeLuca, a two-time nominee for the Butkus Award, who returns for a fifth 11/20 Postseason season after being limited to three games last year with a shoulder injury. STATS–STATS FCS Top 25 FCS–FCS Coaches Poll FOUR OUT FOR SEASON: North Dakota State has lost four players to season-ending knee injuries this year. Two-time All-America defensive end Greg Menard went out during the Special Teams Tackles opening week of fall camp, but is eligible to return to the Bison for a fifth season in 2018 after playing as a true freshman in 2014. Redshirt freshman left tackle and sopho- Total Kickoffs Punts more running back Demaris Purifoy were both injured in the season-opener against Missis- Jabril Cox 13 11 2 sippi Valley State, and junior linebacker Dan Marlette was injured against Missouri State. Aaron Mercadel 9 9 0 Jaylaan Wimbush 8 5 3 SIX STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: North Dakota State won a share of its sixth straight 7 6 1 Missouri Valley Football Conference championship last season, tying South Dakota State with a Dimitri Williams 6 5 1 Daniel Polansky 4 4 0 7-1 record in league play. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012 and 2013. The Bison shared Dom Davis 4 4 0 the 2011 title with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Levi Jordheim 3 3 0 Dakota State has won 33 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central James Hendricks 3 3 0 Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). Darren Kelley 3 3 0 Dan Marlette 1 1 0 BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was picked to win the Missouri Valley Ross Kennelly 1 1 0 Football Conference by a single vote over second-place South Dakota State. NDSU earned 21 Brock Robbins 1 1 0 of 40 first-place votes and had 380 points followed by SDSU with 19 first-place votes and 379 Matt Plank 1 1 0 points. Youngstown State, national finalist a year ago, was picked third ahead of Northern Iowa, James Fisher 1 0 1 Illinois State, Western Illinois, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State. Victor Kizewski 1 1 0 Josh Hayes 1 1 0 SEVEN ON PRESEASON TEAM: Junior running back Lance Dunn, senior long snapper Eric Bachmeier 1 1 0 Tre Fort 1 1 0 James Fisher, senior defensive end Greg Menard, senior defensive tackle Nate Tanguay, Jaxon Brown 1 1 0 senior linebacker Nick DeLuca, senior safety Tre Dempsey, and junior safety Robbie Grimsley Jalen Allison 1 1 0 were voted to the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason team by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media. Wide receivers Darrius Shepherd and RJ Urzendows- ki and offensive linemanAustin Kuhnert earned honorable mention for NDSU. #ProBison in the NFL BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 60-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 56 of the last 58 home games over non-conference opponents including a string of 45 straight Player Year Team before last year’s NCAA semifinal loss to James Madison. NDSU is 17-4 at home all-time against John Crockett, RB 3rd Baltimore Ravens* FCS Top 10 teams. North Dakota State ranks seventh in FCS this year with an average home , LB 3rd Los Angeles Chargers attendance of 18,604 and has drawn 18,000-plus to 52 straight home contests. , OL 2nd Indianapolis Colts Ramon Humber, LB 9th Buffalo Bills SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- CJ Smith, CB 2nd Cleveland Browns* division opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas Billy Turner, OL 4th Denver Broncos (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and Carson Wentz, QB 2nd Philadelphia Eagles 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona Marcus Williams, CB 4th Houston Texans in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Cen- *practice squad tral Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 6 NDSU Head Coach #12 EASTON STICK, QB Chris Klieman 6-2 | 221 | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep HS Third all-time at NDSU with 46 career TD passes...Two-time captain and first sophomore n 2014, 2016 Eddie Robinson Award captain since 2005 QB Steve Walker...2015 MVFC All-Newcomer Team...2016 All-MVFC honor- Finalist able mention...MVFC Newcomer of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns in his n 2014 Rawlings Football/American first career start at Indiana State...First NDSU quarterback with back-to-back 100-yard rushing Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year games (2015) since Kevin Feeney in October 1996...Three-time MVFC Honor Roll...2016 MVFC n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year All-Academic first team.

North Dakota State head coach Chris 2015 Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) signed a new at Montana DNP L, 35-38 six-year contract in April that will keep him at Weber State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 W, 41-14 NDSU through the 2021 football season. North Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 34-9 NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first at South Dakota State DNP W, 28-7 year despite losing 23 seniors and welcom- Northern Iowa DNP W, 31-28 ing seven new assistant coaches. The Bison South Dakota DNP L, 21-24 scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 at Indiana State 9 20 1 45.0 126 1 22 0 17 124 2 W, 28-14 * member Iowa State in the season opener as at Southern Illinois 12 17 1 70.6 138 2 77 1 16 130 0 W, 35-29 * part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak Western Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 197 4 43 0 9 86 0 W, 59-7 * that extended into November. at Youngstown State 9 18 0 50.0 176 0 66 1 15 42 2 W, 27-24 * The 2015 Bison reloaded with seven new Missouri State 15 20 0 75.0 189 4 33 0 2 17 0 W, 55-0 * starters on defense. NDSU regrouped from a Montana 7 13 0 53.8 66 0 18 2 11 49 1 W, 37-6 * season-opening loss at Montana and rallied Northern Iowa 13 17 0 76.5 116 0 19 3 7 5 0 W, 23-13 * to win eight straight games with a freshman Richmond 13 20 1 65.0 136 2 27 0 5 21 0 W, 33-7 * quarterback after a midseason injury to even- vs Jacksonville State 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 37-10 tual NFL No. 2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz. SEASON TOTALS 90 147 4 61.2 1144 13 77 7 85 498 5 8-0 starter * Klieman guided the Bison to a 12-2 mark last year against the toughest schedule in 2016 Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result school history, which featured 10 nationally Charleston Southern 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 W, 24-17 (ot) * ranked opponents. Eastern Washington 17 26 0 65.4 257 2 42 0 10 60 1 W, 50-44 (ot) * He is 48-5 as NDSU’s head coach includ- at Iowa 11 19 1 57.9 124 1 24 3 11 35 0 W, 23-21 * ing three 7-1 runs through the Missouri Valley Illinois State 13 18 0 72.2 256 3 65 0 6 17 0 W, 31-10 * Football Conference for the program’s fourth, at Missouri State 11 20 0 55.0 159 1 43 2 5 -5 0 W, 27-3 * fifth and sixth straight titles. The Bison are South Dakota State 14 20 0 70.0 143 0 44 1 12 86 2 L, 17-19 * 28-4 against FCS Top 25 teams and have an at Western Illinois 9 18 2 50.0 160 1 48 0 6 45 0 W, 21-13 * FBS Top 25 win over No. 11 Iowa. at Northern Iowa 8 16 2 50.0 118 1 31 2 6 5 0 W, 24-20 * A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he was a Youngstown State 6 12 1 50.0 89 1 29 1 6 65 0 W, 24-3 * three-time all-conference defensive back at Indiana State 7 13 0 53.8 65 0 19 0 4 85 2 W, 41-17 * Northern Iowa from 1986-90. He and his wife, at South Dakota 13 20 1 65.0 154 3 40 1 7 44 0 W, 28-21 * Rhonda, have two sons, Devin and Colby, and San Diego 12 20 0 60.0 208 3 49 0 4 99 0 W, 45-7 * one daughter, Haley. South Dakota State 12 21 1 57.1 188 1 67 1 16 83 2 W, 36-10 * James Madison 19 38 0 50.0 216 0 51 1 9 21 0 L, 17-27 * Year School Position SEASON TOTALS 169 288 9 58.7 2331 19 67 15 113 685 7 12-2 starter * 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant 2017 Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Miss. Valley State 5 5 0 100.0 100 2 47 0 2 53 1 W, 72-7 * 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Eastern Washington 13 20 0 65.0 157 0 44 1 7 7 1 W, 40-13 * 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach Robert Morris 11 15 0 73.3 132 2 28 2 4 -6 0 W, 56-0 * 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach Missouri State 15 21 0 71.4 220 2 32 1 2 -15 0 W, 38-11 * 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant at Indiana State 18 23 0 78.3 191 4 31 0 3 53 0 W, 52-0 * 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach at Youngstown State 11 20 0 55.0 113 2 22 1 11 172 1 W, 27-24 (ot) * 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator Western Illinois 11 18 2 61.1 221 1 58 1 9 61 2 W, 24-12 * 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator Northern Iowa 8 23 2 34.8 136 1 31 1 6 36 0 W, 30-14 * 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator SEASON TOTALS 92 145 4 63.4 1270 14 58 7 44 361 5 8-0 starter * 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) CAREER TOTALS 351 580 17 60.5 4745 46 77 29 242 1544 17 28-2 starter * 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Defensive Coordinator Rushing Attempts: 17, at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Rushing Yards: 172, at Youngstown State, 10/14/2017 (11 carries) 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Rushing TDs: 2, six times, last vs. Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach Long Rush: 80, at Youngstown State, 10/14/2017 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing Completions: 19, James Madison, 12/16/2016 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing Attempts: 38, James Madison, 12/16/2016 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (15-1, 7-1) Passing Yards: 257, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) Passing TDs: 4, at Indiana State, 10/7/2017; Western Illinois, 11/7/2015; Missouri State, 11/21/2015 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (12-2, 7-1) Interceptions: 2, four times, last vs. Northern Iowa, 10/28/2017 2017 North Dakota State Head Coach (8-0, 5-0) Long Pass: 77, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 Record at NDSU: 48-5, 26-3 MVFC (4th season) Career Head Coaching Record: 51-12 (5th season) BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 Chris Board LB 6-1 230 Sr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 186 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 182 So. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 97 Quinn Alo DT 2 Cordell Pimienta WR 6-0 177 So. Ruskin, Fla./Lennard HS/Minot State 8 Bruce Anderson RB 3 Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 184 Sr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 3 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 193 Fr. Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 33 Austin Avery TE 4 Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 191 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 191 Jr. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 196 Fr. Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 71 Luke Bacon OT 6 James Hendricks SS 6-1 205 So. Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 47 Max Bautch LB 7 Cole Davis QB 6-3 215 Sr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 41 Jack Begley LB 7 Peter Isais WR 5-11 170 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 33 Bryce Bennot CB 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 216 Jr. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 182 So. Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 1 Chris Board LB 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 211 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 19 Brant Bohmert WR 11 Darren Kelley FS 6-1 197 Sr. Baltimore, Md./Potomac HS/NDSCS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 221 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 13 Desmond Cain WR 5-10 185 Jr. Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Illinois 38 Jaxon Brown FS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 6-4 226 RFr. Plymouth, Minn./Providence Academy HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 190 Sr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 13 Desmond Cain WR 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 6-3 191 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 40 Costner Ching TE 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 6-0 200 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-2 210 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 64 Colin Conner OT 17 Felix Dixon CB 5-11 166 RFr. Clearwater, Fla./Countryside HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 17 Carson Yaggie WR 6-2 196 Fr. Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 205 RFr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 7 Cole Davis QB 19 Jackson Koonce P 6-1 197 Sr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS/SMU 2 Dom Davis CB 19 Brant Bohmert WR 5-11 179 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Northern Cass HS 49 Nick DeLuca LB 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 186 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 3 Tre Dempsey FS 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 184 Jr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 17 Felix Dixon CB 22 Garret Wegner P 6-0 184 RFr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 6-0 192 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 46 Ross Effertz CB 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 197 So. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 25 Jake Reinholz K 6-3 198 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 80 Sean Engel WR 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 188 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 51 James Fisher LS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 5-11 182 Sr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 37 Tre Fort CB 27 Ross Godfrey CB 5-9 166 RFr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 So. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 46 Noah Gindorff TE 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 202 Jr. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 27 Ross Godfrey CB 30 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 189 Fr. Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 6-0 192 RFr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 32 Zak Kuntz FB 6-2 249 RFr. Grand Forks, N.D./Grand Forks Red River HS 35 Josh Hayes CB 33 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 174 Jr. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 33 Austin Avery TE 6-3 241 Fr. Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 246 So. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 6 James Hendricks SS 35 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 178 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 35 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 3 Mason Hofstedt LB 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-2 199 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 185 So. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 38 Jaxon Brown FS 6-2 203 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 So. Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 7 Peter Isais WR 40 Costner Ching TE 6-3 249 Fr. Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 41 Jack Begley LB 6-3 218 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 227 RFr. Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 216 RFr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 44 Matt Plank LB 6-0 219 Sr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 44 Cody Mauch TE 6-4 234 Fr. Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 220 Jr. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 46 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 200 So. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 11 Darren Kelley FS 46 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 249 Fr. Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 47 Max Bautch LB 6-0 219 Fr. Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS 78 Michael Kelly DT 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 225 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 49 Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 50 Ross Kennelly LB 5-11 212 RFr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 19 Jackson Koonce P 51 James Fisher LS 6-2 225 Sr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 61 Zach Kubas OG BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 8

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 217 Fr. Park River, N.D./Park River HS 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 262 So. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 32 Zak Kuntz FB 54 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 287 RFr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 206 So. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 193 RFr. Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 44 Cody Mauch TE 56 Tanner Sundt DE 6-4 232 Fr. Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 77 Logan McCormick DE 57 Zach Willis C 6-4 305 Fr. Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 96 Greg Menard DE 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 293 RFr. Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 297 RFr. Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 62 Bryce Messner OG 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 261 Fr. Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 283 RFr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 72 Erik Olson OT 62 Bryce Messner OG 6-3 291 Sr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 288 Jr. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 64 Colin Conner OT 6-5 309 Jr. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 2 Cordell Pimienta WR 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 278 So. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 44 Matt Plank LB 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 349 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 299 RFr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 312 So. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 54 Dillon Radunz OT 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 290 Jr. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 25 Jake Reinholz K 70 Spencer Waege DE 6-4 245 Fr. South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 71 Luke Bacon OT 6-5 299 Jr. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 277 Sr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 59 Karson Schoening C 73 Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 299 Sr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 74 Tanner Volson C 6-4 301 Jr. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 75 Austin Kuhnert OG 6-4 304 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 12 Easton Stick QB 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 277 RFr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 56 Tanner Sundt DE 77 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 232 Fr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 78 Michael Kelly DT 6-1 302 RFr. Oakes, N.D./Oakes HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 80 Sean Engel WR 6-5 208 RFr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 225 Fr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 So. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 197 Jr. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 177 RFr. Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 246 Jr. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 86 Jeff Illies TE 6-3 235 Sr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 74 Tanner Volson C 87 Connor Wentz TE 6-3 250 Sr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 5 Andy Voyen WR 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 247 So. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 70 Spencer Waege DE 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 193 RFr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 1 Christian Watson WR 90 Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 35 Dawson Weber FS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 245 So. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 22 Garret Wegner P 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 292 So. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 255 Sr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 69 Blake Williams DT 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 245 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 95 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 244 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 57 Zach Willis C 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 241 Sr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 30 Seth Wilson RB 97 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 296 RFr. LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 272 RFr. Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 17 Carson Yaggie WR 99 Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 291 Sr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG Captains: #3 Tre Dempsey, #12 Easton Stick, #20 Darrius Shepherd, #49 Nick DeLuca, #99 Nate Tanguay PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE SQUAD BREAKDOWN Atif (aw-TEEF) Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Minnesota...... 33 California...... 3 Starters Returning...... 16 Babicz (BAB-itch) Jabril (juh-BRILL) Pepin (PEPP-in) North Dakota...... 22 Iowa...... 2 Offense...... 7 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Jalen (JAY-lenn) Pimienta (pim-ee-EN-tuh) Wisconsin...... 16 Kansas...... 2 Defense...... 9 Bautch (like “ouch”) Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Florida...... 11 Colorado...... 1 Seniors...... 21 Bennot (BEN-it) Karcz (karch) Reinholz (RHINE-holtz) South Dakota...... 6 Indiana...... 1 Juniors...... 23 Biegler (BEE-glur) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Roehl (like “roll”) Nebraska...... 5 Maryland...... 1 Sophomores ...... 19 Bohmert (BOAM-ert) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Schoening (SHOO-ning) Illinois...... 4 Michigan...... 1 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 23 DeLuca (duh-LOO-cuh) Klieman (KLY-men) Tanguay (TANG-way) Missouri...... 4 Wyoming...... 1 Freshmen...... 27 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Koonce (koontz) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Tallest: Gindorff...... 6-6 Ellefson (ELL-uff-son) Kubas (KOO-bus) Steidl (STY-dull) Shortest: Bennot/Fort...... 5-8 1/4 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kuhnert (KOO-nert) Tuszka (TUSS-kuh) Heaviest: Jensen...... 349 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kuntz (koontz) Urzendowski (er-zen-DOW-skee) Lightest: Dixon/Godfrey...... 166 Hecht (HECKT) Lodi (LO-dye) Waege (WAY-jee) Heit (like “height”) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Weber (WEBB-er) Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Mauch (mouck) Yaggie (YAY-gee) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Mercadel (MERK-uh-del) Ziemer (ZEE-murr) Illies (ILL-ee-us) BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA 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 6-5 309 Jr. Mineral Point, Wis. LE 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 244 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 299 Jr. Granville, N.D. 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 255 Sr. Warner, S.D. LG 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 291 Sr. McVille, N.D. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 291 Sr. Mukwonago, Wis. 73 Zack Ziemer 6-4 299 Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 301 Jr. Balfour, N.D. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 288 Jr. Carlos, Minn. 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 297 RFr. Rolla, N.D. 69 Blake Williams 6-3 290 Jr. Washington, Mich. RG 75 Austin Kuhnert 6-4 304 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. RE 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 245 Jr. Bismarck, N.D. 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 283 RFr. Dickinson, N.D. 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 245 So. Warner, S.D. RT 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 312 So. Blaine, Minn. WLB 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 220 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 299 RFr. Balfour, N.D. 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 212 RFr. Superior, Wis. TE 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 250 Sr. Dunnellon, Fla. MLB 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 86 Jeff Illies 6-3 235 Sr. Lidgerwood, N.D. 44 Matt Plank 6-0 219 Sr. Gardner, Kan. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 221 Jr. Omaha, Neb. SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 227 RFr. Raytown, Mo. 14 Henry Van Dellen 6-4 226 RFr. Plymouth, Minn. 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 206 So. Oakland, Calif. FB 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 246 So. Cavalier, N.D. CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 192 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 So. Vergas, Minn. 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 182 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. RB 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 216 Jr. Ruskin, Fla. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 191 Jr. Hutchinson, Minn. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 So. Fargo, N.D. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 205 So. Bemidji, Minn. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 200 Sr. Omaha, Neb. FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 184 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. 80 Sean Engel 6-5 208 RFr. Chaska, Minn. 38 Jaxon Brown 6-2 203 So. Eau Claire, Wis. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 186 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 184 Jr. Papillion, Neb. 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 191 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 2 Dom Davis 5-11 182 So. Belleville, Ill.

SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 199 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. P 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 197 Sr. Oceanside, Calif. 25 Jake Reinholz 6-3 198 Fr. Fargo, N.D. 22 Garret Wegner 6-0 184 RFr. Lodi, Wis. H 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 197 Sr. Oceanside, Calif. KR 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 So. Fargo, N.D. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 225 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 216 Jr. Ruskin, Fla. 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 212 RFr. Superior, Wis. PR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 186 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 184 Sr. Lakeland, Fla.

2017 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE/WR LT LG C RG RT FB/TE QB RB WR/TE WR MVSU Wentz Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Robbins Stick Dunn Shepherd D. Williams at EWU Wentz Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Illies Stick Dunn Shepherd Urzendowski RMU Wentz Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Illies Stick Dunn Jenson Urzendowski MOST D. Williams Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Illies Stick Dunn Shepherd Urzendowski at INST D. Williams Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Wentz Stick Dunn Shepherd Urzendowski at YSU Wentz Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Malstrom Stick Dunn Freeman D. Williams WIU Jenson Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Illies Stick Dunn Freeman Cain UNI Wentz Conner Messner T. Volson Kuhnert Johnson Illies Stick Anderson Shepherd Urzendowski at SDSU USD at ILST

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB MVSU Butler Tanguay Steidl Jones Board DeLuca Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush at EWU Butler Tanguay Steidl Jones Board Marlette Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush RMU D. Tuszka Tanguay Steidl Jones Board Marlette Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush MOST Butler Tanguay Steidl Jones Board DeLuca Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush at INST Butler Tanguay Steidl D. Tuszka Board DeLuca Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush at YSU Butler Tanguay Steidl D. Tuszka Board DeLuca Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush WIU Butler Tanguay Steidl D. Tuszka Cox DeLuca Plank Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush UNI Butler Tanguay Steidl D. Tuszka Cox DeLuca Jordheim Allison Grimsley Dempsey Wimbush at SDSU USD at ILST BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 10

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 1-0 0-0 3:12 18502 Sep 09, 2017 at #6 Eastern Washington W 40-13 2-0 0-0 3:05 10231 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 3-0 0-0 2:47 18308 * Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 4-0 1-0 2:47 18892 * Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 5-0 2-0 3:05 4743 * Oct 14, 2017 at #8 Youngstown State Wo 27-24 6-0 3-0 3:07 16408 * Oct 21, 2017 #10 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 7-0 4-0 2:50 18630 * Oct 28, 2017 #25 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 8-0 5-0 2:58 18687

*Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 MISS. VALLEY STATE 72 - 7 31 / 3 20 / 0 9 / 2 2 / 1 53-498 / 27--31 11-17-0 / 7-22-1 185 / 89 70-683 / 49-58 77 / 177 0 / 1 Eastern Washington 40 - 13 31 / 11 20 / 4 9 / 4 2 / 3 63-375 / 24-70 13-22-0 / 10-30-2 157 / 134 85-532 / 54-204 38 / 61 2 / 2 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 56 - 0 21 / 4 10 / 2 9 / 1 2 / 1 48-260 / 24-44 15-24-0 / 3-16-2 190 / 13 72-450 / 40-57 35 / 171 0 / 4 MISSOURI STATE 38 - 11 21 / 15 9 / 8 11 / 5 1 / 2 31-214 / 37-117 15-21-0 / 16-21-3 220 / 117 52-434 / 58-234 111 / 247 1 / 3 Indiana State 52 - 0 24 / 10 12 / 4 10 / 4 2 / 2 44-246 / 31-124 21-27-0 / 8-19-3 202 / 118 71-448 / 50-242 45 / 96 1 / 6 Youngstown State 27 - 24 21 / 16 13 / 8 7 / 6 1 / 2 41-280 / 45-150 11-21-0 / 11-15-0 113 / 188 62-393 / 60-338 106 / 53 0 / 0 WESTERN ILLINOIS 24 - 12 18 / 11 9 / 3 8 / 7 1 / 1 48-181 / 23-31 11-18-2 / 17-28-1 221 / 185 66-402 / 51-216 18 / 182 2 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 30 - 14 15 / 11 7 / 5 5 / 4 3 / 2 41-169 / 37-48 8-23-2 / 14-22-2 136 / 109 64-305 / 59-157 51 / 126 2 / 5 Totals 339 - 81 182 / 81 100 / 34 68 / 33 14 / 14 369-2223 / 248-553 105-173-4 / 86-173-14 1424 / 953 542-3647 / 421-1506 481 / 1113 8 / 22

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 MISS. VALLEY STATE 4-9 / 3-16 3-4 / 0-1 34:33 / 25:27 9 :0 6 9.4 / -1.1 10.9 / 4.0 9.8 / 1.2 0-0.0 / 10-29.8 10-80 / 6-50 5 / 0 Eastern Washington 7-14 / 4-13 0-1 / 0-2 42:40 / 17:20 2 5 :2 0 6.0 / 2.9 7.1 / 4.5 6.3 / 3.8 3-35.7 / 5-35.8 7-75 / 2-24 2 / 1 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 10-17 / 0-9 1-2 / 0-0 39:21 / 20:39 1 8 :4 2 5.4 / 1.8 7.9 / 0.8 6.2 / 1.4 4-38.0 / 9-36.9 4-35 / 2-30 1 / 3 MISSOURI STATE 5-8 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-1 26:02 / 33:58 -7:56 6.9 / 3.2 10.5 / 5.6 8.3 / 4.0 1-47.0 / 3-39.3 6-65 / 4-24 0 / 1 Indiana State 6-12 / 2-12 1-1 / 0-2 36:50 / 23:10 1 3 :4 0 5.6 / 4.0 7.5 / 6.2 6.3 / 4.8 3-42.0 / 5-34.2 4-41 / 6-55 2 / 0 Youngstown State 4-11 / 7-14 0-0 / 0-0 27:09 / 32:51 -5:42 6.8 / 3.3 5.4 / 12.5 6.3 / 5.6 5-40.8 / 5-44.0 6-53 / 2-25 6 / 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6-14 / 3-13 2-3 / 0-1 34:16 / 25:44 8 :3 2 3.8 / 1.3 12.3 / 6.6 6.1 / 4.2 3-37.3 / 6-40.3 1-15 / 3-20 5 / 1 NORTHERN IOWA 3-14 / 5-15 0-0 / 0-0 31:29 / 28:31 2 :5 8 4.1 / 1.3 5.9 / 5.0 4.8 / 2.7 5-42.2 / 7-49.3 5-37 / 7-42 6 / 1 Totals 45-99 / 29-104 8-12 / 0-7 272:20 / 207:40 6 4 :4 0 6.0 / 2.2 8.2 / 5.5 6.7 / 3.6 24-40.0 / 50-38.1 43-401 / 32-270 27 / 8

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 11

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 339 81 Points Per Game 42.4 10.1 Points Off Turnovers 86 16 FIRST DOWNS 182 81 R u s h in g 100 34 P a s s in g 68 33 P e n a lt y 14 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 2223 553 Yards gained rushing 2347 833 Yards lost rushing 124 280 Rushing Attempts 369 248 Average Per Rush 6.0 2.2 Average Per Game 277.9 69.1 TDs Rushing 28 4 PASSING YARDAGE 1424 953 C o m p - A t t - I n t 105-173-4 86-173-14 Average Per Pass 8.2 5.5 Average Per Catch 13.6 11.1 Average Per Game 178.0 119.1 TDs Passing 15 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 3647 1506 Total Plays 542 421 Average Per Play 6.7 3.6 Average Per Game 455.9 188.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-276 45-967 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-66 7-87 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-139 4-47 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.1 12.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.9 11.8 FUMBLES-LOST 6-4 16-8 PENALTIES-Yards 43-401 32-270 Average Per Game 50.1 33.8 PUNTS-Yards 24-959 50-1905 Average Per Punt 40.0 38.1 Net punt average 36.3 36.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 60-3703 23-1397 Average Per Kick 61.7 60.7 Net kick average 41.4 36.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 0 3 2 5 : 5 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 45/99 29/104 3rd-Down Pct 45% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/12 0/7 4th-Down Pct 67% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 27-175 8-50 MISC YARDS 0 3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 45 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-12 6-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-39) 82% (10-13) 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-39) 64% (6-13) 46% PAT-ATTEMPTS (43-45) 96% (7-8) 88% ATTENDANCE 93019 31382 Games/Avg Per Game 5/18604 3/10461 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 98 82 94 62 3 339 Opponents 26 25 10 20 0 81 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 12

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Bruce Anderson 8 126 662 24 638 5.1 4 46 79.8 32 254 1463 69 1394 5.5 7 61 43.6 Lance Dunn 7 80 642 8 634 7.9 12 73 90.6 34 341 2146 48 2098 6.2 21 73 61.7 Easton Stick 8 44 430 69 361 8.2 5 80 45.1 33 242 1772 228 1544 6.4 17 80 46.8 Ty Brooks 4 27 228 3 225 8.3 3 36 56.2 13 31 245 3 242 7.8 3 36 18.6 Adam Cofield 6 43 166 3 163 3.8 1 11 27.2 6 43 166 3 163 3.8 1 11 27.2 Demaris Purifoy 1 18 85 0 85 4.7 1 12 85.0 3 26 105 0 105 4.0 1 12 35.0 Henry Van Dellen 4 5 38 5 33 6.6 1 17 8.2 4 5 38 5 33 6.6 1 17 8.2 Dallas Freeman 5 2 33 0 33 16.5 0 31 6.6 21 2 33 0 33 16.5 0 31 1.6 Victor Kizewski 5 10 31 1 30 3.0 0 10 6.0 5 10 31 1 30 3.0 0 10 6.0 Cole Davis 3 1 17 0 17 17.0 1 17 5.7 17 6 27 6 21 3.5 1 17 1.2 Darrius Shepherd 8 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 5 1.2 36 24 180 2 178 7.4 1 31 4.9 Dimitri Williams 7 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 33 20 125 10 115 5.8 1 27 3.5 TEAM 7 9 0 11 -11 -1.2 0 0 -1.6 Total 8 369 2347 124 2223 6.0 28 80 277.9 Opponents 8 248 833 280 553 2.2 4 46 69.1

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Easton Stick 8 163.37 92-145-4 63.4 1270 14 58 158.8 33 149.55 351-580-17 60.5 4745 46 77 143.8 Cole Davis 3 135.11 9-17-0 52.9 127 1 27 42.3 17 114.38 13-26-0 50.0 160 1 27 9.4 Henry Van Dellen 4 69.64 4-9-0 44.4 27 0 16 6.8 4 69.64 4-9-0 44.4 27 0 16 6.8 TEAM 7 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 8 153.82 105-173-4 60.7 1424 15 58 178.0 Opponents 8 87.43 86-173-14 49.7 953 4 51 119.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Darrius Shepherd 8 25 354 14.2 0 49 44.2 36 110 1571 14.3 10 67 43.6 RJ Urzendowski 8 24 383 16.0 7 58 47.9 53 135 2208 16.4 21 77 41.7 Jeff Illies 7 12 151 12.6 1 32 21.6 52 46 546 11.9 9 33 10.5 Nate Jenson 8 8 111 13.9 1 44 13.9 36 16 240 15.0 2 44 6.7 Connor Wentz 8 6 61 10.2 2 27 7.6 52 21 283 13.5 6 33 5.4 Lance Dunn 7 6 44 7.3 1 16 6.3 34 21 171 8.1 2 38 5.0 Daniel Polansky 8 5 69 13.8 0 24 8.6 21 5 69 13.8 0 24 3.3 Desmond Cain 8 3 51 17.0 0 26 6.4 8 3 51 17.0 0 26 6.4 Dallas Freeman 5 3 49 16.3 1 29 9.8 21 9 112 12.4 1 29 5.3 Ben Ellefson 8 3 35 11.7 2 21 4.4 22 3 35 11.7 2 21 1.6 Brock Robbins 7 3 23 7.7 0 15 3.3 15 3 23 7.7 0 15 1.5 Bruce Anderson 8 2 32 16.0 0 26 4.0 32 14 125 8.9 1 26 3.9 Dimitri Williams 7 2 20 10.0 0 13 2.9 33 15 123 8.2 0 17 3.7 Ty Brooks 4 1 27 27.0 0 27 6.8 13 1 27 27.0 0 27 2.1 Sean Engel 7 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.1 7 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.1 Adam Cofield 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 Total 8 105 1424 13.6 15 58 178.0 Opponents 8 86 953 11.1 4 51 119.1

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Easton Stick 8 189 361 1270 1631 203.9 33 822 1544 4745 6289 190.6 Bruce Anderson 8 126 638 0 638 79.8 32 254 1394 0 1394 43.6 Lance Dunn 7 80 634 0 634 90.6 34 341 2098 0 2098 61.7 Ty Brooks 4 27 225 0 225 56.2 13 31 242 0 242 18.6 Adam Cofield 6 43 163 0 163 27.2 6 43 163 0 163 27.2 Cole Davis 3 18 17 127 144 48.0 17 32 21 160 181 10.6 Demaris Purifoy 1 18 85 0 85 85.0 3 26 105 0 105 35.0 Henry Van Dellen 4 14 33 27 60 15.0 4 14 33 27 60 15.0 Dallas Freeman 5 2 33 0 33 6.6 21 2 33 0 33 1.6 Victor Kizewski 5 10 30 0 30 6.0 5 10 30 0 30 6.0 Darrius Shepherd 8 3 10 0 10 1.2 36 24 178 0 178 4.9 Dimitri Williams 7 1 5 0 5 0.7 33 20 115 0 115 3.5 TEAM 7 11 -11 0 -11 -1.6 Total 8 542 2223 1424 3647 455.9 Opponents 8 421 553 953 1506 188.2 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 13

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 Lance Dunn 13 ------78 23 ------138 Cam Pedersen - 8-12 43-45 - - - - - 67 - 35-56 149-154 - - - - - 254 RJ Urzendowski 7 ------42 21 ------126 Easton Stick 5 ------30 17 - - - - 0-1 - - 102 Bruce Anderson 4 ------24 10 ------60 Ty Brooks 3 ------18 3 ------18 Connor Wentz 2 ------12 6 ------36 Ben Ellefson 2 ------12 2 ------12 Jeff Illies 1 ------6 9 ------54 Nate Jenson 1 ------6 2 ------12 Tre Dempsey 1 ------6 1 ------6 Robbie Grimsley 1 ------6 1 ------6 Dallas Freeman 1 ------6 1 ------6 Henry Van Dellen 1 ------6 1 ------6 Demaris Purifoy 1 ------6 1 ------6 Cole Davis 1 ------6 1 ------6 Adam Cofield 1 ------6 1 ------6 TEAM ------1 2 Total 45 8-12 43-45 - - - - 1 339 Opponents 9 6-7 7-8 - - 0-1 - 1 81

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Darrius Shepherd 12 70 5.8 0 20 22 246 11.2 1 84 Tre Dempsey 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Total 13 66 5.1 0 20 Opponents 7 87 12.4 0 54

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Bruce Anderson 6 156 26.0 0 64 40 1104 27.6 2 100 Ty Brooks 3 86 28.7 0 41 12 280 23.3 0 43 Darrius Shepherd 1 2 2.0 0 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 Dimitri Williams 1 16 16.0 0 16 7 143 20.4 0 38 Daniel Polansky 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 16 16.0 0 16 Total 12 276 23.0 0 64 Opponents 45 967 21.5 0 60

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Tre Dempsey 5 44 8.8 1 23 15 66 4.4 1 23 Robbie Grimsley 4 36 9.0 1 27 11 104 9.5 1 38 James Hendricks 4 37 9.2 0 17 4 37 9.2 0 17 Jalen Allison 1 22 22.0 0 22 6 66 11.0 1 30 Total 14 139 9.9 2 27 Opponents 4 47 11.8 1 43

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 1 12 12.0 0 12 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 14

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

SEASON CAREER

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr2017ir Northtotal Dakotaavg/g State Footballg rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 8 638North32 Dakota0 State156 Overall0 826 Individual103.2 Statistics32 (as1394 of Oct125 30, 2017)0 1104 0 2623 82.0 Lance Dunn 7 634 44 0 0 0 678 All96.9 games 34 2098 171 0 74 0 2343 68.9 Darrius Shepherd 8 10 354 70 2 0 436 54.5 36 178 1571 246 2 0 1997 55.5 RJ Urzendowski 8 0 383 0 0 20170 383 North47.9 Dakota State53 Football13 2208 -4 0 0 2217 41.8 Easton Stick 8 North361 Dakota0 0 StatePAT0 Individual0 361 45.1 Season/Career33 Statistics1544 -1 (as of0 Oct0 30, 2017)0 1543 46.8 ScoringTy Brooks 4 225td fg 27 kick0 rush86 rcv 0pass338dxp saf84.5 ptsAll gamesTotal Offense13 242 27g plays0 rush280pass total0 avg/g549 42.2 LanceAdam CofieldDunn 6 16313 - -1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 162 - 27.0- 78 Easton Stick6 163 -18 1890 361 01270 16310 203.9162 27.0 CamJeff Illies Pedersen 7 -0 8-12151SEASON43-450 - 0 - 0 - 151 - 21.6- 67 Bruce Anderson52 0 CAREER5468 1260 638 0 0 6380 54679.8 10.5 RJNate Urzendowski Jenson 8 70 -111 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 111 - 13.9- 42 Lance Dunn36 0 2407 800 634 0 0 6340 24090.6 6.7 EastonAllDaniel Purpose PolanskyStick 8g rush50 - rcv69 - pr0 -16kr - ir0 - total85 - avg/g10.6- 30 Ty Brooks21g rush0 rcv694 27pr0 225 16kr 0 ir2250 total56.285 avg/g4.0 BruceDemaris Anderson Purifoy 81 638854 - 320 - 0 156- 0 - 0 - 82685 -103.285.0- 24 Adam Cofield323 1394105 12506 430 16311040 0 1630 262310527.2 82.035.0 TyDallasLance Brooks DunnFreeman 57 634333 - 4944 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 67882 - 16.496.9- 18 Cole Davis2134 209833 1121713 180 17 740 127 1440 234314548.0 68.96.9 BenConnorDarrius Ellefson ShepherdWentz 8 2100 -35461 -700 - 02 - 0 - 43661 - 54.57.6- 12 Demaris5236 Purifoy1780 15712831 246180 85 02 0 085 199728385.0 55.55.4 ConnorDesmondRJ Urzendowski Wentz Cain 8 20 -38351 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 38351 - 47.96.4- 12 Henry Van538 Dellen130 2208514 14-40 33 0 27 060 221715.051 41.86.4 DemarisDimitriEaston Williams Stick Purifoy 78 36115 - 200 - 0 -160 - 0 - 36141 - 45.15.9- 6 Dallas Freeman33 1544115 123-15 20 331430 0 033 15433816.6 11.546.8 HenryTreTy Brooks Dempsey Van Dellen 84 22510 - 270 - -40 -860 -440 - 33840 - 84.55.0- 6 Victor Kizewski5213 2420 2705 10-40 302800 0 66030 549626.0 42.21.2 ColeJamesAdam Davis Cofield Hendricks 86 16310 - -10 - 0 - 0 -370 - 16237 - 27.04.6- 6 Darrius 10Shepherd6 163-4 -108 30 10 0 0 37010 162331.2 27.03.3 AdamRobbieJeff Illies Cofield Grimsley 87 10 -1510 - 0 - 0 -360 - 15136 - 21.64.5- 6 Dimitri Williams3752 0 54607 10 5 0 0 1040 5 1045460.7 10.52.8 Ben Ellefson 8 0 35 0 0 0 35 4.4 22 0 35 0 0 0 35 1.6 DallasNate Jenson Freeman 8 10 -111 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 111 - 13.9- 6 TEAM 36 0 2407 110 -11 0 0 0-11 240-1.6 6.7 Henry Van Dellen 4 33 0 0 0 0 33 8.2 4 33 0 0 0 0 33 8.2 NateDaniel Jenson Polansky 8 10 - 69 - 0 -16 - 0 - 85 - 10.6- 6 Total 21 0 698 5420 2223 161424 36470 455.985 4.0 Victor Kizewski 5 30 0 0 0 0 30 6.0 5 30 0 0 0 0 30 6.0 JeffDemaris Illies Purifoy 1 185 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 85 - 85.0- 6 Opponents3 105 08 4210 553 0 953 15060 188.2105 35.0 BrockDallas RobbinsFreeman 75 330 2349 0 0 0 2382 16.43.3 1521 330 11223 0 0 0 14523 1.56.9 RobbieJalen Allison Grimsley 8 10 - 0 - 0 - 0 -22 - 22 - 2.8- 6 37 0 0 0 0 66 66 1.8 TreConnor Dempsey Wentz 8 10 - 61 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 61 - 7.6- 6 52 0 283 0 0 0 283 5.4 ColeDesmond Davis Cain 38 170 510 0 0 0 1751 5.76.4 178 210 510 0 0 0 2151 1.26.4 TEAMSean Engel 7 -0 - 15 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 15 - 2.11 2 7 0 15 0 0 0 15 2.1 TotalDimitri Williams 7 455 8-1220 43-450 -16 - 0 - 41 - 5.91 339 33 115 123 0 143 0 381 11.5 TEAMTre Dempsey 78 -110 0 -40 0 440 -1140 -1.65.0 52 0 0 -4 0 66 62 1.2 Opponents 9 6-7 7-8 - - 0-1 - 1 81 TotalJames Hendricks 8 22230 14240 660 2760 13937 412837 516.04.6 10 -4 0 0 0 37 33 3.3 OpponentsRobbie Grimsley 8 5530 9530 870 9670 4736 260736 325.94.5 37 0 0 0 0 104 104 2.8 Ben Ellefson 8 0 35 0 0 0 35 4.4 22 0 35 0 0 0 35 1.6 FieldHenry GoalsGoals Van Dellen 4 fg33 att pct.good0 01-19 long0 20-29 blkd0 30-39 040-493350-998.2 lg blk Puntingatt4 good33 longno.0 ydsblkd0avg lg 0 tb fc 0i20 50+33blk 8.2 CamVictor Pedersen Kizewski 5 8-1230 1266.70 81-1 0 401-1 0 5-62 0 1-4 30 0-06.040 2 Jackson56 5Koonce3530 52240 959 40.030 490 0 11 0 7 030 0 6.0 TotalBrock Robbins 7 0 12 23 8 0 40 0 2 0 23 3.3 Total 15 0 2324 959 40.00 490 0 11 0 7 023 0 1.5 FGOpponentsJalen Sequence Allison 8 North0 Dakota7 0 State6 0 52 0 Opponents0 22 22 2.8 Opponents37 0 500 1905 38.10 760 1 246616 466 0 1.8 Miss.Cole DavisValley State 3 42,4317 0 0 0 - 0 17 5.7 17 21 0 0 0 0 21 1.2 EasternPuntingSean Engel Washington 7 (27),(38)0 15 no.0 yds0 (38),(22)avg 0lg blk15 2.1 Kickoffsno.7 yds0 avg 15no. lgydsblk0avg tb0ob retn0 net 15ydln 2.1 RobertJacksonTEAM Morris Koonce (Pa.) 7 - -11 0 240 959040.0- 049 -110 -1.6 Cam Pedersen84 3214 38.3 44542712 61.60 8 5 MissouriTotal State 8 (40)2223 1424 2466 95927640.0(40)13949 41280 516.0 Garret Wegner 13 802 61.7 1 0 IndianaOpponents State 8 (36)553 953 5087 190596738.1- 4776 26070 325.9 Jackson Koonce 3 189 63.0 1 0 Youngstown State (19),(36) (34),39 Total 60 3703 61.7 10 5 21.5 41.4 23 WesternFieldKickoffs Goals Illinois (37)no. attydsgoodavg longtb obblkd(32),(52) Opponentsno.att ydsgood avglong23 tb1397blkdob60.7 11 0 23.0 36.8 28 Cam Pedersen 44 2712 61.6 8 5 118 7107 60.2 19 7 NorthernCam Pedersen Iowa 44,33,(31)12 8 40 -2 56 35 52 3 GarretTotal Wegner 13 12802 61.78 140 0 2 13 802 61.7 1 0 JacksonOpponents Koonce 3 7189 63.06 152 0 0 5 309 61.8 1 0 NumbersTotal in (parentheses) indicate60 3703 field61.7 goal10 was 5made. OpponentsPunting 23 1397 60.7no.11 yds0 avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Jackson Koonce 24 959 40.0 49 0 84 3214 38.3 54 0 Total 24 959 40.0 49 0 Opponents 50 1905 38.1 76 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Cam Pedersen 44 2712 61.6 8 5 118 7107 60.2 19 7 Garret Wegner 13 802 61.7 1 0 13 802 61.7 1 0 Jackson Koonce 3 189 63.0 1 0 5 309 61.8 1 0 Total 60 3703 61.7 10 5 Opponents 23 1397 60.7 11 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 15

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 49 Nick DeLuca 6 2 2 1 7 3 9 5.0 2 . 5 . 2 . 2 . 52 1 3 7 1 5 7 2 9 4 20.5 5 . 5 6 1 0 . 4 . 42 Jabril Cox 8 2 2 1 6 3 8 5.5 3 . 0 . . 1 1 . 8 2 2 1 6 3 8 5.5 3 . 0 . . 1 1 . 45 Levi Jordheim 8 2 0 1 5 3 5 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 . 33 2 6 2 4 5 0 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 . 5 Robbie Grimsley 8 1 3 1 8 3 1 2.0 . 4 3 . . . 37 8 9 9 4 1 8 3 7.0 2 . 0 11 1 0 . 2 . 6 James Hendricks 8 1 7 9 2 6 3.0 . 4 1 . . . 10 1 7 9 2 6 3.0 . 4 1 . . . 95 Caleb Butler 8 1 5 1 1 2 6 6.5 3 . 5 . . . . . 35 3 4 2 3 5 7 15.0 9 . 5 . 2 1 1 . 21 Jalen Allison 8 1 6 7 2 3 2.0 . 1 4 . 1 . 37 7 3 3 9 1 1 2 3.5 1 . 5 6 1 8 1 3 . 3 Tre Dempsey 8 1 4 8 2 2 0.0 . 5 2 . . . 52 1 0 8 6 1 1 6 9 6.0 . 15 2 3 . 1 . 1 Chris Board 6 8 1 3 2 1 1.0 ...... 50 4 0 5 1 9 1 2.0 . . 3 . . . 55 Aaron Mercadel 8 1 3 7 2 0 2.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 9 1 3 7 2 0 2.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 8 8 1 1 1 9 2.5 1 . 0 . 1 1 1 . 35 3 9 3 7 7 6 4.5 1 . 0 . 1 0 1 1 1 69 Blake Williams 8 3 1 6 1 9 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 23 9 2 7 3 6 3.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 91 Derrek Tuszka 8 7 1 1 1 8 5.5 3 . 5 . 1 . 1 . 16 8 1 4 2 2 7.0 4 . 5 . 1 . 1 . 63 Aaron Steidl 8 5 1 1 1 6 1.0 ...... 37 2 6 4 4 7 0 6.5 3 . 0 . . 1 1 . 94 Stanley Jones 8 6 9 1 5 4.5 1 . 5 . . 1 . 1 33 1 6 2 7 4 3 14.0 5 . 0 . 1 2 . 1 53 Cole Karcz 8 5 1 0 1 5 3.5 3 . 0 . . . . . 12 5 1 1 1 6 3.5 3 . 0 . . . . . 48 Dan Marlette 4 6 4 1 0 0.5 0 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 33 1 8 1 3 3 1 1.0 0 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 90 Grant Morgan 8 3 7 1 0 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 50 1 6 4 0 5 6 6.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 2 Dom Davis 7 4 6 1 0 0.0 . . 2 . . . 18 2 0 1 9 3 9 0.5 . . 6 . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 8 2 7 9 1.5 1 . 0 . 3 . . . 48 5 4 6 9 1 2 3 16.0 7 . 0 . 6 . 2 1 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6 3 5 8 1.5 ...... 41 1 2 2 1 3 3 4.5 2 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 4 Dimitri Williams 7 6 1 7 0.0 ...... 33 9 5 1 4 0.0 ...... 35 Josh Hayes 8 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 8 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 9 Marquise Bridges 8 3 2 5 1.5 ...... 11 3 3 6 1.5 ...... 44 Matt Plank 5 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 38 4 7 6 0 1 0 7 6.0 . 1 2 . 2 . 15 Daniel Polansky 8 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 21 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 43 Beau Pauly 4 . 4 4 0.5 ...... 4 . 4 4 0.5 ...... 11 Darren Kelley 7 2 2 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 12 2 2 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 98 Matt Biegler 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 92 Jack Darnell 2 . 2 2 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 9 2 8 1 0 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 77 Logan McCormick 6 1 1 2 1.5 0 . 5 . . 1 1 . 6 1 1 2 1.5 0 . 5 . . 1 1 . 50 Ross Kennelly 2 2 . 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 2 2 . 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 33 Bryce Bennot 2 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 3 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 56 Justice Kelly 2 2 . 2 1.0 ...... 2 2 . 2 1.0 ...... 37 Tre Fort 7 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 20 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 16 RJ Urzendowski 8 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 53 4 . 4 0.0 ...... 83 Dallas Freeman 5 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 21 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 31 Victor Kizewski 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 29 Eric Bachmeier 6 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 27 7 3 1 0 0.0 ...... 34 Brock Robbins 7 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 15 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 27 Ross Godfrey 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 12 Easton Stick 8 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 33 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 38 Jaxon Brown 5 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 17 6 3 9 0.0 ...... 51 James Fisher 8 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 53 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 8 Bruce Anderson 8 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 32 8 2 1 0 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 7 . . . 0.0 ...... Total 8 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 8 7 63 27 14 2 3 8 1 1 1 Opponents 8 2 7 5 3 2 4 5 9 9 33 8 4 3 1 4 4 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 16

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 53 498 7 73 11 185 3 47 11-17-0 185 3 47 3 61 0 24 2 -1 0 3 683 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 63 375 5 44 13 157 0 44 13-22-0 157 0 44 1 41 0 41 0 0 0 0 532 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 48 260 5 61 15 190 2 28 15-24-0 190 2 28 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 450 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 31 214 3 46 15 220 2 32 15-21-0 220 2 32 2 80 0 64 2 4 0 6 434 Oct 07 at Indiana State 44 246 3 44 21 202 4 31 21-27-0 202 4 31 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 448 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 41 280 1 80 11 113 2 22 11-21-0 113 2 22 5 92 0 25 1 14 0 14 393 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 48 181 2 23 11 221 1 58 11-18-2 221 1 58 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 8 402 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 41 169 2 25 8 136 1 31 8-23-2 136 1 31 1 2 0 2 3 22 0 20 305 North Dakota State 369 2223 28 80 105 1424 15 58 105-173-4 1424 15 58 12 276 0 64 13 66 0 20 3647 Opponents 248 553 4 46 86 953 4 51 86-173-14 953 4 51 45 967 0 60 7 87 0 54 1506

Games: 8 • Avg/rush: 6.0 • Avg/catch: 13.6 • Pass effic: 153.82 • KR avg: 23.0 • PR avg: 5.1 • All purpose avg/game: 516.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 455.9

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 Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 27 26 53 11.0-53 5.0-35 0 0-0 1-17 3 4 0 10-10 0 0 1 7 72 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 20 32 52 5.0-25 2.0-17 2 0-0 2--3 4 7 0 4-5 0 0 0 3 40 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 24 20 44 8.0-18 1.0-5 2 2-0 2-28 4 2 0 8-8 0 0 0 21 56 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 33 54 87 8.0-25 0.0-0 1 0-0 3-27 1 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 Oct 07 at Indiana State 26 32 58 4.0-25 2.0-19 3 3-0 3-39 4 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 24 52 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 43 26 69 8.0-37 6.0-27 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 32 20 52 7.0-28 5.0-25 0 0-0 1-4 2 4 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 38 34 72 12.0-60 6.0-47 3 3-0 2-27 4 0 0 3-4 0 0 0 17 30 North Dakota State 243 244 487 63.0-271 27.0-175 11 8-0 14-139 23 23 1 43-45 0 0 1 86 339 Opponents 275 324 599 33.0-114 8.0-50 4 4-12 4-47 8 31 2 7-8 0 0 1 16 81

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0 0 11 673 61.2 2 0 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 3 107 35.7 44 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 38 0 7 436 62.3 3 1 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 4 152 38.0 46 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 9 537 59.7 0 0 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 1 47 47.0 47 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 40 0 8 518 64.8 0 0 Oct 07 at Indiana State 3 126 42.0 49 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 36 0 9 557 61.9 3 3 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 5 204 40.8 45 0 0 1 0 2 2-2 36 0 5 300 60.0 2 1 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 112 37.3 49 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 37 0 5 319 63.8 0 0 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 5 211 42.2 48 0 0 5 0 1 1-3 31 2 6 363 60.5 0 0 North Dakota State 24 959 40.0 49 0 0 11 0 7 8-12 40 2 60 3703 61.7 10 5 Opponents 50 1905 38.1 76 0 1 24 4 16 6-7 52 0 23 1397 60.7 11 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 17

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 27 -31 1 10 7 89 0 47 7-22-1 89 0 47 9 177 0 55 0 0 0 0 58 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 24 70 1 20 10 134 0 50 10-30-2 134 0 50 3 59 0 21 1 2 0 2 204 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 24 44 0 12 3 13 0 9 3-16-2 13 0 9 9 171 0 24 0 0 0 0 57 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 37 117 1 13 16 117 0 22 16-21-3 117 0 22 8 221 0 60 1 14 0 14 234 Oct 07 at Indiana State 31 124 0 46 8 118 0 51 8-19-3 118 0 51 3 42 0 16 1 54 0 54 242 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 45 150 1 36 11 188 2 35 11-15-0 188 2 35 2 36 0 21 3 17 0 10 338 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 23 31 0 10 17 185 0 45 17-28-1 185 0 45 5 139 0 39 1 0 0 0 216 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 37 48 0 13 14 109 2 32 14-22-2 109 2 32 6 122 0 33 0 0 0 0 157 Opponents 248 553 4 46 86 953 4 51 86-173-14 953 4 51 45 967 0 60 7 87 0 54 1506 North Dakota State 369 2223 28 80 105 1424 15 58 105-173-4 1424 15 58 12 276 0 64 13 66 0 20 3647

Games: 8 • Avg/rush: 2.2 • Avg/catch: 11.1 • Pass effic: 87.43 • KR avg: 21.5 • PR avg: 12.4 • All purpose avg/game: 325.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 188.2

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 Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 34 44 78 1.0-1 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 39 66 105 4.0-20 1.0-2 1 2-0 0-0 3 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 3 13 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 36 38 74 7.0-29 3.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 27 34 61 6.0-23 1.0-6 1 1-12 0-0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 11 Oct 07 at Indiana State 35 46 81 4.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 41 22 63 3.0-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 40 30 70 5.0-15 1.0-9 0 0-0 2-43 1 1 0 0-1 0 0 0 6 12 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 23 44 67 3.0-13 1.0-7 0 0-0 2-4 1 8 2 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Opponents 275 324 599 33.0-114 8.0-50 4 4-12 4-47 8 31 2 7-8 0 0 1 16 81 North Dakota State 243 244 487 63.0-271 27.0-175 11 8-0 14-139 23 23 1 43-45 0 0 1 86 339

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 MISS. VALLEY STATE 10 298 29.8 51 0 0 4 1 1 0-0 0 0 3 163 54.3 0 0 Sep 09 at Eastern Washington 5 179 35.8 43 0 0 4 0 3 2-2 38 0 4 248 62.0 3 0 Sep 23 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) 9 332 36.9 46 0 0 7 0 1 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Sep 30 MISSOURI STATE 3 118 39.3 43 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 40 0 2 126 63.0 0 0 Oct 07 at Indiana State 5 171 34.2 44 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Oct 14 at Youngstown State 5 220 44.0 49 0 1 1 0 2 1-2 34 0 5 299 59.8 0 0 Oct 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 242 40.3 51 0 0 2 2 3 2-2 52 0 4 260 65.0 4 0 Oct 28 NORTHERN IOWA 7 345 49.3 76 0 0 3 1 3 0-0 0 0 3 171 57.0 2 0 Opponents 50 1905 38.1 76 0 1 24 4 16 6-7 52 0 23 1397 60.7 11 0 North Dakota State 24 959 40.0 49 0 0 11 0 7 8-12 40 2 60 3703 61.7 10 5 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 18

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 30, 2017) 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 Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 6 6 42 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 09, 2017 at Eastern Washington W 40-13 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 6 5 35 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 9 8 52 7 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 14, 2017 at Youngstown State W 27-24 3 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 21, 2017 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 28, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 32 196 25 16 9 7 2 2 0 2 1 0 32 of 39 (82.1%)

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 Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 09, 2017 at Eastern Washington W 40-13 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 14, 2017 at Youngstown State W 27-24 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 21, 2017 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 28, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 13 10 53 6 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 of 13 (76.9%) BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 19

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 4-9 44.4 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 09, 2017 at Eastern Washington W 40-13 7-14 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 10-17 58.8 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 4-5 80.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 5-8 62.5 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 6-12 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 3-5 60.0 Oct 14, 2017 at Youngstown State W 27-24 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 Oct 21, 2017 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 6-14 42.9 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-5 20.0 Oct 28, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 3-14 21.4 1-4 25.0 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 North Dakota State 45-99 45.5 8-17 47.1 8-29 27.6 18-24 75.0 11-28 39.3 0-1 0.0 Opponents 29-104 27.9 11-31 35.5 4-29 13.8 6-20 30.0 8-23 34.8 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 Sep 09, 2017 at Eastern Washington W 40-13 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 14, 2017 at Youngstown State W 27-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 21, 2017 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 28, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 8-12 66.7 0-0 0.0 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 0-7 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 72-7 34:33 7:28 6:08 10:21 10:36 Sep 09, 2017 at Eastern Washington W 40-13 42:40 7:23 10:38 11:22 13:17 Sep 23, 2017 ROBERT MORRIS (PA.) W 56-0 39:21 8:38 11:31 10:28 8:44 Sep 30, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 38-11 26:02 5:53 2:57 8:42 8:30 Oct 07, 2017 at Indiana State W 52-0 36:50 7:11 10:53 9:00 9:46 Oct 14, 2017 at Youngstown State W 27-24 27:09 3:31 8:27 7:57 7:14 0:00 Oct 21, 2017 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-12 34:16 5:23 10:26 9:45 8:42 Oct 28, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA W 30-14 31:29 7:54 6:48 7:35 9:12 North Dakota State Total 272:20 53:21 67:48 75:10 76:01 0:00 Avg. 34:02 6:40 8:28 9:23 9:30 0:00 Opponents Total 207:40 66:39 52:12 44:50 43:59 0:00 Avg. 25:57 8:19 6:31 5:36 5:29 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 20

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI Bruce Anderson RB 126-638/4 7-52/0 23-160/1 10-31/1 11-106/1 12-50/0 16-68/0 21-93/0 26-78/1 Lance Dunn RB 80-634/12 7-142/2 19-148/3 3-111/3 10-91/2 16-74/2 12-38/0 13-30/0 DNP Easton Stick QB 44-361/5 2-53/1 7-7/1 4--6/0 2--15/0 3-53/0 11-172/1 9-61/2 6-36/0 Ty Brooks RB 27-225/3 11-127/2 9-39/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP 7-59/1 Adam Cofield RB 43-163/1 - 4-16/0 25-89/0 8-32/0 6-26/1 - DNP DNP Demaris Purifoy RB 18-85/1 18-85/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP H. Van Dellen QB 5-33/1 1-10/1 DNP 2-12/0 - 2-11/0 DNP DNP DNP Dallas Freeman WR 2-33/0 DNP DNP DNP - 1-31/0 - 1-2/0 - Victor Kizewski WR 10-30/0 6-24/0 DNP 2-3/0 - 2-3/0 DNP - DNP Cole Davis QB 1-17/1 - - 1-17/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP D. Shepherd WR 3-10/0 - 1-5/0 1-3/0 - - 1-2/0 - - D. Williams WR 1-5/0 1-5/0 DNP ------TEAM 9--11/0 - - DNP - 2--2/0 1-0/0 4--5/0 2--4/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI RJ Urzendowski WR 24-383/7 3-73/2 3-29/0 2-19/1 6-82/1 3-18/0 1-16/1 4-100/1 2-46/1 D. Shepherd WR 25-354/0 1-12/0 3-33/0 2-19/0 4-51/0 6-94/0 5-49/0 2-71/0 2-25/0 Jeff Illies TE 12-151/1 DNP 1-14/0 3-53/0 2-45/1 1-12/0 2-14/0 2-8/0 1-5/0 Nate Jenson TE 8-111/1 - 5-75/0 1-9/0 1-5/0 - 1-22/1 - - Daniel Polansky WR 5-69/0 1-24/0 - 2-40/0 - 2-5/0 - - - Connor Wentz TE 6-61/2 1-15/0 - - - 3-36/2 - 1-5/0 1-5/0 Desmond Cain WR 3-51/0 1-20/0 - - - 1-5/0 - - 1-26/0 Dallas Freeman WR 3-49/1 DNP DNP DNP - 2-20/1 - - 1-29/0 Lance Dunn RB 6-44/1 - 1-6/0 1-10/1 1-11/0 1-2/0 1--1/0 1-16/0 DNP Ben Ellefson TE 3-35/2 1-3/1 - - - 1-11/1 - 1-21/0 - Bruce Anderson RB 2-32/0 1-6/0 - - 1-26/0 - - - - Ty Brooks RB 1-27/0 1-27/0 - DNP DNP - DNP DNP - Brock Robbins FB 3-23/0 1-5/0 DNP 2-18/0 - - - - - D. Williams WR 2-20/0 - DNP 1-7/0 - - 1-13/0 - - Sean Engel WR 1-15/0 - - 1-15/0 - DNP - - - Adam Cofield RB 1--1/0 - - - - 1--1/0 - DNP DNP

2017 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI D. Shepherd 12-70 1-3 - 1-7 2-4 1-6 1-14 3-14 3-22 Tre Dempsey 1--4 1--4 ------

KICK RETURNS No-Yds MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI Bruce Anderson 6-156 - - - 1-64 - 5-92 - - Ty Brooks 3-86 2-45 1-41 DNP DNP - DNP DNP - Daniel Polansky 1-16 1-16 ------D. Williams 1-16 - DNP - 1-16 - - - - D. Shepherd 1-2 ------1-2

INT. RETURNS No-Yds MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI Tre Dempsey 5-44 - - 1-23 1-0 1-17 - 1-4 1-0 Robbie Grimsley 4-36 - 2--3 - 1-12 - - - 1-27 James Hendricks 4-37 1-17 - 1-5 1-15 1-0 - - - Jalen Allison 1-22 - - - - 1-22 - - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds MVSU EWU RMU-PA MOST INST YSU WIU UNI BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 21

2017 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 80* Rush Easton Stick Youngstown State 100+ 0 0 73* Rush Lance Dunn Miss. Valley State 90-99 0 0 64 KR Bruce Anderson Missouri State 80-89 1 1 61* Rush Lance Dunn Robert Morris (Pa.) 70-79 1 1 58* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Western Illinois 60-69 2 1 49 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois 50-59 1 1 47* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Miss. Valley State 40-49 10 5 46* Rush Bruce Anderson Missouri State 30-39 8 4 45* Rush Lance Dunn Robert Morris (Pa.) 20-29 29 7 45 Rush Easton Stick Miss. Valley State 44* Rush Bruce Anderson Eastern Washington Long Plays By Type No. TD 44 Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Eastern Washington Rushing 22 12 44 Rush Easton Stick Indiana State Passing 21 6 44* Rush Lance Dunn Missouri State Punt returns 1 0 41 KR Ty Brooks Eastern Washington Kick returns 5 0 36* Rush Ty Brooks Miss. Valley State Interceptions 3 2 35 Rush Bruce Anderson Missouri State Fumble returns 0 0 32* Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Missouri State Other 0 0 31 Rush Dallas Freeman Indiana State TOTAL 52 20 31* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington 31 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Indiana State 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 31* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Northern Iowa Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 30 Rush Easton Stick Youngstown State 29 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Northern Iowa Ty Brooks 8 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 28 Pass Jeff Illies from Easton Stick Robert Morris (Pa.) Lance Dunn 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 27* INT Robbie Grimsley Northern Iowa Easton Stick 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 27 Pass Connor Wentz from Easton Stick Indiana State Bruce Anderson 6 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 27 Pass Ty Brooks from Cole Davis Miss. Valley State RJ Urzendowski 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 26* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Missouri State Darrius Shepherd 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 26 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Northern Iowa Nate Jenson 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 Pass Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick Missouri State Jeff Illies 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 Rush Easton Stick Northern Iowa Desmond Cain 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 KR Bruce Anderson Youngstown State Daniel Polansky 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 Rush Ty Brooks Miss. Valley State Dallas Freeman 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 Pass Daniel Polansky from Cole Davis Robert Morris (Pa.) Tre Dempsey 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 Rush Easton Stick Youngstown State Robbie Grimsley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 KR Ty Brooks Miss. Valley State Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 Pass Daniel Polansky from Cole Davis Miss. Valley State Jalen Allison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24* Rush Lance Dunn Miss. Valley State Connor Wentz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23* INT Tre Dempsey Robert Morris (Pa.) TOTAL 52 20 22 21 5 1 3 0 23* Rush Lance Dunn Eastern Washington 23 Rush Easton Stick Western Illinois LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 22* Rush Ty Brooks Northern Iowa Rushing 22 INT Jalen Allison Indiana State 80 Easton Stick vs Youngstown State (10/14/2017) 22 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Western Illinois Rushing Touchdown 22* Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Youngstown State 80 Easton Stick vs Youngstown State (10/14/2017) 21 KR Ty Brooks Miss. Valley State 21 Rush Ty Brooks Northern Iowa Passing 21 Pass Ben Ellefson from Easton Stick Western Illinois 58 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick 20 PR Darrius Shepherd Northern Iowa vs Western Illinois (10/21/2017) 20 Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Western Illinois Passing Touchdown 20 Pass Desmond Cain from Cole Davis Miss. Valley State 58 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Western Illinois (10/21/2017) * touchdown scored on play Punt Return 20 Darrius Shepherd vs Northern Iowa (10/28/2017) Kick Return 64 Bruce Anderson vs Missouri State (9/30/2017) Interception Return 27 Robbie Grimsley vs Northern Iowa (10/28/2017) Fumble Return None Punt 49 Jackson Koonce vs Western Illinois (10/21/2017) 49 Jackson Koonce vs Indiana State (10/7/2017) Field Goal 40 Cam Pedersen vs Missouri State (9/30/2017) BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 22

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 26 Bruce Anderson vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Rushes 63 at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Yards Rushing 172 Easton Stick at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Yards Rushing 498 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) TD Rushes 3 Lance Dunn at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Yards Per Rush 9.4 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Lance Dunn vs Robert Morris (Pa.) (Sep 23) TD Rushes 7 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Long Rush 80 Easton Stick at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Pass attempts 27 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Pass attempts 23 Easton Stick at Indiana State (Oct 07) Pass completions 21 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Easton Stick vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Yards Passing 221 vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Pass completions 18 Easton Stick at Indiana State (Oct 07) Yards Per Pass 12.3 vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Yards Passing 221 Easton Stick vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) TD Passes 4 at Indiana State (Oct 07) TD Passes 4 Easton Stick at Indiana State (Oct 07) Total Plays 85 at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Long Pass 58 Easton Stick vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Total Offense 683 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Receptions 6 RJ Urzendowski vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Yards Per Play 9.8 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Darrius Shepherd at Indiana State (Oct 07) Points 72 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Yards Receiving 100 RJ Urzendowski vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Sacks By 6 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) TD Receptions 2 RJ Urzendowski vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Connor Wentz at Indiana State (Oct 07) First Downs 31 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Long Reception 58 RJ Urzendowski vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Field Goals 2 Cam Pedersen, twice Penalties 10 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Long Field Goal 40 Cam Pedersen vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Penalty Yards 80 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Punts 5 Jackson Koonce at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Turnovers 2 at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Jackson Koonce vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Punting Avg 47.0 Jackson Koonce vs Missouri State (Sep 30) vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Long Punt 49 Jackson Koonce at Indiana State (Oct 07) Interceptions By 3 vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Jackson Koonce vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) at Indiana State (Oct 07) Punts inside 20 2 Jackson Koonce, three times Punts 5 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Long Punt Return 20 Darrius Shepherd vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Long Kickoff Return 64 Bruce Anderson vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Punting Avg 47.0 vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Tackles 12 Nick DeLuca at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Long Punt 49 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Sacks 2.0 three times vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Jabril Cox at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Punts inside 20 2 three times Interceptions 2 Robbie Grimsley at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Long Punt Return 20 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 Nathan Mays at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Rushes 45 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) M. Weymiller vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Yards Rushing 150 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Yards Rushing 104 LeMonte Booker at Indiana State (Oct 07) Yards Per Rush 4.0 at Indiana State (Oct 07) TD Rushes 1 four times TD Rushes 1 four times Long Rush 46 LeMonte Booker at Indiana State (Oct 07) Pass attempts 30 at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Pass attempts 30 Gage Gubrud at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) Pass completions 17 vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Pass completions 17 Sean McGuire vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Yards Passing 188 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Yards Passing 188 Nathan Mays at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Yards Per Pass 12.5 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) TD Passes 2 Nathan Mays at Youngstown State (Oct 14) TD Passes 2 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Eli Dunne vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Long Pass 51 Isaac Harker at Indiana State (Oct 07) Total Plays 60 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Receptions 6 Jaelon Acklin vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Total Offense 338 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Yards Receiving 115 Jaelon Acklin vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Yards Per Play 5.6 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) TD Receptions 2 D. Fountain vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Points 24 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Long Reception 51 Bob Pugh at Indiana State (Oct 07) Sacks By 3 vs Robert Morris (Pa.) (Sep 23) Field Goals 2 R. Alcobendas at Eastern Washington (Sep 09) First Downs 16 at Youngstown State (Oct 14) Long Field Goal 52 Nathan Erickson vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Penalties 7 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Punts 10 Justin Read vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Penalty Yards 55 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Punting Avg 49.3 Sam Kuhter vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Turnovers 6 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Long Punt 76 Sam Kuhter vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Interceptions By 2 vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Punts inside 20 3 three times vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Long Punt Return 54 Bob Pugh at Indiana State (Oct 07) Punts 10 vs Miss. Valley State (Sep 02) Long Kickoff Return 60 Deion Holliman vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Punting Avg 49.3 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Tackles 17 Brett Taylor vs Western Illinois (Oct 21) Long Punt 76 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Sacks 1.0 seven times Punts inside 20 3 three times Tackles For Loss 1.5 Colby Isbell vs Missouri State (Sep 30) Long Punt Return 54 at Indiana State (Oct 07) Jared Farley vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) Interceptions 2 Elijah Campbell vs Northern Iowa (Oct 28) BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 23

NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2017-18 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/28/2017

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

3rd Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 13 4 0.455 South Dakota St. 0.560 South Dakota St. 0.560

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 8 2 0.279 McNeese 0.245 Illinois St. 0.274

4th Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 12 2 0.667 Duquesne 1.000 South Dakota St. 0.750 Jacksonville St. 1.000

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked) 1 1 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000

Blocked Kicks (63 ranked) 63 4 1 South Carolina St. 9 South Dakota St. 4

Blocked Kicks Allowed (122 ranked) 62 7 2 27 teams tied 0 South Dakota 0 South Dakota St. 0

Blocked Punts (17 ranked) South Carolina St. 7 South Dakota St. 2

Blocked Punts Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 69 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (123 ranked) 34 5 0.607 Princeton 0.738 South Dakota 0.652

Defensive TDs (26 ranked) 26 4 2 Central Conn. St. 5 Western Ill. 4

Fewest Penalties (123 ranked) 21 5 43 VMI 26 South Dakota St. 36

Fewest Penalties Per Game (123 ranked) 21 5 5.38 VMI 2.89 South Dakota St. 4.50

Fewest Penalty Yards (123 ranked) 26 6 401 VMI 217 South Dakota St. 325

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (123 ranked) 26 6 50.13 VMI 24.11 South Dakota St. 40.63

First Downs Defense (123 ranked) 1 1 81 North Dakota St. 81 North Dakota St. 81

First Downs Offense (123 ranked) 17 3 182 South Dakota 223 South Dakota 223

Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 24 4 4 Norfolk St. 1 Youngstown St. 2 Butler 1 Western Ill. 2 Lafayette 1 South Dakota 2

Fumbles Recovered (122 ranked) 20 2 8 Lamar University 13 Southern Ill. 9

Kickoff Return Defense (123 ranked) 80 6 21.49 Mercer 12.94 Youngstown St. 16.75

Kickoff Returns (123 ranked) 19 4 23.00 Southeastern La. 28.48 Illinois St. 24.79

Net Punting (123 ranked) 53 6 36.33 Eastern Ky. 42.68 UNI 40.00

Passes Had Intercepted (122 ranked) 12 3 4 Wofford 1 South Dakota 2

Passes Intercepted (119 ranked) 4 1 14 Campbell 18 North Dakota St. 14

Passing Offense (123 ranked) 94 10 178.0 Richmond 370.9 South Dakota 314.3

Passing Yards Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 119.1 North Dakota St. 119.1 North Dakota St. 119.1

Passing Yards per Completion (123 ranked) 26 3 13.56 Howard 18.79 South Dakota St. 14.83

Punt Return Defense (123 ranked) 114 8 12.43 Maine 1.54 Southern Ill. 2.26

Punt Returns (123 ranked) 97 8 5.08 Harvard 22.43 Western Ill. 16.86

Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 39 4 0.769 James Madison 0.556 Illinois St. 0.706

Red Zone Offense (123 ranked) 42 4 0.821 Murray St. 0.947 Western Ill. 0.926

Rushing Defense (123 ranked) 3 1 69.1 McNeese 57.5 North Dakota St. 69.1

Rushing Offense (123 ranked) 6 1 277.9 Kennesaw St. 329.4 North Dakota St. 277.9

Sacks Allowed (123 ranked) 21 3 1.13 Jacksonville 0.50 Southern Ill. 0.75

Scoring Defense (123 ranked) 2 1 10.1 James Madison 10.0 North Dakota St. 10.1

Scoring Offense (123 ranked) 3 2 42.4 Sam Houston St. 43.9 South Dakota 43.1

Tackles for Loss Allowed (123 ranked) 9 2 4.13 San Diego 3.00 South Dakota St. 3.75

Team Passing Efficiency (123 ranked) 14 4 153.82 Central Ark. 180.99 South Dakota 165.63

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (123 ranked) 2 1 87.43 James Madison 70.53 North Dakota St. 87.43

Team Sacks (123 ranked) 7 2 3.38 Yale 4.43 South Dakota 3.50

Team Tackles for Loss (123 ranked) 11 2 7.9 Yale 9.6 South Dakota 9.1

Time of Possession (123 ranked) 5 1 34:02 McNeese 34:53 North Dakota St. 34:02

Total Defense (123 ranked) 1 1 188.3 North Dakota St. 188.3 North Dakota St. 188.3

Total Offense (123 ranked) 13 3 455.9 Sam Houston St. 539.9 South Dakota 528.3

Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 2 1 1.75 Grambling 2.25 North Dakota St. 1.75

Turnovers Gained (123 ranked) 4 1 22 Campbell 25 North Dakota St. 22

Turnovers Lost (123 ranked) 11 4 8 South Dakota 4 South Dakota 4

Winning Percentage (119 ranked) 1 1 1.000 James Madison 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 N.C. A&T 1.000 BISON FOOTBALL 2017 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 24

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

All Purpose (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 55 5 103.25 Elijah Marks, Northern Ariz. 184.29 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. 150.25 Lance Dunn 81 7 96.86

Blocked Kicks (6 ranked) 5 players tied 3 Adam Reth, UNI 2

Combined Kick Returns (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson 154 11 156 Jaunyea Tarver, Morehead St. 1,020 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 691

Completion Percentage (110 ranked) Easton Stick 22 3 0.634 Chad Kanoff, Princeton 0.750 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 0.660

Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 83 8 11.50 Devlin Hodges, Samford 28.38 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 20.88

Field Goal Percentage (94 ranked) Cam Pedersen 52 3 0.667 Gunnar Raborn, McNeese 1.000 Sean Slattery, Illinois St. 0.867

Field Goals Per Game (130 ranked) Cam Pedersen 29 2 1.00 Trey Tuttle, Weber St. 2.00 Sean Slattery, Illinois St. 1.63

Forced Fumbles (41 ranked) Nick DeLuca 23 3 0.33 Jonathan Petersen, San Diego 0.63 Colby Isbell, Missouri St. 0.38 Khalen Saunders, Western Ill. 0.38

Fumbles Recovered (85 ranked) Levi Jordheim 2 1 3 Kobie Grace, Eastern Ky. 4 Levi Jordheim, North Dakota St. 3 Jabril Cox 85 4 1 Stanley Jones 85 4 1 Darren Kelley 85 4 1 Logan McCormick 85 4 1 Jaylaan Wimbush 85 4 1

Interceptions Per Game (125 ranked) Tre Dempsey 2 1 0.6 D'Montre Wade, Murray St. 0.7 Tre Dempsey, North Dakota St. 0.6 Robbie Grimsley 15 2 0.5 James Hendricks 15 2 0.5

Kickoff Return TDs (3 ranked) Desmond Hite, Incarnate Word 3 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 1

Kickoff Returns (121 ranked) Juwan Petit-Frere, Southeastern La. 36.3 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 27.4

Passes Defended (59 ranked) Dylan Mabin, Fordham 2.0 Elijah Campbell, UNI 1.9

Passing Efficiency (110 ranked) Easton Stick 8 2 163.4 Hayden Hildebrand, Central Ark. 184.5 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 166.1

Passing TDs (115 ranked) Easton Stick 28 6 14 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 26 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 21

Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 75 8 1,270 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 2,953 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 2,317

Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 78 8 158.8 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 369.1 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 289.6

Passing Yards per Completion (110 ranked) Easton Stick 26 4 13.80 Caylin Newton, Howard 18.70 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 15.10

Points Responsible For (188 ranked) Easton Stick 24 5 114 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 168 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 162 Lance Dunn 54 7 78 Cam Pedersen 73 9 67 RJ Urzendowski 188 23 42

Points Responsible For Per Game (149 ranked) Easton Stick 26 5 14.3 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 21.0 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 20.3 Lance Dunn 49 7 11.1 Cam Pedersen 76 9 8.4

Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard 2 Rickey Nichols, Missouri St. 1 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 1

Punt Returns (56 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 42 4 5.8 Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard 23.1 Deion Holliman, Missouri St. 14.1

Punting (106 ranked) Joe Zema, Incarnate Word 46.6 Lane Reazin, Southern Ill. 44.6

Receiving TDs (112 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 17 3 7 Nehari Crawford, Duquesne 11 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 11 Kelvin McKnight, Samford 11 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 11

Receiving Yards (150 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 121 14 383 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 1,121 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. 1,002 Darrius Shepherd 144 17 354

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 129 15 47.9 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 140.1 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. 125.3 Darrius Shepherd 153 18 44.3

Receptions Per Game (187 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 173 15 3.1 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 10.0 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. 7.3 RJ Urzendowski 187 16 3.0

Rush Yards Per Carry (147 ranked) Lance Dunn 3 1 7.93 Daniel Smith, Campbell 9.36 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 7.93 Bruce Anderson 51 7 5.06

Rushing TDs (147 ranked) Lance Dunn 1 1 12 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 12 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 12 Easton Stick 65 9 5 Bruce Anderson 97 11 4 Ty Brooks 147 21 3

Rushing Yards (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson 27 3 638 Josh Mack, Maine 979 James Robinson, Illinois St. 681 Lance Dunn 29 4 634 Easton Stick 143 17 361

Rushing Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Lance Dunn 19 1 90.6 Josh Mack, Maine 139.9 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 90.6 Bruce Anderson 33 4 79.8 Easton Stick 151 16 45.1

Sacks (65 ranked) Matthew Oplinger, Yale 1.36 Rickey Neal, UNI 0.81

Scoring (173 ranked) Lance Dunn 1 1 11.1 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 11.1 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 11.1 Cam Pedersen 8 2 8.4 RJ Urzendowski 112 16 5.3

Solo Tackles (46 ranked) Mike Basile, Monmouth 8.3 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 6.0

Tackles For Loss (88 ranked) Malachi Washington, Morgan St. 1.9 Darin Greenfield, South Dakota 1.9 Darius Jackson, Jacksonville St. 1.9

Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick 58 8 203.9 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 375.5 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 349.4 Bruce Anderson 158 15 79.8 Lance Dunn 139 12 90.6 Total Points Scored (0 ranked) Bruce Anderson 158 15 79.8

Total TPaocinktsle sS c(1o9re1d r a(0n kraendk)ed) Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 14.8 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. 14.8

Total Toaucckhledso (w1n9s1 (r1a2n4k eradn) ked) Lance Dunn 1 1 13 LBarentct eT Dayulnonr,, WNoerstthe rDna Ikll.ota St. 134.8 LBarentct eT Dayulnonr,, WNoerstthe rDna Ikll.ota St. 134.8 RJ Urzendowski 40 8 7 Total Touchdowns (124 ranked) Lance Dunn 1 1 13 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 13 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. 13 Easton Stick 124 15 5 RJ Urzendowski 40 8 7 Yards per Pass Attempt (110 ranked) Easton Stick 1424 415 85.76 P.J. Blazejowski, Furman 10.85 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 9.16

Yards per RPaescse pAtitotenm (2p0t 0(1 r1a0n kraendk)ed) REaJs Utornz eSntdicokwski 1640 49 81.57.696 PJa.Jq.u Belza zEezjozwarsdk,i ,H Fouwrmaradn 1302.8659 CBohbri sP Sugtrhe,v Ienldeira, nSao Suth. Dakota 92.71.605 Darrius Shepherd 120 16 14.16 Yards per Reception (200 ranked) RJ Urzendowski 60 9 15.96 Jaquez Ezzard, Howard 32.69 Bob Pugh, Indiana St. 27.05 Darrius Shepherd 120 16 14.16